MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL
Principal - Mr. Darren Brick
Vice Principal – Ms. Tonia Collins
2480 East Wellington Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 6V6
Tel. 250-753-2831 Fax: 250-741-8320
Mountain View Website
April 2015
Reply to: [email protected]
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Spring is here. We are heading into another busy month and want to highlight a couple of things coming up.
We want to invite everyone to our school play ”Tom Sawyer”, which will be running from May 11th -14th. The play
features our grade 7 students in acting roles, while our grades 3-6 have supporting roles in the choir. This year
promises to be another excellent run. Performance times are indicated later in this newsletter.
Track and Field season (along with Splash and Dash season) start in April. Please see dates below.
We also have had a string of assemblies recently (and soon), with the BC Lions the district Grade 5 choir and a
Harlem Globetrotter coming to visit us with strong messages of making good choices. .
We have basketball and team handball all wrapping up this month. Badminton clinic running in a couple of weeks.
And on the social responsibility front, we have the Vow of Silence coming up soon We also have Ms. Pile, our
Child Youth Support worker making class presentations on personal responsibility in the intermediate grades and
friendship skills in the primary grades.. Busy month. Let’s hope for more wonderful weather like today. (Great to
see so many of you out at Fletcher’s Challenge)!
Finally, it is with a sad heart that we wish adieu to Ms. Collins, who will be moving to be vice-principal at McGirr
next year. Currently, our expected new vice-principal will be Mrs. Wood, who some of you may know.
Have a great April.
Mr. Brick and Ms. Collins.
UVIC SCIENCE SHOW
LITERACY (Reprinted from last year, but still a good one)
Did you know that more than half of Canadians (55%) do not have the minimum skills necessary to meet
the information demands of today’s world? Literacy levels affect family in-come, health and quality of life.
Canadians with lower levels of literacy are more likely to earn less and use computers less frequently.
Conversely, higher literacy skills correlate to greater involvement in community groups and volunteer
activities. Working in partnership with the school to enhance your child’s ability to access information is
the best way to enable them to achieve their goals and reach their potential in life. Research tells us there
is a predictable reading slump occurring around Grade 4. One might assume by then that kids can read
well enough on their own, but this is precisely the time when reading material becomes more challenging.
We often say: In the primary grades, children learn to read and in the intermediate years, they read to learn.
Tips:
1. Don’t stop reading aloud to them once they can read independently—instead, simply take turns being the
narrator.
2. Set a monthly goal in terms of reading minutes. Chart the progress and then reward your child with a new
book, sticker or bookmark.
3. Encourage your child to develop an interest in different literary genres, such as adventure, mystery, fantasy and
poetry.
4. Develop the habit of giving books or magazine subscriptions as gifts for birthdays or other special occasions
MOUNTAIN VIEW SPORTS UPDATE
BASKETBALL
Basketball continues and the coaches/sponsors for this year are:
Pee Wee Girls: Mrs. Baird; Pee Wee Boys: Mr. Brick; Bantam Girls: Ms. Collins and Mrs. Kirk; Bantam Boys:
Mrs. Falk and two Mr. Falks;. Thank you to all volunteers.
So far all teams are doing quite well in their leagues. The pee wees will finish this week and the bantams will have
playoffs that could finish as late as the middle of the month as well.
GRADE 4/5 INTRAMURALS
Team Handball will wrap up in by the end of April. We had over 50 students participating. Congratulations to all the
students who participated and thanks to Mr. Brick for organizing and Mrs. Gueulette and Mrs. Mjaaland for
supervising.
Track and Field 2015
All Mountain View students in grades 3 to 7 will have the opportunity to compete on:
School Track Meet – April 27th
Zone Track Meet – May 27th
District Track Meet – June 4th
All meets occur at the NDSS Rotary Bowl
Over 25 parents and community volunteers are needed to
make this a successful season (on April 27th) . Can you help?
Please contact Debbie Cronan at [email protected] if you are able to help
SPLASH AND DASH
Our first Splash and Dash event of the year takes place on Friday April 10th. Thanks to Mrs. Marshall and
Mr. Brick for organizing/sponsoring. We have over 40 students grades 3-7 partaking in the swimming and
running. All the action takes place at Beban Swimming Pool at 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
HOMEWORK CLUB/GAMES CLUB/ROBOT CLUB
A reminder that we offer a homework club Monday to Thursday at big recess for all ages. Thank you to Mrs.
Kirkpatrick,Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Cronan for doing this. Games Club runs on Tuesday and Thursday at big recess.
Thanks to Mrs. Gueulette and Mr. Brick for this. And, finally, thanks to Mr. Silk, who runs our Robot Club after school
on Tuesdays for grades 4-7
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WORKING TOGETHER AT MOUNTAIN VIEW
MOUNTAIN VIEW PRESENTS OUR SPRING PLAY “TOM SAWYER”
Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6’s will participate in the choir. Grade 7’s are the actors.
Choir students wishing to wear something in the spirit of : Tom Sawyer may do so.
We will be performing “Tom Sawyer” on the following dates:
Monday May11th
Tuesday May 12th
Wednesday May 13th
Thursday May 14th
10:30am
Cast and full choir
1:00pm
Cast and full choir
6:30pm
Cast and full choir
6:30pm
Cast and full choir
Feel free to come and enjoy one or more of our performances. See you there.
LIBRARY NEWS
www.bookfest.ca
BookFest 2015 is taking place Saturday, May 2nd in downtown Nanaimo. The hub of activity will be in the Diana
Krall Plaza, while the presenter sessions are held in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and
the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Art Lab. Free Pre-school sessions will be held in the Nanaimo Museum and are
available for children under 5 with an accompanying adult. Tickets are $10 per child for 3 sessions, to a maximum of
$25 per family.
Read about our presenters and check out the BookFest schedule to choose your 3 sessions. Buy tickets online, over
the phone or in person through The Port Theatre (250.754.8550).
Bookfest Authors coming to Mountain View!
Thanks to our PAC for funding the following Bookfest author visits at Mountain View:
Author/Graphic Artist Mike Deas – Div. 3, 4, 5 Wed. Apr. 29 @ 10:50-11:40 pm
Author/Illustrator Wallace Edwards – Div. 6,7.8.9.10 Thurs. Apr. 30 @ 9:00-9:50 am
Author Vicki Vansickle – Div. 1 and 2 Thurs. Apr. 30 @ 1:10-2:00 pm
The remaining divisions will be a priority for author visits next year.
DISSECTING SQUID
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming back to our school!!
What better way to promote summer reading with our students than by stocking up on books and
at the same time putting books back into the classrooms. Did you know that for every $10 you
spend at the Fair, up to $6 comes directly back to our school? Your support of this event is key in
helping us obtain new books and resources for our classrooms.
You’ll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading
levels. Your child will be bringing home a Book Fair flyer that provides a preview of only a few of
the many books available to purchase at our Fair.
The flyer also contains an entry form that can be dropped off during the book fair. You
could win $50 in books – $25 for your family PLUS $25 for your classroom!
Don’t forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar! We look forward to seeing you during
our Scholastic Book Fair and thank you, in advance, for supporting this great literary fundraiser.
Dates:
Monday, April 13th – Friday, April 17th
Times:
Lunchtime, 11:45 - 12:25 and also after school, 2:25 - 3:30
Location:
Room 103
If you are interested in volunteering at the Book Fair please contact Lindsay Gunderson by
email at [email protected]
We will be having lots of draws as well.
We have the poster draws and the family draw (worth $25)
And we have 2 $15 draws and 2 $10 draws that go with our R-note draws ON Friday.
Please support us if you can.
MOTHER’S DAY BASKET SALE
Order forms are coming home this week. The deadline for ordering is Wednesday, April 15th. Delivery
will be May 7th. We are using Hilltop Nursery again.
MOUNTAIN VIEW DRESS CODE
With the warmer weather comes the need to wear lighter clothing. Please remember that school is a
workplace for your child/children and what may be acceptable attire at the beach or other places may not
necessarily be acceptable at the workplace. At Mountain View School, we follow the SD #68 Dress Code
guidelines and add our own guidelines with respect to “revealing” clothing.
(i) SD #68 Guidelines
Appropriate dress is considered to be that which:
 Is safe
 Is free of any reference to alcohol, drugs, gangs, hate, obscenity, profanity, racism/discrimination,
sex and or violence
 Is not disturbing or distracting to others within the school setting.
Mountain View Dress code guidelines :
In addition to SD # 68 guidelines, Mountain view School has adopted the following dress code guidelines:
 Students wearing clothes that are found to be distracting or “revealing” will be asked to “cover up”
or phone home for more appropriate clothing. A rule of thumb is that tops join bottoms and
undergarments remain unseen. Also, shoulders should be covered – no spaghetti straps.
 No hats allowed in the building
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
The new sound field that
Mrs. Anton won for her class!
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN (SEPTEMBER 2015 STUDENTS)
There will be an event for students starting Kindergarten in September 2015 on Friday, May 22nd from 9:15-10:45
AM. Please ensure you have registered your child for Kindergarten, as well as for this session if you plan to attend.
We will contact you if you have registered here and are in our catchment. If you are not from our catchment, you
should attend the Welcome to Kindergarten event in your area as we are only given supplies for students in our
catchment.
PHOTO DAY
For class photos is
Wednesday, May 20th
Are you MOVING AWAY this summer?
This is the time of year when schools start
compiling enrolment projections and
building tentative class configurations for the next school year. It is always helpful and appreciated
whenever families let us know in advance when they know their children will not be returning in
September. Please call the office if you are thinking of moving away or changing schools.
STUDENT REGISTRATION 2015
Registration for September 2015 has begun. Children who will be five years of age before January 1,
2016, may enter school in September 2015. You may defer your child's enrolment until September 2016.
You are encouraged to register your child as soon as you can. Please bring your child's birth certificate and
proof of address. To obtain an assured space in your catchment-area school, please register as soon as
possible. If you know of children of kindergarten age in the neighborhood, we’d be pleased if you would
pass the word.
Registration for out of catchment students is now over for 2015.
PARENTAL PLACEMENT REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR
We would like to clarify our position on parental requests for placement of students in certain classes and
with certain teachers. Parents should understand the assignment of students into classes each year is a
careful process where considerable time and effort is spent by staff. Only parental requests based on an
educational reason will be considered. Parental requests should be placed in writing with sound
educational reasons given. It must be stressed there are no guarantees of class placement based on
parental request. Requests must be received (addressed to Mr. Brick) by May 29th.
IMPORTANT DATES/TIMES FOR APRIL/MAY/JUNE
April 3rd
April 6th
April 9th
April 10th
April 13th -17th
April 20th
April 20th
April 24thApril 27th
May 4th
May 11th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 18th
May 20th
May 22nd
May 25th
May 25th
May 27th
May 29th
June 4th
June 18th
June 23rd
June 24th
SCHOOL CLOSED – Good Friday
SCHOOL CLOSED – Easter Monday
Lockdown practice #2 – 9:30 am. Spectators welcome.
Splash and Dash – 3:00-5:00 Beban Swimming Pool
BOOK FAIR – 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
PLC day- Early Dismissal at 1:25pm
PAC meeting at 7:00 pm
Milton Randall drumming assembly – all day
Track & Field Meet - All Day at NDSS Rotary Bowl (Grades 3-7
SCHOOL CLOSED – Pro D (Non-instructional Day)
PLC day- Early Dismissal at 1:25pm
School Play – 10:30am
School Play – 1:00 pm
School Play - 6:30pm
School Play – 6:30 pm
SCHOOL CLOSED – Victoria Day
Class pictures
Welcome to Kindergarten 9:15am – 10:45pm
PLC day- Early Dismissal at 1:25pm
PAC meeting at 7 pm
Zone Track Meet at NDSS Rotary Bowl
Spring Dance- 2:30-4:00
District Track Meet at NDSS Rotary Bowl
Fun Day/ Parent Appreciation Tea
Grade 7 BBQ and Swim
Grade 7 Year End Assembly/Final Report Card/Last day of classes
June 25th
June 26th
Non Instructional Day
Administrative Day – Schools Closed
To view Mountain View’s calendar please click this link:
http://schoolsweb.sd68.bc.ca/mtnview/Pages/calendar.aspx
BC LIONS IN THE HOUSE