COUGAR CHRONICLE

CDS is a NUT SAFE and SCENT SAFE School

Ph (902) 690-3830 Fax (902) 690-3833 cbds@avrce.ca www.coldbrook.ednet.ns.ca

Principal: Cherrie Goss Vice-Principal: Jodi Durling

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Coldbrook School Community for their continued support throughout the past year. As we welcome in 2019 my hope for you is a year filled with many moments of happiness and good health.

At this time, I would like to thank students and staff for their time and commitment with the December concerts (Band/Choir and Gr. P-3 Classroom) and also our parents/guardians for supporting your child(ren). I want to especially thank Ms. Quinton for all she does for our students. It is so heartwarming to see students at such a young age be so passionate about the music that they play and sing. It takes a lot of preparation, especially with lost time due to school cancellations during poor weather. The kids performed so well, you would never have known that we lost two days of practice!

The shopping party was a huge hit! Seeing students travel home with their treasures certainly made my Christmas. It is always wonderful to see the older students help the younger students search for the perfect gift. Thank you to all who donated items and volunteered their time. It is an event that would not happen without your support! A big thanks to our Home and School Association for taking on and organizing this annual event.

Reminders…

Please ensure that if you are coming to drop off your child and entering the school, it is necessary that you sign in and wear a visitor tag if you are walking to your child’s classroom. This is to ensure the safety of students and staff in the building and in the event of an evacuation, we know who is in our building at all times.

If you are dropping off your child for an extra-curricular activity in the morning, please do not use our bus lane as a drop off. Our buses are on a very tight schedule and doing so causes delays in our bussing schedule. Please use the parking lot across from the soccer field (in front of the cafeteria windows) so that your child can use the sidewalk to enter the school.

JANUARY 2019

Physical Education classes could also be held outside, so

please ensure students are dressed appropriately for the cold

weather, in warm gloves, hats, boots, jackets and snowpants.

It is good for the students to go outside, get fresh air, exercise

and have fun!

FROM AVRCE:

School Cancellation Information:

You can prepare for winter weather and its effects (like wind) by

having a back-up plan and making sure your contact information is

up-to-date with your child’s school in order to receive automatic

text/email cancellation notices through the PowerSchool Alert

system.

AVRCE also runs a system called NotifyMe, so relatives and

childcare providers can sign up to receive school cancellation

texts/emails. Parents/guardians do not need to sign up for

NotifyMe.

*Please note, AVRCE will be refreshing the NotifyMe subscription

list to reduce duplicate messages and to make sure parents/

guardians are receiving important notices only through

PowerSchool Alerts. Other school community members who have

signed up to NotifyMe will continue to receive notices and will not

be affected by this refresh.

School cancellations are also announced via:

www.avrce.ca

Twitter @AVRCE_NS

AVRCE phone line, 902.538.4600 or 1.800.850.3887

Local media: AVR network, Magic 94.9, CBC Radio 1 Halifax,

CTV Morning Live Atlantic

What does “bus driver discretion” mean?

When AVRCE announces “bus driver discretion,” this means that

road conditions are generally good, but some roads may not be

plowed or may be slippery. A school bus driver may choose not to

travel these roads if s/he thinks it is not safe to do so. When this

happens, the school is notified and will try to contact families

about the affected road(s). If a bus doesn’t travel a particular road

before school, it will not travel that road after school. So if you

drop your child to school, you will also need to pick the child up.

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FROM THE OFFICE PRIMARY ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020

If you have a child who will be starting in grade Primary at Coldbrook School in September 2019 please fill out the form attached to the end of this newsletter and return to the school as soon as possible.

You will be mailed out an information package with all of the information you need as well as an appointment time for you and your child on Primary Registration Day(s).

These days will be Wednesday, February 27 and Thursday, February 28, 2019. If you know of anyone else who has a child who will be starting Primary next year, please pass on this information to them.

Lost and Found Items Reminder to students to continually check for lost items. We will be donating to charity all remaining items on January 31.

Our School Website We have launched our new website! Have a look! www.coldbrook.ednet.ns.ca

COACH’S CORNER

Our Middle Level Hockey Team is underway! Best of luck to our players this season!

The Boys Basketball Team is off to a successful start, we wish you all the best in the new year.

