October 29

The SAN Script – the week of Oct 31 – Nov 4

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Henry James

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St. Anthony This week

Monday, October 31

Halloween!!

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Office Hours Rec Link Mondays 9:00 – 3:00PM – Nahima Mohamed,
Family Coordinator will be here all day Monday

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Tuesday, November 1

Lunch Lady

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Karen Morin in to observe JK and Grade 3 students

Teresa at System Class Networking at CEC- AM only

Andrew Harvey visits SAN to work with selected Junior Green Club Students preparing our school grounds for winter

Wednesday, November 2

collaborative team: Nora presenting

Y Kids Academy

Wastefree Wednesdays
Rosary schedule 2016-2017
every 1st Wednesday of the month
beginning Wednesday, October 5th

JK 8:30-8:50
SK 8:50-9:10
grade 1/2 12:15-12:40
grade 2/3 12:45-1:15
grade 3 9:15-9:45
grade 4/5 10:00-10:40
grade 5 10:40-11:15

CLL – Paul away all day

Thursday, November 3

Progress Reports going home today

Friday, November 4

Pizza Day

Swimming at Plant Bath grade 5/6 class

St. Anthony Superstars

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You should all be getting e-mails this weekend asking you to choose a password for your edublog.  Please follow through and set up your blog.  You can start with the instructions below. The link for completing the start-up steps is here

I will help you through this process, but this is part of the changeover we need to do before January.

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October 28

The SAN Script Friday, October 28

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Abraham Lincoln

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English: Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.

 

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Pizza Today!

St. Anthony Superstars I care

Maria away –  Faith in Pedagogy Conference

Swimming at Plant Bath grade 5/6 class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to set up your own Edublog account! We need to start creating your accounts so you will be able to start taking over bloging after Christmas.

Here are the suggestions I am getting from Edublogs – I will st up your accounts and then give you your login information.  I will also help you with any issues you have learning about how to use Edublogs.

No worries at all!

Paul

1. Log into their Edublogs account.
They would go here:
http://edublogs.org/
Then login with the username and password you created a couple of days ago for them

2. Go to Dashboard > My Site

3. Click on Create new site

4. Follow the instructions to create their new blog.

These blogs will be free Edublogs.  If you want them all to have Edublogs Pro features on their blogs I would use a bulk upgrade – http://help.edublogs.org/bulk-upgrades/

If you have any other questions please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

Best Regards.

Carlos Sillero
Customer Service & Support
Edublogs | CampusPress

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October 27

The SAN Script – Thursday, October 27

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Esri Story Maps are an amazing way to tell stories in your classrooms – for free!!  I will be looking to get a school account that we all can use.  The customer support is amazing, and the variety of mapping apps is incredible.

 

Here is a second example – mine is at the top of the blog

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Maria Faith in Pedagogy Conference – next two days

Paul away at interagency lunch today

Paul away – 2:30 PM today

Halloween Party – School Council 4:00-5:00PM

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October 26

The SAN Script – Wednesday, Oct. 27th

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mahatma Gandhi

Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park, Montana. The road stretches 50 amazing miles (80 km) reaching a maximum elevation of 6,646 ft (2,026 m) at Logan Pass. Construction began in 1921 and was completed in 1932 with formal dedication on July 15, 1933. The road is the first to have been registered in all of the following categories: National Historic Place, National Historic Landmark, and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. [source]


Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park, Montana.
The road stretches 50 amazing miles (80 km) reaching a maximum elevation of 6,646 ft (2,026 m) at Logan Pass. Construction began in 1921 and was completed in 1932 with formal dedication on July 15, 1933. The road is the first to have been registered in all of the following categories: National Historic Place, National Historic Landmark, and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. [source]

St. Anthony Today

Waste-free Wednesdays

Denis’ Birthday today!!

Y Kids Academy – leaving before school

Dr.Olmsted in for assessment

 

 

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October 23

The SAN Script – The week of October 24 – 28

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Our latest team videos!

St. Anthony this week

Monday, October 24

Photo Retake Day

Grade 5/6 Bake Sale

Geraldine at CEC for Resource networking (PM)

Superstars Assembly – 2:15

Tuesday, October 25

Valleyview Farm Gr. 1,2

progress reports to office

Wednesday, October 26

Dr.Olmsted in for assessment

Y Kids Academy

Wastefree Wednesdays

Thursday, October 27

Maria Faith in Pedagogy Conference

Interagency brown bag lunch – Paul

Halloween Party 

HALLOWEEN PARTY! (Oct. 27, from 4pm to 5pm)

Dear Parents and Caregivers

On Thursday, October 27, we are hosting our annual Halloween party at St. Anthony Catholic School.  It will be hosted by the School Council and begins at 4:00pm.  Your child MUST be accompanied by a parent.  Your child will leave the school at 3:00 pm, as usual, and return with you at 4:00pm.  If your child attends the extended program, you can pick up your child at the program at 4:00pm and bring them to the party.

