Canada's Wonderland

To celebrate the end of the year, we are going to Canada's Wonderland. A permission form was sent home in your child's Friday envelope. Please return the form along with the money by Wednesday. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please let me know.

Arts Night

Don't forget! Arts Night is this Wednesday. The performance begins at 7 pm. Please have your child at St. Jude's at 6:45 pm. We will be performing a play and your child's art will also be on display.

Track and Field Day

Friday was track and field day at St. Jude's. We participated in the bean bag toss, the 25 metre dash and standing long jump. Thank you to all the parents who volunteered. It was a great day!

Scholastic orders due

Scholastic orders are due on Thursday. This is your last chance to grab some bargains. Don't forget to stock up for the summer!

Math Homework Due

Don't forget!

Your "Math at Home" sheet is due tomorrow.

Extra-curricular activity

This week, many students enjoyed making a frog door hanger. The classroom was packed at lunch on Wednesday as children were busy making frog door hangers. Special thanks to Julia C., Jessica and Monica A. who volunteered.

Arts Night

Arts Night is Wednesday, June 3 from 7 - 8 pm. The kindergarten class will be performing a play. Attendance is required. This is a great time to invite friends and relatives. The children's art will also be on display. If you have any questions, please contact me: kwheeler@stjudesacademy.com.

Track and Field

Friday, May 29 is

track and field day.

We will be leaving at 12:30 pm to walk to a local part. Children will take part in running, jumping and throwing activities. Please make sure that your child is prepared for the day.

All students are to wear

their gym uniforms on that

day.

Check the weather to ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for that day. If the weather is warm on that day, consider sending your child in shorts as they will running and jumping and will become hot. Please apply sunscreen before sending your child to school. Also, please send a hat and water bottle as we will be outside all afternoon. If you would like to volunteer to help with this event, please let me know by Tuesday.

Congratulations Mateo!

Well done, Mateo! Mateo received second place in the Polar Expressions Publishing Contest. To see a list of the winners click on the link below:
http://www.polarexpressions.ca/images/Contest%20results%202008-2009.pdf

Have a great long weekend!

There is no school on Friday, as it is a PD day. The teachers at St. Jude's will be learning more about the IB programme.

Monday is Victoria Day and again there will be no school.

Enjoy your four days off! I will see you all on Tuesday.

There is no reading homework, put please remember to write a sentence. I can't wait to read them.

In your Friday envelope, you will find:

-scholastic order form - due Tuesday, May 12

-a variety of things made from our "Make It Go" unit of inquiry

- Math At Home sheet

Some of the books we read in April:

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Mrs. McNosh Hangs out her Wash by
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick by Lucille Colandro
Under the Ground by Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti

Favourite Books

We are beginning a new unit of inquiry.

The theme is

how we

express

ourselves.

For part of

this inquiry,

we will be

studying stories.

Please send in your

child's favourite story. I will be reading

the story in class and each student will

have the opportunity to tell the class

why they like the book. Please send in

the book by Monday at the latest.