“When you get a groove going, the time flies.” Donald Fagen

Both students and staff are definitely in a learning groove here at École Riverview School and it’s hard to believe that

we are almost halfway through the school year! The staff at École Riverview School are a passionate group of learners

who are constantly willing to learn new things. Whether it be through teacher collaboration, professional reading or

participating in professional learning events, our teachers are modeling what new learning looks like and feels like. It

is very important to share and reflect on our own learning process with our students so they see us as continual

learners and risk takers. Over the course of the last 3 weeks, a lot of new learning has taken place. Teachers met in

grade groups and had the opportunity to spend a ½ day with our Math Support Teacher, Laure Ghia. Teachers had the

chance to look closely at the strengths and challenges of the mathematicians in their classrooms. This time together

allowed for professional dialogue on how best to support and challenge our students to ensure success for all learners.

Last week 5 staff members went to see former teacher, author and now professor, John Spencer. John Spencer talked

to us about the importance of using design thinking to boost creativity and bring out the maker in every student. The

provincial school closure on February 2rd will allow the French Immersion teachers to continue their learning on how

best to implement the new French Language Arts curriculum and our Multi-Age staff will be exploring the new English

Language Arts curriculum. Learning new things can be a messy but rewarding process. Check out this link to a video

titled: The Learning Pit https://vimeo.com/117364809 a great starting point to discuss the learning process with

your child.

As we move into February, we look forward to several activities:

-Festival Pancake breakfast February 16

-Festival du Voyageur Activities February 21st.

-I LOVE TO READ activities throughout the month of February.

-Family Reading Day February 23 @ 2:45/ AM N/K at 10:45 am

-MTS Speed Skating Races February 28th

-Pink Shirt Day February 28th

-Contemporary Dancers 10:00 am February 22

A final reminder to all families that we are already planning for next year! Intent forms will be sent home on February

7th. Please take the time to fill out the form and return to the school. This information helps us determine staffing for

next year. If you know of families who are planning on registering their Nursery, Kindergarten or Grade 1 aged

children at our school for 2018/2019, please have them visit our website as a reminder of our February 28th

Information Evening. Current Riverview families unsure of which Kindergarten or grade 1 program to consider may

also wish to attend.

As always, we encourage strong communication between the home and school. We continue to use our website,

social media, notes home, our newsletter, our voice message system and email for school wide communication.

Should parents have concerns or questions we ask that they communicate with school staff so we can work together

for the best interest of our children.

Grant Bridgeman, Principal Camie Lawson, Vice Principal

F E B R UA RY/ F É V R I E R 2 0 1 8

Website: www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/riverview

École Riverview School 2018-2019 Nursery, Kindergarten & Grade 1

Parent Information Evening Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

Multi-Purpose Room

École Riverview School is a dual track school that offers English Multi-Age and French Immersion programs. We offer a variety of classroom strategies, program supports and school opportunities. Join us on our Information Evening to learn more about our school and the programs we offer. English / Multi-Age Program: ⇒ Offered from Nursery to Grade 6 ⇒ Single or combined classrooms consisting of two grade levels ⇒ Students receive Basic French 3 times per cycle (from Gr. 1-6) ⇒ All classroom subjects are taught in English French Immersion Program: ⇒ Single or combined classrooms consisting of two grade levels ⇒ Students receive approximately one hour of ELA (English Language Arts (instructions

per day) ⇒ All classroom subjects are taught in French (excluding music) *** Registrations will be accepted that evening. Required documents are: * Birth certificate * MB Health card * Proof of residence

A�er the informa�on session, beginning Thursday, February 29th, you may stop by the office

any�me Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to register your child for the 2018-2019

school year. Please ensure all documents are present at the �me of registra�on.

CLASSROOM PLACEMENTS FOR 2018 –2019

Parents will receive forms asking whether their children will be returning to École Riverview School in September, 2018. Although it may seem early, we are already in the process of planning budgets, staffing and classroom configuraCons for next year. As a result, it is important that we receive the forms as soon as possible.

