Mois: juin 2018

Great Things Seen & Heard

  • KK organized an incredibly awesome Blood Drive—solo for the first time! Way to go!
  • NG did a super job of organizing the Track Meet for us! We appreciate you!
  • ST & SL were great coaches for our girls’ rugby team! Great job!
  • A student was gently reminded to speak English and responded by saying, “I’ll hit my English button” and proceeded to give herself a tap on the head!
  • The bean bag stools were a big hit (as seen in the office)!
  • Upon hearing her teacher say that a dictionary is a book of words, a kindergarten student responded, “Like you?”
  • A Secondary student was overheard saying our school is going to be way better next year!
  • An Elementary student reported that her mom skipped kindergarten and went right into Grade 5!

Bits & Pieces

  • Gym occupied by Secondary exams starting on June 11th.
  • Packing of Elementary classrooms will need to begin as soon as possible; for ordering boxes from the Board, we need to know how many on Monday, June 11th (in the morning).
  • We will have a year-end assembly for Elementary on June 22nd, but awards will wait for the first assembly coming back in 2018-19.
  • The school will likely be off limits during the summer because of the projected flooring project.

Events Next Week

  • Monday, June 11th: Specify how many boxes are needed for packing up Elementary classes
  • Monday, June 11th: Exams: FSL (Sec 1, 2, 4, 5) & Math C1 (Sec 3)
  • Monday, June 11th: Teachers’ Meeting at 15h50
  • Tuesday, June 12th: Exams: Math C1 (Sec 1, 2), FSL (Sec 3), History (Sec 4)
  • Tuesday, June 12th: K classes go swimming
  • Tuesday, June 12th: EV attending online meeting in p.m.
  • Wednesday, June 13th: FA away at marking centre, KT away at CQSB
  • Wednesday, June 13th: Exams: Math (C1 for Sec 1, 2 and C2 for Sec 3, 4 & 5)
  • Wednesday, June 13th: Gr. 6 picnic with Immaculée Conception
  • Thursday, June 14th: FA away at marking centre
  • Thursday, June 14th: K classes go swimming
  • Thursday, June 14th: Exams: Science (Sec 1, 2, 4) and Physics (Sec 5)
  • Friday, June 15th: SC away at marking centre
  • Friday, June 15th: Field Trip (Gr. 5 & 6)
  • Friday, June 15th: Exams: ELA (Sec 1), Science (Sec 3) and Math C1 (Sec 4 & 5)
  • Friday, June 15th: Gr. 6 Year-End Celebration in evening
  • Friday, June 15th-Saturday, June 16th: Ottawa trip for girls’ rugby team

Clips & Tips

Socio-economic status has been shown to impact the vocabulary development of children. As a matter of fact, the difference in size of vocabulary between rich families and poor ones has been come to be known as the “word gap,” a difference as high as 30 million words by age three. Understanding the obstacles faced by many of our students could help us impact their lives. Read more to make your own connections:

Bits & Pieces

  • We will not have a regular biweekly assembly on June 11th because of exams in the gym.
  • We will have a year-end assembly for Elementary on June 22nd, but awards will wait for the first assembly coming back in 2018-19.
  • Teachers will not have much access to the school during the summer because of the projected flooring project.

Events Next Week

  • Monday, June 4th: CQSB Track Meet cancelled
  • Monday, June 4th: School Council meeting at 3:50 PM
  • Monday, June 4th: Rugby at Ste-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (5:00 PM) in the rain
  • Tuesday, June 5th: cancelled Benson Track & Field for rain
  • Wednesday, June 6th: Grade 6 annual Blood Drive at the Manège militaire
  • Wednesday, June 6th: Architect visit school with tradespeople at 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday, June 6th: Rugby at Ste-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (5:00 PM)
  • Wednesday, June 6th: K swimming
  • Thursday, June 7th: Grade 6 at Foyer St-Maurice
  • Friday, June 8th: Freezie sale for Grade 4
  • Friday, June 8th: Benson Track & Field (rain date)
  • Friday, June 8th: K, Grades 1 & 2 at Camp Minogami
  • Friday, June 8th: Last day of classes for Secondary