The "Home Learning Suggestions" calendar for the month of February can now be found on the right-hand side of the blog under the header "Monthly Calendars". In addition to being posted on the blog, a hard copy will be sent home.
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Friday, 27 January 2017
Our Crate Arrived!
Patrick from The Northern Shopper came in to talk to the grade 2 students about life up North and assembled the crate we will be filling/shipping to help out a Northern community - all part of our Deep Learning Journey! Ask your child about the presentation and what he/she learned.
National Sweater Day
Our school will be taking part in National Sweater Day on Thursday, February 2!
National Sweater Day is an annual event organized by World Wildlife Fund Canada. On National Sweater Day, WWF asks Canadians to turn down thermostats by two degrees Celsius at home, at school and at work to highlight the role that energy conservation plays in preventing climate change. Our school buildings will be a little chillier on February 2, so we are asking that all students wear or bring a sweater to school. In addition to turning down the heat and turning up our sweaters, our school will be participating in a number of activities designed to help students understand how everyday actions affect our planet’s future. We are also holding a contest for coziest, most colourful, sportiest, craziest, or most nature like sweater. We are looking forward to a cozy day in the school.
No Mini Sticks
Due to ongoing issues with hockey at recess, our Vice Principal has told the students they are NOT to bring in mini sticks until further notice. Thank you for your support in this. The safety of our students is our number one priority!
Reminder: P.D. Day Monday
This is a friendly reminder that Monday, January 30th is a Professional Development Day.
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
PJ/Stuffy/Favourite Book Day on Friday
The students have once again earned all of their "gems" for kind and helpful behaviour in the classroom. They voted on a Pyjama/Stuffy/Favourite Book Day as a reward, which will take place this Friday, January 27th.
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Reminder from Fr. Shepherd
Please see the green letter from Fr. Shepherd that came home with your child today. It is a reminder about the upcoming Sacramental Preparation meetings taking place at St. Patrick Parish Hall on Tuesday, January 24th OR Thursday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. (you need only attend one of these meetings).
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Fully Alive Program
Students took home a letter today outlining the Fully Alive program we use as part of our Religious Education.
Fully Alive is organized into five themes:
Theme One - Created and Loved by God
Theme Two - Living in Relationship
Theme Three - Created Sexual: Male and Female
Theme Four - Growing in Commitment
Theme Five - Living in the World
For more information about each theme please see the top-right hand side of this blog.
Monday, 16 January 2017
New Pedagogies for Deep Learning
A letter went home with students today outlining the international initiative that the grade 2 classes will be participating in again this year called New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL). Throughout this journey we will be designing rich learning tasks and experiences to support our students learning in today's digital world. Please watch the above video for more information. Consent forms are to due back on Thursday, January 19th. Thank you in advance for your support!
Friday, 13 January 2017
Sacramental Prep Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
As a follow up to the letter that was sent home earlier this week from Father Shepherd in regards to your child's First Reconciliation and Holy Communion, he would like to let you know that the Sacramental Preparation Meeting on Tuesday, January 24th OR Thursday, January 26th will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.
At this meeting you will complete a registration form and Father Shepherd will give an overview of the sacramental process at St. Patrick's Church. Please bring your child's baptismal certificate.
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Growth Mindset
We had a great discussion about Growth Mindset today.
Check out how these 10 "red" thoughts can be turned into "green" thoughts instead!
Friday, 6 January 2017
Star of the Week
To kick off 2017, we are introducing a new activity called “Star of the Week”. Each week a different student will bring home the “Star of the Week” bag. Inside, you will find a “Star of the Week” page for your child to complete. Students are asked to create a poster using this page, as well as, pictures of themselves with family members/pets, on trips, playing sports, etc. Along with the poster, students are welcome to bring in other items they may wish to share (i.e. sports memorabilia, ribbons, special certificates, etc.). The final task of the “Star of the Week” is to choose their favourite book and bring it in to be read to the class. The “Star of the Week” bag will be sent home on Thursday and all items are to be brought to school on Monday morning.
Please help us make this activity a hit by assisting your child as they gather their special items and write/draw about themselves. It is sure to be an exciting opportunity for the students to share about their interests, talents, and families with one another!
Look for the weekly schedule to be sent home on Monday, January 9th.
Sunday, 1 January 2017
Kidblog: Guidelines & Expectations
When we first set-up our class Kidblog, we went over the "Guidelines and Expectations" that come along with being a responsible "Blogger" and good "Digital Citizen". I would like to share these with you and ask that you review these guidelines again with your son or daughter. Many thanks!
Kidblog
Guidelines & Expectations
- I will always show respect to everyone in our classroom on this blog.
- I will make sure my posts are appropriate for my classmates, teachers, and parents to read.
- I will only use first names in my posts and comments. I will keep personal information off the blog (example: age, address, last name).
- I will try my best to spell words correctly (no slang, like “wuz”, “BFF”).
- I will do my best to use correct capitalization and punctuation.
- I will re-read my posts to make sure they make sense.
- My posts will be a minimum of 4 sentences long.
- I may add photos to my post, but only after I am done my writing and if the photo has to do with what I just wrote about.
- I will make kind and thoughtful comments on my classmates blogs.
- I am a good digital citizen and my blog posts and comments will reflect that.
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