We want to wish the Lockview com-

munity a happy, healthy, and prosper-

ous new year. Our first term has been

a busy one- filled with many accom-

plishments for our students, in the

classroom and on the sports court.

We are proud of our Lockview Leop-

ards!

Looking ahead, first term report cards

will be sent home on February 6. It is

a great opportunity for celebrating

growth and setting new goals for the

second term.

Staffing update: We say farewell to

Mrs. Laurie Janzen for the remainder

of the school year. Welcome to Mrs.

Nikki Haight– a familiar face at Lock-

view, who will be teaching intermedi-

ate science and grade one music.

As January has begun with a wintery

blast of cold weather, it is a good

time for a reminder of inclement

weather announcements. The DSBN

website (www.dsbn.org/

inclementweather/), Facebook or twit-

ter feed are all quick check locations

for information about transportation

cancellations and school closures. If

student transportation has been can-

celled and schools remain open, the

decision of whether or not to have

children come to school rests with the

parent or guardian.

Looking forward to a wonderful year

of learning, working together with

you in 2015 !

Sincerely,

Mr. B. Blake,

Principal

Mrs. P. Alcox,

Vice Principal

From the Office

December Food Drive

Lockview students can be proud of their efforts to fill over 8 barrels of non-perishable food items for Community Care this holiday season. Special recognition goes out to Mrs. Farquhar's, Mr. Scott's, Ms. Rose's and Miss Parkins' classes for bringing in the most food items in our friendly class challenge. Thank you Lockview community!!

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Dates to re-

member in

January:

7 Pizza Lunch

14 Pita Lunch

16 PA DAY

21 Pizza Lunch

28 Pita Day

30 Spirit Day

What’s inside this

month?

Registration

News

2

News You Can

Use

4

Leopards’ Lair 5

TLC 6

#LeopardMath 7

January

Calendar

8

Registration News Page 2

DSBN Academy Open House

130 Louth Street,

St Catharines, Ontario L2S 2T4

Wednesday January 14th 2015

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Presentation at 6:00pm and 7:00pm

This is for students and their families who would be interested

in applying to attend DSBN Academy for Grades 6, 7 & 8 in

September 2015.

Applications and information about who can apply

are currently available at http://academy.dsbn.org,

To learn more about DSBN Academy, please contact

your school principal,

or DSBN Academy 905-684-8708.

Lockview Linkletter

The French Immersion program (offered at French Immersion sites) is open to all students in Senior Kindergarten. If

you want your child to develop 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 Im-

mersion program;

Promoting understanding of different cultures;

Providing additional opportunities for employment using French as the working language;

An increased ability to communicate and interact with confidence in French.

Registration will open January 5th, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. and will close February 17th, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

For more information about French Immersion in the District School Board of Niagara visit www.dsbn.org/fi or speak to

your school principal. Parent Information evening sessions will be held in January. Parent Visitations to the Grade 1

French Immersion classrooms will occur during designated daytime hours if desired.

*N.B. – With recent revisions to the French Immersion program at the DSBN, McKay Public School in Port Colborne, is

the only site accepting Grade 4 entry registrations. Please note, beginning September 2016, the DSBN will be a single entry program with French Immersion starting only in Grade 1.

St. Catharines (North) & Niagara-on-the-Lake

Dalewood Public School (Grade 1 entry)

Parent Information Night:

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Grade 1 French Immersion Classroom Visits (if desired):

Thursday, January 8, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Planning Ahead...for September 2015 Page 3

Lockview Linkletter

French Immersion Registration

From Your School Nurse

Children need 60 minutes a day of physical activity. Keep your children active through winter by getting outside. Try skating, hiking, building a snowman or go tobogganing. Check out participaction for great winter games ideas:

http://www.participaction.com/get-moving/bring-back-winter-play/

Robotics Team

On Saturday, December 6, our intermediate robotics team competed in the local

qualifying tournament of the First Lego League at Eden Secondary School. This

was the culmination of three months of hard work. The team presented a Mine-

craft-based project on teaching mathematics, demonstrated their robot’s engi-

neering and programming to a panel, and faced a group problem-solving chal-

lenge. Throughout the day, our team showed great professionalism and collaboration. They

overcame serious setbacks in the early robotics rounds to make a strong final showing and

leap from last place to third, and won the FLL Core Values trophy for teamwork. Congratula-

tions to Destiny S., Brianna A., Evan C., Mathew T., Ian M., Raymond I., Jordan W., and Curtis R.

Great job this season!

From Your School Nurse... Anyone can get head lice. Check for head lice weekly as part of your regular routine. The best way to avoid the spread of lice is by avoiding head-to-head contact. Remind your children not to share combs, brushes, hats, scarves or anything used on the head. Checking for lice

Use a bright light (a magnifying glass may help) Part hair in small sections and look near the scalp Head lice are tiny grey/brown insects that live only on the scalp of humans. They crawl quickly but

cannot fly or jump. Adult female lice glue eggs on the hair shaft close to the scalp. If you find lice

Check all the people that live in your house Treat all cases at the same time to stop the spread of lice Inform the school and/or daycare so classmates can be checked Tell anyone in close contact with your child (family members, friends, baby-sitters)

Getting rid of lice Treatment products are to be used only on those who have head lice, as they do not prevent lice. Talk to a health professional about products and methods available. Follow instructions carefully. The Wet Combing Method helps find and remove head lice by combing through hair soaked with conditioner, using a fine-toothed comb. For more information on Wet Combing Method or on lice visit: www.niagararegion.ca/health search lice or call the Parent Talk Line at 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7555

News You Can Use Page 4

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Art Show and Poetry Night

On Tuesday December 9, 2014, students from the Grade 6/7, 7/8 and 8 classes hosted an Art

Show and Poetry night. The Master of Ceremony Mat T, eloquently introduced the night and

supplied direction to the full house audience. Budding thespians entertained onlookers in true

Beatnik style while sips of Hot Chocolate were enjoyed by all. Thank you to the artists and po-

etry participants.

Junior Boys Volleyball

Congratulations to the junior boys volleyball team on an amazing season. The boys fin-ished the season as Tier 2 Champions which allowed them to advance to a tournament featuring the top 12 teams in the DSBN. The boys played incredible volleyball at the tournament and came home with Silver Medals. Team members were Jaydon H., Hudson H., Shawn V., Lincoln R., Mitchell M., Tye S., Malcolm P., Austin M., Jason C., Matthew R., Carter D., Marcus H., Troy W. Mrs. Steenhuis and MIss Rose were im-pressed with the dedication, sportsmanship and teamwork the boys displayed through-out the season. Great job boys!

Page 5 The Leopards’ Lair

Intermediate Coed Volleyball

Congratulations to our Junior Girls Vol-leyball team. They had an great season and did an excellent job representing Lockview at the DSBN Tournament where they qualified for the quarter fi-nals. Our leopards played very well as a team and should be proud of them-selves. Way to go Lockview! Members of this year’s team were: Abby M., Alleya J., Brooke B., Evanthia P.,

Erin J., Ireland H., Chantal C., Natalie B.,

Destany S., Emily M., Niah F., Caitlin T.,

Jas-

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Junior Girls Volleyball

On Tuesday, December 2nd the Intermediate Co-Ed volleyball team participated in a tour-nament featuring eight very tough teams. Lockview played very well throughout the night and came home as Consolation Final-ists. Team members were Kaelen B., Destiny G.,

Julia B., Olivia V., Ryan J., Andrew S.,

Darren J., and Evan C.

A special thanks to all the parents who helped get the

Lockview Tshirts ready for the special Christmas surprise

to the kids. The TLC gave each student a Lockview

Tshirt with a motto that the students came up with

themselves on the back! Congratulations to Miss Rose’s

Grade 1 class on winning the motto contest! Not only

do they get to see their hard work on the back of every

Lockview student, but they also enjoyed a Pizza Party

from Fratelli’s Pizzeria.

Congratulations to the Carter family who won a 24 slice of Pizza from Fratelli’s Pizzeria Scott Street in St Catharines for “Liking” the TLC Facebook Page!

Message from TLC Council Stephanie Damiano, Lawrence McLean,

Francie Davidson, Melissa Shaw

Welcome back everyone and Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a wonderful and

relaxing holiday. We are looking forward to an

exciting 2015 at Lockview, with

many events in store for the children. In the

spring, the Dance A Thon will return, a great day

of fun and physical activity! And we are hoping

to bring back the Fun Fair in June! An upcoming

fundraiser will be discussed at the next meeting,

stay tuned for more information! As always we

welcome all parents to attend the School Council

Meetings, the next one will be on Tuesday,

January 27, 2015, starting at 6:30pm. On behalf

of the TLC, we would like to wish everyone a

wonderful year ahead!

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Pizza Days

January 7 & 21

Pita Day

January 14 & 28

T L C

Thank you!

Please detach this form and return to the school no later than

Thursday, February 12th , prior to announcements.

NEWSLETTER DRAW PRIZE - Win 4 Pita Pit “Petitas”

To encourage students to promptly deliver each newsletter to parents,

the newsletter draw entry form could earn your family 4 Pita Pit “Petitas.

This will be drawn on Thursday, February 12th during announcements.

Student’s Name: Homeroom:

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#LeopardMath Page 7

This year, math is a school learning focus for Lockview staff and students. Together we are exploring through problem solving, reasoning and playful inquiry in order to deepen our

understanding and build our skills.

To give you a “peek inside” our classrooms, we will be posting photos of our activities in the monthly newsletter, on our SIP bulletin board (across from the office), and on Twitter! Follow

us at #LeopardMath to stay in the loop!

Congratulations to the grade 2's in Mrs. Andersen and Mrs. Panici's class who showed their holiday spirit by collecting food and coins to donate to those in need. Here, they sort and count the coins. Math with meaning, indeed!

LOCKVIEW CALENDAR

January 2015

05

Welcome Back!

06

07 PIZZA DAY

French Immersion Parent Info Night Dalewood School (Details- see p3)

08

09

12

13

14 PITA DAY

Gr 7/8 Pioneer Days Gr 3 Swim to Survive @1:00

15

16

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY

No school today

19

20

21 PIZZA DAY

Gr 3 Swim to Survive

@1:00

22

23 Gr 7 Tobacco Feud Gr 8 Crash Landing

26 27 Mad Science @ Lunch

Staff Meeting

@3:15 p

28 PITA DAY

Gr 3 Swim to Survive

@1:00

29 30 TLC ”SPIRIT SHIRT DAY”

Kindergarten Open House, on Thursday, February 5

Report Cards go home on Friday, February 6 Early Release Day on Friday, February 13

Family Day, no school, on Monday, February 16