January 15, 2015 Administrators’ Message Dear Students and Families, Hoping 2015 is better than last, and we hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends! It was so nice to see everyone’s bright smiles and friendly faces again! We missed you around here! King George Community School 721 Avenue K South Saskatoon, SK S7M 2E7 306-683-7310 Welcome back to King George School Helen Vangool! Mrs. Vangool is teaching Grade 7 and 8. It was nice to visit with some parents of Kindergarten students for the fall of 2015! If you missed the Kindergarten Open House, please contact the school at 306-683-7310 and we can get you the information you missed! Congratulations to the group of students who represented King George school at the Community Track meet yesterday! You worked so well as a team in your relay races and made us proud! Website: https://portal.spsd.sk.ca/ school/kgs/Pages/ default.aspx Krista Sego Principal Congratulations Aiyana, Brianna, Autumn, Alycia, Nathaniel, Talon, Jasper, Brayden, Emily, Alanna, Latisha, Corey, Harley, Raffey, Taylor and Lenny. Sheena Hushagen Vice Principal Carmen McCrae Community Coordinator Hope Nahorniak Administrative Assistant Kara Doerksen Secretary Vernon Linklater Trustee Mrs. Sego, Principal Mrs. Hushagen, Vice-Principal Books Clothing Depot We have had a large donation of books. They will be available to parents in the Clothing Depot. Parents and guardians may also pick books from the community room. Please feel free to come and get some "New to you" books for at home. Mrs. Saccucci The Clothing Depot is open school Fridays from 1-4 p.m. We have had many new donations. Come and take a look and see if there is anything you can use. Mrs. Saccucci Mend—Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do it! **MEND for 2—5 year olds** 3:10—5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, February 24th—April 28th (cancelled April 7th) (nutrition room & community room) MEND 2—5 is a FREE comprehensive, family-based healthy lifestyle program for all families with children 2—5 years. This program is designed to promote healthy eating and activity habits from an early age.           MEND 2—5 consists of ten sessions, once per week. Each session is 90 minutes long Parents/caregivers join their children in each session Spend time playing with your child and learn new games Take part in a parent discussion while your child plays Learn fun ways to introduce new foods and add variety Learn how to read and understand food labels and ingredients Learn how to deal with challenging behaviors Meet other parents and families in your area and make new friends Enjoy a healthy and supper together (provided by our Nutrition Coordinator) You will be given recipes for each week’s supper Dates to Remember Tuesday, January 13th Monday, January 12 th Thursday, January 15th Tuesday, January 27th Girl Guides started SCYAP Art Program Mondays 3:15-4:15 p.m. Gr. 6/7 Disorganized Sports Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m. KG Community Association Meeting 7:00 @ Daniel Chartier’s office SCC Meeting 6:30 in the Community Room Supper and babysitting provided  please recycle this newsletter 1 News From the Library "To read is to empower, to empower is to write, to write is to influence, to influence is to change, to change is to live.” -- Jane Evershed The Indigo Grant provided our school with so many new titles! New books are on the shelf everyday… check out some of these titles in the new book section. Bex breaks into locked and abandoned buildings just because he can, but when a new friend's behavior becomes more and more risky, he has to do the right thing. The school library is hosting a fundraiser and Babymouse is determined to win the grand prize, and help the school, but to win she will have to outsell her classmates, including her nemesis, Felicia Furrypaws Claudia's participation in the Baby-sitters Club is curtailed when Grandmother Mimi suffers a stroke and Claudia finds herself "Mimi-sitting," and fighting more frequently with her sister. COMMUNITY/SCHOOL NEWS PARENTS: Don’t miss out on these programs – Register soon: Building Healthy Families - (at John Lake School) Being a parent is a tough job. We get lots of information on how many things impact our children in their healthy growth and development but we don’t usually get a toolkit complete with resources to help us raise healthy, competent, happy, successful children / youth. Join us to explore a variety of parenting topics such as brain development, influences on our child’s developing personality, skill building, discipline and nurturing, and many more. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. | January 7 & 21, February 4, March 4 &18 l No Fee Bridging the Gap (For Parents of Out-Of-Control Teens) is an ongoing support group for parents whose adolescent is having severe behaviour and/or relationship problems January 15 – March 19 I Thursdays I 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. No Fee Pre-registration is required. Catholic Family Services, Phone:(306) 244-7773, www.cfssaskatoon.sk.ca Healthy Foods for my School School and home environments that support healthy food choices can help students do better in school and be healthier over all. The food students eat has a direct effect on how well they do in school and on their health. Students who eat the right amount of healthy food do better in school and are healthier. Create a healthy food environment at school and home with these ideas. Teach and practice healthy eating Teaching about healthy eating at school and at home is important. Part of learning about healthy eating is practicing. Offer healthy foods in school nutrition programs and canteens, involve your student in planning and preparing healthy meals at home. Talk to your school administration about incorporating healthy foods in cooking classes or afterschool programs. If you student’s school does not offer these classes, ask how you can help to support offering food preparation classes. This way, children can practice what they learn about healthy eating. Make the healthy choice the easy choice Convenience foods, like frozen meals, tend to be short of vegetables, fruit, and milk products and so should be very occasional choices rather than every day lunch items. Snack foods like chips, candy, and pop fill children up, but don’t supply any of the nutrition they need to grow and learn. Provide healthier choices, such as trail mix, yogurt, milk, or fruit cups, in school canteens or vending machines. Healthy drink choices include milk, 100% juice and water. Rewards not “treats” Use non-food items for rewards in the classroom and at home. Be creative. Make it last Talk to your school community council and school administration about creating a school food policy to promote healthy foods in your school. 2