Volunteers are needed for the following spots/times to help run a successful event that benefits every child in the school many times over… Signup is in the front hall of the school, or call Mrs. Reid / Mrs. Anderson or email [email protected] to claim your spot… AS YOU CAN SEE, 33 MORE VOLUNTEERS are needed to make our event successful. Students are welcome to come WITH their parents / family mem- bers to help with any of these jobs! ARTFEST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED OCTOBER 2014 OCTOBER IMPORTANT DATES 1st,8th,15th &22nd - Lunch Lady 2nd - cross country #2 11:30 3rd - cross country raindate 6th & 27th - Miss Nyman’s Class to Public Library 1:30 - School Council New elections 6:30 8th & 29th - Ms.Cooper’s Class to public library 11:00 9th - Gr.7&8’s Field trip to Fort George 10th - P.A. Day 11th-13th - Artfest 13th - Thanksgiving 14th - DSBN Cross Country finals - Washington gr.7&8 parent meeting @5:30 15th - cross country raindate 24th - Gr.1&2 trip to Pumpkin patch 31st - Halloween - Kindergarten parade @10:00 - Intermediate Dance @1:20 - Primary Walk @1:30 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY DOOR DUTY 1 volunteer is placed at the gym doors (on the parking lot side this year) to act as security restricting access to the school) (2 hour shifts) Times needed (# ppl) 11:30—1:30 (1) 3:30—5:30 (1) 1:30—3:30 (1) 3:30– 5:30 (1) 11:30—1:30 (1) 1:30—3:30 (1) 3:30—5:30 (1) YARD DUTY Up to 4 volunteers each shift to comb the yard and as- sist with picking up garbage. Gloves provided. (2 or 3 hour shifts as listed) It’s a great way to see all of the show/vendors! Times needed (# ppl) 12—2 (2) 2—5 (2) 10—12 (2) 12—2 (4) 2-5 (2) 10—12 (2) 12—2 (4) 2-5 (2) GATE DUTY Bring a lawn chair—1 volunteer stationed at the Culp Road gate entry/exit to the field. (three hour shifts) Times needed (# ppl) 10 –1 (1) 1– 4 (1) 10—1 (1) 1—4 (1) 10—1 (1) 1– 4 (1)
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Volunteers are needed for the following spots/times to help run a successful
event that benefits every child in the school many times over… Signup is in the
front hall of the school, or call Mrs. Reid / Mrs. Anderson or email
Signing students in and out of school— All students must sign out at the office when being picked up early from
school and sign in when dropped off late, this pertains to the entire school day hours (8:25—3:00). Please
remember that we are only ensuring the safety of all our students.
After school arrangements must be arranged at home and a note from both parents must be given to your child’s
teacher as the school requires this in writing. You may also write this in your child’s agenda.
BUSSED STUDENTS - Niagara Student Transportation cannot, under any circumstances, allow for special pick
ups or drop offs, or bus switches due to their safety policies. Your child must be dropped off at their assigned drop
off location. If you require your child’s drop off to change, please contact the school asap as there is a 2-3 day wait
period. Please note that each student may have only one drop off and one pick up address. In addition, if your
child is bussed but you wish for them to walk home on certain days, please write this in your child’s agenda for
their teacher to see.
Pizza days are every Tuesday and Friday, milk is available everyday during the 2nd nutrition break. A sheet of 20
pizza tickets can be purchased for $20 and a sheet of 25 milk tickets can also be purchased for $20, both in the
office between 8-4. Please note that kindergarten milk and pizza will be pre-ordered monthly rather then using the
ticket system.
Emergency contacts and student information— If you have any changes regarding your child’s emergency
contacts, phone numbers, change in drop off or pick up location for bussing etc. please send these changes in
writing to the office as it is crucial that our records are accurate and up to date in order for the office to be able to
contact you in case of an emergency. In addition, if you have a sitter, please consider adding them to your child’s
emergency contacts. Please note that we cannot release students to someone that is not an emergency contact
unless a note is sent to the homeroom teacher.
Parking lot - When entering and leaving the school from the parking lot by the double gym doors, we are asking
all parents and students to please use the safe walk way that is set up for construction purposes. This includes
drop off and pick up times.
Is your child bussed? Have you subscribed to NSTS? Please see page 4 for details.
JUNIOR SOCCER
JUNIOR BOYS - The Junior boys soccer team played in a tournament in Sept. and managed to win
it al in a nail biter against Lakeview School. It was Scooter Haight that scored in a last minute penalty shot to give us the win. Overall the boys scored over 25 goals with only two goals against. Counted in the highlights must be the boys enthusiasm and their sportsmanship....Great job Titans!
JUNIOR GIRLS - Junior Girls Soccer Success! Bend it Like . . .
On Monday, September 24th, our Twenty Valley junior Titans showed great grit and surprising skill in a soccer tournament at Smith Public School. It was fun. That’s why we played the game. It was entertaining, and that’s why a fleet of fans followed the game from the sideline. Thanks so much to parents, grandparents, and friends who cheered us on. A special thank-you to Mrs. Sue O'Brien for her encouragement, running practices, and her overall awesome coaching ability! Mrs. Chapman was a sensational coach on the day of the tournament as well.
Anything is possible during a soccer match and anything can happen. And, happen, it did! First, we squared off against Smith School. Some players towered over us, but our legs didn’t disappear from under us. We started off strong with a win and just kept gaining good momentum. The girls gave 100 %. Our keeper, Kim Kulawic showed nerves of steel and played really well. WOW!
We lost our final match against Nelles Public School but everyone was impressed by the girls' perseverance and winning attitude! I think that the defeat was a victory in itself. Soccer is not just about scoring goals or winning matches, it’s about sweat ‘n smiles, giving it your all to push past obstacles, and showing your potential. I couldn’t believe the way that our girls were popping the ball forward and into the other end. At the final whistle, our talented team were positively pooped AND positive. Did I say positive?
Thanks so much to the people who cheered us on and transported a crew of girls to and from Smith Public School. It was a great experience! The following girls represented Twenty Valley Public School admirably! Jada B., Chloe B., Kamryn B., Courtney B., Evalina C., Alex B.-D., Kirsten J., Elise K., Kim K., Caitie M., Izzy M., Kylie R., Kylie R, Erin S., Sydney S., and Kaelin S. Good job girls! You were all incredible ambassadors of Twenty Valley Public School! Well done!
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BUS DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
In case of the option to check the Niagara Student Transportation website (www.nsts.ca). You may also wish to subscribe to the delays
and cancellation notification system. To do so, you will need your child's bus route number. When you subscribe to the notification you
will receive an email from NSTS for any delay greater than I0 minutes.
To subscribe, go to www.nsts.ca and click the delays and cancellations link (top right of page in red), on the delays and cancellations
page, click subscriptions. On this page you will also see the list of the delays and cancellations.
Here you’ll be given the opportunity to subscribe or if you have already subscribed, this is where you would enter your email and
password to manage your subscriptions. For new users click on subscribe.
On this page you will be prompted to enter your email address, please use your email address where you’d like to receive notifications
from nsts. Click subscribe. You will then be asked to check your email account to confirm your subscription. The email will be sent
from the following account [email protected]. After clicking on confirm, you will receive another email containing your password.
You are now ready to manage your subscriptions and add your child’s bus route number. After entering the bus route #, it will appear
under the schools heading, please click the box under Add and click on subscribe. The route # will now appear under the Current
Subscriptions heading. You may add more then one bus route. Once you’ve entered the bus route, you may click logout, found on the
left side of the screen. This information is kept current each day and updated as needed. By subscribing you will receive notification from
NSTS as soon as they have a delay or cancellation.
We trust that this information will assist you. If you require any assistance with subscribing, please call Niagara Student Transportation
Services at 905-346-0290 and they will be more than happy to help you.
INTERMEDIATE BOYS - Congratulations Twenty Valley Intermediate
Boys' Soccer Team.
On Monday, September 29th the Intermediate boys traveled to Smith School in Grimsby for a one day tournament. There were 11 teams entered in the boys' division and the competition was very challenging. the boys' worked very well together and successfully made it through the round robin portion of the tournament with a 3 and 0 record. As fate would have it we were matched up against Smith School for a second time in the playoff portion of the tournament. Unfortunately, Smith got off to a fantastic start and built a quick 2 goal lead. The boys rallied and spent most of the rest of the game in their end but just couldn't get the ball past the unfriendly posts and crossbar. In the end the boys lost 3 to 1. A fantastic day was had by all and our Twenty Valley parent fan support was exciting to see!
A big thanks to all our drivers and a 'Well Done' to all the boys for the sportsmanship shown throughout the day!!
Mr. Koop
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS - The intermediate girls soccer team played a very exciting and successful
soccer tournament on Monday, September 29th at smith school. They placed first in their pool, winning both games 2-0, followed by a victory in the semi-finals. In the end, they faced Smith school in the championship game and lost a close game with a score of 1-0. I am very proud of all the players and impressed with their ongoing encouragement and positive sportsmanship throughout the day! Congratulation girls! Mrs. Sotola
INTERMEDIATE SOCCER
GLEE CLUB This is a new club which started a few weeks ago. The Glee club offers a place for students to come and use their musical talents to work on songs as a group, with the opportunity to perform them for various occasions throughout the school year. Students have been practicing hard every Monday at the after school rehearsals. Keep an eye or ear out for future performances. They sound awesome!
ALL STAR READING PROGRAM
Once again we are very excited to be offering the “All Star Reading Program” at Twenty Valley
Public School!
GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
This program is designed to help readers in the primary division who need a little more
one-on-one support as they strive to become better, successful and more confident readers.
The program depends upon parent volunteers who take on the important role of becoming a
reading coach. The school will provide the parent volunteers an opportunity to learn more about
the program and an introduction to the different strategies that classroom teachers use. An in
-service will be offered to all the volunteers. This in-service will explain how the program
works. (The wonderful thing about the program is that once you have learned the strategies you can also use these strategies to help
your own child/children at home!)
Name:_____________________________
Phone Number:_______________________
email:______________________________
I would like to volunteer (please circle) 1 hour or 2 hours per week.
Times and days that work best for me include ______________
