Dear
Parents,
Welcome
to St. Jude’s Academy!
My name is Alannah Fisher 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 (afisher@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.
Attached to my welcome 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 . We will meet in the cafeteria 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 in
the white bin 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.
I apologize for the information overload! Please feel free to contact me if you have
any questions or concerns. :)
Ms. Fisher
