Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful day! I was helping out with the JK-Grade 2 Christmas concert again today, so thank you to Ms. Hayward for taking over the class! Tomorrow is a Day 1 and the first of a few full day Christmas concert rehearsals. We have had such great success with the clothing drive that it is being extended into this week. Any unwanted gently used clothes are greatly appreciated!

A note regarding the JK-Grade 2 Christmas Concert  
Today, December 10, 2019, students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 PM, with doors opening at 12:30 PM. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 PM, with doors opening at 6:15 PM. Seating is on a first come first serve basis.  Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.

Please ensure JK-Grade 2 students are in their classroom at 5:30 PM for the evening performance. 

For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will run from 6:00-7:00 PM. 

We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

We look forward to seeing you all there!



The SJA Parent Guild is pleased to hold its 2nd Christmas Skate for all students and parents/guardians to celebrate the festive season and enjoy some time together. Any proceeds will go towards ongoing fundraising efforts.  This event will take place on Thursday, December 12 from 3:30-5:30 pm at Meadowvale 4-Rinks. Ice time from 4:00-5:00 pm.  

Bring your own skates or skate rental option is also available. There will be hot chocolate and treats for students and Santa will be ready for selfies!  Forms will be distributed Thursday. Forms and payment are due by Monday, December 2nd to the homeroom teacher.  Please return forms and payment as soon as possible! We will be accepting non-perishable food donations for the Food Bank so please feel free to bring items in.  See you there!  As a reference for sizing parents can use: www.hockeymonkey.com/bauer-skate-sizing-chart.


Our Christmas Concert rehearsals are well underway. We are dancing to Justin Bieber's 'Santa Claus is Comin to Town’. Please see the link below for our song and the finale song, ‘So Good to Be Bad’. Please practice the dance and the finale song! Our dress rehearsal will be on Monday, December 16 and the show will take place on Tuesday, December 17. The afternoon show will begin around 1:00 PM and the evening show will begin at 6:30. We ask that all parents/family members remain seated for the entire show. Please note seating will be on a first come first serve basis and there will be no reserved seating. We kindly ask the all parents and family members allow all students to exit the dome before you exit. We want to ensure the safety of all students. 

Santa Claus is Comin to Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB3TCiA1rgI

Good To Be Bad

Student Council is selling Candy Grams for the Christmas season. Candy Grams will be available for sale in the upper school cafeteria before school and after school, as well as from 12:20-1:00 all this week. Small candy grams cost $0.50 and large one cost $1.00…give them to a friend or your favourite teacher!!!

Our next extra-curricular activity is skiing/snowboarding at Glen Eden Ski Resort. The dates of the trip are January 22, February 19 and March 4. We will be leaving at 7:00 AM and returning by 4:00 PM at the latest. All rentals are included, however students are more than welcome to bring their own. Please do not order hot lunch for these days as we will be eating lunch at the ski hill – students are welcome to bring money to purchase food and drink items. Students must ensure they are dressed in appropriate ski gear; warm socks, long johns with comfy clothes, snow pants, warm mitts, a face protector and a ski jacket. Please note that if students chose skiing, they will ski all three times. If students pick snowboarding, they will snowboard all three times. All students will have to pass each level before they are granted permission to ski on the big hill, no matter what their experience. Permission forms and waivers are due back no later than Thursday, December 12. Please thoroughly complete all forms before returning.

Important dates/items:

Tuesday, December 10 – JK-Grade 2 Christmas
Thursday, December 12 – Ski forms and waivers due
Tuesday, December 17 – Grade 3-8 Christmas Concert
Wednesday, December 18 – Casual Day for those students who have paid the $20 casual day fee
Thursday December 19 – Christmas Spirit Day
Friday, December 20- Tuesday, January 7 – No School – Christmas holidays
Wednesday, January 8 – First Day Back After Christmas Holidays

Unit of Inquiry

Today we continued learning about the circulatory system, in particular the heart! We learned about how the heart works, oxygen-blue blood and oxygen-red blood, and then completed a ‘heart-y’ words worksheet.

For the next three weeks, students will be learning about the skeletal system, the respiratory system and the digestive system. For our summative, students will be completing a mini-exhibition project. As of now the due date will be towards the end of January.

Homework

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we wrote our math test. This will be our last unit until after the Christmas holidays.

Points to Remember

Homework

Inquiry into Language

Today we watched the JK-Grade 2 Christmas concert.   

Typing Club Website

Please visit this page to reference back to when making citations:
  
French – Mme. Sarah

The Grade 5s will be attending a French theatrical presentation ‘Les Insectes Sur Scene’ on Tuesday, March 31st from 9:30 to 11:30 AM.

Spelling Words for French

Homework
Know the meanings of the words for you
Have a great night!


Mrs. Hocevar

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