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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Welcome Back to another exciting school year! It was wonderful seeing our returning students and families at our Open House and we are happy to welcome our new families to our learning community! Our school addition has been completed and the huts have been taken away leaving us new learning spaces with ample field outside to run and play! Dr. Hamilton is a beautiful learning environment, not only in the physical sense, but because of the amazing staff, students and families in the community! I am truly honoured to continue working with all of you this upcoming year! As per usual, watch for regular e-memos highlighting upcoming events, and please check the school website and calendar as it is regularly updated with school information.
Some items to keep in mind:
Our Sobeys/Safeway Gift Card school fundraiser will be running from Oct. 1 – Oct. 18, 2018. Information has been sent home and can be found on the school website. Thank you in advance for supporting the students in our school!
Parents are invited to attend an evening of Math Conversation with Dr. Martha Koch at Robert Andrews School on October 17, 2018. Information was sent home by email. The flyer can be found on our website.
During the lunch hour, we are using trained Grade 5 leadership students to serve as office assistants to help us with phone messages supervised by myself and teachers in charge.
We are so fortunate to have a committed staff that are always looking for ways to engage our students in extracurricular activities. Currently, we have WSO/RETSD practice, concert practice, Flag Football, Gymnastics Club, Be the Change Club, recess intramurals and with many more clubs on the way!
Dragonfly Draws are being held regularly to reward students for their positive behaviour choices! This month we will continue working on “keeping hands and feet to selves”. Well done students!
At Dr. Hamilton, we are safe, responsible and respectful. Always be kind to each other!
DR. F.W.L. HAMILTON SCHOOL 3225 Henderson Hwy., East St. Paul, Manitoba R2E 0J2 Phone: (204) 661-2500 Principal: Mrs. Susan Reynolds Email: [email protected]
OCTOBER 2018 NEWSLETTER
STAFF UPDATES!
Welcome Back to Mrs. Christina Remillard, who is returning to us as a full time educational assistant!
Welcome Back to Ms. Kathleen Czoch, our head secretary! You have been missed and we are happy you are feeling better!
Welcome Back Mrs. Jenn Mehyden who has returned ½ time, after her parental leave, teaching Grade 4/5.
Congratulations to Ms. Jordyn Fernandes who received a permanent contract and is with us teaching Grade 3.
Congratulations to Mrs. Jennifer O’Leary (formerly Ms. Griffiths!) on her marriage this summer! Mrs. O’Leary also received a full time permanent contract this year, and is teaching Grade 1.
BE THE CHANGE CLUBUpcoming Fundraising Events for Unicef
Friday, October 12 – Hat Day $1Thursday, October 18 – Jersey Day $1Friday, October 26 – Pajama Day $2
Show your school spirit! Participate in these days as we raise money for a great cause!
LIBRARY NEWS
It’s a Mystery, Sherlock!
We are kicking off the new school year with a mystery. Who? What? When? Where? Why? and don’t forget How?. All very good questions and the Dr. Hamilton Detectives will find the answers. They will follow the clues to
crack the case! If you have some vintage Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys novels at home now may be the time to dust them off and enjoy them with a new generation of readers.
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB
Students in grades 1-5 are welcome to join the Mystery Book Club. A stamp is earned for every mystery book they read. Certificates and prizes will be awarded to students
reading more that 5 mysteries by the end of the first term. Grade 1 and 2’s can read a mix of beginner chapter books and picture books while the Grade 3-5’s are reading chapter books. Larger chapter books will count as two books.
CLUE CLUB
Was it Mrs. White in the kitchen with the candlestick? Grade 3-5 students are invited to the library at lunch on Day 4 to play the classic board game “CLUE”. So far it’
Contact us…
Should you have any questions regarding library materials or programming, please feel free to contact us by email. For overdue library book inquiries please contact Mrs. DeBruyn directly.
Mrs. Klausen at [email protected]
Mrs. DeBruyn at [email protected].
MUSIC NEWS
Welcome back to another year of musical adventures at Dr. Hamilton! A very special welcome to new students joining us!
Please mark your calendars and plan on joining students and staff for the following events:
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bach to School programThursday, October 25, 2018
10:00 AMDr. Hamilton Gym
Remembrance Day AssemblyFriday, November 9, 2018
11:00 a.m.Dr. Hamilton Gym
CHRISTMAS CONCERT DECEMBER 5, 2018
1:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Xmas concert rehearsals are in full swing! Congratulations to the following students who got a part in the play “ A Holiday Zoobilee”!
Emma, Georgia, Henning, Sophie, Jaelyn, Chelsea, Riley, Jaxen, Taylor, Belle, Noah, Masen, Leona, Danica, Kate, Sadie
Practices happen every Monday and Wednesday at lunch!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS
FALL RUN CLUB - Grades 1-5
Congratulations to our fall run club members! We practiced Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m. Thank you to all the parents and staff for your support and help during run club!
INDY 500
Grades 1—5 You are invited to come and join us for the Indy 500 run at morning recesses in the gym. Please listen to announcements for your grade level turn.
Thank you to Evan W., Will P., and Sage D. for all your help refereeing the runs! Awesome job!
FLAG FOOTBALL @ Lunch (gr 4 & 5)
There will a flag football club for grade 4 and 5 students beginning in early October. All students are more than welcome to participate. Mini games will be played!
VOLLEYBALL CLUB
Beginning mid-October, there will be a volleyball club for students in grades 4 & 5. We will be learning the game of triple ball. It is “THE NEW” game all schools in our division are learning. The game incorporates all aspects of
volleyball, but it allows for more student success as skills are broken down. We will be participating in a tri-school tournament at Maple Leaf School on Friday, November 16, 2018. Parents are more than welcome to join us and
cheer your children on! Please see Mrs. Castor for a note!
GYMNASTICS CLUB
Students in grades 1 & 2 are invited to join a gymnastics club beginning in October. The practices will take place over lunch hour. A note will be coming home soon with more information!
FITNESS CLUB (Grades K-5)
There will be a fitness club for students in K—gr 5 on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. beginning in late October. Look for the notes coming home shortly!!
FAIR PLAY CLASS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to our Kindergarten classes for achieving the fair play award for this month. Their pictures will be posted outside of the gym! They have been following rules, sharing, listening and taking care of our equipment
and each other!
If you wish to follow my physical education Instagram please send your name and email and I can accept you. My Instagram is dragonfliesofthegym. I will be posting announcements and special events and information!
Please encourage your children to get involved. We do have so much fun together!
HALLOWEEN
Halloween is a time for fun and treats! To reduce the risk of students with life threatening allergies, products with peanuts, nuts and peanut butter should not be brought into the building.
Also, please remember not to send any “costume weapons” or violent costumes to school for our Halloween celebrations. This would include any masks/head gear that covers a student’s face to prevent them from being easily identified by staff. Thank you for supporting these guidelines to keep our students safe and ensure they have an enjoyable time.
Information on any class or school wide Halloween celebrations will be sent home by the classroom teacher or through an e-memo in the upcoming weeks!
SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 PAC HALLOWEEN FUN NIGHT 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. More details to follow!
PATROL NEWS
Each Patrol of the Month will receive a Movie Pass, supported by the division and PAC! Thank you to all the Patrols for doing such a great job this month!
Welcome back to another fun filled year at Dr. Hamilton! It was very nice to see a lot of new faces around the table at our first meeting of the year.
We put our first call out for volunteers for picture day helpers and immediately filled the spots. Thank you to Bonnie Pescitelli, Sandy Klym, Lexi Minuk and Tricia Penner for helping out the students and teachers on Picture Day.
We have planned the following fundraisers for this year and will likely add a few more:
Halloween Family Fun Night (Oct. 25th) Shop Funds Gift Cards (Late November) Christmas Concert Seats Raffle (Nov. 29th & Nov. 30th during student led conference) 50/50 at the Christmas Concerts (Dec 5th) Online 50/50 raffle Glenlea Greenhouse (Plants arrive May 21st)
Here is a list of all of the hot lunches/snacks planned for 2018 so that everyone knows what to expect:
October 24 - Boston Pizza November 7 - Popcorn Snack November 22nd - Subway
December 6 - Cookie Snack December 19 - Pizza
Save the date for our Halloween Family Fun Night - Thursday October 25th (details to follow). We hope you and your family will join us for a fun filled evening. We will be looking for volunteers to make this event a success. If you are interested in helping please email us at [email protected].
If anyone has a desirable item they are willing to donate to the raffle held during student led conferences, please email us at [email protected]. Last year one of our families generously donated a signed Jets Jersey. If you have sporting goods, electronics, gift certificates or any other items that you would be willing to donate, it would be much appreciated!
We always love feedback and always need volunteers. If you have any ideas, suggestions, questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Our next meeting is October 23rd at 7:00 in the library . We would love to see you there!
We now have an Instagram page. Please follow us at drfwlhamiltonpac for news and information!
Sincerely,
Cara Farmer and Alli StriepeDr. Hamilton PAC Co-chairs
DR. HAMILTON LUNCH PROGRAMDHLP
The Dr. Hamilton Lunch Program (DHLP) is off to a great start! As many of you know, DHLP is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing our students with a safe, responsible, respectful environment for parents/guardians who choose to have their children supervised over the lunch break.
For your child’s lunch to be a success, we have a Lunch Time Matrix that every child is expected to follow. I’m sure if you ask your child about the Lunch Matrix they will share all the expectations, as the Matrix is posted in every classroom and referred to on a regular basis by staff and lunchtime supervisors.
The DHLP has four supervisors and a coordinator who are present thru out the lunch hour while your child is eating lunch and playing outdoors. We, as a program, try to have consistency with placement of where supervisors are in the classrooms. This promotes positive relationship building between the children and their classroom supervisor, especially for the younger ages in the building.
If you have any questions regarding the Lunch Program at Dr. Hamilton, please feel free to contact me at the school.
Sincerely,
Kim Regula DHLP Coordinator
MILK TICKETS
Students can purchase milk tickets in the office. A sheet of 20 tickets costs $20.00. Individual tickets are not
available. Students can purchase either white or chocolate milk, juice box or water with their ticket.
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLITY (ESD)
Help Us Help the World!
The Dr. Hamilton Green Team will be collecting old markers, pens, highlighters, sharpies, or mechanical pencils. We will collect them at school and work with Staples and Terracycle to continue keeping writing instruments out of landfills. Once collected, the items are cleaned, shredded and remade into new recycled products. Currently, this program has diverted over 1.4 million writing instruments from the landfills. If all writing instruments were recycled through this program it would be 18 times taller than Mount Everest! Please help us in our efforts to
keep the world clean! You can learn more about the recycling process and the Staples recycling program at https://bit.ly/2jLzCJh .
Items can be dropped off at Ms. Anderlic’s class in Room 9.
Bag Up Dr. Hamilton!
We are once again participating in the “Bag Up” challenge starting on Monday, October 22 until Wednesday, October 31! We will be collecting grocery bags, retail bags, newspaper sleeves, produce bags, bread bags, ice bags, bubble wrap, and re-sealable food bags! When collecting bags for this challenge, please ensure they are clean, dry, free from any debris and counted. Please label the number of bags handed in. Just for participating,
our school will receive frisbees made from recycled plastic, and we will be entered in a draw to win a bench all at the same time as saving our landfills from plastic debris!
What We Wonder About….
Kindergarten Grade 1
Grades 4/5
“GoodBye Summer, Hello Fall!”Written by the students in Ms. Anderlic’s Grade 3 Class
Goodbye to exciting Bomber Games that keep you on the edge of your seatHello to cheering on the Winnipeg Jets
Goodbye to eating juicy watermelon on the back deck
Hello to trick-or-treating on Halloween night
Goodbye to hot sunny days in the park Hello to cool windy days with leaves swirling all around me
Goodbye to jumping into the refreshing pool
Hello to diving into huge piles of crunchy leaves
Goodbye to drinking a cool glass of freshly squeezed lemonade on a warm summer day Hello to enjoying a warm glass of apple cider
Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!
DIVISIONAL POLICIESAnaphylaxis Policy
RETSD recognizes that some students attending schools may require the administration of medication in response to an acute allergic reaction. Therefore, for the safety of students, staff, and parents/guardians, Anaphylaxis Procedures and Anaphylaxis Avoidance Strategies must be followed within the division. The complete policy is available on the website at:
http://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/Policies/Documents/JLCG-R1.pdfhttp://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/Policies/Documents/JLCG-R2.pdf
Concerns and Complaints Protocol Policy
Communication between home and school is essential. We want to work closely with you to ensure that your child is thriving both academically and socially. Please see the following links that outline the Divisional Protocol regarding complaints and concerns:
http://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/Policies/Documents/KE.pdfhttp://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/Policies/Documents/KE-R.pdf
MATH INFORMATION EVENING FOR PARENTS
We hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving Weekend! We have so much to be thankful for at Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton School!
