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PA G E 2 M U S K O K A FA L L S M E S S A G E S

Happy Groundhog Day Feb 2nd!

the best at predicting when spring will arrive?

A Canadian study looked at Groundhog Day

predictions from the past

30 years and found that

they were only right about

37% of the time!

tradition, so enjoy!

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Read for 15 Assembly.

What a great way to start the

Joke of the Month:

Q: What kind of nut has

no shell?

A: A doughnut!

Just a reminder to please do not send any food containing

nuts to school. We have a student at our school who is

severely allergic to nuts!

Please check ingredient lists on all your packaged

foods, or look for the no peanut symbol on the

box, to ensure our students stay safe. Thank you.

Thanks to our pizza money, a new water station to fill water

bottles was installed this month!

Electives are back!

Once again, our School Council is organizing a pizza kit fundraiser for

Muskoka Falls. A great way to have fun cooking and help the school!

Order forms and information will be sent out before the end of January.

Final orders are due by Feb. 20 (right after the family day holiday)

Pizza kits will be delivered on March 5th.

All parents/guardians with students attending TLDSB

schools are invited to attend an open forum meeting

with Larry Hope, our Director of Education,

to provide feedback which will help determine the

next steps in planning for the 2018/19 school year.

Strengthening Families for the Future Program: A unique family program designed to reduce factors that put families at risk

and enhance factors that help them function well.

When: Wednesday evenings from February 21st to May 30th

Begins with FREE Dinner at 5:15 pm and finishes at 8:00 pm Where: Community Living South Muskoka, Bracebridge

Register: Please contact Terry Pullen at Simcoe Muskoka Family

Connexions, 705-645-4426, ext 290

-11 years of age

Happy Valentines Day

While the custom of sending cards,

flowers, chocolates and other gifts

originated in the UK, Valentine's Day

still remains connected with various

regional customs in England.

In Norfolk, a character called 'Jack' Valentine

knocks on the rear door of houses leaving sweets

and presents for children.

Famous author, Geoffrey Chaucer, wrote:

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, when every

We had fun with Science

North, learning all about

power!