Good evening everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful night.

Re-registration packages have been sent home for the 2018/2019 school year. In order to reserve you spot, please hand all completed registration forms to your child’s teacher no later than Monday, February 12 by 4:00 PM.

Our annual Christmas Concert – Christmas Around the World, is here! The Grade 3-8 concert will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20. There will be two shows; 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. There will also be a bake sale and refreshments at each show! Students are asked to arrive at the school no later than 6:30 in order to get ready. Each performance will have a whole-group performance at the end, so we are kindly asking that you wait until the whole performance is over and that you allow the performers to make their way back to their classrooms before you pick them up. Each show should only last around one hour. The Grade 4’s are singing ‘Silent Night,’ and are asked to come dressed in Christmas colours and a Santa hat! For students in choir, please have them wear green, red, and white! Grade 1-2 choir students are expected to be at both shows tomorrow.

A sneak peak!

A note from Ms. Bancud - The system is now open to order Hot Lunch for January. Lunch orders are due Thursday, January 4^th, 2018. After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for January ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade-http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  

All payments are due on Friday, January 12^th, 2018. 

This month's special is Vegetarian Chili with Garlic Toast that will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and online via Freshbooks. 
• If you choose to pay through Freshbooks, please choose the ‘cheque’ option on the ordering site. Over the Holiday break the headings will change, instead of ‘cheque’ it will say ‘Freshbooks’.
• Shortly after completing your order, an invoice will be sent to your email. 
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Ms. Ross – After care invoices have been sent out. Payments are due no later than Thursday, December 21.

March Break Camp registrations have been sent home. If you are interested in registering you chid for our amazing March Break camp, please send in the completed March Break camp registration form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit. Please note that lunch is also included each day!

A note from Student Council – The St. Jude's community places a lot of emphasis on giving and conducting acts of charity. In light of the Christmas season, which is fast approaching, we are happy to announce that we collaborating with Peel Regional Police for their 'Toys for Tots' charity. We will be conducting a toy drive from December 7th to December 21st. Members of the St. Jude's community may donate new, unwrapped toys, cash or Canadian Tire money to make an underprivileged child's Christmas one to remember. All proceeds will be handed over directly to Peel Regional Police on December 21st. We are also pleased to announce the Toys for Tots charity is the first major project our Student Council will be conducting this academic year. Toys can be donated at the front desk by placing them under the Christmas tree. There will be a tracking sheet provided to record the student who donated. Upon collecting the toys, a police officer will allow one lucky student to pie him/her in the face. As such, it is important to record the names of each student to give everyone a chance. Alternatively, toys may be handed to class teachers. To educate our PYP students about the importance of giving, house points will be awarded for each toy donated.

We look forward to your donations, all of which will be greatly appreciated. Tis the season for joy, happiness, love, and sharing. Have a Merry Christmas!

Thank you.

Upcoming Dates & Events

Wednesday, December 6 – Thursday, December 21 – SJA Toy Drive

Wednesday, December 20 – 3-8 Christmas Concert (2 and 7 PM) – wear Christmas colours and a Santa hat

Thursday, December 21 – Christmas Spirit Day, after care payments are due, & Last Day of School Before Christmas Break

Friday, December 22-Tuesday, January 9 – No School – Christmas Break

Thursday, January 4 – January hot lunch orders due

Friday, January 12 – January hot lunch payments due

MATH:

Today we completed our Data Management unit. We will pick up math again, when we return in January.

Homework:

LANGUAGE:

Today we practiced our Silent Night and spent some time decorating our door.

Homework:

-Reading for 40 minutes

-Sign and return spelling test – wrong words to be written out 10 x

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we used our UOI time to practice our Christmas concert song. 

Homework:

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J