From the Principals Desk
It is with great humility that I thank all students,
staff and our community for a great start to the
school year!
We are honoured to continue our learning journey
with you: please reach out to us as we work
together to support your child(ren)'s learning. It is
through open talk that we come to new
understanding, and this new understanding is so
important for us to make good decisions about how
to best serve a child in their learning journey. Your
voice is critical.
On behalf of the administration team and all the
staff at R-O, I wish you and yours a wonderful and
safe month.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ewen McIntosh
Principal
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School Council
A reminder to all parents, our School Council meets
on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM in
the library. I encourage you to join us and get
involved in the great work that this organization
does for the children at R-O. I look forward to
seeing you at our next meeting on October 7th.
Attendance and Safe Arrival
In order to ensure the safety of our students,
your co-operation in following the established
attendance procedures is very important. In the
event that your child is unable to attend school on
a given day, please contact the school prior to
9:00 AM on the day of the absence to let us know
and provide the reason for the absence (613-537-
2454). You are welcome to use e-mail to let us
know about any absence, or pick-up. If you do,
please remember to send a copy to the Classroom
Teacher, Mrs. Tait ([Link]@[Link] ) and
Mrs. Thompson ([Link]@[Link])
in case one of us is absent. Safe arrival phone
calls will be made to all students who are reported
absent from class at the beginning of the day and
we are obligated to continue calling all available
numbers (including emergency contacts) until we
have reached someone to verify the absence. 911
will be contacted if no one is able to be reached.
Your co-operation and support in reporting
absences to us is most appreciated to insure your
child is safe.
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7 & 8 Silent Auction
2
nd
Annual Intermediate Silent Auction
The Intermediate division is once again holding
our online silent auction. All money raised will
help towards offsetting the cost of our extra-
curricular activities. The auction will take place
on our school Facebook page beginning Monday,
October 6
th
and ending Friday, October 17
th
. We
currently have a wide variety of items and are
always willing to accept more! If anyone has an
item they would like to donate, the Intermediate
students would greatly appreciate it. Please make
sure to take a look at the items we have next
week, there will be something for everyone!
Sommer Fontaine
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October 2014
Transportation 1-855-925-0022
[Link]
and click on the school bus icon
I nclement Weather phone line 1-866-629-0629
Terry Fox Run
On Thursday, September 25, the K - 6 staff and
students participated in a walk in Terry Fox's
memory to help raise money for cancer
research. It was a beautiful day and a total of
$304.46 was raised by this event. Way to go, RO!
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Social Media
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Learning Commons
The month of October is sure to be a busy one
at the Library/Learning Commons at RO
School. Most of the classes in the elementary
section of our school have scheduled library
classes with time provided for reading, quiet
discussion and of course book exchange.
There are a number of new titles that have been
catalogued and should be ready for circulation
in a few days and these include books from the
Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, Geronimo
Stilton and Haunted Canada series.
Be sure to check out our Virtual Learning
Commons, available at [Link] for
current resources that are aligned to the
Ontario Curriculum as well as the Ask
Us/Demandez-Moi. This resource is available
to help students or parents find resources
required for their school work and experienced
Learning Commons Informationists will
respond to your requests for assistance in a
timely fashion.
Contact your Learning Commons
Informationist:
Carolyn Goddard
I am at RO School on Mondays and Tuesdays
from 8:15 until 3:45 should you wish to speak
to me about the Library/Learning Commons at
RO.
DISCOVER COLLABORATE CREATE
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School Checklist
1. School Trips If there is a possibility of volunteering at
the school, please get your Criminal Check done
a.s.a.p. If you had one last year, you need to see
Amanda and fill out a declaration for this year. PLEASE
NOTE: If you miss doing the declaration this year, you
will have to start over next year.
2. Allergy Alert Reminder that there are
children in our school with life threatening
allergies to peanuts/nuts, 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 childs
teacher or school administration.
3. School Start The elementary children should not be
dropped off or arrive at the school before 8:50. There is
no supervision before this time. If they must absolutely
be at the school before 8:50, they need to be brought to
the Main Office.
4. Parking Please do not park on the North side of
College Street at the end of the day and REMIND your
children that they are to cross ONLY at the designated
crosswalk to meet parents who are parked on the South
Side of College Street.
COMING SOON!
Nov. 4 School Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m. in the Library
Nov. 5 Take a Student to work Day Grade 9
- Elementary Progress Reports go home
Nov. 6 Algonquin College Open House
Nov. 10 Loyalist College Presentation
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 19-23 Senior Girls A Basketball OFSAA Championships @ R-O
Nov 29, 30 Christmas Craft Show
October 2014
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1
Grilled Cheese K-6
2
Lakehead University
Presentation
3
Vaccines for Grade 7 & 8
students
11:20 AM Fleming College
Presentation
1:30 PM Ryerson University
presentation
6- 8:00 AM
SD and G Tennis
Championship
9:00 AM
Intermediate Online
Silent Auction Begins
11:20 AM St. Lawrence
College presentation
7-S.D. & G. Tennis
Championships (Rain
Date)
Jr/Sr Boys Volleyball
- 6:00 PM
School Council Meeting in
Library
Pizza Day K-6
8- Gr 4-8 Cross
Country Cup Qualifier
Grilled Cheese K-6
9- Gr 4-8 Cross
Country Cup Qualifier
(Rain Date)
- 1:30 PM Sr. Girls
basketball game vs St.
Lawrence
- 2:30 Sr Girls
basketball vs Heritage
Subs K-6
10- 11:20 AM University
of Ottawa presentation
13
No School
14
Pizza Day K-6
15- Gr 7/8 Soccer
Tournament (Regional
Qualifier)
Grilled Cheese K-6
16
Subs K-6
17 8:00 PM
Intermediate Online silent
auction ENDS
20- Gr. 7/8 Soccer
Tournament (Rain date)
-Jr/Sr Boys volleyball
- 1:30 PM Sr Girls
basketball vsTagwi, 4:30
PM vs La Citadelle
Hot Dogs K-6
21
Pizza Day K-6
22- Gr 4-8 Cross
Country Cup
7:00 PM Secondary
Awards Evening
Grilled Cheese K-6
23- Gr 4-8 Cross
Country Cup (Rain
Date)
Subs K-6
24
No school
27 28- Gr. 7/8 Boys and
Girls UC Cup Soccer
-Parent Teacher interviews
4:00-5:00pm &6:00-8:00
pm
Pizza Day K-6
29- Gr. 7/8 Boys
and Girls UC Cup Soccer
(rain date)
10:30 AM Sr Girls
Basketball vs
Glengarry, 1:30 PM vs
St. Joes
Grilled Cheese K-6
30- 1:15 PM
Algonquin College
Presentation
Subs K-6
31
Halloween
Senior Girls BB Tourney
@ St. Matthews in
Orleans Fri/Sat
Senior Girls BB Tourney
@ Renfrew/Arnprior
Fri/Sat
