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mai 2017 le 2 mai

Jr. Divisional Badminton

le 10 mai

Skills MB presentation

le 15 mai

Expressions Vives (pm)

le 17 mai

7/8 Adopt-a-Highway Clean up, 9am

le 19 mai

Sautons en Coeur (pm)

le 22 mai

Victoria Day, No school

le 30 mai

7/8 Turtle Derby

le 31 mai

5/6 Turtle Derby

le 7 juin

End of year field trip

K-8 Wpg

Allergy Notice

We have a child at École Laurier who is severely allergic to nuts and fin fish. Exposure to even small amounts of these items is extremely dangerous and possibly life-

threatening.

We ask all parents to help us to prevent this child being exposed to nuts, fish and shellfish by checking that food

products sent with your child to school does NOT contain these products.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the Mom’s Pantry fundraiser.

We raised $880 for our school!! Félicitations!

Thank you to Kendall Sigurdson for repairing a snowshoe. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Parents; Please remind your children that eating on

the school bus is not allowed. This is per the TRSD bus ridership policy. This helps to keep all students safe during

transportation to and from school.

mai 2017

De la plume de la directrice Chères familles,

Here’s hoping that April showers bring May flowers! I cannot believe that

there are only two months left in the school year. We still have so much to

accomplish and we continue to strive everyday to be and to do our very

best.

École Laurier welcomes new students and their families into our learning

community with open arms. We have an excellent school and provide a

quality French education. Word of mouth is by far the best promotion we

have and that is where we are depending on you, the parents, to help us

promote our French Immersion program. When you say positive things

about our school, the word spreads. Recently, our staff collaborated to

make a new school brochure outlining the benefits of our French Immer-

sion program. We have them available at the school and in various com-

munities in the area. There is also a link to the brochure on our school

website. If you would like copies to help promote our school, please call

the school office and we will gladly get them to you.

I am pleased to announce that Turtle River School Division will once

again be supporting the French Prématernelle program at École Laurier. In

an effort to introduce new students and their parents to the program and to

help them experience being in a French Immersion classroom setting, we

are inviting eligible 2017-2018 prématernelle students to join this year’s

class on 4 separate mornings. (please see the poster in this newsletter

for dates and times). Tell all your friends and family about this amazing

opportunity!

I want to wish our junior high badminton players the very best of luck at

their tournament on May 2nd.

On May 15th, there will be 2 French interactive plays at our school for

Kindergarten to grade 6 students. Expressions Vives 2017 is touring in

our area. The focus of these plays is on developing French oral language

skills.

At the end of the month, our grade 5-8 students will be participating in the

Turtle Derby. Our students have always done well in these Track and

Field events coming home sporting many ribbons. I predict this year will

be no different.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to

contact us at the school.

Mme VanHumbeck

For this Day of Pink, the K-4 students worked to learn how to put themselves in the shoes of someone who has been bul-lied. We discussed what it felt like for people who were being bullied and then we created a Unity Tree with messages about what bullying is and how each of us can work to put a stop to bullying when we see it.

Hello everyone, This is an exciting time of year for us as we are planning a spring concert in June. We are learning fun songs to sing and play. I don’t want to tell you too much, we all want it to be a fun surprise.

École Laurier

Spring Concert 50’s, 60’s and whatever!

June 14th @7pm École Laurier gymnasium

Come on down tap your foot and sing along to the K-8 students perform some of our favorite songs!!

The grade 8 graduates, Ethan Bennett, Brielle Maguet and Emmalie Thompson are currently having a gift card raffle to raise funds for their graduation celebration. Tickets are being sold by the graduates as well as all École Laurier students. Tickets are 3 for $5. Draw date is May 26th. Please return all sold and completed ticket stubs, money, as well as any unsold tickets to your child’s teacher by Friday May 19th (or sooner). If you need more tickets, contact Loni

Thompson at 204-447-2068 or pick some up in the school office. Here are our prizes!

Grand Prize: Collection of gift cards and gift certificates valued at approximately $500

Second Prize: Light and Honey Pack (beeswax tea lights, honey, lava lamp, etc.)

Third Prize: Hunter`s Pack (trail camera, backpack and water bottle, snacks, etc.)

Please patronize the following businesses. We are grateful for their support to our fundraiser.

