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LaSalle Public School May 2016 1600 Mayfair Ave., LaSalle ON 519-978-1823
Dear LaSalle Families,
Happy May! The year continues to go by quickly and May and
June have a lot of great activities planned for our students.
Thank you for your continued support in working with us to help
students succeed academically, socially and emotionally. We
see the benefits of working together for the sake of our kids.
Just a few reminders for you. Our school track and field day will
take place on Friday, May 6th at Sandwich Secondary School
(rain date on Monday, May 9th). This event is for students in
grades 3-8. Students will be transported to and from the school by
bus. Parents are always welcome to cheer on students
throughout the day. If you are taking your son/daughter home
from Sandwich, please let his/her homeroom teacher know. If
they are going home with another parent, we require a written
note from you to give permission.
Our grade 3 and 6 students will be writing the provincial EQAO this
month. Grade 3 students will be writing May 25, 26, 31, June 1, 2,
and 3. Grade 6 students will write May 26, 27, 31, June 1, 2 and
3. Students will be writing first thing in the morning for the first 100
minute block. Please have students at school on time so that they
can all begin together and avoid disrupting others. We also ask
that you schedule any appointments for the afternoon or on a
day the students are not writing.
For our grade 8 parents, a reminder that the grade 8 trip to
Muskoka Woods is June 1-3. Graduation is Friday, June 24th in our
school gymnasium. More information to follow.
We look forward to the last two months of school and the
beautiful weather that comes with it.
Andrea Fischer Gene Petrusenko
Upcoming Events
Talent Shoe & Spring Concert
Tues May 3 6pm
Track & Field Day
Fri May 6
Rain Date for Track & Field
Mon May 9
Special Olympics – GECDSB
Elementary
Tacky Tourist Day
Fri May 13
Special Olympics – GECDSB
Secondary
Mon May 16
School Council Meeting
Tues May 17 6pm
Food Day
Wed May 18
Victoria Day
Tues May 23
EQAO
May 25-June 8
The Zones of Regulation Check out Mrs. Laing/Mrs. Smilev Early Years’ class. Notice that all the student-named close pins are
in the green zone!
Glossary Self-regulation: The ability to achieve the preferred state of alertness for
the given situation. This includes regulating one’s body’s needs as well as
one’s emotions.
The Zones: A concept used to help students learn how to self-regulate.
The Zones of Regulation creates a system to categorize how the body
feels and emotions into four colored zones with which the students can
easily identify.
Blue Zone: Used to describe a low state of alertness. The Blue Zone is used
to describe when one feels sad, tired, sick, or bored.
Green Zone: Used to describe the ideal state of alertness. A person may
be described as calm, happy, focused, or content when he or she is in
the Green Zone. The student is in control in the Green Zone.
Yellow Zone: Used to describe a heightened state of alertness. A person may be experiencing stress,
frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, or fear when in the Yellow Zone. The student maintains some
control of himself or herself in the Yellow Zone.
Red Zone: Used to describe an extremely heightened state of alertness. A person may be
experiencing anger, rage, explosive behavior, panic, extreme grief, terror, or elation when in the
Red Zone and is described as being “out of control.”
Toolbox: A collection of calming and alerting strategies a student can pull from depending on the
present need.
Tools or strategies: Used interchangeably to refer to a calming or alerting technique that aids the
student in self-regulation.
Trigger: An irritant that causes a student to become less regulated and increases the likelihood of
going into the Yellow or Red Zone.
Stop, Opt, and Go: A concept used to aid students in controlling impulses and problem solving
better solutions. This phrase is paired with a stoplight to provide additional cues for students.
Expected behaviors: Behaviors that give people around you good or comfortable thoughts about
you.
Unexpected behaviors: Behaviors that give people uncomfortable thoughts about you.
What is the size of the problem? Is this a Big or Little Problem?: Questions posed to help students
measure the size of the problem they are experiencing (Big Problem, Medium Problem, or Little
Problem).
Big Problems: Problems that many people share and that have no easy, quick, or pleasant solution.
Medium Problems: Problems some people share that are able to be resolved in an hour to a couple
of days.
Little Problems: Problems that only affect one to two people and can be ignored or solved in a
matter of minutes.
Inner critic: Used to describe negative, self-defeating thoughts.
Inner coach: Used to describe positive thoughts.
Superflex thinking: A flexible thinking pattern in which a person is able to consider different points of
view or ways to do something.
Pink Day Superhero Day
Safety & Bus Patrol Awards
Can Drive Fundraiser Limo Ride Winners - “Read Rock & Roll”
Congratulations to Eric Li who was selected as
this year’s most outstanding safety patrol and to
Aubry Martell and Courtney Furmanek who were
selected as the joint bus patrols of the year.
Eric, Aubry and Courtney will be recognized at
the Windsor-Essex Safety Patrol Banquet on May
19th. Thank you to all our safety patrols and bus
patrols for their continued leadership!
Mr. Petrusenko
Wednesday May 4, 2016
On McHappy Day, one dollar from every Big Mac®, Happy Meal®
and McCafe® beverage will be donated to Ronald McDonald
Houses across Canada and other great charities.
It is a time-honoured McHappy Day tradition for civic and
community leaders to get involved in this extremely beneficial
cause. As a local McDonald’s franchisee of LaSalle, Ontario
Heather Short would like to invite everyone to participate in this
very worthwhile event to provide support during McHappy Day.
Our school community involvement would be a tremendous boost
to the McHappy Day efforts and help everyone further support the
Windsor Ronald McDonald House.
The ECO team had a Go Green fundraiser. We had
partnered with Vesey's Bulbs to raise money for our
school greening projects. Monies raised will be used
towards freshening up our nature area and
flowerbeds around the school, as well as starting up
some new green areas. Thank you to everyone who
helped support our school and keep the Earth green!
Spring 2016 Triple P Parenting Workshops Be the best parent you can be with Triple P
The three P’s in “Triple P” Stand for Positive Parenting Program
For More Information Regarding Free Parenting Classes Contact
519-257-5215 ext. 74033
www.triplepwindsor-essex.ca
3901 Connaught Avenue
Windsor, Ontario N9C 4H4
OR
Refer to the pdf attachment on Triple P beside the May newsletter
and our school Blog
Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Ms. Heather Taylor from the Essex-Windsor Solid
Waste Authority presented key environmental
messages to all students. Thank you to our Eco
Team for organizing this important assembly.
“There is no such thing as away!”
“It's more than what you see. Think recycle.”
“There is no planet B”.
“What goes in the ocean goes in you.”
“Reducing starts with reusing.”
Start with something refillable.”
Kind Kids Club Fundraiser The Kind Kids will soon be creating
homemade "Chemo Care Kits" for the Pediatric Cancer Ward at Windsor Regional Hospital. These kits will be lovingly created
by the Kind Kids Club at LaSalle Public and
will include items to offer relief of symptoms
accompanied by chemotherapy.
Kyle Recognized Kyle Schauer and Mrs. Dunn
at the Special Olympics -
Night of Champions dinner
Fighting Island Exploring with Mrs. Meloche’s
grade 8 class
Kind Kids Club Corner – Reflections from Kindness Week
You Da Bomb O’ Grams
Colouring Contest Winners
Gracie Kelich Avery Beneteau Kaitlyn Boyle Lily Hui
Many classes have helped
keep our school area clean
by removing litter from our
school grounds.
Here is Ms. Morencie’s
grade 4 class in action.
The Principals Voice - Brought to you by "SPARK" - the 60 minute motivational
presentation that changes lives.
"The Top 5 Ways For Students to Handle Stress"
1. Encourage a Healthy Diet Eating dark leafy vegetables give your body a dose of folate which aids your body in creating
mood-regulating neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. Adding tryptophan through
foods like turkey, pumpkin seeds, and free-range organic eggs produces a pleasant calming effect.
Studies have also shown eating fermented foods produces a healthy gut which in turn can inhibit
anxiety and depression.
2. Engage In Exercise Endorphins can boost one’s mood tremendously. Playing a sport at least once a week gives
students a release and also something stress free they can look forward to on a regular basis.
Something as simple as taking a quick 30 minute walk, or sitting in the park can also relax the mind
before tackling homework or a school project
3. Introduce Basic Meditation 10 to 15 minutes a day of quiet reflection can work wonders on stress levels. It allows the student to
take some time to connect with themselves and prepares them for the day ahead. A basic
meditation can be guided, or just simply observing one’s own breathing. Before going to school in
the morning would be the ideal time, but it can equally be useful after school to de-stress.
4. Reduce Media Consumption An over indulgence and reliability on media, especially social media, has been shown to increase
stress levels. We’ve all seen students, not to mention adults, glued to their phones for the latest
Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat updates. Disorders are now being created for those who can’t
go to bed at night before checking out the days events so they will be in the know first thing in the
morning. Encourage a media-free morning, for at least 30 minutes when they wake up, and a
media-free evening at least 1 hour before bedtime. Engaging in and depending less on media can
help a student feel more centered and less stressed out.
5. Find Time to Socialize Sometimes as adults we think kids socialize too much. However, when they are stressed out,
laughter among family and friends can be the best medicine. It is well known that laughter sends
more oxygen to the brain, and reduces stress. Not only that but it can make you live longer too.
Just look at George Burns!
Knowing there is no sure-fire way to eliminate stress completely;
students can take the following steps to at the very least
reduce it.
Welcome to the April 2016 edition of the monthly Principals
Voice Newsletter. This month we will be looking at:
Parent Corner: Math News
TO HELP STUDENTS REFLECT ON THEIR WORK
(and analyze/compare/contrast/test/survey/classify/sort/show/use/
apply/model) Questions to pose:
• What mathematics were you investigating?
• What questions arose as you worked?
• What were you thinking when you made decisions or selected strategies to solve
the problem?
• What changes did you have to make to solve the problem?
• What was the most challenging part of the task? And why?
• How do you know?
• How does knowing __________ help you to answer the questions ___________?
Prompts to use:
• A question I had was …
• I was feeling really …
• I decided to _______________, I was thinking …
• I found _______________ challenging because …
• The most important thing I learned in math today is …
Parent Tool Kit (Teen Edition) The Council of Ontario Directors of Education has developed a Parent Tool Kit: Teen Edition to help
parents support and encourage teens.
Topic: How to communicate with your teen without a lot of stress
Tip #2
Point them to someone you trust Let your teens ask you questions, tell you stories their friends told them and talk as much as they
want. If there are some things your teens don’t want to discuss with you, don’t let it bother you.
Instead point them in the direction of someone you both trust to answer their questions, such as
older siblings, cousins or family friends. This should allow you to help ensure your teens are getting
accurate information but it also respects their privacy. When your teen comes to you with a
problem that is important to him or her, be sure to listen carefully. Even if you think it is not a big
problem, offer some advice or suggest a resource that can help. You can give your teen the
Kids Help Phone number 1-800-668-6868 or suggest a visit to www.kidshelpphone.ca/teens
Recommend talking to someone there. School and community counsellors are also available to
help your teen.
Talk about things that you both enjoy Share the humour you find in the day. Talking with your teens about a sport that they follow or their
favourite TV show will make it easier to move on to more difficult topics such as homework
completion, drugs and relationships. Show interest by showing up. Whether it is to your teen’s soccer
game, dance recital or school play, nothing says you care like showing up. If you can’t, talk about it
later.
More tips to follow next month.