1951 Estevan Road Principal: Jacquie Poulin
Nanaimo, B.C., V9S 3Y9 Secretary: Linda Cowling
Phone: 250-754-5442
Fax: 250-741-8310 Date: March 30th, 2004
PRINCIPALS COMMENTS
It is hard to believe that the end of March is here already, and based on our weather it has not been able to decide if it is going to go as a lamb or a lion! I hope everyone had a good Spring Break and had a chance to re-juvenate and re-energize as we head into the final term of the 2003-04 school year.
Over the next three months we will be very busy at Princess Anne. I took some time to fill in a master calendar with all the activities happening in the remainder of the year and it is quite full. Swimming lessons are coming up, a trip to the Port Theatre to see Robert Munsch (Kind. Gr. 3), waterslides for Gr. 4 7, Rathtrevor trip for the whole school, school wide swim, monthly cross-grade activities and cross-grade reading just to name a few.
Of course, students continue to be actively engaged in their learning and are demonstrating great progress. Based on the last set of report cards that just went home, our students have continued to make steady progress in academic, aesthetic, emotional, physical, and social areas. I would like to take this time to compliment our students for their hard work, our parents for their commitment in supporting their child/ren, and our staff for their dedication to each and every childs learning.
Looking
forward to a fabulous third term, lets make it a great one!!
Jacquie
Poulin
With a bit more co-operation from the weather, and some very dedicated students, we have a lot more names to add to our running club this month. Congratulations to all our keen runners and ribbon earners. Here are the students who earned their ribbons in February:
25 km Runners Rebecca Reilly, Kayla
Balmer, Alyssia Bell-Surette, Thor Brenner, Melanie Ribicic, David Dagasso
50 km runners Ayla Wagner, Josh
Bell-Surette, Emma Dunbar, Tori McKenzie, Quince Sholberg, Ryan Brigden, Adrian
Choromanski, Drew Curtis, Amber Ryan, Jewels Greenhough, Ben Hall, Corey
McEwen, April Hansl, Ian Farrow, Eva Morgan, Kat Tarala, Martina Rye, Arron
Lamoureux, Kate Mason-Betts, Sydney Howlett, Riley Burnside, Daniel MacDonald
75 km runners Harrison Grant, Connor
Robertson, Tyson Nahanee
Way to go everyone; keep on running! Special thanks to Mr. Shaw for organizing this club and ensuring that our students receive their ribbons throughout the year.
Our Tree of Virtue continues to grow each week, I am starting to think the wall will not be large enough to hold all the leaves until the end of the year. It is heartwarming to hear the stories and anecdotes shared when Royal Recognitions are handed out at the Monday Morning Assembly. Congratulations to all our students for working hard to ensure Princess Anne is A Great Place to Be! The recent virtues we have focused on were Helpfulness and Commitment.
Helpfulness is being of service. It is doing useful things for people, such as things they cannot do for themselves, something they do not have time to do, or just little things that make life easier. It is important to be helpful to ourselves too, by taking care of our bodies. There are times when we need help from others. That is a good time to ask for help.
Commitment is caring deeply about someone or
something. It is the willingness to
give your all to a friendship, a task, or something you believe in. It is the ability to make decisions and
follow through on them. It is keeping
your promises.
Here
are our Royal Recognitions for February:
Division 1:
Helpfulness
recognized four times Josh Wilton
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recognized three times Melanie Ribicic
-
recognized twice Hillary Hertzberg, Hayden
Kirkpatrick, Sarah Latour, Robin Tait, Danny Tooke, Zac Wilton
-
recognized once Kayla Balmer, Alyssia
Bell-Surette, Casey Bock, Thor Brenner, Adrian Choromanski, Kyle Curtis,
Spencer Grant, Sam Hansl, Kendra Howland, John Lee, Taylor Mueller, Brig
Stevenson
Truthfulness
Adrian Choromanski
Perseverance
Jung Hwa Choi
Commitment
Sarah Latour
Reliability
Melanie Ribicic
Responsibility
Alyssia Bell-Surette, Sarah Latour, John Lee, Melanie Ribicic, Zac Wilton
Division 2:
Enthusiasm
Mack McLellan
Perseverance
recognized twice Maurice Dawson,
Jewels Greenhough, Mack McLellan, Dylan Moore,
Mitchell Vipond
-
recognized once Jessa Arnold, Josh
Bell-Surette, Brice Brookes, Ian Farrow, Harrison Grant, Ben Hall, April Hansl,
Corey McEwen, Connor Robertson, Martina Rye, Ayla Wagner, Blake Walsh
Kindness
Maurice Dawson
Reliability
recognized twice Katie Dunbar,
Harrison Grant, Rohit Nagi
-
recognized once Brice Brookes, Connor
Robertson, Mitchell Vipond, Blake Walsh, Kat Tarala
Responsibility
Jewels Greenhough, Mack McLellan
Helpfulness
recognized twice Kat Tarala
-
recognized once Jessa Arnold, Ben Hall, Ieysha Matthew, Dylan Moore,
Mitchell Vipond
Division 3:
Helpfulness
recognized twice Eva Morgan
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recognized once Carson Balmer, Maggi Benoit, Angus Brookes, Jaren Little,
Jessica Sibley
Perseverance
Maggi Benoit, Sydney Creighton, Amber Ryan, Jessica Sibley, Mikaela Vipond
Reliability
Sydney Creighton, Zach Creighton
Responsibility
Angus Brookes
Division 4:
Perseverance
Justus Davey
Compassion
Riley Burnside
Reliability
Justus Davey, Nathan Dawson, Levi Legault, Daniel MacDonald, Kate
Mason-Betts, Merenya
Prince, Tyrel Thornton
Helpfulness
Drew Curtis, Kate Mason-Betts
Responsibility
Merenya Prince
Congratulations
to all our students, an outstanding number of students recognized for exemplary
actions!
