DAVIS ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2012
THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY
Our Grade 1 and 3 students will host our Thanksgiving Assembly on Friday, October 5. We are collecting non-perishable food items for the Food Bank.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 8 - 13: Fire Prevention Week
October 23: School Pictures (Individual Shots)
October 24: Class Pictures
November 2: Recycling Blitz
November 27: Term 1 Reports go home
November 28: Parent Visitation
November 26 - 29: Book Fair
December 11 Primary (K - 2) Christmas Concert
December 13: Elementary ( 3 - 5) Christmas Concert
KINDERSTART
On Wednesday, Oct. 3 there will be a meeting for all Kinderstart parents in the school library. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. The first Kinderstart session will be Friday, October 19th.
RECYCLING
Thank you to the Grade 5 students, our Green Team, who volunteered to run our Recycling Program again this year. On Friday, November 2 we are having a
RECYCLING BLITZ!! Gather up all your recyclables from home and bring them to Davis Elementary on Friday morning, November 2. The class with the most recyclables will win a class prize.
Let’s try to make recycling as successful as last year.
VEGETABLE HAMPER FUNDRAISER
A big thank you to all those who supported our Vegetable Hamper Fundraiser this year. We raised
approximately $2200.00 in profit.
VEGETABLE HAMPER WINNERS
Top Sellers: There was a tie for top seller. Both
Ethan Butt, KC and Melissa Goodyear, 1D sold $156.00 worth of hampers each.
Classroom Draws
KC - Mitchell Keough, a.m.; Kelsey King, p.m.
KB - Austin Hiscock, a.m.; Kylie Slade, p.m.
1D - Ty Gavin
1K - Hannah Wrice
1W - Jenna Mahaney
2F - Sarah Priddle
2T - Riley Snow
3M - Jessica Somers
3N - Kailee Earle
4J - Jasmine Crawford
4M - Hayley Power
5C - Kayla Pynn
5Y - Michelle Butt
We look forward to your continued support through the upcoming NorCard Family Fundraiser. This fundraiser was chosen at the request of many parents.
HEAD LICE
On occasion there have been cases of head lice within our local area. Head lice are tiny insects that live in human hair around the back of the neck and behind the ears. They lay eggs which become nits. Head lice and nits can be treated with shampoo which can be obtained from the drugstore. Nits, unlike dandruff, stick to the hair and must be removed manually even after using the special shampoo. Head lice can be controlled by examining your child’s head on a regular basis (at least once a week) and especially following social events such as sleep overs or camps. Head lice are spread by head-to-head contact and possibly through sharing of personal items such as combs, brushes, hats, hair bands, headphones, and helmets. Children should be encouraged not to share these items. If our child has head lice, everyone in your household should be checked and if necessary treated. It would be helpful to contact the parents of your child’s close friends, so that they can check their children. Also, please notify the Community Health Nurse for the school/daycare which your child attends. By following these measures, the problem of head lice can be minimized and controlled.
CODE OF CONDUCT
We have been working very hard already this year to follow the Code of Conduct:
BE KIND
BE SAFE
BE PREPARED
TCP HEALTH FOUNDATION TELETHON
We continue to collect pennies/coins for the TCP Telethon. We hope to be a ‘grand giver’ ($500 donation or more); the telethon is Sunday, October 14th .
Keep the coins and pennies rolling in!
FARM DAYS
On Friday, September 21 all students from Grades 1 - 5 travelled to the S. W. Moors Memorial Stadium to take part in Farm Days. Students enjoyed the many new attractions including getting on the ‘Veggie Bus’ and petting farm animals. A great time was had by all. Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who were able to join us.
FALL FAIR SPELLING BEE
Congratulations to the following grade 5 participants who took part in the Grade Five Spelling Bee held at the Trinity Conception Fair: Rachel Snow, Chelsea Ngungu, Devon Mullaly, Autumn Griffin-Lambert and Haley Somers and to Noah Green, who placed second!
CURRICULUM NIGHT
It was great to see parents on September 26th
for Curriculum Night. For any parent/guardian who was unable to attend, hand-outs are available from your child’s homeroom teacher.
ALLERGIES
We have students in our school who have SEVERE allergies to Eggs, Fish, Kiwi and all Nuts . Please do not give your children any of these products to bring to school. Please note: Foods that state ‘may contain traces of nuts’ are acceptable and do not pose a health risk to students with peanut allergies. This has been clearly communicated to all schools in Eastern District policies.
Also, our school is now a SCENT FREE
building. We have students with SEVERE allergies
to scents.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THOSE WITH
OCTOBER
BIRTHDAYS
!
Zachary Wheadon, 5C, October 1
Jacob Drodge, 4J, October 1
Jane Marshall, 2F, October 1
Havana Turnbull, 1D, October 1
Brandi Davies, 4J, October 2
Johanna Robinson, 2F, October 5
Kalen Thomas, 3N, October 6
Jacob Turnbull, 3M, October 6
Reid Deeering, 4M, October 7
Cassidy Klyne, 3M, October 7
Erika Roul, 4J, October 11
Alex Hancock, 3N, October 11
Neveh Howell, KB, October 12
Dakota Gallant, 1D, October 14
Tylor Butt, 3M, October 15
Jessica Wrice, 3M, October 16
Avery Sweeney, KB, October 16
Adrian Green, 3N, October 17
Alyssa Butt, 3M, October 18
Eric King, KB, October 21
Mark Burke, 5C, October 22
Sara Earle, 4M, October 24
Ashley Clarke, 1W, October 24
Larissa Antle, 1K, October 25
Ty Gavin, 1D, October 25
Alyssa Green, KC, October 26
Brandon Barrett, 3M, October 27
Kayden Burgess, KB, October 27
Jordan King, 1K, October 30
Happy belated birthday to Benjamin Clarke, KB, whose birthday was on September 12th.
CALL FOR SKATES/HELMETS
Davis Elementary is asking for donations of skates/helmets to support its skating program this year. Students will be skating monthly, and to help keep costs down for parents of quickly growing children, Davis is providing free skates/helmets to those in need. If you have any skates/helmets to donate to this worthwhile program - including adult sizes (which may be used by larger children) - please drop them by the school any time during the school day. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 596-5012. THANK YOU for helping our children learn to skate! (Please note: Helmets must be CSA approved hockey helmets.)
SCHOOL COUNCIL
The first School Council meeting of the year will be held at the school library on October 15th at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in serving on Council is encouraged to attend. School Council is made up of teacher, parent and community representatives. We can have a maximum of 13 members including two teacher reps. If less than 13 attend on the 15th , those people will be acclaimed; if more than 13 attend, a school council election will be called and all members of the school community will be invited in to cast their ballot.
BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Our Breakfast Program started this week for the first time this year. We have a very small number of volunteers - please call our Breakfast Program coordinator, Mrs. Christine Gillespie, if you can help out in any way (596-8496).
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
Twenty-six runners went to Pippy Park in St. John’s for a meet and some tried the Blueberry Run in Harbour Grace. We had a number of parents and teachers run/walk in that as well. We look forward to the Harvest Run to take place on October 11th.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Cameron Lilly-Peach, 1D who completed Level 1 swimming lessons Sept. 1, 2012.
Congratulations to Kadyn Coombs, 4J who completed Level 7 swimming in July. Kadyn and his team won the gold medal in the Squirt division at the Harbour Grace Regatta in August and also won the gold at the Portugal Cove Regatta.
Congratulations to Alaina King, 4J who finished her second year and participated in the Art Exhibit at Michelle’s Fine Art Studio in June. Alaina finished second year Brownies and is on to Guides. She spent a week at Burry Heights Camp in July. Alaina has also registered for dance class at Harbour Music.
Congratulations to Susie Butt, 2T who completed Level 2 swimming in August. Susie also received a third place medal in soccer.
Congratulations to Aidan Butt, 3N who advanced to Orange Belt in June.
Congratulations to Shantel Green, 2F who finished her second and final of Sparks. Shantel also finished her
third year of dance lessons with DanceWorx.
Congratulations to Serena Butt, KB who completed first year ballet in May.
Congratulations to Larrissa Antle, 1K who completed Star Fish, Duck, Sea Turtle, Sea Otter and Salamander swimming lessons during the summer. Larrissa also took part in the soccer program.
Congratulations to Brandon Barrett, 3M who finished first year CLB in June.
