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From the Principal’s esk April has arrived and we hope that Spring will

finally be here as well. We are very proud to

announce that our Intermediate Girls’ Basketball

team has qualified for the Upper Canada Cup and

they will compete for this title on Friday, April 4th.

For parents and community members wishing to see

the games but unable to make it to Smith Falls, the

games will be live streamed via UCTV at thefollowing link:

https://new.livestream.com/accounts/6049900/events/2873134

Thank you to Mrs. Fontaine for her work as the

coach of this team!

Students, staff and the greater community have

been working diligently and in many different waysto support the Grady family via the “We’re NUT

Giving Up” campaign. We are very proud of these

excellent examples of empathy, character andcontribution and once again reflect on how

fortunate we are to be part of this community

school.

Many of you are aware that consideration is being

given to introducing an Early French Immersion

program at R-O as a means to become a full service

school offering both Core and EFI programming.

We have engaged in some data gathering over the

past several weeks and have provided this

information to the Board for consideration. Nodecision has yet been made about the timelines for

introducing this program but we will communicate

further as information becomes available.

We are approaching the mid-term point in

Semester 2 and will be hosting Secondary Parent-

Teacher Interviews on Tuesday, April 1st, 6-8 PM.

Report cards for secondary students will be sent

home during the week of April 14th. Parents are

encouraged to attend interviews or to contact ourteachers at any time you have questions, concerns

or simply want to check-in on your child’s learning. 

A reminder that the School Council Meeting has

been changed from Tuesday, April 1st to Tuesday,

April 8th at 6:00 PM.

Easter falls a bit later this year on April 18th -

21st. We wish you a restful Easter weekend and a

warm and snow-free beginning to Spring.

Mrs. Susan Rutters

Picking up your child dren)

You are welcome to use e-mail to let us know

about any absence, or pick-up. If you do, please

remember to send the a copy to the Classroom

Teacher, Mrs. Bombardier

(anita.bombardier@ucdsb.on.ca ) and Mrs.Thompson. (kimberly.thompson@ucdsb.on.ca) in

case one of us is absent. In this way, the bus

note will be completed for the end of the day and

we can fill in any attendance as needed.

French

Throughout this month, students will continue to

work on their respective AIM plays and to respondto simple questions. Groups have been created and

students will start practicing the play within their

assigned groups. Grade six students will finish the

unit on restaurants/menus and should start working

on their AIM play by the end of the month.

Guylene Killoran

April 2014

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Intermediate

The Intermediate Girls Basketball team has been

working very hard this past month and have

produced amazing results on the basketball court.

The girls first participated in an invitationaltournament held at CCVS. In this tournament,

they went undefeated through round robin play and

came up just short by five points in the final game

to La Citadelle.

Their second tournament was the qualifier for the

Upper Canada Cup. Once again, the girls worked

hard and played amazingly as a team, both

offensively and defensively, to come away as

champions defeating St. Lawrence in the final game

35-7.

The girls are off to Smith Falls this Friday tocompete for the Upper Canada Cup. Good luck

girls!!!Summer Fontaine

Arts

I think it's safe to say Spring is finally here!! The

integrated arts students are preparing for our

annual coffee house Glee performance. Anystudents wanting to show off their talents are

asked to speak to Mrs. Lamarche or myself. The

drama club is preparing a one act drama festival to

be presented sometime this spring, stay tuned for

specific dates. Let's shake off our winter blues and

put that "spring" back in our step!

Angela Raycroft

Guidance News

Student course selections for the upcoming school

 year have been completed. Students are reminded

to review their course selections with their parents

and to return their signed form to the guidance

office as soon as possible. The Teachers’ Choice

Awards were held on Wednesday, March 26th at

11:20 a.m. to honour students for their hard workand dedication during the first semester.

Preliminary Progress Reports were mailed home on

March 6th. Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held

on Tuesday, April 1st from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Please be sure to mark this date on your calendar!

Mid-term Report Cards will be issued to students

on April 17th.

Judy Lamarche

Contact STEO

(Student Transportation of

Eastern Ontario)

at 1-855-925-0022

www.steo.ca Inclement Weather phone line

1-866-629-0629

llergy lert 

Reminder that there arechildren in our school with life

threatening allergies to peanuts/nuts,

pineapple, as well as scented products.

This is a medical condition (anaphylaxis)

that causes severe reaction to specific

foods and scented products. This can

result in death within minutes. As this

affects the entire school community, we

are requesting that you not send foods

or items noted as potential hazards to

school with your child. If you have any

questions, please contact your child’s

teacher or school administration.

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COMING SOON!

May 5 to 9 – Education Week

May 6 – School Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. in Library

May 15 – C4K Home Run Derby in Finch

May 23 - Prom @ Quinn’s Inn 

May 26 to Jun – EQAO Gr. 3 & 6

May 28 – One Act Play Rehearsal in Osnabruck Hall

-Silent Auction & Dinner (OFSAA Fundraiser) in Osnabruck HallMay 29 - An evening of One Act Plays in Osnabruck Hall

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1  Pizza Day

& Milk, K-6-Bag2 School Fundraiser

-Secondary Parent-Teacher Interviews

(6:00-8:00 p.m.)

 

2-K-6,

Grilled Cheese& Milk 

3- Subs &

Milk, K-6

4-7/8 Girls Basketball

UC Cup in Smiths Falls 

7 8  Pizza Day

& Milk, K-6

-School Council Meeting,

Library @ 6:00 p.m.

9-K-6, Grilled

Cheese & Milk 10- Subs &

Milk, K-6

11-7/8

Immunizations (Hep B,meningitis & HPV)

-Race Against Drugs, Gr.

6 @ Cornwall Armouries 

14 -8Core Science &

Tech @ Nationview 15  Pizza

Day & Milk, K-6

-Coffee House, 2:00

p.m. 

16-K-6,

Grilled Cheese &

Milk

-8Core Science & Tech @

Nationview-El. Jr. Boys’ BasketballTournament @ R-O 

17- Subs &

Milk, K-6

-7/8 Ext Science & Tech@ Nationview

-El. Jr. Girls’ Basketball

Tournament @ R-O 

18

No School

21

No School

22  Pizza

Day & Milk, K-6

-Earth Day- Ryan’s Well

(M. Power) 

23-K-6,Grilled Cheese &

Milk -7/8 Ext Science & Tech@ Nationview

24- Subs &Milk, K-6 25-7Core Science &

Tech @ Nationview 

28-7Core Science &

Tech @ Nationview 29  Pizza

Day & Milk, K-6

30-K-6,

Grilled Cheese &

Milk