Announcements
- Oral Competition to return to school everyday
- Re-registration packages due February 18th, 2020
- Casual Day Thursday
- 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
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.
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.
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!
- 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
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