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Mission and Vision Statement: Our vision and mission at Meadows School is to create a safe environment, where children can achieve their potential, become responsible citizens and life-long learners and appreciate and adapt to the diversity of our society.

1220-22nd Street Phone: (204) 729-3988 Brandon MB R7B 1T4 Fax: (204) 729-3970 Email: http://www.brandonsd.mb.ca/meadows/newsletter/page one.htm

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Mar 17 Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar20-24 Artist in School, K-4

Mar 22 CP Express

Mar 22 Booster Juice

Mar 23 Battle of the Books

Mar 24 Grade 7/8 Movie Afternoon

Mar 27-31 SPRING BREAK!!

Apr 3 Classes Resume

Apr 3-7 Artist in School, K-4

Apr 12 Day of Pink

Apr 14 Good Friday, All Schools Closed

Apr 24-28 Milk Week

MARCH 2017

Well March certainly came in with a huge ROAR as we

were hit with the 3rd big blizzard of the winter. On

Tuesday March 7th, we had 65% of our students ab-

sent because of the severe weather conditions. We

are all crossing our fingers that spring is around the

corner.

Blizzards or no blizzards, always great things are

happening at Meadows School. A team of dedicated

teachers just finished applying for the Indigo Love of

Reading Grant. If we are successful, this grant will

help us inject valuable reading resources into our

school and classroom libraries.

Our MY students enjoyed the Winter Activity Day on

Feb. 27 as student participated in skiing, bowling,

snowshoeing and gym activities. CP Express will be

here to perform a concert on the afternoon of March

22nd. There are a few Meadows grads that will be

featured in the band this year. On March 23 the Gr.

7/8 will partake in their annual Battle of the Books

event.

Hope to see you on March 17 for Parent Teacher.

Have a great March and Spring Break.

-Mr. Lim, Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

REGISTRATION REMINDERS

Kindergarten to Grade 8 School Registration dead-

line was February 27th and must be received by the

school in order for your child to be considered

“registered” for the 2017-2018 school year.

IF YOU HAVEN’T COMPLETED YOUR CHILD’S

2017-2018 REGISTRATION, PLEASE DO SO

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Yearly staffing decisions are based on the

information provided by you at this time.

Thank you!

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BRUCE AUSTIN LIBRARY

It has been another fun month in the Bruce Austin

Library! The Scholastic Book Fair was Feb. 22 and it

was a roaring success.

$5200.00 of product was sold in one day. Thanks to

students, families and staff for supporting this fund-

raiser.

Product taken from Book Fair: $1038.30 and this

amount included 23 classrooms @ $20/class, 24 Grade

7/8 Volunteers at $5 each, I Love to Read Prizes @

$153.80 and then $304.50 kept as product for the

Library.

21 students won a free door prize, Theo and Adam

Ficek’s family and Mrs. McCausland’s class won $25

worth of books in the Family Draw.

Miss Sobkow, Mrs. Stutsky and Mrs. Harvey Zenk/

Janzen classes each had a book donated through the

Classroom Wish Program ( 3 separate families bought

each class a book).

Mrs. Lee chose the product/cash option and so as well

as the $1038.30 taken in product, $965.23 cash was

made and is in a library account to be used for “special

events”, more books and rewards for student volun-

teers.

K to Grade 6 Read Alouds in Library: Andrea

Beaty’s books; Rosie Revere Engineer, Iggy Peck Ar-

chitect, Ada Twist Scientist. These titles fall under

the “Reflective River” category of the 21st Century

Skills. Skills under this category are about setting

goals, working around challenges and learning from

mistakes. Beaty’s books introduce readers to archi-

tecture, engineering, scientists and in learning from

your mistakes!

Upcoming Events…. Battle of the Books on Thurs-

day, March 23rd at 1:00 p.m. 7/8’s have been SO

busy here at Meadows, but most are managing to get

their Battle Books read. Way – To – Go- !

Famous Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel will be com-

ing to some Brandon schools on May 1st and he will be

here to speak to Grade 5 to 8 students!

PARENT COUNCIL NEWS

Hi there,

There is not a lot of parent council news this newslet-

ter. We are planning another Movie Night for April.

We are still deciding on a movie, as there are so many

good ones out right now. Watch for more info in

April’s news!

Our next parent council meeting will be held March 22

@ 7:00pm, in the staff room.

Child care is provided, for those attending the meet-

ing.

If you are unable to make it to the scheduled meet-

ings, but would like to volunteer your time for parent

council events,

please feel free to contact myself, Victoria Findlay @

204-725-9664 (after 5pm)

Have a wonderful March!

Victoria Findlay

Parent Council Chairperson

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Eleven eager grade 5/6 students along with Mrs. De-

Decker came together to form the Meadows School

Community Outreach group as part of cluster sessions.

We had an excellent time touring the Samaritan House

and helping package up potatoes for donation. The

students met with Ryan, the volunteer coordinator, to

learn all about the purpose and importance of the Sa-

maritan house. All students left motivated to volun-

teer again in the future. We also had the opportunity

to visit Lions’ Manor and play games with the seniors

living there, and to deliver special Valentine’s cards we

had made! Both seniors and students learned new

games and all parties left with a smile on their face!

We felt very welcome. The students also spent an hour

in the life of Mr. Stapleton, our school custodian,

washing windows, taking out recycling, dusting, and or-

ganizing. We are excited to share our experience with

grade 1 /2 students in the hope of inspiring them to

reach out too!

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Laissez le bon temps roulez!

The Gr 8 French students celebrated Mardi gras (Fat

Tuesday) with Cajun jambalaya, beads, King cake, zy-

deco music, lots of decorations and fun!

The Queen of Mardi gras this year was Nathalie Wil-

liamson! Bravo!

GRADE 8 FRENCH

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Classroom Student Project Title 1-2 Arthur Kayla DeCosse Swimming 1-2 Arthur Riley McCannell Soccer 1-2 Brennand Saydee Boyd 3-4 McIntosh & Coralee Sims Frozen Bubbles 1-2 Burton Gradyn Ramage 5-6 McDonald & Garet Ramage Chocolate Labs 1-2 Burton Danny Cullen Volcanoes 1-2 Burton Mercedes Osawe Our Solar System 1-2 Sobkow Morgan Wrightson Zebras 1-2 Sobkow Colton Holden

1-2 Oliver & Keegan Jones Top 2 Predators: Sharks & Wolves 1-2 Oliver Emma Jewels

7-8 Price & Kiara Jewels Kittens & Cats 3-4 McIntosh Alexander Westfall Hockey Superstars 3-4 McIntosh Cohen Atkinson How to catch a fish in winter 3-4 McIntosh Ethan Cullen Rocks 3-4 Stutsky Riley Flannery Aero Bar 3-4 Stutsky Avery Findlay Chinchillas 3-4 Stutsky Kendra Grift Border Collies 3-4 Stutsky Olivia McGill Cats 3-4 Wright/Pike Gabriel McAuley Hockey 3-4 Stutsky Maddison McLay

HZ/J & Tia Bourdon Oceans 3-4 HZ/J Brooke Fjeldsted

& Brooklynn Zalischuk Slime 3-4 Wright/Pike Kyla Buhler Horsin’ Around 5-6 Pieroni Chloe McAuley Bears 5-6 Werbowski Abby Jones All About Cats 5-6 Werbowski Johan Merchan Balloon stand Battles? 5-6 Werbowski Jack Thomas & Grayson Hawkins Stickbots 5-6 MacDonald Nazar Galinski Nikola Tesla 5-6 McDonald Morgan Walker Wheat Kings

INTEREST FAIR 2017

Grade 2 Sobkow Jaylynn Major Are cat and dog nose prints like fingerprints? 1-2 Gold Grade 2 Arthur Emily Bush Rock & Roll: What happens when you tumble rocks? 1-2 Silver Grade 4 Pike Heidi Danners What material slides best on ice? 3-4 Gold Grade 3 HZJ Kaleb McAuley How do things float? 3-4 Silver Grade 4 HZJ Keaton Major Oh say, can you see the Vitamin C? 3-4 Bronze Grade 3 Brereton Jocelyn McNiven How well can cats hear? Honorable Mention Grade 4 Brereton Logan Roulette What is Oobleck? Honorable Mention Grade 4 HZJ Kristian Williamson What causes a tornado? Honorable Mention Grade 6 Pieroni Jayce Thompson What food does mold love best? 5-6 Gold Grade 5 MacD Robert Ferguson How are tornadoes formed? Honorable Mention Grade 6 MacD Jenson Evans Grade 2 Burton & Kadunce Parker Can Play-doh power a computer? Honorable Mention Grade 6 Pieroni Cole Williamson

McDonald & J. T. Findlay How is a tsunami created? Honorable Mention

Grade 8 Seekings Ken Sitcharon Electricity from gravity? 7-8 Gold

SCIENCE FAIR 2017

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WHEN CALLING IN YOUR CHILD FOR AN

ABSENTEE, PLEASE CALL MRS. LAVOIE AT

204-729-3946 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE.

- Thank you

YOUTH REVOLUTION

Open Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

CHOCOLATE MILK $1.00

APPLE JUICE/5ALIVE $1.00

KRAFT DINNER $1.50

MINI CHEESE PIZZA $1.50

HOT DOG $1.50

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP $1.50

GOLDFISH $1.00

CHEESE & CRACKERS $0.75

YOGURT TUBE $1.00

APPLE/BANANA $0.50

BEAR PAWS $1.00

ORIGINAL CHIPS $1.25

PIZZA POPS $1.50

CANTEEN

Student Council donated $1000 for the grade 5-8

teachers to purchase books for their classroom from

the book fair which will also benefit the library with

the amount of money it raised from the sales.

STUDENT COUNCIL

Upcoming Events

YR Hot Chocolate Chat

Five lucky grade 8 Youth

Revolution students were

asked to join Angela McGui-

er-Holder, the divisional YR

coordinator, for hot choco-

late and treats on March

15th. Our YR representatives will have the opportunity

to share how Meadows School is making a difference!

NUT ALLERGIES

Just a reminder that we cannot have any nuts/tree nuts in

our school. Please make sure when making lunches or sending

snacks, that there are no nuts; that your snack is made in a

nut free factory; and your snack does not say ‘may contain

traces of nuts’. As well, please remind your

children to not share their food.

Thank you

YMCA

Registration for before and after school program will

be March 13th to March 24th for

those who are in the program. We

will be giving out the forms on March

13th in the programs to the par-

ents. All forms must be dropped off

at the YMCA by the end of the day

on March 24th. Siblings are included on that date. For

new children the date is April 3rd and doors open at

5:30 at the YMCA.

MADDY’S AND TABBY’S MUSTANGS

~Maddy’s and Tabby’s Mustangs!~

Come on down to the Town Centre on March 18th for

the Cerebral Palsy Stationary Bike Race Fundraiser!

Meadows School has registered a team of bikers to

support Maddy and Tabatha! Donations will be accept-

ed in the office until March 17th. Thank-you for your

support!

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SECRET Skills

March – Effective Participation

For the month of March, students will be learning about Effective Participation at Meadows

School. This SECRET Skill includes the four sub-skills:

Get Involved

Persuade Others

Find Solutions

Identify Issues

Being an Effective Participator - Skills Defined:

Get involved - When you develop this skill you will understand you live in a community and everyone needs to help each other. People with this skill can help others even if they don’t have the same values or beliefs simply because they know we are all in a community together. Make a persuasive yet open-minded case - When you have developed this skill you will be able to work out all the arguments for and against a particular idea. You will make sure you consider all these carefully and listen to all sides. When you have decided what you think should happen, you can build arguments capable of persuading others whilst remaining honest and fair. Find Solutions - When you have developed this skill you will be able to break a problem up into smaller chunks so that a larger problem becomes manageable. You will be able to find practical ways in which people can get involved to move things forward. You would know that there is no such thing as an unsolvable problem just one you can make less of a problem. This skill is also helpful in getting tasks done quickly as it allows you to break up tasks into different jobs and organize the order in which jobs need to be done.

Identify Issues - See injustice or practice which could improve. When you have this skill you can identify im-provements that would benefit others as well as yourself. You work out which things should change in your area, place of work or the world. People who are less skilled in this area may need people like you to be an advocate for them and to help them identify problems that could be solved to improve the community as a whole.

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BSD SCHOOL REGISTRATION INFORMATION 2017/2018

Kindergarten forms for the

2017/2018 school year are available in the office.

If you have a child that turns 5 on or before December 31, 2017 please contact the school

office as soon as possible. Please inform your family, friends and neighbors…

Presentation of a birth certificate is required for Verification of Guardianship and

Date of Birth, and a driver’s licence, most recent property tax statement or

current tenancy agreement for Proof of Residence.

In order to accommodate our transportation students, Meadows School

offers only all day every other day Kindergarten programming.

If you are new to Canada and have school age children, please contact the

Welcome Centre at 204-729-3246 and make your appointment to register.

ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Registration forms for the 2017-2018

school year will be sent home in February

for students currently attending Meadows School.

Please make any changes on the form. It is

important that phone numbers and emergency

contacts are up to date, and that you have signed

the forms before retuning them to the classroom

teacher. If your child will not be attending

Meadows School in September 2017, please

indicate this on the front of the registration form

and return it to the classroom teacher.

Thank you for your assistance.

SCHOOL OF CHOICE

Families interested in applying for school of choice

must complete a School of Choice application prior

to May 15th, 2017. Forms are available at the office.

NOTE: When applying for School of Choice

please remember that Brandon School Division

transportation and Meadows Parent Run Lunch

Program may not be available.

SPECIAL REQUEST

FOR ENROLLMENT FORMS

are available in the office for parents of

kindergarten students wishing their child to attend

an out of catchment area school. This form is

only for the kindergarten year.

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Celebration of Learning 5:30-6:30 pm

CP Express Battle of the Books Grade 7/8 movie afternoon

Milk Week

Day of Pink