Week #11

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.

*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

*Christmas Theme Basket

Thank you so much for your donations to our coffee theme Christmas Basket! We will be putting it together and adding the finishing touches today and tomorrow. We hope to have our basket completed by November 13 so that it can be displayed in time for Parent-Teacher interviews on November 14; that way parents can start the bidding. Thank you for supporting our school!

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Nov. 11: Remembrance Day - Ceremony held in the gym at 10:45am, Hwk Week#11 sent home due Mon. Nov. 18 
• Wed. Nov. 13: Library Exchange Day in Learning Commons
• Thu. Nov. 14: Picture Retake Day!, Parent-Teacher Interview Night
• Fri. Nov. 15: PD Day - No School for Students

Week #10

We had an amazing Spirit Week last week. Tons of fun was had by all!

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.

*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

*The students were very happy to have brought home their Prodigy usernames and passwords on Friday.
What is Prodigy?
Prodigy is a free, Pokemon-style math game that has been proven to improve student scores and confidence! It is aligned to the Ontario curriculum for grades 1-6, and features content from each of the five major strands. Prodigy was designed with three primary goals in mind: 1. To create deep engagement so students double their math practice time at home. 2. To equip teachers with reports and assessment tools to inform their instruction. 3. To provide curriculum-aligned content for free, regardless of a student’s demographic.

*Christmas Theme Basket

It is that time of year again to think about our Christmas Basket Fundraiser. This year our class basket theme is ‘Coffee'. We are asking parents to send in an item to add to our basket. Items could be, ground coffee, coffee beans, coffee pods, fancy sugars, stir sticks, etc. Anything you think of that would contribute to a wonderful Coffee experience! 

We hope to have our basket completed by November 13 so that it can be displayed in time for Parent-Teacher interviews on November 14; that way parents can start the bidding. Thank you!

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Nov. 4: Hwk Week#10 sent home due Mon. Nov. 11 

***Our school photocopier was not working, I'll print the hwk page at home and pass it out to students on Tuesday. The homework is also available in the "Homework Page" tab underneath the blog title and description.***

Week #9

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)
*On Wed. Oct. 30, the Social Justice Team will be hosting a Bake Sale in order to raise money for WaterAid Canada, an organization that provides communities in third world countries with wells for water. All items will be priced from $0.50 - $2.00, there will also be cake raffles!

Looking Ahead to This Week:

It's Spirit Week at St. Martin de Porres! Check out my Twitter page (@mrs_fleuryfata) for the details for each day.

• Mon. Oct. 28: Hwk Week#9 sent home due Mon. Nov. 4, last Swim to Survive session
• Wed. Oct. 30: Bake Sale for Water Aid, Learning Commons (book exchange) Visit
• Fri. Nov. 1: Grandfather Teaching (Truth) & Catholic Graduate Expectation (Justice) Assembly, Progress Reports go home

Week #8

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Oct. 21: Hwk Week#8 sent home due Mon. Oct 28

Next week is Spirit Week at St. Martin de Porres! Here is the break down:

Mon. Oct. 28:  PJ Day!

Tue. Oct. 29: Athletic Day!

Wed. Oct. 30: Crazy Hair Day!

Thu. Oct. 31: Orange & Black Day!

Fri. Nov. 1: Down on the Farm Day!

Come on Grade 3s let's show our School Spirit!!

Week #7

I hope everyone had a great long weekend filled with quality family time and rest. I sure did!

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Tue. Oct. 15: IEP (Individualized Education Plans) go home for Parent review, SEA (Special Equipment Amount) Coach from the Board comes to work with all Gr. 3 students with digital tools (i.e. Google Read&Write, etc), Week #7 Hwk sent home - due Mon. Oct 21
• Wed. Oct. 16: Learning Commons (book exchange)

***Next Monday, Oct. 21 will be our second Swim to Survive session. The instructors are asking the students to come with an extra pair of clothes (t-shirt and shorts) to wear overtop of their swimsuit. The students will be simulating an unexpected fall into the water.

Week #6

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Mon. Oct. 7:   Picture Day!
                         Swim to Survive (1st session)
                         Week #6 Hwk sent home - due Tue. Oct. 15

*Thu. Oct. 10:   Thanksgiving Mass (10:30am)
*Fri. Oct. 11:  PD Day! -No School for Students
*Mon. Oct. 14: Thanksgiving

Week #5

We had a wonderful walk/run last Friday at our Terry Fox School Run! Thank you all so much for your donations to the Terry Fox Foundation!

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)
*All students from K-6 are asked to pay a Student fee of $30. This fee will help cover the costs of our school agendas, activities, athletic programs, class trips, and specific curriculum enhancement. Please pay through school cashonline, found on our website if you have not done so already.

***Our first Swim to Survive session is next Monday, October 7. Thank you for sending in the signed permission form.***

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Mon. Sept. 30:  Orange Shirt Day
                            Gospel Value/Grandfather Teaching Assembly
                            Week #5 Hwk sent home - due Mon. Oct. 7

*Wed. Oct. 2: Library Visit

***Monday, October 7 is Picture Day