Thursday 29 March 2012

Good Afternoon!

Casual Day began with circle time when we shared what we did the night before. Some of us got to enjoy the fairly mild weather and I went out and participated in the St. Jude's Academy run club!

Following circle time, we began working on some letter worksheets. After doing so, I handed out a "Handwriting Practice" workbook to each student. Until first lunch, everyone practiced writing different letters as well as tracing and writing their names. We are improving much more as time progresses.

After lunch, we finished writing letters and then began working on what we wanted to say and draw on our report card comments. Report cards will be given out tomorrow. Please find them in your child's backpack.

We also had story time, French and Music. After second lunch, we had centers and got ready for home time.

A few reminders:

-Pizza forms/money are due tomorrow 
-Term 2 Report Cards will be sent home tomorrow


Have a super night!!!!


Miss H. 

Wednesday 28 March 2012

A Note From Mr. R

March 28, 2012

What a fun day for Jk-A this WednesdayThis morning we started our day with our penmanship practice. We followed by reviewing our unit of inquiry on different kind of transportations.

We followed thru with our entertaining read-aloud on the book entitled “Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today?” a book writing by Karl Ruhman.

Also this afternoon we connected our educational walk with our unit of inquiry by making a checklist of different cars of transportations that we saw along the educational walk. We finished our day by doing some math activity work sheet on comparing the greater number to the lesser number.

Have a great evening everyone!

Good Evening, Parents!

Today, we began the day by reviewing the three units of inquiry we have completed over the last two terms. Following this, we began our third unit, transportation, by brainstorming all the different modes of transportation we have access to. We came up with a lot, which include hot air balloon, helicopter and school bus.

Following this, we worked on tracing and sounding out the letter Nn. After lunch, we had gym followed by story time. We had french class as well and continued to prepare for the French Cafe on May 4.

Following second lunch, we went out on a scavenger hunt looking for different types of transportation in the neighbourhood. After returning with our checked off list, we finished the day with some car number worksheets.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic night!!

Miss H.

Tuesday 27 March 2012

Hello!!!

Hello everyone,
First of all, congratulations to our class for winning the Library Book Drive!! We will be feasting on yummy chicken wings in the near future to celebrate this. Thanks to everyone who brought in books to support the book drive and the school!!
We started off the day with discussing the signs of spring (i.e. raining, grass turning green, flowers blooming). We also brainstormed all of the things we thought we would see outside on our walk. Everyone had such good ideas, which included twigs, squirrels, chipmunks, trees, the sun and other fun things outside. After doing this, we set out on our outdoor walk and were accompanied by our fellow reading buddies from Ms. Chang's class. We had so much fun outside!!!
After we returned, we had snack time. Following snack time was story time and then we learned about the letter Nn. We learned about the sound of Nn and also practiced tracing and writing it. 
After lunch, we talked about our feelings and discussed being “sad” and “scared” in more detail. We also talked about manners as well in order to perfect our manners around others. We worked on more letter worksheets and then had French followed by music class. 
Following second lunch, we had centers. The three centers were tracing our names, sorting (easter coloured pom poms and coloured marbles) and alphabet play doh. That sums up our day!!
Some reminders: 
-As of today, uniforms are no longer purchased from Beattie’s, but will now be purchased directly through St. Jude’s Academy. All order requests should be sent to uniforms@stjudesacademy.com 
-Grandparent’s Day and French Cafe will both be on Friday, May 4, 2012

A Note From Mr. R

March 26, 2012

Welcome back everyone! It was a pleasure to see all the students reinvigorated from their March break. Today we began our class by getting re-acquainted with our classroom routines and our previous lessons. We touched upon some reading activities and writing activities, such as tracing the letter “O” and practicing the short sound of O’s.
We ended our day with some art activities using some paint work on tracing the alphabets. Amazing job boys and girls!! 

Mr. R

Friday 9 March 2012

Twas the day before March Break!

Hello everyone,

Today was a day purely based on fun. We started off the day with story time and also discussed what each of us will be doing over the March Break holidays. Then, we played some games and had silent reading. We also began the movie "Madagascar 2" until lunch time. Following lunch, we did some letter exercises on the letter Pp and also learned a Jolly Jingles song for the letter Pp called "Happy Birthday Pig." We sang this song and then had French class.

