DIFFERENCEThe St. Jude’s Academy

Your Monthly Whole-School Newsletter Celebrating Student Successes and Events

JUNE 2020

St. Jude’s Academy Continuous Learning PlanOur Contiuous Learning Plan is online.

The Continuous Learning tab at the top of our St. Jude’s Academy web site, www.stjudesacademy.com, offers in-formation about academics and stu-dent life specific to each grade level, as well as helpful student and parent resources, communications and FAQs.

While our campus is closed, we are engaging our students with rich new learning experiences and activities that continue to deliver our school mis-sion and keep them connected with their teachers, classmates and com-munity.

The Academics pages outline the different Continuous Learning expec-tations for students, teachers and families. Student Life & Wellness cov-ers everything from our exciting new extracurricular programs to how the Continuous Learning Plan is supporting and prioritizing our students’ physical and mental health.

Here is what St. Jude’s Academy par-ents have said about our Continuous Learning:

DATES TOREMEMBER

June 1 – 5Virtual Track & Field (JK – Grade 8)

Friday, June 19Virtual Grade 12 & DP Graduation

Wednesday, June 24 Virtual Promotion Ceremony: JK & SK

Virtual Promotion Cere-monies: Grades 1-5, 7-9 and 11

June 24-30SJA Imaginarium

Thursday, June 25Virtual Grade 6 PYP Graduation

Virtual Grade 10 MYP Graduation

Friday, June 26Virtual House Cup Assembly

Tuesday, June 30 Report Cards Mailed Out (Lower School)

Last Day of School

“A smooth & quick transition to online learning”“Impressive”“Just right”“Students are being kept active in their learning”“Lots of efforts from teachers”“Appreciate the manageable workload”“Activities are interesting”“Good structure”“Online learning keeps getting smoother”

Visit our web site to read how SJA is provid-ing Continuous Learning During COVID-19

ACADEMICS

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Action StarsGrade 2 The Grade 2 students learned about the reasons ani-mals become endangered, one being pollution of their habitat. Aarna took it upon herself to help clean up her neighbourhood to ensure animals and humans in her community are safe!

When Ms. Hayward’s internet died right in the middle of our story for Boredom Buster Day, Nimrata got her copy of the book and finished the story for everyone.

Grade 4 Arya was one of 10 students selected for the Junior Au-thor Contest by Aqua Star Publishing. Her story was very similar to the speech she wrote on bullying. She will be a published author in a children’s storybook!

Grade 6 Besides all the action required to independently inves-tigate and share the learning of an issue while collabo-rating in an online setting, the Grade 6 students shared the actions they had specifically chosen for their Exhibi-tion projects:

Mrs. Haag’s Class Charlie, Daniel and Jaiden shared a “Word of the Day” with the class on Discord. They shared and explained vocabulary particular to the issue of deforestation.

Emaan and Yashmeen challenged teachers and peers to do something eco-friendly and to share their pictures of this activity. When they presented their project, they showed pictures of teachers using reusable shopping bags or water bottles, composting, etc.

Vishva and Divyansh filmed and shared a video teach-ing their classmates how fruits need to be washed in or-der to remove pesticides. They informed students about Brampton’s Backyard offer of delivering seeds and soil free of charge to its residents. They challenged their peers to share pictures of themselves planting in their gardens and rewarded them for their efforts.

Emana and Aanika investigated the issue of homeless-ness. Emana shared a Scratch game she had created that showed the different perspectives related to the issue of homelessness. Aanika created a digital flyer to promote awareness of the issue of homelessness that she shared with her family contacts.

Khooshali wrote a letter to the Mayor of Mississauga, Bonnie Crombie, suggesting initiatives that the city

could implement to help students stay connected during the COVID-19 requirements to self-isolate and socially distance.

Eva and Pooshne shared hashtags related to their ex-hibition topic, Social Media, promoting the message of using social media responsibly. They also gave out a challenge to their peers to get off their devices and do something physically active. During their presentation they shared pictures of people who had participated in this challenge.

Sofia and Aamna investigated child neglect and home-lessness. They wrote poems that described what their homes meant to them and shared their writing with the audience on Exhibition day.

