Dates to Remember:

May 1 - Technovation Challenge

May 1 - Colour House Activity

May 2 - Gr 5s to Shalom Manor

May 2 - Gr 4 to 6 Annie Jr at

Nelles

May 7 - High Jump Practice &

1500m Race at BDSS

May 8 - High Jump Practice at

BDSS

May 9 - High Jump Meet (1500m

rain date) at BDSS

May 10 - Gr 5 & 6 Bike Rodeo

May 10 - Gr 3 & 4 at Water

Festival

May 13 - Support Staff Day

May 15 - Track & Field Meet at

GSS

May 16 - Pita Pit Lunch

May 16 - Bonus Yogurt Day

May 16 - Track & Field Meet Rain

Date

May 17 - PA Day

May 20 - Victoria Day

May 21 to Jun 3 - EQAO

May 24 - Movie Buy Out Fund-

raiser

May 27 - Kdg Scientists in School

May 31 - Bike to School Day

Wednesdays - Pizza Day

Fridays - Frozen Yogurt Day

MAY 2019

MATH NIGHT

the Battery Recycle Program

again next year so until then

please hang onto all of your

used batteries.

We do not have our official

weight of batteries we col-

lected for the year, but once

we have the total we will let

you know. Thanks to your

support we have kept a TON

of batteries out of the land-

fills and protected out envi-

ronment!

Park’s Eco Club would like to

thank you for sending in the

many used batteries for recy-

cling. The batteries collected

will go to the Raw Materials

Company to support the Sick

Kids Foundation.

During the month of March we

had a School Based Battery

Recycle Challenge. Here are

the results:

Kdg 1 = 139.2 lbs

Kdg 2 = 61.6 lbs

Gr 1 = 30.8 lbs

Gr 2/3 = 32.8 lbs

Gr 4 = 51.4 lbs

Gr 5 = 75.8 lbs

Gr 6 = 35.4 lbs

The Kdg-1 class will be enjoy-

ing their prize of an Ice

Cream Cake in the near fu-

ture. Thank you to everyone

who sent in their batteries and

made our School Based Chal-

lenge a HUGE success!!!

We will be participating in

BATTERY RECYCLE PROGRAM

217 Main St. E.,

Grimsby, ON

905-945-2445

Principal -

H. Nunnenmacher

Secretary -

L. Zavarella

PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL

On Monday, April 29, we welcomed families

to our Math Night. Everyone participated in 5

math based activities. The activities included:

Estimation 180 and Kahoot, Number Talks,

Symmetry and Math Games, Robotics and

Spatial Fun. Our students had the opportunity

to show their Estimation Skills by guessing how

many treats were in the jars. The following

students had the closest guess without going

over and won the jar of treats.

Jar #1 = Beau K.

Jar #2 = Brynn K.

Jar #3 = Matthew H.

Jar #4 = Matthew H.

Jar #5 = John G.

Jar #6 = Selia G.

Jar #7 = Piper M.

Jar #8 = Matthew H.

Jar #9 = Bennett M.

Jar #10 = Bethany A.

Here is some feedback that was shared from

the families in attendance:

• I learned a little more about what a 100

minute math block looks like and the rea-

soning behind computational fluency.

• I learned there are different ways to get

the answer

• I learned how to look at a problem in

different ways.

• I loved it all!

• I learned how to make a robot using only

10 shapes.

• I learned how to program a robot!

• Using the mirror for symmetry is fun!

• I learned fun ways to use quizzes etc. to

teach/review math.

Thank you to everyone who made our Math

Night a HUGE success!!!

WALKER LIVING CAMPUS

When the grade 4 went to the Walker Living Campus we did three different activities.

First we went to the pollination station we got to use different types of garden tools. We got to rake leaves and

pull weeds. WE all had a chance to plant sunflower seeds or beans. Mostly everyone picked sunflowers but some

people picked beans.

The second thing we did was we went on a short hike to get away from the escarpment. We went to find different

animals and their habitats. We found tadpoles, frogs, a snake, worms and a salamander. Then when we were done

we played camouflage tag. We played 2 rounds of camouflage tag.

