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LLUXTONUXTON SSCHOOLCHOOL NNEWSEWS

School starts Wednesday September 4th!

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June 2013 111 Polson Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2W 0M5 Ph: 204-589-4368 Fax: 204-586-2450

https://www.winnipegsd.ca/schools/luxton

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Cadet Corps Last Day

Room 20 to

St. James Historical Museum

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Running Club to Fit Run in AM at Assiniboine Park

6 7 Rooms 8, 9, 13, 15, 20, 25, 26 and 27- Children’s Festival

ALL day

10 11 12 Rooms 27 and 25 to Lower Fort Garry

Rooms 9 and 20 to the Zoo

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17 18 Rooms 7 and 16 go

to the Zoo

Patrol Outing Movie and Pizza at

Northgate Mall

19 Rooms 8 and 15 to

Gimli

Rooms 13, 24 & 26 to St. Johns Park

in PM

20 21 Room 25 and 27 to

Canola Farms

Dental Clinic in AM

N-3 Summer Fun Day

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Grade 6 Farewell Bowling and lunch

for students Parents welcome at

3:00 PM for Presentation and

cake

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Room 8 and 15 - Canola Learning

Centre

Grades 4-6 Summer Fun Day at

Bird’s Hill Park

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Report Cards sent home

Grades N-3 to Morning Sound Farm

All day

27 Administration Day

NO SCHOOL

28 Celebration Assembly

at 9:15 AM

Last day of School

11:30 AM Dismissal

Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Day 3

Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 2

Day 1 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 5

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Room 2 is at Camp Cedarwood

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The days of this school year have passed in a flash. June has arrived and students have nearly completed another year of learning.

We have much to celebrate. Our staff has worked hard to provide high quality and intensive instruction this year. The students have worked hard to achieve their academic and behavioural goals. Our volunteers have logged thousands of hours supporting our community.

Thank you to our families for supporting PAC’s Chocolate Bar Fundraiser. The sale raised nearly $3000.00. I hope that you weren’t forced to eat too many chocolate bars! The funds will be used to purchase a SMART Document Camera.

The theme for the 2013-14 school year is “Believe You Can.” Students will be exploring the “B” in our Luxton ABC’s. They will learn more about setting goals and working toward achieving them. With the right combination of skills and attitude, our kids can do anything!

Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. There are no classes on Thursday, June 27, 2013. The last day of school is Friday, June 28, 2012. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 AM.

The Celebration Assembly will honour the accomplishments of the whole school. The assembly will be held at 9:15 AM on Friday, June 28, 2013 in the gym. Please join us!

This is a year of change. Here are the staff updates: -We bid Mr. Tavares farewell. He will be moving to another school in September. We wish you all the

best! - Mrs. Mather-Oliver will return as the Grade 1 teacher. - Ms Martens will remain as the Alternative Grade 1/2/3 teacher. - Ms Auty will become the Alternative Grade 4/5/6 teacher. - Mr. Schulz will return to Luxton as the Grade 2/3.

Congratulations to Mrs. Youngson, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Roziere, and Mrs. Stebner. They have decided to retire! Please accept our heartfelt thanks for the many years of dedicated service that you have given the children of the Luxton and the Winnipeg School Division. You will be missed. Enjoy your freedom!

After thirty years with the WSD, I will also be retiring as of June 28, 2013. Thank you for your kindness and your support over the past six years. It has been an honour to serve the families of Luxton School. On behalf of the staff, I want to thank you for a busy year of learning and growing. Have a safe and happy summer. Respectfully, Ms R. Trautmann

Dear Families:

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Congratulations to Falyn who is our Patrol of the Month for June! Falyn has been punctual and a very good example to the students who cross at her post.

Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to Gavin B. who is our Patrol of the Month for May! Gavin has been punctual and a very good example to the students who cross at his post.

Keep up the good work!

Thank you to all the patrols that have served the Luxton Community this year. The patrols have served in all weather conditions from extreme cold to rain to hot conditions. Their dedication to their posts and this community is greatly appreciated. See you all next year! Ms Velychko

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I noticed on baby Ciaran’s first visit he was shy but after the next two visits he was more comfortable. I noticed near the end of the year he could crawl. I loved watching how baby Ciaran reacted to things.

– Veda

I liked when baby Ciaran came to visit us. I noticed that he smiled a lot at us. He made us feel happy when he visited.

– Patience

It is our final newsletter for the school year and I have really enjoyed having students share their positive learning experiences. I have worked with Room 9 students on the Roots of Empathy program throughout the year. It has been a privilege to have had baby Ciaran and his mom Shandee visit the classroom . The students have looked forward to the family visit every month. They have learned many things about looking after a baby and the many changes that take place in a baby’s first year. Here are some of the student reflections from our year with baby Ciaran.

Ms Hamilton Guidance Councillor

When baby Ciaran came to my class he was very cute and we laughed a lot at most of the things he did. He was not only funny he was curious too. Many babies are curious in their first years but not like Ciaran. We were always looking forward to Ciaran’s visits. Lots of us learned a lot from Ciaran and we all wish to see him again!

