Dates to Remember:

November 2 – Time Change – Clocks go

back one hour

November 6 – Domino’s Pizza lunch day

November 8 – Progress Reports go home

November 11 – Remembrance Day

Assembly @ 10:30 a.m.

November 13 – Grade 8 Orientation at CASS

November 13 – Quesada lunch day

November 14 – 50’s Day. 50th day of school

November 15 – P.A. Day Parent Teacher

interviews – No school for students

November 18 – Bus Safety – All grades

November 18-21 – Movember – buy fuzzy

mustaches for $2

November 20 – Photo Retakes / Domino’s

Pizza lunch day

November 26 – 27 – Popcorn Dayz selling

Kernels popcorn $2/bag

November 27 – Sebastian’s lunch day

OLIVER STEPHENS P.S. November 2019 64 Fyfe Ave., Woodstock, ON N4S 3S6 Tel: (519) 539-2068

Principal: Jim Rivard

Vice-Principal: Liz Yeo

Secretary: Sonya Smith

Superintendent: Karen Edgar

From the Principal’s Desk

November is a time of Remembrance. A time to reflect

on the peaceful lives that we all too often take for

granted. We will conduct a Remembrance Day

Ceremony on November 11 at 10:30. This will require

a slight change to our lunch times on this day. We will

begin our recess following the ceremony at 11:05, and

we will go for out recess at 11:10 and begin eating at

11:30 and return to classes at 11:50. Each student will

be given a poppy from the Royal Canadian Legion.

Donations to their Poppy Fund can be sent in to the

office any day next week if you would like to

contribute.

Welcome officially to some of our newest staff. We

welcome Ms. Sarah Kalbfleish who will assume the

FDKB teaching assignment on November 5, 2019.

Ms. Gyorgy has accepted a position of added

responsibility within the board.

We also welcome two new members in the FDKA.

Mrs. Campbell has assumed the permanent E.A.

position for the afternoon and Mrs. Montgomery has

assumed the ECE position.

Congratulations to our Cross Country runners and their

coaches Ms. Gyorgy and Mrs. Bertens on a great

season. One student advanced to the Thames Valley

finals. Congratulations to Ian K.

As the wintery Canadian weather arrives, clothing

needs to change. Please remember to put students’

names on the boots, coats, mitts etc. Early on, some

younger students struggle to identify the clothing they

came to school in.

Our School Council has organized a Pepperette

fundraiser. More information will follow. We have to

say a big thank you to the HOME DEPOT who donated

pumpkins to our school for decoration and then

displayed them in their store. Mrs. Gebel’s FDKA

class were the winners.

James Rivard

Lifetouch Photography will be back in our school on

Wednesday, November 20, 2019. If you wish to

have your child’s picture re-taken, return the

original picture package on this day.

Student Arrival at School

Students should not arrive at school prior to 8:45 a.m.

as there is no supervison. Please time your child’s walk

or drop-off so they will arrive between 8:45 and 9:00

a.m. If your child arrives after 9:00, they MUST report to

the office before going to class. All students should

make their way to the rear year upon arrival, with their

belongings, to enter with their class at the bell. Students

should not be in the halls or at their cubbies prior to the

morning bell. Please meet your child at their dismissal

door at 3:30 p.m.

Exciting November from the LEAD team!

On November 14th we will be having 50's themed

day! Break out your poodle skirts and

slick back your hair to help celebrate

the fiftieth day of school!

From November 18th -21st we will be hosting our

annual MOVEMBER fundraiser. For just a toonie,

students will be able to purchase a fuzzy

moustache and can have their picture taken in the

photo booth. All proceeds go directly to the

MOVEMBER foundation to help support men's

physical and mental well being. Check out

ca.movember.com for more info or you can find

them on Facebook or Twitter.

Popcorn Dayz is back November 26th and 27th!!

We are selling KERNELS popcorn for $2 a bag. This

delicious popcorn comes preseasoned with

buttersalt. All proceeds raised will be put towards

student initiatives at OS.

P.A. DAY – Friday, November 15, 2019 Parent Interview Day – No school for students Progress Reports First term progress reports will come home on Friday, November 8th. All students will receive a report indicating how well they have settled into learning in their class. No grades are applied at this time as it is about progress, not achievement. Parents are encouraged to read the report closely and talk about the report with their student(s). Interviews will follow on November 15th. Please return the Report Card Envelope and the parent/student return slip as soon as possible. The envelopes are kept and re-used for each term’s report cards. Parent/Teacher Interviews Following the release of the progress reports, parents and teachers will have an opportunity to sit together and discuss results on Friday, November 15th. Parents and/or teachers may request an interview. Every effort will be made to accommodate schedules. Interviews can also take place by phone if that works better. Classroom teachers will send home specific information regarding available times.

Oliver Stephen’s 3rd Annual

Book Swap November 28th and 29th

You may drop off books beginning

Monday, November 4, 2019

until Wednesday November 27, 2019

at the beginning of first break by Mrs. Bull’s room

How to Participate:

1. Empty your bookcases of Young Adult and Children’s fiction/non-

fiction, picture books, levelled readers & chapter books.

2. Place your gently loved books inside a grocery bag or box and turn

bring to school between Monday, November 4th and Wednesday

November 27 to Mrs. Bull’s room at the start of first break.

3. Students will receive a ticket for every book they bring in. Each ticket

is good for one used book.

4. Kids can drop off books all week between 11:00-11:15 daily.

Book Guidelines:

1. Gently used books. No handwriting inside, ripped pages/ broken

bindings. Previous owner’s

name inside cover is okay.

2. Age appropriate books for grades K – 8 as well as books for young

adults.

Contact: Mrs. Bull with questions.