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Admin Message…..

Springfield Heights students, staff and parents have experienced another successful year. Thank you parents/guardians for your support, encouragement and commitment to the students throughout the school year. Along with Grade 6 students will be leaving Springfield Heights School at the end of the school year. The following staff have either completed terms positions, moving to new positions within the River East School Division or retiring: Mrs. Hocken, Kindergarten English, M. Bilodeau, Grade 4 French Immersion, Mme Desjardins, Grade 3/4 French Immersion, Mme Dobson-Perry, Music, Mme Sarakula, Grade 2 French Immersion . Thank you for your positive contributions to the students and staff of Springfield Heights School. We wish you the best in your new endeavors. Congratulations and good luck to all our Grade 6 students as they move on to the next step in their school career. On behalf of the Springfield Heights School staff, we wish all students and their families a safe and enjoyable summer. School resumes in the River East Transcona School Division on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.

SHS staff for their dedication, enthusiasm, caring and passion for student

learning SHS PAC for their time, energy and commitment in support of SHS students. Parent Volunteers for their gifts of time and energy. Student Leaders (Patrols, Monitors, Conflict Mediators, K-Kids, Family Group

Captains, Physical Education Leadership) for their time, dedication and service to the SHS community. All SHS students for their positive attitudes, cooperation and ongoing effort.

Springfield Heights School

505 Sharron Bay

Winnipeg, MB R2G 0H8

P. 204-663-5078

F. 204-668-9285

www.sh.retsd.mb.ca

Principal

Mario Beauchamp

Vice-Principal

Scott Lysack

Parent Advisory Council

President

Robert Werbowesky

[email protected]

SHS Lunch Program

Karen Netzel

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Skipper Scholars (Before

and After School Program)

P. 204-661-8004

Transportation Department

P.204-669-0202

River East Transcona

School Division

589 Roch Street

Winnipeg, MB R2K 2P7

P. 204-667-7130

F. 204-661-5618

www.retsd.mb.ca

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

English Ukrainian Bilingual Program Supporter Assembly - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Grade 6 Farewell (all programs) 9:30 a.m.

Medication

Please pick up your child’s medication prior to the summer vacation. Please note that medication cannot be sent home with your child. If your child requires medication at school in September, please contact the office for an Authorization Form or obtain one from our website under Documents and Forms.

Warmer Weather and Clothing

With the arrival of warmer weather, please ensure that discretion is used and that appropriate clothing is worn. No tank tops, muscle shirts, short shorts or spaghetti straps are permitted. Thank you for your cooperation.

Lost and Found

There are a large number items in the lost and

found bin. If you are at the school, please check for

lost items at the lost and found bin located in the

hall near the gym doors. All unclaimed items will

be donated to a charity.

Email Addresses

In an effort to preserve paper,

some information, including

our newsletter will only be

sent via e-mail next year. If you haven’t

already provided us with your email

address, please send a note with your

child or call the school. The newsletter will

also be available on our school website.

Release of Report Cards

We are unable to issue report cards earlier than our last day of school, June

28th. If your child will not be in attendance on June 28th, please let your child’s

teacher know what you would like the school to do with your child’s report card

by providing us with one of the following:

1. Written permission allowing someone else to pick up the report card.

2. A stamped, self-addressed envelope, so that we can mail your child’s report

(suggested size 9 x 12).

Reports that are not picked up or mailed will not be available until the school office opens again on

August 26th.

End of Day Arrangements

Please try to keep consistent end of the day arrangements for your child. June is extremely busy for

the school office and it is difficult to get information to students about changes for the end of day

pick-up. We appreciate when parents/caregivers provide a consistent and safe procedure for the end

of the school day.

Also, try to refrain from picking up children early unless absolutely necessary. Having to gather

student’s belongings, homework, etc. to leave early is disruptive to classroom instruction.

News from the Library…..

Summer is a great time to read or catch up on your reading. Every year the Winnipeg Public Library runs a great summer reading program. Create your own reader program following some of the tips below.

Reading is the one activity that students can do that will get them ready for the school year, travel different places, meet different people, have different adventures, learn new information, and have fun!

The last draw for the French Reading Clubs (Lis moi-tout et Je lis

tout) was in May. Our winner is Hudson from room 13.

Winner of the 2013 MYRCA

Box of Shocks by Chris McMahen

2013 MYRCA Honour Books

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes - Jonathan Auxier

Undergrounders - David Skuy

The nominees for the 2013-2014 school year would make for good

summer reading for grades 5 and 6 if want to get a head start in the club for next year!

These books are available at Winnipeg Public Libraries.

“MYRCA 2014 nominees” are,

Circle of Cranes - Annette Le Box

Crush. Candy. Corpse. - Sylvia McNicoll

Guilty - Norah McClintock

Making Bombs for Hitler - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny-Detectives Extraordinaire - Polly Horvath

My Name is Parvana - Deborah Ellis

Redcoats and Renegades - Barry McDivitt

Seraphina - Rachel Hartman

Small Medium at Large - Joanne Levy

Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel

The Grave Robber’s Apprentice - Allan Stratton

The Lynching of Louie Sam - Elizabeth Stewart

The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls - John Lekich

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen - Susin Nielsen

Ungifted - Gordon Korman

Margaret and the Moth Tree - Brit Trogen & Kari Trogen

Middle of Nowhere - Caroline Adderson

Yesterday’s Dead - Pat Bourke

Hockey News

The Stanley Cup playoffs were not only being played in the NHL this

month. The playoffs were happening at Springfield Heights as well.

Almost every noon hour teams composed of two team members from

Gr.4 -6, sporting their team colors and names got together in the

library to play card hockey. The elimination rounds continued till there

were only two teams left. The Stanley Cup was finally won in overtime

by the Redwings --Zachary C. and Dylan B. over the Toronto Maple

Leafs---Matteo P. and Mitchell A. The Stanley Cup was then paraded

around the whole school in traditional fashion. It was a fun activity

organized by Mme Jorgensen and M. Bilodeau.

Art News

Room 26, Grade 4 class have finished their electronic scrap

art projects. All winter long the students have been taking

apart electronic equipment such as stereos, cell phones,

iPods, answering machines, electronic toys, and many more

with the tools that they learned to use. The next step was to

create art works with all the loose parts. The results were

imaginative and unique creations that will soon be

displayed in the library for all to see. We even had a reporter from Metro News/

Canstar come in to interview a couple of students, Matteo P. and Darby R. about these projects.

Magic news Grade 4 students from Room 26 have been practising magic tricks using playing cards.

These tricks are all tied into our Math curriculum. They will soon take their acts into

the classrooms to amaze the other students. They also showcased their talents during

the Tea Party held for the school volunteers in June.

Canadian Army Letters

The Grade 4 students wrote letters in French to the Canadian soldiers stationed in

Afghanistan earlier on in the year. Recently the replies started coming in along with

pictures of the soldiers. The letters were read in class and are now on our bulletin board

outside our classroom for all to read. The soldiers were very appreciative of the students

taking the time to write to them. They wrote interesting things about what is going on

over there in that part of the world. The students sure enjoyed receiving the letters.

Thanks to Darby R.'s mom who organized this letter writing activity.

LOST from the SHS English Mini Folklarama Night African center in the music

room; a bottle of perfume in a box (Egypt). If the whereabouts of this item is

known or has been located, please return to the office at Springfield’s Heights

School.

The Fire Safety House by Grades 3 and 4 Ukrainian Bilingual Class

On May 21, 2013, the Fire Safety House was parked in front

of our school for the whole day. That was enough time for

all Kindergarten to Grade 4 students to visit and learn about

fire safety. It was a trailer pulled by a truck which looked like

a house on the inside. In the kitchen area, we were shown a

fire safety plan which every home should have. Then we

saw pictures of many types of fires. We were to put our

thumbs up if it was a good fire and put our thumbs down if it

was a bad fire. In the bedroom area, we noticed smoke coming into the room from

under the door. The door was hot so we were instructed to "stay low and go". The

window was the other exit. We were told to ask our parents how to remove the screen in our bedrooms

in case of fire. Then we climbed out the window and gathered in our meeting spot. This is how we

learned about fire safety in our homes.

Japanese Cultural Centre by Grade 4 Ukrainian Bilingual Class

The Grade Four Students in the English-Ukrainian

Program went on a field trip to the Japanese Cultural

Centre on May 23, 2013. It was sponsored by

Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education and all

EUBP Grade 4 Students from the province of

Manitoba attended. When we got there, they taught

us some Japanese words we could use like hello,

goodbye, teacher, and thank you. They showed us

how to do origami and we made pianos and talking

birds by carefully folding paper. It was challenging. Japanese has three

alphabets! We learned how to write our name in Sodo and we made paper headbands. After we put

happy coats on and did a Japanese folk dance about people working in a coal mine. Then we had a

snack which included Japanese crackers. That was our experience at the Japanese Cultural Centre.

EUBP Easter Breakfast 2013

On May 7th 2013, we celebrated Easter Breakfast at Springfield Heights School in

the gym. Chief Peguis School and Bernie Wolfe School came to join us. All of our

food got blessed by Father Maksimiuk. Some of the holy water got on Lizzie`s

nose. When he was blessing the food we sang, "Khrystos Voskres". There was a lot

of delicious food. It was a feast. The parents helped to set up the tables, chairs,

decorations, and food. There was an egg contest called Tsokanya. You try to break

your opponent's egg by tapping it on the tip with your egg. Helena and Sofia's dad won Tsokanya

this year! Last year, Helena won!! We wore Ukrainian shirts. Pani Loughren was the director. She

also played the piano. We started with the Canadian and Ukrainian National anthems. The Grade

3's and 4's did a Pryvit, a special Ukrainian dance to welcome everyone. The kindergarten, grade 1's

and 2's sang songs. The grade 5's and 6's played " Bunny Hop Boogie" on recorder. The girls did a

dance called Hailky, and sang along with the boys while they danced. The kids from the other

schools did a performance as well. There were a lot of people. We took a group photo of all the

Ukrainian bilingual students and teachers. At the end, we ate yummy cupcakes for desert.

by Pani Loughren and the Grade 1 & 2 students in Room 8

Our First Woodcarving Ukrainian wood carving is an old Ukrainian tradition, and is very popular in

Ukraine and Canada. On Wednesday, May 1, the students in room 29 did wood

carving with Pan Drahun, the artist from Ukraine. Originally, woodcarving

came from the Hutsul region in Ukraine, way from the sixteenth century.

Everyone got a wood frame and a stencil and pan Drahun taught us how to cut

lines for the stencil with a pen. Then we got a chisel and he taught us how to go

along the lines made by the pen. Later, we made traditional Ukrainian design.

Our woodcarvings are going to be displayed at Folklorama in August. We thank

Pan Drahun for teaching us about wood carving.

by Grade 5 students from Room 29

Roots of Empathy What is Roots of Empathy

Roots of Empathy or ROE is a program that was founded by Mary Gordon,

an educator, international speaker and award-winning social entrepreneur.

She was born and raised in Newfoundland. A baby and one of her parents

come every few weeks so children can learn how the baby grows and what

she learns. The children point out the stepping stones with the instructor.

The “stepping stones” are the small actions young children learn to do. We

always learn new stepping stones. When a child learns to tie their shoes,

that’s also a stepping stone. In Roots of Empathy, children also learn how

to feel empathy for each other, which prevents bullying in the classroom.

In Roots of Empathy, the baby is the teacher.

Pre and post-visit classes

Mrs. Hocken, our instructor, has helped us learn a lot about how the baby’s body works. She has

showed us the green blanket and has shown us baby Stella’s toys that she has played with. Mrs.

Hocken’s first visit was a blast. We had a lot of fun and we learned the hello and good-bye song. So

whenever Stella is here, we first sing the hello song, and then when she leaves, we sing the good-bye

song. Stella was a big experience to our class and she helped us a lot.

Baby visits

The ROE program has been a learning experience for everyone. Throughout the many things she has

developed over the visits like when she first sat up on her own, or when she learned to wiggle around

and stuff like that, her vocabulary which is “mama”, and all of the little noises she’s made, like little

burps. Every day that we have a visit, the green blanket is waiting, and we sing our hello song.

Monica (Stella’s mom) circles the blanket with Stella in her arms and we get to feel her feet. She sits

down and we talk about baby development and Stella in general. In all, ROE has been great!

Baby Celebration

For the last visit, we had a baby celebration. We brought healthy snacks, sweet treats, and others.

We also did plays like “The Tickling Hand”, “This old Man”, “This Little Piggy” and many more. It

was like a little good-buy Stella party. The baby celebration was on June 13, 2013. Stella and Monica

came to this party to celebrate what we learned. We thank them very much for coming, and we hope

that Stella will have a very fun life. Mrs. Hocken is a kindergarten teacher in the mornings at our

school. She was our wonderful and empathetic volunteer instructor. A big thanks to her! So now you

know what Roots of Empathy is, and why it started,and you’ll remember it when you hear about it.

by Lovissa and Chase, Avery and Zoe from Room 28

Stella demonstrates her

proficiency in push-ups!

Children on Mars! For the past nine weeks, students from different schools in Canada had

prepared projects for the Marsville convention. These working models were

designed to survive Mars’s conditions. In the beginning, the students in our

class were divided into three groups. They chose a team name and designed

an emblem. The three names were Martians, Red River, and Zero Gravity.

Then they were assigned topics. Zero Gravity was assigned transportation,

Red River was assigned water support, and Martians were assigned

recreation. The teams work cooperatively to clarify the requirements for

their life-support systems, brainstorm solutions, and construct working

models.

On March 26, the Link-up Day, they come together to build a Mars habitat

and showcase their survival systems .The bubbles were made of thin plastic

and were held together using duct tape and staples. They were huge! Then

the students showed their projects to scientists, or as they called them,

“Galactic Visitors.” We had fun at Marsville!

by students from Room 29

Grade Six Goes To Ukrainian Camp 2013

From April 30, to May 2, the English-Ukrainian Grade 6s class of

Springfield Heights School went to Ukrainian Language Camp at

St. Andrew’s College at the University of Manitoba. They went to

Ukrainian camp to learn more about Ukrainian culture, history and

language as well as meet new friends from other schools in Manitoba. The

students got chance to visit University faculties and learn about

entomology and paleontology, geology and engineering. They all enjoyed

learning about DNA, especially about extracting DNA from strawberries.

At the Sports Centre, they swam, did archery, volleyball, racquetball,

fencing, and martial arts.

They learned about Ukrainian attire by Orysia Trach, and they learned how different cities had their

own traditional costumes. Thanks to Irina Konstantyniuk, they learned about Ukrainian

independence. Pan Havaleshko taught them about planes, and that the Antonov 225 Mriya, which is

the biggest plane in the world, was designed by a Ukrainian engineer, Oleg Antonov. They also

created Mothers’ Day gifts with Ukrainian designs. At the end of camp they went to Zabava, or the

dance. Overall, Ukrainian camp was a great experience!

Thank you Carpathia Credit Union

for its ongoing financial support of

the Springfield Heights School

English Ukrainian Bilingual

Program. This year, donated funds were used towards the

purchase of a SMART Board in Pani Cap’s Grade 5/6

class.

WANTED—Unusable pens, markers,

highlighters, and mechanical pencils

may be dropped off in boxes by the lost

and found bins located near the office until June

28th. The Ukrainian Bilingual Program and

Carpathia Credit Union are collecting them for

terracycle.ca who will be recycling every single

part of them.

English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program News

In June, the EUBP haour final meeting on June 4 at 5:30 p.m. at SHS. Our Staff Appreciation took

place on Monday, June 10. Our MPUE boat cruise was on Friday June 14. Our final field trip is

June 21 to the zoo and Oseredok. June 26 is the farewell to our Grade 6's and 9's. Our board for

next year is tentatively:

Chair: Tami Kowal-Denisenko

Co-chair: Christine Omeniuk

Treasurer: Jared Mickall

Secretary: Christy Eccles

Members at large: Tania Kowalewich, Kristen Maneluk

PARENT INFORMATION BINDER The Lunch Program Committee has created a binder that contains information regarding committee meetings, finances and other information about the operation of the lunch program. The committee will provide meeting minutes and financial reports in an effort to maintain transparency. Parents are welcome to request the binder at the school office. If you have any questions, please contact the Springfield Heights Lunch Program Committee Chair or the Springfield Heights School Administration.

2013 - 2014 Lunch Program Registration forms and payment are due. Please send completed forms and cheques to the office ASAP. In order for students to stay over the lunch hour and participate in the SHS Lunch Program, registration forms and payment are required.

JUNE’S HEALTHY TIP

GROW a PIZZA GARDEN With just a little love, a little help and a little patch of ground, your children can grow a PIZZA GARDEN. Plant basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, cherry tomatoes, carrots, peppers, green onions and cucumber [if you have the room] and share the excitement when your garden grows!

SUMMER GARDEN CREAM CHEESE and VEGGIE PIZZA Ingredients

1 whole grain ready made pizza shell* 1 package (8 oz) lite cream cheese, softened 1/2 C lite sour cream 1 tsp dried dill weed 1/8 tsp garlic powder 2 C assorted fresh veggies from your Pizza Garden like shredded carrots, quartered cucumber slices, halved cherry tomatoes, diced

green, red or yellow pepper, green onion and chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In small bowl, mix lite cream cheese, lite sour cream, dill and garlic powder until smooth. Spread over crust.

Top with cut vegetables and herbs ENJOY!

From your Local Lunch Lady— “We Deliver More”

June 2013

20 Patrols to Lilac Resort

26 EUBP Program Supporter

Assembly

27 Grade 6 Farewell Assembly

28 Last day—Dismissal at 2:30 p.m.

Reports cards sent home

DATES FOR 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

(These dates are for all schools in RETSD)

A

Sept. 4 First day of school

Oct. 11 Coordinated Day (no school)

Oct. 14 Thanksgiving (no school)

Oct. 25 Coordinated Day (no school)

Nov. 8 Coordinated Day (no school)

Nov. 11 Remembrance Day

Dec. 20 Early Dismissal for Christmas Break

December 23 - January 6 - Christmas Break

Feb. 3 Coordinated Day (no school)

Feb. 17 Louis Riel Day (no school)

Mar. 14 Coordinated Day (no school)

April 1 - 5 - Spring Break

Apr. 25 Coordinated Day (no school)

May 19 Victoria Day (no school)

Jun. 27 Last Day of School

Early Dismissals (2:45 pm):

October 2 February 19

November 6 April 9

January 15 May 14

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SCHOOL

is calling all 4 year olds

(children born 2009) To register for the 2013-2014 school year

starting September. Afternoon space for MWF and T-TH classes still

available on first come basis.

Open House

June 11, 2013

6:30— 7:30 pm

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131 Sanford Fleming Road

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Please contact Krisy: [email protected] or call

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