Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is day 6 (International Day). Since tomorrow is international day students are welcome to come to school wearing the  colours of the New Zealand flag (red, white or blue), or students can dress in any traditional New Zealand clothes - this is not a casual day! Tomorrow at 2:30pm you are welcome to come and join us for international day to see all the work we have done, and to learn all about New Zealand! You are also welcome to visit other classes to see the countries they have been learning about. All the students at SJA have been working very hard to prepare for this day! Thank you to those families who have brought in items for our international day! It is greatly appreciated! 

International Day Information:

Winter uniforms hav begun! All students in Grade 4-6 will need to have all pieces of the winter uniform with them everyday. The winter uniform consists of SJA gray pants/skirt, navy blue socks and black dress shoes (which they already have), a white button up long sleeve crested SJA shirt, a navy blue SJA crested sweater/sweater vest, an academic and house colour tie (to be worn every Friday) and an SJA crested blazer. Please be sure to label all pieces! Blazers must be worn during transitions and around the school, but can be taken off while in class and during lunch. If you do not have any of these pieces please contact Alpa as soon as possible at alpa@multiformcanada.com.

Please note that the uniform store will be closed from October 15^th to October 24^th. If you need to purchase any uniforms please make sure all orders are placed by October 10th 2019 by email: alpa@multiformcanada.com or online www.multiformcanada.com.

Casual Day forms have been sent home. If you would like your child to participate, please complete the form and send in the $20 cash to me no later than October 25^th.

Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th

Inquiry into Language

Today we continued to work hard to prepare for international day tomorrow! Tomorrow at 2:30- 3:15 pm parents/guardians are welcome to join us for international day presentation, as well browse the other classes to see all of the hard work by our SJA students.

Groups for international day:

Food: Alexander. M, Brandon

Holidays/ Traditions: Adam, Nicole

Sports/ Music: Daksh, Alex.K

Toys/ Games: Ben, Aarsh

Imports/ Exports: Michael, Jorvin

Laws/ Policies: Medha, Suditi

Culture/ Language: Kaitlyn, Vidhi

Dance/ Art/ Clothing: Laura, Pranati

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today students wrote their unit 1 math test today. This week is a crazy busy week so we may not get a chance to start our new unit until next week. Our next unit is Unit #6: Measurement. In this unit we will explore time, money, volume, capacity, and surface area.  

Unit of Inquiry

Today students worked on their good copies and some students created their presentation boards for the Science Fair . For the rest of the week, students will be working on their graphs, and begin board set up. The summative will be due Friday, October 18th, with presentations taking place this day. Our school wide science fair is happening on Friday, November 15th.

Homework/ Reminders:
- Wear Blue, red, or white tomorrow 

- Bring device tomorrow

- Spelling lesson #6 due tomorrow

- Bring in materials for International Day tomorrow

- International day tomorrow 
- French field trip permission form and money due Oct 21
- Casual day form and money due October 25

Important dates/items:

Thursday, October 17 - International Day

Monday, October 21 – French trip permission forms and payments due

Tuesday, October 22 - SITS Workshop on Matter

Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day

Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day 

Thursday, October 31 – Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

Tuesday, November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day

Friday, November 8-Monday, November 11 – No School – Remembrance Day

Wednesday, November 13 – Kindness Day

Friday, November 15 – SJA’s annual Science Fair

Wednesday, November 20 – Picture Retakes

Wednesday, November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day

Friday, November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home

Have a wonderful night!

Ms. Cass