Stonecrest ES

On behalf of all staff, we want to thank you for your ongoing support this school year. Click for more info.

Stonecrest Staff have a fun-filled week planned for students! Spirit Week will culminate with a green & white celebration of Saint-Jean Baptiste Day. Please click for more info.

Will be taking place Tuesday June 19th from 5:30 to 7:30pm. FREE TO ALL FAMILIES (no entry fee)! Please click here for further details.

French and Spanish camps, as well as international language classes are available this summer at the OCDSB. Click for further information.

The parent survey will be open for participation until May 18, 2018. More information about the survey is available on the OCDSB website. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us.

Congratulations to 7 students who represented Stonecrest at the Eastern Ontario Elementary Honour Band this past weekend!

Math thinking through the years.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in conjunction with Ottawa Public Health is hosting a public information session for parents, at Sir Robert Borden HS Thursday May 3, to learn about cannabis.

The Diefenbooker Race 2018 is coming up soon (May 5)!

For tickets and general information for the May 9, 10, and 11 shows, please contact Mr. Gibson.

Focus on anti-bullying awareness (Day of Pink Wednesday April 11) and Kind-a-Gram sales.

“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” - Andy Warhol.

The goal of classroom organization is to build a community of learners in every classroom, based on the best interests of the students.

Tomorrow's scheduled Ski Day will go ahead as planned. We have been watching the weather forecast closely, and have been in contact with the ski hill, and we will go ahead with the day as planned.

Pizza kit & cookie dough orders are available for pickup 4:30-6:30pm today, Tuesday February 20.

The OCDSB Speaker Series offers free presentations to the community and seeks to provide parents and educators with access to leading ideas in education that will allow us to work collaboratively to better support student learning. Are you worried about your child and their stress level? We know that as the years go by, things can get overwhelming. Join us for a conversation about youth mental health, what you can do to connect with your child and strategies to help them cope. It is important to know that language, communication and acceptance is key in creating a healthy dialogue around mental health.

Please click "Read More" to access all forms associated with the trips, which are being held Wednesday Febraury 14, Wednesday February 28, and Wednesday March 7, 2018.

If your child is participating in intramural or extra-curricular sports activities, this presents a potential/additional risk for concussion. For your general awareness, please click "Read More" for further information.

Pizza and cookie dough kits are being sold in support of Stonecrest's Mulan musical production. All paper orders are due Friday February 2nd. Online orders will be accepted until Sunday February 4th.

Starting in January, we will be welcoming Kareena Butler, the OCDSB’s Indigenous Itinerant teacher. She will be collaborating with teachers (K-8) to infuse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit culture, perspectives, and history. She is a member of the Indigenous Education Team at the OCDSB.

The web page for the musical production is up and running!

A number of families have expressed interest in learning more about our school Emergency Procedures. Please click the link above for further information.

Click the link above to learn more about the Public consultations regarding updates to the Ontario curriculum and new report cards, which will be introduced in schools for the 2018-19 academic year.

Today, critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning ability and ability to communicate mathematically are essential skills. These processes are the foundation of mathematics instruction in Ontario schools. "Doing Mathematics with Your Child" is a guide available for parents of students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. This guide offers ways to engage their child in thinking and talking about mathematics around the four strands: number sense and numeration, measurement, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Check out the Parent Guide, created by the Ontario Ministry of Education, using the link above. All tips are based on Ontario's curriculum and are connected with what your child is learning in school.

The OCDSB has partnered with Voilà Learning and dozens of French teachers to provide free online French homework help to your children/students registered in a French program. Students will need access to a computer (at home) and internet. Simply fill out the form at the link above, entering the code: OCDSB0. The Virtual Immersion Campus will be open Monday to Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for homework help and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for French practice.

Creating a caring and safe environment for students is our top priority. Unfortunately, despite all reasonable precautions taken, accidents can still happen.

Students will be permitted to use their own personal electronic devices (Chromebooks, laptops, tablets, etc.) in the classroom as a learning tool. While bringing their own technology is not a requirement, many students find it a useful tool to organize and manage information as well as enhancing learning. If a student chooses to bring their own device there are certain conditions that must be clearly understood. Please see the link above for further details. Before permission can be granted for the use of personal electronics in the classroom, please acknowledge acceptance of the above by signing and dating this form and returning to the homeroom teacher.

Monday - Primary Games Club (Grades 1-3); Tuesday - Junior Games Club (Grades 4-6); Wednesday - Healthy Schools Club (Grades 6-8); Thursday - Primary Yoga Club (Grades 1-3); Friday - Junior Yoga Club (Grades 3-6) These clubs will run until Christmas (Healthy Schools will be year long), and may change depending on student interest.

Early October, many parents across the district had a chance to hear Paul Davis speak about social networking safety. The presentation had lots of great technical information, but his key message was really about parenting. Paul reminded us that if we want to keep our kids safe online we have to remember that as parents we provide our kids with technology and we set the rules about how it is used. Some of his key tips - set appropriate age limits for access to social media apps; set time limits on the use of technology; use privacy settings carefully; talk with kids about who they follow and know who is following them; keep technology out of the bedroom; install an wifi control access system - he encouraged parents to check out "Circle with Disney". Responsibility and accountability are our best strategies to keeping our kids safe online. If you want to learn more, check out his TedX presentation at the link above.

The Diefenbooker Race 2018 is coming up soon!