UPDATE

 Winter Carnival has been switched to Friday afternoon because of the cold weather expected on Wednesday. Remember to be prepared for the outdoors. 

UPDATES

A few reminders:

- Student-led conferences - Tuesday morning beginning at 8:45am. 

Please ensure you have booked a spot online.
- Winter Carnival on Wednesday afternoon - be prepared to be outdoors

Language
We are going to begin our unit on poetry We will be working on reading and interpreting poetry. As we read, we will be learning to use the reading comprehension strategy called 'inferring' to help us understand the text.

Inferring means figuring out something that the author doesn't actually say. You can use clues that are in the text, and things from your own mind. Sometimes it's called "reading between the lines," and it adds a lot more meaning to the story.

When we infer, we use our background knowledge and clues to help us understand what we are reading. We should do the following:

• I will look for clues in the text. Are there any words that give me a hint?
• I will look for clues from the pictures (e.g., facial expressions).
• I will use my background knowledge. I will think about what I already know. Does this give me any clues?

Some prompts we could use are:

• “I think...”
• “Maybe it means....”
• “I’m guessing that....”
• “I predict......”

Feel free to use the following website to assist your child with inferring. 'Into the Book' has many good activities that could assist your child with reading comprehension. This is located in the student portal. Or, feel free to use the following link.

Inferring website http://reading.ecb.org/student/inferring/index.html

The following are a couple of simple ideas of how to use inferring.




In Math

This week we will begin our unit on Probability. Students are predicting  the outcome of various experiments by using some of the following vocabulary. For example, 'I think there is an equal chance of my coin landing on heads or tails because there are two sides of the coin".

We will be using some of the following terms to describe outcomes.





In Religion

A reminder that first confessions will be held at St. Augusine's Church on Thursday, February 28th at 6:30pm.

Preparing for our First Confession 

Reading a story of Zacchaeus from the Bible. We also viewed the animated version to allow for a deeper understanding. Please ask your children what the story was about and how Zacchaeus felt when he met Jesus. 

Candy Guess & Craft Raffle

The Gr 6 students will be selling raffle tickets

this week for a basket of craft supplies or

the Candy Guess. All tickets are .25¢ or 5 for $1.00

and proceeds go to supporting the Gr.6 End of Year Trip.

Draw will take place Wed. Feb 13th, end of day.

HUNDREDS DAY FUN!!

 

Enjoying our salad....

We were the lucky winners treated to a salad!

The grade 2's picked the lettuce from our very own vegetable tower.   

A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Alexander's grade 3 class 

for preparing our salad!!

February News and updates

Hundreds Day 
This coming Friday, February 8th is the 100th day of school.


Sweater Day 
We will be celebrating National Sweater Day on Thursday, February 7th. 
Wear your warmest sweater as we will be turning down the heat to conserve energy!! 

Term 1 Report Cards 
Report Cards will be going home on Wednesday, February 13th.

Friday, February 15th is a PD day and Monday, February 18th is
Family day -- Enjoy your day off!!


Sacramental News 
Please note the following dates for sacramental preparation: 

First Eucharist/Reconciliation 
2nd session - Wednesday, Feb 13th - 6:30 pm 
3rd session - Wednesday, Mar 20th - 6:30 pm 
4th session - Wednesday, April 10th - 6:30 pm 

First Confession - Thursday, February 28th at 6:30 pm 


Counting money up to $1.00





Outdoor Winter Fun!

2nd term( Mar -June) pizza/subway CASH ONLINE ONLY

2nd term (March to June) pizza and/or subway orders are now available on 

CASH ONLINE ONLY.

Posted Feb 1. Last day to order Feb. 21.  

No late orders will be accepted after this date.

Click on attachment to order via cash online.  

Please also mark your calendar with the pizza and subway dates.

school messenger website 2nd term Pizza and or Subway Order is now available cashonline (1).pdf