Each year school teams spend a good deal of Cme and effort creaCng socially and academically appropriate class grouping. Many factors are taken into consideraCon in an aEempt to ensure the best placement for each student. Some of the factors which we consider when deliberaCng about student placement, include:

Strong posiCve student leadership PosiCve student role models Gender balance (male/female numbers) Special learning needs of specific individual students Social dynamics among students A balance of student abiliCes in all classes formed Students new to the school Presence of students with a degree of independence in learning/work habits Twins and siblings

The school has the responsibility for the assignment of students to classes. While staff have much of the informaCon required to create balanced classes, parents may want to provide specific input about the special learning needs of your child that you would like us to keep in mind. Parental informaAon that contributes to the creaAon of balanced classes will be considered. Requests for specific teachers will not be accepted.

While no class group will be universally seen to be perfect, it is essenCal to the formaCon of the best possible learning groups that the school team will be allowed to operate for the benefit of the majority of students, while taking into account individual needs, based on all relevant informaCon available. It is our belief that the learning atmosphere in the classroom must be considered in the formaCon of classes. Classes are created to maximize learning for students. All the factors above must be taken into account. Student interacCons must be examined and classes created which capitalize on posiCve student working relaConships and avoid known negaCve student relaConship paEerns. Teachers are well aware of how individual children operate within class sized groups. This is oJen quite different from how they operate alone or in small groups outside of the classroom. The overriding consideraCon at all Cmes must be the learning environment for all members of the class.

Teachers, Resource Team and AdministraCon meet in June to determine placements. Classroom placements are indicated on the June Report Card. Students may experience both excitement and disappointment as they learn of class placements for the following school year. We acknowledge that there are some students who may iniCally be concerned with their class placement. Part of a new school year is making new friends. We are seeking parental support in helping students to understand the importance of class formaCons which are most conducive to learning and teaching.

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WINNIPEG MUSIC FESTIVAL

Our Intermediate Choir, Senior Choir and Chamber Choir will be performing at the Winnipeg Music Festival in February/ March. Performance dates, times and venues are as follows:

* Please note that performance times are approximate as programme order is subject to change (other competitors may be late or withdraw). It is always best to come at the start of the session to avoid disappointment.

Parents and friends are most welcome to attend our per formances. There is an admission charge of $5.00 for all audience members over 12 years of age.

February 27, 2018 Senior Choir

ALL Students in Rooms 301, 304, 308, 310

12:30 p.m. 1st on the programme (on at 12:30 p.m.)

Westminster United Church ~ 745 Westminster Ave

Dress: plain white tops; black (dark) bottoms

March 1, 2018 Grade 6 Chamber Choir

12:30 p.m. 6th on the programme (on at around 1:45 p.m.)

Westminster United Church ~ 745 Westminster Ave

Dress: TBA

March 9, 2018 Intermediate Choir

ALL Students in Rooms 208, 209, 309, 311

10:00 a.m. 1st on the programme (on at 10:00 a.m.)

Westminster United Church ~ 745 Westminster Ave

Dress: plain white tops; black (dark) bottoms

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Phys Ed News

In January we have worked on our basketball skills: learning to move to open space, different types of passes and variaCons of the game. We have also been focusing on the fitness aspect of our daily warm-ups: proper technique and geKng into the Moderate-Vigorous Target Heart Rate zones. We will be starCng our Yoga unit shortly concentraCng on breathing strategies, muscles and their locaCons and working on our flexibility. In addiCon, this month marks the 99th annual Winnipeg Speed SkaCng Races held at the MTS Center on Wednesday, February 28th from 4:30-6:30. Info was sent out to parent/guardian e-mails with a link to the permission form of those students interested in parCcipaCng. **Permission Click (no app needed, no login needed!) is an online permission/registraCon form that greatly reduces the use of paper and allows 24/7 access to info (i.e., pracCce Cmes, event dates, etc.) For all future Phys. Ed. acCviCes, Permission Click will be used so please make sure your current e-mail is on file. Paper copies will be available if absolutely necessary. ** A Floor Hockey intramural Permission Click has gone out for any grade 3-6 students wanCng to join. A re-minder that students need to change and have proper indoor footwear. Gr. 3/4 = Tuesday, gr. 5/6 = Thurs-day at lunch in the gymnasium. The grade 1 & 2 Mini-Intramural Program was a great success! Students got the chance for extra pracCce on their Fundamental Movement Skills, teamwork skills and to be acCve. Stay tuned for another round in the month of March. Once again, this year we are geKng our divisional set of skis from February 5th-22nd and we get to try out snow shoes from February 23rd - March 13th! Students in grades 3-6 please come fully dressed for the out-doors during these Cmes so that we can conCnue exploring different avenues in which we can be physically acCve! I came across the Winnipeg Trails website, which can be found at winni-

