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ÉBEYS News

E. Myles ~ Principal/Directrice K. Freynet ~ Assistant Principal/Directrice-adjointe

JANUARY 2018 January 29-February 2 Kindergarten Registration

February 2018 I Love to Read Month February 2nd Winter Olympics February 5th PD Day No School for Students February 19th Louis Riel Day - School Closed February 20th-23rd Festival du Voyageur February 28th Pink Shirt Day

MARCH 2018 March 2nd PD Day No School for Students March 12th Report Cards go home March 15th Parent Teacher (evening) March 16th Parent Teacher (morning) PD Day - No School for Students (all day) March 19th Spirit Week March 20th Staff vs Student Hockey Game March 26th– March 30th Spring Break

DATES TO REMEMBER

PAC meets the 2nd Monday of each month

CPF 3rd Wednesday of each

month

Fridays are Hot Dog Days $2 each

Kindergarten Registration Eligibility requirement for kindergarten students: Children must be five (5) years of

age on or before December 31, 2013

Registration packages can be picked up in the front office on: Monday to Friday, January 29 to February 2, 2018

9:00 am – 4:30 pm (excluding 3:20-3:50) Tuesday, January 30, 2018

9:00-7:00pm

(Kindergarten orientation is on May 9, 2018)

Bully Prevention at ÉBEYS

Each and every school year, our school participates in a school-wide Bully

Prevention program from grades K through 5. The Second Step Bully

Prevention Program is a research based, interactive and informative program

that is aimed at empowering children to deal with any types of bullying

behaviors they may encountered or witness. This program is provided through

the Committee for Children’s Social and Emotional learning component.

Teachers were given on line training for the delivery of the program to make it

most effective for all. Students participate in learning how to Recognize,

Respond to and Report Bullying Behavior through lessons, posters, role-plays,

engaging videos, true stories and in grade 5, final projects and presentations.

Recognizing Bullying

It is important that students learn the difference between Rude, Mean and Bullying types of Behav-

iors. All too often all behaviors can get lumped into bullying, however there is a very clear distinction

between the following:

Rude: Behavior that is not on purpose but hur ts someone either physically or emotionally.

Mean : Behavior that is done on purpose to hur t someone either physically or emotionally.

Bullying: Mean behavior that is repeated over time, on purpose and where there is a power dif-

ference (whether it be grade level, age, strength, numbers, physical strength, race, gender or disabil-

ity.) It is mean or hurtful behavior, that keeps happening, that is unfair and one-sided.

Students are taught to ask the following questions to recognize Bullying. If they are still not sure,

they are to ask an adult.

1. Is it fair? NO 2. Is it one-sided? YES 3. Is there a power difference? YES

4. How is it making the person feel? Sad, afraid, unhappy, lonely…

5. Is it happening over time, more than twice? YES

Refusing Bullying – students practiced being asser tive, rather than

passive or aggressive. Being assertive means making eye contact,

standing tall and saying what you mean in a strong and respectful voice.

Reporting Bullying – it is imperative that students repor t any bully-

ing behavior to an adult that they trust in the school, usually this is their

classroom teacher.

Please look to your child’s agenda on pg. 2 for further information as to our school policy and actions

taken when behavior is deemed bullying behavior. For a great resource on bully prevention visit the

Committee For Children: Steps to Respect website @ secondstep.org

We appreciate all the parental and community support, as we work together to continue to keep our

students feeling strong, safe and welcome in our school community.

Bystander Power

A Bystander is someone who is witnessing bullying. By doing nothing, a by-

stander can be part of the problem, or by doing one a number of different

things they can be part of the solution to help. Bystanders hold the most

power, purely based on numbers. A good bystander will:

Report of help report Bullying

Stand up for someone being bullied

Be respectful and kind

Include everyone

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Cyber Bullying

Although technology can be a wonderful tool in today’s day and age, unfortu-

nately it can also be used as a tool to bully others. You recognize cyber bul-

lying the same way you recognize any other form of bullying, the only differ-

ence is that it is using technology as a tool. In their digital literacy class, the

grade 3, 4 and 5’s in our school are learning about digital citizenship and re-

sponsibilities while using the internet. As per many social media sites

(including facebook, kik, twitter, instagram and snap chat’s) user agreement

and statements of rights and responsibilities, children should be 13 years of

age or older to have an account or use such tools.

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Gossip/Rumours

Rumours and gossip can be very detrimental to all relationship, including

friendships. Students learn how much of gossip is untrue. By the time gos-

sip spreads from person to person, it is often changed or embellished, and

how hard it is to get a rumour back once it is started. Through interactive

videos and role-plays, students learn how to block and stop rumours by standing up to the person

spreading the rumour and/or to make sure not to spread rumours on themselves. We encourage

students to resolve their conflicts or disagreements by talking to the person who they have the issue

or problem with, rather than involving others or spreading mean gossip about them. This ends up

making the problem bigger. Students have learned different types of problem solving methods in

their classrooms, one of the methods used school wide is Kelso’s choice wheel.

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February is I Love to Read Month! Not only is February “I Love to Read” month at École

Beausejour Early Years School, but we are also

celebrating the XXlll Olympic Winter Games.

Therefore…..why not tie the two together? All kinds of fun activi-

ties are being planned for the month. We will be having mini- reading competitions for

gold, silver, and bronze, as well as reading stories about teamwork, cooperation and ath-

leticism. We are inviting in some exciting guest readers, including athletes, to share sto-

ries and their favourite books. EBEYS students will read up on the Olympics and cheer on

Canadian athletes as they strive to increase the medal count! Stay tuned, EBEYS students,

and be ready to love reading even more in the month of February!

Did you know that we are a UNESCO school? Here is a summary of the four pillars

that we work under and what we are currently doing: 1) World Concerns - Global Project: Networking with Red Sucker Lake. - Local Project: Our school created 21 Christmas Hampers for our local community food bank. 2) Peace and Human Rights - Students learning to live together in peace and dignity. 3) Inter-cultural learning - Aboriginal Awareness: Ahki, Teachings by Elders - Intergenerational visits with seniors in our community 4) Environment and Sustainable Development : - We have a composting club and continue to develop our playground green space.

School Goals 2015-2018

1. By June 2018, 95% of K-5 students will demonstrate reading and writing behaviours that will

allow them to fall within their grade level range on the reading and writing continuums.

2. By June 2018, 90% of K-5 students will develop a very good to thorough recall of all their re-

quired basic facts as stated in the grade level curriculum.

3. Under the umbrella of UNESCO, students and staff will demonstrate and apply an understand-

ing of the rights and responsibilities of self and others while continuing to deepen the culture of

peace.

Divisional Notices to Parents On mornings when school buses are running late, please refer to the divisional website. Transportation will post bus numbers and possible time delays. www.sunrisesd.ca In the event of a school closure during the school day there will be a posting on the website and ÉBEYS will activate our emergency phone tree. School closures due to extreme cold or inclement weather, please refer to the divisional policy on the website. - Admin Services / Policies and Procedures/ Weather Related School Closure

ROBOTICS The grades 3, 4, and 5 classes participating in the Digital Literacy and Citizenship class have been exploring robotics with Sphero Mini. Students use an app on the school iPads to make the robots move in a variety of ways. In the next few weeks students will be building mazes and race tracks for the Sphero Minis and will use code to program the robots to perform various tasks. Students are learning and ap-plying 21st century learning skills through the use of this fun and engaging tool.

Festival du Voyageur HÉ HO!

The French Immersion Kindergarten, grade one, grade one/ two and grade two/three students

will be participating in a series of four Festival du Voyageur stations on Friday February 23,

2018. Students will rotate through a series of stations lasting 15 minutes each. In Mme Syl-

vie’s class, students will dance “La Bastringue”, a traditional Voyageur dance also danced by

“Les danceurs de la rivière rouge”. Students going to Mme Kimberly’s station will be making

a voyageur craft. Mlle Jansen’s station will include spoons and Voyageur songs like “Rame,

rame, Voyageur va faire tes baggages, etc.” In Mme Newton class, students will be playing

traditional Voyageur games like arm wrestling and “ la jambette”. We are once

again anticipating a lot of fun and appreciation for the French culture!

Children’s eye exams are covered by

Manitoba Health for children under 19.

Find out more information or find an op-

tometrist near you by visiting our website

www.mb-opto.ca

Parents and Children! Take a look at these award-winning books.

The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk Written and illustrated by Jan Thornhill (Havelock, ON) Ground-

wood Books for ages 9-12 “The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk is a riveting story about an unlikely hero, a bird, whose fate the reader knows in advance: extinction. Nonetheless, readers will feel compelled to root for its success in the face of adversity… Distinctive and evocative images mesh with strong writing about the lifestyle and obstacles that are a part of daily life for this resource-ful bird… This is a book that draws the reader into its world — our world — in a way that’s both haunted and haunting.

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated and written by

Javaka Steptoe and published by Little, Brown and Company. Like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work, Steptoe’s illustrations radiate energy and immedi-acy. A patch-worked canvas of scavenged wood, painted and collaged with photos, and images of human anatomy, evokes the improvisatory nature of Basquiat’s art. “Radiant Child” resonates with emotion that connects Steptoe with Basquiat and Basquiat with young readers.

2017 Honor Books

Leave Me Alone! illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol, and published by Roaring Brook Press. At the end of her rope, Granny is desperate for time alone to finish knitting sweaters for a house filled with dozens of rambunctious children. Brosgol’s expressive watercolor and cartoon art presents a genre-breaking journey taking Granny from the traditional forest

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2017 Medal Winner

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, written by Kelly Barnhill and published by Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. “Moonlight is magic. Ask anyone you like.” Barnhill’s story is also pure magic, distinguished by careful development of a complex plot and indelible evocation of unique characters. Love, heartbreak, hope, sorrow, and wonder all shine in exquisite, lyrical prose.

2017 Medal Winner

2017 Winner Canadian Children's Literature Award

ÉBEYS

Parent Advisory Council

ebeyspac@gmail.com

JANUARY 2018

PAC meets the second Mon-day of each month. Our next meeting is FEBRUARY 12. Join us at 7:00 PM in the ÉBEYS staff room. Childcare is available. Email ebeyspac@gmail.com if you need childcare.

ALL WELCOME!

Save some MONEY in

your GROCERY

BUDGET for our next

FUNDRAISER!

FEBRUARY 12—16 is

Staff Appreciation

Week!

Don’t forget to take the time to say thank you to school administra-tion, teachers, custodial, adminis-trative and support staff this week! They help make ÉBEYS great!

Our next fundraiser is a grocery fundraiser from Sysco. There will be good deals on meats for the BBQ, quick meal ideas like chick-en fingers and pizzas, snack items for school lunches like juice boxes and household items like garbage bags and paper towels. Dates to watch out for include:

Order Forms Home Week of February 6

Order Forms Due

Thursday, February 22

Order Pick-Up Thursday, March 15 (at Parent-Teacher meeting)

Proceeds from this

fundraiser will go

towards the purchase of

a water bottle filling

station for the school