Mr. Mikes, Parkland Source for Sports, Talpash, Ste.Rose Variety Shop, Boston Pizza, Molgat Shopping Center, Thrift-O-Rama, A&W, Countryfest Community Cinema, Pizza

Hut, The Bee Witch Co. ltd, Walmart, Fas Gas, Ste.Rose Super Thrifty Pharmacy, Oak Ridge Meats, Linda`s Diner, Trickle Creek, Agassiz Lodge,

Country Oasis Spa and Florals, 5 & 50 Sales

LA PRÉMATERNELLE

It’s been a very busy month! We have had a couple of special visitors. On April 5th, Oak Hammock Marsh did a presentation about bird feeding and adaptations and strategies. The students also had the chance to make their very own bird feeders to take home. On April 10th, we also took part in Les Contes du Nord . The students had a blast, as they each played a key role in the story. It was well received.

We are continuing with our Plant Experiments. Our plants have slowly started to grow. We have planted beans and carrots. Each day the students look forward to observing the progress of our plants. We also took part in a scavenger hunt. We ventured out, in search of items that could only be found outdoors. We had a blast!

Voici une liste des chansons que nous allons apprendre au mois de mai :

• Si tu aimes le soleil • Le printemps • Alouette, gentille alouette

Anna making her very own bird feeder.

Nous nous amusons en

prématernelle!

The month of April has been a busy one in the K/1 room.  In Français we’ve 

been learning about Spring, Easter and the parts of a sentence.  In math, we 

have been working on measurement and have been doing a lot of fun ac vi-

es to discover length, capacity, surface area and weight. 

Here is some of the vocabulary we have learned this month: le lapin, Pâques, les œufs, le 

printemps, les bo es de caoutchouc, le parapluie, long, court, large, mince, léger, lourd, 

surface, poids, mesure. 

Durant nos centres de français,

nous travaillons fort à améliorer

nos compétences en lecture et en

écriture. Nous apprenons des

stratégies de la lecture par la

Méthode CAFÉ. Nous faisons

aussi une multitude d’activités qui

favorise le développement de la

communication orale. La dictée

hebdomadaire nous aide à mieux

apprendre des règles

d’orthographe que nous utilisons

quand nous écrivons des textes.

We are improving in all areas of

reading and writing. We are

working on reading strategies

from our daily CAFE menu.

Developing our French

communication skills is very

important so we are exposed to a

variety of fun oral activities. Our

weekly dictée tests focus on

spelling rules which we help us in

our daily writing.

La classe de 2e et 3e année avec Mme VanHumbeck

Our plants continue to grow. We have

planted tomato and cucumber seeds

in individual pots that we will

eventually bring home to replant into

our gardens. We had a blast

dissecting lilies to learn about the

function of the parts of a flower.

Measurement continues to be our

focus in math. We will soon be

exploring shapes and three

dimensional objects.

We only have 2 more months to fill up this bulletin board.

There is still a lot of empty space. We want to celebrate our children’s success

and recognize them for their accomplishments.

Continue to send in your pictures!

Pictures can be emailed to me @ cvanhumbeck@trsd32.mb.ca or to your child’s homeroom teacher.

Mme VanHumbeck

Directrice

MAY

Citizenship At École Laurier, we show citizenship by respecting others

and their property. We respect the environment and serve to

protect it. We are helpful and considerate. We listen to the

views of others and reflect on what they have to say. We

work to make our school and community a better place to live.

Activities will include:

- Circle and story time

- Introduction to academic fundamentals (letters,

shapes, numbers)

- Exposure to the French language and culture

- Social interaction amongst peers and adults

- Free play and movement (gym or playground)

- Fine motor activities (arts, crafts, drawing,

puzzles)

ÉCOLE LAURIER

Parents or caregivers are welcome to

attend with their child.

Due to provincial regulations, buses cannot

be used to transport students to and from

school. Parents will be responsible for

arranging transportation. Please note that

École Laurier has a daycare right in the

school. Contact Laurier Playzone for more

information. (204-447-3009).

WONDERING WHAT FRENCH IMMERSION IS ALL ABOUT?

IS IT A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR CHILD?

COME PLAY AND LEARN WITH US!

