Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Students are to come dressed in their Christmas Concert costume tomorrow as we will be having a dress rehearsal tomorrow! They will also have to come dressed in their costume on Wednesday. 

The wind whips through our playground, so please ensure your child is dressed properly! Please see our cold weather policy below!

 It is our turn to host the bake sale this month. I am hoping that the grade 4 families are able to bring in a NUT FREE baked good to sell at the bake sale on Tuesday and Wednesday. All items can be dropped off at the classroom beginning tomorrow morning. Thank you in advance for your time and effort! It is greatly appreciated.

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms were sent home today. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 5!

November after care payments were due today!

Christmas break PD days have been cancelled due to low registration.

The Annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive is now underway at St. Jude's Academy and will run until December 21! We would like to welcome families to send in new (unopened) toys and non-perishable food items to be donated to local families in need. Food items will be donated to the Eden Food Bank, and all toys collected will be donated to the CTV Salvation Army Toy Drive Fund. We are also encouraging families to bring a non-perishable food item to the Christmas Concert as your 'ticket' to the show. Thank you in advance for your support.

The Christmas concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 21. There will be an afternoon show and an evening show. The afternoon show begins at 12:00 noon and the evening show begins at 7:00 PM. All students should attend. The theme this year is ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ We have begun practicing with Mr. Oliver and the other grade 4 class. We are singing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on the recorder. Just a reminder that our costumes will be the grey school uniform pants/skirts, a plain green shirt (if possible!!), a scarf, and a winter hat (Christmas themed or not). SJA Parent Guild will also be auctioning off the baskets that each classroom put together and there will be light refreshments. It is bound to be a wonderful night!!

Our baby basket ready to be auctioned off!

LANGUAGE:

Today we began our discussion about International Mindedness Day. Upon our arrival back from Christmas holidays, we will be beginning research on Japan! Students have been put into groups and assigned a topic…an information sheet was sent home today! Over the break, students will be expected to find information on their topic. Students must have at least one book! We also wrote a story based on a picture of Santa playing video games.

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Practice Grinch

-Finish story about Santa playing video games

MATH:

I have marked the math test and will send them home to be signed and reviewed. We also played around the world using multiplication facts.

Homework – Sign and return math test

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we used our UOI period to play a Christmas scavenger hunt. Students used fact cards to answer questions about Christmas.

Homework –

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night!

The wind whips through our playground, so please ensure your child is dressed properly! There are still some students who are coming with hats and mitts! Please see our cold weather policy below!

It is our turn to host the bake sale this month. I am hoping that the grade 4 families are able to bring in a NUT FREE baked good to sell at the bake sale next week. All items can be dropped off at the classroom next Tuesday morning. Thank you in advance for your time and effort! It is greatly appreciated.

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms were sent home today. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 5!

MYP is selling Candy Grams!! Order forms have been sent home. The deadline has been extended to Monday, December 19! Lets help send Brian to school!!

November after care invoices have been sent home. All after care payments are due no later than Monday, December 19.

Christmas break PD days have been cancelled due to low registration.

The Annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive is now underway at St. Jude's Academy and will run until December 21! We would like to welcome families to send in new (unopened) toys and non-perishable food items to be donated to local families in need. Food items will be donated to the Eden Food Bank, and all toys collected will be donated to the CTV Salvation Army Toy Drive Fund. We are also encouraging families to bring a non-perishable food item to the Christmas Concert as your 'ticket' to the show. Thank you in advance for your support.

The Christmas concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 21. There will be an afternoon show and an evening show. The afternoon show begins at 12:00 noon and the evening show begins at 7:00 PM. All students should attend. The theme this year is ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ We have begun practicing with Mr. Oliver and the other grade 4 class. We are singing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on the recorder. Just a reminder that our costumes will be the grey school uniform pants/skirts, a plain green shirt (if possible!!), a scarf, and a winter hat (Christmas themed or not). SJA Parent Guild will also be auctioning off the baskets that each classroom put together and there will be light refreshments. It is bound to be a wonderful night!!

Our 'baby basket' all ready to be auctioned off!

LANGUAGE:

Today we had our lesson #14 spelling test and had some fun with word searches and cross words. We also finished up our OWA's!!

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Practice Grinch

 MATH:

Today we continued with our math test. Yesterday we began putting together our bar graphs. Today we finished our bar graphs and completed our pictographs. ** All graphs must be coloured, labeled correctly, and have a title.**

Homework –

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we shared our meditation skits. They were extremely well done and very relaxing!! We saw everything from the Lotus pose, to the dab pose, to the tree pose, to the splits pose. Wonderful job grade 4's!

Homework –

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Stay warm and enjoy the snow!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Practicing our meditation skit yesterday 

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night! 

The wind whips through our playground, so please ensure your child is dressed properly! There are still some students who are coming with hats and mitts! 

It is our turn to host the bake sale this month. I am hoping that the grade 4 families are able to bring in a NUT FREE baked good to sell at the bake sale next week. All items can be dropped off at the classroom next Tuesday morning. Thank you in advance for your time and effort! It is greatly appreciated.

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms were sent home last week. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 5! 

January lunch forms are due tomorrow, Friday, December 16. 

