Christmas Concert

On December 17, 2019, students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.
For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the main office.
We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

 

We began our day with novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapter 25 and the Epilogue a class. Later in the day, students worked on writing their summary of the text and the characters, and events. They also did some research about an explorer who was searching for the fountain of youth – thereby discovering the connection between Tuck Everlasting and our inquiry unit on explorers. Any incomplete work will be completed in class tomorrow. Students who forgot their novels or duo tangs at home are reminded to bring these in tomorrow.

All students presented their PowToons this morning. We had a good discussion on using PowToon as a way of showing one’s learning. For most students, this was their first time using PowToon. We heard about the pros and cons of PowToon from the perspective of students.

All Secret Santa gifts are past due.

Look out for a trip letter and waiver form coming home today.

Do not order a hot lunch for the following dates:

-          January 16, 2020 – trip to Crawford Lake

-          January 22, 2020 – Ski & Snowboard trip

-          February 19, 2020 – Ski & snowboard trip

-          March 4, 2020 – Ski & snowboard trip

Students are to arrive at school at 5:15 pm for this evening’s performance of the Christmas concert. Students are to be from picked up from the gym after this evening’s performance.

Look out for reregistration packages coming home today.

Homework and Reminders

There is no homework assigned for today!

Bring in your copy of Tuck Everlasting if you haven’t already done so.

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white)

·         Secret Santa gift exchange

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break

PowToon Presentations

On December 17, 2019, students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.
For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the main office.
 We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

 

We began our day with novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapters 22, 23, & 24 as a class. Students had no time to work on today’s reading and homework. They are to read Chapter 25 and the Epilogue.  This work is due tomorrow.

Students presented their PowToons throughout the day. Students who have not presented yet will present tomorrow.

We went to the dome twice for our Christmas concert rehearsal today.

All Secret Santa gifts are past due.

Students are to arrive at school at 5:15 pm for the evening performance of the Christmas concert.

Homework and Reminders

Be ready to present PowToons tomorrow if you haven’t already

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting – due tomorrow

·         Read Prologue, Chapter 24 & Epilogue

·         Complete Study Guide pages 61- 68

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert & PowToon presentations

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white)

·         Secret Santa gift exchange

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break

 

Finishing Up the PowToons

On December 17, 2019, students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.
For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the main office.
 We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

 

We began our day with novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapters 19, 20, & 21 as a class. Students had no time to work on today’s reading and homework. They are to read Chapters 22, 23, & 24 and to complete pages 54- 60 in the guide for homework. This work is due on Monday.

Students worked on their PowToons during our remaining class time. Narrations are to be done at home over the weekend. Final PowToons are due on Monday, December 16^th. Devices are needed as students present their PowToons next week.

Students attended French and math today. In math, students received their unit tests from Ms. Joseph. They went over the test with her. Please review these with your child, sign them, and return them to school on Monday.  For homework students are to complete Page 160 - Q 22 & 23.

We went to the dome for our Christmas concert rehearsal today. We got to stat and watch all performances. This was a treat.

All Secret Santa gifts are to be at school on Monday.

Homework and Reminders

Math: Review, sign and return math test. Complete Page 160 - Q 22 & 23.

Complete your PowToon narration over the weekend. Be ready to present on Monday.

Devices are needed for PowToon presentations next week.

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting – due on Monday

·         Read Prologue, Chapter 22, 23 & 24

·         Complete Study Guide pages 54 - 60

This weekend is the last chance to purchase your Secret Santa gift. Min. $10 & Max. $25. Bring the gifts to school on Monday.

Monday, December 16^th - PowToons are due

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white)

·         Secret Santa gift exchange

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break

Working on the PowToons

On December 17, 2019, students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.
For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please meet in the main office.
 We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

 

We began our day with novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapters 16, 17, & 18 as a class. Students had no time to work on today’s reading and homework. They are to read Chapters 19, 20, & 21 and to complete pages 48- 54 in the guide for homework. This work is due tomorrow.

Students continued their research on their chosen indigenous people group throughout the day. I continued meeting with students regarding their note-taking ad research. Students who did not complete their research in class today are to complete it for homework. This work is due tomorrow. Most students are now working on their PowToons. They will have class time tomorrow to finish up this work. Narrations are allowed to be done at home. Final PowToons are due on Monday, December 16^th. Devices are needed for the remainder of this week as students continue working on this project.

