About Me

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Hello! My name is Mrs. Kerr and I am the head of Art & Design at St. Jude's Academy. I hold an Honours Bachelor Degree in English and Visual Arts from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Education from Queen's University. My interests include: travel, 19th century literature, rugby, ice hockey, bluegrass music, mixed media art & art history.

Sunday, 30 August 2015

Orientation Night & Pizza Lunch

Orientation Night




Tuesday September 8th @ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Address:
2150 Torquay Mews, Mississauga, ON





Pizza Lunch


"Buy your own" pizza lunch will take place from Sept 9th - 11th. Pizza is $2.00 per slice.



Welcome BBQ



Thursday Sept. 17th from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hot Dogs $2.00
Hamburgers $3.00
Pop, Water & Chips $1.00


Global Contexts, Key Concepts & Related Concepts

Global Contexts

· Identities and Relationships
· Orientation in Space and Time
· Personal and Cultural Expression
· Scientific and Technical Innovation
· Globalization and Sustainability
· Fairness and Development


ASM2O – Media Arts – Grade 10/ Year 5
The Arts – Grade 7 & 8/ Year 3

            Key Concepts
                        · Aesthetics
                        · Change
                        · Communication
                        · Identity

            Related Concepts (Visual Arts)
                        · Audience
                        · Boundaries
· Composition
· Expression
· Genre
· Innovation
· Interpretation
· Narrative
· Presentation
· Representation
· Style
· Visual Culture

            Related Concepts (Performing Arts)
                        · Audience
· Boundaries
· Composition
· Expression
· Genre
· Innovation
· Interpretation
· Narrative
· Play
· Presentation
· Role
· Structure

Individuals & Society – Geography – Grade 9/ Year 4
           
Key Concepts
                        · Change
· Global Interactions
· Time, Place and Space
· Systems
           
Related Concepts
                        ·Causality (Cause and Consequence)
·Diversity
·Networks
·Processes
·Culture
·Globalization
·Patterns and Trends
·Scale
·Disparity and Equity
·Management and Intervention
·Power
·Sustainability

TIJ1O – Exploring Technology – Grade 7 & 8/ Year 3 & Grade 9/ Year 4
           
Key Concepts
            · Communication
· Communities
· Development
· Systems

            Related Concepts
                        · Adaptation
· Evaluation
· Innovation
· Perspective
· Collaboration
· Form
· Invention
· Resources
· Ergonomics
· Function
· Markets and Trends
· Sustainability                       

            

Friday, 28 August 2015


My name is Mrs. Kerr and this will be my first year at St. Jude’s Academy. I will be teaching:

The Arts (JK-10)
Geography (Grade 9)
Technology (Grades 7-10)

I hope that you enjoy the rest of your summer and I look forward to meeting you when school starts.