St. Anthony This Week
Monday, May 9
grade 4/5 to Rosemount Library: Sandra, Geraldine
Tuesday, May 10
Dorothy Stanyar, volunteer, in Mrs. Rupnik’s class PM only
Rosemount Library trip with PLC class and Mrs. Wallace
Culture Shock Hip Hop Dance Lessons
Orkidstra today
Wednesday, May 11
Waste-free Wednesday
Grade 1 to Rosemount Library: Meg & Geraldine
Orkidstra today – at Cambridge
Thursday, May 12
Recycle Day at St. Anthony Catholic School- PLEASE recycle today
Ottawa U Science Workshops PM Grades 1, 3, 5
Orkidstra today
Friday, May 13
Tulip Festival Walking Trip FDK and PLC (AM only)
Papa Jack Popcorn
Volunteer Appreciation- PM
Teacher Notes for the week of May 9 – 13
FDK News for May 9-13
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our wonderful mother’s!
We hope you enjoyed a wonderful Mother’s Day! The flowers were planted with love for all our moms and the cards were hand-made with our own fingerprints! The FDK students were so proud to share their gifts!
Thank you for returning the permission forms for our Walking Field Trip to the Tulip Festival this Friday! We look forward to walking to Commissioner’s Park to see the beautiful tulips at 10:00am on Friday May 13th. Thank you in advance to all our parent volunteers!
We will be singing a special song on Friday afternoon for all of our parent volunteers. We will gather in the gym on Friday for our Volunteer Appreciation Day!
Another great week of learning ahead…..our caterpillars are arriving this week! We will be watching them grow and transform into beautiful butterflies! Stay tuned for Butterfly Release Day. We will be reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and learning about the butterfly life cycle. We are also going to be learning about living and non-living things!
Have a great week!
Ms. Myers’ Grade One Class
It was great to see so many of you during Catholic Education Week! The children enjoyed some special presentations including a visit from a biology student from the University of Ottawa. “Scientist Riyanna” discussed the differences between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores using real mammal skulls! The grade ones were suitably impressed! Last week our awesome bean plants were sent home! The classroom may feel a little lonely this week – but not for long as we anticipate the arrival of our incubating eggs in the weeks to come! This Wednesday, May 11th, we look forward to our visit to the Rosemount Public Library. In math this week we will explore how to measure the capacity of different containers. If you are cooking at home, include your child in measuring out ingredients, this will help them to see the real life application of skills we learn in mathematics. In language, the “Wonderful Ones” will busy writing their own narratives. We have some great story-tellers in the class! Permission forms for our Gatineau Park trip went home last week. Please ensure you sign and return this form to school so everyone will be included on June 1st. As well, 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. Have a great week!
Ms. Moga’s Grade two class
Catholic Education was a great success. Thank you to all the parents who were able to stop by and visit our classroom. The students enjoyed the Beebot Workshop, visiting the book fair, and our last Rosary visit for this school year.
This week, we will be visiting the Rosemount Public Library on Thursday afternoon.
Math- we are continuing our unit on multiplication and division.
Language- we are beginning a new unit on narrative (story) writing. In grade 2, students are expected to write an original story or an extension of a familiar story. We will first work on a story together as a class before students’ write their own.
Science- we are beginning our unit on Air and Water in the Environment. The big ideas for this unit are: air and water are a major part of the environment; living things need air and water to survive; changes to air and water affect living things and the environment, our actions affect the quality of air and water, and its ability to sustain life.
Religion- we continue to discuss forgiveness in preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion.
Finally, please sign and return the permission form for our trip to Gatineau Park on June 1st.
Have a great week!
Ms. Moga
Mrs. Rupnik’s Class
This week in the Primary Language Class, we will move from telling stories to writing stories together as a class, using the special anchor chart we created a few weeks ago. We will also continue to work on the Little Red Hen story, specifically making connections and retelling the story from memory. The Retelling Journal arrives home on Friday. Be sure to sit with your child and listen to him/her retell this story. Then write the retelling in the journal. Have him/her draw a picture in the journal as well. Return the Retelling Journal to school on Monday, May 16. In our Social Language program, we will focus on handling our feelings at school and at home. Please note: The morning Primary Language Class students will be attending two field trips this week: Rosemount Public Library on Tuesday and Tulip Festival at Commissioners Park (Dows Lake) on Friday.