– Sarah

Baby Ciaran is so cute and he learned stuff so fast. He visited us 9 times but I was only there for 7 of those visits.

- James

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Luxton School Lunch Program We are happy to report that 98 students are currently registered for the Luxton Lunch Program. Please be sure to send a non-heatable lunch or use a thermos for something warm and remember to label the containers with your child’s name. Please remember NOT to send any nut products such as peanut butter and Nutella. Luxton is a NUT FREE school.

June Fees: $25.00

Please use this mailbox located in the office to drop off Lunch Program payments and messages.

Spring Fund Raiser We have finished our school fundraising year on a high note! We raised $2959.00 selling chocolates. That is almost double the profit from the other fundraisers. So, obviously chocolate is popular! Here is the list of winners: Aidan D. - $50 Toys ‘R Us Gift Certificate, Dual Screen DVD and a Penguin Stuffy Michelle D. - Surround Sound Stereo and Tiger Stuffy Trent - $25 Toys ‘R Us gift certificate. Trinity - Penguin Stuffy Tiger Stuffies went to: Katherine Sheykynah Patience Riley Dreiden Dayton Shaunti

Luxton Lunch Program is looking for a casual lunch room supervisor(s) for the 2013‐2014 school year. Applica ons are

available in the office.

Parent Advisory Council Execu ve 2013‐14

Chair ‐ Gabriela Rodrigues

Vice Chair ‐ Kelly Kuryk

Secretary ‐ Mary Ferguson

Treasurer ‐ Suzanne McNabb

Fundraiser ‐ Charla Smeall

Members at Large

Carol McNiven and Nathan Wild

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Luxton’s Ultimate Football Team

Luxton participated in an eight team Ultimate Football Tourney with other elementary

schools. The tournament was all morning on May 24th at

the Chalmers Community Centre. The girls and boys

practiced over the noon hours throughout May.

Team members were: Jordan B., Santana, Calvin, Mateus,

Chase, Riley S., Kayla, Airyiana, Taty, Sammy, Asa, Taylor

H., Ethan M. Garrick, Eden, Asher, and Courtney RT.

Coach: F. Burdon

Noon Hour Mat Ball and Basketball

From late February to late April there have been several games each week

over the noon hour. Congratulations to all the girls and boys who

participated. A big thank you to all the student leaders who refereed and/or

kept score for the games.

Running Club

All grade 4, 5 and 6s can join. Practices were every Tuesday and

Thursday morning at 7:45 AM. On Wednesday, June 5th in the morning

Luxton’s Running Club will participate in the 2 kilometre Fit Run at

Assiniboine Park.

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This summer, your child can access DreamBox Learning’s Math Program from any computer, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using this link:

https://play.dreambox.com/login/d7qd/luxton

DreamBox is an online program - there’s no software to download! All you need is a high-speed internet connection and Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is free and is included with many internet browsers.

You may also review your child’s academic progress by setting up a DreamBox Parent Account. Please follow these steps to create your FREE Parent Account:

1. Go to https://paly.dreambox.com/login/d7qd/luxton 2. Have your child login to their profile just as they would at school 3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page 4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password 5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy 6. Click “Submit” 7. Make a selection under What do you want to do now? and begin exploring!

A video walkthrough of this process can be found at: http://www.dreambox.com/parent-how-to-videos/school-plus-home

Log into your home account after setup; 1. Go to http://play.dreambox.com 2. Enter you email address and the password. 3. If you would like to see your child’s progress, click the “Parent Dashboard” button

If you have any questions, please contact DreamBox Client Care by calling them at 1-877-451-7845 (weekdays 9AM and 7PM), or email support@dreamboxcom.

Summer vacation is just around the corner and we would like to make sure that your child continues to make progress in his or her reading during the break. As many of you know, our school has a subscription to www.raz-kids.com, which allows your child to access an online

library of reading materials from any computer connected to the Internet. Raz-Kids helps students improve their reading skills as they listen to a book read for modeled fluency. If the computer has a built-in record function, they can record themselves reading the same book. Or, students can read the book to themselves or aloud for practice. Interactive quizzes are available at the end of each book to check for understanding.

Here is how to access the website and your child’s reading assignment from any computer connected to the Internet:

1. Go to www.raz-kids.com from your Internet browser and click on .

2. Type in the teacher’s username and click .

3. Find your child’s name or symbol on the chart and click on that symbol.

4. Enter a picture password if prompted.

5. The books in your child’s assignment and stars earned appear on a personal assignment page. Your child can choose to listen, read, or take a quiz by clicking on the symbols below each book.

Remember, the more your child reads, the better reader he or she will become!

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Library/Lab Lowdown June 2013

THANK YOU TO ALL LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS Thank you to our awesome student volunteers in the library. We want you to know that we appreciate your hard work in being able to find our books quickly and we know how hard you work to keep the library displays current and helpful.

