Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you had a great day. Tomorrow is a Day 3 and music. After care invoices have been sent out and payments are due February 15. Valentine's Day Spirit Day is Thursday. No school on Friday or Monday.
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
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! Contact Ms. Hughes at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com for any questions.
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 looked at how a bill becomes a law. We did some reading and then a cut and paste activity, which proved to be very challenging. We watched a couple of videos as well.
This unit will consist of roughly 3 weeks of learning and 2 weeks of summative. This unit will take us until March Break.
Homework
Finish how to make a law cut and paste if not already completed
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we focused on finding the area of a parallelogram. When we estimate, we simple count the number of squares in the parallelogram, even the part squares that are one-half or greater. Any side of a parallelogram is a base and the height is the length of the line segment. The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is A = b x h where b represents the base and h represents the height.
Area, Perimeter and Volume is a longer unit with approximately 9 lessons. It will be the last unit before the end of Term 2 and will take us until the last week of February/first week of March.
Points to Remember
DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR UNITS
Perimeter – To find the perimeter of a polygon: Add all of the sides lengths together
- To find the perimeter of a parallelogram: follow the formula (l+w) x 2
- To find the perimeter of a square: Follow the formula l x w
Area - A = l x w and is measured in units squared (cm2, mm2, etc)
Homework
MMS pg 136-137
Inquiry into Language
Today we got into our lit groups and read chapter 7, 8 and 9. This weeks role is by Thursday.
Shannen Literature Circle Schedule and Groups
Group 1
Zak, Aidan, Zain, Bosco and Jacob
Group 2
Amber, Kareena, Jai, Anthony and Joshua
Group 3
Maya, Sachi, Andreas and Hayden
Group 4
Sanjana, Max, Alyssa and Jordan
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Week 1: Chapters 1, 2 & 3 due Friday, February 7th
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Group Member 1 & 4
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Summariser
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Group Member 2 & 5
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Literary Critic
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Group Member 3 & 6
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Word Wizard
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Homework: Read chapters 4, 5 & 6 by Tuesday, February 10th
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Week 2: Chapters 7, 8 & 9 due Thursday, February 13th
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Group Member 1 & 4
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Literary Critic
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Group Member 2 & 5
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Word Wizard
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Group Member 3 & 6
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Summariser
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Homework: Read chapter 10, 11 & 12 by Tuesday, February 18th
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Week 3: Chapters 13, 14 & 15 due Friday, February 21st
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Group Member 1 & 4
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Word Wizard
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Group Member 2 & 5
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Summariser
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Group Member 3 & 6
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Literary Critic
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Homework: Read chapter 16, 17 & 18 by Tuesday, February 25th
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Week 4: Chapters 19, 20 & 21 due Friday, February 28th
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Group Member 1 & 4
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Summariser
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Group Member 2 & 5
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Literary Critic
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Group Member 3 & 6
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Word Wizard
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Homework: Read chapters 22 & 23 by Monday, March 2nd
Please visit this page to reference back to when making citations:
Typing Club Website
French – Mme. Sarah
This week the students learned about the parts of the body. They began with the outer parts and the description of each part. They also learned about the internal organs of the digestive system. Students were given a diagram with the body with missing parts and students drew the missing parts. The digestive system will be continued next week.
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
Literary role #2 due Thursday
Spelling/sentence test on Thursday
Have a wonderful night!
Mrs. Hocevar
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