The sights of the fall season are certainly evident around our school campus.  It's hard to believe we are nearing the end of the month!  

Our second graders have been working very hard. This week we will start Unit 2 in our religion lessons. Our main focus will be centered around the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. This will be the second sacrament our students will make in their Faith development. In our english/language arts lessons, we will continue to strengthen our skills on short and long vowels, blends, singular/plural nouns and continue to read a variety of stories of different genres. In math we will focus on how to compare and order numbers, identify odd /even numbers and look for patterns using a hundred chart. They certainly have been and will continue to be busy little beavers!

October is fire safety month and we continue to learn and practice how to stay safe in the event of a fire. We read and discussed "Firefighters in Three Communities" using Scholastic News. They learned about three communities rural, suburban and urban and what firefighters have to do to fight fires in these communities. Our students had a wonderful visit from two firefighters who work here in our city, firefighters Cournoyer and Sullivan (Fathers of Matthew and Liliana). They gave a great presentation on fire safety and how important it is to have a family plan in case of an emergency and emphasized the importance of never going back into their house to get their pets or toys. They also discussed the difference between urban and wildfire firefighters. 

At the end there was plenty of time for questions. Our students had some important questions for our firefighters, such as how many gallons of water can a truck hold, what to do if their tanks run out of air, and how far their ladder can go up?  In the end, our guest speakers told the students what they need to do to be a firefighter. They need to do the following:  stay in school, stay out of trouble, less television and playing videos, and going outside to get exercise and staying healthy!  We are very grateful to Firefighters Cournoyer and Sullivan for taking time away from their busy schedules to spend time with us and teaching  our students the importance of fire safety!                          

Thanks buddy! The 1st and 4th graders got together this week to read, share a few stories with each other and create some great bookmarks.

A reminder to parents to label your child's clothing, hats, gloves, etc. We have many items that end up in the Lost and Found box without any identification. Many of these things are expensive items and we know you would love to be reunited with them!

If your child has recently lost anything, please make sure you check the Lost and Found box located at the top of the stairs, on the right, before you enter the cafeteria.

This weekend is the one! Remember to "fall back" this Saturday evening and turn your clocks back one hour. We will all get an extra hour of sleep before we head out to Sunday Mass.