BOOK CLUB The Book Club is meeting for the last time this year on Monday, June 10th at noon. We will be having a SUNDAE Celebration, and plan for next year’s events and MYRCA meetings.

REMINDER TO RETURN ALL LIBRARY BOOKS! There will be an inventory of the (fiction) library books. It is important to return all books on the assigned classroom library book exchange day. Please remind your child(ren) to return their library materials! Staff and Students: Overdue notices will be sent beginning the first week in June to classroom teachers. Let’s make sure we find them all. ALL LIBRARY MATERIAL IS DUE BACK ON THE WEEK OF JUNE 10 - 14th. It is the week designated by the Winnipeg School Division Library Services, and we have volunteer assistance who would like to help as much as possible with shelving the returns.

HAVE A RELAXING SUMMER AND REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR SOME EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING

AND GREAT BOOKS!

City of Winnipeg Summer Reading Program: “Bon Voyage”! Pick up your Summer Reading Club Passport at your local library and begin collecting the

stickers for your travels.

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THE ARTS WITH MR. ROSNER  

June is here and Luxton students are busy finishing assignments, and getting ready for some summer fun! All students have been working hard on their units in Visual Arts.

Grades 1-3 have been making props, sets and costumes for their Fairytale Theatre productions. Each class has started with a round of storytelling and rehearsal. I am very proud of the efforts students have put forth in finding, and using their voices! Once the performances are ready, classes will perform for their peers of the same grade level. I am sure they will all enjoy and learn from participating and observing the various performances.

Grades 4-6 have contemplated many thoughts on what makes their identities, and studied a variety of principles used by professional photographers. They are now ready to take the cameras outside and start clicking! Hopefully the sun will shine, and we will see creativity and knowledge combine to produce some wonderfully artistic photographs. Once the pictures are in, we will delve into photo editing, where students will learn to alter and enhance their work.

The De-Lux Choir have raised their voices, and been heard! The Volunteer Tea, presented on May 30th, was a great success. They sounded great! We will learn a few more songs, and have a party to celebrate our accomplishments!

Congratulations to Cheyanne, Aidan, Falyn, Alvin and Tanya who participated in the Honour Choir! I saw their performance. I was amazed and inspired by the beautiful harmonies and tones that filled the air. The opportunity to sing in a large choir with advanced instruction was truly a valuable learning experience.

I have been delighted and proud to work with the students of Luxton, and I hope you all have a wonderfully creative summer!

Sincerely,

Mr. Rosner 

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is accepting Registrations for

NURSERY—KINDERGARTEN

for September 2013

111 Polson Ave. Phone: 589-4368

Application forms may be picked up in the office

between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM

Nursery students must be 4 years old before December 31, 2013 and

Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before December 31, 2013.

Please bring your child’s birth certificate, Manitoba Medical Card and

proof of address when registering.

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What’s Happening:.

Monday Morning Literacy June 3rd is our final Monday Morning Literacy session for this school year. Thanks to everyone who participated throughout the year and we hope to see you back next year. We will begin again in September! Wild Wednesdays June 5th and 12th will be our last two Wild Wednesdays in the Family Centre from 9:30-11:30. This is a drop in for parents and preschool age children. Please join us for a crafty fun morning that includes a healthy snack. See you there! Thursdays - Pinterest for Parents Pinterest for Parents will take place on two Thursday mornings in June. This is a parent focused drop in time, but all children are welcome. We decided to change it to the morning to see if more parents will join us. June 6th we will be experimenting with a few gardening ideas. June 13th we will share ideas about how we will be surviving summer break with our families. Do you have any great ideas to share? Please drop by and check us out. Year End Celebration time! We’ve made it to the end of the year, let’s celebrate. On June 19th the Family Centre will have snacks out and everyone is welcome to stop in. We’ve been Spring cleaning!! Year End clean up on June 20th and 21st we will be cleaning our equipment in room 66. All toys and common areas will be scrubbed up and shiny, ready to begin again in September.

I would like to thank all of you great Luxton parents for welcoming me to your Family Centre and taking part in our activities or just stopping in to say hi. I have had a great 6 months here and I am happy to say I will be back in September. Enjoy June everyone! Elizabeth Thomson Home Learning Assistant Luxton Family Centre.

*** REMEMBER *** Children are always welcome in the Family Centre.

Parents are welcome to attend any program with or without children. The coffee is always on.

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F A M I L Y C E N T R E J U N E 2 0 1 3

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Monday Morning

Literacy Wind-up

Party

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Wild Wednesday 9:30 - 11:30 AM

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Pinterest for

Parents 9:00 - 11:30 AM

Making planters

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Wild Wednesday 9:30 - 11:30 AM

Father’s Day Craft

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Pinterest for Parents

9:00 - 11:30 AM

Surviving Summer Break

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Year End Celebration!

Stop in for a snack and a smile

9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

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Cleaning Day!

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Cleaning Day!

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27 Administration Day

NO SCHOOL

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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Day 3

Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 2

Day 1 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 5

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4