May 2013 Newsletter - Edward Johnson Public School
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May 2013 Newsletter - Edward Johnson Public School
Le Nid D=Aigle L=École Edward Johnson School 397 Stevenson Street North, Guelph ON www.ugdsb.on.ca/johnson 519-763-7374 Dear Parents: The week of May 6-10 is Education Week! The theme this year is “Learning for Tomorrow: L’apprentissage pour demain.” Our Jump Rope for Heart event takes place on Thursday, May 2. Thanks to all parents who have volunteered to help! The Grades 3 and 5 Sharks program begins on May 3 and we will be practicing for our school Track and Field event during the week of May 13. During the month of April, parents, teachers and students collected ideas for our playground renewal plan. A draft plan should be completed by the end of May and be ready for your comments at the Family Fun Night on June 6. On the April 22 P.A. day the Edward Johnson staff invited Dean Huyck, a teacher from the Trillium School in Milton to talk about how we help students with anxiety. Some of the strategies are shared in this newsletter. We also completed a school self-assessment and will be using the results to build our school improvement plan for 2013-2014. Our staff book study group continues to meet regularly to discuss student self-regulation. The Eagle=s Nest Newsletter # 9 May 2013 Principal: Anne Lehoux Office Coordinator: Lindsay Redpath 7:00 p.m. We are planning a parent information evening with educator and author Michael Reist for next October 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m. and we hope everyone will mark this date in your calendars! Please check out his web site at www.michaelreist.ca. The May School Council meeting is Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. How to Help a Child with Anxiety Dean Huyck from the Trillium School in Milton works with anxious students every day. Twenty per cent of students are affected by some form of anxiety. Here are some strategies for school and home: 1) Help build the child’s self-awareness about what makes him/her anxious. 2) Establish realistic goals and manageable next steps to help build resiliency, not avoidance. 3) Listen to the child without necessarily giving advice. Discuss in a private setting. Don’t be judgmental. 4) Provide ample warnings about changes in routines and make daily schedules obvious (post them on the refrigerator-in clear sight). 5) Provide structure and consistency. 6) Encourage involvement in activities through baby steps. Celebrate successes. 7) Provide relaxation and calming opportunities such as deep breathing. Please feel welcome to join our May activities. Yours truly, Anne Lehoux Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Testing School Council News The Grade 3 EQAO assessment will take place from May 27 to June 4. The Grade 6 assessment will take place from May 28 to 30. It is important to avoid scheduling any appointments or family trips that would involve your Grade 3 or 6 child missing school during this period. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Our School Council is now planning the annual Family Fun Night which will take place on Thursday, June 6, 5:00- Grade 6 News The Grade 6 parent information evening for John McCrae School will take place on Monday, May 27 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The Grade 6 student orientation at John McCrae will take place on Monday, June 10. Grade 6 Graduation will take place on Tuesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. The Grade 6 Camp Paradise trip will take place from June 12 to June 14. Thanks to all parents who attended the parent information session in April. News from the Library We have now wrapped up another successful year of reading with the Silver Birch and Silver Birch Express programs. All students who read 5 books in any one category were invited to participate in a province-wide vote on April 26th for the best new book of the year. Tallies will be calculated across the province and the winner of each category is usually announced mid-May. This program provides a wonderful opportunity for students to read high quality materials just for fun! Even after voting day, the books are permanently available in our library, and students are encouraged to keep reading! Our younger students (grades 1-2) have been participating in the Blue Spruce program which gives them the opportunity to choose their favourite picture book. Mme Mizutani School Track and Field Day The school Track and Field day will be held on Thursday, May 16 for students who will be 8 years old on June 1st. Please make sure students come to school dressed for the weather, with layers, a hat, sun screen and rain gear if necessary. We look forward to a great day. If you would like to assist please contact M. Majstorovic. Jump Rope for Heart On Thursday, May 2 all students will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart. The purpose of this event is to raise money for the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. Students can bring in their donations on the Jump Rope day. They will be involved in skipping activities for approximately one hour at the following times: 9:10-10:10 a.m. Kindergarten students 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Grades 1 and 2 students 1:45 -2:45 p.m. Grades 3-6 students Please join us to help out or to skip with the students! This should be a fun, heart healthy day! Spring Food Drive Our spring food drive for the Guelph Food Bank was a great success! Mdle Lachmansingh’s class collected 220 kilograms or 1,111 pounds of food and toiletries. This was an astonishing amount! All classes contributed. Thank you for your generosity! Kindergarten Registration We continue to accept registrations for Junior and Senior Kindergarten for September 2013. If you know of a family with a Kindergarten-aged child for this September, please encourage them to register soon. Accurate numbers now will better predict staffing and class organizations for September. Our Kindergarten Orientation will take place on Friday, June 7th. New Kindergarten families will receive an invitation soon. Reading at Home Daily reading at home is extremely important. In the Primary grades, we recommend that parents continue to read interesting stories, books and magazine articles in English to your children and to encourage and guide them to begin reading simple books in English on their own. Reading in English at home strengthens French reading skills at school. It gives students confidence in word recognition and comprehension. Reading is a skill that transfers from one language to another. Please do not hesitate to buy your child books in English or to visit the public library. Outdoor Supervision Supervision begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no playground supervision after school. Students are expected to go straight home or come into the gym for bus lines. Bicycle Safety Bicycles brought to school must have locks and students must wear a helmet. Bicycles must be walked on school property. Family Fun Night is Coming Soon! the sun. Before you and your child head outside, check the UV index on The Weather Network or Environment Canada websites. When you go outside, remember to wear sunglasses, hat and sunscreen (SPF of 15 or higher). And if the UV index is 6 or more (high), also stay in the shade. Keep in mind that babies and children burn more quickly from the sun. Sunscreen is not recommended for babies under 6 months old, but is safe to use on children. For more information about sun safety, visit Health Canada at www.healthcanada.gc.ca. Our annual Family Fun Night takes place on Thursday, June 7th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Many special activities will take place: face painting, The Guelph Youth Jazz Group, a photo booth silent auction and Gift baskets, sports and games. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the library. In order to make this a success our School Council needs your assistance. Please call the school or contact the School Council at [email protected]. Requests for 2013-2014 If you will have a child in grades 1-6, and have a request for a teacher or a class for 2013-2014, please submit this request and the reason in writing to Mme Lehoux by June 1, 2013. Please be aware that when organizing classes we take into consideration a number of factors including academics, learning styles, social skills, gender balance and friends. We will consider your request; however the final decision remains that of the school. Tentative Number of Classes 2013-2014 Kindergarten (Full Day) Grade 1 Grade 1/2 Grade 2 Grade 2/3 Grade 3 Grade 3/4 Grade 4/5 Grade 5 Grade 6 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stay Safe in the Sun As the weather gets warmer, remember to stay safe in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Edward Johnson School Council News Can you believe that June is just around the corner! And you know what that means....Family Fun Night is almost here. School Council has already begun organizing and brainstorming ideas for the annual Family Fun Night which th will be held Thursday June 6 . There will be games, food, entertainment, silent auction and rumour has it 2 WestJet tickets will be part of the silent auction, shhhh! If you or someone you know would like to donate an item or their services to the silent auction please email [email protected]. As well, if you would like to help with this event please contact anyone on school council or come out to the next council meeting. Do you have a Tassimo and have exhausted all of your ideas for kid art projects with empty Tassimo pucks? Edward Johnson is now collecting used Tassimo pucks, so drink up. No need to rinse them, just toss them in a bag and send them to school with your child and we will do the rest. For every one puck that is recycled we receive 2 cents...every little bit counts so send them in. Our playground committee has started the 5 year plan to improve Edward