Children are invited to wear their Halloween costume to the party as there will be a costume parade.  The admission is $2.00 per adult and $1.00 per child.  This cost will help pay for the pumpkins and treats.

Please do not send any money to your child’s teacher.  It will be collected at the gym entrance.

See you Thursday!

Friday, October 28

Pizza Day

Swimming at Plant Bath grade 5/6 class

St. Anthony Superstars

Blogs for everyone!

On your own blog, you can add them as users by going to Users > Add New > Add New Users. Enter the username they want to use and their email address. Assign them the role of Teacher if you want them to be able to moderate student content.

If they want to have their own unique URL, they can simply register their user free account and blog on http://edublogs.org and then upgrade it if they need a Pro (class) blog.

There is an extra step you need to follow if you have existing student blogs attached to My Class and you want the teachers to manage their blogs.  
Hi everyone

Here are the steps I will be following to set you up with your own blog on Edublogs – hopefully, this week

Here are the steps:

  1. Go to Users > Add New
  2. Add the teacher as a user to the blog assigned the role of Teacher 
  3. Go to My Class > Settings
  4. Check their username is listed at the bottom of the page
  5. Click Save and leave the browser open while all blogs are updated. 

You need to click Save in My Class > Settings after adding them to the class blog otherwise they aren’t added as users to the student blogs.    

 

and for you…

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This is intended as a quick get start guide to setting up your blog. You’ll find the complete Edublogs User Guide here.

GETTING STARTED

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October 20

The SAN Script Thursday, October 20

 

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Culture Shock Canada will be working at our school again this year starting in November – this will be a lunch-time program that the school will subsidize.  The program ran really well last year culminating in a full-day workshop and performance at the end of the school year.  We will be getting 8 weeks of lessons in before Christmas.

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Peter Atkinson (superintendent) in today at 9:30 am

Boys Gaelic Football – at St. Gemma’s Shannon out

Go Girls group begins today for all grade 6 girls-Learning Commons reserved

Papa Jack popcorn 

Theresa Patenaude, Speech-Language Pathologist, in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class all day.

Please remember to put your events on the calendar – if they are not there please don’t expect us to put them on for you. 

Time to get started!  This is the beginning of the starter guide for Edublogs – the current blog will be stopping at Christmas, this will be the time to take this function over.  I can help you sign up and get started.  One teacher – Stephanie was signed up today.

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October 19

The SAN Script – Wednesday, October 19

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Nearpod – open to buying licenses if anyone wants them for their class

 

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Starr Gymnastics Schedule – this year we can go to their gym – buses for free!!!!

Please let me know what you think of this schedule:

These would hinge on the actual number of kids you have so please let me know how the numbers would actually break down.

 
Monday, November 7th
12:30 to 1:30 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
1:30 to 2:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
 
Monday, November 14th
12:30 to 1:30 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
1:30 to 2:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
 
Monday, November 21st
12:30 to 1:30 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
1:30 to 2:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
 
Monday, November 28th
12:30 to 1:30 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
1:30 to 2:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
 
Monday, December 5th
12:30 to 1:30 – Group 1 (50 Kids)
1:30 to 2:30 – Group 2 (50 Kids)
 
The times can also adjust a bit to make sure you are back at school in time for dismissal. If we go with this plan, we also have a couple week buffer before Christmas if any of the dates don’t work.
 
Let me know how this works for you and we will get it booked. I have cc’d the Lancaster team so they will be in the loop as well.
 
All the best, looking forward to getting this project working this year!
St. Anthony Today
Geraldine away – all day
Gaelic Football – Nora away tournament at St. Gemma’s
Wastefree Wednesdays
Y Kids Academy
Swim to survive – Grade 3
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October 18

The SAN Script Tuesday, October 18

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Mark Twain

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What is the impact of recycling just ONE can? Novelis and Discovery Education are proud to bring you Life of a Can, a brand new elementary recycling education program that allows your students to explore this question and many more! Your students will be empowered to make a positive difference in their communities as they explore the never-ending lifecycle of a recycled aluminum can.

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St. Anthony Today

Faith Mentor Day – Paul and Maria away – will try to provide notes through the blog

Musée de l’Histoire – juniors all day

Dr. Olmsted in-office in ESL room reserved for testing

IEP’s home today

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October 16

The SAN Script – the week of October 17 – 21

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Wolf Trail on a rainy Sunday

verse of the day

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

– Ephesians 2:10
voice of the day

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.

