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October Calendar

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Congratulations!

The following students completed their "Math At Home" sheet and received a prize:

• Aiden
• Carolina
• Carter
• Larissa
• Erick
• Mateo
• Robert
• Julian
• Ephraim
• Shannon

Well done everyone!

Grab that Stash!

Turn that Canadian Tire money into house points! Bring in your Canadian Tire money on Monday and Tuesday to earn points for your house. Go ZBP! All the "money" will be used to purchase new sports equipment for St. Jude's.

Monkeys, lions and tigers! Oh my!

Tomorrow, bring in an animal that starts wiht one of the following letters:
t l b n m h
We will be reviewing the sounds learned so far in a wild way!

Sweatshirts

Several students have misplaced their sweatshirts. Please check at home to see if your child mistakenly brought home a sweatshirt that belongs to someone else.
Thanks for checking,
Mrs. Wheeler

It`s Casual Day Tomorrow!

Don`t forget that tomorrow is casual day.

Terry Fox Run

Congrats to all the JK and SK students who participated in the Terry Fox Run. You gave it your all!

Lollipop Fun!

This Friday, we read a book, Little Lemon Lollipops, to help us learn all about `l`. At the end of the day, we enjoyed a lemon lollipop! Oh, what fun! Keep an eye out for a class book that will be circulating to see all the `l`fun.

Agendas

Today, your child received an agenda book. Please send the agenda to school with your child every day. I will be writing in the agenda if there is something that pertains only to your child. You may also write me a note in the agenda as I will check it daily. For all other information, including homework and class news, please continue to check the blog.
Have a great evening,
Mrs. Wheeler

Cookies!

We have been busy learning about our five senses. Each day we have been singing the following song:

Five Senses
(sung to the tune of Bingo)
We use five senses every day
To help us learn and play.
See, hear, smell, touch, taste.
See, hear, smell, touch, taste.
See, hear, smell, touch, taste.
We do these every day.

Today we made chocolate chip cookies. We listened to the mixer, we smelled the ingredients, we saw the ingredients, we touched and tasted the cookies. Yummy!

French

Madame Sylvie has been busy teaching the parts of the body to the JK/SK class. To see a video they watched in class, please go to her blog: http://www.stjudesfrench.blogspot.com/ and click on the You Tube link.

Don't forget your pledges!

Please bring in all pledges for the Terry Fox Run tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Mateo!

Happy Birthday Mateo!

Mateo is five! Wow!

I hope you have a

wonderful day.

Mrs. Wheeler

Terry Fox Run

A few of you have expressed an interest in the Terry Fox Run. If you wish to help out with this event, please contact me. The walk will be getting under way at 1pm this Friday.

Scholastic Orders

All orders for Scholastic books are due Wednesday.

House Spirit

Show your spirit by wearing your house colours tomorrow. Uniform is not required.

Daily Writing Homework

Don't forget to write a sentence every night and to bring the notebook with you to school everyday.
Mrs. Wheeler

Smelly Fruit

As a part of our first unit of inquiry, we are learning about our five senses. Today we learned that we use our noses to smell. We had fun glueing and smelling as we made a book about smelly fruit.

A says ă for apple!

Today we made apple pie
to help us remember that
A says ă for apple! Yummy!

E says ĕ!

We made ourselves into E's!

Where's my child's work?

Friday Envelopes are here once again, but there is still no work being sent home. Don't panic! We have been busy learning many things: short-vowel sounds, data management and all about our five senses, likes and dislikes. Once we have finished a unit, I will be sending home your child's work. Look for a short-vowel booklet in the Friday Envelope next week.
Mrs. Wheeler

Scholastic Flyers

Help foster the love of learning at home by surrounding your child with great books. Spending quality time reading with your child builds confidence and helps make the connection between learning and fun.

Each month you will have the opportunity to purchase books from the Scholastic Book Club.
It is easy to order. Please look at the flyer with your child. Indicate your choices on the order form and return it to me. You may pay by cash or a cheque payable to Shcolastic Canada Ltd.

Our classroom receives FREE Books and Learning Materials every time you place an order. Check your Friday Envelope for the latest flyer. All orders are due September 17.

Happy Reading,
Mrs. Wheeler

Phys. Ed. Uniforms

Dear Parents,
This is just a reminder that students should come dressed in their Phys. Ed. uninforms every Monday and Thursday. The Phys. Ed. uniform consists of:

• Grey t-shirt with St. Jude's crested on the front
• Plain navy shorts or track pants - no stripes please
• White socks
• Grey sweatshirt with St. Jude's crested on the front
• Running shoes

If your child is cold, please dress them in a St. Jude's sweatshirt and not a St. Jude's navy sweater.

Thank you ,

Mrs. Wheeler

Apple Pie!

This Friday we will be baking apple pie to help us remember that "a says ă for apple". To help cover the cost, please send in a toonie tomorrow (Thursday).

Thanks,
Mrs. Wheeler

Calling All Elephants!

"E says ĕ for elephant!" Tomorrow, please bring in an elephant. You may bring in a toy, book or picture.

Short e fun!

We watched a short video today in class to help us remember the short e sound. Have fun watching it at home: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/svensaid.html

Our First Class Book

Each night a student will take home the first book that our class has made together. The book will be placed in your child's backpack. Please take a look at the book and return it the next day to give each family a chance to see the book. Enjoy!

JK/SK Daily Schedule

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Big Pig on a Dig Day!

Dear Parents,
I thought you might like to see some pictures from our "Big Pig on a Dig Day". Students listened to the story "Big Pig on a Dig" which is a fun story that uses very simple synthetic phonic-based text with the focus on the short-vowel "i". After listening to the story, students dug for "i" words. They had lots of fun!

Math At Home

Dear Parents,
Inside your child's Friday Envelope, you will find a sheet entitled "Math at Home". Please help your child complete the four activities. When your child returns the completed sheet, he/she will receive a prize. All sheets must be in by September 30 to receive a prize.

Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Wheeler

Friday Envelopes

Every Friday, your child will be coming home with a large white envelope. Inside the envelope you will find your child's work along with any applicable forms, etc. Please empty the contents, sign the form and return the envelope on Monday.

Thanks,
Mrs. Wheeler

Phys. Ed. Tomorrow

Don't forget to come dressed in your phys. ed. uniform tomorrow. Please wear your grey St. Jude's t-shirt, navy shorts or track pants, white socks and running shoes. When you come dressed in proper uniform, you earn points for your house.

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays! Please email me (kwheeler@stjudesacademy.com) stating your child's name and birth date. Please include the day, month and year. We will be talking about birthdays in our unit called "Five Alive!" as we explore "Who we are" in our first of six transdisciplinary themes. We will be developing an awareness of our physical and personal characteristics and abilities to gain an understanding of ourselves and other people in our lives.

On your child's birthday, you may send in a class treat if you so desire. Please make sure that the item is nut-free and was made in a nut-free place. If you are planning on sending in any items for your child's birthday, please email me one week ahead of time.

Thanks,
Mrs. Wheeler

The First Day

We had a great first day of Kindergarten at St. Jude's Academy! Today we learned the short-vowel sound for i. I says "i" for igloo! Neophyte week got off to a great start with a couple of fun games. Thank you to all the parents who sent in supplies. Please check your child's backpack for a letter that was sent home today. Remember to check out the blog daily to keep up-to-date.
Mrs. Wheeler