Newsletter October

Isabella Dicken Elementary School
1302 2nd Avenue, P.O. Box 1559
Fernie, BC V0B 1M0
423-4651, Fax 423-7661
Please visit our website for photos and activities at:
http://www.sd5.bc.ca/school/ides/Pages/default.aspx
https://portal.sd5.bc.ca/group/bthmrq5/Blog/default.aspx
Newsletter #2
2015-2016
October 29, 2015
Principal’s Message:
This year is the optional year of implementing the redesigned BC Ministry of
Education curriculum that has been developed to respond to the changing world
our children will enter. Information can be found on the following BC Ministry of
Education link: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/home which states that:
”Transformation in curriculum will help teachers create learning environments
that are both engaging and personalized for students. At the heart of British
Columbia’s redesigned curriculum are core competencies, essential learning and
literacy and numeracy foundations.”
This curriculum continues to focus on the essential skills that students need to be
successful, but also allows for more project based and hands on learning while
broadening the learning opportunities for every child.
Parents are encouraged to take the time to visit this site to learn about the
changes in the curriculum as well as in student assessment and communicating
student learning.
Halloween is soon upon us!
As we balance school, safety and fun in a school with some students as
young as four years old, please remember the following before sending
your child in a costume on Friday so that they are comfortable and able
to function in all of their classes and outside at recess and lunch:
- Please leave masks and face coverings at home
- Guns, swords or weapons need to remain at home.
- We are celebrating a “Happy Halloween” – please leave ‘blood
and gore’ for Saturday night Trick or Treating!
Our Remembrance Day Assembly will be held in conjunction with Fernie
Secondary on Tuesday, November 10th at 11 AM in the FSS gym. Parents are
welcome to join us!
Dawn Voysey
Principal
IDES 2015-2016 School Goal:
To improve all IDES students’ achievement in reading, writing and numeracy, and
to investigate the Inquiry Question:
Will consistent yearly use of pre and post year common assessment in grades 1
– 6 increase student achievement in reading and writing?
FROM THE OFFICE
Please return your child’s “Permission Forms’ that went home 3 weeks ago if you still have them.
Today we will be sending Permission Walking Forms home with the Kindergarten Students. Please fill in
and return as soon as possible.
Please note that as cold/flu season comes upon us and your child becomes sick, please keep them at home
until they have been well for 24 hours. Please let us know if your child has Chicken Pox or any other
Communicable Disease.
Student Absences: Please call the office before 9 a.m. if your child is absent from school.
Attendance is done on a daily basis to account for every child for safety reasons.
**New** If your child is Late (after 8:55 a.m. please have them sign In at the office in the
attendance book. An adult is required to sign students out for early dismissal.
IDES Reading Logs: A great start to our Reading Log Program. Those students
achieving minutes for a free book are: Maeve Green, Jack Blackburn, Devon
MacGregor, and Riley Helgren.
IDES Yearbook: Volunteers are also needed to help with the Yearbook. If you are
able to help, please contact Laurel Doehl at us@doehle.ca or Megan Collins
m.bmcoll@gmail.com
“Like” us on Facebook to receive regular updates on School Events.
If you are interested in hearing more about the fantastic learning that is going on at IDES,
please check out the blog: 179 Days of Learning At IDES.
https://portal.sd5.bc.ca/group/bthmrq5/Blog/default.aspx
You can also find the link on our school website.
Calendar of Events:
Fri Oct 30th 9:15 Assembly
Oct 31
November:
Tues Nov 3
Tues Nov 10
Wed Nov 11
Fri Nov 27
Halloween Costume Day: No masks or face
coverings; No gore or weapons.
Primary Halloween Dance/Fun
Intermediate Halloween Dance/Fun
Happy Halloween: Daylight Savings Time (turn your clocks back)
7 pm PAC Meeting
11 a.m. Remembrance Day Assembly at FSS.
Parents welcome to attend.
Remembrance Day
Red Friday – No School
December:
Dec 3 District Elementary Volleyball Tournament
Dec 3 Term 1 Report Cards go Home
Dec 4 – Pro D Day – No School
Dec. 8 Early Dismissal 2:00 pm for Parent/Teacher Interviews
Busses run 1 hour early.
Book Fair – Library, Bake Sale - Gym
Dec. 9 Early Dismissal 2:00 pm for Parent/Teacher Interviews
Busses run 1 hour early.
Book Fair continues – Library
Dec 17th IDES Christmas Concert 1:15 pm AND 7:00 pm
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1 Winter Break
A big thank you to IDES Students’ for supporting “END WORLD HUNGER".
Our Grade 6 Leadership students and our IDES community collected 405 food
items and were picked up by the Salvation Army this week.
