Dance Party Day

Good evening Parents and Students

In Mathematics today, I handed out the next sheet on "Exploring Patterns in Decimals with a Calculator". Students have permission to use a calculator for this Math sheet. We will go over both sheets in Math class on Monday afternoon.

In Language Arts today, we got our Spelling Test completed.

In UOI today, we discussed in our table groups "Mustafa takes a walk". Using the information pages from yesterday, the students determined what rights and freedoms were displayed in the story. Then we started our UOI summative. For this summative we have combined both classes and they were super excited about it! In their groups, students are responsible for creating their own country and all the important aspects of it (name, flag, motto, government, constitution, services, etc.) It was great to see the students be so engaged! At the end of the summative students will be presenting their country and the potential citizens (students and parents) will have a vote! Please keep May 3rd in mind, we hope to have parents attend!

Homework:

Language:
Literature Circle on our Novel Study Chapters 8 to 12. Please have your role completed by class-time on Monday. 

Math: 
Please complete the sheet called "Exploring Patterns in Decimals with a Calculator". If you have not finished yesterday's sheet "Patterns in Multiplication" please do so as well. We will go over both sheets in Math on Monday.

UOI:
No homework unless you have not completed your "Take a Stand" Assignment. If that is not finished, please complete it and turn it in on Monday. Please bring in signed UOI quiz.

Dance Party was Awesome!
The Treat Table was a huge success and the students enjoyed dancing to the music.

Reminders:
Monday April 23: Popcorn Day
Due to our school cancellation, Popcorn Day was moved to next Monday. If your student has purchased a bag of popcorn, they will receive it on Monday. Students who may want to participate are welcome to do so, 1 bag of popcorn is $2.

Spring Fundraiser has been extended to this Monday April 23rd. So if you haven't brought in your $35 for Kidsport, you may do so on Monday. Please use the pledge sheet provided. 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. School wide fundraising targets will allow students the opportunity to water balloon their teachers. So, get out there SJA, and raise some money!!!!!

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)

For Arts Night:  Monday is NOW the Last Day to Send in Pictures.

We are asking that each student bring in a recent and childhood picture. They have extended the time-frame to turn in our pictures to this Monday April 23. Thank you in advance!

Please send in the last page of your report card with your comments and signature. Thank you very much!

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

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.

Ice Cream Sundae Day

Good evening Parents and Students

Tomorrow is our Dance Party with Treat Bar
For those attending the Dance Party, bring some change, so you may enjoy the Treat Bar to be held at the Party. Those attending also enjoy an extra casual day.

Those not attending may choose to wear Earth colours (browns, greens, blues) in honour of Earth Spirit Day. Those who choose not to participate need to be in their proper uniform. 

For Arts Night: Tomorrow is the Last Day to Send in Pictures Please.
We are asking that each student bring in a recent and childhood picture. Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance!

Great job today by Jasper in Ms. Smith’s class and Surkhab in Ms. Samuel’s class for bringing in the most money for Spring Fundraiser. Because of that, they got to pie not only Mr. Foster in the face, but also Ms. Samuel!!

Ice Cream Sundae Day
Several students participated in our sundae day and got to enjoy 2 scoops of either chocolate or vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. 

In Mathematics today we started our new unit on Patterns in Multiplication. Students have 1 page of Math to complete. We will be taking up the answers in class tomorrow.

In Language Arts today we started discussing Narrative stories with a focus on Picture Books. We listened to Clark the Shark read online by Chris Pine. Then we discussed the different parts of Picture Books and what makes them effective. From there, we discussed the different aspects of plot and what type of book you would have if any of those aspects were missing.


In UOI today, we discussed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I handed out a Reading Comprehension Package with discussion questions.

Homework:

Language:
Spelling List #25 and Workbook Exercises
Read Chapters 12 of our Novel

Math:
1 page of Mathematics called "Patterns in Multiplication".

UOI:
Please finish reading the pages I handed out and then make sure you answer your individual parts to the discussion question for tomorrow's class. You should have written down the answer to the following questions. 
     a. What rights and freedoms are important to you?
     b. What rights and freedoms are important to your family?
     c. What rights and freedoms are important to your friends?

Tomorrow we will discuss in our table groups what rights and freedoms are important to your table group.

Reminders:

Please send in the last page of your report card with your comments and signature. Thank you very much!

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

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser started today Tuesday April 17 to Monday April 23. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms. 

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! 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. School wide fundraising targets will allow students the opportunity to water balloon their teachers. So, get out there SJA, and raise some money!!!!!

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

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

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.

Pancake Day

Good evening Parents and Students

Today was Pancake day and our Literature time was taken up enjoying pancakes. (Pictures to follow).

Today in Mathematics, I gave the students an extra period to finish up their Math Summative. Tomorrow we are starting a new unit. Those students who were finished worked on their UOI, if that was not completed.

We had Reading Buddies today as well during our UOI time. The students really enjoy reading with the younger students.

In UOI today we had a lesson on "Canadian Citizenship" and took the Canadian Citizenship Quiz. Several of the students found the Quiz challenging. Then we watched a couple of videos on what it means to be a Canadian Citizen to different people.

Language:
Spelling List #25 and Workbook Exercises
Read Chapters 11 of our Novel

Math: 
Math Summative Good Copy was due today at the end of the day. Some students are not quite finished and although they stayed in at recess, they did not finish. I gave them permission to bring it home as long as their Rough Copy was complete and initialed by me. Just a reminder that this is to be independent work only. 

A complete Math Summative, includes the Rubric, their Good Copy Mosaic which is fully coloured and their written component either typed or written neatly. All of these items are to be submitted tomorrow morning at the latest.

UOI:
1. 2 Sentences on what it means to be a Canadian Citizen due for class tomorrow (Thursday April 19th)

2. "Take a Stand" Good Copy Letters are due tomorrow (Wednesday April 18) by day end. I am expecting their Graphic Organizer, their Peer Editing Sheet, their Rubric with the Self Assessment filled out, and their Rough Copy to be attached. If they are emailing their Good Copy, then I expect the rest of the papers to be turned in separately, but still tomorrow.

Reminders:

For Arts Night: We are asking that each student bring in a recent and childhood picture. Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance!

Please send in the last page of your report card with your comments and signature. Thank you very much!

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

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser started today Tuesday April 17 to Friday, April 20. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms. 

NOW our total is $8000!!! One lucky student got to give Mr. Rosario a makeover today. Let's keep those funds coming. Another student got the chance to shoot Mr. Foster with a nerf gun today as well! (Pictures to follow)

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! 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. 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!!!!!

Thursday April 19, 2018: Ice Cream Sundae Day
Students who have paid for this activity will enjoy a 2 scoop sundae of either vanilla or chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce.

Friday April 20, 2018: Dance Party with Treat Bar
For those attending the Dance Party, bring some change with you, so you may enjoy the Treat Bar to be held at the Party.
Also Earth Spirit Day. We have been asked to wear Earth colours

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

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

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.

Pirate Day

Hello Parents and Students

Daily Activities:

In Language Arts today, we had our Literature Circles. Then the rest of the time was used for Mathematics. Mme Stella was absent today, so French class was also used for Math Summative

During Mathematics, I held conferences with every student to see where they were at with their Math Summative. Some of them needed to rethink their designs and adjust as they were missing pieces from the assignment. Everyone should be on track now. Tomorrow, will be our last class on the Summative. If students are not finished by day end then they will need to use their recess times to complete it.

In UOI today, the quiz was handed back. Please sign and return the quiz as soon as possible. The rest of the time was spent working on their "Take A Stand" Letters. Several students have their Rough Copies completed and have done their Peer Edit. They just need to type or write up their Good Copy which is due tomorrow (Wednesday April 18)

Homework:

Language:
Spelling List #25 and Workbook Exercises
Read Chapters 9 & 10 of our Novel Study

Math: 
Math Summative Good Copy is due tomorrow (Wednesday April 18). That means their Good Copy Mosaic is fully coloured and their written component is either typed or written neatly. Both of these items, their Rubric and their Rough Copy are to be submitted by end of day tomorrow.

UOI:
"Take a Stand" Good Copy Letters are due tomorrow (Wednesday April 18) by day end. I am expecting their Graphic Organizer, their Peer Editing Sheet, their Rubric with the Self Assessment filled out, and their Rough Copy to be attached. If they are emailing their Good Copy, then I expect the rest of the papers to be turned in separately, but still tomorrow.

Reminders:

For Arts Night: We are asking that each student bring in a recent and childhood picture. Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance!

Please send in the last page of your report card with your comments and signature. Thank you very much!

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

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser started today Tuesday April 17 to Friday, April 20. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms. 

So far we have raised $6000 for SJA!!! One lucky student will get to give Mr. Rosario a makeover. Let's keep those funds coming. It would awesome if someone in our class won a prize. Tomorrow's prize is a chance to shoot Mr. Foster with a nerf gun!

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! 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. 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!!!!!

Wednesday April 18, 2018: Pancake Breakfast

Students who have paid for this activity will enjoy a pancake breakfast of either 3 regular pancakes or 3 gluten-free pancakes.

Thursday April 19, 2018: Ice Cream Sundae Day
Students who have paid for this activity will enjoy a 2 scoop sundae of either vanilla or chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce.

Friday April 20, 2018: Dance Party with Treat Bar
For those attending the Dance Party, bring some change with you, so you may enjoy the Treat Bar to be held at the Party.
Also Earth Spirit Day. We have been asked to wear Earth colours

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

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

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.

School Closure Monday April 16th, 2018

Due to the weather conditions today, school will be closed (Monday April 16th, 2018).

