May 31

Hi Parents,

Tomorrow (Friday June 1) will be our Track and Field day, I will be posting on the blog at 9 am tomorrow if there will be a need for a rain day (which will be on MONDAY JUNE 4).

Please do not forget for your child:

1. Sunscreen
2. Hat
3. Water!!!
4. Gym Uniform. For those of you who need a quick reminder about the Gym Uniform it is below.
Gym Uniform 

SJA Shorts, SJA T-Shirt, Socks, Running Shoes!

Children will be participating in a house game relay race within their grade! Please feel free to wear your house shirt to support your house!

Any questions or if you'd like to volunteer tomorrow...

Please feel free to email me at ayustin@stjudesacademy.com

Thanks!

Ms. Yustin

The SJA Parent Guild is pleased to hold a YEAR-END PLAY DAY on Wednesday, June 13th at St. Jude's for all the students.  

Your kids will enjoy celebrating the end of the year with lots of fun!

We've got a lot of activities in store, including bouncy castles, tug of war, face painting, photo booth, water balloons and much more!

• Check out the flyer and order form for more information --- please complete and return by Friday, June 1st (sending home with agendas today).

• Read the attached letter on how you can help out to make this even a bigger success!

• If you'd like to volunteer, get in touch with us at sjaparentguild@stjudesacademy.com.

NOTE: For those students who will be participating in the event, please do not order lunch for June 13th, as a BBQ lunch will be included.

Summer Camp



Agenda 
- Raz Kids 20 mins
- Trip form for African Lion Safari
- Trip payment for African Lion Safari
-Math test
-Summative information home

Students will be required to write a letter to a friend stating their opinion on why our school is the best! - due Monday

Students will first state their opinion, then brainstorm 4 reasons to convince me, and finally write their conclusion. (Organizing my Opinion Page) They will then take their ideas and write them in a letter remembering to include the most important parts of a letter:

1.   Heading – the date 

2.  Greeting – Dear ________, don’t forget the comma 

3.  Body (state your opinion, state the 4 reasons, state your conclusion)

4.  Closing (from, love, your friend)

5.  Signature – sign name in cursive!

Upcoming dates June 1st - bake sale/track and field - gym uniform please wear gym shorts, hat, bring lots of water, wear sunscreen/Freezies for sale $1
June 7th - Track and field vs the maples 
June 8th - African lion Safari Trip bus will leave by 8:45 am - gym uniform with shorts, sunscreen, hat, packed lunch, water 
June 15th - Last Day of School for students
Term 3 report cards and graphs (DRA, OWA, & Math) go home
Promotion & Graduation Ceremonies at City Church on Argentia Road as follows:
JK – Grade 2, 10 am – 11 am
Grade 3- 6, 12 noon – 1 pm
Grade 7 – 10, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

First we had French with Mlle. Jessica, you can check out her blog at

http://mllehousja.blogspot.ca

We spent the majority of our day in the spelling bee competition against the Maples and Sunnybrook school. 

Math 
We completed our end of unit test on Mass and capacity

We ended our day by having gym class with Ms. Yustin, you can check out her blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.ca/ 

May 29/30

The SJA Parent Guild is pleased to hold a YEAR-END PLAY DAY on Wednesday, June 13th at St. Jude's for all the students.  

Your kids will enjoy celebrating the end of the year with lots of fun!

We've got a lot of activities in store, including bouncy castles, tug of war, face painting, photo booth, water balloons and much more!

• Check out the flyer and order form for more information --- please complete and return by Friday, June 1st (sending home with agendas today).

• Read the attached letter on how you can help out to make this even a bigger success!

• If you'd like to volunteer, get in touch with us at sjaparentguild@stjudesacademy.com.

NOTE: For those students who will be participating in the event, please do not order lunch for June 13th, as a BBQ lunch will be included.

