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mation as well as highlighting (or sharing) educational happenings and com-

munity engagement shown by our schools. The Division also has an Instagram

page, which uses the same handle: MHPublicSchools School Division news

also now feeds onto our Vincent Massey website homepage.

Great Day for the Ski Trip!

The annual Hidden Valley ski

trip for grades 4 to 6 took

place on Thursday, January

25th. Well done to the ap-

proximately 80 students who

participated in a great day

of skiing and snowboarding.

Thank you to all parents who

came out to the hill and

helped to make the day a

success!

Pictured here, students line up

for a ski lesson. And below,

grade 6 students Kiandra,

Karys and Bryleigh enjoy their

day on the slopes!

No School Days in February On Friday, February 16th, there will be no school for students as staff will be taking part in professional development. The school will be closed from Monday, February 19th for five days for the Family Day holiday, days in lieu, and Teachers’ Convention. Classes resume on Monday, 26th February.

Vincent Massey Your School - Your News

February 2018 www.vincentmasseyschool.ca

Pink Shirt Day

This year’s Pink Shirt Day is on Wednesday, February 28. Students, staff and families are encouraged to practice kindness and wear a pink shirt that day to symbolize their zero tolerance for bullying. For more information or to

order this year’s pink shirt, click the link: www.pinkshirtday.ca

January Building Fun!

The grade 1 class had fun building class projects in January. To the left, Grade 1 Dustin, made rockets when collaborating with the Mrs. MacPhail’s Grade 6 class, pictured Tharyn and Chase.

And the Grade 1 students were also busy building polar bear dens out of marshmallows and tooth-picks. The students were learning about building materials and how to make strong structures in science, and then put their skills to the test! Pictured to the right, Sadie, Dallyn and Suzie. There are more of the Grade 1 polar bear den pictures displayed on the hallway monitor across from the main entrance doors in the school.

School Council News

Kinsmen Skate-a-thon: The annual Skate-a-thon will be held Thursday, February 15th at the Hock-ey Hounds. We would appreciate some parent volunteers at the rink to help tie skates and super-

vise students. Please contact the school if you are willing to assist the morning of February 15th.

This year, Skate-a-thon is only $2 to participate in, and snacks will be provided. Pledge envelopes will go home for participating students. Those students who have sponsors for a minimum of $2.00 will be eligible for great prizes.

Vincent Massey does not support students going door to door for contributions.

As well as supporting the Kinsmen, Vincent Massey School Council receives 42% of all monies raised to help support

the programs and field trips at our school. Thank you for your support with this cause!

Also please keep watch for our new fundraising ideas coming soon which will get you thinking of BBQ, camping,

and hot summer nights, to help get through the winter!

Winter Walk Day 2018

On Wednesday, February 7th, Vincent Massey students will be taking part in the Winter Walk Day, a province wide day to celebrate living in Alberta and

enjoying the winter.

Students will participate by walking in the local neighbour-hood. To find out more infor-mation, or to register a group

of your own, click on the logo to the

left.

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Patrollers’ Update Our Patrollers of the Month for January are Faith from 5B and Jacob from 6M. Each month we select Patrollers of the Month who demonstrate responsibility, excellent technique, politeness and maturity at our crosswalks. Thank you Faith and Jacob for your

commitment to the program CONGRATULATIONS! Please be extra careful driving by the school in very cold weather: our patrollers do not go out if the temps drop too low. Click here to view the February and March patroller’s schedule on our website. Pictured to the left, Kolby, Kinsey and Matthew patrolling on Monday, January 15th. Thank you to all the patrollers for keeping us safe on the cross walks!

“Promoting Positive Citizenship - students helping students.”

Library News Come to the library on the week of February 12th to 15th to grab a book bargain for just 25c from our sale of discarded and donated books. Families can shop before school and after school, and students can also browse during their library classes. Look out for the Spring Scholastic Book Fair taking place in March on the week of student led conferences. More details to follow in the March newsletter.

Skating Sessions Pictured above, students in Grade 6M enjoyed their time at the rink, from left to right: Hailee, Emma, Elle, Jada and Alex. Grades 2 to 6 will be skating in February. Click here to view the website calendar.

