October 10, 2012
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**** IMPORTANT DATES ****
Oct 11-12 Fire Prevention Presentation
Oct 15 Lamontagne orders due
Oct 25 Remembrance Day posters due
Oct 29 Health Unit for Grade 7/8
Oct 30 Photo Retake day
Oct 31 Halloween for Hunger deadline
Nov 2 Character Assembly 2:45
Nov 3 PIC symposium
Nov 4 Daylight Savings Time
Nov 9 Remembrance Day Service
Nov 12-16 National Bullying Awareness Week
Nov 16 Parent Teacher Conferences
Nov 17 Craft and Gift Show
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests students’ skills in reading, writing and mathematics at key points in their elementary-school education. The following results indicate this year’s percentage of students at, or above, the provincial standard as well as those at the board level.
PRIMARY
Writing
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Mathematics
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School
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80
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83
|
94
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Board
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69
|
78
|
73
|
Province
|
66
|
76
|
68
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JUNIOR
Writing
|
Mathematics
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School
|
79
|
71
|
62
|
Board
|
79
|
74
|
56
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Province
|
75
|
74
|
58
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Safe, Respectful, Responsible and Caring Environment
Every year we follow a number of strategies designed to keep our students safe. For example we have three fire drills before Christmas and three fire drills after March Break. The whole school will be starting to practice the fire drills. We also have a “Lockdown” practice twice a year. During this time teachers are directed to “secure their classes”. The children sit on the floor, the doors are locked and every one has to be silent until administration announces “all clear” and we go back to our normal routines. Fire drills and lockdowns are part of our normal safety precautions and have been part of our routine for several years. Policies such as limiting access to the school through the front entrance and not allowing adults other than staff in the yard are also part of our concern for the safety of our students.
Chair: Claudia Major
Treasurer: Adelle Bemister
Secretary: Sarah Perras
Congratulations to the candidates. It’s going to be an amazing year.
Your Parent Involvement Committees Present…..
Nurturing Our Children:
“Heart, Mind, Body and Soul”
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Manley
Having come back from depression to win a Olympic Medal, Manley speaks out on her struggles with depression, and how she came back from it. Manley outlines the stigma of mental illness and talks about dealing with it and helping others.
November 3, 2012
9 am—3 pm
Registration 8:30 am
Free Childcare
Light Breakfast and Lunch Provided
Workshops include: Collaborative Problem Solving, Destination Imagination, Free the Children, Wellness and Alternative Stress Management
For registration and information please visit the PIC website
Visitor’s Protocol
As a safety precaution, and to avoid the disruption and interruption of the learning environment, we will continue to follow the protocol below for all visitors to the school, including parents.
· All visitors must report to the office. Visitors who need to go beyond the office into the school population will be given identification badges to wear and will be required to sign the visitor’s log and indicate the reason for the visit.
· Parents picking up children at the school will be asked to wait at the office, lobby area, or outside where students exit.
· Appointments to visit a classroom or meet a teacher should be made ahead of time at a mutually agreeable time.
· Entrances, except the main entrance will be locked at all times.
Pumpkins...a Vegetable Worth Knowing!
We often think of pumpkins as Halloween decorations… but pumpkins are a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals. Regardless if it is the seed or the pulp, pumpkins offer great health benefits:
High in antioxidants: prevents cataracts in the eyes and protects eye tissue.
Excellent Source of Vitamin A: important for normal vision and healthy growth; protects immune function.
Also contains vitamins C and E and minerals magnesium, potassium and zinc.
The seeds are excellent source of dietary fibre and unsaturated fatty acids.
Can be baked, stewed, or steamed. You can purée the pumpkin when cooked and add to muffins, pancakes, sweet breads, and cookies.
Food Drive at General Lake
Hunger is the most extreme form of poverty where individuals and families cannot meet their most basic need for food. In an effort to think globally and act locally through our Free the Children We day promise, General Lake Public School General Lake Public School
The Scholastic Book Fair
…is coming to our school the week of November 12th. What better way to promote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event. We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and greatest in children’s books. Did you know that every $10.00 you spend at the Fair up to $6.00 goes directly back to our school? Your support of this vital fundraiser is key to our obtaining new books and resources for our library and classrooms.
