Raffle Baskets

Tomorrow is the last day to bring in money and tickets for the raffle baskets. Draw will take place tomorrow afternoon.

Volunteer Breakfast

We will be having our annual St. Stephen volunteer breakfast before our year end mass on Monday, June 19th. The breakfast will be held in the Learning Commons from 9:15am - 10:10am. If you have volunteered in any capacity this year at St. Stephen, please come join us for coffee/tea and a bite to eat, so that we can thank you for all that you do for St. Stephen! Please follow the link below to indicate that you will be attending the volunteer breakfast, so that we know how much food and drinks we will need to provide. Thank you volunteers!

Volunteer Breakfast Sign up form

(Don't forget, this includes parents, guardians, and other family members who have volunteered for field trips, in the classroom, with EAP in any way, at school events, etc.)

Volunteer Breakfast

We will be having our annual St. Stephen volunteer breakfast before our year end mass on Monday, June 19th. The breakfast will be held in the Learning Commons from 9:15am - 10:10am. If you have volunteered in any capacity this year at St. Stephen, please come join us for coffee/tea and a bite to eat, so that we can thank you for all that you do for St. Stephen! Please follow the link below to indicate that you will be attending the volunteer breakfast, so that we know how much food and drinks we will need to provide. Thank you volunteers!

Volunteer Breakfast Sign up form

(Don't forget, this includes parents, guardians, and other family members who have volunteered for field trips, in the classroom, at school events, etc.)

Reminder: Final WWW Quiz this Friday!

Busy Day Tomorrow and PD Day Friday

Track & Field Day tomorrow
- Please dress appropriately for the weather and to participate in your events. 
- Sunscreen, a hat, and a water bottle are strongly recommended.

School Council BBQ tomorrow night
Our School Council will be hosting the annual BBQ on Thursday, June 8th, from 4:30-6:30pm. This is a great opportunity to come together as a community, enjoy some tasty food and explore Circus Delights inflatable attractions. The council is looking for volunteers to help out at the BBQ. You can sign up to volunteer at: http://signup.com/go/kxjiSJZ 

PD Day

A reminder that Friday, June 9th is a PD Day. The teachers will be engaging in professional development through planning and collaboration and there will be no classes that day. The school will be open only for those in the childcare program.



Also, reminder that Fidget Spinners are NOT to be brought to class. If they are brought to school, they are to remain in your child's backpack and can be used before/after school or at recess. (Please see previous post about fidgets as tools rather than toys.)

Reminders

Please note: A message from the St. Stephen Catholic School Council, looking for volunteers for the School Council BBQ on Thursday, June 8th.

School Council BBQ will take place this Thursday.

Scholastic due Thursday (this is our last Scholastic order for the year).

Biography Project and Research Project Updates

Students have been working hard on their biography projects since last Friday. We have been fortunate to have the chromebooks for 4 whole blocks (of 75 mins each) and many students have made great progress or are done their project. If students are done their project early, they can schedule a presentation date with me before June 14. Otherwise, presentations will begin on Wednesday, June 14. We will not have access to the chromebooks very much between now and the June 14th deadline for the project so students are encouraged to work on it from home.

Can't remember when you're presenting? Check out the Calendar of Presentation Dates

Receipts for EAP Ventures

Reminder that all receipts being submitted for reimbursement for items, materials, etc. purchased to make products are due NO LATER THAN Monday, June  5.  Unfortunately, late receipts will not be accepted.

SENS DAY TOMORROW!

Wear red & black and/or your Sens Gear to support our Ottawa Senators tomorrow!

WWW Quizzes will be sent home tomorrow to be signed.

WWW Quiz

This week's WWW Quiz will be postponed until Monday, May 15 since there will be many students away this Friday.

Updates

Fully Alive Theme 3

Today a note was sent home stating that we will be starting Theme 3 of Fully Alive this week. If you wish for your child to not participate in this with the class, please send a note to school by Wednesday and we can make other arrangements for your child while we are completing this theme.

McDonald's Night

There will be a McDonald's night this Wednesday. There was a note sent home  today about this as well.

EAP Craft Market

Our Craft Market will be taking place on Thursday. There is a note going home today (or tomorrow) with more information. In the meantime, please feel free to check out the website that some of the committee members made: EAP Craft Market Website

Division

Today we continued to practice out division skills. Students were given the option to bring home some questions we have been working on in class (as extra practice). Here is one of the examples we did today.

Proper Use of Fidgets in the Classroom

Over the past few weeks I have noticed many more students bringing things to school and saying that they are to be used as fidgets. I have explained to the class that I will support them and allow them to do what is best for them and their learning so that they can succeed. However, there is a difference between a fidget and a toy and when something is a distraction to others it doesn't work for the class. Here is a useful video that helps explain the correct use of fidgets in the classroom and some examples of what can be used as a fidget.

Math Homework Due Tomorrow

Today we began division without remainders. We started by watching the following video:

And then worked on answering the following questions:

Students then had a total of 36 questions to answer during class time and as homework (due tomorrow). Many students chose to "chew and do" during snack and to stay inside for part of the morning recess to continue to work so they could ask me questions as they worked.

Gospel Values Assembly

Our Gospel Values Assembly will be taking place on Friday, March 31st at 10:05. Awards will be distributed for February (Justice) and March (Dignity of the Person), as well as for any students who were absent during the last assembly.

We filled our class Gem Jar!!!

Reward: Movie, PJ, and Stuffy Day

When: Monday, March 20

Great job everyone!!! :)

WWW Quiz Postponed until Wednesday

Don't forget...

Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day!

http://pinkshirtday.ca/

Change to tonight's agenda

Today students wrote in their Agenda to complete Religion and have it signed. Unfortunately we did not get to this activity today (we will be doing it tomorrow instead). 

However, information about our Literature Circles is being sent home today. This year we will be reading Holes by Louis Sachar. Students have been given a copy of the book and reminded that it is their responsibility to return it in the same condition in which they received it. Today students also received a red duotang that contains the list of jobs, their group number, and the weekly readings and due dates. Jobs are due each Thursday which gives students plenty of time to complete their assigned job. Please note, it is very important that students follow the schedule for their assigned job each week as this will help with the group's weekly discussions.

EAP Update

Tomorrow morning our business partner will be joining us and the top Charities from each class will be presenting to the group. From our class, we had a tie for the top charity between DIFD and Tyson's Wish. These 2 groups will join the lead charities from Miss Beardsley and Ms Arcuri's classes and then the group will vote for the charity we want to support with our EAP endeavours. Great job everyone! I really enjoyed watching all of your presentations and seeing how passionate you all were about your charities! :)

OSTA @OttSchoolBus

February 8,2017 All buses & vans cancelled.Parents responsible for transportation of students attending open schools at end of day

*If students have questions about the Where in the World? Project that is due tomorrow, they can email me today and I will do my best to reply as soon as possible.

*Also, reminder to students to please complete the Charity survey. To complete the survey, simply click on the link in your Homeroom folder.