Mikaela Zavacky (she/her)

A comfy chair, a cool fall breeze, and a great book! 📖🍂❤️ @FJMcDonaldOCSB

@FJMcDonaldOCSB please remember your orange shirts for tomorrow in recognition of our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. #ocsb #wearorange #BeCommunity

@MrPasqua @FJMcDonaldOCSB They were SO excited about the new floors!! It was the talk of the town all week!

A little indoor soccer action today on our new gym floor. We played soccer bombardment to help our shooting and defending skills. No hands allowed to defend. @FJMcDonaldOCSB #DFJAthletics

Today we had a visit from @Sci_in_School ! Grade 2/3 had the chance to explore various hands-on inquiries about habitats, adaptations, and life-cycles! @FJMcDonaldOCSB

Due to the anticipated freezing rain and the risk of black ice, all school bus and van transportation services have been cancelled Friday January 26. This includes both morning and afternoon runs. Be safe out there!

Thank you @GUOottawa for the Garlic Workshop! We got our garlic cloves planted today so they will be ready to harvest at the end of the year. 🧄🌿 #ocsbOutdoors @FJMcDonaldOCSB

Don’t worry if you missed picture day today - we have retakes on Nov 27

Monday October 23 is School Picture day at DFJ! Be sure to wear your best smile.

Take Me Outside Day! We did a scavenger hunt in our yard. Ps - love this tool for translating work with Google Translate! @FJMcDonaldOCSB #ocsbOutdoors

It’s #takemeoutsideDay this week! Let’s celebrate and get our ss outdoors Oct 18! Check out @takemeoutside for the many opportunities this week! #ocsbOutdoors #ocsb @OttCatholicSB

Terry Fox Run! Great weather for a fun afternoon 🏃‍♀️💨🍂 @FJMcDonaldOCSB

We love starting every language block with a UFLI lesson with @MsZavacky’s class! We have been using whiteboards to spell words, but are excited to start using our word work mats now that they are ready to go! @FJMcDonaldOCSB @MsCathrynWake @MeaghanRyan5 @ocsbLead #ocsbLiteracy

📣 Reminder: Friday, October 6, is a PD Day for all #OCSB schools. 🔗 For more calendar dates, please visit: ocsb.ca/our-schools/ca… #ocsbBeCommunity

Some snapshots from our Number Talks and UFLI lessons over the past week! Beautiful smiles for this amazing group of 2/3s. 🥰 @FJMcDonaldOCSB

Dot Day with my favourite teaching partners! @FJMcDonaldOCSB @mme_howardd @MsZavacky

So lovely to get out in the garden again! Can’t wait for a great year with this group! 🪴🌱🥕

First week of Grade 2/3 ✅ The week flew by but managed to get a few photos of friends exploring cuisinaire rods . 🔢❤️ #ocsbMath @FJMcDonaldOCSB

Dr. F J McDonald was a very busy place last week. We are looking forward to meeting all of our returning and new students and families. School starts Tuesday, September 5th at 8:30. Many thanks to all staff for their dedication and preparations. See you soon!

The @FJMcDonaldOCSB English teachers learning a lot this morning about the new Language curriculum! Thank you @MsCathrynWake & @MeaghanRyan5 @ocsbLead #ocsbSummerinstitutes #ocsbLiteracy

Grandma Irene is talking to us about the strawberry 🍓 moon! @FJMcDonaldOCSB @dfjkinders @MmeFerguson @MsZavacky