NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Springfield Heights School 505 Sharron Bay Winnipeg, MB R2G 0H8 P. 204-663-5078 F. 204-668-9285 www.shs.retsd.mb.ca Principal Nori Dehn Vice-Principal Sherri Black Parent Advisory Council President Mike Fuellbrandt SHS Lunch Program Karen Netzel E-Mail: [email protected]Skipper Scholars (Before and After School Program) P. 204-661-8004 Transportation Department P. 204-669-0202 River East Transcona School Division 589 Roch Street Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 P. 204-667-7130 F. 204-661-5618 www.retsd.mb.ca More than half of Spring- field Heights School fami- lies are already receiving the newsletter via e-mail. If you are still receiving paper copies of the news- letter and are interested in receiving it by e-mail, please let us know by calling the school or sending a note to school with your child indicating your e-mail address. Hello Everyone! As you know, this me of year brings the colder weather and snow. Even though we have had milder temperatures, please ensure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather. This will allow them to connue to enjoy the fresh air and fun during recesses. Over the last couple of months, our students have had the opportunity to be engaged in so many creave learning acvies and experiences. As you read through this newsleer you will learn about some of the opportunies. Ask your child to share a favourite memory of the first term. As well, our students connue to make good choices with their behaviour in the school and on the playground. Thank you for your very good support with this. Please read the following page for further infor- maon from the Learning and Behaving Commiee. Thank you very much to the families who joined us to celebrate during our parent-student-teacher conferences at the end of November. We are all so proud of how our students have progressed and grown. We certainly could not have done this without your ongoing support. Thank you so much! We appreciate that you connue to support the safety of all our students by following the traffic sign- age around the school on Sharron Bay, Mark Piece and Kingsford. Please ensure that you connue to stay out of the areas that are designated “no go” by the orange pylons. Our Christmas Concerts will again be held over two days this year. Please join us on Tuesday, Decem- ber 15 th and Wednesday, December 16th. As well, we will be holding our St. Nicholas assembly on Thursday, December 17 th , beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the gym. Please see the schedule on page 9 for further informaon about these events. They are sure to put you in a holiday spirit… Thank you to our families and the community for supporng the different Parent Advisory Coun- cils’ fundraisers. As always, if you have any quesons or comments, please contact the school. Sincerely, Nori Dehn, Principal Sherri Black, Vice Principal Message from Administration...
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Springfield Heights School 505 Sharron Bay Winnipeg, MB R2G 0H8 P. 204-663-5078 F. 204-668-9285 www.shs.retsd.mb.ca Principal Nori Dehn Vice-Principal Sherri Black Parent Advisory Council President
Mike Fuellbrandt
SHS Lunch Program Karen Netzel E-Mail: [email protected] Skipper Scholars (Before and After School Program) P. 204-661-8004 Transportation Department P. 204-669-0202 River East Transcona School Division 589 Roch Street Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7 P. 204-667-7130 F. 204-661-5618 www.retsd.mb.ca
More than half of Spring-field Heights School fami-lies are already receiving the newsletter via e-mail.
If you are still receiving
paper copies of the news-letter and are interested in
receiving it by e-mail, please let us know by calling the school or
sending a note to school with your child indicating
your e-mail address.
Hello Everyone! As you know, this time of year brings the colder weather and snow. Even though we have had milder temperatures, please ensure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather. This will allow them to continue to enjoy the fresh air and fun during recesses. Over the last couple of months, our students have had the opportunity to be engaged in so many creative learning activities and experiences. As you read through this newsletter you will learn about some of the opportunities. Ask your child to share a favourite memory of the first term. As well, our students continue to make good choices with their behaviour in the school and on the playground. Thank you for your very good support with this. Please read the following page for further infor-mation from the Learning and Behaving Committee. Thank you very much to the families who joined us to celebrate during our parent-student-teacher conferences at the end of November. We are all so proud of how our students have progressed and grown. We certainly could not have done this without your ongoing support. Thank you so much! We appreciate that you continue to support the safety of all our students by following the traffic sign-age around the school on Sharron Bay, Mark Piece and Kingsford. Please ensure that you continue to stay out of the areas that are designated “no go” by the orange pylons. Our Christmas Concerts will again be held over two days this year. Please join us on Tuesday, Decem-ber 15th and Wednesday, December 16th. As well, we will be holding our St. Nicholas assembly on Thursday, December 17th, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the gym. Please see the schedule on page 9 for further information about these events. They are sure to put you in a holiday spirit… Thank you to our families and the community for supporting the different Parent Advisory Coun-cils’ fundraisers. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please contact the school. Sincerely, Nori Dehn, Principal Sherri Black, Vice Principal
SHS Students on Track in a Positive Direction Springfield Heights students are working hard to make our school an even better envi-
ronment for all. They are working towards a positive attitude of having the courage
and wisdom to be respectful, responsible and safe. During the month of October, stu-
dents and teachers focused on positive behavior on the playground. Children were
given a puzzle piece when they made positive contributions at recess time. They
would then add their piece to a bucket in the office to try and fill it by week's
end. They achieved their goal twice and the school
celebrated with two extra long recesses!
Going forward SHS students will review the Solution
Wheel at a school-wide assembly as well as in
class. The Solution Wheel is a visual reminder of
various options that students have on hand to make
better choices. As teachers recognize students mak-
ing good choices, students will have an opportunity
to have their name in a draw. There will be oppor-
tunities to win various prizes from the draw selec-
tion. Throughout the year SHS students will work
towards staying on track by making positive
choices.
Literacy Corner Parents, try out these strategies for finding “Just Right” books for your child to read at home: Just-Right Books Ask yourself these questions. If you answer yes, this book is probably a “JUST-RIGHT” book for you. “Just right” books help you learn the most because you can figure out most of the words and you understand what’s going on in the text. 1. Is this an interesting book that you want to read? 2. Are you familiar with the content, author, series, genre? 3. Can you tell another person what is happening in the story and/or what you’re learning? 4. Do you sometimes need to reread a part to understand it? 5. Are there just a few words per page you don’t know? 6. When you read are most places smooth and some choppy?
-Curriculum & Assessment Team
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Throughout the day, everyone's mind is filled with many different thoughts that affect our feelings and behaviours. Negative thoughts we have can make us feel worse when we are already feeling sad, worried or frustrated. When faced with a challenge, it is easy to become discouraged and to think unhelpful thoughts that could prevent us from making an effort or from being successful. This negative self-talk can become so com-mon that we may not even realize that we are doing it.
Stopping negative thoughts isn’t easy and it starts with actually noticing those thoughts. Learning how to change our "cloudy thoughts" into "sunny thoughts" is an important skill that will help children build resiliency and self-esteem. By discussing positive thinking with your child and giving him/her lots of words of encouragement, you can have a huge impact on their emotional well-being and sense of self-worth. Here are some ways to change a “cloudy thought” into a “sunny thought”: What can I say to myself?
-Mme. Thorsteinson
Counsellor's Corner
Instead of… Try thinking…
I’m not good at this. What am I missing?
This is too hard. This may take some time and effort.
I can’t make this any better. I can always improve, so I’ll keep trying.
I just can’t do Math. I’m going to train my brain in Math.
He/She is so smart. I will never be that smart. I’m going to figure out how she does it so I can try
it!
It’s good enough. Is it really my best work?
Plan A didn’t work. Good thing the alphabet has 25 more letters!
Resource Corner Skipper’s Friendship Net Check out the new bulletin board from the Inclusion Committee! This year we are highlighting every student in Springfield Heights School by taking pictures of them playing and learning with their peers. A sense of belong-ing is one of the main elements of inclusion. All of the students in each grade will be on display for one month in the front hallway. We are passionate about ensuring that children have positive connections with peers and adults. We want all students to know that they have an important place in our school community and in our hearts. -Mme Boily & Mrs. Kuran
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During the month of November, our classroom buddy groups met to learn about peace. Students had the opportunity to read books, watch videos, and engage in conversation about what peace looks and feels like in our community. Buddy groups com-pleted various creative projects to demonstrate their learning and understanding of what peace means. Below are a few pic-tures of the art projects some groups completed.
Peacefulness at SHS
Skipper’s network of Friendship Staff and students at SHS recognize the importance of friendships and belonging and how
each and every one of us is a valued for our unique characteristics. Each month, one grade
level is recognized for their friendships by having pictures displayed on our Skipper’s bulletin
board. Feel free to come by and take a peek the next time you are in our school!
-Inclusion Committee
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Student News... K-Kids News
The Dream Factory During the week of October 26th – 30th the K-kids organized several fun activities to create awareness and raise funds for The Dream Factory. It is a non-profit, local organization that helps kids battling life-threatening illnesses realize their dreams. Some of the activities our students planned were “pin the hat on the witch” and a “candy guessing jar”. Students also had the opportunity to vote for their favorite pumpkin. We were able to raise over $400! All money raised will be going directly to a child in the com-munity.Thank you to everyone for all of your support! Plastic Bag Round-up During the month of October, students were asked to collect plastic bags as part of
a recycling initiative from Multi Material Stewardship Manitoba. Congratulations to
our Grade 4/5 Ukrainian students who as a class collected the most bags! Well done
everyone and thank you for all of your support!
-K Kids
On Monday, November 9th, the students and staff of
Springfield Heights School took part in a Remembrance
Day Ceremony. The Ceremony began with the
reading of a story, “Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a
Lion” by Jane Barclay, read by Connor C. and Jenna.
The students from room 7 and 16 then shared their
thoughts on Peace. ``Every Child is a Promise`` was
beautifully sung by the grade 4/5 choir. To com-
memorate the 100th anniversary of the very fa-
mous poem “In Flanders Field”, by John McCrae,
the grade 2/3 choir recited the poem in all 3 lan-
guages spoken at our school. The ceremony ended
with the laying of the wreath by Jack and guest trum-
peter Bryson playing ``The Last Post``, followed by a
moment of silence and the Reveille. Thank you to
Nelaya, Jonah, Ella and Jack from room 16 for sharing
Remembrance Day thoughts throughout our
ceremony.
Remembrance Day Ceremony
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On November 16, students in our Grade 5 We Kids club had the amaz-ing opportunity to attend We Day at the MTS Centre! It was a day of celebration of the impact made by Manitoba We Schools over the last year as well as a way to get inspired to continue making a difference. Craig and Mark Kielburger, the founders of Free the Children, kicked off the show with their story about how it all started. Spencer West, who lost both of his legs at
the age of five, talked about the challenges he has overcome and how his determination enabled him to climb Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands and wheelchair. There were many other motivational speakers including Henry Winkler, former U.S. Army soldier JR Martinez, Tom Jackson and Aboriginal youth Rinelle Harper. Marlee Matlin's speech was particularly moving as she spoke about her perseverance in her chosen career despite be-ing discouraged by others. The students and teachers from SHS left We Day feeling in-spired, empowered and ready to make a difference! Stay tuned for our upcoming initia-tives this year, including We Are Rafikis and We Are Silent, and how you can help us make a positive change locally and internationally!
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Rafiki Chains
The WE Kids will be selling Rafiki chains to sup-port Free the Children efforts in Kenya during our Christmas concerts on December 15th and 16th in the front hall. There are five different chains to choose from which support the ac-cess to water, healthcare, education, food and income sustainability. Each chain is handmade by a mother in Kenya and has a code to track your support online. WE Kids will be learning more about their ability to create positive change locally and internationally by partici-pating in this effort, along with several other exciting initiatives this year. Chains are $10 and are a beautiful gift with a purpose. http://shop.metowe.com/gifts/ water-rafiki-friend-chain-empowerment
Patrols I would like to thank all of the Springfield Heights Safety Patrol Team for the fine job they have been doing during the months of September and Octo-ber. I must say that this is a responsible group of students who take their jobs very seriously. Please join me in congratulating the following patrols who will be our street patrol captains for the year: Teanna, Rae, Elijah, Ciara, Lizzy, Qetso, and Annika. We’ve had a busy month of patrol events. Some of our patrols will be attending the Manitoba Moose game on December 13 at the MTS Center. The patrols will be lucky enough to receive a Moose toque, antlers and a puzzle. Our free time in the gym in Oc-tober and November was well attended by all the patrols. There will be a movie at Silver City: St Vital on December 9. On Novem-ber 19, we went roller skating at Wheelies. We can also look forward to hot chocolate on those c-c-c-c-cold mornings.
There now is a link on our school website to the cold weather guidelines for street patrols. I encourage all families to refer to this link for guidance as to how long patrols should be on post and how they should dress for those chilly days. Please remember to use the temperature at the Forks as your guideline.
If you have any questions, concerns or compliments regarding our patrols please do not hesitate to call me at the school at 204-663-5078 or at my email address [email protected]. -Mrs. Marsh
Jake Chénier, a franco-manitoban artist and his musical partner, Donny came to present their musical show on November 20th, 2015. All Springfield Heights programs (English, Ukranian and French Immersion) were invited to attend the school concert. Jake Chénier entertains stu-dents with fun songs and using humor to keep them interested. Students enjoyed singing and dancing along to the songs. Near the end of the show, Jake invited students and teachers to sing and dance up front with him. Thank you to all classes who came to participate and appreciate the French culture together! Jacques Chénier, artiste franco-manitobain et son accompagnateur, Donny sont venue le 20 novembre. Le spectacle a inclus des chansons en français et en anglais pour les élèves de Spring-field Heights de tous les trois programmes (anglais, ukrainien et l’immersion française). Il a présenté un spectacle varié de musique et d’humour. Il invita la participation de nos élèves et enseignants pour plus nous amusez. Jacques Chénier montre aux enfants que le français peut être une langue amusante et chaleu-reuse. C’était bien amusant que tous les élèves de notre école participent et s’amusent ensemble! Ensemble nous sommes Springfield Heights! Together we are Springfield Heights! -Mme Colette Jorgensen & Cheryl Kruchak/French Immersion Committee
Sasha is using the created Science word wall on Position and Motion for his writing in English and Ukrainian.
News from the Classroom... Room 10 students worked very hard with Pani Nazarevich and Mrs. Sherby using the Optimal Learning Model to learn about different facts about Canadian animals and about animal movements. Lealya is putting her finishing touches to her animal
research book of a Canadian animal.
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SHS Turkey Trot On Friday, October 2 125 students in Grades 3-5 headed out to Bird’s Hill Park for the annual Turkey Trot! Students had been participating in the Cross Country run Club at lunch three times a week, working hard to increase their cardiovascular endurance. It was a beautiful day and our students did a great job of rep-resenting the Springfield Heights Community. Well done runners! A big thank you goes out to all of our coaches; Mr. Poirier, Mrs. Buckinx, Mme Finlay, Mrs. Sherby, Mme Muller, Mme Grzybowski, and Mrs. Marsh for your time and commitment!
Flag Football On Wednesday, October 14our flag football club participants in Grades 4-5 took part in the annual tour-
nament at East Side Eagles Field. Students had an opportunity to play teams from various RETSD Ele-
mentary schools and players from the Kildonan East Collegiate football team volunteered as officials.
We were fortunate enough to have a beautiful day and a great day was had by all! We are already
looking forward to next year’s tournament!
Music News... This year our Christmas play is titled “Christmas on Candy Cane Lane”. We have been working hard to prepare for our concert and we are hoping that you can help us with a few special cos-tumes! Kindergarten through Grade 2 students: We are asking our K-2 choir students in the following classes to wear a green, red or white top; if you do not own a top, an accessory of some sort will do (i.e. red santa hat, green elf hat etc.) GREEN: Rooms 6, 12, 13 & 15 (Grade 1/2 & 2 classes) RED: Rooms 9, 10, 11, 2, 4, 7 & 8* (All Grade 1s and only 2s from 2/3 combined classes) WHITE: Rooms 1, 3, 5 & 8* (All Kindergarten classes) Plain shirts are preferred however shirts and/or dresses with pictures or printing will be acceptable. Grade 3 students will be assigned a variety of costumes – please check with your child for specific information about this. Parents of grade 3 students, please note: Most grade 3 stu-dents have requested and been assigned lines to recite in the Christmas concert; please ensure you are helping them to prac-tice and memorize them at home. We will be working on them at school as well.
If you are not able to attend the evening concert, please let the school know, so that we can make other arrangements. Thank you for your cooperation with this. We look forward to seeing you at the show!
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EUBP Students Participate in the Myloserdia Humanitarian Project This fall, the Kindergarten to grade 5 English Ukrainian Bilingual students worked with the Myloserdia Humanitarian Association of Ukrainian Volunteers. In this en-deavour, our students had the opportunity to give to children in need in Ukraine. Our students learned about Myloserdia, which mean charity, giving from the heart. In order to connect with the children of Ukraine, some classes wrote letters, while others made a card and sent pictures. We are hoping that these children will write back, and we will continue the connection until the end of the year. In light of the events that are taking place in Ukraine, there are many children whose lives are being affected. Our students donated clothing, toys, school supplies and money. This was then sent to orphanages in the cities of Ternopil, Lviv, Kharkiv and Odessa. These orphanages support children from war torn regions, displaced chil-dren and children with special needs. Our students also brought in donations to help offset the costs of shipping. Volunteer representatives from Myl-oserdia came to our school. Our students were involved with helping them wrap, pack and address the items for ship-ping. The intent is to have these items arrive at the orphanages in December, just in time for St. Nicholas Day. Thank you to MPUE for bringing this op-portunity to our attention. Thank you to all the students for participating and learning about such a worthwhile cause. Finally, a big thank you to the EUBP parents for supporting this effort in such a generous way. -Pani M. Loughren
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Kozak Mamay Art by Grade 3-4 Students
The grade 3-4 students from the EUBP, under the direction of guest artist Pani Kulyk, learned about Kozak Mamay. They did Kozak Mamay sketches first. After, they began making their art pieces out of clay. Let us tell you... this might be our favourite activity EVER! Now we know that Cossack Mamay (Козак Мамай) is a Ukrainian folkloric hero that became the national personi-fication of Ukraine and Ukrainians. Cossack Mamay is encountered in legends, folk stories, and proverbs. Учні 3 та 4 класів з англійсько-української двомовної програми разом з пані Кулик навчилися про Козака Мамая. Після того, як вони розглянули безліч картин створених відомими українськими митцями, вони зробили свою репліку Козака Мамая з глини. Козак Мама́й — ідеалізований образ козака та своєрідний духовний символ в Україні. Розповіді про козака-бандуриста зустрічаються серед народних легенд, переказів та приказок. На картинах також малювали в супроводі сакральної для українців символіки — кобзи, що є символом національних традицій та співучої душі народу, коня, що є символом хоробрості та дуба, котрий символізує могутність та генетичну чистоту роду.
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Holodomor Commemoration Week The English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program grade 2 to 5 students visited the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Novem-ber 25 for Holodomor Com-memoration Week. The stu-dents learned about human rights and responsibilities in interactive ways in the Mani-toba Teachers Society class-room and throughout the newest national museum. Thank you to Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education (MPUE) for making this educational field trip a reality! We learned this chant, " HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE CHOSEN FEW. EACH PERSON IS IMPORTANT, INCLUDING ME AND YOU!"
Congratulations to all Manitoban EUBP students for
receiving an international award from Ukrainian World Congress 2015 in Spain. We are all proud of your hard work!
Щирі вітання до усіх учнів з Англійсько-Української
Двомовної Програми! Наші учні отримали міжнародну
нагороду від Українського Світового Конгресу у 2015
році у Іспанії. Ми гордимося вами!
Room 29 Legislative Building Field Trip
On October 26, 2015 the Ukrainian program grades 4-5 children were invited on a field trip to the Legislative Building. Once we
got in, we waited for the other EUBP schools in Manitoba to come. We had the honor of meeting with the Minister of agricul-
ture! His name was Ron Кostyshyn. He knew some Ukrainian! After we went in and hanged up our clothing items, the tour guide
started by talking about the giant bison on each side of the marble stairs. One was named Mani and the other was Toba. If you’d
put the names together you’d get Manitoba! Also, she explained why there were heads under the pathway to walk through. She
said that the head, the one that is where you first walk in, is
the Greek god of wisdom. She also explained that if you were
to walk under the head, she’d give you some of her wisdom.
My favourite thing I learned was the story of Thomas Kelly.
Thomas Kelly was the construction boss of the Legislative
Building during early construction. Thomas Kelly was stealing
some of the parts to build his house. He lived about three
blocks away from the Legislative Building. Eventually it got no-
ticed that he was stealing and he was caught.
-Nicole, Room 29
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Library News...
Boston Pizza Partners in Reading On Friday, October 30, Oana and her friend Lionel from Boston Pizza made a special appearance at our school as-sembly. They were here to present us a cheque for $500 to go towards making our library more beautiful. Thank you all parents and students who are participating in the Boston Pizza, Partner’s in Reading program. When you fill out your reading forms at home you are eligible to receive a free kid’s meal at Boston Pizza. When your teacher col-lects your forms and at the end of six months returns them to Boston Pizza, our school is eligible to receive $500. Keep on Reading!
Book Fair
During the week of November 24 – November 27, Spring-field Heights Library hosted a Scholastics book fair. I hap-py to say that we exceeded our goal of $5000 this year. Thank you to everyone who attended. I would also like to say a special thank you to all the parent volunteers who made the book fair possible. Congratulations to Charlie who won our family door prize. Charlie received $25 of books for his classroom as well as $25 of books for himself. Congratulations also to Nancy Bergeron who won the volunteer prize. She received $30 worth of books from the fair. Your sup-port made it possible for us to purchase books for classrooms as well as for the library. Thank you everyone for visiting our book fair! -Mme Guillou & Ms. Tina
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Allergies
Many Springfield Heights students have extreme allergies to different foods, in particular nuts and any nut product, oil or flour. The allergies range from mild to life threatening. Some children may have a reaction if an item is even in their proximity. As a nut-safe school, please do not send nuts or food containing nuts to school at any time. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping all students safe.
Skating Party All our Grade 3 to 5 students will be allowed to go to the North Kildonan Community Club on the morning of Friday, December 18th the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, for our school’s annu-al Skating Party. Students are encouraged to bring skates, sticks, hockey/ringette equip-ment and a helmet is required to participate. The canteen will be open from 9:30am to 11:30am. We would greatly appreciate the help of 3 or 4 parent volunteers to help behind the coun-ter of the canteen. Transportation will allow skates to be brought on the bus that day and only if they are in a tote bag.
Volunteer Policy
We encourage volunteers in the school. All volunteers are required to complete a Child Abuse Registry form and a Pledge of Confidenti-ality form which are available in the office. All volunteers are asked to sign in at the office and to wear a volunteer name tag while vol-unteering at the school. The name tag will help students identify volunteers and visitors in the school and on the playground. Volun-teers need to sign out at the office when they are finished volunteer-ing for the day.
School Bus Cancellation
Beginning this winter, school divisions in metro Winnipeg will be using the temperature at The Forks as the indicator of severe weather. Previously, metro divisions checked the temperature at the Winnipeg Airport. The general rule is that if the wind chill is -45 C or colder at The Forks (as post-ed by Environment Canada at about 6:10 a.m.), all Winnipeg school divisions cancel buses for the whole day but schools usually remain open. If buses are cancelled, an alert will be posted on the RETSD division website home page. Major radio stations and local television will also announce busing cancellations. Cold weather also impacts school patrols. If the wind chill is between -27 C and -34 C, a patrol’s time at their post is not to exceed 10 minutes. If the wind chill is between -35 C and -40 C, patrols will only be at their posts for five minutes, and posts more than a five-minute walk from the school will not be patrolled. There will be no pa-trols on their posts when the wind chill is -40 C or colder.
For current information about SHS, important dates, announcements, contact info, helpful links, forms, etc.
please visit the Springfield Heights School Web Page located at:
http://www.retsd.mb.ca/Pages/home.aspx
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Visitors and volunteers to Springfield Heights School are requested to sign-in at the office. The purpose of this request is to help ensure the safety of our school and to manage the traffic congestion that can take place when visitors stop outside the classrooms in order to meet their children. We ask parents to meet their children outside. This keeps hallways clear and allows staff and students to identify those who are helping out in our classrooms.
Communicable Diseases
Please contact the school if your child develops a communi-cable disease e.g. Chicken Pox, Rubella (Measles), lice,
Fifth’s Disease etc. Please check with a physician about when it is advisable for your child to return to school. At
school we follow universal precautions of hand washing as often as possible, using tissues for noses and sneezes and
not sharing food, eating utensils or cups.
Parent News...
