Movie Choice
Click the link and choose the movies you would like to watch. You can have more than one choice.
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Head Start Program at St. Mary's
Head Start info.pdf (79884)
McCarthy Focus Days to Buy Uniforms for St. Mary's
McCarthy-27s Uniform Sale - St. Mary.pdf (394726)
Grade 8 Yearbook!
Click to access form: Grad Survey.pdf (663170)
Survey Link: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h108BHCDT0avEQybnbgNgt8IgzkbWyxIklvvM5fRpQhUQ0tYU1RFU1I3SEJXR0dPRElSTEQ2Qlg0TS4u
To be completed no later than May 1:
Send a digital baby/toddler photo to the email below. You must indicate your full name and classroom teacher in the subject line:
Subject Line Full Name, Classroom Teacher
grade8gradphotos@yahoo.com
If you wish to submit other photos that you have from past years with the class, you may also submit them to the email above. The photos may or may not all be used, and will be deleted after being used in the yearbook.
Please ensure the survey and photos are submitted no later than May 1.
We need to have time to put the yearbook together and have time to send off to the printers. Thank you for your cooperation. M. Linhares
City of Pickering I AM ONTARIO Youth Arts Showcase
Check out this opportunity for you to be involved in the Pickering Youth Arts Show. (Click on files below for more information)
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Poster.pdf (745024)
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2017 Durham Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition
Registration Deadline: March 20th, 2017
Contest: April 1st, 2017 @ Durham College/UOIT in Oshawa
Prizes will be awarded to the strongest bridge in each category. Additional prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
For more info: durhampopsiclebridge.ca/new/
Grade 8 Grad Trip to Montréal: Meal Choices
We are pre-ordering two of our meals for this trip. Click on the link provided. Sign in with your Office 365 account and choose one option for each of the 2 meals. (Choose 1 dinner option and 1 breakfast option). Once choosing, you cannot change your order. So, take your time and choose a meal that you would enjoy best. Deadline: Monday, February 13th, 2017 (to make your choice).
Link: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h108BHCDT0avEQybnbgNgkXDZAfvnx1Potpuz7mDnzZURDNaOFNEUEZWQVpTWVY3VEgyRkk1UzdVTi4u
***Reminder: Last payment is due by March 1st, 2017. Also, the cost per student went down from $465 to $415!!!***
St. Mary CSS Film Fest
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New Digital Resources for French as a Second Language Students!
In partnership with the Information and Communication Technology Department, new digital resources are now available to support students in our all of our elementary and secondary French as a Second Language Programs. In our ongoing efforts to improve student learning in these programs, the Encyclopedia Britannica digital resources, Universalis Junior and Universalis Senior have been added to the Student Launchpad. In addition, new French Carousels are now available for students as an online support to the elementary Extended French and French Immersion programs.
The integration of information and communications technologies into the FSL program represents a natural extension of the learning expectations. Whenever appropriate, therefore, students should be encouraged to use ICT to support and communicate their learning. Current technologies are useful both as research tools and as creative media. For example, online dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, and other reference works may be helpful tools for students when conducting research. (The Ontario Curriculum: French as a Second Language Programs, Core French – Grades 4-8, Extended French –Grades 4-8, French Immersion- Grades 1-8, 2013, p.49).
Universalis Junior and Universalis Senior are online encyclopedias that can be used to support student research and inquiry in a variety of grade levels across all FSL programs. These digital tools include thousands of entries, geography resources, engaging videos, as well as, vocabulary tools to assist second language learning for all students such as “read-aloud” technology.
The French Carousels can be used to support the Grades 1-6 curriculum in our Extended French and French Immersion programs and have been used with permission from the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.
Please see below to learn more about accessing these digital tools.
Student Login to the Launchpad Learning Portal
1. Go to https://www.dcdsb.ca
2. Hover (hold your mouse over, but do not click) over the word “Students”
3. Click on the “Launchpad Learning Portal” link
4. Login with your DCDSB email address and your computer password
*** If you have trouble logging into the Launchpad Learning Portal, please contact brian.chen@dcdsb.ca ***
Grade 8 Graduation Trip
Information packages were given out to all families (either to parents who attended on November 3rd or to students (whose families couldn't attend) on November 4th.
Please review and complete all documents if you are interested in your child participating.
All questions and concerns can be directed to Mr. Goff.
The first form (Blue) is due back Thursday, November 10th - ***Update: Our class returned ALL 23 blue forms!!!***
The initial deposit ($100) (+$38 if you are adding the optional insurance) is due Thursday, November 17th.
It looks like an amazing experience (I'm secretly SUPER excited about the food and all the great activities planned!)
IXL Classroom Membership
All students have their usernames and passwords! Have fun with Math :)
Flyer - Voilà Learning: Homework Help in French
Parent Flyer for FSL Homework Help_DCDSB_Revised September 13 2016_v3 (1).pdf (2819885)
Logging in to your student account
Step 1. Go to "www.dcdsb.ca"
Step 2. Click on "Students" at the top of the page.
Step 3. Scroll down. On the panel, on the left hand side, click on "LaunchPad Learning Portal Login"
Step 4. Sign in using your Email address and temporary password (or new password if you successfully changed it)
*** Note: Please write your New Password down and share it with me tomorrow ***
From this page you can click on the orange "Office 365" to access all Office programs (Word, Excel, etc)
To change your temporary password to your new password follow these additional steps:
Step 5. While in Office 365, click on the Settings icon at the top right of your screen (it looks like a gear/wheel/cog). From here you should be able to click on "Change Password".
(If this does not work we will try again in class tomorrow)