School Council 2015-2016
Dear Parents,
It is with joy and excitement that we welcome the new school year. This year, the parent council will be organizing 4 activities :
- Halloween movie night;
- Christmas Surprise;
- Easter Egg Hunt; and
- Famous Year End Annual BBQ.
We need your help to organize these events. Whether be getting involved the day of the activity or coming to our omonthly meeting, any help is appreciated.The monthly Parent Council Meeting will occur about once a month, on Wednesday or Thursday night at 7:30 pm. Food will be served and day care provided. The meeting will be about 1h long and it will be held at St-Anthony School in the Teacher’s room. Our Next meeting will be on September 30, 2015. The Goal of our meetings will be to organize thactivities for the kids and to discuss other ways to get the community and parents involved in the school. Any ideas are welcome! The meetings are a good place to share and learn from each other.
Please contact Mr. McGuire at paul.mcguire@ocsb.ca or at 613-235-0340 if you are interested in getting involved in the St. Anthony School Council, or in helping for any activity Hoping to see you at our next meeting on September 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm. Getting involved in your child’s school is the best way to guarantee their success. Your kids need you, and so do we.
Sincerely,
Your School Council
St Anthony School Council
2015-2016
draft proposal for the foundations of the Parent Council for 2015-2016
Mission
The mission of the School Council at St Anthony Catholic School to be a vehicle for communication and consultation between the school, the community at large, the student community, and the parent community. The Council is there to promote and engage activities that are beneficial for the students and that will help them learn and grow.
Goals 2015-2015
1. Rebuild a solid parent council.
2. Organize activities that will get the parents <in> the school.
3. Help the principal develop partnerships with the community.
4. Represent the school at the CSPA and seek support and advice, from other schools in the OCBS.
Proposed activities for 2015-2016
1. Halloween : Friday, October 30, 2015 / Classroom door decoration / movie night with popcorn
2. Christmas : Thursday, December 17, 2015 / Santa? / mass?/ food? / partners to promote march break camps? (city, YMCA, dovercourt?)/ movie?
3. Easter : Thursday, March 25, 2016 / egg haunt / Mass? / food?
4. Year End BBQ : June 24 or June 27, 2016 / Food, partners, summer camp info for kids,
Proposed Parent Meetings for 2015-2016
Meetings will be held at 7:30pm, food will be served, and babysitting will be provided.
1. September 30, 2015 : building the parent council, establish roles and responsibilities, Debrief of the meeting of CSPA Sept 23, prepare
Halloween Party
2. October 29, 2015 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA Oct 28, finalize Halloween Party, start preparing Christmas party
3. November 26, 2015 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA Nov 25, finalize preparing Christmas party,
4. January 20, 2016 : Prepare Easter Party,
5. February 18, 2016 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA Jan 27, Prepare Easter Party,
6. March 16, 2016 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA Feb 24, Finalize preparent easter party
7. April 14, 2016 : Start preparing BBQ
8. May 11, 2016 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA April 27, Preparing BBQ
9. June 8, 2016 : Debrief of the meeting of CSPA May 25, Finalize BBQ, Wrap up the year, lessons learned
Communication
The parent council will use the school website (san.ocsb.ca – via Mrs. Pollock) as the major stream of communication. Also, the social media of the
school (facebook and twitter – via Mr. McGuire) will be used to promote the activities and meetings.
Major Projects at St Anthony for the year 2015-2016
List of projects where the school is the lead and the parent council will be supporting, helping, and promoting (list to be completed)
1. Yard, green project.
2. Innovation and technology (make your space).
3. Major funding raise and partners.
4. Seeking Subsiding programs.
St. Anthony this Week – Teacher Notes
M Chartrand Class
1re année
En français, we will continue with our work on the letter A, a. Our theme this week is All About Me and Things at School.
4ième année (Immersion)
En Science, this week we will work on Light and Sound. We will do some simple experiments on Light at school preparing for Science in the Schools in 4 weeks.
4/5th grade (Math)
In math, we are currently working on Patterning and Algebra. We will begin Math Minutes / Math Journals this week.
5/6ième année
In French, we have begun our unit on Au Restaurant, we have our first dictée this Friday with a vocabulary test as well. The unit project has been introduced and the outline is on-line. Groups will be determined this week and I need to know the name of the Restaurant.
4th Grade Science (English)
In Science, we will begin with an introduction to Light and Sound. We will focus on Light this week.
5th Grade Science (English)
In Science, we will introduce the curriculum and expectations for the year and our unit on The Body. We will start with the Digestive System.
Kindergarten
In Kindergarten, we our learning our sounds and focussing on the letters A, a and S, s. We are focussing on demonstrating an awareness of health and safety practices and a basic awareness of their own well-being.
Welcome to Grade One, Ms Myer’s – Parent Slide Show
It was great to meet so many of you on our first day of school! If you were not able to attend, here is a link to a short slide presentation highlighting some important information shared on Day 1! please click on the link above
We are looking forward to another busy week. As we become more familiar with class and school routines, we will explore the concept of responsibility – one of our important learning skills. We will read a story called How Dinosaurs Go to School and think about how being responsible can help make our class and school a happy and safe place for everyone. Thank you for attending to notes and requests that are sent home in your child’s agenda. The “Wonderful Ones” are becoming increasingly responsible as they bring their agendas home and back to school each day! Check back next week when our class schedule should be ready for posting!
Ms. Draper’s grade 2 class The Second Week in Second Grade!
We had a great first week of learning and getting to know each other in our Grade 2 class community. We reviewed our classroom routines and had the opportunity to really get to know one another through different activities such as an All About Me poster and The Best Part of Me picture and story. The students loved the book ” God’s Dream.” Our focus in Math will be learning about patterns in our environment. We will first focus on sorting objects by their different attributes (shape, color , size..) then use what we know to identify what is changing in a pattern. At home, look for patterns in your environment with your child. Ask your child to explain what is changing and to tell you what will come next in the pattern.
Students will be bringing home their Homework books this week. It includes a note about homework and a fun activity called The Me Museum. Enjoy!
Ms Rupnik’s September Newsletter
Mrs. Manzoli’s class
News this week…
The grade ¾ ‘s had a busy week getting routines and rules into play. This week we continue reviewing the expectations of the class. We now have a class contact that the students brought home to read to you. Please reinforce the importance of these rules.
This week we also begin our language program. The students have been introduced to what we call “DAILY 5” as part of the language instruction. There are 5 stations that they will practice throughout the next month. Each week one station will be practiced.
We start will READING TO SELF. My goal… Why is it important to stay in one spot? Why is it important to start right away? Why is it important to work on your stamina? Why is it important to read quietly?
Students will be bringing home their first part of homework which is their reading folder.
In math we have begun with number sense and numeration. Looking at numbers and how we use them. This week we will be working on Place Value. Gr.3, 3 digit numbers; Gr. 4, 4 and more digit numbers.
On Monday’s we visit the library and on Monday’s and Wednesday’s we will be going to the gym. Very important that the students have indoor shoes to change into.
That is it for now. : )
Mrs. Manzoli
Ms Coloaiacovo’s September Newsletter
M Girard’s classes