Jasmeet, Mahhdi and Himmat decided that their best defense against viruses was to boost their immune sys-tems by improving their eating, sleeping and exercising habits. They shared the logs they kept of these habits during their presentation.

Mr. Conte’s Class Joshua, Jashina and Gokul wrote an email to the school explaining Prime Minister Trudeau’s address to the country and how there is help available to youth who are experiencing mental health challeng-es due to the pandemic. They created videos of DIY

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Action Stars continuedcrafts that relieve stress (calming art, positivity jar, fidget spinner, and stress ball).

Karina, Daniel and Krina created a brochure explaining what homelessness is, the causes and the way people are able to help.

Marcus, Dhairya and Hassan created a website ex-plaining the causes and effects of animal abuse and what people can do to help.

Ahil, Rajan and Karthik ran a poster contest for Grades JK to 5 to help raise awareness about discrimination in sports.

Caitlyn, Sophia and Jaya created a video about how social media affects our daily lives. They presented it to the Grade 5 classes and created a fun and interactive quiz to test people on their knowledge of social media.

Ms. Jaskolka’s ClassWillem created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental Health Kids’ where he posted a creative stop motion video about the importance of having quiet time for your mental health.

Surkhab created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental Health Kids’ where she posted an informative video about the importance of eating well and how this can affect one’s mood and actions.

Liliana created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental Health Kids’ where she posted a fun exercise video to help kids stay active.

Elena created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental Health Kids’ where she posted an entertaining and ed-ucational video about the importance of proper sleep and time management.

Shane, Sethumi and Aarnav wrote letters to government officials explaining how education cuts are impacting students, parents, and teachers in government-funded schools in Ontario and they received a response back from MP Gagan Sikand.

Ronit, Srimanya and Elina played a game with our Grade 6 class. The class needed to survive one day as a homeless person, highlighting the everyday struggles faced by people who do not have a permanent home, such as having a difficult time getting a job without a home address and the struggle of finding a place to live without the income needed to pay their rent.

Black History Poster Created by students in Grade 11. Ashmeen D, Jaylen A and Enoch B

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The Grade 4 students read the novel Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It by Sundee Frazier as part of the Rocks and Minerals IB Unit of Inquiry. Students wrote her a letter and as a result the author graciously offered to do a half-hour Zoom session.

Ms. Samuel’s Grade 4 class interviewed author Sundee Frazier on Zoom on May 14. Frazier was so

SJA Interviews Author Sundee Frazierimpressed by the curiosity of the students that she agreed to answer all of their questions!

“I want to tell you first and foremost that I felt like I just wanted to show up today and talk to you all because the letter that you sent me [...] was so im-pressive to me, I was so touched by the amazing insights that you had from the book that I wrote.” - Sundee Frazier www.sundeefrazier.com

Grade 10 – Carter CGrade 11 – Fatmata BGrade 12 – Xumei (Kourtney) ZPrimary French – Sahib K Primary French – Keshav JJunior French – Pooshne KJunior French – Aryana BJunior French – Jordan LMYP French – Saibya KMYP French – Manisha BPYP Gym – William PPYP Gym – Arya N MYP Gym – Jayden TMYP Gym – Adrian MPYP Music – Ben CPYP Music – Victoria K MYP Music – Daniyaal KMYP Design – Rishabh DMYP Design – Sofia M ESL – Han D

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JK – Alexander S JK – Tegveer RSK – Minha KSK – Julia NGrade 1 – Leeah AGrade 1 – Ishaan SGrade 2 – Surina PGrade 2 – Kaysha MGrade 3 – Nafeezah HGrade 3 – Keshav JGrade 4 – Rohaan MGrade 4 – Emily MGrade 5 – Alyssa VGrade 5 – Vidhi D Grade 6 – Krina RGrade 6 – Eva KGrade 6 – Aarnav KGrade 7 – Anushka DGrade 8 – Jas VGrade 9 – Leah D

Principled Award Winners for May

Learning About Immigration in Grade 9 Canadian Geography UnitStudents learned about the importance of immigra-tion to Canada, the history of immigration and the debates that surround it. This task was in conjunction with a lesson that looked at where immigrants tend to settle in Toronto. Students were asked to create an image using household items (and no computer) that would welcome new immigrants to Canada.

