EQAO Finished and Grade 6 Retreat Day this week

So sorry I haven't posted in a while. The last few weeks have been incredibly busy here at school, and they are likely to get even busier for everyone over the next few weeks! On Friday, the Grade 6's finished their EQAO testing and so we are beginning to prepare ourselves for all of the end of year activities that will be coming up very soon.

The first thing that the 6's will be participating in is the Grade 6 retreat day, which happens at school during normal hours. On that day, students will do a number of activities to reflect on their time here at St. Anne, and think about their future. Father Paul will be joining us at some point during the day to speak to the 6's about Grade 7 and their faith journey.

The retreat day this year will be this Thursday, June 7th. On that day, a sandwich lunch from Farm Boy will be provided with some snack, drinks and treats. Students will not need a lunch that day unless they have specific diet concerns or allergies. Students may need a snack for earlier in the day, and a water bottle would also be a good idea, as we will be spending some of the time outside playing cooperative games.

Another important event that is coming up is the Year End trip, which will happen on June 12th at the Y-Camp in Dunrobin. If you have not sent in your child's permission form yet, please do so ASAP.

Finally, the Leaving Ceremony for the Grade 6's will take place at St. Patrick's Church in Fallowfield at 1PM on Tuesday, June 26th. We would ask students to arrive at 12:30 in order to get themselves organized for the ceremony. Although we do not place a limit on the number of guests per student, we would ask families to remember that there is limited seating in the church, so if possible, try to keep the guest list down to 4 family members (or friends!) if possible.

In class over the next few weeks, we will be working on some media activities such as making an advertisement both in print and for radio/TV. We will also be finishing the Fully Alive program and completing a few small concepts in math.

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me at school any time. Thank you so much for your support this year!

Junior Track and Field Day is this Friday

This Friday (May 25), is the junior track and field meet at St Anne. The event will take place in the afternoon and is for grades 4, 5, and 6 only. Please make sure students are dressed for the event and have the following important items:

- sunscreen

- a hat

- water bottle

- running shoes

Hope everyone has a great day!

EQAO Begins this Week!

I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend. As you may know, EQAO testing will begin this week. The grade 6's will do the 4 language tests first, followed by the 2 math test afterwards. We will only have one test per day. I have placed the testing schedule below. Please try to ensure that your child is here on each day of testing as it is much easier for students to write the tests in our classroom environment than it is to catch up in a different area. Also, it can be difficult for students to write 2 tests in one day, should they need to catch up.

Here is the testing schedule:

Thursday 24th: Language 1
Friday 25th: Language 2
Monday 28th: Language 3
Tuesday 29th: Language 4
Thursday 31st: Math 1
Friday 1st: Math 2

On Wednesday, May 30th, the grade 6's will be going on the escape room field trip, which should be a nice break from the testing!

Because of the testing, we will not have homework the next few weeks, and there will be little homework for the rest of the year. The students have been working hard this year, and they could use a break!

Best of luck to our grade 6's this week! Do your Best!

Vote for Your Valedictorian!

Attention Grade 6 students! Use the form below to vote for your valedictorian for the Leaving Ceremony. Remember that you can only vote once, and you cannot change your vote once it has been submitted, so choose wisely the first time. Voting will close by Tuesday after school. Good luck!

Education Week This week

This week is Education Week! We will be starting the week with our Education Week Mass at St. Patrick's Fallowfield on Monday, and conclude with our Open House on Friday. The book fair is also occurring this week, and our class will be going on Wednesday morning.

We are also getting very close to EQAO testing time! Our first test will be a language test on May 24th. We will be completing all of the language tests first, and then the math test afterwards. There are 4 language tests and 2 math tests. Each test will be about one block (although students can take longer if they need to), and we will only complete one test per day.

This week, we will be having a math test on Probability on Thursday. This is a fairly easy unit, so students should not find it too difficult. Our next unit of study is Transformational Geometry (flips, slides and turns) and then we will begin reviewing for EQAO.

In language, we are going to be completing many practice tests for EQAO in order to get more used to the timing of the test, and to self assess and practice our reading and writing skills.

In science, we have finished our reports and house designs, and we will have a test on our units in Thursday. Our next units are Flight for grade 6, and Forces Acting on Structures for Grade 5's.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at school any time.

Out of This World Sale - Friday

Pyjama Patrol Drive

During the week of May 14th - 18th, St. Anne will be supporting the Pyjama Patrol by asking families to donate a pair of pyjamas for children who may not own any. If you would like to participate, please bring or send in a new pair of children-sized pyjamas, OR a donation can be made through School Cash Online. Then have your child wear pajamas to school on Tuesday, May 15th for a “thank you” Pyjama Day! We look forward to seeing everyone participating in this event and helping this project!