School Teams - St. Davids Public School

ST DAVIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL
December, 2013
1344 York Road, St. Davids, ON, L0S 1P0 905-262-4533
Principal: Tammy Chilcott
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL...
Whether you are celebrating
Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa,
Eid Al-Adha or another special event
this holiday season, the staff at
St Davids wishes you a safe and
joyous time with your family. We
are very grateful that you have
entrusted your children to our
care. At St Davids, we believe that
every child can achieve to a high
standard. We believe that good
character and good citizenship are integral
components of academic achievement and
success in life. We believe that parents and
teachers, working together, can achieve great
things for children. We are very proud of the
positive climate in our school and are
committed to working together for even greater
student success.
Our Christmas Concert and
Basket Raffle will be held on
Wednesday, December 18, at
6:00 pm. We hope that you can
join us for a special time that will
bring the community together. If
you are unable to attend at 6:00 p.m. there will
be a dress rehearsal at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks to Mrs. King and Mrs. Wieler
who have worked so hard with the students in
preparing to spread Christmas cheer. Please
remember that we will be collecting
nonperishable canned goods for Newark
Neighbours.
St. Davids parents are wonderful bakers. The
show of care and creativity at each bake
sale is absolutely show-stopping!
Baked goods will be sold in the am
and pm on the day of the concert.
This Christmas Bake Sale has traditionally
been a time when you can purchase some
goodies for Christmas get-togethers! Don’t
miss out.
PARENT COUNCIL
Our next Parent Council meeting at St Davids
will be on Tuesday, January 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Please join us!
BAKE SALE UPDATE
Bake sale proceeds will support the math
resources and athletics throughout the year.
Thank you for your support. We made
$265.00 for November!
CALLING HOME
Students are required to get
permission from school staff
every time a call home needs to be
made. If parents are granting
permissions for students over the
phone, they must speak directly to school staff.
It is not appropriate to “pass on” messages to
staff through students. As a general rule, written
notes by parents are required for permissions.
Calling home should be the exception. Cell
phones should never be used to contact home
through the school day. Please review this
procedure with your children at home.
JOY DAY – RED AND GREEN DAY
Each year at St Davids, the staff and
students celebrate the coming of
winter, and Christmas, specifically.
A Joy Day is set aside early in
December, on which students spend a couple
of hours decorating the school and classrooms
in a festive way. Don’t forget to wear your
Christmas colours of red and green! This year,
it is on Friday, December 6th beginning at 1:35
p.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. If you would prefer
your child not participate in this event, please
send a note in your child’s agenda in advance.
We may plan an alternative activity.
CANADIAN TIRE MONEY DRIVE
Once again this year, students
and staff at St. Davids will be
collecting Canadian Tire Money
(gift cards and cash accepted as well) in our
annual Canadian Tire Money Drive. Each year,
the money is used towards gifts for needy
families across Niagara, just in time for
Christmas. The students look forward to this
worthwhile fundraiser as a group of students
travel to Canadian Tire and go on a shopping
spree for toys!
The campaign started Monday, November 26th
and will run through Monday, December 10th.
Just to make it a little more fun.....the class that
brings in the greatest amount per capita, will
win a pizza party and movie! Last year we
collected over $700.00 dollars and we are
hoping to match or better that total! GO
DRAGONS GO!
MATH HOMEWORK HELP
All students in Grades 7 and 8 have access to
live, interactive online math help through the
expansion of a pilot project funded by the
Ministry of Education. Homework Help is free,
real-time math tutoring by certified Ontario
teachers.
Students can log in from Sunday to Thursday,
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST for 20 hours a week
of individualized confidential math tutoring.
There are discussion rooms for each grade
where students can join in and see what
questions other students are asking, watch the
tutors draw on the whiteboard and ask their
own question for on-the-spot help.
Go to https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org for more
information.
Clothing
PLEASE put your child’s name in their coat and
winter boots. We continue to have several articles
of clothing sent to the lost and found and very few
of them get claimed. We try to keep them as long
as possible, but the pile becomes unruly. We will
be packaging up this latest collection after
December 14th. Please encourage your child to
check Lost and Found.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT
INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
There may be times during the school year where inclement weather or other situations could cause
transportation cancellations or school closures.
At times when student transportation has been cancelled and schools remain open, the decision of whether or
not to have children in school on that day rests with the parent or guardian.
Should you decide not to send your child to school in the event that transportation 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 absence.
A key resource in any emergency is the DSBN Emergency Information form that you filled out at the beginning
of the school year. Please let the school know of any changes in contact information or procedures you wish to
be followed throughout the school year.
For secondary schools it may become necessary to cancel late buses. Notice will be provided via school
announcements and on the websites and subscription features by 11:30 a.m.
Information about transportation cancellations and school closures will be available as soon as it is available
through the following channels:
Websites: www.dsbn.org
www.nsts.ca
Subscription Features: DSBN Facebook or Twitter, NSTS Transportation Delay or Cancellation Alerts
Phone: Niagara Student Transportation Services 905-346-0290 Voice Auto Attendant
Radio Stations:
CKTB (610 AM) St. Catharines
WAVE (94.7 FM) Hamilton
CKOC (1150 AM) Hamilton
CHML (900 AM) Hamilton
CHAM (820 AM) Hamilton
Y-108(107.9) Hamilton
CHRE (105.7 FM) St. Catharines
CHTZ-FM (97.7 FM) St. Catharines
CKEY (105.1 FM) Niagara Falls/Fort Erie
K-LITE-FM (102.9 FM) Hamilton
GIANT FM (91.7 FM) Welland
Television Stations:
CHCH – Hamilton
CTV Toronto
CityTV Breakfast Television
Cogeco Channel 10
DSBN High School Open House Dates
A.N. Myer Secondary School
Eden High School
Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Laura Secord Secondary School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
St. Catharines Collegiate
Stamford Collegiate
January 15
January 13
January 16
January 14
January 16
January 15
January 16
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
RESPECT
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER
Congratulations to students chosen for their demonstration of respect and personal accomplishments during
November.
TEACHER
JK – AM Parkhouse
JK – PM Wieler
SK Ayotte
SK Black
Gr. 1 Kotsanis
Gr. 1/2 Furtney
Gr. 3 O’Sullivan
Gr. 3 Feduck
Gr. 3/4 Climenhage
Gr. 5 Zelem
Gr. 6/7 Magistrale
Mme. Borrowman
Gr. 7/8
McNamara
STUDENT OF THE
MONTH
Matteo Serluca, Kameron Morley
Avery Janzen
Aiden Harber, Aidan Skelton
Liam Fenwick
Blake Coleman, Andrew Christie
Eddie Friesen, Maya Dueck
Jonathan Colcuc
Austin Roy, Sophia Kelly
Josh Pasco
Gabriel Arseneault, Logan Warner
Josh Ciemitis, Julia Maves
Daniel Penner, Braulio Ojeda
Valencia, Jason Chen
Mohamed Al Habboub, Jackie
Campbell
CHARACTER TRAIT
Mariska Colcuc
Maddax Loum
Malea Viola
Carter Lidstone, Julian Belvin
Lucy Hopkins
Lauren Janzen
Calvin Schouten
Rachel Wagner
Makayla Delaney
Ellie Harrison
Ewan Fenwick
Spencer Fansolato
The character trait for December is RESPONSIBILITY
ST. DAVIDS SCHOOL LETTER
Academic Points
 Honours – overall
 Honours – 2 subjects
 Honours – 3 or more subjects
 Subject Award Recipient
Athletic
House Leagues:
 Volleyball
 Soccer
 3 on 3 Basketball
 Other
School Teams:
 Soccer
 Volleyball
 Basketball
 Cross Country
 3 Pitch
 Tag Rugby
 Badminton
 Other
Service/Citizenship
 Library Helper
 Student Secretary
 Tuck Shop Helper
 Outdoor Sign Crew
 Yard Clean-Up Crew
 Recycling
 Milk Movers
 AV Crew
 Bus Monitors
 Kindergarten Helpers
 Lunch Monitors
 Chair Crew
 Stone Sweepers
 Lost & Found
 Equipment Room Team
 Green Crew
 Lions Spaghetti Helpers
 Other
Extracurricular
Organized Clubs:
 Chess Club
 School Photographers
 School Reporters
 Robotics
 Me to We
 Authors’ Club
 Eco
 Choir
 Historica
 Public Speaking
 Time Keepers
 Other
In the month of December, Jr/Int students will be reviewing their participation in
the point system to receive their school letter or certificate. Grades 4-6 receive a
certificate and Gr. 7 & 8’s a school letter.
Snow Safety
Students at St Davids School are not allowed to throw or kick snow while on school property. Cold, frozen
snow presents a threat to student safety especially when thrown. Parents/Guardians are asked to please
review this policy at home and we will continue to remind students here at school. Consequences for
throwing snow are as follows:
1st time: Letter home with a detention
2nd time: Letter home and Loss of Privileges/Detention
3rd time: Formal at-home suspension
We all thank you for your support in
helping to keep the school yard safe!
School Teams - Volleyball
Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball Championships
We are proud of the intermediate girls who maintained a great season and played like champs winning the
consolation finals against Parnall. Great season Girls!
Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball Championships
Congratulations goes out to the Intermediate Boys Volleyball team! Our Dragons faught hard to pull off a
win in the DSBN tournament and will now be facing off against Gracefield on December 2nd at Eastdale
Secondary School for the DSBN Championship game! The game will be at 5pm and we would appreciate
any fan support that we can get. Great job boys!
Junior Volleyball
The Junior volleyball season is coming to an end. The team represented St Davids very well and played
with such enthusiasm. Great development of serving, bumping and setting! Below is a list of the students
on each team.
Junior Boys Volleyball Team
Noah Schouten, Macgregor Armstrong, Winston Doppenberg, Brett Wilson, Kurtis Zwierschke, Lathan
Barrie, Christian Maniatis, Josh Pasco, Ben Janzen, Michael Ivanov, Ewan Fenwick, Austin Gould, Brodie
O’Toole, Ethan Carmichael, Braulio Ojeda Valencia, Owen Holmes
Thank you to our coach, Mr. Climenhage.
Junior Girls Volleyball Team
Angelina Maniatis, Paige Hoadley, Makayla Delane, Mackenzie Gould, Breanne Roacht, Jordana
Parliament, maddie Critchley, Phoenix Williams, Georgia Ledwez, Arianna Zumpanno, Jordyn Devries,
Julia Maves, Kate Fenwick, Elizabeth Penner
Thank you to our coaches Mrs. Kotsanis and Mrs. Cook
The French Immersion program is open to all students in Senior Kindergarten and Grade 3. If you want your child
to develop a high proficiency and fluency in Canada’s two official languages then French Immersion has a great deal
to offer.
French Immersion Parent Information Nights
January 22, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Central Public School
January 21, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Dalewood Public School
January 23, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Garrison Road Public School
January 28, 2014
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Gordon Public School
January 23, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. *Hosted at Sir Winston Churchill
Jeanne Sauvé Public School
January 23, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
John Marshall Public School
January 22, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
McKay Public School
January 22, 2014
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Prince Philip Public School
January 21, 2014
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Princess Elizabeth Public School
To confirm which French Immersion site your child would attend, please speak with your child’s principal.
Registration will begin online January 6, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Go to www.dsbn.org/fi to register.
For more information please contact:
Julie Stapleton, French as a Second Language and International Languages Consultant, School Support Services – 905-227-5551
ext 52220 or Julie.stapleton@dsbn.org
OR
Kelly McDonnell, Student Achievement Leader – French Immersion, School Support Services - (905)-227-5551
ext 52402 or Kelly.mcdonnell@dsbn.org
Tips on Learning Math - Take a MATH Hike
You can help your children continue to learn and stay active by taking a math hike. Walk or bike together through your
neighbourhood or along one of the many beautiful trails or bike paths in our area. You may want to use a pedometer to
track your steps. You can also have children help to plan the outing by discussing how far you might go, how long it will
take and how fast you might travel. Children can be math detectives as they consider and discuss some of the following:
Can you find leaf or petal clusters in groups of 3,4,5,6....?
Can you find spirals?
What geometric shapes can you find, manmade or natural?
What patterns can you see?
What equations might you use to describe the patterns you see?
How could you estimate how tall or wide something is?
Do you see symmetry anywhere?
Are there arrangements that make it easy to count how many objects you see?
Can you guess the angles formed by branches or leaves? How did you estimate?
Do you see numerals anywhere? What do they tell us?
For long lasting fun, take along a camera to capture pictures of the math you see or a notebook to draw and label your
discoveries. Other friends or family members can guess what the image is and where the image came from as well as
talking about the math that they see! You could even create a collage, scrapbook or slideshow.
The new "mathies" site from the Ministry of Education is up and running. It has great
games, learning tools and parent supports. It can be accessed at www.mathies.ca .