At the School Council Meeting on November 13, 2018. Superintendent Pisek joined us to for a discussion and to hear concerns from the community. Nominations for the executive were accepted and Gaetanne Barton and Jennifer McGregor are returning as Co-chairs. Todd Morgan will be returning as Secretary and Stephanie VanderWeide will be returning as Treasurer. Congratulations to the returning School Council Executive.

OUR NEXT MEETING:

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 @ 6:30 p.m.

Learning Commons Childcare provided.

December and winter have begun.

We are working hard towards our

academic goals and preparing for

the holiday season.

Glynn A. Green Public School will be

participating in the Holiday Hamper

program and helping support some

of the families in our local communi-

ty. Information has been sent home

with each child. We hope you are

able to support this worthy cause.

Check out the article on page 3 for

more information.

As a School, we will be celebrating

the holidays with a number of differ-

ent celebrations. Check out some of

the other special holiday events on

the calendar on page 6.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Parking 2

SafeArrival

Program

2

Awards Winners 3

Kids Helping Kids 3

French Immersion

Information

4

Upcoming Events 4

Me To We Club 5

Kindergarten

Registration

5

Inclement

Weather

6

Calendar 7

D I S T R I C T S C H O O L

B O A R D O F N I A G A R A

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

SCHOOL COUNCIL

GLYNN A. GREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL

http://glynnagreen.dsbn.org/

Principal Todd Halliday

Secretary S. Cunningham

Tel: 905-892-3821

E-Mail:

Todd.Halliday@dsbn.org

Student Council has organized a few

spirit days for the last week of Decem-

ber. Details for each day will be sent

home in the Weekly Communication.

Please check out the attached calen-

dar for dates of the December activi-

ties.

We wish all of the Glynn A. Green

School families a very safe and happy

holiday.

We will see you back at

school on Monday, January

7, 2019. Happy Holidays!

V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8

P A G E 2

ACTIVE TRANSPORT & PARKING

G L Y N N A . G R E E N P U B L I C S C H O O L

Working together for your child’s safety

DSBN’s Safe Arrival Program helps families and schools communicate to help ensure our children are safe. Whether it’s an illness, a medical ap-pointment or another important event, parents can easily schedule and report absences using their choice of three simple channels.

Please report all absences prior to bell time.

Safe Arrival Option 1: Call toll-free before bell time to report your child’s absence 1-866-606-5567

Safe Arrival Option 2: Set up an online SchoolConnects ParentPortal account and login to schedule and report absences.

Create your account or login in here.

Safe Arrival Option 3: Download the SafeArrival app to your smart phone or tablet to schedule and report absences.

Download the app for Apple devices.

Download the app for Android devices.

Glynn A. Green will be starting to use the SafeArrival program in January of 2019. Additional information will be coming home to families in Decem-ber.

Families can also visit the DSBN site to get information and download the app’s.

https://www.dsbn.org/earlylearners/safe-arrival-program

Entrance and dismissal times are busy at every school. Parking is often an issue at

these times. As an Active Transport School, we encourage all students in the walk-

ing zone to use active transport, walking, riding or wheeling to and from school,

where it is safe to do so. Procedures are always being reviewed to improve student

safety. Glynn A. Green has made many changes over the years and now has a des-

ignated bus lane on Port Robinson Road. We hope that our families can exercise

caution and patience to make our students safe. If you must drive your child(ren) to

school or pick them up at the end of the day, please put safety first.

SAFEARRIVAL

P A G E 3

Mrs. Chrastina & Mrs. Belvedere – Dana A, Mackenzie W, & Ted S.

Mrs. Teather & Mrs. Rossi – Carter O., Cara R. and Arissa B.

Mrs. Fabiano – Riley C. and Mani K.

Mrs. Kurland – Alex O, Georgia G

Mrs. Fairchild – Cooper R., Magnus M.

Mrs. Downs – Olivia S, Olivia Y,

Mr. Side – Esme B and Eli H

Mrs. Wood – Brady F, Maggie L

Mrs. Rice – Nate B. and Ella R.

Mrs. Di Pelino – Andie M and Brayden

M.

G L Y N N A . G R E E N P U B L I C S C H O O L

NOVEMBER AWARD WINNERS

KIDS HELPING KIDS Throughout the Holiday Season, we want to take time to share the joy of the

season. We hope that you are able to join us for some of our Holiday events

such as our Holiday Concert or some of our Holiday Sing-a-longs and awards

assemblies. As well as these fun family events, we also want to show our

support for those who need it during this Christmas Season. Our school has

taken on 10 families to sponsor with a Christmas Hamper. Listed below are

the ages, sizes and special interests of the individuals in your “family”. We

are also requesting grocery cards to support these families. We recommend

No Frills or Freshco cards, as these are local stores for these families.

