Popcorn Words....

...they pop up everywhere.  We hope that you are enjoying the Snuggle up and Read program that has been going home weekly.  The books that are included in each folder are great books to search for popcorn words (high frequency words).  These are the words that POP UP everywhere.  We practice spelling them in the classroom and search for them during our morning messages and when reading.  Here they are for you to to help support your child's early reading at home :)





LIKE, AM, CAN


We have also been playing with rhyming words.  Rhyming plays a large part in your child's literacy development.  It allows them to not only play with words, but to develop an understanding of beginning and end sounds, as well as spelling patterns.  We've been singing a Raffi favourite of mine... Willaby Wallaby Woo  (sadly, this is not Raffi in the attached video!)

Wednesday is Double Lunch Day!

St. Gabriel Catholic School 400 Keyrock Drive, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2T 0G6 Tel: (613) 271-6181      E-Mail:  Gabriel@ocsb.ca

April 25, 2017

Dear Families,

Welcome to our Double Lunch Day Initiative. St. Gabriel has joined together as a community to help those less fortunate. We are coming together to help The Ottawa Mission by providing lunches for their back-to-work and back-to-school programs. Our school has committed to bring in a second lunch on Wed. May 3rd. These lunches not only help many valuable members of our society, but they also lessen the load of The Ottawa Mission.

How can you participate?

The third and last Double Lunch Day for St. Gabriel school will be on Wednesday, May 3rd and we ask that you send your child to school with an additional lunch. The lunches can have perishable and nonperishable items. We ask that they are healthy lunches and that they be packed in a bag that will travel to The Ottawa Mission (brown bag, Ziploc bag, etc.). Feel free to include a thoughtful, spiritual message and/or a hand drawn picture that will be collected separately and sent in a special container. The lunches will be transported to The Ottawa Mission after the children enter the school. Upon their arrival at The Mission, the lunches will be distributed to the various programs in need. Please see their website for further information http://www.ottawamission.com/

The Mission has asked for a few special requests and additional items in need:

-please do not include mayo on the sandwiches

-toiletry items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, comb, brush, dental floss, deodorant, soap)

-socks

Your support in this initiative is truly appreciated by the patrons of The Ottawa Mission. The staff also sends their thanks. If you have any questions about the Double Lunch Days please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Lisa Brennen/Christine Maidment

(St. Gabriel)

Sending Blankets and Xtra Clothes home

  Sending home blankets and extra clothes.  Time for a wash and for new seasonal clothes, like shorts and t-shirts!  :)

Catholic Education Week Agenda

Please see Education Week 

Catholic Education Week - May 1 to May 4

All week - Volunteer Appreciation in Foyer Please Stop in for a treat! “Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8)

Date	Event and Time
Monday: Theme: Walking Forward Together with God	Music Monday Anthem - 1pm (613) 717-0400 “sing it together” aboriginal #MMC2C2C Video Book Fair - viewing
Tuesday Theme: Walking Forward Together with Our Families	School Mass at St. Isidore @ 9:30am Book Fair - viewing School Board Mass at Notre Dame Basilica @ 7pm Mrs. Dauncey receives The Director of Education Award!
Wednesday Theme: Walking Forward Together with Others	Staff Reflection / Meditation 8:15am Double Lunch Day first thing in a.m. Book Fair - buying $
Thursday Theme: Walking Forward Together with Creation	Book Fair - buying $ EA - Entrepreneurial Adventure of Grade 6 handmade products showcased for all teachers to sign up and students purchase $
Friday Theme: Walking Forward Together in Hope	Muffin Breakfast and Open House 8-9am **Parents are asked to bring in 6 peanut/nut free Muffins PER FAMILY Coffee and Juice will be served Silent Auction for Destination Imagination Team (for Parent Community) News Show in gym  9:15am Grade 6 EA showcase after News Show Vernissage - along grade one and two hallway Jump Rope for Heart - 2:15pm

Block Challenge

Recreating the Eiffel Tower!! 

Good Bye Mrs Forbes

It's hard to believe 5 weeks has come and gone since Mrs Forbes joined our kinder room. Naturally, she fit right in and was a great member of our team. We will miss her. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication during your time here at St Gabriel. 

Earth Day