December 18, 2014
Jan 5—Classes Resume
Jan 8—SCC Meeting 4-6 pm
Jan 9—Skating Gr. 2 & 3
Jan 13—Baking Day
Jan 16—Hot Meal forms due
Jan 16—Skating Gr. K & 1
Jan 21—Hot Meal & Formal Dress-up Day
Jan 23—Skating Gr. 4 & 6
Jan 28—check e-mail for newsletter
Jan 30—NO SCHOOL
Feb 5 & 6—Gr. 1 & 2 Assemblies
Box 310, 300 4th Avenue East Delisle, SK S0L 0P0
Phone: 306-493-2451 Fax: 306-493-8238 Website: www.spiritsd.ca/de
E-Mail: [email protected]
Jolayne Rempel—Principal Marc Normand—Vice-Principal
Sheila Crowe—Administrative Assistant
Safe...Caring...Learning
Celebrate and Educate
D Delisle
Elementary
School
D Delisle
Elementary
School
Dates to Remember
Please visit our website for
more information about our
school at
http://www.spiritsd.ca/de From the Staff & Students at
Delisle Elementary School
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
Picture created by Ella C in Grade 3
Counsellor’s Corner In continuing on the topic of Resilience, the focus of this edition of Counsellor’s Corner is on
confidence.
Confidence is the belief in one’s own abilities which is rooted in competence. We become confident
when we are provided opportunities to try things and become good at them. Some suggestions for
developing confidence in kids include:
Fostering competence (see last newsletter)
Providing opportunities to build on strengths – encouraging them to do the things they are good
at and that interest them, even if they don’t seem interesting to you
Helping kids recognize when they do well or do right
Looking for and pointing out the positive aspects of your child
Making sure praise is honest, authentic, and appropriate
Encouraging your child to push him/herself within reasonable limits
Playing with/spending time with your child – it helps them to feel they are worthwhile
Making sure your child knows that you value them and love them just because of who they are
Giving your child responsibilities
The focus of the next edition will be on the third C which is connection.
Resources: Brooks, Robert Ph. D., and Goldstein, Sam, Ph. D. Nurturing Resilience in Our Children. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 2003
Ginsburg, Kenneth M.D., M.S. Ed. Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics,
2011 www.fosteringresilience.com
P. Ippolito
School Counsellor
Answers to which symbol belongs to your House team…did you guess correctly?
Trojans Crusaders Vikings Spartans
Congratulations to Riece F for winning the House Team guessing game. She won a whole
armful of prizes! Thank you to everyone for playing. You all earned 50 points for your
house team just for guessing!
Trojans Crusaders Vikings Spartans
Current House Totals:
6998 6695 7293 6720
We would like to extend a huge
To Ken & Cherryl Schumacher and family
for supplying all of the beef for the taco
pitas that were enjoyed for Hot Meal. We
really appreciate your generosity!!
To Abigail Mahoney for the coffee supply.
Thank you for your help in keeping the
staff energized!
Delisle Composite Life Skills
group would like to thank you for
all your generous support with
our “Coats for Kids’’ collection.
Your thoughtful gifts of gently used winter clothing
will warm the hearts of families in need.
From all of us MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Christmas Craft & Bake Sale
The sale this year was a huge success once again. We hope everyone loves their gifts
because the kids enjoyed shopping and wrapping them! Thank you to everyone who donated
gifts and baking and a huge thank you to our volunteers: Kristen Griffith, Tori Grenier, Anne
Gessell, Shauna Adams and Jolene McLeay. Our raffle winners pictured are:
Cali A—puppy & frozen cake, Jackson M—mud racer truck, Paige F—snowman baking set,
Axtyn S—snowman baking set
Skating Delisle Elementary students are scheduled to skate at the Delisle Centennial Arena. We will leave the school
at 12:30 and return for last recess at 1:40. In recognition of the Sports Safety Policy, each student is required to wear a
CSA approved helmet. Students in Division II (Gr. 4-6) will be walking and students in Division 1 (K-3) will be bussed. Please
dress appropriately and skates and helmets are in a carrying bag. Parents are needed to help with tying skates.
Jan 9—Grade 2 & 3
Jan 16—Kindergarten & Grade 1
Jan 23—Grade 4 & 6
Feb 6—Grade 5 & 5/6
Feb 13—Grade 2 & 3
Feb 27—Kindergarten & Grade 1
March 6—Grade 5 & 5/6
March 13—Grade 4 & 6
Hot Meal & Formal Day
January 21, 2015
Hosted by the Grade 5/6 class
The menu will be:
Chicken Noodle Soup or Chili
60% Whole Wheat Bun Veggies & Milk
Yogurt & Berries
Watch for forms coming home in
January
Dress in your Sunday best!!
Reading in Kindergarten… There are a few things needed for 4, 5 and 6 year old students to love reading. First you need lots
of books covering a wide range of topics, books from Star Wars to Lego to Princesses to animals,
plants, the ocean, Safari, and to cars and trucks. One student a few years ago said to me, “Miss
Leslie, I can’t read any of your books here!” I asked, “why?” and he said, “Because all of your books
are boring!” So I sat down with the class, made a list of what they wanted to read and went out and
bought those books. When I came in with my bags of books the following week you can only imagine
the excitement in my classroom. I’ve been learning in my own studies that giving students choice
about what they want to read is key for building a lifelong reader.
In Kindergarten you also need places to read in and invite your
students to read anywhere they want to: at your table, in your locker,
on the floor or on the carpet, under tables and chairs, in bean bag
chairs, on the counter in the kitchen area and sometimes even outside
(cold and warm weather…).
Students also need the choice about how they are going to read that book: with friends
or by themselves. Even if the student reads alone he or she will always come across
something in the book that they have to show to a friend.
Our times of reading are loud, not because students are off track from reading but rather that they are engaged in
conversation with a friend or two or three or more… about a book. As students make connections with an illustration
they want to tell someone or if a student sees something really “cool!” on the page they want to show someone. Reading
is not an individual activity; it has a social piece with it.
Reading is exciting! It’s almost as though the illustrations come to life in a child’s thoughts and as they share that
thought the story builds collecting more connections along the way. As that is happening the excitement is building!
I thought I’d share a few quotes from the Kindergarteners…
“I’m really good at reading! I can read all of the illustrations!” “I found that penguin book you read to us, Miss Leslie. I’m
going to read it to my friends!” “I’m taking this book out of the library again… it’s all about bunnies and I love bunnies!”
“I didn’t get to look at that book… when are we going to read again so I can get that book!”
I read to the class everyday. As I pick a book to read and share with them I want one that will be interesting and will
help us as we make connections, infer, wonder and allow the illustrations and the print to take us on a journey.
Miss Leslie
Discussing the content...
Doing research, with their pencils
behind the ear, just like Miss Leslie!
The “teacher” asking
the “student”
questions about the
book
Kindergarten Registration 2015
We are presently working on next year’s enrolment
for Kindergarten.
Children who are five years of age as of December
31 of the school year (2015) may be admitted to
kindergarten. PSSD Policy No. 403.2.a.
If you have a student or know of one that will be
attending Delisle Elementary in the fall of 2015,
please send us their name, phone number, address and date of birth.
You may call Mrs. Crowe @ 306-493-2451 or email
Wise Active Readers of DES
Our school has been focusing on many components of
literacy including ‘Wise, Active Reading”. What is a wise, active
reader? A wise, active reader is a person of any age who gets
into a book and enjoys it! Wise, Active readers can be found
everywhere! In a library, classroom, bedroom, hallway, kitchen,
or even in a vehicle! These readers can read with expression,
can predict what will happen in a book, and can visualize
what they are reading. Wise, active readers think about what
they read while they are reading, and may even try different
kinds of books. These wise readers know how to pick a ‘Just
Right’ book, using a variety of reading strategies, and has
reading stamina. Ask your child how they are practicing to be-
come a wise, active reader!
By Darrah and Ariana, Grade 6
Pictured L-R: Miss Lucyshyn,
Sean McKeague of CF
Industries, Mr. Sauer
We would like to say a big thank you to
the following organizations for funding
our Delisle Community Learning Garden:
CF Industries $1,500
Vanscoy & District Ag Society $500
Agrium $10,000
We look forward to starting the
project in the spring.
Perpetual Donations
Delisle Co-op
Delisle Credit Union
RM Review
K & K Enterprises
Delisle Senior Centre
Phipps & Rempel Denture Clinic
Vetter Enterprises
Cencan Processors Ltd.
Schumacher Farms
Colburn Farms
Agrium Inc.
