St. Anthony Connects – The week of March 29 – April 1

St. Anthony This Week

Tuesday, March 29

Orkidstra in learning commons

Wednesday, March 30

Wastefree Wednesday Today

Ms. Rupnik’s March homework calendars are due back at school on Wednesday, March 30,

Orkidstra at Cambridge

Thursday, March 31

Recycle Day at St. Anthony Catholic School- PLEASE recycle today – all material to be left inside near the parking lot door

Ms. Manzoli’s Homework calendars are due Thursday March 31st    

MASC performance ” Camping Royale” Kindergarten to grade 6 in the gym – 9:00 am

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Orkidstra in learning commons

School Council Meeting – 6:30 – 7:30

Help Organize the April Movie Night. 
There will be a Movie Night on April 8, and we need we need help to organize it!
Organizing Meeting is on this Thursday March 31, 6:30pm
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Friday, April 1

Kindness Project with Lindsey Barr and Mrs. Rupnik’s classes

Pizza Day

 

Teacher Notes for this week

FDK News for March 29-April 1, 2016

Happy Easter!  We wish you the best of the Easter season to you and your family.  We will begin to celebrate new life and new beginnings as we look for special signs around us.  It will be a short week at St Anthony Catholic.  We hope to get out more in our community for neighborhood walks as we look for signs of Spring!  We will also wake up our hibernating bears on Friday April 1st.
We will continue to read about Easter, Spring and new life.  We also continue our fire safety inquiry.  Please watch for a permission form this week as we prepare for our visit to the Fire Station #11 on Preston St.
Have a great week!  the FDK team!

Ms. Myers’ Grade One Class

Happy Easter! This is the greatest feast in our church and we will celebrate for 50 days! This week we will explore the Easter story, focusing on the joy of the Resurrection. Our Lenten journey has ended but we will continue to accept canned food donations until April 1st. Again, thank you for all your support! This Thursday we will enjoy a special theatre production at school called “Camping Royale.” It promises to be a “one of a kind” fairy tale incorporating both drama and dance. Remember to ask your child about it! In science we continue our learning about energy. We will use our school “Little Bits” kits to create mini circuits! Please ensure your child returns their March homework this week as we are heading (very quickly it seems!) into April! Have a great week!  

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Ms. Moga’s Grade 2 Class:

Happy Easter! I hope everyone enjoyed a great extra long weekend. Our Lenten Journey has come to an end as we celebrate the Easter season. In the classroom, the students finished the week by making Holy Week Wreaths which displayed the events of Holy Week and Easter.

This week in Language, we will be wrapping up our unit on procedural writing. The students will write one more procedural writing piece.

In Math, students will learn to estimate, measure and record perimeter and area using standard units. In Science, the students have learned about the properties of solids and liquids. This week the students will look at the properties of gases, including an experiment to further our understanding.

In Religion, we shift our focus to celebrating the resurrection of Jesus; we will discuss why we take part in mass and why symbols are important for helping us remember and celebrate Easter.

Lastly, we will take some time this week to focus on Health. We will be discussing how to live a “balanced life” (e.g. being active and moderating screen time) and the importance of this to one’s health.

Have a wonderful week!

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Mrs. Rupnik’s Class 

I hope you enjoyed the long Easter weekend with your family and friends.  This week in the Primary Language Class, we will review the concept of big deal/little deal as part of our Social Language activities.  This concept helps students distinguish what is important from what is not important so that they can be less anxious about situations of lesser importance and take seriously situations of greater importance.  A new book by Jeanie Ransom titled “Don’t Squeal Unless It’s A Big Deal” will be the read to the class throughout the week. Please remember that completed March homework calendars are due back at school on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Please take some time this week to read our March class newsletter. New April homework calendars will be sent home on Friday, April 1, 2016.

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M. Girard’s French classes:

2e Français oral: La météo quotidienne (évaluation des bulletins météo) à l’aide du site «Environnement Canada»

Français lecture:  choix d’un «T’choupi» et lecture attentive

Français écrit: résumer le début, le développement et la fin (Go Map)du T’choupi de ton choix

 

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Français écrit: rédaction du texte de l’affiche présentant les résultats de l’enquête

Études Sociales : processus d’enquête –inquiry «Les activités humaines ont un impact sur notre environnement

 

4/5e Immersion   Français Oral: un autre épisode de la série Mission XY (TFO) et discussions

Français lecture: préparation des questions/réponses pour le génie en herbes portant sur les divinités grecques

Français écrit: fin de la rédaction d’un texte de présentation d’une divinité grecque  Études sociales : amphores grecques antiques et motifs géométriques Éducation Physique : exercices variés avec des élastiques

 

Joyeuses Pâques!

