Good Afternoon Everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day! Monday is day 6 (Year Ahead Day). Our class will be heading to Grade 6 with Ms. Jaskolka!

Today was our Oral Speech Competition. Congratulations to all students who competed. You did a wonderful job!

Dear SJA Lower School (JK to Grade 6) Families,

An annual event in the Lower School is our highly anticipated Year-Ahead Day. Students look forward to this fun tradition at St. Jude’s Academy where they get to skip ahead and spend the day in the next grade. Teachers will let students know who their Year-Ahead Day teacher is at the end of day on Friday, February 7, 2020. 

Please note that the placement for this day does not indicate class placement for the following school year.

Sincerely,

The SJA Lower School Team

A note regarding re-registration packages:

Dear SJA Families, 

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.

In addition, the deadline for our  priority enrolment into our JK Program is Friday, January 17, 2020, a letter is attached with more information.

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

The SJA Admissions Team

Ann Harvey and Melissa Filion

admissions@stjudesacademy.com

T: (905) 814-0277

Our next extra-curricular activity is skiing/snowboarding at Glen Eden Ski Resort. The dates of the trip are January 22, February 19 and March 4. Please do not order lunch for these days; it will not be saved nor will a reimbursement be given. We will be leaving at 7:00 AM and returning by 4:00 PM at the latest. All rentals are included, however students are more than welcome to bring their own. Please do not order hot lunch for these days as we will be eating lunch at the ski hill – students are welcome to bring money to purchase food and drink items. Students must ensure they are dressed in appropriate ski gear; warm socks, long johns with comfy clothes, snow pants, warm mitts, a face protector (if possible) and a ski jacket. Please note that if students chose skiing, they will ski all three times. If students pick snowboarding, they will snowboard all three times. All students will have to pass each level before they are granted permission to ski on the big hill, no matter what their experience. 

March Break Camps

Forms have been sent home regarding SJA’s awesome Adventure Camp. The wonderful camp will run from Monday to Friday both weeks of the March Break (March 9-13 & March 16-20) and is offered to student from JK to Grade 6. Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoons. Meal plans are also included if you chose to do so. Cash or QuickBooks payments only please. Don’t delay; register today!

Inquiry into Language

Today we had our first literature circle meeting and wrote our spelling test

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we learned how to find the perimeter and area of a rectangle. 

Reminders:

1. To find the perimeter of a polygon: Add all of the sides lengths together

2. To find the perimeter of a parallelogram: follow the formula (l+w) x 2

3. To find the perimeter of a square: Follow the formula l x w

Perimeter of a Polygon

P= 5 + 3 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 

P= 22cm

Perimeter of a Parallelogram

Formula: (l + w ) x 2

P= (5 + 4 ) x 2

P= 9 x 2

P= 18cm

Perimeter of a Square

Multiply the side length you know (5) by how many total sides there is in a square (4)

P = 5 x 4

P = 20cm

Unit of Inquiry

Today we did not get a chance to do UOI today as we had speeches

Homework/Agenda:
- MMS pg. 133- 134 due Monday
- Spelling test signed and corrections x 5 due Monday
- Read Chapters 4-6 due Monday

- Re-registration due Feb 18

Important dates/items:

February 7 - Oral Competition: Grade 4 - Grade 8

February 8 - Open House, 10 am – 2 pm

February 10 - Year Ahead Day 

February 13 - 100th Day of School 

February 13 - Spirit Day: Valentine's Day Dress Up

February 14 - PD Day, IB Training (No School for Students)

February 19 - Second ski to Glen Eden

Have a great night!

Ms. Cass