Following French, we had story time again and then second lunch.

After second lunch, we had our last presentation by Leon and got our things ready for home. We watched some more Madagascar with Miss M.'s class and also had some Kernels popcorn to go with the movie!

I hope everyone has a wonderful March Break and the happiest and safest of holidays. For all of you who are traveling over the next two weeks, have a safe and enjoyable journey. For those of you who are lucky enough to relax at home, I hope you make some wonderful memories together with family and friends.

Best regards,

Miss H.

Thursday 8 March 2012

A Note From Mr. Rojas

March 8, 2012

What an exhilarating day for the JK todayThis morning the students were able to actively participate in the live Reptile show. Students were fearless in petting and observing these reptiles. Outstanding!

As for tomorrow our final individual presentation of the diorama will continue. Looking forward to hear and learn about their interesting facts on their research.

Hoping everyone is having a pleasant evening.

Mister Rojas

Good Evening!

We started off the day by continuing our summative presentations in order to conclude our unit on animals. Today's presenters were Vishva, Sebastian and Leon. Everyone has done such a terrific job on their presentations and everyone practiced so hard!  I am proud of all of you!!

Following presentations and snack time, we had our reptile show. This was VERY exciting for everyone who watched and participated in it. We got to learn about and see a king snake, a blue tongue skink, a baby crocodile, an albino burmese python, and other cool reptiles. Although this animal is not a reptile, we also got to see a tarantula as well. After learning about these animals, we got a chance to touch and pet each one as well. It was so cool!

Following our reptile show, we had lunch. After lunch, we did some worksheets and activities about the spring season. We also had french and music.

After second lunch, we had story time and centers, which took us to the end of the day.

A reminder that March break holidays are from Monday, March 12 to Friday, March 23, 2012. 


Have a fabulous night!!!


Miss H.

Wednesday 7 March 2012

A Note from Mr. Rojas

March 7, 2012
What a glorious day for the Jk-A! We began our day with a cheerful convocation at the gym as part of the Spirit day. The Kappa hosted an enthusiastic house game and participated by chosen house representatives including myself.
Josef, Emily and Jaiden showcased their creativity with the diorama of their favourite animals during our class in Science. The rest of students were able to inquire about some interesting details about the animals during the question and answer part.
The day has been full of activities. In addition, the students were able to practice their creativity in making a colorful peacock for their art project this afternoon.
Please be reminded that tomorrow will the Reptile show.
Have a summery evening everyone!

Mr. Rojas

Tuesday 6 March 2012

A note from Mr. Rojas

March 6, 2012

Another full house of energetic learners in Miss H class. This morning we began our class with the individual presentations of their unit of inquiry of chosen animals. The students were able to present in front of the class about their chosen animals in the form of a diorama.
Jordan, Ramsey and Kasen shared some interesting information and facts about their chosen animals. Jayden, Emily and Alisha will continue the presentation tomorrow. This afternoon the students were able to display their individual creativity in making a bird’s mask. A colourful mask full of feathers and colors. Just a reminder that tomorrow is Spirit day, and students are suggested to wear as much green and white colors to accumulate more house points.

Mister Rojas

Today is Tuesday!

Good afternoon everyone,

We started off the day with talking about different birds that there are outside and also ones that we have seen on tv, at the zoo, or heard about. These include a cardinal, eagle, owl and blue jay. We did some matching exercises dealing with different types of birds as well. We also traced the different names of birds, some of which include the ones discussed above.

Later, we started our summative presentations. Today's presenters were Jordan, Ramsey, Kasen and Onyi. All of these went very well and I am so, so pleased with all of the different types of media everyone used to present their favourite animals. Great job everyone. Presentations will continue until Friday of this week.

After lunch, we worked on bird masks, which many of you probably saw when the students walked out of the classroom after school. Everyone worked very hard and these masks and they looked great on!

We also did some pattern worksheets and a counting activity towards the end of the day. We also read the "Wheels on the Bus."

