Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you all had a
wonderful day. Tomorrow is a Day 5 and music. Please do not forget your
instrument at home! After care invoices have been sent out. All after care payments are due October 15th.
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 25th.
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.
Winter uniforms begin on Tuesday, October 15th,
after our Thanksgiving weekend. All students in Grade 4-6 will need to have all
pieces of the winter uniform with them everyday. The winter uniform consists of
SJA gray pants/skirt, navy blue socks and black dress shoes (which they already
have), a white button up long sleeve crested SJA shirt, a navy blue SJA crested
sweater/sweater vest, an academic and house colour tie (to be worn every
Friday) and an SJA crested blazer. Please be sure to label all pieces! Blazers
must be worn during transitions and around the school, but can be taken off
while in class and during lunch. A reminder that all SJA uniform pieces must be
purchase through Ms. Alpa and Multiform Canada. Ms. Alpa can be reached at alpa@multiformcanada.com.
Scholastic flyers have been sent home. All orders are due no later than
Tuesday, October 15th. 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 29th and the
deadline for short stories is December 6th. 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 16th.
** 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 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.
- 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**
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 due
Thursday, October 17 – International Day
Tuesday, October 22 - 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 wrote a pop quiz! We also began a matter crossword!
It is hard to believe but we are at the end of our matter unit. We
will be sending home information regarding the summative tomorrow. For this summative,
students will be completing their science fair project. Students must pick an
experiment that has to do with matter. Next week, we will be working our way
through the Scientific Method and rough copies of our questions, hypothesis,
variables, and research. Over Thanksgiving weekend, students will be required
to conduct their experiment three separate times, record all observations, and
write down the results. The week of October 15-18th, students will
complete their good copies, create their graph, and begin board set up. The
summative will be due Friday, October 18th, with presentations
taking place this day. Our school wide science fair is happening on Friday,
November 15th. Don’t forget to take some pictures of you completing
your experiment.
Permission forms for our Scientists
in the School workshop on Tuesday,
October 22nd have been sent home – please note new date. All
forms and payments (either cash or Quickbooks – no cheques please) are due by
Friday, October 11th – 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
Working on our pop quizzes and crosswords!
Inquiry into
Mathematics
Today
we learned about recursive patterns. A recursive pattern can be found by applying the previous term (numbers/answers) to the pattern rule. For
This
is a short unit, with only 5 lessons. As of know, our test for Number Patterns
will be on Tuesday, October 15th. I am trying desperately to get the math tests back, but I still have a few students who have not written the test due to illness...my hope is by early next week!
Points to Remember
Homework
MMS
pg 4-5
Inquiry into Language
Today
we had a workshop on how to properly cite different pieces of work. Ms. Hayward was kind enough to come and lead this for the Grade 5s. We discussed what plagiarism was and how we need to give credit to those who created set piece of work. We also did some
Please visit this page to reference back to when making citations:
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 17th. 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/Language/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
Learning how to cite!
Have a
wonderful night!
Mrs.
Hocevar
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