18/04/2018

Dear parents and students, 

Today students enjoyed their pancakes!! I look forward to seeing their happy faces for Ice Cream tomorrow!

We have added an item to our Arts’ Night pictures. We are asking that each student bring in a recent AND a childhood picture…it can be of any stage (baby, toddler, young child, etc.) Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th.  

The photos I have gotten so far are extremely cute!!

Our current total for our Spring Fundraiser is $8000!!! WOOHOO SJA!! Tomorrow one lucky student will get to pie a teacher. The student who brings in the most amount of money tomorrow will get to sit at their teacher's chair. Today, Jaya, was lucky enough to put makeup on Mr. Rozario. Sami was the lucky student who got to Nurf gun Mr. Foster. Let’s keep those funds coming in!

Math:
Today we had small gallery walk of our mosaic tiles that students have created. A lot of students had great comments about the tiles made by their peers. I think that these tiles would be a great piece to add to the Art's Night projects that will be displayed. 
We also began a new unit about Pattern and Numbers in Geometry. Today we began by looking at patterns in multiplication and how we can rearrange factors when multiplying so that make it easier for us, as well as, how to find missing factors. 

Language:
Today we had a read aloud with the story Clark the Shark. We are beginning our new language topic of Narrative writing. We touched upon the idea of plot today and how we can use a diagram to explain how the majority of stories are written. Students are encouraged to bring in picture books so we can analyze their plot them tomorrow!

UOI: Government

Today we had a short lesson talking about what it meant to be a Canadian Citizen. We also read a few pages that discussed things about Canadian citizenship and students highlighted words that they found to be inspiring and important. We will look at these words more closely tomorrow!

 Everyone hard at work to find inspiring words!

Notes:

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser is HERE. This year our Spring Fundraiser will run from Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20. We are hoping to raise $12,000. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms, such as tables, TVs, 3-D printers, and reading stations. Each day that week, we will host a different activity. Our Popcorn Day will take place next Monday, April 23. On Thursday, enjoy an ice cream sundae for $5. Sundaes include two scoops of vanilla OR chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce. Add a banana or apple for $1. To wrap up the week we will be hosting a dance party for $5. For students who collect a minimum of $35, they will get to enjoy a morning or afternoon at Kidsport. Please use the pledge sheet provided and be sure to turn in on a daily basis! All pledges will be due on Thursday, April 19. Daily prizes for the most amount of money brought in are; bonus casual days, getting to sit at your teacher’s desk for a day, or shooting Mr. Foster with a Nerf gun. And let me tell you there are many Nurf gun options to choose from! School wide fundraising targets will allow students the opportunity to give Mr. Rozario a makeup lesson or water balloon their teachers. So, get out there SJA, and raise some money!!!!! 

A note from Ms. Bancud.
Hello all,

You are now able to order for May Lunches. The deadline for May lunches is Saturday, April 28th, 2018.  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, May 4th, 2018.

A group of Grade 6s are promoting Meatless Mondays for their Exhibition project. They have come up with this month's special, which is Crispy Cauliflower Bites for $4.50 with a side of tzatziki dip that will be available every Monday! You will find more information about Meatless Mondays around the school.

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