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SHS Lunch Program
Curious about how we, as parents, organize supervision of our children during lunch? Ever wonder where your money goes? Want to get in-volved? The committee meets in the evening every 6-8 weeks. We determine the budget for the year, and support the program coordinator who is respon-sible for the day to day administration of the program.
Our next meeting will be in the new school year, January 5, 2016 at 5:30pm. If you want to get involved, contact the chair at [email protected].
English Parent Committee The EPC plans events for the English Program students and their families. Past events we have had are Folklorama, Family Fiesta, Learning Olym-pics, Eureka and Movie Night. We have also sent our students on year end field trips to IMAX, The Forks, Birds Hill Park, The Zoo and Kids Fest. Would you like to have your input? We need volunteers to sit on our committee and help plan these events. If you are not able to commit but would still like to help out, we are also in need of volunteers to help out the day of our specific events. Please contact me if you are interested with either of our volunteer op-
tions or for more information. Corinna Ducharme 204-831-9574 or
PAC would like to thank all the fami-lies who helped make the Kernel's and QSP Fundraisers a success this
year! Also a thank you to all the families who donated to the school
in lieu of fundraising. Our next meeting will be January 5, 2016 at
6:30pm in the school library. Babysitting is available. We hope to see you there! We always appreciate feedback from the fami-
lies in our school. -General PAC
Making the Move Planning has begun for the final phase of “Making the Move,” RETSD’s initiative to reconfigure all schools in the division into early (K-5), middle (6-8), and senior years (9-12) groupings. Beginning in September 2016, schools within the Miles Macdonell Collegiate catchment area will be grouped this way: Early Years (K-5) at Angus McKay School, Lord Wolseley Elementary School, Neil Camp-bell School, Polson School, Prince Edward School Middle Years (6-8) at John Henderson Junior High School, Munroe Junior High School Senior Years (9-12) at Miles Macdonell Collegiate To find out more, click the “Making the Move” link on the division website at:: www.retsd.mb.ca.
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W H O A R E A C C O U N T A B L E T O T H E P U B L I C F O R T H E S A F E T Y , Q U A L I T Y A N D C O S T O F E D U C A T I O N V I A H U M A N R E -
S O U R C E P R A C T I C E S , P O L I C I E S A N D B U D G E T A R Y D E C I S I O N S .
Trustees are elected every four years during municipal elections and meet the first and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Offices. (589 Roch St.)
Our trustees are building on a solid past to create a new and exciting future for the students in their care.
Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Colleen Carswell - (Chair) John Toews Eva Prysizney Brian Olynik - (Vice-chair) Michael West Jerry Sodomlak Rod Giesbrecht Peter Kotyk For trustee profiles please visit: http://www.retsd.mb.ca/yourretsd/BoardofTrustees/Pages/default.aspx
Wander into Winter Camp at Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
December 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30!
Come and join us for a snowy good time at one or all of our Winter Day
Camps. Activities may include snowshoeing, pond hockey, cool crafts, win-
ter games and more. Camp runs daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $24
for members & $30 for non-members. For more information or to register
a camper please visit:
http://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/plan/camp/ or call (204) 467-330.
City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide The City of Winnipeg is proud to provide a wide variety of recreation and leisure opportunities that contribute to the overall well-being of our community. The Leisure Guide is published three times per year and is filled with fun and exciting activities for everyone. For more information on leisure, sport and fitness activities, please pick up a copy of the Leisure Guide, call 311 or visit Winnipeg.ca. Guides are available for pick up at civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres, and at a number of retail locations including Safeway, 7-Eleven and Mac’s. Registration for swimming lessons only will begin on December 15 at 8:00 am. Registration for all other activi-ties will begin on December 16 at 8:00 am.
City of Winnipeg Priceless Fun Winnipeggers now have easy access to information about free recreation, leisure and library programs with the free programming guide, Priceless Fun. The fall edition of Priceless Fun, available in mid-December, provides information about the free programs for children and youth being offered by the City of Winnipeg throughout the city, all in one convenient guide. Hard copies of Priceless Fun are available for pick up at all civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres. You can view the current edition of Priceless Fun online at: Winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/leisure/leisureguide.stm. Information about programs is also available by calling 311.