– Dalai Lama XIV
prayer of the day

Go before us, God, so that we may follow in your steps.

– adapted from Common Prayer

A Prayer for Haiti

By Rose Marie Berger 10-12-2016

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Photo provided by Ginette Thomas

Editor’s Note: At least 1.4 million people are in need of aid in Haiti, according to the U.N., after Hurricane Matthew hit the nation, killing nearly 1,000 people. We offer our prayers.

Most Holy Creator God, Lord of heaven and earth,
we bring before you today your people of Haiti.
It is You who set in motion the stars and seas,
You who raised up the mountains of the Massif de la Hotte
and Pic La Selle. It is You who made her people in your very image:
Their gregarious hearts and generous spirits,
their hunger and thirst for righteousness and liberty.
It is you, O Lord, who planted the rhythms of konpa, Twoubadou,
and zouk in the streets of Cite-Soleil; You who walk the paths
outside of Jacmel and Hinche. Your people, O Lord, cry out to you.

Haiti, O Haiti: The world’s oldest black republic,
the second-oldest republic in the Western world.

God, You are the One who answers the cries of the suffering.
You are a God who sees, frees, and redeems your people.
“I too have heard the moaning of my people,” you spoke to Moses.
Now, Lord, speak again to Chanté, Agwe, Nadege, and Jean Joseph.
Speak now, O Lord, and comfort Antoine, Jean-Baptiste,
Toto, and Djakout. Raise up your people from the ash heap
of destruction and give them strong hearts and hands,
shore up their minds and spirits. Help them to bear this new burden.

As for us, Lord, we who are far away from the rubble and the flood,
from the sobbing and moans, but who hold them close in our hearts,
imbue us with the strength of Simon the Cyrene.
Help us to carry the Haitian cross. Show us how to lighten
their yoke with our prayers, our aid, our resources. Teach
us to work harder for justice in our own country and dignity in Haiti,
so that we may stand with integrity when we hold our Haitian families
in our arms once again. We ask this in the name of Jezikri,
Jesus Christ. Amen.

Photo: Brandon Hook / Sojourners
Rose Marie Berger

Rose Marie Berger is Senior Associate Editor for Sojourners magazine.

St. Anthony This Week

Monday, October 17

Kindergarten team meeting with ASD itinerant Grace Milward

Tuesday, October 18

Musée de l’Histoire – juniors all day

IEP’s home today

Dr. Olmsted in-office in ESL room reserved for testing

Faith Mentor Day – Paul and Maria away

Wednesday, October 19

Y Kids Academy – grade 6

Girls Gaelic Football Tournament, Nora away

Wastefree Wednesdays

Thursday, October 20

Papa Jack popcorn

Go Girls group begins today for all grade 6 girls-Learning Commons reserved

Theresa Patenaude, Speech-Language Pathologist, in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class all day.

Boys Gaelic Football Tournament

Friday, October 21

Pizza Day Today!

Staff Intention mass

Swimming at Plant Bath grade 5/6 class (PM)

“Blogging is your job.”
October 15, 2016 by George Couros @gcouros
“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey
In a conversation with a principal yesterday, she asked me how I keep up with blogging. I then proceeded to ask her if her door is “always open”, to which she replied “yes”. My response? You have to close it sometimes. Reflection is a crucial part of the work that we do, and without looking back, it is almost impossible to move forward. Ultimately, I told her, “blogging is your job.”
When you look at it as an extra, it will not likely get done. When you see it as part of your job, it will get it done.
Make appointments with yourself. Keep them. Fight through writers block. Take time to reflect.
People may ask, “Why do you have to blog? Why not just reflect?” When you reflect on your own, you are accountable to yourself. When you blog, you are accountable to yourself and others. Others need to hear your voice.
Adam Schoenbart writes about dealing with writer’s block, and how he deals with, by also sharing ideas for upcoming posts.
There’s not too much rhyme or reason to what I write about when beyond passion and inspiration. Sometimes a topic will be timely and will take precedence. Often, my teaching or coaching work will inspire new ideas. I try to only write about the things that I’m excited about and to turn my passions into reflective pieces and learning opportunities, both for myself and for others.
Coming up on the list right now, there’s:
• How I Made the New School Year Fun: Reigniting My Love of the Classroom
• Coaching Reflections: How I Want to Be a Better Coach
• What If?: Exploring My Admin Internship and Problem Solving
• Perusing Pear Deck: #OssiningPride Explores Pear Deck
• An Argument Against Absolutism in EdTech: Is there always a best practice?
If you see reflection as crucial to what you do, don’t find time; schedule time.1
You may feel like you have nothing to say, but you do have a story to tell.

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