_____________________________________________________________________________ June 12, 2019 250-567-2267 http://wlm.sd91.bc.ca Issue 35Hadi, Bonjour and Hello,

We would like to welcome 3 new people to our McLeod family. Bronwyn Brazier, Robyn Duncan and Chloe Noel are UBC students who will be with us until the end of the year as part of the Rural Teacher Practicum. We are excited they have chosen to be in Vanderhoof and McLeod and hope they love it here – and decide to make it their forever home!

Thank you to our McLeod family who performed beautifully on Friday at IDIDALAP. This year we talked a lot about performing as a way to show love and support and I think the kids did just that. We showed more love and support today for the Togyi family. We are grateful to the entire SD91 community who joined us for Hot Dogs for Avery. #bravepower

Thank you to our PAC who is hosting a day for our grade 6s tomorrow. They will be swimming and then eating pizza and cake. It’s just a small way we are showing our grade 6 grads that we are super proud of them – and we are going to miss them next year.

Don’t forget that our 2nd Annual Grow and Show Showcase is on June 14th. Our students will be showing off their learning and growing. Primary students will be the host classes between 11:00 and 12:10. Intermediate classes (and their amazing Simple Machines) will be the host classes between 1:15 and 2:30.

Echo Lake week is next week. The permission slip should have been returned already. Please consider chaperoning and enjoying this great day with our kids.

It is our goal to work together with you and the kids to help McLeod students become POLITE, POSITIVE and PROUD children and adults who can take on the world. Please feel free to contact the school if you ever have any questions or concerns. We are in this together!

Proud to be McLeod

Ms. L. Hart

Our Thought for the Week

~Y~

You can change the world.

Our Daily Promise It is a new day at McLeod

and I am going to fill it with learning, kindness and caring

TUESDAY IS T-SHIRT DAY Please wear your McLeod wardrobe every Tuesday. It is a great way to show your

school spirit and earn points for your house team. Anything McLeod works. We love homemade stuff too!

Let’s all use our WITS at home and at

school

June 25th Hot Lunch provided by

WL McLeod PAC will be serving

Hamburgers not hotdogs

2019-2020 Hockey Academy Registration https://forms.gle/zxd9XgPzRbAohKFs8

Check out our McLeod website http://wlm.sd91.bc.ca/

SAI’KUZ QUILTING CLASS

June 17, 18, 19 10 AM – 3 PM

at the Health Centre

Nechako Valley Swim Club Summer Season begins May 1st. Please see our

website for more information about swim assessments and registration.

http://nechakovalleyswimclub.teampages.com/

EXCITING SUMMER FUN!! Welcome to the Nechako Lakes Junior

Basketball Camp! • This camp will be for anyone from the age of 6 to 12 (grade 7

and under) that wants to improve speed, quickness, agility and physical coordination in the fundamentals of basketball.

• Sessions will run from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily on the dates of July 2 to 5, 2019. Daily sessions will include fitness and physical literacy activities, specific skill development activities

and various contests and games to reinforce skills learned.

• The camp will be located at the Nechako Valley Secondary gymnasium in Vanderhoof and include a variety of contests

and games and focus on the fundamental skills of

basketball. • Included in the registration fee of $100.00 will be 12 hours of

instruction (that works out to less than $10.00 per hour), a

basketball to practice with and various prizes.

• This camp will be conducted by an NCCP level three certified coach with forty plus years of coaching experience who has been a teacher in the public school system for over 25 years. This coaching experience includes various levels ranging from the college and elite level to introductory, grass roots youth level at the kindergarten age.

To register, contact Gary Simrose at gsimrose@sd91.bc.ca or text at 250-567-5251. Registration forms available at your elementary school office or attached to your school newsletter.

The deadline to register is June 28, 2019 so contact Gary as soon as you can to ensure you get to participate in this camp.

Needed: 500 ml containers. If you have any of these items to donate, please send them to school with your child(ren) Thank you so much!

CONTACTING ME Each year I ask parents to connect with me by text. I have great plans to be able send you all pictures of your kids doing great things around the school. Turns out, I need to carry my phone around more to get that done. That being said I really do like to be able to contact parents by text when needed. Please send me a text at 250-567-8539 so I can add you to my contacts.

NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Change of Location

Please note a change of location for the Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for June 17, 2019.

June 17, 2019

Muriel Mould Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Burns Lake, BC

This meeting will commence at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend. Darlene Turner

Coming Events: June 17th: Board Meeting June 21st: National Aboriginal Day June 21st: Report Cards home June 25th: Fun Day June 27th: Year End Assembly at 10:00 a.m. June 27th: ½ day last day of School (8:50-12:00)

JUNE 2019 MENU

Each meal is 5.00 (reg), or 6.00 (lg).

