FRIDAY - HATS FOR HOPE!

Reminder:
This Friday, our Lenten project fun fund-raiser is called "HATS FOR HOPE"!  

Please have your child wear a hat and bring loonies and toonies to help provide clean water to the those in need,  as well as, the Shepherd's of Good Hope charity who help those in our own city in need!

Thank you for your ongoing support!

REPORT CARD & INTERVIEW REMINDER

Term 1 report cards go home on February 18 
and will be followed by interviews on Wednesday, February 24 between 3:15 to 5:30 pm. 
[Interviews will be by REQUEST ONLY.]

Just a reminder that, as per Board policy, 
Junior Kindergarten students' reports will be comprised of anecdotal* comments. (*No marks)
Senior Kindergarten will have both marks & comments. 



** Please RETURN the report card envelope, as we will recycle/ re-use it for the June reports.  

In regards to "marks", as listed on the developmental key, a 'DE' indicates that your child is "Developing as Expected", = meeting the Kindergarten program expectations as outlined by the Ministry of Education. Children who are demonstrating skills (< in class) that are significantly above ministry standards would merit a ‘WD’, which signifies the skill is “Well Developed”. 
A 'BD' indicates that a child is “Beginning to Develop” the skill in question and requires further reinforcement. A 'NT' signifies "Needs more Time and experience", as the skill or expectation in question has not yet begun to develop or is not being demonstrated at school.

If your child receives a mark of BD or NT, it may have something to do with their birth date; a month or two more of life experience is a significant percentage in the life of a four & five year old. Or it may mean they simply need a little more support and practice at home to reinforce some skills, such as rote counting and letter-sound recognition. This is why Kindergarten is a two year program.

YOUR TERM 2 PIZZA ORDER is DUE!

If you would like to order pizza for the second half of the year orders are due by

February 12th. 

This order goes from Feb 24 to June 22. 

All orders need to be 

done online.  

(If you need help doing this, please call the office for help.)

Thank you.

CAKE RAFFLE IS ON FRIDAY!

$1 = one ticket          $2 = three tickets

If you would like to have a chance to win a cake (donated by / or made by Grade 6 parents) - please send in your coins ASAP!!

 

The RAFFLE is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

SEEKING FOSTER FAMILIES - Can you HELP?

Did you know there are children in group care who are waiting for a foster family?

ON BEHALF OF:

Michael Justinich
Project Management Coordinator - Education and Youth Transitions
Children's Aid Society of Ottawa

HELPING YOUTH BUILD A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

Children with special needs and youth need to have an environment where they can reach their milestones while being protected and loved. 

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CAS) wants to ensure that youth coming into care have such an environment in a family based setting. A special needs child or teenager is dependent on his/her caregiver and therefore need to know that he/she really belongs to a home with identifiable surroundings. 

Far too often there are not enough families and they end up in a group home.  Group Homes can help provide temporary stability but researchers have proven that they do not provide a sense of belonging, a sense of family. Furthermore, there is also a greater possibility for teenagers and special needs children to age out of the system alone, without a family.

Fostering is a commitment to provide safety, security and predictability in the lives of children and youth who require a temporary, short-term out-of-home placement. Foster parents open their hearts and homes to children and youth in need.

We are reaching out to you in the hopes that you would partner with us, or help us search for new foster families. 

You can help by fostering a youth in care or spreading the news through your own personal and professional networks. For more information call:

Janique Cyr at 613-747-7800 ext. 2415 

or janique.cyr@casott.on.ca

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NATIONAL SWEATER DAY - tomorrow!

National Sweater Day is being 

celebrated at Holy Redeemer on

Thursday,  February 4th. 


Check out: WWF WEBSITE - SWEATER DAY


National Sweater Day is a fun way to 

learn about the importance of saving 

energy and inspires you to use less heat all winter. 

We will turn down the heat by a few degrees and throw on our warmest sweaters to show support for taking action.