I am especially pleased to welcome our new students who
are coming to us from other schools, or who are joining us for their first
school experience. I hope your years at St. Mary's will be filled with
growth, fun and personal enrichment. On behalf of our school staff,
I promise you our very best efforts
in providing an authentic Catholic education of mind, body and spirit.
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Ms. White
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I am also pleased to welcome our new staff members. Ms. White
will be teaching grade six and Ms. Gilbert will be teaching core French.
Our custodial staff has also changed. We welcome Mr. O'Loughlin and Mr.
Thomas to our school community.
NEW PROJECTS
Our Kindergarten and Grade one classes will be focused on a new Early
Literacy initiative. This new programmme will see the introduction of Jolly
Phonics and a Four Block Model of teaching language. There
will be an additonal emphasis on early identification of literacy difficulties
and our Special Education Resource Teacher will work closely with Kindergartens
and grade ones.
Our Grade two class will focus on the consolidation of early literacy
skills and a refinement of those skills through a variety of practice and
assessment strategies.
The consolidation will continue into grade three. Flat Stanley will
afford students an opportunity to practice reading and writing skills while
engaged in an international, interprovincial, writing project that will
include some communication with Ms. Rink's husband aboard a Canadian Coast
Guard Ship sailing out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Watch here for pictures.
JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE ROTARY
School staffs all have teachers who bring various strengths to their
classrooms. In an effort to share the strengths of St. Mary's teaching
staff we have initiated an intermediate rotary system which will see grades
6, 7 and 8 share the strengths of four different teachers. Ms. White, Ms.
Maher, Ms. Collins and Ms. Gilbert. . Watch this space for student reports
on Rotary.
NEWS
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
On September 27, we will elect out 2001-2002 Catholic School Council.
The School Council is the major voice of the community at St. Mary's.
It is composed of 6 elected parents of students attending St. Mary's, our
parish priest, the principal, one teacher, one member of CUPE, one grade
8 student. At the meetings we discuss issues affecting the education of
your children and the policy and practices of our school and our board.
Come and join us in providing the best possible education for your children.
If you wish to become an elected member of council, you must be nominated
by two other parents/guardians, present a signed nomination form
at the school before 12:00 noon on September 20, and be elected by secret
ballot ( if necessary) on September 27, 2001, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
