Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night! A kind reminder that A ‘Silent Dance’ forms and money due ($15 cash) & after care payments due on Monday. After school activity forms are due on Tuesday. I sent home our Pizza Party permission form. Please return no later than Monday, March 5.

Relay races for gym!

Spirit week is happening the week of Monday, March 5 – Friday, March 9. Monday will be PJ Day, Tuesday will be Superhero/Princess Day, Wednesday will be Wacky Wednesday, Thursday will be Sports Day, and Friday will be St. Patrick’s Day Spirit.

Please ensure you are sending your child to school with proper outdoor gear! Students will not be kept inside for recess if they do not have the proper outdoor gear.

Any outstanding Jump Rope for Heart donations can be brought to school no later than next Tuesday.

A note from Oakwood – On Friday, March 29, Oakwood Academy will be holding A Silent Dance. A ‘Silent Dance’ is a dance in which students are given individual headphones where they can listen to various types of music while controlling the volume.  This dance is an amazing way to foster inclusion and provide an opportunity for everyone to participate in a school dance. It provides a sensory friendly environment for all students at both Oakwood and St. Jude’s.  Admission to the dance will be $15.00 cash and this will include a drink. Please send back permission form and the $15 cash no later than Monday, February 26. Please see letter sent home today for further information.

A note from Ms. Bancud regarding March lunch orders – Today was the deadline for March hot lunch orders.

A note from Ms. Ross – After care invoices have been sent out via Freshbooks. Please be sure to check your junk mail. Please note the amount per minute has been changed to $0.13/minute, due to the minimum wage increase. Payments are due on Monday, February 26.

A note about March Break Camp - Registration forms were sent home back in October. We have had many students sign up since then and especially the last few days. If you are interested in registering your child for our amazing March Break camp, please send in the completed registration form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit in order to secure your child's spot (this could be paid in cash or through fresh books). This year there are two options to chose from the first being lunch and two snacks provided or the second being send your own packed lunch and a discounted camp rate! We also have daily rates available. Please contact Ms. Smith bsmith@stjudesacademy.com for more details.

**Summer Camp forms have also been sent home!**

Upcoming Dates & Events

Monday, February 26 – A Silent Dance forms and money due ($15 cash) & after care payments due

Tuesday, February 27 – Bake Sale & after school activity forms due

Wednesday, February 28 – Bake Sale and Casual Day

Monday, March 5 – Pizza Party permission forms due

Thursday, March 8 – Geometry math test

Friday, March 9 – March hot lunch payments due, Medieval Times Summative due, pizza party & last day before March Break

MATH:

Today we did a review of some of the topics covered this far.  

Key points to remember:

A polygon is a closed figure with 3 or more sides.

A quadrilateral is a type of polygon, but a quadrilateral has 4 sides.

3 types of triangles; an equilateral, isosceles, and scalene. An equilateral triangle has all 3 sides equal. An isosceles triangle has 2 equal sides, and a scalene triangle has no equal sides.

Angles:

An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, a right angle is 90 degrees and makes an L. An obtuse angle is between 90 and 180 degrees. 180 degrees makes a straight line.

An acute triangle has angles less than 90 degrees, an obtuse triangle has angles greater than 90 degrees, and a right angle has one 90 degree angle.

A rectangle has 4 right angles, a parallelogram has 2 pairs of equal angles, and a kite has 1 pair of equal angles.

When looking at polygons, a regular polygon has all sides and all angles equal. For example a square and an equilateral triangle. An irregular polygon does not have any sides or angles that are equal. 

Homework:

-Finish math from today

-Geometry math test will take place on Thursday, March 8

LANGUAGE:

Today we read chapter 6 of The Door In The Wall. Robin, Brother Luke, and John-go-in-the-Wynd find shelter at an inn after realizing they went the wrong way. Two men staying at the inn plan to robe Robin. Robin overhears them discussing this and the three narrowly escape. Ask me how the two robbers got tangled up. We also had our spelling test for lesson #21.

Homework:

-Read for 40 minutes

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

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we began looking at castles. We read about castles, defined some castles vocabulary, and began discussing in our groups the rough outline for our castles.

Homework:

-Sign and return Medieval Times summative outline and rubric

-Bring in boxes, empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls

-UOI Summative due Friday, March 9 – more info to come

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar J