Dear
Parents,
Welcome
to St. Jude’s Academy!
I
am very excited about meeting each and every one of you. I’m looking forward to
teaching your child and providing meaningful experiences to develop a lifelong
love for learning. I truly want their first year of elementary school to be a
positive experience. If you ever have any questions, you may email me (vking@st.judesacademy.com)
or call me at school.
As most of you know, we are an IB School and we operate with
IB curriculum, policies and procedures. Please check their website for
more information regarding the program: http://www.ibo.org/
Every IB unit operates under a central idea that acts
as a guideline for the learning and development that will be done in the
unit. Within a school year, you child will complete 4 different units,
all with different focuses and initiatives. You can find all four units
with the description in our class blog.
Please visit the class blog daily as I post important
announcements, pictures, videos and students ‘work. To make things easier,
please input your email where it says “Followed by email” on the right side bar
of the blog. This way you will not miss out on what is happening in our class.
Here is the address: https://vkingjk3.blogspot.com/
Attached to this
email you will find the SJA Student Policy Handbook. Please read it, sign the
last page and bring it to me, so I can add it to your child’s file.
Here is some important information before school starts:
·
Parent
– Teacher Orientation Night is on Mon., Aug. 27th at 5pm. It is very
important that at least one of the parents participate, so you can collect your
key fob to enter the school. It is required a $40 deposit.
·
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!
·
If you
wish to purchase hot lunch for your child, please see the letter attached
explaining the steps to do so.
·
On September 20th, SJA family is inviting
your family for a fun BBQ. You will have the opportunity to meet the teachers
involved in your child’s school life and meet other parents.
·
Just a reminder, students are to come to school on Wednesday,
September 5th in their gym uniform. Required gym uniform days
are Monday and Wednesday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, students are to come to
school in their full school uniform.
·
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. If your child is
not able to change independently we will be calling you to come to school and
change him/her. Please understand, that is part of our policy.
·
Please be
advised that St. Jude's is 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.
·
Remember that your child will need to bring 2
pairs of indoor shoes: 1 pair of black dress shoes and 1 pair of indoor
running shoes. These shoes will remain at school. If your child cannot tie
laces on his/her own, please send in slip-on or velcro shoes. Please label your
child's shoes. Children often have the same or very similar shoes.
·
For hygiene purposes your child’s bottle of water
will be sent home everyday to be washed and returned. Please, place your child’s
water bottle on the tray inside the class every morning.
·
Please
read and sign your child’s agenda every day. Students need to bring their
agendas back and forth to school each day. This is another way of communicating
with me. Your child will receive the
agenda on his/her first day of school.
·
Each
day a different child will be the Special Helper of the day. The Special Helper
will be the line leader, will help lead the calendar routine and is in charge
of any special errands for the teacher.
·
Starting
second week of school (Sept. 14th), every Friday 5-6 students will
be asked to bring in an object that begins with the letter of the week (i.e .if
the letter of the week is “Cc”, then the child might bring in a car). Your
child will be assessed each time they present.
·
In
regards to class field trips, if you are interested in participating, please
let me know as we rotate parents throughout the school year.
·
Your
child is free to bring in a small toy to school, so she or he can play during
recess. Please refrain from sending expensive and breakable toys.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or
concerns.
Ms. King
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