Swimming and Snow Days

 Please note, swimming will not occur if the buses are cancelled for a snow day.

Interviews

 Miss.Sturgeon and Mme. Panetta will be conducting interviews the week of November 21st to accommodate Miss.Sturgeon's slow Influenza recovery. Please check your email regarding more information.

We are Virtual on Friday

 Please see the emails that have been sent from the school, as well as the one from our class outlining what is happening. There will be a brief Google Meet tomorrow (Friday) at 11:00am to make sure students are on track and know what to do.

Miss.Sturgeon

Halloween Door Contest

 Our Halloween Door is decorated! It's a funny one, which may or may not be inspired by some real-life events.

WE SCARE HUNGER SPIRIT WEEK!

 OCTOBER 25th to OCTOBER 31st

Tuesday, October 25th - Pumpkin/Skeleton Day, where students and staff can wear pumpkins (or orange) or skeletons (or black and white).

Wednesday, October 26th - Wacky Wednesday, where students and staff can wear clothing inside-out or backwards.

Thursday, October 27th - Halloween Accessory Day, where students and staff can wear Halloween-themed hats, necklaces and more. A reminder to please not bring any masks or weapons as part of your Halloween accessories.

Friday, October 28th - Halloween PJ/Comfy Day, where students and staff can wear their PJs or comfy clothes.

Monday, October 31st - Halloween Costume Day, where students and staff can wear costumes. A reminder to please not bring any masks or weapons as part of your Halloween costumes. 

Miss.Sturgeon Absent

 Miss.Sturgeon is ill and will be away most of the week.

Reminder:

Tuesday- PJ Day

Wednesday- School Colours Day

Thursday- Terry Fox Run Day and Twin Day

Friday- PD Day

PHOTO DAY

 A reminder that MONDAY OCTOBER 3rd is Picture Day! Dress in your favourite nice outfit for your school portrait.

Class News

      Our class will have a math test coming up in early October. Please watch for a paper copy study guide to come home. There will be an email notification that it was sent home on the day I send it with your child, so you are aware and can peek through the depths of the schoolbag. 

     In math, we have been busy learning all about the topics highlighted below from the Ontario Curriculum continuum chart:

Please don't forget that it is Orange Shirt day this Friday!

Thanks!

From,

Miss.Sturgeon

 

School News

   On Friday, September 30th we will have Orange Shirt Day. All staff and students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt and we will recognize and discuss that it is the National Day for Truth and Reconcilation.

   This Friday is GREEN AND WHITE day for Franco Ontarian Day!

The first week of October, we will have a school Spirit Week.

On Monday, October 3rd we are having our School Picture Day with Edge Imaging. Everyone is encouraged to wear their favourite outfits for their school photos.

On Tuesday, October 4th we are having a PJ Day. All staff and students are encouraged to wear their comfy PJs for the day.

On Wednesday, October 5th we are having School Colours Day. All staff and students are encouraged to wear red, white and black.

On Thursday, October 6th we are having our Terry Fox Run and Twin Day. Everyone is encouraged to dress up the same as a friend. We will be having our Terry Fox Run that day as well. More information will be shared about the Terry Fox Run in the very near future.

On Friday, October 7th it is a PD Day as we head into the Thanksgiving long weekend. There will be no school that day. 

Welcome to Grade 3!

 Dear Grade 3 Parents and Guardians:

   I would like to introduce myself as your child’s teacher for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. My name is Miss.Katrina Sturgeon and I will be teaching your child’s grade 3 class here at St. Martin de Porres. I am very excited to welcome students back to school and I look forward to meeting your child. I have been teaching in our Board since 2001 and have spent many of my years here at St. Martins, watching the school grow and change. I love all subject areas, especially nature, science and anything creative. Our French educator is Mme. Panetta and french will be the last block of the day.

   On the first day of school I will meet our class at the Baseball Diamond and I will be wearing a party-style spunky hairband with multiple colours to help you find me. I also will have a few blue streaks in my hair!

   This year we have even more buses and student transportation vans.  If driving or on bus cancel days, please park at the arena or on a neighbourhood street and walk over to the designated school entry gates.  In order to maintain everyone’s safety we request that parents refrain from entering the gated area. We are a large school and safety is our priority. 

   

   Class work will often be completed online through Hapara on student chromebooks. Please check Hapara if your child is absent. Homework suggestions will also be posted in the Hapara Workspace.

I look forward to meeting you! 

Miss.Katrina Sturgeon

Here is a peek at our classroom so far:

Field Trip!

 WOW! We are planning an outdoor field trip for the end of June! We will be looking for volunteers to join us. Please make sure you register as a volunteer and have a Vulnerable Sector form completed and approved if you wish to be considered for the trip. Dates, places and times will be forthcoming.

See the Board website to apply to volunteer:

https://www.ocsb.ca/contact/volunteers/ 

Miss Sturgeon Back.

 Miss. Sturgeon will be back from her two week Covid illness. Hopefully everyone had a nice Easter and stayed healthy and safe.

Spirit Week this Week!

 

Please Note

 As I am sure you have already heard, schools are closed. Students can log into Hapara and finish tasks from last week. We will hold Google Meets at 10:45 and 1:00 to review work to be completed today. 

Snow Storm Monday

 Due to the expectation of a major snowstorm, and possibility of over 40 cm of snow, Miss.Sturgeon will post work online in Hapara for students working at home on Monday. Stay safe and avoid travel if possible.

Other Resources

Please see the Remote Learning Checklist for Parents send form the school.

Remote Learning Checklist Link

Netiquette Poster:

Tips for Logging In:

How to Join A Google Meet:

Troubles:

Omicron Closure and Virtual

 Hello Parents!

   We are pivoting to Virtual Learning once again and with very little notice (sigh!). I have a Workspace set up and ready to go in Hapara. The activities loaded in the space are not meant to be started and worked on independently (don't zoom ahead and work through them all at once). They are part of  live teaching lessons and will be worked on with guidance from the teacher the entire time and shared/discussed as a class as a learning journey, like regular school.

Our Day Structure:

9:15- 10:30- French Google Meet and Lessons

10:30- Break away from the computer.

10:45- 12:00 - Math Google Meet and Lessons 

12:00-1:00- Lunch Time and Break away from the computer

1:00- 2:15- Prayer, Attendance and then Language Google Meet and Lessons

2:15- Break away from the computer

2:30- 3:40- DPA-Science/Arts Google Meet and Lessons, also some Social Time.