International Day

Day 1

 

Yesterday was a very busy day in Grade 6, hence there was not time for the blog. My apologies for the late post.

We began our day with math on Friday. We took up Thursday’s massive work on surface area of rectangular prisms. I was very happy to see how many students completed all 10 problems. We paid special attention to tricky problem # 8. We were almost out of time and we wanted to go onto the nest lesson on volume of rectangular prisms. As a result, we did not take questions 9 & 10. We will do this on Monday. Everyone in the class agreed that finding the volume of a rectangular prism is easy peasy compared to finding surface area. Students are asked to complete practice problems on p. 226 - 227 of the MMS textbook.

We used the next hour of class time to work on our flight inquiry project. Students had 30 minutes to prepare (by building/rebuilding their paper air planes) before we headed outside for testing. Students have already been testing their planes indoors this week, but have been hindered when their planes hit walls and ceilings. Being outdoors helped with these problems but also introduced a new factor which affected results – the wind. The class did the best they could under the conditions. We will be testing again on Monday. Students should come to school with any paper planes they will be testing. Everyone that needed it was given paper airplane instructions and template for their chosen plane. Monday will be the last day allocated to the testing of paper air planes. Students continue to need their devices for the data management portion of this project.

 

Grade 6s attended French and gym class yesterday.

Thank you to families that were able to make it out yesterday. It was wonderful seeing everyone at International Day. Well done to all students for their contributions to our display table and presentation.

 

Scholastic order forms went home yesterday.

Our class will be hosting the monthly bake sale this week Tuesday and Wednesday. Students are asked to contribute items to sell at the bake sale.

Monday is the last day to return trip forms and payments for our trip to the Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum.

Year Ahead Day

 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 for Year Ahead Day may not necessarily be your child's classroom teacher next year.

Homework & Reminders

·       Math p. 226 - 227

·       Inquiry into Flight:

o   Come to school with your paper air planes built and ready for testing

o   Bring a device to create graphs that represent the data you will collect

o   Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum - Return trip form and payment

·       Monday: Return trip form and payment, Music

·       Tuesday: Bake Sale (hosted by Grade 6s)

·       Wednesday - Casual Day, Bake Sale (hosted by the Grade 6 class), Music

·       Friday: Music, Last day to order hot lunches for February

·       January 30: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum trip

·       February 9 – Reregistration Deadline

·       February 14 - Spirit Day

·       February 17 - PD Day

·       February 20 - Family Day

·       February 21 – Bake Sale

·       February 22 - Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·       February 24 - Oral Presentations

·       February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·       March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·       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. ******