Manzoli Stars this week…

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Welcome to the last week of March. Last week we journeyed through the last days of Jesus and had an opportunity to learn the sufferings he went through leading to his crucifixion.  We heard stories and journeyed through the stations of the cross to better understand such a Paschal Mystery.  As  we enter into the Easter season we continue to journey through the resurrection of Jesus and the new life he brings to us.  During Religion,  we will complete our story of “Benjamin’s Box”.

As we move forward this week we also continue to work on our narrative stories.  Students have been working diligently using the writing process to create their stories (Plan, first draft, revise, edit and publish).  We will be moving into procedural writing next.  We will also be having a word quiz on Friday.  Students should be practising these words during the week as part of their homework routines.  In Reading,  we work on comprehension of the text and fluency. Students continue to read to self every morning as part of their morning routines, continue to encourage your children that reading should be done on a regular basis at home too.

In Math last week we explored symmetry in shapes and figures.  This week we will explore how shapes and figures turn, flip and slide along a grid.  This will end our unit on geometry.  We will be moving into multiplication and division next.  

In Science in Grade 3 students will begin their next unit on Structures and mechanisms, we will be building a structure made out of recycled material.  Students are asked to bring in material that can be recycled for this project.

We have begun our dance unit in gym, students are working in teams to create a 3-minute dance. On Thursday we will be able to experience a form of dance and drama in a performance called

“Camping Royale Theatre”

LEARNING GOAL

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of dance and drama through critiquing a performance, engaging in curriculum-centred activities, and creating and performing themselvesdancers

I would like to wish all families a Happy Easter season!

Reminders:

  • Homework calendars are due Thursday March 31st    

 

Our latest video from the St. Anthony Makerspace

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this video was made by one of our students!

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St. Anthony Connects – The week of February 16 – 19

The basketball Free Throw Competition – three of our students have made it to the Regional finals!

St.  Anthony This Week

Tuesday, February 16

Starr Gymnastics here all day for 45-minutes sessions for each grade level

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Orkidstra Today 

Wednesday, February 17

Wastefree Wednesday Today

Orkidstra Today (Cambridge School)

Thursday, February 18

Feb 18th meeting

Recycle Day at St. Anthony Catholic School- PLEASE recycle today – all material to be left inside  near the parking lot door

Report Cards going home

Orkidstra Today 

Friday, February 19

Papa Jack Popcorn

Teacher Notes for the Week of February 16 – 19

FDK News for February 16-19, 2016

What a busy week in Kindergarten!  We had a Parade around the school on Monday for Lunar New Year led by two grade six students that wore our dragon costume!  On Tuesday, Mrs. Turner made delicious pancakes with maple syrup for the whole group.  On Wednesday, we participated in a beautiful Ash Wednesday Liturgy.  On Thursday we prepared for Valentine’s Day and decorated the Learning Commons for the dance.  On Friday, we celebrated with a fun dance with a light show and gave out our Valentine’s card!  We also won the trophy for the “I Care” campaign at our school!  Our FDK students are continually getting caught caring for one another by using kind words and doing random acts of kindness!  Way to go FDK!
This will be a short 4 day week.  We will have a Starr Gymnastics session on Tuesday.  Your child’s first report card will be sent home on Thursday.  The Junior Kindergarten students receive comments this term.  The Senior Kindergarten students will have a mark with their comment in the different subject areas.  We will indicate with the report card if an interview is requested at this time.  Please feel free to contact us if you would like to schedule a phone interview or an interview at the school.  We would be happy to meet with you at your convenience.
We hope you enjoyed the Family Day long weekend despite the cold temperatures!

 

 

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Ms Myers’ Class:

The grade ones enjoyed a busy week – despite the cancellation of our trip to the Mill of Kintail! We enjoyed making pancakes to celebrate “Pancake Tuesday.”  The children applied their measurement skills as they each made their individual pancake in “production line” fashion and had a good introduction on how to read a recipe. We will continue to focus on how we read and write instructions as we build our knowledge of procedural writing in the coming weeks.Tuesday marks our 100 day of school! We will celebrate with a variety of math and language activities connected to 100. Your child is welcome to bring in a collection of 100 small items (e.g. paper clips, rubber bands etc.) that we can use to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s.  In religion we will be talking about how we can follow in the footsteps of Jesus as we journey through the season of Lent.  Our school Lenten project will be in support of The Shepherds of Good Hope. During the six weeks of Lent we will be collecting donations of canned fruits and vegetables.  As it is a short week, there will not be any new word wall words going home. Look for 5 new words the week of Feb. 22nd! Report cards will be going home this Thursday, February 18. Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to review your child’s report. Interviews will be scheduled on a needs basis. Have a great week!  

