A community of learners-working together Robertson School 550 Robertson Street Winnipeg, MB R2X 2C4 Ph: (204) 589-4745 Fax: (204) 589-7293 A message from Administration... March is here! This marks the beginning of the final term of our school year. February was a very busy month of learning at Robertson School. We celebrated I Love to Read with our theme: Canada Reads: Celebrating 150 Years. Each book/chapter that students read were translated into 1 kilometer and the students were able to see their reading help drive a Beaver Bus across Canada. Classrooms were encouraged to learn more about each city the bus stopped in. Congratulations to the staff and students who met this reading challenge. We read all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast of Canada, and students will be rewarded with a movie treat. Robertson School will also donate books to children in Africa to celebrate and spread the love of reading. During February we welcomed many guest readers to the school. We hosted Bob the Builder (Mr. Braun), former Blue Bombers Rod Hill and Dean Little, Nurse Tessa, Energy 106, Firefighter Mr. Malawski, RCMP Officer Mr. McLennan, Ms. Wendy, West Jet Flight Attendant Charles Edwards, Jazz Saxophonist Walle Larson, and School Resource Officer Constable Chinchilla. Special thanks to TV Host Terry Apostle, MLA Cindy Lamoureux, and City Councillor Mike Pagtakhan who also came to read. Thank you to all who took time out of their busy schedules to read to our students and inspire our students to love reading. There were a variety of activities planned throughout the month that also promoted the love of reading. We were very impressed with the enthusiastic participation of all of our students. Well done! Looking forward to this month, Rooms 132 and 149 will host an assembly teaching us about the Human Right of Freedom of Thought at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Spring photos will be taken on March 22, 2017, and our Choir will represent Robertson School at the Music Festival on March 9, 2017. On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 report cards will be going home. Teachers will share student strengths, challenges and next steps for learning. Please review the report card with your child/children. This learning journey is a joint effort between home and school; together we build a community of learners. Our students strive to be the best they can be and we help them to achieve these goals. Please do not hesitate to contact your child s classroom teacher at any time. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on the evening of Thursday, March 16, 2017, and on the morning of Friday, March 17, 2017 (there will be no school all day due to teacher professional development in the afternoon). You will receive a note requesting your preferred date/time for parent-teacher conferences. Since we have many students, please return the note with your preferred date/time so we can do our best to accommodate your request. Spring Break begins Monday, March 27, 2017, and school begins again on Monday, April 3, 2017. Mr. T. Marchione Principal We hope you have a wonderful month of March and a great Spring Break! Mrs. J. Guzzi Vice Principal IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER March 16 March 17 Parent-Teacher Interviews Early Dismissal 2:55p.m. Parent-Teacher Interviews in the a.m. NO CLASSES ALL DAY March 22 Spring Photos March 27 April 3 April 14 April 20 April 21 Spring Break starts School reopens School Day 5 Good Friday NO CLASSES Spring Musical Harmony High 6:30 p.m. Teacher In-Service Day NO CLASSES CALL BACK PROGRAM If your child is going to be absent or late, please call the school at (204)589-4745 to notify the office. If the school has not been notified, phone calls home are made.
Physical Education News from Mr. Capizzi During the month of February, many of the Gr. 5 and 6 students participated for the school speed skating and volleyball teams. They displayed good sportsmanship and great effort throughout the practices and games. Congratulations to all! Also, thank you to the coaches and referees that helped our speed skating and volleyball teams get ready for the tournaments. In other news, the students at Robertson School had a great time participating in the annual Winter Fun day at the school. Intramural Schedule for March March 1 Rm. 104 March 15 Rm. 132 March 6 Rm. 103 March 16 Rm. 105 March 8 Rm. 102 March 20 Rm. 104 March 9 Rm. 101 March 21 Rm. 103 March 13 Rm. 134 March 22 Rm. 102 March 14 Rm. 133 & 132 March 23 Rm. 101 The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! 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. Your support of this vital literary event is a key part of helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms. BOOK FAIR DATES: Thursday March 16 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday March 17 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Don t forget to mark these dates on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you and thank you in advance for your support. **We accept cash, debit, Visa, MasterCard and cheques made payable to Robertson School** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAN YOU HELP OUT AT THE BOOKFAIR? If you are available to help out at the book fair on Thursday March 16th for an hour between 4:00-8:00 p.m., please contact Donna Thorsteinson at the school (204)589-4745 or by email dthorsteinson@wsd1.org. We are in need of adult volunteers to take payments, be in charge of restocking the book displays and tidying up at the end of the event. You re contribution will be very appreciated! Page 2
Music and Dance News from Ms. Roche At the end of February Robertson school enjoyed a performance from the School of Contemporary Dancers. We were grateful to see how much strength, dedication, flexibility and teamwork it takes to train towards the goal of being a professional dancer. As always, our students were wonderful and respectful audience members. March brings many exciting opportunities to Robertson School for music! On March 9 th, the choir will be singing at the Winnipeg Music Festival. We will be performing the song Gym Class from our upcoming musical Harmony High. The students are working hard on their musical theatre smiles and articulation! On March 15 th, the grade five students will be attending a performance of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. They will be learning all about the different instruments in the orchestra as well as hearing music by Canadian composers. Six of our students have been asked to sing in a special symphony choir that is made up of children from across the division. They will be performing on stage at the Concert hall with the symphony on April 5 th. Rehearsals continue for Harmony High. See below for the schedule. The choir is working very hard and doing an excellent job. It is important that ALL words are memorized for songs and scenes by the end of spring break. Lunch Rehearsals 12:20 p.m. March 1 - Rooms 104 and 133 March 3 - Rooms 104 and 133 March 7 - ALL CHOIR REHEARSAL IN GYM March 8 - Room 134 March 10 - Room 134 March 15 - Room 134 March 20- Room 105 March 22- Room 105 March 24- Room 105 April 5 - Room 103 April 7- Room 103 There will be more lunch rehearsal in April with full songs being rehearsed together. Show is April 20 th, 6:30 pm. T-Shirts are being designed and will be up for order in March. Details to come home in a note soon. Sinclair Park Community Centre 490 Sinclair Street Spring 2017 Registrations Wednesday March 1st 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday March 14 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday March 18 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Late Registration: TBA Northwood Community Centre 1415 Burrows Avenue Spring 2017 Soccer Registrations Tuesday March 14 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saurday March 18 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Each day we will be doing an activity that will enable all Lunch Program students to be entered in a daily draw. Each lunch room will have the chance for one lucky student to win a special Milk Draw Prize! MONDAY MARCH 20/2017 TUESDAY MARCH 21/2017 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22/2017 THURSDAY MARCH 23/2017 FRIDAY MARCH 24/2017 MYSTERY MOOER COLOURING CONTEST SECRET ACTIVITY TREAT DAY GUESS HOW MANY? Lunch students will get a ballot and have to guess who Moos on the P.A system Any lunch students that colour a Cow colouring will be entered to win a daily prize. Lunch students will find out how they will get the chance to win a prize. Lunch students will receive a special treat and a ballot to enter to win a daily prize. Lunch students will guess how many candies are in a milk carton. The classroom with the closest guess without going over WINS! Lunch Program Fees for MARCH are now due Part Time Daily Fees 1 Child - $25.00 * 2 Children -$45.00 * 3 Children - $55.00 Send $2.00 Daily (Full time fees are due at the beginning of each month) ***************************************************************************************** * Please try to make monthly payments by cheque if possible. If you are making a cash payment you will receive a receipt within 3 school days. If you have not received the receipt please contact Sherry Bednarski the Lunch Program Coordinator at (204)-589-4745 or by email sherrybednarski@gmail.com. * Anyone who wishes to pay off their lunch program fees for the remainder of the year are welcome to do so, instead of making monthly payments. * Please mark all payment envelopes/zip lock baggies: Lunch Program, Students Names, Room #, Date. Lunch Program coordinator Sherry Bednarski sherrybednarski@gmail.com HELP WANTED We are looking for staff to supervise students during the lunch hour. If you are interested, please see Sherry in room 140. *THIS IS A PAID POSITION* Page 6
MARCH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Day 5 1 Day 6 2 Day 1 3 Grades 4-6 movie reward p.m. Parent Council Hot Lunch Pizza Land Day 2 6 Day 3 7 Day 4 8 Day 5 9 Day 6 10 Robertson Choir at The Winnipeg Music Festival a.m. Dental clinic a.m. Day 1 13 Day 2 14 Day 3 15 Day 4 16 Day 5 17 Report Cards go home Grade 5 s to WSO a.m. Assembly at 1:30 p.m. Hosted by Rooms 132 & 149 2:55 p.m. Early Dismissal Parent/Teacher Conferences NO CLASSES ALL DAY Parent/Teacher Conferences in the a.m. Day 6 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Spring Photos Day 3 23 Patrol Movie p.m. Day 4 24 Last Day of School Lunch Program s Milk Spirit Week! 27 28 29 30 31 Page 9