Nightingale News “PROUD TO BE HAWKS” Honest, Awesome Attitude, Working hard, Kind, Safe

2740 Guelph Street Vancouver, BC V5T 3P7

MR BOB BODDEN PRINCIPAL

PHONE: 604-713-5290 FAX: 604-713-5292

Mr. Aaron Davis Director of Instruction Field Services Team

604-713-5000

Janet Fraser

Liaison School Trustee

Solomon Wong PAC Chair

pac_nig@vsb.bc.ca

Dear Nightingale Families:

How time flies. We are now already into November. The school has been alive with numerous

exciting educational and fun activities as some of the following stories will show. Halloween was a

day filled with stations and much excitement. We are now preparing for our Remembrance Day

assembly which will take place on November 8th at 11 am.

At this time, students are very busy with a wide variety of assignments. If you have an opportunity

take a look at the displays and bulletin boards around the school. The work produced by the

students is truly impressive.

I look forward to continuing to work with the Nightingale community to ensure that we continue to

strive to deliver the best possible programs to our students.

Bob Bodden

Interim Principal

Nightingale StrongStart Afternoon Program – Come Join Us!

Nightingale StrongStart is now open in the afternoon! Drop-in anytime from 12:30pm to 3:00pm

Monday to Friday. It is located in the building at the corner of E 12th Ave and St. George St.

StrongStart is a free drop-in program offered to parents and caregivers with children ages 0 to 5.

We emphasize learning through play, language and positive social interactions.

For more information, please call 604-713-4445 or check StrongStart website at

http://www.vsb.bc.ca/programs/strong-start

HUB Bike Training Course As part of the ongoing initiative to promote active transportation, Divisions 2 and 3 participated in a

HUB sponsored bike training course. Students learned rules of the road and how to be safe when

biking in a city. During the first week of October, the school was encouraged to "wheel to school."

PAC was out in full force rewarding active travelers, and HANK the HAWK even flew in for a visit!

Fundraising for SEVA - Sweat for Sight Students in Division 2 and 3 organized a school wide fundraiser for SEVA Canada. With help from the

parent community we raised over $450! All proceeds go to providing eye-sight saving surgeries in the

developing world. Students in all divisions then participated in SWEAT4SIGHT on national sight day,

October 11th.

Cross Country Cross Country Running has come to an end and

we are very proud of our Nightingale runners! We

had a team of 25 enthusiastic runners from

Grades 1-4. We celebrated the end of the season

with the big district meet at Trout Lake on a

beautiful day with hundreds of students from all

over Vancouver! The students have shown great

sportsmanship and team spirit. A big thanks to

Thomas, Ms. Gill, and Ms. Shan for coaching!

Free Transit Week During the first week of October TransLink offered free transit to public school children to explore the

city. Ms. Wong and Mr. Canning used the opportunity to go to Stanley Park. Some of the highlights

of our trip were: a scavenger hunt in a wooded area next to the picnic grounds, a hike along the

seawall to Beaver Creek, a hike through the forest to Beaver lake where we will release salmon later

this year and taking in the sweet scent of nature. It was truly a wonderful day in the park but for some

the most hilarious part of the return trip was when the voice of Vancouver actor Seth Rogen came

over the PA system encouraging everyone to move to the back of the bus because “that’s where all

the cool kids hang out.” We were in the back and thought that was quite funny. Ms. Wong and Mr.

Canning would like to thank the transit drivers of the Stanley Park Number 19 route. Stanley Park

was a popular destination for school groups on the free transit week. We hope you enjoy some of the

photos.

School Garden – Mason Bees/Sunflowers The students from Mr. Canning class, along with the assistance of Ms. B and Jacob Villanueva,

undertook two big jobs in our school garden. In our garden you may have noticed a 2x6 board

mounted to the fence post with a box at the top. From a distance it may look like a bird house but in

fact it is a mason bee house with multiple nesting tunnels. In the spring we put out 10 mason bees,

seven females and three males. After pollinating our apple tree, and neighbouring trees and flowers,

our mason bees laid eggs in the nesting tunnels. These eggs developed into adult mason bees over

the summer inside a cocoon. The students harvested the cocoons washed them in water and looked

at them under a microscope. From our original 10 bees we successfully harvested 45 new females

and 25 males. These cocoons are currently overwintering in the fridge for release next spring.

Our other big job was harvesting our school sunflower seeds for replanting next spring. We will have

more than enough for our school garden and plenty for sharing. We hope you enjoy the photos.

Zoe Juno Lucy

Noah Breaunna Aisha

Halloween On Halloween we had

some very great and

creative costumes. We

would like to introduce

you to our winners, in

no particular order.

Nightingale Staff

P

R

I

M

A

R

Y

I

N

T

E

R

M

E

D

I

A

T

E

Kindergarten registration for children born in 2014 begins on November 1st. All Kindergarten applicants are required to submit an application to their English catchment elementary school. This includes families who wish to apply for choice programs (French Immersion, Montessori, etc.) and/or a cross boundary placement. The priority registration period for Kindergarten opens on Thursday November 1st and closes at 4 pm on Thursdary January 31st. Students who submit an application within this priority period will be accommodated before late applicants. Applying for Kindergarten is a 2-Step process: Step 1: Completion of an online application form.

Step 2: Bringing supporting documentation, along with your child,

to your neighbourhood English catchment school.

Supporting Documents Needed:

1. Proof of residence in Vancouver 2. Child’s birth certificate 3. Immigration documentation (if applicable) 4. Immunization records 5. Court Orders/Documents (if applicable)

If you want to apply for a Choice program or cross-boundary, you must first apply to your English catchment elementary school. Applications for Choice programs and cross boundary placements will begin to be accepted in early 2019.

In the event there are more in-catchment applicants than available space* at the school, the following process will be used to prioritize enrolment: Kindergarten Applications Received Between November 1st and January 31st

1. In-catchment Kindergarten applicants with siblings in attendance at the school (and who will be attending next year) will be placed first.

2. The names of all other in-catchment registrants will be entered into a random draw for the remaining Kindergarten spaces.

3. Students who cannot be accommodated will be placed on a waitlist in the order in which their name was drawn.

4. Between January 31st and the second Friday in June students on the ordered waitlist will be accommodated as space becomes available.

Kindergarten Registrations Received AFTER January 31st In-catchment Kindergarten students who apply after January 31st will be accommodated if there is space. If there is no space their names will be added to the bottom of the existing waitlist. Note: There will be no priority given to registrants with siblings if they register after January 31st.

For more information on kindergarten registration visit: http://www.vsb.bc.ca/kindergarten * Available Space includes physical capacity, resources, staffing, or educational programs available or planned for a school as defined by the district. (Administrative Procedure 300)