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December 2017 543 Holland St Dugald MB R0E 0K0 Ph: 853-7929 Fx: 853-7395 École Dugald School Christine Fetterly Chris Gusberti Principal Vice-Principal\ Directrice Directeur-Adjoint From the Desk of the Principal: Events - 2017 We are back on track with our monthly newsletters so you will December see that this one in particular is very large. As you can see, we 22 – Early Dismissal have been very busy these last few weeks with so many great 25-29-Christmas Break things happening in our school to support our school, local January community and communities beyond our municipality. 1-5 – Christmas Break Thank you all for your generosity. 8 – School re-opens, Day 1 29 to Feb 2 – Kindergarten From the staff of École Dugald School, we want to wish you registration all a very happy holiday season. Safe travels if you and your February family are venturing out and we will all come back in January 5 – PD Day – No schools for refreshed and ready to learn! students 19 – Louis Riel Day Yours in education, 20-23 Festival du Voyageur Christine Week Principal March 2 – PD Day – No schools for students 15 & 16 Student Led Conferences 26-30 – Spring Break April 20 – PD Day – No schools for students May 11 – PD Day – No schools for students 15-19 Ottawa Band Trip 21 Victoria Day 1 Important reminders and useful information Emergency School Closure - Regional Information Weather in Southern Manitoba is highly variable and in many cases extreme. Please be aware of your region number in case of emergency closure. Region #1 (Oakbank Elementary, Springfield Middle School, Springfield Collegiate, École Dugald School, Anola School, Hazelridge School, Gillis School, École Beausejour Early Years School, École Edward Schreyer School, Agassiz Adult Education, Springfield Adult Learning Centre) For more detailed information on Sunrise School Division weather, please see “The Weather Page at Sunrise School Division,” link located near the end of the Sunrise home webpage. http://www.sunrisesd.ca/weather/Pages/default.aspx Dress for the Weather! Students are expected to be properly dressed to withstand weather changes; unless the wind-chill is -27 degrees C or colder, students remain outside. Students play outside many times during the school day. Morning buses start arriving by 8:15 – students are outside until 8:45. School is out at 3:30 pm with the last bus leaving around 4:00 pm. Calling in when you child will be away If you child will be away, please ensure to call the office at 204-853-7929 by 9:00 am. If no one is available to receive the phone call, please leave a message. -If you have other arrangements for your child to be picked up, please send a note with them to school. If plans change during the day and your child(ren) will be picked up, please call by 3:00 pm. The office becomes very busy between 3:00 and 3:30 pm and messages may not be delivered in time. We will notify the bus driver they will not be on the bus. If your child does not have a note, they will be sent home on the bus. Student Drop Off & Pick Up To prevent issues with bus and employee traffic, please do not enter the staff parking lot or bus loop to drop off or pick up your child. They are to be dropped off at the sidewalk across from the Dugald Community Club or on Jaffray Street. Thank you for keeping everyone safe! 2 SUNRISE SCHOOL DIVISION Kindergarten Registration and Grade 1 Beginners – for September 2018 Eligibility Requirement for: Kindergarten: Children must be five (5) years of age on or before December 31, 2018 Grade 1: Children must be six (6) years of age on or before December 31, 2018 Children previously enrolled in Kindergarten classes DO NOT need to be re-registered. Dates of Registration Monday to Friday, January 29 to February 2, 2018 Mornings: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, Afternoons: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm unless otherwise specified Programs in three (3) languages offered to all children beginning in Kindergarten or Grade 1 at the following centers: Anola School 866-2962 English Tuesday till 7:00 pm Centennial School 345-2462 English Tuesday till 6:00 pm École Beausejour Early Years School 268-2664 English & French Immersion Tuesday till 7:00 pm École Dugald School 853-7929 English & French Immersion Tuesday till 7:00 pm École Powerview School 367-2296 English & French Immersion Gillis School 268-4353 English Wednesday till 7:00 pm Hazelridge School 755-2214 English Tuesday till 6:00 pm Oak Bank Elementary School 444-2473 English & English/Ukrainian Tuesday till 7:00 pm Whitemouth School 348-2595 English Grafton Colony School 268-2507 English Greenwald Colony School 265-3522 English Heartland Colony School 755-2342 English