December Newsletter 2016 George Fitton School

Dates to Remember

1 – Winter Wonderland Dance 5:00pm-7:30pm

1 – YR Students to Helping Hands 9:15-11:30

7 – Kindergarten – McCurry Fieldtrip to the forest, 1pm – 3pm

7 – Christmas Store, 4pm – 6pm

14 – Taco in a Bag orders due

15 – Kindergarten to Fairview Home 1:15-2:30

16 – Taco in a Bag Sale

20 – Kindergarten classes visit the WMCA, 9:45-10:45

21- Concert Rehearsal at WMCA During the school day

21 – Christmas Concert 7:00pm at WMCA

22 – Last Day of Classes before Winter Break

Winter Wonderland Dinner and Dance

Thursday, December 1st 5:00pm – 7:30pm

Silent Auction

Pizza - $2.00 per slice (pepperoni, cheese, ham and pineapple)

Beverages - $1.00 – hot chocolate, Juice, bottled water Cookies - $1.00

Pictures with Santa - $1.00

Classes Resume on Monday, January 9th.

Have a fun filled winter

break!

George Fitton presents… “Dear Santa”

Christmas Concert

December 21st, 2016 at the WMCA at 7:00pm

Admission: $3.00

This fun-filled musical features George Fitton Students from

Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Tickets will be available to purchase from classroom teachers between December 5th-19th, and available at the office December 20th and 21st.

WINTER WEATHER IS UPON US!

Always beware of the temperature outside and dress according.

With the cold weather here, students are reminded that they should arrive at school no sooner than 8:40am and 12:40 pm.

Students are required to wait outside until bell time.

Please be sure that your child is dressed for the weather. We have very little extra clothing at school, so please be sure that

your child is dressed with proper clothing and footwear.

When Temperature Reaches -27 C

School Patrols and Walking School Bus will not run when the temperature is at or

below -27 C. At this temperature indoor recesses occur.

Call 204-729-8508 for weather/wind-chill up date

Radio stations announce temperature each morning

The school will monitor the temperature and resume patrols and the walking school bus if the temperature is appropriate at noon and 3:35pm

Please dress sensibly for the weather

LOOKING FOR MITTENS

With the cold weather approaching quickly, George

Fitton School is looking for donations of mittens, new

or used in good, clean condition. New winter hats

would also be helpful.

Thank you!

Mrs. Krieser, Home School Liaison of George Fitton School, is looking

for boys and girls clothing, size 6 to 16.

Please drop items at the office. Any donations are

greatly appreciated!

Youth Revolution – We Scare Hunger

The Youth Revolution Leadership team’s “We Scare Hunger”

campaign was very successful! During the week of Oct. 24-

Oct. 28 students were asked to bring in non-perishable food

items to donate to the Samaritan House. A total of 669

food items were collected from our students! Great job

George Fitton! Thank you to the parents who helped make

this such a successful campaign! Also, congratulations to

Ms. Meadows gr.7/8 class. They were the big winners of a

pizza party for collecting the most food items!

We are currently working our next campaign which is

collecting new and gently used Christmas decorations for

the Helping Hands Soup Kitchen. Y-R members will be

decorating the soup kitchen on Dec. 1st. They are in need of

Christmas decorations and ornaments. Home-made ones are

welcome, as well. Thank you for your help and contributions!

7/8 Girls’ Volleyball

This season was extraordinary to say the very

least. Yes, we’ve had our ups and downs, but

all we’ve had an amazing time during the

season. Our team has grown stronger with

every game and practice so much, and we feel

completely confident. We have had major wins

and minor losses, but continued to play as a

team.

“OOOH… YES, YES, GFS!”

East Side Band Fundraising Information

The East Side Band Parent Council runs a fundraiser

continuously throughout the year. Each student has a "band

account" that is their own for their fundraising money.

Money in this account can be used towards any East Side

Band fee: band uniforms, supplies, the Gr. 8 Band Camp and

the Gr. 8 Moose Jaw trip.

By far the best fundraising opportunity for individual

student accounts year in and year out have been Sobeys'

grocery vouchers. The grocery vouchers can be used at

Sobeys' or Safeway. Cards are available in $50

denominations with 5% of each card going directly into

students' band accounts. Students in the past have been

able to pay for their entire Grade 8 band trips on Sobeys

vouchers alone!

If you are interested in purchasing Sobeys' grocery

vouchers, you can contact any of the following people:

Kerrie Gibbs – 204-573-5414 or gibbs.kerrie@bsd.ca

Jen Shymanski – 204-573-4944

or laundrygoddess4@gmail.com

If you have questions about the fundraisers, or your child’s

band account, please contact Ms. Dodds at

dodds.erin@bsd.ca.

Thanks!

Erin Dodds

Taco in a Bag Sale Friday, December 16th

Order forms will go home during the

second week of December.

Pre-order forms due: Wednesday, December 14th

The Fall Feast was a huge success! It was great to see so many students come out with their

families.

Thank you to the volunteers and staff that helped with the event and made it possible.

We are grateful for Mrs. Deidre Gregory, BSSAP Coordinator, for organizing the event.

Spring Fest will be on Wednesday, April 12

Just a reminder that if your child is not able to attend school due of illness or other reason, please

call the school to report the absence. This will prevent the automated voicemail from calling your

home. Attendance line:

Mrs. Krieser Home School Liaison

204-729-3226

Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences

Our Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences were a great success in November. We appreciate you taking time

to come to the school to meet with your child’s teachers. It is important to maintain a relationship of good communication between home and school to

ensure that our student’s needs are being met. Thank you for your continued support in working with us to provide the best possible learning experience for your

child.

If you were unable to attend the Student/Parent/Teacher Conference, please contact your child’s teacher to arrange a time that you can

meet to discuss your child’s progress.

Roots of Empathy

Our Roots of Empathy classrooms learned all

about why babies cry. The students were able

to describe reasons why babies cry; i.e. sleepy,

hungry, need a diaper change, need comforting,

or may be teething. Our moms gave us

suggestions as to what they do when the baby

cries and cries. It’s never okay to hit or shake

a baby, so mom may get help from friends or

family when babies are unhappy for long

periods of time. It was fun to see how our

babies are growing! This month’s theme is

“Caring and Planning for the Baby.”

Mrs. McCannell

Thank you to Michaels of Brandon for the generous donation of items for our Christmas

store. Special thanks to Manager, Carolyn Davie, for thinking of George Fitton School!

The following is a calendar of events for lunch hour clubs in December. Card Club is working hard to make tags

and bags for the Christmas Store. George Fitton School appreciated their help. Just a reminder that your child can

stay for lunch on their club day. Thank you, Ms. Greig

Just a reminder that the Grade 1/2 Classes are continuing to help the Earth by recycling the following items:

Building Students Success with Aboriginal Parents BSSAP

We appreciate the

volunteers that have been

helping us with our events.

A huge thank you going out

to Debbie M and Gloria F

for all the volunteer time

you provided with our Fall

Feast, taco sale and hot

lunch program.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help

with the Christmas store at George Fitton School,

on Wednesday, December 7th, from 4pm – 6pm. If

you are interested in helping please contact Mrs.

Gregory at the school.

Other volunteer opportunities include helping with

taco sales, occasional baking, and assisting with

other upcoming events.

For more information about the BSSAP Program and the programs it provides, please call: Mrs. Deidre Gregory BSSAP Coordinator at George Fitton School 204-729-3226

Parent Coffee Time at George Fitton School 9:30am – 11:00am

Mondays and Wednesdays

The Parent evenings will continue in January on Monday evenings from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

We will continue to bead and sew.

Winter Wonderland Dinner & Dance 5:00pm-7:30pm

Christmas Store 4:00pm-6:00pm

Kindergarten to Fairview Home

1:15-2:30

Christmas Concert 7:00pm at WMCA

Christmas Store Wednesday, December 7th, 2016

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm In the George Fitton School Gym

Parents are required to accompany their children to the school. We ask that parents do not enter the gym during the children’s shopping time. Hot chocolate will be available to parents as they wait for their

children to shop. Please be aware that the Christmas store is for children only.

Cost will range from .25 to $1.00 per item. Donations of gently used or new items are appreciated. Thank you for your support.

Kindergarten McCurry Fieldtrip to the Forest

1pm – 3pm

Taco in a Bag Orders Due

Taco in a Bag Sale

Kindergarten Classes visit to

the WMCA 9:45-10:45

Christmas Concert Rehearsal at WMCA During school day

YR Students to Helping Hands

9:15-11:30