MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL...

ST DAVIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL

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

April 2015

As we enter the home stretch of this school year, we would like to thank all

our parents and volunteers for helping to make our school as great as it is.

We couldn't do what we do at St Davids without our amazing volunteers, our

unsung heroes. Parents, grandparents, and community members unselfishly

give of their time every day to assist in classrooms, organize special events,

deliver hot lunches, help supervise field trips, and more. They do these things

for no other reason than they care! They also help ensure the academic

growth, safety, and well being of every student in our school. Thanks to Mrs.

Rougoor who helps the milk program run smoothly and Mrs. Hoffmann who

ensures that we have a great lunch program. Thanks to Mrs. Miniaci, Ms.

Bryson, Mrs. Giessler, Mrs. de Hek and Mrs. Winter for spending many hours

supporting student learning. Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Recine, Mrs. Carmichael, Mrs.

Fenwick, Mrs. Stranges and Mrs. Parliament lead our hot lunch delivery each

week. We also appreciate those who are able to help out every once in a

while when we are in a pinch! Thank you to our wonderful Parent Council for

their continued efforts throughout the year in making St Davids such a

rewarding and fun place to be. They make such a wonderful difference at

school. Thanks to our parent council chair, Mrs. Parliament, and vice-chair,

Mrs. Kemp for their efforts on behalf of all St. Davids parents. Thanks to all

the parent council members for their dedication to our students. Thanks

especially to those who bake delicious treats for the sale monthly. Special

thanks, also, to the St Davids Lions for their kindness and generosity to us.

They have made their mark on us and are an integral part of who we are as

“Dragons”.

I, along with the St Davids community, am grateful for the exceptional

dedication and hard work of our educational and custodial staff on behalf of all

students each day. I have the pleasure of watching them make a positive

difference in students' lives each and every day.

Mrs. Chilcott, Principal

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

APRIL

01 Gr 3s to Swim to Survive 03 Good Friday 06 Easter Monday 08 Gr 3s to Swim to Survive 10 Memorial Chess Tournament 15 Gr 3s to Swim to Survive 15 Gr 1-8 French Dufflebag Theatre Presentation 21 Grade 6&7 Heritage Fair 22 Earth Day 28 Parent Council Meeting 30 Badminton Tournament

MAY

01 St Davids Track & Field Day 04 T & F Rain Date 04 Music Monday 05 DSBN Regional Heritage Fair 05 Education Week 06 Badminton Tourny @ Brock 12 Area Track & Field meet 15 PD Day 18 Victoria Day 23 Rankin Cancer Run 25 Grade 3 EQAO starts 26 Parent Council Meeting

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ST DAVIDS SCHOOL DRESS CODE As we anticipate the warm weather, it is important to remind our students of the St Davids School Dress Code. Please be assured that this dress code is the same in our neighbouring schools. The dress code applies to all students JK to grade 8. The underlying principle of the dress code is that our students come to school prepared to work each day. We are encouraging a school atmosphere of respect and responsibility. Students should not be dressed for a day at the beach or the mall. Students, regardless of age are NOT permitted to wear inappropriate clothing which includes:

● Clothes bearing written statements or images that do not promote a positive and safe environment,

that are racist, suggestive, in bad taste or advertise alcohol, drug and tobacco products

● Short-shorts, short skirts (finger tip rule)

● Halter tops or spaghetti strap tops (3 finger rule)

● See through tops, backless tops, or mesh tops

Bare midriffs are not permitted, and no exposed undergarments please.

We will be offering a wonderful, full colour

yearbook again this year to capture the

memories of the 2014-2015 school year.

We would like your help by sending in

electronic photos of the sporting events that

have occurred through the year.

Please submit photos by attaching them to an

email addressed to our secretary, Mrs.

Lococo: Leanne.Lococo@dsbn.org

Thank you!

This is the time of year when staffing is underway for

next year. In order to verify our student population for

September, it is very important that we know about any

plans you may have to move to another school. If you

are planning to move, please let our school secretary,

Mrs. Lococo, know as soon as possible.

St Davids Track & Field Day and BBQ Friday, May 1

Rain Date - Monday, May 4th The Parent Council holds a BBQ for all students on this day.

Grade 3 to 8 students participate in the Track & Field events.

On Line Attendance The office at St. Davids is changing to online attendance. Please be patient if you get an unexpected call questioning where your child is. Your child’s safety is our number one priority, we want everyone to be safe! Thank you for your understanding while Mrs. Lococo and the staff learn this new system!

Canopies for Kids

Tree Planting Canopies for Kids is a school shade tree planting program,

engaging children in education and outreach activities through

the planting of native trees in school playgrounds across the

Niagara Peninsula. The Niagara Peninsula Conservation

Authority runs the Canopies for Kids Program and they are

donating trees to St Davids! There is no cost to the school, just

a commitment that students will water the trees until school is

out at the end of June. Canopies for Kids takes care of the

rest. We are very excited about this opportunity! Trees will be

planted in late April.

Stay tuned for more details.

MARCH STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Congratulations to students chosen for their demonstration of optimism and personal accomplishments.

