ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 210 Cowan Blvd Cambridge, ON N1T 1V4 Phone: 519-622-6100 Fax: 519-622-6779

http://stmargaret.wcdsb.ca/ Twitter: @stmargaretscot

November Newsletter 2016

Loving God, teach us to be people of peace.

Teach us to love one another that there may be

peace in our families. Teach us to strengthen

one another, that there may be peace in our

school. Teach us to live and work justly, that

there may be peace in our city. Teach us to give

equal respect and opportunity, that there may

be peace in our nation. Teach us to be

peacemakers in all that we do. Amen

The month of November marks a special

occasion for all of us to take time from our busy

schedules to remember the men and women

who have given so much of themselves to

ensure our safety and freedom. As we

remember the many sacrifices made for our

freedom this month, please continue to pray for

peace in our world .

In order to ensure the safety of all of our

students, we ask that ALL parents and visitors

please report to the office upon arrival. If you

wish to speak with your child, we will call them

down to the office.

Peace Prayer

Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences for

Grades 1-8 are set for Thursday,

November 10 from 3:30-9:00. Research

shows that great things happen for our

students’ academic achievement and

positive well-being when parents and

teachers work together-thanks for

partnering with us to ensure your child’s

success! If you are unable to keep your

appointment, please notify the school.

NOTE: Kindergarten Parent Observations

will take place between November 14-

November 25.

Picture Re-Take Day is Wednesday,

November 9th. If you are getting your

pictures retaken, please bring your original

package to return to the photographer. If

you missed the first round, pick up an order

form at the office.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Safe-Schools

Picture Re-Take Day

If you child is missing a school day or will be late, please call the school attendance line and leave a message including your child’s full name, teacher’s name and grade. 519-622-6100 ext 1

For up-to-date information on school bus delays, cancellations and school closures, please visit www.stswr.ca. To contact Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region directly, phone 519-650-4934.

Information about student transportation cancellations or school closings due to severe weather, is also available through the following:

KFUN FM 99.5

CKGL AM 570

CHYM FM 96.7

DAVE FM 107.5

CJOY FM 106.1

CKWR FM 98.5

KICX FM 106.7

The Beat 91.5

CTV-Southwestern Ontario

For school closure, you can also visit www.wcdsb.ca. Click on “Delays and Cancellations”.

If you are planning to take a vacation, please call the school office or send a note in your child’s agenda to the classroom teacher.

Missing a School Day or Late

For more NEWS about school events,

school celebrations and many great

moments, follow us on twitter:

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This month, we will focus on “Being Responsible

and a Collaborative Contributor”. You can help

your child(ren) by encouraging and modeling:

Making good choices in their learning behaviour

Planning ahead

Working well with others

Brainstorming some ideas and sharing them

Working effectively as a team member

Thinking critically about their work

Respecting the responsibilities and contributions of self and others

Home of the Scotties! Sports Update

Bus Delays and Cancellations

Planning to Take a Vacation?

We would like to congratulate the Intermediate Football team on a successful tournament. Our athletes won 6 games, 2 ties, and had only 1 loss. They displayed great Scottie spirit both on and off the field. Big thanks to our coach, Mr. Martins!

Every year, we create a School Improvement Plan. We look at data from many sources and fine tune an area of “Urgent Need” or Problem of Practice. This year, St. Margaret’s staff is committed to the following area of Numeracy, as our Urgent Need: Algebraic Reasoning: Through regular and ongoing Number Sense Routines, students will be able to build their knowledge of Algebraic Reasoning, and confidently apply these skills.

School Improvement Plan: Our Urgent Need

P.A.Day

Friday, November 18th is a

Professional Activity Day. There will

be NO SCHOOL that day.

November Theme: Being Responsible

and a Collaborative Contributor

Wow! Our Grade One friends

are experiencing the Chrome

books for the

first time with

their Grade Seven learning

buddies! With the help of

their buddies, the Grade

Ones are creating a four

slide Science Power Point

presentation explaining the

changes that happen to plants or animals

during each of the four seasons. Keep up the

great work!

The grade 1/2s

have been

learning about

patterns. They are

creating Pattern

Pumpkins! Grade

1s are creating

repeating patterns; grade 2s are creating

repeating, growing and shrinking patterns.

A few weeks ago, we did the Terry Fox Run. Here

are the grade 2/3 students showing how many

laps they did on the Terry Fox Run. The next step

was to estimate how many laps our whole class

did. We did 609. An average of about 31 laps per

student.

The Grade 2/3

students were

also developing

a graphic

organizer

collaboratively

to plan a

Halloween

story.

SPOTLIGHT PRIMARY

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8

Progress

Reports Go

Home

9

Picture

Retake Day—

AM

10

Parent Teacher

Conferences

11

Remembrance Day

Liturgy 10:45 am

12

13

Friendship

Week

14

Primary Trip To

Sharon, Bram

and Friends—am

15 16

St. Margaret Feast

Day

17 18

P.A. Day: No

School

19

Confirmation

Enrolment

Mass 5:00

20

Confirmation

Enrolment

Masses 9:00

or 11:00

21

The Ned Show

at 10:20

22 23 24

Fall Mass at

10:00 at St.

Patrick’s

25 26

27 28

School

Council

Meeting at

6:15

29 30

MADD

presentation for

Intermediates

NOVEMBER 2016

BOOK FAIR November 7-11

The Book Fair will be open during Parent –

Teacher Conferences. Be sure to stop by the

library!

The NED show is

coming to St.

Margaret’s on Nov 21!

This presentation will

focus on resiliency,

never giving up and

trying your best.