Daily
Schedule
Welcome!
I am excited
to welcome you to my Grade One class at St. Jude’s Academy! Students will be
taught math, language, art, and UOI by myself (Angeline Brew) French by Jessica
Hou, gym by Alexandra Yustin and music by Darren Flower.
This is my
first time teaching at St Jude’s and I am very excited about the opportunity! I
can’t wait to start the school year!
Library
Ms. Hayward,
our Teacher Librarian, is looking forward to seeing all our returning students
and meeting those of you new to the school. We've been busy over the
summer cataloging all our books and will soon have our Library Computer system
ready for signing out all the great books you'll want to read this
year. This year your class will get regular library visits for
storytimes, research and study skill sessions, and to borrow books. There
will also be Recess Readers, Library Contests, and Book Fair! Don't
forget to follow all things library on the library blog:
www.sjalibrary.wordpress.com
St. Jude’s Academy Grade 1 Units of
Inquiry 2018 – 2019
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
SJA Student Policy
Attached to
this email you will find the SJA Student Policy Handbook. Please read it, sign
the last page and bring it to me, so I can add to your child’s file. This page
is due in the agenda by Friday,
September 14th.
Orientation Night
Parent –
Teacher Orientation Night is on Aug. 27th at 5pm. My room number 29 so you can
tell anyone from our staff can direct you. It is very important that at least
one of the parents participate, also you can collect your key fob to enter the
school. A $40 deposit is required for new fobs.
Hot Lunch Program
·
Please
know that the website closes off end of day Aug 31st and is unable to reopen
for September ordering.
·
Lunch
payments are due no later than September 14th.
Food Allergies
Please be
advised that St. Jude's is a nut free facility. When purchasing items for your
child's lunch, please read the packages carefully. If the label says, "may
contain nuts", please refrain from sending that item. Look for products
with the nut-free label
Below are the instructions for
returning families:
If you have
a sibling joining SJA this year please keep in mind you can only use one email
per child.
·
Step
1 Logon to website http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja - if you forgot your
password or email used please contact bsmith@stjudesacademy.com
·
Step
2 Across the top menu bar you will see several options, please scroll over MY
ACCOUNT, Change grade and teacher to reflect new year. Select SAVE
·
Step
3 Across the top menu bar you will see several options, please scroll over
MANAGE LUNCH, a drop-down menu will appear, select ADD NEW LUNCH FORM.
*Don’t
forget to select payment method BEFORE ordering
Below are
the instructions for new families:
**If you
have more than one child you will need to use different email addresses for
each child. Only one child can be registered and ordered for under a single
email address.
Step 1 Go to
website http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja
·
Select
register an account
·
Select
grade
·
Select
class
·
Select
teacher
·
Enter
in student information
·
Accept
terms and conditions and select Register
Repeat for
additional students.
Step 2
Across the top menu bar you will see several options, please scroll over MANAGE
LUNCH, a drop-down menu will appear, select ADD NEW LUNCH FORM.
*Don’t forget
to select payment method BEFORE ordering
Homework
Please know
that all grade one classes receive the same amount of homework as listed below.
Students will
receive reading folders to track their daily reading. Students are expected to
read for 15 minutes each night. Please initial their reading log daily as they
will be rewarded for completing these pages.
Students may
periodically bring home incomplete work from the day to finish that night. They
will also receive review packages for upcoming tests a few days prior to the
test.
Weekly spelling
words will be posted on my blog every Monday for the week. Students are
expected to complete one sentence for each spelling word which will be due
every Friday.
Agendas
· Your child
will receive an agenda on his/her first day of school. Please read and sign
your child’s agenda every day, as important dates, announcements and homework
will be included and updated each week. Students need to bring their agendas back
and forth to school each day. This is another way of communicating with me.
Upcoming Events
o August 27
PYP Orientation, 5-7 pm
o September
3 Labour Day (No School)
o September
4 PD Day, IB Training (No School)
o September
5 First Day of School, Term 1 Begins
o September
7 Spirit Day: House Colours Dress Up
o September
20 Welcome BBQ
o September
26 Casual Day
o September
27 Terry Fox Run (PYP)
o September
28 Orange Shirt Day (PYP)
Uniform
· Students
are to come to school on Wednesday, September 5th in their gym uniform.
Required gym uniform days are Monday and Wednesday ONLY. After a holiday
Monday, students will return on the Tuesday in their dress uniform.
· Students
are to come to school in their full-dress uniform Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Please ensure that all uniform items are to be labelled with your child’s name.
· Please
make sure your child has a pair of black dress shoes and a pair of gym shoes
labeled and to be left at the school for their indoor shoes this year. Gym and
dress shoes cannot be worn outside.
· Please, to
avoid any discomfort in case of washroom accidents, send in your child’s
backpack an extra change of clothes in a plastic bag. The bag will remain in
your child’s backpack and it will be used only when needed.
The First Day of School
The first day of school is Wednesday, September 5th. This is a full school day. Students are expected to be in full uniform. Please review the Parent and Student Handbook with your son or daughter prior to the first day of school. Please sign the last page and send it in to your child’s teacher ASAP.
The first day of school is Wednesday, September 5th. This is a full school day. Students are expected to be in full uniform. Please review the Parent and Student Handbook with your son or daughter prior to the first day of school. Please sign the last page and send it in to your child’s teacher ASAP.
Blog
Please visit the class blog daily, as it is a
way to stay connected, see what we did during the day, or to find important
dates and homework Please click this link to visit my blog: https://brewgradeone.blogspot.com
Food Allergies
Please be
advised that St. Jude's is a nut free facility. When purchasing items for your
child's lunch, please read the packages carefully. If the label says, "may
contain nuts", please refrain from sending that item. Look for products
with the nut-free label.
* Please be
advised the school does not permit food to be sent in for special events and/or
birthdays. Please refer to the birthday policy in the student handbook.
Kinderlime
* You will
receive your logon information via email on file by Tuesday August 28th.
* Please
download the FREE Kinderlime app via APP Store, Google Play etc. Or Visit the
website https://www.kinderlime.com
* Complete
MUST HAVE information about your child(ren) on APP/Website
o Phone
number
o Updated
pick up permissions
o
Allergy/Medication information
* We
strongly suggest you set up automatic payments through the app/website to
ensure you will not incur late fees for monthly invoices.
o You can
also choose to pay monthly through the app/website.
o Through
the app/website you will be able to digitally access monthly break downs
(printed copies will not be available)
* View
App/Website daily to see sign in/out times.
If you have
any questions/comments regarding this new addition, please contact the Students
Services Coordinator at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com
Welcome BBQ
Annual SJA
Welcome BBQ. This is a great opportunity to meet other families, socialize, and
have fun!
When:
September 20th from 4:00-6:00.
Where: St.
Jude’s Academy
Tickets for
food and drink will be available to purchase.
Field Trips
To help
ensure students safety, parent volunteers are required to submit a clear
vulnerable sector check. Please see the SJA Parent and Student Handbook for
more information.
Contact Information
Please email
me letting me know how you would prefer to communicate. In this email, I would
like to know if you would like an update on your child by email, phone or in
person.
I believe
that open lines of communication between the parents, students and teachers are
the key to promoting an educational climate that is conductive to learning.
Please feel free to contact me at any time if there is a question or situation
you would like to discuss abrew@stjudesacademy.com.
I look
forward to meeting you and having a wonderful school year!
All the
best,
Ms. Brew
