Seaside Park Elementary School Newsletter

Seaside Park Elementary School Newsletter November 2017 Important Dates November 7th- Picture Retakes November 8th -- No school (PD Day for teachers) November 10th – Remembrance Day Assembly / Movie Night at 6:30pm November 13th-- No School November 16th – Kick Off to Kindergarten @ 6:30pm November 18th- Holiday Bazaar 9-3pm November 23rd- Parent /Teacher 4-7pm November 24th – No School for students- PD (am) and Parent/Teacher Meetings pm (1-3pm) November 25th- Empty Stocking Fund November 28th – Achieve Literacy for Grade 2 parents (12:30-1:30pm)

School Website – http://SPES.nbed.nb.ca

Parent/Teacher Meetings Report Cards go home Nov. 20th. Parent/Teacher meetings – November 23rd 4 - 7 p.m. and November 24th 1 – 3 p.m. Please call to make an appointment on Nov. 20th and 21st @ 658-2729.

Seaside Park School Choir All Grade 2 Parents: This month, our Seaside Park Elementary School Choir will take part in the CBC Music Class Competition, recording our performance of a song by Canadian artist, Meaghan Smith. We will also be performing her song on The Empty Stocking Fund on November 25th. Permission slips with more details will be sent home soon. As well, Grade 5 choir members have been invited to perform “In Flanders Fields” for our veterans at Ridgewood Veterans Wing on November 1st after school. Achieve Literacy Together Learning Session for all Grade 2 Permission slips for that event are due October 31st to Mrs. parents: Melvin (Music Teacher) When: Tuesday November 28, 2017 12:30-1:30pm Where: Seaside Park Elementary Seaside Park Elementary School has a wonderful learning FIELD TRIPS opportunity to help your child with reading at home. We have Grade 2 Dobbelsteyn- PALS trip to the zoo and nature hike at partnered with Achieve Literacy and we will be having monthly Rockwood Park on Nov. 15th. learning sessions together to learn about helpful strategies for reading success. We want to invite you to our first meeting on th Grade 2 Mrs. Aucoin- Our monthly visit to our PALS partners at Tuesday November 28 from 12:30-1:30pm. Our slogan is the Carleton Kirk Lodge to sing songs, recite poetry and read to Achieve Literacy together. This is an opportunity for you to them will be Wednesday morning, November 15th. learn helpful tips on how to help your child with reading at We were a big hit at our October visit- they were like rock home. Parents will attend the learning session with Mrs. stars-not shy at all!!! Hannah our Literacy specialist and then your children will join in later for a literacy activity together. In our first session we PALS Program- Some of our noon hour and after school clubs will discuss helpful reading strategies you can use to encourage will begin in November, with more being added throughout the your child as they read. At the end of the session, children can year. Many of our PALS Partners and community partners go home with their parent or be dismissed as usual from their volunteer to enrich student learning and extra-curricular homeroom teacher. There will be refreshments and each child will go home with a free t-shirt! We hope to see all Grade 2 learning within our school. We are so appreciative of their th continued support. parents at this learning session on Tuesday November 28 12:30-1:30pm in the School Cafeteria.

Grade 2 Teachers, Mrs. Hannah and Mme. Deschenes Playground Mark your calendars: Achieve Literacy Together Learning We are proud to say that we ended the voting process with 48, Session dates: 285 votes and had the most votes out of 500 contestants. Tuesday November 28th (12:30-1:30 pm)

Tuesday December 19th (12:30-1:30 pm) We now wait for Aviva to announce the 35 finalists and from there they will choose the 1st place winners in each funding Tuesday January 30th (12:30-1:30 pm) level and announce them December 5th. The runners up receive $5000.00. Thank you for all the votes! Tuesday February 27th (12:30-1:30 pm)

Head Lice Tuesday March 20th (12:30-1:30 pm) We have had a few cases of head lice. Parents are encouraged to regularly check their child’s head. Kick Off to Kindergarten Event November 16th 6:30pm in the music room. This session is for parents only. This is for parents of French Immersion Information Night children who are starting Kindergarten in September 2018.

th th November 15 (16 -storm date) Kindergarten Registration: it is not too late!! Barnhill Middle School All parents/guardians who have a child born in 2013 are expected to register their child for school. Children must reach 6:30pm the age of 5 before December 31, 2018. Parent/guardians go to their community schools during regular school hours to register and bring their child’s;

 Proof of age (birth certificate, passport)

 Medicare card & Proof of immunization

November 18 th- Holiday Bazaar 9-3pm at Seaside Park PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS Elementary School. All proceeds will go towards our school playground.

Family Fun Night! - December 8th.

Magazine Fundraiser- All orders are on line. Please Seaside Park School Community see the flyer that was sent home. Movie Night “The Emoji Movie” Friday November 10th at 6:30pm Gentle Path Counselling Services

In the Cafeteria. $2 per person or $5 per family Market Place Wellness Centre, in partnership with Don’t forget your camping chairs, pillows or blankets Gentle Path Counselling Services, is pleased to There will be a canteen open. announce that they will be offering FREE Counselling Mondays from 9am-2pm. Please call 652-7284. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.