PLEASE PRE-ORDER AND PRE-PAY *Pre-paid & pre-ordered meals of more than 10/mth receive a discounted rate of $4.50/meal

Student’s name __________________________ Teacher ________________________ $______

If your child regularly receives a Hot Lunch, please check the menu for meals that they can not or will not eat. Please provide a lunch for your child on those days. Thank you

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5

Sausage & Eggs

6

Salad Bar + Sliders

11:00am- “Tiny Island” Cultural assembly

7

Salad Bar + Pizza Subs

12:00 IDIDALAP

3

Mac & Cheese

4

Salad Bar + Chicken Strips

9:30am NVSS Band Concert @ McLeod

10

Spaghetti

11

Salad Bar + Perogy Casserole

12

Hot Dogs for Avery (See Order Form)

13

Salad Bar + Pizza Buns

Gr. 6 PAC Event

14

Salad Bar + Grilled Cheese

Intermediate Simple Machine & Primary Grow and Show Show-case

17

Enchiladas

18

Salad Bar + Fettucini Alfredo

19

French Toast

20

Salad Bar + Meatloaf

21

Salad Bar + Sloppy Joes

Report Cards HOME National Aboriginal Day

24

Quesadillas

25

Salad Bar + Hot Dogs

(Free lunch, thank you PAC!)

26

Sandwiches

Relay Day/ Movie Day

27

10:00 Year-end Assembly 12:00– Student dismissal

28

School Closed

ECHO LAKE

hamburgers____

W.L. McLeod Elementary School School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 559 Vanderhoof, BC V0J3A0

Phone (250) 567-2267 Fax (250) 567-5791 June 5, 2019 Dear McLeod Family, I’m excited to let you know about some very cool activities at McLeod during June. IDIDALAP – Friday, June 7th at 12:00

We will be participating in the annual IDIDALAP for Cancer walk. The event starts at 12:00 at the NVSS track and McLeod will be singing our Pink Shirt Day Song “Never Gonna Let You Down” at about 1:00.

Grow and Show/Simple Machines Showcase– Friday, 14th This is the 2nd Annual Grow and Show Showcase. It’s a chance for our students to show off how much they have grown as learners and citizens this year. This year our older students will be displaying the Simple Machines they have built as part of our intermediate class science focus. Primary students will be the host classes between 11:00 and 12:10. Intermediate classes will be the host classes between 1:15 and 2:30.

Echo Lake Days

Once again, we are taking all McLeod students to Echo Lake Camp for a day of fun activities and learning in the outdoors. Activities for the day will include swimming, canoeing, archery and crafts. All water activities are led and supervised by a qualified lifeguard. The schedule is as follows:

Monday, June 17 Mr. Meads, Mrs. Boucher and Mme Barr

Tuesday, June 18 Mrs. Teegee, Mme Atwood, Mme Leclerc Wednesday, June 19 Mme Vienneau and Mrs. Wruth Thursday, June 20 Mr. Hogarth, Mrs. Hogarth and Mr. Kadonaga Friday, June 21 Mrs. Gridley, Mme Gauthier and Mme Susie

The bus will leave the school at 9:00 and students will arrive back at the school for the end of the day bell. Please ensure students bring a bagged lunch, modest swimsuit, towel, hat, bug spray, sunscreen and weather appropriate clothing.

Please sign and return the attached permission slip for Echo Lake by Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Sincerely, Ms. L Hart

NECHAKO LAKES JUNIOR BASKETBALL CAMP

REGISTRATION FORM

As a participant of this camp, I agree to be ready to begin on time (5 minutes prior to start time) and approach the sessions with a positive, open mindset and attitude. I will be changed into appropriate active wear for basketball which allows for freedom of movement, breathability as well as appropriate safety and support of the body. I will wear clean indoor court shoes and all other needed equipment for each session. I will bring a full water bottle to each session and hydrate when given opportunities. I am here to listen, learn, work hard, have fun and improve.

