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St. James-Assiniboia
School Division
Newsletter #10
June 2015
Inside this issue:
Phone: 204-885-2216
Fax:
204-885-2217
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal:
Mme S. Hussey
Designate:
Mme C. Lachance
Admin. Assistant: Mme D. Matheos
Principal’s Message
Another year is quickly coming to a close. Our students have gained a great deal of
knowledge in all aspects of the curriculum. They have also had greater involvement in
many aspects of their learning, which has provided them with a “voice” and a deeper
sense of ownership. We have participated in many activities involving global citizenship
this past year. It is so important to be aware of the world around us and get involved,
wherever possible. École Assiniboine students should be so proud of their efforts and
commitment to helping others, as they truly have made the world a better place! Thank
you for supporting all of our projects this year.
Class Placement Process
2
School Staffing 2015-16
2
Parent Council News
3
Roots of Empathy
3
Gr. 5 Farewell
4
There has been a change in administration for École Assiniboine since M. Gomes’ visit.
Due to the many changes at the Board Office, M. Gomes will be staying at École Robert
Browning in the role of principal. Mme Sandra Melo will be the new principal at École
Assiniboine. Welcome, Mme Melo!
Youth Forum Summary
4
We wish our departing grade 5 students and parents continued success.
School Goals
4
Divisional Heritage Fair
4
On behalf of the staff, I wish you all a wonderful, safe, enjoyable and warm summer.
Again, it has been a privilege to serve this community for the past 15 years. Aurevoir!
School Vandalism
4
Coaching for Confidence
5
Ness Middle School 50th
5
Assiniboine Daycare
5
School Year 2015-2016
School Year Starts:
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 (Inservice Day—No Classes)
Opening Conferences: Wednesday, September 9 & Thursday, September 10, 2015
Attachments:
Classes Begin:
Friday, September 11, 2015
June & Sept. Calendars
Winter Break:
December 21, 2015 to January 1, 2016
Spring Break:
March 28, 2016 to April 1, 2016
Special points of
interest:
Last Day of Classes:
June 29, 2016 (Early & Middle Yrs.)
 Early Dismissal: June 2nd
(Last One)
Report Cards
 Admin. Days (Early & Middle
Years): June 12th & 26th
 Last Day of Classes:
Monday, June 29th - Report
cards issued at dismissal.
Report cards will be distributed on the last day of classes, Monday, June 29th,
just before dismissal at 3:15 p.m. (11:25 a.m. for K-AM students).
If you know your child will be absent on the last day, you may choose one of the following
options:
 School office re-opens
Thursday, August 20, 2015
a) Send us a self-addressed, stamped ($ 1.80), 10” x 13” envelope & we’ll mail it to you.
b)
Have us hold the report card until school re-opens on August 20th.
 Book your school opening
conferences online starting
Thursday, August 20, 2015
c)
Send a letter to the school giving written permission for us to release your child’s
report card to another person who can pick it up after 3:15 p.m. on June 29th.
École Assiniboine
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École Assiniboine Class Placement Process
At École Assiniboine, the creation of balanced classes is fundamental in supporting the instructional program and
diverse needs of all the learners within the classroom setting. The class creation process is a complex one involving
the gathering of information about student needs and the making of collaborative decisions about students’ placement
in classes.
The purpose of the Class Placement Process is to maximize the learning and teaching opportunities for all students and
teachers by constructing balanced classes. Every effort is made to minimize the potential for negative student interactions.
Collaborative staff teams - classroom teachers, support teachers (resource, music, phys. ed., counselor) and
administrator make up the team. Using professional judgment, they strive to construct classes that are heterogeneous (mixed) and balanced in composition.
The following criteria are used to establish balanced classes:
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Student performance
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Our knowledge of social interactions and dynamics between individual students and group of students, including friendships in the school context
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Placement of students new to École Assiniboine
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Male / female ratio
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Approximately equal class sizes at any grade level
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Students with special needs
While no class group will be seen to be perfect by everyone, it is essential to the formation of the best possible balanced
learning group that the school team be allowed to operate for the benefit of the majority of students.
Decisions regarding class formation rest with the school. Parents can assist the process by:
 Helping their children to understand the importance and complexity of class formation.
 Supporting the placements that have been made.
Parents are encouraged to trust in the decisions made by the school.
