MYP Paintball

MYP PAINTBALL

The MYP paintball event will be taking place on Friday. Please bring in your waiver forms as well as signed parental consent to participate. If anyone has still not forwarded their payment please do so. Thanks!

JANUARY 26 - REMINDERS

BAKE SALE

Bake sale will be taking place January 27 & 28. 

RE-REGISTRATION

Re- registration deadline is February 11, 2016. 

PANCAKE TUESDAY

'Pancake Tuesday' will be taking place Tuesday February 9th 2016.

UPCOMING SKI TRIP - MANSFIELD SKI CLUB(GR. 5 - 11)

- Wednesday , February 3rd 2016
- Wednesday , February 10th 2016
- Wednesday , February 24th 2016

UPCOMING CURLING TRIPS (GR. 5 - 8)

- Friday January 29th , 2016 (Gr. 5-6)
- Friday February 5th, 2016 (Gr. 7-8)
- Friday February 19th, 2016 (Gr. 7-8)


GRADE 5 & 6

Trips

Skiing permission forms have been handed out and NEED to be returned to your homeroom teacher by THURSDAY JANUARY 28th, 2016.


GRADE 7 & 8 

Trips

-Curling permission forms have been handed out and NEED to be returned to me by THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2016

-Skiing permission forms have been handed out and NEED to be returned to me by THURSDAY JANUARY 28th 2016

*****IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A PERMISSION FORM FOR EITHER CURLING OR SKIING PLEASE COME SEE ME*****

Performance Task Assignment Rubrics
- Performance task rubrics have all been handed back. Please come see me at some point during re-evaluation week to pick up your rubric if you haven't already done so.

GRADE 9 - 12
Trips

Skiing permission forms have been handed out and NEED to be returned to me with your money by the LATEST MONDAY FEBRUARY, 1 2016.

****BRINGING IN YOUR PERMISSION FORM AND MONEY BY FRIDAY JANUARY 29TH WILL GUARANTEE YOU A SPOT SO PLEASE BRING IT IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

January 18

TRIP INFORMATION

Curling Trip Grades 5-8

Our Curling Trip dates have been confirmed:

Grade 5/6 - January 22, 2016 12:30-1:30 Acton Curling Club

                 - January 29, 2016 12:30-1:30 Acton Curling Club

Grade 7/8 - February 5, 2016 12:30-1:30 Acton Curling Club

                 - February 19, 2016 12:30-1:30 Acton Curling Club

Consent forms will be going home Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.

Skiing Trip Grades 5-10

Our ski trip dates have been confirmed:

February 3, February 10, February 24, 2016 at Mansfield Ski Club

Consent forms will be going home Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.

Grade 7/8

REMINDERS

-Lunch forms have been handed out for the month of February, if you still require a form please let me know.

********HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXAM TIMES*******

Grade 8 - Thursday January 21, 1:00pm in Auditorium

Grade 7 - Fridays January 22, 1:00pm in Auditorium

January 14

GRADE 7 & 8 REMINDER

I just wanted to congratulate you all on successfully getting through all of your Performance Tasks, each group did a great job! I will be marking your presentations and should have your rubrics back to you some time next week.

Also, our Exam review will be taking place tomorrow.  I highly suggest you bring some pen and paper with you to class to take notes. See you all tomorrow afternoon!

January 13

JK/SK

Today JK and SK's continued our activity of 'Cat and Mouse’ . Over the last few days every student was given an opportunity to be either a 'Cat' or Mouse'. Pictures of our activities will be posted a little later in the week.

Cat and Mouse

• As a class we first discussed how to stay safe during our parachute games before proceeding
• One or more students is the mouse and they go underneath the parachute and try to crawl underneath and not to get caught by the cat
• Another student is the cat and goes on top of the parachute to try and catch the mouse
• All other students shake the parachute to make it more difficult
  Here is an example of the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1scDMBn9irA
  
  

Grades 1 & 2

Today grade 1 & 2 students were engaged in anther parachute game named “Sharks and Lifeguards”. The activity allowed for students to work together and communicate in order to not get pulled under the parachute by the Shark. Rules of the game are posted below.

