14/06/2018

Tomorrow is the last day! I cannot believe it!!!!

Tomorrow is our Promotion/Graduation ceremony. We are asking that students wear something nice, as they will be receiving their certificates on stage. Parents may pick up their child after the ceremony at The City Church, however you will have to return to the school to pick up their school bags. Please be sure to enter and exit through the front reception, and to sign your child out.

A note regarding outstanding fees – If there are any outstanding fees (after care or lunch), report cards will be held back until all payments have been settled. 

 We had a fantastic pot luck picnic today!!

13/06/2018

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful night!

Tomorrow we are asking students to come dressed up in their soccer jersey or wear a t-shirt that represents a soccer country, as the World Cup of Soccer is beginning. We are also having our Potluck!!! Students are asked to bring in all their food items in the morning :)

Friday is our Promotion/Graduation ceremony. We are asking that students wear something nice, as they will be receiving their certificates. Parents may pick up their child from school after the ceremony. Please be sure to enter and exit through the front reception, and to sign your child out.

The Play Day today was a ton of fun! The students who attended had a blast in the bouncy house and obstacle course, a few lucky ones even got to verse me!!!

 

We also had our last house games! Congratulations to Kappa who won... even though it should have been THETA!!!!

A note from Ms. Ross regarding After Care - May after care invoices have been sent out. Please be sure to check your junk mail. Payments are due on Friday, June 15th. If payments have not been paid in full by June 15^th, then the report card will be held until it is paid in full. 

St. Jude’s FC – A new and exciting soccer program has arrived at SJA. St. Jude’s FC is the official soccer academy affiliated with SJA, which is currently taking applicants for its inaugural season. St. Jude's FC will be playing against the best REP teams around the area. Do not miss the opportunity to sign your child up to not only play against the best, but be coached by the best as well.  Please see flyer sent home for further information. If you are interested in joining, please fill out the flyer and send into Ms. Dawn. Let’s go St. Jude’s FC!!

Summer Camp – Ms. Smith is now accepting registrations for summer camp. Registration forms have been sent home. Please see flyer below for more information or contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com.

A flyer from Ms. Hayward - Only 2 more days to get any library books you might still have back to Ms. Hayward!
Check your backpacks!  Check your bookshelves! Check under your bed! Just like the librarian in this video no one want to be "Sorry". Also - We are missing the 5th Babysitters Club Book - Have you seen it? The rest of the series really wants it to come home to them.

 

Upcoming Dates & Events

Thursday, June 14 – World Cup of Soccer Day – wear your soccer jerseys and/or t-shirts

Friday, June 15  - Last day of school & Promotion/Graduation ceremonies at The City Church – JK-Grade 2 10-11 AM, Grades 3-6 12 noon-1 PM, and 7-10 1:30-2:30

12/06/2018

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! All items have been sent home as of today!

As we count down the final days of the school year, there are a few more announcements to make. Tomorrow will be our House Colour Spirit Day, where we will play one final house game and see which house is awarded. Wednesday is also the Year-End Play Day. 

Thursday we are asking students to come dressed up in their soccer jersey or wear a t-shirt that represents a soccer country, as the World Cup of Soccer is beginning. Thursday is also our potluck. There is an announcement on the google classroom where students can sign up for what they are bringing!

Friday is our Promotion/Graduation ceremony. We are asking that students wear something nice, as they will be receiving their certificates. Parents may pick up their child from school after the ceremony. Please be sure to enter and exit through the front reception, and to sign your child out.

A note from Ms. Ross regarding After Care - May after care invoices have been sent out. Please be sure to check your junk mail. Payments are due on Friday, June 15th. If payments have not been paid in full by June 15^th, then the report card will be held until it is paid in full

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A few Grade 6 students came by and taught the class about online privacy and safety. 

11/06/2018

Good evening!

I cannot believe the end of school is so close! 

Students have asked that we have a potluck with Ms.Khan's class. There is a sign up list posted on the google classroom but here is also a link. Our Potluck picnic will take place on Thursday!

Tomorrow is our last day for uniforms (I am sure the students are pleased)! This means that we are also asking them to take home their gym uniform bags and all shoes (they wont need to change into black indoor shoes or gym shoes). I had sent some students home with shoes today but the school wants ALL shoes cleared tomorrow. Please send your child with a bag to carry things home!

I will also be sending home learning materials/students pieces that are no longer needed or are not put into the IB binders.

Wednesday students are to wear house colours in honour of our last house game!

Thursday students are to wear either a soccer jersey, or shirt that represents a country on it. The World Cup for soccer starts this day and we will be streaming it in the auditorium!

Friday is the Promotion Ceremonies. We will be leaving the school to go to City Church (where Arts Night was held). Our Ceremony is scheduled from 12 noon - 1pm. From there students will be bused back to the school. IF you would like to take your child home after the ceremony you need to do so from the school because they will have left their bags there.

