DUKE OF CONNAUGHT JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

2019/20 REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Tuesday, February 12th 9:30 am to 3:30 pm,

Wednesday, February 13th 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Thursday February 14th from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm

In the Main Office

Please make sure you have the following information with you at the time of registration:

1. Two proof of address (i.e. current lease or purchase agreement, current bill or bank statement)

2. Birth certificate or passport if your child is born in Canada if not appropriate immigration documentation (ie. Permanent resident card or copy of immigration documents)

3. Health Card 4. Immunization documentation

You can still register your child after these days for JK but we would ask that you call you make

arrangements to do so first at the school at 416-393-9455 and ask for Kathleen/Paula to make an

appointment.

JANUARY 2019

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

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SAC

Happy New Year from your School Advisory Council (SAC) executive!

Hope you are all enjoying our brisk winter weather and we look forward to an exciting

2019 at Duke!

Our next Movie Night is coming up on Thursday, February 28 at 5:30pm. Details of

which movie will be showing will be posted over the next couple of weeks. Hope to

see you there!

Winter is upon us, which means it’s time to get outside to enjoy the local skating rinks! If

your little ones have outgrown their ice skates, you can borrow a pair for the season

from our FREE skate library. Simply email dukeskatelibrary@gmail.com to arrange a

time to find the perfect pair. The skate library is located in the basement of the Duke

building. Parents will need to sign-in at the Main Office and then come down the

staircase at the North end of the hall.

Have you heard? Our annual Adult Social is planned for March 30th at the Redwood

on Gerrard St. Keep an eye out for more details to come in an upcoming Need to

Read.

Parent volunteers are also busy at work planning for this year’s Creator Fair, which is

happening on Thursday, June 6th. If you are interested in getting involved with the

planning, please contactinfo@dukesac.ca.

SAC’s Need to Read (NTR) newsletter contains updates, school info, and important

dates. If you are not receiving the NTR, visit the SAC website to sign up:

www.dukesac.ca

All parents are members of council and we hope to see and hear from more of you

at our next

SAC meeting on Thursday, February 21st at 6:30pm, in the cafeteria. Childcare will be

provided.

There are many ways for you to get involved at the school. We are always recruiting

volunteers to help with upcoming events. If you wish to get more involved, please

email us at info@dukesac.ca. It is only with volunteers that our community building and

fundraising events happen. Let’s continue to work together to keep Duke’s school

community strong!

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A special congratulations goes out to the Gr. 7 Boys Volleyball Team. It was an

exceptional season for this team who brought together a group of boys who had

never played together. The team went undefeated all season, single

handily defeating a team in the Championships. Unfortunately, due to a technicality,

the boys were unable to advance but were awarded the Conference Finalists

banner. Ms. O would like to thank the efforts of this team, who even came in to

practice on P.A. Days. Way to go boys! We'll see you next year!

Upcoming Tournament Dates

Gr. 7/8 Boys Basketball - Wednesday, Jan. 30 @ Glen Ames

Gr. 5/6 Co-Ed Ball Hockey - Wednesday, Feb. 6 @ Cosburn

Gr. 5/6 Boys Basketball - Thursday, Feb 7 @ Glen Ames

Gr. 5/6 Girls Volleyball - Monday, Feb. 11 @ Glen Ames

Gr. 7 Girls Volleyball - Tuesday, Feb. 12 @ Forest Hill

Gr. 8 Girls Volleyball - Wednesday, Feb. 13 @ DA Morrison

Teams starting this week!!!!

Gr. 5-8 Badminton Teams

Be sure to visit the Athletics section of our school website for up-to-date information!

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Gr. 5/6 SKI TRIP TO SNOW VALLEY SKI RESORT

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Snow Valley Ski Resort

The Gr. 5 and 6 students will have the opportunity to participate in the Annual Learn

to Downhill Ski Day at Snow Valley Ski Resort near Barrie.

Permission forms have been handed out. All forms and payments are due to Ms. O by

Friday, February 8, 2019. This trip will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2019. This will be

an all-day trip, meeting at 7am in the Woodfield Gym and returning to the school at

approximately 5pm.

The cost includes transportation, ski equipment rental, ski lessons and a lift

ticket. Lunch is not included. Students may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch at

the chalet.

**** PLEASE NOTE ** Payment is non-refundable after Friday, February 8, 2019 ****

Ski Trips!

On January 8th and the 14th, Duke students boarded buses to head to Snow Valley

for a day on the slopes. They enjoyed two days of great skiing! Thanks to Miss Oliveira,

as well as the teachers and parents who assisted in supervising!

Island School Trip

Two groups of Grade 6 students immersed themselves in environmental education

during two visits to the Island School on January 8-11 and from the 14th to the 17th.

