Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful night. Easter Spirit Day is on Tuesday – be sure to wear your Easter colours. Summer uniform begin on Wednesday. Please note that on Friday, April 6, a photographer will be coming to take some pictures for our website and upcoming items. Students in Grade 4 and up will be required to wear their full winter uniform, including button up white shirt, sweater vest, academic tie (not the house tie), and blazer.

Thank you to all of the students who took part in Oakwood’s ‘Silent Dance.’ All funds raised today will go towards sensory items for our friends at Oakwood.

Happy dancers!

Please note that Student-Led Conferences will be taking place next Thursday, April 5. A letter regarding Pick-a-Time has been sent home. 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!!

Upcoming Dates & Events

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 - except for Friday, April 6!!

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

Friday, April 6 – April hot lunch payments due & Grade 4’s are to wear their full winter uniform

Tuesday, April 10 – Transformational Geometry math test

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

MATH:

Today we did some Easter activities.

Key points to remember:

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.

Transformations – rotations (turn), reflections (flip), and translations (slide). For a translation you must also include the description of the movements, such as 4 squares up and 3 squares to the right. Please note that the figure/shape must remain the same size!

Homework:

-Math sheets – pg 1 all questions & pg 2-3 only the circled ones

-Unit math test on Tuesday, April 10

LANGUAGE:

Today we finished our OWA’s, DRA surveys, and had a spelling test. We also did some Easter activities and visited our reading buddies.

Homework:

-Frindle activity #1 due on Tuesday

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

-Read for 40 minutes

Reading buddies!

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today continued discussing the rock cycle. We reviewed what we learned about it yesterday and re-created the rock cycle by completing a cut and paste activity. 

Homework:

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

-Sign and return Medieval Times comic strip

Rock cycle fun!

An example of pebbles!

A few of the ladies showing off their action!

I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend! I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!

Mrs. Hocevar J