Uniacke District School Newsletter

Uniacke District School Newsletter
November1, 2015
Principal: D. Walker walkerd@ccrsb.ca
Volume 1, Issue 3
Vice-Principal: M. Peveril peverilmf@ccrsb.ca
AA: P. George georrgepm@ccrsb.ca
Website: www.uniacke.ednet.ns.ca
Lest we forget
Dear Parents / Guardians,
Contents
Lest we forget
1
Report Cards
1
Breakfast program
1
Safety Drills
2
Notes for Parents
2
Noon supervisors
3
Winter dress
3
Upcoming dates
3
Home and School
4
Note for Parents
4
UDS list
4
Winter Weather
5
Breakfast for Learning
5
It’s hard to believe two months of
school is already behind us. October was
a busy month with Mi’kmaq History
month, Fire Prevention Week, Provincial
Assessments, GoatWorks, Discovery
Center, and the annual Halloween
festivities enjoyed by all.
With all these activities taking place,
we continue to ensure Literacy is a
major focus of what students learn
every day. We continue to encourage
parents to read and write with their
child/children. With your continued
support, our students will continue to
learn, grow and reach their
full potential.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Walker.
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Free breakfast is offered to our
students each day. All students are
welcome and we thank the many
parents, community volunteers, and
staff for their assistance in supporting
this initiative for students
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of
the 11th month, Canadians are asked
to pause and remember the
thousands of men and women who
sacrificed their lives fighting for
freedom and democracy during the
First World War, the Korean War, the
Afghanistan conflict and during
peacekeeping missions.
On Tuesday, November 10th @ 9am
we will be honoring the many
veterans who fought to ensure our
freedom many years ago. Please feel
free to join us.
Report cards will go home on November
19th. Parent visitation will follow on
Thursday, November 26th from 5:00 7:00 pm and again on Friday,
November 27th from 8:30am-11:00am.
The allotted parent-teacher visitation
times are scheduled at 10 minute
intervals. If you feel you need longer
than the scheduled 10 minutes, please
make prior arrangements with your
child’s teacher to visit with them at
another time. This will keep visitation
running smoothly and will not keep
other parents waiting for an extended
period of time. If you would like the
Program Support Teacher that works
with your child to be a part of your
parent-teacher interview, please let
the classroom teacher know and they
will make the necessary arrangements.
On the afternoon of November 27th,
teachers will be having a half day inservice so there will be no school for
students on this day.
Junior high parents do not require
scheduled appointments.
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November News
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Notes for Parents
v Teachers are not on duty until 7:40am – please do not leave your child
unattended on school grounds before that time. We have noticed an increase
in the past two weeks where students have been dropped off at 7:15am.
v Students must be signed out by a parent/guardian. If someone else is
picking up your child please send a note or call the office. All parents must
check in at the office upon arrival. Parents are reminded that teachers cannot
be disrupted during instructional time with unplanned visits.
v If necessary to have medication dispensed to your child at school, please
complete Form A – Administration of Medications/Medical Interventions
(found in on the school’s website). Medication should be dropped off at the
office and not sent with your child.
Home of the
Wolves
“Children may
forget what you
said but they will
never forget how
you made them
feel”.
-- Anonymous
v In the event that a bus breaks down in the morning the bus driver calls
their supervisor immediately. Typically, a bus is sent out from Milford as soon
as that happens. If the school is called we also call the bus supervisor just to
touch base, although their plan is usually in place by the time we call. If the
bus is later than normal the parent/guardian may drive their child to school or
the students may wait with their family/guardian until the replacement bus
arrives. In the afternoon, if a bus breaks down, the supervisor is called and a
replacement bus is sent out to transport students home if available. The
school is also contacted in this situation and field calls to the school.
UDS - List
Become a subscriber to the UDS-List. What is the UDS-List? The UDS-LIST is a
school to home e-mail messaging service that delivers short, concise messages
to subscribers in a convenient, timely manner. UDS-LIST messages contain a
variety of information including meeting and school calendar reminders,
safety alerts, notice of special events, and more.
To join the UDS-LIST, follow the links on the school web site:
http://uniacke.ednet.ns.ca
Safety Drills
Throughout the school year students and staff will be
practicing safety drills. A code red drill is an
evacuation from the school (fire drill), a code black
is evacuation and relocation from the school
premises and code blue is a lockdown of the school.
From time to time all students and staff will be
practicing these drills. School Administration work
closely with staff, the Uniacke District Fire
Department and the RCMP to ensure the safety drills
follow safe procedures with everyone’s input.
Breakfast program
A large portion of our funding for the Breakfast
for Learning Program is from the President's
Choice Children's Charity. It is through their
generous support that our Breakfast Program is
able to support the breakfast needs of all our
students each school day.
