Good afternoon SJA parents! Happy Monday 😃

Today we had a chance to visit the Grade 2 class and see some of the art work that they have completed! 







Today the grade 4s started working on our new decimals unit in math. We worked on place value and changing fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. Check us out below !





Today in language  the grade 4s continued to work on their speeches. Some students have begun their third paragraph (subtopic 2). Here are a few things that we considered during our conferencing period:

- proper punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar
- voice and style - develop a distinct tone the sets your writing/speech apart from others
- defining unknown terms - help your audience develop their vocabulary 
- descriptive language - don't give all the details away, build up to it, make it exciting/interesting
- formatting - in order to meet the time requirement (3-5 mins) consider the length of each paragraph 

The grade 4s are encouraged to visit their local library to collect books, videos, etc. that will help them to continue to develop their speech. Please ensure that your child brings any research materials in order to continue working on their speech. 
We worked on spelling lesson 17 today and we also worked on grammar lesson 7
Grade 4: Words ending with y: adding er and est 
Grade 5: prefixes sub, mid,bi, and tri 
Tip: adjectives ending in er compare two things, adjectives ending in est compare three or more things 

To add er or est to an adjective that ends in y, change the y to I first 

Ex. Happy + er = happiest  
Happy + est = happiest  
Tip: sub – usually means under, below, or not quite  
Mid – means in the middle or part 
Bi – usually means two 
Tri – usually mean three  

Ex. Subside, midday, bisect, tripod 



Today the grade 4s began studying Islam. Today we read over an information sheet explaining who the founder of Islam is, the place of worship, which is a mosque, and the practices that happen within the mosque. 
Students also worked on creating a Mandala .. check out some examples below


Homework 
Spelling due Wednesday
Grammar due Wednesday
Math textbook
Math workbook page 47 and 48
UOI Mandalas due Wednesday
Gym tomorrow 

Aftercare invoices were sent out at the beginning of the month. All invoices were to be paid by Jan. 15th. 

February Lunches - The lunch site is now open. It will close Wednesday, January 22nd at 3:00 pm. Special of the month: Chicken Stir Fry is available every Friday. All payments are to be made through quickbooks by February 6th. 
***  Important message below ***  


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


Dear SJA Community,

We look forward to seeing you at the SJA Town Hall/Social on January 24 from 7 to 9 pm.  All parent/guardians of JK to Grade 12 students are invited to hear about our exciting school year, survey result and future direction. To help us plan for this event, RSVP by January 17 to reception@stjudesacademy.com . We look forward to seeing you there!



Mr. Foster’s Farmers Market and Ms. Gandy’s Groceries

As part of their summative assessment the grade one classes have decided to open a market to complement their organization unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 12 and 18. The market will take place all day Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th. All profits made will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

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