PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

Wow, as the end of May wraps up we look ahead to June, the last month of another school year. We are now enjoying warmer weather and sunnier, longer days. It has been wonderful to see the students out running, jumping, playing, and having fun on the playground during the recess breaks in the day. The sunshine always tends to bring out the child in each one of us and puts smiles on faces much more quickly.

June is bringing many busy days and super opportunities and experiences for our students. Be sure to read through the ‘Dates to Remember’ and mark your calendars, so that nothing is missed. I will continue to send home weekly reminders on Fridays to ensure that everyone is up to date with all the events and activities happening in our school. Let’s make June 2004 the best ever yet at Princess Anne Elementary, “A Great Place to Be”.

Jacquie Poulin

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2004-05

As required, here is the calendar that will be in place for next year:

Schools Open - Sept. 7

School Based Pro-d – Sept. 27

Thanksgiving - Oct. 11

PSA Pro-d – Oct. 22

Remembrance Day – Nov. 11

Schools close for Winter Vacation – Dec. 17

Schools re-open – Jan. 4

District Pro-d – Feb. 21

Elem. Implementation Day – Feb. 22

Schools close for Spring Vacation – March 18

Good Friday – March 25

Easter Monday – March 28

Schools re-open – March 30

School Based Pro-d – May 2

Victoria Day – May 23

School Based Pro-d – June 29

Admin Day – June 30

SELF MANAGERS

Once again we have more students to add to our Self-Managers list. Effective May 1^st, the following students have been self-managers at Princess Anne:

Vernon Dawson, Makayla Seltenrich,

Sarah Latour, and John Bore

Congratulations to these students. Any others wishing to be considered as new self-managers must complete a form, have it signed by their parents and a staff member, then return it to Mrs. Poulin by the end of each month.

RUNNING CLUB

The list of runners we have this time around is absolutely incredible. Our students have been working extra hard and are making huge gains in their running totals, and in their fitness. Congratulations to all our keen runners and ribbon earners. Here are the students who earned their ribbons in April:

25 km Runners – Cody Wiszka, Steven Winter, Jesse Wiszka

50 km Runners – Sydney Creighton, Julius Monague, Justus Davey, Liam Robertson, John Lee, Taylor Mueller, Rebecca Reilly, Brig Stevenson, Robin Tait, Danny Tooke, Kayla Balmer, Spencer Grant, Sam Hansl, Hillary Hertzberg, Hayden Kirkpatrick, Sarah Latour, Melanie Ribicic, Josh Wilton, Zac Wilton, Dakota Davey, Spencer Walker, Thor Brenner, Alyssia Bell-Surrette, Jon Jones, Kendra Howland, Corey Henwood, Jordan Jenkins

75 km Runners – Eva Morgan, Ben Hall, Martina Rye, Nathan Dawson, Arron Lamoureux, Daniel MacDonald, Riley Burnside, Jessa Arnold, Jewels Greenhough, Katriana Tarala, Ayla Wagner, Zac Creighton, Maggi Benoit, Drew Curtis, Merenya Prince, Ryan Brigden, Sydney Howlett, Casey Bock, Kyle Curtis, Liam Robertson, John Lee, April Hansl, Josh Prince, Kate Mason-Betts, Meleah Desjarlais, Kaitlyn Kjargaard, Vernon Dawson, Jessica Sibley

100 km Runners – Amber Ryan, Tori McKenzie, Braedon Walsh, Lisa Tran, Levi Legault, Ben Hall, Brice Brookes, Corey McEwen, Dylan Moore, Ian Farrow, Katie Dunbar, Maurice Dawson, Tim Latour, Eva Morgan

125 km Runners – Tori McKenzie, Adrian Choromanski, Angus Brookes, Michael Ribicic, Blake Walsh, Connor Robertson, Harrison Grant, Amber Ryan

150 km Runners – Adrian Choromanski, Blake Walsh, Connor Robertson, Rohit Nagi, Mitchell Vipond, Angus Brookes, Michael Ribicic

175 km Runners – Rohit Nagi

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.

THE VIRTUES PROGRAM and ROYAL RECOGNITIONS

The Virtue for the month of May has been trustworthiness. Trustworthiness is defined as, “. . . being worthy of trust. People can count on you to do your best, to keep your word, and to follow through on your commitments. Others can rely on you. They can trust that if it is at all possible, you will do what you said you would do, even if it becomes really hard. When you are trustworthy, others can be sure of you and you can be sure of yourself.”

