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Mission and Vision Statement: Our vision and mission at Meadows School is to create a safe environment, where children can achieve their potential, become responsible citizens and life-long learners and appreciate and adapt to the diversity of our society.

1220-22nd Street Phone: (204) 729-3988 Brandon MB R7B 1T4 Fax: (204) 729-3970 Email: http://www.brandonsd.mb.ca/meadows/newsletter/page one.htm

MAY 2015

Principal’s Message DATES TO REMEMBER

Apr 27 Milk Week starts

May 1 Grade 8 PCAP Test

May 5 Immunizations, Grades 4 & 6, 9:00am

May 5 Division Speech Contest

May 6 BSD Oratorical Competition

May 8 Badminton Jamboree, 12:00-3:30pm

May 11-14 Fire Presentations (Classrooms)

May 12 Patrol Training for September 2015

May 12-14 Grade 8 Band trip to Moose Jaw

May 15 School Development Planning

No School (K-12)

May 18 Victoria Day (No School)

May 20 Grade 7/8 Gymblast, 1:00-2:00pm

May 22 Wellness Day Grade 7/8

May 26 Betty Gibson Stingers @ ME 2:30pm

May 27 Parent Council Monthly Meeting 7:00pm

June 2 Welcome to Kindergarten, 4:00-6:00pm

June 3 Meadows Grade 4-8 Track & Field

June 4 Bike Rodeo Grade 1-4

June 5 Early Years Talent show in the gym

June 9 Grade 7/8 City Track Meet

June 10 Grade 4/5/6 City Track Meet

June 26 Grade 8 Award Ceremony 9:30am

We are excited to start another season of Cross-

Country running at Meadows School! The grade 4-8

students had the opportunity to join the team. We

have an amazing group of over 50 energetic athletes

preparing for the divisional Cross-Country races May

13

th

and May 20

th

. We can’t wait to represent

Meadows School! Look for results of

the race in the June Newsletter!

- Mrs. DeDecker/Mrs. Janzen,

Grade 3/4

Cross Country

WHEN CALLING IN YOUR CHILD FOR AN

ABSENTEE, PLEASE CALL

204-729-3946 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE.

- Thank you

Wow, I can’t believe that we are already in the month of

May. Time flies when you’re having fun and this school

year has flown by! Artist in the school, the highly ener-

getic musician, Mr. Mark, was demonstrating to our K-4

classes how one person’s junk is another person’s music.

He taught our students to make the transition from noise

to music by taking a pile of junk: garbage cans, buckets

and hoses and transforming it into an orchestra. We also

just finished our Meadows Speech Competition and will

share some excellent representation in the Division Wide

Oratorical Event on May 6, 2015. We are currently enjoy-

ing our exciting Milk Week activities which began on

April 27 with the Brandon Police Service competing with

the Brandon Fire Fighters for the annual Milk Week Tro-

phy. I can tell May is going to be another great month at

Meadows School!

- Mr. Lim, Principal

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Our very own Kailey T, Rylan

K, Carter L and Avery W

will be performing with the Brandon Middle Years Wind

Ensemble in two public concerts on Monday, May

4th; 12:00pm at Princess Park and at the Healthy Liv-

ing Center at BU at 1:30pm.

There are still too many parents parking or making

U-turns on the crosswalk, or stopping to drop off

kids in non-stopping zones.

This is becoming a huge safety concern,

as patrols/kids cannot see to cross.

Staff and by-law officers have been instructed to

report licence plate numbers of drivers ignoring the

warning signs.

Let’s work together for the safety of all.

Thank you.

Is your child entering Kindergarten in the

fall of 2015?

Is your child in Kindergarten and missed getting

pre-Kindergarten immunizations done?

Children between the ages of 4-6 require ‘boosters’ of their

childhood immunizations

Kindergarten booster clinics will be held at:

Public Health Services Unit A5-800 Rosser Ave

Brandon, MB

Tuesday, June 9th, 9:00am-2:00 pm

Please drop in no appointment necessary For more information call 578-2500

The Lions Club are collecting your old glasses! Any

old eyewear that you are not using may be dropped

off at the school . The glasses are cleaned and read

and sent to Calgary. From Calgary they are sent to

people around the world that need glasses and

cannot afford them.

Good-bye...Hello

On April 17, 2015 we said goodbye to

Zanovia Agar , Home School Liaison as she entered a

new phase of her life—retirement!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Shawna

Airey and Shelley Keber who will be sharing the Home

School Liaison position until the end of the school

year.

Mrs. Airey and Mrs. Keber welcome you to come by

and say hello if you have a moment and would like to

remind you to call 204-729-3946 if your child is

going to be absent for the morning or day.

Band Announcement

May is Vision Month


Wood tick season is upon us! Here are some helpful tips:

Try using effective natural repellents. Squeeze an ample amount of sunscreen on your

hand and mix it with 10 drops of eucalyptus oil before applying it on your skin. Ticks dislike the smell of eucalyptus

oil, which makes it a potent repellent against them. Do a general body checkup after hiking or cutting bushes and grasses.

Make your home tick-free. To repel ticks away from your home, remove thick shrubs and small trees, piles of leaves

and tall grasses. Constantly mow your lawn, as ticks find it too hot to stay around short grasses. Keep your patios,

decks, and playground away from thick bushes or trees. Plants some flowers that deers dislike (such as ferns, tiger

lilies and morning glories) to repel them and the ticks they carry.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_4463555_repel-ticks-humans.html

FYI—Woodtick Solutions

Grade 5-8’s, Booster Juice

Mrs. DeDecker’s class have prepared

DALMATIONS for our library bulletin

board. They tied into the DOG book

theme and each Dalmation has a creative

name and personality. Thanks Grade 3/4!

Read Aloud’s this month were: “I Got Two Dogs” by

John Lithgow (with a pleasant song on CD), “Norman,

Speak” by Caroline Adderson (about a rescue dog who

only understand Chinese), “Eat Like a Bear” by April

Pulley Sayre is about a bear coming out of hibernation

and her life story over a year.

To celebrate Milk Week, the read aloud was “The Cow

That Laid an Egg” by Andy Cutbill.

I so appreciate the Grade 7/8 Volunteers and will be

organzing a Thank-you treat for them in late May or

early June. Our Volunteers are: Hanna, Nicolle, Kailey,

Rylen, Katrina, Abi, Kristy, Miranda, Sydney, Zaira,

Carter L, Carter G, Evan, Alborz, Dipan, Vedant, Brody,

Shayla and Kytaira. They come in to shelve books dur-

ing morning recess and do many other odd jobs.

Interested Volunteers are needed in the library during

the last 2 weeks of school to CHECK SHELVES. That

means, placing every book on the shelf and checking

their order. Library Inventory takes place during the

first two weeks of September and volunteers will be

needed then.“ If you are interested, please call the

school or email Mrs. Lee. - Mrs. Lee, Librarian

BRUCE AUSTIN LIBRARY

We invite you to come share ideas and learn first hand

information about the activities that are taking place at

yours child’s school.

We would love to see more members come out and be

involved in activities that parent council supports. The

meetings take place once a month.

Free child care is provided.

NEXT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 AT 7:00PM

Parent Council Meeting


MEADOWS SCHOOL—May 2015

PCAP Test Grade 8

BSD Oratorical Competition

Badminton Jamboree 12:00-3:30

Fire Presentations

Grade 8 Band to MJ

Fire Safety Presentations

Grade 7/8 GymBlast

Grade 7/8 Wellness Day

MILK WEEK

Betty Gibson Stingers 2:30

On April 8th, 2015 students and staff of Meadows School united in a sea of pink to take a stand against bullying. The

Day of Pink began after two high school students in Nova Scotia took a stand against bullying in their school. The

students asked all of their peers to wear pink to school after they heard a male classmate had been bullied for wearing

a pink t-shirt. To continue the momentum, The Canadian Red Cross Day of Pink campaign brings together schools and

communities throughout the province to wear the pink shirt and stand together against bullying.

Lead by the Youth Revolution, students at Meadows were

treated to pink donuts, had classroom presentations on safe

and respectful behavior, got their nails painted pink, and

were reminded to stay positive with positive messages on

sticky notes posted throughout the school. The grades 5-8

students enjoyed a presentation by musical performer FLO

who brought a message of hope and strength.

Thank you to all who participated in Day of Pink.

- Mrs. Galatiuk, School Counsellor

Wear the Shirt, Be the Difference


Good luck to our Meadows School representative, Gr. 7

student Carter G who will compete in the Gr. 7 & 8 Bran-

don School Division Oratorical Competition on May 6th,

2015 at Lorne Watson Recital Hall at BU. 5/6’s are at 9:30am, and 7/8’s are at 1:00pm.

BSD Oratorical Competition

Artist in the School

At Meadows School we were very fortunate to have Mr.

Mark Cameron visit for 2 weeks this past month. Our K-4

classes spent time each day throughout the two weeks

exploring a whole new world of music and music creation.

Mr. Mark allowed students the opportunity to use his own

wildly creative instruments,

as they spent time with him

creating classroom composi-

tions! We then had the op-

portunity to enjoy the musi-

cal creations with a weekend

assembly. All our students

were extremely excited for

each session with Mr. Mark

and our school made a very

welcomed time for him. A

great time was had by all!

We would like to thank Par-

ent Council for their support with this project.

- Mrs. McCausland, Kdg246

Grade 7/8 students will be partici-

pating in their annual Wellness

Day on May 22nd, 2015. Students

will have the opportunity to attend

4 different workshops that are

focused on promoting physical

and emotional wellness. Some of

the sessions include Making Posi-

tive Choices, Managing Stress and Anxiety, Tobacco

Awareness, Managing Anger, Healthy Relationships, Girl

Power, Self-Esteem, Hip Hop Dancing, Boot camp and the

exciting list goes on. If you have any questions, please

contact Mrs. Galatiuk, School Counsellor.

Grade 7/8 Wellness Day

Well, it was another exciting Milk Week this year and a

big thank you goes out to the staff and students! We

had so many draws to enter this year and such great

enthusiasm. It is awesome to see everyone get so

involved. Of course, a big thank you goes out to the

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba for supplying such great milk

prizes.

We held our traditional milk relay races at the opening

assembly. Once again, the Brandon City Police and the

Brandon Firefighters were challenging themselves with

unique physical contests. It was a close competition but

the City Police came out as champions! They have taken

the trophy home to the police station and will return

next year to defend their title.

We hope everyone had a great Milk Week and we’ll see

you next year for Milk Week 2016!

- Ms. Arthur, Gr 1/2

Milk Week

Welcome to Kindergarten!

It’s that time of year again, when we begin welcoming

our new group of Kindergarten students to our school.

This year’s Welcome will take place

Tuesday, June 2nd from 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm

(inclusive). This evening event will include a variety of

play based learning centers, giving students and

parents the chance to experience a small part of our

Kindergarten program and meet some of the school’s

staff. If your child, or you know a child who, is enter-

ing Kindergarten at Meadows School in September

2015 please be sure to register them at the school and

check for your invitation in the mail. Hope to see you

there!

- Meadows Kindergarten Teachers

Welcome to Kindergarten


HALEP @ Meadows May 2015

Websites to Check Out!

These websites are fun, educational and engaging. Check them out! See Mrs. Lander ([email protected]) if you

want to learn more about any of the information on the websites. Make sure you have a parent’s permission before

you look at these sites!

Kids for Health is an exciting project, based right here at Meadows School! The students in

5/6T have been learning all about the human body and how to keep it healthy. As they have

been learning, they have been creating a web site to document the learning process and share

the most important information with YOU so YOU can keep healthy too! The page is still under

construction but the students are getting closer to finishing it. Some of the highlights include:

The Human Body Systems with working models (and the planners

so your class could study the systems too!)

Nutrition information, including healthy snacks developed by the

students that are easy to make at home!

Quick 5 minute workout routines that you can do RIGHT IN YOUR

CLASS! Expect a visit from a 5/6T group of students soon to teach

you a routine!

Healthy routines to keep your body in tip top shape!

Please visit: http://kidsforhealth.weebly.com/ to learn more!

Our students have the opportunity to participate in the 8th

Annual Junior Authors Short Story Writing Contest.

Students can be aged 9-21 years of age and the stories must

be under 1000 words.

The contest is free to enter, but if you would like feedback

there is a small fee. (That is totally optional though!)

The deadline is June 30th to enter.

Visit this website for all of the details on how to enter and

the rules!

http://laurathomascommunications.com/

juniorauthorscontest/

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