18th ANNUAL CHESS CLUB TOURNAMENT

Vincent Massey’s Annual Chess Tournament will begin Wednesday, January 31st and will continue until the end of March when the School Champion will be crowned. A difference this year is that the tourna-ment will take place during our school Fine Arts time. Only those stu-dents who have participated in chess club so far this year will be allowed to participate. This tournament is a great opportunity for the students to test the skills they have learned and display good sportsmanship. This Vincent Massey tradition is some-thing that the students, Dr. Taylor and Mr. McIntosh look forward to each year and we antici-pate that once again all the participants will find it extremely rewarding. Pictured here, the

trophy participants will be competing for.

Thanks again to Dr. Taylor for the years of commitment he has shown to Vincent Massey

Chess Program and our students, it is greatly appreciated.

Kindergarten and E.L.P. Registration

Thursday, February 1st from 8am to 5pm is Registration Day for Early Learning Programs and Kindergarten for the 2018 -2019 school

year. Come to the school to register your

child:

• in Early Learning Programs if they are 3-5

years of age.

• in Kindergarten if they will be 5 years of

age by February 28, 2019.

• Please bring your child’s birth certificate.

February Health News from AHS

In this month’s Healthy Children newsletter from Alberta Health Services, read about staying active indoors ‘Being Active Indoors - It is Possible!’ with great ideas for staying active even if you can’t get outside.

Also read about the importance of getting a good night’s sleep, ’Healthy Sleep - Is It Time for a Wake-up Call?’ Canadian sleep recommendations are that 5 to 13 year olds need 9 to 11 hours of sleep per night.

To read the full newsletter on our website click here.

Hello Students and Families of Vincent Massey

On Thursday, February 1st the HUG program will be doing a school wide kind-ness challenge photo-booth activity in support of Pink Shirt Day that is coming up on February 28th (see item on page 1).

Danielle Monson (CYCC), Mcman Success Coach,

HUG Mental Health Capacity Building Project

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Grade 3 Trip to Esplanade

Mrs. Anderson’s grade 3 class, en-joyed print making at the Esplanade on a field trip in December.

Pictured here Cole and Kenyan adding artistic touches to their prints, and Josh making his print.

Nutrition Program

In February the Nutrition Program will be hosting a family fun night “From Seed to Table”. At six locations around the school families will learn about, ‘Worm Composting’, ‘Refrigerator Pickles’, ‘Make Your Own Salad’ and more. Seed to

Table Family Night takes place on Wednesday, February 28th from 6:30 to approximately

8:30p.m.

To view the February meal plan click here..

Click here for interesting website for healthy recipes.

ELP Spa Days

Students in the Early Learning Program enjoyed spa days on either the 16th or 17th January.

Pictured here, Tyler admires his cat face.

Upcoming March Events:

16th - No school for students

23rd - Report cards go home

26th - 29th Book Fair in Library

27th & 28th Student Led Conferences

30th - No school, Good Friday holiday

March 31st to April 8th - Easter holidays

April 9th - Classes resume

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 ELP & Kin.

Registration for 2018-2019.

Gr.4 & 6MacP skate

2 3

4 5 6 7 Lego Club

Gr. 1 today.

Winter Walk Day.

Gr. 2 & 3 skate

8 Gr. 5 & 6

skate

9 10

11 12 Book sale

in library - see p. 2 for details

13 Book sale

in library

14 Book sale

in library.

Valentine’s parties in p.m.

15 Book sale

in library.

Skate-a-thon.

Pizza day

16 No school

for students - P.D. day

17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 School

Council meet-ing 6:30p.m.

27 28 Pink

Shirt Day. Pride & Praise assem-bly 11:15a.m.

Seed to Table 6:30 to 8:30p.m.

February 2018

February

milk money

is $11.90

Student led conferences take

place on March 27th and

28th. See our next newsletter

for times. The sessions will

be drop in, no pre-booking

needed.

No school for students all week for Family Day and Teachers’ Convention

Gr. 2 to 6 classes will be skating at the Hockey Hounds or F.L.C. rink during the month of February. For details of skating times during this month, see the school website calendar:

Click here to view calendar on the website

Lego Club

begins Feb.

7th.. Listen for

more info on

Tuesday 6th.