The last thing we did was vermicomposting. We learned that there is not just 1 type of worm. We learned about

the red wiggler. The red wiggler is red and likes to be in the dark. Then we went outside and played a game, it was

when you run with tennis balls to the grade 4s of a different school. Then we went through what is in plastic water

bottles. There is poison in the plastic bottles when it is hot it melts the bottles.

Those are three things we did at Walker Living Campus.

By Maggie C.

On April 15th the grade 4 class went to the Walker Living Campus and did some fun activities.

First we did the pollination station and we planted wildflowers in their garden and got rid of the weeds. After that

we planted bean sprouts and sunflower plants to take home.

The second thing we did was go on a hike we found a little area that had a little ravine that was made by rock

eroding. Then we played camouflage tag which is a game where someone is in the middle and the rest of people

have to hide. We also found a snake, frogs, a salamander and tadpoles.

The final thing we did was we learned about vermicomposting which is feeding worms and using their poop for soil.

Also during this time we got pet worms for our class!

That is what we did at the Walker Living Campus.

By Ian D.

Please note that our grade 3 & 6 students will

be involved in EQAO assessments from May 21

to June 3. We have scheduled our students to

write on May 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30. We

ask that every effort be made to have these

students at school each day during these dates.

If you have any questions

please contact the school.

GRADE 3 & 6 EQAO TESTING

Our Kdg to Grade 5

students enjoyed

presentations from the

Dairy Farmers of On-

tario on April 18th.

We are

looking for

volunteers to

help with

year end

library or-

ganization

and inventory. If you are avail-

able after June 10th please con-

tact Ms. Nunnenmacher.

TECHNOVATION CHALLENGE

The Technovation Challenge is finally here! The girls on the team, Bethany, Selia, Melanie, Brooklyn and Charlie have been working hard over the win-ter and have entered their app into the contest. Their next step is to present the app at the Connect Conference on May 1st. The app they made is called ShopLocal, and its aim is to make it easier for customers to shop at local downtown Grimsby stores by highlighting items for sale, store web-sites, and other information. The girls, aided by the Grimsby Chamber of Commerce, sent out a survey to store owners, and used the information re-ceived to build their app. They will also be presenting at the Regional Pitch

presentation on May 25th. Good luck, girls!

NIAGARA ICE DOGS

Thanks to the generosity of

the Niagara Ice Dogs’ or-

ganization students enjoyed

a hockey game during the

hockey season. The follow-

ing students earned 2 tickets

to a game.

Kdg1 =Dallas, Nolan

Kdg2 = James, Tyler, Car-son, Lauren

1 = Carter, Aidan, Lily

2/3 = Jack, Luke, Reed

4 = Dean, Isabella

5 = Adam, Evan

6 = Isaak, Bethany

SILVER BIRCH READING CONFERENCE

play sports.

Melanie - My favorite activity was hot

seat improv because it was exciting.

Julian - The wheelchair basketball was

fantastic because we got first place.

Well done on committing the time to our reading club and being wonderful repre-sentatives of Park School at the Confer-ence! A big thank you to Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Singer for organizing our club this

year.

On Friday April 26, nine junior students travelled to the Scotiabank Centre to take part in the Silver Birch Reading Conference. Over the past few months, the

students have been reading books that were nominated for the Silver Birch Award. They joined 750 other students from DSBN to take part in activities relat-

ed to the books they read.

Issak - The wheelchair Basketball was the best because it was interesting to go in a

wheelchair and experience what it is like.

Maggie - My favourite activity was build-ing a bat house because its fun to be cre-

ative.

Lily - I liked the wheelchair basketball because riding around in a wheelchair

was fun.

Lana - I liked to paint the memory box because sometimes it is fun to just sit down

and paint.

Luke - My favourite activity was the wheelchair basketball because I got to experience how people with disabilities

Please Note that

our June

Newsletter will be

out the middle to

end of June as it

will be our final

newsletter

for the school

year.

Looking Ahead to September..