Items for Christmas Hampers can be brought in anytime to each classroom.

If you do not have time to shop, we will also accept cash donation and Cana-

dian Tire money and staff members will shop for you. Kids Helping Kids will

be organizing baskets and getting them ready for delivery. Please have all

items as the school by Monday, December 17, 2018. If you have any ques-

tions feel free to contact the office directly.

Mr. Mueller – Zachary B., and Kianna T

Mrs. Maracle – Jade, and Michael

Mr. Baldwin – Sydney W. Julianne M.

Mrs. Furtney – Mila B, Tessa J and

Jaxon V

Mr. Campbell – Matthew K, and Layla

A

Miss van Veen – Juliette F, Elizabeth

K. and Isaac K.

Miss Gamm – Sara E., and Aryana G.

P A G E 4

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRENCH IMMERSION

The French Immersion program offered at Gordon Public School is open to all students in Year 2 (Senior) Kindergarten. If you want your child to devel-op a high proficiency and fluency in Canada’s two official languages, French Immersion has a great deal to offer. FEATURES OF THE FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM: Development of French language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing from Grades one to twelve; Designed to be a second-language program for children whose first language is NOT French; Current enrolment of over 2,000 elementary students; Certificate of French Immersion Studies awarded upon successful completion of the elementary and secondary immersion programs; Opportunity to challenge the Diplôme d’études de langue française (DELF) exam in Grade 12 ; Promotes understanding of different cultures; Provides additional opportunities for employment using French as the work -ing language; Increased ability to communicate and interact with confidence in French. Registration will open January 7th, 2019 For more information about French Immersion in the District School Board of Niagara visit www.dsbn.org/fi or speak to your school principal. A Parent Information evening will be held on January 9, 2018 at Gordon Public School from 6pm.

Report Cards Go Home

February 8, 2019

March Break

March 11th to 15th, 2019

Please mark these dates on your cal-

endar and plan accordingly.

Winter Break

December 24, 2018 to

January 4, 2019

PD Day

January 18, 2019

G L Y N N A . G R E E N P U B L I C S C H O O L

The complete 2018-2019 Elementary School Calendar is available online: https://www.dsbn.org/calendars

P A G E 5

Beginning tomorrow, Friday, November 23rd, students from the Me to We Club (Grade 6) sold rafikis. A rafiki is a beaded chain that is created by women in Kenya, and the proceeds from these bracelets go directly back to Kenya in order to help these women support their families. Rafikis orders were ac-cepted until Monday, December 3rd. The Me to We Club was thrilled with the support from the community and the number of or-ders received. Orders will be delivered before the Holiday Break. Thank you for your co-operation and support.

G L Y N N A . G R E E N P U B L I C S C H O O L

ME TO WE CLUB

P A G E 6

There may be times during the school year where inclement weather or other situations could cause transportation cancellations or school closures.

At times when student transportation has been cancelled and schools remain open, the decision of whether or not to have children in school on that day rests with the parent

or guardian.

Should you decide not to send your child to school in the event that transportation is cancelled but schools remain open, or if your child is ill or late, please ensure that you call your child’s school to inform them of your child’s absence.

A key resource in any emergency is the DSBN Emergency Information form that you filled out at the beginning of the school year. Please let the school know of any changes in contact in-formation or procedures you wish to be followed throughout the school year.

For secondary schools it may become necessary to cancel late buses. Notice will be provided via school announcements and on the websites and subscription features by 11:30 a.m.

Information about transportation cancellations and school closures will be available as soon as it is available through the following channels:

Websites:

http://www.dsbn.org/inclementweather/

www.nsts.ca

Subscription Features:

DSBN Facebook or Twitter

NSTS Transportation Delay or Cancellation Alerts

Phone:

Niagara Student Transportation Services 905-346-0290 Voice Auto Attendant

Radio Stations:

CKTB (610 AM) St. Catharines CHRE (105.7 FM) St. Catharines

WAVE (94.7 FM) Hamilton CHTZ-FM (97.7 FM) St. Catharines

CKOC (1150 AM) Hamilton 2DayFM (105.1 FM) Niagara Falls/Fort Erie

CHML (900 AM) Hamilton K-LITE-FM (102.9 FM) Hamilton

CHAM (820 AM) Hamilton GIANT FM (91.7 FM) Welland

Y-108(107.9) Hamilton

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