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White Fox School Motto: A Niche for all to Blossom
SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
We believe all students can learn. We will work collaboratively with colleagues, students, families and agencies to create
an environment that fosters academic success and character development. We believe that this will provide the students with the necessary tools to become a
well-balanced individual who can make positive contributions to society.
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Principal’s Message:
Welcome to the 2019/2020 school year. We are expecting a fun and action packed learning adventure for all of our students.
The School year starts off with a bang. Volleyball teams are off and running for both junior boys and girls. The SRC has already planned a great spirit week and many fun activities for our students and staff and we have many exciting things going already. Please note, our annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on Friday, September 13 in conjunction with the Terry Fox Walk. The Pancake breakfast runs from 8 - 9 and the Terry Fox walk will take place at 9:30 am. Students, families, and community members are all welcome to join us in the gym.
We will continue to use agenda’s to communicate with homes for students in grade K to 7. We will also be using a new program called “All about me/My blackboard” which will allow students and parents to view messages from teachers, view work and exams, and share in their students educational experience. Please stay tuned for more information on this new initiative. We invite parents and guardians to communicate with the school and the teachers if you have any questions. Open communication lines work wonderfully.
The White Fox School also has a new Facebook account. Please follow us @whitefoxschool. This account will be used for communication and to share all of the exciting things that take place at White Fox School. Items such as important dates, student led conferences, and sporting events will be posted as well as fun photos and videos of our students as they go through their school year at White Fox School. It is up and operational so please seek us out.
I have made it my goal to get to know all of our students by the end of September. I am also looking forward to getting to meet all the members of the school community as we start another successful school year in White Fox. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call.
Graham Comfort, Principal
Sept. 11 2019
White Fox School Staff Assignments
2019-2020
Grade Teacher
Principal Graham Comfort (Math/PAA/SCI/PE)
K/1 Samantha McBain (Home Room Teacher)
2/3 Sydney Franks (Home Room Teacher) Intern Rayne Prall
4/5 Tavia Freedman (Home Room Teacher)
6/7 Craig Sutherland (Home Room Teacher)
8/9 Andrea Hayes (8/9 ELA/SS/Health/Art, DET/ LLI)
1/9 Susan Kreutzwieser (French, Health, and LLI)
Admin. Assistant Darcy McBain
Educational Associates Shannon Youzwa Tara McKinnon
Caretaker Kim Riemer
WHITE FOX SCHOOL BEHAVIOUR MATRIX - All Settings
Respect for Self Respect for Others Respect for Learning Respect for Environment
Class Schedule
8:40 - Attendance 8:45 - 9:30 - Period 1 9:30 - 10:15 - Period 2 10:15 - 10:30 - Recess 10:30 - 11:15 - Period 3 11:15 - 12:00 - Period 4 12:00 - 12:50 - Lunch 12:50 - 1:40 - Period 5 1:40 - 2:30 - Period 6 2:30 - 2:45 - Recess 2:45 - 3:35 - Period 7 3:35 - Dismissal
-Do what is expected and right in different settings -Be trustworthy -Make the right choice -Dress appropriately for school setting -Participate and sup-port school activities
-Keep your hands and feet to yourself -Be considerate -Use good manners and appropriate language -Treat others as you would want to be treated -Respect others allergies
-Arrive on time -Be positive -Use electronic devices in the appropriate way at ap-propriate times -Be prepared and ready for learning
-Respect property of others -Show pride in your school and community -Be positive and welcoming to guests and community members
SCHOOL ABSENTEE CHECK - To ensure students’ safety, if your child is going to be absent, please call the school at 306-276-2140 between 8:00 am and 9:00 am We have a program called “SchoolMessenger” it is an automated phone message that will call you if your child is absent.
CANCELLATION OF SCHOOL - School will never be cancelled. The school will be open each day. On days when there are severe weather condi-tions such as wind chill or blizzard, the busses may not run. If a bus route is cancelled it will be announced on CJVR, and CJNE. Bus cancellations may also be checked online on the White Fox School homepage or at NESD.ca.
DRESS CODE - Students and their parents are expected to suppor t a learning environment where attire is appropriate and not distracting to others. Students wearing such clothing will be asked to go home and change or wear the shirt inside out if they do not have suitable clothing at school.
The following items are NOT allowed: Revealing clothing , Low cut shir ts, Clothes that do not cover bra straps, See through clothing, Graphics that are inap-propriate, contain swear words, or advertise alcohol products – this includes hats that advertise alcohol products., Shirts with an open back, Halter tops, Hats while indoors The length of clothing: Shor ts and skir ts must be longer than your finger tips, while you are standing with your arms resting at your sides., Shirts must touch the top of your pants while standing.
SEPTEMBER DATES TO NOTE
Mon., Sept. 9 - Spirit Day - PJ/Stuffy Day Tues. Sept. 10 - Spirit Day - “ER” Day Wed., Sept. 11 - - Hawk-a-mania Day Thurs., Sept. 12 - Spirit Day - Camo Day Fri., Sept. 13 - Spirit Day - School Colors - Pancake Breakfast starts @ 8:00 a.m. till 9:00 - Terry Fox Run starts @ 9:30 till 11:30
Everyone is welcome to attend these events
Mon., Sept. 30 - Picture Day! Nov. 12 @ 1:00 is picture retake day.
All About Me/My Blueprint
Our school will be using a new program called All About Me (grades K-7) and My Blueprint (Grades 8-9).
All About Me is an interactive digital portfolio that allows students to showcase their school work and share their growth and success. We would like to allow parents to be engaged with their students' progress and success by inviting you to join the program. Teachers will be in-viting you to join the program by sending you an invite via the email you have provided with the school.
All About Me is compatible with all devices, including smartphones, tablets, and com-puters. Begin your participation by downloading the Class Pass app. My Blueprint (for grades 8 and above) will be implemented in a few more weeks.
Please contact your child/children's teachers if you have questions.
September SUN
GRADE 2 AND 3 CLASS NEWS
Welcome back! This year there are 15 Grade 2/3 students in the class. We are very lucky to have an interning teacher joining us until Christmas, Miss Prall. Miss Prall will slowly begin taking over subjects and leading activi-ties and lessons. Our class will be using a literacy program called Daily 5, which consists of 5 literacy stations that groups of students rotate through, working on reading and writing tasks. These stations are: Read to Self Work on Writing Read to Someone Word Work Listen to reading Groups of students will also work with the teacher as one of their stations, working on spelling, reading strategies, and comprehen-sion. We will be using the LLI program in our small groups. Students have been working on building their reading stamina and learning about the expec-tations for each of these stations. They have also learned about choosing books that are "just right" for them. Once students have prac-ticed working in each station, we will begin sending home Reading Bags to bring their reading home with them!
NEWS FROM GRADE 4/5 CLASS
Welcome back to school everyone!
Grades 4 and 5 have been off to a great start this year! We are starting off math this year with our numbers unit on place value. In ELA we will be doing Daily 5 again this year which includes writing, spelling, grammar, and reading lessons and activities. This year I am going to do Sci-ence for the first half of the year, and Social Studies will take place for the last half of the year. Please check student agendas daily for re-minders and updates on school events and activ-ities. I will be setting up student portfolios on the new system called All About Me, however two way messaging is not a feature in this sys-tem. If you do need something, please contact me by email at [email protected] or call the school. Hope to see you all at the Pancake Breakfast!
Tavia Freedman
KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 1 NEWS:
Welcome back to school! We are very happy to have 5 new Kindergartners join us a White Fox School. We have an awesome group of 13 students in our class. This September we have been learning about ourselves and classmates in ELA, sorting shapes and making patterns in math, and are learning about school and classroom rules in social studies.
Have a great September. Mrs. McBain
All About Me/My Blueprint
Our school will be using a new program called All About Me (grades K-7)/My Blueprint (Grades 8-9). All About Me is an interactive digital portfolio that allows students to showcase their school work and share their growth and success. We would like to allow parents to be engaged with their students' progress and success by inviting you to join the program. Teachers will be invit-ing you to join the program by sending you an invite via the email you have provided with the school. All About Me is compatible with all devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Begin your participation by downloading the Class Pass app. My Blueprint (for grades 8 and above) will be implemented in a few more weeks.
Please contact your child/children's teachers if you have questions.
TERRY FOX WALK:
White Fox School will hold the Terry Fox Walk on Fri., Sept. 13th Everyone will meet in the gym for a small assembly @ 9:30 and then walk around the town until 11:30.
Students are encouraged to bring a loonie as a donation. Please bring outside shoes and water.
MRS. KREUTZWIESER’S NEWS:
Welcome back everyone!
K/1 Health: We are star ting out with Bus Safety. Gr. 1 French: Introduction includes words for school objects. 2/3 Health: Bus Safety is our fir st topic. 2/3 French: People in the School is the fir st theme 4/5 Health: Healthy Eating Practices is the fir st topic 4/5 French: Environmental Issues and Endangered Species starts us off 6/7 Health: The function of nutr ients is the fir st focus 6/7 French: Going to a French Community theme
Mrs. Kreutzwieser
MRS. HAYES AWESOME GRADE 8/9 CLASS:
Welcome Back!
E.L.A. 8\9 - we are starting a short story/poetry unit called "Becoming Myself." We will be read-ing short stories & poems that focus on identity while looking at the five elements of a short sto-ry. This year we will be spending one day a week at the public library read-ing independently and working on our book talk projects. S.S. 8\9 we are looking at cur rent events and starting our society/culture unit focusing on dy-namic relationships. Visual Art 8\9 We are starting with the visual art strand. The students have finished their art folder & are going to be immersed in the elements of art. Just getting back into the groove. These young adults are learning the expectations & routines of the classroom. We will be using the MyBlue-print app in the future. As for now, please feel free to contact me through email at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. I am looking forward to spending the next ten months with these young adults.
Mrs. A. Hayes
MR. SUTHERLAND’S GRADE 6/7!
Welcome back, we are now into our second week and we are starting to get our routines in place. The first week went by very fast. We spent time co-creating rules for the classroom so that it is enjoya-ble for all of us. We also spent time going over our behavior matrix. This provides the students with the expected behaviors at different places in the school. Parents please check this newsletter for important dates, and you can also check our website. As a class we are spending time getting to know each other and how we learn best as a class. We have a fishing bulletin board outside of our classroom. I have asked the students to bring a picture of them doing something they enjoyed doing with their fam-ily so I can post it on this.
The first project that we have been working on is “all about me”. This has looked different in each class. Some examples are a collage of each students interest, 18 questions that we want to ask each other, art work with an acrostic poem, and stories about our summer. In math we are going over some of the foundations of math as well as pre-assessing skills to determine the depth that concepts need to be taught. In social we learning about resources and trade partners. In science we are learning about our solar system. I strongly recommend reading with your child at home as well as working on math con-cepts. A little each night will pay off a lot as the year goes on. I also recommend getting a public library card. This opens up a lot more reading op-tions/interests. In closing we want to wish everyone a safe harvest.
WHITE FOX PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday 10:00-6:00 Thursday 9:00-5:00 After School Hangout and sometimes a craft from 3:30-5:30. Thursday Morning coffee/chat
Some kids are SMARTER than you.
Some kids have COOLER CLOTHES than you.
Some kids are BETTER AT SPORTS than you.
IT DOESN’T MATTER!
You have YOUR THING TOO!
Be the kid who can GET ALONG!
Be the kid who is GENEROUS!
Be the kid who is HAPPY for other people.
Be the kid who does the RIGHT THING!
BE THE NICE KID!
WHITE FOX VILLAGE OFFICE NEWS:
Thank you to all the families who attended our Back to School BBQ, it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves. Thank you to all our volun-teers and sponsors who allow us to put on these events.
White Fox Community Enhancement Committee
WHITE FOX STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL NEWS:
Our executive this year is:
Co-Presidents: Cassidy Vansteelandt and Lily Hayes Secretary: Jayden Spice. Staff Advisors: Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. K., Miss Franks, Mrs. S. McBain
Spirit Week is Sept. 9-13th. So dress up and earn points for your House Team
Mon., Sept. 9th.- P.J. and bring your stuffy to school
Tues.- “Er” day ( dress as an occupation that ends with “er” ex. Farmer, diver
Wed.- Hawks Day: wear a Hawks jersey or dress in black and gold
Thurs.- Camo day ( wear camo clothing)
Fri.- Wear school clothing or school colours day which are black, red and white
- Terry Fox Run- After the Pancake Breakfast on Friday, Sept. 13th. Bring a loonie and get your name entered in a draw for a T-shirt. Bring your own water bottle too.
- Pep Rally Fri., Sept. 13 p.m. to make “Angry Bird House Teams”
- Mon., Sept. 30th. - Bring an orange shirt to put on after pictures to show support for Residential School survivors
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW STUDENTS :
Kindergarten Students: Marshall Laura Kynkaed Nicholas Kingstyn
Grade 1 Student: Bennett Grade 3 Student: Caleb Grade 5 Student: Gracie May Grade 7 Student: Cara Grade 8 Student: Bethany Grade 9 Student: Ava
