Email: eli@srsd.ca

Telephone No. 878-4233

Fax No. 878-4237

www.eli.srsd.mb.ca

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Kindergarten Information Evening Date: Thursday, January 26, 2017

Time: 6:00 p.m. in the ELI gym

Kindergarten Registration Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

PLEASE BRING ALONG YOUR CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

FOR MORE

INFORMATION, please call

the school at 204-878-4233

or email eli@srsd.ca.

Bonne Heureuse Année

Welcome to 2017. We always start off a new year with fresh and new ideas and anticipate the

things that are to come for the year. This year is not different. We are looking forward to our

annual Festival celebrations in February as well as our grade 8 students travelling to Quebec.

Our grade 7 students also have winter camp during the first few days of February.

We then move onto March. This brings report cards and Oral reports and of course Spring Break.

April, May, and June will bring field trips, a visit from our Quebec twins, and camps for grade 5

and 6. Our grade 5-8 students will be doing Improvisation for a week and our k-2 students will

enjoy a week of artist in the school. At the end of June we will celebrate our grade 8 and

kindergarten students as well as Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Best wishes and good health to our ELI

community for 2017.

Mireille Bazin-Berryman and Louise Hingley.

Important Reminders (Please keep this page for future reference)

If you need to contact the school, please call 204-878-4233 during the office hours of 8:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m. If you are unable to call during these hours, you may send a fax 878-4237 or email

eli@srsd.ca. You may also send a note with your child.

All visitors are to report to the main office. All visitors, including parents, must report to the main office upon entering the school. We ask

that parents do not go straight to their child’s classroom. If you are dropping something off for

your child, please leave it at the office, and we will make sure he/she gets it. If you are coming

to pick up your child before 3:10 p.m., please report to the office, and we will call your child down.

If you are coming at the end of the day, please wait for your child in the front foyer.

Reminders re: Absences If your child will be absent, we ask

that you, the parent/guardian, please call

the school by 9:30 a.m. If you do not let us

know why your child is absent, we must call

you to verify the absence.

Please note: If your child is a bus

student, you must also call the

Transportation Department to let them

know your child will not be on the bus that

morning.

Please remind your children that if

they come in late, they must report to the

office for a late slip. Otherwise, the

office does not know they have arrived, and

they will remain marked as absent.

Transportation Department

Telephone Number:

204-422-6222 Dismissal

Parents are always welcome in our school. We

love to see you and catch up with all the news.

However dismissal is a very busy time for our

teachers. We really encourage parents to

wait by the front entrance at dismissal time

and not in the front of the classroom doors.

If you wish to see a teacher after dismissal,

please call, send them an e-mail to set up an

appointment or wait until the students have

been dismissed.

Reminders re: Transportation Change of Drop off: If your child needs to be dropped off at another location,

the transportation department requires written notice 24 hours

in advance.

Picking up your child from school: If your child is a bus student, and you will be

picking him/her up, you must send a note to the school office, or

call us by 2:45 p.m. The office gets very busy at the end of the

school day, and it is difficult to inform all necessary parties on

time if we get calls at the end of the day.

Notes from Home It is not necessary to send more than one note per child (to

the office, bus driver, teacher, etc.). All notes are handed in

to the teacher, and sent to the office after announcements.

The secretary will ensure that all necessary parties have

received the information.

Allergy Alert!

The most common food allergies in children are: peanuts/nuts,

milk, eggs, seafood, and wheat. Please be aware that we have

children with these allergies at ELI. Many of our students and

teachers suffer from asthma and other respiratory disorders.

Students should restrain from using strong perfume and

deodorant sprays in the school.

Medication Notice

To ensure the school is using current information about your

child’s medication, the proper Regulation forms must be com-

pleted each year. If you require one for your child please con-

tact the school. Reminder, that medication MUST be brought

in by an adult and in its original container. As per Divisional

policy please be advised that school staff are not permitted to

administer medication that is NOT prescribed by a physician.

