St. Anthony Connects – the week of November 28 – December 2

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Ottawa Public Health is currently mailing notices to families if a student in the household has incomplete immunization records.  If you receive such a notice, in order to prevent a future suspension from school for non-compliance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act, please note that it is a parent/guardian responsibility to ensure that Ottawa Public Health receives the required immunization information.  You may contact them at:  Website: Update your child’s records online   Telephone: 613-580-6744   Toll free number: 1-866-426-8885   E-mail: immunization@ottawa.ca

St. Anthony This week

Monday, November 28

Rec LINK Office Hours

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Nahima Mohamed,
Family Coordinator
OCH Foundation for Healthy Communities
Office: (613) 422-1555
Mobile: (613) 857- 5677
Fax: (613) 422-4556
Email: recLINKcoordinator@OCHFoundation.ca
Dalhousie Community Centre
755 Somerset Street West, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6R1

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Monday, November 28th
9:00 to 10:00 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
Grade 3 Ms Solymar  (16 students)
16 Students
10:30 to 11:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
Grade ⅘ Troccoli (23)
Grade ⅚ Colaiacovo (26)
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Tuesday, November 29

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Lunch Lady in today order here

Goodlife – Ms Troccoli 12:50 – 1:50

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Wednesday, November 30

Wastefree Wednesdays

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Y Kids Academy – Final session

Guest Reader Session in Mrs.Rupnik’s class- AM- Grade 4 student at 9:30 and 12:15-12:30 Ms. Lindsey Barr

Goodlife Gymnastics – Grade 3 Ms Solymar

 

Thursday, December 1

Papa Jack popcorn

Our 5/6 class will be selling Papa Jack popcorn every 2nd Thursday until the end of the year. $1.00 per bag.

Advent Celebration – 9:15

Friday, December 2

Pizza Day today!

Goodlife Fitness M Chartrand’s class

St. Anthony Super Stars

Kindergarten News

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All the students learned so much from the dairy presentation. The workshop was very engaging as they got to touch what cows eat, sort foods into the four food groups, and even get to make and taste their own butter.
In French, we are continuing with learning the parts of the body through songs and various learning activities. This week we will continue to practise using the sentence structure ‘Je mange’ (I eat). Some of the SK students wrote the sentence in their journals and sounded out the spelling of French food words.

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In Math, we are continuing to measure objects and structures in the classroom. On Friday, K1 made play dough and helped with measuring out the quantities of flour, salt, and cream of tartar.

Please continue working with your child on letter and sound recognition. If they know all the letter sounds they can begin to sound out words and start to read some sight words such as I, am, see, look, in, and it.   We continually work on printing names, first and last names or first letter of their name, recognizing that each child is at a different stage.  This one-on-one activity is providing each child with the opportunity to see growth and accomplishment everyday!  They are very proud of their name books! (And so are we.)
Advent began on Sunday and every week the Kindergarten students will take part in the school’s Advent liturgy on Thursdays.  We look forward to this special time of year in Catholic Education where we prepare in our hearts for the birth of Jesus.  Please look for a purple note on Monday that explains our Advent Outreach Project this year.

This Friday, we will have a special Winter Hibernation Day for all kindergarten students.  We will be going on a hibernation walk in the community in search of the perfect place to hibernate our stuffed bears.  We read “Time to Sleep” and “A Little Bit of Winter” to get ready.  We will continue to read stories about changing season, what we do to get ready for winter and what animals hibernate!  Watch for a note coming home in the mailbags on Monday!  Please join us if you can!
Thanks for returning the Starr Gymnastics permission form.  We look forward to two more visits on December 5 and December 12.  So many great things happening at St Anthony School.

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Grade One-Two Ms Myers’ Class

This week we will focus on the season of Advent. The children have prepared our classroom prayer table with the symbols of this Church season. We will discuss how Advent is a time for preparing our hearts for the coming of Baby Jesus. We do this through acts of kindness and thinking of others. Each day in our classroom we will pray for friends and families within our St. Anthony school community. Our first school-wide Advent celebration will take place on Thursday at 9:15 a.m.  Families are welcome to attend.  Our school Advent outreach project will be in support of St. Luke’s Table. We will be collecting items such as Kleenex, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, bar soap, and various other personal care products. A list will be sent home with your child. Thank you, in advance, for considering a contribution to our Advent project.  In math we will finish up our unit on patterning and move on with data management. In science we continue to inquire about seasonal changes and the impact these changes have on living things. We were lucky to spot some winter birds feeding at the pumpkin feeders in our schoolyard!  This sparked some discussion about living things that migrate and those that make adaptations to stay year round.  Please look for a December newsletter and homework calendar that will be sent home in your child’s agenda in the coming days.  Check out this website for some simple ways you can celebrate Advent as a family! http://bit.ly/2fA0UlU Have a great first week of Advent!

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Ms Moga’s Grade two-three class

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It’s hard to believe that it will be December on Thursday! Last week, the students enjoyed our second visit to Starr Gymnastics and playing outside after our first significant snowfall.  

Writing-  We are continuing our unit on descriptive writing. Last week, we researched information on Polar Bears and organized our facts together. This week, the students will research their chosen animals and fill out their own organizer.

Reading- We explored several features of nonfiction text and discussed how they help readers determine what is important (or what the author wants us to remember). The students looked through nonfiction books to find examples of each feature. We will do this again this week with the remaining features.


Math- We began our unit on Data Management. Students gathered data and made pictographs and bar graphs. We will continue making bar graphs this week and conduct surveys and graph the results.


Science- We will be wrapping up our unit on animals. The students descriptive writing animal report will act as their final assignment for this unit.


Religion- Advent begins today! Our focus for the next month will be preparing our hearts and minds for Christmas.


Art- We discussed perspective and different techniques to show background and foreground when drawing. We will finish these pictures this week.

Have a great week!
Ms. Moga

Mrs. Rupnik’s Language Class

 

Our student desks have been rearranged and reorganized.  The students are now seating in pairs. Ask your child about his/her partner. This desk configuration has created more space for whole class teaching in front of the SMARTBOARD. My hope is also to maximize student interactions and give them the opportunity to practise ‘caring and sharing’ with their partners (our Social Language focus).  

 

We will continue to work on descriptive writing. The students have really enjoyed the game ‘Guess What/Guess Who’. Here is a brief description of our game. AR had a picture of balloons taped on the back of his chair. He has not yet seen the picture. The students provide clues about the picture and AR tries to guess the unknown object in the picture. Here are the clues:

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AB- “You can get it from a clown.”

CT- “It floats in the air.”

KG-G- “It’s for a birthday party!”

KV- “It can bounce and I can kick with my foot.”

FB-B- “I can play it and fly it.”

 

This is a simple oral language activity you can try at home. Cut out a photograph from a magazine and have your child use words to describe the object in the photograph.

Remember to keep making connections when reading with your child at home. This will help reinforce what we are learning in our class. 

Please take some time this week to read our November class newsletter. New December homework calendars will be sent home on Thursday, December 1, 2016.

 The snow season has arrived! Please ensure your child has an inexpensive pair of shoes that could be left at St. Anthony Catholic School. The shoes should be shoes he/she can put on easily on their own (i.e. without laces if your child is unable to tie his/her shoes yet).  Please be sure to write your child’s name in the shoes clearly.  

M Girard’s French Classes

2/3e Français oral : lecture à voix haute des scripts, répétition en sous-groupe des quatre scènes de la pièce «Dans les nuages», premières mises en scène (déplacements)

Lecture : choix individuels avec questions de compréhension

Écriture : étude des structures écrites pour répondre à des questions (Qui ?, Quand ? Où ? Quoi ? Pourquoi ?)

3e Théâtre : lecture à voix haute des scripts, répétition en sous-groupe des quatre scènes de la pièce «Dans les nuages», premières mises en scène (déplacements)

 5/6e Immersion

Français lecture : le royaume ; test-maison de compréhension (à remettre le mercredi 30 novembre)

Etudes Sociales : la ligne de temps du moyen-âge (enquête)  

Musique : flûte à bec; les 3 parties de la suite folklorique en sol majeur et évaluation

Sciences : rédaction d’un rapport de laboratoire (suite)

Santé : les substances nocives

The 3 swimming monitors were impressed with the thank you card our students made. Rachel presented it (of course).

Ms Solymar’s Grade 3 Class

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Here is my blog post for the week. I hope you are having a good weekend!
The highlight of this week was that the Grade 3’s won the Caught you Caring! I am so proud of them all and they deserved the trophy this week!
This week we also got to experience a presentation by Ontario Dairy Farmers and after learning how milk is processed, we got to make and eat our own butter. 
Coming up this week:
Math – This week we are going to start looking at different types of graphs and how we can gather data and show it using graphs and tables. 
Language – Now that we know how to write a good paragraph, we are going to start expanding our writing by using descriptive words. 
Religion – It is officially the Christmas season, so this week we will start talking about Advent. 
Reminders for the week:
1. Star Gymnastics Monday Morning (wear comfortable cloths and socks)
2. Popcorn Day on Thursday
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Mr. Nixon’s Extended French Class

This week students progressed well in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6!

Grade 3: Students had fun playing matching verb online games to review their knowledge of the verbs aller (to go), avoir (to have), and also être (to be). Students also began to use these verbs to write short sentences with pictures to demonstrate their understanding of each verb in different contexts. As an additional challenge, students worked in teams of four to put their knowledge of these verbs together to compete with other groups in digital class games. Superbe travail!

Next week:

 

French Language: Students will work on a variety of in class activities related to conjugation of the verb faire (to do) and begin to use this verb in proper sentence structures.

 

Grade 4/5: Students enjoyed playing a recall online verb game to assess their knowledge of the verbs aller (to go), avoir (to have), and also être (to be). Students also began to use these verbs to write short sentences with pictures to demonstrate their understanding of each verb in different contexts. As an additional challenge, students worked in teams of four to put their knowledge of these verbs together to compete with other groups in digital class games. During social studies, students showed passion and engagement in completing their research on ancient civilizations. Students, finished their drafts, edited, and published their findings in their digital portfolios.  In addition, students began to create beautifully detailed posters to display their research in the hallways. For music, students worked on duration to better understand the time intervals when singing the song “L’oiseau et l’enfant”. Très impressionnés!

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Next Week:

 

French Language: Students will work on a variety of in class activities related to conjugation of the verb faire (to do) and begin to use this verb in proper sentence structures.

 

Social Studies:  Students will examine and research differences between modern Canadian society and the ancient civilisation they chose to study for their posters. 

 

Music: Students will continue practicing the lyrics of the song “L’oiseau et l’enfant”, and begin to work on improving their pitch.

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Grade 5/6: Students enjoyed playing online verb games to review their knowledge of the verbs aller (to go), avoir (to have), and also être (to be). Students also began to use these verbs to write short sentences with pictures to demonstrate their understanding of each verb in different contexts. As an added challenge, students worked in teams of four to put their knowledge of these verbs together to compete with other groups in digital class games. For social studies, students continued to research Canada’s diverse population, and created digital word clouds that displayed a variety of Canada’s religions, ethnicities, and cultures. For music, students worked on duration to better understand the time intervals when singing the song “L’oiseau et l’enfant”. Bravo!

 

Additionally, students made a giant thank you card for the wonderful lifeguards that helped to improve their swimming skills on Fridays at the pool. This card in was put together in collaboration with Mr. Girard’s class, and presented to the lifeguards on the last swimming day this week as a means for students to show their appreciation.

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Next week:

French Language: Students will work on a variety of in class activities related to conjugation of the verb faire (to do) and begin to use this verb in proper sentence structures.

Social Studies:  Students will research and examine how to determine the importance of various geographical and societal events in Canadian society.

Music: Students will continue practicing the lyrics of the song “L’oiseau et l’enfant”, and begin to work on improving their pitch.

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Nov. 28 – Dec. 2

Mrs. Troccoli’s Grade 4/5 Team News

December is in sight! With it comes Advent and all the joys and anticipation it brings as we prepare for the Birth of Jesus. We will be observing Advent through our school weekly Advent celebrations as well as in class activities.  

We will begin the week with our first visit to Starr Gymnastics.  The students will be enjoying using a variety of apparatus in a safe gym environment with qualified gymnastics instructors.

Mr. Moleski continues with his visit our class on Wednesday with a focus on summarizing.  We are using Teaching Kids News to read current articles and using the read and write app to help summarize what we are reading.

In Math we have started using Number Talks to reinforce a variety of mental math strategies to calculate addition and subtraction equations. Ask your child about the ‘friendly number’ and the ‘open number line’ strategies. Very exciting!

In Language I look forward to hearing the students present their second Book Talk. I expect to see a greater comfort level in the presentations which represents greater preparation. The summary should be brief, but clearly  explained, to give their peers a sneak peak into their book. The students have had the outline and rubric in their homework book for almost a month now so the expectations are very clear.

We will also be starting a novel study with the book, Hana’s Suitcase.  We will have discussions and the students will be responding to the story by answering questions based on what they have heard.  Ask your child to tell you about the events in this true story of a little girl named Hana who lived in Europe during the time of the Second World War.

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In Science, the students did a wonderful job with their research projects on the Human Body.  We learned so much from each other about different diseases and how they affect our body.  We are certainly more aware of the need to take good care of our bodies by increasing the activities we do and watching what we put into our bodies.  The presentation by the Dairy Farmers reinforced the need to help keep our bodies healthy by drinking milk with all its wonderful nutrients.  We all need to get up and get moving!!

For the next few weeks we will be focussing on the Advent season and preparing for the birth of Christ.  Our Advent Outreach project is to support St. Luke’s Table.  A note will be sent home with each student explaining this wonderful project and how each one of us can help and “Be the Good News”!

Have a great week!

Together Everyone Achieves More!

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

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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 April 7 – 10

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St. Anthony this week

Tuesday, April 7

chess club

Table Tennis today

Just a reminder that the Director’s Forum is taking place on Tuesday, April 7th at St. Paul High School, 2675 Draper Ave.
Student-led displays can be viewed at 6:15 p.m. and the keynote speaker, Joe Mazza, will deliver a message about Keeping Home and School Connected … Communicating in a Digital Age at7:00 p.m. For more information, visithttp://ocsb.ca/directorsforum

Wednesday, April 8

Thursday, April 9

Young Rembrandts

Friday, April 10

Pizza Day!!

Little Horn Theatre  * MUSIC/FIDDLE WITH CHAD   WOLFE

Little Horn Theatre

* MUSIC/FIDDLE WITH CHAD

WOLFE St. Anthony’s

9:45-10:00 recess

10:00-10:40 (24) Gr 4/5

10:40-11:15 (24) Gr 5/6) *get ready

for lunch upon dismissal

11:15-12:15 LUNCH

Blogging Club

Teacher Notes for this week

 

Dans la classe de Mr. Chartrand:

Grade 1/2

In Social Studies, the Grade 2’s are presenting their Country Projects.  Both groups will be introduced to online mapping and locating their neighbourhood and city landmarks. The Grade 1’s will be creating a 3­d model of an urban community and label the buildings and who works in them. 

our community

In French, we will begin a new sound the “eu/eur/oeur” this week. Our story will be

“Devine un peu”. In reading, we are continuing on life cycles: “la vie sur l’étang – the life cycle of a frog” and we will also read “Les graines poussent”.

la vie

In the classroom, Benchmarking and word wall word testing is on­going. All of the Grade 2’s are reading at or close to grade level. Almost all of the grade 1’s are accessing text. We will see the last of the word wall words in April and May­ June will be a review. We will continue to practice book concepts and comprehension.

The words wall words for this week are:

­ par(by) tout (all) homme (man) femme (woman)

* Please practice the words at home and continue reading with your child.

Grade 4 (Immersion)

We will finish the effects of mining on the environment and then do our summative task next Thursday now.

mining

Merci,

Monsieur

M Girard

2/3e conversation: comparer les attributs des fourmis avec ceux des élèves (actifs, coopératifs, organisés etc.)
4/5e Etudes Sociales: fin de la présentation des résultats de l’enquête «impacts sur l’environnement» 
5/6e Études Sociales: Les Amérindiens adoptent les tissus, marmites et outils européens en Nouvelle-France.
4e Immersion Théâtre: étapes d’un match d’improvisation-thème: joie et tristesse à Pâques
Ms Rupnik’s Class:
This short week, we will take our Lenten class flower project down from our bulletin board and reflect on all our small services and acts of love.  All the petals will be sent home.  Please read each of them with your child. In our Social Language program, we will role-play knowing how you feel and saying how you feel. You may want to practise this skill at home too. 
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