I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
First and foremost – messages for parents.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Tomorrow is a Day 1.
· Aftercare invoices are due on April 15th; if you are unsure if you have any owing amount, please email Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· Re-registration is now open to the public; if you have not submitted your package – please do so as soon as possible and reach out with any questions.
· Forms were sent home last week for the Silent Dance taking place on April 30th– the cost is $20.
· Forms were sent home last week regarding our upcoming Wizard of Ozproduction. It will cost $15 per student (not in a main role) for costumes.
· Scholastic order forms were sent home last week.
Gym – The students started the day doing gym with Mr. Orr, which you can read about on his blog (http://tysonorr.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Math – Students were reminded that we have our final math test for Fractions coming up on Thursday. Reviews will be worked on and sent home tomorrow. We will take it up on Wednesday.
Music – Then, we had music with Mr. Oliver, which you can read about on his blog (https://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.com).
French – In the afternoon, we had French with Mme. Rawan, which you can read about on her blog (https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Biodiversity – Today, we wrote a pop-quiz about invertebrates and vertebrates. We also learned about fish! Our biodiversity unit is coming to a close. We’ve only got this week left and then we’re into the summative. Packages will be sent home later this week.
After this, we practiced our dance for the upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz.
Inquiry into Language - Today, we completed our second set of literature circles for Hatchet. That’s week two over.
1. Summariser – Summarise the three chapters for the week.
2. Connector – Connect what is happening in the text to your own life, current world events, and other books, movies, or television shows.
3. Literary Critic – Choose a short passage from the book and analyse why it is important to the story.
4. Discussion Moderator – Come up with questions to fuel a group discussion.
5. Word Wizard – Define and explain new or interesting words.
For homework:
· Read chapters 7 – 9 for Hatchet (due tomorrow)
· Study for French spelling test
· Study for Math test
· Spelling Bee tomorrow
· Silent Dance form
· Wizard of Oz forms
All homework for the day is placed here, but time may have been given in class to complete this work.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as quickly as possible.
Mr. Conte
