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Brisbane Public School March 2018 Newsletter
9426 Wellington Rd. 124, R.R #2, Erin, Ontario N0B 1T0 Ph: 519.833.9621
Principal: Reena Anand Vice Principal: Shan Robertson
Office Coordinator: Julie Dean
www.ugdsb.on.ca/brisbane @Brisbane_PS
We have a busy month of exciting trips and events coming up in March. Our colour house continues to celebrate the 7 Habits of Happy Kids with a focus on being proactive. We encourage our students to display these qualities while we reinforce what it means. With this interesting Spring-like weather, it has been quite muddy so please send in extra clothing if possible and wear boots and splash pants. March Break is from Monday, March 12th-16th this year. We hope you enjoy this special week and take time to enjoy the outdoors and spend extra time together as a family! Je vous souhaite un merveilleux congé de mars. Félicitations à tous nos élèves pour leurs efforts pendant ce semestre.
R. Anand & S. Robertson
Upcoming Events
Date Event
March 1st March 2nd March 6th March 7th March 9th March 9th March 20th March 21st March 23rd March 23rd March 30th
Green Legacy Program - Primary Live Free Day - send your donations Assembly - Move-A-Thon Teacher Hula and Sliming Pizza and Milk orders due Climate surveys due Lost & Found bagged and donated Chocolate Fundraiser Launch Assembly Chocolate comes home Colour House Shirts & Grad Sweatshirt orders due Earth Hour Easter Weekend
Reminders …
● Use the UGDSB app to stay up to date with all the activities and events at Brisbane. Please go to the app
store and search Upper Grand District School Board. Schools with the most usage will win a free
Chromebook!!
Climate Survey
Gr 4 – 12 students, staff & parents please complete our 2018 School Climate Survey to inform us of how we can
improve our school. The link is: http://bit.ly/UGclimatesurvey2018
Check out this video to understand why your answers are important https://www.wevideo.com/view/1066200581 #equity #accessibility #safety #respect
EQAO Dates Gr 3 and 6 We have our students writing EQAO testing from May 22-June 4. Please have students at school on time and avoid making appointments if possible to help ensure they are able to fully participate. Our date for scribe training (recording student answers on paper) is scheduled on May 9th from 9:15-10:30 in the library . If you are able to help out please contact Mrs. Robertson.
School Parking Lot A reminder that students are strongly encouraged to be on the bus as there is very limited parking at the school. The school is designated as a bus community. We recognize this may not always be possible so if you must pick up your child(ren), please do so quickly to make space for other parents. Kindergarten students can be picked up at 3:15 pm to help with staggering pick up. Also, a few other reminders:
● Please watch car doors when opening and closing the doors as we have had some door dings. ● Please do not park in or block accessibility parking spots, even if it’s just a quick drop off. We have families
and students that need to use these spots. ● Please only park in designated parking spots to help keep our parking lot safe for our families and to keep
the traffic moving.
Clubs and Activities at Brisbane Forest of Reading Each week a number of our grade 3-6 students have been meeting in the Library to discuss the great books they have been reading. Students read from three categories: Fiction, Non-fiction and Express. Students must read, review, and conference about a minimum 5 books in order to participate in a province-wide vote in April. The Silver Birch reading program supports our efforts to make students avid readers and writers. Thank you to School Council and to
Brisbane parents for the purchase of the books, and for meeting with students each week to foster a love of reading! Many thanks to Mme Halpin for coordinating this wonderful program and to her team of dedicated volunteers!
Reading Clubs-Boys’ & Girls’
We also have our Boys’ and Girls’ reading clubs every week in the library for students from grades 1-6. Students have the opportunity to read a variety of fun and engaging books in French and English. Thank you to Mr. Koch for running this program.
Everyone’s a Reader Program
Are you interested in getting involved in your school community? We are currently recruiting additional volunteers to support the Everyone's a Reader tutoring program. Our schedule and support materials enable us to provide support for up to 30 possible blocks of 100 minutes each, during any given week. We are currently operating with just over 1/3 of the possible capacity. We have wonderful volunteers for some of the blocks, but the more volunteers we have, the greater number of students we can support. If you have 100 minutes to share, and would like to be trained and get involved with this, please contact Mme Schefter by email, [email protected] or by calling the school at ext. 422 at the school. Join our team, and empower kids!
Science Club Science is a field filled with exciting subjects and amazing opportunities for exploration and developing curiosity. In the Science Club, students do a combination of physical experiments and idea gathering (via videos online) to expand their scientific knowledge and explore the world around them. Thank you to M. Dyke for running this program for our students.
Brisbane Bear Wear As a service to families, we are now offering optional Colour House T-Shirts for all and Grad Wear for our grade 6 students at cost. Please peruse and order via Brisbane's own Online Store using the link provided. All orders must be placed by Thursday, March 23rd to ensure complimentary delivery to the school. Please go to this website to order: http://brisbaneps.peeluniforms.store/
Lost & Found The lost and found table is overflowing again! Please have a look and see if any of the items belong to your child. These items will be bagged and donated on March 9th .
Chocolate Fundraiser Brisbane Public School will be kicking off our first LaMontagne chocolate fundraiser on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st to raise funds to rebuild our Playground, and we need your help! Students will be attending an assembly on Tuesday March 20th at 9:15 that will outline the fundraiser, the incentives and grand prizes for top sales. A letter will go home that day with your child detailing the fundraiser and providing parents with a variety of options. Chocolate cases will be sent home on Wednesday March 21st . All chocolates are nut free and delicious! Thanks in advance for your support!
