Friday, November 30th, 2012 - TERM 1 REPORT CARDS

PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S BACKPACK FOR TERM 1 REPORT CARDS. 

PLEASE FILL OUT THE PARENT'S COMMENTS SECTION & RETURN TO SCHOOL ASAP. THANK YOU!

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Friday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students spent the entire morning working on different tasks to wrap up the super-busy week we've had! Students completed a coin review sheet, a Christmas sorting sheet and a "Seasons" writing assignment.
Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). We then had Show & Share for "Jj". Thank you for those who shared a "J"acket, "J"ar and "J"ellybeans/"J"ujubes!! 
After attending Gym class with Ms. Lopez, students had their Art activity; today students made a "Christmas Countdown" tree! Only 25 days left until the special day :)
At the end of the day, students had Reading Buddies with Ms. Elliott's class. They then packed up their agenda bags & report cards and got ready for home!

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
3. Report Cards for Term 1: Parent's Comments (fill out & return please)

3. Scholastic Forms (Due: Friday, December 7th, 2012) 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Thursday, December 29th, 2012

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Thursday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students practiced French with Madame Stella and had Drama class after.

For the remainder of the morning, students discussed all 4 seasons again for our new Unit of Inquiry; students each coloured and put together a "My 4 Seasons booklet" and then wrote about what their favourite season is and why.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). Students then had Math and they practiced Money concepts: today students learned about the quarter and completed worksheets to help them further understand this coin.
At the end of the day, students had Phonics; today we had continued our week on "Jj" and students practiced identifying words and pictures with the letter.
Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "Jj" is Friday, November 30th, 2012.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week (Due: tomorrow)

3. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Scholastic Forms (Due: Friday, December 7th, 2012) 

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 - CASUAL DAY

Bonjour,

The casual SKs started off Wednesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students practiced French with Madame Stella and had Music class after.

For the remainder of the morning, students read a story reinforcing November's learner profile: "Principled". We read a story and wrote and drew about how it is important to know the truth before deciding to place judgment on others. Students also reviewed and completed a worksheet testing them on all short and long vowels.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). Students then had a full afternoon of Math where they practiced Money concepts (penny, nickel, and dime).
At the end of the day, students had Phonics; today we had continued our week on "Jj" and students practiced identifying words and pictures with the letter.
Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "Jj" is Friday, November 30th, 2012.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week 

3. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Scholastic Forms (Due: Friday, December 7th, 2012) 

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Tuesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students practiced French with Madame Stella and had Drama class after.

For the remainder of the morning, students started their third Unit of Inquiry for the year! For the next unit the boys & girls will be learning about SEASONS. 
The Central Idea for this unit is: "Seasonal changes affect humans." Today students listened to a read aloud about the 4 seasons and as a prior knowledge activity they had to draw a picture for each season. This was done very well and we look forward to learning about each season in more detail in the coming weeks!
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math, students then had an extremely challenging lesson on nickels &  pennies; we worked on a sheet together as a class.
Students also had "additional" practice on addition. 

At the end of the day, students had Phonics; today we continued "Jj" and completed a worksheet. Students also reviewed and completed a worksheet practicing ALL short & long vowels.
Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "Jj" is Friday, November 30th, 2012.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week 

3. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Scholastic Forms (Due: Friday, December 7th, 2012) 

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Monday, November 26th, 2012

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Monday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students practiced French with Madame Stella and had Music class after.

For the remainder of the morning, students talked about the feeling of being Angry during our IB unit on "Feelings". We talked about "Kelso's Choices" and students coloured the choice wheel for Kelso's Choices. 
Students also reviewed and completed a worksheet practicing short & long "u" and the magic "e" rule.  

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). Students then had a pop Math quiz on addition. They did a great job! Students also selected items from their IB folders to put into their IB Portfolio binders.

At the end of the day, students had Phonics; today we had a lesson on "Jj" and students practiced printing in their Writing with Phonics book.
Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "Jj" is Friday, November 30th, 2012.

DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS

DUE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week 

3. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Scholastic Forms (Due: Friday, December 7th, 2012) 

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Friday, November 23rd, 2012 - Last Day of Unit 2 (Let's Get Festive! Holidays)

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Friday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students practiced French with Madame Stella and had their November Spelling Test. Students are commended on their marks for the tests; it is obvious how much they studied in the month of November. Keep it up! 