MYP is selling Candy Grams!! Order forms have been sent home. All order forms and money are due tomorrow, Friday, December 16.

November after care invoices have been sent home. All after care payments are due no later than Monday, December 19. 

The Annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive is now underway at St. Jude's Academy and will run until December 21! We would like to welcome families to send in new (unopened) toys and non-perishable food items to be donated to local families in need. Food items will be donated to the Eden Food Bank, and all toys collected will be donated to the CTV Salvation Army Toy Drive Fund. We are also encouraging families to bring a non-perishable food item to the Christmas Concert as your 'ticket' to the show. Thank you in advance for your support.

The Christmas concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 21. There will be an afternoon show and an evening show. The afternoon show begins at 12:00 noon and the evening show begins at 7:00 PM. All students should attend. The theme this year is ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ We have begun practicing with Mr. Oliver and the other grade 4 class. We are singing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on the recorder. Just a reminder that our costumes will be the grey school uniform pants/skirts, a plain green shirt (if possible!!), a scarf, and a winter hat (Christmas themed or not). SJA Parent Guild will also be auctioning off the baskets that each classroom put together and there will be light refreshments. It is bound to be a wonderful night!! 

Our baby basket ready to be auctioned off!

LANGUAGE:

Today we completed our term 2 OWA post-assessment. We also began our Christmas concert practices in the auditorium! It is sounding so good! They did an excellent job the second time through! 

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Practice Grinch

-Spelling test #14 tomorrow

MATH:

Today we continued with our math test. Yesterday we began collecting our data. Today we begin to create our bar graphs and pictographs. ** All graphs must be coloured, labeled correctly, and have a title.** 

Homework – 

Unit of Inquiry: 

Today we continued to look at Buddhism. A major part of the Buddhism religion is meditation. Today students were put into groups and began putting together a mediation skit. We will share our meditation skits tomorrow!! 

Homework – Complete 3 of the 6 Buddhism charts

I hope you have a wonderful night! Stay safe and warm!

Mrs. Hocevar :)

UOI fun!

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night!

The wind whips through our playground, so please ensure your child is dressed properly! There are still some students who are coming withouy hats and mitts!

It is our turn to host the bake sale this month. I am hoping that the grade 4 families are able to bring in a NUT FREE baked good to sell at the bake sale next week. All items can be dropped off at the classroom next Tuesday morning. Thank you in advance for your time and effort! It is greatly appreciated.

Important information and reminders:

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms were sent home today. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 5!

January lunch forms are due no later than Friday, December 16.

MYP is selling Candy Grams!! Order forms have been sent home. All order forms and money are due by Friday, December 16.

November after care invoices have been sent home. All after care payments are due no later than Monday, December 19.

Christmas break PD day information was sent home via email. Camps are happening on Friday, December 23, Monday, January 9, and Tuesday, January 10. The PD day runs from 7:30-5 and costs $20, however does not include lunch. Students must bring in their own lunch and snack. Registration is limited to the first 36 children. All forms are due back by Wednesday, December 14.

The Annual Christmas Food and Toy Drive is now underway at St. Jude's Academy and will run until December 21! We would like to welcome families to send in new (unopened) toys and non-perishable food items to be donated to local families in need. Food items will be donated to the Eden Food Bank, and all toys collected will be donated to the CTV Salvation Army Toy Drive Fund. We are also encouraging families to bring a non-perishable food item to the Christmas Concert as your 'ticket' to the show. Thank you in advance for your support.

The Christmas concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 21. There will be an afternoon show and an evening show. The afternoon show begins at 12:00 noon and the evening show begins at 7:00 PM. All students should attend. The theme this year is ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ We have begun practicing with Mr. Oliver and the other grade 4 class. We are singing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on the recorder. Just a reminder that our costumes will be the grey school uniform pants/skirts, a plain green shirt (if possible!!), a scarf, and a winter hat (Christmas themed or not). SJA Parent Guild will also be auctioning off the baskets that each classroom put together and there will be light refreshments. It is bound to be a wonderful night!!

The grade 4 baby basket ready to be auctioned off!

LANGUAGE:

Today we continued to practice writing a recount in preparation for our OWA. Our OWA post-assessment will take place on Thursday. Today we continued our guided-writing recount. This is exactly how the OWA should be written. We are using a story, ‘Holidays Around the World’ to help us write our OWA and it also ties in with our religion UOI unit. We also practiced our Christmas concert song!

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Practice Grinch

MATH:

Today we spent some time prepping to begin our math test tomorrow. We conducted practice surveys and used the results to graph. We also began conducting our survey for math test!

Our unit math test will begin on Thursday, December 15 and continue on Friday. For this end of unit test, students will be required to create a survey, survey 50-60 students, and use that information to create a bar graph and pictograph. ** All graphs must be coloured, labeled correctly, and have a title.**

Homework – MMS pg 86-87

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we began to look at Buddhism. We did a reading, and studied some of the symbols, and created an anchor chart with information we already knew and learned from the reading.

Homework – Complete 4 of the 6 symbol charts

-Bring in device tomorrow to assist with meditation assessment

I hope you have a wonderful night! Stay warm!

Mrs. Hocevar J

The final 'A Starry Night'

 

Our recounts!

Our names in the Hebrew alphabet!