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PAC / Music / Phys Ed. News 2

Lunch Program / Mad Science 3

Student Council / Camera Club 4

Congratulations Science Fair Students 5

ESD / Attendance Help Desk / Celebration of Learning 6

Calendar 7

Inside this issue:

Dear Families, Is it really Spring? With all of the snow, it’s hard to believe!! I know Spring is just around the corner, I can feel it! We are very happy the snow was here for the Winter Carnival. Thank you very much to Lisa Diamond Burchuk and her committee, for a very successful event. A terrific time was had by all! Thank you as well to the entire Brock Corydon parent body for a fantastic week during Staff Appreciation. The bulletin board, yummy healthy snacks, delicious lunch and touching cards, made us all feel very special. Your children inspire us to be the best we can be! The Winter term has officially ended with the Nursery-Grade 6 report cards. Students and parents were able to read about strengths, challenges and next steps for learning. The up-coming student led conferences will give students the opportunity to highlight and welcome parents into their world of learning. Self-assessment is ongoing, but having you join them in the classroom gives students another opportunity to shine! We look forward to seeing you on April 18 and 19. Pink day on April 10 is fast approaching! The student council is busy preparing all of the details. We hope that all students will find something pink to wear!! At this time I would like to take the opportunity to thank the student council for all of their efforts. The students of Brock Corydon appreciate everything you discuss and plan. As well, kudos to our UNESCO club who come up with great ideas to make our school, community and world a better place. Composting will begin again when the ice has melted from the outdoor containers. May 31, 2013 Brock Corydon will be having its first ever Walk-A-Thon . The Parent Council will be raising funds for the school’s classroom and school libraries. More information will follow in May. Throughout the year we have been celebrating the seasons with various activities. The Christmas and Hanukah evening, the Purim Carnival, the Spring Celebration and Easter Egg Hunt, and the upcoming Summer Solstice event on June 21 at Assiniboine Park, will have given all of our students a memorable year of multicultural learning through the Arts. I wish you all a wonderful Spring Break, Happy Spring, Happy Easter and Happy Passover, Mrs. Morris Mrs. Morris Mrs. Morris Mrs. Morris

Brock Corydon Principal: A. Morris

1510 Corydon Avenue

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3N 0J6

Telephone: (204)488-4422

Fax: (204)489-8764

http://www.wsd1.org/brockcorydon/

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April 2013 Newsletter

Spring Has Sprung!Spring Has Sprung!Spring Has Sprung!Spring Has Sprung!

Stay tuned….for Brock Corydon’s First

WALK-A-THON May 31, 2013!!!

BROCK CORYDON SCHOOL

APRIL 2013 NEWSLETTER

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The 94th Annual Winnipeg School Division Speed Skat ing Races will be held on Monday, April 22nd at the MTS Centre.

Intramurals in April will be co-ed Basketball. Grades 3 and 4 and Grades 5 and 6 will play in separate divisions at noon hour. When it is dry, we will be able to play games outside as well as in the gym. Intramural basketball will continue into May.

Running Club begins the second week of April for Grades 4-6 students . It runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. It is in preparation for non-competitive Mini Fit Runs at River Heights Junior High in May and the competitive Winnipeg School Division Fit Run the first week of June at Assiniboine Park. The runs are 2 km in length and we gradually progress up to this distance in training. Running is a lifelong activity that all can participate in. All Grades 4- 6 students are welcome, as well as their

parents . If any Running Club member would like to participate in the Manitoba Marathon Relay, please speak with Mr. McGregor.

To do the marathon relay , we need 5 students (or 4 students and an adult) to have a relay team. The relay team members would need to be able to run approximately 5 miles. If there are enough interested students, this group would be doing more training, done in a gradual progression to prepare for this additional outside of school division event.

The Manitoba Marathon Relay is the morning of Father’s Day in June.

Buying new runners? If you are buying runners for your daughter/son please buy runners that offer support and therefore less chance of injuries. ‘Skater’ runners and Converse-like runners are fun to wear, but offer little or no support and injuries are more likely to occur from running and other activities in Phys Ed classes. ‘Running’ or training runners or ‘cross trainer’ runners offer the best support.

PAC NEWS

Thank you to everyone who attended the PAC meeting on Wednesday, March 6th.. The next PAC meeting is Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. Please let Bunny or Dianna know if you need babysitting ([email protected] or Dianna, [email protected]). We will only arrange babysitting if we receive a request.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Spring Plant fundraiser.

The Winter Carnival was a great success – made even more special with the presence of our visitors from the Canada Israel Hockey School! Thank you to all our volunteers!

The Lifetouch Family Portrait evening was so popular in the fall that we are offering it again on Wednesday, April 24th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.! The information will be distributed the first week of April and the sign-up forms with payment will be due back at the school by Wednesday, April 17th.

