Flight Reflections

Day 6

We began our day with math. We took up yesterday’s homework on relating units of mass. Students have received their review packages and are asked to complete questions 1 – 5 for Tuesday. The Measurement unit test will be written on Thursday, February 2^nd.

During Flight inquiry time, students reflected back on the flight unit. They described their favourite part of the unit, how they demonstrated the attribute of being an inquirer. In addition they described an attitude and attribute they feel they have shown progress in during this unit. I continued to hear presentations on ‘our responsibilities with relation to flight’. All presentations are now complete.

 

 

We did not get to work on portfolios as we had planned to do. We will do this on Tuesday instead.  Be sure to bring your portfolio to school if you haven’t already returned it.

Students worked on speeches today. I checked that speech letters have been signed and Reasons and Examples Charts completed. Students who did not get their letters signed need to have this done before class. We continued working on the prewriting part of the writing process. Students tested the quality of their reasons and chose the three best reasons to add to their Topic and Reasons Organizer. Students shared their reasons with a partner to get another perspective on whether they had indeed chosen the strongest reasons. Students that did not complete the Topic and Reasons Organizer chart in class need to complete it for homework.  Once this was completed, students began researching information for their essay. Students are asked to continue their research over the weekend and add information to their Persuasive Essay Organizer. The research and organizer are all due on Wednesday, February 1^st. Students will receive class time on Tuesday and Wednesday for this work.  Students will need devices for their speech research work.

Students attended music, gym, and French class today.

We are going on our trip to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Monday – Yay! Students should come to school in full uniform with a packed lunch.

A few students have not yet returned their City of Ember books. Please do this as soon as possible.

Look out for a French trip form coming home today.

Homework & Reminders

·         Math

o   Review questions 1 – 5

o   Unit test on Thursday

·         Inquiry into Flight:

o   Return your IB portfolio if you haven’t already done this

·         Speech:

o   Get your speech letter signed if you have not already done this

o   Get caught up if you are falling behind with your speech work

o   Complete you Topic and Reasons Organizer chart if you did not get done in class today

o   Continue your research and add notes to your Persuasive Essay Organizer – this is due on Wednesday

o   Devices needed for research purposes

·         Monday: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum trip – Come in full uniform (no hoodies), bring a packed lunch, bring spending money for the gift store if you would like

·         Tuesday: Music

·         Thursday – Measurement unit test, Music

·         February 9 – Reregistration Deadline

·         February 14 - Spirit Day

·         February 17 - PD Day

·         February 20 - Family Day

·         February 21 –Speech Semi-Finals, Bake Sale

·         February 22 – Speech Semi-Finals, Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·         February 24 - Oral Presentations

·         February 27 – Crawford Lake trip

·         February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·         March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·         March 2 – Ski Trip

·         March 9 - Ski Trip

·         March 13 - 24 March Break

Reregistration

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. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 7!

Lunch Program

News about our lunch program - SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

From now on 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)

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 27Th 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. ******