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17 Springfield Ave
Red Deer, AB
T4N 0C6
Phone: 403.346.3838
Attendance Line: 403.346.3812
Website: http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/gws
Principal: Ms. Elvy Goring
Vice Principal: Ms. Audra Garnett
Dates to
Remember
March 23
♦ Choir Kids
March 26
♦ No School — Staff
Learning—AM
♦ Student Led Conference
1:00-8:00pm
March 27
♦ No School — Staff Learning
March 30April 6
April 10
♦ Spring Break
♦ Hats On!
♦ Scoops
April 14
♦ School Council @ 7:15
April 15
♦ Job Fair
April 17
♦ No School — Staff Learning
April 21
♦ Kindergarten Here I Come
@ Parkland Mall
April 24
♦ Hats On!
♦ Scoops
April 29
♦ 1H & 3S Assembly @ 1:30
Lates and
Absences
Don’t forget to call the attendance line
at 403-346-3812 to report if your
child(ren) will be late or absent. Thank
you.
Our Partner in Education — Eastview Sobeys
Principal’s
Message
Today your grade 1 - 5
children once again
brought home their
report cards. I hope
that you will take this
opportunity to
celebrate the successes that their hard work has brought.
Don't forget that the report cards reflect their achievement at
this particular time only. When talking with your child about
their progress, focus on how much they have learned and
accomplished, and what their next steps to further
improvement can be. If your child has had some trouble
during the past term, please help them set some achievable
goals to focus positively through the rest of the year and end
on a high note.
At this time, I am reminded once again, what a lot of family
support goes into "growing" a good student. So thank you for
all the support you give to your children; reading to and with
your children, studying spelling words, helping review for tests,
ensuring homework is completed and returned on time,
reinforcing the importance of school, encouraging your
children to be good citizens, getting your children to school on
time...and the list goes on. So, thank you from all of us at
G. W. Smith. Your efforts on behalf of your children and the
school are truly appreciated!
We hope that you are able to join us for our Student-Led
Conferences on Thursday, March 26 from 1:00-8:00. This is a
chance for you and your children to celebrate their learning.
The students (and teachers) have been working hard to
prepare for this special event and it brings them great joy to be
able to share their hard work and accomplishments with you.
See you then!
Friday, March 20, 2015
Lion’s
P.R.I.D.E.
Winners
Art Gallery
Grade 1/2J:
March’s Lion’s P.R.I.D.E. recipients are:
KB — Connor & Sierra
Featured Artists: Brayden, Brodie, Mary,
Brinley, Sydney, Adell & Evan
Grade 2G:
KTam — Isabella & Aayan
KTpm — Corlyn & Megdad
1H — Gage & Moawad
1P — Safina & Kaiden
1/2J — Zander & Brodie
3A — Jacob & Ben
3D — Owen T. & Alexys
Grade 3S:
4G —-Taylor B. & Jillian
5A — Jennifer, Josh & Lucas
5B — Emma F, Daniel, & Paeton
Simba - This month Simba picked a class that
was nominated by their teacher for doing a great
job of adjusting to change, following classroom
rules and coming in nicely after recesses. Way to
go 2GY!
One Point Perspective
demonstrating Lines and Pattern
drawing using chalk and ink.
Featured Artists: Jaxson, D’Ariel, Finley,
Carter, Marysa, Jaimen, Raiah, Alex & Josh
Grade 4:
3S — Koben & Carter
4D — Ireland & Bella
Buoyant Boats illustrating Size
Differences to create the illusion of
space using painting and tearing
techniques.
Featured Artists: Chloe D, Keylen M,
Deegan R, Ranas E, Joanna N, & Cole S
2G — Keylen & Joanna N
2M — Aspen & Kylie
“The Giant” using Directed Drawing
to accompany our Fairy Tales unit.
“Pop” Art inspired by Lichtenstein
using Ben Day dots.
Featured Artists: Dylan G. Coen, Gavin,
Gracie, Chelsey, Jorja, Lizzie, Kaitlyn, &
Brooke
Grade 5:
Falling for Foreshortening using
Pencil and Crayon Drawing
Featured Artists: Olivia P, Alexis G,
Parker M, Jusitn R, Muskaan P, Jackson N,
Suhayb V, Mick U, & Nyah M
Job Fair
GW Smith will be hosting a ‘Job Fair’ on Wednesday April 15th. Our goal is to inform students about the different kinds of occupations that are in our
community. We will
need approximately 15 volunteers willing to present to groups of students about their
occupation. Presentations will be about 15-20 minutes long and will be repeated 3 times
to different, small, cross-graded groups.
