Tuesday

Good afternoon Parents and Students

TOMORROW IS CASUAL DAY!
We are also saying a sad goodbye to our teaching assistant Miss Zoe. She has been an amazing help and made the transition in teachers much easier for myself and the students. She will be missed by us all!

As a reminder for students who gave money for the Kid Sports trip: We will be attending the trip Thursday April 26th from 9-12. Students are expected to wear their gym uniforms if going on the trip.

UOI:Government
This morning students worked hard on their Build Your Own Country summative. I checked in with almost every group and a lot of them were working on their services. Several had forgotten some important services that would be absolutely needed and I provided clues to help them figure things out. Ms. Walls sat with almost every group and had a discussion about the type of government they chose for their new country. We want to see lots of detail from groups as it was something we noticed lacking from both classes. Both of us are stressing to students that they will be presenting about their country and trying to convince people to vote them into power. They should be all-knowing about their country and ready to answer any question!

Math:
Today, we took up the answers to the Fibonacci sequence in class. I did some of the answers on the board, which helped out several students who had trouble on the second page. I handed out and explained MMS5: 10.6 Tiling Pattern. Those who didn't finish in class need to complete it for homework.

Language:
Today, we did an activity based on deciphering the pieces of the plot from a Picture Book. First, as a class we answered all the parts to the graphic organizer using Clark the Shark, then I had each table group perform the same exercise, using the different Picture Books they had signed out of the library. Some of my groups did not finish and will be completing the activity tomorrow.

Homework:

Language:
Spelling Lesson #26 and workbook exercises
Chapter 14 in Shannen and the Dream for a School

Math: 
MMS5: 10.6 Tiling Patterns (Due tomorrow)

UOI:
Nothing.

Reminders:

Thursday April 26: Trip to Kidsport

As a reminder for students who gave money for the Kid Sports trip: We will be attending the trip Thursday April 26th from 9-12. Students are expected to wear their gym uniforms if going on the trip.

Thursday May 3rd: Joint Parent - Teacher Interviews
Please see your email for more information. The sign up sheet is attached to your email. Times are from 4-8pm.

Dear parents/ guardians,

We are Grade 6 students doing a project called exhibition. Our topic is child neglect. For our action we chose to do a clothing donation for the children that may have experienced neglect in our community. We will be donating all of the gently used clothing to the CAS and local charities. If you would like to donate any gently used clothing please place them in the box labeled Clothing Donations for the CAS and Surrounding charities. It can be found by the SJA back door where you come into the school in the morning. The last day to make a donation is Wednesday, April 26.

Sincerely,

Alexis, Alex and Wael (Grade 6)

Permission Forms for YMCA Cedar Glen Trip and UOI quizzes need to be signed and returned as soon as possible please.

Arts Night:
Here is a link to the Karoke version of Celebration:
https://youtu.be/CfnBdUAzrjs

Choir Students Here is a link to your song provided by Ms. Ross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRg2XoDuvoo

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

As a reminder: St.Jude's Academy is now affiliated with an official soccer club called St. Jude's FC. Students of St.Jude are given a 33% discount that will allow them to join the club and play competitively with other soccer clubs this spring and summer (starting most likely April to September). The students will be working with excellent coaches and going to competitions on the weekend. Practices will be held (most likely) right after school twice a week. In April, besides the soccer field, the students will have a chance to play in our official soccer dome! I think this is a great opportunity!! The students have been given forms (I can e-mail extras), they should try to submit the form as soon as possible.