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Ms. Moga’s Grade 2 Class:

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope everyone enjoyed their Family Day. Last week was full of learning and fun in Grade 2. We participated with the whole school in the Ash Wednesday liturgy; the students sang beautifully and received their ashes. We also made Lenten promises. We began handing out “Caught You Caring” tickets- this will continue for the next few weeks. Students are reminded to continue their simple kind and caring acts in the classroom and on the school yard. We of course ended the week exchanging Valentines!

In Religion, we will continue to discuss Lent and learn the story of Jesus’ experience in the wilderness.

In Math, we will be wrapping up 3D Geometry. Students should know the names of the figures, what a face, edge, and vertex are, ass well as how many of these each figure has (e.g. a cube has 6 faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges). Our next unit will be measurement, specifically measuring time to the quarter hour on digital and analog clocks.

In Language, the students are off to a fantastic start on their explanatory writing. They each chose a “why” or “how” question about an animal and used nonfiction texts to help them find facts to answer (explain) their answers. We will continue this next week, moving onto our drafts, editing, and good copy (including an illustration and diagram).

In Science, we are nearing the end of our unit on Simple Machines. The students will be creating their own mechanism (something that has 2 or more simple machines). Ideally these will be made out of recycled material (e.g. paper towel rolls, boxes). A note will go home if they need to bring anything in to help with this.

Have a great week!

Ms. Moga

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Pictures are of 3D Skeletons and of “Lent Pyramids” (each triangle had a picture of the parts of Lent- prayer, fasting, almsgiving).

Mrs.Rupnik’s Class

I hope you enjoyed family time this long weekend. Last week was very busy as we continued to focus on procedural writing.  We took the time to introduce Read & Write, a special application for Google Chrome that helps students with writing and reading tasks.  Please ask them about this program.  The Grade Two and Three students wrote a small procedural text about making ice-cream sandwiches and/or how to brush your teeth using Read & Write. This week we will work on another procedural task (how to wash your hands), using Read & Write.  In reading, we will focus on comprehension and begin to work on identifying the important part of stories we read.  Please check out the pictures below. With Mrs. Colaiacovo, Mrs. Manzoli, and Ms. Myers, the students enjoyed learning about the lives of early settlers using artifacts. The kit from the Nepean Museum was filled with special clothing, slate boards, toys, and much more! Lastly, a big thank-you to you, all the parents, for checking and signing your child’s agenda and the All About My Day book daily. 

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French with M. Girard

2e Français oral: La méteo quotidienne

Français lecture: texte «je voyage sur un nuage»(Arrimage)

Français écrit: répondre en utilisant des structures présentées dans le texte «Je voyage…» (feuille 36)

 

3/4e Français oral:  jeu-questionnaire avec les ressources naturelles de 4 régions physiques canadiennes

Français lecture: texte «la région physique des basses-terres du St-Laurent»

Français écrit:  texte à trous «les basses-terres du St-Laurent»,  

Études Sociales : localisation, relief et végétation des basses-terres du St-laurent, processus d’enquête (formuler des questions)

 

4/5e Immersion   Français Oral: Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire…(usage du futur proche)

Français lecture: partage des rédactions «Ocram et Kinna»

Français écrit: mini-prof : partage d’observations grammaticales Études sociales : matière à examen Éducation Physique : mini-handball  Théâtre: improvisation 

 

Feb. 15 – Feb. 19

Mrs. Troccoli’s Grade 4/5 Team News

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful long weekend with family and friends.

The grade 4/5 class have begun our Lenten journey.  Each student has made a commitment to recognize this Lenten season by trying to be more like Jesus in their relationship with God, themselves and others.  We pray this journey helps them prepare for the wonderful celebration of Easter.

In Language, we began our sequencing reading strategy with a beautiful book, Water Dance.  While reading they are encouraged to recognize the order of events and to ask themselves, “What comes next?”, to help them understand the text more clearly.

The students should be practicing their Storytelling.  They have all chosen a book to share with the class in an entertaining way. Sequencing will be very important as they practice retelling the story. We will enjoy listening to the stories on February 25th.

In math, we continue to look at strategies when multiplying.  The students shared several strategies during a group inquiry that they will have the opportunity to put into practice this week. Keep practicing those math facts!

Look for your child’s report card to come home on Thursday.  As we begin the second term the students are reminded to continue their hard work.  They must take responsibility for completing any assigned work to the best of their ability.  Only their best will do!!

Thank you for your continued support!

