April 11th

It is that time again SJA. Our annual SJA Spring Fundraiser is fast approaching. It will run the week of Monday, April 24-Friday, April 28. Forms and information were sent home today. This year, we are raising money for technology and our goal is $9000. If we raise $3000 as a school we get to wrap a teacher in toilet paper! If we raise $6000 as a school we get to silly string a teacher! If we reach our goal of $9000, students will get to water balloon the teachers! There will be a number of events happening throughout the week and amazing prizes for students who participate, as well as a grand prize, which includes a movie and pizza party!! Some of the daily prizes include a gum day, silly string a teacher, an extra casual day, sit on your teachers chair for the day, and being able to pie Mr. Sawatsky in the face! 

Monday, April 24 – Costume Day – bring in $3 and the form and be able to wear a costume instead of the uniform!

Tuesday, April 25 – Popcorn Day - bring in $2.50 and the form and enjoy a bag of popcorn!

Wednesday, April 26 – Pancake Day - bring in $2 to $6 and the form and enjoy some yummy pancakes in your classroom!

Thursday, April 27 – Ice Cream Day - bring in $5 and the form and some ice cream! You may also purchase an apple or a banana for $1 a piece!

Friday, April 28 – Casual Day and Dance Party - bring in $5 and the form and be able to wear casual clothing and boogie-woogie away! 

For a pledge of $35 or more, your child will be able to attend a class trip to Kidsports Indoor Playground on Thursday, May 11. Thank you so much in advance for your participation. We greatly appreciate it!

All daily activity forms and money are due by Wednesday, April 19 and the pledge form and money is due by Friday, April 28. 

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• spelling sentences due thurs 
• spelling test thurs
• no school fri or mon
• Opinon homework due thurs. 

April 10

It is that time again SJA. Our annual SJA Spring Fundraiser is fast approaching. It will run the week of Monday, April 24-Friday, April 28. Forms and information were sent home today. This year, we are raising money for technology and our goal is $9000. If we raise $3000 as a school we get to wrap a teacher in toilet paper! If we raise $6000 as a school we get to silly string a teacher! If we reach our goal of $9000, students will get to water balloon the teachers! There will be a number of events happening throughout the week and amazing prizes for students who participate, as well as a grand prize, which includes a movie and pizza party!! Some of the daily prizes include a gum day, silly string a teacher, an extra casual day, sit on your teachers chair for the day, and being able to pie Mr. Sawatsky in the face! 

Monday, April 24 – Costume Day – bring in $3 and the form and be able to wear a costume instead of the uniform!

Tuesday, April 25 – Popcorn Day - bring in $2.50 and the form and enjoy a bag of popcorn!

Wednesday, April 26 – Pancake Day - bring in $2 to $6 and the form and enjoy some yummy pancakes in your classroom!

Thursday, April 27 – Ice Cream Day - bring in $5 and the form and some ice cream! You may also purchase an apple or a banana for $1 a piece!

Friday, April 28 – Casual Day and Dance Party - bring in $5 and the form and be able to wear casual clothing and boogie-woogie away! 

For a pledge of $35 or more, your child will be able to attend a class trip to Kidsports Indoor Playground on Thursday, May 11. Thank you so much in advance for your participation. We greatly appreciate it!

All daily activity forms and money are due by Wednesday, April 19 and the pledge form and money is due by Friday, April 28. 

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus- Today we completed our spelling books activities looking at y that makes the long "e" sound. Spelling words are in the agenda 

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• spelling sentences due thurs 
• spelling test thurs
• no school fri or mon
• Opinon homework due thurs. 

 Gym - visit: mrmacsgymclass.blogspot.com

Math- today we worked on addition and subtraction word problems that use multiple steps. Students worked out problems with addition first then subtraction and then took it one step further but taking their findings and skip counting by twos to find a new amount. 

UOI -  today we worked in partners and designed half a face each. We chose which emotion we wanted to show on our side. 

French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

April 7th

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus- Today we completed our weekly spelling test 

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• reading homework

 Gym - visit: mrmacsgymclass.blogspot.com

Math- today we worked on addition and subtraction stories using teen numbers. We read and solved stories as well as created our own. 

UOI -  today we learned about the Day of the Dead celebration that takes place in Mexico. The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1st and 2nd in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on November 1st and All Souls' Day which occurs on November 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. We then coloured our own Sugar Skull masks and will put the finishing touches on them on Monday. 

French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

April6th

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus- Today we focused on writing a spring acrostic poem. First we brainstormed words for each letter of SPRING. Then we chose words for each letter to put on our good copy of the poem. 

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• Opinion homework due Friday 
• Spelling sentences 
• Spelling test Friday
• Talent Show this Friday, April 7th, with a variety of performances from SJA/Oakwood students in JK-Grade 6! The event will begin at 9:30 am and is expected to finish by 11 am. Friends and family are welcome to come watch this entertaining event to show support for the students who are performing in this year’s show

Gym - visit: http://

Math- today we worked on addition and subtraction using teen numbers. We learned and used different methods to help us work out the problems. 

UOI -  today we learned about how other cultures use masks. We also discussed how some cultures use masks made to look like different creatures. We talked about how a mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, ceremonial performance, or entertainment. We then created our own masks. 

April 5

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus-

We used opinion organizers to organize a letter to our mom about our favourite food to eat. We are writing our letter in hopes we can have this food for dinner tonight!

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• Opinion homework due Friday 
• Spelling sentences 
• Spelling test Friday
• Talent Show this Friday, April 7th, with a variety of performances from SJA/Oakwood students in JK-Grade 6! The event will begin at 9:30 am and is expected to finish by 11 am. Friends and family are welcome to come watch this entertaining event to show support for the students who are performing in this year’s show

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

Math- today we continued to work on solving multiplication word problems. 

UOI -  today we worked on Australian Aboriginal dot art!

French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

April 4th

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus-

We used opinion organizers to organize our opinion on our favourite food to eat. We organized 3 reasons why it is the best food. 

Music - http://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.ca

Agenda - 

• Japanese Cultural Centre trip - permission and payment 
• Opinion homework due Friday 
• Spelling sentences 
• Spelling test Friday
• Talent Show this Friday, April 7th, with a variety of performances from SJA/Oakwood students in JK-Grade 6! The event will begin at 9:30 am and is expected to finish by 11 am. Friends and family are welcome to come watch this entertaining event to show support for the students who are performing in this year’s show

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

Math- today we worked on solving word problems. 

UOI -  today we finished our art mosaics from yesterday. We also coloured pictures of children in their traditional dress from around the world. 


French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

April 3rd

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. 

Calendar- the special helpers put up the date, counts down to 100 days of school, and tells us what the weather is like today.

UOI with language focus- 

Math Journal - today we focused on greater than, less than, and equals too. We then completed a cut and paste activity to show our learning. 

Agenda - 

• please send in an art smock/old shirt for the month this week
• Trip permission form and payment 
• spelling sentences 
• On April 12th students will be put in pairs where they will be given a paper doll template on regular size (8by11) paper. They will be required to decorate one side of the doll in their traditional cultural dress. We are asking that prior to this day you help by researching pictures for them to look at to get ideas. We are also asking that if you have any materials that could be used (beads, buttons, fabric, etc.) if you could please send them in as well. 

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

Math- We have been learning about doubles!

UOI - we talked about roman mosaics - the mosaics used in Rome were home decorations and ranged from store-bought common designs to custom made designs.

French- http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Thanks to all who completed the homework! Some great opinions about bedtime! I was impressed!