pegtrails.ca. It has maps outlining trails all over our beauCful city and even an app, which challenges you to find and collect hidden gems alongside other neat features. It's a great way to get outdoors, be acCve and explore Winnipeg through cycling, skiing, walking, skateboarding, wheelchair and skaCng! Mlle B. Wolfe

Wednesday, February 28 Pink T-shirt Day Society AnC-Bullying Campaign. We encourage students and staff to wear pink to show their support. In today’s digital world, it can be difficult to escape online bullying, whether it takes the shape of harassment, spreading rumours, sharing embarrassing in-formaCon or threats. This year, Pink Shirt Day is encouraging

others to combat cyberbullying by thinking twice before posCng something negaCve, and instead using the

internet to spread kindness -because we know that Nice Needs No Filter!

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February is I Love to Read month and École Riverview School is geKng ready to celebrate with The Great Canadian Reading Race! There are a number of fun acCviCes planned throughout the month to celebrate our love of reading such as:

• D.E.A.R (drop everything and read) will be held on the following Mondays AM and Thursdays PM (Mondays, Feb 5, 12 & 26 and Thursdays Feb 1, 8, 15, & 22)

• February 13th, classrooms will be able to create a class book together

• February 23rd is our favorite family read starCng at 2:50 p.m. where family members are invited to come read with the students for a 30 minute period

This year, we are focusing on READ ACROSS CANADA. We will post a big map of Canada in the front hall and as the students read we will mark their progress working from the west to the east (10 km per book). We will also have a “We read too, can you guess who” staff bulleCn board (located near the main office) with pictures of our staff as elementary students with our favorite book Ctles. Students will have an opportunity to guess who and submit their answers for a chance to win some book prizes.

Monday, February 19th is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba. Louis Riel was a MéCs leader of the Red River Resistance of 1869-70, he was instrumental in draJing the List of Rights that formed the basis of the Manitoba Act , passed by the Parliament of Canada in the spring of 1870. He helped to bring the new province of Manitoba into ConfederaCon. Louis Riel was the driving force behind Manitoba becoming Canada’s fiJh province. His dream of a province

that embraces all cultures is sCll shared by Manitobans today. On Friday, February 16th, we will have an interacCve and informaCve assembly to discuss the importance of Louis Riel. The Grade 4 students will be leading the assembly and will be taking quesCons from the audience as well as presenCng a picture slide show of Louis Riel’s life.

Creations

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School Calendar 2017- 2018 March 2 – School closure (PM ONLY) 12 – Report cards go home 14 – Tri-Conferences evening 15 - Tri-Conferences evening 16 – School Closure 19-23 – Spirit Week 23 – Last day before Spring Break April 2– School reopens 10 – Bus Ridership 18 – ERSPAC @ 6:30 pm 20 – School Closure

May 7 – School closure 8 –Community Clean-up 16 – ERSPAC @ 6:30 pm 21 – No School – Victoria Day 25 – Queenston/Riverview Song Revue Choir day June 7 – Volunteer Reception – 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 20 – ERSPAC @ 6:30 pm 21 – Aboriginal Day Activities 22 – Leadership Activity Day 25 – Gr 6 Farewell @ 2:00 pm 26 - Kindergarten celebration 27 – Report cards go home 29 – Last day of school – student dismissal at 11:30 am

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ERSPAC Please consider attending ERSPAC meetings, and volunteering your time and talents towards various committees and initiatives. Meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Babysit-

ting is available at 6:15 pm in the multi-purpose room.

Ongoing Fundraisers:

The Cookie Dough orders will be ready for pick-up at the school on February 15th at 3:30 p.m.

