Week of May 25-29

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🙏Prayers and Spiritual Guidance

Prayer of Solidarity

For all who have contracted coronavirus,
We pray for care and healing.

For those who are particularly vulnerable,
We pray for safety and protection.

For all who experience fear or anxiety,
We pray for peace of mind and spirit.

For affected families who are facing difficult decisions between food on the table or public safety,
We pray for policies that recognize their plight.

For those who do not have adequate health insurance, 
We pray that no family will face financial burdens alone.

For those who are afraid to access care due to immigration status,
We pray for recognition of the God-given dignity of all.

For our brothers and sisters around the world,
We pray for shared solidarity.

For public officials and decisionmakers,
We pray for wisdom and guidance.

Father, during this time may your Church be a sign of hope, comfort and love to all.
Grant peace.
Grant comfort.
Grant healing.
Be with us, Lord.

Amen.



How to Be a Light in Darkness

Everytime we say "yes" to God, we bring the light of Christ to the darkness of this world.


Find the small moments in your day where you can start to say "yes" to being the light of Christ, and watch the light spread like wildfire.  We are called to be a light in the darkness that pervades this world.

Laudato Si

Here is a video message from Pope Francis calling us to action to care God's creation of our planet and all the living organisms in it.


Join us in Praying the Rosary📿

This is the last week of the month of May. In honour of Mary, join us in praying the rosary every Friday at 10 a.m., this month.  Our Google Meet nickname is str-rosary.  

If you are unable to join, but would like to express special intentions for our prayers, please email me.

Daily Reflections

These daily reflections are a great way to start your day. Feel free to share them with your students on your class VLE.

Monday, May 25 -"The Face" YCDSB MWS
Tuesday, May 26 - “Anthem” YCDSB MWS
Wednesday, May 27 -Canticle of the Sun YCDSB MWS“
Thursday, May 28 - Song at the Centre YCDSB MWS
Friday, May 29 - "I Look to You” YCDSB MWS

😇Check out the 3 Minute Retreats on the Loyola Press Website.

Here are the Weekly Prayers for Week 8 of Distance Learning.


💻EdTech Support and Resources

The Power of Google Forms for Assessments

Google Forms is a great tool for many things, however, for teachers, it is an excellent tool for assessments.

Here are some helpful resources to help you become familiar with using Google Forms as a means of assessment:

How to Create Breakout Rooms with Google Meet

Here is a video and online resource to show you how to create breakout rooms and/or discussion groups during your synchronous 'live' learning lesson.   What's great about this video is it will show you how to oversee all the discussion groups simultaneously.  It will also introduce you to the Chrome extension, Mute Tab, which allows you to mute one Google Meet so you can hear another. (This is a super helpful extension to have at this time, especially since we may have two meetings happening at one time).



Google Drawings for Graphic Organizers

Google Drawings is a design tool whereby you can insert shapes, images, text boxes, hyperlinks, links, and more onto a blank canvas. You can also adjust the dimensions of your canvas to be any size you want.

Google Drawings is a great tool to create Graphic Organizers for students to demonstrate their learning.

Check out the following Resource:  30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers

Here are some additional graphic organizers created using Google Drawings


Do you have a tech question? Jeanne Buckley and Lisa Loffredi are available every Thursday to assist you.


You can also ask your tech questions in our online chat using Google Hangouts.  Just click HERE to access the STR Tech Support group chat.


📚Library Resources

Featured Free Trial:  Teen Book Cloud

Free trial until August. 


CLICK HERE TO ACCESS:  www.TeenBookCloud.com
Username: strobertchs


Password: login


Novels, plays, graphic novels, non-fiction, and some French content.


If you are tired of the books you have in your house and you don't mind reading online, be sure to check this one out!

Teen Bookcloud is a database of eBooks. There are over 1000 specially-chosen books for teens and high school English curriculum -- literature, classics, novels, hi-low novels, graphic novels, and some non-fiction (American History and historical essays, mostly). Includes a decent collection of Canadian fiction. Pros: unlimited simultaneous access means one of these titles could be used as a whole-class text in an emergency. Visually appealing platform. Easy to navigate. Cons: not a huge collection.


Teacher-Support Website

The St. Robert Teacher-Support Website is updated on an ongoing basis.  Check out what is available for your department.  Visit the tech-support page for instant help.  This site is accessible to students so feel free to post links to any page of it for your students to have easy access to something you found useful.  If you have something you want added, ask away!


🧠Staff Wellness


The feature story in the latest issue of OCT's Professionally Speaking magazine is on "Building Resilience" and a close look at teachers seeking ways to care for their mental well-being.

The article provides helpful advice, tips, and resources to help teachers cope with the stress of teaching, and more currently, distance teaching.

"Take one day at a time and learn to let go.  'Live in the present moment.  Don't worry about tomorrow; it's too far." - Chantal Cote

Here are some valuable resources worth exploring that have been connected to this article:

Positive Psychology by Martin Seligman



Groundhog Day

Do you find that your days now seem all the same?  Each day is "GROUDHOG DAY".  The daily routine of each day can be, and possibly has already become, mundane.  This surely doesn't negate the fact that we are busy, because WE ARE!  However, there is very little difference that may separate one day to the next.

One way to escape the monotonous drone of every day is to practice gratitude. If you, or a loved one, has not been affected by the coronavirus, be thankful because you have been given the gift of tomorrow...another day to live on repeat!





📖Worth Reading


📰Newsworthy News

Stay Healthy, Stay MindFul

Our STR MindFull Committee, along with Student Government, put together a wonderful video, sharing a unified message to offer support to their peers and encourage them to take care of their mental health. 

Together we Stand, Stronger than Stigma!

Click on the image below to access the video.



Gr. 12 IB Ignite Hope Project

Here is a presentation created by some of the grade 12 IB students in Sabrina Pulla's class.  Thank you for sharing! If you are cat person, you will want to see this video.

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