For the remainder of the morning, students had a catch-up day where they finished any incomplete work from earlier in the week. Students then had a review on short "u" and a lesson on long "u". They made a mini-book and completed a worksheet practicing long "u" and the magic "e" rule.  

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). Students then had Reading Buddies with Ms. Elliott's class!

At the end of the day, students had Art; as a follow-up from the field trip we had on Tuesday, students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (another book by Eric Carle, who wrote "Brown Bear, Brown Bear"). Students then made their very own hungry caterpillar!

Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "ai" was today; students shared l"ai"t (milk in French!), t"ai"l and p"ai"nt.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 
 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Jolly Jingles ("Jj" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Test -> sign & return
4. Journal Sheet (Due: Monday) 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

SARA S. / MICHAEL / DOLAPO / KIRA / ANDREW

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Thursday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella & finished their "Holidays Reflection" booklet.

Students continued presentations for their summative project for Unit 2.  

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math today, students had a review on the penny and dime. We then had another lesson on the nickel and completed a worksheet. Some worksheets have been sent home for extra practice. 

At the end of the day, students had Phonics and began practicing short "u".  Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "ai" will be tomorrow - Friday, November 23rd, 2012.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week ("ai") - due tomorrow

3. Jolly Jingles ("ai" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 -> Gr. 5-8 Play at 7pm tonight!

UNIT 2
SUMMATIVE PROJECTS

 SARAH P. / ALYSSA

MARCO / ANISHA / ETHAN

THE SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FOR 

UNIT 2 "LET'S GET FESTIVE" WERE 
TODAY & WILL RESUME TOMORROW. 

* The Gr. 5-8 Play "Much Ado about Nothing" will be tonight @ 7pm! *

Bonjour,

The SKs started off Wednesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). 

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella and watched a school-wide rehearsal of tonight's play "Much Ado about Nothing".

Students started presentations for their summative project for Unit 2. Presentations will resume tomorrow. 

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math today, students had a review on the penny and dime. We then had a lesson on the nickel and completed a worksheet. Some worksheets have been sent home for extra practice. 

At the end of the day, students had Phonics and continued practicing "ai". Students also practiced short & long "o" vowel sounds. Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

Show & Share for "ai" will be this Friday, November 23rd, 2012.

* DECEMBER'S LUNCH FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME! 

THEY ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. *

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT 

FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME 

- DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th -   

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week ("ai")

3. Jolly Jingles ("ai" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)
4. Summative Assessment Task: Presentations are NOV. 21st/22nd!

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 - DRAMA TRIP!

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Bonjour,

The SKs started Tuesday off with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella.

Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

For the remainder of the morning, since this is our LAST week of Unit 2 (Let's Get Festive: Holidays), students continued working on their "Reflections" booklet on all the holidays we have discussed and learned about during the past weeks. For each holiday students were required to draw a picture and write a sentence about the holiday. This is a challenging and long task, and we will be working on this for most of the week.

STUDENTS WENT ON THE DRAMA FIELD TRIP TO THE  

LIVING ARTS CENTRE THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE  

ERIC CARLE'S "TREASURED STORIES" Puppet Show!!

  

ADDREMINDERS:

THE SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FOR 

UNIT 2 "LET'S GET FESTIVE" WILL BE THIS 
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY. 

** NOTICE FORM/RUBRIC HAVE BEEN SENT HOME **

* The Gr. 5-8 Play "Much Ado about Nothing" will be on

Wednesday, Nov. 21st @ 7pm! *

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week ("ai")

3. Jolly Jingles ("ai" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)
4. Summative Assessment Task: Presentations are NOV. 21st/22nd!

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Monday, November 19th, 2012

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Drama Field Trip 

 TOMORROW -> November 20th (Full-dress uniform)

(leaving around 11:30am - Returning to School around 2:30pm)

 

Bonjour,

The SKs started Monday off with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella and attended Music class afterwards. 

Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)

For the remainder of the morning, since this is our LAST week of Unit 2 (Let's Get Festive: Holidays), students worked on a "Reflections" booklet on all the holidays we have discussed and learned about during the past weeks. For each holiday students were required to draw a picture and write a sentence about the holiday. This is a challenging and long task, and we will be working on this for most of the week.

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math today, students worked on Christmas-themed adding sheets, using their fingers or manipulatives as aides.

Students also attended Physical Education.

At the end of the day, students had Phonics and were introduced to "ai". Students also practiced the long "o" vowel sound and made a mini-book with long "o" words.   

