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APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
Principal Update
Mrs. Armstrong’s surgery was a success and she is now beginning her recovery. Until her safe return, please
feel free to contact me at the school if you have questions or concerns.
Ruth McNulty (Acting Principal)
Jump Rope/Hoops
for Heart
Our annual Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart event took place on Friday, March
27th. Thank you to families for your pledges and donations, to our students for their efforts to raise money for this great cause, and to Mlle.
White for organizing such a fun way to support the Heart & Stroke Foundation. You raised over $ 7,400.00 this year! Way to go!
Holy Week 2015
at Our Lady of Fatima Church:
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Thursday,
April 2 5:15 p.m.
Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: Friday, 3
April at 12 noon
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: Saturday, 4 April at
8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Mass: Sunday, 5 April at 9:00 a.m.
Congratulations to Ms.
Eady and husband Mike,
who welcomed a baby
girl into the world on
Monday, March 23rd!
Lux Kobzik is happy &
healthy!
Name
Asha P
Shanna B.
Ethan B.
Ethan K.
Calvin G.
Tony P.
Quinn B
Rylie V.
Ryerson H.
Brady C.
Jada N.
Emma R.
Talia T.
Emily T.
Lura P.
Caleb S.
Gibson G.
Aaron S.
Hayden M.
Mason S.
Tyler F.
Emma T.
Emma S.
Hillary B.
Kylie Mc.
Placement
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3
4
4
2
5
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
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4
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5
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Mrs. Mitchell and husband welcomed their new
baby boy, Coady James,
to the world on March
31st! All are doing well
and Coady looks just like
his older brother, Mason!
Wrestling Placement Update
Mlle. Blondin wishes to thank all of our wrestlers for their perseverance and efforts. The list (at left) indicates placements. A big thank you to Jasmine Scobie,
Ryan Theobald, and Bryson Line for their coaching excellence and weekly
dedication to our team! Special thanks to Madame for her organization and
support, too!
Guest Speaker!
On Friday, March 5th, Tony Clement's Executive Assistant and Communications
Advisor, Mr. Bruce Hickey (a
Renfrew native, shown at
left), came to OLF to talk to
Julie Bonsor's Grade Five
Class about "Life on Parliament Hill", campaigning and
speech writing. He spoke
about Mr. Clement's current
projects, including the Georgian Bay watershed project,
and Mr. Clement's role as
Chair of the Treasury Board.
Carol and Wayne Campbell of Hila Science Camps are offering the advanced learner
program again this spring between April 1st and May 5th. It is open to all grade 4 - 8 students in the RCCDSB. Parents are responsible for registration and transportation. Details
about the workshops and an online registration form are available at www.hilaroad.com/
skills. There is no cost to the students for these workshops.
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Kindergarten students enjoy a hot dog day lunch
during their winter carnival, with members of the
CWL (also known as the Kindergarten Love Ladies). Each week the Love Ladies read one-onone with the Kindergarten students. Recently, the
school was given a cheque from the CWL to enhance our reading program. Thank you!
Mindset: Messages About Success
Listen for the messages in the following examples of success:
“You learned that so quickly! You’re so smart!”
“Look at that drawing. Is he the next Picasso or what?”
“You’re so brilliant, you got an A without even studying!”
Do you hear these as supportive, esteem-boosting messages? But listen more closely. See if you can
hear another message. It’s the one that children hear:
If I don’t learn something quickly, I’m not smart.
I shouldn’t try drawing anything hard or they’ll see I’m no Picasso.
I’d better quit studying or they won’t think I’m brilliant.
After seven experiments with hundreds of children, we had some of the clearest findings I’ve ever
seen: Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
How can that be? Don’t children love to be praised? Yes, children love praise. And they especially love to be praised for their intelligence and talent. It really does give them a boost, a special
glow—but only for the moment. The minute they hit a snag, their confidence goes out the window
and their motivation hits rock bottom. If success means they’re smart, then failure means
they’re dumb. That’s the fixed mindset.
Stayed tuned next month for sending messages about process and growth!
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Dweck, Carol S. “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” (2008)
Important Dates:
Fridays are staff dress down days.
Funds collected go toward a charity.
April 1
April 2
April 3
April 6
April 7
April 8
April 22nd is Earth
Day! Many classes
will be involved in a
school yard clean up.
Students are asked
to bring a pair of
garden gloves to
school for this
event.
Several classes will
also be participating
in Lights Out Canada on this date.
April 9
April 10
April 10
April 15
April 17
April 18
April 21
April 22
April 23
April 24
- We Day
- Holy Thursday Stations of the cross, 10:00 a.m.