Coding Unit of Inquiry (Grade 5)Building a race car group project on Scratch

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Science Class Builds Towers OnlineScience Class 7B shared their prototypes of tow-ers they built out of recyclable materials for their Structures Unit Summative task.

Students Learn Reasons Why Animals Become EndangeredOne reason why animals become endangered is pollution and its effects on their habitat. Aarna in Grade 2 took it upon herself to help clean up her neighbourhood to ensure animals and humans in her community are safe!

Hydroponics Fun With Healthy Food ExperimentLaunched for the Grade 12 students Health and Nutrition Course, this fun activity aimed to teach students how to grow healthy food. Mr. Iqbal’s demo experiment at home growing Pea Shoots shows Day 10 ready for harvesting.

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St. Jude’s Academy was excited to hold an on-line version of our annual Spelling Bee for students from JK to Grade 8 on Zoom! In-class competi-tions, also held on Zoom, determined the top six students from each grade that moved onto the school-wide competition. This year participation was not mandatory but many students compet-ed! SJA Finalists then competed against students from The Maples Academy on May 29.

SJA Spelling Bee Competition Results!

JK SK1st Preet K 1st Ibadat M2nd Ayaan D 2nd Amogh M3rd Angelina Y 3rd Aaryan S

Grade 1 Grade 21st Rohan M 1st Kaniska K2nd Noah J 2nd Ayra G3rd Sahib K 3rd Armaan S

Grade 3 Grade 41st Srikaran V 1st Joshua G2nd Ariana R 2nd Meekal M3rd Arjun S 3rd Emily M

Grade 5 Grade 61st Daksh J 1st Maxime N2nd Jai S 2nd Ahil A3rd Pranati N 3rd Gokul V

Grade 7/81st Caitlyn N 2nd Surkhab M 3rd Divyansh T

Inter-school Spelling Bee Winners (SJA vs. TMA)

Grade 1 Grade 21st Sahib K (SJA) 1st Arya S (TMA)2nd Noah J (SJA) 2nd Ayra G (SJA)3rd Gavin S (TMA) 3rd Kaniska K (SJA)

Grade 3 Grade 41st Reed H (TMA) 1st Joshua G (SJA)2nd Mylo W (TMA) 2nd Grace M (TMA)3rd Srikaran V (SJA) 3rd Meekal M (SJA)

Grade 5 Grade 61st Pranati N (SJA) 1st Maxime N (SJA)2nd Jai S (SJA) 2nd Gokul V (SJA)3rd Kate D (TMA) 3rd Ahil A (SJA)

Online Spelling Bee Our Grade 6 Exhibition was a Success!On May 8, our Grade 6 students held their Grade 6 Exhibition on Zoom. Their seven weeks of hard work certainly paid off, demonstrated by this incredibly successful event. Teachers, students and staff from all parts of the school attended the presentations.

Check out the Exhibition Highlight Video.

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The St. Jude’s DECA Experience DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepre-neurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and man-agement in high schools and colleges around the globe. The DECA network is very broad and in-cludes over 15,000+ elite business students across Ontario and 220,000+ around the world.

St. Jude’s Academy students in Grades 9 to 12 have the opportunity to participate in regional, provin-cial and international conferences, competing in a business case study competition. Participants compete for awards and scholarships recognized by employers, universities and colleges.

The St. Jude’s Academy DECA Chapter is led by our students with the assistance of teachers. The club is dedicated to recognizing the broad inter-ests of students and selecting competitions that will allow them to develop their skills while having fun.

The St. Jude’s DECA experience is best captured by the stories of our students and alumni.

In the 2016/17 academic year, a group of St. Ju-de’s Academy Grade 12 and Grade 11 students started our school’s DECA Chapter.

In that same year, alumnus Orlando Scarlett (then in Grade 11), participated in a marketing compe-tition at the regional level, placing in the top 10, and moving on to the provincial level. At the pro-vincial competition, hosted at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Toronto each year with over 3,000 students, Orlando placed 5th in his category and was selected to represent Ontario at DECA Inter-national Career Development Conference 2017 in Anaheim, California. After days of competing and training, Orlando was a Top 20 finalist. Recalling his experience, Orlando notes, “DECA is so much more than a business competition. It provided me with a great opportunity to meet other like-minded stu-dents with a desire for professional development. The thrill of exploring a great city like Anaheim and interacting with the judges who are often leaders in their fields were two of my favourite moments of high school. When my classmates and I decid-ed to start the SJA DECA Chapter, we had the full

support of our teachers and were given the nec-essary resources required to be successful.”

