Week #15

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)

*PJs with a Purpose! St Martin de Porres' Advent Project

Our school will be collecting funds for Pyjama Patrol. Every Friday during the weeks of Advent we are collecting $2 and students can wear their PJs to school. Pyjama Patrol was locally created to give children in need of new pajamas. Since it started in 2015, Pyjama Patrol has collected over 10,000 new pairs of pajamas and has supported shelters, food banks, schools and charities that assist children in need, in and around Ottawa. For more information regarding this initiative, please visit the Pyjama Patrol website. Donations for the three weeks can be made on school Cash Online.

*Our Social Justice Club will be collecting cans during the Advent season for the Shepherd's of Good Hope. Bring your cans until Dec. 19!

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Sun. Dec. 8 2nd Week of Advent!    
• Mon. Dec. 9 Homework Week 14 sent home due Mon. Dec. 16
• Tue. Dec. 10 SEL (Social Emotion Learning) Teacher visit with our class, Advent Liturgy Week 2 at 2:40 in the gym
• Fri. Dec. 13 Pyjama Day $2.00 donation to the Pyjama Patrol

Check out what is happening the last week of school:  

Mon. Dec. 16 - Wear your Christmas Socks!
Tue. Dec. 17- Red & Green Day!
Wed. Dec. 18 - Christmas Sweater
Thu. Dec. 19 - Dress like an Elf
Fri. December 20 - PJs with a Purpose $2 for PJ Patrol

Week #14

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)

*Our Christmas baskets are beautifully displayed in the front foyer and have many bids. Please drop by to make a bid before December 6th this Friday!! More information can be found on the St Martin de Porres School Council Facebook page. We appreciate your support for our school.

*PJs with a Purpose! St Martin de Porres' Advent Project

Our school will be collecting funds for Pyjama Patrol. Every Friday during the weeks of Advent we are collecting $2 and students can wear their PJs to school. Pyjama Patrol was locally created to give children in need new pyjamas. Since it started in 2015, Pyjama Patrol has collected over 10,000 new pairs of pyjamas and have supported shelters, food banks, schools and charities that assist children in need, in and around Ottawa. For more information regarding this initiative, please visit the Pyjama Patrol website. Donations for the three weeks can be made on school Cash Online.

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Sun. Dec. 1 1st Week of Advent!  
• Mon. Dec. 2 Homework Week 13 sent home due Mon. Dec. 9 
• Tue. Dec. 3 Advent Liturgy Week 1 at 9:45 in the gym
• Fri. Dec. 6 Pyjama Day $2.00 donation to the Pyjama Patrol

Week #13

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)

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Nov. 25 Homework Week 12 sent home due Mon. Dec. 2 

Week #12

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)

*It's a Jo-Jo pizza night on Wednesday, November 20th! Order pizza online, over the phone or in person. Just mention the flyer and 25% of all earnings will come back to the school!
Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Nov. 18: Hwk- Prodigy Assignment due Mon. 25 
• Tue. Nov. 19: Book Fair Preview Day!
• Wed. Nov. 20 Jo-Jo Pizza Night! 
• Thu. Nov. 21: Book Fair Purchase Day!

*** Our school's photocopier is causing us some problems again; because of this, the HWK assignment for this week will consist of a series of math questions on Prodigy (www.prodigygame.com). Usernames and passwords were sent home two weeks ago.***

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