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