School Closure Week #1

Dear Grade 3 Parents,

Please take a few minutes to complete the Google Form I emailed to your personal email addresses. This will really help me to best support families during school closure.

Due to the extension of the school closures announced by the Minister of Education earlier this week, and the importance of having your child continue to work on their learning, I've decided to assign work to students through a Hapara Workspace.  The students have used a Workspace in class before, so they'll feel familiar with its format.
The workspace can be found in the Student Portal on the School's website http://mrt.ocsb.ca/. Just look for this icon below:



Have your child search for the workspace entitled: Gr. 3 Learn From Home 2020-RF. The Workspace is organized in weeks and focuses on language, math, religion, science and staying connected!

 Points to Consider:

• Set a routine (not too rigid), this will reduce stress and promote independence skills. 
• With regular practice, children develop fluency in reading and writing. 
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, reasoning ability and the ability to communicate mathematically are essential skills for successful learners. 
• Social-emotional learning increases positive attitudes, social behaviour, and academic performance. Encouraged your child to connect with their classmates in the Workspace's staying connected section. 

Thank you for all your support in these times of uncertainty. Stay healthy everyone!

Happy Spring!

Hello, Grade 3 Students and Parents

Happy Spring!
I've emailed all the students' (board email) to check-in to see how everyone is doing!
Forgot how to log in? Check the first page of your child's agenda usernames and passwords are there.

I really hope you enjoyed your first week at home! I've created a members-only Padlet (online bulletin board) for our class to keep connected over the next two weeks. The address is: https://padlet.com/renee_fleury_fata/9qyoqmml3b0k
I'd love for you to share your thoughts, ideas, creations, or even questions you may have. You can use the Padlet, twitter or just email me.

Before the break, I updated my class blog with information and ideas of how you can continue to work on your math, reading and writing skills while at home. So explore my last post on this blog. Lastly, the Ontario Government has a website entitled Learn at Home with other great games, activities, etc. check out that website: Learn at Home

Three Week School Closure

Dear Parents, 

I'm sure you are all aware that all publicly funded school closure in Ontario for two weeks following March Break, in response to the emergence in Ontario of COVID-19. As a result, all schools in the Ottawa Catholic School Board will be closed from March 14 to April 5, 2020.

For the two weeks after March Break students are asked to continue working on their reading, writing, and mathematic skills. They can do so through the following websites (found on the right-side panel of this blog):

Raz Kids reading: http://www.kidsa-z.com

Prodigy: http://www.prodigygame.com (assignments: money, time, EQAO test prep.)

Zorbits Math Adventure: .https://zorbitsmath.com/

To help practise writing, the students are encouraged to write me a letter about their March Break adventures; as I will be writing to each of them. 

**There are also many educational apps that students have access to our school's website  (http://mrt.ocsb.ca/our-school) through their student portal.


Students can also work on Our Lenten Project - completing good deeds at home for $2

We are supporting the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, which works to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities together through awareness, education and connections between all Canadians. Throughout the Lenten season, we will be collecting donations for the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. Students are welcome to:

*Collect donations of $2 in exchange for doing good deeds or chores at home
*Contribute a $2 donation in exchange for being able to paint a piece of our Reconciliation mural which will be displayed in our school

These donations can be contributed through School Cash Online! We look forward to supporting this organization through our Lenten Project this year and we will be extending our collections to after Easter due to the school closures. We thank you for your ongoing support.

Week #26

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 45 minutes.
*Lenten Project: $2 Twin Day Friday, March 13th!!

Our school has chosen to support the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, which works to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities together through awareness, education and connections between all Canadians. Throughout the Lenten season, we will be collecting donations for the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. Students are welcome to:

-Collect donations of $2 in exchange for doing good deeds or chores at home
-Contribute a $2 donation in exchange for being able to paint a piece of our Reconciliation mural which will be displayed in our school
-Contribute $2 to take part in Twin Day on March 13th

These donations can be contributed through School Cash Online! We look forward to supporting this organization through our Lenten Project this year. We thank you for your ongoing support.
Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Sun. Mar. 8 - Second Sunday of Lent
• Wed. Mar. 4 - Library visit
• Fri. Mar. 6 - Boomerang Lunch, $2 Twin Day for our Lenten Project!

Week #25

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 45 minutes.

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Sun. Mar. 1 - First Sunday of Lent
• Mon. Mar. 2 - New Hwk sent home, due Mar. 9 
• Wed. Mar. 4 - Library visit, Art Gallery Presentation
• Fri. Mar. 6 - Boomerang Lunch, Term 2 IEPs go home

Week #24

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 45 minutes.
*Plastic Cutlery! We are in need of extra cutlery in the class. The initial extra set I purchased at Costco at the beginning of the year is almost all gone! If you have any extra plastic spoons and forks at home, please consider donating them to our class.
* French Pathway Form is due this Friday, February. 28.
*Boomerang Lunches will then take place every Friday for the rest of the school year.

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Mon. Feb. 24 - New Hwk sent home, due Mar. 2
• Tue. Feb. 25 - SEA Coach in to show the students how to use Google Slide, Skating from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• Wed. Feb. 26 - Ash Wednesday Liturgy 
• Thu. Feb. 27- Skating from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• Fri. Feb. 28 - French Pathway Form due, Faith and Honesty Gospel Value, Grandfather Teaching 10:45 - 11:15 am, Boomerang Lunch

Week #23

Reminders/Announcements:

*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 45 minutes.
*Plastic Cutlery! We are in need of extra cutlery in the class. The initial extra set I purchased at Costco at the beginning of the year is almost all gone! If you have any extra plastic spoons and forks at home, please consider donating them to our class.
* French Pathway Form is due Feb. 28.
*Boomerang Lunches will then take place every Friday for the rest of the school year.
*Skating: Thank you for returning the permission slip for our skating days. Our first skate is on Thu. Feb 20, 2020 at 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Parents who have volunteered to help out to tie skates on our skating days, please let me know which days you will be available.

1. All parent volunteers must have a Vulnerable Sector Check before volunteering or have begun the process. Parents who have indicated they were interested in volunteering but do not have their Vulnerable Sector Police Check can apply online at  https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/about-us/Level-3---Vulnerable-Sector-Check.aspx  A letter from the school (on school letterhead) stating that you are seeking a Record Check for the purposes of volunteering at the time of submission is available. This letter will waive a portion of the fee. Please let me know when you need the letter.
2. The school has extra skates for lending, but the sizes are very limited. CSA Helmets are also hard to come by. Please let me know as soon as possible if your child needs to borrow skates from our school. We will need to see the availability of sizes and try on a few for the perfect fit.

Looking Ahead to This Week: It's February Spirit Week!

• Mon. Feb. 17 - Family Day!

• Tue. Feb. 18 - New Hwk sent home, due Feb. 24

• Thu. Feb. 20 - Skating from 1:00 - 2:00 pm