REGISTER YOUR CHILD AT ÉCOLE LAURIER* FOR THIS FREE INTRODUCTORY PROGRAM TO

EXPLORE FRENCH JR. KINDERGARTEN

APRIL 26TH – 7-8 PM

OPEN HOUSE/ORIENTATION

OFFERED THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

MAY 10TH - 9:00-11:30AM

MAY 26TH - 9:00-11:30AM

JUNE 5TH - 9:00-11:30AM

JUNE 14TH - 9:00-11:30AM

*ALL CHILDREN BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2013 ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER

This program is sponsored by Turtle River School Division.

Contact École Laurier to

register your child

204-447-2068

cvanhumbeck@trsd32.mb.ca

April has proved to be another very busy month! In

Science we are learning about Forces and Simple Machines

and we are continuing to plan activities with “Les Verts de

Terre”. This upcoming month the students will be

organizing the annual community cleanup and continuing

with litterless lunches and composting!

During French class the students have been learning all

about verbs and they will be starting a unit on poetry this

upcoming month.

Physical Education classes will be taken outdoors as

soon as our schoolyard is dry. Track and Field is around the

corner and the students are anxious to begin practicing the

various events.

Have an awesome month!

7e/8e Each month I’m still so surprised that the time has come to write a new newsletter article. We’ve had a very busy month in Junior High. We’ve continued further into the grade 7 health curriculum and are now beginning to look at fetal development. This week students are going to find out what is in Mme Pearson’s mysterious green bag from the Health Authority…Spoiler Alert…its jelly fetuses! We’ve been able to borrow models of a 10 week, 15 week, 20 week and 30 week fetus. They are quite incredible to see. En mathématiques we are studying algebra. En science de la nature we are looking at forces and structures. En français we’ve been looking at some challenging grammar (conditional and subjunctive) as well as spending some time learning about Greek Gods & Goddesses. Lastly, we are nearing the end on our time with the Greeks and Romans in Sciences Humaines. We’ve had some great presentations this month: Skills Manitoba, Day of Pink in Alonsa, and Oak Hammock Marsh.

La Programme de Petit Déjeuner We would like to send out a HUGE Merci to the Ste.Rose Food Bank, in partnership with the Ste.Rose IGA, for their large donation of milk. In the past 2 weeks we have been fortunate enough to receive 20 4L jugs of milk. This milk is a staple to the breakfast program, and we are so thankful that they thought of us. We have been making occasional changes to the menu in order to make sure that we use up some of our reserves before the end of the school year. Merci à Mme Lyne. Elle est arrivée (deux fois!) à 7h30 du matin pour préparer les petits déjeuners. Yum!!

Oak Hammock Marsh On April 5th, two representatives from Oak Hammock Marsh had the opportunity to visit École Laurier. Funded by the Turtle River Conservation District, each of our classes was able to participate in a different presentation. Maternelle/1 learned all about “Neat Feet & Beaks,” where they made their own bird feeder and had the opportunity to try and figure out what birds eat or where they live by examining their feet and beaks. 2e/3e spent some time learning about plant ecology. Students learned about different wetland plants, and why they are important to the animals in that habitat. The 4 à 6 class learned about the weather. They used simple weather devices to measure current metrological conditions. Lastly, the 7e/8e class participated in a mini-envirothon challenge. Envirothon is a provincial competition for high school students. Students were able to see what types of activities they would be participating if they join Envirothon at the secondary level. Some of the most popular activities in our class were identifying bird calls, matching the animal to its foot, and matching the animal with its excrement. Encore, un gros merci à Turtle River Conservation District pour avoir financé cette présentation.

Skills Manitoba On April 19th Judy Watson came to visit the 7e/8e students. Our students were given their own accounts in Career Cruising, a program used in junior and senior high to help students determine what types of careers and jobs would be good for them. Our students completed an interest survey and were each provided with a list of jobs based on their interests and skill sets. Some of these jobs surprised the students, and others did not. Through Career Cruising, students are able to research different jobs, to see if that really is something that they would like to do. They are also able to research different post-secondary institutions to find out what type of education is involved in achieving these goals. Lastly, Ms.Watson spoke to the students about the trades and the High School Apprenticeship Program. The High School Apprenticeship Program is offered within the Turtle River School Division. Students are given the opportunity to combine regular high school instruction with part-time (paid) on-the-job apprenticeship training. We also briefly looked at STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Students were also advised that many colleges, universities and workforces want to see students volunteering. It was a morning well spent, and we look forward to the next Skills MB presentation.

