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RICHMOND STREET NEWS
M A R C H 2 0 1 8 N E W S L E T T E R
R I C H M O N D S T R E E T E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L
1 5 3 R I C H M O N D S T R E E T - T H O R O L D , O N T A R I O
IMPORTANTDATES TOREMEMBER:
March 1 - Bar Burrito Day
March 1 - Grades 7-8 - TSS
Drama performance
March 6 - Pizza Day
March 6 - MTC Life Assembly
March 6 - Junior Boys
Basketball Tournament @ 3:30
p.m.
March 7 - Dance-a-thon
March 7 - Junior Girls
Basketball Tournament
March 8 - Bar Burrito Day
March 12 - March 16 - March
Break
March 20 - Pizza Day
March 22 - Bar Burrito Day
March 23 - Hot Dog Day
March 23 - Regional Chess
Tournament & Bake Sale
March 27 - Pizza Day
March 27 - SAC meeting @ 6:30
p.m.
March 28 - Grade 8 Grad.
Photos
March 28 - Recognition
Assembly - 8:45 primary, 9:30
jr./int. and Super Hero Spirit
Day
March 29 - swiss Chalet Day
March 29 - Grade 3 's to Walker
Centre
March 30 - Good Friday
Contact us at:
Phone: 905-227-2971
Fax: 905-227-9525
Emai l : [email protected]
Message from the Mr. Mac Janet & Mrs. Sinnett....February has flown by and we have had a great month at
Richmond Street school. Students have been setting great
examples as there have been many opportunities for them to be
out in the community for events such as basketball, robotics and
skating. March is going to be a busy month. We are sure many
are looking forward to March Break (March 12 - March 16) and
the opportunity to spend some quality time together with your
loved ones.
Dance-a-Thon
We have some exciting news! On Wednesday, March 7th
Richmond Street School will be hosting an all day Dance-a-Thon
to help raise money for year-end trips, technology and our
playground! Your child will have the opportunity to "dance the
day away" for an extended period of time.
Prizes will be given away for the best costume in the following
grades: (K-3) and (4-8) as well as prizes for best dancer and the
two highest fundraisers for each (kindergarten/primary and
junior/intermediate)! Also, students will have the opportunity to
earn tickets for every $5.00 he or she raises and place these in a
jar to win various prizes. We have some amazing prices lined up
already such as Blue Jay tickets, Leaf tickets and a one night
stay at the Americana waterpark. Get your pledges in!
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We have recently started using the Remind app to communicate with families. It is a
free app that quickly and efficiently sends text messages about important reminders
related to Richmond Street School.
To sign up:
If you do not have a smartphone get text notifications:
Text @b7d6892 to the number (289) 812-3794
If you have a smartphone, get push notifications.
On your iPhone or Android phone, open your web browser and go to the following link:
rmd.at/b7d6892
Sign up for Remind
School Advisory Council Update
Families can look forward to some exciting
fundraisers coming home this Spring.
We are partnering with Big Red's to stock your freezer for the May long
weekend.
Our Basket raffle is in the works, and will be drawn
at the Fun Fair on Thursday June 14th.
There were be lots of ways to get involved in the next few months, so keep an eye on Social
Media and RemindApp.
The next meeting is on Tuesday March 27th and
all are welcome!
The Chess Club at Richmond has been meeting since January. Every Tuesday and
Thursday approximately 80 Junior and Intermediate students meet to play chess in
the gym. Every Wednesday almost 80 Primary students meet to learn how to play
or play friendly games of chess. Those students who wanted have been trying out
for the school chess team. Those who qualify will play in our Area Tournament on
Friday, March 23 here at Richmond. As part of the Tournament, there will be a
bake sale as well. The proceeds from the sale will go towards supporting the extra
curriculuar activities at school. A note will be coming home shortly asking for
donations of baked goods. Thank you for your support and go Raptors!
Chess Tournament and Bake Sale
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The intermediate boys qualified for the DSBN A Flight basketball championship
tournament. With our Raptors opening the tournament with a convincing 16 point
victory over McKay Public school the boys simply ran out of energy in their final three
games. Great effort all day long from M. Suntz, . Lambert, B. Pupek, B. Burrows,
N. Miller, N. Tanham and the rest of the squad. Overall the Intermediate Boys
basketball team had an overall winning percentage for the season of 70%. Good luck
to the Gr. 8 boys moving on to high school and we will see the Gr. 7 boys on the court
next season!
Congratulations to the girls basketball team that wrapped up their season yesterday
at the DSBN tournament. The girls had 2 wins and 2 losses. All girls were an integral
part of team. Contributing to the point total was Brookelyn with an impressive 56
points, Grace D with 17, Hope with 9, Jadyn with 7, Kamryn with 6 and Hilda and Elissa
with 2 each. Special thank you to Chloe and Shanice for being our score keepers and
timers for the tournament. Mrs Visscher, Miss D, and Miss Spencer would like to wish
the graduating players best of luck next year in your high school basketball careers
and we look forward to seeing our returning players next year. Great job ladies on a
season well played.
Intermediate Basketball
Robotics
April 26, 2018
Join us at Thorold Secondary School for a
presentation entitled:
"Everybody Present - The Health Promoting
Benefits of Mindfulness"
Registration & Snacks - 5:30 - 6:10 p.m.
Presentation - 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
Q & A - 7:15 - 7:30 p.m.