Our Partner in Education — Eastview Sobeys
Friday, March 20, 2015
What's going on around
the school?
Our grade 5 basketball teams wrapped up
their season with fun tournaments at Holy
Family School.
We all enjoyed our second round of PRIDE
Clubs.
Our choir has been working hard to prepare
for their RDSO Choir Kids performance
on March 23.
Welcome back to Mrs. Schimke, who will be
taking over Mrs. Brown's kindergarten and
pre-kindergarten classes.
Snacks
In order to help students be ready for
and focussed on learning, we will be
allowing them to snack on healthy
items throughout the school day.
This includes:
Idle Free Zone
G. W. Smith School, along
with over 30 other schools,
has partnered with The City
of Red Deer and LaFarge
to become Idle Free. The
new signage shown here is
meant to encourage all
drivers (with the exception
of emergency vehicles) to
turn their engines off when parked on school
property. Children, especially those with
respiratory conditions such as asthma, are
particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of
vehicle emissions. Help to protect your child’s
learning environment by, “Turning Your
Key and Being Idle Free”.
♦ Fresh fruit or vegetables (ready to
eat and in their original state, rather than
canned),
♦ Cheese,
♦ Yogurt (Don’t forget your spoon!).
What does “Idle-free” mean?
“Idle-free” means we turn off our vehicles when
not in motion, when it is safe to do so. For
example turn off the engine rather then idling
while waiting for passengers, waiting in
drive-through line-ups, “warming-up” vehicles for
more than five minutes, or running “quick”
errands. On extremely cold days, idling may be
necessary; however, many Canadians idle for a
total of 75 million minutes each day in the
wintertime! That’s equal to a single car idling for
144 years!
Our Partner in Education — Eastview Sobeys
Friday, March 20, 2015
Choir News
Our school choir will be
performing at the 7:30 concert
of Choir Kids on Monday,
March 23th. Tickets may be
purchased from the school
office ($10 for adults, $5 for
children and $25 for a family;
choir members are not required to have a ticket for this
performance).
2014-15 Yearbook
Do you have a good photo (or 2
or 3) of your child and their
friends at a school event for the
yearbook? Please upload them
at community.lifetouch.com. The
Access Code is: EUSYPP.
Did you know
that...
School Council is
considering forming a
society. A benefit of
forming a society includes
fundraising opportunities with the casinos in Red
Deer. Running the casino for 2 days typically
generates $20,000 - 30,000 and is available to
societies every 3 years. This fundraising
opportunity could be especially helpful for future
initiatives at G.W. Smith School, considering budget
constraints that schools are faced with. In order to
do so, we would need parent volunteers to help run
this subcommittee of School Council and to help run
the casino. If you are interested in helping with this
initiative, please contact Mandy at the office.
Remember You’re in a
School Zone
Effective during school days:
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Read-a-thon
In conjunction with Literacy Week (May 4-8) students will be participating in a Read-A-Thon! More
info to come.
Save the Date: On
Tuesday, May 5,
2015 renowned
author and former
G.W. Smith student,
Sigmund Brouwer
will be visiting. More
information to follow.
Y.I.M.B.Y
Does your child need more
books at home? Just let
your child's teacher know
and we will send some
home.
Do you have some good quality children's books
you no longer need? Drop them in the YIMBY
donation box in the front entrance and we will
share them with another school.
SCOOPS still uses about 20 000
pieces of paper a year. Please
consider switching to the paperless
version. Every small action makes a
difference! Send your email to
mandy.deditch@rdpsd.ab.ca to make
the switch!
Our Partner in Education — Eastview Sobeys
Friday, March 20, 2015
Our Partner in Education — Eastview Sobeys
Friday, March 20, 2015
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Easter Monday
NO SCHOOL
Monday
Sunday
School Council
Meeting @ 7:15
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Kindergarten Here I
Come @ Parkland Mall
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Thursday
2
Wednesday
1
1H & 3S Assembly @
1:30
29
22
Job Fair
(Volunteers Needed!)
15
8
30
23
16
9
Spring Break - SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday
Hats On!
Scoops
24
Hats On!
