would like your child’s image

to be published in our year-

book. These images will likely

include a combination of indi-

vidual, close-up images and

group images. We appreci-

ate your understanding and

patience with these follow-up

calls. We merely want to

avoid some students’ images

being unnecessarily left out

Special points

of interest:

A New Term

Yearbook Images

Yearbook Advertising

Dental Care

Prom Project

Nutrition Month

Trivia—Help Needed

Parent Council

Pasta Night

Grad Photos

Save-the-Date(s)

Stevensville Public

Speakers

Math Minute(s)

Calendar Reminder

Important Dates

Staff List

March Break

March 2017

As we head into spring, we have much

going on and much to which we look for-

ward! In addition to all the learning that is

happening, there are several sports teams

and clubs happening and staff are in the

process of planning events and excursions

to take place later in the year.

As always, we encourage students to get

involved whenever and wherever possible

in order to get the most out of their time

at Stevensville!

Upcoming this month we have March

Break (March 13th through 17th). We

sincerely hope that families enjoy some

special time together and that everyone

stays safe.

This newsletter contains information about

school functions and upcoming events as

well as recognition for some students who

have had a great month in terms of extra

curricular involvement.

Between newsletters, please check the

Stevensville web site and, of course, the

Homeroom app for important information

and forms!

A New Term... 3521 East Main St,

Stevensville, ON

L0S 1S0

Tel. (905) 382-3122

Fax (905) 382-0571

ste@dsbn.org Principal: James Willms

Vice Principal: Katie Racey

Stevensville Public School

You may have indicated, on

the Freedom of Information

form sent home at the be-

ginning of this school year,

that you did not give con-

sent for your child’s image

to be published in DSBN

publications. If this is the

case, your child’s teacher

may reach out to you in the

near future to see if you

of the yearbook. If you think

you indicated “no” on the

Freedom of Information form

and want to communicate

your preference regarding

the yearbook, please feel

free to send your child’s

teacher a note or email.

Yearbook—Consent to publish images

Yearbook—Do you want to advertise?

Do you think you or someone

you know would be interest-

ed in placing an advertise-

ment in this year’s Stevens-

ville Public School year-

book? The cost for placing a

ad will be $20 for a busi-

ness-card sized space. Pay-

ments can be made by

cheque (payable to Stevens-

ville School), cash, or through

School Cash Online. Please

let the office know or email

Laura Fretz

(laura.fretz@dsbn.org) if you

are interested. Payment for

advertisements will help to

offset the cost of producing

our yearbooks. Thank you for

your support!

We would need your busi-

ness card or business-card

sized ad by April 14!

Page 2 March 2017

Dental Care

http://

niagaradentalhealthcoali-

tion.weebly.com/

The survey is open until

March 10, 2017.

Are you an adult in Ni-

agara who is experienc-

ing problems or barriers

to accessing dental

care? The Niagara Den-

tal Health Coalition has

launched a short survey to

learn more about these

barriers and their impacts.

Please take a moment to

complete the survey at:

Prom Project Niagara 2017 – Free Formal Wear Opportunity

Prom Project Niagara is a

one day, fun, free, formal

wear extravaganza for

girls and guys!

Students can select their

perfect head-to-toe look

for their prom, formal, or

graduation for FREE!

This year, they are offering

Prom Project Niagara at

three locations.

Locations:

St. Catharines Collegiate

*NEW MAIN LOCATION*

Beamsville Secondary

School

Fort Erie Secondary School

If you know of a student who

could use this program,

please join us on Saturday,

April 8th, from 9:30 a.m. –

1:30 p.m. at one of our lo-

cations.

All students who are in need

of formal wear for their spe-

cial day are invited!

For more information on Prom

Project Niagara please call 905-

641-2929 ext. 37712, email

efn@dsbn.org or visit

www.efnniagara.ca

*Note: for Welland and Niagara

Falls schools: bus transportation is

available to the St. Catharines

site! Contact the Foundation to

book your spot on the bus!

March is Nutrition Month

Fruits and veggies are not

only absolutely delicious

but they are nature’s fast

food! Ready to eat and

most come in their own “to-

go” packages, produce

makes the perfect snack

for kids to grab and

go. They need minimal to

no preparation and buy-

ing ones in season means

you can save some money

and shop smarter.

Think you can’t get much

produce on a tight budg-

et? Here are some tips to

make shopping for pro-

duce more easy and af-

fordable:

Don’t shop when you’re

hungry and carry a list.

You’ll be more likely to

stick to your budget

and nutritious food

choices.

Look for washed and

bagged salads, baby

carrots, celery hearts,

broccoli and cauliflow-

er crowns, cherry to-

matoes, and shredded

cabbage in your gro-

cery store

Buy fresh produce, like

peaches or bananas, in

varying degrees of ripe-

ness to allow for some

ripening towards the

end of the week

Canned and frozen veg-

etables can be conven-

ient choices

Spend most of your time

in the produce, bread,

meat and dairy sections

Use store flyers to help

you find specials

See more at: http://

www.halfyourplate.ca/

produce-is-affordable

This is available to

Grade 8 students

as well!

Page 3 March 2017

Attention Families—Help Needed!

We need your help to

raise money for technolo-

gy! We’ll be hosting a triv-

ia Night at the Fort Erie

Golf Club on Saturday,

April 22.

There are a few ways you

can help us make this night

a success.

Donate items for our

raffle/basket table.

Donate eight (8) iden-

tical prizes for winning

teams. This helps us to

keep costs downs by

not needing to pur-

chase team prizes!