Together Everyone Achieves More

 

ATTENTION STORY LOVERS OF ALL AGES, BIG AND SMALL,

SHORT AND TALL!

chris

February 28, 2015

Dear Parent,

My name is Chris Nihmey, an author and presenter who spoke to your child several months ago about the important connection between reading and

writing. On February 29th, I am returning to St. Anthony to speak to students about the extremelyimportant topic of mental health: what it is, how it affects us, how we can heal from it, and what stepsare needed, as a society, to fight against the stigma behind mental illness. I am an author of four books. If you are curious to see my publications, please check out my websiteat chrisnihmey.com

After two long years, the wait is over. Just in time for the holiday season, my latest book is finally here! Sally is my first fully-illustrated picture book for youth to adult, adorned

with beautiful imagery, and appropriate for any age. It is the heartwarming story of a teenage boy who befriends a homeless woman who is suffering from illness and isolation. It is a story proving that we can all make a difference, just by opening our hearts. Sally has many important themes such as respect, acceptance, and compassion for all. No matter the age of your child, I highly encourage you to read it first to elicit discussion as they read.

The day of my visit, I will be hosting an official book signing with students in the Learning Commons. I would love for your child to be a part of it. My book sells for a flat rate of $20. I will be

donating 25% of my total book sales profits back to your school for mental health initiatives. If your child is not purchasing a book, they will still be a part of our book signing. Autographs are free

of charge, as are smiles and laughter. Sally is a story about giving, even when you feel you have nothing to give. In 2005, fighting three mental disorders, I wrote this special story to emphasize the urgency for each of us to provide hope to those who have none.

Sincerely,

Chris Nihmey (chrisnihmey.com)

I give permission for my child to purchase the picture book, Sally, and will be reading it first.

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St. Anthony Connects – The week of February 8 – 12

Here is a great video that Ms. Moga’s class showed to the school to launch our ‘I Care’ assembly on Friday

St. Anthony This Week – February 8 – 12 

Monday, February 8 

 

Tuesday, February 9

Shrove Tuesday

10:50 Ash Wednesday songs in gym gr.1-6

Orkidstra in the learning commons

Wednesday, February 10

Wastefree Wednesday Today

Ash Wednesday – 9:00 – all parents welcome

Orkidstra Today – (Cambridge School)

Thursday, February 11

Recycle Day at St. Anthony Catholic School- PLEASE recycle today 

Squirmies at lunch

Mill of Kintail Trip Grades 1 and 2

Orkidstra Today learning commons

Friday, February 12

Pizza  Day

St. Anthony Superstars award today

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Congratulations to the top 10 schools in the first week of the OCSB Mathletics Winter Challenge!

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Our schoolyard reconstruction is coming along well – we are in the planning stage and will start work this summer.  In the meantime, we will be refining our drawings to fulfill the expectations of the school board and Aviva – this will be an entirely new yard!!

 

Teacher Notes for the week of February 8 – 12

Ms. Myers’ Grade 1 class

The “Wonderful Ones” enjoyed participating in our school-wide “Winter Walk” last Monday…even though it felt more like a “Spring Walk!”  We are looking forward to our trip to the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, this Thursday, February 11, however, given the recent weather conditions, the trip may have to be postponed or cancelled. A note will go home on Wednesday to confirm that we are still going. Please check your child’s agenda on Wednesday.  In math we continue exploring addition and subtraction, focusing on strategies such as “counting on” and “counting back” from the larger number. Wednesday, February 10th  is Ash Wednesday. This marks the beginning of the Lenten season. We will be focusing on how Lent is a time to pray, share, and love as Jesus taught. It seems that this week is one of “beginnings” as many of the families in our community will celebrate Lunar New Year!  We will be learning about some of the traditions associated with this celebration.  As Valentine’s Day approaches we will be sharing stories of friendship and renewing our commitment to our “Class Promise.” For those who wish to participate, we will exchange Valentines on Friday, February 12th. A list of classmates can be found on the back of the February newsletter sent home last week. Have a great week and enjoy a wonderful “Family Day” weekend!

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Ms. Moga’s Grade 2 class

February is off to a great start in grade 2! We ended the week with our “I Care” presentation. The students did a great job of reading their parts and being a part of some photos in the slideshow.

This week, our trip to the Mill of Kintail is scheduled for Thursday. However, given the warmer weather and melting snow, it is a possibility the trip will be cancelled. You will receive notice on Wednesday letting you know if we are going or not.

In math, we are continuing with geometry. The students are working on identifying and classifying 3D figures.

In language, we are beginning explanatory (informative) writing. This is similar to descriptive writing, but focuses more on the how and why of something (e.g. how elevators work, how birds fly). We will read texts that helps us write explanations.

In science, we are continuing to explore simple machines, focusing on the screw and wheel and axle this week.

In art, our “Symmetry Selfies” were a big hit last week. The students all did an amazing job! This week, we will make a symmetrical design using pattern blocks.

Lastly, Valentine’s Day is next weekend. I will provide a list of student names from our class if your child wishes to hand out valentines. There will be time to hand them out on Friday.

