Nov. Dates

DPAC meeting @ 7PM

Immunizations P.M.

Gr. 6 and 8

Student Involved Con-

ferences - NO

SCHOOL K - 8

Remembrance Day

Assembly @ 10:45 A.M.

Remembrance Day

NO SCHOOL K—8

Lifetouch Photos

Skills Manitoba

Trades & Technology

presentation Gr. 6

@TRCC Gym @ 9:30

A.M.

Report Card Writing

NO SCHOOL—PM

ONLY

DW Assembly 9 A.M

4th

5th

6th

8th

11th

12th

21st

22nd

29th

Dec. Dates

DPAC Mtg @ 7 P.M.

No Shops @ RDPC for

Gr. 7’s PM - Report

Card Writing

DW Christmas

Concert @ RDPC

Letkemann Theatre @

6:30 PM

DW Assembly @ 1 PM

Early Dismissal @ 2:30

and report cards

available on line

Winter Break Begins

NO SCHOOL K - 8

2nd

5th

17th

19th

20th

23rd

We would like to remind our parents

of the importance of calling the

school to advise of a child’s absence

from class, especially with the colder weather upon us.

The safety of our students is of the utmost importance and it also helps to

maintain accurate attendance information for your child’s records. If we do

not receive a phone call or a note, our School Messenger phone system will

start calling all students marked ‘absent without reason’ at 9:30 A.M. and

1:30 P.M. The order of calling starts with the home number & will continue

with all phone numbers on file for parents, guardians and all emergency

contacts.

(For parents of students in Grades 7 & 8, if you receive an absence call or

email reporting of your child missing “period 3” it is in reference to shops

class at RDPC. The same message above for students in Grades 6 thru 8

for an absence in “period 9” refers to your child missing band or choir at

RDPC.) We thank you for your help!

A big thank you to all students, parents and staff who helped support Terry’s Run for a

Cure by bringing in donations during September’s fundraising!

We reached our goal of $1000 and raised $1012.85 towards cancer research in

Canada.

Terry Fox would be proud of all the Dragons who brought in donations!

Great Job Everyone!

Family and friends are welcome to join

us for our Remembrance Day

Assembly on

November 8th, 2019 at 10:45 AM

“The Braggin’ Dragon”

HeadlineNews

Connecting school to home!

101 Beaver Crescent, Thompson, MB R8N 1C5

2019 November Newsletter Issue 3

Deerwood is having their Scholastic Fall Book Fair

Nov. 5, 6, & 7 from 9 am – 4 pm daily.

Come check out the selection of Scholastic books!

Proceeds from the book sale go towards new books for the school library.

Don’t forget to put your name in the draw.

There will be 2 student draws to win $25 in books.

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Beck

If you have not already done so, please take a moment to review

your child’s demographic sheet (golden) that was sent home in

September. These forms are sent home at the beginning of every

school year to ensure we have current and updated contact

information on file. In the event that your child is not well or we

need to touch base for other reason, it is important that we are

able to make a connection with home. Follow the instructions at

the top of the form, sign and return to the office as requested.

If you have already done so, thank you. If you have misplaced the form and

require a new one to be sent home, please let the secretary know and she will issue

a new one.

Parents & Visitors, PLEASE report to the

office anytime you are in the building!

The safety of our students is up to

all of us!

The Junior High volleyball

season is in full swing.

Schedules can be found on

the Deerwood website by

clicking on the Students/

Phys. Ed link.

The season ending

tournament is scheduled

for Nov. 22nd & 23rd at

RDPC.

Come out and cheer on our

Dragons!

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Please remember to collect can tabs at home, school & work as the

staff & students of Deerwood School continue to help raise money through the “Tabs for

Wheelchairs” program in an effort to help purchase wheelchairs for those in need in Thompson this

year!

This program has been so successful over the last 20 years because of each and every one of you! Please drop your tabs off at the office & we will forward them

to Juniper School!

On November 21st, 2019, Skills Manitoba will welcome 12 gr. 6 students from each of the Thompson schools to 'Trades and Technology Olympics'. The Try - A - Trade style course is constructed so that students complete a variety of tasks associated with Trades and Technology Careers. Much of this challenge involves testing student's skills in various fields, while getting them to try out a trade or technology in an exciting, hands on way. Students will be exposed to at least 8 trades and technology careers; engineering, baking, mechanics, technologies, electrical wiring,

plumbing, sewing & transportation.

A light lunch will be served to program participants and advisors/teachers.

Fans, parents, mascots and cheerleaders are welcome!

School Clothing

Orders!

Check out item

selections available

on line!

The online store will be open from

October 29th - Nov 10th to allow

delivery in time for

Christmas.

Don’t miss out on

Deerwood swag!

What’s new?

Manitoba Addictions Awareness is running from November 25-29th. “Manitoba

Addiction Awareness Week (MAAW) is a week that highlights issues and

solutions to help Manitobans address alcohol and other drug related harms. It

provides an opportunity for the community to learn more about prevention,

harm reduction, talk about treatment and wellness, and to bring solutions for

change”. Check out www.afm.ca for more information. Presentations to the

school to be announced soon!

Anxiety Disorders of Manitoba Association is offering free group sessions to adults 18+ see the advertisement below:

Feeling overwhelmed? Overreact? Constant thoughts?

Obsessive thinking? Easily irritated? Worry a lot?

ADAM MAY BE A FIT FOR YOU!

We can support you & help support new coping skills with stress & decompress!

Come to Group!

Every Wednesday 7pm-8pm

At the AFM (new Building)

90 Princeton Dr.

For more information:

Call Bobbi (outreach worker) at 431-754-6720

Monthly Practice:

A Few Simple Mindfulness Exercises

Come Back

When you catch yourself being caught up in worries about the future or guilt and regret about the past, just notice that

it is happening and simply and kindly say to yourself, “Come back.” Then take a calming breath and focus on what you

are doing right now.

Three Senses

Another helpful mindfulness trick is simply to notice what you are experiencing right now through three senses – sound,

sight, touch. Take a few slow breaths and ask yourself:

What are three things I can hear? (clock on the wall, car going by, music in the next room, my breath)

What are three things I can see? (this table, that sign, that person walking by)

What are three things I can feel? (the chair under me, the floor under my feet, my phone in my pocket)

Think of these answers to yourself slowly, one sense at a time. It’s impossible to do this exercise and not be

present and mindful!

Resource: www.anxietycanada.com

Mrs. Katchmar

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Make sure to stay connected with us!

Follow us on Twitter @DeerwoodSchool We

tweet our announcements!

Follow us on Instagram! @deerwoodschool

Follow the news articles on our website

www.deerwoodschool.ca If you are interested in signing up for

our Monthly Newsletter, go to

http://deerwoodschool.ca/Newsletter.php

Parent Connect allows you to check student attendance, book

times for Student Led Conferences and see Report Cards!

(Please make sure your Parent Connect is working properly and

if not, please contact us to help troubleshoot).

Hello Parents,

Picture Day is coming on Tuesday, November 12.

After Picture Day, order your pictures on mylifetouch.ca using

your Portrait ID and Access Code which can be found on your

Picture Day order form.

Sunday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Day 3

2

3 4 Day 4

DPAC mtg

@ 7 P.M.

5 Day 5

Immunizations

Gr. 6 & 8

PM

6

Student Involved

Conferences

Book Fair

7 Day 6

8 Day 1

Remembrance

Day Assembly @

10:45 A.M

9

10

11

12 Day 2

Lifetouch

Photos

13 Day 3

14 Day 4

15 Day 5

16

17

18 Day 6

19 Day 1

20 Day 2

21 Day 3

22 Day 4

Report Card

Writing

NO SCHOOL

P.M. ONLY

23

24

25 Day 5

26 Day 6 27 Day 1 28 Day 2

29 Day 3

DW Assembly

@ 9 A.M.

30

November 3rd, 2019

Remember to turn back your clocks 1

hour when you go to bed!

Please remember to

sign on to Parent

Connect to book a

Student Led

conference time

that best suits

your schedule! If

you are unable to

connect, you may

need to add your

email address to

your child’s file.

Please call the

school office @

204-677-6125.

School doors are open at 8:50 am & 12:55 pm.

As a precautionary measure and an attempt

to avoid unnecessary incidents, please do not send your child/ren to school before then as

there is no adult supervision in the school

yard.

“THE BRAGGIN’ DRAGON” PAGE 4

Jr. High

@ RDPC

Wednesday

Nov 6th

2019

Jr. High

@ RDPC

“THE BRAGGIN’ DRAGON” PAGE 5

2019/2020 November 11th, 2018 Remembrance Day Ceremony April 4th—10th, 2019 Senior Music Tour Cantando Festival CA Nesbitt Arena Edmonton, AB

December 12th, 2018 Junior Band Winter Concert April 24th, 2019 Post-Tour Concert Letkemann Theatre - 6 pm Letkemann Theatre – 7:00 pm

December 12th, 2018 Senior Band Winter Concert June 5th, 2019 34th Annual Cabaret Letkemann Theatre - 7:30 pm Letkemann Theatre / Cafeteria – 7:00 pm

December 13th, 2018 Choir Winter Concert June 11th, 2019 Junior Choirs & Jazz Year End Concert Letkemann Theatre – 6 pm Letkemann Theatre – 7:00 pm

December 13th, 2018 Jazz Winter Concert June 12th, 2019 Junior Bands Year End Concert Letkemann Theatre / 7:30 pm Letkemann Theatre—7:00 PM

February 20th-23rd, 2019 Gr. 8 & 9 Optimist Festival June 26th, 2019 RD Parker Graduation Ceremony Winnipeg, MB CA Nesbitt Arena

March 6th – 9th, 2019 Parkland / NorMan Honour Band Festival Dauphin, MB

March 20th, 2019 Spring Jazz Concert

2019-2020

Deerwood Parent Council

Chairperson – Jenn Wilson

Vice Chair – Shawna Lounsbury

Treasurer – Alicia Bedford

Secretary – Tyler MacLean

Lunch Program – Nancy Phillips

Members at Large – Lesley Compton, Nadine Tripp, Frank DeRose, Kelly Meuse & Anne Abel.

DPAC meeting November 4th at 7:00 pm at the school, childcare provided!!

Lunch program parents: please make sure all kids have their clothing, lunch items, etc properly labelled

with names. Please send students properly dressed for the weather conditions as we will be outside as much

as possible.

If you have any gently used games, toys, books, puzzles that you would like to donate we would love to have

them for the students when they are inside.

We would love to hear from you! If you have any ideas, questions or concerns please email

us @ deerwoodpac@gmail.com. We are also on Facebook as Deerwood Parent Council, look

us up!

Food Allergies, what are they?

A food allergy is when the body’s immune system reacts to a protein in food as being harmful and

causes an allergic reaction. This is why everyone needs to be very careful when packing school lunches

and snacks.

-Read food labels and avoid sending foods that contain nuts

-Discourage your children from sharing their food at school

-Encourage your children to wash their hands before and after eating

-Please inform the school of any allergies.

For more information, please visit Food Allergy Canada at https://foodallergycanada.ca/

Nutrition Corner