DAVISON SCHOOL

Box 2888, 300 Montreal St.

Melville, SK S0A 2P0

CROSS COUNTRY- OFF AND RUNNING What a wonderful ‘weather’ month the cross-country

students had during the month of September! Thank you

to coaches Mrs. Waldbauer, Mrs. Ball, Miss Frick, Mrs.

Kirschman and intern Miss Rutzki for motivating the

students to diligently practice each day. The Cross Country

team has attended one meet to date and will attend the

Saltcoats Autumn Summit on Sept. 29. The team will also

attend the District Meet at Cherrydale on October 5th. We

commend our students for exhibiting excellent behaviour

and sportsmanship. The team is always respectful of the

meet sites by making sure garbage and recyclable

materials are deposited in the appropriate places. Way to

go team!

Although all students performed well and achieved some

personal bests at the meets, we would like to acknowledge

the following placements in their respective age

categories:

CHERRYDALE RESULTS- September 14

*BEGINNER BOYS- Mason Kittelson-3rd -(9:30)

*SNEAKER GIRLS- Summer McKay - 7th - (10:40)

Watch for the results of the Saltcoats meet and the District meet in the October newsletter.

As in past years, thanks to the dedication and involvement of Davison School staff, we are pleased to offer a number of clubs and activities for our students to take part in during the lunch period and after school. Below is just a sampling of clubs that already have been organized or will have a start date in October. **S.R.C. – Becoming a member of the S.R.C. teaches cooperation, responsibility and commitment and these students will certainly be tomorrow’s leaders. Thank you to the many students who applied to become part of the S.R.C. Thank you to Mrs. Waldbauer and Ms. Molaro who are the teacher advisors for the S.R.C. Be sure to watch for a number of initiatives from this talented group. **WRITERS’ CLUB – Students in grades 5-6 who have an interest in writing were invited to become part of the Writers’ Club. Members will meet to write poems, paragraphs and stories that will then be entered in contests and publications. Over the past years members of the Writing Club have been recognized provincially and nationally for their submissions to various contests and publications. We are sure this trend will continue under the tutelage and encouragement from Ms. Molaro. GIRL POWER- The ‘Girl Power’ club has proven to be extremely popular since its inception a few years ago. Mrs. Waldbauer and Mrs. Unterschute spearhead this club where girls in grades 5 & 6 have the opportunity to come together to discuss a number of girl issues and topics. We know the club will strengthen the girls’ self-esteem and confidence, as well as empower them to become healthy young adults in mind, body and spirit.

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The busy month of September has flown by and

summer vacation seems a distant memory as students

and staff have developed routines and expectations

during this first month of school.

It’s an exciting time for children (and parents) who are

just beginning their educational journey. We welcome

you to Davison School and look forward to meeting and

getting to know you throughout the school year.

For those of you who are new to Davison School, and/or

to the community of Melville, we welcome you to our

school family.

After lunch on September 5, the whole school

congregated in the gym. Miss Nashiem welcomed

everyone back for an exciting school year and then

read ‘How to Get a Teacher Ready for School”. She

also reviewed ‘SALAMI’ with the students as well as

other school procedures.

Back to

School!

**GREEN CLUB: The Green Club, under the direction of Mrs. Waldbaue,r has been organized and is busy recycling throughout the school. We try to encourage our students to help save our planet and environment, by following the 3 R’s.

If you have a child/children interested in joining any of these clubs, please have them speak to the teacher in charge.

DAVISON SCHOOL

Box 2888, 300 Montreal St.

Melville, SK S0A 2P0

Thank you for attending our OPEN HOUSE on September 27. We trust you had a chance to visit with the staff, as well as hear some important information from your child’s/children’s teachers regarding expectations and classroom procedures for the year. We appreciate that you viewed this as an important information evening and thank you for attending.

We are happy to have a visible and vibrant School Community Council at

Davison School and we know they are always pleased to welcome new members into the fold. Meetings are held once a month at Davison School and we encourage you to attend the Annual General Meeting on November 14 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Please feel free to pick up an informational brochure on the role and responsibilities of the S.C.C. on the bulletin board located in the hallway to the right of the office prior to the next meeting date. Consider getting involved.

