Hour of Code

Last week we participated in the Hour of Code challenge. A number of students wanted to continue the activity at home so the link is posted below. Enjoy!

https://hourofcode.com/ca/learn

Swimming Volunteers

If any Dads are available to volunteer Tuesday November 21 and/or Tuesday November 28, from 12:45pm - 2:15 pm, please let me know. We are in need of a male volunteer to supervise the boys change room for our Swim to Survive afternoons. Thank you!

Interviews and Presentation

Parent teacher interviews will take place on Thursday November 2 from 4pm - 8pm. Interviews will be held in the GYM and NOT the portable. Everyone is welcome to sign up for an interview. If Thursday night does not work for you, please let me know and an alternate date or phone conversation can be arranged. Thanks.

To book an interview click below:

Interview Sign Up


The Grade 3 student presentation on symbols of Faith will take place on Thursday also, at 1:50pm in the gym.

Progress Reports and 67's Game

Progress Reports went home today.  Below is a link to sign up for interviews. If a phone interview on different day is more convenient, please let me know. Please sign and return the envelop and bottom of page 2.. I look forward to meeting with many of you on Thursday night.


Click link below to sign up for interviews:
https://goo.gl/forms/ecldUbKnQKIeIC0G3

67's Game

We will be leaving around 9:40 am Wednesday morning and returning around 1:30 pm. Parent volunteers who are taking the bus with us are asked to meet us at the office. Students can bring their lunch bag with them to the game, but not a school bag. The concession stands will also be open and they are permitted to purchase food or drinks. It should be a fun morning!

Student Presentation

Students came home with a small reading to practise today. They have been researching Catholic faith symbols this month as part of our religion focus which started with Mass earlier in October. To end the month our class and Ms.Radzikowska's class will be giving a short presentation to the school about what the Grade 3 students have learned regarding faith symbols. The presentation will be Monday afternoon at 1:50 pm and should last around 15 minutes if any parents are interested in attending. The highlighted portion of the reading is what your child is asked to practise for Monday, we have practised at school and they are doing a great job. Some students were not completely comfortable with the idea of reading in front of the school which is totally understandable. They have been given one or two short sentences to practise and IF they feel up to it on Monday, they can read their part. If they don't feel comfortable on Monday, they have a partner, or another student, who is ready to read. I don't want anyone to spend the weekend worried about it! The Grade 3's have worked very hard researching their symbol and we are looking forward to a great presentation showcasing their hard work!

Homework

Homework starts today! All students have shown me where the homework is located on the blog so they should be able to show you as well! Students have 1 week to complete the reading, writing and math portion of the homework. Reading is RAZ kids, 1-2 books and the questions that go with the book. Writing is the weekly assigned writing task, math is Dreambox for 30 minutes during the week. Please assist your child with typing as much as you need to. If any RAZ Kids levels need to be changed, please put a note in your child's agenda. Any questions, please let me know. Thank you!

Outdoor Mass

Mass will be outside tomorrow morning, 9:40 am, Thursday Sept. 14. Students are encouraged to wear sunscreen and a hat.

Welcome Back!

I would like to welcome everyone back for another great school year. A number of notes went home in student agendas today. Please return the purple student information page once you have checked all the information on it is correct. Any medical forms need to be returned as soon as possible also. I would like to welcome Miss.Vanessa Morden to our class, she will be joining us as a student teacher this year. She will be with us this week and then back in October and again in March. Homework will not be starting for a couple weeks. If there are any questions or concerns about anything so far, please contact me through the agenda or by calling the school. I look forward to meeting many of you at the open house on September 19!

Upper Canada Volunteers, EQAO testing dates

We do not have final numbers available for the trip yet so we cannot confirm our volunteer numbers. Monday we will confirm. If you did not pay online for the trip, online payment is closed. You can send cash on Monday. If you require financial assistance for this trip, please do not hesitate to let me know and arrangements will be made. Again, all volunteers are more than welcome to attend, however, you might need to pay for your ticket. If you need to know more information about volunteering before Monday (for work, etc.) please email me at sara.hiscoe@ocsb.ca and I will get back to you over the weekend.

EQAO testing dates: our plan is to test the afternoons of May 25, 26, 29 and 30th. As well as the afternoons of June 1st and 2nd. Catch up days, if required for individual students, are June 3 and June 6. If possible, please avoid booking appointments etc. during these dates. Thank you for your understanding. If there are any questions please contact me at school.

Thanks, have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

EQAO and Upper Canada Volunteers

Our Upper Canada trip is coming up next week and I want to thank everyone who has volunteered to join us so far! We receive a certain number of free passes for volunteers and those will be chosen randomly (names in a hat). IF your name is not picked, you are still more than welcome to join us that day but you will need to pay for your admission. We will be sorting out our numbers on Thursday once all forms have been returned and drawing volunteer names then. I will send notes home in agendas on Friday May12th regarding volunteers. Thank you again for your support.

EQAO is also fast approaching. Math review pages were sent home last week and will continue to be sent home as homework for the time being. The language writing homework is on hold for now, as I prefer the students to be reviewing math concepts at this time. Reading should continue, but if you are finding the math to be overly time consuming then please just focus on that.

EQAO spans over 2 weeks but we do not test everyday. Once our dates are confirmed we will send that information home, it will be soon. If there are any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you.