Finally, PARENTS, please go onto Freshbooks and ensure that you have paid all outstanding fees. If there are outstanding fees on Friday June 15th, students will not be given their report cards.

Today we had a show case of our coding for the grade 4s and it was a blast!

08/06/2018

Hello parents and students,

Good evening parents and students,
I apologize for the Blog not being updated regularly this past week, it has definitely been a hectic week for us at school. Can you believe that there is only one more week of school!!! The year has flown by!

Here is an update from the week.

UOI-Coding: 
Students are now finishing up their projects. Over the course of this week, we have had peer feedback and three different UnFocus Groups (our own class, Ms.Khan's class, Ms.Hocevar's class, and our Reading Buddies). I have definitely seen the projects get refined over the course of the week. The projects are due Monday! This weekend, the students need to fix any 'glitches' or coding errors and add to their projects based on the feedback.

Math: 
In math, we have been working on Fractions and Decimals. This weekend, the students are working on adding and subtracting Fractions. Here is a video on adding fractions and here is a video on subtracting fractions.

Language:
Although, the required written components for grade 5 are finished, we taking this time to review and enforce common mistakes that the students make. This week we looked at using commas and fixing run on sentences!


NOTES:

Schedule Next Week:

• Monday: Hackathon due - showcase for grade 4 students 
• Tuesday: Last day for uniforms
• Wednesday: Wear House Colours (HOUSE CUP), Play day in the afternoon #Thetaforthewin
• Thursday: World Cup day - wear your favourite soccer team colours! 
• Friday: Last day of school! Promotion ceremony 12:00-1:00pm

07/06/2018

Good evening parents and students!

Congratulations to all of the participants who took part in the Inner-School Track and Field Competition today at The Maples.

As we count down the final days of the school year, there are a few more announcements to make. Next Tuesday will be the last day to wear school uniforms, as Wednesday will be our House Colour Spirit Day, where we will play one final house game and see which house is awarded The House Cup…GO Theta GO!!! Wednesday is also the Year-End Play Day. Thursday we are asking students to come dressed up in their soccer jersey or wear a t-shirt that represents a country, as the World Cup of Soccer is beginning. 

Friday is our Promotion/Graduation ceremony. We are asking that students wear something nice, as they will be receiving their certificates. 

 Math: 
Today we looked at a concept we already have a lot of practice in: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals (with tenths and hundredths). Students were given 4 worksheets, but most of them include a game. If students struggle, they are reminded to go back in their notes and look at the lessons from our Decimals unit!

Language:
In Language we looked at run on sentences. There is a Powerpoint (as well as copies of the worksheets) on the google classroom. Here is a fun video to help them understand what a run on sentence is and how to fix them!

UOI:Coding
I class students participated in a Unfocused group feedback session. They have received lots of feedback throughout this process and are expected to infuse it into their projects. Tomorrow students will have a chance for last edits and then they will showcase their games to their reading buddies and other classes!

Summer Camp – Ms. Smith is now accepting registrations for summer camp. Registration forms have been sent home. Please see flyer below for more information or contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com.

Year-End Play Day - Our Parent Guild is hosting a Year-End Play Day on Wednesday, June 13 from 11-3. There will be bouncy castles, face painting, games, and a delicious BBQ!

 Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches.
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

04/06/2018

Good evening parents and students!
The end of the year is fast approaching and there is still lots to learn and lots of fun to be had.

Students were sent home with a letter that is to be signed and return. It asks for Bus permission so that students can have they Promotion Ceremony at City Church! The Ceremony will take place June 15th. Our time slot if from 12 noon to 1pm. Parents are welcomed!

Math:
Today we looked at Comparing and Ordering fractions. We first looked at how to compare with number lines. Here is a video that we watched in class. This video is also very helpful for students.
We also looked at how to first take our fractions and find a common denominator so that comparing becomes much easier. Here is a picture to help students remember how to find fractions with equivalent denominators.

Language:
Students completed their OWA in class time today.
We will no longer we completing weekly spelling tests, I am sure the students will happy to hear that!
With the rest of our Language time, we will be looking at proper grammar since I have noticed a large gap in the students writing when it comes to proper grammar and punctuation. We will also be looking at how to properly edit work!

UOI: Coding
Students have begun their final summative projects! It is great to see how excited they are, I cannot wait to see the projects come to light. Each day students will receive feedback from the teacher and their peers. Though this is an individual project, I am looking to see students help each other and collaborate.

 NOTES:

Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches.
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

01/06/2018

Good evening parents and students!
Today was a long and very active day! Students did an amazing job participating in every event and they really put in all their effort. Top placing students will be announced early next week. Below are a few pictures from the day.

