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From Your Admin Team…
As you are likely aware, the Minister of Education has announced that schools will remain closed until at least May 31. Although we are disappointed by this news we also recognize that the health and safety of our students and staff is at the forefront when making these important decisions. Our educators will continue to work from home providing our students with the best possible learning materials. Even though our buildings are closed we are starting to plan for the 2020-21 school year. Kindergarten Registration: Please be aware that students may still register for September JK and SK classes. If you have a kindergarten aged student who will be ready for school in September please register online at https://www.dsbn.org/earlylearners/kickstart/register-online/ . Please register as soon as possible as it makes starting up in September much easier to have students registered now! Once students have been registered online Mrs. Vanzalen will contact them with confirmation and further information.
New to the Harriet Tubman Community? If you are aware of any new families who have moved into our area please encourage them to contact us at [email protected] or leave a voice mail at 905-685-5489 to let us know they will be joining the North Star family in September. Alternatively, they can register their child(ren) online at: https://www.dsbn.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/studentregistrationform.pdf Once students have been registered online Mrs. Vanzalen will contact them with confirmation and further information.
Moving? Have you or are you moving out the Harriet Tubman area? Please let us know so that we can let your child’s new school to expect them in September. We also need this important information when we start to draft class lists for September. You can send this information to [email protected] or leave a message on our voice mail at 905-685-5489
Planning for Next Year In less than a month we will begin planning for the next school year. As a staff, we meet together to
place students in situations that are best for them academically. A great deal of time is invested to
provide the best placement for each and every student. Teachers try very hard to balance the
classes when they are created. There are many factors that are considered, including:
● the balance of boys and girls whenever possible
● students that should be separated from each other for various reasons
● grouping of students that will be able to work at various ability levels
● whether the student is in a split grade this year (if possible)
● treating all students fairly Please be aware, we are not able to create classes based on student
friendships.
Although final staffing is not yet determined, we will be accepting requests for specific teachers. If
you have educational concerns regarding your child that you wish the school to consider in class
placement, please express those in writing prior to May 15 and submit them to Mrs. Hadfield at
[email protected]. Please remember that we strive to create the best learning environment possible
for each child.
Phase 4 Tech Roll Out
Tuesday, May 5 will be our Phase 4 Tech Roll Out. If you have requested technology to support your children with the Learn at Home program, Ms. Moreau will be calling you on Friday, May 1 and/or Monday, May 4 to give you a pick up time. We MUST have assigned pick up times to ensure that we are following physical distancing protocols. When you receive your call it will come from a “BLOCKED” or “UNKNOWN” caller as staff are calling from their personal phones. Please answer the call! For the safety of all involved we are trying to limit the number of times we enter the school so it is important that you show up for your assigned time. If you do not have a confirmed pick up time you WILL NOT be able to pick up a Chrome Book. We DO NOT have a future date for further technology pick up.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
April showers
bring May flowers.
Do you see any
flowers looking out
your window or on a walk? Stop to smell
them.
The birds are busy making nests to
have their babies.
Look for a bird’s nest outside your
window, backyard or on a walk.
Now is a great time to plant seedlings.
Watch this video and plant
a seed and watch what happens.
https://www.pinterest.capin/322851867039609089/
Squirrels build nests high up in trees. They look like balls of leaves.
Before the buds on trees start to burst into leaves can you see any
squirrel nests?
Trees are full of buds right now. Take a closer look.
You can almost watch them open
into leaves.
Pick a tree and watch it
every day this weekend. By Sunday it will look different than today.
Harriet Tubman School Challenge May 4-8
Yeah for May!
From Your Youth Counsellor, Mrs. Mestek
Zippy Friends is a program that our younger students are familiar with. Below are some strategies as well as common language that you can try at home. Things that I have learned in Zippy’s Friends: *I can make myself feel better when I am sad, mad, upset, annoyed, angry or Nervous *I can turn to others for help like a friend or an adult I trust *I can be a good friend to others (listen respectfully, make them a card to cheer them up, use kind words, talk with them) *When I have a problem I need to calm down and relax before I think of solutions (count to 10, breathe, walk away, etc.) Things I can do to feel better… *breathe *colour *draw *talk it out *share my feelings *run *skip *rest * sing *ask for help *listen to music *play a game
The grade 2s shared tools and strategies we can use to help us get out of the Blue Zone and into the Green Zone. Spending time with our pets was a popular one.
Mrs. Bombay’s class is using The Power of Pets
Niagara Parents We wanted to reach out to let you know that during these difficult times Niagara Region Public Health is still here to support parents and caregivers. Through Niagara Parents, public health nurses continue to be happy to virtually provide supports and reliable advice about pregnancy, child or parental mental health concerns, growth and development, general parenting questions (for children 0-18) and community supports. Please visit our Resources for Parents during COVID-19 webpage for additional information and resources.
