October 2014

January 2016

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

JANUARY

04 Welcome back 08 PJ Day! 15 PA Day - No School 20 Grad Photo Day –SK & 8 22 St Davids Lions Free Pizza Day! 27 Family Literacy Day 26 Book Fair Starts 26 Parent Council Meeting 28 Kindergarten Open House 29 Book Fair Ends 29 Retro Day

FEBRUARY

05 JK Progress Reports go home 05 Gr1-8 Term 1 Reports go home 12 Early Release Day 12 Red, White & Pink Day! 15 Family Day – No School 24 Pink Shirt Day

ST DAVIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL

Welcome back to school!! We hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday. 2016 promises to be an eventful one as we look forward to the many exciting learning opportunities planned at St Davids School. As we return to school, we will be encouraging students to regain their focus and put forth their best efforts. Parents can help by checking their children’s organizers daily, checking their assignments and working together at home. Term 1 report cards will be sent home on February 5th. Please watch for these report cards in your child’s backpack. Also, please continue to talk to your child about how he/she is doing in regard to learning skills. Teachers have been assisting students in setting and monitoring learning skills goals throughout the year. It was wonderful to see the amazing turnout for our events in December. Thank you for your very generous support with our outreach initiatives. St Davids community certainly demonstrated the true spirit of giving! As part of our safe school routines, we will continue to review and practise both fire drills and lockdown drills at St Davids. Within the first weeks back to school in January, we will have a school-wide lockdown drill. We extend a warm welcome to families with children who will be 4 or 5 years old by December 31, 2016 to our Kindergarten Open House on January 28th. Doors open at 10:00am until 6:00pm. Looking forward to seeing you! PARENT COUNCIL Bake sale proceeds will support the purchase of iPads, levelled readers and musical instruments for learning. Thank you for your support. We made $1350 for our December bake sale and Christmas Basket Raffle! Congratulations to the following Christmas basket winners: (Christian Zumpano, John Anderson, Heather Collacott, Barb Tries and Lorraine Young). Our next Parent Council meeting will be on Tuesday, January 26th at 6:00pm in the library.

1344 York Rd, St. Davids, ON, L0S 1P0 905-262-4533 Principal: Tammy Chilcott

ALWAYS DRESS FOR THE WEATHER:

HAT

MITTENS/GLOVES

SCARF

BOOTS

SNOW PANTS

TEACHER STUDENT OF THE

MONTH

CHARACTER TRAIT

Mrs. Black/Ms. Pietroban

Leah Pfeffer Rory Dueck

Addison Kelly

Mrs. Parravicino/ Ms. Bodnar

Sam Burman Hailey Nesbitt

Julianna Sattarzadeh

Mrs. King/Mrs. Koabel

Will Nicholson Gwynn Tregunno

Mrs. Kotsanis Olivia Morandin Mariska Colcuc

Sophie Manella

Mrs. Furtney Meghan Nesbitt Luke Van Balen

Sierra Kelly Valerie Yaremchak

Mrs. Sawicki Blake Coleman Ava Giessler

Sophia Kotsanis

Mrs. Cook Maya Dueck Dylan Critchley

Mr. Climenhage Riddick Loum Jonathan Colcuc Jade Swanson

Cade Ivanchuk Austin Roy

Mr. Hall Alyssa Thomas Sydney Bungard Dawn Truong

Callum Fenwick

Mr. McNamara Travis Pearsall Nikolas Peters

Ethan Hoffman

Ms. Candler Carter Svacina Dan Truong

Jordana Parliament

Mme. Borrowman Ellie Harrison Emma Redeye

SNOW SAFETY Students at St. Davids School are not allowed to throw or kick snow while on school property. Cold, frozen snow presents a threat to student safety especially when thrown. Parents/Guardians are asked to please review this policy at home and we will continue to remind students here at school. Consequences for throwing snow are as follows: 1st time: Letter home with a detention 2nd time: Letter home and Loss of Privileges/Detention 3rd time: Formal at-home suspension

Friday, January 15, 2015

There will be no school as teachers will be

involved in professional activities.

