Newsletter October 2016 - Winnipeg School Division · 2 Classroom NewsOctober 2016 Dear Families, Welcome to Room 1! We are wri>ng together as a

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Important Reminders

M r . T i m C o x P r i n c i p a l

M s . P a t M a i n v i l l e V i c e - P r i n c i p a l

Message from Administration The month of September is now behind us and it has been an incredible start

to the new school year. We have already had a chance to meet many of our

new families and touch base with all those families who are returning for an-

other school year. We are so excited about all the new learning our students

are going to this school year.

At the David Livingstone Community School “Meet the Staff BBQ” on Sep-

tember 15th

, we had well over 100 families a+end. Our families had the

chance to meet their children’s teachers and to share year plans with their

homeroom classrooms. Families then met out on our field where we shared

a wonderful fall BBQ. Thank you to everyone who a+ended !!!!

We will be having our first Parent Gathering on Wednesday, October 5th

at

5:30 PM. Supper and child care will be provided. Please RSVP to the school

office at (204) 586-8346. Our Parent Gatherings are an opportunity for our

families to hear all that is new at the school and to have the opportunity to

help us create the best programs for our students.

Lastly, we would like to remind our families of the importance of school

a+endance. The success of each student is directly related to how much >me

they spend at school. Helping children get into posi>ve rou>nes allows them

to get the rest and nutri>on their growing bodies and minds need to be suc-

cessful students.

We hope all our families have successful school years. If you ever have any

ques>ons or concerns please come by the office or call us at the school at

(204) 586-8346.

Tim Cox Pat Mainville

Principal Vice-Principal

IMPORTANT DATES • No School On Oct. 10th

• No Classes on Oct. 21st

BREAKFAST PROGRAM

(8:15—8:50)

**No early drop offs**

Report Absences/Lates to

204-586-8346

Students leaving early are

required to sign out at the

office.

Cell phones and other mobile

devices are not permi1ed in

class.

This is a nut/peanut

free school.

Community School Newsletter

October 2016

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

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Classroom News October 2016

Dear Families,

Welcome to Room 1! We are wri>ng together as a

class to let you know we are working very hard! We

are learning many things like le+er sounds and new

words. We are also working with numbers and

pa+erns. We are learning about peace and wri>ng po-

ems. Thank you for reading!

From,

Room 1 Students

Room: 1 Ms. Berg

Happy October everyone!

It has been very busy in Room 12. We have begun our assess-

ments and have worked really hard to show what we know!

October is going to be a busy month as we will begin our read-

ing groups.

It is very important that your child shows up daily and on %me

as we will be doing our groups in the morning.

In science we are working on habitats and communi>es. Room

12 is looking at the geography of Canada in Social Studies. In

math we are working on place value which will help us with our

addi>on and subtrac>on.

Just as a reminder as the days get cooler, please send your child with a warm jacket!

Room: 12 Mrs. Vandal

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It was nice to see so many families out for our meet the staff BBQ!

The students have been working hard this past month geDng adjusted to the

school rou>ne. They have been learning about the concept of respect and how it

relates to the classroom and at home. We have also been talking about our-

selves and our families and what makes them unique.

Next month the students can look forward to exploring a new drama center that

will become a hardware store. They can also look forward to Halloween and

thanksgiving ac>vi>es.

Reminders:

-please pay school supply money

-have your child dressed appropriately to go outside

-indoor running shoes are needed for your child to par>cipate in the gym

Room: 21AM Ms. Peake

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank-you for coming to our Meet the Staff night. It was wonderful geDng to know all of you.

We went for a fall walk to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the new season. We are making mobiles in the art

room to interpret what we no>ced. This month we will con>nue learning about deer in science.

Now that our beginning of the year assessment has concluded we will be focusing

on our reading, wri>ng and math programs.

We have an exci>ng month coming up. Please check your child’s home book for

notes.

Important Dates:

October 21 – NO SCHOOL, staff is at a PD

October 24 – PICTURE DAY!!!

Room: 22 Ms. Adams

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It was extremely wonderful mee%ng all the parents/guardians at our Meet the

Staff event on September 15th

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Math

All students have been building their number sense through coun>ng collec>ons,

and have been able to share the strategy used for coun>ng each item.

ELA

Students have been learning the alphabet and Power Words List 1 (the, a, and,

to, I, in, is, on, you, it, of, said, can, for, my), through daily chants. They have

been using their bodies to spell words, such as “t” tall le+er, “h” tall le+er and

‘e’ small le+er for the word ‘the.’ A new Power Word Poem is read daily which

helps the students to develop their vocabulary. Currently, the strategy of look-

ing at pictures in order to iden>fy tricky words is being used. All students have

been prac>sing le+er forma>on. They have already begun using the computer

and iPads to ‘listen to read’ and ‘read to self’ with Raz-Kids electronic books.

Social Studies

We started a unit on Connec>ng with Others and have been talking about the im-

portance of rules at school and home, as well as laws in the community. We will

be incorpora>ng the 7 Teachings in our learning. Students are frequently reminded

to be respecNul of others, self, the school and school property.

Science

We have been learning about the needs of living things. Learning will be based on

an inquiry approach. Students have completed an ‘I wonder” sheet which they will

revisit at a later date to see if they now know what they were wondering about.

Reminder

Your child will be bringing home a Home Reading Log every day beginning in October. Please read to your child, and

date and sign the log which will be accompanying their books. The books will be theirs to keep; however, the Home

Reading Log should be sent back to school every Friday.

Room: 23 Ms. Lawrence

Ques?ons to ask your child

What did you learn in math?

What did you read about today?

Sugges?ons to help your child learn at home

Read to them daily

Prac>se coun>ng

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ParentGathering

David Livingstone will be having our first

Family Gathering of this school year, in the

evening. This is to ensure that we

generate enough participation to have

discussions from Parent/Caregivers on

what goes on in your child’s school.

We will be offering a light supper along

with child care.

October 5th, 2016, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

David Livingstone Community School

Multi-Purpose Room

RSVP to Julie Halcro 204-586-8346

There is limited space, so please call to secure a spot.

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Parent Room October 2016

Parent Gathering-October 5 at 5:30 pm.

This is a casual mee>ng with our School

Administrators, parents and guardians. We

will be having dinner and childcare will be

provided. Everyone is welcome to a/end.

Nutri%on Bingo-October 17-1:15 pm. All

parent and caregivers of students at David

Livingstone Community School are invited

to a+end. This is a free ac>vity for parents.

Come and have a great >me and maybe if

luck is with you, you might win a food prize.

Costco-The school has purchased a Costco

membership and I will be taking parents

shopping in the aRernoon of October 20th.

If you are interested or would like more

informa>on please call or come and see

me.

Handle with Care-This is a 8 week program

on Wednesday aRernoons, star>ng October

5th 1:15-3:15 pm. When you complete this

program you will receive a cer>ficate.

Childcare and snack will be available. If you

are interested you will need to register as

there is only 8 spots available.

See Page 12 for details.

WTK Ac%vity-Clothespin Alphabet-October

14. This is an ac>vity for N/K students and

their parents/caregivers. There is a session

in the morning for students a+ending PM

classes and one in the aRernoon for those

a+ending AM classes. Families will need to

register for this.

Vision screening –Our school will be doing

Vision Screening for Kindergarten Students

the during the week of October 24-28.

Upcoming Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

2 3 4

Kidsbridge

@Turtle Island

9:30 am

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Handle with

Care 1:15-3:15

pm

Crib Club 3:30

pm

Parent Gather-

ing 5:30 pm

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Parent Room

Closed-BBSAP

gathering

@Human

Rights Museum

Hockey Heroes

3:30

7

Parent Room

Closed-am

BBSAP gather-

ing @Human

Rights Museum

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No School-

Thanksgiving

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Kidsbridge

@Turtle Island

9:30 am

12

Handle with

Care 1:15-3:15

pm

Crib Club 3:30

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Hockey Heroes

3:30

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WTK-9:15 am.

WTK-1:10 pm.

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Nutri>on Bingo

1:15 pm

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Kidsbridge

@Turtle Island

9:30 am

Parent Room

Closed-pm

CSW mee?ng

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Handle with

Care 1:15-3:15

pm

Crib Club 3:30

20

Vision Screen-

ing Training-

9:15-11:15

Costco-pm

Hockey Heroes

3:30

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No School

21

22 24

Kindergarten

Vision Screen-

ing

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Kindergarten

Vision Screen-

ing

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Handle with

Care 1:15-3:15

pm

Kindergarten

Vision Screen-

ing

Crib Club 3:30

27

Kindergarten

Vision Screen-

ing

Hockey Heroes

3:30

28

Kindergarten

Vision Screen-

ing

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Phys. Ed. October 2016

Lunch

Mon: 12:30 -

Intramural Gr. 4-8

Football

Tue: 12:30 - Open Gym Gr. 7-8

Wed: 12:30 -

-

Open Gym Gr. 1-3

Gr. 4-6 Soccer Practice

Thur: 12:30 - Gr. 4-6 Volleyball

Practice

Fri: 12:30 -

-

Open Gym Gr. 4-6

Gr. 7-8 Soccer Practice

After School

Tues: 3:30-

4:30

- Gr. 7-8 Volleyball

Practice

Thur: 3:30-

4:30

- Gr. 7-8 Volleyball

Practice

For the month of October, students in Grades 1-3 will begin work on

transport skills. Transport skills are those skills that move the body from one

place to another or project the body upward. Transport skills involve large

muscle movements. We will begin this month with running, jumping and

hopping. Towards the end of the month we will play some Halloween

Games.

FOOTBALL Students in Rooms 10, 11 and 12 will work on

football. Passing, catching, carrying the ball,

centering, stances, exchanging the ball and

pun>ng are all skills we will work on throughout

the unit. We will learn football posi>ons and

plays. Hopefully we will have some nice Autumn

weather and play football in the field.

Did you know?

Professional football players fail to catch the ball

about 45% of the >me.

TERRY FOX RUN Congratula�ons! On Friday, September 30

th, our students, staff and parents

took to the field for our annual Terry Fox Run. A dona�on from our school

will be given to the Terry Fox Founda�on to support cancer research.

SOCCER On September 22 and 23, our grade 4-6 boys and girls soccer teams took to

the field at Chalmers Community Centre to par>cipate in the North East

Division Soccer Tournaments.

Thank you to the parents that came out to support our team!

JOSH RICO CHAYDEN PRESTON MARCUS ABOBAKER

HAMZZA J. MICHAEL KIEFER JORDAN PHILIP DANNY

ALVIN JASON DESMOND JAMES JORDAN NEVAEH

PHOENIX SARAH M. LATIFA EMAN OCEAN LAVEAH

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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 pro-

vided). 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 aRer the 12:00 pm dismissal bell, and walk over

together in supervised teams.

FEES:

*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 Coordinator (parent volunteer)

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

Lunch Program October 2016

David Livingstone Community School’s Parent-Run Lunch Program

One Student $25 Monthly

Two Students (Single Family) $20 Per Student Monthly

Three or More Students (Single Family) $15 Per Student Monthly

Drop-In* $2 Per Student Daily

Month A1ending Fee Due Date

October 2016 Tuesday, Septemper 20th

November 2016 Thursday, October 20th

December 2016 Friday November 18th

January 2017 Tuesday, December 13th

February 2017 Friday, January 20th

March 2017 Monday, February 20th

April 2017 Monday, March 20th

May 2017 Thursday, April 20th

June 2017 Friday, May 19th

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Should They Be At School? If you are aware of children in your community who are not a+ending, please let us know.

Contact us if:

• You have seen a child in the community during school hours, without his/her parents, on more than one occasion. (A

student may be away from school due to an inservice day).

You may submit this fillable form or phone: (204) 789-0400 or e-mail: [email protected]

Informa?on we’ll need from you:

The child’s name and address (if known).

_______________________________________________________________________________

(Does the child live within the Winnipeg School Division Boundaries?)

Dates, >mes and loca>on where you have seen the child.

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

What we’ll do aKer you call:

If the child lives within the Winnipeg School Division boundaries, we’ll check to see if he or she is registered, or should be regis-

tered at one of our Schools. If registered, we’ll follow up with the local school and we may ask a+endance officers to help as

needed. If not registered, we’ll try to find out why.

Your call or e-mail is confiden?al.

Thank you for helping us to ensure all kids are in school.

Did You Know?

• Missing 10 percent of the school year (or just 2-3 days every month) can mean that by grade three, a student has failed

to mater basic reading skills, and by grade nine, he/she is at risk for dropping out of school. Everyday, star>ng in Nurse-

ry and Kindergarten, students are learning and prac>cing basic literacy skills in order to be competent readers, spellers,

and writers as adults.

• A+ending school regularly helps a child feel connected to classmates and staff.

• Regular school a+endance every year, star>ng in Nursery and Kindergarten, will help your child to do well later in high

school, university or community college, and at work.

How You Can Help

• No ma+er their age, set a regular bed>me and morning rou>ne for your child.

• Lay out clothes and backpacks the night before.

• If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to their teacher about this concern. Together,

you both can make a plan to help your child

• When possible, avoid medical appointments or trips with your child when school is in session. Take advantage of non-

instruc>onal days, or days during the winter break or sprint break to schedule appointments or trips.

School success goes hand in hand with good a1endance!

Attendance October 2016

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General Information October 2016

FREE FLU SHOTS ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE

The FLU causes fever, chills & body aches, lasting weeks, resulting in missed work & school. Sen-

iors and babies can get very sick from the flu.

With a simple shot, we can protect

ourselves and our loved ones!!

North End Public Health Flu Clinics

PLEASE BRING YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HEALTH CARD!

Oct 25 Salvation Army 9:30 - 11:30 180 Henry Ave. Nov 10 Springs Church 9:30-12:00 648 Burrows Ave

Oct 26 North Centennial Rec Centre 10:00 – 1:00 90 Sinclair Nov 10 Indian Metis Friendship Center 1:00 - 3:00 45 Robinson St

Oct 26 Win Gardner 12:30 - 4:30 363 McGregor Ave. Nov 17 Andrew’s Street Family Centre 12:30-2:30 220 Andrews St.

Oct 27 Win Gardner 2:30 -6:30 363 McGregor Ave Nov 22 Main Street Project 9:30 – 1:30 75 Martha St.

Nov 1 Vineyard 10:30 - 12:00 782 Main St Nov 24 St. Mary’s Protectress 10:00-12:00 800 Burrows Ave

Nov 3 Springs Church 9:30 - 1200 648 Burrows Nov. 24 Win Gardner 2:30-4:30 363 McGregor Ave.

Nov 3 Action Day Nursery 1:00 - 5:00 377 Dufferin Ave. Nov. 30 Salvation Army 9:30-11:30 180 Henry.

Nov 7 River Point Centre 8:00 - 12:30 146 Magnus Ave Dec. 5 Action Day Nursery 3:00-5:00 377 Dufferin Ave.

Nov 9 Turtle Island 3:00 - 6:00 510 King St.

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General Information October 2016

To request winter outerwear, please contact the school, day-

care or United Way agency partner in your area.

If you would like to place an order please

see Julie in Room 6.

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General Information June 2016

WHAT: Handle with Care Parenting Program WHERE: David Livingstone Community School Parent Room WHEN: Every Wednesday starting October 5-November 23 (1:15-3:15)

The Program All About Handle With Care • Handle with Care is a simple interactive program to help parents and caregivers, in-

cluding those who work in early childhood settings, to promote the mental health of young children from birth to 6 years.

• Handle with Care is based on a number of important assumptions about mental health: ◊ Mental health, or social and emotional well-being, is a precious resource for

all children. ◊ Mental health is part of our overall health. It’s about:

• How we feel, think, and behave • How we cope with the ups and downs of everyday life • How we feel about ourselves and our life • How we see ourselves and our future • How stress affects us • How we deal with negative things that happen in our life • Our self-esteem or confidence

◊ Supporting children’s mental health is an everyday aspect of health care, just as we support healthy bodies by ensuring children eat well, exercise and get enough sleep.

• Handle with Care uses a strengths-based approach that assumes every parent and caregiver has problem-solving skills, potential resources, and wants what’s best for the children in their lives.

CHILDCARE AND SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. CALL JULIE TO REGISTER (204-586-8346)

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Good Night… Good Learning!

Why is Sleep Important for Learners? • Most children 5 to 12 years of age need ten to twelve hours of sleep each

night.

• Learning that happens during the day is sorted and stored in your child’s

memory while they get a good night’s sleep.

• A well rested and alert brain is a brain that is ready to think, do and remem-

ber!

The Canadian Pediatric Society Offers These Suggestions… • Have a relaxing bed>me rou>ne.

• Always fall asleep in bed, not in front of the TV.

• At bed>me, a room should be cool, dark & quiet.

• Try to go to bed at the same >me every night.

• Avoid s>mulants in the evening, such as drinks with caffeine (pop, energy drinks, etc.).

• Avoid TV before bed>me

• Don’t allow your child to have a TV, computer, video games or a cell phones in their bedroom.

School vandalism often involves graffiti, broken windows, damage

to roofs and playground equipment.

To report suspicious activity on school grounds between 10:00PM and 7:00AM or to report an act of school vandal-

ism in Winnipeg, call:

204-231-4556 Our security firm will attend after receiving your call.

General Information June 2016

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Calendar October 2016

Vision Screening

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 Day 2 4 Day 3 5 Day 4 6 Day 5 7 Day 6 8

Gr. 4-6 Girls Soccer

Rain Date

Gr. 4-6 Boys Soccer

Rain Date

9 10 11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14 Day 4 15

NO SPQOOR

Gr. 4-6 Soccer Game

vs. Dufferin @ U of W

Gr. 6 Immunization

@1:00 in Library


Bus Ridership Gr. 7-8 Soccer Game

vs. Elmwood @ U of W Non-Instruc%onal

NO CRSTTUT


Picture Day

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