
Roncalli Elementary School
Parent/Guardian Newsletter March 2, 2025
Upcoming Dates
Mar 7 - PL Day @ Roncalli; No School for Students on this day
Mar 14 - Kinderstart Session #3; No school for kindergartens on this day
Mar 17 - NLSchools Holiday; No School for Students
Mar 20 - OPTIS opens to parents/guardians @ 10:00 AM
Mar 21 - Term 2 Report Cards go home
Mar 24 - 28 Education Week
Mar 25 - Kindergarten Photo Retakes
Mar 26 - OPTIS closes to parents/guardians @ 10:00 AM
Mar 27 - Term 2 Parent/Guardian Teacher Conferences 1 - 6 PM; Students dismissed at 11:30 AM
Apr 4 - School Development Surveys Closes Today
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
June 26 - Last Day of School for Students
School Development Surveys
School Development Surveys are conducted annually to gather feedback from students, staff, and parents/guardians to inform the school development process. The survey results will be provided to your child’s school and used with other data to identify the school’s strengths and challenges. Your child’s school will then create and implement a plan to build on successes and address areas of challenge.
The survey is anonymous, which means that we cannot connect your survey responses to you. We encourage everyone to participate so that we have the most accurate representation of family perceptions at your school.
The Family Survey will be available from February 24th - April 4th, 2025. Please complete the survey by clicking on the following link: https://ca.research.net/r/SDFamily2425EN. If you do not have internet access contact your school.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the school development surveys, please contact:
Allan Johnson at 709-729-7831 or allanjohnson@gov.nl.ca or
Patricia Emberley at 709-729-6850 or patriciaemberley@gov.nl.ca
Thank you for your participation and for being a valued member of our school community.
Term Two Report Cards
Term Two Report Cards will go home via students on Friday, March 21st. Family/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, March 27 from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. We will use the online program, OPTIS, again this year for booking appointments to meet your child’s teacher(s). Here is the link to the OPTIS website and all the instructions you will need. OPTIS will open for bookings on Thursday, March 20th at 10:00 a.m. and will close on Wednesday, March 26th at 10:00 a.m. Interview slots will be a 10 minute session. If you feel you need more time to meet with your child’s teacher, please reach out to the teacher and schedule an alternate time. Note that students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 27th to accommodate the conferences.
D.A.R.E. Graduation
We are so proud of our wonderful Grade Six students who graduated this past week from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's D.A.R.E (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) Program. This highly educational program filled with many lifelong lessons is provided to all of our Grade Six students in conjunction with the RNC and led by the amazing Constable Stephen Fitzgerald. Over the last few months our students have learned all about drug education, peer pressure, effective decision making, and making responsible and safe choices. The DDMM (Dare Decision Making Model) provides an excellent framework and lens to help our students navigate the challenges of the next few years of their teenage life and into their later life. We are very proud of all of our Grade Six students for successfully completing this program and for committing to being a responsible, kind and caring citizen.
Pink Shirt Day
Each and every day at Roncalli we encourage and promote "Kindness For All." We know that when everyone is on the same kind, supportive and caring team, that everybody WINS.
Belongings
A reminder to ensure that before your child leaves for school each day that they have all the things they will need for school that day - Band Instrument, Indoor Shoes, Lunch Bag, Recess Snack, Bookbag, Winter Clothing for outside play etc.
Ramadan
Friday evening, February 28th, marked the beginning of Ramadan for Muslims around the world; a time of fasting, reflection, prayer, and community. To all of our Islamic students and families
May this Ramadan bring peace, blessings and joy to you and your loved ones.
Ramadan Mubarak! (Happy Ramadan)
Have a Great Week Everyone!
Trina, Sherry and the TEAM @ Roncalli
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