Sharks and Lifeguards Rules

Begin by having the children sit down with their legs straight under the parachute making waves with their arm motions. These are the swimmers. One child is picked to be the shark and goes under the parachute. He or she must pull the swimmers by the legs to get them under the parachute and make them sharks too. One or two children are the lifeguards and they walk around the circle, and watch the swimmers. If a swimmer feels themselves being pulled they can call the lifeguard for help. When a swimmer is being grabbed and pulled under the parachute by a shark the lifeguard can save them by grabbing onto their arm. If the lifeguard can reach them before the swimmer is pulled completely underneath they can continue to be a swimmer. The game ends when there are no longer enough swimmers around the parachute to make waves.

Popcorn Warm Up 

Cat and Mouse

• As a class we first discussed how to stay safe during our parachute games before proceeding
• One or more students is the mouse and they go underneath the parachute and try to crawl underneath and not to get caught by the cat
• Another student is the cat and goes on top of the parachute to try and catch the mouse
• All other students shake the parachute to make it more difficult
  Here is an example of the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1scDMBn9irA

Grades 3-6

Today Grade 3 - 6 students participated in another collaborative activity name "Bench Ball". Students were required to work in teams in an attempt to get everyone from their group onto the opposing teams bench in order to be successful.

Bench Ball Explained....

• Split the kids into 2 even teams.
• Split the playing area into two even sides (the centre line in the gym works perfectly).
• Send one player from team X across the center line to stand up on the bench on team O’s side.
• Send one player from team O across the center line to stand up on the bench on team X’s side.
• The object of the game is to get everyone from your team onto the bench on the other side of the center line.
• The only way you are allowed to cross the center line and climb onto the bench on the other side is to have someone from your team, who is already on the other bench, catch the ball that you throw.  They can not pick the ball up from the ground, but must catch it in the air.
• If they catch your ball, then you cross over and join them on the bench.
• Except for the two people who started on the bench, if anyone ever falls off the bench, they must return to their own side and have someone catch their ball again before they can rejoin their teammates on the bench.
• You are allowed to block the catchers on the bench by throwing balls at incoming balls, or by simply holding balls in you hands and whacking incoming balls away.
• You are not allowed body contact, and are not allowed to jump on, or away from, a bench to catch a ball.
• The first team to successfully get all of their members standing on the bench is the winner.

Here are some photos of the students working together in a collaborative activity named ‘Island Travel’ that we played yesterday.

Grades 7/8

Today students continued their performance task presentations in their groups. The schedule for tomorrow’s presentations are as follows: 

GROUPS PRESENTING ON THURSDAY

1. Temi, Victoria, Zia, Jasleen
2. Emily, Charlotte, Sophia, Denise, Mariana

Remember that if you are presenting your game tomorrow please come see me some time during the day to confirm the exact amount of materials you require.

*COME TO CLASS IN FULL GYM UNIFORM ONLY*

REMINDERS

-Lunch forms have been handed out for the month of February, if you still require a form please let me know.

********HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXAM TIMES*******

Grade 8 - Thursday January 21, 1:00pm in Auditorium

Grade 7 - Fridays January 22, 1:00pm in Auditorium

Exam Schedule

January 12

JK/SK

Over the last couple of days students have been introduced to some new and exciting parachute games. All JK and SK classes have been engaged in warm up activities involving the parachute as well as some new arm stretches. Students have learned activities such as ‘Popcorn’, ‘Colour Switch’ and ‘Cat and Mouse’ . These games allowed students to practice their tactile skills while recognizing colours and making quick decisions while being aware of their surroundings. The rules of one of the games we played as well as an example are posted below.I will be posting some pictures of our experiences later in the week so please check back in.

