15/02/2018

Good evening parents and students!
I hope that everyone is excited for their 4 day weekend and have some great things planned for Family Day!

Today students had the privilege to listen to the top speeches of both SJA and The Maples. Students heard various stories, persuasive speeches, and informative speeches. Our routine was very different today because of these speeches and students were even allowed to eat their lunch in class!

Students also earned some free time today, which of course was spent on devices. It is great to see students being rewarded for the great respect that is seen for teachers and fellow students. 

Math:
Today students learned about coordinate grids and ordered pairs. We discussed how the ordered pairs are listed as horizontal (x) axis first and vertical (y) axis second.... just like in the alphabet! Students were given some fun math tasks for homework this weekend.
One worksheet is a riddle puzzle and the other involved them plotting ordered pairs and connecting them in order with lines so as to create an image. Once their image is completed they are to colour them! 
If a student is unsure whether they have done it right, have them bring the page to school uncoloured and I will look at it. 

Language:
Today students completed their last ticket out the door reading comprehension question! Over our long weekend, students are to read the epilogue and complete their last Literacy circle! 
There will be a summative for the novel introduced on Tuesday February 20th. 
Since next week is very short (family day and ski trip), I have already assigned spelling lesson 20 for homework. The next spelling test will be on the Thursday.

UIO: Human Body
Today the BODY stations were about the Digestive System: Station A: The BODY World Wide (technology station)

• They completed an online activity (link)
• Watched videos (playlist link here)

Station B: BODY Burning Questions (Test each others knowledge) 

Station C: AnyBODY comprehend 

• Complete the worksheets, they used the handout made by the other group

Station D: Move your BODY (hands-on activities) 

• Complete a digestion activity using bread and water to simulate what happens to food in our digestive system. The students found the end results rather funny as it looked similar to what our body normally releases as waste (POO!)

Here are some pictures from the stations. Over the next few days, they will complete other station activities for the other body systems. 

Notes: 

A note about Jump Rope for Heart - This event is fast approaching! Please make sure students are finishing their donation collecting this weekend as Tuesday February 20th is our event! 

Please send students in gym clothes for this event!

 St. Jude’s Academy is please to be holding a Heart and Stroke Foundation Jump Rope for Heart event on Tuesday, February 20^th, 2018. All money raised will support the Heart and Stroke Foundation in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart and stroke research.

Jump Rope for Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges for heart disease and stroke research. They also learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and giving back to their community. This year marks Jump Rope for Heart’s 36^th Anniversary and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is striving to get 1 million kids jumping in close to 4,000 schools across Canada. Let’s be part of it!

We need your help to reach out School fundraising goal of $1000.00.

Please help support your child’s fundraising efforts by registering them online at JumpRopeForHeart.ca and send out donations request emails to friends, family, and colleagues. Online fundraising is the quickest way to reach all of your contacts and online donors receive and automatic tax receipt.

Please visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and start fundraising today!

Each student was sent home with pledge envelopes if you prefer to collect donations in-person. Please ensure that their pledge envelope is returned on the day of their school’s Jump Event Day.

Thank you in advance for your support.

A note about March Break Camp - Registration forms were sent home back in October. We have had many students sign up since then and especially over the last few days. If you are interested in registering your child for our March Break camp, please send in the completed registration form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit in order to secure your child's spot (this could be paid in cash or through fresh books). This year there are two options to choose from the first being lunch and two snacks provided or the second being send your own packed lunch and a discounted camp rate! We also have daily rates available. Please contact Ms. Smith @ bsmith@stjudesacademy.com for more details

A note from Ms. Ross – After care invoices have been sent out via Freshbooks. Please be sure to check your junk mail. Please note the amount per minute has been changed to $0.13/minute, due to the minimum wage increase.

A note from Ms. Bancud regarding March lunch orders - You are now able to order for March Lunches. The deadline for March lunches is Friday, February 23rd, 2018.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for March ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, March 9th, 2018.

This month's special is Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples with a side of syrup that 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