Hope Everyone's Monday is going well! 

December calendars were sent home with the Red Group this afternoon, and will be sent home with the Green Group tomorrow. An electronic copy is available in the Calendar section of my website.

Just a reminder that tomorrow, being December 1st, means the Red Group will be switching to mornings, and the Green Group will be switching to afternoons.

Reports are being sent home tomorrow and OPTIS will open at 3pm for you to book a slot for parent/teacher interviews.

Ms. O'Driscoll

Hello Everyone!

Last week was a very busy week! We had all kinds of fun activities for Acts of Kindness Week. Charity the Kindness Bear visited our class on Friday and shared a lovely story about Mr. Hatch and how his life was changed because of a simple act of kindness. Congratulations to Abbigail and Lyla who were our KINDO Bingo Winners. Enjoy your $5 Subway Gift Card! At our Recognition Assembly, Luke received an award for having an Awesome Attitude, Abbigail received an award for being a Fantastic Friend, and Zoe received an award for having a Glowing Personality. I will be watching everyone carefully for the next Recognition Assembly.

Report Cards will be sent home with students on Tuesday, December 1st. A memo will be sent home with instructions on how to book parent teacher conferences online using OPTIS. OPTIS will open to parents at 3pm on Tuesday. I am available on Wednesday after school from 3:15-5:00PM and all day on Thursday (until 6:30PM). Interview slots are for 10 minutes. I strongly urge all parents to sign up for a time to meet with me to discuss your child's progress. If you are unavailable during these times, or feel that you need longer than 10 minutes, please contact me ASAP!

I look forward to another busy but fun week ahead!

​Ms. O'Driscolll

Just an FYI that homework did not get sent home today, but will be sent home tomorrow! Things were so hectic with report cards and Kindness Week that I completely forgot to photocopy it! My bad!

Thanks,
​Ms. O'Driscoll

Hello Everyone!
This upcoming week is Acts of Kindness Week. There will be all kinds of activities to promote kindness and prevent possible negative actions around bullying. It should be a fun week!

Monday: Kick-Off To Kindness Week Assembly in the P.M. (Please have your child dress in either red, pink or purple!) *LifeTouch orders are due in today if you wish to purchase a school portrait package.

Tuesday: Compliment Day! 

Wednesday: Thank You & Awareness Day!

Thursday: Kindness Undercover Day!

Friday: Pat On The Back Day! 

For details, please refer to the pink memo sent home last week about our upcoming Kindness Week. Information on Parent-Teacher conferences and Report Cards will be sent home this week! 

Ms. O'Driscoll

 Hello Everyone!
I hope this dreary Monday isn't getting you too down! 

The folks from LifeTouch will be back tomorrow for retakes for those of you who were not satisfied with the original photos. If you wish for your child to have his or her photo retaken, please either e-mail me or send a note in your child's message baggie so I know to send them down. Thanks!

Fish orders are due back on Thursday, so please send those back in. I haven't received any yet! Hoping we can raise some money to help Topsail Elementary provide new learning materials and opportunities to our students!

Again, FYI for those who wish to order school clothing, Universal Corporate Wear will be visiting our school to take orders and fit the kids on Friday.

Have an excellent week! 
PS. Congratulations to the Red Group who have received their 5th "Gotcha"!!! Way to go! As a treat for having such great behaviour last week, we had a picnic on the rug and watched an episode of Paw Patrol! A great pick-up for such a rainy Monday!

Hello everyone!
School portrait proofs have been sent home in message baggies. If you wish to order any portrait packages, please send them in by Monday, November 23rd.
Retake information will be available at a later date!

School clothing order forms were also sent home in baggies. Universal Corporate Wear will be at our school next week on November 20th for sizing and to take orders. If you wish to make an order, you can pay with cash, credit card or a cheque (make cheques payable to Universal Corporate Wear).

Have an awesome weekend!
Ms. O'Driscoll

Happy Thursday Everyone!
I just wanted to let you know that I've had a chance to post new pictures to the Media section of our website. There are some from our Halloween Party, and also just from every day activities. Enjoy!

This week we learned about Dental Health and did a sorting activity about what foods are good for our teeth, and which foods are just for "sometimes." We learned about brushing and flossing, and even watched a little video about the Berenstain Bears' visit to the dentist! 

We will be doing some Remembrance Day activities, as well as a craftivity about the Hindu celebration of Diwali (the Festival of Lights) in the coming days. The kids are making amazing progress with their letters and numbers! Way to go!

Our Red Group as accumulated 3 "Gotchas" from other teachers for following all school rules and expectations in the hallways and in school. Our Green Group has 1 so far, but I know they are working very hard to get more!

​Ms. O'Driscoll

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween weekend, and didn't eat too much candy! I'm hoping to get a chance to post the pictures from our Halloween festivities at school over the next few days.
FYI today the Red & Green Groups had their monthly AM/PM switchover. The Green Group is now attending mornings, and the Red Group in afternoons. This will be in effect until December 1st.
Scholastic Orders are sent and should arrive sometime in the next 2 weeks.

The November Newsletter is now available for download. Please click the icon below. I will be sending home November calendars in message baggies tomorrow, but it is currently up in the calendar section of our website.

Thanks for all your continued support!
Ms. O'Driscoll