For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, please visit our Niagara Region Public Health website
A Little Daily Physical
Activity
Hi Boys and Girls. I hope you are enjoying your Daily Physical Activity ideas Mr. Hendsbee has been sending you. Here are approximately 30 min of yoga, dance and movement energizers you can enjoy and follow along with the actions\movements at home with your family. These activities are recommended on the DSBN Learning from Home website. Google Links are provided with each activity for easy viewing access;
Yoga Time: Space Picnic (by Cosmic Kids Yoga) Duration 12:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d85dw-AcAaU
Awesome Rainbows -Dance-A-Long (by Koo Koo Kanga Roo) Duration 3:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPGvZDNoY0
Wiggle It Dance-A-Long (by Koo Koo Kanga Roo) Duration 1:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh-9k8XfLzY
Baby Shark - Challenge (by Pink Fong) Duration 2:16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w
Don’t Worry, Be Happy! (Music Express Magazine) Duration 2:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hGtkE3mG_g
Jailhouse Rock (Music Express Magazine) Duration 1:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbxDwaGwi2Q
Blast Off - Fresh Start Fitness (Go Noodle) Duration 2:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4DnPhR9_mo
Do the Dab with Blazer Fresh (Go Noodle) Duration 3: 00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcmxcXyU_g
Enjoy these movement patterns, stretching and fitness activities until I send you more next week. Do them at your leisure and pace. Remember you can do them each as many times as you like. Have fun!
From the Library LC Congratulations to Jessica Brown from Ms. Isaak’s Class and The Casey Family (Annie, Cash and Owen) for winning our first round of HT Family Literacy Bingo. These two lucky families each won a 25$ gift certificate to Someday Books! Special thanks to Someday Books for donating the second gift card so we could give away TWO to our North Stars! What a generous and caring local business.
Favourite Book Cover Challenge Our next Family Literacy challenge is a fun one! Take your favourite Book Cover and remake it. We are looking for the following elements: -likeness to the cover -creative use of costumes and props from home
Take a look at the example above. All entries will be voted on by our staff so do your very best to be creative. Winners will receive a Book Bundle filled with a combination of books of their choice from Someday Books. You can email your entry directly to Ms. Bonisteel or tag her in your tweet @lizbonn
Entries close May 15th at 3pm
If you haven’t visited the HT Music website yet, there are lots of fun resources to support your family’s music learning at home including some ukulele tutorials that have been added this week. Ms. Bonisteel is also excited to be offering Music Learning opportunities through Google Meet. Attached to today’s newsletter you will find instructions for using Google Meet at home. Please read them carefully and if you are having any problems, reach out directly to Ms. Bonisteel at [email protected]. You can join our Google Meets via our Music Google Classroom. Our classroom code is w7yy26f OR you can use the Google Meet code if you want to enter directly through the app, which is c2biytkve Every week we will detail what’s being offered in our school newsletter as well as on the HT Music Site and in the HT Music Classroom itself. Here’s the schedule for May 4-8 2020 Tuesday 10:00-10:30 Open Primary Music Time North Stars who are in Grades 1-3 and are NOT part of Ms. Bonisteel's Music Class normally are welcome to join her for some music making and listening activities together. Bring some paper and whatever you enjoy drawing with. Wednesday 10:00-10:30 Kindergarten Sing-Along & Story ALL Kindergarten friends are welcome to join Ms. Bonisteel for a sing-along and story time! If you have any rhythm instruments (anything from shakers to pots and pans) you are welcome to bring them with you. Thursday 10:00-10:30am Music/Drama for Pyper, Klassen, Keir and L'Ecuyer Students This Music/Drama Class time is for students from Ms. Klassen, Ms. Keir and L'Ecuyer's class who have Music and Drama with Ms. Bonisteel on a regular basis. Bring your singing voices and some paper, pencils and markers or crayons if you have them! Thursday 12:30-1:00pm Open Choir Grade 4-8 students Whether you are part of Star Singers, in the Grade 4 choir or just someone who likes to sing and wants to try something new at home, you are invited to our OPEN choir session. We are preparing to record a song virtually so come sing and work on the song with Ms. Bonisteel so that you can practice on your own. Remember, your microphone will be on mute so nobody will hear you singing. This is a great way to try something new from the safety of your home.
Link for using Google Meet https://www.dsbn.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/using-google-meet-as-a-student-from-homeb29d1f91747665cdb19aff0000cf3143.pdf?sfvrsn=26eb7a1f_0
HTB Students Working Hard From Home
HTB Students Working Hard From Home
GR 1-3
K6
Grade 1-1 rocking picture
week
HTB Students Working Hard From Home
Canada's National History Virtual Heritage Fair.
Cash Casey - Gord Downie
Elliana Harper - Emily Carr
Hannah Johnston - Sir Sanford Fleming
These three Grade 6 students submitted their work with Canada's National History
Virtual Heritage Fair. It runs from April 15 to May 8.
HTB Students Working Hard From Home
K1 Building Robots
Science
