OAC Trip!

We are looking forward to our class trip on Monday. If you haven't returned the permission form or paid the $6 fee using SMY Cash Online, can you please do so? Here's the link:

https://ocsb.schoolcashonline.com/

Thanks a bunch!

Yoga on the Hill!

A few students and I gathered under a shady tree this afternoon and did some yoga. The students knew quite a few poses and their flexibility was astounding! We are looking forward to tomorrow's yoga practice! The girls are even making posters to recruit more participants!

OAC Volunteer Form

 The permission form for the OAC Field Trip on Monday, June 4th went home last Thursday but in my haste to send it home, I didn't reread the volunteer return portion of the letter. If you are able to volunteer for this outing, can you just write a note on the permission form? It's a fun day so hopefully a few of you can join us! Sorry for the short notice!

Week at a Glance

EQAO Day 1

The Grade 3's worked SO hard this morning on their EQAO Language - they persevered and showed awesome character while tackling some challenging questions! Way to go! I am proud of their efforts. Tomorrow they will be writing the first of two Math sections!

Permission Form for OAC!

A permission form went home today with your child for our end of year field trip to the OAC which will take place on Monday, June 4th. Volunteers are welcome and appreciated!

Special Guests...

Today we welcomed educators from rural China who visited our class while the students were working collaboratively at various poetry stations! Thanks to Ms. Morris and the Primary and Junior Choirs for welcoming our guests with song - it was so lovely to hear their melodious voices echo through the hallways!

Week at a Glance

Welcome Back! I hope everyone enjoyed a restful long weekend! Looking forward to seeing all the 2/3W students in the morning!

Plays Tomorrow!

A reminder that the final performances of our Aesop skits will take place tomorrow afternoon for 1E and 1/2A...

Bean Plants Headed Home!

Our bean plants are quickly outgrowing their modest containers. They need to spread their roots and grow! Hopefully they can find a patch of soil in a sunny area around your home. The plants should yield 15 cm beans by the end of June!

Farewell to Neela!

Good luck at your new school, Neela! We will miss you a whole bunch!

Week at a Glance

SMY's Got Talent!

We concluded Catholic Education Week with the SMY Talent Show this afternoon! Thank you to all the performers...especially our Sofia, Joelle, Alice, Brye-Anna and Garven (and Mr. Pope)! You all rocked!

Our Favourite Choristers!

Thank you to Ms. Morris and the fabulous Primary Choir who treated us this morning to a fantastic concert! Special shout out to Max who directed the choir in one of their numbers!

Jump Rope for Heart!

The sun was shining on us this morning for our Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser! It was lots of fun! Thank you to Sumi and Tania (Neela and Sofia's Moms) and to everyone for their energy and fundraising efforts!

Dancing Sensations!

Congratulations to our girls who performed at Dance Showcase today. They worked so hard on their routines, along with all the other SMY dancers! The reviews were amazing! Thanks Mrs. Armstrong and Mme Virginie!

Skits for Siblings!

This morning, the students performed their Aesop skits for Ms. Morris and Mrs. Evert's classes. Students with siblings in Kindergarten then visited their classes to perform for them. As you can see, there were some happy little sisters!

Planting Day!

Our bean seeds' unruly roots were ready for soil today!

Magnificent Mural!

Our stunning mural was unveiled today! WOW!

How Plants Proliferate!

Today Mystery Doug explained to us that seeds must travel away from their parent plants in order to survive and grow. The students made 'rotocopter" seeds similar in design to maple keys  - they practiced dropping them and watching the "seeds" spin away. Check out the link! These were some noisy trees!

Rotocopter Seeds

Week at a Glance

Ozobot Training

Ms. Anna, our library technician, taught us how to write code for the school's four Ozobot robots. The students then coded their Ozobots to follow trails and perform little tricks. Thank you Ms. Anna!

Sprouted Bean Seeds!

This morning we discovered that most of our bean seeds have sprouted - even the ones that were trapped in the cupboard and deprived of daylight!

We will keep them in moist paper towel over the weekend and hopefully they will be ready to plant in soil next week!

Powerful Performances!

The students performed their skits today for the 3F and 3/4P classes. The audience praised the actors and provided them with a few suggestions for their next performances! Mrs. Ayafor, Ms. Morris, Mrs. Evert and Mrs. Sabourin have all asked for their classes to attend! The 2/3W actors are in demand! We will book a couple more performances over the next two weeks. Thank you for all the costumes! Such creativity!

Dynamic Dance Duo?

Garven hand delivered his persuasive letter to Mr. Pope today. Garven provided him with some very persuasive reasons why they should be a Dance Duo at SMY's Talent Show next week: It will make the students happy! It will make you really  popular! Your own kids will think you're the coolest Dad! 

Stay tuned to find out if this potential dynamic dance duo hits the stage next Friday...

The Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf!

Olivia is ready for the plays tomorrow. The wolf suit is terrific! Thanks Julia!

We present to Mr. Pope and Mrs. Frangione's classes at 12:30 p.m.!