Ms. Brasil's Grade 1 Class!

Friday, June 21, 2019

Promotion Ceremony Pictures

Good morning Parents!

I hope everybody is having a great summer break so far! Here are the photos from the promotion ceremony. Thank you for making me feel so welcome this year. It was a pleasure teaching your children and I know they will all go on to do wonderful things in their futures!

Have a great summer vacation!!

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Day 170

Happy Thoughtful Thursday!

Upcoming dates:

Friday, June 14 - Last day of school and promotion ceremony

Agenda:

Promotion ceremony tomorrow - wear nice clothes

A Note from Ms.Hayward

SJA Summer Camp

With summer around the corner, what better way for your children to spend the summer but here at SJA! SJA summer camp registrations were sent home earlier this year. We are offering 7 weeks of summer fun with a minimum of 3 excursions per week. There is lunch and snack options and before and after care available. Register before it is too late! Ms. Hughes would be happy to answer any questions you may have. She can be reached at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com

We started our day with the reflective certificates at our morning assembly! Congratulations to Diyanka in our class and all the other winners! We also handed out the Fun Awards in our class. They will be sent home tomorrow as I would like to laminate them before students take them home.

Math
Today the students were introduced to dividing! We used marbles to show how we can divide a group into smaller groups with even numbers. I first showed students how to do a problem and then each of them got a turn showing the answer to a problem. They did a great job!

French

Please see Mlle Jessica's blog at http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Physical Education

Please see Ms.Yustin's blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.com

Music

Please see Ms. McMillan's blog at www.mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

UOI

We spent the rest of the day completing a fun end of the year package with word searches, crosswords, word scrambles, mazes, and colouring pages.

House Cup

We had our final house cup games! Students and teachers participated in a three legged race, teacher trivia and hungry hungry houses. In the end, Zeta came in first place winning the house cup, followed by Kappa in second and Theta in third. Great job everyone!

**Please remember to be at school by 8:45am for the promotion ceremony!**

Have a great evening and go raptors go!

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Day 169

Happy Wonderful Wednesday!

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, June 13 - House Cup day - wear house colours
Friday, June 14 - Last day of school and promotion ceremony

Agenda:

Math test signed
Spelling test signed
House cup tomorrow - wear house colours
Promotion ceremony Friday - wear nice clothes

**Black shoes have been sent home, as we don't have uniform days until September now! Workbooks and journals have also been sent home and do not need to come back to school.**

A Note from Ms.Hayward

SJA Summer Camp

Today was our year-end play day! The students were so excited to participate in all the fun games and activities! We got to go on some bouncy castles, play tug of war, play bowling, do potato sack races, do some bean bag tosses, do relay races, get our faces painted, get some henna body art, and get fun balloon animals/swords. The students had a blast! Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped out today!

Have a great evening!

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UNITS OF INQUIRY

Unit 1 - Rules, Relationships and Responsibilities

Central Idea: People living around the world all have relationships, rules, and responsibilities.

Lines of Inquiry:

- Important relationships within the community

- Home, school and community rules and their importance

-How rules and relationships change over time

Key Concepts

- reflection

- responsibility

Unit 2 - We are Going Pre-Historic

Central Idea: Animals can change and adapt over time

Lines of Inquiry:

-Describe animals which lived on earth during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Period

-How information about dinosaurs is gathered

- Ways people can protect living things which are endangered or extinct

Key Concepts

- causation, connection, change

Unit 3 - Outrageously Organized

Central Idea: People often use organization as a system to establish order.

Lines of Inquiry:

- Reasons why people use systems of organization

- Strategies to organize ourselves at home, school, and in our community,

-Consequences of a presence or absence of organization

Key Concepts

- causation

- connection

- change

Unit 4 - Inventions, Innovations and Discovery

Central Idea: Inventions are a response to challenges and opportunities, and impact our daily lives.

Lines of Inquiry:

The origins of different inventions and how they have changed over time

· Events that lead to the creation of important inventions

Significant inventors and the importance of their inventions

Key Concepts

- causation

-function

Unit 5 - Art Attack

Central Idea: People use art forms to express their culture.

Lines of Inquiry:

· -The art forms of local and international cultures both past and present

· -How art is used for expression and communication

· -How art can demonstrate various cultural experiences (e.g. language, beliefs)

Key Concepts

- perspective

- reflection

Unit 6 - Hoppy Hoppy Habitats

Central Idea: Living things require specific conditions within a healthy environment to survive.

Lines of Inquiry:

· Needs of plants and animals within various ecosystems.

· The characteristics which define habitats around the world.

· The ways human actions can affect ecosystems.

Key Concepts

- change

- responsibility

- form

IB Learner Profile

IB learners strive to be:

1. Inquirers
2. Knowledgeable
3. Thinkers
4. Communicators
5. Risk-takers
6. Open-minded
7. Caring
8. Balanced
9. Principled
10. Reflective

Spelling Words and Homework

What is Action?

Many people think that Action is easy to define. It is something you do, right? But Action is much more than that. Action is a part of who we are. If we want to change the world we need to start with changing ourselves. But sometimes change is hard. How do we make changes to the way we think so we can help the world?

If we want children to make a difference in the world we need to help them personalize the action they take, and understand that it is not just a mandate from their teachers and parents, but a life long mindset they develop. Taking action can happen at any age. It’s all about how we as parents, educators, and the community, support children and youth as they begin the learning journey towards becoming adults that are change agents!

I’d love to hear about the action your children take part in at home and in the greater community. Please send me a quick email or agenda note to let me know so we can celebrate together!

About Me

Hello, my name is Sara Brasil and I am so excited to be joining St Jude's Academy for the remainder of the school year! I completed my education at Wilfrid Laurier University and Nipissing University where I achieved an undergraduate degree and a teaching degree. My background is Portuguese, and I will be getting married this October.
For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a teacher and worked hard to pursue my dream. I love working with children and working alongside them to build their potential and realize their own dreams!
I look forward to a great year getting to know you and your child and helping them grow to be the best they can be.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at sbrasil@stjudesacademy.com