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JUNE 2020
The St. Jude’s Academy
DIFFERENCE
Your Monthly Whole-School Newsletter Celebrating Student Successes and Events
St. Jude’s Academy DATES TO
REMEMBER
Continuous Learning Plan June 1 – 5
Our Contiuous Learning Plan is online. “A smooth & quick transition to online Virtual Track & Field
learning” (JK – Grade 8)
The Continuous Learning tab at the top “Impressive”
of our St. Jude’s Academy web site, “Just right” Friday, June 19
Virtual Grade 12 & DP
www.stjudesacademy.com, offers in- “Students are being kept active in their
formation about academics and stu- learning” Graduation
dent life specific to each grade level, “Lots of efforts from teachers” Wednesday, June 24
as well as helpful student and parent “Appreciate the manageable workload” Virtual Promotion
resources, communications and FAQs. “Activities are interesting” Ceremony: JK & SK
“Good structure”
While our campus is closed, we are “Online learning keeps getting smoother” Virtual Promotion Cere-
engaging our students with rich new monies: Grades 1-5, 7-9
learning experiences and activities Visit our web site to read how SJA is provid- and 11
that continue to deliver our school mis- ing Continuous Learning During COVID-19 June 24-30
sion and keep them connected with SJA Imaginarium
their teachers, classmates and com-
munity. Thursday, June 25
Virtual Grade 6 PYP
The Academics pages outline the Graduation
different Continuous Learning expec- Virtual Grade 10 MYP
tations for students, teachers and
Graduation
families. Student Life & Wellness cov-
ers everything from our exciting new Friday, June 26
extracurricular programs to how the Virtual House Cup
Continuous Learning Plan is supporting Assembly
and prioritizing our students’ physical
and mental health. Tuesday, June 30
Report Cards Mailed
Here is what St. Jude’s Academy par- Out (Lower School)
ents have said about our Continuous Last Day of School
Learning:
ACADEMICS
Action Stars
Grade 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: could implement to help students stay connected
during the COVID-19 requirements to self-isolate and
Mrs. Haag’s Class socially distance.
Charlie, Daniel and Jaiden shared a “Word of the Day”
with the class on Discord. They shared and explained Eva and Pooshne shared hashtags related to their ex-
vocabulary particular to the issue of deforestation. hibition topic, Social Media, promoting the message
of using social media responsibly. They also gave out a
Emaan and Yashmeen challenged teachers and peers challenge to their peers to get off their devices and do
to do something eco-friendly and to share their pictures something physically active. During their presentation
of this activity. When they presented their project, they they shared pictures of people who had participated
showed pictures of teachers using reusable shopping in this challenge.
bags or water bottles, composting, etc.
Sofia and Aamna investigated child neglect and home-
Vishva and Divyansh filmed and shared a video teach- lessness. They wrote poems that described what their
ing their classmates how fruits need to be washed in or- homes meant to them and shared their writing with the
der to remove pesticides. They informed students about audience on Exhibition day.
Brampton’s Backyard offer of delivering seeds and soil
free of charge to its residents. They challenged their Jasmeet, Mahhdi and Himmat decided that their best
peers to share pictures of themselves planting in their defense against viruses was to boost their immune sys-
gardens and rewarded them for their efforts. tems by improving their eating, sleeping and exercising
habits. They shared the logs they kept of these habits
Emana and Aanika investigated the issue of homeless- during their presentation.
ness. Emana shared a Scratch game she had created
that showed the different perspectives related to the Mr. Conte’s Class
issue of homelessness. Aanika created a digital flyer to Joshua, Jashina and Gokul wrote an email to the
promote awareness of the issue of homelessness that school explaining Prime Minister Trudeau’s address
she shared with her family contacts. to the country and how there is help available to
youth who are experiencing mental health challeng-
Khooshali wrote a letter to the Mayor of Mississauga, es due to the pandemic. They created videos of DIY
Bonnie Crombie, suggesting initiatives that the city continued on Page 3
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Action Stars continued Surkhab created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental
Health Kids’ where she posted an informative video
crafts that relieve stress (calming art, positivity jar, fidget about the importance of eating well and how this can
spinner, and stress ball). affect one’s mood and actions.
Karina, Daniel and Krina created a brochure explaining Liliana created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental
what homelessness is, the causes and the way people Health Kids’ where she posted a fun exercise video to
are able to help. help kids stay active.
