TOWNSVIEW SCHOOL

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER PARENT NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT DATES

October 10 Middle School Cross Country Championships @ Townsview School starting at 4:00pm October 10 Club Day @ 1:10pm October 10 World Mental Health Day October 11 Swim Classes are cancelled for today as the Ayr Motor Center Pool is closed October 11 K Classes are off to Hunter Brothers Farm (Corn Maze) October 14 Thanksgiving Day – No School for Students and Staff October 15 Pre K Registration Begins for the 2020-2021 school year October 15 & 16 Grade 7 & 8 selected students to attend the Atlantic WE Day Event in Halifax, NS October 16 Pre K Registration continues October 16 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) October 16 1A - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am October 16 1B – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am October 17 K-5 Movie Night @ 6:00pm. Movie is Toy Story 4 & is sponsored by the Home & School Association

Parent(s) must be in attendance and remain in attendance with their children. Admission is by donation at the door. Popcorn and water will be sold at intermission, for $1 each.

October 17 Pre K Registration continues October 17 2A & 2B to visit the Meduxnekeag Trail @ 8:45am October 18 KC & K/1D – Tour of Woodstock Police Station @ 9:15am

October 18 KA & KB – Tour of Woodstock Police Station @ 10:15am

October 18 Pre K Registration continues October 18 Farm Credit of Canada Food Drive Pick-up @ 9:00am October 18 Swim Program (4C @ 9:00am) (4A @ 10:30am) October 21 Swim Program (2B @ 9:00am) (3A @ 10:30am) (3B @ 1:30pm) October 21 Home & School Meeting @ 7:00pm October 22 Harvey Picture Re-Takes October 23 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) October 23 1C - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am October 23 1E – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am October 23 Drug Talk with Parents at MCS starting at 6:30pm – Sponsored by the Woodstock Town Police October 24 Last day for selling potatoes October 24 Club Day @ 1:10pm October 24 Middle School Dance (7:00pm-9:00pm) Doors open at 7:00pm. Admission is $5.00 at the door. October 25 2C & 2D – Meduxnekeag Tour @ 8:40am October 25 Swim Program (4C @ 9:00am) (4A @ 10:30am) October 28 Swim Program (2B @ 9:00am) (3A @ 10:30am) (3B @ 1:30pm) October 30 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am)

October 30 2C - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am

October 30 2D – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am

October 31 Hunter Orange & Camo Day October 31 3A & 3B – Meduxnekeag Tour @ 9:40am October 31 3C – Meduxnekeag Tour @ 1:15pm November 1 Swim Program (4C @ 9:00am) (4A @ 10:30am) November 4 Swim Program (2B @ 9:00am) (3A @ 10:30am) (3B @ 1:30pm) November 5 School Clothing Sales Begin November 6 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) November 6 3C - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am November 6 4/5D – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am November 6 Remembrance Day School Based Ceremony @ 10:35am November 7 Club Day @ 1:10pm November 8 No School for Students – Teachers have Professional Learning time November 11 Remembrance Day – No School for Students & Staff November 12 4/5B Curling @ 9:00am November 13 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) November 13 Pre- Kindergarten Parent Meeting at 6:30pm. This meeting is for parents/guardians only, thank you. November 13 Grade 4 & 5 Drama Rehearsals from 3:00pm-4:30pm November 13 5A - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am November 13 4/5B – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am November 14 National Jersey Day or school colors November 14 5A Curling @ 9:00am November 15 4/5D Curling @ 9:00am November 15 Swim Program (4C @ 9:00am) (4A @ 10:30am) November 18 Swim Program (2B @ 9:00am) (3A @ 10:30am) (3B @ 1:30pm) November 19 Fall Book Fair – Day 1. Open from 8:30am-3:00pm

IMPORTANT DATES (con’t) November 19 4/5B Curling @ 9:00am November 20 Potato Sales Pick Up starting at 3:30pm until 7:30pm. Pick Up takes place in the stop, drop and roll lane. November 20 Report Cards Go Home November 20 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) November 20 Fall Book Fair – Day 2. Open from 8:30am-3:00pm November 21 Club Day November 21 Parent Teacher Night from 4:00pm-8:00pm November 21 Potato Sales Pick Up – Up Until 7:30pm November 21 Book Fair – Day 3 (last day). Open from 8:30am-7:30pm November 21 Don Dorion Jazz & Blues Festival Presentation November 22 No School for Students November 22 Parent Teacher Interviews continue from 8:30am-11:30am November 22 Staff Professional Learning 1:00pm-3:00pm November 25 Swim Program (2B @ 9:00am) (3A @ 10:30am) (3B @ 1:30pm) November 25 Pre K EYEDA Testing starting at 8:30am in the library November 26 Pre K EYEDA Testing will continue in the library starting at 8:30am November 26 5A Curling @ 9:00am November 27 Swim Program (2A @ 9:00am) November 27 1B - Riverside Court Visit @ 9:15am November 27 1A – Carleton Manor Visit @ 9:15am November 27 Last Day for Potato Sales Pick-Up (no refunds for those not picked up by 5:30). Thank you. November 28 School Clothing Sales Ends November 28 Middle School Phys. Ed Fair – Periods 3 & 4 November 29 Swim Program (4C @ 9:00am) (4A @ 10:30am)

PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS – November 21st and 22nd

There is no school for students on Friday, November 22nd. This is parent-teacher interview day. Interviews will be scheduled that morning from 8:30am-11:30am.

Interviews will also be scheduled on Thursday evening, November 21st from 4:00 - 8:00pm.

Report cards go home November 20th. Teachers will be sending home communiqués to set up interviews leading up to the parent-teacher interviews. If you don’t see a communiqué, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher to set up your appointment. Thank you.

COLDER WEATHER

Soon colder weather will be upon us, so please be mindful that the children go outside every day for recesses, Phys. Ed classes, etc. It is extremely important to have your child wear outside shoes and when they come in, they can change into their indoor shoes. Children should come dressed appropriately for the weather.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Our Fall Book Fair is taking place November 19-21, 2019.

The hours for the Book Fair are as follows:

Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov 19th and 20th (8:30am-3:00pm) and Thursday, the 21st (8:30am-7:30pm).

Students will be scheduled to visit the book fair with their classes on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday or Thursday. For younger children, it is helpful to send instructions about what they are supposed to purchase with their money .

TOWNSVIEW CHRISTMAS CONCERTS - SAVE THE DATE

Townsview School will be hosting their Annual Christmas Concerts on Wednesday, December 11th with the K Classes @ 9:15am; Gr. 3, 4 & 5 @ 10:35am and Gr. 1 & 2 @ 1:10pm.

The storm date will be Friday, December 13th.

Curious Kids will have their concert on Thursday, December 12 @ 9:00am.

ELEMENTARY DRAMA - DRAMA! DRAMA! DRAMA!

Students in Grades 4 and 5 are invited to join afterschool Elementary Drama.

Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, November 13th from 3:00 – 4:30.

Audition packets will be given at that time. Permission slips must be signed and returned by Wednesday, November 13th. See Mme. Davidson to get your permission slip.

HALLOWEEN DRESS UP

For Thursday, October 31, we are seeking the support of parents and requesting that students only wear either hunter orange and/or camo clothing. In addition, the student’s identity must always be easily recognized, so we are also asking that no costumes and/or masks be brought to school that day. Thank you.

POTATO SALES FUNDRAISER & PICK-UP

Pick up will be 3:30pm - 7:30pm on Wednesday, Nov 20th and continue on Thursday the 21st during parent teacher

interviews, 4:00 – 7:30pm. Pick up is also possible on Friday the 24th, until 5:30pm. Please pick up during these

times when there are people available to help load. Please note that the last day to pick up your potatoes will be

Wednesday, November 27th by 5:30pm as we are not able to store this product for a long period of time.

Pick-up is easiest by using the first driveway loop, the “stop and drop” lane.

We are asking families to support this very worthwhile event. Please remember that elementary students are

not permitted to go door to door selling. At the end of sales campaign – the top seller overall (K-8) will receive

a cash price of $225, second prize is $150 and third prize is $100. The top selling classes between the grade

levels of K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 will receive a pizza party. Each class that sells 60 plus cases or an equivalent ratio

will receive an ice cream treat. If the school as a whole tops 1400 cases, everyone will enjoy a double recess

with a free bag of chips! If the school sells 1600 cases plus, Mrs. Thorne will become a HUMAN SUNDAE!!

TOWNSVIEW SCHOOL CLOTHING SALES

We are excited to be selling school clothing again in time for the Christmas shopping season!

Ordering will take place from November 5–28. Please keep an eye out for the order forms to be coming home.

Clothing samples will be on display in the school lobby during Parent-Teacher interviews November 21 & 22.

Order forms can be returned to the homeroom teacher or at the office. Cheques are to be made payable to Townsview School.

CURLING

Homerooms with grades 5 and 8 students are scheduled to go curling. The times are listed in the important date section. Please ensure that your child has a helmet or a curling halo, gloves and warm clothing for these occasions.

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA

You are cordially invited to attend the middle school drama production Legally Blonde Jr.

Shows are at 2pm and 7pm on Saturday, January 18th, 2020.

Admission is $10. Tickets will be available in December at the school office, as well as at the door. They make great stocking stuffers .

PRE-KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

Kindergarten Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now taking place at the school. Registrants are children born in 2015.

Parents will need their child’s birth certificate, immunization record and medicare card. It is extremely important that you have your child registered so that you can take advantage of the programs that help prepare your child for the upcoming school year.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone that you know has children starting school next year.

PAYMENT of MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT FEES

We are asking all middle school students to pay their $30.00 student fee. If you have not yet done so, we ask that you do so as soon as possible. If you are needing a payment plan we ask that you contact the school. These fees are needed to help pay for student agenda, school lock for locker, special student assemblies, guest speakers, author visits, Phys. Ed Fairs, transportation to Crabbe Mtn. & Greenhill Lake, etc.

If these fees are not paid, then the individual students who have not paid may be charged an additional fee for participation based on the cost of the activity or event that is being hosted at that time.

TRAFFIC FLOW REMINDERS

If you need to leave your vehicle, do not use the stop and drop-off lane before and after school. You must park in the parking lot.

Please note that the parking lot is not to be used as another stop and drop-off lane. Constant traffic flow presents a danger to pedestrians.

THUNDER EXPRESS Thunder Express is our daily morning announcements broadcast by Townsview students. The videos are uploaded to our website the evening before the viewing date. This has been coordinated by two of our teacher volunteers – Chris Belzil and Robyn Dussault. We save all of

these videos and they can be found on our school website – once on the school website, look for the tab at the top “Multimedia” then scroll down and select Thunder Express Videos.

They are listed by date, click on the arrow and enjoy.

http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-W/TownsView/Pages/default.aspx

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Each year as part of the ASD-West initiative, Townsview School will be provided an opportunity to host International Students from Columbia.

The next hosting opportunity is for middle school aged girls Selected host families will have a home visit to ensure that the visiting student would have their own bedroom.

Host families are provided a monthly allowance of $700.00 to help offset the costs of having another child in your home.

If you are interested in hosting an International student then please contact Debbie Lutes. Debbie can be reached at debbie.lutes@bellaliant.net

ANGLOPHONE WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT - SCHOOL CLOSURES

An Important Message to Parents – School Closures Because of Weather Conditions Anglophone West School District is committed to the safe and efficient transportation of students. The District recognizes it may be necessary to cancel bus runs, close schools, or delay school opening to ensure students are not endangered by hazards brought on by poor weather and road conditions. When a decision is made to close school, delay school opening, cancel bus runs, or delay bus runs, safety is the number one consideration.

Options Considered Schools open as usual: no communication required. All schools closed for the day: see “Communication” section below. A school or schools in a particular zone of the district closed: see “Communication” section below. All school bus routes delayed by one hour: On these occasions, all schools in the district will open at their regular time to receive walking students and drop-off students. Students arriving late will not be disadvantaged. Schools may be closed early on days when it is anticipated that weather conditions may deteriorate

significantly. It is important that parents have alternate arrangements for their children if they or another adult will not be at home to receive the students. Please ensure that the school has up-to-date contact numbers for parents {work numbers, cell numbers, etc.) and at least one emergency contact. It will be announced that buses will run their afternoon runs one, two, or three hours earlier than usual, whatever time is determined. Power Outage: In the event that a particular school is without power, the school will be opened at the regular

time, unless otherwise communicated by the Superintendent. In some power outage cases, the decision regarding school closure for the day may be deferred from 6:00am to 7:00am.

Important Notes: There may be occasions when a particular bus route is hazardous because of varying weather conditions

throughout the district. In cases where the bus driver has a safety concern, he or she has the responsibility to recommend either the cancellation or delay of his/her particular bus run.

Parents may exercise their right to keep children at home if they believe that the weather and/or road conditions are not suitable. Students will not be penalized for such absences; however, parents must provide a written excuse to the student’s teacher when the child returns to school.

There are times when school buses run late for reasons unrelated to weather. Individual school buses expected to be more than 20 minutes late will be announced whenever possible. Parents are responsible for the safety of their children at the stop until the bus comes.

Decision Process: The Superintendent of Schools makes the decision to close schools after district transportation personnel provide current information about weather and road conditions. The school district transportation department has access to current weather and road conditions throughout the district through the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure road supervisors, a contracted weather information service provider, as well as other internet sites. Inclement weather predictions are monitored closely throughout the prior evening and again from 5:00 a.m. onward.

Communication:

TOWNSVIEW IS IN SCHOOL ZONE 3:

It is a school-based decision to use voice-messaging, if available. Parents should not rely on this means of notification for information about school closures. Announcements will be made on local radio stations, through a recorded message that can be heard by

dialing the district public information line at 1-888-388-4455 (toll free) or 453-5454 (local calls) any time after 6:00 a.m., and by checking the district website at www.asd-w.nbed.nb.ca.

Please tune in to the local radio station CJ 104.1FM – Woodstock for announcement of a school closure or delay.