January 25, 2013 Newsletter

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WOLFVILLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Principal – Steve Keddy

Vice - Principal – Ruth MacLeod

Middle School Office – 542-6050

Elementary Office – 542-6055

  WEBSITE: http://wolfville.ednet.ns.ca http://wolfville.ednet.ns.ca

January 25, 2013

EMAIL: [email protected]

Dear Families, February 1 will mark the end of the first term and I am very pleased to say it has been a tremendous year here at Wolfville School! School! We have reasonable class sizes from Primary through to grade 8 which allows staff to work very effectively with your students so that they are able to enjoy success. Class size has and continues to be a priority for the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board and it is important for families to understand that during difficult financial times our  Board has maintained this priority. From time to time we have items in our newsletter  that you may have questions about or need more information, feel free to pick up the phone and contact our school office. office. Our administrative administrative team are happy to answer your questions or point you in the right direction! Finally, I want to stress the importance of effective communication and the partnership between home and school. I truly believe that each family wants wants what is  best for their child; staff staff also wants the best for your  your  children. Sometimes when times times get busy it is easy to lose sight of this important fact, I urge all partners to keep this idea in the forefront, keep the lines of  communication open and work cooperatively to help students find success and to find solutions to any  barrios we may encounter. It is a pleasure working with each of you! Steve Keddy, Principal SAC NEWS There has been a great deal of SAC activity in January: •

The next regular SAC meeting will be held on February 12, 2013 @ 7pm in the Family Studies Room. Agenda it items ems will include: (i) a briefing on Instructional Time and the School‘s Daily Schedule and, (ii) Renovation Planning.

The School Board has asked the SAC to comment on proposed changes to Policies and Administrative Administrati ve Procedures regarding Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Checks. If  you would like to review the proposed changes, there are paper copies available in the school office. Please provide any feedback to [email protected]  by  by February 6, 2013. This will be discussed at the next SAC meeting.



In December 2012, we indicated that Wolfville School received for a consultation  process, referredfunding referred to as ‘scoping’ ‘scoping ’ to develop a  business case for a future renova renovation tion project. The SAC is in the process of clarifying the procedure. Community consultation is important to the SAC. In that vein, a special community meeting will be held at which time our school board representatives will provide a briefing to explain the process, how it impacts future renovation funding, and answer any questions that you may have. In order for the Board and the SAC to  prepare, please forward forward any questions questions to [email protected] .

On behalf of your School Advisory Council; we are pleased to invite all interested community members to an information meeting regarding future renovations to Wolfville School: When: Thursday, February February 7, 2013 7:00 to 8:30 pm Where: Wolfville School Library Child-minding will be available at the school.

The meeting’s purpose is to receive a briefing from the school board on the process, timelines and requirements of the scoping project, and to discuss issues related to the renovation that you would like considered. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to share your comments, please forward them to [email protected] by February 4th, with the subject line Scoping Process.

 

Our next SAC meeting will be on February 12th at 7:00 pm. HOME & SCHOOL CORNER  Wolfville School Skate with the Axemen! Students in Grades P-8 and their families are invited to come out and skate with the Axemen on Sunday, January 27th from 11:30am-12:30pm. A free will will offering wil willl be taken at the door and there will be drinks and treats available for purchase. purchase. All the funds raised will will go toward

intramural/Physical intramural/Ph ysical Education equipment at  the school. Helmets must be worn on the ice and students need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Next H&S meeting See you at the next H&S meeting on Tuesday, January 29th at 7pm in the Family Studies Room! Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week  Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week  is during the week of  February 11th – 15th this year and we want to show the teachers and staff at Wolfville School how much we appreciate what they do for our children.

Please take a moment to help your children think of some thoughtful things theyatcan to show appreciation their  teachers and the staff thedo school. Examples couldfor include  bringing the teacher teacher a bottle of water, cleaning cleaning the whiteboard, collecting papers, or clearing the snow off their  cars at the end of a snowy school day. Try to select helpful and realistic tasks. Encourage your child to try and do one thing each day during the week. We have some special activities planned for the teachers and staff for this week. If you are wanting to be a part of  this or are available to help during the week please contact the school and they will forward your contact information on to the coordinators.

WOLFVILLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR Information home with students this week will set regarding thewent upcom upcoming ing Science Fair. Students th up their projects on March 4 . Judging will take take place th th March 5 . Public viewing viewing March 5 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm as well as March 6th from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. If your child is planning to submit a project, the participation form must be returned by Wednesday, February 20th. 2013 REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR The 2013 Regional Science Fair will be held on March 25-28th at Kingstec. Parent Volunteer- We are looking for a parent or a group of parents to act as the school representative for this event. Much of your duties would include gathering/passing on information with a small role at the Science Fair itself. If you are interested, please contact the school at 542.6050.

  PRIMARY REGISTRATION for September 2013 Primary registration registration for September 2013 will take place on

April 29th. If your child turns five by December 31st, 2013, please call the school at 542-6055 to register your child.

SEPTEMBER 2013 ENROLLMENT  We are in the process of doing class configurations for the upcoming school year. year. If your child will not be retur returning ning to Wolfville School or if you know of any new students that will attend our school in the fall, f all, please call the school.

IWK Pyjama Day was a clothes comfortable day and we raised $275.50 for the IW IWK! K! Job well done Wolfville School students and staff! Our next fundraiser will be WEAR PINK – National AntiBullying Day on Wednesday, February 27. COACHES NEEDED Wolfville Middle School is looking for coaches for Badminton and Table Tennis. If you have experi experience ence in either or both of these sports, and are interested in coaching coaching,, please contact Mr. Veinotte at 542-6050. PRIMARY GRADE 3 – Skating Dates A reminder– of the skate dates for students in grades Primary to grade 3. February 7, 14 and 21. Students will leave the school at 9:00 am and skate from 9:30 to 10:30. 10:30. February 28 ha hass been booked as an alternate date if we should have a storm day. . INSERVICE DAY – Wednesday, February 13th All Wolfville School staff will be involved in an inservice on February 13th. There will be no school for all students. LIBRARY NEWS Writers in the School Author, Vicki Grant will be visiting grade 5, 7K and Grade 8 students on Friday, February 15th. She is being sponsore sponsored d by the Writers in the School program, Wolfville School and the library.

SPRING BOOK FAIR – March 21 st & March 22nd  Hooray!! We have a volunteer that is willing to coordi coordinate nate the book fair. The Spri Spring ng Book Fai Fairr will be held on Th Thursday, ursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd. Extra Information will go home with elementary students the week of March 4th. Elementary students will visit the Book Fair on Thursday, Mar March ch 21st and middle school students may visit during recess and lunch l unch on Thursday. The Book Fair will be open during during Parent-Tea Parent-Teacher cher visitations. Extra hands for Th Thursday ursday would be greatly appreciated. appreciate d. Please contact th the e elementary school office office (5426055) if you are available. BAKE & TAKE SESSION Our second Bake & Take Session will take place on Wednesday, February 6th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the family studies room. Come and spend the evening learning how to make delicious and

 

nutritious snacks and lunch box items to send to school with  your children. children. We will also h have ave a pare parent nt information and sharing session. Once again you will have an opportunity to create a variety of  yummy snacks to take take home with you at the end of the evening evening.. You will also receive a take home bag of ingredie ingredients nts to recreate the food items again at home. home. Child care will be provided provided by Wolfville Recreation Recreation.. You must pre-register for this evening. evening. Please ca callll the elementary office at 542-6055 to pre-register.

COMMUNITY ITEMS: STORM DAYS Did you know you can sign up to receive an email or text message of AVRSB announcements? Please log on to www.avrsb.ca/content/notify-me www.avrsb.ca/content/notify-me  to sign up. Once you sign up you will receive an email or text with information of any unplanned dismissals (storm closure, etc.).

WOLFVILLE SOCCER CLUB Wolfville Soccer Club's Annual General Meeting will take  place on Wednesday, Wednesday, February 27th aatt 8pm, 189 Dykeland Dykeland Ave., Wolfville * New members are always welcome* Holly Rand, Wolfville Soccer Club.

SAFE ARRIVAL – Primary to Grade 5 Elementary Parent/Guardians Parent/Guardians are reminded to inform the school if your child will be late or absent from school. The elementary phone number is 542-6055.

Come Enjoy a Roast Beef Dinner! FUNDRAISER for 1st Wolfville Scouts participating in Canadian Scout Jamboree, July 2013, Sylvan Lake, Alberta February 8th, 2013, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wolfville Lion’s Club, Wolfville  Adults $13 ; Children 10 and under $9 Call 680-2693 for tickets

 “Wolfville School is a Scent Smart School” 

“Wolfville School is a Nut Smart School” 

L.I.F.E. (Learning Is For Everyone) At Wolfville School, we believe that all students should be able to participate fully in school. We are pleased to have a “LIFE” benevolent fund to assist with specific student needs related related to learnin learning. g. This fund is used to ensure that no student is prevented from participating fully in their classes or school-based experiences because of  their financial situation. It is only through the generous financial support of local businesses and residents that the LIFE fund can exist. Here’s how you can help: Provide us with your business card and for only $20 we will include it in our monthly newsletter. It’s low-cost a advertising dvertising for you you and the proceeds go to a great cause! Call Mrs. Davison or Mrs. Fox in the school office at 542-6055, or drop by with your business card. If you don’t have a business but would like to make a donation, that would be great too. Thank you in advance for your support.

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