Tuesday April 17th will ONLY be Pirate Day. Popcorn Day has been moved to Monday April 23rd.

Fundraiser Friday

Good evening Parents and Students

As I tallied up our fundraiser totals, I was thrilled to find so many students participating in our Spring Fundraiser next week. For more information and important dates please see below our daily activities and homework.

Daily Activities:

In Mathematics today, the students completed their quiz on Transformational Geometry. The paperwork for the Summative Assignment was handed out and explained. 

Here are some helpful tutorials that may provide students with some ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVzoaFi90E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbQkV9qfnY

In Literature today, the students completed their Spelling Test which was a review of Lessons 19-24 and handed in their Spelling Workbook. I also marked and returned their first Literature Circle Assignment.

In our Unit of Inquiry today, the students continued working on their "Take A Stand" Assignment. Ms. Walls and I have agreed that for those students wiling to put in a lot of effort to produce high quality work, and are willing to put in extra time (such as recess) to make their letter more formal, then we are willing to mail their letters to the appropriate municipal, provincial or federal government members.

Homework:

Language:
Literature Circle homework. We are on Week 2 covering Chapters 4-8 in Shannen and the Dream for a School. Some students also need to complete last week's Literature Circle homework as well. Please ensure that students are reading the instructions on the page when completing their roles.

Math: 
There is no homework in Mathematics, as we are working on the Summative Assignment. If any students brought home their rough copy, they are not to work on it please. If they have already done so, it needs to be independent work or the student will have to begin again. I must initial their rough copy before they can start the next section.

UOI:
Research for the "Take A Stand" Assignment. Students need to determine which government department would be responsible for their social issue, so that their persuasive letter can be addressed properly. They also need evidence to defend their reasons for why their social issue needs to be supported. Again, I need to initial their graphic organizer before their can begin their rough copy of their letter.

Reminders:

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser starts next week. This year our Spring Fundraiser will run from Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms. 

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! 

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. 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!!!!!

Monday April 16, 2018:  Pirate Day.
Those students who have paid for this activity may come dressed in a Pirate Costume rather than their school uniform.

Tuesday April 17, 2018:  Popcorn Day
Students who have paid for this activity will enjoy a bag of popcorn at school. We have several students participating in this activity.

Wednesday April 18, 2018: Pancake Breakfast
Students who have paid for this activity will enjoy a pancake breakfast of either 3 regular pancakes or 3 gluten-free pancakes.

For Arts Night: We are asking that each student bring in a recent and childhood picture. Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance!

Please send in the last page of your report card with your comments and signature. Thank you very much!

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

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

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.

Today, was a good day. I sat in on music class to see how the students are doing with their songs. They are doing much better. Mr. Oliver will be sending along the music and the words for me to post on the blog for everyone.

Math class was extended this morning as we went over the Transformations page that I had handed out. There were a lot of questions about the Math, but I went through the problem ones on the board. It helped out a lot of students. Ms. Walls did an extra Math lesson at Recess time to provide extra practice for those students who felt they needed it.

In UOI I gave the students time to study their notes before the quiz. After the quiz the students used the time to research their social issue and then get them approved.

Homework:

Language:
Read Chapter 8 from our Novel
Study Lesson #24 for Spelling Test Tomorrow (Friday April 13th)
Finish Spelling Workbook for Tomorrow (Friday April 13th)

Math: 
Study for Transformational Geometry Quiz using the Transformational Geometry Review
Quiz on Transformational Geometry
Taking up sheets on Tiling Patterns

UOI:
Research for "Take a Stand" assignment

Reminders:

SPRING FUNDRAISER!!!!! Our annual Spring Fundraiser is fast approaching. This year our Spring Fundraiser will run from Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20. All of the funds raised this year will go towards improving technology for our classrooms. 

Each day that week, we will host a different activity: 

For $2 on Monday, students can dress like a ‘Pirate.’ 

On Tuesday, enjoy a bag of popcorn for $2. 

Wednesday is Pancake Breakfast. Order 1 pancake for $2 or 3 pancakes for $5. Gluten-free pancakes are also available! 1 gluten-free pancake for $2.50 or 3 for $6.00. 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. 

Order forms have been sent home today and will be due no later than Friday, April 13. 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! 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. 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!!!!!

Friday April 13
This is the last day we can take the front page from the Spring Fundraiser. If you want to participate in the awesome activities next week, you need to bring in your form.

Please return your seed cards, so you may receive your seeds. Remember this is free of charge.

Schedule returns to normal. Tomorrow is Day 2

Monday April 16
Pirate Day. Only those who have paid to participate may come dressed as a pirate. The rest of the class needs to be in full summer uniform please.

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

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

A note from Arts Night- We are asking that each student bring in a picture from their childhood…it can be of any change (baby, toddler, young child, etc). Please send in all pictures no later than April 20^th. Thank you in advance!

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.