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D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 N E W S L E T T E R
École Sir William Osler December 2016 Newsletter
Principal, Karen Loveridge Phone Number 204-488-3569 1600 Grant Aveune
ADMINISTRATOR’S GREETING
S eason’s Greetings to all of our École Sir William Osler families! December is always an exciting
time for our young children. As the snow begins to fall and the holiday season approaches, it is the perfect time to teach our students about being grateful, generous and kind.
École Sir William Osler will be participating in Atticus McIllraith’s 4th Annual Baby Formula Drive, in conjunction with Winnipeg Harvest. Atticus McIllraith is a former student at École J.B. Mitchell. We encourage you to send a can of baby formula to school to help support this endeavor. No baby should ever go hungry! Please read further in our newsletter for more information.
We would like to thank all of our families for your amazing support of all of our school endeavors! École Sir William Osler is becoming a very active community school! We were very happy to have over 98% of our families attend our tri-conferences in November! Teachers and students were pleased to share all of their learning and plans with you. As well, thank you to all who were able to support our Book Fair! We made just over $800.00, which we will use to support our growing school library. Our poinsettia and door swag fundraiser was also a big hit! Thank you to those families who purchased items. École Sir William Osler sold over 300 items and made approximately $2,600.00! This money will go directly towards supporting enriching educational activities for our students!
A big thank you to Salena Buchan, our lunch program coordinator, for all of her work organizing the lunch program and our first Pizza Fun Lunch this year! Thank you to all of the parents who helped serve lunch that day! Our students are looking forward to our next Pizza Fun Lunch on Wednesday, December 21!
We also extend our thanks to parents, Sargent Bloomfield and Petty Officer McKee, for participating in École Sir William Osler’s Remembrance Day Ceremony. We appreciated Petty Officer McKee’s bilingual speech and bugle playing. We value your commitment and support of our school and our country.
As well, thank you to author Larry Verstraete, for visiting our grade one and two students and talking about his latest book, “Dinosaurs of the Deep.” Thank you to the Dalhouse family for your assistance with this!
To start off the holiday season, we invite all of our families to attend our Winter Concert on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at École River Heights School, 1350 Grosvenor Avenue. École River Heights School is a dual track, French Immersion and English, Middle Years school. As we are anticipating a large number of families, École River Heights has graciously offered us the use of their school gym. It is a much larger space, complete with a stage! Doors to the gym will be open at 5:30 p.m. More information about our concert will be sent home.
In addition, we invite families to our Winter Sing-a-long Assembly in our school gym at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2016. Please come and sing a few seasonal songs with us!
We hope you will have many wonderful family moments this holiday season. Please help encourage your children’s learning over the holidays by sharing stories, reading with your children and playing card games or board games together. Writing holiday cards or thank you notes is a terrific way to develop writing and drawing skills in an authentic manner. Another fun activity is cooking together, reading recipes and using numbers and measurement.
On behalf of all the staff at École Sir William Osler, during this season of peace and goodwill, we would like to extend our best holiday wishes. May the warmth and cheer of the season be with you and your loved ones.
Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and all the best for a happy and healthy 2017!
Mme K. Loveridge
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Lunch Program
Just a friendly reminder that if you are paying your lunch program fees monthly they are due the 1st of every month.
We will be holding our next Pizza Lunch on Wednesday, December 21st.
Lunch Program Committee [email protected]
Scholastic Book Fair
The winner of our Special Event Family Draw was
Cadel from room 4. Cadel won a draw of $25.00 worth of books and his classroom also won $25.00 worth of books for home reading.
A huge thank you/merci to all the students, families, and staff who supported our annual book sale. Our total sales were $1,738.65 which provided us with $808.48 for the purchase of new books for our school.
Thank you to all for coming and making purchases that support literacy at our school!
Winter Concert
Please join us for an amazing evening of singing and entertainment.
Our Winter Concert will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at École River Heights School - 1350 Grosvenor Avenue.
Please have your child(ren) at the school by 5:30 p.m.
The students have been working very hard and look forward to performing for you!
Social Media
Remember to follow all the learning and fun on our social media accounts!
Instagram: School account: @ecolesirwilliamosler
M. Gurniak’s Phys. Ed. class: @eswo_phsysed
Mme Dana’s Nursery class: @mmedana
Twitter:
School account: @SirWilliamOsle1
Kids Dental
Our nursery and kindergarten students will be learning all about dental health, with a Dental Health Presentation on Friday, December 9, 2016.
Shelmerdine Fundraiser
Thank you to all the families who supported our first school fundraiser. We sold over $7,500.00 with over $2,600.00 of that coming back to the school to support educational activities.
The top-selling class and the top-selling student will be announced at our assembly and printed in our January newsletter.
Idle Free Zone
As the colder months are upon us, please remember that our school is an “Idle Free Zone.” Please think of our environment!
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Music at École Sir William Osler
All of the kids at École Sir William Osler have been working hard on their pieces for the Winter Concert. It will be a show with a lot of variety! If students would like to practice their songs at home, the lyrics and
recordings can be found by going to the following website: www.awesomechukmusic.weebly.com. We can't wait to share everything we have been working on over the last month on December 8th at our concert.
The stars of the month for December will be: Room 3: Anna and Chloe Room 5: Neev and Graham Room 4: Ella and Johnny Thank you for always coming to class prepared and ready to work, especially during this busy month of concert preparation!
After our concert is said and done, we will begin learning about the Symphony Orchestra with students in grades 1 and 2. This will prepare us for our first music field trip to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra which will take place January 17th!
Cold Weather Clothing
The days are getting much colder. Please send your children to school so they arrive just before the bell rings at 8:20 a.m. That way, they won’t have to stay outdoors for a long time.
Students are expected to be outside for both recesses, at lunchtime, as well as before school.
Please remember to put a t-shirt under the warm layers of sweatshirts and sweaters so students don’t get too hot during gym class.
Please help by making sure that they dress for the weather as well as for the school.
Severe Weather Conditions
The decision to close all schools is made by the Chief Superintendent (or designate) in consultation with other Superintendents in Winnipeg and with the Chair of the Board of Trustees.
If it becomes necessary for the schools to be closed during a school day because of severe weather conditions, the school will be contacted by telephone by a representative from the Superintendent’s Department.
The announcement will be advertised on the Winnipeg School Division website and on the following: - 89.3 CBC FM - 990 CBC AM - 89.9 CBC FRENCH - VIRGIN RADIO 103 - CJOB 680 AM - 1290 CFRW - 92 CITI FM - CITY TV - FAB 94.3 FM - QX 104 FM - 99.9 BOB FM - CTV NEWS - 102.3 CLEAR FM - BIG 97 - WINNIPEG FREE PRESS WEBSITE
Snowball Throwing Rule
Every winter we impress on our students the importance of our “No Snowball Throwing” rule. To ensure the safety of everyone, snowball throwing is not allowed on the school grounds or on the way to and from school. However, we do encourage the students to build snowmen! Please help us by reinforcing this message at home.
Please also ensure your child does not walk on the snow banks beside the road. This is very unsafe and could result in a very serious accident, should they slip into oncoming traffic.
Cold Weather Conditions
Below is a guideline provided by the Winnipeg School Division for keeping students indoors for recess.
Weather Information: Phone the Environment Canada info line at 204-983-2050 (recording updated
hourly) for temperature, and wind chill factor, or severe summer weather reporting OR
Internet Address: www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca
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Wind Chill Risk of Frostbite Other Health Concerns What to Do
Note: The guidelines on frostbite in the table apply to healthy adults.
0 to –9 Low Slight increase in discomfort Dress warmly; with the outside temperature in mind.
Stay dry.
-10 to –27 Low Uncomfortable Risk of hypothermia if outside
for long periods without adequate protection.
Dress in layers of warm clothing with an outer layer that is wind-resistant.
Wear a hat, mittens or insulated gloves, a scarf, neck tube or face mask and insulated, waterproof footwear.
Stay dry. Keep active.
-28 to –39
Indoor Recess
Risk: Exposed skin can freeze in 10 to 30 minutes.
Risk of frostbite: Check face and extremities (fingers, toes, ears & nose) for numbness or whiteness.
Risk of hypothermia if outside for long periods without adequate clothing or shelter from wind and cold.
Dress in layers of warm clothing, with an outer layer that is wind-resistant.
Cover exposed skin. Wear a hat, mittens or insulated
gloves, a scarf, neck tube or face mask and insulated, waterproof footwear.
Stay dry. Keep active.
-40 to –47
Indoor Recess
High Risk: Exposed skin can freeze in 5 to 10 minutes.
High risk of frostbite: Check face and extremities (fingers, toes, ears & nose) for numbness or whiteness.
Risk of hypothermia if outside for long periods without adequate clothing or shelter from wind and cold.
Dress in layers of warm clothing, with an outer layer that is wind-resistant.
Cover all exposed skin. Wear a hat, mittens or insulated
gloves, a scarf, neck tube or face mask and insulated, waterproof footwear.
Stay dry. Keep active.
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November Nursery Fun!
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École Sir William Osler is proud to support the Atticus McIllraith 4th Annual Baby Formula Drive. Atticus McIllraith is a 13 year old Winnipeg student, formerly of École J.B. Mitchell. All of our classes will be collecting baby formula, to help
support those in need during the holiday season. No baby should ever be hungry! Please help us support this endeavor by donating a can of baby formula by Tuesday, December 22, 2016. Thank you for your support!
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2016 - 2017 Important Dates *All Dates Subject to Change*
Jan. 9 - School Reopens Jan. 17 - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Musical Discoveries for Grade 1 & 2 Jan. 20 - No School - Inservice Day Feb. 3 - No School - Inservice Day
Feb. 13-17 - Vision Screening Feb. 17 - Festival du Voyageur Day Feb. 20 - No School - Louis Riel Day Mar. 14 - Nursery/Kindergarten Student-Led Conferences n the evening Mar. 15 - Nursery - Grade 2 Student-Led Conferences in the evening Mar. 17 - No School - Student-Led Conferences Mar. 21 - Report Cards go Home Mar. 24 - Last Day of School Mar. 27-31 - Spring Break Apr. 3 - School Reopens Apr. 13 - Pink Day Apr. 14 - No School - Good Friday Apr. 21 - No School - Inservice Day Apr. 27 - Bus Ridership May 1 - Walk-a-thon Assembly May 8 - No School - Inservice Day
May 18 - Walk-a-thon May 22 - No School—Victoria Day May 25 - Walk-a-thon Raindate May 31 - Volunteer Tea 1:00 p.m. June 12 - All Library Items Due June 21 - Field Day June 22 - Nursery/Kindergarten to The Farm June 27 - Field Day Raindate June 28 - Report Cards go Home, Last Day for PM Nursery/Kindergarten June 29 - No School - Inservice Day June 30 - Last Day of School, 11:00 a.m. Dismissal
December 2016
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1600 Grant Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3N 0M5
Phone: 204-488-3569 Fax: 204-488-1441
Karen Loveridge Principal
Pizza Lunch Winter Sing-a-long
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Winter Concert 6:00 p.m.
at École River Heights
Kids Dental Presentation to
Nursery & Kindergarten
Last Day of School
Monday, December 26 - Sunday, January 1
Saturday, December 24 - Sunday, January 1
SCHOOL RESUMES MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017. SCHOOL DAY 5
Sunday, December 25
Assembly 12:30 p.m.
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