Special points

of interest:

Happy New Term

School Cash Online

Inclement Weather

Staffing

Intramurals

Good Character

Cookie Sale

Cupid-gram Sale

Niagara Ice Dogs

Junior Co-ed Soccer

Intermediate B-ball

One of our own…

SA.C.

School Store, Milk

Program, and Pizza

Student Leaders

Yearbook Advertising

Head Lice

Court Orders

Student Medical

Concerns/

Anaphylaxis

Math Minute(s)

Early Release/Apr 15

February 2016

We are now heading into the second half

of our school year. Students will be re-

ceiving their Term One Report Cards on

Friday February 5th, 2015 and many

have identified some personal goals in

mind to focus their learning.

Parents are always welcome and encour-

aged to contact the school if they have

concerns or need more information about

their child‘s academic or social progress.

Teachers will be continuing to work on

adapting their instructional practices to

meet the individual needs of their students

and our foci remain literacy and numera-

cy.

Thank you very much to those who took

the time to contribute to the DSBN‘s stra-

tegic planning process by following the

InFocus link on our web site. Currently,

participants are invited to complete the

next part of the process (Star). More in-

formation will be sent via email!

Please note that we have an Early Re-

lease Day coming up on February 12 and,

as such, students will be dismissed at

11:50 a.m.

This newsletter contains important infor-

mation and upcoming events as well as

recognition for some students who have

had a great month in terms of extra cur-

ricular involvement and/or because they

have shown great perseverance at school.

Between newsletters, please check the

Prince Philip web site for important infor-

mation and forms!

Thank you /Merci beaucoup!

Happy New Term!

ary 12, will win pizza for

their class for every Pizza

Day in March!

Please note: If you miss this

deadline, don't worry be-

cause School Cash Online

registration will still be

open!

Thank you for your sup-

port!

You are now able to ap-

prove permission forms

and pay for school items,

such as fieldtrips and

school spirit wear, online!

It takes just five minutes to

register for this service.

You can access the service

by visiting our school web-

site and clicking on ―School

Cash Online.‖ There, you‘ll

find more information

about the system, links to

registration and support.

You can use School Cash

Online with confidence; it is

a safe and secure portal.

Last month, Mr. Vanden-

bosch‘s class won a tech-

tub for their classroom

(80% enrollment). Way to

go 8V!

In order to encourage fam-

ilies who have yet to enroll,

we are offering the follow-

ing February challenge:

The class that has the high-

est percent of students/

parents enrolled by Febru-

3112 Dorchester Rd,

Niagara Falls ON

L2J2Z7

Tel. (905) 356-0521

Fax (905) 356-2163

prp@dsbn.org Principal: Lynn Tisi

Vice Principal: Katie Racey

Prince Philip Public School

School Cash Online—Want pizza?

February 2016 Page 2

Staffing

Mme Latondress has assumed responsibility for Mme Beauchamp‘s Grade

8 class and Monsieur Descoeurs has taken over in Grade 4 French Immer-

sion (formerly 4 Latondress). We thank all parents, guardians, students,

and staff very much for their flexibility and support while we navigate

these transitions.

Inclement Weather

become necessary to cancel

late buses. Notice will be

provided via school an-

nouncements and on the

websites and subscription

features by 11:30 a.m.

Information about transpor-

tation cancellations and

school closures will be avail-

able as soon as it is availa-

ble through the following

channels:

Phone:

Niagara Student Transporta-

tion Services 905-346-0290

Voice Auto Attendant

There may be times during

the school year where in-

clement weather or other

situations could cause trans-

portation cancellations or

school closures.

At times when student trans-

portation has been cancelled

and schools remain open, the

decision of whether or not to

have children in school on

that day rests with the par-

ent or guardian.

Should you decide not to

send your child to school in

the event that transporta-

tion is cancelled but schools

remain open, or if your

child is ill or late, please

ensure that you call your

child’s school to inform

them of your child’s ab-

sence.

A key resource in any emer-

gency is the DSBN Emergen-

cy Information form that you

filled out at the beginning of

the school year. Please let

the school know of any

changes in contact infor-

mation or procedures you

wish to be followed through-

out the school year.

For secondary schools it may

Websites:

http://www.dsbn.org/

inclementweather/

www.nsts.ca

Subscription Features:

DSBN Facebook or Twitter

NSTS Transportation Delay or

Cancellation Alerts

Television Stations:

COGECO, Cable 10, CHCH Tele-

vision, City TV

Radio Stations:

KLite102.9FM, EZRock-105.7,

FM,Y-108–107.9 FM, Wave 94.7

FM, CKTB 610 AM, CHML 900

AM, CHSC 1220 AM Hits 97.7 FM

Intramurals

In January, the Grade

Grade 5‘s played hand-

ball and the Brownies

were victorious. Members

of the Brownies were:

Nathan T-Celar, Josh H,

Anthony P, Lucas M, Julie

D, Adam A, Sofia K, Dan

-y G, Ada D, Mackenzie

C, Fiona C

In February the 6‘s, 7‘s,

and 8‘s are playing

handball.

Looking ahead to

March, the Grade 4‘s

will play handball.

Then the Grade 5‘s will

be playing basketball

and the Grade 6‘s will

be playing badminton,

in April and May re-

spectively.

As always, thank you to

the staff and student

organizers and refer-

ees for making the pro-

gram possible!

Page 3 February 2016

Good Character at Prince Philip

In January, Prince Philip staff were on the lookout for students who consistently

demonstrated PERSEVERANCE. The students listed below did just that demon-

strated that hard work and dedication can be seen in many form and differ-

ent areas. Staff noted that the attitudes these students displayed ranged from

not getting discouraged and giving up when not being chosen for a team, to

continuing to work with a positive attitude after receiving feedback, to logging

many Dreambox hours even when the lessons were very challenging. They

were honoured at an assembly at the end of January and they will have their

pictures placed on Prince Philip‘s Tableau d’honneur/Wall of Fame. In Febru-

ary, we will be looking for students who consistently demonstrate COOPERA-

TION.

Congratulations, Pumas!

Grade 4—Rian D, Reid G, Abby H, Michael I, Maddyne S

Grade 5—Emma B, Ainsley B, Yasmine El M, Haylee H, Joshua H, Katie H,

Alan N-B, Petar T

Grade 6—Fayzeh A-A, Rahma H, Maggie M, Arden M, Isabella M, Arshpreet

S, Makenna T, Hayley-Rose V, Sarah V, Jake W

Grade 7—Matthew C, Kyla D, Nolan P, Sam R, Nick S, Jordyn S, Yigit S,

Reese S, Kara V

Grade 8—Katie A, Ryan B, Sara C, Jordyn D, Paige H, Nikolina M, Kelli-Ann

M, Kendra S, Gabriella S

“Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the un-

selfish cooperation of many individuals.”

– Albert Einstein

February 2016 Page 4

Prince Philip‘s student

leaders will be selling cu-

pid-grams through

Wednesday, February 10.

These beautiful carnations

are individually wrapped

and each comes with a

water tube. Student lead-

ers will deliver the flowers

Cupid-gram Sale from Student Leadership

Cookie Sale for Coldest Night of the Year!

It‘s cold out there and on

February 20th, some in our

Prince Philip community are

going to do something

about it. Thousands of

caring Canadians across

the country will be walking

in the Coldest Night of the

Year, raising much needed

funds to support and serve

the hungry, homeless, and

hurting.

Prince Philip will be holding a

cookie sale to support Cold-

est Night of the Year. For a

$2 contribution, students will

receive a fresh-baked nut-

free cookie (approximately 4

ounces or 113 grams) deliv-

ered right to their classrooms.

Orders must be placed by

Thursday, February 11 and

the cookies will be delivered

on Wednesday, February 17.

This is a delicious way to show

your support and help those

less fortunate.

on the morning of Friday,

February12 and proceeds

form the sales will support

our Student Leadership

Team in providing fun,

community building activi-

ties for our students and

their families. Students (or

parents) should visit the

foyer of the school during

breaks through February

12 to order a cupid-gram

and show someone you

care!

Niagara Ice Dogs to Visit and Offer ‘Night with the IceDogs’

Members of the Niagara

IceDogs, the major junior

OHL hockey team based in

St. Catharines will be visiting

Prince Philip on Thursday,

February 11 to deliver their

―Just Stop It‖ anti-bullying

presentation. This presenta-

tion will explore the affects

of bullying and why it is im-

portant that we all stand up

to bullying!

The Niagara IceDogs have

also arranged for a special

deal for members of the

Prince Philip community.

They are offering tickets

for a reduced rate ($14

per ticket) to their game

against the Hamilton Bull-

dogs Thursday, February

18. The Prince Philip communi-

ty will also have access to the

Meridian Centre ice from 5-

6pm before the game to par-

take in a pre-game skate!

Tickets and forms can be ac-

cessed through School Cash

Online

February 2016 Page 5

One of our own is highlighted in Discover Girls

Sarah A is a Grade 6

student at Prince Philip

and she is highlighted in

this month‘s Discover Girls

magazine. In the segment

she mentions school-

related experiences with

being bullied and with

anxiety.

Sarah‘s experience with

Discovery Girls has been

going on for a while! She

was 1 of 30 children chosen

out of 8000 applicants to

be highlighted in this mag-

azine. In the summer of

2014, she went to Califor-

nia for a photo shoot. In

addition, Sarah has written

an article about "My Worst

Day...and How I Survived

It" that is coming up and

being published in the April

2016 issue of Discovery

Girls.

We are very proud of Sa-

rah and her accomplish-

ment....she has demonstrat-

ed to be an advocate for

mental health and perse-

verance!.

Check it out!

Intermediate Basketball

Congratulations to our In-

termediate basketball

teams who recently com-

peted in a tournament at

E.L. Crossley Secondary

School and will be partici-

pating in D.S.B.N. tourna-

ments coming up in Febru-

ary.

Intermediate Girls—Avery

C, Morgan C, Vanessa G,

Sophia G, Kasandra M,

Lara P, Sara R, Naomi S,

Erin S, Alessia P, Ella T

Intermediate Boys—

Jashon C, TJ C, Jeff D, Jor-

dan H, Ray H, Geetanshu

J, Peyton K, Nathan K, Na-

than L, Benny L, Connor M,

Jaden N, Daniel P, Yigit S,

Tim S, Connor T, Kaden V,

and Edward Z.

Thank you to Mlle Werezak

and Miss Miller for coaching

the girls and boys teams!

Junior Co-Ed Soccer

Congratulations to members

of the Junior Co-Ed Soccer

Team who represented

Prince Philip well at a recent

tournament.

The members of the team

were: Andrew C, Jocelyn C,

Yunus E, Nikola J, Jaden K,

Vojislav K, Noah L, Aleksan-

dra P, Anthony P, Cassidy R,

Arshpreet S, Ashley S, Ken-

dall S, and Matteo V

It is worth mentioning that the

number of student who tried

out for this team was ex-

traordinary so making this

team was quite an accom-

plishment in itself.

Way to go, Pumas!

Thank you to Mlle Werezak

and Mr. Whitehead for

coaching!

Page 6 February 2016

School Advisory Council

Our SAC held its most

recent meeting on Janu-

ary 28. At that meeting

we discussed matters

relating to the learning

agenda, school function,

fundraising opportuni-

ties for Intermediate

students, school trips,

and community events.

Minutes from this meeting

will be posted on our

web site as soon as they

become available.

Coming up in March, our

SAC will be providing

pancakes for our stu-

dents. If you are interest-

ed in helping out, please

contact one of our co-

chairs (Angela Rines or

Melissa Warner)

Please follow this link to

see our pre-set meeting

dates and event dates!

Follow this link to see all

of our pre-set meeting

dates and events!

School Store, Milk Program, and Pizza

Our school store is open daily and features milk, popcorn, and cheese. Students can

also purchase milk cards which will eliminate the need to bring cash to school but

will allow students to have fresh, cold milk daily. Milk cards are $20 and the best

way to purchase them is through School Cash Online—though cash and cheques are

accepted. Pizza will be available again in March. Remember, the class with the

highest enrollment in School Cash Online will win pizza for March (see detail on

Page 1 of this newsletter).

Yearbook Advertising

Mr. Mus has begun this year's version of the Prince Philip Yearbook. Anyone who wishes to submit an ad, is most

welcome. Prices are: $100 for a full page; $50 for a half page, and $25 dollars for a credit card size ad.

Prince Philip’s Student Leaders

Each of Prince Philip‘s

classes held elections to

vote a student leaders, as

well as an alternate, to

represent the voice of all

students as part of Prince

Philip‘s Student Leadership

Team. The team has al-

ready met and is organiz-

ing the cupid-gram sales

to raise some money to

help them with future com-

munity-building events.

Members of the 2015-

2016 Leadership team are

as follows:

Grade 4—Julia C, Noah

M, Avery S, Ciara T

Grade 5—Sydney A,

Mary-Maria B, Stephanie

G, Christin H, Kyle H, Mad-

ison S, Dorothea T, Lauren

V

Grade 6—Sandra A,

Suebin C, Logan C, Isabella

M, Jessica N, Tea F

Grade 7—Megan B, Ryder

F, Sophia G, Turner K, Ab-

bie M, Maggie M, Ellie P,

Arleen S, Ella S

Grade 8—Jordyn B, Daisy

B, Ryan B, Beth H-F, Curtis

R, Kendra S, Haven S, Erin

S, Kylee S

February 2016 Page 7

Student Medical Concerns/Anaphylaxis

We would like to re-

mind students and par-

ents/guardians that we

have students who have

life-threatening aller-

gies to peanuts/nuts. It

is our request that you

avoid sending peanut

or almond based food

as snacks with your child

to school. Trace amounts,

or even the smell of these

products, can cause ana-

phylactic shock and pos-

sibly death. As the holi-

day season approaches

and opportunities to send

treats and snacks to

school arise, please re-

member to ensure that all

treats (and ingredients)

are nut free. We thank

you very much for your

continued support!

Court Orders

When couples separate

or divorce, parents gen-

erally share custody of

the children. Sometimes,

however, other arrange-

ments are made and set

out in a court order. The

school cannot enforce

these alternate arrange-

ments unless we have a

copy of the court order

on file in your child‘s

confidential Ontario

School Record. Should

you have such a court

order that we should be

aware of, please speak

to the principal and share

the most current copy

with the school office.

Head Lice

Parents are an important

part of controlling head

lice. Children are espe-

cially prone to these pests

as they often play close

together where heads

may come in close contact.

Remind your children

to put their tuques and

other headgear in

their lockers.

Long hair should be

braided or pinned

close to the head.

Hats, combs, brushes

should not be lent or

borrowed, and should

be washed regularly.

Check your school age

children once weekly

for head lice.

Please notify the

school immediately if

head lice or nits are

found.

When students are found

to have lice or nits par-

ents will be contacted

and students will be sent

home, as our goal is to

keep the school lice free.

The school sends infor-

mation home with all stu-

dents in a class where

head lice has been

found. This is also availa-

ble for parents to assist

in the treatment of head

lice.

Page 8 February 2016

Math Minute(s)

At Prince Philip we continue to

encourage all students in Grades

4 through 8 to spend at least 1

hour per week on DreamBox

Learning®'s Math Program

(sessions should be at least 20

minutes in length). This program

supports students in developing

various models for thinking and

reinforces important mathematical

concepts.

In order to promote this very val-

uable program, we are continuing

our DreamBox Challenge at Prince

Philip. For this challenge, we cal-

culate average (mean) lessons

completed during each month for

each class. The class with the

highest average for each month

will earn a prize. January‘s win-

ning class was, once again, Mme

Latondress‘ Grade 4 class and

they will have special treat for

their hard work. The mean com-

pleted lessons among the students

in 4L for the month of January

was 26!

We also honour the students who

complete the most lessons. For

January, we recognize all stu-

dents who completed 28 lessons

or more. Each of these students

completed (on average) more

than the recommended 5 to 7 les-

sons per week. These students have

their names posted in the front hall

and their names will be entered

into a draw to take place later this

month. Their names will be entered

once for every 7 lessons they com-

pleted. In January, we had 75 dif-

ferent students to enter in the

draw! Ainsley B (5We) was, once

again, at the top of that list! She

completed an incredible 200 les-

sons in January! In second place,

and tops among all Intermediate

student was Curtis R (8D) with an

outstanding 103 lessons completed!

We have included our ―Top 25‖

here. Way to go, Pumas!

Although the students we honour

here, in assemblies, and in our front

hall should be commended for their

incredible work, so should the stu-

dents who complete between 20

and 28 lessons (or 4 hours) in a

month because that means they

completed 5 to 7 lessons (or 1

hour) per week. That is a total wor-

thy of congratulations! Big congrat-

ulations to all those Pumas who met

that target!

Upcoming Early Release Day and New P.D. Day

3112 Dorchester Road N

Niagara Falls

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Pr in ce Ph i l i p Publ i c S choo l

We‘re on the web!

Visit us at princephilips.dsbn.org

Please visit the Prince Philip Athletics and Intramurals section of our web site for important dates and the most up-to-

date information about everything related to athletics at Prince Philip!

Mark your calendars!

The elementary school year

calendar has been tweaked

slightly. As a result, your chil-

dren will get to enjoy a Pro-

fessional Development Day

on Friday, April 15, 2016.

We‘ll also send out a quick

reminder closer to the date,

but wanted to give you a

heads up so you can begin

planning.

If your children currently access

before and/or after school

care, your provider will contact

you with information about

availability closer to the date.

Also, it will be an Early Release

Day across the entire District

School Board of Niagara on

Friday, February 12th. All stu-

dents will be dismissed at 11:50

a.m.

Phone: 905-356-0521

Fax: 906-356-2163

Email: prp@dsbn.org

Staff Grade 4 FI M. Descoeurs (for C. Klassen) Grade 4 FI D. Giliberti (for R. Yochim) Grade 5 FI R. Berman Grade 5 FI M. Wais Grade 5 FI K. Werezak Grade 5 FI S. Whitehead Grade 6 FI L. Kirouac Grade 6 FI S. Provenzano Grade 6 FI M. Sauvé Grade 7 FI K. Brochu Grade 7 D. Ibey Grade 7 FI M. Mackenzie Grade 7 FI H. Stapleton Grade 7/8 M. Hellwig Grade 8 FI A. Latondress (for A. Beauchamp)

Grade 8 FI K. Demers Grade 8 B. Miller Grade 8 FI J. Vandenbosch LRT C. Ahmed

FSL M. Fulton English N. Haight Instructional Coach L. Bonisteel Physical Education D. Pierce (for M. Cushing) English and Music G. Mus ESL N. Theal Bridge Teacher R. Kent Bridge E.A. P. Tucker Youth Counsellor A. Sample Principal L. Tisi Vice Principal K. Racey Secretary D. Dixon AM Secretary D. Barter PM Secretary A. Moody Lunch Supervisor A. Custers Caretaker K. Towner Part-Time Caretaker T. Cook Trites, M.A. Martin

Please mark your calendar…

February 5—Term 1 Report Cards

February 11—IceDogs Visit

February 12—Early Release Day

February 15—Family Day

February 16—Last Day for Grade 1 FI Registration

February 18—Prince Philip ‗Night with the IceDogs‖

February 24—Pink Shirt Day