Welcome Back!

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to a new school year at St.Clare!  We hope that your family had a wonderful summer and are returning to school ready to work hard and reach your fullest potential.  We look forward to working with you this upcoming year.  Grade 4 and 5 students in the extended French program will have Mme Joly as their French teacher. The grade 5s will go to Mrs. Moorman's class in the afternoon.  Grade 4 students in the immersion program will go to Mme.Corriveau in the morning and either myself or Mrs.Martinuzzi in the afternoon.  Mrs.Martinuzzi and I are working together closely this year and plan to to integrate technology and New Pedagogies for Deep Learning.

I would like to introduce Ms.Starkey. She is a second-year teacher candidate at the University of Ottawa and will be completing her practicum with the 4/5 extended class in the morning and grade 4 blended class in the afternoon. She will be with us throughout the majority of the year. Ms.Starkey has already demonstrated that she is a strong teacher and we are truly blessed to have her with us at St.Clare.

My name is Kyla Marchant, and I am very excited to be your teacher this year! This is my 13th year of teaching and I have taught grades K-8 in my career.  I believe it is very important to work together to ensure your child's social, emotional, and academic needs are met. My goal is to support your child in reaching his/her fullest potential this year. Please feel free to contact me through the form on my blog, by phone (613) 834-6334, or send a note with your child. I am also more than happy make an appointment with you to discuss any concerns you may have.

Check the blog regularly for upcoming events and important information. Please sign up for the email subscription at the bottom of my blog so that you don't miss any blog updates. I am also active on Twitter, so please follow me if you would like to see what we are up to as our day progresses. You can search under #gr45cla or #gr4cla to see what Ms.Starkey, Mrs.Martinuzzi and I have been Tweeting.

Please remember that the safety and well-being of our students is of the utmost importance.  St. Clare is a nut-free, peanut-free and scent-free school.  Please check the ingredients of lunch and snack foods carefully, and enjoy any containing nuts or peanuts at home only.  As well, parents volunteering at the school are asked to avoid the use of perfumes and other scented products for the comfort and safety of students with environmental sensitivities.  Your cooperation is very important and greatly appreciated.

Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to keep on their desk throughout the day.  Staying well hydrated, together with eating healthy snacks, helps to improve energy, concentration and alertness, and builds better eating habits for a healthy lifestyle.

I look forward to meeting you all during our Curriculum Night, Wednesday September 14th at 6:45 p.m. Our classroom is room #107.  If there are any concerns you would like us to be aware of now, or at any time in the school year, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Your partner in education,

Mrs.Marchant and Ms.Starkey