Goderich Public School Debbie Johnson- Principal 125 Blake St W. Goderich, Ont. N7A 1Z1 Tel: 524-8972 Fax: 524-4345 h+p:// goderich.amdsb.ca May 2015 Principal's Message Next week is Education Week (as is every week at GPS) and it will be business as usual throughout the school. Staff members take great care in supporting our students and celebrating their successes while encouraging all students to be kind, caring, compassionate individuals who strive to be the best learners they can be each and every day. EQAO is coming up - it is very important for children in Grades 3 and 6 to make every effort to attend school from May 25 - June 4. Thank you for your ongoing support. Debbie Johnson Join us on the GART Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail Saturday May 9, 2015 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Meet at the start of the trail, North Harbour Road Check points along the way. Walk, jog, or cycle the trail from Goderich to Auburn or a portion of it!! Announcement of the winners of the Bridge Design Project 12:00 noon "at the start of the trail" For information contact Building Bridges Connecting Communities Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington G2GRailtrail.com Zehrs gift cards Gift cards continue to be available through the office -be sure to stop by and get yours before grocery day or send the payment to your child’s classroom teacher and we will send home any cards you require. They come in denominations of $50.00 and $100.00 and all proceeds will go to year end field trips! Spare pants Children are irresistibly attracted to puddles it seems –and at this time of year there are lots. Please send a change of clothes in your child’s backpack –including pants, socks and shirts. Pizza Nights at New Orleans Be sure to mark May 4,5,6 on your calendar for Pizza Night at New Orleans. From 4:00 until close, all 67 locations will donate 50% of every purchase to the school of your choice! When ordering (pickup or delivery) simply hand in a Donation Form containing the name of your school. At the conclusion of the campaign they will send half the money back to the school. Rally Cap Baseball Program The Rally Cap Program is designed for players born in 2010 or later. It is an initiative to enhance players and coaches first experience with the game. The program helps teams teach the 6 fundamentals of baseball in a fun and safe environment. It helps players learn fundamental motor skills, teaches basic baseball skills and helps them learn the basic rules. It is an 8-10 week program that will start in late May. For more information please contact Steve Hewitt at [email protected] or Barb Roosemalen at [email protected] Janes Walk May 2 and 3, 2015 3:00 pm Bring your bikes, scooters, strollers, roller blades, musical intruments , costumes, etc for an Active Transportation Parade. Decorate your mode of active transportation or come as you are for a parade around the Square before heading up West St. The parade will end at Lions Harbour Park for a cupcake celebration of Jane Jacobs birthday. Junior Track and Field May 8, 2015 May 11, 2015 (Rain date) GDCI Track Food available for purchase Hot dogs $1.00 Power-Ade $1.00 Jumbo Freezies $1.00 Good luck athletes! Dear Goderich and Area Families Goderich is entering its 20th year of participation in the Communities in Bloom program. It is, in part, through the volunteers who plant and maintain many of our community’s beautiful gardens that we continue to receive commendations for being the Prettiest Town in Canada! We have a number of gardens this year looking for volunteers to maintain them. In an effort to engage our young people, we decided to invite families to adopt a garden. These plots range in size from small to quite large (suitable for 2 families) and are in various locations throughout the town. A family’s involvement could range from planting, weeding and watering throughout the summer months to just weeding weekly. One of a family’s concerns might be summer vacations but the Parks Department is more than willing to take over garden care when volunteers are away. This is an excellent opportunity to teach children how to care for plants but to also instil the importance of volunteerism! If your family is interested in adopting a garden or simply would like more information, please give me a call. Barb Allen (CIB Chair) 519 524 4658. Find the Viking! Kids! Help your parents read over the newsletter and find the Junior Viking hiding somewhere! Tell us where she is hiding and enter your name for a free large pizza! Draw will be made on Wednesday, May 6th during morning announcements. I saw the Junior Viking hiding ______________________________________________ Parent’s signature: ______________________________________________________________ Students name (s) ______________________________ Teacher _______________________ Math Minute Because our goal is to produce mathematically powerful students who can reason, solve, and explain both procedural and application problems, students are encouraged to articulate the mathematical processes they followed - first for themselves, and then for others. Q. How is the slope of a line used in mathematics? What information does the slope of a line provide? Dress Code Now that warmer weather is getting closer (we hope!) we would remind parents of the dress code devised by the parents and community of Goderich Public School, which applies to all students. Please review this dress code with your children. General guidelines indicate that students should not wear: tops with spaghetti straps, tops that leave the midriff bare or exposed, t-shirts with offensive messages, no underwear showing, and shorts should be an appropriate length. Reading Corner ". . . reading aloud to children every day With this newsletter, please find the proposed School Council constitution. If you would like input on this, please feel welcome to attend our School council meetings –next one is May 25th at 6:30 pm or feel free to drop a suggestion in our box at the front of the school. Spirit Day Join the fun!! Wear your favourite hockey jersey on Friday May 8, 2015. puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read-alouds, regardless of parental income, education level, or cultural background. Whether in a group or one on one, the read-aloud is a way to 'marinate' children in the power of the written word. Reading aloud from a range of genres affords a child the opportunity to experience the sound of genre and how one differs from the other." (Reading Today)
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