Dates to Remember

February 20, 2017 - Louis Riel Day

March 3, 2017 - No School PD Day

March 24, 2017 - No School Oral Conferences

March 27, 2017 - March 31, 2017 - Spring Break

April 14, 2017 - Good Friday

April 17, 2017 - No School PD Day

May 5, 2017 - No School Admin Day

May 22, 2017 - Victoria Day

June 30, 2017 - No School Admin Day

School Hours 8:30 a.m. - Students arrive

8:40 a.m. - O Canada/announcements - Classes

begin

10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - Recess

11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - Lunch

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Recess

3:10 p.m. - Dismissal

Snow Storms (policy 3.27) A decision to cancel classes is arrived at by the Super-

intendent in consultation with the Transportation Super-

visor. The decision will normally be reached before

7:00 a.m. and announcements will be made on the

following radio stations: CKSB (1050 AM) and CKXL

(91.1 FM) in French; CKRC (630). CKY (580), CJOB

(680) and CBC (990) in

English.

Recess and wind chill All the children will stay

indoors when the wind chill

reaches –27.

Winter

Weather Clothing

As the cold weather approaches, the

school is asking parents to ensure

that students dress for the weather.

We will have outdoor recesses un-

less the temperature and wind chill

equal –27 or below. Hats, mitts,

scarves, boots and winter coats

will help students to enjoy their recess time.

PLEASE LABEL BOOTS & MITTS

Cold and Flu Season

With cold and flu season upon us, we are having many requests from students and parents to keep their children in at recess. Being indoors for extended periods of time keeps us in close contact to other people and their germs. Going outside for recess gives us exercise which helps our bodies stay healthy by increasing our immunity. Natural light in northern

climates is integral in student health and wellness. ParticipACTION Canada released their report card on Physical Activity for Children And

Youth. They are saying GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM PLAY and they are recom-

mending that play outdoors increases in all settings. As a school we also see the benefits of students playing outside. We encourage all children to go outside for recess and have

scheduled outdoor physical education into our 6 day cycle. If your child is at school and the wind chill factor meets school division policy they will be going outside for recesses and for

their scheduled outdoor gym. If you would like to take a closer look at the ParticipACTION website you

can use this link: http://www.participaction.com

Name of Student : Grade :

Teacher’s Name :

I would like to order the following:

20 chocolate milk x $0.75 = $ ($15.00)

10 chocolate & 10 white x $0.75 = $ ($15.00)

20 white milk x $0.75 = $ ($15.00)

NOTE: If you have more than one child, you only need to send back ONE form and ONE cheque. We can send

them back home with your child to be divided up.

The children will be given their tickets in a plastic baggie. They are to take these tickets home; then the parents

will put one of these tickets in each child’s lunch. The child will present this ticket to the student helper at the

fridge in the foyer during lunch time as part of the milk program. Thank you.

Please send correct change.

Cheque should be payable to

ELI. Thank you!

MILK PROGRAM

Thank you to everyone who

contributed foods for the

Taché food hampers in

December. Your generosity

helped a lot of

families in need.

Thank you

also to Mme Berke’s class for

helping collecting and organizing

all the foods for pick up!!

Grade 7 & 8 Basketball This year there will be four basketball teams representing our school in the Divisional Basketball League. The grade 8 girls will play Tuesdays after school, the grade 8 boys will play on Wednesdays after school, the grade 7 girls’ team and the grade 7 boys’ team will both play on Thursdays after school. A schedule will be sent home with each player and can also be found under calendar on our webpage: http://www.eli.srsd.mb.ca/pages/Ecole_Lorette_Immersion/Calendar

News from the gym

PAC NEWS HAPPY NEW YEAR from the PAC!!! Hope your Christmas Holidays were filled with happiness and quality time spent with your families! We have been working on some pretty exciting things for the New Year that we can’t wait to share with everyone! Please stay tuned! PAC would like to thank all volunteers that helped us throughout 2016 and always welcome anyone to come help if they have some spare time. Our first PAC made Hot Lunch was a great success. We look forward to providing more throughout the school year. Our next PAC meeting is January 10th at 6:30 in the staffroom. We hope to

see you there!

EXTENDED ABSENCES

Should you and your family be lucky

enough to be travelling during the school

year please email your children’s

classroom teachers and eli@srsd.ca as soon

as you confirm your travel dates.

This will allow us to plan

accordingly for your

child(ren)’s absence.

Thank you

Bravo to the Grade 3/4 class of Mme Berke

who raised $250.20 for the Children’s Wish

Foundation in December with a

bake sale! The funds will go

towards children at Make-a-Wish

in Manitoba!

