SEPTEMBER 2014

Important Dates

Tuesday September 9
th

7:00pm School Council
Meeting

Wednesday September
24
th
(Rain Date: 25
th
)
Terry Fox Run

Wednesday October 1st
Meet the Teacher

Thursday October 30th
Picture Day

Friday November 14
th

Picture Retake Day

Days to Remember

Indoor Gym: Tuesday &
Thursday

DPA: Monday,
Wednesday & Friday

Computers: Wednesday

Music: Thursday

Library: Friday

Contact Info

Phone Number:
613-828-3100 ex 2026

Email Address:
daniel.holmes@ocdsb.ca







Welcome to Grade 5

Dear Parents,

Let me take this opportunity to introduce myself. My
name is Daniel Holmes and this will be my first year
teaching at Bells Corners P.S. I am looking forward to a
great year working with the wonderful staff and students
at BCPS. For the past two years, I have been teaching at
South March P.S. When I am not teaching, I enjoy
spending time with my wife and two daughters (Emily and
Olivia).

We are fortunate this year to have classroom support from
a number of staff members. Mr. Gil LaRoche will be
teaching the class Core French every morning. Mrs. Lynn
McRae will provide support during our math block and Mr.
Attila Balint will provide support once a week during our
literacy block. Mrs. Pamela Jones, our Ministry teacher,
will cover Music with the class this year.

Communication

If you need to reach me, please send a note in your
childs agenda, email me (daniel.holmes@ocdsb.ca) or
call (613-828-3100 x2026).

I will be keeping you up-to-date on important information
and school/class events through a number of means:

Email
Newsletters
Your childs agenda
Class website: http://bcps-r5a.weebly.com/

It is important to check the website regularly for ongoing
information regarding class and school events. Here you
will be able to find past copies of newsletters, important
dates, information on homework and a link to the schools
website (http://www.bellscornersps.blogspot.ca/).

***If you have not done so already, please return the
Welcome to Grade 5 communication form and the
Personal Learning Inventory.




Reminders

Students need two pairs of tight fitting shoes (no slip-ons) for both indoor and
outdoor physical activity.
To minimize interruptions to our classroom learning environment and to avoid
many trips to the water fountain, please send your child to school with a sealed
reusable water bottle that can be kept at his/her desk.

Fridays at BCPS are litter-less lunch days. Please send lunch items in reusable
containers. A spare ziplock bag is also a handy item for returning apple cores,
banana peels, etc.

Scholastic Reading Club

Each month, I will be sending home the order forms for purchasing books and
other educational resources. As always, scholastic orders are completely
voluntary. The bonus points that are collected will be used to obtain books for
our classroom library.

Donations

Any donations of gently used books for our classroom library or sports equipment
(balls, skipping ropes, etc.) for our recess bin will be greatly appreciated. If your
child would like the books/equipment returned to them at the end of the year,
please ensure that their name is clearly visible on the item.

Homework

Beginning soon, a math practice sheet will be coming home on a weekly basis
(yellow math duotang). This will provide additional reinforcement to the
concepts that we will be covering in class. Students are asked to complete and
return their math practice by Friday each week.

Later this month, we will also begin our daily word work. Students will be given
time in class to complete daily work on their core spelling words. Any unfinished
work will need to be completed at home (grey word work duotang). Our
weekly dictation will be held on Friday afternoon so students will need to study
their words the night before (Thursday).

Once we begin our first units of study in Science and Social Studies, some
homework may be required in order to complete projects and assignments.
More information to follow.

As always, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes each
night (Sunday Thursday) reading.

Thank you,
Mr. Daniel Holmes
Grade 5
Bells Corners P.S.