Dear parents,

Today:

• We started a residential schools class research project.

• We started math assessments for divisibility (gr. 7) and factors (gr. 6)

• We started discussing mysteries (gr. 7) and the International Space Station (gr. 6)

Assignments due:

• Autobiographies (gr. 6 and 7) – Parents will be notified this afternoon about who has outstanding work.

• Mme Lind’s animal project – Wednesday (gr. 6)

This week:

• Students will be participating in the sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday.

• The Vanier band will be performing for the school on Friday.

Thanks

M. Boyer

1980 – Julie Smith, Weyburn

1981 – Robbie Williams, Swift Current

1982 – Johnathan Dough – Prince Albert

1983 – Steve Miller -  Smeaton

1984 – Francis Kowalski – Zenon Park

1985 – Clayton Boyer – North Battleford

1986 – Joe Fitzgerald - Delmas

This week:

• We have been working on a storyboard version of our autobiographies.

• We have finished up prime factorization and the rules of divisibility by 2, 4 and 8.  Check-ins have been sent home.

• We have finished our research on Pacific Rim countries and charitable organizations.

• Congratulations to Ireland, Rowan and Maria as well as Katelyn, Bella and Lynessa who are our Prodigy game top performers this week.  Each student will receive $100 Banque Boyer dollars.

• New rules regarding cell phone use at school have been sent home by email.

• Parents of students who are missing assignments have been notified by email.  

• Congratulations to Maria, who won Kit Kat survivor, and then shared most of her prize with the class.

Reminders:

• Parent teacher interviews and the book fair are next week.

• There is no school next Friday.

• Tuesday is Hot Lunch day for students who ordered lunch.

The middle years team (Mme King, Mme Lind, M. Boyer, Mme Gagnon) have had a meeting to discuss the use of cellphones within the middle years (grades 6-8). We feel that cellphone use has increased a great deal, and because of this, has caused interruptions to the learning that is taking place throughout the school day. We have decided that we will institute new cellphone rules that will help preserve the learning environment. These rules are as follows:

1. Students will no longer be allowed to text anyone from their phone throughout the day. This includes parents and siblings. If you need to get ahold of your child please feel free to call the office at any time. If your child needs to contact you for any reason they, too, are free to use the school phones, with permission from the teacher, to call.

2. Cellphones are no longer allowed to be on their person. They may be in their binder or in their backpack. This is to avoid the use of cellphones in the bathroom and other unsupervised areas. If a phone is seen on a table or in the hands of a student, without specific permission from the teacher, the cellphone will be confiscated until the end of the day.

3. Cellphones will not be allowed out at recess or lunch, and again, are not allowed on their person. They must be stored in their binder or their backpack, as stated in #2.

4. Cellphones may be used for listening to music during work periods BUT with the following requirements:

1. students must use pre-made playlists that do not use wifi while being played and they are not allowed to flip around on their phones to switch search for songs. They must just listen to the playlist as is.

2. phones must remain in their binders at all times. If we see a phone out we will confiscate it until the end of the day. Of course, the headphone cord coming out from the phone that is stored in the binder is acceptable.They are allowed the initial set up  of the music, turning it on and adjusting the volume, and then it is not to be seen.

5. Cellphones will be allowed as a tool to be used for educational purposes only. This includes things like videoing (if needed for a project), FreshGrade, and possibly research. If students are on their phones when they haven't been given permission by the classroom teacher, or if the phone is out of the binder without permission then the phone will be confiscated until the end of the day.

We want to reiterate that these decisions are being made so that the school day can focus on the students' leaning. Thank you for your support of these new rules. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. 

Dear parents,

Today:

• We worked on autobiographies.

• Living Our Faith – Personal and Social Growth rating scales were added to Fresh Grade

• We worked on our explorations of social organizations and Pacific Rim countries in Sciences Humaines

• We learned prime factorization in math.

• We started to learn about mysteries and space technology.

Notes:

• PowerSchool login information has been sent home.

• Congratulations to Maria who won KitKat Survivor today.

Hello,

We did a math check-in today. 

• Grade 6 was on prime and composite numbers.

• Grade 7 was on divisibility by 2, 5 and 10.

I’ve reviewed the results with the students who needed it and I’ve sent a copy home.  Please review it with your child.  They do not need to be returned to me.

M. Boyer

Just a reminder that we will be travelling to the Rosedale Cemetery for the No Stone Left Alone ceremony.  Students should dress warmly as we will be outside for a long time and the temperature will feel like -13 C with the wind.

Dear parents,

• We’ve been finishing up power points of our biographies to present to the class.

• Grade 6 has been working on factors and prime numbers in math.

• Grade 7 has been working on divisibility.

• We are working on a Notre Monde booklet in Sciences humaines.

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Mission Fair in the afternoon. 

• There is no school on Friday for students.

• On Monday, students will be travelling to the Rosedale cemetery for the No Stone Left Alone ceremony honoring Canada’s veterans.  Please have your child dress for the weather as we will be outside for 90 minutes. 

Have a great evening!

M. Boyer

Hello Parents,

On Monday, students were given a note about a new club called Holy Lit. This Book Club is replacing Battle of the Books for Grades 6-8. This is a really exciting new group where we will read intriguing books and enter into some really cool discussions and activities. Our KickOff activity is this weekend. I would really love to have as many St. Margaret Lions there are possible. Please talk to your child about this and RSVP to the activity. You can do this either with the letter or go to our website and it is attached there as well. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sarah Phipps

Principal/Directrice

École St. Margaret

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0J9

(306)-694-4044

sarah.phipps@htcsd.ca

This week:

• We’ve been working on writing biographies of our classmates, and we have started working on writing a biography of a famous person. Please check in with your child to make sure that the classmate biography is completed.

• Both grades wrote quizzes on our latest math lessons.  I will send the results home next week.

• We’ve continued researching the major political parties for the election, and we presented our research to the class.

News:

• I’ve updated our class schedule, and the copy on the blog is now downloadable.

• We are starting a new classroom economy.  Students have applied for jobs in the classroom that will pay pretend money.  There will be elements of financial literacy incorporated in the near future, as well as a reward and penalty system for speaking French in class.  See the Économie page of the blog for details.  The students are very excited to start this and have already applied for their top 3 preferred jobs.

• Hot lunch orders are due Monday.  You can order online at https://stmargaret.htcsd.ca/apps/form/form.HTCSD-SMARG.rEvPJC5.DC

Have a great weekend!

M. Boyer

• Tomorrow is HAT DAY in support of Mental Health.  Bring $1 and wear a hat!

• Today:

• We worked on Regrouping and Equations and Expressions in Jump Math

• We continued exploring the political parties of Canada in order to be able to conduct a student vote.

• We read some new selections in ELA and worked on some activities.

• Students had ELA with Mme Gagnon and Sciences naturelles with Mme Lind.

• Mme King took the students to the Library.

Have a great evening!

M. Boyer

Today:

• We did a French speaking activity with Mme Maudeline.

• We worked on a Sciences humaines Notre Monde booklet.

• Students had Phys Ed. With M. Nadon and Music with Mme Gagnon.

• We showed the grade 3 class how to use the Chromebooks and Prodigy.

Congratulations to this week’s Prodigy top performers:

• Grade 6: Jack, Lynessa and Brooke

• Grade 7: Maria, Kingston and Eden

There is no homework over the weekend.