Thursday 20 December 2018

Last post until the New Year!
I hope you enjoy the next two weeks of well deserved holidays with your family. In case there are moments of "I'm bored" by your child, I have listed a few things your child can do which would serve as a review. 



  • Know how to spell all the w.w.w. 
  • Find words that rhyme with the www (spelling patterns)
  • Spell the days of the week (half our class doesn't know how to spell Wednesday)
  • Spell the months of the year (many get the French and English spelling mixed up)
  • Practise adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers
  • Look around your environment and identify 3D solids
  • Review what you know about telling time on an analogue clock  (doing this when we come back)
  • Observe the daily temperature and notice what changes when it changes by a few degrees
  • Go on Raz Kids (remember your log ins are attached to the back of your agenda
  • Learn a new prayer (your agenda is filled with traditional prayers)
  • Count money amounts

The list is endless.......but most importantly...relax, spend time with your family and have a very Merry Christmas.

Sunday 16 December 2018


Hello everyone,
We have been noticing that there are many meanings for the same word. Ask your child
what a net is? In Math, the class constructed solids by by using its net.

Ask your child what the difference is between these two pyramids?


We concluded out Science unit on Structures with a STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) challenge. Each group was given the task to build a structure to hold a basketball off of the ground. The only materials they could use was a pile of newspaper and a roll of tape. We have very innovative thinkers in our class. I am confident that our class holds the next generation of builders, engineers, planners, scientists, and oh so much more!






A few things to remember.......
  • Cookies for the Christmas hampers
  • Gifts returned for the Angel tree if you took an angel
  • Wear white tops and dark bottoms on Wednesday for the Christmas Concert even though Wednesday is festive hat day
  • Please come to the Christmas Concert Wednesday December 19th at 10:00am in the gym
  • No homework or Spelling books coming on Monday :)  
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


$$ Donations will be collected daily $$

Saturday 8 December 2018

Hello everyone,
Welcome to the beginning of the liturgical calendar..........ADVENT

We celebrated how we can be the light of Christ to others by taking the time to acknowledge a classmate's good character. Ask your child who presented them with their certificate and why.

In Math, the students constructed 3D solids so they had visual examples to assist them in understanding how many faces, edges and vertices a solid has.


Ask your child what is the difference between the two solids above.

Ask your child what is similar between the two solids below.




 Upcoming Christmas activities.......

  • Our class is responsible for the COOKIE category of the Christmas basket list. 
  • Angels have been placed on the angel tree in the front foyer. 

If your family is able to help for either or both activities, we ask that you return the items to school by Friday December 14th if possible. Check your child's agenda on Monday for a paper copy of more detailed information.

  • Save the date for the St. Rita Christmas Concert on Wednesday December 19th @ 10:00 am in the gym. More details to come.
  • We are collecting the Citizen newspaper for a Science activity. If you have any and are planning to recycle them anyway, can you please send them our way as soon as possible.

Saturday 1 December 2018

Hello everyone!
Take at look at what your child was doing at school last week.

In Math, the class is learning about the faces, edges and vertices of 3D solids.



Non-fiction text features was the focus in Language. Many students already have deep connections to these features and can identify and apply them well.


Our whole school is investing time in a concept called Social Emotional Learning. Part of this concept is knowing how to self-regulate yourself so you can be the best possible you. The students have discussed what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be in a certain zone. Activities are being done school-wide so that children have strategies to use to get to the green zone which is the calm and ready to learn zone.



We have been given a social justice mission. Our class is a part of Operation Tiny Troops. The purpose of our mission was to create Christmas greeting cards with thoughtful messages to be sent overseas to Canadian Armed Forces members who will not be home with their families this Christmas season.  This mission aligned nicely with our Religion and Family Life lessons of developing a sense of empathy. Although the concept of worldly conflicts is a difficult concept to understand at this age, the class was empathetic in understanding that families will not be together over the upcoming Christmas season.

Please bring in any items you have for the St. Rita White Elephant Sale this week.  Items that were on the list included gently used toys, books, games, housewares, jewellery and  Christmas decorations.
A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.......

  • Christmas Mass on Wednesday December 5th at 10:00am. All are welcome.
  • White Elephant Sale Friday December 7th. Please bring a reusable bag for all your treasures.

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