Here are our Royal Recognitions for April:

Division 1:

Reliability – recognized twice – Sarah Latour, Melanie Ribicic

- recognized once – Kayla Balmer, Alyssia

Bell-Surrette, Hillary Hertzberg, Kendra Howland, John Lee, Liam Robertson, Robin Tait

Helpfulness – Casey Bock, Kyle Curtis, Sam Hansl, Sarah Latour, Liam Robertson, Robin Tait

Enthusiasm – recognized twice – Adrian Choromanski, Kendra Howland

- recognized once – Danny Tooke, Jesse

Wiszka, John Bore

Truthfulness – Casey Bock, Rebecca Reilly

Perseverance – Rebecca Reilly

Division 2:

Responsibility – Katie Dunbar

Helpfulness – recognized twice – Tim Latour

- recognized once – Brice Brookes, Katie

Dunbar, April Hansl, Connor Robertson, Martina Rye, Katriana Tarala, Cody Wiszka

Perseverance – recognized twice – Martina Rye

- recognized once – Maurice Dawson, Katie

Dunbar, Mack McLellan, Julius Monague, Dylan Moore, Katriana Tarala, Mithcell Vipond, Blake Walsh

Enthusiasm – Mack McLellan, Katriana Tarala

Co-operation – Blake Walsh, Stephanie Bore

Kindness – Tim Latour

Caring – Jessa Arnold, Dylan Moore

Respect – Ian Farrow, Josh Prince

Trust – Corey McEwen

Division 3:

Commitment – recognized twice – Zac Creighton, Micah Prince, Amber Ryan

- recognized once – Carson Balmer, Maggi

Benoit, Amanda Chapman-Epton, Sydney Creighton, Vernon Dawson, Tori McKenzie, Eva Morgan, Mikaela Vipond

Perseverance – Jaren Little

Helpfulness – Maggi Benoit, Georgia Grant, Amber Ryan, Mikaela Vipond

Division 4:

Commitment – Tamika Bowers, Daniel MacDonald, Kate Mason-Betts

Perseverance – Justus Davey, Nathan Dawson, Merenya Prince

Responsibility – Riley Burnside, Meleah Desjarlais, Jordan Jenkins, Arron Lamoureux, Daniel MacDonald, Kate Mason-Betts, Shawn Przada, Makayla Seltenrich, Tyrel Thornton

Kindness – Tyrel Thornton

Helpfulness – Kaitlyn Kjargaard, Merenya Prince

Reliability – Justus Davey

Co-operation – Arron Lamoureux

Enthusiasm – Nathan Dawson

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Kindergarten:

Enthusiasm – Keira Christensen-Abbott, Derion Hughes, Candice Virtanen, Silvan Wood

Helpfulness – Erich Glendale, Halen Lindberg

Flexibility – Johnathon Griffin

Perseverance – Jakob Alexander, Brad Oakley, Blake Wessell

Lifeskills:

Reliability – Julian Bodaly

Enthusiasm – Casy dee McCormick

Congratulations to all our students, an outstanding number of students recognized for exemplary actions!

TRACK AND FIELD – ZONE MEET

Our School Track and Field Meet, held May 14^th, was a huge success with many students participating in a number of events and having fun. The weather was fabulous and things went smoothly throughout the day. A number of students qualified for the Zone Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 25^th. The following athletes represented Princess Anne Elementary at the Zone Track Meet: on May 25^th:

Casey Bock, Hayden Kirkpatrick, Thor Brenner, Danny Tooke, Liam Robertson, Spencer Grant, Adrian Choromanski, Josh Wilton, Jesse Wiszka, Sam Hansl, Robin Tait, Hillary Hertzberg, John Lee, Alyssia Bell-Surette, Kayla Balmer

Cody Wiszka, Dylan Moore, Blake Walsh, Corey McEwen, Maurice Dawson, Jessa Arnold, Katie Dunbar, Ayla Wagner, Harrison Grant, Connor Robertson, Mitchell Vipond, Rohit Nagi, Josh Bell-Surette, Katriana Tarala, April Hansl, Brice Brookes, Jewels Greenhough

Angus Brookes, Carson Balmer, Michael Ribicic, Zac Creighton, Eva Morgan, Lisa Tran, Amber Ryan, Dakota Davey

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Our Hat Day was a great success with many students and staff donning a variety of different sizes and styles of hats throughout the day. Those who forgot their hats for the day were able to be creative and design a hat to wear for the day. Thanks to everyone for participating in this event.

Some exciting news for Grade 4 – 7 students from the Student Leadership team, all grade 4 – 7 students will have the opportunity to go to a private school viewing of the third Harry Potter movie. We will be going on the morning of Friday, June 4^th, the day that the movie opens. More information will be coming home soon.

DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and HEALTHY EATING

May is such a wonderful month to get out and get active as the sun is out more, the days are longer, and it is great to shed the heavy winter clothes and have some fun in the sun. I really love the fresh, lively feeling of Spring and can’t wait to get outside and get moving more. Here are some great tips on nutrition and reasons to get more active, hope it is informative!

Too Much, Not Enough and the Wrong Stuff

- Submitted by Jeri Manley, Nutritionist

Islanders are eating too much, exercising too little and missing out on important nutrients from healthy foods. We need more balance in our diets and more activity in our lives according to the Ministry of Health Services. The results from a province wide survey of adult eating and activity patterns were released at the end of April. The information collected will be used to make healthy eating and active living the easy choices at home, at school, at work or in the community.

The results show that over one-half of adults were overweight or obese. This has increased from 44% to 55% in just 10 years! Most adults were not active enough for the health benefits associated with exercising, such as weight control. Eating patterns showed that many men and even more women did not eat enough fruits, vegetables, milk products and grains. Many adults ate too many foods that are mostly fat and sugar. One quarter of daily calories came from these “empty calorie” foods. Even though more than half of those surveyed took supplements, many still had low intakes of important nutrients, especially folate, calcium and fiber. For the full reports on the BC Nutrition Survey, go to the Ministry of Health Services website

www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/prevent/bcnutritionsurvey.html

While this information may not be new to some, there has not been a comprehensive study done on nutrition habits of British Columbians since 1972. Now we have a baseline of current information to work with.

Here are some ideas for planning for personal healthy lifestyle changes:

¨ Have smaller portion sizes, especially when eating out

¨ Limit “liquid” calories from sweetened beverages. Have water to quench thirst between meals.

¨ Eat more fruits and vegetables, milk products and whole grains.

¨ Make room for healthy foods. Eat less “junk” food. Use less fat and sugar.

¨ Take a nutritional supplement that is right for your age and stage of life. Talk with your doctor, dietitian or pharmacist.

¨ Be active at work, school and play. Walk or bike at least part of your way there.

¨ Accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activities every day.

Take whatever steps you can to make spring a healthy thing!

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Cardiovascular Health in Children

- By Dr. Wilma Arruda, Community Paediatrician,

Nanaimo

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Canada. Evidence links certain risk factors in children with accelerated atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). It is therefore imperative to achieve a healthy active lifestyle in childhood. I will present a series of articles that will provide strategies for promoting lifelong cardiovascular health in children and adults.

Part 4: High Blood Pressure and High Blood Cholesterol

Obesity has been found to be associated with High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and High Blood Cholesterol. High Blood Pressure speeds up the development of Coronary Heart Disease and contributes significantly to the development of medical conditions such as Stroke, Heart Failure, and Kidney Failure. High Blood Pressure at a young age is a predictor of High Blood Pressure later in life. A person is usually unable to tell they have High Blood Pressure and the only way it can be detected is by measuring it. In the childhood years Blood Pressure is normally lower than in adults and increases to adult levels during the teenage years. Blood pressure needs to be measured properly in the doctor’s office with the right sized Blood Pressure cuff.

High levels of Blood Cholesterol, high levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) and low levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL) are associated with an increased risk of Coronary Heart Disease in adults. Children with high levels of LDL Cholesterol are likely to become adults with high levels. Because the process of developing narrowing arteries (atherosclerosis) occurs over years it would seem prudent to reduce this risk in childhood by promoting cardiovascular health and by encouraging a diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol in children more than 2 years of age.

What can you do?

1. Ask your doctor to measure your child’s blood pressure at routine health visits. This is a recommendation for all children 3 years of age and older (American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young)>

2. Encourage healthy eating and physical activity to maintain appropriate weight.

3. Eat a wide variety of foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

4. Saturated fatty acids should provide less than10% of total calories.

5. Total fat should provide on average of no more than 30% and no less than 20% of total calories.

6. Less than 300 mg of cholesterol should be consumed per day.

7. Children should consume 5 – 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables.

8. Children should consume 5 – 12 daily servings of whole grain foods per day.

9. Children should consume adequate amounts of dietary fiber every day.

NEWS FROM THE LIFE SKILLS ROOM

PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO A NEW NORTH-END SECONDARY SCHOOL

On Wednesday, June 16 the School District 68 Board of Trustees is holding a public meeting of the Board’s Business Committee that will be of interest to elementary and secondary parents, especially parents in the Dover Bay, Wellington, and Woodlands areas.

The meeting will begin at 6 pm in the Randerson Ridge Elementary Gymnasium.

At the meeting, a report will be presented on possible alternatives to building a new secondary school in the north end of the district. An independent consulting firm that has been hired by the district is preparing the report. The consultants have looked at enrolment projections, the capacities and conditions of existing secondary schools, and housing development patterns. The report will outline options for the Board of Trustees to consider.

The June 16 meeting will be an information meeting only. If the Board wishes to consider changes that would affect which school students attend, there would be a well-publicized consultation process before any decisions are made.

All parents are invited to attend. While the study focusses on the three north-end secondary schools, it also looks at enrolment patterns at NDSS, John Barsby, and Cedar Secondary Schools.

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, May 31 – Transition activity to Cilaire

Thursday morning, June 3 – Kindergarten and Gr. 1/2 to Yesteryear Farm

Friday morning, June 4 – Gr. 4 – 7 – Harry Potter 3 Movie , per yellow permission slip issued May 31

Tuesday, June 8 – District Track and Field Meet,

for those who have advanced from the Zone Meet

Wednesday, June 9 – Backwards Day

Thursday, June 10, 3-4 pm – Parent Appreciation Tea

- we hope you will be able to join us!

Tuesday, June 22 – Gr. 4 – 7 Waterslide Trip, details to follow (please note: bus leaves promptly at 8:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, June 23 – Gr. 7 Farewell Dinner

Thursday, June 24 – Sports Luncheon

Friday, June 25 – Kindergarten to Gr. 7 students– Rathtrevor Day – watch for further information

Monday, June 28 – School wide swim at Bowen in am,

- Year end assembly in pm