St. Anthony Connects The week of February 23 – 27

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St. Anthony This Week

 

This year our Lenten project will take the form of a food drive in support of the Shepherds of Good Hope. We will be distributing collection boxes for each homeroom class.

 Each week donations will have a focus:

 Week 1: canned foods (vegetables, fruits, beans etc.)

 Week 2: pasta and canned/jars of sauce, rice

 Week 3: condiments (vegetable oil, peanut butter, jam, ketchup,      mayonnaise, etc.)

  Week 4: cereals

  Week 5: coffee, tea, sugar (white and brown)

 

Monday, February 23
Squirmies to start
 
Paul McGuire attending info session for  – Paint It Up Program – we will be applying for a grant to have a large mural painted on the outside of the school with funding from the program.  We will find out if we are successful in May.
Tuesday, February 24
 
Board-wide Jeans Day for Shepherds of Good Hope
 
Cathlee O’Connell to read with Mrs.Rupnik’s class
 
Chess Club
 
Dorothy reading with Mrs. Rupnik’s class
 
Table Tennis 3:15 – 4:15
 
Wednesday, February 25
 
Innovations Group Meeting at St. Anthony – 1:30 Learning Commons – planning a Makerfaire at St. Anthony
 
Y Kids Academy at St. Anthony
 
Swim to Survive – 1:00 PM Grade 2/3
 
Thursday, February 26
 
 
Junior Ski Trip to Mount Pakenham
 
 
 
Friday, February 26
 
Little Horn Theatre  * MUSIC WITH AUDREY LEMIEUX
 
Gymnastics Showcase – all day
 
Pizza Day!
 
Blogging Club – lunchtime
Teacher Notes for the week
Ms Myers Class:  In math we will be focusing on identifying and sorting two-dimensional shapes. In language we will be
working on descriptive writing that is connected to our science inquiry about living things. The  “Wonderful Ones” are looking forward to their final music session with Little Horn Theatre. During these lessons we have learned to identify the elements of a song – a beginning, some repeating elements, and an ending. One of our favourite songs is “My Scarf has Four Corners” – ask your child to sing it to you!
Mr Cook’s Class:  This week’s word wall words are: out, about, come, some, call. We will do various activities with these words during our language blocks. The students are continuing with addition this week and we are hoping to learn more about subtraction. We have discussed information on materials,objects, and structures in science. The students are encouraged to talk about examples of the different types of materials they know of that are used to make certain objects. Try asking them at home and look for objects that have structures that are used for support (e.g., legs on a table). See what they can tell you! This week we will finish procedural writing and move on to learning about narratives. We are continuing to collect food items for our Lenten project (proceeds to the Shepherd’s of Good Hope). We collected many canned goods last week! Thank you for the support! This week you can send in canned goods again, and pasta as well. I hope you all had an amazing weekend! I know that we will have a blessed week!
 

Ms Manzoli’s class:  This week the grade 2/3 will be continuing with procedural writing in language. We will be looking at different recipes. Our words of the week will focus on word blends, example float, blow, skate. In math be have been exploring 2D shapes, this week be begin 3D shapes. Have your children find things around the house and try to name these shapes. On Wednesday we return to our swim to survive, the children are learning ways to enjoy water and be safe. Please remember to bring a swim suit and towel. On Thursday, weather dependant we will have our class winter play day. We will be snowshoeing and warm up with a movie and hot chocolate.

A reminder that we are collecting can foods for our Lenten project. 
Prayer chain

Prayer chain

Ms. Rupnik’s class: In the Primary Language Class, we will tear one intention off our Lenten prayer chain daily and pray for that intention.  We will also continue with our Lenten class flower project and look for small services and acts of love. I will select one student to write on a petal what he/she did to get closer to God each morning/afternoon (for example: I helped Mrs. Rupnik, I shared with my friend, I used kind words when I was angry, I prayed for someone special, etc.).  Please remember that completed February homework calendars are due back at school on Thursday, February 26, 2015. 
ClassLentenProject
 

Dans la classe de Mr. Chartrand:Grade 1/2

In Social Studies, we studied Chinese New Year’s around the World. We will continue to focus on celebrations around the world with a focus on China and Mexico.

The Grade 2’s will begin preparing their oral presentations on their Country Projects. Grade 1’s are learning about their homes with particular interest on the different rooms: cuisine, salon, salle de bain chambre à coucher, bureau, salle familiale, sous-
sol.
In French, we have completed the sound “on/om” and students will have a quiz on Tuesday. Our next sound will be “au/eau”. In reading, we are studying “Les quatres saisons” and “Se déplacer en ville”.


The words wall words for this week are: ville (city), hiver(winter), heureux(happy), on(we)* 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. Only 2 projects left to see. Thanks for those who have brought it to school to work on.Grade 4 (Immersion)

Students will be gone on their ski trip to Mount Pakenham, but thanks to Google Docs the students will be able to finish their lab work on­line.

Merci,

Monsieur

M Girard’s classes:  

2/3e Études Sociales: Pédagogie de l’enquête(inquiry); Human activities and decisions about land use may alter the environment
4/5e Listening and Speaking to interact: commander au téléphone -numéro et adresse du client
5/6e Études Sociales: fin de la campagne électorale, élection en 4e, 5e et 6e, dépouillement du scrutin
4e Immersion  Listening and Speaking to interact: se mettre d’accord pour commander une pizza
Faith and Fun Calendar for March

Faith and Fun Calendar for March

 

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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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Parent Report, Wednesday, February 11

Parent Report

FSL Letters are coming home Thursday with the report cards.  Here is a summary of the information grade 3 and 6 parents will see:

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% of their 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.

Additional Items:

School Programs:  We have started our new table tennis program and we are now into the third week.  Students are enjoying the coaching and next week we will have four tables available for play.  Several students have asked if they can still join and they are welcome to do so.  This is a program that we plan to keep going for the remainder of the year.

Hip Hop instruction will be starting soon.  The program will cost $50.00 for ten weeks – subsidies are available. This program will be introduced on soon and sign-ups will take place during the assembly.  There will be more information soon.

Culture Shock – our students will be trained by members of this troupe

Squirmies:  We will be running a second session of Squirmies starting February 23.  Subsidies are available as always.

Other items of interest:

Ash Wednesday is next week (February 18th).  Father Felix from St. Anthony Church will be visiting the school to take part in our Ash Wednesday liturgy.  Parents are welcome to attend.

Christie Lake Girls Camp took place last weekend.  By all accounts it was a great success.  We had eight girls from grades 2-6 who took part in the camp and they had a great time with Christie Lake staff.  A boys camp is in the planning stages – more information to follow.

Walk Zones for next year.  OSTA has finalized the walk zones for next year for grades 1 – 6.  The maps are on display outside the office.  A fuller explanation of the new zones can be found in the February 9 – 13 Community Blog

Pizza and milk programs – these programs are going very well at st. Anthony.  Our first pizza day was a great success – all the students seemed to enjoy Domino’s.  Our next pizza day is this Friday and we will continue pizza days every second Friday for the remainder of the year.

More Chromebooks – the School Board has provided our school with 20 new Chromebooks.  We are now getting close to have one machine for every junior student.  We are encouraging the students to bring the machines home with them so that they have this wonderful resource to help them with their learning both at home and at school.  Students are now beginning work on their own e-portfolios.  Every student from grades 1-6 will write at least two entries this term on things they are learning in class.  They will be able to share this learning with their parents as more machines come home with the students.

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This is the template all students will be working from

Report Cards – the first term report cards are going home Thursday (February 12).  While there is no formal interview night set up for this term, parents are very welcome to contact their son or daughter’s teacher to set up an interview.  Teachers will also be contacting parents if they feel an interview is necessary.  Congratulations on all the hard work accomplished by our students this term!

St. Nicholas at St. Anthony – we are offering St. Anthony parents the opportunity to take high school credits through St. Nicholas Adult School here at St. Anthony.  A flyer explaining what parents need to do to get involved is coming home with the report cards.

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St. Anthony Connects The week of February 9 – 13

 

 

 

part of a math inquiry question worked on by the grade 2-3 class last week

part of a math inquiry question worked on by the grade 2-3 class last week

FSL

 NOTICE

St. Anthony CES

Bell Time and Walk Zone Review – FINAL

In 2012, based on recommendations from the Ministry’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Review, OSTA began its transformation project to harmonize walk zone maps and re-align bell times throughout its system. The first step was to create new policies governing how these steps were to be undertaken, including the consultation and approval process for each part of the project. The result was the Bell Time Management Policy T19, an amendment to the Transportation Services T14 procedure for standardized hazard criteria and assessment methodology and the Consultation Policy G14. This past year, OSTA has conducted consultation with its internal and external stakeholders to get feedback on proposed bell time changes and new walk zone maps. Twenty-five consultation sessions were held at schools throughout the city to collect feedback from April to June 2014. An electronic survey was also made available on OSTA’s website along with information regarding OSTA’s transformation.OSTA took the feedback it received from school communities and revised its recommendations.

Individual concerns regarding safety were carefully evaluated and/or re-assessed, and numerous changes were made to walk zones as a result. In addition, some schools were removed from the bell time review due to various circumstances unique to those school communities. On November 10 2014, the OSTA Board of Directors approved bell time changes of 10 minutes and All changes to be implemented for September 2015 under. On January 27 2015, both the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Ottawa Catholic School Board approved bell time changes of over 10 minutes. This was the final step in the approval process.

Please go to www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policies/transformation for more information regarding this project.

Bell Time – There is no change

Start Time End Time 8:30 3:00

There is a major change in the Walk Zone Please visit www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policies/transformation/walkzone- maps to view the FINAL walk zone maps online. Each school also has a summary of re-assessments and outcomes based on feedback gathered during consultation.

A hard copy of the 800m (kindergarten) and/or 1.6km (grades 1-8) walk zone map(s) are available at the school for viewing.

More detailed information can be found on our website at http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policies/transformation

Confederation Education Centre 1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, Ontario K2G 1W2 Tel: 613.224.8800 / Fax: 613.224.8840 Website: www.ottawaschoolbus.ca

After reviewing the feedback from the Public Consultation Sessions held last Spring, OSTA has identified areas where there are legitimate traffic safety hazards that present a barrier to children walking to school.  Listed below are the FINAL walk zone maps for each school, highlighted in red, which use the same distance measurement for both school boards, and which include a standardized set of walking hazards. A summary of the decision-making process can be found in blue, under selected school communities.

Further information about any changes made for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year will be sent to your child’s school months prior to the changes. Please keep an eye on our Transformation Project webpage for more updates.
Schools below are listed alphabetically. Press Ctrl+F on your keyboard to bring up a search box to help you find your school.
PES = OCDSB (Public) elementary | PSS = OCDSB (Public) secondary | CES = OCSB (Catholic) elementary | CHS = OCSB (Catholic) high

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St. Anthony School 1.6 KM Walk Zone Grades 1-3

 

 

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 St. Anthony This week

Monday, February 9

We will be offering Squirmies again this term – notices should be coming home by Tuesday

Tuesday, February 10

chess club at lunch

table tennis 3:15

Wednesday, February 10

Y Kids Academy – grade 5/6

School Council Meeting – 6:00PM

Thursday, February 11

Report cards and IEPs going home

Friday, February 12

Pizza Day!!

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 Teacher Notes for the week

Ms Myers:

We had a fabulous trip to the Mill of Kintail – perfect snowshoeing conditions! Many thanks to all theparents who were able to assist us. The grade ones now feel they are snowshoe “experts!”

Monday marks the 100th day of school! We will celebrate with a variety of math and language activitiesconnected to 100. 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 13th. A list of classmates can be found on the back of the February newsletter sent home last week. The “Wonderful Ones” will be leading the Morning Announcements this week. If your child has been asked to say a prayer, please have them practice reading it aloud to you in preparation.

Ms Hubert:

This will be another busy and exciting week.  In Language Arts we will continue with our Procedural Writing, EQAO preparation and Literature Circles.  In Science we will continue to learn about flight and build on our knowledge of kites, learned last week. In Mathematics, we will be finishing Measurement shortly and beginning with Data Management and Probability.  On Friday morning we will be hosting a bake sale to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Mr. Cook:
Homework calendars will be sent home Monday in the students agenda bags. Please make sure to try and work on the homework each night with your child. The activities should not take long to complete. After they finish, reading is always a nice thing they can do! Ask your child questions about the book and get them to tell you their favorite part! This week we will be celebrating Valentne’s Day. The students will be decorating paper bags and will trade Valentine’s cards on Friday. There are 18 friends in our class (10 girls, 8 boys), in case you wanted to know when purchasing Valentine’s cards. We will do a procedural writing activity after we make the bags.

We are going to be starting a new science unit on Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures which will lead us into Movement. In Math, we will be reviewing some number sense and numeration concepts. The kids had a blast snowshoeing last week at the Mill of Kintail! Thanks to all the parents who volunteered with us that day! Let’s hope that this week will be just as blessed!

P.S. Report Cards go home Thursday.
Dans la classe de Mr. Chartrand:
Grade 1/2
In Social Studies, the Grade 2’s will finish work on Nunavut and Mexico.  They will complete a chart comparing Canada, Mexico and their country of origin.
Grade 1’s:  neighbourhood map and community helpers.
We are completing our work with the “Oncle Pompon” and “Gaston Cochon” comptines.
In reading, we are working on “Au magasin” and “Les saisons changent”.
In writing, we worked on “Le Jour de la Marmotte”.  The students did a re-tell and a procedural writing activity on the topic.  This week they are finishing a descriptive writing piece on their snowman.
We will also have a Valentines Day centre in the classroom.
The words wall words for this week are:
entrer (to enter), pourquoi (why), quand  (when), quoi (what)
*  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 to work on Thursday’s and Friday’s if its possible.
Grade 4 (Immersion)
Two more weeks and we will complete our unit on “Les roches et les minéraux”.
We are completing our lab on how to identify the different types of rocks (Les propriétés physiques des minéraux:  la couleur, le trait, l’éclat, la transparence, la dureté, la forme, etc…).  We will also focus on how minerals are used in everyday life.
UNIT test:  February 26th
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Monsieur
Ms Rupnik’s Class
This week in the Primary Language Class, we will continue our work on procedural writing. Last week, we completed two shared procedural writing activities together (how to eat an Oreo cookie and how to make a Valentine card).  This week we will move onto independent student practice. They will write or say how to get ready to play in the snow.  We will also read ‘There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Rose’ for Valentine’s Day and complete a sequencing activity.
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St. Anthony Connects the week of Feb 2 – 6

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download (1)Kids and Mental Health

 

One in five children in Ontario has a mental health problem. Changes to your child’s mental health may

not be obvious.

Warning signs to look for:

 Mood swings and changes in eating habits.

 Headaches and sore stomach.

 Low energy and not sleeping well.

 Missing school and/or having trouble at school.

 Spending less time with friends and family.

 Wanting to be left alone.

 Feelings of anger and rage.

Remember:

 Listen to your child and trust your judgment.

 You are the best person to notice changes.

 Talk to your child’s teacher, he or she may have seen some changes too.

 It’s okay to ask for help and talk to your family doctor.

For more information on kids and mental health please visit www.kidsmentalhealth.ca ,

www.cheo.on.ca/en/cheomentalhealth, or Ottawa Public Health at 613 580-6744,

www.ottawa.ca/health.

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St. Anthony This Week

Monday, February 2

Pizza numbers going in today for next week – students who did not order last week can order for the upcoming weeks, please see Ms Pollock for a form – next Pizza Day Friday, February 13th

Tuesday, February 3

chess at lunch

Table Tennis 3:15 – 4:15

Wednesday, February 4

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

Rosary visit to St. Anthony:

Every 1st Wednesday of the month, beginning October 1st

FDK1 10:30-10:45
FDK2 10:45-11
(Lucy)

1/2 Cook: 12:15-12:35 (Maruka)
1 and 2/3: 12:35-12:55 (Maruka-Learning Commons)
Gr. 4/5 Mr. Girard: 12:55-1:25 (Lucy)
Gr. 5/6 1:45-2:30 (Lucy)

Dorothy reading with Mrs. Rupnik’s class

Y Kids Academy – 11:30 – 1:30 Grade 5/6 class

Thursday, February 5

Mill of Kintail Trip Gr. 1 and 1/2

Free Throw Forms due Gr 5 & 6

Young Rembrandts – session # 3 after school

Friday, February 6

Little Horn Theatre MUSIC WITH AUDREY LEMIEUX – same schedule as previous weeks

Pizza numbers going in today for next week – students who did not order last week can order for the upcoming weeks, please see Krista for a form

Girls leaving for girls camp – Christie Lake – returning Sunday

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Teacher Notes for this week

Ms Myers Grade 1

This week the “Wonderful Ones” are looking forward to their trip to the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, February 5th. Please check the weather forecast to ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the day. On Monday, February 1st, a new calendar and monthly newsletter will be going home. Please check your child’s agenda for this information. Both items are posted on our school website under “Teacher Links” in the event you misplace your paper copies.

Mr. Cook Grade 1-2

Mr. Cook is still waiting for homework folders to be handed in. February calendars will be sent home next week after they have all been marked. For homework this week, the students will be working on making graphs at home. They will be sent home on Monday in their agenda bags and are to be returned on Thursday. The children are encouraged to read each night as well for 10 minutes (grade 1) and 15 minutes (grade 2).

 We have our field trip on Thursday, February 5th to Mill of Kintail. Please make sure your child is dressed warm for the weather as we will spend much of the day outdoors. Also, please ensure that your child has a healthy lunch packed for the day. 

 – Math –> We will be finishing our data management unit. The children have done their own surveys and on Mondaythey will be graphing their data. We will review some concepts for number sense and numeration (adding and subtracting to and from 20 – grade 1) and 2 digit addition and subtraction using rods and units (grade 2).

 – Language –> We will continue to learn about procedural writing. The students are encouraged to think about things that they are able to do for when they work on their writing assignment independently (e.g., tying my shoes, making my bed etc…). This week’s word wall words will focus on long vowel sounds and will be written into student agendasMonday.

 -Religion/Art –> We will learn about how to appreciate the variety of gifts the earth has to offer. We will be making collages and displaying them in the classroom.

 – Gym –> We will be doing relay races and working on our basketball dribbling skills.

– Library on Monday –> a few of the students still have library books that need to be returned. Those who have returned their library books will get to take out a new book and bring it home to enjoy for the week.

– Sianna was this month’s winner for our waste free lunches. Next month we will choose a new winner. Parents are encouraged to send litterless lunches for their kids to school (fruit, containers etc…). Good job to our winners so far this year!

This will be a fun week! Let’s pray for nice weather on Thursday so the kids can have a great time on our field trip!

 All the best to everyone!

 Sincerely,

 Mr. Cook

Ms Rupnik’s class:

This week, we will begin to work on a new writing form called “procedural writing”.  New February homework calendars arrive home on Monday. Please work with your child to complete these activities daily. The activities are short and require about 5 minutes to complete. Most activities are done orally and do not have a written component. In addition to the homework calendar activities, it is very beneficial to read to and with your child every night. 

Ms Manzoli’s Grade 2-3 Class

This week the students will be working on their “Story in a Box” writing.  The students have been working on narrative stories looking at the setting, characters and problem of fairy tales.  We have been forcusing on using past tense verbs when we write stories.  In reading we are focusing on picking out the important information and how to infer when asked questions of a text.  In math we continue to explore money, we have investigated different money around the world. Thank you to the students who we able to bring in money from their countries.  This week we focus on learning to give back change (Grade 2 to the $1:00 and Grade 3 to the $10:00).  Please give your child the opportunity to practice this concept at home using real life situations.  It is a good way to reinforce their adding and subtracting skills too.  This week we continue to inquire about Structures in Science.

M Girard:

2/3e Lecture (reading:) Chez Lucie (Visages 2, thème 1, activité 1.3)
4/5e Études Sociales: Problèmes environnementaux de quatre régions à l’étude (suite) 5/6e: révision des nombres et dictées de numéros de téléphone (service de livraison d’un restaurant)
4e Immersion:dictée février- verbe aimer au passé composé (69 mots) 
Dans la classe de Mr. Chartrand:
Grade 1/2
 
In Social Studies, we are continuing to work on buildings in our neighbourhood and are also learning about community helpers.   There will be a short quiz on Thursday.
Grade 2’s:  We are finishing our work about Nunavut this week and then compare Canada with Mexico and their country of origin.
Grade 1’s:  neighbourhood map and community helpers 
We are completing our work with the “on/om” sound this week.  We will practice to pronounce it, find it in words and study vocabulary with the sound.
In writing, we are describing our snowman.
 
The words wall words for this week are:  
jouer (to play), marcher (to walk), sauter (to jump), parler (to talk)
*  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 to work on Thursday’s and Friday’s if its possible.
 
Grade 4 (Immersion)
 
We will continue to work on “Les roches et les minéraux”.
We will continue our focus on the “rock cycle” and how to identify them in a lab this week.
Ms Hubert’s Grade 5-6 class
This week will see the Grade 5/6 class attend their third session at the YMCA on Wednesday afternoon. In Science we are starting a new unit on Flight and we will begin by looking at the history of the first airplane.  In Language Arts we are starting to review for EQAO, as well as looking at procedural writing.  In Physical Education we will be learning to play Tchoukball, a new and exciting game.  

 Short video on Little Horn Theatre

We started with hip hop and now we have move on music instruction.  This video shows some of the highlights from Friday’s workshop with the grade 4/5 class and Audrey Lemieux.  She is doing a wonderful job with the kids and they are learning some new elements of music each week.  Audrey will be with us for three more weeks.