**Class placements for 2015–2016 will be included on your child’s final report card.**
All questions regarding class placement should be directed to Mme Hussey.
School Staffing for 2015-2016
The following is the staff profile for the 2015-2016 school year:
Principal:
Mme Sandra Melo
Administrative Assistant:
Mme Darlene Matheos
Music:
Mme Heather Burdeniuk
Reading Recovery:
Mme Helen Proulx
Resource / Phys. Ed.:
Mme Yvonne Perry
Guidance / Phys. Ed.:
M. Robert Senécal
Phys. Ed:
M. Robert Vallée
Kindergarten AM, Rm. 12:
Mme Nicole Griffiths
Kindergarten AM / PM, Rm. 16:
Mme Marguerite Godin
Grade 1, Rm. 4:
Mme Vanessa Pelletier
Grade 1, Rm. 6:
Mme Jacqueline Legay &
Mme Helen Proulx
Grades 1 & 2, Rm. 5:
Mme Jennifer Hernandez
Grade 2, Rm. 1:
Mme Lysanne Vanderwey
Grades 2, Rm. 3:
Mme Allison Chapdelaine
Grade 3, Rm. 15:
Mme Daryl Reimer
Grade 3, Rm. 102 :
Mme Suzanne DeSousa
Grades 3 & 4, Rm. 17:
Mme Lindsey Noël
Grade 4, Rm. 11:
Mme Carmen Lachance
Grade 5, Rm. 21:
TBA
Grade 5, Rm. 22:
Mme Stephanie Craciun
École Assiniboine
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Parent Council
A) Annual General Meeting: The Parent Council AGM will be held on Wednesday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m.
B) Annual Family School Barbecue: There will be no June barbecue this year. The annual school barbecue will be held
on Thursday, September 24th. More information will be sent home at a later date.
C) Our Parent Council: We would like to thank our diligent Parent Council for representing your interests in a most capable manner this school year. These dedicated individuals work hard to attend to a wide variety of business matters
and keep parents abreast of new ideas and programs at the school. We appreciate their efforts and thank them for a very
successful year! We hope to see more parents at the meetings next year. The position of parent council president is open.
Please call Mme Hussey at 204-885-2216 if you are interested in submitting your name for this position.
D) Milk Program: Thank you to Daevid Ramey and Mme Harris for running the milk program. Milk will be available
until June 26, 2015. Please remember that your milk tickets expire then. The program will resume some time in September. Information and order forms will be sent home then.
E) Special Lunches: The special lunch program was a success this year! Thank you to Jennifer Carson and Jenny Allbutt
for organizing the lunches and to all the volunteers. The last hot lunch date is June 19th.
On behalf of Ecole Assiniboine Parent Council, we would like to thank all the parents and grandparents who come out
each month to help at our Special Lunches. Each and every one of you has helped to bring smiles to the students on hot
lunch days. The program could not run without you and we greatly appreciate your dedication! To the teachers, administration and support staff - thank you for all your assistance and patience! To the Assiniboine Children’s Centre - thank
you for always sending extra helping hands. A very special thank you to Mr. Greg Fougere, caretaker, for always going
above and beyond!! We still have one more Special Lunch this year but we wanted to say thank you and wish everyone a
fantastic summer! Merci et Bon été!!
Jennifer Carson & Jenny Allbutt
Roots of Empathy
We wish to extend our thanks to Mme Hernandez and her daughter,
Celeste, for participating in the Roots of Empathy program this year
in Mme Pelletier’s class (Rm. 1-17). We look forward to watching
Celeste grow in the years to come.
Pictured on the right are Mme Hernandez with her husband and Celeste.
Next year, our Roots of Empathy program will be held in
Mme Hernandez’s grade 1/2 class.
École Assiniboine
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Farewell to Grade 5 Students
Our “Farewell to Grade 5 students” will be held on Friday, June 26th at 2:00 p.m.
This assembly is dedicated to the departing grade 5 students and their families. Due to space restrictions, only the grade
4 students will attend the farewell. Other classes will assemble in the gym on Monday to view the video and listen to the
grade 5 speeches and songs.
Youth Forum Summary
Congratulations to Sebastian and Diana from grade 5 who did an excellent job in overseeing projects and sharing with
the school division this year. Here is a summary of what our FANTASTIC school community accomplished in the area of
local and global issues and support:
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Plastic Bag Round-up
Terry Fox Run
Winnipeg Harvest
Christmas Cheer Board
Earth Day activities organized by Student-Voice
Team: Pledge to our Earth, litterless lunches,
Lights-out Canada
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The Dream Factory
Mitten Tree for Siloam Mission
Koats for Kids
Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family
Free the Children
School Goals
Our school goals for the 2015-2016 school year are:
1) Literacy
2) Numeracy
3) Oral French
Divisional Heritage Fair
Congratulations to the following students who won awards at the Divisional Heritage Fair in May:

Best French Project - Elise (Gr. 5, Rm. 11) & Claire (Gr. 4, Rm. 11)
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Best Storyteller - Sebastian (Gr. 5, Rm 22)
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Best Grade 3 Project - Brooklynn (Rm. 102)
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Best Grade 4 Project - Gavin (Gr. 4, Rm. 11)
School Vandalism
School vandalism often involves graffiti, broken windows, damage to roofs and playground
equipment. To report suspicious activity on school grounds between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. or to report an act of school vandalism in Winnipeg call: (204) 231-4556. Our security
firm will attend after receipt of your call.
École Assiniboine
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Coaching for Confidence
Internet-based program to help parents help children with difficulty with anxiety
(excessive fearfulness, worry, or shyness).
Is your 4 to 12 year old child more shy or fearful than other children of the same age?
Shyness and anxiety are normal emotions. Some children, however, are much more shy or fearful than the average child. Anxiety may interfere with their enjoyment of school, activities with other children, new experiences
(swimming lessons or sports), and their development of independence and confidence. Shyness and anxiety may
also slow learning at school.
If you think that your child is more anxious (fearful, worried or shy) than most other children of the same age, you
may be interested in Coaching for Confidence a web-based program developed for parents of children with anxiety
by researchers at the University of Manitoba.
If you are interested in learning more about this evaluation study please contact Julie-Anne at email: [email protected] or telephone 204-237-2055 and leave a message.
Is your child going into Kindergarten
this year?
Assiniboine Children’s Center has
available space for Children enrolled
in Kindergarten for the 2015/2016
School Year.
For more information please contact
Carrie-Anne Hein at 204-889-3308 or
email [email protected]
École Assiniboine
juin / June 2015
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Early
Dismissal
at 2:45 PM
(LAST ONE)
7
8
9
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
Sat
5
6
12
13
9:30 AM Gr 4-5
9:00 AM Gr 4-5 Track & Field at
field trip to MDA Sturgeon Heights
for the Guinness Collegiate track
World Record
9:30 AM
attempt for the
Rm. 3-102
largest number
field trip to the
of people wearManitoba Museum
ing helmets
10
11
Admin. Day
No Classes
14
15
16
17
18
19
12:30 PM
Rm. 3/4-15
Story Festival
2:15 PM
Farewell to
Mme Hussey
Hot Lunch Day
(in the classroom)
(in the gymnasium)
20
Kindergarten
Celebrations:
(in the classroom)
K-AM: 10:15 AM
K-PM: 2:00 PM
21
28
22
23
1:00 PM Gr. 5
students visit
École Golden
Gate Middle
School
9:00 AM
Rm. 4-12 & Rm.
4/5-11 Bike trip to
Assiniboine Park
29
30
LAST DAY
OF CLASSES
Admin. Day
Report cards
will be given out
at dismissal
No Classes
12:15 PM
Gr.1, Rm 6 & 17
Field trip to Fort
Whyte Alive
24
25
26
10:15 AM
Rm. 3-102 & Rm.
3/4-15 Field trip to
2:00 PM
Gr. 5 Farewell
Assiniboine Park
Conservatory
(in the gymnasium)
27
École Assiniboine
septembre / September 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
6
7
2
8
Labour Day
Wed
Day 1
Inservice
Day
No Classes
Thu
3
9
Day 2
Fri
Sat
4
10
Day 3
School Opening
Conferences
School Opening
Conferences
1:00 PM
to 7:00 PM
10:15 AM
to 3:00 PM
5
11
Day 4
12
First Day of
Classes
13
14
Day 5
15
Day 6
16
Day 1
17
Day 2
18
Day 3
19
20
21
Day 4
22
Day 5
23
Day 6
24
Day 1
25
Day 2
26
30
Day 5
Early
Dismissal
at 2:45 PM
27
28
Day 3
29
Day 4