- Pope John II day
- Hot lunch: Domino’s pizza
- Good Friday, no school
- Easter Monday, no school
- Gr. 7 to see 12 Angry Jurors at SJHS
- International Day of Pink
- grad photo retakes
- PIC Family of Schools night, St. Joseph’s, Arnprior, 7:008:30 p.m.
- Formal Day
- Hot lunch: Santa Fe wraps
- Rebecca Paulsen continues her visits
- Chess tournament at SJCHS
- Vessey Bulb orders & payment due to school
- gently used children’s book (donation deadline)
- Hot lunch: Zio’s pizza
- Rebecca Paulsen continues her visits
- First Communion, OLF parish, 7:00 p.m.
- School Council meeting at 6:30 pm., in Ms. B’s room
- Earth Day - New Life prayer service, 10:00 a.m.
- school yard clean up *please bring garden gloves from
home;
- Lights Out Canada
- Sports Day
- Me to We ‘gently used’ book sale
- Used book sale. 10:00—3:30 in the gymnasium
- Hot lunch: Santa Fe wraps
- Gr/ 7 badminton tournament
- Rebecca Paulsen continues her visits
April 25 - SEAC Spring Symposium, St. Joe’s High School
April 27 - Welcome teacher candidate E. Young in Mrs. Welch’s room
The EQAO assessment will
take place between Monday,
May 25, and Friday, June 5.
If you have children in
grades 3 or 6, please avoid
scheduling appointments,
etc. during these dates. Letters regarding specific accommodations for testing
will be going home soon…
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OLF School Council

Our next school council meeting is Tuesday, April 21st, at
6:30 p.m. in Ms. Beselaere’s
special education room. All are
welcome to attend.

Fun Fair is scheduled for
Thursday, June 18th. Please
mark your calendars and consider volunteering your time
for this event.
Miss Belanger’s Notes:
A very big CONGRATULATIONS to
the members of the Renfrew Children’s/Youth Chorus who competed
at the Pembroke Music Festival on
Wednesday, March 4th. The choir
placed first with an amazing mark of 92%! (The second highest
mark of the WHOLE festival!)
Parent Tip
How to support positive
mental health at every age:
The adjudicator had high praise for our students, noting
that their performance of one song was “note perfect” (a
phrase he says he had not yet uttered at ALL at the festival this
year, and only once or twice before in his WHOLE LIFE! WOW!)
and that they had wonderful balance in their sound and strong
harmonies; they worked as a great “unified ensemble” and truly “lived the song” as one.
Now the students are busy preparing for the Renfrew Music Festival, where they will compete on Wednesday, April
15th, as well as their annual Spring Concert which will be held
at OLF School gym on Sunday, May 3rd at 2:30pm.
The choir practices once a week, on Tuesday evenings, at
Our Lady of Fatima School. If you are in Grade 4 & up for next
September, you are able to audition for a spot with the choir at
the end of May. You can contact the choir at renfrewchildrensyouthchorus@gmail.com for more information.
Miss Belanger is so incredibly proud of all the students, and
would like to mention especially those from Our Lady of Fatima
School:
Kaylee Coles, Sarah Mayotte, Emma Robertson,
Kennedy McCallum, Gabrielle McNulty, Jayden O’Brien, Kayla
Winters, Megan Winters & Hannah Visutski.
A Musical Offering 2: An Evening of Sacred Music
...in support of the Parish Building Fund on Friday, April 24th
at 7pm at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Renfrew (100 Lisgar
Avenue). Performers are Renfrew natives Jessica Belanger
and Nicholas Walters, with special guests Danielle Vaillancourt, Stephan Grasmuck, Kevin McSheffery and Brandon
Wilkie.
Tickets $15 at Aikenhead's Drug Store; A Dash of Fab (on
Renfrew's Main Street) or at the OLF
Parish Office (613-432-8525) Also available for purchase at the door. Full details
at www.olfmusicaloffering.com
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Mental Health Walk-in Clinics:
Phoenix Centre 613-735-2374
Pembroke – Tue. 2-6pm
Renfrew – Thurs. 2-6pm
Robbie Dean Centre 613-433-4231
Pembroke – Wed. 5-9pm
Renfrew – Thurs. 5-9pm
Petawawa – Tues. 1-5 pm
Arnprior – Mon. 1-5 pm
“I like that the garden is in our yard. Every
school should have one, because you can
give the food to people who don’t have any.”
- Ryder Scobie, Senior Kindergarten
When? Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.
Where? OLF gym
Why? Brick by Brick Campaign
Who? Your dedicated Me to We Team
The Me to We Team is looking for gently used
children’s books for this book sale.
Please bring your book donations no later than
Friday, April 17th.
We appreciate all of you donations!