Have a great week,

Ms. Moga

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Our Winter Walk Day

Our Winter Walk Day

Mrs.Rupnik’s Class 

This week, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we will complete our two-week writing project that is linked to our Social Language program.  For the past two weeks, the students have been taking turns writing friendly messages about each other on handmade Valentine hearts.  On Friday, we will share these messages.  This is a wonderful ‘feel good’ activity for all the students. The Valentine hearts will be sent home. I hope you take time to read these Valentine messages with your child. Enjoy the Family Day long weekend together. Please note: A class list will be sent home on Monday, February 8 for Valentine cards. (Valentine cards are optional.)

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FDK News! 

The FDK students are very excited about our new school-wide theme of “I Care”.  We participated in our assembly on Friday to see how we can make a difference by being kind, caring and respectful to each other.  We are catching students doing random acts of kindness!  We are already observing how quickly it is catching on and how students are paying it forward.
We will focus on Valentine’s Day this week.  Ask your child to sing to you one of our “love” songs.  The FDK students will have a chance to share their Valentine cards with each other on Friday.  A list of names will be sent home on Monday.  This is a great opportunity as a parent to see how your child recognizes the names of their friends and can print their names too!!
We are continuing our story sequencing by retelling stories using pictures and story props.  In Math, we continue to focus on 2D and 3D shapes.  We will have an Ash Wednesday celebration in the gym this week and it is Pizza Day on Friday!  We will also have a “Valentine Dance Party” on Friday afternoon for our FDK students!  We do love to dance!
We look forward to a great week and we wish you and your family a great Family Day Weekend!  (No school on Monday February 15, 2016)
The FDK Team!

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Manzoli’s Stars this week….

We had a successful first week of February as we got through our first “snow day” of winter.   Thank you to all students who handed in their projects on time. We will begin presentations this week.   As we look ahead to this week we start by celebrating Chinese New Year.

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Year of the Monkey. “Gong Hey Fat Choy” to all families.  The class will listen to some stories and be able to make a Chinese dragon puppet.

We also prepare for the beginning of lent by celebrating shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.  On Wednesday we gather together as a school community to mark Ash Wednesday and be able to receive ashes as we journey through the next 40 days just like Jesus did.

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Thursday we continue with our friends for life, the class has been learning people we can go to for support when faced with challenges.  The students had to complete an activity for homework.  Please help your child and talk about people in their lives they can turn to.  On Friday we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. I will provide the class with a list of our class names if they are planning on writing Valentine cards for the class. 

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Have  a great week!

Reminders:

  • library book
  • Grade 4 ski trip form and money by Wednesday
  • Pizza Day on Friday
  • Book Orders due this week
  • Homework due Wednesday

    WAY TO GO ST. ANTHONY!!  We are in first place.

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M. M.Chartrand Classes

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En français, we are continuing our unit on “la maison” Therefore, the children will use the words in Oral Communication. We will also spend

time on the theme Valentines Day. Here are some examples of structures used in class:

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans le salon? Il y a un sofa, un fauteuil et un téléviseur dans mon salon.

Où est ton micro-onde? Mon micro-onde est dans la cuisine. Que fais-tu dans la cuisine? Je mange dans la cuisine.

In Writing, they will finish makng a list of the different things in each room in the house and they will begin writing simple sentences.

In Reading, they are continuing with the sound “gn”.

The word wall words this month are:

Semaine 1 salon j’aime cuisine salle

amour (1­5 février)

Semaine 2 coeur fleur chocolat bonbon

ami (8­12 février)

Semaine 3 fauteuil bain chambre coucher lit (15­19

février)

Semaine 4 montagne araignée ligne enseignant gagner (22­26 février)

4ième/5ièmeannée (Immersion)

Students are continuing to work on a unit on Health / la santé. We have studied about the importance of water in our diet and food allergies.

We our focussing on vitamins and minerals, food intoxications, nutritional value and recommended portions.

4/5th grade (Math)

In math, we are continuing our unit Data Management and Probability. Mathletics remains an integral assessement tool. Please make sure the students are completing the work assigned to them on-line. Students this week are finding ways to analyse their data. They are reading, constructing and studying broken-line graphs this week. There is a summative test on Friday.

5/6ième année

In French, writing and oral language will focus on the word wall words:

Semaine 2 coeur amour aimer carte

bonbon (8­12 février)

Semaine 3 scorbut passage revendication interprète étoile

(15­19 février)

Semaine 4 quadrillage parallèles latitude longitude astrolabe

(22­26 février)

The aquarium project will be due February 26 Some have brought them in and others I have yet to see anything. They will have to present them in front of the class in French.

In Social Studies, we are studying Samuel de Champlain this week. The unit test will be Wednesday, February 10 2016. We will review everything on Tuesday.