At St. Jude’s Academy, we encourage our stu-dents to challenge themselves and develop their skills outside the classroom. DECA provides a great opportunity to do this and more.

Monthly House Points UpdateZeta continues to hold the lead going into the home stretch. Can they hold on to the lead?

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STUDENT LIFESt. Jude’s AcademyVirtual 5k RaceUpper School students participated in the first-ever St. Jude’s Virtual 5k Race. This all took place from May 24 to 30. The rules were simple: run 5k safe-ly, wherever you are, as fast as you can. Students used free apps to plan and track their routes and race time. For some students, this was their first race, and others, their first 5km run! Students did an amazing job challenging themselves and their results were impressive! Adrian M. in Grade 9 took the overall first place for the boys with a result of 21:28, and Suhana A. for the girls with a result of 25:50. Congratulations to all students who partic-ipated!

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Virtual Track and Field CompetitionPlenty of House Points were up for grabs in the first week of June as students competed at home in our first-ever (and hopefully last-ever) Virtual Track & Field Event.

There were two competition tracks. The first was a more traditional, “Fitness” track which featured events like the standing long jump and burpees. There was also a “Just for Fun” track that featured less traditional events like laundry-basket basket-ball and the high jump using toilet paper rolls.

Participants competed either live online during phys ed class, or they submitted video evidence of their feats of athleticism. Either way, the winners could help their Houses for the House Cup with all of the points for every event they won.

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Our virtual After School Programs have been a hit with students and parents alike. One of the most popular after-school features has been the Arts Program. Among the many art projects the students worked on was a special Mother’s Day paper plate card. This Mother’s Day card was a particular hit with our SJA moms and students. Watch our After School Programs video.

After School Art Programs

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MYP Art & DesignCharacters were created by Grade 8B students based around products they chose. Their task was to turn their product into a character for a video game.

Arizona Tea - Emilia

Bear Claws - TaraSprite - Lucas

Nike - Maram

Creative Corner Club Fan Art Challenge

Grade 5 clarinet practice

New Summer CampsFor more info visit: https://stjudesacademy.com/camps/summer/

Dragonz Den

Students in Grades 7 to 11 who signed up are work-ing independently or in small groups to create a business or product that addresses a need in the market. They will plan their product and business model and then design a business pitch to present to our Dragonz Den Judges.

Winners will be announced in two divisions: Grades 7 to 8 Grades 9 to 11

SJA CLUBS!Astronomy Club – on Discord Astronomy Club Competition Math Club – Upper School Morning Riddle on DiscordPride Club – on DiscordWell-being Club – on DiscordLunch with Lopez – Delicious Lunch Recipes on Zoom posted in DiscordChess Club – on Discord Student Council Gaming Club – on DiscordCreative Corner Club – Challenge#4 – Calligra-phy & Hand-LetteringSJA Run Club for SJA Community @stjudesrun-club/on Discord May 25 – 29: Virtual 5km RunSJA E-Sports Tournament – on Discord FIFA FinalsSt. Jude’s Model UN – Topic: COVID-19

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Boredom Buster DaySJA wanted to make May 15, a scheduled PD Day, a day of FUN for all the students in Lower and Up-per School. Carefully-planned events took place every half hour from 9 o’clock until noon. Students had fun during these sessions all on Zoom!

Lower School events included a Scavenger Hunt, Guess Who, Battle of the Lips, Showtime, Dance Battle, What in the World, Minute To Win It, Pictio-nary, French Karaoke or Jeopardy, Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge, Story/Song Station and SJA Jeop-ardy. While the Upper School enjoyed Rock Paint-ing, Guess the Disguised Teacher, Scattergories of Teacher Trivia, Random Facts & Song Recognition, Nailed It Baking Competition, Scavenger Hunt, Progressive Story, Music Jeopardy, Math Compe-tition and French Dance Activity.

