Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great day. Tomorrow is a Day 2 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. After care invoices have been sent out and payments are due February 15.

Please have a small chat with your child regarding proper hygiene with regards to coughing/sneezing and hand washing! Please know we are taking all precautions necessary at the school and in the classroom.

A note regarding re-registration

Dear SJA Families, 

Just a reminder that the SJA re-registration process is underway. To reserve your child’s 2020-2021 place at St. Jude’s Academy, complete and return your child’s re-registration forms and payment to Reception by Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 4:00 pm.

After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on waitlists.

In addition, the deadline for our priority enrolment into our JK Program is Friday, January 17, 2020, a letter is attached with more information.

If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.

The SJA Admissions Team

Ann Harvey and Melissa Filion

admissions@stjudesacademy.com

T: (905) 814-0277

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. Please do not order lunch for these days; it will not be saved nor will a reimbursement be given. 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 (if possible) 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.

March Break Camps

Forms have been sent home regarding SJA’s awesome Adventure Camp. The wonderful camp will run from Monday to Friday both weeks of the March Break (March 9-13 & March 16-20) and is offered to student from JK to Grade 6. Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoons. Meal plans are also included if you chose to do so. Cash or QuickBooks payments only please. Don’t delay; register today!

Important dates/items:

February 13 100th Day of School (Lower School) & Spirit Day: Valentine's Day Dress Up

February 14 PD Day, IB Training (No School for Students)

February 17 Family Day (No School)

February 18  Re-registration Due

February 21 Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation (Grade 6, 10 & 12)

February 25 Pancake Tuesday

February 25 Casual Day

February 26 Pink Shirt Day

February 27 Oral Competition: SJA vs Maples Academy

March 2 - March 6 Spirit Week

March 9 - March 20 March Break (No School)

March 23 Back to School

March 23 Term 3 Begins (Lower School)

Unit of Inquiry

Today we watched a Bill Nye the Science on the digestive system, while filling in a worksheet. Then we built skeletons!

Homework

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we had some fun using manipulatives. We began by finding out how many different ways we can shape a net to make a cube – most tables found 3 different ways. Then we had a contest to see how many 3-D shapes we could build. Congrats to the table of Rayen, Jad, Aashyra, Rayna, Alister and Aryana!

Homework

Inquiry into Language

Today we read chapter 1 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which is our first novel study. Ask me what happened. We also did a crossword and word search activity related to Percy Jackson.

Homework

Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar