Read In Week 2026

Welcome to Read In Week! While we read each and every day in our class, our goal this past week was to make reading EVEN MORE exciting, enjoyable, and engaging! 

MONDAY - Guest Reader Constable Baugh

We kicked off the week by welcoming Constable Baugh! He read The Leaf Thief to us, a funny story about a squirrel who is convinced someone is stealing the leaves from his favourite tree. 

After the story, Constable Baugh taught us about his job, explained his uniform and equipment, shared about the specially trained dogs he works with, and even demonstrated how a robot can be used in dangerous situations.

We are so grateful to Constable Baugh and his team for the important work they do to keep our community safe!

TUESDAY - All in the Hall

"All in the Hall" was fantastic fun! For 15 minutes, each and every student and staff member in St. Nicholas piled into the halls to read! It was so relaxing!

WEDNESDAY - Read My Shirt

We wore wonderful words and read each other! Look at the shirts we chose:

THURSDAY - Teacher Swap

We enjoyed a terrific "teacher swap". Mrs. Beliveau waved goodbye and read to the Grade 3's. Our class headed to the Grade 3 room where Pani Malko read her favourite, "Something's Wrong"! So many giggles and joy! 

FRIDAY - Admin's Favourites

We rounded out an amazing week hearing Mr. Kucy and Mrs. Comartin’s favourite stories!

May we always help our children discover the joy of getting lost in a good book. What a gift it is to watch these children fall in love with reading!

Read In Week

Welcome to Read In Week! While we read each and every day in our class, our goal this past week was to make reading EVEN MORE exciting, enjoyable, and engaging! 

MONDAY

We kicked off the week reading eachother! Look at the shirts we chose:

What better way to build a love of reading than to devour some picture books with our Grade 3/4 buddies?

TUESDAY

We enjoyed a "teacher swap". Mrs. Beliveau waved goodbye and read to the Grade 3's. Our class headed to the Grade 3 room where Mrs. Spooner read her favourites to us! 

WEDNESDAY

We warmed up our brains reading the room! Hidden all over our classroom (and into the hall) were picture cards! We used our knowledge of letters and sounds to stretch our reading brains!

"All in the Hall" was fantastic! For 20 minutes, each and every kiddo in St. Nicholas piled into the halls with books to enjoy! It was so relaxing. 

We read some HILARIOUS sleepy-themed book to celebrate PJ day ... but everyone fell asleep! Zzzzzzzzz ...

THURSDAY

We rounded out an amazing week hearing Mr. Rachmistruk's favourite books all together in the gym!

Next week we'll get our daily home reading program rolling! Stay tuned!

Gratitude Changes Everything

This week we spent a little extra time exploring how blessed we truly are. Our blessings so are abundant and we seized every opportunity we could to thank God! Gratitude breeds positivity!

One of our Read In Week guests was our very own EICS Catholic School Trustee, Michelle Szott! She shared two WONDERFUL books that got us thinking about gratitude and blessings! With just the mention of the word "thankful", the students' hands were shooting up and ideas were overflowing. They were bursting with thankfulness!

In the spirit of fostering a "growth mindset" and giving the students (and their teacher) the opportunity to practice perseverance and patience, we tackled a challenging Thanksgiving project, woven place mats!

We began by writing and colouring. 

Then the students helped each other weave paper strips over, under, over, and under. Fantastic teamwork! Many also showed off their patterning skills!

Amazing work! These will, without a doubt, be the center of the Thanksgiving tables this weekend!

What are YOU thankful for? Take a minute to leave your reply. Simply double-click on the "wall" below to leave a "sticky note". There is no log in. Just type your idea and click GO. The students and I have left a few responses already (signed, Student). When leaving your response, feel free to sign your name as Mr. or Mrs. and your last initial (e.g. Mrs. S, Mr. H), or something equally appropriate. Thank you for not mentioning first or last names on our blog. 

We have been blessed beyond measure and it is so important to take time and give thanks. God is indeed SO GOOD! Happy Thanksgiving!