As for the unit project, I have delayed it a bit since we are waiting for laptops so students can work on the full version of MineCraft. Others

can begin this week creating their display about all the explorers from this year and last year.

4th/5thGrade Science (English)

In Science, we will continue with Structures and Mechanisms. The grade 4 students will have a unit test Friday.

The grade 5 students will continue to focus on different types of bridges, mechanical advantages and safety equipment. Their bridge

needs to be completed by Friday. Unit test is on Wednesday. Please make sure your child knows his or her role in the project. We have all the materials needed. Thank you very much.

Merci,

M. Chartrand

M. Girard’s French Classes

2e Français oral: conversation «J’aime ce que tu portes aujourd’hui», chanson «la Saint-Valentin»(Matt)

Français lecture: texte «L’hiver ma saison préférée»

Français écrit:  différencier ê, ai et ei (feuille 37)

Études Sociales : vivre au Kenya (suite)

 

3/4e Français oral:  jeu-questionnaire avec les ressources naturelles de 4 régions physiques canadiennes

Français lecture: texte «la région physique des basses-terres du St-Laurent»

Français écrit:  texte à trous «les basses-terres du St-Laurent», préparation d’un valentin pour un compagnon/compagne de classe à l’aide d’une liste d’adjectifs

Études Sociales : localisation, relief et végétation des basses-terres du St-laurent

 

4/5e Immersion   Français Oral: vidéo «L’amitié» (TFO)

Français lecture: texte «la Saint-Valentin» avec banque de mots   Français écrit: préparation d’un valentin, présentation des dictées 4e et 5e année Éducation Physique : mini-handball  Théâtre: improvisation (étude des styles narratif et à la manière de…)

 

Feb. 8 – Feb. 12

Mrs. Troccoli’s Grade 4/5 Team News

Happy Chinese New Year! Many of our families celebrate this wonderful holiday that begins, this year, today. We will learn about some of the traditions that mark this special event. Best wishes go out to everyone!

On Wednesday, we will participate in our Ash Wednesday Liturgy. This is an important time in our Catholic faith that marks the beginning of Lent and our journey towards Easter.  Our class has been preparing for this, with many of our students taking an active part as either readers or gift bearers.  Parents are welcome to join us in the school gym at 9am.

On Friday, the students will have a chance to deliver Valentines to their classmates in anticipation of Valentine’s Day on February 14th. This year it falls during the Family Day Weekend. There will be no school on Monday! I hope you all enjoy a wonderful long weekend spending time with your families.

Your students brought home our class newsletter with lots of important information. Please take the time to review it with your child. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at the school.  

Your child will be bringing home his/her homework duotang today.  In it there is an outline for an exciting assignment they have been given.  They are to choose a children’s story book and practice retelling the story in an animated way with emphasis on clarity, pace and tone.  They will have two weeks to practice retelling their story.  Looking forward to hearing some entertaining stories.

In Language, we will focus on the reading strategy of sequencing.  

Students will need to:

– recognize the importance of the order of events, directions, or steps

– link information in an ordered way, eg., retell a story, or directions in order

– recognize text signals that indicate that order is important e.g., signal words such as ‘first,’ ‘next,’ and ‘finally’.

The writing strategy that is linked to sequencing is procedural writing.  The students will have the opportunity to write the steps to something that is familiar to them or that they have experienced before.

In math, we continue to explore multiplication and division.  We will be using larger numbers to solve problems. Basic fact recall is very important for your child to practice regularly in order to have greater success.

Lots going on!!  Have a wonderful week!!

Together Everyone Achieves More

 

Robotics – what is out there?  We are purchasing more robot kits for our school – although we can’t get pieces as sophisticated as some of the ones in this video, we are making gains!

St. Anthony Connects The week of February 16 – 20

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Pathways to French at the Ottawa Catholic School Board

Dear Parents/Guardians of students in Gr. 3,

In Kindergarten, we introduce students to French Immersion in a play based setting. Students spend 50% oftheir day in English and 50% of their day in French. The aim is to allow students to feel comfortable with the French language in a natural setting.

In Grades 1, 2 and 3, our Board offers a rich Extended French program (1/4 of the day is in French and 3⁄4of the day is in English). This is to ensure that students have a strong foundation in English (as their first language) and that they are ready for literacy and numeracy throughout the grades. It also provides enough FSL instruction to continue in the Immersion pathway as of Grade 4.

Your child is currently enrolled in the Extended French Program of 75 minutes per day (or 1⁄4 of the day). It is that time of year that we ask parents to select the FSL pathway that they feel would best meet their child’s needs in Grade 4.

As you may be aware, our School Board provides two French Second Language pathways in Grades 4 to 6. These are Extended French (1/4 day, the same as your child’s current program) or Immersion French (1/2 day). Both the Extended Pathway and the Immersion Pathways are programs of excellence and high expectations. Each program allows for students to excel in French Language acquisition to serve them at school and beyond.

Grade 3 parents complete the French program selection sheet and return it to the school by March 6, 2015.  This sheet will be found in the report card envelope.

Please click here to view a powerpoint presentation on FSL Pathways at the Ottawa Catholic School Board

 

For Parents/Guardians of Grade 6 students currently enrolled in the French Second Language Extended Program:

As your child has followed the French Second Language Extended Program Pathway in the junior grades, the Core French Second Language Pathway is the suggested next step at the intermediate level in Grade 7.  This is a program of excellence and high expectations. The program continues to promote the development of functional fluency in French.

At the secondary level, students following the Core Program Pathway continue to build French language acquisition, studying French at the Applied or Academic levels. Many Canadian post-secondary institutions also provide their students with Second Language learning opportunities to prepare our youth for the job market.

In preparation for the next school year, we ask that you please consider the Pathways to French chart on the reverse side. Please complete the French program selection sheet for your child and return it to your school by March 6th,  2015.  

If you have any questions,  please contact the school and speak with your child’s teachers.

Thank you for your support and action on this necessary process to help us prepare for the appropriate French Second Language programming for your child.

Upcoming Parent Workshops

Upcoming parent presentations in our OCSB schools.  Please share with your parent community.
Learning French at OCSB: NDHS
Tuesday, February 17th  6:45 – 8:45 pm.
Notre Dame Catholic High School, 710 Broadview Avenue
What French program is best for your child? Learn more about the OCSB approach to learning French so parents can make informed decisions regarding the best French options for your child.
Link to poster with registration info: http://bit.ly/1C8ppKg
 
Open Doors: Learning and Earning in the 21st Century: All Saints HS
Tuesday, February 24th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM; All Saints Catholic High School, 5115 Kanata Ave, Kanata
Open Doors: Learning and Earning in the 21st Century is an evening for parents and students to learn more about where the jobs will be once they graduate and what they can do to increase their chances of employability.  Ingrid Argyle from Labour Market Ottawa, along with employers from four sectors, will focus on Labour Market Trends and the implications for high school graduates.  This is a free event open to parents and their children.  Careers and opportunities will look very different for our children…come learn more about this!

Kids and Drugs: MTHS

The Ottawa Police Service, CSPA and Mother Teresa High School present “Kids and Drugs: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention” on Monday, March 2nd,

7:00 – 8:30 PM at Mother Teresa High School 440 Longfields Drive, Barrhaven.
This presentation for parents and community members, strives to improve interactions between kids & parents through improved communication and will raise awareness on drug trends in Ottawa.  Note: This seminar will also be offered at Sacred Heart HS on March 10th and at St. Patrick’s Intermediate on April 21st.
Register now: http://bit.ly/1ulPbe3

 

EQAO FORUM: For parents and educators
The EQAO School Support and Outreach Team will provide a regional parent forum in Ottawa.  Saturday, March 7th   9:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m.;Southway Inn, 2431 Bank Street, Ottawa.  The forum is composed of two sessions with breakfast and lunch provided.
  • Understanding EQAO Assessments
  • “Parents as Partners in Teaching Mathematics” with Dr. Lynda Colgan, author and renowned educator from Queen’s University.

To register:  Email ParentForum@eqao.com  Provide: First & last name, e-mail address and school & school board.  Register by February 20, 2015

 
 
Restorative Practices: MTHS

Mother Teresa High School & CSPA present Restorative Practices on Monday, March 9, 2015, 6:30 – 8:30pm at Mother Teresa High School 440 Longfields Drive, Barrhaven

Restorative Practices is a proactive approach to building a positive school environment. It provides staff, students and parents with tools to help improve behaviour and relationships in a positive way.
Come learn more about how this approach is being used at school and how parents and families can use these tools at home.
Link to poster with registration: http://bit.ly/1xQKsfw

Kids and Drugs: Sacred Heart HS

The Ottawa Police Service, CSPA and Sacred Heart High School present “Kids and Drugs: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention” on Tuesday, March 10th, 7:00 – 8:30 PM.  This presentation for parents and community members, strives to improve interactions between kids & parents through improved communication and will raise awareness on drug trends in Ottawa.

Note: This seminar will also be offered at Mother Teresa HS on March 2nd and at St. Patrick’s Intermediate on April 21st.

Register now: http://bit.ly/16bljWs
 
 

Supporting Your Anxious Child: Saint Francis of Assisi School

CSPA and Saint Francis of Assisi School present, “Supporting Your Anxious Child”, Thursday, March 5th, 7:00 – 8:45 pm at Saint Francis of Assisi School, 795 Watters Road, Orleans
Learn how anxiety manifests itself in young children. Discover strategies to help children learn positive thinking habits and coping skills.
Facilitator: Joanne Boyd

Register Now: http://bit.ly/1Idzuvv

 St. Anthony This Week

Monday, February 16

Family Day – no school

Tuesday, February 17

IPRCs for Mrs.Rupnik- Learning Commons Location – Paul and Teresa (AM)

Cathlee O’Connell to read with Mrs.Rupnik’s class

10:50 Ash Wednesday songs practice in gym gr.1-6

chess club (noon)

Guest Reader Session in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class

Table Tennis – 3:15 – 4:15

Wednesday, February 18

Ash Wednesday

Squirmies forms are due

Y Kids Academy 1130-2:00PM grade 5-6 students

Shayne Salter in to work on netbooks – conversion to chromebooks

Swim to Survive Program – grade 2-3 Ms Manzoli’s class

Nicole Belanger (muralist) visiting the school regarding the Paint it Up Program

Thursday, February 19

Guest Reader Session in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class

Shepherds of Good Hope – Jeans Day

Little Horn Theatre with Audrey Lemieux

Chinese New YearYear of the Goat

Young Rembrandts After School

Friday, February 20

Ski Day – Junior Students Mount Pakenham

Teacher Notes for the week

 

Dans la classe de Mr. Chartrand:

Grade 1/2

In Social Studies, the Grade 2’s will finish work on their Country Projects.  We will also finish our unit on Nunavut and Mexico.  

Here’s a picture of the students spontaneously making an Inuksuk during recess:

China will be next since it is Chinese New Year.

We are completing our work with the “Oncle Pompon” and “Gaston Cochon” comptines and have a quiz on Friday.

In reading, we are studying “Les saisons changent”. “Les quatres saisons”

In writing, we have finished our descriptive writing piece of their snowman scene.  Please come take a look in the upstairs hallway.

 

The words wall words for this week are:  

  • magasin (store) salon (living room)      cuisine  (kitchen) ami (friend)

*  Please practice the words at home.  I will be sending word wall work homework again.  Please return it by the end of the week.

*  Please have the Grade 2 students bring their Country projects to school.  I still haven’t  any work from 3 students.  Thanks for those who have brought it to school to work on.

Grade 4 (Immersion)

We will complete our lab this week on identifying minerals in rocks and focus on how minerals are used in everyday life.

UNIT test is pushed to March 5th.

Merci,

Monsieur

Ms Myers Class Grade 1

Wednesday, February 18th is Ash Wednesday. This marks the beginning of the Lenten season. We will be focusing on how Lent is a time to pray, share, and love as Jesus taught. If you would like to help your child better understand this liturgical season and explore ways to journey through Lent as a family, resources can be found on the Loyola Press website: http://www.loyolapress.com/whats-with-the- ashes–.htm. It seems that this week is one of “beginnings” as many of the families in our community will celebrate Lunar New Year! As part of our language activities this week, we will read stories related to this tradition and make dragon puppets.

Ms Rupnik’s class (Primary Language)

Hope you enjoyed some family time this long weekend. Last week was very busy as we continued to focus on procedural writing.  The special surprise activity, ‘How to Make a Fruit Salad’ was enjoyed by all the students.  We then took the time to introduce Read & Write, a special app for Google Chrome that helps students with writing and reading tasks.  Please ask them about this program.  They all wrote a small procedural text about making fruit salad using Read & Write. This week we will finish with our last procedural task (how to get ready to play in the snow), using Read & Write.  Guest Readers come on Wednesday.   A big thank-you to you, all the parents, for checking and signing your child’s agenda and the All About My Day book daily. 

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M Girard  French cuisine for our blog

2/3e Conversation «Au restaurant» répéter et présenter
4/5e Français écrit: verbe Aller au passé composé + pronoms personnels
5/6e Etudes Sociales: campagne électorale -présentation des 4 candidats/mascottes aux élèves de 4/5e par les élèves de 5/6e
4e Immersion: Santé -pédagogie de l’enquête: les fonctions d’un élément nutritif
(vitamine, eau, minéraux, lipides, glucides et protéines)

The grade 4/5 class will begin a new area of study, linear measurement, for math this coming week. Students will be wrapping up our Pourquoi Tales unit with a quiz and oral presentations. We continue to work on our Battery Heroes in Science class for the EcoKids contest. The grade 4/5 class will be doing readings and prayers for the AshWednesday Liturgy in the gym, all are welcome. Students are waiting in breathless anticipation for the end of the week and our ski trip to Mount Pakenham….praying for some more moderate temperatures!

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