$50 includes

all supplies,

instruction +

appetizers &

punch

All Ages

Welcome!

Contact 204-878-2857 or

tachefundraising@Hotmail.com for tickets!

The next 'Library Night'

at Ste. Geneviève C.C.

will be on Tuesday, January

10th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Come for a visit and see

what we are all about.

Bibliothèque Taché Library

1082 Dawson Road

Lorette, MB

Phone: (204)878-9488

Email: btl@srsd.ca

www.bibliotachelibrary.ca

New Arrivals

Secret Life of Pets (DVD)

Toupie et la magie de Noël

(DVD)

Angry Birds (DVD)

Batman vs. Superman(DVD)

The Nut Job (DVD)

Planet 51 (DVD)

Spectre 007 (DVD)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (DVD)

Barbie and the Secret Door

(DVD)

Warcraft (DVD)

The Fever Code by James

Dashner

Ankhara by Crystal Ricketts

A Torch Against the Night by

Sabaa Tahir

Cross the Line by James

Patterson

Damaged by Lisa Scottoline

No Man`s Land by David

Baldacci

Bibliothèque Taché Library will be open

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 Storytime & Craft

Saturday, January

14th

11:00 am—English

1:00 pm—French

Join us to make a

birdfeeder!

Fundraiser Paint Party!

For the RM of Taché Community Complex Project

Friday, January 20th, 2017

7:00 pm at the library!

$50.00 / Ticket

Contact us for tickets!

2016-2017

Children under 2 years old should drink whole cow’s milk. Non-dairy beverages are not the best choice because they do not provide the right amount of nutrients. If your child has a milk intolerance or allergy, speak with a Registered Dietitian for other options. Children over 2 years old can be given non-dairy beverages. Choose one fortified with calcium and vitamin D so that it will provide more nutrients.

Got Milk?... or Non-Dairy Beverage?

Non-Dairy Beverages vs Cow’s Milk Milk and fortified non-dairy beverages (NDB) are a great source of essential nutrients. There is a lot of confusion on what to drink. Soy milk is the only non-dairy beverage comparable with cow’s milk in protein, sugar, vitamins and minerals. It is also the only non-dairy beverage listed as a Milk Alternative in Canada’s Food Guide. Below shows a break-down of how non-dairy beverages compare to cow’s milk!

Protein (grams) Calcium (% Daily) Vitamin D (% Daily) Sugar (grams)

Cow’s Milk 9 35 45 13 Fortified NDB 0 - 7 35 25 0 - 20 Fortified Soy Milk 7 45 35 6

Disclaimer: Some recipes or food suggestions may not be suitable for people with allergies. Please check with your local school to identify foods that are acceptable or unacceptable in the classroom.

2012/2013

What should my child drink?

For more nutrition topics, go to the news and events section of www.southernhealth.ca or Contact Dial-a-Dietitian 1-877-830-2892 Health Links -1-888-315-9257 Regional Dietitian Team T 204-388-2053

Created by Registered Dietitians from Southern Health - Santé Sud May be photocopied in its entirety provided source is acknowledged.

Lemon Cream Pie Smoothie

Cook and Enjoy! Cooking Tips!

Ingredients:

1 cup Silk Unsweetened Almond milk ¼ tsp vanilla 1 frozen banana 1 tsp lemon zest 1 tbsp honey (optional) 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice Ice as needed 1 tbsp graham cracker crumbs to garnish

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients in a blender (except graham cracker crumbs). Blend until creamy and then place in a glass and sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top.

Hemp and almond milk tend to be thicker and produce a very creamy smoothie! Non-dairy beverages are often low in calories - one cup provides around 30 to 60 calories depending on what the milk is made from.

Whether you’re vegan, have a milk allergy/ intolerance, or just looking for fun new recipes, you can try to use dairy-free ingredients to make your meals and snacks!

Try one of these in your next meal! :

Milk: Swap cow’s milk with soy, coconut, rice, potato, oat, almond, hazelnut, cashew, hemp, flax, sunflower, or macadamia milk. These are found in different flavours and varieties, like chocolate/ vanilla and sweetened/unsweetened.

Butter: Use dairy-free margarine. If you’re baking, try to find a dairy-free margarine with a low water content and high fat content.