Lovable Labels: Offering an extensive line of stylish labels. Order online by visiCng

www.EcoleRiverview.lovablelabels.ca

QSP Magazine subscripCons: Offering a large variety of magazine subscripCons. Visit www.qsp.ca and enter

our school code 3704186.

Fundraising to come: Purdy’s Chocolates: Delicious chocolates which will arrive during the last week of March. Watch for order

forms in February!

Spring Plants: Delivered right to the school for pick-up on May 31st. Watch for order forms in late February,

early March.

Over the years, our fundraising acCviCes have resulted in a new play structure, several new trees, Smart-

Boards in the classrooms, a pull-down screen for the gym and many staff appreciaCon acCviCes.

Lunch Program Allergy Alert!

A friendly reminder to parents / guardians to PLEASE NOT SEND any form of FISH with your child to school.

That includes TUNA, SALMON, and SUSHI with fish. As always, any products that may contain peanuts or

tree nuts are prohibited from lunch program as well.

We understand that this may come as an inconvenience to some families, but we need to keep the safety of

all your children as our number one priority.

Hot lunches available through Healthy Hunger Healthy Hunger has been a HUGE success! Lunches are posted from now unCl the end of June! Orders can

be placed one by one, all at the same Cme, or a few here and there.

What is Healthy Hunger? Healthy Hunger is an online management system for school lunch coordinators and restaurants. Healthy

Hunger connects school coordinators with local restaurants to organize their Hot Lunch Programs or Fun

Lunch days, and allows families to order their meals online.

The next Fun Lunch will be on Friday, February 9th. Ordering is open up to 5 days prior to the lunch date. Any

addiCons or changes MUST be made before the 5-day cut off. If you have not registered yet and are unsure

of your child’s table number, please email riverviewlunchprogram@gmail.com

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 1 2 Day 2 3

Gr. 4 KC JuncCon @

noon

IN-SERVICE NO SCHOOL

4 5 Day 3 6 Day 4 7 Day 5 8 Day 6 9 Day 1 10

Gr. 4 KC JuncCon @

noon

Math club @ noon

Speed skaCng

pracCce

Gr. 6 visit Churchill

High School

Churchill Open House

6:30 p.m.

IntenCon forms

go home

Myrca club @ noon

Speed skaCng

pracCce

Gr. 4 KC JuncCon @

noon

Gr. 5/6 KC JuncCon

3:45-4:30 Gr.5/t Intramurals @ lunch

Chamber Choir @ noon Speed skaCng pracCce

Big Brothers/sisters @ noon

11 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14 Day 4 15 Day 5 16 Day 6 17

Speed skaCng pracCce

Grade 4-6 KC JuncCon Circle of Life

performance Math club @ noon Gr 3/4 intramurals @ lunch

Chamber Choir @ noon

Speed skating practice

Myrca Club @ noon Gr 5/6 Intramurals @ lunch

FesCval du Voyageur Pancake Breakfast Chamber Choir @ noon

Big Brothers/sisters @ noon

18 19 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 3 23 Day 4 24

Louis Riel Day

NO SCHOOL

Chamber Choir @ noon

Speed skating practice Gr. 3/4 Intramu-rals @ lunch WSD Community Consultation @ Robert H.Smith School 7:00 p.m.

Festival du Voyageur activites ERSPAC 6:30

Contemporary dancers performance at 10:00 a.m. Speed skating practice Math club @ noon Gr.5/6 Intramurals at lunch Grant Park Open House 6:30 p.m.

Chamber Choir @ noon

Big Brothers/sisters @ noon

25 26 Day 5 27 Day 6 28 Day 1

Myrca club @ noon Speed skating practice

Music Festival Senior Choir (Rm 301, 304, 308,

310) @ 12:30 p.m.

Westminster

United Gr. 3/4 Intramurals @ lunch

Chamber Choir @ noon Speed skaCng @ MTS Centre École Riverview School Open House 6:30 p.m.

I to read Family read @ 2:45 p.m. AM: N/K @ 10:45

A QUICK LOOK AHEAD IN MARCH

March 2 School Closure PM ONLY - PD

March 12 Report cards go home

March 16 School Closure

March26-30 Spring Break

March 14-15 Tri-Conferences (evenings)