RED WING NEWS A SCHOOL WHERE EVERY STUDENT MATTERS, AND EACH MOMENT COUNTS.

February 29, 2020

Welcome to the final term for this school year. The Watson Road

staff are looking forward to continuing to increase student

achievement and learning opportunities during the next four

months. This is also a busy time of year as we begin thinking

forward and planning for next year. We recently opened kinder-

garten registration for the fall, and we had over 90 new registra-

tions.

Did you hear? Mrs. Angus is retiring. Yes, it’s true. Her final day at

Watson Road will be Friday, April 30th. Sad for us—but, a very ex-

citing new chapter to her life and her families’ life, and we wish

her nothing but the best as we will all miss her tremendously.

As the weather improves we begin to see more students with

scooters and bikes. Just a gentle reminder that when students en-

ter onto school property, they should walk their bikes before or af-

ter school for safety.

Happy March!

www.wat.sd23.bc.ca

www.sd23.bc.ca

Principal:

Mrs. Janet Williams

Email Janet.Williams@sd23.bc.ca

Mr. Michael Kormany

Vice-principal

PHONE: (250) 870 -5137

Remember always choose

healthy foods for your snacks!

DATES TO NOTE:

Mar. 2nd—Science World

Mar. 4th —Author Visit

Mar. 9th- Term 3 begins

Mar. 10th—Music Celebra-

tion from 12:20—1:20 pm

Mar. 11th: Term Summaries

updated on Fresh Grade

Mar. 31st—Run For Fun ‘kick

off Assembly’

SPRING BREAK

DATES:

Monday, March

16th to

Friday, March 27th

Kindness Grows Here! National Anti-Bullying Day was celebrated at

Watson Road on Wednesday, Feb. 26th. It was a beautiful PINK day at

our school—as our theme of gratitude and kindness prevailed.

NEXT YEAR

PLANS:

Moving? If you are planning to

move out of our area and your

child/ren will not be attending

Watson Road Elementary in the fall,

please let Mrs. Angus know in the

office as soon as possible. Staffing is

dependent on student enrolment

and we need to ensure that we

have a accurate count of students.

Requests? Parents have an oppor-

tunity before May 31st, to hand in a written request regarding placement

(not for a specific teacher) to the

school principal for when we begin

to tentatively place students in their

next year’s classes. There are forms

at the office. Please be aware that

although we strive to accommo-

date parents’ wishes for placement,

we may not place your child in the

classroom you have requested.

The final authority rests with the

school. Thank you in advance for

understanding of our placement

protocol.

Term 2 is just about completed and

Student Term Summaries will be provided

on Fresh Grade on March 11th. Please

know that if you missed the teacher-parent

-student led conferences held earlier in

February, you can contact your child’s

teacher at any time. Your child’s success

on their learning summary can be

celebrated in many ways. Here are 101

things you can say!

101 Ways To Praise A Child

Wow. Way to go. You're special. Outstanding. Excellent.

Great. Good. Neat. Well done. Remarkable . I knew you

could do it. I'm proud of you. Super Star. Nice work. Looking

good. You're on top of it. You're catching on. Now you've got

it. How smart. Good job. That's incredible. Hot dog. Remarka-

ble job. You're Beautiful. You're a winner. You make me hap-

py. Hip, Hip, Hooray. You're important. Magnificent.

Beautiful. Fantastic. You're on target. You're on your way.

How nice. You're Spectacular. You're Darling. Super. Super

Job. Beautiful work. Good for you. Nothing can stop you

now. Dynamite. You're fantastic. Awesome. You're precious.

Fantastic job. You've discovered the secret. Bingo. Great dis-

covery. You're a real trooper. Marvelous. Terrific. You're

growing up. Outstanding performance. You tried hard. You

figured it out . What a good listener. You're a treasure . You

mean a lot to me . You're a good friend . That's correct. A big

hug. What an imagination. You learned it right. You're incred-

ible. Now you're flying. Bravo. Beautiful. I like you. I respect

you. You're sensational. Phenomenal. Hooray for you. You're

unique. You care. Creative job. You belong. You brighten my

day. Super work. That's the best. You made my day. I love

you! Beautiful sharing. You mean the world to me. You're im-

portant. You've got a friend. You're a joy. You make me

laugh . You're A - Okay—my buddy. I trust you. You are per-

fect. You're wonderful. A big kiss. Exceptional perfor-

mance . P.S. Remember, a smile is worth 1000 Words! As the fields begin to melt, it will get quite wet. Best

to pack an extra pair of socks and shoes for a while.

Next Meeting:

No Meeting in

March.

Our next meeting

will be on

April 24th

@ 1:00 pm in

our library

All parents &

guardians welcome

to attend!

Fundraiser: Last chance to order from Card Makers—the

art projects from before Christmas. It’s not too late to

place your orders.

Our Valentine’s Dance was a huge hit!!! We had fun and

together we raised almost $1500.00 for the school.