Johnson’s playground and are hoping to have a preliminary plan available for everyone to see at the Family Fun Night. Be sure to mark it in your calendar as there will be an opportunity to comment on the plan and you wouldn’t want to miss that! Do you still have Canadian Tire money lying around? Keep sending it in to school with your child as this is an ongoing fundraiser. To date, with all of your help we have been able to raise over $287 in Canadian Tire money which in turn we were able to use to purchase small outdoor toys for all the students to enjoy. Way to go Edward Johnson Eagles! The next school council meeting will be held on Monday th May13 , 2013 6:30pm-7:30pm. All parents and community members are welcome to attend. Please visit the School Council bulletin board in the main vestibule of the school for more information about events at your school. Thank you once again to all of our volunteers who make each and every event special for the students at Edward Johnson. These events would not be possible without all of you. Anyone interested in contacting the school council can do so by emailing [email protected] Thank You/ Merci encourage beaucoup les boîtes à dîner écologiques, donc on apporte les contenants en plastique durable, ou même mieux en métal au lieu d’acheter les collations emballées individuellement en plastique qui vont directement aux sites d’enfouissement. Professeurs- quand vous enseignez une leçon, utlisez chaque côté de la feuille. S’il y a du papier extra, utilisez- le pour de l’art! Finalement, peut-être pendant une période chaque jour, et surtout pendant la nutrition, éteignez les lumières dans vos salles de classe et utilisez simplement la lumière qui vient naturellement du soleil. Si tout le monde commence à faire attention à leurs actions, et poser des gestes pour aider, comme planter un arbre, ou apporter une bouteille réutilisable à l’école, ou marcher au lieu de prendre l’auto, petit à petit, notre Terre va être remplie d’arbres verts, de jolies rivières, de la verdure partout et sans dèchets... Nous allons avoir un meilleur avenir! Par Maresa, de la 6ième année Earth Day/Le jour de la terre Passons à l’action: travaillons ensemble pour soigner la terre Tout ce dont nous avons besoin pour vivre heureux et en santé est offert par la Terre. Mais malheureusement, les humains ne respectent pas la Terre autant qu’ils devraient. Je crois que nous pouvons avoir un meilleur avenir si nous changeons quelques unes de nos habitudes. Nous sommes très chanceux de vivre dans notre beau pays, le Canada. Il y a encore des forêts, des parcs, des rivières et des lacs. Mais si nous continuons nos mauvaises habitudes, nous allons faire disparaître ces richesses. Réduit, réutilise et recycle. Ces trois mots sont très importants si on veut aider l'environnement. Le premier mot,“réduit” veut dire simplement arrêter de consommer puis arrêter de jeter. Si on consomme le moins possible, on va réduire la quantité de déchets. Le mot “réutilise” suggère que quand tu achètes quelque chose avec un contenant ou un emballage, d’utiliser cela encore une ou plusieurs fois; par exemple, tu peux utiliser les contenants de beurre pour ta collation à l’école ou comme un bol pour ton chien. “Recycle”: ce mot veut dire que chaque fois que tu achètes un objet avec un emballage, cherche ce symbole: cela te montre que ton objet peut aller dans la boîte de recyclage et va être recyclé au lieu d’aller aux sites d’enfouissement. Notre école, Edward Johnson, utilise beaucoup de fournitures scolaires pour les élèves: crayons, gommes, cahiers, livres etc. C’est excellent, mais les vieux affaires sont souvent jetés à la poubelle. Les livres que personne lit, ou les marqueurs qu’on utilise rarement, on peut donner aux élèves qui ne sont pas aussi chanceux que nous, et ne peuvent pas les acheter. On aura moins de poubelles, et les enfants seraient plus heureux. Aussi, à notre école, on Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 Jump Rope For Heart Event 3 Sharks : Gr. 3 11 :15 Gr. 5 12 :15 9 Education Week 10 Education Week Saturday May 2013 1 Scientists in School : Gr. 3’s 5 12 6 Education Week 7 Education Week Club Photos and Graduation Photo 8 Education Week Sub Day Emergency Preparedness Day: Mme Anselmini-Lofton Bicycle Rodeo 11:00 a.m. Spirit Day : My Favourite Author (or book character) 13 14 15 Block 3 Track and Field Practice Block 3 Track and Field Practice Block 3 Track and Field Practice 16 Track and Field Day 17 Track and Field Rain Date 23 Mdle Jakab’s class to McCrae “Cabaret” 24 19 20 Victoria Day 21 Mdle Jakab’s class to McCrae “Cabaret” 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sharks : Gr. 3 11:15, Gr. 5 12:15 Grade 3 EQAO John McCrae Parent Info. Night 6:00-8:00 p.m. Grade 3 EQAO Grade 6 EQAO JK/SKs Guelph Civic Museum Grade 3 EQAO Grade 6 EQAO JK/SKs Guelph Civic Museum Grade 3 EQAO Grade 6 EQAO JK/SKs Guelph Civic Museum Grade 3 EQAO (also June 3,4) JK/SKs Guelph Civic Museum 6 :30 p.m. School Council Mtg Sub Day 4 11 18 25