I hope you had a terrific day! I was not at school today. Please check Mrs. Hocevar's or Mr. Conte's blog for further details and pictures. Monday is day 5 (Summative presentations, gamer convention). On Monday June, 10th please join us for our Gamer Convention. The Gamer Convention is games students created using Scratch for their last summative. Tuesday, June 11th we have our field trip to the YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. We will be leaving by bus at 8:30 AM and returning around 3:15 PM. Lunch will be provided! We have had a change to our house cup/ house colour day. It will now be taking please on Thursday, June 13th, will be our final house colour spirit day. Students are encouraged to dress in as much of their house colour as they can. We will play our final house games of the year and find out which house will take possession of the house cup! LETS GO KAPPA!!!
During the past week and a half the Grade 5 students have been working extra hard to complete their last Unit of Inquiry summative: Coding! On Monday, June 10th we welcome you to come check out The Gamers Convention in rooms 16, 23, and 31 to see all of the wonderful games the Grade 5's have created! We hope to see you there!
After care notices have been sent out. Please ensure to pay before June 14 or report cards will not be issued.
Summer camp forms were sent home awhile ago. If you are interested please fill out the form and bring it back to school or you can contact Ms. Hughes for more information!
Our final physical education trip will be taking place on Tuesday, June 11th. We will be making our way to the YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Education Centre in Schomberg. We will be leaving by bus at 8:30 AM and returning around 3:15 PM. Please do not order hot lunch for this day as we will be provided lunch there.
Our SJA Parent Guild is hosting an SJA Year-End Play Day on Wednesday, June 12th from 10:00-2:00. The cost for the play day is $20 ($15/sibling) and includes bouncy castles, obstacle course, face painting, Henna body art, photo booth, games, and clowns! For an extra $5, the following food choices will be available: 2 slices of cheese pizza, 2 hot dogs or 2 veggies samosas. Each option comes with chips and water. All proceeds raised will go towards our ongoing fundraising efforts.
The St. Jude's Academy MYP Mock Trial team has been invited to participate at an International Empire Mock Trial competition in New York next October! To help with fundraising, we are designing Popsocks for the St. Jude's, Oakwood and Maple's community! The proceeds from the sales will go directly to the SJA Mock trial team and help fund our journey to New York. Help us represent SJA on an International stage and purchase your Popsock for Mock today!
What is a Popsock?
Phone looking a little bland? Tired of holding your phone while you chat with your friends or watch your favourite Netflix show? A Popsock can make you mobile life easier! Support the SJA Mock Trial team (and your phone!) by buying a fashionable and useful mobile accessory. We offer over 25 styles and if you want something more personal, we can customize a Popsock with your name and a completely unique design! All orders will be completed and delivered within 2-3 business days!
Phone looking a little bland? Tired of holding your phone while you chat with your friends or watch your favourite Netflix show? A Popsock can make you mobile life easier! Support the SJA Mock Trial team (and your phone!) by buying a fashionable and useful mobile accessory. We offer over 25 styles and if you want something more personal, we can customize a Popsock with your name and a completely unique design! All orders will be completed and delivered within 2-3 business days!
We have 3 distinct options for your Popsock:
- OG Collection (30 designs)
- Custom Creations (Design your own Popsock!)
- Pops For Besties
- OG Collection (30 designs)
- Custom Creations (Design your own Popsock!)
- Pops For Besties
Please use the link below to order yours today!! The Popsock will be sold all summer long!
Promotion Ceremony Information - We will be celebrating the growth in our students with promotion and graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 14th. The ceremonies will take place at the dome. JK-Grade 2 will take place from 9:00 – 11:00 AM, Grade 3-6 will take place from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM and the Grade 7-8 Promotion Ceremony, Grade 10 MYP Graduation Ceremony and Grade 11 Academic Awards will take place from 1:30 -3:30 PM. All are welcome to attend. JK – Grade 2 students will be bused to and from the dome. Students in Grades 3 – 8 may walk or be bused to and from the dome depending on the weather and the discretion of the class or homeroom teacher. Students may dress up for this event if they would like to. To ensure all ceremonies are completed according to schedule, students being promoted to the next grade will not pause for individual photos on stage. Instead, a group photo will be taken directly after each class exits the stage. Students who are graduating the PYP (Grade 6) or MYP (Grade 10) programmes will be pausing for individual photos on stage. Students receiving academic awards will also be recognized at this time. Shuttles will not be available for parents. Report cards for JK – Grade 6 students will be distributed to students on this day. Dismissal is at the regular time. Students must be signed out at the front desk if you choose to take your child/children out of school early on this day.
Unit of Inquiry
Today in UOI students worked on completing their coding summatives. All aspects of the summative are due on Monday! Please ensure your game is ready for Monday!
For our final summative this year students have been hired by a successful video game corporation to create a game using Scratch. Students can either create a new game, or make a remake of a classic video game – students must state if they are doing this and give credit to the original creator. Students will need to begin by brainstorming ideas by sketching and describing sprites, setting a background, have a game purpose and create an original title if necessary. Students will also be required to hand write a minimum of a one page (front and back, double spaced) report on their game. They will need to address the objective of their game, the characters, the instructions on how to play their game, debugging (explaining what code provided the most challenge and why), document the progress and process, and lastly reflect on the game (did people enjoy it, how do they feel about it, etc.). Students will also need to create an advertisement. Students should refer to the outline and rubric throughout to ensure they are meeting all of the requirements. The summative is due Monday, June 10th. All work must be completed in class!
Inquiry into Language
Today in language students pulled work for their IB Binders - their best work, something they worked their hardest on, and something to improve on. Then students filled in page 10 on their report cards under the student comments.
Homework/ Reminders:
Important dates/items
Monday, June 10 - Summative due
Tuesday, June 11 - YMCA Outdoor Trip (be at school for 8:30)
Wednesday, June 12 - Year-End Play Day
Thursday, June 13- House colour and house cup day
Wednesday, June 12 - Year-End Play Day
Thursday, June 13- House colour and house cup day
Friday, June 14 – Last Day of School and Promotion Ceremony at 11:30/ Aftercare due
Have a fabulous weekend!
Love,
Ms. Cass
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