Teachers selected an activity that interested them and the enthusiasm they had for the topic was definitely passed along to the students. All in all it was a great time for the many staff and students who participated.

SJA Student Life

Continuous Learning goes beyond just academ-ics at St. Jude’s Academy. Our dedicated Student Life department works hard to ensure that students are active, engaged and having fun while learn-ing online. Take a look at these highlights from our Student Life Daily Challenges that allow students to take a break from their screens and try some-thing new!https://vimeo.com/422429462/a609c997e6

May Challenges included…SJA Isolation OlympicsThe Lower and Upper School students competed in the first ever SJA Isolation Olympics. Students competed in sports such as golf, synchronized swimming, relay and even equestrian.

May the 4th Be with You One challenge was to write the title STAR WARS...while blindfolded! For an even tougher more ex-citing challenge, try writing STAR WARS while blind-folded and with your non-writing hand!

NEW Upper School ChallengesThe Upper School has launched its own branch of challenges that students compete in on a week-ly basis. One of their challenges was to create an entire outfit using only tinfoil. Johnathon W (Grade 12) made his graduation outfit using tinfoil from head to toe!

Our Student Life Team has created this amazing video to let you know what is happening now until end of June. Check it out!https://vimeo.com/423191693/23ff249a1a

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A couple of the challenges that the students re-ally got excited about were the Upper School Tin Foil Challenge and the Lower School Blanket Fort Challenge, as the pictures express.

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JUST LEARN ITOur 2020 SJA Grads have been given an exclu-sive opportunity which is also a mandatory grad-uation requirement... TO FOLLOW THEIR PASSION AND LEARN SOMETHING VALUABLE IN THEIR FINAL MONTH OF HIGH SCHOOL

Graduates were told to ask themselves:

What am I passionate about?What do I wish I could know more about?What have I always dreamed of being able to do?What skills am I lacking, as I move out of high school and into university?

Within the answers to these questions lies the heart of their June mission. Students were challenged to search their feelings, and know what’s true for them.

THE MONTH OF JUNE IS UP TO THEMTheir mission: CHOOSE “SOMETHING” TO LEARN.The “something” must be big enough that will take 2 to 3 weeks to accomplish. They can work as a team or solo. Students were assigned to a Mission Director who checked their progress.

PRODUCT: They must decide on and create a product that helps showcase what was learned

SHOWCASE: They will need to show the world what they have learned and accomplished.

The Mission Director has final say on whether the mission was a success but it must be completed by June 30, 2020.

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School Assembly: Gratitude

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St. Jude’s AcademyUniversity Acceptances (2019-2020)Ontario UniversitiesUniversity of Toronto- Rotman Commerce (St. George)- Physical & Mathematical Sciences (St. George)- Chemical & Physical Science (Mississauga)- Co-op Life Sciences (Scarborough)- Life Sciences (Mississauga)- Life Sciences - Psychology (St. George)- Humanities (Mississauga)- Psychology (Mississauga)

Western University- Management & Organizational Studies (Main Campus & King’s University College)- Social Science (Main Campus & King’s University College)- Science- Health Sciences- Media, Information & Technoculture- Kinesiology

McMaster University- Business I- Life Sciences - Social Sciences I- Humanities I- Music I- Engineering I (Co-op)- Kinesiology- Environmental and Earth Sciences - Chemical & Physical Sciences I

York University- Kinesiology & Health Science - Biotechnology (BSc)- Psychology (BA)- Biomedical Science- Financial & Business Economics (BA)

Brock University - BSc Honours: Computer Science

University of Ottawa- Computer Engineering- Sociology- Biopharmaceutical Science (Co-op)- Commerce – Management- Honours Social Sciences – Economics (Co-op)

Carleton University- Health Sciences Honours (BHSc)

Ontario Tech University- Game Development & Entrepreneurship (BIT)- Manufacturing Engineering (BEng/BEngM)

Ryerson University- Bachelor of Commerce – Business Management- Electrical Engineering

Queen’s University- Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering)

University of Waterloo- Science and Business (Co-op & Regular)- Life Sciences (Co-op & Regular)- Honours Science- Biotechnology/Economics (Co-op)

Wilfrid Laurier University- Game Design & Development (Brantford)- Health Sciences BSc (Waterloo)- Computer Science with Management (Waterloo)

University of Windsor- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – Business Admin (Co-op)

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Other Canadian Universities

Nova Scotia St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)- Business Administration- Science

Dalhousie University- Bachelor of Commerce – Management

AlbertaUniversity of Alberta- Biological Sciences (Minor - Psychology)

QuebecConcordia University- Bachelor of Commerce (International Business)

British ColumbiaSimon Fraser University- Business Administration

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Graduate BoxesWe love our Graduates! Every SJA 2020 Graduate received a special delivery during the last week of May.

