S O U T H D A L E - N O R T H W O O`D S I D E S C H O O L N E W S Newsletter #05 JAN/FEB 2015 PRIMARY REGISTRATION Parents of children who will be 5 on or before December 31st, 2015 are asked to register their child between February 2nd and March 2, 2015. Parents will need to bring along proof of residency as well as proof of date of birth. FRENCH IMMERSION Parents who wish to enrol their primary child into the French Immersion Program are to register him/her at Shannon Park School. Shannon Park School will be hosting an information night for those parents interested in having their primary child in French Immersion on Thursday February 5th at 6:30. SNWS - SONG Did you know our school has a song? Ms. Jarvis-Murray wrote the lyrics and music for “our song” The words are as follows: The School Song We enter proudly these great halls Respect and kindness rule We’re tasked with learning between these walls Southdale-North Woodside School Among us we have great thinkers Musicians and athletes too We have such pride in our community Just look at what we can do Southdale-North Woodside Working hard all year long Southdale-North Woodside We’re smart we’re proud and we’re strong Southdale-North Woodside School 36 Hastings Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2C5 http://www.snws.ednet.ns.ca/ Phone: (902) 464-2081 Fax: (902) 461-0199 Principal: B. Ellenberger Vice-Principal: H. Malle Secretary: K. Lake FAMILY POTLUCK SUPPER Thursday February 12, 2015 This event will be held in the gym at SNWS and is intended to bring together families and staff from SNWS to get to know each other better and to discuss other potential family events. Bring your children, your appetite and your ideas for a casual dinner in the gym! Time 6:00 – 8:00. This event is a potluck dinner with informal activities to keep the kids busy, while the adults meet and mingle. Please indicate what you intend to bring (ie. Buns, veggie tray, fruit tray, salad, dessert, drinks, etc.) on the form that will be sent home. We know some people may change their mind about their dish prior to the event, but it allows some planning to ensure we have most of the food groups covered! Disposable plates, napkins and cutlery will be provided and each person attending will be charged $1 at the door. Please watch for the notice coming home January 26th. FAMILIES OF SNWS Thanks to all who attended the Breakfast with Santa. Once again, it was a huge success! SOUTHDALE-NORTH WOOD `S I D E S C H O O L N E W S SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER The Halifax Regional School Board takes great care when making the decision to alter the normal operations of schools in the event of severe or inclement weather. Decisions on school closures and/or bus cancellations are posted on the board’s website at www.hrsb.ns.ca, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HRSB_Official, recorded on 464-INFO (4636) and communicated to all local radio stations. You can also receive notice of school and bus cancellations by e-mail or text message by following the link on the front page (left side) of the HRSB website. If you are interested in learning more on how decisions regarding closures and cancellations are made, visit http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/1137.html POINTS TO REMEMBER:  Parents must ensure that students are properly dressed for weather conditions.  In the event that schools are closed early, parents will be notified prior to their child(ren) being dismissed. Parents MUST check in at the office first.  In the event that an emergency arises and school must be evacuated, the children will be taken to Prince Arthur Junior High.  It is VITAL that you, as parents, inform the school regarding changes in phone numbers or emergency contact persons. A valid working number must be available at all times for your child. CHRISTMAS CONCERT We want to thank parents, guardians and relatives for coming to our Christmas Concerts in December. The concert was taken from the book “Love from Katie” by Paddy Muir. Mrs. Jarvis Murray developed the music for which the words were sung to. We were very fortunate to have the author of the book, Ms. Paddy Muir, read the book at the Primary – Grade 2 concert. TELEPHONE NUMBERS We are finding that many of the phone numbers we have on file no longer work. It is CRUCIAL that we have current contact numbers. Please call Mrs. Lake at 464-2081 if you have a new number. We are continuing our search for two additional lunch monitors and substitutes. Please call the school if you are interested – 464-2081 February 2 – March 2 – Primary Registration Thursday Feb 5th – French Immersion Information Session 6:30 pm – Shannon Park School Wednesday Feb 11th pm - SAC Meeting 6:00 Thursday Feb 12th – Family Night Pot Luck Supper – more info to follow Friday Feb 13th – Professional Development Day – School Closed for Students Monday Feb 16th schools are closed – Viola Desmond Day – March Break – March 16th – March 20th `