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École Sir William Osler June 2020 Newsle�er

Principal: Dominique Ostermann 204-488-3569 1600 Grant Avenue

ADMINISTRATOR’S GREETING

O n behalf of our teachers, educational

assistants, clerk, and our custodial team, we

would like to take this opportunity to thank all our

families for your amazing support throughout the year

and during the interesting and crazy end to the 2019-

2020 school year. Our students continue to rise to the

occasion academically, behaviourally and socially. Our

staff looks forward to an exciting 2020–2021 school

year after they have a well-deserved holiday.

The start of the new school year has not yet been set by

the province. Once we have more information we will

send it out. Please continue to check your emails

throughout the summer. The new year still has many

uncertainties, but we will all work together to make

sure everyone stays safe and stays well.

Our “Welcome Back, Meet the Staff” evening is

tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 16

beginning at 5:30 p.m. sharp in the gym depending on

any restrictions that may or may not still be in place.

Report cards for this year will be available for pick up

the week of June 22-25. With the report cards, you will

also find the school supply lists, community report,

lunch program registration and milk program

registration. For those who were part of the milk

program this year, 3 months will be taken off the cost of

milk next year.

We are sad to say farewell to the following staff: Mme

Bautista and M. Johannson. We wish them the best in

their new positions. We would like to welcome Mme

Farrage who will be teaching grade 3/4 and Mme

Heinrichs who will be teaching performing arts. The

physical education position has not yet been filled.

Please see our teaching staff for the 2020-2021 school

year. The teachers will do a great job creating that

positive classroom environment before they go on

summer vacation!

Room 9 AM & PM Nursery/ M. A. Saiko

Kindergarten

Room 4 Grade 1 Mme D. McMurray

Room 1 Grade 2/3 Mme K. Reid

Room 3 Grade 2/3 Mme K. Allegro

Room 5 Grade 3/4 Mme M. Farrage

Room 7 Grade 5/6 Mme A. Toews

Resource/SERT Mme E. McKenna

Reading Recovery Teacher (IPLE) Mme N. Ferraro

Performing Arts Teacher Mme B. Heinrichs

Physical Education Teacher TBD

In closing, we would like to say thank you and on behalf

of all the staff, wish you all a safe and healthy summer

holiday. Thank you once again to all our current families

for your wonderful support. We also welcome the new

families that will be attending our school next year.

Your children are certainly going to receive the best

learning opportunities that we can provide as a school.

Our school is committed to providing all children a safe

and nurturing learning environment.

“It takes a community to educate a child!”

Mme D. Ostermann

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Parent Advisory Council

Our École Sir William Osler Parent Advisory Council is always looking for new members! Please consider joining us to help support school programs such as the École Sir William Osler Lunch Program, the Year-End Picnic,

and other fundraising events.

These programs and iniHaHves cannot happen without strong parent support and council!

Next Mee*ng: Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Milk Program for 2020-2021

The Winnipeg School Division offers a Milk Program for Lunch Program students beginning in grade 1. RegistraHons will be sent home with your child’s report card. We ask that all registraHons be handed in by Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Lunch Program Registra*on for 2020-2021

École Sir William Osler offers a Parent Advisory Council run Lunch Program for students, beginning in grade 1. Students are supervised by lunch program employees and bring their own lunches to eat in their class. Families also have the opHon to

purchase milk. Following lunch, children are able to go outside for some fresh air and exercise. RegistraHons will be sent home with your child’s report card. We ask that all registra*ons be handed in by Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

SWO Patrols Win!

We are so excited to share the news that our amazing liKle team of patrols won first place in the school division. Mme Ostermann has never had such a dedicated, enthusiasHc, hard working group of patrols.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 the Winnipeg Police Service will be acknowledging their achievement in a brief statement. The trophy presentaHon will hopefully be presented in September.

Felicita*ons! Congratula*ons!

How to Keep the French Language Ac*ve Over the Summer!

One of the keys to helping your child learn French is to expose them to the French language outside of the classroom. There are many ways you can make this happen.

French music: • Tune in to one of several French-language radio

staHons that offer programming for the whole family.

• Listen to a French CD while you’re driving with your child, or aKend a French concert.

French movies: • Watch a favourite movie in French. Every DVD

produced for Canadian distribuHon comes with both English and French audio tracks and subHtles.

French books: • Have a selecHon of French books for you and your child to read; this will encourage them to pracHce their French! • Visit the St. Boniface library and borrow some French materials.

French websites: • Access French websites that are associated with

topics your child is interested in. There are also websites that offer games, homework help and fun in French.

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Important Dates for the 2020-2021 School Year *All Dates Subject to Change*

Aug. 31—School Office Opens Sept. 9—First day of school for grades 1 - 6. Nursery and

Kindergarten students will return as outlined in le�ers which will be sent at a later date.

Sept. 16—Meet the Staff Evening 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21—No Classes: Admin Day Sept. 22—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24—Fun Lunch Sept. 29-Oct. 1—Kindergarten Hearing Screening Sept. 30—Orange Shirt Day Oct. 12—No School: Thanksgiving Day Oct. 16—Picture Day Oct. 20—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Oct. 22—Fun Lunch Oct. 23—No Classes: SAGE Oct. 30—Halloween Parade 1:00 p.m. Nov. 10—Remembrance Day Assembly 10:15 a.m. Nov. 11—No School: Remembrance Day Nov. 12—Picture Retakes in the Morning Only Nov. 17—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Nov. 19—Fun Lunch, Tri-Conferences 3:30 - 8:00 p.m. ScholasHc Book Fair 3:30 - 8:00 p.m. Nov. 20—No Classes: Tri-Conferences ScholasHc Book Fair Dec. 14-18—Spirit Week Dec. 17—Fun Lunch Dec. 18—Winter Sing-a-long, Last Day of School Dec. 21—Winter Break Begins

Jan. 4—Classes Resume Jan. 19—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Jan. 21—Fun Lunch, Open House Jan. 22—No Classes: Admin Day

Feb. 1—No Classes: Admin Day Feb. 1– 29—I Love to Read Month Feb. 5—Global School Play Day Feb. 15—No School: Louis Riel Day Feb. 16-19—FesHval Week Feb. 16—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Feb. 18—Fun Lunch

Mar. 18—Fun Lunch Student-Led Conference 3:30-8:00 p.m. Mar. 19—No Classes: Student-Led Conferences Mar. 22-26—Spirit Week Mar. 26—Last Day of School Mar. 29—Spring Break Begins

Apr. 5—Classes Resume Apr. 14—Day of Pink Apr. 16—No Classes: Admin Day Apr. 20—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. Apr. 22—Fun Lunch May 3—No Classes: Admin Day May 18—PAC MeeHng 6:00 p.m. May 20—Fun Lunch May 24—No School: Victoria Day Jun. 17—Fun Lunch Jun. 25—No Classes: Admin Day Jun. 30—Last Day of School

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From all of us at École Sir William Osler thank you for a wonderful school year.

We hope you have an amazing summer!

See you Wednesday, September 9 , 2020!