Thursday, December 20, 2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Christmas Concert Reminder

Students and staff are hard at work practising for the upcoming concert on 
Wednesday, December 19th at 10:00 am.  We are asking that students wear
a white shirt (or light coloured) and dark bottoms (ex. - navy blue, black or dark jeans) 
for the event.

The format of the concert is reflective with all classes participating in a retelling of
 the Christmas story.  It will take approximately an hour and we are asking, out of 
respect for the performers, that you stay for the entire concert.  

We look forward to seeing parents/guardians on Wednesday!

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Christmas Spirit Week

Christmas Spirit Week Dec 17th - 21st

Money collected will provide a warm meal to those in need
MONDAY
Elf Day (Dress like an Elf)
TUESDAY
Red, Green and White Day (wear christmas colours)
WEDNESDAY
Festive Hat Day (Wear a fun, Christmas hat or antlers)
THURSDAY
Christmas Sweater Day
FRIDAY
PJ Day and a Movie

$$ Donations will be collected daily $$

Friday, December 7, 2018

Christmas Baskets and Angel Tree



Christmas Baskets
Dear Parents,


St. Rita School will be assembling Christmas baskets
to support families in our school community this Christmas.
We are asking students to donate the non-perishable
food item listed below for his/her class. If your family
is able to help, your donation would be much appreciated.
Please send items in by Monday,December 17th.


Thank you,
St. Rita Charities Committee
Teacher/Class
Food item requested
Mme. Maklin- Kindergarten
Coffee or tea
Mme. Chantal- Kindergarten
Pasta
Mrs. Romeo - Kindergarten
Juice
Mrs. Vanneste- Kindergarten
Crackers
Mrs. Talarico – Grade 1
Canned fruit/fruit cups
Mrs. Van Westerop – Grade 1
Oatmeal packets
Mr. McSheffrey – Grade 1/2
Stuffing mix
Mrs. Vena – Grade 2
Rice
Mrs. McNamara-Uguccioni – Grade 2
Jam or peanut butter
Mrs. Pietrantonio – Grade 3
Cookies
Mrs. Alexander – Grade 3
Soup
Mrs. Giamberardino  – Grade 3
Macaroni & Cheese
Mrs. Morrison – Grade 4
Canned vegetables
Mme Sylvie – Grade 4
Canned tuna/chicken/ham
Mrs. Lapelle/ Ms. Sibbald- Grade 5
Chicken/beef/Veg. broth
Ms. Allen- Grade 5
Cranberry sauce/gravy
Mr. MacAdam – Grade 6
Pasta Sauce
Ms. Reavie - Grade 6
Cake mix







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 St. Rita School is proud to announce its continued involvement in the Angel Tree initiative. The angels on the tree support students from our school as well as students from St. Michael’s School. If your family is interested in participating in this worthy cause, please instruct your child to take an angel off the tree. The angels are organized by gender and age for those who already have a special gift in mind. We ask that the gifts be returned back to the school by Friday December 14th. Please wrap the gift and return the angel with the gift. Thank you for your support during this blessed Christmas season.


Sunday, December 2, 2018

What's going on in Grade 2?



Today we celebrate the beginning of Advent. Our focus for the month of December will be Christmas. We will be preparing our hearts for the coming of Jesus. Our first Advent liturgy will take place tomorrow morning at 9a.m. in the gym. Our Christmas mass will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 10a.m. Our Language unit will focus on Christmas. We will be contininuing with descriptive writing and retelling the story of Christmas.

In Math, we are  learning to identify and describe three dimensional solids. Students are encouraged to find 3D solids around your homes and describe them. They should be able to differentiate between prisms and pyramids. For example, the refrigerator is a prism because it has two faces on either ends (squares) that are the same (or congruent). It has 12 edges and eight vertices. It is not a pyramid because a pyramid only has one base.  

In Health, we are learning about the four food groups. We are discussing healthy and non-healthy food choices and how many servings of each food group we need each day.



In Physical-Education we are learning some volleyball skills. Our next focus will be badminton. In Science we are working on an animal project. Each student chose an animal to research. They will describe what the animal looks like, its habitat and what it eats. They will include unique facts about the animals as well. They will be presenting their findings to the class.

Have a wonderful first day of December!!





Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Today in Math

We are learning the difference between prisms and pyramids.
We are also learning the names of three-dimensional solids.
Your children could practice this skill using 
www.ixlmath.com or www.iknowit.com.

POPCORN SALE

Just a reminder that this Friday 
is popcorn day!!
Popcorn is $1 per bag.


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Monday, November 26, 2018

WHITE ELEPHANT SALE - DECEMBER 7TH

White Elephant Sale at St Rita on Friday December 7th!
Clean out your basement and closets!!!

We are excited to announce that we will be having our
7th White Elephant Sale at St Rita! All the money
raised will be going towards our Christmas Charities:
CHEO and Children at Risk (Autism).       

What is a White Elephant sale?
A White Elephant Sale is a collection of gently used items
being sold by a group of individuals, much akin to a garage
sale, but more often than not usually as a fundraiser for
various causes.

How will a White Elephant Sale look at St Rita?
We are asking that students bring in items that will then be
sold at a minimal price (25¢-$3.00). Most items will be $1.00 or less.
It is perfect that the sale is happening before Christmas so that
students may purchase presents for family members and friends.

What kind of donations can you send in?
We are looking for the following items. Please ensure that they
are in good condition:
1.Toys
2. Books
3. Games
4.Cds, DVDs, video games
5.Stuffed animals
6.Trinkets (picture frames, mugs, figurines, decorations, costume jewelry, scarves, holiday decor etc)
7.Special donations that may be used for a draw (gift certificates, new/large/special item, tickets etc).


Important Dates and info:
Please send in items December 5th and 6th
White Elephant Sale: December 7th
Please bring in a reusable bag on the day of the sale to store purchased items.
*All unsold items will be donated to Value Village.    
             

The Charities Committee

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Dance-A-Thon

The grade 2's had a blast at the
Dance-A-Thon on Friday!

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

REMINDER..

Please return the Dance-a-Thon pledge forms by tomorrow. Thank you so much for all your support!

Also, a friendly reminder that we have our library visits every Wednesday. Please remind your children to return their books, so that they could take out new books (if they haven't done so already).

Thank you!
We are working on 2 dimensional shapes in math. Let's name the shape and describe how many sides and vertices.

Grade 2's hard at work!!

Sunday, November 18, 2018

A few updates..

We worked on descriptive writing in Language this week. We started our lesson by reading the book 'The Inuksuk'. We pulled out important facts and planned our ideas on an organzer.





We reviewed success criteria (see below) and completed our shared writing.

Success Criteria for Descriptive Writing
  • an interesting opening sentence
– introduces the topic and grabs the audience’s attention
  • the body or middle should include 3 supporting details and facts about the topic
(3 short paragraphs)
  • an interesting closing sentence – it summarizes and wraps up in a strong and catchy way

** You could include pictures in your descriptive writing
Here is our final product:


Feel free to practice these skills at home with your children. The success criteria and the example provided will be a great guide.

In Math, we are beginning our unit on Geometry.
We started identifying 2 dimensional shapes.
Next, we will begin describing shapes.
For example, a triangle has three sides and
three vertices.

2D shapes