Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful night. Oakwood is hosting a bake sale tomorrow, so don’t forget to bring in some money for some yummy treats. Tomorrow will also be the last day to hand in the Silent Dance forms and money. The Silent Dance will take place on Thursday from 12:45-2 and a wireless headset. Casual day will also take place tomorrow.

Please note that Student-Led Conferences will be taking place next Thursday, April 5. A letter regarding Pick-a-Time have been sent home today. Please follow the instructions on the sheet provided to sign up for a spot!

St. Jude’s FC – A new and exciting soccer program has arrived at SJA. St. Jude’s FC is the official soccer academy affiliated with SJA, which is currently taking applicants for its inaugural season.  Please see flyer sent home for further information. If you are interested in joining, please fill out the flyer and send into Ms. Dawn. Let’s go St. Jude’s FC!!

A note from Ms. Ross - February after care invoices have been sent out and payments were due on March 19th. If a child’s after care invoice has not been paid in full by March 29th, then the report card will be held until payment has been received.  

A note from Ms. Bancud - You are now able to order for April Lunches. The deadline for April lunches is Friday, March 29th, 2018.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, April 6th, 2018.

This month's special is 1 Pancake with Vanilla Cream for $2.50 with a side of syrup and 3 Pancakes with Vanilla Cream for $5.00 that will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks 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.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

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

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, a wireless headset, a raffle ticket, a slice of pizza. Please see letter sent home today for further information.

Upcoming Dates & Events

Wednesday, March 28 – Casual Day, last day for Silent Dance forms and money & Oakwood Bake Sale

Thursday, March 29 – Autism Awareness Day – wear blue, Silent Dance & April hot lunch due –payments due Friday, April 6

Friday, March 30-Monday, April 2 – Easter Weekend – No School

Tuesday, April 3 – Easter Spirit Day – wear your Easter colours

Wednesday, April 4 – Summer uniforms begin – no more blazers!!

Thursday, April 5 – Student-Led Conferences – information sent home today

Friday, April 6 – April hot lunch payments due

Monday, April 16-Friday, April 20 – Spring Fundraiser

MATH:

Today we learned about coordinate systems. Coordinates can be used to describe locations on a grid or map. There are 2 kinds of coordinate systems. The first is on a map, in which the coordinate refers to a square. The second is on a grid, in which the coordinate refers to a point.

Homework:

-MMS pg 94-95 – most finished in class

LANGUAGE:

Today we read chapters 1-3 of Frindle. Some students finished reading quickly so they began their first activity. The way this novel study will work is each week we will independently read 3 chapters and complete 1 activity to go along with the 3 chapters.

Homework:

-Finish reading chapters 1-3 of Frindle or read for 40  minutes if Frindle is complete

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we took some time to explore different rocks. We went outside quickly to collect some from the school ground and then we discussed ways to classify or sort rocks. There are five main ways to do so; colour, shape, size, texture (smooth, rough), and lustre (does the rock shine or have sparkles). Next we classified the rocks we collected using the 5 ways we discussed.

Homework:

-Begin collecting pebbles (very teeny tiny rocks) and place in a Ziplock bag with your name on it

Collecting rocks!

Classifying rocks!

Ways to classify rocks!

I hope you have great night!

Mrs. Hocevar J