Summer Camp


Agenda 
- Raz Kids 20 mins
- Trip form for African Lion Safari
- Trip payment for African Lion Safari
-Math test
-Summative information home

Students will be required to write a letter to a friend stating their opinion on why our school is the best! - due Monday

Students will first state their opinion, then brainstorm 4 reasons to convince me, and finally write their conclusion. (Organizing my Opinion Page) They will then take their ideas and write them in a letter remembering to include the most important parts of a letter:

1.   Heading – the date 

2.  Greeting – Dear ________, don’t forget the comma 

3.  Body (state your opinion, state the 4 reasons, state your conclusion)

4.  Closing (from, love, your friend)

5.  Signature – sign name in cursive!

Upcoming dates May 31st - Bake Sale 
June 1st - bake sale/track and field - gym uniform please wear gym shorts, hat, bring lots of water, wear sunscreen/Freezies for sale $1
June 7th - Track and field vs the maples 
June 8th - African lion Safari Trip bus will leave by 8:45 am - gym uniform with shorts, sunscreen, hat, packed lunch, water 
June 15th - Last Day of School for students
Term 3 report cards and graphs (DRA, OWA, & Math) go home
Promotion & Graduation Ceremonies at City Church on Argentia Road as follows:
JK – Grade 2, 10 am – 11 am
Grade 3- 6, 12 noon – 1 pm
Grade 7 – 10, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

First we had French with Mlle. Jessica, you can check out her blog at

http://mllehousja.blogspot.ca

Language 
we continued our novel study


Mr. Rosario responded to our letters about how students should/should not have iPads in school!


Math - we continued to learn about capacity

Inquiry into habitats -

Today students began their dioramas for their chosen animal and habitat 


We ended our day by having gym class with Ms. Yustin, you can check out her blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.ca/ 

We watched the grade 3-6 Arts Night 

May 28th

The SJA Parent Guild is pleased to hold a YEAR-END PLAY DAY on Wednesday, June 13th at St. Jude's for all the students.  

Your kids will enjoy celebrating the end of the year with lots of fun!

We've got a lot of activities in store, including bouncy castles, tug of war, face painting, photo booth, water balloons and much more!

• Check out the flyer and order form for more information --- please complete and return by Friday, June 1st (sending home with agendas today).

• Read the attached letter on how you can help out to make this even a bigger success!

• If you'd like to volunteer, get in touch with us at sjaparentguild@stjudesacademy.com.

NOTE: For those students who will be participating in the event, please do not order lunch for June 13th, as a BBQ lunch will be included.

Summer Camp

Agenda 
- Raz Kids 20 mins
- Trip form for African Lion Safari
- Trip payment for African Lion Safari
-Math test Thursday
-Summative information home

Students will be required to write a letter to Ms. Smith stating their opinion on why kids should have more or less chores!

Students will first state their opinion, then brainstorm 4 reasons to convince me, and finally write their conclusion. (Organizing my Opinion Page) They will then take their ideas and write them in a letter remembering to include the most important parts of a letter:

1.   Heading – the date 

2.  Greeting – Dear Ms. Smith, don’t forget the comma 

3.  Body (state your opinion, state the 4 reasons, state your conclusion)

4.  Closing (from, love, your friend)

5.  Signature – sign name in cursive!

Upcoming dates May 30th - grades 3-6 arts night 
May 31st - Bake Sale 
June 1st - bake sale/track and field - gym uniform please wear gym shorts, hat, bring lots of water, wear sunscreen 
June 7th - Track and field vs the maples 
June 8th - African lion Safari Trip bus will leave by 8:45 am - gym uniform with shorts, sunscreen, hat, packed lunch, water 
June 15th - Last Day of School for students
Term 3 report cards and graphs (DRA, OWA, & Math) go home
Promotion & Graduation Ceremonies at City Church on Argentia Road as follows:
JK – Grade 2, 10 am – 11 am
Grade 3- 6, 12 noon – 1 pm
Grade 7 – 10, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

First we had French with Mlle. Jessica, you can check out her blog at

http://mllehousja.blogspot.ca

Language 

Today students completed their OWA assessment. Students were required to write a letter to Ms. Smith convincing her of their opinion on the best season!