TEACHER STUDENT OF THE MONTH

CHARACTER TRAIT

K Fallowfield Matthew Peters Rheana London

Hayden Rowaan

T. Black Lincoln O’Brien Cole Taylor Connor Visser

Dylan Kroeker Brooke Whyte

K Parravicino Toby Clarke Madeline Bruce Devin Huynh

Boyd Hopkins

Gr. 1 King & Koabel

Lacey Travis Tyleenah Suon-Apro

Gr. 1/2 Dick Sophie Manella Malcolm Bruce

Aiden Harber

Gr. 2 Furtney Shanzay Arif Divya Singh

Hannah Gilchrist

Gr. 2/ 3 Sawicki Giulio Recine Quinn Rooney

Dylan Critchley Danika Stranges

Gr. 3/4 Cook Preston Sibley Riddick Loum Austin Roy

Gr. 4/5 Climenhage

Dawn Truong Leah Schouten Ethan Gould

Tasia Yaremchak

Gr.6 Hall Owen Davis John Rougoor Gabriel Arseneault

Braden Lounsbury

Gr. 6/7 Candler Kurtis Zwierschke Dan Truong

Winston Doppenberg

Gr. 8 McNamara Karan Vaid Sierra Carbone

Nadia Gorobtchouk

Mme. Borrowman Dylan Heidebrecht Winston Doppenberg

WAY TO GO DRAGONS!!!

The character trait for April is INTEGRITY

EQAO TESTING

The province wide assessment of Grade 3 and 6 students will take place at our school between:

May 25th to 29th for Gr 3

June 1st to 5th for Gr 6 We ask families of these students to not plan appointments or holidays during this assessment time.

GRADUATION Our Grade 8 graduation has been scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, June 24

th. Further

information will be coming soon.

DUFFLEBAG THEATRE Students in grades 1 to 8 will enjoy

a presentation of Little Red Riding

Hood / Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

presented by DuffleBag Theatre.

The one hour performance and

following question/answer session

will take place in the gym on the

morning of April 15th. The cost of

the presentation will be largely

offset through school funds. We

are requesting a toonie from each

student to enjoy this presentation.

St Davids Leo's Induction Ceremony

We are so proud of our St Davids Leos,

who were inducted in the St Davids

Leo's Club on Friday, March 28th at

the Lions Club Conference.

St. Davids Junior Basketball Teams Junior Girls Tasia Yaremchak, Hannah Jamal, Mallory Doppenberg, Melia Kotsanis, Jordana Parliament, Arianna Zumpano, Breanne Rochat, Phoenix Williams, Zoe Abraham, Katie Peters, Leah Schouten, Marlena Arseneault, Rachel Wagner, Paige Hoadley

Junior Boys Logan Warner, Zach Middleton-Mazzone, Austin Gould, Michael Ivanov, Kurtis Zwierschke, Winton Doppenberg, Ben Janzen, Ethan Carmichael, Ewan Fenwick, Owen Holmes, Brett Wilson, Lathan Barrie, Dylan Heidebrecht, Gavin Black, Christian Zumpano, Macgregor Armstrong

JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE SPRING TALENT SHOWCASE

On Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30pm, we'll be

showcasing the wonderful and varied talents

of our students. More details to follow.

Thanks to Mrs. Candler for her leadership with

this event.

Please hold the date!

On Saturday, May 23, the Dragons will be walking or running to raise money for cancer care that stays in the Niagara Region.

Our goal is to raise $5000.00 as a school! If we reach this ambitious target, Mr. Climenhage, Mr. Hall and Mr. McNamara will all shave their heads!

Staff will do funny challenges as we meet goals along the way!

Registration information will come home shortly!

PARKING LOT SAFETY

We ask for everyone's help in keeping our parking lot as safe as possible.

• Students must use proper walkways and meet parents before entering the parking lot. All students must be directly supervised by parents when in the lot. • Drivers wishing to drop off or pick up students directly onto safe sidewalk zones in the am or pm may use the gravel lane in front of the junior end of the school. There is access to two school sidewalks from that location. • Never park in the through lane of the parking lot. • Never park in the area adjacent to the bus lane. This would require visitors and students to walk across bus loading zones, putting safety at risk and causing increased congestion.

STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT AN ADULT.

PLEASE RETURN TO THE SCHOOL ASAP

FUN FAIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The end-of-year BBQ would not be successful

without the generosity and spirit of volunteerism

that our St Davids community shares. We need

your help again for a variety of BBQ activities.

I would like to help out with the BBQ as follows:

BBQ

Food Table

Ticket Sales

Mystery Jar Table

Games

Set-up

Clean-Up Name: _________________________________ Phone: _________________________________

Return to School Office.

FRIDAY FISH FRY VOLUNTEERING

At each Friday Lion's dinner, St Davids students and

parents help out by taking orders, working in the

kitchen and setting tables. It is a great community

event!

Please consider volunteering as our regular

volunteers need more help.

I would like to help out at a Friday Fish Fry

Name: _________________________________ Phone: _________________________________

Return to School Office.

DSBN ROAD RACE

In Our 12th Year!

Sunday, April 26th, 2015 - DSBN Education Centre,

1km (10 a.m.) Fun Run 5km (10:30 a.m.) Road Race for all ages Refreshments for participants,

Prizes for top finishers in each 5km age category Chip Time Results for 5km race T-shirts for all who pre-register

$10 for students under 20 years of age, $20 for participants 20 years and older

Race entry forms and volunteer forms are available at DSBN schools or online at:

www.efnniagara.ca

Proceeds to benefit Education Foundation of Niagara and Niagara Nutrition Partners