Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School 180 Grandville Circle, Paris, ON N3L 0A9 519-442-4443 Principal: Ms. K. Mitchell Secretary: Mrs. C. Devereux www.sacredheartparis.ca ZONE 3 Sacred Heart School s purpose is to recognize that each student is unique. We strive to motivate all students to achieve their academic, personal and spiritual potential. January 2015 Newsletter From the Principal s Desk Registration for Junior and Senior Kindergarten will take place during the month of January for children who are ages four or five by December 31, 2015. Parents are asked to contact the school and arrange an appointment to register their children. Please be prepared to provide the following: A birth certificate or other government document to show proof of age A Roman Catholic baptismal certificate for either the child or parent High School Open House and Online Course Registration! Special points of interest From the Principal s Desk Kindergarten registration High School Open House From the Pastor s Desk Winter Tips January Calendar Math Support Transportation and Health and Safety Tips World Autism Awareness Day High school registration is just around the corner. All families welcome! Visit a local Catholic secondary school during an open house session in January to see the amazing programs and opportunities that are waiting for you. Advanced Placement Programs, Co- Op/OYAP opportunities, Specialist High Skills Major Programs, etc. are all supported by a team of incredible educators who are waiting to join your journey and help you succeed in doing what you love to do for life! Our secondary schools now offer online course selection. Visit Career Cruising to select your courses online for next semester. If you require assistance, please visit your Secondary School Guidance Department. St. John s College Visit- January 14, 5:45 pm
From The Pastor s Desk Another Christmas is behind us and I hope you and your family had a joyful celebration. May this new year be a good one for all of us. Parish Information Sacred Heart Catholic Church Pastor: Father Michael Bennett 17 Washington St., Paris, ON 519-442-2465 Masses Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. and 11 a.m. I look forward to our meeting with the parents of our grade 2 children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation on February 25th and their First Holy Communion on May 3rd. Our parent s meeting will be Wednesday, January 28th at 7 p.m. in our Church. I hope each child will be represented at this meeting. I encourage you to strengthen your connection with family, school and parish and this will help your children truly benefit from a Catholic school education. Blessing upon you in this new year. Father Michael Bennett Jan 28 Feb 25 April 1 May 3 May 6 June 22 7:00 p.m. Parents meeting for First Reconciliation and First Communion 7:00 p.m. First Reconciliation Service 7:00 p.m. Parents Meeting for Confirmation First Communion Mass -2 p.m. Confirmation with grade 7 students, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Grad Mass, 2:00 p.m. at the Church Epiphany is a Greek word that means unveiling; where something is revealed. God revealed his love for all people by sending us his son, Jesus, as a baby. Gold, frankincense and myrrh were three very expensive gifts; gold is a precious metal; frankincense and myrrh are rare, sweetsmelling incenses, Myrrh is the main ingredient in holy anointing oil.
A Note From Your School s Public Health Nurse Winter Tips for Keeping Your Family Safe The winter season is a great time to spend outdoors with family and friends. Being physically active during wintertime can help keep the whole family healthy, but sometimes injuries can spoil the fun. Follow some of these safety tips to help keep you and your little ones safe outdoors: Dress appropriately for the winter weather a coat, hat, scarf, mitts and winter boots will help keep everyone warm. Take frequent breaks from the cold to let your body warm up. Use sunscreen and wear sunglasses, even in the wintertime. Up to 80% of the sun s UV rays are reflected from the snow. Stay away from the banks of ponds, lakes, streams and rivers. They may look safe at first glance, and if there is ice, it may look like it is thick enough to skate or step on, but underneath the water is moving very quickly and can be very dangerous. Protect your head when going tobogganing or sledding; wear a helmet. A ski helmet is recommended, as it is designed to withstand the types of speeds and falls that could happen with this type of activity Monday, January 5 Wednesday, January 7 Monday, January 12 Thursday, January 15 Tuesday, January 13 Welcome back! Mass at the school, 9:00 a.m. P.A. Day, no school Pizza day Keating Tour meeting for all grade 7 and 8 students and parents, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17 Free Throw Competition at Sacred Heart School gym-registration from 12:45-1:15, competition from 1:15-2:15 Wednesday, January 21 Wednesday, January 28 Subway day 7:00 p.m. Parents meeting for First Reconciliation and First Communion AAA Basketball tournament at St. John s College beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January 30 Report cards go home
