Feb. 5 Rosary Program

Feb. 8 Subway Lunch

Feb. 9 Term 1 SPIRIT Assembly (am)

Report Cards Go Home

Feb. 13 Shrove Tuesday - Pancakes ($2)

Valentine’s Dance (pm)

Feb. 14 Ash Wednesday Mass (1:15 pm)

Feb. 15 Effective Speaking (am)

Pizza Lunch

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Feb. 19 Family Day Holiday (No Classes)

Feb. 21 Graduation Photos (9 am)

Kernels Popcorn

Feb. 22 Hot Dog Day

Feb. 23 Gr. 3/4 — 8 Tubing Trip

Feb. 27 Sacrament of Reconciliation

Dates To Remember:

Mrs. Dawn Howe (Secretary)

Mr. Sean Gregory (Principal)

February 2018 103 Wellington Street

Delaware, Ontario, N0L 1E0

Tel. (519) 660-2775

Fax (519) 660-2740

Website: www.ldcsb.ca/school/LOU/

SCHOOL NEWS

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School

Twitter @OLOLDelaware

LDCSB Mission Statement: To serve our students through excellence in Catholic education.

LDCSB Vision: Inspired by Christ. Learning together. Serving together.

First term Report Cards at Our Lady of Lourdes will be sent home on Friday, February 9th for all students from grades Kindergarten through 8. On Thursday, February 15th from 4 - 8 pm we will be holding parent-teacher conferences. We encourage all parents to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with classroom teachers to

discuss the progress of their son/daughter. Interview request forms will be sent home On Friday, February 2nd. Please submit one interview request form per family. Should you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.

TERM 1 REPORT CARDS

FAMILY DAY HOLIDAY (FEBRUARY 19th)

As a reminder, Monday, February 19th is the Family Day statutory holiday and therefore the school will be closed. Enjoy the day with your family!

LDCSB SPECIAL EDUCATION PUBLIC CONSULTATON

The London District Catholic School Board invites parents to join us for our LDCSB public consultation on Special Education. Please RSVP at crobinson@ldcsb.ca or call 519-663-2088 ext. 42102.

What: Special Education Public Consultation & Guest Speaker (Dan Habib) When: Monday, February 12th , 2018 (6:00 - 9:00 pm) Where: LDCSB Catholic Education Centre, 5200 Wellington Road

*Light supper and refreshments provided

Please check out the Special Education supports & services survey to be completed during the month of February. Visit www.ldcsb.ca for the survey and more details.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION (September 2018)

To register your child for school in September 2018, please contact the school to make an appointment with Mrs. Howe at (519) 660-2775. Visit the following website for more information: www.ldcsb.ca .

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OLOL SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER

FEBRUARY PARENT COUNCIL MEETING The next School Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 13 at 7pm in the school library. All are welcome to attend! OLOL SCHOOL COUNCIL - VALENTINE’S DANCE-A-THON

The OLOL School Council is excited to announce that this year’s Dance-a-thon will be held on Tuesday, February 13th, 2018. This School Council initiative helps to raise funds for our school while mixing both fun and physical exercise. Dance times:

Primary (Gr. 1-3) 1:00 - 1:35 pm / Junior (Gr. 4-6) 1:40 - 2:10 pm

Kindergarten (FDK) 2:15 - 2:40 pm / Intermediate (Gr. 7-8) 2:45 - 3:20 pm

Pledge forms have been sent home. Please return completed forms by Monday, February 12. All students will be participating regardless of pledges received. (Don’t forget to come in Valentine’s Day colours - red/white/pink).

SHROVE TUESDAY (Feb. 13th) - Pancakes will be given out to all students and staff in the morning. Thank you in advance to David VanEldik for providing our delicious brunch as we prepare for Lent.

Our annual OLOL Family Fun Fair will be held this year on Thursday, June 14th. More to follow...

Round Up Some Great Reads at the Scholastic Book Fair

Rolling into town from February 14 to February

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Yee haw, pardners! Shop an amazing selection of books, posters and learning tools for all ages at this year’s Scholastic Book Fair! Lasso a copy of the Book Fair flyer when it comes your way, along with additional information in the Library Gazette newsletter. Parents, take note that the Book Fair will be open on Parent/Teacher Interview Night - Thursday, February 15, as well as during the day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We accept cash, credit and cheque (made payable to Our Lady of Lourdes School). Wireless debit/credit also available. You'll have a rip-roarin' good time supporting the library!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR SCHEDULE

TUES. FEBRUARY 13 WED. FEBRUARY 14 THURS. FEBRUARY 15 FRI. FEBRUARY 16

SNEAK PEEK DAY! NO SHOPPING.

OPEN 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.

OPEN 9 a.m.—4 p.m. FAMILY EVENT! 4 p.m. — 8 p.m.

OPEN 9 a.m. — 11 a.m.

LIBRARY BOOK FAIR

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LDCSB SOCIAL WORK CORNER

NEVER BE LATE FOR SCHOOL AGAIN!

Everyone runs late sometimes. Life happens and plans do not always work out as we want. Occasional lateness is not the end of the world. Chronic lateness, however is a different situation. It may be a symptom of chaos and disrupted routines.

Children hate being late for school, even though they may not appeared bothered by the prospect at 7:45 a.m., while they’re still in p.j.’s watching YouTube on their iPod.

Although parents need their children’s co-operation, lateness is a parenting matter. With a few changes to your morning routine, lateness can become a thing of the past.

Impact of Lateness Research about lateness reports that students missing even 10% of their school year due to lateness are at higher risk of dropping out and earning lower grades.

Children who arrive late for school are stressed. They have trouble settling in and their day is off to a bad start (especially if the car ride to school was tense). Chronic late arrivers feel the criticism of their peers and teacher who deal with the daily disruption to the start of the day.

Psychologist Dr. David Grand, expert in peak performance believes that self-beliefs influence your child’s ability to strive for their best performance. Children who experience chronic lateness may develop self-beliefs of shame, “I am bad” and “I can’t do it”. These can contribute to your child avoiding or escaping everyday expectations.

5 TIPS TO MAKE LATENESS A THING OF THE PAST!

• Reduce/Eliminate Distractions: Screens (of all kinds) are the number one contributor to avoidance and escape. Without exception, eliminating screens will have immediate positive effects. If parents wish to use screen time as a reward, avoid rewarding in the morning. Screens are not for mornings.

• Load time: Mary Caroline Walker, author of todaysbalancedmom.com suggests parents include LOAD TIME to their morning routine. The time to move children from point A to B can take 5-15 minutes, often just the amount of time that can cause families to be late.

• No lick and a promise: Discourage your child from using the morning to complete yesterday’s homework and projects. Besides using up precious morning minutes, this habit encourages minimal effort and concentration. Allow your child to face the natural consequences of showing up for school without completed work.

• Sleep: We all need adequate sleep to function at our peak. If you cannot get up with your alarm, you are not getting enough sleep; your children may also be lacking in enough sleep to buy into a morning routine. Reasonable bedtime with calming routines can make a big difference to the kind of morning you will have together!

• The Big Yellow Bus: If you are fortunate to have access to school bus transportation, use it. Children who ride the bus are never late!