Day 1!

Announcements

- Oral Competition to return to school everyday

- Re-registration packages due February 18th, 2020
- Casual Day Thursday

Re-registration Forms

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.

After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on waitlists.

If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.

Speeches

Music, French & Gym

Check out the blogs below to see what your child has been learning during Music, French and Gym!

French with Mme. Rawan: https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com

Music with Mrs. McMillan: www.mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

Gym with Ms. Vasconcelos: https://msvphysed.blogspot.com/ 

Gym
In Gym the students have been learning how to dance to the song "Hoedown Throwdown". Please have your child watch this video and practice the steps to prepare for their presentation tomorrow and next week. Continue to practice the dance with only the song in the background! The grade 3s have been enjoying this dance so much they couldn't resist practicing it whenever they had the opportunity to today. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9sjXvo3VY

Risk-taker Assembly
We had our Risk-taker assembly this morning. Here are the friends who won risk-taker awards this morning!

In Class Speech Competition
Today we had our in-class speech competition with all grade 3 students. I am so proud of how well the students memorized their speeches and how they went up in front of everyone with such confidence. Congratulations to Leah, Evan and Sami who will be participating in the speech competition on Thursday!

Agenda
- Read for 25 minutes
- Novel Study Ch. 12, 13 & 14 questions
- Bring back re-registration packages

Day 6!

Announcements

- Oral Competition to return to school everyday

- Re-registration packages due February 18th, 2020
- Casual Day Thursday

Re-registration Forms

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.

After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on waitlists.

If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.

Speeches

Music, French & Gym

Check out the blogs below to see what your child has been learning during Music, French and Gym!

French with Mme. Rawan: https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com

Music with Mrs. McMillan: www.mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

Gym with Ms. Vasconcelos: https://msvphysed.blogspot.com/ 

Gym
In Gym the students have been learning how to dance to the song "Hoedown Throwdown". Please have your child watch this video and practice the steps to prepare for their presentation tomorrow and next week. 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9sjXvo3VY

Inquiry into Language
We began our day with students practicing for their in class speech competition tomorrow. Keep practicing these at home tonight to best prepare for tomorrows in-class competition.

In the afternoon we read chapters 12, 13 and 14 of our novel study together. The students love this book so much they didn't want to stop reading, however we stopped at chapter 14 so they could work on their comprehension questions.

Inquiry into Math
We learned about fraction benchmarks and how we can compare fractions to these benchmarks. This will help us when it comes to comparing and ordering fractions. 
The three fraction benchmarks we will be working with are 0, 1/2 and 1. 
Students had to compare fractions to see if they were closer to 0 (barely anything), 1/2 of a whole, or 1 whole. They broke out into partners and used fraction strips to help them identify if the fractions they were provided with were closer to 0, 1/2 or 1. They got to use whiteboard markers to shade in the fractions they were working with to make it easier for them.

Unit of Inquiry
At the end of the day students participated in a hands-on activity exploring how they can manipulate the shape of clay by using forces, along with how the force they apply can change the speed of a toy car. 

Agenda
- Read 25 minutes
- Math textbook pg. 276 #1-4
- Math Fraction Benchmark Worksheet
- Novel Study Chapters 12-14 Questions
- Memorize & Practice speech for tomorrow
- Spelling sentences due tomorrow
- Re-registration due Feb. 18th

Day 5!

Announcements

- Oral Competition to return to school everyday

- Re-registration packages due February 18th, 2020
- Casual Day Thursday

Re-registration Forms

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.

After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on waitlists.

If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.

Music, French & Gym

Check out the blogs below to see what your child has been learning during Music, French and Gym!

French with Mme. Rawan: https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com

Music with Mrs. McMillan: www.mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

Gym with Ms. Vasconcelos: https://msvphysed.blogspot.com/ 

Gym
In Gym the students have been learning how to dance to the song "Hoedown Throwdown". Please have your child watch this video and practice the steps to prepare for their presentation later this week/ next week. 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9sjXvo3VY

Unit of Inquiry
At the end of the day I read the story "The Little House", which is a story about how a little house's environment changed from a rural community to a city and how this affected the little house's feelings. It was such a beautiful read and the students had some great discussions regarding what happened in the book.

We began our fourth Unit of Inquiry today which is all about FORCES! First we discussed what we think of when we hear the word "force" along with what this word means. Then students shared some examples of how they use forces in their everyday lives. As a class, we discussed what force and movement mean, along with the difference between a push and pull force. 

As a class, we looked at 4 pictures, each on showing forces during the different seasons. We talked about a couple different "pushing" and "pulling" forces from the first two seasons, then students went off to work to work on this activity with a small group or individually. 

Inquiry into Language
Students had an opportunity to practice their speeches with a partner today. I also got to see a few more. Some of us still have to add a little bit to ensure it meets the 3-5 minute time limit. Please continue to practice this at home along with add gestures to the speech.

Inquiry into Math
We started a new math unit today. We will be learning about fractions and decimals during this unit! Today we learned about Fractions of a Whole. We learned the terms numerator, denominator, parts, whole.
We looked at a fraction and identified how the top number, which is the numerator, represented the parts that were shaded in. The bottom number, which is the denominator, represented the total number of parts. The denominator is the total number of parts in a whole. After looking at how we can identify a fraction that represents a picture, we discussed how we can read this fraction in several ways. On a side note, most of the students finished their homework in class so they got to play the fraction game in their workbook!

Agenda
- Read for 25 minutes
- Spelling Lesson 19 + Sentences with 7+ Words
- Math workbook pg. 116
- UOI: What is a force worksheet
- Practice and memorize speech