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 first year teaching Kindergarten at SJA and I am very eager for the school
year to begin.
Below is
some important information about the first couple weeks of school:
SJA Student Policy
➢ Attached
to this email you will find the SJA Student Policy Handbook. Please read it,
sign the last page and bring it to me by September 14th, 2018.
Orientation Night
➢ Parent
– Teacher Orientation Night is on Monday, August 27th at 5pm- 7pm.
It is very important that both of the parents participate, if there another
sibling in PYP to allow the second parent to meet the teacher/s of the other
siblings if they wish.
➢ The
orientation will take place in your child’s classrooms.
➢ Parents
who are new to the school are to collect your key fob to enter the school.
First Day of School
➢ 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! ☺ No worries!
Hot Lunch Program
➢ Our
Hot Lunch Program is back online and ready for you to place your order for the
month of September. Please know that the website closes off end of day August
31st and is unable to reopen for September ordering. Please ensure you get your
orders in as soon as possible! We have some new options featured on our menu
please keep your eye out for those! Lunch payments are due to homeroom teacher
or reception no later than September
8th, 2017.
➢ Instructions
for the Hot Lunch Program will be attached to this email.
Uniform
➢ Students
are to come to school on Wednesday,
September 5th in their gym uniform. Required gym uniform days
are Mondays and Wednesdays.
➢ Students
are to come to school in their full school uniform Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday. Please ensure that all uniform items are to be labelled with your
child’s name.
➢ Please
make sure your child has a pair of black dress shoes and a pair of gym shoes
labeled and to be left at the school for their indoor shoes this year.
➢ 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.
SJA Back to School Welcome BBQ
➢ On Thursday, September 20th, from
4pm- 6pm, 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
➢ Parents who would
like to volunteer in the school and on field trips are required to provide a
current Criminal Record Check.
Hot Lunch Program
➢ Please
know that the website closes off end of day Aug 31st and is unable to reopen
for September ordering.
➢ Lunch
payments are due no later than September 14th.
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.
o Step 1: Log on to website http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja
- if you forgot your password or email used please contact bsmith@stjudesacademy.com
o 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 o 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.
o 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**
Listed
below is some information about the school year:
Kiss and Ride
➢ Please
note that afternoon
Kiss and Ride
has been canceled. The new dismissal
procedures can be found in the SJA Parent and Student Handbook attached to this
email. The new procedures will also be explained at the orientation evening
next week.
➢ Daily early
dismissal procedures have been canceled. You
will still be able to pick up your child/ren for appointments. Please let me
know as these events occur.
Blog
➢ 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
➢ Your
child will receive the agenda on his/her first day 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
➢ Your
child will be participating in both French and Gym on a daily Basis. Ms. Yustin will be our gym teacher
and Mlle. Jessica will be our French
teacher. Mr. Flower will be teaching
Music to the SKs every other day.
Food Allergies
➢ 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.
Contact Information
➢ 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 StudentLed 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 tgray@stjudesacademy.com
.
I look forward to
meeting you and facilitating your child’s growth and learning to the best of my
ability.
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