Welcome!
I am excited to welcome you to my Senior
Kindergarten class at St. Jude’s Academy! Teaching is an absolute passion of
mine and I want to ensure that I provide meaningful experiences that will
instill a love for learning in my students. This will be my third-year teaching
Kindergarten at SJA and I am very eager for the school year to begin. I look forward to be teaching your child these
subjects: language, math, units of inquiry (UOIs) and art.
Below is some important information about the first couple weeks of
school:
SJA Student Policy
Ø
Attached to this email you will
find the St. Jude’s Academy Family Handbook 2019-2020 and St. Jude’s Academy
Code of Conduct. Please read them, sign the last page of the hand book and
bring it to me by September 13th, 2019.
Orientation Night
Ø Parent – Teacher Orientation Night is on Wednesday, August 28th at 5pm-
7pm. It is very important that both of the parents participate, if there is
more than one child in PYP; allow the second parent to meet the teacher/s of
the other siblings if they wish.
Ø There will be a presentation for JK and SK families in the cafeteria
beginning at 5 pm.
Ø The orientation will continue in your child’s classrooms.
Ø Parents who are new to the school are to collect their key fob to
enter the school.
Ø Specialists can be found in room 29.
Ø Bussing, Wynn Fitness, uniforms in room 28.
First Day of School
Ø
On the first day of school, I
strongly encourage parents to make the drop off as quickly as possible. I know,
it is hard, but it is the most effective way for your child to get into the
school routine. I’ll be there for your child! J No worries!
Hot Lunch Program
· Please
know that the website will be closed at 3pm on Aug 30th and is unable
to reopen for September ordering.
· Lunch
payments are due no later than September
13th, after this date it will begin to collect
interest.
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.
· 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
Uniform
Ø Students are to come to school on Wednesday,
September 4th in their gym uniform. Required gym uniform days
are Mondays and Wednesdays.
Ø Students are to come to school in their full
school uniform Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please ensure that all uniform
items are labelled with your child’s name.
Ø Please ensure your child has a pair of black dress shoes and a pair
of gym shoes labeled and left at the school for their indoor shoes this year.
Ø 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.
Homework
Expectations
·
Words of the week are to be completed every Friday and new words will be
sent home on Monday.
·
Raz Kidz is a reading and comprehension program that is done online at
home and is encouraged to be practiced as often as you can ( more information
to follow).
SJA Back to
School Welcome BBQ
Ø On Thursday, September 19th,
from 4pm- 5:30pm, tickets will be sold in the first weeks of school. This
is a great opportunity to meet other families, socialize, and have fun!
Parent Volunteers
Ø Parents who would like to volunteer in the school and on field trips
are required to provide a current Criminal Record Check.
Kinderlime
New Parents
- You have been sent an email to sign up with a
pin
- Please download the FREE Kinderlime app via
APP Store, Google Play etc. Or Visit the websitehttps://www.kinderlime.com <https://www.kinderlime.com/>
Complete MUST HAVE information about your
child(ren) on APP/Website
- Phone number(s)
- Updated pick up permissions
- 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.
- You can also choose to pay monthly through the
app/website.
- 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.
Returning Parents
- Update the MUST HAVE information about your child(ren)
on APP/Website
- Phone number(s)
- Updated pick up permissions
- Allergy/Medication information
- If you have not already done so we strongly
suggest you set up automatic payments through the app/website to ensure
you will not incur late fees for monthly invoices.
If
you have any questions/comments regarding this new addition, please contact the
Students Services Coordinator at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com
Listed below is some information about the school year:
Kiss
and Ride
Ø The dismissal procedures can be found in the St.
Jude’s Academy Family Hand Book attached to this email. The new procedures will
also be explained at the orientation evening next week.
Ø You will still be able to pick up your child/ren
for appointments. Please let me know as these events occur.
Blog
Ø
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. On the right-side bar
of the blog, you
will see a tab, “FOLLOW BY EMAIL”, where you
are able to enter your email address. In doing this, you will receive an email
of my blog every time I am to post and will not miss out on any important
information. The blog will also have information on the Programme of Inquiry
(themes, central idea, lines of inquiry and key concepts.
Agendas
Ø
Your child will receive the
agenda on his/her first week 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.
Specialists
Ø
Your child will be
participating in both French and Gym on a daily Basis. Ms.
Vasconcelos will be our gym
teacher and Mlle. Jessica will be
our French teacher. Mrs. McMillan will
be teaching Music to the SKs every other day.
Food Allergies
Ø Please be advised that St. Jude's strives to be 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.
Contact Information
Ø
Please
email me letting me know how you would prefer to speak at the end of each our
Unit of Inquiry. I will be in contact with you 3 times of the year on top of
our 2 Student-Led Conferences. In this email, I would like to know if you would
like to give you an update on your child by email, phone or in person.
I believe that open lines of communication
between the parent, 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 at
jblair@stjudesacademy.com .
I look forward to meeting you and providing the best education I am
capable of giving.
Mrs. Blair
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