Each special box contained: Hoodie Cap, Gown and Tassel Photo Book Cookie Graduation Composite

International Universities

UKCity, University of London- Sociology

SOAS, University of London- Social Sciences

AustraliaUniversity of Sydney- Advanced Computing- Bachelor of Commerce

University of Melbourne- Bachelor of Commerce

2020 Graduate Awards & RecognitionValedictorian: Yutong (Vivian) W

Vale Dicere: Parwaiz D

Dedication Award: Guodong (Alvin) W

The Alberto Paluzzi Award: Gabriel S

Top Athlete: Alexander H

Student Council President: Sohail I

VALEDICTORIAN(ACADEMICS)

VALE DICERE(SCHOOL SPIRIT)

ALBERTO PALUZZI(Longevity)

TOP ATHLETE PRESIDENT(STUDENT COUNCIL)

VALEDICTORIAN(ACADEMICS)

DEDICATION(ATTendance)

VALE DICERE(SCHOOL SPIRIT)

DEDICATION(ATTendance)

ALBERTO PALUZZI(LONGEVITY)

TOP ATHLETE PRESIDENT(STUDENT COUNCIL)

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COMMUNITY

St. Jude’s Academy is a community in which every member has a voice and is heard. That is why we asked Lower School parents to give us feedback on how we have done with continu-ously teaching students remotely throughout the pandemic. Thank you to all of our parents for par-ticipating and giving us your valued feedback! We are so lucky to have such an involved par-ent community at SJA. These are just some of the things that parents said about SJA’s Continuous Learning: “We have the best system hands down!” “Your respective abilities to engage the chil- dren even after the classes have been exem- plary!” “My child is becoming independent!” “Really love the school and are so happy to reregister; so much trust in SJA.” “We made the right decision at the right time. Thank God my kids are taken care of and can continue to learn during these times.” “Happy to have workbooks and supplies delivered.” “Proud to be part of the SJA family.” “Work is balanced and pace is good.” “It is interesting to see how St. Jude’s has reinvented itself. We are so impressed. So happy. All teachers and admin have come together and their ability to communicate is really good. So impressed with the switch. So happy with the school. Such dedicated teachers. Kudos to St. Jude’s.” “Thank you for all your hard work—impressed to see how SJA stepped up.” “Nothing but gratitude.” We are also fortunate to have an engaged parent community that can let us know where we can help. Here is how we are responding to your con-cerns:

JK and SK families in need of more flexibility will be accommodated with pre-recorded video lessons to allow students to watch and rewatch lessons when it best suits them.

Lower School SurveyFor French classes, we are offering increased support. Students’ French homework completion will be supported by extra time with their French teacher. Moreover, all teachers are offering flex-ible, supportive workloads and deadlines, provid-ing parents who work from home more time to support younger students with their schoolwork.

In addition, we understand that online learning requires extra screen time, so to accommodate for this, teachers of younger students are regular-ly sending home worksheets to be completed by paper and pencil. Teachers of older students are asking students to leave their devices to do some-thing active during lunch and recess breaks—even when students want to keep working.

Lastly, SJA is making time for as much social con-nectivity as possible! We hosted our Boredom Bust-er Day, a day when students and staff interacted in fun games, and we regularly hold school-wide contests and extracurricular activities along with live Zoom classes that allow class discussion. Thank you to the whole SJA family for your contin-ued support! Our top priority remains ensuring that parents and students are satisfied. We will contin-ue valuing your opinion and evaluating ways to improve our program moving forward.

FOUNDER and INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL: Aaron Sawatsky; EDITOR: Ann Harvey

Send Your Comments, Questions & Address Updates to: editor@stjudesacademy.com

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