Show & Share for letters "ai" will be this Friday, November 23rd, 2012.

THE SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FOR 

UNIT 2 "LET'S GET FESTIVE" WILL BE THIS 
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY. 

** NOTICE FORM/RUBRIC HAVE BEEN SENT HOME **

* The Gr. 5-8 Play "Much Ado about Nothing" will be on

Wednesday, Nov. 21st @ 7pm! *

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week ("ai")

3. Jolly Jingles ("ai" page) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)
4. Summative Assessment Task: Presentations are NOV. 21st/22nd!

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Friday, November 16th, 2012

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Bonjour,

The SKs started Friday off with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella.  Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert that will occur in December :)
For the remainder of the morning, students worked on their vowel sounds. They have now become more familiar with short/long a, e, and i. Today was the introduction to short "o". 

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In our Unit of Inquiry, students listened to a story about Santa and then completed a worksheet where they had to count syllables for Christmas-related words. Students also coloured their very own Santa! We also had Reading Buddies with Ms. Elliott's class.

Students also attended Physical Education with Mr. Rojas. Today was Mr. R's last day at St. Jude's. We would like to wish him good luck in the future! We will miss you!

At the end of the day, students had Art & made a Santa craft! They thoroughly enjoyed this task! 

Show & Share for letters "Ff" & "Bb" was today. 

THE SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FOR 

UNIT 2 "LET'S GET FESTIVE" WILL BE NEXT WEEK. 

** NOTICE FORM/RUBRIC HAVE BEEN SENT HOME TODAY **

* The Gr. 5-8 Play "Much Ado about Nothing" will be on

Wednesday, Nov. 21st @ 7pm! *

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Jolly Jingles ("Ff"/"Bb" pages) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

3. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)
4. Summative Assessment Task: Presentations are next week!

5. Drama Field Trip -> Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

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Bonjour,

The SKs started Thursday off with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella. 

In our Unit of Inquiry today, we reviewed some of our previous holidays as well as the term "International Mindedness" from yesterday, and then students learned about Hanukkah; we talked about some similarities between this holiday & Kwanzaa by watching Sesame Street videos. Students also made a Menorrah candle craft as a follow-up for Hanukkah. 

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math, the SKs worked hard on their addition worksheet! Students also practiced singing their songs for the Christmas concert!

Students also attended Physical Education with Mr. Rojas.  

At the end of the day, students worked on "Bb" in Phonics & completed a worksheet where they had to practice identifying the letter sound. We also practiced the short "o" vowel sound.

 

Show & Share for letters "Ff" & "Bb" will be tomorrow, November 16th.

 

* Picture Order Forms are due this Monday, Nov. 19th *

* The Gr. 5-8 Play "Much Ado about Nothing" will be on
Wednesday, Nov. 21st @ 7pm! *

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Words of the Week ("Ff" & "Bb") - Due tomorrow!

3. Jolly Jingles ("Ff"/"Bb" pages) ... - Due tomorrow!

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)

5. Scholastic Order Forms (Due: Fri. Nov. 16th)

 

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

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Bonjour,

The SKs started Wednesday off with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).

Students then practiced French with Madame Stella and attended Music class afterwards. In our Unit of Inquiry today, students learned an important IB term: International Mindedness. We had a read aloud with a story that was about how it is okay to be different and not to judge others. Students then created themselves using a "gingerbread man" template, cut them out, and we will display them outside our classroom on the wall to represent "International Mindedness" and tolerance towards all.  

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime (book chosen by the Special Helper). In Math, the SKs worked long and hard on adding! I was very proud of their effort & focus during this task!

Students also attended Physical Education with Mr. Rojas.  

At the end of the day, students worked on "Bb" in Phonics & practiced printing the letter in their workbook. We also reviewed short & long "i" vowel sounds. 

Show & Share for letters "Ff" & "Bb" will be this Friday, November 16th.

* Picture Proofs were sent home; if you want re-takes (tomorrow!) please send the picture package back to school. Thank you! *

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Words of the Week ("Ff" & "Bb")

3. Jolly Jingles ("Ff"/"Bb" pages) ...

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. November's Spelling Words (Test: Friday, November 23rd, 2012)

5. Scholastic Order Forms (Due: Fri. Nov. 16th)

6. Picture Re-Take Day is tomorrow - THURSDAY, NOV. 15th

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)