SJA Mission:

St. Jude's Academy aims to teach students through planning, inquiry, instruction and assessment in order to prepare students to be conscientious world citizens.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Thankful Tuesday!

Hello everyone for another fun filled day in SK! Thank you for your cooperation and hard work =)

Morning Routine:
Calendar – Students will read the morning message, students will learn about the months of the year, days of the week, season, weather.
Weather song: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn7uAsLWXpk

Inquiry into Language:

Learning goal: Students will learn the sound, action, and song for the blend sound AIR.
1. Students will watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUSJPq_Mpc
2. Students will brainstorm a list of AIR words.
3. Students will make a word out of Playdough or match word cards.
Success criteria: I can show my understanding of the formation and sound of the blend AIR.
Journal: Students will write practice printing a simple sentence using AIR words.
Success criteria: I can practice my printing skills.

Gym:
Today, Ms. V is creating something special for you! Your job today is to pick your own activity (or activities) to play in order to be active for 60 minutes!

Need some ideas?
  • Run around in the backyard or basement
  • Kick a ball around the house [be careful!]
  • Find a couple videos on GoNoodle
  • Check out Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
  • Run up and down the stairs
  • Dance or Freeze Dance with your parents or siblings
  • Make your own Dance or Gymnastics routine using what you remember from our unit
  • Bear Walks, Crab walks, Walk backwards, Bunny hops, Frog jumps, etc. down the hallway and back in your home
  • Ms. V’s Instagram Channel - @physedwithmsv

Send me photos and videos of your creative games and ideas! J
***Make sure you fill out your Activity Log to track your activity throughout the day!

You can also check out my PE Instagram@physedwithmsv
I will be posting daily challenges and other resources to help you stay active at home!

Keep up the great work!

Inquiry into Math:

Learning Goal: Students will discover what a dime is and how much it is worth
1      1. Review with students how to count by 10’s, watch the count by 10’s song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7stosHbZZZg
100’s chart: https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/hundredschart/hundreds-chart-filled_WNRTB.pdf?up=1466611200
2. Introduce the dime to students
3. Place price tags on items around the classroom (10 cents, 20 cents, 30 cents etc) and have students purchase items using the correct amount of dimes
4.       - Students will work on a worksheet: https://www.kidzone.ws/t.asp?t=https://www.kidzone.ws/geography/money/dime.gif
Success criteria: I can show my understanding of the name, value and characteristics of a dime.

Unit into Inquiry:

Learning goal: students will further develop their knowledge about community helpers (librarian).
1.      1.  Students will watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1V7W9QcpQ
2.      2.  Students will work on a sentence writing activity and draw a picture of their experiences going to the library (or Journal booklet).
Success Criteria: Students will understand the role of a librarian in the community.

Music:
  Later in the week I will be posting a video of me singing and clapping rhythms so that you can sing along with me at home.  It will be fun! Today for music class I would love for you to make your own musical instrument to have at home for music class to play while you sing.  Here are some examples of instruments you can make.  A shaker out of a paper towel roll, a guitar out of a cereal box, or a drum using a tin can and spoon.  Be creative and have fun!  When you are finished making your musical instrument please sing a song of your choice such as "I am a Fine Musician".
Enjoy making musical instruments!  Feel free to send me a picture of you playing your instrument at amcmillan@stjudesacademy.com

Mrs. McMillan:)


French:
Introduction to "Spring/Le Printemps"
Students will begin to learn words related to Spring "Le printemps".
Please check out my Youtube video to practice your vocabulary: https://youtu.be/6pNaDokNg5s

Hope you enjoy!

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Marvelous Monday!

Hello everyone!  Welcome back, it has been too long!  Also, please join my Instagram page: mrsblairsk and visit daily for helpful videos and pictures.  Here is the planner for today:

Blend sounds of the week:
air & ure

Words of the week:
Air
Chair
Hair
Pure
Sure
picture

Show & Share:
Nathan
Amogh
Jelani
Eric
*Students may send me a short video of their Show & Share or just a picture by the end of the week.

