Day 84

Unfortunately I was out sick today. Here is what was planned to be learned

Inquiry into Language 

Today students used their  brainstorm to write an explanation of their favourite toy. Their six brainstorm bubbles were about
1. to describe the look of the toy
2. to describe how the toy works
3. to describe what the toy does
4. to describe what the toy is used for
5. extra descriptions of how/why/what
6. extra descriptions of how/why/what

As a class we brainstormed an introduction and a conclusion for this writing piece. As well as a sentence to describe the toy.

Speeches Schedule to follow

Steps	Date to Be Completed
Step 1 – Student will pick a story they would like to re-tell for their speech. Criteria for picking their book is to ensure it is a suitable topic for your age/grade/skill level.  Step 2 – Write the title, author, your name, and main parts (beginning, middle, end) of the story down in logical order remembering to include (character names, setting, problem, solution, key details.) Keep in mind that the re-tell can be no more than 5 minutes long and no less than 3 minutes long.  Step 3 – Begin to memorize your re-tell using the information you wrote down  o    state title, author, your name o    ensure you are re-telling in logical order	January 9th, 2020
Step 4 – Re-tell is memorized and within the 3-5-minute time allowance Step 5 – Begin to work on the originality of your re-tell. What we will be looking for is: o    no props o    animations/gestures (natural, unaffected, enhancing)  o    voice – your words are effective and clear Step 6 – Posture is relaxed, pleasant and confident	January 23rd, 2020
Step 7 – Grammar, pace, fluency, pronunciation, timing.  What we will be looking for is:  o    fluency of re-tell, is it easy to follow? o    is grammar used correctly? o    are you enunciating and using proper pronunciation during your re-tell? o    are you pacing yourself? Is your re-tell fluent, varied and not rushed? o    is your re-tell within the 3-5-minute time allowance?	January 29th and 30th , 2020

Our in-class competition will take place on February 3^rd, 2020. Students in Ms. Coldwells’ class will be judged by Ms. Hughes and the students in Ms. Hughes’ class will be judged by Ms. Coldwells. The students will be judged based on the above steps. The top 3 from each Grade 2 classroom will move on to compete for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd place on stage on February 6^th, 2019.

Inquiry into Cultures

We continued working on our summative, they were given checklists to ensure all the information needed is there. 

• ›      Name of holiday
• ›      date(s) holiday takes place on 
• ›      symbols that are important/represent the holiday (e.g. shamrock, heart, Christmas tree, flowers, etc.)
• ›      decorations, colours, and artifacts used during the holiday
• ›      food(s) that are made/consumed during this holiday
• ›      games/activities/songs that people take part in during this holiday (e.g. a game like dreidel, advent calendar, egg hunt, etc.) 
• ›      something special done for someone else during this holiday (e.g. gift giving, good deed, kind act)
• ›      meaning behind holiday, why is it being celebrated

Gym

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Inquiry into Math 

- Teacher explained to class that some shapes have sides with the same length and that we use hatch marks to show this. (refer to example on top of page 54)  -     We used arrows to show parallel sides (example on top of page 54 of their workbook) -    Students  Completed Page 54 and 55 in their math workbooks

French

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Agenda

• Memorize speech and add actions  - check in this Thursday
• Spelling paragraph due Friday 
• Spelling test Friday 
• sign and return math test 
• Wear red or tradition Chinese Dress on Friday!!!
• Bring back your re-registration packages for grade 3!
• DON’T DELAY - THE DEADLINE FOR RE-REGISTRATION IS FEBRUARY 18 AT 4 PM
• To reserve your child’s 2020-2021 place at St. Jude’s Academy, complete and return your child’s re-registration forms and payment by FEB 18 AT 4 pm.

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• Dear SJA Families, Just a reminder that the SJA re-registration process is underway. To reserve your child’s 2020-2021 place at St. Jude’s Academy, complete and return your child’s re-registration forms and payment to Reception by Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 4:00 pm.
• Dear SJA Community,
  We look forward to seeing you at the SJA Town Hall/Social on January 24 from 7 to 9 pm.  All parent/guardians of JK to Grade 12 students are invited to hear about our exciting school year, survey result and future direction. To help us plan for this event, RSVP by January 17 to reception@stjudesacademy.com . We look forward to seeing you there!
  
  
  

  • Mr. Foster’s Farmers Market and Ms. Gandy’s Groceries
    
    As part of their summative assessment the grade one classes have decided to open a market to complement their organization unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 12 and 18. The market will take place all day Thursday, January 23^rdand Friday, January 24^th. All profits made will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.