Cat and Mouse

• As a class we first discussed how to stay safe during our parachute games before proceeding

• One or more students are selected to be the mouse/mice and they go underneath the parachute and try to crawl underneath and not to get caught by the cat

• Another student is the cat and goes on top of the parachute to try and catch the mouse

• All other students shake the parachute to make it more difficult

Here is an example of the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1scDMBn9irA

Grades 3-6

Today, grade 3 - 6 students participated in a collaborative activity named ‘Island Travel’. In the activity students were required to communicate with their group/team mates in order to safely travel from one island(gym mat) to another without falling in the water(gym floor). There were also obstacles placed all around the gym floor to encourage team strategy as students tried to choose the shortest route to their destination(end of the gym).  The students did a fantastic job communicating with each other and showed great spirit by encouraging their team mates while they were playing. I will be posting some pictures of our experiences later in the week so please check back in.

Grades 1 & 2

Over the last couple of days grade 1 & 2 students have been introduced to some new and exciting parachute games. Students have learned activities such as and ‘Cat and Mouse’. This game allowed students to practice their tactile skills while being aware of their surroundings. The rules of the game as well as an example are posted below.  We will be continuing to play our game of Giants, Wizards and Elves in our next gym class. I will be posting some pictures of our experiences later in the week so please check back in.

Cat and Mouse

• As a class we first discussed how to stay safe during our parachute games before proceeding

• One or more students are selected to be the mouse/mice and they go underneath the parachute and try to crawl underneath and not to get caught by the cat

• Another student is the cat and goes on top of the parachute to try and catch the mouse

• All other students shake the parachute to make it more difficult

Here is an example of the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1scDMBn9ir

Grades 7/8

Today students continued their performance task presentations in their groups. The schedule for tomorrow’s presentations are as follows: 

GROUPS PRESENTING ON WEDNESDAY

1. Omega, Bryan, Amy, Mika, Nathan
2. Jeffano, Arman, Nathan, Taran, Zachary

GROUPS PRESENTING THURSDAY

1. Emily, Sophia, Denise, Charlotte, Mariana
2. Temi, Victoria, Zia, Jasleen

Remember that if you are presenting your game tomorrow or Thursday please come see me some time during the day to confirm the exact amount of materials you require.

*COME TO CLASS IN FULL GYM UNIFORM ONLY*

REMINDERS*** -Lunch forms have been handed out for the month of February, if you still require a form please let me know.

COLD WEATHER POLICY!

St. Jude's Academy Cold Weather Policy

 

Below you will find the steps taken at St. Jude's Academy to ensure students stay safe and have fun during the winter months.

1. Reduce amount of time students spend outdoors when the temperature is –20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without the wind chill. Students will stay indoors when the temperature is -20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without wind chill.
2. Understand that some medical conditions may increase sensitivity to cold. Parents should consult their physician and provide a written notice if a child has a need to stay indoor. 
3. Ensure students are dressed warmly, covering exposed skin: insulated boots, winter weight coats, mittens, hats, neck warmers.
4. Ensure students change wet clothing or footwear immediately.
5. Although these conditions are unlikely to occur during the school day, ensure that all staff are able to recognize and treat symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia. Given plenty of warm fluids to prevent dehydration.
6. When children are outside, be watchful for shivering or signs of numbness in faces, ears, hands or feet.
7. Educate children in dealing with cold weather: drinking plenty of fluids, dressing warmly, and recognizing signs of cold injury.

