Dear Parents,

Today we began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of the vowels learned so far: a/e/i/u
Students completed a worksheet where they traced and wrote each vowel.
In Math students practised writing number 4. After that students attended Gym class.
In the afternoon we head off to the park and I must say...I am really proud of my JKs, they all did a great job!
Have a blessed weekend everyone!

Picture of the day...Jaiden Melino presenting his Show & Tell.

TERRY FOX RUN

Thank you Mrs. Sachania, Mrs. Kalsey, Mrs. Melino, Mrs. and Mr. Fan.

I really appreciated your help today!

One more sleep!

Ecxatly, one more sleep for Terry Fox Run/Walk. Students are excited about it, as we have been reading and learning about Terry Fox in class. Praying for a great weather tomorrow!
Today we began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts, students made an Alligator, to help them to remember that "Aa" says ă for Alligator.
Next students practiced tracing letters and numbers on dry erase books/cards.
In our Unit of Inquiry we read a book titled: "When I feel Happy". Students then shared what makes them feel happy and here are the answers:
Krina - "My mom's silly face."
Karina - "Playing with my dolls."
Josef - "Playing with my toys."
Vishva - "Playing with blocks."
Hayden - "Playing with my big teddy bear."
Marcus - "Playing with my dinossaurs."
Sarah - "My mom, day and sister."
Bosco - "My mom."
Jayden Klotia - "Playing with my baby brother."

In Math students continue to learn about graphs. Today we made a simple graph, by checking how many boys and girls we have in our classroom.

Students wrote in their journals about their favorite TV show.

Students attended French, Drama and Music classes today.

To finish off the day students had the choice of puzzles, blocks and sorting sets.

Have a great evening everyone!

 

Picture of the day...Josef and Hayden working hard on their penmanship skills!

Dear Parents,

Today we start the day off with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts students sang our phonics song and completed a worksheet where they had to trace and write upper and lower case "Aa". Students also finished their apples.
In Math, students were introduced to the concept of graphing.
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about what is our favorite thing to do in a playground. Students then completed an activity where they had to color, cut and paste pictures of kids playing in the playground.
Today students attended French, Music and Gym classes.
To finish the day off students played with playdough and blocks.

Picture of the day...Elina reading to her friends!

Dear Parents,

Today we began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.

In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of "Aa" and practiced our phonics song for "Ee", "Ii" and "Uu". Students then completed a worksheet where they had to trace and write lower/upper case "Ee" and "Aa". Next students made an apple craft by tearing and pasting construction paper. Tomorrow we will be gluing seeds. In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about things that each student like to do with their family. After our discussion time, students drew a picture of themselves having fun with their family.

In Math students completed 2 worksheets where they practiced writing number 3.

Today students attended Drama, French and Gym classes.

To finish off the day students had the choice of "art corner" or puzzles.

Have a great evening everyone!

Picture of the day...Sarah using her imagination...

Dear Parents,

We began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.

This week students are learning name sound and formation of "Aa".

Ou animal friend is Alexander Alligator. After singing our phonics song, students completed a worksheet where they had to trace upper/lower case "Aa".

Next,students shared and wrote in the journals about their weekend.

In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about our school and each one's favorite thing to do in school. Most of them said playing with the blocks. Everyone drew a picture of themselves playing in school and we will add that in our "All About Me" booklet.

In Math students continue working on their sorting skills. Today each table had a bin with sorting items and students were encouraged to collect, sort, count and compare information with their classmates.

Students attended French, Gym and Music classes.

To finish off the day we read a nice storybook titled: "When I'm Feeling Loved".

Have a great evening everyone!

Picture of the day...by Karina

Terry Fox Run

This upcoming Friday, Sept. 28 St. Jude's will be promoting the Terry Fox Run. Students will be walking to the park nearby (weather permitting). We are planning to leave the school at 1:30pm. Please let me know if you wish to volunteer for this event.
Thank you,
Mrs. Padovan

Portfolios

Dear parents,
Each student at St. Jude's has 2 portfolios throughout the school year.
A student portfolio and an IB portfolio.
The JK student portfolio will include: Math, Language Arts, Readness Skills and Unit of Inquiry.
The IB portfolio will include 4 sections: "My Best Work", "Something I Would Like to Improve On", "Something I Worked My Hardest On" and "A Way I Showed a Learner Profile".
You are welcome to see your child's portfolio anytime you wish. I add students work and assessments every week.
Hope that clarifies why your child is not taking any completed work home.
Mrs. Padovan

Dear Parents,

Today we start the day off with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts, students did a great job reviewing name, sound and formation of i, u and e.
Next they tried really hard writing the upper and lower case "Ee".
Today in Art class students spent some time producing their self portrait, using clay. The result was great!
Students attended Phys. Ed. and French classes.
In Math we played a matching game. Students had to count the amount of objects and match the correspondent number.
To finish off the day we checked everyones star chart and I am happy to say that all JKs got a prize today!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Dear Parents,

Today we had a nice day, although we missed some dear friends in our class, hope everyone is feeling better!
We began the day with morning routine and healthy snacks. In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of the vowels learned so far. We also made an Elephant collage.
In our Unit of Inquiry (Who We Are) we talked about where we live, most of the students are awere that they live in Canada-Mississauga. Then we talked about our houses, how our house looks like. Students then drew their houses and next week we will be completing this activity by "writing students adress".
In Math students practced writing number 2.
They all tried really hard!
Students attended Gym, French and Drama classess today.
We read the following books: "Be Brave Anna!", "We Just Moved Out!" and "Don't Worry Douglas!"
Have a great evening everyone!

Dear Parents,

We had a great day!
We began the day with our morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts we reviewed sound and formation of "Ii", "Uu" and "Ee", then students traced and wrote upper and lower case "Ee".
In Math we played a game where students had to sort objects by given attributes that are opposites (e.g. long/short; big/little; heavy/light; quiet/noisy). Everyone participated really well!
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about families again and students completed one more page for their booklet.
After lunch students wrote in their journals and we read a story together titled: "You Bug Me".
To finish off the day students manipulated sorting sets and puzzles.
Have a great evening!

Good Habits!

We watched this short video in class yesterday.

LABEL

Dear Parents,
In the last couple of days some students have misplaced their Gym sweaters.
Please label all uniform items, especially Gym sweaters and navy sweaters.
In JK we encourage students to be responsible for their own belongings.
Your co-operation would be much appreciated!
Mrs. Padovan

Sorting!

Calling all Elephants

"E says ĕ for elephant!"
Please bring in an elephant on Friday. You may bring in a toy, book or picture.

Yes, we do like to move it!

God created our bodies to be ACTIVE!!!

ps. I made this video in our first week of school, some students will not be in it, as they joined us after the first week. But no worries! We will have more to come!

Dear Parents,

Today we began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.

In Language Arts we sang our phonics song and reviewed name, sound and formation of “Ee”. We tried to think of words that begin with the sound of “Ee”. Students then practiced tracing upper and lower case “Ee”. Next students colored an elephant. In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about families, I read a book titled: “All Kinds of Mommies!” and “Piggy Goes Fishing with Daddy”. Students shared a little bit about their families and drew a picture showing each family member. In Math we sang "1, 2 buckle my shoes..."  and JKs completed 2 worksheets about number 1.

Today students attended French, Phys. Ed. and Drama classes.

At the end of the day students had the choice of manipulating sorting sets or putting puzzles together.

Have an awesome evening everyone!

Dear Parents,

We had an awesome day, students are now used to the school's routine and everyone seems to be enjoying learning new things each day!
Today we began the day with morning circle time (songs, weather, 100th day, calendar and story time).
Students then had their healthy snacks, again everyone did a great job eating all or most of their fruits!
Next in Language Arts, students were introduced to a new animal friend for the week. Students learned a little bit about elephants today, as they are learning name, sound and formation of "Ee".
We also reviewed sound and formation of "Ii" and "Uu". After singing our phonics song students completed an activity where they had to glue strips of paper on upper case "Ee" and small pieces of paper on lower case "Ee". They all had fun doing that.
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about friendship and read a book about sharing. After that students completed one more page for our "All About Me" booklet. And today was about their best friend in school. It was really nice to see each one expressing their feelings trough this activity.
In Math we played a game called: "The Mystery Box". Students were encouraged to identify objects by identifying and describing attributes.
Students attended Phys. Ed., Music and French classes today and we read the following books in class: "We Share Everything!" "Ganny Is a Darling" and "What I Do Best!"
To finish off the day students played with stackadoos and puzzles.
Have a great evening!

Dear Parents,

Today was a busy day!
In the morning everyone participated in a house game in the gym.
When students came in the classroom we had reading buddies with Gr. 4 and 5. After that we had our morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts students coloured and glued U shape pasta on a letter U.
Students then attended Phys. Ed. with Mr. R. and when they returned to class we read a book tittled: "How I Feel?"
After lunch students completed Math worksheets for numbers 3,4 and 5.
In Art class we attempted to make happy faces using clay. Students will be working with clay next week on a self portrait, today was just for practising, so they could see how it feels to manipulate clay.
Students then attended French class and to finish off the day we had Show and Tell and prize box!
Second week of school and no time out needed! I am very happy with all of you JKs!
Keep us with the good listening!
Have a blessed weekend!
Mrs. Padovan

Healthy Snacks

Just to clarify, here is a list of what I consider to be (morning) healthy snacks:
Cheese
Fruits
Vegetables
Yogurt
Bread
Cereal
I have to congratulate all of you parents and children, everyone is doing a fantastic job on that!
You may continue sending treats or juice and I'll continue letting students have those only after they eat most of their food!
Here is a useful website to get some lunch ideas: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/yourkids/main.aspx
Please remember we are a NUT FREE school.
Have a nice evening!

Happy Thursday!

We start off the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks. In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of the vowels learnt so far: "Uu" and "Ii". Students practised tracing and writing the two vowels. Next students completed one more page to add in their "All About Me" booklet.
Students attended Phys. Ed. with Mr. Rojas and when they came back in class we read a book titled: "Bullies Never Win".
After lunch we talked about sorting and today we practise sorting with ourselves, e.g. who has black hair or brown hair, who is wearing pants or dress, etc...
Students attended Drama class with Mrs. Henein and when they returned to class they had worksheets to practise writing their names (those who needed). Students who already know how to write their names, drew on little white boards.
After second lunch/recess students attended French class with Mme. H. and to finish off the day students played with sorting sets and we read a book titled: "Dora's Sharing Day!"
Have a great evening everyone!

Dear Parents,

Today we began the day with morning circle time, everyone participated really well!
After that students had their healthy snacks and we reviewed name, sound and formation of "Ii" and "Uu".
Students completed a worksheet where they had to trace and write upper and lower case "Uu" and match pictures that go together (e.g. nut+squirrel).
In Math we talked about sorting and played with sorting sets. Students were encouraged to work as a group in each table and come up with different ways of sorting (size, color, type/shape).
After that students "wrote" in their journals and had snacks.
After recess they completed one more page to add in their "All About Me" booklet and we finish off the day with songs and games.
Today we read the following books: "It's Sharing Day!", "Little Quack's New Friend" and "Off to School, Baby Duck!"
Students really enjoy story time, which makes me happy, as I love reading aloud to them.
Have a great evening everyone!

Dear Parents,

The following students need to bring an adult shirt for Art class:
Jallone
Hayden
Braydon
Sarah
Jayden Klotia
Thank you!

Happy Tuesday!

Hello, today our day was very productive!
We began the day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
Next, in Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of "Ii" and "Uu".
Students completed a worksheet of "Uu" and followed instructions to color an umbrella. After that they created their own umbrellas, using paint, paper plate and pipe cleaner. Take a look in our class!
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about how each of us is different and completed one more page for our booklet "All About Me".
Students attended Phys. Ed. with Mr. R. and when they came back in class we read a book titled: "How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?"
After lunch we sing the song "1-2 buckle my shoe..." and completed 2 Math worksheets on number 1and 2.
Students then attended Drama class with Mrs. Henein. When they returned to our class they "wrote" in their journals and had second lunch break.
After recess, Miss. H. came to our class to teach French.
To finish off the day students were encouraged to sort out dinosaurs using one attribute: size or color and we read a book titled: "Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today?".
Have a great evening everyone!

House colors

This Friday is Spirit Dress up Day!
Your child may wear his/her house colors.
KIP (Orange)
Vishva
Hayden
Elina
Bosco

TSPs (Blue)
Samaira
Braydon
Jaiden Karia
Josef

ZBP (Green)
Kasen
Sarah
Karina
Marcus
Jallone
Jayden Klotia

Happy Monday!

