Monday, June 1
Mural Artist Nicole Belanger starts work on the first of two murals at St. Anthony
Ecoschool Site Visit- AM
Site visits take 30-45 minutes and have two main parts:
- Conversation: Members of the Eco-Team will have a conversation guided by questions. Sample of question listed below.
- Walkabout: A short walkabout will take place to assess energy and waste practices. The assessor will ask to see specific areas of the school (e.g., garbage/recycling collection site, classrooms, cafeteria, computer lab etc.) and may ask about specific initiatives relating to the information found in the school’s application.
Points may be awarded or deducted based on the assessor’s observations.
Note: All schools will be submitting paperless portfolios in 2015. Online portfolio documents will be assessed prior to the assessor’s arrival at each school.
Finalization process: Assessors will review the site visit observations/notes and submit the assessed application to Ontario Eco-Schools staff for final review. Board representatives will be advised of the school’s standing when all the schools in the board have been assessed. This will take place before the end of the school year.
Hip Hop at lunch
Tuesday, June 2
EQAO – no announcements or bells in the morning
Wednesday, June 3
EQAO – no announcements or bells in the morning
weeding Wednesdays
Thursday, June 4
EQAO -no announcements or bells in the morning
Recycling Day – (black and blue bins open please)
Friday June 5
PD Day – school is closed
Teacher Notes for the Week of June 1 – 5
Ms Myers’ Class- Grade 1
Our trip to Gatineau Park was a great success! The weather was perfect and the bugs stayed away!
Thanks to our parent volunteers who help make these experiences possible. In math this week we will be exploring probability – the likelihood that something will or won’t occur. On Tuesday we hope that Ms. Wilcox, our Public Health Nurse, will make it in for her visit with us to talk about active transportation and safety. A June newsletter will be going home on Monday. As well, the “Wonderful Ones” will be leading the Morning Announcements (their last time before they are in Grade 2!!). If your child has been asked to say a prayer, please have them practice reading it aloud to you in preparation. We look forward to another short but busy week – Friday, June 5 is a P.D. day!
Mr. Ryan’s Grade 1/2 class
Welcome June! Let’s pray for a beautiful last month to the school year! Homework calendars will be sent homeTuesday. I am still waiting for a few of the students to submit their May homework folders. Last week we had an amazing time at Gatineau Park on our field trip. The children learned a lot about animals, insects, plant life, and habitats. It was a very well organized day and a very big thank you to all of our parent volunteers that were able to accompany. Also, a very big thank you to Ms. Myers for organizing such a fun experience for our students! We did not have our class pic-nic last week and will have it this Wednesday. Again, everything will be provided. They students just need to bring their healthy appetites! In math this week we are learning about fractions. In Language, we are going to be doing word wall activities and working in our language stations. In science, we are learning about living things and plants. A reminder that this Friday is a PD Day and there is no school for students. Hoping everyone has a blessed week!
Ms. Rupnik’s PLC Class
June homework calendars come home on Monday, June 1, 2015. The Google short/long vowel books will be sent home on Monday as well. Please take some time to sit with your child and have him/her read it to you! I hope you are as proud of their hard work as I am. We will also continue our work on the play Chicken Little and begin to add gesture/actions to our words. Have him/her practise with you at home daily. Invitations will be sent home at the end of the week. We look forward to having you visit with us.
M Girard’s class notes
2/3e Français Écrit: rédaction du livret «Vive la différence entre élèves et fourmis»
4/5e Cycle de lecture «Vendredi 13», étapes 3-4: rédaction du résumé de l’histoire et raconter dans tes mots (préparation seulement))
5/6e Cycle de lecture «Ma phobie», étapes 4-5: raconter dans tes mots et répondre aux questions des pairs (listening to interact)
4e Immersion Français Écrit: texte de la dictée juin au futur proche «Les grandes vacances» 69 mots, Arts: esquisses de l’église Saint-Anthony: facade et côté nord, Éducation Physique: soccer-baseball
Depave Paradise
Depave Paradise is back!
Last year, we removed more than 100 square meters of asphalt from the Kitchissippi Church parking lot.
This year, with the help of the community, we’re going to do the same for St. Anthony Catholic School.
Depave Paradise addresses the proliferation of hard surfaces in modern urban environments through the primal act of ripping up unused pavement and replacing it with soil and vegetation. Volunteers “liberate the soil,” using hand tools to pry up the pavement. Native plants, bushes and trees are then planted to act as filters and sponges for polluted stormwater runoff. The events attract media and political attention, and raise awareness of the issues surrounding the urban water cycle, while making measurable environmental impacts, reducing runoff and contamination and increasing green space.
June 20th is depaving day – food, friends, activities and a handful of pry bars is all we need to have a good time and make Ottawa just that much greener.
If you’d like to get involved please see our volunteer sign-up page.
For more information please contact:
Stu Campana, Ecology Ottawa Water Project Manager
stu.campana@ecologyottawa.ca
289-244-2733