Note: Congratulations to my morning class who led the Catholic Education Week mass on Thursday at St. Anthony Church. I am so very proud of you all!
Ms. Manzoli’s Class – Grade 3 /4 Class this week…
We ended Education week with many fun and interesting activities and visits from various presenters. This week we try to get back to a regular routine. A reminder that if your child still wishes to purchase a book from the book fair it will be open this week.
In language this week we will begin exploring persuasive writing. We will look at how having strong arguments versus the pros or cons of a topic makes your persuasion more convincing.
The grade 3 students will be also focusing on EQAO preparation questions for Language. There will be no new words of the week introduced for the remainder of the year. We will focus on reviewing difficult words and word patterns.
In Math, we looked at how fractions are parts of a whole last week. This week we will look at how fractions are used as we explore linear,measurements. We will investigate the mm, cm, m, and km. We will look at the metric system and learn how to convert smaller units of measurement into larger ones. The grade 3 students will also look at sample EQAO questions.
A reminder for those students receiving First Reconciliation on Friday to please arrive 15 minutes earlier to the church for a quick rehearsal. First Holy Communion will be Saturday at 5 PM during the regular Saturday Mass. Please arrive 15 minutes before mass begins so that families may sit at the front of the church and we can go over the details of the mass. Make sure that the children are dressed appropriately and have well rehearsed their prayers.
Reminders:
- No library book exchange this week
- Papa Jack popcorn sale on Friday
- Volunteer Appreciation assembly on Friday at 2:00
M. Girard’s French Classes
2e Français oral: discussion : jour férié, Confédération, trèfle et fleur de lys
Français lecture: document «les fêtes au Canada»
Français écrit: justifier par écrit ton choix d’un symbole canadien sur ton timbre commémoratif
Études Sociales : les fêtes nationales du Canada
3/4e
Français oral: comment faire vivre un script de pièce de théâtre
Français lecture: script: «Beau temps, mauvais temps»
Études Sociales : contributions de ces communautés qui enrichissent le Canada de 1780 à 1850 (suite)
4/5e Immersion
Français Oral: 2 rencontres d’impro
Français lecture: choix d’un magazine, les caractéristiques d’un article
Français écrit: repérer des noms, des adjectifs et/ou des expressions sur le thème de la beauté (écriture d’une chanson avec notre artiste-invité Wise Atangana)
Arts: Fin du projet «En harmonie avec la nature» (lignes et couleurs)
Études Sociales : revision de la leçon précédente avec le film «Champlain» partie 2
M. Girard’s immersion students working in the park on a sunny Friday
May 9 – May 13
Mrs. Troccoli’s Grade 4/5 Team News
I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend. Education week was a flurry of activity that was enjoyed by all. It was nice to see some of our parents able to join us.
We will start the week with our rescheduled visit to the Rosemount Library on Monday morning. It is a wonderful free resource with lots of activities for the students to participate in during the summer months.
In language we completed our read aloud book To the Top of Everest where we used the reading strategy of predicting. It was a fascinating nonfiction story with lots of life lessons to be learned from it. Ask your child about some of the highlights of one man’s extraordinary journey.
This week we will read several pour quoi tales before the students embark on writing their own tale.
In math we will continue to explore Fractions. We will use inquiry, manipulatives as well as Mathletics to allow the students ample opportunities to be able to work with fractions confidently.
In Family Life we will begin Unit 3 : Created Sexual – Male and Female. A note was sent home on Friday outlining the topics and information that will be taught during this unit. Please feel free to contact me at the school if you have any questions.
The students will bring home their work folder this week to share with you. Please review the work with your child, sign it and return it to school with your child.
Your child should be reading each evening for a minimum of 20 mins. They should also take the time to practice and review any concepts they have been taught in school and practice their basic math facts regularly. The Chromebooks were assigned to the students to help with their schoolwork and to give them the necessary tools to help them excel in all areas of the curriculum. It is not intended for the students to spend hours each evening playing games or chatting with friends. If you find it is not being used for the intended purpose please let me know and we will keep it at school.
Thank you for your continued support!
Have a wonderful week!
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