december – 2014 - New Lowell Central Public School

NEW LOWELL CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
5197 County Road 9, New Lowell, Ontario L0M 1N0
Phone 705-424-0991/Fax 424-0012
School Web Site: http://nlo.scdsb.on.ca/
Cathy Bell, Principal
Greg Daniels, Principal’s Assistant
DECEMBER 2014
CHARACTER TRAIT: Empathy – We strive to understand and appreciate the feelings and actions of others.
BUSING ALERT!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 1:
Character Recognition Assembly
Decmeber 1:
School Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.
December 9 :
Poinsettia Orders Due
December 10:
Good Food Box order in
December 17:
Poinsettia Order Pick Up
December 17:
Christmas Performance – 2:00 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m.
December 17:
Good Food Box pick up
December 18:
Christmas Cheer Pick Up
December 19:
Christmas Spirit Day
PLEASE NOTE:
 That staff supervision is not available for students until
8:45 a.m.
 Ensure that all children are sent with clothing suited for the
colder temperatures.
 Listen to the radio (KICX 104.1, CHAY 93.1, ROCK 95 or
PEAK 95.1) and/or check the Board website
(www.scdsb.on.ca) for bus cancellations.
PRINCIPAL’S DESK
School Improvement
We continue to focus on the development
of students’ skills in numeracy. Research
indicates that students’ mindset about math
is a critical link to their achievement. Teachers are working
on promoting this positive mindset.
Beliefs we are encouraging include:
 Everyone can learn math to the highest levels
 Mistakes are VALUABLE
 Questions are really important
 Math is about learning not preforming
 Math is about connections and communicating
 Math is about creativity and making sense
Please help us reinforce is positive mindset around math.
Visit the math websites posted on our School Website to
reinforce skills and concepts while stressing the importance of
a positive mindset around this subject area.
Just a reminder that EVERYONE entering the parking lot at
New Lowell Central Public School:
 Give RIGHT OF WAY to school buses in the parking lot
 Do not attempt to drive around the school buses
 Do not walk your child(ren) around or between the buses
 Allow buses to depart from our school parking lot before
you attempt to enter to pick-up or leave with your
child(ren)
Allow at least 1 car length on either side of the entrance and
exit so that our buses may turn safely into and out of the
driveway.
CLOSING OF SCHOOL UNDER CONDITIONS
BROUGHT ABOUT BY INCLEMENT WEATHER
Please listen to the radio, KICX 104.1, CHAY 93.1, ROCK
95, PEAK 95.1 or check the board website www.scdsb.on.ca
to see if busses are cancelled. The Board has a new Bus Icon
on the home page of the board website that shows bus
information. New Lowell Central is in the West District.
Take note that if busses are not running in the morning they
will not be transporting students at the end of the day. It will
be the parent’s responsibility to pick up any child who has
attended school. The school will remain open unless stated
otherwise on the radio or website.
SAFE ARRIVAL AND INCLEMENT WEATHER
The Safe Arrival Program is in place in elementary schools to
ensure that children arrive safely at school each day. Please
be advised that on days when buses are cancelled due to
inclement weather, calls will not be made to families whose
children ride school transportation. Families of those children
who walk to school are asked to report their child's absence to
the school if they will not be in attendance. An effort will be
made to call families of walking students who are not present,
but, on some days, given the number of absent students, this
may be not possible.
SIMCOE COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES
On Wednesday December 17th students from Kindergarten to
Grade 3 will be presenting our annual Christmas performance.
We will host performances at 2:00 and 6:30 p.m. There is no
charge for this performance but donations to Christmas Cheer
or the mitten tree would be appreciated
SCHOOL COUNCIL FUNDRAISER
Raffle of Preferred Parking and Front Row Seats
Get your raffle tickets to be entered in a draw to receive
preferred parking and front row seating for our Holiday
Performance. Tickets will come home Friday and can be
purchased for $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Students are asked to
return ticket money and/or extra tickets by December 12th.
Please indicate when you purchase a ticket, if you would
prefer the afternoon or evening performance. Funds raised
will support in-school presentations and field trips.
CHRISTMAS CHEER CHALLENGE 2014
New Lowell Central Public School is collecting food items
and toiletries for the local food bank this holiday season. We
are also collecting donations of toys for the Toy Drive and
hats and mitts for local shelters. Our school goal is to collect
500 items! Our Christmas Cheer Challenge begins Monday,
December 1st and goes until Wednesday, December 17th.
Please support our local community by contributing to our
Christmas Cheer Challenge.
When grocery shopping this month, please keep in mind that
food banks are looking for baby food, evaporated milk, canned
fruit and vegetables, cereal, soup, and canned fish and meats.
The Kindergartens will once again be going around to each
class every day to collect, sort and count the items that have
been donated.
Thank you for your support!
MITTEN TREE
We will again be collecting mittens, gloves, scarves, hats –
adult and children’s sizes – for a mitten tree that we will have
set up in our lobby. These items will be donated to a women’s
shelter.
LIBRARY NEWS:
Ms. Hartley wishes to thank all of the staff, parents, and
students who supported our second book fair this year. It was
huge success once again. Due to everyone’s efforts we were
able to raise $972 in resources for our Library/School. Please
note that our third and final book fair for the year will be in
the spring. The date will be announced later.
Just a reminder - primary book lending will be finished on
Friday, December 12, for the year. Students are encouraged to
return all books to the library. Regular lending will continue
in January when we return from Christmas holidays. Regular
lending for Junior and Intermediate students will continue
over Christmas, however, Ms. Hartley asks that you do not
take your library books on vacation with you.
SPEECHES
Junior and Intermediate students are invited to participate in
our Speeches competition that will be held in
January/February. Classes will be having students who are
interested in participating in the competition complete
speeches in early January. They will compete in class first and
the winners will be coming to the gym in late January where
they will compete to earn the right to move on to the
Legion/Lions competition. Best of luck to all the students who
wish to participate.
STUDENT ELECTRONICS
A number of students bring in personal electronic devises to
use while on the bus, for classroom activities or during breaks.
Students are responsible for theses devises and need to ensure
they are stored in a safe location when not in use.
LOST AND FOUND
Items will be on display in the hallway until Thursday
December 18th. After this date they will be bagged and given
to a charity.
REMINDER TO PARENTS RE: GRADE 7 AND
GRADE 8 IMMUNIZATIONS
Nurses from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will be
in school over the winter providing second doses in series of
immunizations to Grade 7 students and Grade 8 girls who
provided consent. Consent forms and fact sheets for the
Hepatitis B and Meningococcal Conjugate ACWY vaccines
for Grade 7’s and Human Papillomavirus vaccine for Grade 8
girls were sent home in the fall. The consent forms and fact
sheets are available on the immunization page of the health
unit’s website at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org. If you have
any questions or concerns, please call Your Health Connection
at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
FRENCH IMMERSION AND EXTENDED FRENCH
INFO NIGHTS AND REGISTRATION INFO
The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) offers
French Immersion (FI) and Extended French as a Second
Language (EFSL) at select schools throughout the county. FI
begins in Grade 1 and EFSL begins in Grade 5. These
programs give students a bilingual education and the
opportunity to become fluent in another language.
Information sessions will be held in January for parents of
Kindergarten and Grade 4 students. A letter will be sent home
to those parents with more details. Information session dates
are posted online at www.scdsb.on.ca under Programs, French
as a Second Language.
To apply for these programs, you must complete the online
application form in January at www.scdsb.on.ca under
Programs, French as a Second Language. The FI application
form will be available from 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, until 9
p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. The EFSL application form
will be available from 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, until 9
p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.
While every effort will be made to accommodate all FI
applications, available space and staffing will determine how
many students can be registered in the program. Applications
will be processed in the order they are received electronically.
EFSL is an open access program. This means that any student
starting Grade 5 in September 2015 will be eligible for the
EFSL program, and all online applications will be processed.
Parents who do not have Internet access at home, or who
require other assistance accessing the online application,
should contact the school.
EQAO STRATEGIC PLAN SURVEY WELCOMES
FEEDBACK FROM EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND
PARENTS
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is
the organization that measures student achievement in reading,
writing and mathematics in relation to Ontario Curriculum
expectations. They are developing a new Strategic Plan that
will guide the agency’s efforts for the next five years. To help
EQAO understand how the agency’s work can be most
valuable in the years ahead, the organization is asking parents,
students, teachers, administrators, trustees, school board
employees, and members of the public to complete the
following survey:
http://eqao.fluidsurveys.com/s/EQAOStrategicPlan/.
CIRCLE OF LEARNING PARENT ACADEMY - FREE
WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU BOOST YOUR CHILD’S
SUCCESS
As a parent/guardian, you were your child’s first teacher and
you are still his or her most important teacher. Your
involvement in your child’s education has an impact on
success. Register to attend workshops throughout the year
designed to help you support your child’s learning and
development.
Sessions include:
 Successful transitions – how parents can guide their
children to achieve their full potential

Make the difference in math with a growth mindset

Math 101 - all parents can support their children in
math

Resilience: Nine things kids need from their families,
schools, and communities
Find workshop dates, times, descriptions and register online at
www.scdsb.on.ca/circleoflearning.
The Circle of Learning Parent Academy is hosted by the
Simcoe County District School Board’s Parent Involvement
Committee and made possible with the support of the Ministry
of Education through a Parents Reaching Out Grant.
INFORMATION NIGHTS FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS
Is your child starting Grade 9 next year? High school
information nights happen this winter! Information nights give
an overview of what’s new and what to expect, and are a
chance to ask questions.
High school is an exciting time—there are so many programs,
clubs and activities for students to try. Attend the information
night by checking the schedule on SCDSB’s website here:
www.scdsb.on.ca/highschool to find out what’s offered at
your local high school.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION STARTS SOON
Do you (or someone you know) have a child who was born in
2011? If so, it’s almost time to register them for Kindergarten
in the SCDSB! Beginning on January 26, 2015, Simcoe
County’s public schools will be registering children for
Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year. Required
registration documents include birthdate documentation, proof
of address and record of immunization. For more information,
visit www.scdsb.on.ca/kindergarten.
THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS – WHAT
DO THEY DO?
Visit the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) website at
http://www.oct.ca/ for tools and resources specifically
designed for parents. Search the online registry to learn more
about your child's teacher and qualifications, read the enewsletter for parents and much more.
PROVIDE INPUT ON PROPOSED 2015-2016 SCHOOL
YEAR CALENDAR
The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) invites
public school communities to submit input regarding the
proposed school year calendar for the next school year (Sept.
2015 to June 2016). Input can be provided by visiting
www.scdsb.on.ca, then clicking the link on the `School Year
Calendars’ page under the ‘Schools’ Menu. All stakeholders
including staff, school council members, parents/guardians,
students and members of the school community are invited to
provide input. Feedback is invited until January 9, 2015 to
ensure that SCDSB meets school year calendar development
timelines set by the Ministry of Education.
FUNDRAISING
YEARBOOKS
The yearbook is just $22 this year. There will be a custom
cover, 56 full colour pages and a free autograph sheet. There
will also be options to upgrade to hard cover, zoom inserts or
put your child’s photograph and name on the front cover. The
order forms were sent home in November. Get your orders in
as soon as possible.
The yearbook will be on sale outside the gym before the
evening Primary Christmas concert (Tuesday, December 17 th)
We accept cash and cheque (written to New Lowell Central
Public School). Don’t want to send cash to school, check out
ybpay.lifetouch.com and search New Lowell, pay with your
credit card online! A receipt will be emailed directly to you.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Haufe at 705424-0991 or thaufe@scdsb.on.ca. Thank you for your
continued support.
