Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night!

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. 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!

Year Ahead Day - SJA is excited to announce that Year Ahead Day is happening again this year! All SJA PYP students will be participating in this exciting event on Wednesday, January 25th.  Year Ahead Day is a fun and interactive day for the students at SJA to spend a day in the class of the grade level ahead of them (example: SK students spend their day as Grade 1 students, Grade 6 students spend their day as Grade 7 students, etc.). This is a great way for the students at SJA to get a glimpse into their future life at SJA! Students can get to know the teachers, see their future classroom, and take part in activities they will be participating in next year. Please know that the teacher that is assigned for your child does not mean this will be your child's classroom teacher next year. 

News about our lunch program - SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

Beginning today you will place all lunch orders on-line. The ordering system is more simplified and easy to navigate.

Below are the instructions on how to order and how to pay:

1.     Visit http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/login.php

2.     Click on the link. Don't have an account? Register and register your child based on your email address, their grade, and classroom teacher name. (You can register more than one child)

3.     Verify your email account through the email sent

4.     Log-in and look for the tab manage lunch on the top left of the page

5.     Select add new lunch form

6.     Select student name and payment method

7.     Check off the boxes for your selections for each day

8.     Press save

9.     The program will then take you to a screen that will give you the total you owe for the month

10.  Please place amount owing (in agenda) in a zip lock bag clearly labelled with student first and last name as well as teacher name.

We recognize the process is new and may be confusing so we appreciate your understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ordering process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com to set up an appointment time to assist you in the ordering process.

******Please place all orders by January 27^Th 2017. Please keep in mind that after this date no orders can be accepted as the site will close until the new month. We will send reminders and blog posts to ensure you do not miss the deadline. ******

Language

Today was our International Mindedness Day! We spent the day organizing our boards and rehearsing. The grade 4 students worked very hard on their Japan project and were very excited to share it with everyone. Thank you to all of the families that came out to support us. It means so much!

Finalizing our boards!

My fabulous grade 4's!

The final display!

Other displays!

Pictures from my cousin Cameron who lives in Japan with his wife Kumiko (from Japan) and 3 year old daughter Mia!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

-Make spelling lesson #19 corrections

Math

We found out that any number divided by 1 will be that number (9/1 = 9) and any number divided by itself will be 1 (9/9 = 1). We used arrays to help us. For example 12/3 = *** = 12 total * with 3 in each row = 4 total groups

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We also used our multiplication chart to help us. For example, 50/5 = 10. We find 50 on the chart, find the 5 and then find the other number that will be our answer (10)! We quickly realized that with just 3 numbers we can create 4 equations, 2 multiplication equations and 2 division equations. For example 30/5 = 6, 30/6=5, 5x6=30, and 6x5=30. There are the same 3 numbers in each equation, just switched around.

Some multiplication strategies are repeated addition – 3 x 4 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12, using arrays (pictures) - ****  ****    **** = 3 x 4 = 12. There are 3 groups with 4 in each group. Skip counting is another strategy - 5 x 7 = 5, 10, 15 20, 25, 30, 35 OR 2 x 6 = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Using a number line or multiplication chart are other useful strategies. Remember that 5 x 8 = 40 and so does 8 x 5 = 40, any number x 1 will be that number (10 x 1 = 10) and any number x 0 will always be 0 (9 x 0 = 0).

Homework –

UOI

Homework – Our UOI summative will be due Friday, January 27. ALL WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED IN CLASS. Students will have to create their own religion from scratch. They will be given a template to brainstorm ideas and then form a display board with all the information. The first week will mostly be spent on rough copies with final copies and display board set up the following week. Students will need to bring in their own display board.

-Display board/tri-fold board due Monday

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar J