Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night!

Today is the day we have worked so hard for…its Christmas concert time! We very much look forward to seeing you this evening. Thank you to those who came to support us this afternoon. A small reminder that students can meet back in the classroom at 6:30! There will be bake sale items, light refreshments, and an auction! It will be an amazing night!

The wind whips through our playground, so please ensure your child is dressed properly! Please see our cold weather policy below!

Thank you very much to those who brought in bake sale items. It is very much appreciated!

A big thank you to those who purchased Candy Grams!

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms were sent home today. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 5!

The Annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive is now underway at St. Jude's Academy and will run until after the Christmas concert! We would like to welcome families to send in new (unopened) toys and non-perishable food items to be donated to local families in need. Food items will be donated to the Eden Food Bank, and all toys collected will be donated to the CTV Salvation Army Toy Drive Fund. We are also encouraging families to bring a non-perishable food item to the Christmas Concert as your 'ticket' to the show. Thank you in advance for your support.

Come one, come all to the SJA Parent Guild Auction! Classrooms and the Parent Guild have worked hard to put together some amazing baskets. From movie night baskets to Kate Spade there is something for everyone, so come prepared to bid! You can find the auction outside of the auditorium!

Our baby basket ready to be auctioned!

Today we began our class clean, work on some Christmas activities, and performed our afternoon Christmas concert! We also relaxed and began watching 'The Grinch!'

Holiday Homework: due Wednesday, January 11. Student will not need to bring agendas to school tomorrow. Tomorrow they only need to bring back their spelling lesson #15!

Language – Students have been assigned topics for Japan, our International Mindedness Day project. Students are to complete research and have it ready for their return to school. Students will need to have at least one book and research from the Internet.

-Complete spelling lessons #16 & 17

Math – Begin practicing your multiplication and division, as we will be beginning this unit once we return to school. There are many good websites that have games such as mathplayground.com. You can also find worksheets online.

UOI – Students will become a news anchor and find a newspaper article or video online of a religious issue or milestone and summarize it. You will need to present your summary in the form of a presentation or a video. Please keep the original article, as it will have to be submitted. Please see paper sent home tonight.

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J