Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful day. Tomorrow is a Day 4 and gym. Please ensure students are dressed in their gym uniform ready to board the bus with proper gym shoes at 9:00 AM.  Students will change into their school day uniform after gym.  October lunch payments were due today. After care invoices have been sent out. All after care payments are due October 15^th. Please avoid interest and pay by this date! Casual Day forms have been sent home. If you would like your child to participate, please complete the form and send in the $20 cash to me no later than October 25^th.

Our Fall Fundraiser Glow Zone trip is taking place on Monday, October 7th from 1:00-3:00 PM. Those not attending the trip will stay at school with Ms. Cass - please note it is a regular school day for those not attending. 

Scholastic flyers have been sent home. All orders are due no later than Tuesday, October 15^th. Please note no cash will be accepted. For those new to SJA, scholastic orders are placed as a school so that we can purchase the resources needed, so everyone benefits. Parents can search:

Postal Code - L5N 2M6

School - St. Jude's Academy

Teacher Name - Dawn Goulart

Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have a chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent home. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th. Good luck everyone!

Caribou Math Contest is back at SJA. SJA students have a choice to participate in the Caribou Cup, which consists of 6 mathematical contests that are held throughout the year. Each contest is offered to students in Grades ½, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12. For students in Grade 1 and 2 the cost if free. For students in Grade 3 and 4 the cost is $9 and students in Grade 5 and up are $15. Students must commit to be at school by 7:15 AM with a personal laptop that is charged for each contest date. The contests will run one hour each time, from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM. There will be a math club taking place on Wednesday mornings beginning at 8:00 AM in Room 39 for those wishing to practice. More information has been sent home. Please use the instructions at the bottom of the sheet to register your child. Good luck to those who participate! The first contest is Wednesday, October 16^th.

** If anyone is having difficulty registering your try this; click 'Online Shop', explore what is on offer, answer the questions and make a purchase. Parents need to know
- the name of school (St. Jude’s Academy)

-the name of the contact person is who arranges the contest at their school and will have access to the students results (Marijana Haag)
- whether the contact already handed out access codes or not and if yes, then what this access code is (so that this existing access code can be used as password to the purchased content. If no access code has been issued yet this school year then one will be generated in the purchase). – we can discuss this part today at our meeting.

For some more detailed instructions, please consult Caribou’s FAQ, on this page (https://cariboutests.com/faq2Copy.php?node=463**

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Important dates/items:

Friday, October 4 – Nea Archi (New Parent Info Session) 7-9 PM

Friday, October 11 - SITS permission forms and payments due (cash or Quickbooks only)

Friday, October 11 and Monday, October 14 – No School – Thanksgiving Weekend

Tuesday, October 15 – After care payments ude

Thursday, October 17 – International Day

Monday, October 21 - SITS Workshop on Matter

Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day

Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day

Thursday, October 31 – Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

Unit of Inquiry

Today we played Scoot! Ask me how to play!

Permission forms for our Scientists in the School workshop on Tuesday, October 22^nd have been sent home – please note new date. All forms and payments (either cash or Quickbooks – no cheques please) are due by Friday, October 11^th – no exceptions. Please note that reimbursements will not be given for students who are absent the day of the workshop. If you would like to volunteer, please note that you must have a vulnerable sector screen on file with the school. If you already have one, please ensure that you sign the annual offence declaration.

Homework

Scoot fun!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we went over our learning goals and success criteria for our Number Patterns unit and learned about Input and Output machines. We can use Input/Output machines to illustrate pattern rules. These machines can be recorded in a table. We also learned about pattern rules. A pattern rules tells us what to do. For example, 'Start at 2. Add 3 each time'. Therefore I will start at 2 and add 3 each time - 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, etc.

This is a short unit, with only 5 lessons. As of know, our test for Number Patterns will be on Tuesday, October 15^th.

Points to Remember

Homework

MMS pg 2-3

Inquiry into Language

Today we continued our project on Portugal…please remember your books and devices to complete your research! We also read with our reading buddies.

Percy Jackson - Please remember that comprehension questions are to be in full sentences that begin with a capital letter and ending with either a period, exclamation point, or question mark. Please use the book to help with spelling and to be sure to answer each question completely, with support from the book. I have conferenced with each student as to my expectations moving forward.

Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17^th. This year the country we will be learning about is Portugal. Beginning Tuesday, and for the following few weeks, we will be busy researching and putting together a fabulous presentation on our country. Students will need devices and books from a local library to complete their research. Please see the following groups and topics for this project.

Clothing/Art/Dance – Jacob and Anthony

Food – Sachi, Max, and Maya

Holidays/Traditions – Amber and Kareena

Sport/Toys/Games – Jai, Aidan, Joshua

Imports/Exports – Andreas, Zak, Bosco

Laws/Policies – Jordan and Zain

Culture/Langage/Landscape – Sanjana, Hayden, Alyssa

French Spelling Words –

Homework

Begin researching for your Portugal topic

Bring device and books for Portugal tomorrow

Spelling test #4 on Friday

International Day research!

Reading buddies!

French fun with Mme. Sarah!

Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar