David Livingstone Community School 2 Ms. Peake Room 2 David Livingstone Community School In Social Studies Room 2 has been studying Australia. They have been researching the unique

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David Livingstone Community School

Phone:: 204-586-8346 270 Flora Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba , R2W 2P9 Fax: 204-582-0383

Mr. Tim Cox Ms. Pat Mainville

Message from Administration June 2016

https://www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/davidlivingstone/Pages/default.aspx

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Ms. Peake Room 2


In Social Studies Room 2 has been studying Australia. They have been researching the unique animals that

live there and reasons why people would visit the country. They have also had the opportunity to make and

try some Australian food.

We are finishing up our plant unit in science and will start learning about the senses. We have also been do-

ing some learning following the Earth Rangers Assembly where the students have been learning the im-

portance of recycling and taking care of our world.

In math we have been working on mental math strategies for addi$on and subtrac$on as well as some meas-

urement.

This month students can look forward to a field trip to Deer Meadows Farm, Math Movement Day, and Field

Day. Throughout the month of June, students will start to take home some of the hard work the have done

this year. please take a few minutes to celebrate your child’s learning and hard work.

Have a great summer!

Art Club

For the past few months, the students in art club have been very busy. They have had opportuni$es to paint,

draw, and create art and cra+s using a variety of materials. Thank you to all the students involved !!

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Ms. Maddaford Room 5


Wow, it’s June already!

It has been a wonderful school year filled with lots of learning. It was a pleasure working with your children

this school year. The students in room 5 would like to share their favourite learning moments:

-“The best day ever was when we made the pumpkin ice-cream tarts. Yummy!!!” Eman

-“I loved making the masks from recycled materials for the winter concert.” Therese

-“We were learning about healthy ea$ng and I loved making the smoothies.” Clara

-“I love wri$ng.” Muad

-“The best part of math this year was learning about frac$ons.” Danny

-“I loved learning about Slovakia.” Kiefer

-“It was fun coun$ng chips and making equal groups to learn about ‘$mes’.” Sara

-“I loved pain$ng the pollu$on posters.” Hibo

-“For 100 days in school, we had delicious fun making groups of ten and turning the groups into a hundred

chart.” Abobaker

-“I loved going to Oak Hammock Marsh.” Blair

-“I loved playing dodge ball in gym.” Jerome

-“Making 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks was fun!” Dontai

-“We were learning about dental hygiene and it was interes$ng to see how the plaque disappeared from

the stained egg. That was cool!!” Dylan

-“Gym was fun because we get exercise and we get to play games.” Sylys

-“The sunflower pain$ng was great because we learned about Vincent van Gogh.” Chloe

-“I enjoyed gymnas$cs; that was awesome!” John

-“I loved crea$ng the healthy meals in health.” Jaylene

-“I loved going on the community walks because it was fun looking for structures in the community.” Lexie

-“I loved plan$ng the tomato seeds and watching the plants grow.” Laveah

I would like to wish every-

one a safe and fun filled

summer holiday!

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Mr. Stern Room 21

Ms. Adams Room 23


Where has the school year gone? Ten months of making new friends, developing social skills and learning

and prac$cing concepts have flown by quickly.

I have started and will con$nue to evaluate the students for their June report cards. You can help with this

process by ensuring your child a?ends school every day and on $me. We would like to thank our reading

buddies from rooms 11 and 16 for coming to the classroom once a cycle to share books with us. I would also

like to thank parents/caregivers for your support and involvement throughout the year. (e.g. sending your

child to school every day and on $me, reviewing expecta$ons for behaviour, prac$cing concepts at home,

suppor$ng our home reading program and a?ending Student-Led Conferences.)

It has been my pleasure to work with such a fine group of students.

Enjoy a safe summer holiday!

Important Dates:

June 7 Manitoba Museum Field Trip—All children a�end in the morning. (NO AFTERNOON CLASSES)

June 13 School Closure – P.D.

June 23 N/K Year End Celebra$ons (AM Breakfast/PM Luncheon)

June 24 Report Cards go home

June 29 Last day for a+ernoon students

June 30 Last day for morning students

We can’t believe that this is the last month of school! We are going to have a busy and exci$ng month, as

June usually is. On Friday June 10th

we will having our field day at the school in the a+ernoon! Please come

out and watch us or help out! Please come and check it out! We will be finishing up the last of our reading

groups, as well as doing assessment for the final report card which will go home on Friday June 24th.

Here are some important dates in June:

Friday June 10 – Field Day at the school in the a+ernoon

Monday June 13 – NO SCHOOL – Staff PD

Friday June 24 – Report Cards will be sent home

Thursday June 30 – last day of school – 11:30 dismissal

Have a wonderful and safe summer!

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June in the Gym

June in the gym has students in Grades 1-3 kicking and striking. We will work on 3 types of

kicks: Pun$ng, place kicking and soccer kicking. Striking will focus on the horizontal swinging

ac$on, with the side of our bodies facing the direc$on we want the ball to travel in. During

the month, we will be playing badminton, soccer and baseball and students in grades 4-5 will

work on the sport of cricket.

Cricket is a game played by 2 teams with 11 players on each team. One

team bats while the other team fields. The bowler (pitcher) bowls the ball

overhand to the ba?er, with the aim to get the ba?er out. The fielders try

to limit the ba?er’s runs by catching the ball or by hiPng the wickets. The

wicket keeper is the fielder who stands behind the wicket and stops the ball

if the ba?er misses it.

Extra Curricular May Gym Ac%vi%es Day 1: 12:30 Extreme Dodgeball Grade 7-8

Day 2: 12:30 Open Gym Grade 1-3

Day 3: 12:30 Intramural Baseball Grades 1-8

Day 4: 12:30 Open Gym Grade 4-6

Day 6: 12:30 Intramural Baseball Grade 1-8

Dates to Remember Wednesday, June 8th: Annual Fit Run at Assiniboine Park. (Grades 4-6.)

Friday, June 10th (PM): Field Day. (Grades 1-6.)

Thursday, June 23th (All day): Grade 4-6 Soccer tournament at Gordon Bell.

Friday, June 24th (All day): Grade 7-8 Soccer Tournament at Gordon Bell.

Mondays: (3:30—4:30)

(3:30—4:00)

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Grade 5-8 Ul$mate Frisbee

Grade 4-6 Running Club

Tuesdays: (3:30—4:30) - Grade 7-8 Soccer Prac$ce

Wednesdays: (3:30—4:30) - Grade 7-8 Angling Club

Thursdays: (9:00 AM)

(3:30—4:30)

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Community Walks

Grade 4-6 Soccer Prac$ce

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June in the Gym

Clean Air Day Clean Air day is on Wednesday, June 8

th. This is a day when we highlight the importance of

ac$ve transporta$on to and from school. We will celebrate clean air, healthy living and safe

and ac$ve communi$es. Staff, students and parents taking an ac$ve route to school that day

will be awarded with a s$cker for their efforts.

Community Walks

A reminder that our Community Walks happen every Thursday morning from 9:00 – 9:30.

Please join us as we leave the front of our school for a walk around our community.

Field Day

We will be having our field day this year on the a+ernoon of Friday, June 10. Please let the

school know if you are available to help us out that day. See you there.

Running Club Congratula$ons to our running team. The team will par$cipate at the 36

th Annual Fit Run at

Assiniboine Park on June 8.

Kevin Autumn K. Alex Neveah Jordan Umulkheiyr La%fah

Remy Landen Robel Dakota Amelia Henok Hamzza

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Lunch Program David Livingstone Community School

Parent-Run Lunch Program

WHAT: The Parent-Run Lunch Program provides adult supervision during the school lunch

break. It is a user pay program and is available to students in grades one through

eight. Fees collected are used to pay for supervision. Students will bring their own

ready-to-eat lunches (no microwaving or utensils provided). No nut or fish products

allowed due to allergies in the school. Milk is provided at no charge.

WHERE: The lunch program is offered indoors at Turtle Island Neighborhood Centre. The

students meet the supervisors in the hall in front of the Rm 6/Family Room a+er the

12:00 pm dismissal bell, and walk over together in supervised teams.

FEES: One student $25 per month

Two students per family $20 per student per month

Three or more students per family $15 per student per month

Drop-In* $2 per student per day

*Registra%on form required on first visit, including drop-in; payment due on each

visit, or pre-paid

Registra$on is ongoing on a month-to-month basis.

PAYMENT: Must be paid in advance, as follows:

To register or volunteer, contact:

Alexa Rosentreter, Lunch Program Co-ordinator (parent volunteer)

Tel: 204-233-0866 Text: (204) 510-2740 Email: [email protected]

Month A@ending Fee Due Date

June 2016 Friday, May 20

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Posi%ve Discipline in Everyday Paren%ng

This is a be?er way than that way.

What: ‘Posi$ve Discipline” describes a non-violent approach to teaching our children, while being

respecWul of the child as a learner and individual human being

Why: The challenge of paren$ng is enormous – to take the hand of a brand-new human being and

guide her toward adulthood, teaching her all she needs to know to have a happy, successful life.

There are $mes in all parents’ lives when the challenge seems overwhelming. Some$mes we lose

control of our emo$ons, or feel helpless, or resort to shou$ng and hiPng.

But there is another way. “Discipline” actually means “teaching.” Teaching is based on sePng goals

and finding solu$ons to challenges. “Posi$ve discipline” is non-violent and respects the child as a

learner. It is an approach to teaching that helps children succeed, gives them informa$on, and sup-

ports their growth.

Posi$ve Discipline in Everyday Paren$ng is a set of principles that can be applied in a wide range of

situa$ons. It can guide all interac$ons with children, not just the challenging ones.

The Conven$on on the Rights of the Child guarantees children’s protec$on from all forms of vio-

lence, including physical and emo$onal punishment. It also recognizes children’s rights to respect

and dignity. And it recognizes that parents have the right to assistance in carrying out their im-

portant role.

Where: David Livingstone Community School (Parent Room)

When: Wednesdays star$ng April 20 at 1:15 pm. (This is a 9 week program, when you complete

the program you will receive a cer$ficate.)

LIMITED TO 8 SPACES

SIGNUP IS REQUIRED Please call Julie to Register or drop by Room 6

Childcare and Snacks are provided.


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School vandalism o#en involves graffi%,

broken windows, damage to roofs and

playground equipment.

To report suspicious ac%vity on school grounds between

10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

or to report an act of school vandalism in Winnipeg call:

(204) 231-4556 Our security firm will a@end aCer receipt of your call.


Important Dates To Remember:

June:

13th Non-instruc$onal (No classes)

30th Last Day of School

September:

6th First Day of Class

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The Breakfast Program will

continue to run five morn-ings a week, offering stu-

dents a nutritious breakfast.

It runs from 8:15 to 8:50

a.m. daily.

This program is open to all

students.

To keep every-one safe on their way to and from school we pro-vide patrols.

They are provided with training from both school staff and the police department. They have an important job to do and we need to support them when

we can. Please respect

them and encourage them.

They are on post in all kinds

of weather and at the fol-

lowing places and $mes:

Posts: Charles St. & Flora Ave.

Charles St. & Selkirk Ave.

Times: 8:40—9:05 a.m.

11:50-12:05 a.m.

12:45-1:00 p.m.

3:25—3:45 p.m.

In the Winnipeg School Division and Da-vid Livingstone Community School, there

are many students known to have life-threatening allergies. The substances

that could cause these students to have a fatal reaction are varied: the most com-

mon are peanuts, peanut products (peanut butter) and nuts. For many of

these students, contact with a very mini-mal amount could result in illness and

even death within minutes. Contact with

these products may occur without the student recognizing the danger.

The oils from allergic food substances could easily transfer from your child’s

hands to a desk, then to the child with

life-threatening allergies and to his/her

mouth. This could pose a serious

threat to the child with the life-

threatening allergies.

TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR STU-

DENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING

ALLERGIES WE REQUEST THAT

YOU NOT SEND FOODS CONTAIN-

ING PEANUTS, NUTS OR PEANUT

BUTTER FOR SNACKS.

Providing a safe school environment

for all students is a responsibility shared by the student, the student’s

family, school personnel and the school

community.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT

IN KEEPING THE CHILDREN AT

DAVID LIVINGSTONE COMMUNI-

TY SCHOOL SAFE!


Reminder to parents Please

do not send or drop off stu-dents before 8:15 a.m., if so

they will be sent home as there is no supervision. Be

sure to dress your children for

the outdoors as ALL students will be expected to go outside

after breakfast if the weather allows, and last, encourage

your child/children to NOT waste food or time!

Patrol Posts & Duty Times

Life Threatening Allergies

Breakfast Program

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Parents are reminded to please

call the school at 204-586-8346

when repor$ng that your child

will be absent or late for class.

For student safety, we offer a call-

back program. This means that

you will be called if your child is

not at school and you have not

informed us of his or her absence.

If you know your child will be ab-

sent for a more prolonged ab-

sence, a phone call to 204-586-

8346, or a wri?en note to the

office, is much appreciated.

Thank you!

Reporting Absences

Please provide consistent end of

the day arrangements for your

child. The school office is a very

busy place and it is difficult to get

informa$on to students about

changing arrangements for end of

the day pick-up.

Children can become confused and

anxious about frequent changes.

We appreciate that par-

ents/caregivers provide a consistent

and safe procedure for the end of

the school day.

End of Day Arrangements

Please refrain from

sending cell phones

and other electronic

devices to school with

your children.

We are concerned that they

may go missing, be used to take

inappropriate pictures and be a

distrac$on in class.

We ask parents to refrain from

using cell phones in the hall-

ways during class $me as the

talking volume can be dis-

trac$ng to classes.

Cell Phones in School


To ensure the safety of all David Living-

stone students, and to maintain accurate

records, we are reques$ng all students

be picked up or dismissed from the main

office when leaving school early. Also,

when they return from their appoint-

ments they need to check in at the office.

Requests for leaving early should be

made by way of a wri?en note sub-

mi?ed to your child’s teacher.

Students Leaving Early / Being Picked Up

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June 2016 Su Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 4 2 Day 5 3 Day 6 4

PIZZA LUNCH

Jr. High Assembly: 10:50

Music Champion Concert:

Harvest 9:35

Ac%ve Outside

Workshop: Rm 2

Swimming: Rm 9 (11:00—12:00) Math Movement Day

5 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 Day 3 9 Day 4 10 Day 5 11

Crib Club: Grades 4-6

(3:30—4:45)

Class Make-Up

ELA Exam: Gr. 8 (AM)

InnerCity Student Art

Conference

Swimming: Rm 9 (11:00—12:00) FIELD DAY: (PM)

12 13 14 Day 1 15 Day 2 16 Day 3 17 Day 4 18

SCHOOL PD

NO CLASSES Math Exam: Gr.8 (AM)

Harvest: 9:35

TALENT SHOW: (1:15)

19 20 Day 5 21 Day 6 22 Day 1 23 Day 2 24 Day 3 25

ASSEMBLY

Gallery Walk: Indian &

Me$s Friendship

BRIDGES

CELEBRATION

N/K Year End Celebra%ons: 10:00 (AM) and 1:15 (PM)

REPORT CARDS GO

HOME

Caribbean Party

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GRADE 8

FAREWELL/AWARDS:

10:30 am

June 2: Jr. High students are going to a Goldeyes’ Game

June 7: Rooms 9, 10, 11 & 12 are going to Camp Manitou

Rooms 1, 2, 23, are going to Deer Meadow Farm

Rooms 20AM & 21AM are going to the Manitoba Museum

June 8: Grade 4-6 Baseball Tournament. (All day)

Grades 4-6 Fit Run at Assiniboine Park (AM)

June 21: Rooms 5 & 11 are going to the Avia$on Museum (all day)

June 22: Bridges Celebra$on at Kildonan Park from 10:30—2:30

June 23: Bridges Celebra$on rain date

Grades 4-6 Soccer Tournament at Gordon Bell

June 24: Grades 7-8 Soccer Tournament at Gordon Bell

Field Trips

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David Livingstone Community School 2 Ms. Peake Room 2 David Livingstone Community School In Social Studies Room 2 has been studying Australia. They have been researching the unique