St. Anthony this Week

Monday, February 1

Winter Walk Day: #walktoschool

Tuesday, February 2

Media letter going home today for parents’ signature – you can see a copy of the letter here

Table Tennis

Orkidstra today

Wednesday, February 3

Wastefree Wednesday Today

Rosary visit
St.Anthony Catholic School
Every 1st Wednesday of the month

Rosary schedule
10:30 to 11:15 JK & FDK Natalie Schlesak
12:15 to 12:40 Grades 2 Shannon Draper

12:45 to 1:05 Grade 1 Meg Myers
12:15-1:30 Grade 4/5 French: Sylvain Girard
1:45-2:15 Grade 3/4: Maria Manzoli
2:20 -3:00 Grade 5/6: Nora Colaiacovo /Denis Chartrand

Thursday, February 4

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

Orkidstra Today

Friday, February 5

Papa Jack Popcorn on sale!

St. Anthony Super Star Assembly I Care

Teacher Notes for the week of February 1 – 5

Ms. Myers’ Grade One class

Mrs. Manzoli’s class proved to be “Shining Stars” for the “Wonderful Ones” this past week! They shared their love of reading and books with us as we read together for Literacy Day and they also showed great leadership as they helped the grade ones navigate a new math website called “Mathletics.” Thanks so much to our Grade 3/4 buddies!  We begin this week with our “Winter Walk” on Monday. This is an Ottawa Public Health initiative to promote healthy, active lifestyles. Please check the weather forecast and ensure your child is dressed appropriately for our walk. In math, we continue working on our understanding of whole numbers.  In language we are focusing on adding detail to our sentences using describing words. Look for a new homework calendar and class newsletter that will be in your child’s agenda this week! 

Ms. Moga’s Grade Two class

It’s hard to believe February is already here! We start the month with a busy week. On Monday, the grade 2s will participate in a Winter Walk with the whole school. We will be walking to Dow’s Lake and back, so please check the weather and dress accordingly.

On Friday, the grade 2s are presenting the next school virtue, which is “I Care”. Students will be bringing home their words to practice for Friday’s presentation.

In language, we’re wrapping up Asking Questions. The students are working towards understanding that asking questions deepens their comprehension. We will read a couple more intriguing texts and complete question webs to show our thinking.

In math, we are focused on geometry. The students are working on identifying and describing various polygons and sorting and classifying them by their geometric properties (number of sides, number of vertices).

In science, we are exploring the six types of simple machines.

Have a great week!

In Mrs. Manzoli’s Class this week…

Welcome to February!  We are at the halfway point to spring.  We will see what Willie the groundhog has to say on February 2nd, Groundhog Day.  We continue to enjoy our winter days by our winter walkathon on Monday.  We will be escorted by our mascot Phiz to Dow’s Lake.

In language this week we will wrap up our descriptive writing unit as we move into our narrative writing unit focusing on Adventure stories.  Our reading strategy will be asking good questions for meaning and determining the important ideas of a text.  Watch out for new words for the week in your child’s agenda.  We will be having our word quiz on Friday.

Last week in Math we focused on telling time.  This week we will be looking at measuring temperature and the important elements of the thermometer.   You can reinforce this skill at home with simple activities.

The students have been enjoying learning about music and this week we will be exploring with some instruments and maybe compose our own tunes.

Reminders:

 

• Digital Citizen Project is due this Friday.  The students will be presenting their learning next week.
• Library book due on Monday
• Friends for Life on Thursday
• Popcorn sale on Friday $1                           

 

February Newsletter

Mrs. Manzoli’s Grade Three/Four Class

Mark the dates:

 

• Winter walk February 1 at 10:00

• Groundhog day February 2

• Asian new year February 8th

• Ash Wednesday beginning of lent February 10

• Family Day February 15th

• First term report cards ( February 18)

 

First term report cards will be going home on Thursday, February 18th, please take a few minutes to read your child’s progress together

• Parent teacher interviews

 Interviews will ONLY be requested on a need bases.

• Valentine’s Day                                

On February 12th your child is encouraged to wear red, pink and white.  I will be providing a class list so that your child can prepare their Valentine’s Day cards for all the students in their class.  We will be making mailboxes in class so that your child has a safe place for their Valentine’s.  If you plan on bringing in treats to share make sure they are peanut free since there are students with severe allergies.

• Family Day

  On Monday February 15th the children will have no school in order to celebrate Family     Day

 EQAO Preparation

 

The Grade threes have begun preparing for the ministry testing that will take place in late May.  We will be focusing on language and math.  Please take a few minutes to visit the website where you will find helpful resources and information, www.eqao.com.

 

• Sacrament Preparations

 

Please notify the school if you are planning to have your child participate in First reconciliation and First Holy communion, a baptismal certificate will be required.  The dates for these events are May 13th and May 14th.

Our Learning:

   Language

We will begin investigating narrative writing and the purpose for this form of writing.

In reading, we learn how to ask good questions when we read in order to understand the text. Children are encouraged to continue to reading at least 5x a week in order to practice fluency and meaning of text. Words of the week are given out at the beginning of each week, they will have quizzes on these words every two weeks.

   Mathematics

We are completing our unit on Time, Temperature and Money.  Please continue to work on these skills since these are crucial skills for your children to learn and is a big part of EQAO. Our math learning includes daily math problems where they practice solving math problems..  

Science

We have started to investigate Forces and Movement for the gr. 3 and structures for gr.4

Religion/Family Life

In Religion we look closer on how the Holy Spirit dwells in the followers of Jesus and the whole earth.  We will also begin discussing the meaning of Lent where the students will make individual prayers. In Family Life we have begun  our unit on Friendship.

Other stuff…..

Agendas   

Agendas are an important way to communicate with your child on what is happening at school, please take a few minutes to read and initial your child’s agendas.

Homework

Homework is handed out on Fridays and MUST be returned on Wednesday

Weather

With the cold and wet days of winter please make sure your child comes to school dressed properly.  

Thanks for your continued support,

Mrs. Manzoli

I. M.Chartrand Classes

1^re année

En français, we have just finished our winter unit.  We have started a unit on “la maison”  Therefore, the children will use the words in Oral Communication.  We will also spend time on the theme Valentines Day.

Ex.:  Qu’est-ce que portes-tu sur ta tête?  Je porte des mintaines rouges.

Où manges-tu à la maison?  Je mange dans la cuisine.

In Writing, they will make a list of the different things in each room in the house.   In Reading, they are studying a comptine on the sound “gn”. 

The word wall words this month are: 

Semaine 1     salon     j’aime      cuisine     salle amour                (1-5 février)

Semaine 2     coeur fleur       chocolat     bonbon      ami              (8-12 février)

Semaine 3        fauteuil    bain   chambre       coucher      lit              (15-19 février)

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

4^ième/5^ièmeannée (Immersion)

En Science, students have finished their unit on “Le Corps”.   The unit test was completed.  Please sign the tests this week.

They will begin a unit on Structures and Mechanisms where they will learn how to construct sturdy structures that can withstand internal and external forces after we’ve finish a unit on Health.

4/5^th grade (Math)

In math, we are continuing our unit Data Management and Probability. Mathletics remains an integral assessment tool.  Please make sure the students are completing the work assigned to them on-line.  Students have created Surveys and will analyze the data and graph it this week. 

5/6^ième année

In French, we are half way in  our unit on “Le monde sous-marin”-”Under the sea”.  In writing and oral language they will work with the word wall words:

Semaine 1   ronde     blanche     noire       croche       clé       (1-5 février)

Semaine 2   coeur     amour       aimer         carte        bonbon           (8-12 février)

Semaine 3          scorbut   passage   revendication    interprète    étoile      (15-19 février)

Semaine 4              quadrillage   parallèles   latitude   longitude   astrolabe         (22-26 février)

The aquarium project will be due February 26^th.  They will have to present them in front of the class in French. 

In Social Studies, we are studying Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain.  The unit test will be Monday, February 8^th, 2016.

As for the unit project, some have chosen to re-create the Viking village at L’Anse aux Meadows using Minecraft.   Others will create a poster / display about all the explorers from this year and last year.

In music, we learning our musical notes and how to play “Ode to Joy” on the piano.

4^th/5^thGrade Science (English)

In Science, we will continue with Structures and Mechanisms.  The grade 4 students will focus on Simple Machines.  They have built a catapult

and will continue to use WeDo Lego which uses ramps, pulleys and gears, levers and circuits.    

The grade 5 students will continue to focus on different types of bridges.  They have started building it and will finish it this week.  Please make sure your child knows his or her role in the project.  Please continue to send with your children, materials such as Newspapers, magazines, straws, styrofoam, etc… if need be.

Merci,

M. Chartrand

Mrs.Rupnik’s Class 

This upcoming 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 Make Butter and How To Make A Valentine Mouse).  This week we will move to independent student practice. The students will write or say how to brush their teeth at home.  We will also participate in a Winter Walk Day on Monday, February 1 from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This is a special event because it models not only an active lifestyle for children but also helps reduce vehicle traffic and congestion.  Some of our students created ‘We Walk’ posters last Friday to prepare for this special event!  Please ensure your child is dressed for winter walking. 

 

Green Club News

January-February 2016

The St. Anthony Catholic School’s Green Club continues to do waste audit and energy conservation checks once a week. On January 21, 2016,students took part in an electrical safety and conservation program that teaches how to use electricity safely and wisely.  Hydro Ottawa’s presentation was informative and included a variety of teaching aids including an electrified display of a miniature village. 

Our next special event is our Winter Walk Day set for Monday, February 1 from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This is a very special event because it models not only healthy and active lifestyles for children but also helps reduce vehicle traffic and congestion.  Bev Wilcox, our wonderful Public Health nurse, will join us for our Winter Walk Day. Ottawa Public Health’s mascot named Phiz will also be present for this important event. Hot chocolate will be served once we arrive back to school.  

M. Girard’s French Classes

2e Français oral:  conversation «perdu et retrouvé» (évaluation), la météo  (environnement Canada), conversation «J’aime ce que tu portes aujourd’hui»

Français lecture: volume Arrimage 2  p.28 à 40 ,répondre en phrases complètes (feuille 36)

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

Études Sociales : vivre au Kenya

3/4e Français oral:  vocabulaire «Quel sont les ressources naturelles d’une (région physique) ?», conversation-réflexe avec les verbes en -er (aimer, jouer etc.)  Français lecture: texte «la région physique du bouclier canadien.

Français écrit:  texte à trous «le bouclier canadien», décrire un(e) compagnon/compagne de classe à l’aide d’une liste d’adjectifs

Études Sociales : localisation, relief et végétation du bouclier canadien.

4/5e Immersion   Français Oral:  4 courts poèmes à l’étude (prononciation et expression), vidéo «Motel Monstre 5»

Français lecture:   texte «structure sociale de la Chine ancienne»  Français écrit: écrire une suite à Ocram et Kinna   Études Sociales: comparer les structures sociales de la Grèce antique et de la Chine ancienne  Théâtre:improvisations de type «poursuite»

 

Feb. 1 – Feb. 5

Mrs. Troccoli’s Grade 4/5 Team News

We will begin this new month of February with a wonderful Winter Walk to Dow’s Lake.  The Grade 4/5 Class will lead the school on Monday at 10am under the initiative of the Ottawa Public Health to promote an active lifestyle.  With Winterlude in full swing we will see any attractions that may be awaiting for our viewing pleasure.  Parents are welcome to join us while we enjoy this breath of fresh air!

The students will be bringing home their work folder to share with you.  Please enjoy looking over the work with your child.  Students are asked to make any corrections on tests to ensure they are understanding the concepts.  Sign and return the work and folder with your child.

Ski permission forms have gone home with your child.  Please review the information and complete and sign all required areas before returning forms to school by this coming Friday. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the school.  It is a wonderful winter outing that is always a highlight for the junior students.  

The Grade 4/5 students are encouraged to continue to review math facts regularly to help with all concepts and strands taught in math.  Also, they should be enjoying quality time reading each evening to help with their vocabulary and comprehension in all areas of the curriculum.

Have a wonderful week!

Together Everyone Achieves More

 

 

 Ms. Colaiacovo’s Grade 5-6 February Newsletter

 

The month of February will bring a flurry of activity to St. Anthony Catholic School and our Grade 5/6 class will be front and centre to this excitement. The students have been working hard during our first term of school and there has been a great emphasis on taking responsibility for organizing their work and using their time wisely to complete assignments to their full potential and ability. During the second half of the school year there will be even greater emphasis placed on accountability and independence, while setting goals to improve their work habits and learning skills. This is an essential skillset, especially for our grade 6 students who will be moving on to the Intermediate Panel next year.

 

Beginning on February 8th and continuing to the end of April, we welcome Ms. Parmiss Akbari to our class as a student teacher. Ms. Akbari is in her first year of the two-year Bachelor of Education program at the University of Ottawa. We look forward to capitalizing on her expertise in math and science! We have had the privilege of having Ms. Parmiss with us periodically throughout the first term and she has developed a comfortable, mutually respectful and friendly rapport with all the students in our class.

In Math, we will be working to understand the concepts of linear measurements, time, temperature (grade 5), and converting units of linear measurement, and developing/applying area relationships involving two and three dimensional shapes (grade 6). Using measurement is an important life skill that Grade 5 and 6 students are expected to master. Please practice these skills at home to reinforce the concepts that they learn at school. We will also continue working with and reviewing basic math skills on a regular basis. Multiplication facts and multidigit addition and subtraction will continue to be a focus throughout the coming months. These skills will be crucial when we begin our formal instruction on multi-digit multiplication and division. Here are some ways that you can support your child’s learning during this unit:

•      estimate the length of objects at home and then measure the objects in decimeters or centimetres and compare the results
•       using a ruler, your child could practice measuring and record findings using millimeters, centimeters, and decimeters and can estimate, then determine the surface area of objects, using the appropriate units of measurement
•       look for opportunities to read clock faces to measure how long certain activities take to complete in hours and minutes, such as completing homework, watching a video, or getting ready for bed

In Language Arts, the students will focus their reading on determining importance in texts. This is an important concept for students to learn and practice so that they are able to provide detailed summaries of what they have read. Students will be asked to choose a favourite children’s picture book and will be asked to retell the story in a creative presentation in front of the class. We will also practice persuasive writing which will allow us to address curriculum expectations in reading, writing, oral communication and media literacy.

In grade 6 Science, we are finishing our  Biodiversity strand and, as the month progresses, we will  move on to the Electricity strand, which will be taught by Ms. Parmiss.  The students will evaluate the impact of the use of electricity on both the way we live and the environment, investigate the characteristics of static and current electricity, and construct simple circuits and demonstrate an understanding of the principles of electrical energy and its transformation into and from other forms of energy.

 

In Religion, we will observe the Lenten Season by engaging in prayer, participating in liturgies, finding ways to be more caring and kind to each other, and reaching out to those in need in our school community and our community at large. To that end, we hope to visit St. Luke’s Table to volunteer our services again during this most Holy Season.

 

In Gym, the students will have the opportunity to experience the joys of winter.  They will enjoy our wonderful downhill ski excursion to Mount Pakenham and participate in other outdoor activities such as snowshoeing during regular physical education classes. We encourage you to take advantage of this beautiful time of the year with your child and embrace our winter wonderland.

Things You Can Do At Home:

 

•       Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts daily.
•       Set aside time each day for your child to complete his/her homework or to review concepts that have been learned in class.

•       Have your child read each day for at least 30 minutes and then discuss the story with you (ask your child to summarize what he/she has just read!)

Important dates:

Monday, February 1 – School-wide Winter Walk Day to Dow’s Lake

Wednesday, February 10 – Ash Wednesday. Also,  the final due date for Ski forms and payment

Friday, February 12 – Opportunity to deliver Valentines to classmates

Monday, February 15 – Family Day – Statutory holiday, no school

Thursday, February 18 – Term One report cards will be sent home

Wednesday, February 24th – Junior division downhill ski day at Mount Pakenham

I thank you for your continued support and cooperation. If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school.

Sincerely,

 

Mrs. Colaiacovo