Our Walk With Jesus

The Halton Catholic District School Board held its annual Walk with Jesus 

on Thursday, May 10 in Milton. 

Our class held its own in our schoolyard at the end of the day.

Grandparents are Special ...

• they give me kisses - Joemar
• they are in our family - Ben
• they give us lots of stuff - Daniel
• because I love them - Morakinyo
• they sometimes give me cookies, treats and lollipops - Audrey
• because they give me candy all the time - Aaniyah
• sometimes I get to go to their house - Dario
• when they come to Canada, I get presents - Leticia
• they bring me to Disney on Ice - Genesis
• they pick me up every day - Kai
• they love Jesus - Evelyn
• because they take care of me - Olivia
• they shake my hands - Taeyin
• because they love me - Alexandria
• they give me candy - Kamryn
• they help me - Nolan
• they love me a lot - Mila
• I like when they come to my house - River
• they hug me - Luca
• they love me - Ethan
• they are my best friends - Matthew
• they are happy - Joseph
• they love me - James

Thank you to all our special guests for coming to the Grandparents Tea on Thursday! We loved sharing our classroom activities (planting, Lego, journals, books and flower pictures) - and of course the cookies  - with you! What a perfect way to celebrate Education Week!

Our Education Week ended with a Marian Celebration on Friday morning. The Rosary Apostolate prepared a liturgy celebrating Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Canada.  Our Lady of the Cape (Notre-Dame-du-Cap in French) is a title given to Mary the Mother of God in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. The title refers specifically to a statue of the Blessed Mother which is currently located in the Old Shrine. Your child will bring home a booklet to share with you which tells the story of Our Lady of the Cape. 

Have a blessed Mother's Day weekend!

Happy Spring!

We love the sunshine ... an opportunity to play and explore and explore outdoors: ball, bikes and bugs!

With the return of warm weather and high UV ratings, please ensure your child is outfitted for sun protection. We recommend sunhats and sunscreen. Since teachers are not permitted to apply sunscreen to students, please teach your child to independently apply sunscreen to all exposed areas. Sunscreen sticks are available, and while a little more expensive, they allow your child to easily and confidently apply their own sunscreen.

With spring comes, new life. We have been talking about baby animals, green leaves and grass and flowers. We have been planting and will continue to plant in the classroom. We have started with grass seed and happily after three days our grass has sprouted from seed. In the coming weeks we will plant flowers and herbs. Stay tuned!

Introducing our Friendship Corner

This week we added a new feature to our classroom ... the Friendship Corner. This is a peaceful area of the classroom where children can think, read books and talk. Here we celebrate the gift of friendship with social stories and friendship apples. If little ones are having a dispute or a "kid problem", they are encouraged to quietly talk out their problem without teacher intervention. This fosters independence, social skills, conflict resolution and problem-solving.

Upcoming Dates

Week of May 7 - PAT Cancelled
Thursday, May 10 - Grandparents Tea 10:00 - 10:45 am (JK) 1:30 - 2:15 pm (SK)
Friday, May 11 - Marian Day Celebration - 9:15 - 10:00 am
Friday, May 18 - Pizza Lunch
Monday, May 21 - Victoria Day Holiday - No School
Friday, June 1 - PA Day - No School for Students
Thursday, June 21 - SK Graduation - Afternoon