Hello Parents!
Today we started off our day with
the Grade 3 to 8 Spelling Bee! Well done to the grade 5 competitors: Jarniko,
Emilia, Lucas, Mehar, Nikhil, and Nicole! The top 2 winners will go on to face
the Maples and Sunnybrook School on June 1st. We wish Mehar the best
of luck!
After the Spelling Bee, I taught
lesson #3 (Probability and Fractions) for math, and we went through examples on
the whiteboard. The students were instructed to complete their textbook work,
and then they got ready for lunch. After that, we watched a documentary called,
“Hi-Ho Mistahey,” which was based on our Novel Study Book (Shannen and the
Dream for a School). The students were really intrigued, because they were
learning about the First Nations in Canada, (which made it real for them to
understand).
After the documentary, the
students had second break, and then we headed to the auditorium for the Track
and Field Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all of the top 3 winners in each
event- they will be going on to face the winners from The Maples on Friday, May
26th! Once this ceremony was done, the students got ready to go
home.
Just a few
important notes before I go:
1. UOI: Title Page for Coding.
2. Math: Workbook- P#160-161 (lesson #3).
The Unit 11 test will be on Monday, May 29th.
3. Novel Study: check out www.shannensdream.ca and begin thinking
about some Action ideas. How will you educate others on Shannen’s story, as
well as advocating for education for First Nations children? (Creative ways to
teach others: flyers, posters, speeches, skits, a recorded video/ commercial, a
fundraiser, etc.). Be creative!
4. Spelling: Lesson #27 test on Thursday,
May 25th.
5. We
have one more P.E. trip that the
grade 5’s will be participating in- Tree
Top Trekking- Friday, June 2nd. I will post more details as soon
as I get some.
6. We had Hatch Canada come to our classroom
to teach the students about coding! Coding is our last UOI topic! Hatch
will be with us every Wednesday for the month of May. It is important that your
child is present for these lessons, as they will be teaching important
concepts. The fee is covered by the school, as this is a new Unit of Inquiry.
We are looking forward to learning all about coding!
7. 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
8. 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!
9. The lunch ordering system is now open for June. Please ensure you place
your order no later than Friday, May
19th at 4:00pm. Lunch payment is due by May 23rd 4:00 or unfortunately your
lunch order will be cancelled for the month of June. Please keep in mind that
there are no reimbursements for field trips or absences. You can go online
at http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/
10. I have completed my term 3 phone calls last week. Thank you
to those who filled out and returned the forms so promptly. If you did not
mention a preferred form of contact, I will be sending out an email with a
quick update on your child’s progress early
this week.
11. There
is no school on Friday, May 19th and Monday, May 22nd.
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.
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.
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 21 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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