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Dates����At����A����Glance April 2013

Attention parents, students, staff and community members,

Can you believe that after spring break, it will be April. March has been a busy month with basketball wrapping up, badminton beginning, ping pong club going strong, CCRP magazine fundraiser, pancake breakfast at Applebee's (thanks to Sara Bell and Parent Council for putting this on), Science Fair (congratulations to Jasmine Horwood and Jordyn Rolling for winning a silver medal)...report cards, celebration of learning, parent teacher conferences completed, and a social media night that involved nearly thirty of our community members. Wow! Sounds like the students and the staff are ready for a break. Thanks to all stakeholders within our school. Everyone of our stakeholders (parents, teachers, EA s, Staff, students, family, community) have represented our TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) motto very well. Thanks for making J.R. Reid the best school in Brandon. Please enjoy a well deserved, safe, happy and healthy spring break with you family and friends.

Yours in Education,

Shawn Lehman

Team—Together Everyone Achieves More!

PUDDLETIME

April is (hopefully) puddle time! Please put extra socks and pants in your child’s backpack so if your child gets wet on the way to school or at recess time, (s)he will not be wet until home time. Those rubber boots are never high enough!

APRILAPRILAPRILAPRIL

1 Classes Resume

8—12 Fire Safety Presentations

10 Day of Pink

18 Gr. 5’s & Choir to Bdn. WSO

(am)

19 19 Spring / Grad Photo AM —if

necessary into the PM

Roof Top Photo Weather

Permitting, otherwise scheduled

for sometime in May

26 Food Event—Hamburger Day

MAYMAYMAYMAY

17 No classes —School Development

Planning

24 Last Food Event— Pizza

23 Preschool Wellness Fair

4 Stand Up Against Bullying Forum

@ Crocus.

3 Last day for Student Teachers

21 Grade 8 Sleepover

JUNEJUNEJUNEJUNE

17—20 Exam Week for Gr. 8’s

24 & 25 Gr. 7’s to Camp

Wannacumbac!

26 Gr. 7 & 8 - Fireman’s Rodeo

27 Gr. 8 Closing Ceremonies AM

Grad luncheon at noon

Last day of classes

11 Vesseys Flower Bulbs -

PC Fundraiser Begins!

Bell Times

8:55 am. Students enter

9:00 a.m. O Canada and Announce-ments

10:35 a.m. Recess

11:45 a.m. Dismissal

Lunch

12:45 p.m. Students enter

2:20 p.m. Recess

3:30 p.m. Dismissal

J. R. Reid Contact Numbers: Main Office: 729-3955 Principal’s Office: 729-3959 Resource/Counsellor: 729-3956 HSL (Attendance Line): 729-3957 Gym Office: 729-0310

Graphics courtesy of: http//www.hshpgraphics.com

Recess & Lunch Hour

-27° Unfortunately that number doesn’t seem to want to leave us yet!

Remember, if it’s –27° or cold-er the students stay indoors.

-26° or warmer, the students go outside.

Remember! We are a nut / whole egg free school!

Office Hours are 8:30—4:00 Please make sure you are on time when picking up your children, and do not drop them off too early. Thanks in advance!

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Red Cross Day of Pink

April 10, 2013 Wear the Shirt. Be the Difference.

The Canadian Red Cross, RBC Royal Bank and Safe Schools Manitoba invite your school or business to participate in Red Cross Day of Pink on April 10, 2013. Join us and schools throughout Manitoba in raising awareness about the impact of bullying by wearing pink!

The Canadian Red Cross Day of Pink is an initiative that provides students, staff and the larger community with the opportunity to discuss the impact of bullying and to learn how they can use their power to help create a safe and respectful school environment. On April 10, 2013, students, staff and community members wear pink shirts in solidarity to show that they are taking a stand against bullying.

How did it get started? It started in 2007 when two high school students in Nova Scotia took a stand against bullying in their school. The students asked all of their peers to wear pink to school after they heard a male classmate had been bullied for wearing a pink shirt. To continue the momentum, the Canadian Red Cross Day of Pink campaign brings together schools and communities to wear the shirt and stand together against bullying.

Link to the Red Cross Website, and for more information: http://www.redcross.ca/dayofpink/manitoba.asp

Our Gr. 8’s will be there!

If you ordered a Pink shirt, they will be sent home with your child on

Friday, April 5th.

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SCHOOL OF CHOICE

School of Choice allows parents and students the ability to choose generally without cost, a school to be attended other than the one identified as serving the student’s current residential area.

There are certain responsibilities and obligations that the parents and students must meet when exercising School of Choice. Some considerations are: program suitability, space availability, application dates, and transportation.

The deadline for application for 2013—2014 is May 15, 2013. For further information, please contact 729-3955.

Be aware that applications will be difficult to get approval for due to space restrictions. All parents applying for School of Choice for their child must also be applying at their catchment school

YMCA Day Camps offer children & youth the opportunity to

par�cipate in fun and engaging ac�vi�es. Camps are designed to

spark their imagina�on, build confidence, independence and

communica�on skills.

Campers will get a wide range of themed camps to pick from.

Ac�vi�es include recrea�onal games, cra#s, and swimming. All camps

go on regular field trips around Brandon and surrounding communi-

�es. Camp starts July 2nd, 2013.

Refer to our website for a full lis�ng of camps...

www.ymcabrandon.comwww.ymcabrandon.comwww.ymcabrandon.comwww.ymcabrandon.com

The Kidsport Fund is a na�onal charity created to

assist children who wish to enter a sport program, but

could not play without Kidsport assistance.

Deadline for applica�ons is April 25th.

If your child is interested, please contact

Catch-up Clinic for School Immunizations

May 25th, 2013 from 11:00-2:00pm

or May 28th, 2013 from 3:30-6:00pm

Public Health Services 800 Rosser Avenue

No appointment necessary!

Please call 578-2504 with any questions

Reminder to parents to please notify the

Transportation Dept. (204-729-3975) if

your child will not going to be riding the

bus either for that day or an extended

period of time.

No Stopping Zones No Stopping Zones No Stopping Zones No Stopping Zones

Please respect the No Stopping Zones.

The City of Brandon and the School Division both have

designated bus loading zones in front and behind the school.

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Thank you to everyone who attended our

Social Media Night! It was an informative

evening well spent.

Thank you to Cst McCallum and

Cst. Scott—our presenters and Raelle

Whiteside, our School’s Social Worker for

attending. - Ms. Spicer

A BIG thank - you for all the volunteers and teachers who helped make the pancake breakfast a

success!

Another BIG thank you to all the families that came and enjoyed the breakfast!

Our next fundraiser is going to be Vesey's Flower Bulbs! Watch for the catalogue coming home on April 11, 2013! Orders will need to be in on April 25, 2013 by 3:30!

Any questions please contact Fundraising Coordinator Sara Bell at bryanandsarabell@live.com

-Sara Bell

Thank you!

Send in your

postage

stamps!

All you have to do is cut the

stamps off your incoming Canada

Post mail (with a 1/4" to 1/2" border)

and send them in!

We will send them to New Era

School who will then then take

them to Central United Church

who collects them and sends them

to the Leprosy Mission in Toronto,

Ontario.

For each pound of used stamps the

Leprosy Mission collects they

receive $7.60 from stamp

wholesalers and this money is then

used to buy medication to cure and

care for people with this horrible

disease. Thanks !

Just in time for...

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J.R. Reid Magazine Campaign

Our Magazine Campaign is up and running! Our apologies for the delay. Mother Nature has proven to be a hindrance for our out of town magazine representative.

We appreciate your support. Though there are other companies that may ask for your new and renewal magazine orders, it would be very much appreciated if you waited for our campaign so the students can take your order. A significant portion of the funds stay here in our community. Thanks you in advance for “saving” your magazine orders and helping to make our campaign a great success.

Order booklets have been sent home to all students. If you feel you may sell more than what has been provided, there are more booklets available at the office.

How to Place Magazine orders ONLINE:

Any student who wishes to place an order online:

They can access the CCRP website on the school webpage.

Once there, click on “Order Magazines”

On the left side they’ll see “Supporters” with a box under it, enter the code MB1042

Please call 1-800-665-5133 if you have any questions. Good luck with your subscriptions!

Congratulations are in order!

To Jasmine Horwood and Jordyn Rolling!

They have won the Silver Medal in the 3-4 age group at the Western Manitoba Science Fair! They were competing against 80 children in this category.

Furthermore, the girls also received the Medical Laboratory Award!

Their project was titled “Soap & Waterworks”

We are very proud of you for your interest in science, your hard work and dedication.

Proud to be a J.R. Reider!

Page Badminton is beginning for the Gr. 7's and 8's - listen to announcements for practice times.

-Mr. Cutis

Bike Helmets are a bit late… due to arrive by mid-April.

Watch for them to come home, if you have ordered more than one you may wish to make

arrangements to help your child bring them home!

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MIDDLE YEARS ATHLETIC DATES

Badminton Jamboree May 3rd Gr. 7 & 8

12:30-4:00 pm

Cross Country Run May 15, 22, & 29

Gr. 4 - 8 After School May 16, 23, & 30 (rain dates)

City Track Meet June 11th Gr. 7 & 8 9:00 am - 3:30 pm June 12th

(rain date)

City Track Meet June 13th

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 Day 5 2 Day 6 3 Day 1 4 Day 2 5 Day 3 6

7 8 Day 4 9 Day 5 10 Day 6

Day of Pink 11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13

14 15 Day 3 16 Day 4 17 Day 5 18 Day 6

Gr. 5’s & Choir

to Bdn. WSO

19 Day 1 20

21 22 Day 2 23 Day 3

Preschool Wellness Fair

25 Day 4

25 Day 5 26 Day 6

Food Event

27

28 29 Day 1 30 Day 2

April 2013

7:00 Parent Council Meeting

Picture Day! Morning Only

Spring & Grad Picture day

24

Fire Safety Week Presentations Visit http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/family.html for family activities

Dates for Dates for Dates for Dates for

2013201320132013————2014 School Year! 2014 School Year! 2014 School Year! 2014 School Year!

2013

Sept. 3, Tues Schools Open for Staff Only – P. D. Day

Sept. 4, Wed. First Day of Classes for Students

Oct. 14, Mon. Thanksgiving Day (All Schools Closed)

Nov. 11, Mon. Remembrance Day (All Schools Closed)

Dec. 20, Fri. Last Day of School Prior to Christmas Vacation

Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 Christmas Vacation (All Schools Closed)

2014

Jan. 6, Mon. All Classes Resume

Feb. 17, Mon. Louis Riel Day (All Schools Closed)

Mar. 28, Fri. Last Day of Classes Prior to Spring Vacation

Mar. 31 – Apr. 4 Spring Vacation (All Schools Closed)

Apr. 7, Mon. All Classes Resume

Apr. 18, Fri. Good Friday

May 19, Mon. Victoria Day (All Schools Closed)

June 26, Last Day of Classes

Parent Council Fundraiser begins on April 11th