Please enjoy these photos, as well as some student reflections from the trip!

by Faith

Survival

Campfire making Campfire making was very fun since we both had never made a campfire before. It was interesting to learn about how a campfire is made and how many other materials, besides wood, you need in order to build it. By learning how to make a fire we now know that you need tinder, kindling, and fire wood. We also learned that tinder includes small twigs, dry leaves, needles or forest duff. In the end, we think this activity was our favourite in survival.

Survival Shelter When we were building the survival shelter, it taught us a few things about building a good shelter. For example, depending on the weather, different shelters are needed because if you had summer shelter when it was cold out, you would be freezing throughout the night. Another thing we learned is that, there are many things that could knock down your shelters with a simple blow, so in order to make sure your shelter doesn’t get broken down, all you need to do is make sure it’s stable and make sure it can survive the weather by putting large rocks to keep it from blowing away.

Predator and Prey The game predator and prey reminded us of the game tag but the predators also had to avoid getting caught by the diseases and natural disasters. I think the prey had a harder time not getting caught because they had the most people hunting for them. As for the predators, they also had to avoid the construction workers and so did the prey. I think the diseases, natural disasters, and the construction workers had the easiest jobs because they didn’t have anybody chasing after them and all they had to do was catch the predators and pray. In conclusion, I think this was an okay game, although I would have rather played tag.

By Alyssa and Sarina

My trip to island school

What I learned:

I learned how to build a fire and how to make a tarp shelter. It was super fun and super easy to learn. I loved it!!!!

My favorite activity:

My favorite activity was “Predator and Prey”. It was my favorite activity because there was a lot of running and going around different obstacles. There were three types of players. The prey (Mouse), the predator (owl) and natural disaster. The mouse can be tagged by anything, the owl can only be tagged by the natural disaster and the natural disaster can’t be tagged but can tagged. The natural disaster can tag the owl. But the owl can’t tag the natural disaster. The natural disaster can tag anything.

My struggles:

My struggles were going to sleep at night, waking up in the morning at 7:30AM, the meal portions and the bad weather.

-by Morgan

THANK-YOU DUKE!

Our Red Nose campaign in the final two weeks before the winter break was a huge

success. We wanted to share this email of appreciation so that you know your efforts

are making in impact far beyond the walls of the school!

From: Rosenberg, Elaine (TDSB)

Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 08:51

Subject: Red Nose Campaign - Thank You

To: Dupont, Lise, Quildon, Jennifer

Hi Lise and Jennifer,

A quick note to let you know we received your online donation for the Red Nose

Campaign. Thank you so much for all your support in organizing and running the

event this year. Your generous contribution of $1,000 is so much for us, and will help

in many ways.

All funds raised will be used to help students by providing warm coats, mittens,

nutritious meals and other essential items that some families cannot afford.

Once again, thank you so much for all your help during this time of year.

Elaine

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Note to Parents Re: School Grounds & Winter Weather Information:

Our Canadian winter is definitely upon us!

It was an “all hands on deck” kind of night and morning on Tuesday. All of our TDSB

contractors and grounds staff and equipment were dispatched to clear the 27+ cm of

snow that fell. Under regular winter conditions, here is our ongoing practice:

Caretaking staff clear snow and salt as required daily and it is a priority in all shifts.

Sidewalk at the front entrance of the school along Woodfield Rd. is cleared.

Pathways from Woodfield Rd to main entrance Door 7, Door 6 (Childcare), continuing

to the west side or the building to student access doors are cleared and salted.

Pathway that leads south from Kerr St. to the north entrance of the schoolyard is

cleared and salted, as needed.

Parking lots are contracted out by TDSB and are cleared and salted in accordance to

this contract.

Schools with permits on weekends, such as our own, clear snow and salt as required

on each shift (sand is added according to conditions), otherwise snow is cleared at

the beginning of the shift on Monday mornings.

Should you encounter a pathway or Door entrance that is not easy to navigate or

access, please contact our main office: 416-393-9455

Cold weather alerts and reminders:

· During periods of extreme cold temperatures, we follow the TDSB’s operational procedure

for severe weather. When the temperature and/or windchill factor reach –28C or

lower, there is no discretion for school staff, and children remain indoors during the day

due to risk of frostnip and frostbite. When temperatures and/or windchill factor are –20

to –28C, or other inclement weather conditions warrant it, recesses may be shortened

or cancelled depending on local conditions. While do our best to get outdoors for

fresh air every day, that is not always possible. Of course, daily physical activity is

always an important part of each and every day at school, so on those days where

we cannot get outdoors during the day, our staff strive to provide students with

alternative opportunities for activity during recess so that we can keep our bodies and

minds active and alert.

With warm regards,

Carol, Kelli & Carl