Your Teachers
What are Ms. Siry and Ms. H's favourite colours?
Ms. Siry = Yellow
Ms. H = Blue
Which books in the room are you allowed to touch and use whenever you want and which ones are you not allowed to touch or use?
The books next to the Religion table are our classroom books that you can use. The ones on the other shelves are Library books and should be left alone.
What spaces in the school are now classrooms that typically are not?
Our room (the Library / Learning Commons), the Vortex (now a Grade 5 class), the small gym (now has two classrooms (a Grade 2 and a Grade 4)
Bonus: The big gym also now houses two homeroom classrooms
Where are you expected to keep your extra materials?
In a ziploc bag labelled with your name and put inside the bin on the back shelf
Who teaches you Religion?
Your homeroom teacher
What do Ms. Siry and Ms. H order when they goes to Starbucks?
Ms. Siry = A Chai Latte
Ms. H = Vanilla Latte
Where do you hand in your work?
In the correct bin on the shelf near the Religion table.
Who is our Principal and Vice Principal?
Mr. Weins and Mrs. Nickel
If you ever choose to borrow a book from our classroom library (the one's near the Religion table NOT the Library books), how should you treat them?
Respectfully. Making sure you are gentle and not bending the spines of the books, bending/ripping pages or writing in them. Please return them after you've finished reading them.
Who teaches you Science?
Ms. Herperger
What are both your teachers' astrology signs?
Ms. Siry is a Leo
Ms. H is an Aquarius
What happens if you ever get to the classroom in the morning and the door is shut?
Wait patiently outside the classroom in a nice, quiet line against the wall with the windows. One or both of us will be there soon!! (Even if it unlocked, wait until an adult comes to let you in).
What time do we finish school at St. Veronica?
2:45 Monday- Thursday and 1:00 on Fridays
If you want to use sports equipment at recess what do you need to do?
Bring it from home and take good care of it. We will not have a DPA bin this year and you will not be able to borrow equipment from the gym for recess. If you want a basketball/soccerball/etc. it is your responsibility to bring it from home and keep track of it - we will not be responsible for any balls/equipment brought from home
Who teaches us Phys. Ed?
Mrs. Corea and Ms. Thompson
Which two teachers at St. Veronica taught Ms. Siry and Ms. H when they were in school?
Ms. Siry was taught by Mrs. Brown-Weddell (teaches grade 7)
Ms. H was taught by Mrs. Malach
Where do we go in the event of a lockdown or fire drill?
Lockdown: into Mrs. Schwieder's Library office
Fire drill: out through the doors by the vortex
Where can you find Mrs. Stewart?
At the front office!
If you have to go to the bathroom or want to get a drink of water... what is our expectation?
If it is during teaching time (while Ms. Siry or Ms. H is up at the front of the room) you can hold your hand up with three fingers like a W- if you get the OKAY to go, grab one of the bathroom passes by the door and take it with you. (don't spend a million years in the bathroom).
Who are the other Grade 6 teachers?
Ms. Poitras and Mrs. Udegbunam
Which other teachers at the school did Ms. Siry and Ms. H go to High School with? Waaaaaaayyyy back in the day!
Ms. Siry went to High School with Ms. Penner and Ms. Cesario
Ms. H went to Elementary with Ms. Severson
What things in the room are for teacher hand only (unless granted specific permission)?
The lamps, teachers' desks/personal items, either of the rooms on the left side, the Library books, the chromebooks, the DL cart near the door, items on top of the Religion table
Who is St. Veronica?
A woman who was moved by the sight of Jesus as he carried his cross, offered him her kerchief to wipe his brow-an act of kindness many did not show-and when he handed it back it held an imprint of Jesus' face
What can you have to drink?
ONLY water
Who teaches you Music?
Mr. Ibaretta