Marcus, Dhairya and Hassan created a website ex- Elena created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental
plaining the causes and effects of animal abuse and Health Kids’ where she posted an entertaining and ed-
what people can do to help. ucational video about the importance of proper sleep
and time management.
Ahil, Rajan and Karthik ran a poster contest for Grades
JK to 5 to help raise awareness about discrimination in Shane, Sethumi and Aarnav wrote letters to government
sports. officials explaining how education cuts are impacting
students, parents, and teachers in government-funded
Caitlyn, Sophia and Jaya created a video about how schools in Ontario and they received a response back
social media affects our daily lives. They presented it to from MP Gagan Sikand.
the Grade 5 classes and created a fun and interactive
quiz to test people on their knowledge of social media. Ronit, Srimanya and Elina played a game with our
Grade 6 class. The class needed to survive one day as
Ms. Jaskolka’s Class a homeless person, highlighting the everyday struggles
Willem created a YouTube channel called ‘Mental faced by people who do not have a permanent home,
Health Kids’ where he posted a creative stop motion such as having a difficult time getting a job without a
video about the importance of having quiet time for home address and the struggle of finding a place to
your mental health. 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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SJA Interviews Author Sundee Frazier
The Grade 4 students read the novel Brendan impressed by the curiosity of the students that she
Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It by Sundee agreed to answer all of their questions!
Frazier as part of the Rocks and Minerals IB Unit of
Inquiry. Students wrote her a letter and as a result
“I want to tell you first and foremost that I felt like
the author graciously offered to do a half-hour I just wanted to show up today and talk to you all
Zoom session. because the letter that you sent me [...] was so im-
pressive to me, I was so touched by the amazing
Ms. Samuel’s Grade 4 class interviewed author insights that you had from the book that I wrote.”
Sundee Frazier on Zoom on May 14. Frazier was so - Sundee Frazier www.sundeefrazier.com
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Learning About Immigration in Grade 9 Canadian Geography Unit Students 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 Principled Award Winners for May JK – Alexander S Grade 10 – Carter C JK – Tegveer R Grade 11 – Fatmata B SK – Minha K Grade 12 – Xumei (Kourtney) Z SK – Julia N Primary French – Sahib K Grade 1 – Leeah A Primary French – Keshav J Grade 1 – Ishaan S Junior French – Pooshne K Grade 2 – Surina P Junior French – Aryana B Grade 2 – Kaysha M Junior French – Jordan L Grade 3 – Nafeezah H MYP French – Saibya K Grade 3 – Keshav J MYP French – Manisha B Grade 4 – Rohaan M PYP Gym – William P Grade 4 – Emily M PYP Gym – Arya N Grade 5 – Alyssa V MYP Gym – Jayden T Grade 5 – Vidhi D MYP Gym – Adrian M Grade 6 – Krina R PYP Music – Ben C Grade 6 – Eva K PYP Music – Victoria K Grade 6 – Aarnav K MYP Music – Daniyaal K Grade 7 – Anushka D MYP Design – Rishabh D Grade 8 – Jas V MYP Design – Sofia M Grade 9 – Leah D ESL – Han D The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 5
Science Class Builds Towers Online Science Class 7B shared their prototypes of tow- ers they built out of recyclable materials for their Structures Unit Summative task. Students Learn Reasons Hydroponics Fun With Why Animals Become Healthy Food Endangered Experiment One reason why animals become endangered is Launched for the Grade 12 students Health and pollution and its effects on their habitat. Aarna in Nutrition Course, this fun activity aimed to teach Grade 2 took it upon herself to help clean up her students how to grow healthy food. Mr. Iqbal’s neighbourhood to ensure animals and humans in demo experiment at home growing Pea Shoots her community are safe! shows Day 10 ready for harvesting. The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 6
Online Spelling Bee Our Grade 6 Exhibition
St. Jude’s Academy was excited to hold an on-
line version of our annual Spelling Bee for students
was a Success!
from JK to Grade 8 on Zoom! In-class competi- On May 8, our Grade 6 students held their Grade 6
tions, also held on Zoom, determined the top six Exhibition on Zoom. Their seven weeks of hard work
students from each grade that moved onto the certainly paid off, demonstrated by this incredibly
school-wide competition. This year participation successful event. Teachers, students and staff from
was not mandatory but many students compet- all parts of the school attended the presentations.
ed! SJA Finalists then competed against students
from The Maples Academy on May 29. Check out the Exhibition Highlight Video.
SJA Spelling Bee Competition Results!