Character Trait for January

Chess Nation – Niagara

Providing Children with a Reliable and Unified Chess Program City of St. Catharines, Winter Recreational Chess Program (Supplemental) Bishop's Keep Chess Studio, 43 Elizabeth St., St. Catharines

Greg Willis – Instructor - bishop@chessnation.org | 905-682-9652

Chess for Beginners (6 to 10 years) - This program is

designed for beginners with little chess experience. Participants will be instructed on the laws of chess, the movement of pieces, basic tactics and strategies. Endgames, checkmates and stalemates will be thoroughly explored. Friendly competition in a fun, social environment. Boards provided. Advanced players in this age bracket may apply for youth age chess. Starts Wednesday 6 January, 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 classes $60.00

Chess - Advanced (11 to 13 years) This program is for participants who are able to achieve a checkmate. Openings and endgames will be rehearsed, tactics and strategies explored, chess notation and clocks introduced. An ongoing pyramid tournament with prizes will be played during this program. A disciplined approach to friendly competition in a fun, social environment. Boards provided. Starts Wednesday 6 January, 6:30pm – 7:30pm | 9 classes $60.00

Don’t miss out on some great book buys at the end of the month! Mme.

Borrowman will be running the book fair January 26th-29th. This brings in

valuable revenue to keep our library resources relevant and up-to-date!

Thanks for your support! Mme. would also appreciate parent volunteers

during the day for this event.

I would like to volunteer to help with the Book Fair.

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What We Want Our Students to Know About Reading

that all readers struggle with text at some time and need to learn to negotiate difficult reading situations to understand and remember what was read

that they need to figure out new vocabulary and remember key words that they need to recognize and repair confusion that they need to have a purpose for reading in mind that print materials have a variety of structures and that we read these structures in

different ways e.g. narratives, textbooks, poems, magazines... that good readers use thinking strategies as well as decoding strategies - question, make

connections, infer, activate prior knowledge, determine importance, visualize, summarize, synthesize

that they need to find ways to “hold” thinking - margin notes, sticky notes, highlighting, using graphic organizers

that they need to reread or adjust the pace of their reading (e.g. slow down) when reading a piece of difficult text

that they need to use text features to aid comprehension that talking to others about their reading helps them with meaning

Visit These Family Literacy Day Websites and Links for Ways to Enjoy Literacy!

ABC Life Literacy Canada:

• #15 Minutes of Fun - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/what-are-your-15minutes-fun

• Write a Letter - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/59_Letter%20Writing.pdf

• Kids Tip Sheet - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/ABC-FLD-Kids-Tip-Sheet-EN.pdf

• Adult Tip Sheet - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/ABC-FLD-Adult-Tip-Sheet-EN.pdf

• Fortuneteller - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/Make%20your%20own%20fortuneteller.pdf

• Experiment - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/Experiment%20with%20literacy.pdf

• Games - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/FLD%20Materials-Family%20Game%20Night_1.pdf

• Comic Strip - http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/FLDMaterials-comicstrip_1.pdf

• Munsch's -http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/Storytelling%20Tips%20from%20Robert%20Munsch.pdf

COACHES & CLUBS CORNER

Intermediate Basketball starts in January – GO

DRAGONS!!

Intermediate & Junior Robotics will be

starting soon!

SK AND GR 8 GRAD PHOTOS

On January 20th, the Senior Kindergarten

and Grade 8 students will get their

graduation photos taken. Please mark this

day on your calendars. More details will

follow.

From Your School Nurse

Anyone can get head lice. Check for head lice weekly as part of your regular routine. The best way to avoid the spread of lice is by avoiding head-to-head contact. Remind your children not to share combs, brushes, hats, scarves or anything used on the head.

Checking for lice:

Use a bright light (a magnifying glass may help) Part hair in small sections and look near the scalp Head lice are tiny grey/brown insects that live only on the scalp of humans. They crawl quickly but

cannot fly or jump. Adult female lice glue eggs on the hair shaft close to the scalp. If you find lice:

Check all the people that live in your house Treat all cases at the same time to stop the spread of lice Inform the school and/or daycare so classmates can be checked Tell anyone in close contact with your child (family members, friends, baby-sitters)

Getting rid of lice:

Treatment products are to be used only on those who have head lice, as they do not prevent lice. Talk to a health professional about products and methods available. Follow instructions carefully. The Wet Combing Method helps find and remove head lice by combing through hair soaked with conditioner, using a fine-toothed comb. For more information on Wet Combing Method or on lice visit: www.niagararegion.ca/health search lice or call the Parent Talk Line at 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7555

Immunization Record Review:

Is Your Child’s Vaccination Record Up to Date?

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), Amending Reg. 645 of R.R.O. 1990, requires Public Health to collect and maintain immunization records for all school-aged children in Niagara. At the beginning of December 2015, letters were mailed to parents/legal guardians of elementary and secondary school students who have incomplete immunization records on file at Public Health.

If you received this Immunization Notice in the mail (blue form) please ensure that you provide the required immunization information to Public Health in order to avoid suspension from school. Suspension will take effect in May 2016. If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to call the Vaccine Preventable Disease program at 1-888-505-6074 or 905-688-8248 ext. 7425 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.