Hello Parents!

Today the students started off their morning with a lovely unit 6 math test! After that, they got to work on their Speeches, and I reviewed each of their topics and three reasons. I have informed the students that they can start forming their three reason paragraphs once they have completed the graphic organizers in the Speeches package. Again, we will be using class time to work on this; however, how the students choose to use that time will ultimately be up to them.

After lunch we watched a summative presentation, and then the students had gym. When they came back to class, we talked about matter, and what a chemical and physical change was. Many students were very rude and disrespectful while I was teaching this mini lesson, and as a result, I administered a pop quiz at the end of the day. This will be taken into account while marking the whole UOI unit.

After 2^nd break, the students had French, and then completed their pop quiz in class. Needless to say, many students were not happy about this, especially those who were not paying attention. I hope those students learn from this! I then collected everyone’s UOI folders, and they got ready to go home.

Just a few important notes before I go:

1.       Speeches: Bring devices and all your work, to school. “Forgetting it at home” is not a good excuse.

2.       Spelling Test (Lesson #19) is on Friday! (Words will be up on the blog this evening!)

3.       Mme. Stella has sent home permission forms for a French trip. Please sign and return these forms and hand in the money as soon as possible, as spaces are limited. These forms are due by Friday, February 10^th. Also, there is a French spelling test on FRIDAY, and Mme. Stella has asked the students to finish their sentence (they can refer to her blog).

4.       Re-registration packages were sent home last month. If you are interested in registering your child at St. Jude’s Academy again next year (and I hope you are!), please be sure to fill out and send back the packages AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The deadline for these packages will be February 9th, and then after that date, spaces open up to the public. So, please don’t wait until last minute to make these important decisions!

5.       Students should read for at least 30 minutes. We will be starting our new novel study book in the near future, so until then, students should be reading anything of their choice, daily. 

6.       There will be no soccer practice for the boys soccer team until sometime in March. I have yet to get the final details, but I was told it will be postponed until the field condition is suitable and safe enough for practice.

7.       SJA’s Annual Poems and Speeches Competition is quickly approaching! The grade 5 class will be reciting their speeches in front of the grade 6 class, and the winners from that will go on to the schoolwide competition on Friday, February 24^th. The winners from that will go on to face the winners from The Maples on March 1^st. I have sent home the outline, rubric and package, so please take a look at it with your child. Students must come to school prepared (with their research and device), and should always bring all of their notes/ work.

8.       I will be sending out a letter this week, regarding our term communication with parents. I will be making personal phone calls (this weekend!), but if you prefer an email or an in-person meeting, I can make those arrangements too. Also, DRAs (Developmental Reading Assessment) will be sent home next week, so look out for that!

9.       Lastly, on Thursday, February 16^th, we will be celebrating “100 Days of School.”  If you would like to bring in anything that fits the theme of “100,” please let me know!

That’s pretty much it for today. I hope everyone has a wonderful night!

Ms. Ramnarine

Grade 5

St. Jude’s Academy