Happy New Year!

Welcome back. The Staff at

Gainsborough would like to

wish each and everyone of you

a very Happy New Year. After a

restful and enjoyable holiday

with family and friends, we are

looking forward to a very

productive term.

In December we had a very

busy month preparing for our

wonderful Christmas Concert.

For those of you who had the

opportunity to take in this great

performance, thank you for the

positive feedback.

Januar y 2016

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

5Welcome Back 1

Inclement Weather 1

School Council News 2

Winter News 2

P.A. Day Reminder 2

Kindergarten Registration

3

Student of the Month 3

School News 3

French Immersion News 4

Pizza Fundraiser 5

Calendar 6 I N C L E M E N T W E A T H E R

Should it become

necessary to cancel the

buses or close the

schools due to severe

w e a t h e r , t h i s

information will be

broadcast on local radio

stations, CHCH TV and

will be posted on the

DSBN website by 7 a.m.

Please refer to these

options rather than

calling the school, as

s t a f f h e a r t h i s

information at the same

time as you do! Also, if

you have questions about

the buses, please contact

T h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n

department directly at

905-346-0290 for up to

date information.

While we feel it is

important for students to

spend time outdoors during

our fitness breaks, there

may be occasions when

wind chills, particularly in

our open fields, necessitate

a decision to keep the

children indoors for part or

all of the break. On those

days when it isn’t quite

cold enough to keep

them indoors, it is

important that students

are dressed appropriately

for the weather, with

layers of clothing , warm

coats, socks, boots, hats

and gloves or mittens. It

i s a l s o h e l p f u l ,

particularly in the primary

grades, that these items

are marked with your

child’s name.

5459 Highway 20., St. Ann’s

Phone (905)386-6223 Fax (905)386-6255

Email gai@dsbn.edu.on.ca

Gainsborough Centra l Publ ic School

Mission Statement:

“Gainsborough Central Public School strives for each child to live, learn, and laugh in a safe, unique, and challenging environment. Each child is encouraged to achieve personal standards of excellence in the school community.”

❆Winter weather usually brings lots of opportunities for fun in the snow, however, it can also bring danger when

students don’t play in a careful way. Snowballs, can especially cause serious injury. Therefore, we have a NO

THROW SNOW policy.

❆The climbing equipment will also be off-limits to students during snowy and/or icy weather as boots, snow pants

and gloves or mittens make it difficult to get a good footing or grasp when climbing. It is also important that

drawstrings, which could become caught in the equipment, are removed.

❆Please make sure your child comes to school dressed warmly on cold days since the wind can be harsh as it

blows across our open playground. A pair of shoes to wear in the building when boots are removed is also a

necessity. It is also a good idea to send an extra pair of mittens/gloves and socks (labeled with your child’s name)

in case these get wet during first break and haven’t dried sufficiently to second break.

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S C H O O L C O U N C I L N E W S

Gainsborough Publ ic School

P. A . D A Y R E M I N D E R

W I N T E R S A F E T Y

H E A L T H N O T E S

✬The flu and cold season is here! One

way to help control the spread of germs

is to educate our youngsters about the

importance of coughing into their sleeve

rather than their hands and to wash their

hands frequently, especially if they have

the sniffles.

✬Not sure when to send your child to

school if he/she isn’t feeling well? We

appreciate the desire to not miss school,

but for the sake of the healthy children we

ask that students with bad coughs, sore

throats and flu (i.e. fever, diarrhea) stay

at home. A good rule of thumb is that if

you think your child is not well enough to

go outside during breaks, then he/she

should probably not be at school. We do

not have facilities or staff available to

supervise students who are ill.

Just a reminder that Friday, January 15th is a professional activity day and

there will not be classes for students that day.

Happy New Year! Parent Council would like to welcome you back after the holiday! We hope it was a time to rest and relax with family and friends. Thank you to everyone who donated baskets for our raffle at the Christmas concert, you helped to make it a success! We bid a fond farewell to Mrs. Bering, as she moves on to another school. We'll miss her bright smile and gentleness, but wish her the best of luck in her new position! Thank you, Mrs. Bering, for being so kind, and such a dedicated worker. You'll truly be missed! A warm welcome to Mrs. Lee Wilson! We hope you feel right at home here, we're happy to have you! Our next parent council meeting is Thursday January 21 at 7pm at the school, childcare will be provided. If you're considering joining us, we'd love to have you as part of the team! There are also plenty of volunteer opportunities at the school. Please email Julie Adams (julie.adams.88@gmail.com).

principles. We will recognize students demonstrating this trait at an assembly January 27th at 9:00 a.m.

Our focus of the month for January is Integrity. We demonstrate integrity by the quality of being honest and having strong moral

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C H A R A C T E R C O U N T S

A F O N D FA R E W E L L A N D A W A R M W E L C O M E TO

We are sad to say good bye to two of our staff members:

We wish Mrs. Bering continued success at Gordon Public School as one of their Administrative Assistants. Thank you, Mrs. Bering, for your time at Gainsborough supporting both students and staff. We will miss your smile, professionalism and friendliness.

Best wishes to Ms. Gullett as she enjoys the newest addition to her family. We look forward to hearing all about your little one when you re-turn.

A warm welcome to Mrs. Wink who will be teaching our Grade 1/2 class for the rest of the year while Ms. Gullett is off on her maternity leave. Mrs. Wink joins us from a long term position at Kate S. Durdan bringing over 5 years of experience in Primary. We look forward to learning with Miss Wink and sharing her enthusiasm and experiences.

Welcome to Mrs. Lee Wilson, our new Administrative Assistant who joins us from Central Public School. We look forward to getting to know you better.

Throw No Snow!

Try to set aside blocks of time at your computer

every week for your child(ren) to practice math.

Your child’s teacher will tell you which program to use.

The French Immersion program (offered at French Immersion sites) is open to all students in Senior Kindergarten interested in enrolling for the 2016-2017 year. If you want your child to develop a high proficiency and fluency in Canada’s two official languages, French Immersion has a great deal to offer.

Features of the French Immersion program: Development of French language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing from grades one to twelve;

Designed to be a second language program for children whose first language

is NOT French;

Current enrolment of over 2,500 elementary students;

Certificate of French Immersion Studies awarded upon successful completion of the elementary and secondary Immersion program;

Promoting understanding of different cultures;

Providing additional opportunities for employment using French as the working language;

An increased ability to communicate and interact with confidence in French.

Registration will open January 4th, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. and will close

February 16th, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

For more information about French Immersion in the District School Board of

Niagara visit www.dsbn.org/fi or speak to your school principal.

Parent

Information

Night

Thursday,

January 7,

2016,

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Central

Public School

Principal:

Mr. M. Zeoli

FRENCH IMMERSION REGISTRATION

PLAN AHEAD

MARCH BREAK

March 14, 2016

through

March 18, 2016

Looking for gardening volunteers Our beautiful birch trees in the front flowerbed had sent roots to the drainage pipes and we had to have them removed in early Decem-ber. This was unexpected and there wasn’t time to rescue the plants that were in that flowerbed.

We are looking for some gardening volunteers in the spring who would be able to assist us in donating some plant materials and help to plant them.

If you can offer your assistance please speak with Mr. Osmond, 905-386-6223 ext. 32901. Thank you!

Our winter Little Caesar’s Pizza Kit fundraiser will begin

just in time to ensure delivery for Superbowl 50 (or to help

with the hockey night dinner doldrums)! Order forms will

be going home this week and are due back Thursday,

January 21, 2016. Pickup will be Tuesday February 2,

2016 between 2:30 and 5:00 (please mark your calen-

dars)! Money raised through this program will be used to

support the school and your children in various ways

(recent support initiatives include funding Scientists in the

Classroom, new materials for the Forest of Reading pro-

gram, and assistance with purchasing new laptops and

robotics!). We are asking that every family tries to sell 5 kits

to help us reach our goal. As always though, participation is

100% voluntary. We thank each and every one of you for your

continued support!

Immunization Record Review:

Is Your Child’s Vaccination Record Up to Date?

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), Amending Reg. 645 of R.R.O. 1990, requires Public Health to collect and maintain immunization records for all school-aged children in Niagara. At the beginning of December 2015, letters were mailed to parents/legal guardians of elemen-tary and secondary school students who have incom-plete immunization records on file at Public Health. If you received this Immunization Notice in the mail (blue form) please ensure that you provide the required immunization infor-mation to Public Health in order to avoid suspension from school. Suspension will take effect in May 2016. If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to call the Vaccine Preventable Dis-ease program at 1-888-505-6074 or 905-688-8248 ext. 7425 Mon-day to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PIZZA FUNDRAISER