Principal: J. MacJanet Vice –Principal: G. Watsonrichmond.dsbn.org/documents/June2019Newsletter.pub.pdf · The boys and girls teams played at United Soccer Field in Niagara Falls;

Richmond Street Public School · 153 Richmond Street · Thorold, ON · L2V 3H3 · Tel: 905-227-2971 · http://richmond.dsbn.org

Principal: J. MacJanet Vice –Principal: G. Watson

Upcoming Events

The FINAL stretch has now approached us with only 4 weeks remaining for the 2018-2019 school year. As we prepare to close off our current school year with report card writing, year end school trips, graduation for our Grade 8’s and Senior Kindergarten groups. We also begin prepar-

ing for our up and coming 2019-2020 school year in Sep-tember. It is important to notify us now if you will be moving out of or into our school boundaries. Soon we will begin to start compiling the 2019-2020 class lists. New registrations are important to be completed prior to creating the class

Requirements for registration is as follows:

• Proof of address (to ensure you are registering at the correct school)

• Proof of birth (required for JK registration)

• Immunization Record (required by Public Health)

• Born in Canada? (students born outside of Canada must report to the DSBN Welcome Centre—please call ahead for an appointment 905-641-2929).

You can pick up a form at the school office or on-line at our website at www.dsbn.org/rst. Welcome to our Richmond Communi-

REGISTRATION 2019 - 2020

lists. Niagara Student Trans-portation Services (NSTS 905-357-6787) requires 3 days to set up bus trans-portation for our stu-dents. This may cause an incon-venience to the parents

in September if the change is not reported prior to our closure at the end of June. Due to bus company liabilities - students may ONLY ride on the bus that they are assigned to. Each bus driver retains a list of students as-signed to their bus.

barBurrito Days June 4, 11, 18 …………. Pizza Days June 6, 13, 20…………. Lunch Lady June 12

June 03 > 05: Grade 6 Camp Trip June 04: Recognition Assembly / Brock Golfland G5 PenPals June 05: Regional Group 2 Track & Field June 05 > 06: Gr. 7 Fort George Trip June 06: FUN FAIR - Wake a Thon 8:00 pn Gr. 3’s/6”s to the Movies am June 07: PA Day (No School) June 10: MTC Life Assembly June 12: DSBN Special Olympics June 13: DSBN Track & Field June 14: DSBN Track & Field (Raindate) June 14: Spirit Day (Bubblegum & Sunglasses) June 17: Jr. 3-Pitch Tournament June 17 > 21: Gr. 8 Camp Trip

June 19: Gr. 1’s, 1/2’s Jellystone Park Trip June 20: Gr. 4’s/5’s Niagara Falls Trip June 25: Gr. 2’s Heartland Forest June 27: Recognition Assembly (Whole School) June 26: REPORT CARDS GO HOME - TALENT SHOW 1:30 pm June 27: Spirit Day! Red & White & Canada Day! June 27: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!! June 28: PA Day (No School) Grade 8 Graduation: Tuesday, June 25th @ 5:30 pm John Michael’s Banquet Hall SK Graduation: Wednesday, June 26th @ 8:45 am Richmond School Gymnasium


BADMINTON

BADMINTON CHAMPS!! A huge congratulations goes out to Ava F. and Brookelyn K. for winning the Gold Medal in Girls Doubles competition at the DSBN Badminton Championships held at Brock University in early May. Our whole team, including Navroop S., Nolan T., Britton B., Brady P,. Jadyn S., and Nathan M. were highly competitive throughout the day.

RUGBY!!!!!

2019- Richmond St School Track & Field Team Congrats to these athletes for qualifying from our school meet on May 22nd to participate in the upcoming Group 2 track and Field Meet (on June 5th). Thirteen different schools will be competing at this Group 2 Meet on Wed. June 5th. Good luck athletes:

Midget Girls and Boys: Jaxxon D., Zach H., Ethan B., Shanice B., Madison D., Brady P., Jadyn S., Brookelyn K., Nathan M., Aden M., Nolan T., Cooper R., Grace S., Kay M., Billy R., Taejin E. & Ava F.

Bantam Girls and Boys: Owen M-F., Jake R., Sophia S., Emily H., Hayden F., Jordan C., Sutter P., Mateo A., Sophia-Ann Z., Brooklyn C., Tyler R., Jaxon B., Kylie S., Anna H., Bayleigh D., Ashley M. & Mya P.

Peewee Girls and Boys: Mya C., Maddox H., Madelyn K., Hannah M., Shorleigh B., Brayden S., Andrew I., Jack D., Jacob S-G., DeAndre L., Malaia M., Blair S. & Mia L.

Atom Girls and Boys: Tyrone T., Hunter S., Cate H., Jubin E., Ansel F., Faith H., Nyah K., Olivia D., Sarah P., Mya P., King-ston W., Jackson J., Lily You., Abby M., Dominic W., Leland Charles & Summer N-B.

TRACK & FIELD!!!!!

Richmond Raptors had an exciting rugby season this May. We were able, as a school, to field three rugby teams. We had a girls team, boys team, and coed team. It was a busy season with a learning tournament at the start of the sea-son, with a few league games for each team, as well as, three big end of season tournaments. The boys and girls teams played at United Soccer Field in Niagara Falls; versus at least twelve other teams. They played great together as a team, their speed was phenomenal, and it really came down to good defence overall. The girls went undefeated in the tournament all the way to the final versus Dalewood. They battled a tough match, with triple overtime and another possessional play finish. They ended up winning the championship. The boys also played very well. They went undefeated all through pool play to end up in the final as well. They also had to battle three more overtime matches with another possessional play finish. They lost by one try and ended up claiming second at the tournament, as tournament finalist. So proud of how hard they worked and how well they played together. The Coed team played their tournament at West park field in St. Catharines. They also played brilliantly, with at least twenty teams in the competitive side of this tournament. They ended up third in their pool, went on to beat the second place team (Jacob Beam) from the crossover pool. This put them in the semifinal, we fought hard and played great defence, but it wasn’t enough. We lost in the semi final which put us in consolation championship. We played great defence against Power Glen and ended up winning that game to be consolation champs! In Summary: The Girls ended up Champions, Boys, Finalists, and Coed Consolation Champions. First, Second and Third. An awesome outcome for these kids! Way to Go! Girls Team: Aaliyah, Amira, Anna, Anika, Ava, Brookelyn, Chloe, Eleanor, Emelia, Grace, Hailey, Jadyn, Megan, Miya, Shanice Boys Team: Brady, Britton, Ethan, Jaekob, Jordan, Hasan, Nathan, Nolan, Owen, Tyler, Sutter Coed Team: Aaliyah, Anna, Amira, Anika, Ava, Eleanor, Emelia, Grace, Hailey, Megan, Miya, Britton, Jaekob, Jordan, Hasan, Owen, Tyler, Sutter


Our LOST & FOUND is currently exploding with a variety of items and we will need to clear it out. Please have your child take a look for their lost items soon. We will display all items in the front lobby of the school during the annual Fun Fair on June 6th. Please be sure to come look through the variety of be-longings!! We have sweaters, jackets, pants, boots, hats, mitts, shirts, water bottles ……. you name it we have it there!

All items left in the LOST & FOUND will be donated to Community Care

RANKIN CANCER RUN!!

The 14th Annual Rankin Cancer Run for Niagara was held on a rainy and stormy Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at Grantham Lions Park in St. Catharines. The run continues to respond to a tremendous need in our community by returning the funds raised, directly to cancer care here in Niagara.

This year Richmond entered yet another team to walk/run the 1km or 5km community event. Several schools in the DSBN have been entering large teams for the past few years and Richmond has always been represented strongly at this wonderful event. Together, we had 103 registered participants on our team and raised $4100.00 towards the cause. We earned some equipment for our school and two tro-phies for our efforts. Thank you to every-one who joined this amazing cause!

Sincerely, Mrs. Desson

If you LOST it ….. we likely HAVE it!!


Back to School Supplies

Kindergarten

• 2 duo-tangs

• Basic 8 box of Crayola crayons and

markers

• Blunt ended kids scissors

• Box of Kleenex

• Large Ziploc of clothes-labeled

• Appropriate size backpack

• Velcro shoes - labelled

• Erasers

• 2 glue sticks

• • Refillable Water Bottle - labelled

Grade 1

• Yellow pencils

• 3 erasers

• Crayons

• 3 glue sticks

• Box of Kleenex

• Scissors

• Pencil case

• No markets or pencil crayons please

• Refillable Water Bottle - labelled

• 1 pair of indoor shoes

• 6 folders (2 pockets, not duotangs)

• 2 boxes of Kleenex

• Earphones/earbuds for personal use

on computer in labeled Ziploc bag

• 1 plain white t-shirt

Grade 2

• Crayons

• Erasers

• Scissors

• Box of Kleenex

• Pencil case

• Indoor shoes

• Headphones (preferably not earbuds)

• Refillable Water Bottle - labelled

Grade 3

• 5 duotangs (red, blue, green, yellow,

black)

• Glue stick

• Pencil crayons/markers

• Pencils/pencil sharpener

• Eraser

• Refillable Water Bottle – labelled

Grade 4

• Pencils

• Erasers

• Pencil crayons

• Ruler

• Duo tangs (black, light blue, red,

yellow, green)

• Glue stick

• 1 ½” Binder

• Pencil sharpener that collects the

shavings

• Pencil case

• Box of Kleenex

• Dudley lock for locker (the students

will be sharing lockers in Grade 4)

• Proper running shoes for GYM

• Refillable Water Bottle

Grade 5 (No binders please)

• Pencils

• Pencil Crayons

• Pencil Case

• Markers

• Eraser

• Scissors

• Glue sticks

• Pens

• Calculator

• Ruler with mm/cm markings


Grade 6

• Kleenex box

• Pencil crayons

• Pencil case with zipper

• Glue stick

• Markers

• Eraser

• Ruler (metric/2” wide for binder)

• Calculator (basic)

• Protractor/Math set

• Pencils (sharpened)

• Scissors

• (1) binder (max 2”) w/dividers

• Individual pencil sharpener

Grade 7 (No binders please)

• Pencils

• Erasers

• Duo tangs (all colors)

• Calculator

• Glue sticks

• Pens

• Pencils

• Some lined paper

• Big notebooks (Work books)


Grade 8

• Scientific Calculator

• 1 ½” binder with dividers (optional)

• Erasers

• Pens

• Pencils

• Glue sticks

• Scissors



The sun is shining and it’s time to get outside to play! But before you run outside, make sure you remember your 5 S’s…

• Slip: on some clothes that will protect your skin from the sun (loose-fitting and tightly woven are best).

• Slop: on some sunscreen that is at least SPF 30 and filters UVA & UVB rays (broad-spectrum). Put sun-screen on 20 minutes BEFORE you go outside, so it can soak in. Don’t forget your ears, nose and feet if you are wearing sandals! Lips should also be protected with SPF 30 lip balm.

• Slap: on a wide-brimmed hat to protect your face, ears and neck

• Seek: shade when outside between 11am-4pm

• Slide: on some sunglasses that have 100% UVA & UVB filters. Attention moms, dads, coaches and caregivers: sun damage can happen quickly, so make sure youth remember sunscreen for lunch break, gym class, track and field and other outdoor activities. For more information, talk to your school nurse.

THE SUN IS BACK!

2019-20 BACK TO SCHOOL STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

On Monday, August 19, 2019 Niagara Student Transportation Services (NSTS) will post specific back to school transportation arrangements for each student enrolled, including bus route numbers, stop lo-cations and times. Please visit www.nsts.ca and sign-in to the secure parent portal to get your child’s student transporta-tion information. To sign-in to the portal you will need your child’s Ontario Education Number (OEN) which can be found on their report card. While signed-in, please subscribe to the delay and cancellation module for direct and timely emails re-garding student transportation that impacts your child’s bus route. Eligibility information is also available through the portal including walking directions if your child lives within the walk zone of the school and is not eligible for transportation service.

** IMPORTANT NOTICE** Changes to home, pick-up or drop-off addresses must be made through your child’s school before the school closes in JUNE. During the summer you may notify NSTS (see above contact number) of ad-dress changes so we can make sure a bus stop is available for your child to start the school year, how-ever, NSTS is not authorized to change student address information. Bus set up @ NSTS will take 3 business days to complete (please make your changes prior to September 4th start up in order for your child to have bussing set up). With the availability of the secure parent portal, NSTS will not mail student transportation notices with the exception of Kindergarten students or new students to the system who do not have an OEN to sign-in to the portal. Please contact your school (905-227-2971) or NSTS (905-357-6787) if you have questions regarding your child’s transportation arrangements. Richmond office will re-open August 26, 2019 after the sum-mer break.

905-357-6787


Fight the bite! Ticks, mosquitos and rabid animals have no boundaries and can be a risk to you and your family when walking to and from school

or work, waiting at the bus stop, family trips, while playing in the yard at home or at the park.

Protect yourself and your family from West Nile Virus:

Reduce standing water where mosquitoes breed

Cover up, wear long sleeved shirts, long pants, hats socks and shoes

Repair any damaged window screens

Use insect repellants containing DEET or Icardin (follow manufacturer’s instructions)

Reduce the risk of Lyme disease:

Wear light coloured clothing to help spot ticks Use insect repellants containing DEET or Icardin (follow manufacturer’s instructions)

Check yourself, your children and pets for ticks after being outdoors

Cut your grass and dispose of leaf litter where ticks can live

Prevent rabies:

Vaccinate your pets

Do not feed or approach any wild, stray or strange animals

Do not trap, transport, keep or pet any wild animals

Do not try and nurse sick animals back to health

Presently, all of these diseases exist in Niagara.

TICK

STUDENT ATTENDANCE - SAFE ARRIVAL

As of December 1st, 2018, Richmond Street School has implemented the NEW Safe Arrival for our student attendance. This NEW attendance system is imple-mented board wide and is also being used in other boards within the Niagara Re-gion to ensure ALL students arrive to school safely each day.

There are (3) options to choose from for reporting your child’s absence:

• Toll free number 1-866-606-5567 • Mobile app > School Messenger (blue one) - you will need to have an email ad-

dress in the students school records • Safe Arrival website: https://go.schoolmessenger.ca

We encourage all parents/guardians to use the Safe Arrival process when reporting an absence - calls into the school may be directed to a Safe Arrival option.

** Please be sure to report your child’s absence at the beginning of the new school year if your child is on an extended vacation in order that your child’s enrolment is not removed from our registrations **

Thank you for your cooperation

For more information, contact

Niagara Region Public Health.

905-688-8248 ext. 7590

or

1-888-505-6074

Documents

Principal: J. MacJanet Vice –Principal: G. Watsonrichmond.dsbn.org/documents/June2019Newsletter.pub.pdf · The boys and girls teams played at United Soccer Field in Niagara Falls;