Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you had a great day. Tuesday is a Day 4 and music. No school
on Friday or Monday for Family Day weekend. After care invoices have been sent
out and payments are due February 15. Scholastic orders are due by Thursday,
February 20.
We began our day with a Valentine's Day house game, which saw each house earn points today. The object of the game was to dress up a teacher to get them ready for a date. We had 7 teachers who were chosen to participate (Mrs. Padovan, Ms. Foti, myself, Mr. Oliver, Mr. Foster and Mr. Whetstone), but we only had dresses for 3. So, we put it to a vote and in the end it was Mr. Foster, Mr. Oliver and Mr. Whetstone who were our lucky 3...boy they make pretty girls!!
Such good sports!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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
Hello SJA Families!
The Re-registration
Deadline is fast approaching
(February 18 by 4pm), and we want to ensure that your child’s
registration is complete when returned, to avoid having to send home for
missing information. Some common things that are missed:
· Signatures on application form
· Health card number
· Emergency contact info (other than
parent/guardian)
· 3 sets of initials on the tuition fee
schedule (one for payment plan, and two at the bottom)
· Completed payment methods form (parent
name(s), student name(s), banking info (or void cheque), selecting business or
personal use, and signature
Please ensure that you are returning:
· Signed application form (indicate any
changes to information)
· Signed re-registration agreement
· Completed and signed health history
form
· Completed and signed photo permission
form
· Completed and signed payment methods
form
· Initialed tuition fee schedule with
payment plan selection
· Bussing form (if applicable)
While we will do the best to accommodate existing families, after
this deadline we will be accepting new families from our growing waitlist.
Don’t be disappointed, hand in your completed re-registration package prior to
the deadline. Please note that the school will be closed Friday (for PD) and
Monday (Family Day).
Please contact our admissions team if you have any questions, at admissions@stjudesacademy.com
The SJA Admissions Team
Ann Harvey and Melissa Filion
admissions@stjudesacademy.com
T: (905) 814-0277
A note from Ms. Gandy regarding
March hot lunch orders
The lunch site is now open and will close Wednesday,
February 26th at 3:00 PM sharp.
Special of the month: French Toast with
Whipped Cream and Syrup
All payments are to be made through Quickbooks
by Friday, March 6th.
**Please
do NOT order hot lunch for the following days: March 4th as that is the day we
are going skiing and March 25th as we are planning a field trip. You will not
be reimbursed nor will the lunch be saved.**
Caribou
Math Contest
The next Caribou contest will
be taking place Wednesday, February 26.
Students are to arrive at 7:15 AM
for a 7:30 start. They should bring their own charged
devices. The interactive question for Grades 2-10 will be Bomb Defuser and for
Grade 11/12 it will be GeomeTree requiring a construction involving lines and
circles. Because Caribou’s GeomeTree site can be used to solve the interactive
question, this site will be blocked at noon on Tuesday, February 25th.
Both interactive questions are accessible from Caribou’s Games/History page.
Contact Caribou directly if you have any problems with the games.
There will be no history question in the February contest.
Contact Caribou directly if you have any problems with the games.
There will be no history question in the February contest.
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 14 PD Day, IB Training (No School
for Students)
February 17 Family Day (No School)
February 18 Re-registration Due by 4:00
PM
February 19 Ski trip
February 21 Picture Day - Siblings &
Graduation (Grade 6, 10 & 12)
February 25 Casual Day, Bake Sale (Ms.
Cass and Ms. Bannon) and Pancake Tuesday
February 26 Pink Shirt Day, Bake Sale (Ms.
Cass and Ms. Bannon), Caribou Math Contest & Last Day to order March hot
lunch
February 27 Oral Competition: SJA vs
Maples Academy
March 2 - March 6 Spirit Week
March 6 – March hot lunch payments are due
via Quickbooks
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 through the process of voting and how it all works.
This unit will
consist of roughly 3 weeks of learning and 2 weeks of summative. This unit will
take us until March Break.
Homework
Bring
in empty paper towel roles and/or toilet paper towel roles
Read and complete Charter of Rights and Freedoms and What Can I Do?
Inquiry into
Mathematics
Today we looked at
measuring the area of triangles using parallelograms. It was similar to
yesterday lesson. We use the formula A = (b x h)/2.
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
WHEN
MEASURING AREA, WE USE SQUARE 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)
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.
Triangles
Any side of a triangle
is a base and the height is the perpendicular line segment that joins the base
to the opposite vertex. We estimate the same way we did yesterday when
measuring parallelograms; by counting full and part squares that are ½ or more.
Area = (base x height)
/ 2
A = (b x h)/2
**We divide by 2
because the area of a triangle is ½ the area of a rectangle with the same base
and height. See picture below.**
Homework
MMS
pg 140-141 if not completed in class - most did complete it
Inquiry into Language
Today I met with 3 literary groups to discuss role #1 and #2. I will meet with the other group on Tuesday. We also wrote our sentence test for lesson #20.
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
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
Read
Shannen chapters 10, 11 and 12
Sign
and return spelling test #20
French homework
Have a
wonderful long weekend!
Mrs.
Hocevar
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