Open House and Portfolios

Just a reminder that our Open House and Muffin Breakfast are tomorrow, starting at 8:30. Parents are welcome to mingle in the gym anytime after 8:30, until 9:20. The Open House will be from 9:20 - 10:35 when you can tour the school with your child. Please remember that students are welcome on the yard, or in the classroom (if it is raining) at 9:05.
Our class will be displaying their science experiment and explanatory writing to go with it. Portfolios will also be on their desk and they will be able to take them home Tuesday. Please take some time to go through their latest work and ask them lots of questions!
Also, we have our trip to the Polish festival on Wednesday afternoon. Students are reminded to dress appropriately for the weather. We will be indoors, but will have to walk from the bus to the building.
If there are any questions, please let me know.
Thanks and I am looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow!

Permission Form

Dear Parents,
I am sending home a new permission form for the Upper Canada field trip. The one sent home yesterday did not have both parts of the form photocopied. I apologize for the mix up. Also, I understand that this is a busy time of year for school trips and it can be costly to families. If any financial assistance is needed for this trip please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.

Earth Week

Please see the note below from the Green Team about Earth Week at St.Philip next week. Thanks!

Dear St. Philip Families

April 22 is Earth Day.  Our school will spend the next week learning about Earth Day and practising little ways to take care of the environment both in and out of the school.

Monday	DRINK green - bring a reusable water bottle instead of juice box
Tuesday	SEE green - make sure to turn off electrical appliances and lights when not  in use
Wednesday	EAT green - today is our regular Boomerang lunch day.  Bring your trash back home, or try to pack a litterless lunch using reusable or recyclable containers
Thursday	WEAR green - show you care about your school by wearing a green shirt
Friday	ACT green - pledge to make one small change to help the Earth.  Post it on our Green Team bulletin board or in your class.

Thank you, again, for helping us to care for God’s creation!

Rosary Making

Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. This is a quick reminder for everyone who has signed up to volunteer on Tuesday April 18. Please meet at the main office around 1:10. We will be starting around 1:15. If anyone who didn't sign up is able to volunteer now, please join us! Thanks again for your help on Tuesday it should be a meaningful and fun afternoon for everyone.

Peru Mission

A note regarding our Peru Mission fundraiser is going home as well. This is our annual international fundraiser that we take on at St.Philip. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated.

Bake Sale on Friday

Please see the note going home tonight about the Bake Sale Fundraiser planned for Friday!! Items will be available to purchase between 10:35 and 12:05 and will cost $0.25 to $1.00. Thank you for your support with this cause.

Swimming Volunteer

If there is a Dad available to volunteer on Wednesday April 5, from 1:50 - 2:15, at the Lowertown Pool, please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

Swimming Correction

We are swimming at the Lowertown Pool, not the Plant pool. sorry for any confusion.

Swim to Survive

We start swimming tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday March 22. Students are reminded to bring their bathing suit, a towel and a bag for their wet items, and anything else they need for swimming. They are permitted to wear goggles if they need them. Parent volunteers can meet us at the Lowertown Pool for 12:45 or meet us in the school office at 12:10. We will be leaving the school around 12:15 pm and returning to school around 3pm. Parent volunteers will be supervising the change rooms before and after swimming and can watch the lessons from the side of the pool. Parent volunteers are not swimming. If there are any further questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Report Cards

Reports went home yesterday and I hope you have had a chance to review the report with your child. If your child's name was written on the bottom of the note that accompanied the report card, then an interview is requested. Interviews are not necessary with all students at this time, however, please book an interview if you would like one. Thanks.

Monday Volunteers

In the case of a 'snow day' tomorrow, the science workshop will be rescheduled so volunteers will not be needed to come in. Thanks.

Library, Jersey Day, Science Volunteers, Portfolios, Report Cards, Interviews

Tomorrow is Jersey Day at St.Philip, students are invited to wear their favourite jersey to school!

We will also be going to the library, so if students could return their library books tomorrow, that would be appreciated. I forgot to remind the class today, so if books don't make it back, that's ok - they can be returned on Monday.

Also, it has been a bit of a mixed up week with the snow day so we will not be doing homework this week. There will not be new writing homework but if they students are really bored they are more than welcome to work on Dreambox and RAZ Kids!

Portfolios will be going home on Friday (Feb 10). Please take some time to go through the work with your children and ask them questions about it. Please sign the front page of the portfolio before returning it.

Report cards are going home on Tuesday Feb 14. Interviews will be held on Thursday Feb 16, 4-8 pm. ALL parents are encouraged to sign up for an interview. If a phone interview on a different date is more convenient, that is not a problem, please send me a note. I look forward to seeing everyone.
The link to schedule an interview :  https://hiscoe.youcanbook.me/    (Starting Friday afternoon.)


**We have the four volunteers needed for the science workshop on Monday. Thank you very much to those who volunteered. Please meet me at the office at 12:40 pm on Monday afternoon. Thanks again. If any other parents are able to volunteer, please meet us at that time also. Thank you!**

Scientists

Thank you very much to our volunteers who have signed up for our workshop! We are still in need of two more volunteers for our Science workshop next Monday, Feb 13, from 12:40 - 3:50. If you are able to volunteer, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Scientists in the School and PD DAY MON

We will be having a 'Scientists in the School' workshop on Monday February 13th to complete our Forces unit. For the workshop we require at least 4 parent volunteers to run centres. Volunteers will need to be at the school from 12:40 pm until 3:50 pm on that day.  I will send a note home next week for volunteer sign ups. Thank you for your help, it is a great afternoon!

Also - just a reminder that Monday is a PD Day, I know it seems odd!

Boomerang Lunch

Due to Danby's lunch being moved to Wednesday, the Boomerang Lunch will continue - however, students have the option to throw out their Danby's containers at school - or take them home. Student's are encouraged to participate in Boomerang Lunches every Wednesday from now until the end of the year.