How Can I Support My Child In Math? Carol Dweck is a researcher in the area of Growth Mind Set. Listed below is a TED talk she gave: The power of believing that you can improve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x0mgoosplu Free Math tutoring: https://www.khanacademy.org/ Ministry of Education Website The link below was developed by the Ministry of education as a resource for parents to assist their children in math. http://oame.on.ca/mathies/index.html HOMEWORK HELP FOR KIDS Free online math tutoring is available for students in grade 7,8,9,10. This online site is open from Sunday to Thursday. You will need your child s OEN number that is located on the top of the report card http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/hhregisternow.jpg One great way to reinforce math learning is through games. Listed below are some recommended resources, game and apps to support math learning. Remember to support a growth mind set and praise stamina, discuss various ways to solve math challenges and encourage talk! Resources: Conceptua Math http://www.conceptuamath.com/ Buzzmath https://www.buzzmath.com/ ST Math http://web.stmath.com/ Additional Games: Set http://www.setgame.com/set Muggins! http://www.mugginsmath.com/store.asp Mancala Games & Apps: Motion Math http://motionmathgames.com/ Dragon Box http://www.dragonboxapp.com/ Refraction http://play.centerforgamescience.org/refraction/site/ Wuzzit Trouble http://innertubegames.net Mancala http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-mancala/
You Need two players one die paper and pencil for each player Circles and Stars How to Play Player A rolls the die, then draws that number of fairly large circles. Player B rolls the die and does the same. Player A rolls the die and draws that number of stars in each of his circles. Player B rolls the die and does the same. Each player writes the number sentence that tells how many stars he or she has (for example, four circles with three stars in each circle would be 4x3 = 12 stars). Play six rounds, then determine the total number of stars that each player has. Variation For each round, after Player A draws stars in his circle, determine the probability that Player B will end up with more stars than Player A. You Need two players paper and pencil The Big Bad Wolf How to Play Write the numbers 1 to 6 in a horizontal row. You (Player A) will play the Big Bad Wolf (Player B). Every time it is your turn, you can take any number in the list, as long as at least one factor of that number is also in the list. You get your number and the Big Bad Wolf gets all of the factors of that number that are on the list. For example, if you take a 4, the Big Bad Wolf would get 1 and 2 since those are the factors of 4 left in the list. The Taxman must get something every time, which means you cannot choose a number if no factors of the number remain in the list. When no number in the list has any factors left in the list, the game is over and the Taxman gets all the numbers that are left in the list. Variation Try Big Bad Wolf with the numbers 1 10 or the numbers 1 12. Can you find a winning strategy for any string of number?
Transportation and Health and Safety Tips 1. Please ensure you check the transportation website for daily transportation updates for school bussing at http://www.stsbhn.ca/ and also on the following media sources listed below. We are a Zone 3 school with the Brant County and Paris schools. If bus transportation is cancelled in Zone 3 as announced by your local radio and television stations, Sacred Heart Schoolwill be closed for students and staff. 2. Parents please drop off your children at the front of the school and reserve the bus loading zone for buses only. 3. Since the cold weather is here you may want to have your child/children from grade 1 to 8 meet you in the school parking lot where Ms. Mitchell stands at the end of the school day. The following media sources are also available with bussing updates; Television: CH TV Radio: 1150 CKOC 820 CHAM 102.9 KLite FM 900 CHML 107.9 Y108 Moose FM Easy 101.3 CKOT FM (Tillsonburg) Country 107.3 CJDL FM (Tillsonburg) CD 98.9 CHOW Spirit of Niagara 92.1 - Jewel 92 Our school community is committed to helping others understand what Autism is all about. In doing this, we are bringing our school community together to celebrate Autism Awareness Day. Autism Ontario has invited schools across Ontario to raise funds for the Raise the Flag campaign, which is a powerful way to help students, parents, school staff, and the entire community learn more about Autism. Our Sacred Heart Student Council has donated a portion of their Spirit Day money to the Raise the Flag campaign. With this money, Sacred Heart School becomes a registered school participant. We will receive a flag to fly on April 2 nd and a toolkit full of ideas and resources designed to bring our school community together in raising awareness about Autism. A VERY BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Sacred Heart Student Council for generously donating proceeds from their Spirit Days to this very worthy cause.