Thanksgiving Day- Oct. 9

BBAACCKK TTOO SSCCHHOOOOLL !!

During the past few years, the grade six classrooms have

volunteered at Rail City Industries to interact with the clients and

through a number of activities have made lasting relationships.

They are pleased to continue this relationship this school year and

look forward to another year of interaction and getting to know

the clients. To help celebrate over 35 years of success at Rail City

the grade 601 and 5/6 classrooms attended the Rail City Street

fair on September 13. Students enjoyed games of chance as well

as a hot dog lunch. Local dignitaries were on hand to bring

greetings and congratulations to Rail City on raising funds to

purchase a new van for the clients. When the community supports

one another and comes together, great things can happen!

ORANGE SHIRT DAY

To acknowledge the residential school

survivors, staff and students were

encouraged to wear orange on Sept.

28. Davison School welcomed

Andrew Quewezance, the cultural

liaison with GSSD. Andrew shared his

personal story with the students and

provided insight into the plight of the

children in the Residential Schools. By

keeping the dialogue open, this day

gives First Nations, local governments,

schools and communities a chance to

come together in the spirit of

reconciliation and hope for generations

of children to come.

DAVISON SCHOOL

Box 2888, 300 Montreal St.

Melville, SK S0A 2P0

SUMMER READING The winner of the Davison School Summer Reading Program draw was Saphira Jochmyski. Saphira received a book, along with a Yogurty gift card. Thank you to all our students who kept up their reading over the summer!

DID YOU KNOW……….

One of the most important

things your child can do to

achieve academic success is

also one of the most basic:

going to school every day. In

fact, research has shown that

your child’s attendance record

may be the biggest factor

influencing her/his academic

success!

INFORMATION GALORE………………….

The updated Davison School handbook is now

available on our website: www.dav.ca. The

handbook has valuable information and quite

probably the answers to any school related

question you might have. Be sure to check it

out!

Book Fair The first Scholastic Book Fair of the

school year will be held from October 2-

4. Please feel free to browse the Book

Fair from 8:30-4:00 each day. For your

shopping convenience a debit machine

will be available. Please note: the Book

Fair will be closed during recess and

lunch time.

A percentage of total sales is given back

to the library, allowing Mrs. Braun to

build an array of genres for our students.

Thank you for always supporting our

Book Fair.

DAVISON SCHOOL

JUST A REMINDER: If you are ordering books through the Scholastic book

flyers that come home once a month, please be sure to

return the order to your child’s teacher by the date

stamped on it.

Any late orders under $25.00 that come in after the

book orders have been compiled and phoned in will be

charged a $5.00 shipping fee. This $5.00 is added by

Scholastic book club and not the school, so please be

sure to get your order in on time.

DAVISON SCHOOL

Box 2888, 300 Montreal St.

Melville, SK S0A 2P0

Our first monthly ‘Pep Rally’ was held on

Monday, September 25. The monthly pep

rallies are now family group oriented with

activities done in the cross-graded family

groups. We encourage and welcome

parents and family members to join us as we

focus on building school spirit and a sense of

school community. Our five values are still in

the forefront of our school and awards will

be given based on those values during the

year end awards program in June.

TERRY FOX WALK/RUN – The legacy of the Terry Fox Walk/Run continues every year with the “Marathon of Hope”. Although sunny skies did not prevail (it was cool and blustery) staff and students persevered and held the annual Terry Fox Walk on Friday, September 15. Thank you to parents, family members and neighbours for joining us and for your generous donations to the Terry Fox Foundation. A total of $258.00 was forwarded to the Terry Fox Foundation. Thank you also to the cross country coaches for coordinating the Terry Fox Walk and the team members for leading the walk.

BBAACC KK TTOO

SS CCHHOOOOLL !!

OCTOBER 9-

THANKSGIVING DAY

OCTOBER 10– INSERVICE -

NO SCHOOL

EDUCATION WEEK- OCT. 16-

20

FAMILY PEP RALLY-

OCTOBER 25 - 11:00 A.M.-

ALL ARE WELCOME

REMEMBRANCE DAY

PROGRAM - 11:00 A.M.

FAMILY PEP RALLY

DAVISON SCHOOL

Box 2888, 300 Montreal St.

Melville, SK S0A 2P0