Wellington School Newsletter

Phone 204-774-8085 wellington@wsd1.or g

April 2021

Knowledge – The Pathway to Success

DATE

IMPORTANT DATES

TO REMEMBER

March 29 – April 2 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

April 5 SCHOOL REOPENS – After Spring Break

April 16 NO SCHOOL – Non-Instructional Day

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

We are pleased to inform you that in keeping with maintaining a safe learning

environment, surveillance cameras are installed at

strategic locations in our building.

This will assist us in ensuring the safety of our students and staff.

REMINDERS

OPENING TIMES

And Guidelines

· Entry for Grade 5/6 students will be at 8:50 am and 12:50 pm.

· Nursery to Grade 4 student entry will be at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.

· Students cannot arrive earlier than 8:45 am or 12:45 pm each day. This ensures students stay within their cohort.

· Grade 4 - 6 students will put their mask on before entering the building.

· While waiting for entry students will follow the marked spacing guides (6 SCHOOL feet apart) located outside of the school.

· Each child’s teacher greets students at their assigned door for daily screening, before entering .

· If students are late, please enter using the Simcoe St. doors. Ms. Livia is there to assist and screen students. There is a sign in sheet placed on a table just inside the doors with hand sanitizer.

Safety Reminders

· Caregivers must pre-screen their child/children to ensure they are not exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms before coming to school. Any student who is showing any symptoms (including runny nose, sneezing, coughing, etc.) must stay home.

· See this link for the screening tool: https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/screening-tool/ and last page of this newsletter.

· Masks are mandatory for all staff and students grades 4 and up. Masks are recommended for all other students.

· At this time, Parents/Caregivers are allowed into the school by appointment only, and will be asked to wear a mask if possible, while attending.

· Please keep children at home if any household member has symptoms or is being tested for COVID - 19.

April 2021 News from the Family Room

Welcome Back Students, Staff and Parents. We hope that your spring break was filled with relaxation and togetherness. There are many different events happening in April such as, humor month, (so laugh it up!), Earth Day, Light It Up Blue for Autism Day, and the whole month is Autism Awareness Month. The family room will be hosting virtual classes on “Ojibway Language” . We will also cover the history and origins of first nations people. On Thursday, April 15th, 22nd & 29th 2021 at 1:30 pm.

If you are interested in please email Ms. Livia at lbales@wsd1.org to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about the platform.

Child Care and Parenting Workshops This free, virtual program helps adults who are interested in working in the childcare field and parents that are

interest in learning to work through supporting their children.

Here is a list of workshops: Learn through Play April 17, 20121

Literacy & Numbers for Children April 24,2021 Workshops will be run through Zoom.

For questions or to register, contact Wendy at 204.774.8975 ext. 252 or wendy@wcwrc.ca.

New Directions

Family Counselling We provide relational therapy for families and parents or caregivers with children under 18 who are experiencing issues such as: couple conflict, trauma, parenting difficulties,

children’s school and/or social problems.

Triple P Parenting Presenter: Barb Wood Dates offered: Wednesday March 17th to May 5th (7 weeks; no group March 31 due to Spring Break)

from 12 to 2pm (in person maximum of 5 people)

Circle Of Security Parenting Presenter: Cori Reimer Dates offered: Wednesdays, April 7th and 14th (1:1 virtual meet and greets) Wednesdays, April

21st—June 9th (8 weeks) from 6 to 8pm (virtual)

Making Sense of Teens Presenters: Kristine Pau* and Jose Diaz** Dates offered: Monday, April 12th—May 17th from 6 to 8pm (virtual)* Tuesday, March 16th—April 20th from 6 to 8pm (virtual)** For more information or to register for a group contact (204) 786-7051 EXT 2560.

We are located on the 3rd Floor at 717 Portage Ave.

Please contact the school office if your

address or phone number has changed.

It is important we have current information.

Super Students of Room 113

This month the grade 5 and 6 students in room 113 are working diligently on their

superhero stories, artwork, and comics.

They first began by writing simple, quickly drawn comics about moments in their lives.

After becoming familiar with comic creating, the students created their own personal, fully

planned out, superhero character. Their hero has unique abilities, an alter ego, supporting

characters, and a nemesis.

The students created a physical 3d clay bust of their hero in the Art with the guidance

of Ms. Woods. In ELA each student in 113 have completed story #1 of a four-part short story

writing unit. The writing unit is based on their superhero character. Story #1 was the “Origin”

story of their hero. The students will adapt their short stories into comic versions after Spring

Break. By the end of the school year, the students will have four short stories based on their

own hero, and the universe the hero resides in. They will have a painted 3d clay bust of their

hero, as well as accompanying comic strips and artwork all stemming from their imagination.

The ideas and creations the students have come up with are amazing, and I am so

excited to see where they take their heroes next!

-Mr. Trachtenberg Room 113

Rooms 211/212 (MPR) – Ms. Turnbull & Ms. Hydrochuk

Over the past couple of months, the students in the MPR have been learning all about Nunavut. Some of our favourite things during our study of Nunavut were

soap carving, northern lights art, bird print-making (inspired by Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak), pen pals from Nunavut, mapping, Google Maps exploring, and

comparing Nunavut’s past traditions to modern life in the North.

Fun Facts about Nunavut

The Inuit language is Inuktitut. - Nina There are a lot of Inuksuit in Nunavut which means that you are not alone. -Mikylla Mae

I learned about schools, snowmobiles, and food in Nunavut. -Alexis My favourite activity was creating the Northern Lights with oil pastels. - Dibora

A very popular food in Nunavut is Caribou Stew.- Mai I learned that in Nunavut it is cold a lot. -Karen

Nunavut used to be part of the Northwest Territories. - Jayden Nunavut is the biggest territory. -Zedrix

I learned that people in Nunavut sometimes eat seals. -Mussie Nunavut has something called permafrost. It keeps the trees from growing and it makes

food in Nunavut cost more money. -Reece

Wellington School uses the SafeArrival Absence Reporting System to record absences, late arrivals, and early departures. With SafeArrival, you are asked to report your child’s absence in advance using any of these 3 convenient methods: ♦ Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the

Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or from t he links at https://go.schoolmessenger.ca). The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.

♦ Use the SafeArrival website, https://go.schoolmesse nger.ca. The first time you use the

website, select Sign Up to create your account. Sel ect Attendance then Report an Absence.

♦ Call the toll-free number 1-855-278-4513 to report an absence using the automated

phone system. These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Future absences can be reported at any time.

When you report the absence via SafeArrival, or respond to a SafeArrival call, you do not need to call the school office to report the absenc e.

If you are having difficulty utilizing the SafeArrival system, please call the school at 204 774-8085.

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