MABELS LABELS FUNDRAISER
Tired of your child loosing things?! Our school has a large
lost and found! Help minimize lost belongings with the help
of Mabel’s Labels. Mabel’s Labels is a company with all
types of labels that are colourful, indestructible, easy-to-use
and fun! Iron-Ons, Stickies, Bag Tags, Allergy Alert labels &
more! Personalize your labels with names, nicknames, initials
- whatever you choose. Cool icons help even little ones
identify their own belongings. Dishwasher, microwave,
laundry & kid tested! Dispatched within 24 hours! Visit
http://www.newlowell.mabelslabels.com/ to place your order
while helping our fundraiser! All funds raised will be used for
to enhance our playground.
POINSETTIA SALE
The Student Council is organizing the 10th annual poinsettia
sale. These beautiful nursery grown plants come in red, white,
pink, or burgundy. Decorate this season with one of these
beautiful festive plants or give one as a gift! The poinsettias
are ordered from Bradford Greenhouse.
Order forms will be going home soon and need to be returned
by Tuesday, December 9th. Pick up will be on Wednesday,
December 17th after 3:00 p.m.
Need Last Minute Holiday Gifts?
Magazine Subscriptions Make GREAT
Christmas & Holiday Gifts!
And you can support our school & children at the same time!
www.QSP.ca
Simply go on-line to, www.QSP.ca and go shopping. Use the account
finder to find our school account number to ensure we receive the
profits from your orders.
A gift of a magazine subscription is like giving a gift
every month for an entire year!
-----------------------------------------------DON’T FORGET THAT OUR REGULAR
FAMILY READING MAGAZINE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IS
COMING THIS SPRING!
Please ignore publisher reminders and wait to renew
your subscriptions through the school to support our
children’s education.
(SAVE those publisher coupons as we accept all price
discount coupons.)
If you ever have any questions, please contact
QSP Customer Service at
1-800-667-2536.
December 2014
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING: DECEMBER 1st @ 6:30 PM
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND! TAKES PLACE IN THE LIBRARY.
PRIMARY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
This year’s Christmas concert will be on Wednesday December 17th.
Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets, $2 each or 3 for $5 for your chance to win 4 front row seats at the
concert and 2 preferred parking spots.
We will draw two winners!
We will be having a photo booth from local photographer Richard Roinson, owner of Extra Lensory
Perception to capture your memories. Cost is $7 for a 4x6 and will be ready while you wait! No cameras
needed.
SUNNIDALE WINTERAMA
JANUARY 29-31, 2015
Plans for this year’s Winterama have been underway for months now thanks to the hard work of the
community’s Winterama committee.
Once again, New Lowell Public School will be participating in the parade.
This year’s theme is ‘Frozen’
Snow Queen Contest will return this year for girl’s ages 8-12.
Keep an eye out… more information is on the way…
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
MILK
We are looking for someone to write the
White and chocolate
council portion of our school newsletter!
milk available daily.
Please contact: Amanda Duggan, Council Chair
amanda.duggan@live.com
If you are interested in volunteering in the
school please contact: Jennifer Elliott,
Volunteer Coordinator
123.abc.ece@gmail.com
Cost is $1
SUB PROGRAM
SUB PROGRAM
Order forms are sent
home monthly.
Lunches are available
on Wednesdays.
SOME THINGS TO
WATCH FOR IN 2015…


Zumba FUNdraiser
Family entertainment
magician performance –
Magical Duda
More information and
dates will be announced
shorty!
DECEMBER – 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
1
Wednesday
2
2
Thursday
Friday
3
3
4
4
Saturday
5
6
12
13
19
20
5
Subs/Wraps
Pizza
School Council
Meeting – 6:30 pm
7
8
9
2
1
10
3
Poinsettia
orders in
14
15
5
Pizza
Good Food Box
Orders Due
Jersey Day
Subs/Wraps
16
2
1
11
4
17
3
18
4
5
Subs/Wraps
Christmas Concert
2:00 + 6:30
Good Food Box
Pickup
Poinsettia pick up
21
First Day of
Winter
22
23
24
Red & Green Day
Pizza
25
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day
Have a joyful and healthy holiday season – school begins on January 5th
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