Friday January 8

JK/SK


Today students were introduced to some new additions to our game of Red Light Green Light in the gymnasium. Using a circular pylon as a steering wheel, students "drove'(walked/ran) all around the gym with their eyes on the 'road'(gym)and two hands on their steering wheel at all times. Here are some of the directions students had learned to follow during the game:

Green Light= means go
Red Light = means stop
Brown Light = means you have to drive very slowly through the mud
Pink Light = means hop around while your driving
Rainbow Light = means you can choose any of the activities mentioned above


Grades 3-6

Today, grade 3 and 4 students worked on creating new class rules in groups. After co-creating the rules, we discussed them as a class. Grade 5 and 6's engaged in another ice breaker activity called the 'Tangled Web'. Students spread out across the Gym and were asked to think of 1 or 2 unique facts about themselves. Holding a ball of yarn, I began the activity by introducing myself and then shared one unique fact about me. I then rolled the ball of yarn to a student without letting go of the end of the yarn. The student who received the ball of yarn then introduced themselves and also shared one unique fact. This continued until the ball of yarn was passed to everyone in the class, creating a giant web. Following the activity I started a discussion about how this activity relates to the idea of teamwork -- for example, the students need to work together and not let others down. To complete our discussion I had one student drop their strand of yarn which demonstrated to students how the web weakens if the class isn't working together.




Grades 1 & 2


Today students were introduced to a new game named 'Red Light Green Light' in the gymnasium. Using a circular pylon as a steering wheel, students "drove'(walked/ran) all around the gym with their eyes on the 'road'( Gym)and two hands on their steering wheel at all times. Here were some of the directions students had learned to follow during the game:

Green Light= means go
Red Light = means stop
Brown Light = means you have to drive very slowly through the mud
Pink Light = means hop around while your driving
Orange Lights = means stop, look over your shoulders to check any one is near and then continue to turn and drive
Blue Light = means safely speed up
Rainbow Light = means you can choose any of the activities mentioned above


Grades 7/8


Today students were provided with class time to work on there performance tasks and ask any additional questions. Students were encouraged to start writing down the rules of their game on chart paper so they could be reviewed and approved. They were also given the opportunity to test out there game to see if it was meeting all the required expectations. Performance task presentations will begin on Monday! Remember that if you are presenting your game on Monday please come see me some time during the day to confirm the exact amount of materials you require. Groups presenting on Monday are listed below.


GROUPS PRESENTING ON MONDAY
1) Aarush, Gabe, Parwaiz, Kaiz, Kyle
2) Temi, Victoria, Zia, Jasleen




ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND!

Welcome Back!

Hello everyone and welcome back! I hope everyone had a great holiday and a great start to the new year.


JK/SK

Both yesterday and today, we have been playing icebreaker games to get to know each other, reviewed class rules and participated in fun activities such as Sharks, Mermaids, and Oceans and a modified version of Red Light Green Light.

Grades 3-6

Students were introduced to a Fact vs Fib game to get to know a little more about Mr. Slyk. I presented students with 12 statements about myself, 8 of which were true and 4 that were false. Students were responsible for trying to guess which 4 were false, they couldn't believe that Mr. Slyk was born with 1 leg longer than the other...it's TRUE! We had a lot of fun throughout this activity. They have also been engaged in small group work where they were responsible for creating new class rules which will be further discussed tomorrow.

Grades 1 & 2

During our Fact vs Fib icebreaker game students were introduced to 12 written statements( 8 of which were true, 4 of which were false) about Mr Slyk. The goal was to work as a class to determine which statements were true and which were false.  Many students couldn't believe that Mr. Slyk has been on T.V two times and that he has been on the second largest roller coaster in the world. We had a great time during this activity! The grade 1's also went over class rules and played an exciting game of electric fence with some of the students from Oakwood Academy. With the grade 2's we will continue going over class rules tomorrow.

Grades 7/8

Yesterday students were introduced to their performance task and chose their groups for the assessment. Today we went over the rubric in detail and discussed what steps need to be taken in order to be successful in creating their game. They had class time today to work with their group on their task and we will continue to practice tomorrow. Presentations for the Performance Task will begin on Monday January 11.

Grade 7 and 8's, remember to ask for any materials that you require for your game by Friday.



ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY!