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RSS November 2017 NEWSLETTER
RSS Poinsettia Fundraiser
Locally grown poinsettia baskets from Georama Greenhouses. Last day for orders is November 24, 2017 PICK UP AT RSS THUR. DEC. 14 @ 4:30 – 7:00PM AND FRI. DEC. 15 FROM 3:00 – 5:00 PM. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES TO ROSSLAND SUMMIT SCHOOL 6.5" Pot (Red, Pink OR White) $15.00 8.5" Pot Tricoloured OR Red $30.00 12" Wicker Basket European Dish Garden with Red poinsettia $25.00 Drop by RSS to place your order or contact [email protected]
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Safe Arrival @ RSS
If your child is to be absent from school, please call 250.362.7388 the night before or first thing in the morning. In order to ensure the safety of all students, Ms. Armour, our Administrative Assistant will complete our Safe Arrival Program by phoning the homes of all students who are unaccounted for. If you wish to opt out of the Safe Arrival Program, please contact Mrs. Armour at 250.362.7388
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Introducing the Family Portal … 1st Formal Student Reports
Available December 1st
Enhancing communication with parents and students This fall, School District No. 20 will be launching the MyEducationBC Family Portal in a few of our schools. MyEdBC is the system used across the province for managing student information such as attendance and report cards. The family portal allows parents to have access to the MyEdBC system where you can view report cards, attendance, demographics, and progress towards graduation. http://www.sd20.bc.ca/family-portal
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GR. 6/7 Snowflake Dance! December 6th @ 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Our grade 6-7 dance this year has famed local DJ’s Sexton Blake and RSK
returning for another awesome show! This RSS dance is $6 and will be
attended by other elementary schools in our district. The dance is not
formal dress as some students may suggest … reindeer antlers … Santa
hats … yes!
RSS Winter Evening Gala on December 14th @ 6:00PM- 7:30PM
Please join us for a fantastic evening showcasing a wonderful variety of K-9 student-led and classroom-based projects. This is a celebration of
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student learning. We look forward to seeing you! This is a not-to-be missed event @ RSS.
RSS Winter Variety Show! Wednesday December 20th 6:30PM-
8:30PM
The RSS Winter Variety Show showcases the talents of students from all ages at RSS! Come to the RSS theatre on Wednesday, December 20th for an evening of music, dancing, singing and more!
Entry is by donation. Donations will go towards the new
Rossland Youth Action Network Space!
The show will run from 6:30-8:30 with a short intermission. Refreshments and popcorn will be sold before the show and during the intermission.
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Professional Collaboration and School Community Building at
RSS !
Every Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:15 our teachers meet to collaborate professionally. This is a time for teachers, together, to share, support and explore new pedagogy, new curriculum and the overall school learning culture. Not only will effective collaboration improve teacher performance, but it also will improve student performance. While teachers are collaborating, our students our doing some collaborating of their own! Younger students are paired with older students. Our weekly Wednesday school-wide assemblies have focussed Anti-Bullying, Growth Mindset, Remembrance Day, and more!
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Volleyball
The Volleyball season is in full swing and with a fantastic turn out of players! We have boy’s and girl’s teams representing grades 6-8! Our grades 6/7’s have begun play within the SD20 league and the Grade 8’s are competing in the West Kootenay Corridor high school league. A big thank you to all the school staff and parent volunteers who make the volleyball season ... AWESOME!
Basketball
Basketball season will officially begin towards the end of November. At this time we have grade 6/7 boys and girls teams confirmed for the upcoming season!
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RED CEDAR BOOK AWARDS
Students at RSS will have the opportunity to participate in the Red Cedar Book Awards for 2017/18. Each year, students get to vote for their favourite books. You decide who gets the Red Cedar Book Award by voting for your favourite fiction and non-fiction books. Voters should read a minimum of five books in the category (fiction or information books) that they are voting. The library will have a copy of each of the books. To see the list of non-fiction and fiction titles check out the Red Cedar Awards website: https://www.redcedaraward.ca/
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WHAT’S MR. KINGHORN READING?
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Click for More About David Sobel Here: https://www.redleafpress.org/Nature-Preschools-and-Forest-
Kindergartens-The-Handbook-for-Outdoor-Learning-P1340.aspx
What We’re Watching @ RSS!
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Early Childhood, Forest Kindergartens and Nature Pre-Schools... Watch Here: https://youtu.be/vJQxIRhwbNQ
Kids Do Well if They Can … Watch Here: https://youtu.be/jvzQQDfAL-Q
Every Kid Needs a Champion … Watch Here: https://youtu.be/SFnMTHhKdkw
Resources/Information for Parents
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Read More Here: https://bettereducate.com/uploads/file/41861_digitalcitizenshipguideforparents_digitalcitizenshipguideforparents.pdf
Read More Here: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/
NEWS FROM YOUR Parent Advisory Council
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Next Parent Info. Night: Tuesday December 12th, 7pm. RSS Library.
Bridgette O’Malley will be speaking about a recycling program that she
and her class are taking on.
Laura Jackman will be giving a presentation on Conscious Place Base Learning. She will also will tell us about a grant that she is working on for a Honey bee hive observatory and classroom garden, and how that will all
look in our school.
PAC meeting to follow: December 12th will commence following the guest speakers. Agenda will include – Principal’s report, planning for next years English Grade 8’s at RSS, Cross country skiing for Grade 3’s, Cafeteria Reno budget and grants, food store.
PAC’s EMAIL : [email protected]
Facebook page : RSSPAC-Rossland Summit School
We welcome any suggestions or feedback at anytime!
Christmas Market Volunteers Needed – Please help!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 5-8pm.
We need Parent Volunteers to make this Christmas Market possible, email
[email protected] and let me know which shift you could help with!
Set up - 3–4pm (2 people)
Making and selling popcorn and drinks (2 people per shift) 4-5:30, 5:30-
7, OR 7-8:30pm
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Admissions (2 People per shift) - 4:30 -5:45pm, 5:45 – 7pm, OR 7:00-8:15pm
Door Prizes and wrap n’mats (2 person) - 4:15 -5:45pm, 5:45-7pm, OR 7:00 -8:15pm
Table take down – 8:15 – 9pm (who ever can help)
Thank you from the PAC in advance!!
Vendors for the Christmas Market, it’s Going to be a
“GOODER!!”
1 Alley Cat Glass Works – Glass ornaments, platters and more
2 Pisces Pottery – ornaments, necklaces, mugs and dishes
3 Cath Ruthven - Painter
4 Marit Brushworks – Master Crafter
5 Kate Severin - chocolate truffles and natural body care products
6 Darcee O’Hearn – Honey and honey products, cards and more
7 Mouse and Bear – Organic Kids’ Clothes and Accessories, Organic Body
Care
Products
8 Kari K's Arnica – Healing salve / Maya K – Just Bee Face Cream
9 Norwex – all natural chemical free cleaning products
10 Mountain Town Knits – Kathleen - touques, scarves, stockings, ornaments
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11 Sarah Elizabeth Grimwood – Fibre Artist, yarn, scarves and more!
12 Annie Hahn - pottery
13 Arbone - Jacklyn Best / Debbie Erwin
14 Daniel Bremer – handmade jewelry, screen printed hats and clothing
15 Tupperware- Ona Stanton
16 Young Living Oils
17 Chloe Mackenzie – hand lettered and painted canvas
18 Wigle Designs - Elaine Wigle – Silver jewelry
19 Denise Cox - Handmade cards and gifts
20 Niva Shields – paintings, cards magnets
21 Annee's Jewellery – sharing with- Patricia Byers
22 Art for People - Andy Holmes and Martine Bedard paintings
23 West Coast Lather – Jen – bar and liquid soap
24 John Feesey – Potter
25 Monique Mason-jewelry from silver cutlery jewelry / April Booth soaps,
body scrubs
26 Lars Baggenstos– Artist wood carver
Following are nonprofit – no charge
27 Strong Start Playdough, Bits and Bites
28 Grizzley Roots/ Madhu Yoga – Teas, candles fundraising for their
Maidens series
29 Rossland Museum - treasures and Gems
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30 RSS PAC with Snacks and Wrap n' matts
31 RSS PAC door prizes
Event is posted on Facebook!
What is RSS PAC fundraising for and spending $ on
Dream Circus - November 16 and 17th. All classes will have the opportunity
to do some circus training with Benoit Ranger, one of the original members
of the Cirque de Soleil. www.transporteursdereves.com Fully sponsored
by the Parent Advisory Council. $2500.00
Out door field trip Back Packs – Pricipal Kinghorn with the help of a couple
teachers and a HUGE help from Powderhound in Rossland, have put
together 3 of these packs so that teachers can head out and have everything
they need to be prepared and safe! Cost is $1000.00 funded by PAC. They
are also looking into a tracking and communication system for out of service
areas.
Cafeteria Reno – our budget is approximately $30, 000.00, we have
$13,872.00 to date, All funds raised at the Christmas Market will be
allocated to this project.
FOOD STORE needs YOU!
We have some vacant slots available from now till Christmas break, it lots
of fun, and the kids are awesome!!
THE LUNCH HOUR shift is from 12:20 -1:10pm.
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Pizza days require two volunteers.
Here is the link: https://doodle.com/poll/pbiu77qfad2bgfs3
**New volunteers can contact Kate Wan [email protected]
Upcoming Dates @ RSS
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November 23: District Volleyball PlayDay @ Selkirk College Castlegar
November 27: Curriculum Implementation Day (Students not in Session)
November 29: Fruit and Vegetable Delivery: Pears
December 1: 1st Formal Report Card Available to Parents via MyEd Parent
Portal
December 6: Gr. 6/7 SnowFlake Dance @ RSS 6PM-8PM
December 13: Fruit and Vegetable Delivery: Oranges
December 13: Grade 9 Immunizations 9AM
December 14: K-6 Pizza Day
December 14: RSS Winter Evening Gala
December 20: RSS Winter Variety Show
December 21: Last Day Before Winter Vacation (Thursday)
December 22: Winter Vacation Begins (Friday)
January 8: School Re-Opens
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Featuring Music by Altitude Entertainment
Wednesday December 6th
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Grades 6 & 7
$6.00 per person
Please bring loonies for goodies
Reminder:NoCellphonesorRecordingDevicesarePermitted@thedance
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ROSSLAND SUMMIT SCHOOL IS A PEANUT AND ALLERGY AWARE
SCHOOL: FOODS CONTAINING TREE NUTS ARE NOT TO BE CONSUMED
ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Within our school community there are several students who have a potentially
life-threatening allergy (anaphylaxis) to foods, predominantly to peanuts and tree
nuts (eg. almond, cashew, hazelnut, pistachio).
In consultation with Interior Health, we feel the best way to reduce the risk of
accidental exposure to these students is to respectfully ask for the co-operation
of the parents/guardians within RSS to:
A: Not send peanut butter or products with peanuts or tree nuts listed in the
ingredients.
B: Encourage your child to respect the severity of the situation, which in some
cases is life- threatening.
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C: PARENTS! If you decide to send in treats (birthdays etc.) you MUST notify
your child’s teacher in advance!
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