Weekly Post: Nov. 25-29

Here is how the week is looking:

• Monday: 
• Tuesday: Fr. Gerard Visit
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: Collaborative team Meeting at7:45 AM, Ukelele Workshops, Choir Sings for Christmas in the Village Show
• Friday: Staff Party!

It was so amazing to see all the talent here this week during Bully Awareness and Prevention Week! I am sure that the message was heard loud and clear and that the discussion and activities will make a difference here in our school community. Thanks for all your efforts putting things together.

Take a look at this poem by one of our Gr. 6 students Bridget Hampton.

Next week look like a quieter week. Now take a breath ...... enjoy the weekend!

Information Items:

1. School Council Money for Classrooms: If you can, please hold on to your receipts for school council until you have reached the $125 amount. This will make it easier to track and easier to manage.
2. OCSB Memo - Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls 
3. Messages from the office: Phone messages will now be emailed to you to make things a little easier and in case you don't get to your physical mailbox.
4. OCSB Staff Wellness Fund: Have any ideas?
5. Math Itinerant Teacher KimStiff coming the afternoon of Nov. 27th. I know a few of you had wanted to touch base with Kim about a couple of things. She will be here for you to chat with her for the afternoon of the 27th. She will also be here on the afternoon of Dec.2nd. If you have time 

Weekly Post: Nov. 18th - 22nd

Here is how the week is looking:

• Monday: LT Lunch and Learn @11:15AM
• Tuesday: Boys Volleyball Tournament in gym
• Wednesday: Rap Contest Last Recess, School Council Dance-a-Thon Announcement at 10:30 AM
• Thursday: 7:45 AM Collaborative Team Meetings in Resource
• Friday: 9AM Peter Joynt Assembly

Parent Educator Interviews ..... check that one off the list! Time is flying by and now we have Bully Awareness and Prevention Week here at St. Jerome. Please take a look at the activities that are planned and encourage student participation. The hands are photocopied for you and will be out in the staff room for you to take enough for your classroom.

I hope that everyone had a great PD Day and that wherever you were you experienced some good PD and will have ideas to bring back to your students and classrooms.

Weekly Post: Nov. 11th - 15th

Here is how the week is looking:

• Monday: Remembrance Day, Kindergarten Initial Reports go Home
• Tuesday: Staff Meeting, Volleyball Tournament
• Wednesday: OECD Testing in the LC at 8:45 AM
• Thursday: Interview Night, Picture Retake Day
• Friday: PD Day

I am trying another blog format. Hopefully, this one will not encourage you to work from home.

This is always a busy week with interviews and a PD Day on Friday. Our Kinder Team and FSL teachers should now know where you will have your PD on Friday. For the rest of the staff, we will be meeting at the d'Youville Centre at 9 AM on Friday at 150 Mann Ave. 

Remembrance Day: We have our ceremony on Monday. It starts at 10:30 AM sharp. Students will be coming around selling poppies first block. It may be a good idea to have the funds collected to give the students as they arrive. Just let them know how many poppies you need and they can count them out quickly.

Interview Night: We will start at 3:10 and go until 7PM.  Homeroom teachers will conduct the interviews in their classrooms. French teachers and portable teachers will be in the Learning Commons. We will have dinner in the staffroom at 5PM. It will be provided. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let me know.

We do have a staff meeting this Tuesday. If you have any items for the agenda, please send them my way.