We are also grateful at UDS that our Breakfast
Program is supported by the Uniacke Wishgivers
and our wonderful dedicated volunteers. Every
school day, community volunteers get up early to
prepare and serve healthy breakfast to our
students. Rain or shine, all school year-long. If
you are looking for an opportunity to be involved
with our Breakfast Program as a volunteer and
have approximately 1 hour in the morning,
please contact the office.
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STAY WARM AND SAFE
As the temperatures cool down we have noticed that
many students are not taking care to notice the
need to be properly dressed for the weather.
Mittens, gloves, hats, warm coats (with operating
zippers) and boots or waterproof shoes are
important so children can better enjoy our
playground in the months ahead. Providing there is
not extreme cold or wet weather, we still go out to
recess and lunch on a daily basis. Please take the
time to ensure you son or daughter has the
necessary winter clothing. Long scarves are a safety
concern on the playground equipment and should be
avoided
Noon Hour Supervisors
We are still looking for people who are
interested in being “spare” noon hour
supervisors. The responsibility is to
supervise students during our two lunch
periods from 11:10 -11:50 pm and 11:55
-12:55pm. The candidates must be
willing to have child abuse and criminal
records checks done. If interested,
please contact the main office at 866 5100. Thank you
UDS Home and School Association
Vendor Fair
On November 7th, 2015 UDS Home and School are inviting the community to join us in supporting our children, as well as local Dress
Code
businesses. We will be hosting a Vendor Fair at the Mount Uniacke Legion from 10am -­‐ 2 pm. It is a great way to start some Christmas shopping, create growth within We do have
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code,through and asklocal business, all well giving our children the our ommunity students toopportunity wear clothing
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without the support of our community. low cut tops, low cut jeans, and
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sex,
alcohol,
Andrea Weatherdon for a table rental 902-­‐256-­‐2051 smoking, or
drugs. Appropriate
dress is self respect. Help
encourage students to respect
themselves.
Upcoming Dates
November
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December
3rd
5th
6th
10th
11th
19th
26th
27th
16th
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Picture retakes
Grade 7/8 immunizations
Assessment and Evaluation Day (no school)
School Remembrance Day service @9am
Remembrance Day (no school)
Report cards go home
Parent teacher interviews (5-7 pm)
Parent teacher interviews (8:30 – 11am) Site based PD
Holiday concert @ 7pm
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Breakfast for Learning
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Our school’s nutrition program is proudly funded by Breakfast for Learning. Thanks to
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their support, we are able to offer our students a healthy meal or snack during the
Uniacke District School
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school day.
551 # 1 Highway
Mount Uniacke
Nova Scotia B0N 1Z0
Phone:
(902) 866-5100
Fax:
(902) 866-5105
Website:
www.uniacke.ednet.ns.ca
Breakfast for Learning is a national charity that is committed to ensuring students
attend school well nourished and ready to learn, giving them the best chance of
success in life.
In the 2013/14 school year, Breakfast for Learning funded 2,402 breakfast, lunch and
snack programs, served 251,531 children and youth and provided over 40 million
nourishing meals and snacks.
Since 1992, Breakfast for Learning has helped serve over 510 million meals to
children and youth across Canada.
For more information, please visit breakfastforlearning
.
MESSAGE FROM CCRSB:
Winter Weather is Coming!
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November News
The days are getting colder and with each dip in the thermometer we move one step closer to
winter weather: icy roads, snow and freezing rain. For CCRSB schools, winter weather means
the potential closure of schools when conditions are considered unsafe for our students and
staff.
Decisions regarding school cancellations are made by CCRSB’s Operational Services Department
and generally happen in the early morning (before 6:30 am) or mid-day. We try our best not to
have mid-day cancellations, but sometimes an unexpected change in the weather makes the
decision for us. In those cases, it is important that our schools have the most up-to-date
contact information for parents and guardians, and that parents and guardians have alternative
arrangements in place for their children, before a cancellation takes place.
Mid-day cancellations can also be complicated by busing. Many buses in CCRSB transport
students to and from multiple schools, in a set order. This same order of pick-up and drop-off
will still apply in the case of a mid-day cancellation. So, though schools may close at 10:00 am,
for example, students may not be dropped off until an hour or more later, depending on where
their school is on the regular pick-up and drop-off order.
Whether first thing in the morning, or mid-day, cancellations due to weather conditions will be
announced in several ways:
• The “All Schools Open” button on the CCRSB home page (www.ccrsb.ca) changes to
red. By clicking on the button, you can get closure information specific to our Family of
Schools.
• A message regarding the cancellation is posted to the CCRSB home page under “News”;
to the CCRSB Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ChignectoCRSB); and to our Twitter
feed (@ChignectoCRSB).
• Information is sent to all local radio and television stations within the CCRSB, including
CBC radio in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and CFCY radio in
Charlottetown.
CCRSB thanks all parents, guardians and students for their patience and understanding as we
move through the start of the winter season. Please know that all decisions regarding
cancellations are made with great care for the safety of students and staff.