JK SK
1st Preet K 1st Ibadat M
2nd Ayaan D 2nd Amogh M
3rd Angelina Y 3rd Aaryan S
Grade 1 Grade 2
1st Rohan M 1st Kaniska K
2nd Noah J 2nd Ayra G
3rd Sahib K 3rd Armaan S
Grade 3 Grade 4
1st Srikaran V 1st Joshua G
2nd Ariana R 2nd Meekal M
3rd Arjun S 3rd Emily M
Grade 5 Grade 6
1st Daksh J 1st Maxime N
2nd Jai S 2nd Ahil A
3rd Pranati N 3rd Gokul V
Grade 7/8
1st Caitlyn N
2nd Surkhab M
3rd Divyansh T
Inter-school Spelling Bee Winners (SJA vs. TMA)
Grade 1 Grade 2
1st 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 4
1st 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 6
1st Pranati N (SJA) 1st Maxime N (SJA)
2nd Jai S (SJA) 2nd Gokul V (SJA)
3rd Kate D (TMA) 3rd Ahil A (SJA)
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The St. Jude’s DECA Monthly House Points Update
Experience Zeta continues to hold the lead going into the
home stretch. Can they hold on to the lead?
ZBP 1 850 900
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
QSY 1 798 600
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
KIP 1 747 300
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- support of our teachers and were given the nec-
ests of students and selecting competitions that essary resources required to be successful.”
will allow them to develop their skills while having
fun. At St. Jude’s Academy, we encourage our stu-
dents to challenge themselves and develop their
The St. Jude’s DECA experience is best skills outside the classroom. DECA provides a great
opportunity to do this and more.
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
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STUDENT LIFE St. Jude’s Academy Virtual 5k Race Upper 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! The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 9
Virtual Track and Field Competition Plenty 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. The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 10
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After School Art Programs 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. The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 12
MYP Art & Design
Characters 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.
Nike - Maram
Arizona Tea - Emilia
Sprite - Lucas
Bear Claws - Tara
Creative Corner Club
Grade 5 clarinet practice
Fan Art Challenge
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 13Dragonz 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
Discord
Pride Club – on Discord
Well-being Club – on Discord
Lunch with Lopez – Delicious Lunch Recipes on
Zoom posted in Discord
Chess Club – on Discord
Student Council Gaming Club – on Discord
Creative Corner Club – Challenge#4 – Calligra-
phy & Hand-Lettering
SJA Run Club for SJA Community @stjudesrun-
club/on Discord May 25 – 29: Virtual 5km Run
SJA E-Sports Tournament – on Discord FIFA Finals
St. Jude’s Model UN – Topic: COVID-19
New Summer Camps
For more info visit: https://stjudesacademy.com/camps/summer/
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 14Boredom Buster Day
SJA 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 NEW Upper School Challenges
The Upper School has launched its own branch of
Continuous Learning goes beyond just academ- challenges that students compete in on a week-
ics at St. Jude’s Academy. Our dedicated Student ly basis. One of their challenges was to create an
Life department works hard to ensure that students entire outfit using only tinfoil. Johnathon W (Grade
are active, engaged and having fun while learn- 12) made his graduation outfit using tinfoil from
ing online. Take a look at these highlights from our head to toe!
Student Life Daily Challenges that allow students
to take a break from their screens and try some- Our Student Life Team has created this amazing
thing new! video to let you know what is happening now until
https://vimeo.com/422429462/a609c997e6 end of June. Check it out!
https://vimeo.com/423191693/23ff249a1a
May Challenges included…
SJA Isolation Olympics
The 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!
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 15A 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. The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 16
JUST LEARN IT SHOWCASE: They will need to show the world what
they have learned and accomplished.
Our 2020 SJA Grads have been given an exclu- The Mission Director has final say on whether the
sive opportunity which is also a mandatory grad- mission was a success but it must be completed
uation requirement... TO FOLLOW THEIR PASSION by June 30, 2020.
AND LEARN SOMETHING VALUABLE IN THEIR FINAL
MONTH OF HIGH SCHOOL
Graduates were told to ask themselves:
What am I passionate about?
the
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
GRADS
school and into university? only
Within the answers to these questions lies the heart
of their June mission. Students were challenged MISSION
to search their feelings, and know what’s true for
#JustLearnIt
them.