Students attended French and math today. In math, students began working on their new unit - Data Management. They discussed the terms mean, median and mode. Students practiced a couple of questions to find the mean, median and mode of a set of numbers. Students are reminded to arrange the numbers in order to find the median. They also discussed primary data and secondary data. For homework the are to complete Page 168 - Q 1c and 1d and Page 170 - Q 1 & 2.

We had two Christmas concert rehearsals at the dome today.

Homework and Reminders

Math: Page 168 - Q 1c and 1d and Page 170 - Q 1 & 2.

Complete your Canadian indigenous peoples research if you did not get done in class today

Devices are needed tomorrow

Ski forms are past due

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting – due tomorrow

·         Read Prologue, Chapter 19, 20 & 21

·         Complete Study Guide pages 48 - 54

This weekend is the last chance to purchase your Secret Santa gift. Min. $10 & Max. $25. Bring the gifts to school on Monday.

Monday, December 16^th  - PowToons are due

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white),

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break

 

Doing the Research

We began our day with novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapters 13, 14, & 15 as a class. Students had no time to work on today’s reading and homework. They are to read Chapters 16, 17, & 18 and to complete pages 43- 48 in the guide for homework. This work is due tomorrow.

Students continued their research on their chosen indigenous people group throughout the day. I met with many students as they worked. They showed me the notes they had taken and they either received a green light to proceed or a red light to go back and find more information. A few students have completed all their research and are working on creating their PowToon. Devices are needed for the remainder of this week as students continue working on this project.

In math, students wrote the pre-assessment test for their next unit on Data Management.

We had Christmas concert rehearsal at the dome today.

Homework and Reminders

Devices are needed tomorrow

Complete and return the ski forms by December 12^th

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting – due tomorrow

·         Read Prologue, Chapter 16, 17 & 18

·         Complete Study Guide pages 43 - 48

Purchase your Secret Santa gift before the last week of school. Min. $10 & Max. $25

Thursday, December 12^th

·         Ski forms are due

·         Parent Guild After-School Skating Event

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white),

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break

Canada's First Peoples

Dear SJA Families,

We are very excited for our annual Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 Christmas Concert. See below for more details.

On December 10, 2019, students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.  

For our evening performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00-7:00 pm.

We encourage all families to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Students began their day writing their math unit test.

Next, we had novel study time. We took up discussion questions about Chapters 11 & 12 as a class. Students had some time to work on today’s reading and homework. They are to read Chapters 13, 14, & 15 and to pages 39- 43 in the guide. This work is due tomorrow.

Students received the package for one of the major projects for our Where we are in place and time inquiry unit. This project focuses on our first line of inquiry, First Peoples and their interactions with the environment. Students are to complete these project through the lens of change, i.e. How do the ways of life change depending on where people lived? We reviewed the expectations of the project, the steps, and the rubrics. Students then chose a Canadian First Peoples group to research as follows:

Name	First Peoples Groups
Jaiden	Inuit
Vishva	Cree
Divyansh	Iroquois
Emana	Dene
Aanika	Anishinabe/Ojibwa
Charlie	Blackfoot
Daniel	Algonquin
Yashmeen	MicMac
Aamna	Huron
Eva	Nakoda
Emaan	Assiniboine
Jasmeet	Mississaugas
Sofia	Chippewas
Kooshali	Kasechewan
Pooshne	Syilx
Himmat	Haida

Students began reading about their chosen group and recording notes in their organizers. Devices will be needed tomorrow as students continue working on their research.

We watched and enjoyed the JK – 2 Christmas concert today.

 

Homework and Reminders

Devices are needed tomorrow

Complete and return the ski forms by December 12^th

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting – due tomorrow

·         Read Prologue, Chapter 13, 14 & 15

·         Complete Study Guide pages 39 - 43

Purchase your Secret Santa gift before the last week of school. Min. $10 & Max. $25

Tuesday, December 10^th

·         JK – Grade 2 Christmas Concert

Thursday, December 12^th

·         Ski forms are due

·         Parent Guild After-School Skating Event

Tuesday, December 17^th – Grade 3 – 8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18^th 

·         Bake Sale

·         Casual Day

Thursday, December 19^th

·         House Game Day

·         Spirit Day (wear red, green, white),

·         Bake Sale

Friday, December 20^th – Tuesday, January 7^th – Christmas Break