"The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right."

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Merry Christmas!

 
 
I wish all my JK families a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Bring a pillow tomorrow!

Mrs. Kerr is asking students to bring a pillow tomorrow.
Thank you!

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Happy Tuesday!

We had a great day!
In the morning we had our calendar time and snacks.
In language we had reading groups, we worked on beginning sounds and letter formation.
In math we had centers where students had to count and match the amount with the correct number.
We practiced for our Christmas Concert and students attended gym and French classes.
Have a great evening everyone!

Monday, December 14, 2015

Happy Monday!

Today we began the day with a whole school rehearsal in the gym. Everyone did great!
Next, we came in the class and had our morning circle time.
In the afternoon we worked on numeracy, where students had to cut and paste the mittens to fill in the correct number.
We then practiced our song again on stage.
Today students attended gym and French classes.
Have a great evening everyone!

Friday, December 11, 2015

Happy Friday!

We had a great day!
In the morning we had our circle time and snacks.
In language we worked on matching lower case letters with upper case. Then we had language centers.
In the afternoon we had math centers and also practised for the Christmas Concert.
We had a special guest today at our school!
Have a great evening everyone!















Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Happy Wednesday!

Today we began our day with our reading buddies, snacks and morning circle time!
In language we wrote a letter to Santa.
In math we worked on patterns. Students had to cut and paste the pictures to continue the pattern.
In the afternoon we had centers and practised our song for the Christmas concert. Remember your child will need a Santa's hat on December 16th. Please send in the hat on the 15th, I'll keep it in your child's work drawer for the concert.
Today students attended gym and French classes.
Have a great evening everyone!
 













Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Happy Tuesday

Today we started our day with art class, snacks and morning circle time.
In language we read the story of the Gingerbread man and then cut and paste the story in sequence.
Next in math we worked on graphs. Students counted the pictures and represented the correct amount in a form of graph.
Then we had math and 'art' centers.
Today students attended gym and French classes.
Have a great evening everyone!
*Please, check your child's agenda for forms.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Happy Monday!

Today we had a fun day!
We began the day with morning circle time and snacks.
In language we worked on vowel sounds. Students had to look at the picture and fill in the missing vowel. With help, everyone was able to do it.
In math we worked on number sequence. Students had to complete the number before and after.
Today we also practiced our song for the Christmas concert.
Today students attended French and gym classes.
Have a great evening everyone!  
 
 




Friday, December 4, 2015

Happy Friday!

We had a good day today!
We began the morning with our circle time and snacks.
Next, we completed two graphs related to Christmas. Students counted the pictures and represented the amount in a bar graph.
In language we had journal time where students completed the following sentence "Christmas is __________."
Then we had reading groups and silent reading.
Today students attended gym and French classes. We also practiced on stage for our Christmas performance.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Year Ahead Day


SJA is excited to announce that Year Ahead Day is happening again this year! 

All SJA PYP students will be participating in this exciting event on Thursday, December 10th.   Year Ahead Day is a fun and interactive day for the students at SJA to spend a day in the class of the grade level ahead of them (example: SK students spend their day as Grade 1 students, Grade 6 students spend their day as Grade 7 students, etc.).  This is a great way for the students at SJA to get a glimpse into their future life at SJA!  Students can get to know the teachers, see their future classroom, and take part in activities they will be participating in next year. 

Our class will be spending the day in Ms. B’s class (SK), which is the classroom number 3 if you just continue in our hallway. JKs are asked to place their backpacks in the SK’s cubbies. Ms. B. will assist the students all the way through, no worries!

Please, contact me if you have any questions!

Have a great weekend!

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Happy Wednesday!

Today we began the day with our reading buddies, snacks and morning circle time.
Next, we made Santa's hat. Take a look at our class door.
Then we worked on sounding and building cvc words such as cat, mat and rat. Students had to cut and paste the letters to form the words and also the picture to match.
In math we worked on numeracy. Students counted Christmas related pictures and then wrote the number correspondent.
In the afternoon we practiced our song on stage along with Ms. Bannon's class. Everyone is singing very nicely!
Have a great evening everyone!

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Great Tuesday!

We began our day today with art class with Mrs. Kerr, snacks and morning circle time.
In language we worked on beginning sounds and also matching lower case with upper case letters.
Next, we completed an activity where students had to finish a couple of sentences about Santa's suit.
In math we worked on counting. Students completed a booklet where they had to write and count the number of ornaments in a Christmas Tree.
In the afternoon we had centers, practiced our song for the Christmas concert and attended French class.
Cute pictures from yesterday!
















Monday, November 30, 2015

Happy and cold Monday!

Today we had a fun day!
We began our Monday with morning circle time and snacks.
In language we completed a couple of activities related to Christmas. Students had to look at the picture and write the ending sound. They also practiced tracing and cutting a mini booklet about Christmas.
In math students had to completed a pattern.
In the afternoon we practise for the Christmas concert and had centers.
Have a great evening everyone!

Friday, November 27, 2015

Happy Friday!

Today we began the day with Art class, snacks and morning circle time.
In language we worked on beginning sounds and then had our 3D shape Show and Tell presentations.
In the afternoon we practised our song for the Christmas Concert and had our math activity about the 2D shapes.





 
Have a great weekend everyone!