Once again we have another student to add to our Self-Managers list. Effective March1st, the following student has been a self-manager at Princess Anne: Zach Creighton Congratulations Zach. Any others wishing to be considered as new self-managers must complete a form, have it signed by their parents and a staff member, and then return it to Mrs. Poulin by the end of each month.
Our Student Leaders have been busy with a variety of activities. They took on the daunting task of counting the money for Jump Rope for Heart, including a very large collection of pennies that needed to be counted and rolled a big job that they completed. Thanks! A couple of the leaders also changed our bulletin board to shamrocks and a Happy St. Patricks Day, at Princess Anne we are lucky to have . . . be sure to watch for the April version coming soon.
A couple of upcoming activities that the student
leaders are planning are another pyjama day on Wednesday, April 7th
and an Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday, April 8th. Watch for the posters up around the school,
advertising the events that the student leaders are working on.
AUTHOR VISITS
Our Librarian, Mrs. Hurwitz-Adams, has organized
three author visits for students at Princess Anne. Kindergarten to Grade 3 students will enjoy time with Maria
Coffey on Tuesday, March 30th.
Later, on April 20th, the Grade 4/5 students will have a
visit from John Wilson, a well known childrens author. And finally, on May 6th, the
Grade 6/7 students will listen to and interact with author Gayle Friesen. Having an opportunity to listen to authors
gives students a chance to hear about what goes into writing a book, and often
inspires children to do some writing of their own. Thanks to Mrs. Hurwitz-Adams for organizing these visits.
DAILY PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY and HEALTHY
EATING
We move from Heart Month
to Nutrition Month, two themes that go hand in hand. March is Nutrition Month, a great time to focus on what we eat
each day and ensure that the fuel we give our body will allow us to be more
active. Here are a couple more articles
to offer ideas and suggestions. Hope
you enjoy!
March is Nutrition
Month:
With the slogan Eat Well, Play Well, the Dietitians of Canada are focusing on healthy eating for school-aged children and youth as the theme for their campaign.
Nanaimo schools participating in daily physical activity sessions are a step ahead of the rest of the country! The school age years are ones of rapid growth and development. Healthy eating and active living are key elements allowing children and youth to reach their full potential, while laying foundation for a lifetime of healthy living. Nanaimo schools are creating a strong example of these by elements
With so much emphasis on the increase of childhood obesity, we need to work together at home, at school, and in our community organizations to promote and support children being active and eating healthfully. A community coalition entitled Move More Eat Well (MMEW) has been meeting over the past year. This network of people from health education, recreation and parent groups has been focusing on how we can support healthy choices as a community. We invite you to participate. Our next meeting will be Monday, March 8, 2004, at 4:00 pm at Nanaimo Health Centre, 1665 Grant Avenue.
The Dietitians of Canada website has many great
resources to tap into at www.dietitians.ca. There you can have your food intake analised
nutritionally, play nutrition games, visit a virtual kitchen, or get help with
meal planning. Dietitians of Canada
surveyed its members to find suggestions for simple ways to promote healthy
eating and active living in school age children. Here are their suggestions:
At
Home:
¨
Be
a role model. Teach children to eat
well by example. Focus on sensible
portions of healthy foods from Canadas
Food Guide to Health Eating.
¨
Choose
other foods such as soft drinks, candy and fried snacks less often.
¨
Involve
the kids, regardless of their age, in planning and preparing breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
¨
Get
ready for breakfast the night before (e.g.-set out the toaster and cereal
boxes, set the table, cut up fruit).
¨
Try
something new. Recipe ideas can be
found in the Dietitians of Canada cookbook, Great
Food Fast or Cook Great Food, and
on our website: www.dietitians.ca/eatwell.
¨
Mix
and match home-prepared foods with convenience items like roasted chickens or
bagged salads, to save time.
¨
Seek
out nutritious foods when eating out.
Choose baked, broiled or roasted items instead of those that are
deep-fried; enjoy salads, baked potatoes, chili or soup served with a whole
grain dinner roll; drink milk or fruit juice, instead of soft drinks.
¨
Be
physically active. Plan family
activities like hiking, cycling, walking, in-line or ice-skating. Try new activities together. Examples include yoga, tai chi, and
gardening.
At
School:
¨
Children
are more likely to eat a lunch that they have been involved in creating. Let your children choose some of the foods
that will go into their lunch bags.
¨
Teach
children to include at least one choice from each of the four food
groups of Canadas Food Guide to Healthy
Eating to create a nutritionally balanced lunch.
¨
Children
sometimes have less than 15 minutes to finish their lunch at school. Consider sending one or two portable lunch
items, such as an apple or cereal bar that can be enjoyed outside the lunch
period.
¨
Growing,
active children need plenty of fluids to perform at their best. Invest in a water bottle. Make sure water bottles are cleaned well
between uses.
¨
Mix
it up. Offering a variety of foods
helps prevent boredom and makes lunch a meal that your child looks forward
to. Examples include: hummus, pita
bread wedges, raw vegetables, yogurt, fruit juices; whole grain tortilla filled
with tuna salad, celery sticks, grapes, chocolate milk; cold pizza, yogurt,
oatmeal muffin, fruit juice.
¨
Support
nutrition education programming in school.
Need some ideas? Visit the Mission Nutrition* website: www.missionnutrition.ca.
Need Help Figuring
Out What Qualifies as Physical Activity?
Check Out These Suggestions.....
There are numerous activities that can be worked
into the day that do not involve going to the gym, or an exercise class. Some
alternative ideas are listed below:
Clean your house.
Vacuuming, mopping, and dusting can be quite a work out, and kids can
help!
Do
anything that gets you up and moving, and most importantly, HAVE FUN!!!!!
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
Tuesday,
March 30 Author visit Maria Coffey Kindergartem Gr. 3
Friday,
April 2 Hot Lunch Day
Wednesday,
April 7 Pyjama Day
Thursday,
April 8 Cross-Grade Activity
Thursday,
April 8 Easter Egg Hunt
Friday,
April 9 Good Friday Schools closed
Monday,
April 12 Easter Monday Schools closed
Tuesday,
April 20 Author visit John Wilson Gr. 4/5
Wednesday,
April 21, 10:15 a.m. Rick Scott Concert
Thursday,
April 22 Class/team/whole school photos
(Class photos free of charge.)
Friday,
April 23 Hot Lunch Day
Friday,
April 23 Gr. 4 7 Swim, leave at noon
Friday,
April 30 Cross-Grade Reading
Monday,
May 3 School Based Pro-D No school for students
Tuesday,
May 4 Gr. 6/7 to Healthamongus event
Tuesday
morning, May 4- swimming lessons start for Grade 1-2 class
Tuesday,
May 4 Kindergarten Gr. 3 Robert Munsch at the Port Theatre
- Kindergarten students come in the
afternoon
Wednesday,
May 5 Gr. 6 Immunizations, 12:45 p.m.
Wednesday,
May 5 swimming lessons start for Kindergarten class
Wednesday,
May 5 Gr. 4/5 to Healthamongus event
Thursday,
May 6 Gr. 2/3 to Healthamongus event
Thursday,
May 6 swimming lessons start for Grade 2/3 class
Thursday,
May 6 Author visit Gayle Friesen Gr. 6/7
Friday,
May 7 Kindergarten and Gr. ½ to
Healthmongus event
Friday,
May 7 Hot Lunch Day
Monday,
May 10 Friday, May 21 FSA testing for Gr. 4 and Gr. 7 students
Friday,
May 14 Gr. 3 7 School Track Meet
Monday,
May 17 Tuesday, May 18 Gr. 4 7 Camping Trip, Thetis Island
Friday,
May 21 Hot Lunch Day
Friday,
May 21 Gr. 4 7 Swim, leaving at noon
Monday,
May 24 Victoria Day Schools closed
Tuesday,
May 25 Gr. 3 7 Zone Track Meet, Rotary Bowl (behind NDSS)