Player Information Name: _______________________________ Height: _____ Pos: _______

Date of Birth: ___________ (Mo/Da/Yr) Grade: ______

Parent Names (first/last): _____________________ ___________________

Parent Phone #: _(___)___________ _(___)__________ _(___)___________

Years of basketball experience: ___

Strengths: ______________________________________________________

Camp Fee: $100.00 (cash or cheque) payable to Gary Simrose. Paid: ___ date: __________

Send to PO Box 261 Vanderhoof V0J 3A0 or drop in my box at the main NVSS office

Medical Waiver Name of Participant: ______________________________ Gender: ____

Care Card #: __________________________________________

Name of Parent/Guardian: __________________________________

Parent/Guardian Phone #: ________________________________________

Emergency Contact Name: __________________________________

Emergency contact Phone #: ______________________________________

Family doctor name and phone #: __________________________________

Please indicate any current medical condition: ________________________

Please indicate any allergies: ____________________________________

Please indicate any medications you are taking: _____________________

Being the parent/guardian of the camp participant named above, I hereby give consent for my son or daughter to receive emergency medical treatment that might become necessary due to accidents that may occur during this basketball camp. I also waive any claim for liability in the unlikely event that any such accident does occur at this camp and leads to injury of my son or daughter. I understand that accident insurance is required before my son or daughter can participate in this camp. I will ensure that my dental and medical coverage is adequate. (Accident insurance coverage is available for a very reasonable cost from “insuremykids.com”)

By signing here, I agree to all of the conditions described on this form and give permission for my son or daughter to participate in the Nechako Lakes Junior Basketball Camp on the dates of July 2 to 5, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily.

_____________________________ ____________________________ Date signed: ________________

Parent/guardian signature Parent/guardian signature

Planning for the Fire Season Information for Parents

Dear Parents, We are hoping that this summer we will have more rain and fewer fires than last summer. However, many children are also expressing some concern or anxiety about what may happen this year. If you or your children are experiencing fire season anxiety, here are a few key principles that may be helpful:

The most important thing to consider with anxiety is the feeling of Safety

● Have a Plan ● Listen, Acknowledge, Reassure ● Build Resilience – help children know that they are stronger than they think, that

they are loved, and that they will be OK For more information about these key principles, please see below:

Hope for the best, Plan for the worst

Kids (and adults too) do best if they have a plan and know what will happen. Having a plan gives some sense of predictability and safety to situations that are otherwise frightening and unpredictable. For this reason, one important way to alleviate anxiety is to make a plan about what your family will do if there is smoke or if there is a fire that requires evacuation. Making a clear plan of what you will take with you, where you will go and how you will get there, and clearly communicating this to your kids will help them to know what to expect. This will give them some peace of mind – they will know that whatever happens, they will be safe. Revisit this plan with them if they express worries. Let them know that even though you don’t know what will happen, you know what you will do if there is a problem, and they are going to be OK. For more information about fire planning and preparation information, please visit: www.firesmartcanada.ca

Recognizing Anxiety

Fires and smoke are frightening. The experience of last summer was frightening and uncomfortable for many people. Put these together with anticipation of possibly having to experience the same thing again, and you are likely to see anxiety. If your children are experiencing anxiety you may see things like:

- Talking about worries. Asking questions about fires, smoke, evacuations, etc. - Changes in behaviour, more moody, negative, “difficult” - Changes in sleep - Nightmares or bad dreams - Stomach aches and headaches - For some children, more quiet or withdrawn behaviour. For others, more hyperactivity. - Changes in eating

Things you can do

- The biggest principal for anxiety management is that people need to have a feeling of SAFETY

- Help children feel safe by making things predictable: ● Have a plan ● Talk about the plan ● Answer questions honestly, but focus on the plan and on the outcome of being

safe. “It is going to be OK. We will be OK. We have a plan.”

- To prepare for smoke: Smoke can be a health concern and can cause anxiety, especially for people who have respiratory conditions. Please check for up to date health information from: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca (search for “health” and click on “Protecting your health during wildfire season”)

Another informative website is: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/wildfire-smoke-response-planning

- For anxiety of all types and reasons, listen to children’s fears and worries and

acknowledge their feelings, then: ● Help children to remember their strengths by asking them to breathe slowly ● Notice what they see and feel right now so they are grounded and present ● Find the “I can do this, even though it is difficult” that is always present – even if

there is also fear or anxiety For instance: “Yes, the smoke is unpleasant and uncomfortable and I know you are worried. We are going to stay inside today. Also remember – it was difficult last year, but we did OK, and you did OK. Even if it is difficult again this year, we have a plan, we will figure it out, you are going to be OK and we are all going to be OK.”

If you would like more information about managing anxiety, go to www.anxietycanada.com and/or try the mindshift app on your phone. You can also check out the Sesame Street app called “Breathe,” which takes users through the steps of “Breathe, Think & Do.” Remember: The most important thing to consider with anxiety is the feeling of Safety

● Have a Plan ● Listen, Acknowledge, Reassure ● Build Resilience – help children know that they are stronger than they think, that

they are loved, and that they will be OK. If you are concerned about your child, please contact your school counsellor or your community service provider.