Scoops
Staff Learning Day
NO SCHOOL
17
10
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Friday
G.W. Smith School - April 2015
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Saturday
Tuesday April 21st 7pm @ ENMAX Centrium
SAVE UP TO $9.75 PER TICKET!
(prices include all ticket and building fees)
Seat Location
Regular Prices
Your Prices
Quantity
Subtotal
Courtside
$123.50
No Discount
x _____
$ _____
Courtside Ends
$97.75
No Discount
x _____
$ _____
VIP
$72.00
No Discount
x _____
$ _____
Upper Center
$56.50
$48.25
x _____
$ _____
Upper Sides
$45.50
$37.50
x _____
$ _____
Corners
$35.00
$25.25
x _____
$ _____
Ends
$28.75
$19.75
x _____
$ _____
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MAGIC PASS
$25.00
$20.00
x _____
$ _____
Magic Pass is a 30-minute pre show event from 5:50-6PM (limited capacity. Separate ticket required)
Handling Fee
TOTAL
$ 3.75
$ _____
DEADLINE TO ORDER: Monday April 20th @ 12PM MST
MAGIC PASS: Spend time on the court with the
Globetrotters – shooting, trying out ball tricks and
photo opportunities! All customers must have a
game ticket AND Magic Pass for entry. Soft/rubber
soled shoes must be worn on court.
Accessible seating requested
Contact Name _______________________________________ Group Name __ Red Deer Public Schools __
Mailing Address __________________________________________City ____________________Prov____ Postal _______
Phone _____________________________________________ Email _________________________________________________
To order tickets contact Taylor Myers:
Toll Free: 800-641-4667 x152
Direct : 602-707-7030
PAYMENT: Visa MC Amex
Security Code ______
Fax : 602-258-5925
Card # _____________________________________________ Expires _________
Or email your order to:
myers@harlemglobetrotters.com
Mailing Address(if needed)_______________________________________________
You may also bring the flyer to the box
City________________ Province_______ Postal________ Mail Email or Will Call (circle one) office to receive the discount
METHOD OF PAYMENT
Signature ______________________________
All tickets ordered after Tuesday April 7th will be left in will-call
All tickets are subject to availability. Tickets must be purchased in advance by mail, phone, email or fax. Orders will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. No
refunds or exchanges. Children under 2 do not require a ticket provided they sit on adult’s lap.
RED DEER, ALBERTA
Nutrition Bites
Nutrition Bites
Start Your Morning Right
Breakfast is an important meal to start the day. Eating breakfast helps your
child to be more alert during the school day. In fact, kids who eat breakfast are
more likely to do well in school and have a healthy body weight.
Prepare a balanced breakfast by including at least three of the four food
groups from Canada’s Food Guide. Here are some easy and quick breakfast
ideas:
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Whole grain English muffin with an apple and glass of milk
Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and a banana
Scrambled eggs, and cheese on a whole grain wrap
Oatmeal topped with walnuts and strawberries
Mixed cereal with milk – mix several high fibre cereals and add some fruit
Smoothie made with fruit, yogurt and milk
If you run out of time in the morning, encourage your children to take
breakfast on the go. Try to find a breakfast that works best for your family to
start everyone’s day off right.
For more breakfast ideas, please visit:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-wake-up-tobreakfast.pdf
For more information on Healthy Eating, visit:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/2914.asp
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Nutrition Bites
Nutrition Bites
School Lunches
Is it time to try something new for lunch?
Involve your kids.
• Let your child choose the foods they like.
This will increase the chance of them
eating the foods you send.
Switch up bread options.
• Try using whole grain wraps, pitas, small
bagels, English muffins, buns or a
different type of bread.
Add excitement to vegetables and fruit.
• Send fruit such as bananas, pineapple or apples with a yogurt dip or vegetables like
carrots, cucumbers or celery with hummus dip. Keep in mind; kids are more likely
to eat vegetables and fruit that are already cut up!
Offer a variety of meat and meat alternatives.
• Use leftover meat from supper or make a homemade egg salad mixture for
sandwiches.
Include milk and milk alternatives.
• Have a carton or container of milk with lunch. Add cheese to your child’s
sandwich or some yogurt to round out the meal.
Aim to include a food choice from each of the four food groups on Canada’s Food
Guide (Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternatives and Meat and
Alternatives) to make a balanced and healthy meal.
For more tips on making a balanced lunch, please visit:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/nutrition/if-nfs-whats-for-lunch.pdf
For more information on Healthy Eating, visit:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/2914.asp
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