Tuesday 30 May 2017

Hello Parents!

Today the students started off their morning with Novel Study summative presentations! After each presentation, students were able to ask questions, and I was quite please with the answers given. Overall, the presentations were very well done. Many groups really stepped it up by incorporating Powerpoint presentations, stop-motion videos with voice overs, flyers, posters, interviews, drawings, and 3-D models!

After lunch, the last two groups presented, and then they all got ready for Gym. Following that, the students worked on a UOI Coding worksheet, which addressed the lines of inquiry. They first completed it independently, then discussed their answers with two peers, and then we had a whole class discussion. After second break, the students had French, and then they filled out their agendas when they got back to class. Following that, we practiced our Arts Night songs, said our farewells to Rishaan (it was his last day today), and then they packed up and got ready to go home.

 Just a few important notes before I go:
1.       Tomorrow is casual day!
2.       UOI: add to your Lines of Inquiry worksheet.
3.       Hatch Canada: log onto your Hatch Canada account, and try a few new activities. TOMORROW will be our last workshop session, so please make sure your child attends school, so they don’t miss any information!
4.       Math: no homework.
5.       Novel Study: make sure to bring in your novel study book tomorrow, if you haven’t already handed it in.
6.       Oakwood will be hosting a bake sale tomorrow. Feel free to send some change with your child, so they can purchase yummy treats during lunch!
7.       Please send a plain WHITE t-shirt (not tight) for your child to design for our Arts Night performance. These t-shirts need to be brought to school by TOMORROW (Wednesday, May 31st!) A simple, plain t-shirt can be purchased from Walmart for about $5, if you do not already have one at home. IF STUDENTS DO NOT BRING IN A WHITE T-SHIRT BY TOMORROW, I WILL BUY IT AND I WILL LET PARENTS KNOW HOW MUCH THEY OWE ME. We will be decorating these t-shirts on Thursday, so it is important that every student has one.
8.       Spelling: Lesson #28 test will be on Thursday, June 1st. Words are up on the blog!
9.       We have one more P.E. trip that the grade 5’s will be participating in- Tree Top Trekking, this Friday, June 2nd. I have sent home the permission forms- please make sure to read them carefully and answer them thoroughly. These forms will be due on Thursday, June 1st (latest!)
10.   The SJA Spelling Bee was a great success! Congratulations to Mehar, for placing second in the Grade 6 competition! He will go on to face the winners from The Maples, as well as the winners from Sunnybrook School (a school in Toronto) on Thursday, June 1st. Any questions regarding the spelling bee can be directed to Ms. Chang, at vchang@stjudesacademy.com 
11.   Due to the amount of lost items, the school is promoting iron-on name labels! They cost $5.00 for 15 labels- I can provide the order form, if you are interested!
12.   The Grade 5 class will be contributing to the bake sale, which has been pushed back to Arts Night! This means any NUT FREE baked goods brought in for the bake sale, will be sold during our Arts Night exhibition. Also, if any parents would like to volunteer to help out, that would be greatly appreciated!
13.   Arts Night will be on Wednesday, June 7th! We will be having a daytime rehearsal at 1pm (parents can attend), and our final performance starting at 7:00pm (all students are expected to participate in the evening performance).
14.   The PYP Grade 3-6 Promotion Ceremony will be on Wednesday, June 14th at 9am.
15.   The last day of school will be on Friday, June 16th! Report cards will be sent home this day. Only 13 days of school left!
That pretty much sums it up for today. I hope everyone has a wonderful night!

Ms. Ramnarine
Grade 5

St. Jude’s Academy


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