We had a great day!
We began the day with morning circle time (special helper, calendar, songs, story, weather and 100th day tree) and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of letter "Ii" and students were introduced to a new animal friend that starts with the letter "Uu". Umbrella Bird is our animal friend this week and it help students to remember the beginning sound of "Uu" in words like umbrella, upside down, under, up and uncle.
Students completed a worksheet where they had to trace upper and lower case "Uu".
After that students completed a readiness skill activity where they had to color a school bus and get their little ears used to the sound of "Uu"in BUS.
Students attended Phys. Ed. with Mr. R., when they came back to class we read a nice book tittled: "If you take a mouse to school".
In the afternoon we started our new Math unit on Data Management. Today we played a game where students helped me identifying objects in a box, that were the same using one attribute (color, size or shape).
After that students started their journals. Everyday they will be encouraged to "write" and draw about a topic. Today the topic was about their favorite activity to do in school.
Next, students started "All About Me" booklet. They were encouraged to complete their faces by drawing as much details as possible.
Students then attended French class with Miss. H. (we now have French in the afternoon).
To finish off the day we played sorting games and read a book tittled: "Biscuit Goes to School".
Have a great evening everyone!

Show & Tell

Dear Parents,
I am very proud to say that we had a great Show and tell last Friday.
Students are evaluated on the following:
- Listening
Eyes on the speaker
Asks relevant questions (stays on topic)
Shows active listening (whole body)

- Speaking
Gives three complete statements about show or tell
Uses loud, clear voice
Uses appropriate eye contact

Just to clarify...

As part of our Unit of Inquiry, I am asking you to bring 3 photos as follows:
- Your child as a baby (wallet size)
- Your child as a toddler (wallet size)
- Family photo (9X13)
You may just print it out from your computer on a regular paper.
Please send in the photos by Sept. 13.
Thank You

Color diffusing people

Dear Parents,

Today JKs worked really hard! Way to go!
In The morning we had convocation in the Gym, where we played a house game and found out which house is in the lead. I am happy to say that KIP is in the lead!
Students came to class and we had our morning circle time and healthy snacks.
Next we reviewed name, sound and formation of  "Ii" and completed 2 worksheets. The first worksheet, students had to trace and write upper case and lower case "Ii". The second worksheet students traced and wrote letter "Ii" and also practised hearing short I sound in words like pig, fish, bird and six. To complete our lesson on letter I students used chocolate pudding as mud to finger paint a pig.
Students attended French and Phys. Ed. classes in the morning.
In art class students created color diffusing people.
We finished off our day reading a very nice story about sharing and taking turns.
Have a safe weekend everyone!

Photo Permission Form

Dear Parents,
Mrs. Brasil has sent you some forms to be completed and signed (pick up, community walk and photo permission form). Please make sure to send in all the forms. I am specially waiting for the photo permission form, as I have some nice pictures/video to share on my blog.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Mrs. Padovan

Dear Parents,

I'm very happy to say that we had a smooth day today!
Students are getting used to the routine, class rules and different teachers (Drama, French and Phys. Ed.).
In the morning after singing "Oh Canada" in the Gym, we had our morning circle time (songs, calendar, weather, 100th day tree and story time).
In Language Arts students reviewed name, sound and formation of "Ii". They also completed a worksheet where they had to trace upper and lower case Ii. Next students made a collage of an igloo house, to help them to remember that "Ii says ĭ for igloo".
 I explained to them what an igloo house is and they had so much fun gluing white tissue paper and glitter on it.
Students then attended Phys. Ed. with Mr. R. Today Ms. H. was away, so they didn't have French. After lunch, in our Math Makes Sense we talked about patterns, we went for a walk in our classroom trying to find patterns. Students then had the opportunity to create patterns using lego. We will have a Math unit on patterns, but this week I am just trying to find out what they already know.
Today students had their first Drama class with Mrs. Heinen, they all were very happy when I picked them up. In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about our physical characteristics and played head, shoulder, knees and toes. To finish off the day we head out to the Gym and participated in a house game.
Have a great evening everyone!

Dear Parents,

We had another great day!
In the morning we had our calendar routine, story time and healthy snacks.
Next in Language Arts students were introduced to our animal friend Inchworm. Students also learned name, sound and formation of letter "Ii".
Students attended French class with Ms. H. and Gym class with Mr. Rojas.
After that we read a nice story from Curious George about his first day of school.
Students then had lunch and head out outside for recess.
After that we had Math class, where we played a game called: "Can you find?"
In this game students were encouraged to observe pictures of 2 scenarios and tell the class, with details, what they noticed in the pictures. This week our Math Makes Sense is more like giving opportunities to find out about children's previous experiences and understanding. Next week we will start a new unit on Data Management, more details will be sent home on Friday.
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about our features and how unique each of us is . Students completed a self portrait, using googly eyes and fake hair.
After that we talked about rules that we could have in our classroom in order to have a fun and exciting year. I really liked how everyone participated, here are some of the rules that we agreed on:
- Raise our hands to talk
- Take turns on talking
- Work hard
- Keep our belongings in our cubby
- Share and be polite to each other
To finish off the day JKs had the choice of puzzles, lego, drawing or sorting sets.
Have a great evening everyone!

First Day!

We had a great first day of school!
To start off our day I explained to students how the "Special Helper" works. Karina was the special helper today and she did a fantastic job by helping around the classroom!
Next we had our morning circle time, where we sang some songs, checked the weather, dressed up our friend Jhonny, updated our calendar and read a nice storybook titled "The Night Before Preschool". After that students had their healthy snacks.
Next we played a name game and created name tags using foam letters.
Students then attended French class with Ms. H and Gym class with Mr. Rojas.
When students came back in class we read a book tittled "Froggy Goes to School" and students had their lunches.
As part of our Unit of Inquiry today I measured students height and tomorrow I'll weight them.
We then talked about our "Star Chart" and had the choice of playing with puzzles, blocks or playdough.
To finish off the day we read a book tittled "It's the First Day of School".
Have a great evening everyone!

Understanding IB Learner Profile...

As part of becoming an IB school we, at St. Jude's, encourage students to become:

• inquirers—their natural curiosity has been nurtured and they actively enjoy learning

• thinkers—they exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to solving complex problems

• communicators—they receive and express ideas and information confidently in more than one language

• risk-takers—they approach unfamiliar situations without anxiety and have the confidence to explore new ideas

• knowledgeable—they have explored themes that have global significance and have acquired a critical mass of knowledge

• principled—they have a sound grasp of the principles of moral reasoning and have acquired integrity, honesty and a sense of justice

• caring—they show sensitivity towards the needs and feelings of others and have a sense of personal commitment to helping others

• open-minded—they respect the values of other individuals and cultures and seek to consider a range of points of view

• well-balanced—they understand the importance of physical and mental balance and personal well-being

• reflective—they give thoughtful consideration to their own learning by constructively analysing their personal strengths and weaknesses.

Every month students will be receiving an award for showing any of the learner profile attributes.

Star Chart

Dear Parents,

I am very happy to have your child in my classroom. I believe that by all of us working together we can make this a very successful year.

Each student has a "Star Chart" in my class, where they can get up to 5 stamps throughout the day.

These are the 5 areas I will be observing:

1. Healthy Snack (students are encouraged to bring at least one healthy snack).

2. Good Behaviour (students must listen and show respect towards others).

3. Completed Work (students are encouraged to complete work given in class).

4. Cleanliness (students are encouraged to keep their cubby and work area neatly).

5. Learner Profile (students are encouraged to show any of the 10 learner profile attributes: inquirer, thinker, communicators, risk-taker, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, well-balanced and reflective).

If your child has at least 15 stamps by Friday, she/he will receive a prize from the "prize box".

Please, contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Padovan

Daily Schedule

St. Jude’s Academy Junior Kindergarten Daily Schedule

Time	Subject and Object
7:30-8:30	Before Care
8:30-8:45	Teachers BC Supervision
8:45-9:00	O Canada
9:00-9:15	Morning Circle Time-Weather/Calendar/Story/100th Day Tree
9:15-9:30	Washroom/Snack
9:30-10:00	Language
10:00-10:30	French
10:30-11:00	PE
11:00-11:10	Washroom Break
11:10-11:20	Story Time
11:20-11:50	Lunch
11:50-12:10	Recess
12:10-12:40	Math Makes Sense
12:40-1:10	Mon. and Wed. – Music Tues. and Thurs. – Drama Friday – Arts
1:10-1:40	Agenda/Journal Writing
1:40-1:50	Clean Up/Washroom Break
1:50-2:10	Lunch
2:10-2:30	Recess
2:30-3:00	Unit of Inquiry
3:00-3:10	Washroom Break
3:10-3:30	Hands on Math/Manipulatives/Games
3:30-3:40	Clean up/Pack up/Story Time/Pick up

Please, be advised that after school care begins at 3:45pm.

Extra Change of Clothes

Dear Parents,
All kindergartens must be potty trained before school year starts. Just in case of accidents, please send in your child's backpack an extra change of clothes in a plastic bag.
Thank you,
Mrs. Padovan

Dear Parents,

Your child should have the following shoes:
- 1 pair of outdoor shoes (shoes of your choice) that are worn to and from school each day
-1 pair of indoor running shoes to remain at school
-1 pair of indoor black dress shoes to remain at school
Please, send in velcro shoes.
Thank you!