A couple of reminders:

-Tomorrow is Spirit Day
-Thursday is the Reptile Show
-Friday is the last day before March Break vacation


Have a great night!!!

Miss H.

Monday 5 March 2012

Hello!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

I would just like to remind you all that summative projects (choose an animal and research it) are due tomorrow. Presentations will be held between March 6-9. 


Please email me/talk to me directly if you have any last minute questions.


Regards,

Miss H.

Friday 2 March 2012

A note from Mr. R.

Good afternoon,

A prolific Friday for the JK-A! This morning the students and I, along with Miss H went out for a nice long walk around the Argentia circle, an excellent jumpstart for the students to have a healthy and active lifestyle.

This afternoon, we practiced our numeracy through an enjoyable activity of making a necklace with cheerios and counting them after.

Today, we also read a couple of books for the read aloud entitled “I Was so Mad” by Mercer Mayer and “The Magic Hockey Skates” as illustrated by one of my all time favourite children’s books illustrator Michael Martchenko.  

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and see you all next Monday!


Mister R

Hello!

Good afternoon,

We began the day with a house game in the main gym. For this game, one person from each house was chosen to drink a nice glass of "pig milk," which in reality was just juices mixed together to form a tangy drink. The fastest to drink it without dropping any (hands behind their backs) was the winner. Kappa took home the prize worth one million house points. Great job, kappa!

After, we read a book about dreams and each got to share our own dreams that we have either had the night before or in the past. A lot of us had dreams that involved animals. It must be partly due to our animal unit of inquiry that we are currently in right now! 

Because it was a nice day outside, we decided to take advantage of the weather and go for a walk. We did a short walk around the block and had lunch after we came back inside. Following lunch was math (numeracy unit). For this, we made yummy necklaces out of my favourite cereal... Cheerios... mmmm!

You will most likely find these necklaces/bracelets in your child's lunch bag... if they haven't been eaten already!

We had French followed by silent reading. After second lunch, we worked on some letter tracing, had story time and a little time for centers. 

A couple of reminders for next week:

-Spirit Day is next Wednesday
-The Reptile Show is next Thursday

Have an amazing, safe and enjoyable weekend!!

Regards,

Miss H. 

Thursday 1 March 2012

Good evening all!

Today, on our special Casual Day, we started off by going on a 'letter hunt'. Everyone had to go around the classroom and look for a coloured foam letter and sit down. We each discussed our own letter, its sound and came up with words that started with this letter. I received such a good response from everyone last week playing this game, that I thought I would give it another try today. We did this until we went through every letter in the alphabet.

Following this, we sang our letter sounds song and practiced saying the sounds of each letter. After first lunch, we talked about the differences between reptiles and mammals. I asked students to tell me different types of animals that are either reptiles or those that are mammals. After reviewing this, each student was required to cut out different animals and glue them into one of two correct boxes: 1) reptiles  or 2) mammals.

Following this, they had French and then music. After second lunch, we ended the day in a relaxing way with centers. By the end of the day, this is the time they have to learn while working together in groups, which are changed each time.

A few reminders for next week:

-Wednesday is Spirit Day. Dress your child in white/green clothing
-Thursday is the Reptile show
-Regular gym days will be in effect as of next week

Have a wonderful night!

Miss H.


March 1, 2012

Good afternoon,

Hi everyone my name is Mr. Norman Rojas as the students and teachers refer to me as “Mr. R”. I work closely as a classroom assistant for both classes of Ms. Padovan and Miss Husain’s.  In the first half of the morning I assist in Miss Padovan’s JK-B busy and vigorous class, and follow through with Miss Husain’s lively class.

In Ms. Husain’s class we reviewed our unit of inquiry in Science on the difference of Reptiles and Mammals, and as part of our reinforcement/ independent work we did an activity by cutting out pictures of mammals and reptiles and pasting it accordingly to its proper classification.

In Miss H class we do read aloud’s as well as silent readings habitually, and today we read “Just me in the tub” by Gina and Mayer.

If you have any inquiry or questions please feel free to speak to me during school hours.

Educationally yours,

Mr. Rojas