Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful night. We have added an item to our Arts’ Night pictures. We are asking that each student bring in a recent AND a childhood picture…it can be of any stage (baby, toddler, young child, etc.) Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance and I apologize for any inconvenience! Please send in the last page of report cards with your comments and sign and return the tree planting paper sent home yesterday!

Thank you to all of the students who came dressed in their jerseys today to help support those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last week. Thank you to Ms. Bannon and Ms. Fisher for putting together our assembly this morning.

For Humboldt!

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser is fast approaching. This year our Spring Fundraiser will run from Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20. We are hoping to raise $12,000. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms, such as tables, TVs, 3-D printers, and reading stations. Each day that week, we will host a different activity. For $2 on Monday, students can dress like a ‘Pirate.’ On Tuesday, enjoy a bag of popcorn for $2. Wednesday is Pancake Breakfast. Order 1 pancake for $2 or 3 pancakes for $5. Gluten-free pancakes are also available! 1 gluten-free pancake for $2.50 or 3 for $6.00. On Thursday, enjoy an ice cream sundae for $5. Sundaes include two scoops of vanilla OR chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce. Add a banana or apple for $1. To wrap up the week we will be hosting a dance party for $5. Any outstanding cash and money will be accepting tomorrow morning. For students who collect a minimum of $35, they will get to enjoy a morning or afternoon at Kidsport. Please use the pledge sheet provided and be sure to turn in on a daily basis! All pledges will be due on Thursday, April 19. Daily prizes for the most amount of money brought in are; bonus casual days, getting to sit at your teacher’s desk for a day, or shooting Mr. Foster with a Nerf gun. And let me tell you there are many Nurf gun options to choose from! School wide fundraising targets will allow students the opportunity to give Mr. Rozario a makeup lesson or water balloon their teachers. So, get out there SJA, and raise some money!!!!!

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. St. Jude's FC will be playing against the best REP teams around the area. Do not miss the opportunity to sign your child up to not only play against the best, but be coached by the best as well.  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

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

Friday, April 20 – Earth Spirit Day – wear your Earth colours

Wednesday, April 25 – Gregg Le Rock concert & Casual Day

Thursday, April 26 – Spring Fundraiser trip to Kidsport for those students who raise a minimum of $35

MATH:

Today we began by reviewing our lesson from yesterday and there were a few students who struggled with the homework. We did some more examples and then went over the homework. Then we moved on to todays lesson, which involved fractions and mixed numbers. A proper fraction is a fraction where the smaller number is the numerator and a bigger number is the denominator. For example, ½, 3/5, 5/8. An improper fraction is when the numerator has a bigger number and the denominator has a smaller number. For example, 12/7. A mixed number has both a whole number and a fraction. For example, 1 ¼. Please see below instructions on how to change mixed numbers into fractions and vice versa.

Homework:

-MMS pg 106-107

Equivalent fractions!

Fractions!

LANGUAGE:

Today we had some quiet reading time and we finally finished DRAs. We also had a chance to visit the Grade 1’s as they are currently working on their cultures unit and wanted to show off their cultural clothing. Great job, Grade 1’s!  

Homework:

-Frindle activity #3 due on Tuesday

-Spelling test Friday

Ms. Smith's Grade 1 class!

 Mr. Foster's Grade 1 class!

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we played rocks and minerals Jeopardy! Please see the link below to play!

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/weathering-erosion-and-deposition5

Homework:

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

Jeopardy!

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J