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 and
passion for learning in my students. This will be my second year teaching
Senior 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, so I
can add to your child’s file.
Orientation Night
-Parent – Teacher Orientation Night is on Aug. 28th at
5pm. It is very important that both parents participate, if there is another
sibling in PYP, to allow the second parent to meet the teacher/s of the other
siblings if they wish.
-This is also an important time to collect your key
fob to enter the school. The front desk will require a $40 deposit.
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! J 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 Aug 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 6th in their gym uniform. Required
gym uniform days are Mondays and Wednesdays.
-Students are to come to school in their full school
uniform Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 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 Kick-Off BBQ
-On Saturday, September 16th, from
11-3 pm, SJA
will be holding a Welcome BBQ for all families to attend. I hope to see you
there!
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. Please click this link to visit my blog: http://msgillinghams.blogspot.ca
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. Your child’s gym teacher will be Ms. Jans and French
teacher will be Mlle. Jessica. Mrs. Hayward 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 student led conference times. 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 agillingham@stjudesacademy.com
I look forward to meeting you and providing the best
education I am capable of giving.
Ms Gillingham
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