Greetings Future Harriet Tubman Families
It is with great enthusiasm that I will be returning to
downtown St. Catharines as the first principal of Harriet
Tubman Public School.
As many of you know, I am no stranger to downtown having
been the principal at Alexandra, Maywood, Queen Mary and
now Memorial.
I am coming to the new school with many experiences in
education. I was a secondary school teacher at Beamsville
and Grimsby high schools early in my career, but made the
switch to being an elementary teacher in 1997. I was an
intermediate teacher at Central School and then the grade 8
homeroom teacher in the Gifted Education Centre at Queen
Mary School.
From here, my administrative career began, and I have
worked at Oakridge and Simcoe Street schools as viceprincipal before becoming principal at Crystal Beach. I was
then at Alexandra, Maywood and Queen Mary before my last
move to Dalewood for the transition to a full French
Immersion school.
Working with the current downtown school principals, the
transition team and staffs, we have planned a series of events
during this transition year.
We have already:
 supported Terry Fox with a combined school walk
and fundraiser
 handed out new Harriet Tubman t-shirts
 brought our junior and intermediate students
together for a Social Media Safety presentation with
Paul Davis
 held a parent Social Media Safety presentation
Our future plans include:
 final selection of the North Star Name (see back)
 Niagara Falls Art Gallery oil pastel renderings of the
schools for all students
 Curriculum connections to Harriet Tubman during
Black History Month
 A joint School Council Meeting combining all three
schools
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Sincerely,
Ronna Lockyer
Did You Know?

Harriet Tubman did not have a map for the journey
to Canada. Instead she and others on the
Underground Railroad relied on the North Star to
lead to freedom in Canada.
 Homes that provided a safe stop on the
Underground Railroad would display blue quilts to
indicate to the slaves that the house was safe.
These pieces of historical information were used when
choosing our new team name and school colours.
Harriet Tubman Construction UPDATE
The construction webcam is live and can be accessed through
www. harriettubman.dsbn.org or on the Alexandra,
Maywood, Memorial or QM websites.
 Mason work on first floor complete
 Core Slab for second floor installed
 Electrical/Plumbing rough ins in progress
 New Water service has been installed (that's why
there is a fire hydrant in the parking lot now!).
With respect to the City of St Catharines work on George
Street, the City is replacing storm sewers followed by the
installation of a new watermain. They expect to be complete
in late fall this year.
Name Our Star Colouring Contest
Below you will find all of the names suggested for our North Star Mascot!
Each family my choose ONE of these names as their choice and return this form to the school.
We will compile the top 3 choices and students at Maywood, Memorial, and Alexandra will be
voting to select the final name.
The winners of the colouring contest for each school will be announced at the same time
RETURN BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2014
OUR FAMILY NAME:
______________________________
SCHOOL (circle one):
Maywood
Memorial
Alexandra
OUR FAVOURITE NAME IS:
_________________________________
Freedom
Blazing
Magic
Minty
(Harriet Tubman’s childhood nick name)
Aurora
Twilight
Polaris
Starlight
Star Ship
Polly (short for Polaris)
Universe
Ellie
Harry
Warrior
Journey
Twinkle
Gertie
The Bright Knights
Sparks
Harriet
Shooting Star
Shining
Blue Jay
Cosmo
Shiny
Awesome
Scott
Super Six
Frozen
Patty
Dazzling
Rainbow dash
“Starry Knights”
Sprinkles
Sparkwood
Star Rocks
Cute
N.S.Metal Beard
The North Star Railroaders
Ringo the Star
Mini
Max
Northy
Ice Dog
General North Star
Nori
Starburst
Beamer
Rainbow
Dreamer
Pop Star
Mr. Star
Bright Star
Sirius
Great North Star
Super
Gleam
Flash
Shimmer
Shiner