Math 

Today we looked at capacity. We talked about containers and cups. Some of us were very surprised to see that some containers held more water than we thought. Students learned that when a container is filled to the top it means its at capacity. 

Inquiry into habitats -

Today students created their own habitat. They decided whether the weather was hot or cold. Whether the habitat was a land or ocean one. What plants that grew there (some were made up!) What animals lived there (some were made up!) Where in the world the habitat is located and lastly the name of their habitat. 





We ended our day by having gym class with Ms. Yustin, you can check out her blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.ca/ 

May 24

The SJA Parent Guild is pleased to hold a YEAR-END PLAY DAY on Wednesday, June 13th at St. Jude's for all the students.  

Your kids will enjoy celebrating the end of the year with lots of fun!

We've got a lot of activities in store, including bouncy castles, tug of war, face painting, photo booth, water balloons and much more!

• Check out the flyer and order form for more information --- please complete and return by Friday, June 1st (sending home with agendas today).

• Read the attached letter on how you can help out to make this even a bigger success!

• If you'd like to volunteer, get in touch with us at sjaparentguild@stjudesacademy.com.

NOTE: For those students who will be participating in the event, please do not order lunch for June 13th, as a BBQ lunch will be included.

Summer Camp

Agenda 
- Raz Kids 20 mins
- Trip form for African Lion Safari and Safari Science
- Trip payment for Safari Science due today
- Trip payment for African Lion Safari
- Casual day Friday
- Writing homework due Tuesday

Students will be required to write a letter to Ms. Smith stating their opinion on why kids should have more or less chores!

Students will first state their opinion, then brainstorm 4 reasons to convince me, and finally write their conclusion. (Organizing my Opinion Page) They will then take their ideas and write them in a letter remembering to include the most important parts of a letter:

1.   Heading – the date

2.  Greeting – Dear Ms. Smith, don’t forget the comma

3.  Body (state your opinion, state the 4 reasons, state your conclusion)

4.  Closing (from, love, your friend)

5.  Signature – sign name in cursive!

Upcoming dates May 25 - Casual Day/Safari Presentation
May 30th - grades 3-6 arts night 
May 31st - Bake Sale 
June 1st - bake sale/track and field - gym uniform please wear gym shorts, hat, bring lots of water, wear sunscreen 
June 7th - Track and field vs the maples 
June 8th - African lion Safari Trip bus will leave by 8:45 am - gym uniform with shorts, sunscreen, hat, packed lunch, water 
June 15th - Last Day of School for students
Term 3 report cards and graphs (DRA, OWA, & Math) go home
Promotion & Graduation Ceremonies at City Church on Argentia Road as follows:
JK – Grade 2, 10 am – 11 am
Grade 3- 6, 12 noon – 1 pm
Grade 7 – 10, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

First we had French with Mlle. Jessica, you can check out her blog at

http://mllehousja.blogspot.ca

Novel Study
today students listened to chapter 4 of our novel study and completed comprehension questions based on Magic Treehouse Afternoon on the amazon. 

Concerned about their destination, Jack once again refers to the book for information. The Amazon River is 4,000 miles long and stretches all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Jack begins taking notes in his notebook as Annie investigates the fish that are swimming alongside their canoe. They have sharp teeth. He warns his sister that they can eat people.

Jack plans to grab a vine and pull them to shore, but when he grabs one, the "vine" is a cold scaly snake that falls into the water and swims away. Annie reaches for what she thinks is another branch, but this time it's a crocodile. Annie lets go and is surprised to hear a monkey screech from a nearby tree.

Math - today students continued our last unit of the year. We reviewed what mass means and then in groups we tested our hand at measuring (with a scale)


Language 
today students organized their opinion of whether or not students have their own ipads in class. Once students organized their opinion they then wrote it in letter format to Mr. Rosario.


Inquiry into habitats - students worked on drawing a picture of what they think the ocean looks like. 



We ended our day by having gym class with Ms. Yustin, you can check out her blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.ca/