The staffing process has begun at our schools

in DSBN for the 2019/2020 school year. It is

very early yet and our staffing will continue

into September when actual numbers of stu-

dents are known. In the June newsletter any

staff changes will be listed (although it can

still change in September).

In order to help us be as accurate as possi-

ble, it is important that you let us know as

soon as possible if you are moving away or

know that your child(ren) will not be returning

next year. Also, if you know of anyone in the

community who may not have registered their

child please ask them to call the school. This

will help with our September organization.

This year we are fundraising for the cats and other small animals in-cluding hamsters and bunnies, at the Lincoln County Humane Society. Please pay $2 on School Cash Online to participate on Friday, May 24th. During the last block at the gym we will be watching a movie called The Secret Life Of Pets. On School Cash Online you will be able to buy butter or kettle corn bags of popcorn for $1.25. All the money that is raised will be used to purchase items for the cats and small ani-

mals wish lists. Last year we managed to raise over $400 for the dogs, let’s see if we can do better this year! All students will be free to bring in a picture or two of their animal as well to display on the bulletin board by the office. There will also be a donation option on school cash online if you want to make one.

WARMER WEATHER, CLOTHING, SAFETY School is a place for learning. We want our students to be dressed for their job as learners each day. We ask that in

warmer weather parents help students make appropriate choices in their clothing. Clothing should always cover under-

clothes (even when bending and stretching in gym and outside). We ask that all tops have straps of a 3 finger width and

tops do not have enlarged arm holes for school wear. Please ensure bottoms (shorts/skirts) are longer than your child’s

fingers when their arms are resting by their sides. Shorts must sit up around the waist at school. Since

children are outside at play daily and in the gym often, we require footwear that is safe to run and

play. Flip flops often cause injury at school and are not recommended. Closed toe sandals with ankle

straps or running shoes are best for at school. We appreciate your help in this matter! This helps to cre-

ate a good learning environment for all of our students.

FIGHT THE BITE!

Ticks, mosquitos and rabid animals have no boundaries and can be a risk to you and your family when walking to and from school

or work, waiting for the bus stop, family trips, and while playing in the yard at home or at the park.

Protect yourself and your family from West Nile Virus:

• Reduce standing water where mosquitoes breed

• Cover up, wear long sleeved shirts, long pants, hats, socks and shoes

• Repair any damaged window screens

• Use insect repellants containing DEET (follow manufacturer’s instructions)

Reduce the risk of Lyme Disease:

• Wear light coloured clothing to help spot ticks

• Use insect repellants containing DEET (follow manufacturer’s instructions)

• Check yourself, your children and pets for ticks after being outdoors

• Cut your grass and dispose of leaf litter where ticks can live

Prevent Rabies:

• Vaccinate your pets

• Do not feed or approach any wild, stray or strange animals

• Do not trap, transport, keep or pet any wild animals

• Do not try and nurse sick animals back to health

Presently, all of these diseases exist in Niagara. For more information, contact Niagara Region Public Health at 905-688-8248 ext. 7767 or 1-888-505-6074.

CATS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS DAY

By: Melanie F. and Samantha K.

The junior girls basketball team had their first exhibition games against Nelles, Smith and Grand Ave. They lost to Nelles but won against Smith and Grand Ave. On Monday, April 15th the junior girls had their tournament at Nelles. They played Nelles, Grand Ave, Gains-borough, Caster and Jacob Beam. They won three games and lost 2. The girls made it to

the championship game against Nelles but lost and placed second overall. The Junior Girls basketball team did an amazing job setting screens and boxing out. Everyone played great and did their best. Great job Junior Girls basketball team! Thank you to Ms. Ashton and Mrs. Petrychanko for coaching our team!

JUNIOR GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

By: Megan and Brooklyn

This year our boys basketball team played a phenomenal tournament on Friday, April 12th, 2019 at Smithville School. The teams they played were Nelles, Gainsborough, Cais-tor, Jacob Beam and Grand Ave. The first game they played was against Nelles and lost. Their second game was with Jacob beam and won. The game after Jacob Beam was against Gainsborough and tied. The next game was against Caistor and won. Our final game before the championship was against Grand Ave and won. We made it to the Championship game and we were facing Nelles. We lost 20-19 and it was so close and they played very well. Our team improved throughout the tour-nament. Great job boys! Thank you to Mrs. Petrychanko and Ms. Ashton for coaching our team!

Last week on Wednesday April 17th, the grade six class were being judged on the students Heritage Fair boards, slides or presentations. They did their presentations in the Park School gym. The topics that they chose were based off an important or inspirational person or an important and memorable place or event that changed Canadian history. The grade six class did the Heritage Fair projects because it was a part of their language mark and to learn a lot about Canadian history. The grade six class learned a lot about their topic and becoming masters on their topic. The top five were chosen on a good board and presentation. The winners were in 5th place was Lyla with the topic of Gord Downie, 4th place was Gavin with the topic of George Etienne Cartier, 3rd place

was Julian with the topic of Chris Hadfield, 2nd place was Brooklyn with the topic of Chinese Workers in Canada, and 1st place was Jessica with the top-ic of Sir John. A MacDonald. The top 2 will be going to the Heritage Fair fi-nals. The judges were Ms Hopman from BDSS, Mr McBride from GSS, Ms Na-wrocki from Nelles, and Ms Saunders from the Grimsby Public Library. It took a couple weeks of research and developing their presentations. They did re-ally well with their presentations. The top two finalists went to the Heritage Fair Finals on Friday April 26th.

JUNIOR BOYS’ BASKETBALL

By: Luke, John and Isaak

HERITAGE FAIR FUN

By: Luke D.

The boys’ gymnastics team did very well this year. Braedon V. (Gr. 5), Jacob M. (Gr.6) and Josh H. (Gr.6) went to practice every morning at eight o’clock to work on their routines. Their competition was at Gymnastics Energy in St. Catharines on April 18th. Braedon V. placed 6th on Mats and 6th on Bench, Jacob M. placed 4th on Mats and 2nd on Bench and Josh H. placed 2nd on Mats and 1st on Bench. They did an amazing job at the competition and had a lot of fun. Woohoo! Many thanks to Mrs. Mayberry and Ms. Sleep for driving the boys to the competition. A BIG thank you to Mrs. Coles

for coaching our team!

The Park School’s girls’ gymnastics team was made up of students in Grades 4 to 6. Mrs. Coles coached both the boys’ and girls’ teams. The girls competed on Mats and Bench. All of the girls did a great job at remembering their rou-tines. They also all did very well at the competition. They remembered to hold their scales and moves for 3 seconds as well as to point their toes. The girls had lots of fun at the competition and did their very best. They were the first school to arrive at Gymnastics Energy so they got to choose where to put all of their stuff. They picked at the back of gym on the trampoline. After all of the schools arrived everyone had a chance to do warm-ups. Then all the gymnasts and their coaches marched in and we sang our national anthem. After the playing of the national anthem the announcer announced who and where everybody was starting. Most of the Park girls were not one of the age groups starting at an event so they could either watch the others compete or go back to where their belongings were. When everybody had finished compet-ing the announcer called all the girls to the floor for awards. All of the girls placed very well and had so much fun. All of the gymnasts give a huge thank you to Mrs. Coles. A big thanks to all the parents

who drove the team to and from the competition.

On Friday April 25th the Park School dance team attended the DSBN “I Matter as a Dancer” Showcase. Park School’s Dance Team dedicated lots of time to practice through December to April. The dance team took a bus to

the Scotiabank Center in Niagara Falls. When we got there they were the first school and had lots of time practice on the big stage with nobody else there. After we practiced we went outside to get some fresh air and took some pictures to remember the day. We enjoyed dinner at the convention center and continued to get our makeup done throughout dinner time. As soon as everyone's makeup was fin-ished we finally got to go and get our costumes on and ready to hit the stage. The performance was amazing and everyone loved it. After all of the individual school performances, all of the schools got together to perform the final dance. Everyone had a great time! All the dancers give a huge thank you

to Mrs. Kubes and Ms. Doerrsam for an amazing day.

BOYS’ GYMNASTICS TEAM

By: Selia and Megan

PARK SCHOOL’S DANCE SHOWCASE

By: Megan and Lyla

PARK SCHOOL’S GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS COMPETITION

By: Lyla and Brooklyn

SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER

Check out our Website!!

http://park.dsbn.org/

SUNSCREEN REMINDER

Hi Park Families!

It's hard to believe we are already into May and are starting on our last two months of the school year. I want to thank everyone who came out to our Paul Davis speaking engagement at the Grimsby Public Library on April 24th. It was a fantastic event full of extremely relevant and im-portant information. If you have a chance to attend any of his upcoming events, it is highly recommended. You can follow Paul on Facebook.com/

pauldavistips or his website: http://socialnetworkingsafety.net/

We are now actively seeking volunteers for our year end BBQ celebration (Friday June 14th) ! Please contact your school council if you are able to participate in any capacity. We are looking for people to BBQ, serve food & be stationed at raffle tables/games. We are also beginning to send out donation requests to the community. If you own or know anyone who owns a business who would be willing to donate anything to our BBQ

(food, raffle prizes, gift cards, etc) please let us know. Your kindness and generosity is appreciated. We have secured the Grimsby Fire Department to bring a firetruck to the BBQ to do a touch-a-truck event with us that day

and we can't wait! Put your party hats on, it's going to be a fun one!

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy May. Contact us anytime: parkcoun-

cil2018@gmail.com

Shannon Kubes Park School Council Chair

Click to access our Facebook Page!!

As the days become warmer, please

remember that our students spend

more time outside. Physical Education

classes are often held outdoors. Many

class trips are held outdoors as well. Don’t forget

to apply the sunscreen prior to them leaving in the

morning. Please do NOT send the sunscreen with

your children to the school.

Congratulations to our DreamBox High Flyers

for April! The following students completed the

most lessons in their class.

Kdg1 - Ben B.

Kdg2 - Wyatt

Gr 1 - Brayden

Gr 2/3 - Chloe

Gr 4 - Daniel

Gr 5 - Haydon

Gr 6 - John

Don’t forget to aim for 20 minutes a night to

help improve your math skills!

DREAMBOX HIGH FLYERS

Congratulations to our April Panther Paw Draw Winners!!

Kdg1 - Ben S. Kdg2 - Carson

Gr 1 - Avery Gr 2/3 - Madeline

Gr 4 - Josh Gr 5 - Haydon

Gr 6 - Grady

Keep earning those ballots Panthers for showing all of those great Char-acter Traits!

PANTHER PAW DRAW WINNERS The Education Foundation of Niagara (EFN) supports many DSBN students in need where government funding is not avail-able. By raising money they provide children with basic ne-cessities such as proper clothing, support students in getting a good education, and they even help with Prom Project (an event for students to pick out an outfit and some jewelry to wear to their prom or graduation).

Mrs. Pearson’s Grade 5 class at Park Public School planned theme days to help raise money for the EFN fundraiser. For Monday we had Hat Day. Tuesday was gum day, and plenty of students brought in their favourite gum. There were so many bubbles! On Wednesday students paid $1 and brought in their toys. They had a blast! Finally, for a minimum of $2 you got to wear your pajamas to school on Thursday. Many students had stuffies, slippers, and housecoats. Thursday was amazing!

Park Public School raised a total of $399.62 for the EFN fundraiser. This was an awesome amount for how small our school is. We raised the most money on Thursday which was Pajama day! Thank you to all the students who participated in the EFN fundraiser!

EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NIAGARA

By Emily, Madison and Samantha

ACCESSING THE PUBLIC CALENDAR

When you click on a particular day it will open

this window displaying everything happening on

that day.

If you double click on an event, a Details window

will open displaying further information (if appli-

cable). If the event was on School Cash Online we

try to include the information that was posted

there.

Just a reminder that ALL Park related events are entered onto our

Public Calendar. Go to http://park.dsbn.org/calendar.html to access

the calendar.

Keep sending in your used writing instruments for us to ensure

they are being recycled properly!!