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“SUCCESS FAVOURS A PREPARED MIND” (DR. JAMES HILLIER)
JAY HAWK JOURNAL : NOVEMBER 2014
NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
From the Principal’s Desk
Our Remembrance Day will also report cloCeremony will take sures and cancellations
place on Tuesday No- but the earliest and
vember 11th at 11 am. most accurate inforParents are invited to mation is found on the
attend and are asked to Board website.
arrive at the school by
10:50 so we can start • James Hillier is in
promptly at 11. (Our Zone 4.
morning nutrition break •Now is a good time
will be slightly altered for little ones to start
to accommodate our practicing with coats,
11am assembly)
boots and snow-pants.
With winter weather When visiting the
just around the corner school remember that
please remember ...
the front door is locked
• If busses are can- during the school day.
celled schools are Please have students
arrive on time with all
closed
of the items they need
•Closures are posted on for the day. Students
the Board’s website arriving late or families
(www.granderie.ca) by needing to drop off for6:30 am. Follow the gotten items makes a
link to transportation. lot of extra work for the
Local TV and Radio office staff that need to
Important November Dates
Reminders
Eric Walter’s Presentation (K-8)
6th
Progress Reports / Picture Retakes
7th
Remembrance Day Assembly
Interviews
won a 7th place ribbon
and Karissa won a 2nd
In the event that there
place ribbon. C'est fanis no answer at the door
tastique!
when you arrive it is
likely that Mrs. Smith
VOLUNTEERS
is either on the phone
NEEDED!!!
or away from her desk.
Please be patient.
The Book Fair is
Please make sure that back!!! We will rundogs are on a leash dur- ning the book fair from
ing arrival and dismis- November 10 to 14.
sal times and that they We are looking for volare properly cleaned up unteers to help in the
after.
mornings and after
Congratulations to An- school for about an
drew Bezkorow, An- hour. We will also be
nalise Gadsby and Ka- open while the student
rissa Banse on winning led conferences are bethe in school French ing done. Your help is
poster contest. Their very much appreciated.
posters were then sub- Please email Lise-Ann
at
mitted to the Norfolk Kneabone
lkneabone@hotmail.co
County Fair where they
represented James Hill- m if you are interested
ier School. Andrew in helping out.
answer the door.
11th
13th (pm) & 14th (am)
School Council Meeting (6:30)
18th
Earth Rangers Presentation (G1-G8)
25th
Lockdown Rehearsal
26th
November Pizza Days
4th,11th,18th & 25th
• Nov 14th is a PD day. No school for students.
• Please return all Read A Thon Log Sheets, prizes are being
awarded November 7th
• For school closures and cancellations we are in Zone 4
• Lost and found items will be on display during interviews
Eric Walters and Earth Rangers are coming to JHS!
Award winning Canadian author,
Eric Walters, will be visiting
James Hillier on Thursday November 6 to speak to students
about his books and about writing. Since writing is an instructional focus at our school, this
visit will support the learning
taking place in classrooms. Students will have an opportunity to
order books at a reduced price
directly from the author and have
them personally inscribed and
signed by Eric Walters.
Conservation Organization dedicated to educating children and
their families about biodiversity,
inspiring them to adopt sustainable
behaviours and empowering them
to become directly involved in protecting animals and their habitats.
The 45 minute show will feature a
science based message about the
importance of protecting the environment. The show will be both
engaging and interactive with live
animals included in the presentation.
The Earth Rangers are coming to For more information please visit...
James Hillier on November 25th. Earthrangers.com
The Earth Rangers is The Kid’s
Citizenship—Grades 4-6 Participate in Writing Contest
Students in grade 4, 5 & 6 are participating in Habitat for Humanity Canada’s (Habitat) and Genworth Canada’s Meaning of Home Contest in
which they explain what “home”
means to them .
By entering, students have the chance
to make a difference in their community. Genworth Canada will donate
$5.00 CAD per entry to the Habitat
affiliate closest to the entrant’s city of
residence. Every participant also has
a chance to win the top prize which
consists of a $60,000 donation from
Genworth Canada to the Habitat affiliate of their choice, as well as 5 runner-up prizes of $5000 donations to
Habitat affiliates.
to other great prizes.
This project is the first of many this
year and we are sure that our students
will have a positive impact on our
school and community.
That’s not all! The winner also gets
to host a pizza party for their entire
school, and runners-up get a pizza
party for their classroom, in addition
Lockdown Rehearsal
As part of our annual procedures locking the door, being quiet, turnwe are required to do 2 lockdown ing off the lights and by being out
rehearsals during the school year of sight.
(fall and spring).
Teachers will go over the lockLockdowns are used when there is down procedure with their students
an immediate threat to the safety on the days leading up to our reof staff and student at the school. hearsal date on November 26th.
During a lockdown students and
their teachers attempt to make Please speak with your child(ren)
their classrooms appear empty by to help prepare them for this as it
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can cause some anxiety.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact either your
child’s teacher or the office.
Please note that if you are visiting the school during a lockdown
(either real or a rehearsal) you are
expected to participate in the
lockdown procedures.
J A M E S HI L L I E R
Movember Dad’s Night Out
This November Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Hachborn, Mr. Braha, Mr. Corrigan, Mr. McGrath and Mr. Ouellette will be participating in
Movember (Mr. Kronwald is already there) by growing our best
moustaches.
join us in growing a moustache Details will be sent home later in
and supporting cancer research.
the month. Get growing!
Later in November Dads will be
invited to an evening at James
Hillier where staff share strategies
and tips for fathers supporting
their child’s learning.
We would like to invite all dads to
Parking
Please remember not to park in the
no stopping zones along St. George
Street and Orchard Avenue and in the
bus loading zones on Queensway
Drive.
time you receive the newsletter or in
the very near future. We expect these
changes to stop students and families
from using the parking lot as a pick
up location. Please use the sidewalk
when leaving the school rather than
Changes to the primary dismissal
walking through the parking lot. If
area should be complete either by the
you are dropping students off or visiting the school please park at
Queensway Baptist Church.
Thank you.
Progress Reports / Parent Teacher Conferences
Progress Reports will be coming
home on Friday, November 7th.
Progress reports will indicate how
your child is progressing in subject areas and in the development
of their learning skills.
We will again be using the student
lead conference format but with a
few changes. This year interviews
will be scheduled in 15 minute
intervals so families can have
more direct contact with their
child’s teacher.
During the conference your child
will show you completed projects,
classroom work and will discuss
progress and goals or areas he/she •
will be working on during the •
term. The goals for this conference format include…
•
•
Being responsible for report-
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Learning organizational and
leadership skills
Your attendance with your child
at this conference is very important as they will lead the conference, sharing their learning
with you. The teacher will be present and will help facilitate as
needed.
Conferences are being scheduled
for the evening of November 13th
from 3:30-5:00pm & 6:00-8:00pm
ing to you how they are doing and from 9:00-11:30am on Noin school
vember 14th.
Learning to communicate
Mrs. Archibald, Ms. Hanratty,
Learning to evaluate their Mme Field and Mme Sorensen
will also be available for schedwork honestly and fairly
uled interviews on both dates.
Becoming accountable for
work and behavior
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November Feedback
We’d like to know what you think. Please specify compliments, concerns, issues etc. for comment and response in next month’s newsletter. Fill in your child’s name below to ensure you are entered into our draw
for free pizza!
Compliments:
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Concerns :
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Recommendations:
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