Morning Routine:
Calendar – Students will read the morning message, students will learn about the months of the year, days of the week, season, weather.

Sharing circle about what we did during the March Break.

Inquiry into Language:

Learning goal: students will learn the sound, and action for the AIR.
  1. Students will brainstorm a list of words together.
  2. Students will match AIR blend sound word cards:Word cards: https://www.kidzone.ws/phonics/air6.htm
  1. Students will practice the blend sound AIR in their Printing Book.
Success Criteria - I can identify and print the blend sound AIR.

Journal Writing:: Students will write 3 to 5 words that has the blend sound AIR.
Success criteria: I can practice my printing skills.

Gym:
1.     Watch this YouTube Video about the Importance of Exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEeaBULvys
2.     Watch this video about Staying Healthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxnEuj1c0sw

Ms. V’s Teacher Talk: Even though we are being asked to stay at home, it is very important that we continue to exercise and keep our bodies moving throughout the day. When we move our bodies, our heart becomes stronger and so do all the other muscles in our bodies. This keep our bodies healthy and prevents us from getting sick!

3.     Follow along with this exercise video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8jI4RnHHf0

Ms. V’s Feedback: Great job today! How do you feel after working out? Can you feel your heart muscles working? Is your body warmer then it was before? Make sure you drink lots of water today and continue to be active throughout the rest of your day! 

Inquiry into Math:
Learning goal: Students will review what a penny and nickel is
1.        1. Review with students what a penny is worth and what a nickel is worth
2.       2.  Play a game with students and have them purchase items around the house for a certain amount, students will display the correct amount.
3.       3. Students will work on a worksheet provided:
Success criteria: I can show my understanding of the name, value and characteristics of a penny and nickel.

Unit into Inquiry:
Learning goal: students will further develop their knowledge about community helpers (sanitization workers).
1.       Students will watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTyKc6LGdY
2.       Students will work on a garbage sorting activity (sorting activity attached file)
3.       Students will work on sentence writing in Journals (“List the tools that a sanitization worker uses are…..”).
Success Criteria: Students will understand the role of a sanitization worker in the community.

Music
Welcome to music class with Mrs. McMillan!  I hope you had a wonderful March break!  Later in the week I will be posting a video of me singing and clapping rhythms so that you can sing along with me at home.  It will be fun! Today for music class I would love for you to make your own musical instrument to have at home for music class to play while you sing.  Here are some examples of instruments you can make.  A shaker out of a paper towel roll, a guitar out of a cereal box, or a drum using a tin can and spoon.  Be creative and have fun!  When you are finished making your musical instrument please sing a song of your choice such as "I am a Fine Musician".
Enjoy making musical instruments!  Feel free to send me a picture of you playing your instrument at amcmillan@stjudesacademy.com
Mrs. McMillan:) 

French
Bonjour! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!
To start off our first French online lesson, we are going to write about our March break.
On a blank sheet of paper, students will write ONE sentence about what they did over the March break and then draw a picture.  They may use a French-English dictionary to guide them (www.wordreference.com
). Please do not use Google Translate.
You can use the following sentence starters to help complete your sentence.
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait pendant les semaines de relâche?What did you do over the March break?
Je suis allé(e)… (I went to…)
J’ai mangé… (I ate…)
J’ai regardé… (I watched…)
J’ai joué…. ( I played…)
J’ai fait… (I did/made…)
J’ai lu…. ( I read….)
J’ai vu…. (I saw…)

Please ensure the following in your writing activity:
  • includes a title (“Mes semaines de relâche”) and name on your work.
  • words are spelled correctly (including proper accents: é, ê, è)
  • your sentence begins with a capital letter and ends in a period.
  • your work is neat.
Please see the example here as a guide.

Extra Info:
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April & May Caribou contests will continue as scheduled.  If school is closed, students may participate from home using their names and access codes.  The contest must be completed between 7:30AM and 3:30PM. Students are reminded that they must still follow the contest rules (no calculators, no outside help), and that unfair participation will be detected. To help students prepare for the contests, Caribou is making the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 Caribou Contests free to access on their website in Previous Tests.

Have a great day!