You’ll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. Watch for the book flyer that provides a few of the many books available to purchase at our Fair.
The flyer also contains a special Family Event Draw ballot that parents can deposit at the fair. You could win $50 in books -$25 for your family PLUS $25 for your child’s classroom!
Student Verification Forms
Your child’s student verification form has been sent home. We would ask that you kindly review the emergency contacts listed on the form and make any necessary changes. The office requests that all forms be returned by October 15, 2012 so we can update our records. If no changes are needed, please indicate that on the form as you are returning it.
School Council News
The School Council would like to thank parents and students, for attending our Open House on September 13th. We hope you enjoyed meeting our wonderful staff and did get a chance to meet with some of our Community Partners while sharing a meal with other families. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our parent volunteers: Mrs. Bemister, Mrs.Perras, Mrs. White, Mrs. Beauchemin, Mrs. Wiertel, and Mrs. Pachal for their hard work during the evening. Bravo to our Students Leaders who assisted with set-up and activities: Unity Rodgers, Braydon Lair , Dominic Plamondon, Gabrielle McKenna, Fiona Mac Pherson, Leslie Wilkinson, Kendra Curtis and Duncan Rich.
Our Fall Fundraiser had begun and we are selling gifts from Lamontagne. This year, Lamontagne has raised our profits to 55% in support of our troops. They also donated 480 granolas bars toward our Breakfast for Learning Program. “Thank-You Lamontagne!’’ Our goal, this year is to raise $6000.00 to go toward school field trips. Thank you in advance for all your help and support in reaching our goal for our children. All orders and monies are due Monday October 15th.
A gentle reminder to keep sending in your Moncion receipts over $25.00. Moncion will donate 1% of sales to the school from the receipts. The receipts must be stamped at the time of purchase and be from the Petawawa location. A special thank you to Mrs. White for sorting and counting those receipts.
School Council meetings are open to every parent. We hope to see you at our next meeting on Wednesday, October 10th at 6:00pm. Children are welcome to attend.
Operation Snowsuit
Starting immediately, General Lake
National Bullying Awareness Week: November 12-16
Mark your calendars for an absolutely spectacular week at General Lake
Together we can Be the Change!
Habit of Mind for October is:
Optimism
If you can imagine it you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
William Arthur Ward
For the past few years CPAN has run a snowsuit and footwear campaign called Operation Snowsuit, the goal of this campaign is to ensure that every child living in our community has appropriate clothing and footwear for our severe Canadian winter. We are starting the 2012 campaign as the weather is already turning cool and we want to be ready before the cold weather hits. We are asking for your help to reach this goal.
Your school will be collecting new and/or gently used snowsuits and footwear on behalf of CPAN. Please take this opportunity to check your closets and donate any snowsuits and/or boots that your child (or children) may have outgrown. Please note: These must be clean and in good repair as CPAN does not have facilities or the manpower to clean or repair these items. We are always very short of snow pants and larger snowsuits boots etc. (men’s and ladies sizes) as our youth also enjoy being warm and dry. New items and/or cash donations are also very gratefully received.
If you or someone you know is in need help please feel free to call, CPAN can be reached at 613-735-2374 ex 250. Please leave a detailed message. We will need to know: your name and a phone number where you can be reached, the name of the child in
need including their snowsuit and boot size and gender of your child/children (we wouldn’t want to give a girls snowsuit to a boy and vice-versa). We have already started taking requests.
Since this program started we have been able to keep hundreds of children warm and dry, we have always been able to fill each and every request. Last winter we helped 268 children and youth (these included children who had not yet been born, up to 18 year olds). Any help that you can provide is gratefully appreciated, and I would like to thank you in advance for your time, and for any support you may give very worthy cause.
Lyn Smith, Coordinator
Remembrance Day
On Friday, November 9th we will be having a Remembrance Day Ceremony. Parents are invited to attend the ceremony. Watch for the start time which will be noted in your child’s agenda closer to the date.
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