Roncalli Elementary School

Feb 9 - 15 Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

Feb 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Feb 14 - Valentine's Day

Feb 14 - Janeway Day in Schools

Feb 19 - Grade 3 Field Trip to MUN Music School (AM)

Feb 21 - NLSchools Holiday; No School for Students

Feb 24 - NLSchools Holiday; No School for Students

Feb 26 - Pink Shirt Day

Mar 14 - Kinderstart Session #3; No school for kindergartens on this day

Mar 17 - NLSchools Holiday; No School for Students

Mar 21 - Term 2 Report Cards go home

Mar 24 - 28 Education Week

Mar 27 - Term 2 Parent/Guardian Teacher Conferences 1 - 6 PM

Apr 17 - Last Day of School before Easter Break

Apr 28 - Back to School; Day 1 on the schedule

May 2 - Kinderstart Session #4; No school for kindergartens on this day

May 9 - Grade 6 Vaccinations

May 19 - Victoria Day Holiday; No school for students

The first point of contact for students and families should be the classroom teacher. We encourage you to keep an open communication with your child’s teachers throughout the school year. This can be done via google classroom, telephone, email, their website, monthly class memos, Twitter, etc. Developing and maintaining that positive school/family relationship is essential.

We are seeing a significant increase in students arriving late for school or leaving early at the end of the day. We do understand that at times this cannot be prevented, but we do want to remind all of our families that classes start promptly at 8:40 AM each day and dismissal is not until 2:45 PM each day. It is important to remember that attendance is directly tied to student achievement and we want to ensure that each and every student at Roncalli performs to their maximum potential or beyond. It is important that students are on time for classes each day and that they are here for the full instructional day. Consistent attendance is crucial for academic and social success, as it ensures that students are actively engaged and able to fully benefit from the educational opportunities we provide. When students attend school consistently, they not only keep up with their lessons and assignments, but they also develop important life skills such as responsibility, time management, and perseverance. Being present and engaged in the classroom and school allows students to participate in discussions, collaborate with peers, and build strong relationships.

Lunar New Year is spectacular, loud, and for many cultures across Asia the most important festival of the year. Each and every year here at Roncalli some of our classes take this opportunity to learn about this cultural event. Below are some pictures of how we celebrated this year.

All of our students really do love their time Buddy Reading! Some great learning, bonding and friendships develop when we collaborate. A great way to end off Literacy Week!

We had another successful kinderstart session on Friday, January 31. We were so excited to see all of our little rockets once again, and so proud of the great job they did!

Now that the winter weather is here, we ask that you please remind your child the importance of safe play. We want the children to go outside and enjoy the fresh air playing in the snow, but the throwing of snow/snowballs will not be tolerated, as this is very dangerous and accidents can happen very easily.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is February 9 - 15th. We are blessed at Roncalli to have an amazingly committed group of educators and staff working with our students each and every day. We are trying to put together a few small things to say thank you to our teachers and staff for their amazing hard work. This is the one week out of the school year that we want to do a few little extra things to show our appreciation for all that our teachers and staff do for the students and families of Roncalli. If you are interested in helping out in any way please contact Ms. Pearce via phone or email trinapearce@nlschools.ca or any of our school council members.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Trina, Sherry and the Amazing TEAM @ Roncalli