What's Happening For March 2010 (Updated on 3/1/2010)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:41:30 GMT

We can hardly believe that the month of March is already here. After a great, busy month of February, we look forward to another wonderful month at École Marie-Anne-Gaboury.

Operation Donation March 1–5

We are collecting food for Winnipeg Harvest through the Operation Donation campaign. We are encouraging everybody to participate!

Monday – bring an item from the 10 Most Wanted list
- canned fish/meat
- cereal
- macaroni and cheese
- dry pasta
- baby food
- canned soup
- canned fruit/vegetables
- peanut butter
- spaghetti sauce
Tuesday – Spaghetti Road – bring in a pasta item
Wednesday – Breakfast – bring in a breakfast item
Thursday – How many babies can we feed? – bring in a baby food item
Friday – Anything Goes – bring in anything that you would like

Important Dates

March 2		Open House at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé at 7:00 p.m. for parents and students interested in attending CJS
March 8		PAC meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the staff room
March 10		Kindergarten Information Meeting at 7 p.m. Please spread the word If you know any child who will be turning five before December 31, 2010. We will begin accepting registration after the presentation on March 10. Please bring your child`s birth certificate.
March 11		Portfolio Evening Please send in your meeting request form. Confirmations will be sent home by Friday, March 5.
March 12		FrancoFolk at École Howden for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. FrancoFolk is an interactive storytelling group.
March 15		“Illusions of Drugs” assembly for Grade 5–8 students. This program uses magic and illusion to send an important message about the dangers of drug use.
March 22–26		Kindergarten Registration Week Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the exception of Wednesday, March 24 (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
March 23		2:30 p.m. Dismissal
March 25		Spring Photos
		Pac Movie Night
March 26		Pac Pizza Lunch
		Last Day of School before Spring Break

The staff and students at École Marie-Anne-Gaboury wish you all a GREAT month of March.

March News (Updated on 3/1/2010)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:24:40 GMT

What a busy and fun-filled month we had during the month of February! I would like to thank all of the students, staff and parents for their participation in the variety of activities that took place during the very busy month of February. It is thanks to your creativity, hard work and dedication that we are able to accomplish so much both in and out of our classrooms. This year, we were very lucky to have the Grade 8 students (directed by Mme Labossière, Mme Daumler and Mme Thérèse), organize a variety of activities for the Olympics and le Festival du Voyageur. Un grand merci aux élèves de la 8ième année! We were very happy to see that so many students and parents took advantage of the special occasions that were made available to them. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank the members of our Louis Riel School Board as they recently approved a $2000.00 S.C.I.P. grant that the school and the PAC had previously submitted. The funds were used to hire a live band (traditional French music) and to subsidize a portion of the food costs associated with our “Festival du Voyageur community Dinner”. The funds were also put towards the crafts that all of our students made during Festival Week. Merci beaucoup!

Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

As February was our second reporting period, last Friday, you would have received your child’s report card and a letter related to the portfolio evening. In addition to working hard on developing their units, finding new resources and activities, teachers have also been working hard on ensuring fair evaluation strategies and continually assessing and evaluating their students’ progress and needs. The report card is an opportunity for you to continue the discussions with your child related to his/her progress. This discussion will also carry on to our portfolio evening to be held on the evening of Thursday, March 11th. The expectation is that all students attend the portfolio evening with their parents. Please see the letter received for information on how you can select your preferred time for your portfolio meeting. We invite you to read the article on page 6 off the March newsletter related to the portfolio process. Please call the office, at 253-9704, with any questions.

Kindergarten Information Evening

The “Kindergarten Information Evening”, another very important evening for our school, will be held on Wednesday March 10th. We would appreciate if you spread the word, related to the advantages of French Immersion, to people in the community. Adding a second language to your child’s skills and abilities gives them a huge advantage in today’s society. Thanks in advance for being advocates of our French Immersion program.

Operation Donation

I would like to encourage each student and staff to participate in our “Operation Donation” food drive (see letter sent home or article on Page 1 of the March newsletter). Merci d’avance! March also finishes with a bang as we are provided with some “family time” during Spring Break. Have a great month!

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