Oh no! It’s raining! Growing up my mom was pretty vocal about her dislike of rainy days. I love (and always have) rainy days…they give me a great excuse to curl up with a book. My mother claimed my sisters would morph into children who couldn’t tolerate the sight of each other. I beg to differ, but it’s only taken a couple days of bad weather with my own daughters for her point to sink in. So in the quest for some peace and quiet on those less than beautiful days that bring spring flowers, I found an article in Today’s Parent magazine (because these days, magazine articles and CBC news are really all I can fit into the length of a PAW Patrol episode) that had 20 great ideas for keeping kids happy and busy when they weather is anything but cooperative. The article can be found at this link https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor-games/ but I will point out my favorite activities in case you are pressed for time.

1. Building – Kids love to build. Using things found around the house, let your kids build different things – towers, popsicle stick towns, Lego or block buildings and last but definitely not least – forts. I remember a discussion once while shopping for a new couch that we would be robbing our kids of so much fun if our couch cushions were attached to the couch.

2. Freeze! – Turn up the music, dance your heart out, and pause it. Kids have to freeze in the position that they are in when the music stops. To make things more exciting, make your own ribbons with wrapping paper and muffin cup liners to hand out to the winner.

3. Hide and Seek – This game never seems to get old. 4. Indoor Basketball – In my own experience, this game is rated for people ages

2-25. My pre-schooler loves to try to throw anything into a bucket, (well-trained by her dad), and years ago my high-school hockey billets were the same way.

Here’s hoping this summer brings us less storms. But in case Mother Nature has other plans, now you have some new ideas to entertain your kids with. – Kristina Pearson

The students were fortunate to have Marie‐Ève Fontaine come and present at our school.  She 

shared stories with the students inspired by animals, legends and tales from Northern Canada.  

Students were able to par cipate in the storytelling through puppetry, song, words and move‐

ment. You can see in the photos that the students enjoyed this presenta on very much! 

As part of our Day of Pink celebration, students from grade 5-8 attended a presentation at Alonsa School on April 12th. The goal of this

presentation was to inspire students to adopt a lifestyle of empathy and compassion for others. Cultivating empathy is one of the most

significant keys to creating a compassionate, connected and resilient student body.

The students loved listening to the band FM Reset and also enjoyed the video clips on the giant screens. The personal testimonies by the young

adults in the group were very touching and showed the students real life experiences where empathy was valued.

Le Jour de la Terre

The students had a blast participating in activities for « Le Jour de la Terre ». The students from K-8 were split into 4 groups and each group was led by a member of the “Verts de Terre “club. Each group then rotated through four Earth Day themed stations.

All the activities were planned and presented by the students in grade 5 and 6, members of the “Verts de Terre” club!

After completing the stations the students were treated to a Dirt and Worm dessert prepared by the grade 4 students!

A great afternoon was spent celebrating “Le Jour de la Terre”!

Saviez- vous?

We are on Facebook

There is a Facebook page dedicated to École Laurier parents. It is a closed group

whose members are parents of students attending our school as well as our

school’s teachers. We share information about school activities on this page.

All parents welcome!

Twitter You can follow Turtle River School Division on Twitter.

Jeudi, le 27 avril, nous avons accueilli Mme Heather Brydon, la bibliothécaire de la Direction de Ressources Educatives Françaises. Mme Brydon a visité chaque classe titulaire pour faire des animations de livres avec les élèves. Elle a lu ses livres de façon dynamique. Les élèves étaient tellement engagés dans ses histoires. Ils se sont tous bien amusés. Elle nous a même donné des cadeaux de livres pour nos salles de classe.

Nous avons voulu que Mme Brydon ait une belle expérience de notre petite communauté francophone alors nous avons organisé qu’elle passe la nuit chez LaGrange. Elle a adoré son séjour à Laurier!

dim lun mar mer jeu ven sam 1 2

JrDivisional Badminton Ste.Rose et McCreary

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7 8 9 10 Skills MB presenta-tion Gr.6-8 (am)

11 12 13

14 15 Expressions Vives pm

16 17 7/8 Adopt a Highway Clean up am

18 19 Sautons en Coeur pm

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21 22 Fête de la Reine Pas d’école Victoria Day

23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 7/8 Turtle Derby

31 *5/6 Turtle Derby *Comité de Parents AGM 7pm

École Laurier 204-447-2068

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