THE MONTH OF JUNE IS UP TO THEM
Their 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 COMING JUNE 2020
product that helps showcase what was learned
School Assembly: Gratitude
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 17St. Jude’s Academy
University Acceptances Carleton University
- Health Sciences Honours (BHSc)
(2019-2020) Ontario Tech University
- Game Development & Entrepreneurship (BIT)
Ontario Universities - Manufacturing Engineering (BEng/BEngM)
University of Toronto Ryerson University
- Rotman Commerce (St. George) - Bachelor of Commerce – Business Management
- Physical & Mathematical Sciences (St. George) - Electrical Engineering
- Chemical & Physical Science (Mississauga)
- Co-op Life Sciences (Scarborough) Queen’s University
- Life Sciences (Mississauga) - Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering)
- Life Sciences - Psychology (St. George) University of Waterloo
- Humanities (Mississauga) - Science and Business (Co-op & Regular)
- Psychology (Mississauga) - Life Sciences (Co-op & Regular)
Western University - Honours Science
- Management & Organizational Studies - Biotechnology/Economics (Co-op)
(Main Campus & King’s University College)
Wilfrid Laurier University
- Social Science
- Game Design & Development (Brantford)
(Main Campus & King’s University College)
- Health Sciences BSc (Waterloo)
- Science
- Computer Science with Management (Waterloo)
- Health Sciences
- Media, Information & Technoculture University of Windsor
- Kinesiology - Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – Business
McMaster University Admin (Co-op)
- 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)
Continued on next page
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 18Other Canadian Universities International Universities
Nova Scotia UK
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) City, University of London
- Business Administration - Sociology
- Science
SOAS, University of London
Dalhousie University - Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Commerce – Management
Australia
Alberta University of Sydney
University of Alberta - Advanced Computing
- Biological Sciences (Minor - Psychology) - Bachelor of Commerce
Quebec University of Melbourne
Concordia University - Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce
(International Business)
British Columbia
Simon Fraser University
- Business Administration
Graduate Boxes
We 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
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Graduate Awards
& Recognition
Valedictorian: 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 VALE DICERE DEDICATION
(ACADEMICS)
(ACADEMICS) (SCHOOL
(SCHOOLSPIRIT)
SPIRIT) (ATTendance)
(ATTendance)
ALBERTO PALUZZI TOP ATHLETE PRESIDENT
(LONGEVITY)
(Longevity) (STUDENT
(STUDENTCOUNCIL)
COUNCIL)
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 20COMMUNITY
Lower School Survey
St. Jude’s Academy is a community in which every For French classes, we are offering increased
member has a voice and is heard. support. Students’ French homework completion
will be supported by extra time with their French
That is why we asked Lower School parents to give teacher. Moreover, all teachers are offering flex-
us feedback on how we have done with continu- ible, supportive workloads and deadlines, provid-
ously teaching students remotely throughout the ing parents who work from home more time to
pandemic. Thank you to all of our parents for par- support younger students with their schoolwork.
ticipating and giving us your valued feedback!
In addition, we understand that online learning
We are so lucky to have such an involved par- requires extra screen time, so to accommodate
ent community at SJA. These are just some of the for this, teachers of younger students are regular-
things that parents said about SJA’s Continuous ly sending home worksheets to be completed by
Learning: paper and pencil. Teachers of older students are
“We have the best system hands down!” asking students to leave their devices to do some-
“Your respective abilities to engage the chil- thing active during lunch and recess breaks—even
dren even after the classes have been exem- when students want to keep working.
plary!”
“My child is becoming independent!” Lastly, SJA is making time for as much social con-
“Really love the school and are so happy to nectivity as possible! We hosted our Boredom Bust-
reregister; so much trust in SJA.” er Day, a day when students and staff interacted
“We made the right decision at the right time. in fun games, and we regularly hold school-wide
Thank God my kids are taken care of and can contests and extracurricular activities along with
continue to learn during these times.” live Zoom classes that allow class discussion.
“Happy to have workbooks and supplies
delivered.” Thank you to the whole SJA family for your contin-
“Proud to be part of the SJA family.” ued support! Our top priority remains ensuring that
“Work is balanced and pace is good.” parents and students are satisfied. We will contin-
“It is interesting to see how St. Jude’s has ue valuing your opinion and evaluating ways to
reinvented itself. We are so impressed. So improve our program moving forward.
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.
The St. Jude’s Academy DIFFERENCE page 22ST. JUDE’S ACADEMY FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
ST. JUDE’S THE MAPLES OAKWOOD
ACADEMY ACADEMY ACADEMY
St. Jude’s Academy
2150 Torquay Mews, Mississauga, Ontario
905-814-0202 www.stjudesacademy.com
FOUNDER and INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL:
Aaron Sawatsky; EDITOR: Ann Harvey
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