The Brock Corydon PAC Executive:

Bunny, Chair/Vice-Chair – [email protected]; Dianna, Treasurer – [email protected]; Rob, Secretary – [email protected]

MUSIC NEWS “ I’m sure my father will be reconciled with me in his grave if I can prove that I’m worthy of my artistic profession” Johann Strauss Jr.

Learning about Strauss’s music has been a main focus in our music lessons this month.

We were truly inspired by the delightful landscapes and magnificent landmarks along the Danube River and reflected this feeling in our art works.

You are welcome to visit the “music” hallway and to enjoy our “Blue Danube “ artistic gallery.

Grades 3 and 4 Singing Club students powerfully and energetically performed the song "Winter Fun" during the March Assembly. They were even flying in the air from lots of excitement !

Library Books - please help your child(ren) look for outstanding Library books. You’ll know they belong to the school by the yellow or white barcode on the back of the book. Thank you!


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LUNCH PROGRAM NEWS

…April already, Where did the time go?

A few lunch time reminders – students need to be bringing their own utensils for lunch. Hot water and microwaves are available daily, however, it is recommended that the students not use the microwave on days they are attending extra-curricular activities due to time restrictions. Food must be THAWED, and there is a 2-minute re-heating time limit. This is to avoid long line-ups. Food must be in an appropriate, labelled, microwave safe container. Spring is around the corner and with it new adventures during lunch recess. Please ensure your children have the correct clothing for all conditions - cold, wet, hot, or muddy; that means hats, mitts, extra socks as necessary. Children are reminded not to take any food or drink outside during the lunch hour. It attracts bugs (wasps), creates litter and is a choking hazard. Lunch Program applications and P.A.S.C.A.L. application forms for the 2013/2014 school year will be distributed to students in kindergarten through Grade 5 in May, thank you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact … Tammie Adolfson Lunch Program Coordinator Brock Corydon School 204-488-4422 (between 11:45 and 1:30pm)

Mad Science Day Camps - Locations & Dates 2013

Mad Science is offering two different week long day camps at various locations throughout the

city this summer: (Energize It! and Rocket Science)

• Free Early Drop off as early as 8AM, on-line registration is at www.manitoba.madscience.org New for this year .... a Free Mad Science LAB COAT for each camper to wear and take home!

Each camp will be Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Registrations are restricted to 25 per week and are on a first come basis.

For dates and to find a location near you, please go to our web site www.manitoba.madscience.org .

If same camper attends both Camps, there is a discount of 10% on the second camp!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!

A Big THANK YOU to all the families for making our Staff Appreciation Week so special!!! Your generosity and kindness made us feel great!


NEWS FROM THE STUDENT COUNCIL…..

We are preparing for our school’s participation in The Canadian Red Cross “Pink Day” on April 10th. This day is to raise awareness about the impact of bullying in schools. All students and staff are asked to wear pink on April 10th to show solidarity in taking a stand against bullying. We will be making pink bracelets so all students can participate.

Student council will be creating a co-operative poster that all students are invited to sign to support those being bullied. A large pink t-shirt will be cut apart into puzzle pieces with one for each class to sign. On Pink Day, April 10th, we will be having an assembly and will assemble our signed pink t-shirt puzzle pieces then to demonstrate our stand against bullying. In March we created a bi-lingual (English and Hebrew) welcome banner for the hockey team from Israel.

CAMERA CLUB….

Camera Club for the grade 1/2s has started. We began by learning how to hold and use the camera safely. We have experimented using different angles, orientations and perspectives as we took photos. We have taken a photo walk through the school to create our own photo collections which we will be editing in the lab. We will be using these pictures to create some picture books for the school. The students have been very excited to participate and have demonstrated how to use a camera responsibly.

Our school welcomed 17 Arab, Israeli, and Druze hockey students from Israel March 12-19. Some of our students even had the opportunity to billet them at their homes for the week! The hockey club came to Winnipeg to learn about hockey life in Canada and to learn from professional coaches. They spent each morning at the MTS Iceplex exoeriencing training on and off the ice. They hockey players and the coaches want to extend, to the entire Brock Corydon communi ty, a heartfelt thank you for your generosity, warm welcome and kindness the entire week. They said that Brock Corydon is a wonderful school and they will never forget their experiences here! (The tobogganing and skiing were a huge hit!)



Room Grade # Name Project Name

Room 5 6 1 Colin Jewett and Sam White Alfalfa Seeds Growing with Coffee

Room 5 5 5 Jacob McKenna Gum Gum Gum

Room 5 5 7 Erik Goddard Bare Bones

Room 5 5 27 Juliet Hitchcock A Study on Electroculture

P6 4 11 E Jack Mickelthwate Flash Freeze Desalinization

P7 4 14 Leeza Goldberg and Roxanne Kirshner Bacteria in our Homes

P7 4 18 Eryn Kirshenbaum and Leah Kraut Will a Flower Grow in...

