See the tree in every acorn.

About Me

Welcome to another school year at St. Francis of Assisi! I am looking forward to teaching and being a part of your child’s Grade 3/4 school year experiences. I have been teaching for about 20 years, mostly with the Ottawa Catholic School Board. My first teaching assignments ranged from an isolated northern Quebec, a Montessori school, and a school for students having very serious needs. My wife Eve and I have two boys. Olivier is 11 and Emile is 13 years old. My motto is "See the tree in every acorn" because students remind me of how that tiny acorn that may get overlooked has the potential to grow into the mighty oak. If we believe in students and nurture that excitement of learning, there's no telling what mighty oaks they may become!

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

This week's blog will contain just a few notes, as much remains the same, academically.

Thursday, the ILPs begin with presentations about gymnastics, karate, musicals, volcanoes, and baseball pitching! If you need to bring in materials at a certain time or will need specific equipment (eg computer, piano, gym), please let me know ahead of time so that I can book or try out the equipment before the day your child presents. Thanks!

Friday, we celebrate Easter at Mass in the gymnasium  at 9:30. This will be followed by Jump Rope assembly at 1:30.

After the Grade 3 Measurement test this Wednesday,  Grade 3s will begin studying multiplication and division.

Both grades continue to do Einstein questions. However, instead (or as well :-)  students are welcome to create small projects for themselves about topics they are curious and passionate about. Much of the work should be done at school and hopefully presentations will take advantage of our technology, as the Tellegami Einstein presentations did! This is a great way to develop interest, initiative, and presentation skills.

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