December is here once again, and the classrooms and halls of Lockview are

humming with activity! Students and staff are busy exploring new ideas and

learning together and we are grateful for your support from home. Please

keep the December calendar and dates handy - there are lots of special

events happening this month! The last day of classes for 2017 is December

22 and classes will resume on January 8, 2018.

Special Note: Community Care barrels will be here Monday, December

18 and picked up Thursday, December 21 - we are collecting donations of

non-perishable food and toys!

Have a happy and safe holiday season!

Mr. Osmond and Mrs. Etherington

From the Office

Congratulations to the students who were recognized with an ‘I MATTER’ award or an award for REPONSIBILITY at our assembly this week!

As we move into December, the character trait that our Leopards will work on demonstrating is INTEGRITY.

The Lockview Linkletter

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Student Recognition Assembly

Dates to remember in

December:

20 - Holiday Moosical

21 - Recognition Assembly

and Holiday Carol-Sing

22- Everything Christmas

Spirit Day

22- Laura Secord Christmas

Road Show

22 - PJ Day

22 - Last Day of classes

2017

What’s Inside?

Seasonal Reminders 2

News You Can Use 3

School Council 6

December

Calendar

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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES

NSTS Transportation Delay or Cancellation Alerts Phone: Niagara Student Transportation Services 905-346-0290 Voice Auto Attendant Radio Stations: CKTB (610 AM) St. Catharines CHRE (105.7 FM) St. Catharines WAVE (94.7 FM) Hamilton CHTZ-FM (97.7 FM) St. Catharines CKOC (1150 AM) Hamilton 2DayFM (105.1 FM) Niagara Falls/Fort Erie CHML (900 AM) Hamilton K-LITE-FM (102.9 FM) Hamilton CHAM (820 AM) Hamilton GIANT FM (91.7 FM) Welland Y-108(107.9) Hamilton Television Stations: CHCH – Hamilton CTV Toronto CityTV Breakfast Television

There may be times during the school year where inclement weather or other situations could cause transportation cancellations or school closures. At times when student transporta-tion has been cancelled and schools remain open, the decision of whether or not to have children in school on that day rests with the parent or guardian. Should you decide not to send your child to school in the event that transportation is cancelled but schools remain open, or if your child is ill or late, please en-sure that you call your child’s school to inform them of your child’s absence. A key resource in any emergency is the DSBN Emergency Infor-mation form that you filled out at the beginning of the school year. Please let the school know of any changes in contact information or

procedures you wish to be fol-lowed throughout the school year. For secondary schools it may be-come necessary to cancel late bus-es. Notice will be provided via school announcements and on the websites and subscription features by 11:30 a.m. Information about transportation cancellations and school closures will be available as soon as it is available through the following channels: BUS STUDENTS: If transportation is canceled and your child is staying home, please notify the school! Websites: http://www.dsbn.org/inclementweather/ www.nsts.ca Subscription Features: DSBN Facebook or Twitter

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Holiday Break 2017-2018

Begins Monday, December 25.

Classes resume Monday, January 8.

Throw No Snow

Yes, that is the Lockview policy.

Throwing snow jeopardizes the

safety of other students. At Lockview, an-

nouncements will be made often throughout the

season in this respect. We take this rule very

seriously. Any snow throwing will be regarded

as deliberate defiance. Failure to comply with

this rule will be dealt with through warnings, de-

tentions, communication with home and loss of

privileges. We encourage you to talk with your

child about their responsibility to play safely.

PALS Update

The PALS team would like to thank the Lockview families and students for their incredible participa-tion in our bake sale in support of restorations for Harriet Tubman’s former church - an important historical landmark here in St. Catharines. Our bake sale brought in approximately $500!

Lockview’s “Everything Christmas” Spirit Day will be held on Thursday, De-cember 21. Be creative and come "decked" out in all your Christmas cheer. Friday, December 22 is our annual Pajama Day - a great way to end a busy week!

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Book Fair Success!

Thank you to all the students and Lockview com-munity members who supported our annual Book Fair in November. Once again, we surpassed $3000.00 in sales! The profits from the fair will be spent on new books for our library collection. Congratulations to Sophie in Grade 3 who was the winner of our draw for $25 worth of books for

her family and $25 for her classroom. Ms. Ellwood was happy to choose some new books for their classroom library!

A HOLIDAY MOOSICAL!

Over the last several weeks, our grade 1 to 3 students have been working diligently on a holiday concert. They are having a fantastic time rehearsing and are eager to share their hard work with the Lockview com-munity! “A Holiday Moosical” will also feature some of our junior and intermediate students as actors. Productions will take place on Wednesday December 20th at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. There will be no charge for admission but the audience is asked to bring donations of non-perishable foods or new toys for Commu-nity Care on the day of the performance. All of our Lockview families are invited to attend.

Please see the important note sent home with primary students and members of our cast and

crew to order tickets!

December Assembly and

Carol-Sing On Thursday, December 21, Lockview stu-dents will gather for our end of the month stu-dent recognition assembly. This assembly will also feature some holiday singing and presen-tations. Please feel free to join us - we will start the assembly at 9:00 am.

Mad Science at Lockview

Mad Science, the world’s leading provider of educa-tional and entertaining sci-ence programs for children is coming to Lockview Public School! They will be getting

kids excited about science with fun, entertaining and exciting activities and demonstrations.

Students and teachers were thrilled on the after-noon of November 30, when Mad Science came to the school to do a Spectacular Science show. The assembly was educational, entertaining and also the kick off to the Mad Science Club. The Club is a 6 week science enrichment program offered to students. Students who join the Sci-ence Club will go on a voyage of discovery de-signed to support the Ontario Science and Tech-nology curriculum. The topics will be different this year than when Mad Science was last at the school.

The Club will take place on Tuesdays

Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, and 27

Second nutrition break - 12:25 pm - 1:15 pm

Registration information went home Thursday!

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DSBN Champions!

Congratulations to the Intermediate Boys on an un-

defeated season!!!!! We won both sets against

Prince Philip to win the DSBN Night of Champions.

Every one of you have improved so much this sea-

son. It has been a pleasure coaching all of you.

Well done boys! -Coach Steenhuis

Junior Boys Volleyball

Congratulations to the junior boys on an amazing season! The boy completed the regular

season with four wins and one tie and finished in first place. After three playoff games the

boys ended up as Consolation Finalists. As a result of finishing among the top four teams in

tier one, the boys have now advanced to the DSBN tournament on Wednesday, December

13th. Good luck boys!

Junior Girls Volleyball

The junior girls volleyball team had a great season. The girls showed wonderful growth in

their skills and their ability to work together as a team. We made it to the first round of

playoffs. A big thank you to Ireland and Tate for helping at our practices, as well as all of

the parents who drove to the games.

The team members were;

Amy, Taylor, Ellyot, Jessica, Sarah K, Sarah H, Keatyn, Camryn, Talia, Amelia, Riley, Addison,

Kairi, and Danika.

A Message from Public Health: Clean Your Hands Cleaning your hands is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs. Regular hand cleaning with soap and water, or an alcohol based hand sanitizer will reduce the risk of getting sick. Cleaning your hands should occur:

Before preparing meals Before eating After using the washroom After coughing or sneezing After blowing your nose After playing with pets After playing outdoors

Use warm water and soap and lather and scrub for at least 15 seconds if your hands are visibly dirty. For more information, talk to your school nurse or go to www.niagararegion.ca/health.

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Hour of Code at Lockview! We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works. That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Com-puter Science Education Week (December 4-10). Our Hour of Code is making a statement that Lockview is ready to teach these foundational 21st century skills.

We are also working towards a DSBN goal to log 2,000,000 minutes of coding!

Hour of Code activities provide students with a basic introduction to computer science at a level that is appropriate to their age and stage of development. Activities range from simple to complex and help nurture creativity and problem-solving skills.

Check out hourofcode.com or code.org at home!

Education Foundation of Niagara Thank your child’s teacher this holiday with a tribute gift to the Foundation. All proceeds provide basic necessities for DSBN stu-dents! An acknowledgement holiday card will be sent to your teacher in your child’s name! Visit efnniagara.ca to donate! Or call 905-641-2929 x 37712 or email efn@dsbn.org

General Meeting

Tuesday, January 23, 2017

Library - 6:30pm

There will not be a general meeting in December due

to the holidays. We look forward to seeing you all at

the TLC meeting coming up in the New Year - all par-

ents are invited and welcome to attend!

MacMillan’s Fundraiser

Update

November has flown by! We would like to thank

everyone who supported the school with our

McMillan's fundraiser, it was a huge

success!! Our school raised $3692! After the

success of our fundraiser, the TLC will be able to

offer Scientists in School programming to every

classroom.

PIZZA DAY and HOT DOG DAY

VOLUNTEERS

We are implementing a new system for pizza

day volunteers starting in December. If you

would like to volunteer please email Brandi at

brandikelley@hotmail.com

A total of 5 volunteers are needed each

Wednesday. By creating a list, we can best

utilize our volunteers and be respectful of

everyone's time.

Hot Dog lunches will also see a similar sign up

format; a total of 10 volunteers are required. Lists

will be posted on our bulletin board and empty

spots will be highlighted for people to continue

to sign up when available.

THANK YOU!

We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to

anyone who volunteered their time with us this

month. We can't support the students without

help from you and we very much appreciate all

of the help we have received thus far. We hope

those who have volunteered will return, and we

will gladly welcome new faces in the coming

months.

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HOT DOG DAYS…November

saw our first hot dog day and a

windy one at that! More hot

dog days will come in the new

year.

CHRISTMAS BASKET RAFFLE

We are very excited to be putting togeth-

er a basket raffle during the Christmas

play! During the first week of Decem-

ber, information will come home with your

children explaining which theme their

class has been assigned to collect items

to fill a basket with. Please try to stick as

close as possible to the theme as each

classroom has been assigned a unique

theme. Items do not need to be expen-

sive. Please only donate what you can

and if you can!

Tickets will be available for purchase at

the school and information will be provid-

ed closer to the day of.

POPCORN DAYS... have continued

with great success!

Our next popcorn days are

December 7 and 21.

Classes resume on Monday, January 8, 2018

Professional Activity Day on January 19 – no school for students

Kindergarten Open House on February 1, 2018 Updates and Info @LockviewDSBN

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Little Mermaid Trip

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3 4 5 6 Pizza Day

7 Public Health

Dental Screenings 8 Public Health

Dental Screenings

Popcorn Day!

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10 11 12 13 Pizza Day

14 Gr 3 Trip: Christmas in the Country

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17 18 19 20

Pizza Day Holiday Moosical 1:30 and 6:30

21 Assembly and Carol Sing 9:00 Everything Christ-mas Spirit Day

22 Pajama Day Last day

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24 25 Holiday Break

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2 Holiday Break

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