Yogurt: Try non-dairy yogurts made from soy and coconut- they work great in recipes!

Cheese: Look for vegan cheeses that taste just like regular cheese!

Buttermilk: Make your own by mixing one tablespoon vinegar plus 1 cup of milk alternative, such as rice milk.

Cooking with Milk Alternatives!

** Refer to the Allergy Newsletter (September issue) for substitution ideas.

Volume 1, Issue 7 Dianne Bulloch & Sheri Dinnin, O.T. Reg (MB), SRSD Occupational Therapists

Occupational

therapy

At School & Home

WHAT DO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS DO?

Occupational therapy is a skilled health, rehabilitation, and

educational service that helps people across the lifespan par-

ticipate in the things they want and need to do through the

therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations).

An school based OT provides assessment and consultation to

enable individuals to participate in day-to-day activities as in-

dependently as possible. These activities may include self-care

activities (such as eating, sleeping, dressing, grooming, or toilet-

ing), fine motor skills, leisure activities, and classroom skills. Hand-

writing problems and visual perceptual difficulties are also ad-

dressed in school-aged children.

CANADIAN 24-HOUR MOVEMENT

GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH:

An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary

Behaviour, and Sleep

These guidelines were announced this year and are

relevant to apparently healthy children and youth,

aged 5 –17 years, irrespective of gender, race, eth-

nicity , or the social-economic status of the family.

Children and youth should practice healthy sleep

hygiene (habits and practices that are conducive

to sleeping well), limit sedentary behaviours

(especially screen time), and participate in a range

of physical activities in a variety of environments

(e.g., home/school/community; indoors/outdoors;

land/water; summer/winter) and contexts (e.g.,

play, recreation, sport, active transportation, hob-

bies, and chores).

These guidelines may be appropriate for children

and youth with a disability or medical condition;

however, a health professional should be consulted

for additional guidance.

The specific guidelines and more details on the back-

ground research informing them, their interpretation,

guidance on how to achieve them, and recommen-

dations for research and surveillance are available at

www.csep.ca/guidelines.

Tips for Establishing Bedtime Routines

If you want to: Consider these activity tips:

Help your

child feel

comfortable

for bedtime

Help your child

relax to get

ready for sleep

Establish a

specific bed-

time routine

-Select a bedtime that you feel is appropriate for

your child based on their age and schedule, and

be consistent, even on weekends and during va-

cations

-Establish a predictable, regular sequence of

events to prepare for sleep and relaxation. Begin

this bedtime routine about a half hour before

-Avoid exercise , TV or screen time immediately

before bedtime because these can make chil-

dren more alert

-Reducing clutter can help the child focus on bed-

time. Have your child help pick up and put away

toys

-Play soothing music during bedtime routine to

help your child calm down and signal that bed-

time is arriving

-Dim the lights when getting ready for bed to help

the child prepare for the dark and to reinforce

that nighttime is for sleeping

-Think about sensory experiences: are pjs or blan-

kets itchy? Do the fabrics breathe? Is the room too

warm? Too cool? Are the window coverings letting

in too much light?? Are there smells wafting in

from the kitchen? www.aota.org www.csep.ca

Children and youth are

encouraged to live an

active lifestyle with a

daily balance of sleep,

sedentary behaviours,

and physical activities

that supports

their healthy

development.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 Day 5 10 Day 6

PAC Meeting

6:30 p.m.

11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14

15 16 Day 4 17 Day 5 Grades

K (A & B) to Grade

2 outing to Winnipeg

Symphony

Orchestra (p.m.)

Gr 8 boys basketball

at ARB

Gr 7/8 JP at ELI

18 Day 6

Gr 7/8 IY

basketball at

DTS

19 Day 1

Subway Lunch

Gr 7 boys

baskeball at

ARB

20 Day 2

Swim Safe

Grade 5

21

22 23 Day 3 24 Day 4

Gr 8 boys at

ELI

25 Day 5

Gr 7/8 girls

JP at ARB

Gr 7/8 girls

IY at ELI

26 Day 6

Boston Pizza

Hot Lunch Kindergarten

2017

Information

Evening

6:00 pm

27 Day 1 28

29 30 Day 2 31 Day 3

Gr 7/8 girls

IY at ESAI

Winter break