Some Early House Keeping Information

Hello to all the Parents and family members of our Grade 5/6 class this year! My name is Mr. Vince Francia and I will be your child's teacher this year.  We will be using the class blog and website for most communication throughout the year, however we will of course use the agenda as well.  Just a quick note about security and safety on line. The website and blog both fall under the WECDSB umbrella and as such are not strictly considered public. I only share the blog and website with my class and it is not generally available to the greater Web community. It is my goal to have information that is more static on the website and the blog will be used for daily updates and to let you have a peek into our classroom activities. I will be mainting the calendar on the website for important dates that happen throughout the school year.

SOME HOT BUTTON ISSUES (some for kids--some for parents)

• In most cases, sufficient class time will be alotted for completing class work and assignments. When class work is not completed then it is expected to be finished at home.
• Homework can also be considered independent practice of skills learned.

AN ANOLOGY

In sport, young athletes constantly practice specific skills in hopes to perform better in a game situation.  In the classroom, students can apply the same strategy by practicing skills that lead to success in the classroom at home. 

Examples: reading nightly, reading to an adult, practicing basic operations (especially times tables) and even mastering keyboarding skills. 

• students will have flexible opportunities for snacks during the day-of course healthy snacks are encouraged.
• please visit the blog often and post comments whenever you feel comfortable.

OUR CLASSROOM AGREEMENTS

• No child can expect to learn when they feel they are not valued and respected for their thoughts and opinions.
• We cannot learn in an environment that is unorganized and chaotic.
• Please check out our classroom agreements on the homepage of our website.
• We are in the process establishing these agreements and the students and I will be held accountable to these shared agreements.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LABEL THAT WAS PLACED IN YOUR CHILD'S AGENDA THAT SPECIFIES THE URL'S (WEB ADDRESSES ) OF OUR WEBSITE AND BLOG. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANY TIME TO DISCUSS ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE.