27.3.13

Holy Week

This is the Holiest week of the year and we have been watching short cartoons about the Passion of Christ. If you want to see them with your child, here is a link to the dvd's that I have in the classroom, which starts with the Last Supper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4EKhG5q_0

Tomorrow, we will be having a retreat day and do activities that are centered around Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

There is not school on Friday and on Monday. Enjoy your extra long weekend!

Happy Easter!


 


13.3.13

A NEW POPE!!!!

We have a new Pope!!! POPE FRANCIS I!!!

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Wednesday, signaling that Roman Catholic cardinals had elected a pope to succeed Benedict XVI. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

It was very exciting in our classroom. From the time we were informed that the white smoke was billowing out of the chimney, we tuned in to the live streaming in anticipation of seeing the Pope emerge onto the balcony. Some students even opted to stay in the classroom to keep watch during recess.  There were shouts of joy in the room as Pope Francis I came out. They might not feel the full impact of what they witnessed today, but I hope it will leave a lasting impression.

Here is a short blurb from the Globe and Mail:

Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be known as Francis I. He is the first pope to be known by that name, and the first from the Americas.

Bergoglio, 76, has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina, overseeing churches and shoe-leather priests. The archbishop of Buenos Aires reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger in the 2005 papal election, and he has long specialized in the kind of pastoral work that some say is an essential skill for the next pope.

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TOMORROW is our field trip to GRANVILLE ISLAND!

Please take note of the following:

--Be at the school and in the classroom for attendance at 8:00.

--We are leaving at 8:15. If you arrive AFTER 8:15 please check to see if we are still at the school. If we have left, your child needs to report to the office.

--Send a bagged lunch that is disposable. Please label the bag.

We will be back before dismissal time!

Please pray for good weather!

HOMEWORK--- DUE ON FRIDAY
1. Sp. 22-- CH
2. WW 8-- Review (NO STORY questions this week)
3. Leprechaun poem comprehension
4. Star student-- Sonia

11.3.13

March 11, 2013

What a fun-filled and busy week we have!!! Here are the hightlights:

You are invited to watch the School Speech Arts Assembly on Wednesday, March 13 at 1pm. We will be reciting a class poem.

THURSDAY is our field trip to Granville Island. Here are the parent volunteers:

Colin's mom, Connor's mom, Emily's mom, Gabriel's mom and Sonia's mom. We are leaving the school at 8:18 so please bring your child to school at 8:00. We will meet in the classroom. Students must bring a bagged lunch with their name clearly labelled on the bag. Please refrain from sending any water bottles or tupperware that cannot be thrown out. Students should NOT bring money as they will NOT be allowed to purchase anything from the vendors.

Friday is our class Mass again and the following students have parts this time:
First Reading-- Andrew & Gabriel
Responsorial Psalm-- Jessica, Emily & Brandon
Intercessions-- Anna, Madisyn, Breanne & Dario
Gifts-- Natalia, Adam N, & Colin
Servers-- Alex, Ryan and Brianna

Homework:
1. MEMORIZE the class poem!!!! (This has been on the board since last week!)
2. Sp Unit 22-WTW
3. Onomatopoeia w/s
4. Math Week 8 Review

Report cards go home on Friday and then it will be A WEEK OFF for SPRING BREAK! Woohoo!

5.3.13

March 5

It feels like we are continually on a race to somewhere and just trying to get to the end destination. I guess that destination is SUMMER and it's finally looking like we can see it in the horizon! As a teacher, this has always my favourite teaching time of the year. We are now in our final term together and it always seems so sad to me as we are FINALLY in the groove of things, where my expectations don't have to repeated continuously and we are so used to each other in the classroom. I hope you all shared in their successes during Student Led Conferences and took time to notice things that can be improved on. If you haven't had a chance to fill out and return the Parent Comment Sheet, please do so and we can add them to their portfolios.

FIELD TRIP NOTICE--- I am still waiting on some field trip forms and money. Please note that they are due on THURSDAY and we will pick our parent volunteers then (Mrs. Tyrrell and I will choose names from a hat :) We will be leaving at 8:15 am on March 14 so please have your child here by 8am. THANK YOU!

SPEECH ARTS-- Congratulations to our class representatives who did an AWESOME job!

Bible Reading: Andrew, Gabriel, Jessica
Poetry: Emily, Yvette, Christina

Emily has moved to present her poem at the Speech Arts Assembly on March 13. We will also do the choral recitation of our class poem on that day.

Homework:
1. Spelling Unit 21- WP
2. WW Unit 7-- Activities A-C
3. Haiku poem good copy

There will be an open atlas test on Friday, March 8.
Easter-grams are on sale for 50 cents. Proceeds go to the Christian Servers' projects.