Richland Colony School 866-3293 English Springwell Colony School 345-6410 English Whiteshell Colony School 348-7055 English Note: Proof of Age must be presented at time of Registration. A Birth Certificate would be preferred. However, if a Birth Certificate is unavailable, then a Baptismal Certificate will be accepted. Entry into the French Immersion and English/Ukrainian Bilingual Programs is open to all children of Kindergarten and Grade 1 age who possess little or no knowledge of the French or Ukrainian language, but who wish to become bilingual by learning French or Ukrainian as a second language. Anola, École Beausejour Early Years, École Dugald and Oak Bank Elementary schools will extend their hours on Tuesday, January 30 until 7:00 p.m. Centennial and Hazelridge schools will extend their hours on Tuesday, January 30 until 6:00 p.m. Gillis School will extend their hours on Wednesday, January 31 until 7:00 p.m. 3 Band Notes Submitted by Ms. Enns We have been focusing on building our team (or music family) with reflective assignments, deep discussion, a musical pursuit of excellence and team building rewards classes. To celebrate the “Our Band, Our Family” culture that we are working towards, Ladesha C., Madison C.K., and Hailey P. created our poster design for this year, a tradition that celebrates all students and promotes acceptance of all talent. A number of classroom leaders contributed to the final product. Thank you for your leadership! A standing ovation to our Grade 6’s for their debut performance on Wednesday, December 20, at the Dugald Estates. They were brave, well-prepared and very musically mature for their level. There have been a number of performances in recent months and we thank these ensembles/individuals for representing our awesome Band program: Jazz Band and soloists (Nov 18, Springfield Ag Society Banquet), Mme Kennedy’s Gr 8’s/Trumpet soloists Hayden B., Dominic P., Nic Hnytka/Amie K. piano intro (Nov 10, Remembrance Day); Mme Palmer Gr 8’s (Oct 25, assembly). Don’t forget to check all the student performance recordings on the cenns.pbworks.com Band website (look under “Hear our Students” in the navigator). For a sixth consecutive year, the ÉDS Band Program has been recognized as International Music Camp (IMC) Top 10 Canadian School. Thanks to the scholarship program, now in its 11thyear, we have been able to send many students to camp with financial support. Congratulations to the September/October/November “Dragon Musician of the Month” Trophy recipients: Ajay F., Paige B., Grace K. (6); Carson S.R., Kiera L., Sabrina Z. (7); Jordan D., Hayden B., Jonathon K. (8). Each month, we recognize one student per grade level for their musical leadership and dedication to our program. Thank you to all students for their ongoing efforts!!!! Thank you to the many families, individuals and businesses who contributed to our Bake Sale/Instant Auction at the Springfield Kinettes Craft Sale. Funds towards the Ottawa Band Trip. Peppercorn Restaurant Springfield Dental Oakbank Animal Hospital The Wicks Family Oakbank Subway Volosha Hair The SPACE The Szmon Family Andrea Marshall’s Salon Heather’s Pretty Parties Oakbank Tim Horton’s 4 During the month of December, Room 19 has been participating in the Twitter project called #DéfiMulti, an initiative started by Julie Chandonnet and Catherine Lapointe. Each day during the month of December, our classroom went on Twitter to look at what our daily challenge was. Challenges varied from sharing our favorite book, character, holiday decoration, to creating a sentence without the letter p or a, to sharing a math problem and a rebus for others to solve while we were trying to solve theirs. With #DéfiMulti, we were invited into the world and classroom of many schools, most of them from Québec and France, while we welcomed them into ours. It gave us a unique chance to connect and communicate with them. It was a great experience for everyone involved! Talent Development Submitted by Ms. Enns We are featuring a talent development initiative that supported community outreach and acts of kindness. Gracie S., Saddie O., and Brynn P., our artistic ambassadors, created rock art and delivered this to the townspeople of Dugald. Here is what they have to say about the project… What is the project? Saddie: We have been looking at friendship poems and decorating rocks. Gracie: We are creating pumpkins because it is autumn. Brynn: We are doing this to show love in our community. What do you like about this project? Why is this project important? Saddie: It is very fun and cool to participate. Saddie: It will bring people together. Brynn: I know people will appreciate it. Brynn: It will put a smile on someone’s face. Gracie: It is creative and it makes me feel good.