I.D.E.S. Panther Soccer
On Thursday Isabella Dicken Elementary School hosted the SD 5 Elk Valley Schools
Soccer Tournament. Teams from Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie and Jaffray
participated. This year the girls team from Isabella Dicken went undefeated and took
first place in the tournament. The boys' teams from Isabella Dicken, Jaffray and
Rocky Mountain Elementary (Elkford) had some very close competition that resulted
in a three way tie for first place amongst these times. It was a day full of impressive
soccer skills, sportsmanship and sunshine!
Thank you to our coaches Hart Goldman, Jude Smith, Neve Richards and Kasha
Bell for giving their gift of time to help coach our teams.
Nicole Neufeld
MVP’s and MIP’s for both the Girls and Boys Team will be announced at Friday’s
Assembly !
Girls Team: Hannah Gage, Lorna-May Germann, Hannah Halley, Jordyn LaBelle,
Jersay Larkin, Anna Loewen, Neika Nanninga, Sequoia Nanninga, Hanaka Ogura,
Annelise Pageau, Sydney Polacik, Makenzy Pratt, Sarah Pullen, Audrey Sims, Georgia
Stamler-Lessard, Meghan Stewart, Morgan Trand, Piper Whelan
Boys Team: Ben Arling, Sam Brennan, Jed Cline Smith, Ethan Doehle, Mac Goldman,
Hayden Grabas, Diego Grijalva, Daniel Hammer, Ryan Hennig, Finn Hepher, Trey
Hobbs, Mattias Larsen, Ty Marasco, Andrew Nixon, Logan Pomerantz, Remy StamlerLessard, Jaeden Chorostecki
Student/Family Safety Resources; Rusan Polacik
Kids Count Too!
Elk Valley Children Who Witness Abuse Program
Elkford Women’s Task Force Society
PO Box 742 Elkford B.C. V0B 1H0
Ph. (250) 433-6353
cwwaev@gmail.com
September 29th, 2015
Dear Parents/Guardians/Caregivers,
We would like to invite your child/ren to the Kids Count Too group. ‘Kids Count Too!’ is
a community based support program for children and youth of the Elk Valley who have
individual struggles, family conflict or have experienced a change in their family
dynamic. ‘Kids Count Too!’ support is private and confidential.
This year Kids Count Too is interested in running a group at Isabella Dicken Elementary
School if there is enough interest. The target audience would be students who have
experienced a change in their family dynamic (ie: divorce, separation, new step-parents,
blending families). Group support encourages and assists children and youth to share
their thoughts and feelings with others and creates a network in which the members may
connect with each other. In each group session, we provide a healthy snack as well as
focus on a topic to discuss and explore with the group of children. Topics can include
changing families, coping skills and problem solving, feelings, self-esteem and anger
management, amongst others. Activities for each topic may include games, crafts,
charades or group work..
If you would like your child to participate in this group please send us an email indicating
your interest. Group will run once a week for about 6-8 weeks for an hour in length and
will be divided based on grade level. The first session will establish group rules and
expectations, as well as play some “getting to know you games”.
The group facilitators are Jennifer Lyall, from Kids Count Too and we are very pleased to
have Mrs.Polacik from IDES joining our group! If you think your child may benefit from
attending a group like this or if you have any questions/concerns please email or call.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Lyall( 250-433-6353)
Child Support Facilitator:Kids Count Too!
cwwaev@gmail.com
Rusan Polacik
School District 5 Counsellor
rusan.polacik@sd5.bc.ca
“OUTSIDE THE PANTHER NEWSLETTER”
Fernie Heritage Library Info – Annie Hepner
Here'swhat'shappeningattheLibraryinNOVEMBER
Storytime(Ages3-5years)
Tuesdays11:15am-noon
Stories,singingandactivitiesforpreschoolersandtheircaregivers.
Toddlertime(Ages0-2years)
Wednesday11:15am
Fridays:11:15am
Singing,simplestoriesandfingerplaysforbabiesandtheircaregivers.
Children'sActivitiesforGrades1-6,November3-30,2015
Tuesday3:30-4:45pm:OldSchoolBoardGames,Age7+,DropIn
Wednesday3:30-4:45pm:CharadiansDramaClub,Age9+,DropIn
Thursdays3:30-4:45pm:LegoClub(age7+)Registrationrequired
RedCedarBookClub:FridayNovember6,3:30-4:45pmGrades4-6
FUNFriday,November27:Pirates,ShipsandTreasureMaps
1:00-2:30pm(age7+)Drop-In
JrLegoClub:SaturdayNovember28th,1:30-2:30pmDropInlegotimeforkidsages5+with
theirparents
Teenspace:ThursdayNovember5AND19th6:30-8:00pm
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upactivitiesforthemselvescanthenbesupportedbystaff,asneeded.ContactAnnieat
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TomUphillManor:November4that1:30pm
RockyMountainVillageSerentityRoomNovember25at1:00pm
EveningPrograms:
ThursdayNovember26:6:30-8pmIntroductiontotheEnneagramSystembyAnieHepher.The
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moreinterestingpiecesofyourpersonalitytypeandhowitfitsinwithothers.FreeWorkshop
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