A HUGE Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped

make the dance a success as well as everyone who helps

with our Hot Lunch/Pizza Days. We couldn’t do this with

out you.

A ‘shout out’ to Byland Nursery for donating two trees for

our playground—will be planted in the spring.

Stay tuned for new events and hot lunch menus to be

released after Spring break.

Please come on out and be part of the

Watson Road team!!

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On March 4th, our Gr. 5 & 6 @ Mission

Creek Alliance Church will visit with this

author!

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has received many

honours for her books, including the Ontario

Library Association Silver Birch Award twice,

the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award,

the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction

for Young People, and the SCBWI Crystal Kite

Award.

Marsha is dyslexic and did not learn to read

until she taught herself at age nine with Oliver

Twist — a long novel that took her a year to complete. She now considers

dyslexia her secret weapon because it taught her patience and persever-

ance but also helps her see stories from different angles. After completing

an English and Library Science degree, backpacking across Europe, and

working for an industrial sales company, Marsha focused on writing. After a

hundred rejections, her first book was published in 1996. Learn more about

Marsha at www.calla.com.

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch writes about war from a child’s perspective. She

has received many honours for her books.

School Safety: Safety is our number

one concern here at Watson Road

Elementary. As such, we would like to

remind our parents of a number of

security precautions in place:

All outside doors remain locked

during the day, except the front

entrance door, which is visible to the office.

All visitors are asked to report to the office, sign in and

out, and wear a visitor’s badge. Visitors = Parents too!!!

Playground supervision takes place in the morning, at

lunch, and after school.

Students waiting for parent pick-up during the day are

asked to wait at the office. Adults need to sign out stu-

dents.

Strangers, those not wearing a visitors badge, in the hall-

way or on the playground during the days are

approached and asked if they ‘need help’? Students should not bring Tylenol, Advil, Cough/cold

medicine to school in their backpacks /lunch kits to self-

administer. This should be brought to the office’s attention

if a child requires medication throughout the day.

Safety procedures (fire drill, earthquake drill, lockdown

drill) are practiced regularly.

Parents are asked NOT to use our student washrooms—

please use the Special Needs Washroom.

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR

EMERGENCY

CONTACT

INFORMATION!

If your phone

number or

emergency contact

information has

changed since

September, please

let the office know

asap so we have

the most current

information in case

of an emergency.

CELBRATING PINK SHIRT DAY AT WATSON ROAD!

Love the World! Our Peace Promisers

are initiating a fund-

raiser to raise $2500 to

support hungry

children in Kelowna

and Kenya to make

sure food is available

for more children. We

are collaborating with:

Hope for the Nations - a local, non-profit organization that

addresses the needs of children in destitute situations

around the world. In our community, Hope for the Nations

runs a program called Food for Thought. One of the things

that Food for Thought does, is provide a Backpack Pro-

gram to help children in the Central Okanagan have

healthy food to eat over the weekend.

The purpose of this fundraising project is for our students to

feel the impact of their actions and help spread awareness

of a problem occurring right here in Kelowna as well as

across the world in Kenya. Student participation in the

fundraiser is voluntary. If your child wishes to participate

and make a donation, we encourage earning a

contribution by taking on extra household chores or other

activities. Monetary contributions can be delivered to your

child’s classroom teacher or you may wish to visit the

Watson Road webpage and use the ‘on-line payments for

fees and field trips.' We will be accepting donations from Monday, March 2nd until Friday, March 6th.

The Fun Part! - Each participating student will receive

entries into a draw to win some fun non-monetary prizes,

such as, class movie parties, class PJ parties, be the

principal for the day, etc. The bigger the donation, the

more entries to win! $2=1 draw ticket, $5= 3 draw tickets,

$10=5 draw tickets, $15=8 draw tickets and $20 =10 draw

tickets. Prizes will be drawn per grade group. Each grade

will have an equal number of prizes with grand prizes for 2

primary classes and 2 intermediate classes.

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Each Wednesday, students are asked to bring a

toonie to get a snack of popcorn and donate to

help the animals in Australia & next week to help

our “Love the World” campaign. Thank you to

our student leaders and to our students for

supporting this effort!

Parents are invited….

For Dinner and Some Learning at Watson Road School

Thursday, April 16th @ 4:30 pm—6:30 pm

4:30—5:00 Pizza; 5:00—6:00 pm Session; 6:00—6:30 pm Questions

Sign up by clicking here!

This presentation looks at the ways that we have traditionally

responded to anxiety as parents and educators and why our

response, although well intended, may have inadvertently fueled

the anxiety fire. Then, we look at a new approach for each of the

traditional responses and talk about how the new approach may

well hold the key to better functioning for our anxious kids. You will

leave this presentation armed with practical information and a new

lens through which to view anxiety. This new lens should help you

equip your children to be empowered to conquer feelings of

anxiety when they arise. The presenters are Marilyn Green, Social

Emotional Learning Team, and Brette Richards, Certified School

Psychologist.