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Admin Message…..
Springfield Heights students, staff and parents have experienced another successful year. Thank you parents/guardians for your support, encouragement and commitment to the students throughout the school year. Along with Grade 6 students will be leaving Springfield Heights School at the end of the school year. The following staff have either completed terms positions, moving to new positions within the River East School Division or retiring: Mrs. Hocken, Kindergarten English, M. Bilodeau, Grade 4 French Immersion, Mme Desjardins, Grade 3/4 French Immersion, Mme Dobson-Perry, Music, Mme Sarakula, Grade 2 French Immersion . Thank you for your positive contributions to the students and staff of Springfield Heights School. We wish you the best in your new endeavors. Congratulations and good luck to all our Grade 6 students as they move on to the next step in their school career. On behalf of the Springfield Heights School staff, we wish all students and their families a safe and enjoyable summer. School resumes in the River East Transcona School Division on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
SHS staff for their dedication, enthusiasm, caring and passion for student
learning SHS PAC for their time, energy and commitment in support of SHS students. Parent Volunteers for their gifts of time and energy. Student Leaders (Patrols, Monitors, Conflict Mediators, K-Kids, Family Group
Captains, Physical Education Leadership) for their time, dedication and service to the SHS community. All SHS students for their positive attitudes, cooperation and ongoing effort.
Springfield Heights School
505 Sharron Bay
Winnipeg, MB R2G 0H8
P. 204-663-5078
F. 204-668-9285
www.sh.retsd.mb.ca
Principal
Mario Beauchamp
Vice-Principal
Scott Lysack
Parent Advisory Council
President
Robert Werbowesky
rwerbow@mts.net
SHS Lunch Program
Karen Netzel
E-Mail:
shslunchprogram@gmail.com
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
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
English Ukrainian Bilingual Program Supporter Assembly - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Grade 6 Farewell (all programs) 9:30 a.m.
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Medication
Please pick up your child’s medication prior to the summer vacation. Please note that medication cannot be sent home with your child. If your child requires medication at school in September, please contact the office for an Authorization Form or obtain one from our website under Documents and Forms.
Warmer Weather and Clothing
With the arrival of warmer weather, please ensure that discretion is used and that appropriate clothing is worn. No tank tops, muscle shirts, short shorts or spaghetti straps are permitted. Thank you for your cooperation.
Lost and Found
There are a large number items in the lost and
found bin. If you are at the school, please check for
lost items at the lost and found bin located in the
hall near the gym doors. All unclaimed items will
be donated to a charity.
Email Addresses
In an effort to preserve paper,
some information, including
our newsletter will only be
sent via e-mail next year. If you haven’t
already provided us with your email
address, please send a note with your
child or call the school. The newsletter will
also be available on our school website.
Release of Report Cards
We are unable to issue report cards earlier than our last day of school, June
28th. If your child will not be in attendance on June 28th, please let your child’s
teacher know what you would like the school to do with your child’s report card
by providing us with one of the following:
1. Written permission allowing someone else to pick up the report card.
2. A stamped, self-addressed envelope, so that we can mail your child’s report
(suggested size 9 x 12).
Reports that are not picked up or mailed will not be available until the school office opens again on
August 26th.
End of Day Arrangements
Please try to keep consistent end of the day arrangements for your child. June is extremely busy for
the school office and it is difficult to get information to students about changes for the end of day
pick-up. We appreciate when parents/caregivers provide a consistent and safe procedure for the end
of the school day.
Also, try to refrain from picking up children early unless absolutely necessary. Having to gather
student’s belongings, homework, etc. to leave early is disruptive to classroom instruction.
News from the Library…..
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Summer is a great time to read or catch up on your reading. Every year the Winnipeg Public Library runs a great summer reading program. Create your own reader program following some of the tips below.
Reading is the one activity that students can do that will get them ready for the school year, travel different places, meet different people, have different adventures, learn new information, and have fun!
The last draw for the French Reading Clubs (Lis moi-tout et Je lis
tout) was in May. Our winner is Hudson from room 13.
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Winner of the 2013 MYRCA
Box of Shocks by Chris McMahen
2013 MYRCA Honour Books
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes - Jonathan Auxier
Undergrounders - David Skuy
The nominees for the 2013-2014 school year would make for good
summer reading for grades 5 and 6 if want to get a head start in the club for next year!
These books are available at Winnipeg Public Libraries.
“MYRCA 2014 nominees” are,
Circle of Cranes - Annette Le Box
Crush. Candy. Corpse. - Sylvia McNicoll
Guilty - Norah McClintock
Making Bombs for Hitler - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny-Detectives Extraordinaire - Polly Horvath
My Name is Parvana - Deborah Ellis
Redcoats and Renegades - Barry McDivitt
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman
Small Medium at Large - Joanne Levy
Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel
The Grave Robber’s Apprentice - Allan Stratton
The Lynching of Louie Sam - Elizabeth Stewart
The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls - John Lekich
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen - Susin Nielsen
Ungifted - Gordon Korman
Margaret and the Moth Tree - Brit Trogen & Kari Trogen
Middle of Nowhere - Caroline Adderson
Yesterday’s Dead - Pat Bourke
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Hockey News
The Stanley Cup playoffs were not only being played in the NHL this
month. The playoffs were happening at Springfield Heights as well.
Almost every noon hour teams composed of two team members from
Gr.4 -6, sporting their team colors and names got together in the
library to play card hockey. The elimination rounds continued till there
were only two teams left. The Stanley Cup was finally won in overtime
by the Redwings --Zachary C. and Dylan B. over the Toronto Maple
Leafs---Matteo P. and Mitchell A. The Stanley Cup was then paraded
around the whole school in traditional fashion. It was a fun activity
organized by Mme Jorgensen and M. Bilodeau.
Art News
Room 26, Grade 4 class have finished their electronic scrap
art projects. All winter long the students have been taking
apart electronic equipment such as stereos, cell phones,
iPods, answering machines, electronic toys, and many more
with the tools that they learned to use. The next step was to
create art works with all the loose parts. The results were
imaginative and unique creations that will soon be
displayed in the library for all to see. We even had a reporter from Metro News/
Canstar come in to interview a couple of students, Matteo P. and Darby R. about these projects.
Magic news Grade 4 students from Room 26 have been practising magic tricks using playing cards.
These tricks are all tied into our Math curriculum. They will soon take their acts into
the classrooms to amaze the other students. They also showcased their talents during
the Tea Party held for the school volunteers in June.
Canadian Army Letters
The Grade 4 students wrote letters in French to the Canadian soldiers stationed in
Afghanistan earlier on in the year. Recently the replies started coming in along with
pictures of the soldiers. The letters were read in class and are now on our bulletin board
outside our classroom for all to read. The soldiers were very appreciative of the students
taking the time to write to them. They wrote interesting things about what is going on
over there in that part of the world. The students sure enjoyed receiving the letters.
Thanks to Darby R.'s mom who organized this letter writing activity.
LOST from the SHS English Mini Folklarama Night African center in the music
room; a bottle of perfume in a box (Egypt). If the whereabouts of this item is
known or has been located, please return to the office at Springfield’s Heights
School.
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The Fire Safety House by Grades 3 and 4 Ukrainian Bilingual Class
On May 21, 2013, the Fire Safety House was parked in front
of our school for the whole day. That was enough time for
all Kindergarten to Grade 4 students to visit and learn about
fire safety. It was a trailer pulled by a truck which looked like
a house on the inside. In the kitchen area, we were shown a
fire safety plan which every home should have. Then we
saw pictures of many types of fires. We were to put our
thumbs up if it was a good fire and put our thumbs down if it
was a bad fire. In the bedroom area, we noticed smoke coming into the room from
under the door. The door was hot so we were instructed to "stay low and go". The
window was the other exit. We were told to ask our parents how to remove the screen in our bedrooms
in case of fire. Then we climbed out the window and gathered in our meeting spot. This is how we
learned about fire safety in our homes.
Japanese Cultural Centre by Grade 4 Ukrainian Bilingual Class
The Grade Four Students in the English-Ukrainian
Program went on a field trip to the Japanese Cultural
Centre on May 23, 2013. It was sponsored by
Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education and all
EUBP Grade 4 Students from the province of
Manitoba attended. When we got there, they taught
us some Japanese words we could use like hello,
goodbye, teacher, and thank you. They showed us
how to do origami and we made pianos and talking
birds by carefully folding paper. It was challenging. Japanese has three
alphabets! We learned how to write our name in Sodo and we made paper headbands. After we put
happy coats on and did a Japanese folk dance about people working in a coal mine. Then we had a
snack which included Japanese crackers. That was our experience at the Japanese Cultural Centre.
EUBP Easter Breakfast 2013
On May 7th 2013, we celebrated Easter Breakfast at Springfield Heights School in
the gym. Chief Peguis School and Bernie Wolfe School came to join us. All of our
food got blessed by Father Maksimiuk. Some of the holy water got on Lizzie`s
nose. When he was blessing the food we sang, "Khrystos Voskres". There was a lot
of delicious food. It was a feast. The parents helped to set up the tables, chairs,
decorations, and food. There was an egg contest called Tsokanya. You try to break
your opponent's egg by tapping it on the tip with your egg. Helena and Sofia's dad won Tsokanya
this year! Last year, Helena won!! We wore Ukrainian shirts. Pani Loughren was the director. She
also played the piano. We started with the Canadian and Ukrainian National anthems. The Grade
3's and 4's did a Pryvit, a special Ukrainian dance to welcome everyone. The kindergarten, grade 1's
and 2's sang songs. The grade 5's and 6's played " Bunny Hop Boogie" on recorder. The girls did a
dance called Hailky, and sang along with the boys while they danced. The kids from the other
schools did a performance as well. There were a lot of people. We took a group photo of all the
Ukrainian bilingual students and teachers. At the end, we ate yummy cupcakes for desert.
by Pani Loughren and the Grade 1 & 2 students in Room 8
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Our First Woodcarving Ukrainian wood carving is an old Ukrainian tradition, and is very popular in
Ukraine and Canada. On Wednesday, May 1, the students in room 29 did wood
carving with Pan Drahun, the artist from Ukraine. Originally, woodcarving
came from the Hutsul region in Ukraine, way from the sixteenth century.
Everyone got a wood frame and a stencil and pan Drahun taught us how to cut
lines for the stencil with a pen. Then we got a chisel and he taught us how to go
along the lines made by the pen. Later, we made traditional Ukrainian design.
Our woodcarvings are going to be displayed at Folklorama in August. We thank
Pan Drahun for teaching us about wood carving.
by Grade 5 students from Room 29
Roots of Empathy What is Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy or ROE is a program that was founded by Mary Gordon,
an educator, international speaker and award-winning social entrepreneur.
She was born and raised in Newfoundland. A baby and one of her parents
come every few weeks so children can learn how the baby grows and what
she learns. The children point out the stepping stones with the instructor.
The “stepping stones” are the small actions young children learn to do. We
always learn new stepping stones. When a child learns to tie their shoes,
that’s also a stepping stone. In Roots of Empathy, children also learn how
to feel empathy for each other, which prevents bullying in the classroom.
In Roots of Empathy, the baby is the teacher.
Pre and post-visit classes
Mrs. Hocken, our instructor, has helped us learn a lot about how the baby’s body works. She has
showed us the green blanket and has shown us baby Stella’s toys that she has played with. Mrs.
Hocken’s first visit was a blast. We had a lot of fun and we learned the hello and good-bye song. So
whenever Stella is here, we first sing the hello song, and then when she leaves, we sing the good-bye
song. Stella was a big experience to our class and she helped us a lot.
Baby visits
The ROE program has been a learning experience for everyone. Throughout the many things she has
developed over the visits like when she first sat up on her own, or when she learned to wiggle around
and stuff like that, her vocabulary which is “mama”, and all of the little noises she’s made, like little
burps. Every day that we have a visit, the green blanket is waiting, and we sing our hello song.
Monica (Stella’s mom) circles the blanket with Stella in her arms and we get to feel her feet. She sits
down and we talk about baby development and Stella in general. In all, ROE has been great!
Baby Celebration
For the last visit, we had a baby celebration. We brought healthy snacks, sweet treats, and others.
We also did plays like “The Tickling Hand”, “This old Man”, “This Little Piggy” and many more. It
was like a little good-buy Stella party. The baby celebration was on June 13, 2013. Stella and Monica
came to this party to celebrate what we learned. We thank them very much for coming, and we hope
that Stella will have a very fun life. Mrs. Hocken is a kindergarten teacher in the mornings at our
school. She was our wonderful and empathetic volunteer instructor. A big thanks to her! So now you
know what Roots of Empathy is, and why it started,and you’ll remember it when you hear about it.
by Lovissa and Chase, Avery and Zoe from Room 28
Stella demonstrates her
proficiency in push-ups!
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Children on Mars! For the past nine weeks, students from different schools in Canada had
prepared projects for the Marsville convention. These working models were
designed to survive Mars’s conditions. In the beginning, the students in our
class were divided into three groups. They chose a team name and designed
an emblem. The three names were Martians, Red River, and Zero Gravity.
Then they were assigned topics. Zero Gravity was assigned transportation,
Red River was assigned water support, and Martians were assigned
recreation. The teams work cooperatively to clarify the requirements for
their life-support systems, brainstorm solutions, and construct working
models.
On March 26, the Link-up Day, they come together to build a Mars habitat
and showcase their survival systems .The bubbles were made of thin plastic
and were held together using duct tape and staples. They were huge! Then
the students showed their projects to scientists, or as they called them,
“Galactic Visitors.” We had fun at Marsville!
by students from Room 29
Grade Six Goes To Ukrainian Camp 2013
From April 30, to May 2, the English-Ukrainian Grade 6s class of
Springfield Heights School went to Ukrainian Language Camp at
St. Andrew’s College at the University of Manitoba. They went to
Ukrainian camp to learn more about Ukrainian culture, history and
language as well as meet new friends from other schools in Manitoba. The
students got chance to visit University faculties and learn about
entomology and paleontology, geology and engineering. They all enjoyed
learning about DNA, especially about extracting DNA from strawberries.
At the Sports Centre, they swam, did archery, volleyball, racquetball,
fencing, and martial arts.
They learned about Ukrainian attire by Orysia Trach, and they learned how different cities had their
own traditional costumes. Thanks to Irina Konstantyniuk, they learned about Ukrainian
independence. Pan Havaleshko taught them about planes, and that the Antonov 225 Mriya, which is
the biggest plane in the world, was designed by a Ukrainian engineer, Oleg Antonov. They also
created Mothers’ Day gifts with Ukrainian designs. At the end of camp they went to Zabava, or the
dance. Overall, Ukrainian camp was a great experience!
Thank you Carpathia Credit Union
for its ongoing financial support of
the Springfield Heights School
English Ukrainian Bilingual
Program. This year, donated funds were used towards the
purchase of a SMART Board in Pani Cap’s Grade 5/6
class.
WANTED—Unusable pens, markers,
highlighters, and mechanical pencils
may be dropped off in boxes by the lost
and found bins located near the office until June
28th. The Ukrainian Bilingual Program and
Carpathia Credit Union are collecting them for
terracycle.ca who will be recycling every single
part of them.
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English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program News
In June, the EUBP haour final meeting on June 4 at 5:30 p.m. at SHS. Our Staff Appreciation took
place on Monday, June 10. Our MPUE boat cruise was on Friday June 14. Our final field trip is
June 21 to the zoo and Oseredok. June 26 is the farewell to our Grade 6's and 9's. Our board for
next year is tentatively:
Chair: Tami Kowal-Denisenko
Co-chair: Christine Omeniuk
Treasurer: Jared Mickall
Secretary: Christy Eccles
Members at large: Tania Kowalewich, Kristen Maneluk
PARENT INFORMATION BINDER The Lunch Program Committee has created a binder that contains information regarding committee meetings, finances and other information about the operation of the lunch program. The committee will provide meeting minutes and financial reports in an effort to maintain transparency. Parents are welcome to request the binder at the school office. If you have any questions, please contact the Springfield Heights Lunch Program Committee Chair or the Springfield Heights School Administration.
2013 - 2014 Lunch Program Registration forms and payment are due. Please send completed forms and cheques to the office ASAP. In order for students to stay over the lunch hour and participate in the SHS Lunch Program, registration forms and payment are required.
JUNE’S HEALTHY TIP
GROW a PIZZA GARDEN With just a little love, a little help and a little patch of ground, your children can grow a PIZZA GARDEN. Plant basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, cherry tomatoes, carrots, peppers, green onions and cucumber [if you have the room] and share the excitement when your garden grows!
SUMMER GARDEN CREAM CHEESE and VEGGIE PIZZA Ingredients
1 whole grain ready made pizza shell* 1 package (8 oz) lite cream cheese, softened 1/2 C lite sour cream 1 tsp dried dill weed 1/8 tsp garlic powder 2 C assorted fresh veggies from your Pizza Garden like shredded carrots, quartered cucumber slices, halved cherry tomatoes, diced
green, red or yellow pepper, green onion and chopped fresh parsley
Directions
In small bowl, mix lite cream cheese, lite sour cream, dill and garlic powder until smooth. Spread over crust.
Top with cut vegetables and herbs ENJOY!
From your Local Lunch Lady— “We Deliver More”
June 2013
20 Patrols to Lilac Resort
26 EUBP Program Supporter
Assembly
27 Grade 6 Farewell Assembly
28 Last day—Dismissal at 2:30 p.m.
Reports cards sent home
DATES FOR 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR
(These dates are for all schools in RETSD)
A
Sept. 4 First day of school
Oct. 11 Coordinated Day (no school)
Oct. 14 Thanksgiving (no school)
Oct. 25 Coordinated Day (no school)
Nov. 8 Coordinated Day (no school)
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Dec. 20 Early Dismissal for Christmas Break
December 23 - January 6 - Christmas Break
Feb. 3 Coordinated Day (no school)
Feb. 17 Louis Riel Day (no school)
Mar. 14 Coordinated Day (no school)
April 1 - 5 - Spring Break
Apr. 25 Coordinated Day (no school)
May 19 Victoria Day (no school)
Jun. 27 Last Day of School
Early Dismissals (2:45 pm):
October 2 February 19
November 6 April 9
January 15 May 14
RIVER EAST FRENCH EXPOSURE NURSERY
SCHOOL
is calling all 4 year olds
(children born 2009) To register for the 2013-2014 school year
starting September. Afternoon space for MWF and T-TH classes still
available on first come basis.
Open House
June 11, 2013
6:30— 7:30 pm
Rom 104 (Joseph Teres School)
131 Sanford Fleming Road
WE OFFER: An introduction to the French language. Qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Education Development of motor skills Self expression through games, art and songs. A safe and stimulating environment to develop
independence and self confidence. The opportunity to establish leadership and to accept responsibilities.
FOR REGISTRATION:
Please contact Krisy: co-chair@refens.com or call
204-612-6896
For more information visit: www.refens.com
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