A HUGE thank you to our wonderful volunteers! Without you we could not run these sports for our students!

Please remember that all students in grades 5-8 are required to change clothing for Physical Education classes AND must have a pair of indoor sneakers to wear.

Deodorant is always a nice- to-have item too!

Thank you.

BAND AND CHOIR NEWS

Mother Nature couldn’t stop us from having our concerts! Great job to all the students, you performed so well! Grade 8 Band Students: Please send in your first band trip fee of $75.00 ASAP. Thank you!

We can use your Christmas cards!

If you are discarding holiday cards, please have your child drop them at the office.

Ms. MacLean’s Grade 2 class will re-use them for a project! Thank you!

DATES TO REMEMBER

Jan 3 Return to school after break

Jan 9 Band & Choir Meeting 6:30 pm

Jan 16 Early Dismissal 11:30 am

Jan 21 Home & School Meeting 6:30 pm

View the entire year: www.coldbrook.ednet.ns.ca

WINTER POLICLIES AND REMINDERS

Throwing snow and/or ice can cause an injury and therefore we have clear rules that snow and ice should not be thrown. Students who do not respect this rule will lose the privilege of being on the playground for a reasonable period of time and a letter will be sent home to notify parents.

Crazy carpets must be rolled up, secure and placed in a bag. Sleds and snowboards are not allowed on the school bus and should not be brought to school.

In addition, please warn your children of the danger of playing in snow .

Please ensure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather. On days when there may be a wind chill they should come prepared to go outside. We will not send them out if temperature and wind chill becomes a risk. However they should always come prepared for going outside.

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Cougars Commit to Community

Our Cougar Commit Winners for November are: Mattisyn Whitney, Lucas Taylor, Connor Horsley, Dylan Newcombe, Calla Veldhoven

Our December winners are: Brittney Graves, Hannah King, Addie Terris, Raya Jackson and Joel Nicks

Home and School News

Happy New Year to everyone!

We hope that all of you have an amazing 2018 Holiday Season and are looking forward to a great year in 2019!

Thank you Tracy Nordoff and her team of volunteers that helped sort, set-up and support the fantastic Christmas Shopping Party that was once again wonderfully successful! We hope you enjoyed your gifts!

This month there will be a Movie Night held towards the end of the month of January for Grades Primary to 5. The movie will be announced at a later date, so please watch for updates on the Home & School Facebook page.

At our meeting in January, Constable Britton will be the Guest Speaker leading a presentation on the topic “Cyber-bullying”.

Please feel free to contact Tanya Gencarelli at 902-681-7312 or email: tgencarelli1@gmail.com, as well as contact any member on the executive committee, to address any additional questions or concerns that you may have.

The next Home & School meeting is on Monday January 21st, 2017 at 6:30 in the library with FREE childcare!

Please join us!

COUNSELLOR’S CORNER

A Virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good; it

is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. All

children are born with the virtues in potential; when parents and

educators awaken and embrace these gifts of character, we can

change the world. (thevirtuesproject.com)

Friendliness is being a friend. It is taking an interest in other people.

It is going out of your way to make others feel welcome or to make

a stranger feel at home. When you are friendly, you happily share

your belongings, time, ideas and feelings. You share the good times

and the bad times together. Friendliness is the best cure for

loneliness.

Why practice it? Friendliness keeps you and others from feeling

lonely or left out. It helps people feel that they belong. When

something good or bad happens, it feels good to share it with a

friend. Friendships don’t just happen-they are made by people who

are willing to be themselves with each other. Friendliness begins

with liking yourself and believing you have something to share with

others.

What would friendliness look like if…

-You see someone who is new at school looking lonely?

-You wish you could make friends with a popular student at school?

-Your parents invite a family to dinner whom you have never met?

-One of your friends looks like she has been crying?

-You are walking past someone who looks strange and dresses

differently?

-You wish you had more friends?

You are practicing Friendliness when you…

-Like yourself and realize you have a lot to offer

-Smile and greet someone you don’t know

-Get to know someone and let them get to know you

-Show an interest in others

-Show caring when a friend needs you

-Are friendly to people who look and act different

(thevirtuesproject.com)

-Kathleen Sampson, School Counsellor

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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Cultural Clay Relief Research and Art from Grade 6 Beattie Class

Our CDS

Campfire with

live music and

singing carols,

such a

wonderful

time

together!

Raising money for the Learning

Centre with popcorn sales!

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PRIMARY ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020

At the present time we are in need of information concerning next year’s primary classes. If you have a child who

will be registering at Coldbrook & District School for the 2019-2020 school-year, please fill out the following

form and return it to the office as soon as possible. Children born on or before December 31, 2014, are eligible

to enroll. If you know of someone in your neighborhood that has a child entering Primary next year, please give

them this form to fill out and send to the school. Thank you.

Child’s First Name: ________________________________________________________

Child’s Middle Name:_______________________________________________________

Child’s Last Name:_________________________________________________________

Birth Date: ___________________________ Gender: ___________________________

Parent’s/Guardian’s Names: ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Civic Address: __________________________________________________________

Community Name: _______________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________

Postal Code: ___________________ Phone:________________________________

Email:__________________________________________________________________

Any siblings attending Coldbrook and District School? List names:

_______________________________________________________________________

List any special needs:

_______________________________________________________________________

Attended Day Care or Nursery School? Circle Y or N and if so, which one:

_______________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY NOTICES

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www.valleyfamilyfun.ca is the spot to find out what you need to know concerning activities for your family!

Check it out today!

Coldbrook and District School Price List...We offer Daily Specials for $3.00

ITEM DAY PRICE ITEM DAY PRICE

Valley Pizza Slice Tuesday $3.00 Chocolate Pudding When availa-

ble $1.00

Chicken nuggets, fries & dipping sauce

Friday $3.00 Muffins Daily $1.50

Veggie Box cheese, crackers,

butter, tomato, car-rot, cucumber,

pepper

Daily $2.50 Cinnamon Roll When availa-

ble $1.50

Protein Box Wow butter, apple,

celery, grape & cheese

Daily $3.00 Fruit sticks

When availa-

ble $1.50

Wraps Daily $3.00 Popcorn

Daily $2.00

Sandwiches Daily $2.50 Cookies

Daily $0.50 (max 2)

Salads When available $3.00 - $3.50 Baked chips

(various flavors)

Daily $1.50

Soup of the Day with crackers

& butter When available $1.50 Welches Fruit Snacks

Daily $1.50

Carrot sticks & dip

Daily $0.50 Mini Welches Fruit

Snacks When availa-

ble $0.50

Cheese String Daily

$1.00 White Milk

Daily $0.40

Frozen Treat

Daily

$1.00 - $1.50 Chocolate Milk

Daily $1.50

Fruit

Daily

$0.50 Juice Carton

Daily

$1.00

Nutri Grain Bars Daily $1.00 Bottled Water Daily $1.00

Cafeteria Menu for December

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week One January 28 – February 1

Italian Subs

$3.00

Jan 28

Valley Pizza

$3.00

Jan 29

Beef Tacos

$3.00

Jan 30

Chicken Burger

$3.00

Jan 31

No School

Feb 1

Week Two Dec 31 - Janu-

ary 4

No School

Happy New

Year!

No School

Jan 1st

No School

Jan 2

Macaroni &

Cheese 1st day back to school!

$3.00 Jan 3

Chicken Nugget & Fries/Chicken

Nuggets $3.00

Jan 4

Week Three January 7 – January 11

Pancakes

$3.00

Jan 7

Valley Pizza

$3.00

Jan 8

Cougartine

$3.00

Jan 9

Pizza Sub

$3.00

Jan 10

Chicken Nugget & Fries/Chicken

Nuggets $3.00

Jan 11

Week Four January 14 – January 18

Grilled Cheese &

Cup of Soup $3.00

Jan 14

Valley Pizza

$3.00

Jan 15

Early Dismissal – No Cafeteria

Jan 16

Macaroni Casserole

$3.00

Jan 17

Chicken Nugget & Fries/Chicken

Nuggets $3.00

Jan 18

Week Five January 21 – January 25

Cougar Flat Bread Pizza

$3.00

Jan 21

Valley Pizza

$3.00

Jan 22

Cheese Ome-lette & Hash

Browns $3.00

Jan 23

Cheesy Nachos

$3.00

Jan 24

Chicken Nugget & Fries/Chicken

Nuggets $3.00

Jan 25