Day 79 - 80

SJA is excited to announce that Year Ahead Day is happening again this year!  All SJA PYP students will be participating in this exciting event on Wednesday, January 25th.   Year Ahead Day is a fun and interactive day for the students at SJA to spend a day in the class of the grade level ahead of them (example: SK students spend their day as Grade 1 students, Grade 6 students spend their day as Grade 7 students, etc.).  This is a great way for the students at SJA to get a glimpse into their future life at SJA!  Students can get to know the teachers, see their future classroom, and take part in activities they will be participating in next year. Please know that the teacher that is assigned for your child does not mean this will be your child's classroom teacher next year. 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

  SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

Beginning today you will place all lunch orders on-line. The ordering system is more simplified and easy to navigate.

Below are the instructions on how to order and how to pay:

1.     Visit http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/login.php

2.     Click on the link Don't have an account? Register and register your child based on your email address, their grade, and classroom teacher name. (you can register more than one child by using separate emails)

3.     Verify your email account through the email sent

4.     Log-in and look for the tab manage lunch on the top left of the page

5.     Select add new lunch form

6.     Select student name and payment method

7.     Check off the boxes for your selections for each day

8.     Press save

9.     The program will then take you to a screen that will give you the total you owe for the month

10.  Please place amount owing (in agenda) in a zip lock bag clearly labelled with student first and last name as well as teacher name.

We recognize the process is new and may be confusing so we appreciate your understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ordering process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com to set up an appointment time to assist you in the ordering process.

******Please place all orders by January 27^Th 2017. Please keep in mind that after this date no orders can be accepted as the site will close until the new month. We will send reminders and blog posts to ensure you do not miss the deadline.  ******

UOI with language focus-

Students were told they were taking a trip to the North Pole! They had to brainstorm and create a mind map of ideas of things they might do at the North Pole. Students then had to come up with an Introduction sentence, a sentence starting with First, a sentence starting with Then, a sentence starting with Next, a sentence starting with Finally and a concluding sentence for their written piece. Students used a writing organizer to help keep their thoughts and ideas together.  Then the students took their organizer and wrote a good copy of their Trip to the North Pole!

Music - http://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.ca

Agenda - 

• Spelling sentences past due 
• Spelling test Friday
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• It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public.
• International Mindedness Day will be taking place tomorrow from 2:30-3:15 and parents are more than welcome to join us. Students are able to come to school tomorrow in traditional dress or colours of the flag (India) 
• Year Ahead Day will be taking place on Wednesday, January 25. This allows grade 1 students to spend a day as a grade 2 student. Students always look forward to this day! 
• Casual Day Weds. Jan 25th 

Gym - visit: http://mrhpypphysed.blogspot.ca

Math - 
Students have been working very hard learning about data management. Students have learned how to collect and tally data by asking questions, they have learned how to record data, they have then learned how to place it on a bar or picto-graph. Students have also begun learning how to read the results from Data in a chart and on a graph. Students have been learning to use the words most and least when describing data in a graph.

Inquiry into Organization
We discussed and planned our presentation for India. We have discussed the information brought in and we have discussed things we already know about India from our personal experiences. Students have also begun to work in class on their summative assessments. Students have been given a bristol board divided into four sections. They have chosen 4 groups to sort and organize their grocery store shelves and they have labelled them.

French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Daily Five

Word work 

work on writing

read to someone

read to self 

listen to reading