Newsletter www.pembinatrails.ca/beaverlodge Important Dates: Nov. 3 - Picture re-takes 9 AM Nov. 7 - Gr. 3/4 & 4/5 Field Trip to Brookside Cemetery PM Nov. 10 - Remembrance Day Assembly at 2:30 PM Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day No Classes Nov. 14 - Divisional PD Day No Classes Nov. 21 Grade 1 Field Trip Children’s Museum AM Nov. 23 - Roots of Empathy Baby Visit Be sure to follow @thelodgerocks & Mission Statement: Our mission is to be a learning community that R.O.C.K.S! We do the right thing. We are open-minded. We take care of ourselves, each other and this place. We are kind. We strive to achieve our goals. Our VIRTUE for November SELF-DISCIPLINE Self-discipline means self-control. It is getting yourself to do what you really want to do, rather than being tossed around by your feelings like a leaf in the wind. You don’t lose control of yourself when you feel hurt or angry, but decide how you are going to talk and what you are going to do. With self-discipline, you take charge of yourself. When we practice self-discipline, we are controlling our own behavior so others don’t have to. Self-discipline brings you freedom. You get things done efficiently and have order in your life. Without self-discipline, we procrastinate. We eat things we shouldn’t. We lose control of our emotions. Then people feel hurt. With self-discipline, life is more peaceful. Students will find self- discipline helps them when they are trying to accomplish goals, like doing well on a test, getting a project completed, or learning a new skill. Self-discipline will help students to manage disagreements with others. Someone who demonstrates self- discipline is easier for others to trust. Students who are self- disciplined can be relied upon to do things independently. “Talent without self-discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going forward, backwards, or sideways.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author NOVEMBER
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Newsletter
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Important Dates:
Nov. 3 - Picture re-takes 9 AM
Nov. 7 - Gr. 3/4 & 4/5 Field Trip
to Brookside Cemetery PM
Nov. 10 - Remembrance Day
Assembly at 2:30 PM
Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day No
Classes
Nov. 14 - Divisional PD Day No
Classes
Nov. 21 Grade 1 Field Trip
Children’s Museum AM
Nov. 23 - Roots of Empathy
Baby Visit
Be sure to follow
@thelodgerocks
&
Mission Statement: Our mission is to be a learning community that R.O.C.K.S!
We do the right thing. We are open-minded.
We take care of ourselves, each other and this place. We are kind.
We strive to achieve our goals.
Our VIRTUE for November
SELF-DISCIPLINE
Self-discipline means self-control. It is getting yourself to do what
you really want to do, rather than being tossed around by your
feelings like a leaf in the wind. You don’t lose control of yourself
when you feel hurt or angry, but decide how you are going to talk
and what you are going to do. With self-discipline, you take
charge of yourself.
When we practice self-discipline, we are controlling our own
behavior so others don’t have to. Self-discipline brings you
freedom. You get things done efficiently and have order in your
life. Without self-discipline, we procrastinate. We eat things we
shouldn’t. We lose control of our emotions. Then people feel hurt.
With self-discipline, life is more peaceful. Students will find self-
discipline helps them when they are trying to accomplish goals,
like doing well on a test, getting a project completed, or learning
a new skill. Self-discipline will help students to manage
disagreements with others. Someone who demonstrates self-
discipline is easier for others to trust. Students who are self-
disciplined can be relied upon to do things independently.
“Talent without self-discipline is like an octopus on roller skates.
There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going
forward, backwards, or sideways.”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author
NOVEMBER
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Principal’s Message:
Thank you to Home and School parents for organizing a Family Movie Night! It was great to see everyone in
their costumes and enjoy an evening with our community! We hope you had a safe and happy Halloween. We
know students will have lots of treats from their Halloween fun over the weekend and into Monday. Our
Nutrition Policy encourages healthy foods with the occasional candy or sweet treat being acceptable, so
please limit Halloween treats to one or two in their lunch bag and save the rest for home.
With the arrival of November comes cooler weather. Please ensure your children are dressed for the weather.
Students are expected to remain outside until the bell rings at 8:50 AM, and for all recesses unless the
temperature reaches –27 degrees Celsius with a wind chill. Make sure children have hats, mitts, snow pants
and proper boots to enjoy the outdoors.
Thank you to all our parents for following the parking regulations. We do have four visitor parking stalls
designated at the back of the lot, but we discourage you from using the parking lot to drop off and pick up for
the safety of our students. We’d like to send a special shout-out to our student patrols who have been
diligently monitoring our crosswalks to ensure safe crossing for everyone at peak traffic times. They do a
fabulous job!
November is a time for remembering the men and women who serve to keep our country safe. We will have our
annual Remembrance Day Assembly on November 10th at 2:30 PM. This assembly is open to the public; we
hope you will join us to honour our past and currently serving military.
Dawn Thompson
Principal, Beaverlodge School
CHRISTMAS CONCERT TICKETS
This year our Christmas Concert is scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2016. In order to comply with fire regulations during
performances in the gym, we will limit seating to 338 seats as determined by Workplace Health and Safety regulations. As we have done
in the past, we will be presenting two formal performances; one in the afternoon, and one in the evening.
We will provide free tickets for each formal performance.
On Thursday, November 10th, we will send home a ticket order form. Families will indicate how many tickets they would prefer for
each performance and their preferred performance time.
All forms are due on Wednesday, November 23rd. We will begin sending tickets home on Monday, November 28th.
Please note that the number of tickets indicated on the form is a preferred number only; to accommodate all families, we may
be required to limit the number of tickets per family depending on demand.
Audience members will require a ticket to attend the performance, including all children. Our Beaverlodge Student performers WILL NOT require a ticket.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause families. We are obliged to comply with fire regulations; providing families with tickets is the easiest and most equitable way to ensure safety and a positive performance for our students and their families.
If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Edgar at the school - 204-895-8213.
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MUSIC ROOM NOTES - Mrs. L. Friesen
THANK YOU!
Big thanks to our parent community for their support of our October PEAK OF THE MARKET fundraiser!
REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY
Please join us for our Remembrance Day Assembly on Thursday, November 10th at 2:30 PM. This years’ time of remembrance includes a presentation by Sergeant Brad Adams from our parent community. The grade five class will present ‘Shalom, Salom’, and the grade 1 and 2 choir will close the assembly with ‘Go Now in Peace’. Once again we invite families to contribute to our power point presentation, Beaverlodge Remembers. You may submit photos that you would like us to include in our presentation directly to the office. Please label them well. These will be scanned and returned to you. You may also send e-mail photos directly to Mrs. Friesen at [email protected]. We cannot accept USB information. Deadline for submissions is Friday, November 4th.
GRADE 5 & 6 STUDENTS - WSO
Students in grades 5 and 6 will be attending an educational concert, A Canadian Mosaic, presented by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra on March 15, 2017. Students will be asked to stay for lunch on this day in case the bus is late returning in traffic. A full note with permission slip will follow in January. An enrichment group of students will be selected to perform in a divisional choir with the WSO on stage. All students will have an equal opportunity to prepare and practice during class time.
HOLIDAY CONCERT
Kindergarten to grade 6 Holiday Concert is on Thursday, December 1 at 1:15 PM and 7:00 PM.
CAMPBELL’S PRODUCT LABELS
Beaverlodge School continues to collect Campbell’s product labels for this one last year! We redeem labels for quality equipment for our school. Thank you for your generous time to deposit all those labels over the years!
November
BEAVERLODGE CLOTHING
Don’t forget to order your school t-shirt or hoodie!
Clothing orders are due by Monday, November 7th
. We
have samples so you can try sizes before ordering. If
you have any questions, please speak to Mrs. Edgar.
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November
SAFETY STRATEGIES
WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW
For Children Ages 4 to 6 Years
Teach your child that they must always have parental permission before going anywhere with anyone.
Teach your child to always have a buddy with them when they are going places.
Teach your child active resistance skills - this means shouting, kicking, biting or screaming if anyone (other than you) physically tries to take them somewhere. Use the slogan “If asked to go and your parents don’t know, SHOUT NO!”
Teach your child what to do if they’re lost. Inmost cases, children should immediately sit down, stay in one place and call out for their parent.
Teach your child to never leave with someone other than whom they came with if lost in a shopping mall, amusement park or other public place/event.
For Children Ages 7 to 8 Years
Children 7 to 9 years of age still need to be reminded that they must have parental permission before going anywhere with anyone, and that they should have a buddy with them when going places.
Teach your child to trust their instincts. Explain to your child that their instincts are the feelings inside them that warn them of danger and the need to be aware of their surroundings.
Teach your child that if anyone makes them feel uncomfortable they must immediately tell you.
As children get older, they need to practice assertive behavior. Children also need to know how and when to tell a safe adult if someone has broken their “boundaries”.
For more information on teaching your child the difference between Keep and Speak Secrets, see www.teatreetells.ca
Keep a very close eye on your child while the two of you are out in public. In busy places, like amusement parks and shopping centres is easy to lose sight of your child. Be sure to discuss a safety plan with your child for what they should do if they become separated form you.
Practice scenarios with your child. Ask them what they would do if: 1. Someone approaches them on the street 2. Someone asks them to help find their kitten or puppy 3. Someone says that their mother sent them to pick them up 4. Someone tries to pull them into a car 5. They find themselves alone and are considering walking home alone
For Children Ages 9 to 11 Years
If your child is going out with their friends (e.g. to the mall or to the movies), make sure your child’s and their friend’s transportation to and from the location is organized. Also, make sure that your are available while your child is out, in case they need to call you. Discuss with your child what they should do if they become separated from their friends while they are out.
At this age, children should also be taught about how to stay safe when they are at home alone. Home alone safety strategies you can teach your child include: keeping the doors of the house locked when home alone; not opening the door or letting anyone in the house when home alone; not letting anyone know that you will be home alone; making sure all emergency and contact numbers are placed by the telephone; and not to hesitate to phone parents if needed.
Talk openly with your child about safety and begin to talk about different types of lures adults may use to gain the trust of children. Frequently go through possible scenarios with your child involving different types of lures an adult might use to gain the trust of a child (including offering gifts, asking for help, saying there is an emergency, claiming to be an authority figure, using flattery, etc.) to help your child understand how to respond to these types of situations.
If your child is going to a friend’s house, have them call or text you when they have arrived at the house, or have their friend’s parents call you when your child has arrived. When your child is returning home from their friend’s house, get them to let you know when they’re on their way from the house. Know the approximate distance and time it takes to get from one house to the other.
Teach your child that if they are physically grabbed, to actively resist (meaning screaming, hitting, biting, kicking) and try to attract people’s attention to what is going on.
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Safety Strategies - What Children Need to Know - cont.
For Children Ages 12-13 Years
Teens still need to get parental permission before going anywhere with anyone; it’s still important for them to bring a buddy along when going places; they need to continue to listen to and trust their instincts; and they need to continue to practice assertive behaviour.
Teach your child to anticipate potentially dangerous situations - use “what if” scenarios to provide your child with opportunities to practice responding safely to these situations (e.g. “What if someone came up to you, said you were pretty, claimed to be a modeling agent and wanted you to come with them?”).
Teach your child the difference between a healthy relationship and an unhealthy relationship.
If your child wants to meet an online friend in person, arrange to speak with the parent of the online friend. Together, you and the other parent can make plans for the children to meet with both of you present.
For Children Ages 14 Years and Older
Continue to teach your child assertiveness skills. Use “what if” scenarios to help them anticipate possible situations (e.g. “What if you met someone online that wanted to meet you in person?”).
Find natural opportunities to reinforce assertiveness skills and safety strategies, and discuss your child’s increased independence and how they might reduce their risk of being harmed.
Continue to teach your child the importance of sticking together with friends - whenever your child is going our somewhere, such as a party, remind them of the importance of getting friends to agree beforehand not to leave any friend behind when they leave. Explain to your child that part of being a good friend is looking out for each other and not leaving a friend behind, as it may cause them to be more vulnerable to victimization.
When your adolescent goes out for the evening, they need to have a transportation plan in place to ensure that they will get home safely. By ensuring that your child and their friends have appropriate transportation to and from a place that no-one is left on their own to get home, and that nobody walks home alone.
Ask your teen to text you when they arrive at their destination, change plans, or decide to stay over at a friend’s house.
Tell your adolescent to call you if they need help. At some point of time, your child may find themselves in a difficult and/or bad situation, and you will come and get them immediately. Reassure your child that they will not get into trouble for calling you - tell them that you will deal with things the next day. Keep in mind that you need to mean it! Letting your child know that they can phone you, acts as a very important safety net, especially if your child is in a compromising or potentially dangerous situation.
Talk to your adolescent about the difference between healthy relationships and controlling relationships. If an adolescent’s first serious dating relationship is controlling, it can negatively impact their development as well as create risks to their safety.
Make Safety a Habit! During times of crisis we are often reminded about the importance of teaching children about personal safety. As adults, we often shy away from teaching children about sexual abuse and abduction, feeling we will frighten them. Safety education helps build a child’s confidence and critical thinking skills, and prepares them for dangerous situations that them may encounter. Sheree Hanysh Constable 1860 WPS School Resource Officer Pembina Trails School Division
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November
The Charleswood Historical Society
The Charleswood Historical Society presents the third of its
2016-2017 Heritage Lecture Series
Harvey Cantin will speak on ‘Early Charleswood Businesses -
Cantin’s Drugstore’.
The lecture will take place on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM, 5014 Roblin
Boulevard (the old Charleswood library).
All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
KOATS FOR KIDS …
If you have winter outerwear to share - donations of gently used winter outerwear can be
dropped off at any Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Station, Perth’s Drycleaners location or the
AMJ Campbell Van Lines office at 12 - 1333 Niakawa Road.
The focus is on children’s winter outerwear. All sizes (infants, children and youth) are