We were able to complete a math lesson in the morning about Improper fractions and Mixed number fractions (and how to switch between them). Many students did very well with this lesson, however, is they need extra help at home here are two videos that really describe the steps in detail:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYdPef3Nuk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrutPJf9GmQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpumUOiGS6Q

 There are three worksheets for homework, one sheet has a game on it. The instructions were explained in class and they are expected to play with a family member over the weekend. 

 

We also introduced our last Coding summative: Hackathon. This is going to be a very interactive and creative project. For homework students are to complete the first page (Project Pitch) and come up with brainstormed ideas of what project they might like to make. 

 

 

31/05/2018

Good evening parents and students!

Tomorrow is TRACK and FIELD Day!! There is also a bake sale and freezies will be on sale for $1!!
Students are to come to school in their gym uniform, bring a hat, water bottle and sunscreen!

I would like to first say a huge congratulations to both Lucas and Saanvi who came second in the Spelling Competitions. It was great to see their class peers cheer them on and wish them the best of luck.

Secondly, I want to say how proud I am of the students for waiting and watching the entire spelling bee. It showed a lot of integrity and principle! I know that it mean a late lunch for students, and that was not predicted, but it was great to see the grade 5 classes support all the Spelling Bee contestants.

Since the spelling bee went so long and the students were well behaved, I decided to have some fun in the sun! We had a long recess and they practiced their triple jump for tomorrow's track and field

We were also able to cover some Language in the morning. We looked at examples students had written with the last two days, peer assessed them and as a class discussed these assessments. It was great to see that students are really using their imaginations! The main theme of improvement that I saw was for students to add more detail about setting and character, as well as making sure they follow proper plot structure. Below is a photo students can look at and review for plot structure!

 NOTES:

Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches. The deadline for June lunches is Thursday, May 31st.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

This month's special is French Toast with Vanilla Cream and Syrup for $3.50, which will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Hot Lunches:

Hot Lunch invoices for May are on Freshbooks and late fees have already been applied. Please go on to Freshbooks and pay as soon as possible. 

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1

30/05/2018

Good afternoon parents and students!

Today is the big day. Our Arts’ Night performance is finally here. All students are required to be back at The City Church by 6:15 PM in full costume for our evening performance, which begins at 7:00 PM.

Tomorrow morning we will be having our Inter-School Spelling Bee! I wish luck to the students in our class that will be participating.

There is a bake sale taking place tomorrow and Friday.  
Friday is also track and field. Please ensure that students are in their full SJA gym uniform and are wearing sunscreen and a hat, as we will be outside all day. They should also bring a couple bottles of water. Freezies will be available for sale at the end of the day for $1.00

 Math:

Students began looking into fractions! Even though we were at the church today we were able to get in a new math lesson about equivalent fractions. Here is a video that can help students at home. 

Language:
Students edited their short stories and peer edited. They are to go home and perfect their stories so that when I look at them I will see a higher level of thinking. This is in preparation for their OWA which will be this coming Monday (June 4).

 NOTES:

Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches. The deadline for June lunches is Thursday, May 31st.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

This month's special is French Toast with Vanilla Cream and Syrup for $3.50, which will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Hot Lunches:

Hot Lunch invoices for May are on Freshbooks and late fees have already been applied. Please go on to Freshbooks and pay as soon as possible. 

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1

29/05/2018

Good evening parents and students!

Today was our Dress Rehearsal for SJA students of Arts Night. Tomorrow we will be at the City Church all day as our last rehearsals are upon us! Tomorrow Night is the final performance for all parents and families to attend! We ask that students arrive at 6:15. The show start at 7pm.
Students must come dressed in their formal outfits!

Math:
The students have worked super hard today! We started the day with going over the key things needed on our math test and then the students wrote the test. After the students finished the test, they continued with their UOI Coding tutorials.

Language:
In language, we also reviewed plot and our stories. We also looked at the success criteria for our OWA which will be on Monday. Students created a note listing the criteria, and I made an anchor chart for in class.
Tonight, the students use their organizers to write a story. The narrative stories are due tomorrow.

Remember to:

• add descriptions (using senses)
• add metaphors and similes
•  make sure that the plot builds to the climax 
• make sure that "problem" gets solved at the end 
• SHOW NOT TELL your story 

 NOTES:

note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches. The deadline for June lunches is Thursday, May 31st.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

This month's special is French Toast with Vanilla Cream and Syrup for $3.50, which will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Hot Lunches:

Hot Lunch invoices for May are on Freshbooks and late fees have already been applied. Please go on to Freshbooks and pay as soon as possible. 

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

• Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1
  
• Inter-school spelling bee at 10:00am (maybe 10:30 depending on when the other schools are here)
  
• Friday is Track and Field, it starts at 9:30am and goes all day
  
• Bake sale Thursday and Friday, Freezies are also available on Friday for $1.00