Room 4 5 28 Lise Conner Mold Mysteries

Room 4 5 13 Hailey Catton and Lena Steinberg Sticky Situation

Room 4 6 17 Izzy Helenchilde The Science of Murder

SPRING CELEBRATION FUN!!!

Fun was had by all during the Spring Celebration afternoon on March 20th. The following is a list of activities students enjoyed:

Easter egg decorating, sun catchers, baskets, spring blossom painting, book mark making, coffee filter butterflies, flower making, spring mural, spring activity stations in the gym, spring poetry reading. They topped off the fun afternoon with a group “bunny hop” dance and an extended recess on a sunny afternoon!

Congratulations to all of our budding scientists from grades 4-6 who participated in our science fair this year. Their were 29 projects that were presented and our judges were so amazed at the way our students presented their projects and were such confident speakers. From the 29 projects 10 projects, will be going to our Winnipeg School Division Science Fair on April 17th, 2013. We wish you all the best!

Here is a list of the students and their projects who will be going to the WSD Science Fair.

SCIENCE FAIR



Attendance Help Desk

Should they be at school? If you are aware of children in your community who are not attending school, please let us know.

Contact us if: • You have seen a child in the community during school

hours, without his/her parents, on more than one occasion. (A student may be away from school due to an inservice

day.)

• The child lives within the Winnipeg School Division

boundaries.

Information we’ll need from you:

• The child’s address and name (if known). • Dates, times and location where you have seen the child.

What we’ll do after you call: • If the child lives within the Winnipeg School Division

boundaries, we’ll check to see if he or she is registered, or should be registered at one of our schools. If registered,

we’ll follow up with the local school and we may ask atten-dance officers to help as needed. If not registered, we’ll try

to find out why.

Your call or e-mail is confidential:

• When you contact us, we will keep your name confiden-tial.

Thank you for helping us to ensure all kids are in school.

To report a child not attending school:

Phone: 204-789-0400 E-mail: [email protected]

Celebration of Learning

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 our entire

school community will be invited into

the school to see the various learning

experiences and opportunities of our

students throughout the school.

Parents, grandparents, friends, aunts

and uncles are invited to visit all of

the classrooms from 6:30-8:00.

More information will follow in

next month’s newsletter.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3

Gr. 6 walking to R.H. Smith for RCMP Presentation

3:30 Zumba

7:00 p.m. PAC mtg.

4

11:30-12:45 Gr. 4-6

Skating Practice

5

Gr. 1-4 to Centennial Concert Hall a.m.

8

8:00 a.m. Gr. 4-6

Running Club

3:30 Art Class

9

12:00 Pizza Lunch

Author, Carol Matas visiting Gr. 5/6 p.m.

10

“Day of Pink”

8:00 a.m. Gr. 4-6 Running Club

11:30-12:45 Gr. 4-6 Skating Practice

3:30 Zumba

11

11:30-12:45

Gr.4-6 Skating Practice

12


15


12:20 Gr. 3/4 & 5/6 Intramural Basketball

3:30 Art Class

16

11:30-12:45

Gr. 4-6 Skating Practice

17


12:00 Subway Lunch

WSD Science Fair at U of M

3:30 Zumba

18


Student-Led

Conferences evening

19

Student-Led Conferences NO CLASSES

22



3:30 Art Class

WSD Skating Races at MTS Centre 4:30-6:30

23 Grade 6 Farewell

committee meeting 7:00pm

Gr. 5/6 to Winnipeg

Symphony Orchestra

24

8:00 a.m. Gr. 4-6

Running Club


3:30 Zumba

Family Portrait Evening

25

26


12:20 Gr. 3/4 & 5/6

Intramural Basketball

29


3:30 Art Class

30

12:20 Gr. 3/4 & 5/6

Intramural Basketball

Upcoming dates in May:

Day 2 Day 1

Day 6 Day 5

Day 4

Day 4

Day 5 Day 6

Day 1

Day 3

1510 Corydon Ave.

Wpg., MB R3N OJ6

Ph: 488-4422 Fax: 489-8764

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.wsd1.org/brockcorydon

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

National Member of UNESCO’s Associated Schools Network

April 2013

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Patrols - am2/pm3

Patrols - am3/p m1

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Day 3 Day 5 Day 4

Day 6

Day 2

Day 2 Day 1 Day 3

Day 4 Day 2 Day 1

Patrols - am2/pm1

Patrols - am2/pm3 10 Help B/HPV shots a.m.

13 Non-Instructional Day-NO CLASS

Gr. 6 Babysitting Course

14 Pizza Lunch

15 Gr. 5/6 Cultural Diversity Workshop

16 PAC mtg. 7 p.m.

17 Plant order pick up

20 Victoria Day-NO CLASS

22 Subway Lunch

Gr. 5/6 camp meeting

28 Field Day

30 Celebration of Learning

7-8 p.m.

31 Walkathon 2 p.m.

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