November Newsletter November 2016

Principal’s Message

It has been an exciting learning time around Twenty Valley Public School, and the months ahead promise even more great learning at our school.

As we enter November, (eventually) the weather will get colder and more winter-like. Please make sure that students come dressed warmly for school. Students may be spending up to an hour outside including breaks and before– and after– school. Our general rule with winter weather is : “If your parents sent you with it, you are expected to wear it.”

Progress Reports will be going home on Thursday, November 10. In this newsletter is information on how to sign up for an interview with your child’s teacher(s). This is an important part of the ongoing com-munication between parents and teachers.

L. Gretsinger, Principal S. Anderson, Vice Principal

T W E N T Y V A L L E Y P U B L I C S C H O O L

JOIN US for our Remem-brance Day Assem-bly/Service on Friday, No-vember 11 at 10:30am.

Ms. Cooper’s Grade 3 class will be travelling to the Jor-dan Cenotaph that morning to represent the school and the DSBN.

We will be holding a WIN-TER OPEN HOUSE event on Wednesday, December 21 from 9am to Noon. All clas-ses and grades will be in-volved in some type of cele-bration to share with parents and family members. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US. (a schedule of events will be published closer to the date).

Members of our Cross Country Team

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West Niagara Accommodation Review

For further information and to access agendas, go to: http://dsbn.org/arc/ And look for the link to WEST NIAGARA ACCOMODATION REVIEW along the left hand side of the page.

November Newsletter

Parent-Teacher Interviews Coming Up…

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Dear Parents and Guardians of Twenty Valley Public School, We will be holding Parent-Teacher Interviews at the school from November 14th - 17th and No-vember 21st - 24th. This is for students in Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8. This term, you will be able to schedule your Parent-Teacher Interviews online. If you wish to schedule a meeting with any of your child's teachers, please follow the instructions printed further down the page. You will be able to schedule appointments until November 17th at 8:00 pm. Instructions 1. Go to the Twenty Valley scheduling webpage at https://tvps.parentinterview.com 2. Enter the Parent Code (printed below) and click "Sign In" Please make a note of your Confirmation # 3. Fill in your contact information and click "Continue to Make Appointments" 4. Click on the name of a teacher with whom you wish to schedule an appointment 5. Click on "Available" for a time at which you wish to meet to have your meeting 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you have scheduled all the teachers you wish to meet 7. Click on "My Schedule" (top left of the page) 8. Print out, email or copy down your schedule and bring it with you

The Parent Code for this term is

20valley Do not share this code with anyone outside your school community

Should you wish to delete an appointment you have made, click on "Delete" beside the meeting you wish to have removed from your schedule. If you decide to delete an appointment, that time slot will become available for other parents. There are no guarantees that you will be able to reschedule that appointment. If you misplace your schedule, you may use your Confirmation # to retrieve your schedule from the website at any time. If you need help using the service, please email support@parentinterview.com If you do not have access to the internet at home or in the workplace, please call parentInterview toll-free at 1-866-810-0076, and someone will be happy to make your appointments with you. We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, The Teachers and Administration of Twenty Valley Public School

Twenty Valley Public School

Grade 8 Students and Parents: Mark Your Calendars!

Starting high school is a huge step in a student's life.

While it's definitely an exciting time, it also brings with it many questions, such as "What's life in high school really like? What

programs and options are available to help me achieve my goals?"

A great way to have your questions answered is to attend an open house. Grade 8 students and their families are invited to at-

tend High School Open Houses from November 28 to December 1. High School Open Houses: November 28 to December 1.

Monday, November 28 E.L. Crossley Secondary St. Catharines Collegiate Secondary Tuesday, November 29 Governor Simcoe Secondary Greater Fort Erie Secondary (will take place at the Fort Erie Leisureplex) Grimsby Secondary School Port Colborne High School Stamford Collegiate Secondary Thorold Secondary School Wednesday, November 30 Beamsville District Secondary Eastdale Secondary Laura Secord Secondary Westlane Secondary Thursday, December 1 AN Myer Secondary Eden High School Sir Winston Churchill Secondary South Lincoln High School

This morning, representatives of the Town of Lincoln Canada 150 committee presented us with 80 celebration tulip bulbs that we are going to plant out front next to our school sign. We look forward to partnering with the Canada 150 committee on lots of great, fun projects like this one!

(Pictured: Karen Friesen, Javi VanderWalt, Sydney Snihur, Councillor Wayne McMillan, Antho-ny Kandiotis, Lorne Gretsinger, Neve Murphy, and Beth Labrie)

Parent Karen Friesen has been tending to our gardens and landscaping over the past summer and fall to keep our new grounds in shape. THANK YOU KAREN! Along the way, she has gath-ered some friends to help, but we are looking to establish a formal GARDEN TEAM who will keep an eye on the grounds year-round. Does this interest you? Email Mr. Gretsinger at lorne.gretsinger@dsbn.org and we will add your name to the team. Many hands make light work!

All of our ordering procedures for the items listed above are now handled exclusively through

SCHOOL CASH ONLINE This system will be the way we DISTRIBUTE notices of CLASS

TRIPS, PIZZA DAYS, MILK ORDERS, PERMISSION FORMS… There are a variety of ways to pay for your orders (including

coming in to the office to pay cash), BUT EVERYONE SHOULD BE SIGNED UP FOR SCHOOL CASH

ONLINE so that notices come directly to you. (with convenient reminders sent directly to your email). Contact the office if you

need any assistance.

GO TO: twentyvalley.dsbn.org And access the SCHOOL CASH ONLINE graphic