Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a great night!

Important information and reminders:

Today we had the opportunity to visit Oakwood’s Cultural Market. We also watched their talent show, which was full of songs, piano, and beat boxing. Great work Oakwood. A job well done indeed!!

Tomorrow, Friday, April 7 the rocks and minerals field trip forms and money are due.

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

The book ‘Frindle’ is required no later than Tuesday, April 18, as we will be starting our final novel study. You may sign out the book from your library or please feel free to buy it.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. For grades 3 and up students are asked to come dressed each day in their dress uniform and bring their gym uniforms daily to change. Grades 4 and up should be wearing the blazer (or house hoody) each day. They will wear it in the hallways and on trips but have the option of removing it in the classroom. Lastly, our spring uniform will be in effect when we return from the Easter Holiday weekend. We will be beginning uniform checks over the next couple of weeks, so please ensure you child is coming to school everyday in their full uniform. Uniform violations will be sent home for students not in their proper attire.

We have a lot of action taking place around the school! Vishva in Ms. Hung’s Grade 3 class, recently became an Earth Ranger is holding a battery drive until Friday, April 7. Please bring in any old batteries and we will pass them along to Vishva.

The Grade 6’s have begun preparation for their Exhibition projects. Jacob and Husmeen’s topic is Animals. As part of their action, they are asking for donations to help animals in need, such as food bowls, dog and cat food, toys, and old blankets. This will run from now until Thursday, April 13. Bring in any items and we will pass them along. Many thanks for your continued support.

A note from Mrs. Kerr – Google Doodle is hosting a Canada-wide competition and the chosen winner will have their design displayed on the Google site for a 24-hour period in celebration of Canada 150. The theme for this year’s competition is:

What I see
for Canada's future is...

The winning student will also receive:

- $10,000 university scholarship

- Google Chromebook

- $10,000 technology award for their current school along with a trip to the final event on June 13, 2017.

Please see the flyer below. If anyone is interested please let me know and I will send home a hard copy submission form.

A note from Ms. Chang and the SJA TA's - Hello Parents & Guardians,

We will be holding our Talent Show this Friday, April 7th, with a variety of performances from SJA/Oakwood students in JK-Grade 6! The event will begin at 9:30 am and is expected to finish by 11 am. Friends and family are welcome to come watch this entertaining event to show support for the students who are performing in this year’s show. Thank you!

Language

Today we used our language period to work on our rock art!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes

-Sign out/purchase the book ‘Frindle’ by Tuesday, April 18

-Spelling test #28 tomorrow

-Last page of report cards parent comments due tomorrow

Math

Today we completed our unit 10 test. I will mark as soon as I can and send home. Our next unit is Geometry and we should be able to get through it in a couple of weeks. The unit test for this upcoming unit will be art related!

Homework –

UOI

Today we created a special picture using the pebbles we collected. Students were asked to use their creativity to create this picture.  

Homework – Rock and Minerals field trip form and money due by Friday, April 7.

I look forward to seeing you tonight! Please remember that all interviews will last only 10 minutes and a timer will be used. A schedule will be posted on the door and please feel free to knock when it is your scheduled turn. Thank you in advance.  

Mrs. Hocevar J