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École Sir William Osler
February 2019 Newsletter
Principal, Dominique Ostermann Phone Number 204-488-3569 1600 Grant Avenue
ADMINISTRATOR’S GREETING
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wind chill) and colder. Please refer to the Winnipeg
School Division website www.winnipegsd.ca and
he month of January is now a memory for click on “current temp” at the top of the page for
our school and community. The days may your current temperature.
still be cold but the learning indoors is really
Please remember that there is no school on Friday,
heating up. In the classroom, we continue to see
February 1 (divisional non-instructional day) and
growth in all areas of students’ development. They
Monday, February 18 (Louis Riel Day).
have been learning so much and have been
working diligently. We are looking forward to Thank you for all your support and assistance. As
seeing some of their gains in the Student Led always, please do not hesitate to contact me or your
Conferences coming up Thursday, March 14 and classroom teacher if there is anything we can assist
Friday, March 15 and report cards go home on you with or if you have any questions.
Wednesday, March 20.
Mme Ostermann
During the month of February, we have a number
of events happening. Festival du Voyageur
activities happen on Friday, February 22 and the
grade 3/4 students will be preparing for the
Concours d’Art Oratoire (French Speech & Poetry
Contest) that takes place on Thursday, March 7.
On Friday, February 22, we will celebrate Festival
du Voyageur Day at École Sir William Osler.
Students are asked to come dressed as voyageurs.
We will be having little activities throughout the
week. Teachers are currently planning activities for
the morning. Please keep your eyes out for a call
for volunteers once we have determined the
different centres/activities. In the afternoon, we are
having Jacques Chenier, who is a recognized
French Children’s Entertainer, perform for all the
students at 1:30 p.m. Please feel free to come enjoy
the concert with our school.
The weather is starting to warm up but continue to
refer to the school’s Cold Weather Guidelines.
Students are expected to take part in outdoor recess
when weather permits so please make sure your
child is appropriately dressed. There is indoor
recess when temperatures drop to -28°C (with the
FEBRUARY 2019 NEWSLETTER
Parent Council 2019-2020 School Year
Our École Sir William Osler Parent We are now accepting registrations for the 2019-
Council is always looking for new 2020 school year. Registration forms are available
members! Please consider joining us in our school office.
to help support school programs
Nursery students must be four years of age by
and initiatives.
December 31, 2019 (born in 2015).
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Kindergarten students must be five years of age
6:00 p.m. in room 7. by December 31, 2019 (born in 2014).
Grade 1-5 students must be born between
We hope to see you there!
2013 and 2009.
To register your child, the parent/guardian is
Parking Lot required to present a copy of the birth certificate,
Manitoba health card and proof of address (either
Parking is limited at École Sir William rental agreement or property tax bill).
Osler. A reminder to all families that
there are 4 visitor spots in the school Registrations will be
parking lot, the rest are reserved for taken on a first-come,
staff members. Even if a spot is empty, first-serve basis. If you
we would request families park on are registering your
Brock Street or Cordova Street if the child for kindergarten -
visitor spots are full, as staff may be returning. grade 5 and live outside
the Winnipeg School
Division you will be put
on a waitlist and advised
Windchill & Recess as soon as possible if
space is available. Nursery students living outside
We will be checking on the Winnipeg School the division must pay a fee and are accepted if
Division website before each recess to check the there is space available.
windchill factor. The windchill reading used by the
Winnipeg School Division will be that of
Please Note
Enviornment Canada at The Forks.
If your child already attends École Sir William
•-17°C to -27°C we will be going outside. Osler you do not have to re-register them again for
•-28°C and below we will have indoor recess. When the following year.
this happens, students remain in their classrooms
and play games, etc. They will automatically be pre-registered for the
next school year (2019-2020).
Please remember to have
your child dress Please notify the school office if you are leaving our
appropriately for all school for the 2019-2020 school year.
weather…boots, hats, Also please note that an intention form will be sent
mitts (insulated gloves), home to all parents regarding your intentions for
scarves, face masks, ski pants, etc. and if they are the 2019-2020 school year.
attending school they will be expected to go
outdoors for recess.
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Festival du Voyageur! The staff are working hard to prepare for this
week! Many engaging French activities will take
The Manitoban Festival du Voyageur takes place place in your child’s class. We are looking forward
this year at Voyageur Park in St. Boniface, from to celebrating this Manitoban cultural festival and
Friday, February 15 to Sunday, February 24, 2019. hope you will be able to join us for the performance
The Festival du Voyageur is the largest winter on Friday, February 22 at 1:30 p.m.
festival in Western Canada, and a fun-filled family
event with music, food, and activities for young We are looking forward to celebrating this
and old, including viewing snow sculptures, Manitoban cultural festival!
horse-drawn sleigh rides and tobogganing! Snow Theme days at our school for our Festival week are:
sculptures will be on display in Voyageur Park, as
well as in various locations around Winnipeg. For
more information, please visit Date Theme
festivalvoyageur.mb.ca
Monday, No School:
February 18 Louis Riel Day
Tuesday, Journée de la tuque/
February 19 Toque Day
Journée de la
Wednesday,
chemise à carreaux/
February 20
Checkered Shirt Day
Students, staff and volunteers are encouraged to Journée de la
Thursday,
dress for our theme days! For “Sash Day,” while ceinture fléchée/
February 21
some students may have an actual “ceinture Sash Day
fléchée,” many students choose to tie a scarf
around their waist, as a sash. On Friday, we hope
everyone will dress as a voyageur, including toque,
Friday, Journée du voyageur/
sash, checkered shirt, and jeans. Beards are
February 22 Voyageur Day
optional!
Our Festival Activity Day will take place on
Friday, February 22 in the morning. Please ensure Hé ho héros! Bon Festival!
your child is dressed for being outside on that day.
We will have a variety of activities taking place
both inside and outside! In the afternoon, Jacques
Chenier, a French Children’s Entertainer, will be
performing for all the students at 1:30 p.m.
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February 2019
is
I Love to Read Month
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Prepared by: 1 2
Reading Council of Read aloud your Write an alternate
Greater Winnipeg. favourite picture book ending for your
to a friend or family favourite story.
member.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Buddy read with a Write a letter to your Visit your local Act out your favourite Write a poem for the Read a book that has a Create a comic strip or
friend and use a favourite storybook library with your fairy tale. people you love. movie made about it. comic book.
different voice for character. family and bring
each character. home a new book.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Visit Have everyone in Find a favourite Cut out 5 pictures Write a book review Create a new book Find a book that is
www.storylineonline. your family learn to recipe and create it from a magazine or for a new book you cover for a book of new to you. Read it to
net to hear stories say “Hello” in a new with your family. newspaper and use have read. your choice. a younger student, pet
read by actors & language. them to write a story. or stuffed animal.
actresses.
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Get comfy with a Have your parent or Pick a book to read by Read a book written Play a game of Read a book that was Dress up like your
blanket or pillow, teacher read their your favourite author. in 2018. BOGGLE to see how written before you favourite book
turn out the lights and favourite children’s many words you can were born. character.
read with a flashlight. story to you. create.
24 25 26 27 28 EXTRA EXTRA
Read the Sunday Draw and label a map Write a song about a Visit storybird.com to Create a bookmark Create a WORDLE Write a sequel to a
comics with a family of one setting in your book of your choice. create, print and share designed after your (www.wordle.net) book you have read.
member or friend. book. a story of your own. favourite book. describing the main
character of a book.
7 Ideas for Valentine’s Day Fun French Activities
from www.parenting.com
Does your child like to spend time
1. Give love a thumbs-up. Decorate on the computer, laptop or tablet?
valentines with thumbprint hearts. Why not integrate some of that
Have your child dip their thumb playtime with French online
(finger works fine, too) in red games?
poster paint, then show them how to press it
Here are some websites you can try:
onto paper twice to create a heart shape.
• www.samamuse.ca. French thematic games
2. Eat your hearts out. Make a pan of Rice Krispies
Treats, cool slightly, and then let your kids use a that focus on numbers, letters, themes, math
heart-shaped cookie cutter (coated with cooking and verbs. Turn up the volume for this one!
spray) to punch out edible valentines. Decorate • www.idello.org/en. A bilingual site with a tab
with frosting and/or candies. for parents and students. There are tons of
3. Look for love. Play the “I love you to pieces” videos for kids of all ages. Scroll to the bottom.
game: Cut out a big heart from construction • www.french-games.net. French games that
paper, and tear it up. Hide the various pieces focus on thematic vocabulary. The site is in
around the house for the kids to find and then English, but all the games are in French.
reassemble with tape.
4. Go cocoa. Melt a bag of chocolate chips in the
microwave then stir in raisins, marshmallows, Boukili
candy hearts, etc. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture Free Illustrated Children’s Books!
onto a baking sheet, and let set in the fridge Boukili is a free
until hard. Wrap the candies in pink cellophane application that
and tie with ribbon to give to friends, sitters, provides a variety of
and teachers. illustrated books for
5. Name that passion. At dinner, hand out three children. It aims to
scraps of paper to each family member and ask encourage children
them to write down something they love on to read and helps
each one (parents can write for little ones). You them attain different levels of reading proficiency.
might write “cheese”, “tennis”, and “sleep” on
With Boukili you can practice reading in French
yours, for example. Fold up the papers, put
with your child while keeping track of his or her
them in a bowl, and take turns picking one out
reading progress.
and guessing who loves what.
Visit boukili.ca/en for more information.
6. Get carded. Make a pop-up Valentine’s card :
Cut out three hearts of descending size from
decorative paper. Fold all the hearts in half, and
adhere the largest one to the inside of a blank
card with a single line of glue down the fold
line. Layer the smaller hearts on top the same
way for a three-dimensional greeting.
7. Cozy up. Cuddle together on the couch and
watch Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown.
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2018 - 2019 Important Dates SafeArrival
*All Dates Subject to Change*
Don’t forget to report your child as absent or late in
Mar. 7—School Concours d’art oratoire 9:00 a.m. advance, if you don’t want to receive notifications.
Speed Skating Races 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Mar. 12—Nursery-Grade 4 to Freeze Frame (All
Nursery/Kindergarten attend in the PM)
Mar. 14—Student-Led Conference 3:30-8:00 p.m.
Mar. 15—No Classes: Student-Led Conferences
SchoolMessenger App:
Mar. 18-22—Spirit Week
Get the app from the app store, tap Sign Up to
Mar. 19—Division Concours d’art oratoire
create your account, select Attendance from the
Mar. 20—Report Cards go Home
menu, and then select Report an Absence.
Mar. 22—Last Day of School
Mar. 25—Spring Break Begins Website:
Go to go.schoolmessenger.ca, click Sign Up to
Apr. 1—Classes Resume create an account, and follow the instructions to
Apr. 4—Bus Ridership report the absence.
Apr. 12—Pink Day Phone:
Nursery/Kindergarten to the Children’s Call 1-855-278-4513, follow the instructions. Please
Museum (All attend in the AM) do not hang up until you get a confirmation
Apr. 12—Spring Picture Day number.
Apr. 19—No School: Good Friday
Apr. 23—Rooms 3 & 5 to International Storytelling
Festival Groundhog Day
Apr. 25—Volunteer Tea Saturday, February 2
Apr. 26—No Classes: Admin Day Will the groundhog see its shadow?
Apr. 30—Welcome to Kindergarten Evening
May 6—No Classes: Admin Day
May 7—Glenlea Plant Pick Up 3:00-6:00 p.m.
May 9—Grandparents’ & Grandfriends’ Day
May 13-17—Artists in the School: Fabuki Daiko
May 20—No School: Victoria Day
May 24—Walk-a-thon
May 30—Walk-a-thon Raindate
Jun. 7—Nursery/Kindergarten to the Farm Valentine’s Day
(All Day Field Trip) Don’t forget Valentine’s Day is
Jun. 10—No School for Nursery/Kindergarten Thursday, February 14
(Due to All Day Field Trip)
Jun. 21—Kids’ Day
Jun. 25—Kids’ Day Raindate
Jun. 26—Report Cards go Home
Jun. 27—No Classes: Admin Day
Jun. 28—Last Day of School, 11:00 a.m. Dismissal
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Visit our website: www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/sirwilliamosler
1600 Grant Avenue
Karen Loveridge Winnipeg, MB R3N 0M5
Principal
February 2019 Phone: 204-488-3569
Fax: 204-488-1441
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1 Day
Day21
February is No School
I Love to Read Month Administra*on Day
4 Day 3 5 Day 4 6 Day 5 7 Day 6 8 Day 1
Grades 2-4 Ska2ng Club
11 Day 2 12 Day 3 13 Day 4 14 Day 5 15 Day 6
Grades 2-4 Ska2ng Club Valen2ne’s Day
18 19 Day 1 20 Day 2 21 Day 3 22 Day 4
No School Fes2val Week
Louis Riel Day Checkered Shirt Day Sash Day Voyageur Day
Toque Day
Fes2val Day
Grades 2-4
Ska2ng Club Jacques
Chenier
1:00 p.m.
25 Day 5 26 Day 6 27 Day 1 28 Day 2
Parent Council Mee2ng Grades 2-4 Ska2ng Club
6:00 p.m.
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