Back 40 Embroidery
RBC Royal Bank
Carrol King
Janet Norrie
Dorothy Carnell
Cary Brunett
Jacquie Renneberg
Linda Kielo
Servers for December
Ms. Carnell
Mrs. Cunningham
Paige F
Jordan L
Tori C
Kaylee S
Chloe H
Clay G
Parker M
Eryn K
Kris B
Michelle L
Mayah G
Alix B
Vivien M
Trace B
Keeley M
Austin G
Timi M
Alex L
Emma G
Hailey G
Sam H
Robin S
Joss P
Avery S
Erika St
Lauryn I
Brysyn S
Erika Si
Cooper T
Rowan G
* Enjoy January’s recipe
for out-of-this-world
Cosmic Cookies that are
served for our
breakfast program and
Hot Meals!
Donations for December Bakers for December
Morning
Breakfast Prep
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Rempel
Mrs. King
Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, com-
bine wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix at low speed (or by hand) until
just combined. Do not over mix. Gently flatten cookies before baking. Bake for 10 minutes or until
bottoms are lightly browned (ovens will vary). Yields 24 small cookies or 12 large cookies.
1 cup oats
1 cup flour
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
2 Tbsp flax seeds
½ cup granulated cane sugar
½ Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp sea salt
¾ cup chocolate chips
2/ӡ cup raisins or craisins or both
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp molasses
¹/ӡ cup canola oil
½ cup milk (soy, rice, cow or more water)
Cosmic Cookies
Food Security Presentation The grade fives and sixes went to the high school on Dec. 2 for the Food Security Presentation. It was very neat and inspiring. Some things we learned are that 9% of Canada is food insecure and that it would only take $30,000,000,000 to end hunger in the world when we are spending more than that on things that don’t really matter. Another very surprising thing we learned is that every three seconds, someone dies of hunger. After seeing the presentation, we are ready to take action and help end world hunger. By Allie H and Alex B
We would like to thank everyone who
helped to make our Christmas turkey &
ham hot meal a delicious success: Kim
Mechor, Sharon Gessell, Anne Gessell,
Karen Isley, Cary Brunett, Kristen
Griffith, Ken Schumacher, Donna Dreher,
Shauna Adams, Carrol King, Linda Kielo, Carol-Lynn Howe,
Cherryl Schumacher, Betty & Bill Gessell, Donna Johnson
and Bev Junop. Also, thank you to those who donated cash
to help purchase items needed for the meal.
The kids and staff loved it!
From your Hot Meal Committee
CURLING Tuesday Night Family Curling League
Delisle Curling Club Starting in January $150/family
Please contact Chris/Dawn @ 493-8192 or email [email protected] for details
Santa Family Day
December 21
11am-2pm at the Centennial Arena
Hot Dogs, Hot Chocolate, Family Skate (12:30-2),
Wagon Rides (11:00-2:00), Santa(12:00)
There are over 4000 chemicals and at least 50
carcinogens found in secondhand smoke.
It takes at least three hours to clear the air from
the smoke of one cigarette.
Secondhand smoke from cigarettes, cigars or
pipes affects a child’s behaviour and ability
to think.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke can
be 3 to 5 months behind other children in
school (especially in math and reading).
They can also be more cranky, restless and
hyperactive.
Secondhand smoke also affects a child’s health
– increasing their chance of ear infections,
asthma and respiratory infections.
The best way to protect your family from
secondhand smoke is to make your home
and car smoke free.
Keep the air your child breathes smoke free at
home, when visiting and at the babysitters.
This will be an on-going project and will not
happen overnight.
For more information on how to quit smoking
and making your home smoke free phone
Community Addictions Services at 655-4100,
the Smokers’ Help-line at 1-877-513-5333 or
go on-line at www.GoSmokefree.ca .
Reviewed: Sept 26/14
Secondhand Smoke and Children
(For parents &
children age 8 - 12)
| Wednesday | 6:30-7:30 pm | Jan 28, 2015 – Mar 25, 2015 (no group Feb 18) (8 weeks) Fee: $140.00
Pre-registration is required.
Catholic Family Services
200-506 25th St. East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 4A7
Phone:(306) 244-7773
Fax: (306) 244-8537
www.cfssaskatoon.sk.ca Delisle Bruins Initiation Tournament
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Come cheer on your Delisle White vs. Delisle
Black at 9:00 am
Progressive 50/50
Lots of great prizes on our raffle table!
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