(Examples from last

year: Eight Tim’s

cards, Eight restaurant

gift cards)

Bring a table of adults

our for an exciting

night of trivia featur-

ing the famous Quiz-

master Kells! If you

don’t have a table of

eight, you can still sign

up to play and we’ll

get you a team.

Thank you in advance for

your support!

Stevensville School will be host-

ing a Pasta Dinner at the Italo

Canadian Hall in Fort Erie

(1101 DiPietro Street) on

Thursday, March 23 from 4:30

p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eat-in and

take-out options are available.

Prices are as follows:

Adult $9

Children $5.50 (5 to 12 years old)

*Children 4 and under are free

Takeout $8

An order form is attached in

the back pages of this newslet-

ter.

Join us for a delicious dinner

and support our school at the

same time!

Pasta Night—March 23

*See back pages for more

information!

Parent Council

Our next meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. in our Learning

Commons. All parents/guardians are welcome! Note: Minutes from the last meeting

are available on our web site.

Grad Photos—Grade 8 and SK

Grad Photo Day (for our Grade 8 and Senior Kindergarten students) will be on Tues-

day, March 28th. Please remind your grads to wear white shirts (and ties for boys in

grade 8) and to bring their biggest smiles! Shirts and ties will be provided if needed.

Save the date(s)—Senior Kindergarten Celebration and Grade 8 Graduation

We have two important dates

for you to mark on your calen-

dar(s). Our Senior Kindergar-

ten celebration will be on

Thursday, June 22 and our

Grade 8 Graduation ceremony

and celebration will be on Fri-

day, June 23. Both of these

events will take place during

the school day. Exact times will

be communicated as they be-

come available.

Page 4 March 2017

Stevensville Public Speakers

Kate P

Quentin S

Cade T

Intermediate Speakers

Chloe B—Gold

Adam W—Silver

Micah S—Bronze

Faith P

Mya T

Maya G

Claudia O

Stevensville’s Public

Speaking competition

took place on February

22. Fourteen students

spoke in front of judges

and our Junior and Inter-

mediate divisions on a

variety of topics. In the

end, three winners in each

division were identified

by our judges. Tucker and

Chloe both won first

place at the Royal Cana-

dian Legion public speak-

ing competition, while Na-

talie W, Abigail C and Ad-

am W participated as well

earning 2nd, 5th and 5th

place honours respectively.

Junior Speakers

Tucker W—Gold

Abigail C—Silver

Riley S—Bronze

Ava N

Math Minute(s)

Please check out the back

pages of this newsletter for

some practical (and even

fun) ideas that can extend

our students’ math learning

at home during March

Break and beyond!

Results of our DreamBox

Challenge for February

Top classes: 3/4

deWaard, 4/5 Hein/

Davis, 7/8 Simons. You can

see monthly results by visit-

ing our web site!

Total students honoured for

completing an average of

five lessons per week in Jan-

uary: 136! (Their names will

posted within the school.)

Those students have been

entered into a draw to take

place later this week. Our

school challenge will continue

in the coming months so

please continue to encour-

age your child(ren) to finish

lessons and persevere.

Please refer to the back page

for login information! Using

this information, you can moni-

tor the progress of your chil-

dren from home!

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with

problems longer.”

-Albert Einstein

March Break

3521 East Main Street

Stevensville

Ontario

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Stevensv i l l e Publ i c S choo l

Mark your calendars!

There will be no school from

March 13 through March 17

(March Break).

The 2016-2017 Elementary

School Year Calendar can be

found on the DSBN web site.

There you can find dates of hol-

idays and Professional Devel-

opment Days.

Phone: 905-382-3122

Fax: 906-382-0521

Email: ste@dsbn.org

Staff

K. Krutschke Kindergarten R. Sensabaugh Early Childhood Educator C. Vanderklei Kindergarten M. Morrish Early Childhood Educator A. VanderWerf Grade 1 S. Hennessy Grade 1/2 R. Menard Grade 2 K. Kells Grade 3 S. de Waard Grade 3/4 A. Hein Grade 4/5 M. Davis Grade 4/5/Prep B. Roach Grade 5 M. Milton Grade 6 B. Swanson Grade 7 D. Simons Grade 7/8 S. Train Grade 8 R. Roach Teacher Librarian/Prep

H. Cowan Prep M. Lee Fundamental Skills J. Saylor Structured Strategies S. Bullock Educational Assistant L. Fretz Educational Assistant N. Hamm Educational Assistant J. Meredith Educational Assistant A. Thomson Educational Assistant D. Vandenberg Learning Resource Teacher D. Vani French as a Second Language L. Schuyler Instructional Coach T. Priestman Caretaker S. Turner /A. Gibson Evening Cleaners J. O’Donnell Lunch Supervisor S. Weaver Lunch Supervisor K. Stuart Youth Counsellor K. Noxel Secretary J. Willms Principal K. Racey Vice Principal

Please mark your calendar…

March 13 through 17—March Break

Look for yearbook orders in mid-March!

March 23—Pasta Dinner

March 28—Grad Photos

March 28—Parent Council (6 p.m.)

April 11 and 12—Annie public performances

April 22—Stevensville Trivia Night

Pizza Days—March 10, 24, 31

*April pizza orders due April 4

Spring Save-the-Date(s):

Senior Kindergarten Celebration—Thursday, June 22

Grade 8 Graduation—Friday, June 23

We’re on the web!

Visit us at stevensville.dsbn.org