Equity Committee
This month we focused on recognizing the Chinese New Year and talked about the significance of Black History Month. We also had spiritualist Jan Sherman come into our school to work with grade 5/6 classes on drumming circles. Students had an opportunity to create indigenous art pieces reflecting the spirit of the moon. Using Dance to Communicate In Dance, Ms. Carey’s classes talked about how First Nations people use dance and music to come together and celebrate, as well as pass on stories and legends. Student took photos from nature, while working together, and communicated the story that the nature photo could be telling using body movements.
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Pizza & Milk Days Our pizza program has been well enjoyed this year! Thank you to the team of weekly volunteers who support this program. Students look forward to their Fun Friday meals, and it wouldn’t happen without our amazing volunteers. Just a reminder that pizza lunches do not occur on « no bus » days- we have make-up days in June. Final term pizza & milk orders are due on Wed Mar 7th online at ugdsb.schoolcashonline.com. If you require assistance with ordering, please contact Ms. Dean in the office. See images below for more information ...
Ready-Set-Go Program Ready-Set-Go is an 8 week play-based program held in each local school and is for any child who is entering JK in September, 2018. Every child benefits from experience and feeling relaxed in their environment. So if your child needs a little extra time warming up to the idea of attending school, sign them up for Ready-Set-Go! Ready-Set-Go is a small group program consisting of 10 children and two staff. The goal is to have children feel comfortable in their new school environment before they start school. Registered families will drop-off their child for one hour to participate in activities that relate to a new story each week. They will visit different areas of the school, meet teachers, meet their classmates, and do what they do best- learn through play. To register your child in the Ready-Set-Go program, you must first register him/her for Junior Kindergarten in the school they will attend and then you must call Angela Mathers at EWCS, 519-833-9696 ext. 227. We anticipate the program will fill up quickly and space is limited.
Live Free Day - Friday Mar 2nd Friday, March 2nd is Help Kids Live Free from Hunger Day. We are challenging students to give up something for one day that they may take for granted, like chocolate, TV or iPad time. Students are encouraged to bring a Toonie into school to donate to the Live Free Campaign as a symbol of what they are living free of. Donations support our own nutrition program in feeding hungry children. Thanks for your continued support, The Healthy Snack Warriors!
Inclement Weather and Transportation When you hear the radio announcement, “All school taxis and buses in Centre Wellington and the Town of Erin will not be operating today”, your child’s bus or taxi is cancelled and the school is open. During inclement weather, please listen to: Erin Radio 88.1 FM; 1460 AM CJOY; 106.1 Magic FM; Oldies 1090 AM; 99.1 FM CBC; 105.3 Kool FM; Newstalk 570 AM; 96.7 FM CHYM; or, watch CKCO-TV. These stations will announce cancellations.
Bus cancellations are also reported on the Board website after 6:30 a.m. at: www.ugdsb.on.ca
Helping Your Child Succeed Math Games to Play at Home: Do you read with your child every night? Is it a positive experience that creates a love of reading between you and your child? Do you play a fun math game with your child every night? Is it a positive experience that creates a love of math between you and your child? Does your child bring home a library book from school? Does your child bring home a math game from school? Did you answer these questions differently? Do you view reading differently than math? Are you looking for a way to make practicing math skills at home more fun and exciting for your child? There are lots of online computer games and apps that make practicing math skills more engaging for your child.
● “Race to 10, 50 or 100” Roll the dice and add up each turn. First one to 10, 50 or 100 wins. Multiply the numbers for older students.
● “Guess my number” Place a sticky note on your child’s back and have them guess the number by asking only yes/no questions (Is it bigger than 500, is it odd/even, etc.)
● Play dominoes, cribbage or Yahtzee
"MAKE IT!" March Break at the Hillsburgh Branch Library 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh, ON, 519.855.4010 www.wellington.ca/library<http://www.wellington.ca/library> March Break Movie (All Ages) - Monday, March 12, 2:30 - 4:30 pm Join us for a new release movie. Please register. Super Structures (Grades 1 - 6) - Tuesday, March 13, 10:30 - 11:30 am Enter a world of fun as you build with simple materials. How tall can you go!? Please register. Red Cross Babysitting Course (Teens) - Wednesday, March 14, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm This course offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11 - 15 years old. Participants learn how to provide care for children of all ages and how to prevent and respond to emergencies, including: managing difficult behaviour, baby care, and the business of babysitting. Presented by Emergency Health Services. Cost $60.00 on the day. Please register. Create with Paint (Grades 1 - 6) - Thursday, March 15, 10:30 - 11:30 am Swirl! Dab! Drip! Whatever your technique, join us to make masterpieces with paint. Textile Art (Grades 1 - 6) - Thursday, March 15, 3:30 - 4:30 pm Fabric, yarn, felt and more! We provide the materials - you provide the imagination. Please register.
Party Safari (All Ages) - Friday, March 16, 2:30 - 3:30 pm From hedgehogs to snakes, lizards to spiders and turtles to birds, take an interactive safari around the world! Remember, 'scaly isn't scary'. Please register. PAWS 4 Stories (All Ages) - Saturday, March 17, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Readers are encouraged to build new skills and gain confidence by reading aloud to a certified Therapy dog. Offered in partnership with St. John Ambulance. Please register. "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." Emilie Buchwald
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