Monday, December 16, 2019

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Ours was a good one. We had a kids gift exchange with our neighbours, Carter attended a birthday party at Glow Zone and last night we took a drive to see some of the well known Christmas light displays around Georgetown.














Tomorrow is a Day 5 and our concert. Students are asked to come in their gym uniform and they will change into their costume at the school. There are two shows tomorrow; one at 1:00 and one at 6:30, with the doors opening at 12:30 and 6:00. All students are required to be in their classrooms for 5:15 to allow enough time for hair, makeup and costumes. 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! All library books are due back to Ms. Hayward today, Monday, December 16. Books will no longer be able to be signed out until after Christmas. Wednesday is casual day for those who have paid the $20 casual day fee. Wednesday and Thursday is our December bake sale. Thursday is our last day of school before we head into Christmas break. It is also our Christmas spirit day – wear all things Christmassy or Christmas colours. We will be having a small class party and watching Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

On December 17, 2019, students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:00 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.

For our evening performance, all students are to be dropped off in their classrooms to get ready for the show for 5:15. All students will be bussed back from the performance to the school. Students will not be able to leave from the dome. Families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the main office.

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.

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

Good To Be Bad










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 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 rehearsed for the concert.

Homework
UOI pages – activity #9, how the circulatory system works and blood

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we practiced for our Christmas concert. Our next unit, Data Management, will begin when we return from Christmas break. I am sending home the decimal math test and am over the top thrilled with the results.

Points to Remember

Homework

Inquiry into Language

Today we continued to practice writing persuasive pieces.

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
Sign and return spelling test
Finish persuasive essay/speech

Have a great night!


Mrs. Hocevar

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