King George VI Public School Newsletter
O ct o be r 2 n d , 2 0 1 3
V o lu me 1 , Iss ue 2
Mrs. Lynn McAughey, Principal
Ms. Gayle Mutrie, Vice-Principal
[email protected]
[email protected]
King George VI Public School
320 Sixth Avenue South
Kenora, Ontario P9N 2C3
Phone: (807) 468-7570
Fax: (807) 468-6453
http://kinggeorge.kpdsb.on.ca
King George VI:
Where Kids Come First
Upcoming
Events
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Junior Cross
Country Run,
October 2nd. Rain
Date: Oct 4
Individual
Education Plans
(IEPs) home to
Families & Friends
– Oct 8th
Picture Day–Oct.
9th!
Harvest Lunch in
King George’s
Gym – Oct 10th
PD Day – Stay
home from school
while we learn!
Thanksgiving
Holiday – Oct 14th
King George
School Council –
Oct 17th 6:30 p.m.
Kenora Schools
Bus Evacuation
Drills – Oct 23rd
Hallowe’en Howl –
Oct 31st
Progress Reports
Home to our
Families & Friends
– Nov 8th
Family & Friends
of KG Students –
Teacher Night –
Nov. 13th TIME?
Greetings from the desk of the
Principal!
I’ve been warmly welcomed to King
George VI and am so pleased with our
transition back to school – we missed
our students and staff over the summer
and it feels wonderful to be back in the
swing of things at school!
Please find attached to this newsletter
a copy of our first School Council
Meeting Agenda. Please contact Mrs.
McAughey personally at the school if you
are interested in holding a School
Council position this year. Please don’t
let this process of elections deter you
from joining us this week for our School
Council meeting. We are a casual group
and welcome all helpers. See you
Thursday evening!
Playground PALS
PALS – our Peer Activity Leaders have
had a great start to the year under the
direction of Ms. Gayleen Bell. Student
Leaders have been trained in leading
playground activities and games - this
has been a wonderful way to promote
positive playground behavior – we are
all happier when we are busy!
Our PALS team will meet every Day 5 at
nutrition break in the library to plan the
week’s games – please encourage your
child in Grade 4 – 6 to join the team or
ask our younger students to make sure
they find a PALS leader on the
playground to join in with classmates in
a new game! This is especially
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PD Day Nov 4th – Hot Lunch Pasta orders ca
EQAO Data
King George Parents, Guardians,
Family Members and Friends are
Hot
Lunch
invited to our OPEN HOUSE, this
Tuesday, September 10th, from 6 –
7:30 p.m.
Classroom teachers will meet with
families in classrooms. Please have
our King George VI students tour you
around the school. We have a small
Scavenger Hunt planned to check out
a few areas in the school and to keep
your family engaged. Please keep
your children with you during the
OPEN HOUSE so that everyone is
accounted for.
Please introduce yourself to Mrs.
McAughey and Mrs. Mutrie – we’ll be
at the refreshment table in the front
foyer.
important for those students that
have had some difficulty making new
friends or fitting in with
others…structured games do help.
Thanks to our PALS leaders and to
Ms. Bell!
ALL STAKEHOLDERS CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING SO THAT STUDENTS COME FIRST
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King George VI News
Where Kids Come First!
Welcome Back to School Activities
Last week Thursday, our KG staff and
students participated in a fun-day
where each classroom teacher planned
a game for students. We played Dripdrip-drop, parachute games, four
square, Fris Knock, skipping, tag and
other traditional playground games.
The weather cooperated, the fruit
popsicles were yummy and our “New to
King George” students played alongside
their school mates. Our goal was to join
Drip drip drop!
is poetry in the prose
of life.”
Sigmund Freud
(1856-1639)
Special thanks to our teachers and
students for planning the games and to
Ms. Farrell for the Popsicle treats!
Teaching and Learning News
Our school start-up has been busy this
year; classroom teachers are involved in
testing and checking in on our students,
gathering our initial starting-points data
for reading skills and comprehension.
“When we share – that
together as a school community,
welcome our students to the school
year, reinforce positive games, and
meet new friends. I learned many new
names and faces; I’m sure our students
did as well!
daily basis. Thanks for helping out with
reading practice at home. Read every
day with your child. For older students,
encourage them to read each evening
before bed.
On Friday of last week, all of our
primary teachers were involved in a
Guided Reading training day where we
reinforced and learned about strategies
for effective reading instruction in
Kindergarten through to Grade 3.
When you are reading with your child at
home on a daily basis – here are some
tips to help when stuck on a word: Look
for Chunks, Get Your Mouth Ready,
Check the Picture, Does the word look
like another word you know? Try Again!
These are the same strategies we use in
the classroom at the reading table on a
Recreation Program
Start-Up
Our forms for recreation program signup for students in Grades 5 & 6 will be
coming home closer to the end of the
month. Our first event is a make-up
event – a golf game that was missed last
year! As soon as the ice is in, our Junior
Broncos hockey program will start up as
well. Stay tuned for more information.
A SUPERVISION REMINDER: Please note that supervision begins on the playground at 8:25 a.m. Breakfast program
opens indoors at 8:25 a.m. Supervision ends on the playground at 3:30 p.m. After this time there is only supervision
for bus students in the designated bus areas. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN UNATTENDED OUTSIDE OF
SUPERVISION TIMES.
ALL STAKEHOLDERS CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING SO THAT STUDENTS COME FIRST
King George School VI – School Council Agenda
September 12, 2013, 6:30 p.m. King George Library
1. Introductions – there’s much that is new at King George VI this year! We are hopeful to have some
new parents, guardians, friends and families of our students join us on School Council this year.
Some of our veteran School Council members are moving on and we welcome those of you who are
“New to KG” and also others who have been considering and wondering what School Council is all
about. It’s a wonderful way to be engaged in our school community and to keep informed about
our students and King George events.
2. Approval of Minutes – from last meeting
3. Treasurer’s Report – Craig Debbo
4. Elections – please know that our School Council meetings are casual events and in most cases, an
election is not necessary. We welcome volunteers and helpers - those that wish to be fully
involved and those that can only help out on special occasions…please don’t let this “beginning of
the year formality” steer you away from joining us!
Chair/Co Chair
Teacher Rep
Recording Secretary
Community Rep
5. New Business
a. Cheque for $166.45 from Lakewood School Council.
6. Administrators’ Report - Lynn McAughey and/or Gayle Mutrie
a. Start-Up Report – the first two weeks at King George VI including KPDSB Video – Kids Come
First!
b. Funding requests for Breakfast, Lunch and Healthy Snack programs
c. Kiss & Ride Communication
d. Potential Class Reorganizations
e. September/October Events for our Students, Staff, Friends & Families
7. Lunch Program – Chad Gropp
8. Fund Raising – Peak of the Market – Kelly Irvine, Frosted Food Order – Angela Ferguson,
Craft Sale – Kelly Irvine.
9. Harvest Lunch – October 10th, 12 – 1 p.m. Volunteers needed for this school community meal.
10. Old Business - We need to make a cheque payable to BBSS for the $1000 we committed to the
transition of the grade 6/7’s. BBSS will be using this money to help with the first parent/teacher
event. They will be purchasing door prizes and food. Door prizes will consist of possibly 2 mini I
pads and other items.
11. Next Meeting Date - October 17th, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Does this work for everyone? Other suggestions?
12. Adjournment – 7:45 p.m.
ALL STAKEHOLDERS CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING SO THAT STUDENTS COME FIRST