The evidence is clear, students today are
experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety
and this has a direct impact on their overall
health and academic performance. A strategy
that is showing great promise in helping
students cope with stress and boost positive
mental health is mindfulness. In this
presentation we share what we have learned
over 5 years studying mindfulness among
university students in The Mindfulness
Experiment. Designed for parents, teachers
and administrators, participants of this
workshop will learn what mindfulness is, why
we need it, and how it “works” to promote
coping skills, resiliency and academic success
for our students.
Presenters:
Paula Gardner, Assistant Professor,
Department of Health Sciences at Brock
University and the lead investigator ofThe
Mindfulness Experiment
Kaitlyn Kerridge, MA Candidate and graduate
student in Applied Health Sciences at Brock
University studying mindfulness in post-
secondary students
The Richmond Robotics team had a fantastic day at
Brock University on February 22nd. They competed in a
variety of tasks using Lego Robotics including racing,
moving objects, navigating a course and releasing
objects towards a target. All students showed
exceptional problem solving and engineering skills.
Throughout the day, they engineered many attachments
for their robot and programmed their robot to move
autonomously. Congratulations to these wonderful
young computer scientists and engineers.
Junior Team Intermediate Team
D. Mesevery I. Weston
C. Wagar S. Rowland
A. Burton M. Hill
S. Pillon D. Brideau
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You can cont inue to check
our website for important
information:
www.r ichmond.dsbn.org
You can also cont inue to
fol low us on twitter and on
Facebook:
@RSSRAPTORS
Or s ign up for the Remind
app. Information on previous
page.
Don't forget to register any
students who wi l l be 4 in
2018 for K indergarten in the
fal l . P lease stop into the
off ice to get your
registrat ion forms and
welcome bag for new
kindergarten students.
A focus at Richmond Street School has been to increase
student's usage of Dreambox. During the month of
February we held a Dreambox Challenge to encourage
consistent use of the program to help supplement math
instruction. Each class was challenged to become active
users, which meant each student had to complete 5
lessons a week and be logged on approximately 60
minutes. This amount of usage is optimal for students to
show growth in their mathematics learning. We were
blown away by the effort put forth by all classes!
Congratulations to the following classes and their
diligence and dedication to dreambox usage. They will be
rewarded with a special PIzza Lunch.
Kindergarten Division: Mrs. Moore/Mrs. Mastroianni (K)
Primary Division: Mrs. Steinbach/Mrs. Horth's Class (Gr. 3)
Junior Division: Mrs. Farquhar's class (Grade 5)
Intermediate Division: Mrs. Visscher's class (Grade 7)
Keep up the amazing work and keep completing your
lessons!
M S . M O O R E / M R S . M A S T R O I A N N I ( J K / S K ) A . V I N C E N T - M O R D E N & S . K N I G H T
M R . S A L M O N / M R S . W R I G H T ( J K / S K ) T . R I C H A R D S O N & A . D I M A R C O
M R S . S U L L I V A N / M R S . S I M S ( J K / S K ) J . B A R L O W , S . B U R K E & B . M C D O N A L D
M R S . R A Y N O R / M R S . G A R O N ( J K / S K ) E . S I L V O & O . H O O D
M S . C A V E R S ( G R . 1 ) L . M U R R A Y & C . R A M N A R A I N
M R S . C I E S L A ( G R . 1 ) S . R A C I N E & F . C A M P B E L L
M R S . A S H C R O F T ( G R . 1 / 2 ) I . F O R T E N , B . S C H U C H A R D & B . W E S T O N
M R S . R A N K I E ( G R . 2 ) A . H O N S I N G E R & V . E L W E L L
M R S . L E W I T Z K Y ( G R . 2 ) L . C H U N I C K & M . C A N L A S
M R S . S T E I N B A C H S ( G R . 2 / 3 ) Z . L Y N C H & A . E G E R T E R
M R S . H O R T H ( G R . 3 ) D . W I L K I N S O N & T . T H O M A S
M R . M E G E R ( G R . 3 ) K . E C K E R & I . G O N Z A L E Z
M R . M A D D A L E N A ( G R . 3 / 4 ) A . B O U T I L I E R & J . H O D G I N S
M R S . W H I T E ( G R . 4 ) J . P E N N E R & B . L E S S T E R
M R . G O A R ( G R . 4 / 5 ) J . K I M & H . M C G U G A N
M R S . F A R Q U H A R ( G R . 5 ) J . P E N N E R & A . M A R T I N E Z
M R . K E N T ( G R . 5 / 6 ) A . M I L L E R & L . B E A M A N
M R S . B R Y D G E S ( G R . 6 ) A . K E N N E D Y & J . R O U C H K O V
M S . P A G E N D A M ( G R . 6 ) M . C E C C H I N I , K . S E E K I N S & G . M O O R E - W I L S O N
M R S . V I S S C H E R ( G R . 7 ) E . B A B C O C K & . A . C R O S B Y
M R . F R A S E R ( G R . 7 ) C . S C H U M A N , K . G A N J A L O U S K I & B . P U P E K
M R . B E N N E R ( G R . 8 ) L . C O T E & J . S I D E R
M R . F R E U R E ( G R . 8 ) M . S U N T Z & H . R A N A
M R S . M A Y H E W ( F R E N C H ) R . C A M P B E L L & D . S T . A M O U R
M R S . K O S U T A ( F R E N C H ) L . E A T O N & J . T U F F O R D
G R A D E 8 C L A S S R O O M A W A R D S
N E X T A S S E M B L Y : M A R C H 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 - 8 : 4 5 A M ( P R I M A R Y ) , 9 : 3 0 A M ( J R . / I N T . )
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February 2018 - "Honoured" Students of the Month
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