Good morning everyone!
I want to congratulate all of you on a job well done during your exhibition presentations. You all did such an incredible job and I am very proud of all of you! 7 weeks later and now you are done the Grade 6 Exhibition! This project has equipped you with many important skills that will help you to be very successful in your life! Way to go!
We will begin the day on Zoom where we I will review how our new schedule will resume.
In case you didn’t already know, St. Jude’s Academy is putting together our first yearbook spanning from JK to Grade 12 for the 2019-2020 academic year. This inaugural issue will be something all students and their families will treasure. The cost is $20 per full-colour, hardcover yearbook. The deadline to order is May 15. To order your copy contact: admin@stjudesacademy.com
SJA Yearbook Sponsorship opportunities are available. We will accept a limited number of ads (10 pages) from businesses, groups and families in our SJA Community to help off-set this publication. Design included if required. Deadline to order is May 15. The space options are as follows: Full Page (7.5” x 8”) $500 or Half Page (7. 5”x 4”) $250. To place an Ad contact: csawatsky@stjudesacademy.com
A few messages from SJA:
Daily Challenge – This week is our Thumbless Wars! To complete each of the challenges you should wrap your thumb so it can’t be used. A bandage that folds it down, or duct tape (make sure you wrap in cling-wrap first so it doesn’t hurt taking the tape off!!). Whatever you need to use to make sure your thumb can’t be used.
Remember: each week we award a prize to the student who sends the most and best videos. The prize is an Uber Eats dinner of your choice worth $50!
Monday’s task is the easiest of the Thumbless War Challenges: eat a bowl of dry cereal with just your fingers – no spoon, and no thumb! Take a video and send it to Mr. Neal (sneal@stjudesacademy.com).
Boredom Buster: Friday, May 15th
Ball Skillz: Join Zoom Meeting, 4 – 4:30
Zoom info on ManageBac
And don’t forget about the Spelling Bee!
Morning Announcements:
· Announcements
· Revised School Schedule
· School will begin at 8:45 on the Grade 6 General text channel on Discord for morning announcements
· Isolation Olympics Closing Ceremony, tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12th at 9:15 a.m. on Zoom
· Online Spelling Bee – practicing daily
· Boredom Buster Day – Friday, May 15th, 9 a.m. – 12 noon
· After school programs today: Ball Skillz 4 – 4:30
· Daily Challenge: Thumbless Wars
Time
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Place to Be
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Class Information
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9:00 – 9:40
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Zoom
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We will review how class work now that exhibition is over along with the new schedule we will be following.
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9:40 – 10:10
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Zoom
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Gym with Mr. Orr. Zoom link will be provided on Discord.
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10:10 – 11:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Join ‘mme_stellas_french-class’ voice channel
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French with Mme. Stella.
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11:00 – 12:00
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Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
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12:00 – 1:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel
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Inquiry into Math: Unit 9 Integers
Today’s focus: Pre-assessment and Skills You Need
Learning Goal: students will show their understanding of our upcoming unit on integers by completing the pre-assessment and various mental math strategies
· Students will be given a link to the pre-assessment on integers
· As a class: Lesson on mental math strategies
· Students will complete questions 1 and 2 for Skills You Need
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1:00 – 1:40
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel
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Language/UOI:
Learning Goal: Reflect on the final exhibition event
Complete your final journal entry for exhibition. Think about what happened at exhibition last Friday. What went well? What issues did you have? How did you deal with these issues? How did/do you feel? What could you have done differently? What feedback did you receive from your family?
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1:40 – 2:20
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Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
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2:20 – 3:30
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Zoom
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UOI - How We Express Ourselves: My Digital Footprint
Students will be Introduced to our new unit that falls under the transdisciplinary theme: How We Express Ourselves.
Activity #1: Students are to complete the title page for the ‘My Digital Footprint’ unit and submit on ManageBac
Central Idea:
Being knowledgeable and engaging in safe practices can enable people to deal with challenging social situations.
Key Concepts: Perspective, Responsibility
Lines of Inquiry
· Digital literacy and ethical practices (Responsibility)
· Personal and inter-personal skills that promote positive interaction (Perspective)
· Personal safety (Responsibility)
Activity #2: Think-Pair-Share: Students share their personal experiences where their personal safety has been at risk, what factors allowed them to be in that situation, the risks to themselves, and ways they could have minimized the risks. Students will complete the ‘My Safety at Risk” worksheet and submit on Managebac by 4 pm.
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Work that is not completed during class time will need to be completed as homework. Students should put more focus into reading at this time. It is an expectation that students are reading between 30 and 60 minutes per day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.
Steven Conte
