Canada Helmet Initiative

Thanks to those who have participated

in supporting the Canada Helmet Ini-

tiative. This program enables students,

staff and parents to purchase quality

winter sports helmets (cycling and

multi-sport) at affordable prices . Last

call for payment

and forms—

helmets should

be delivered to

the school by April .

With so many days of extreme cold

weather conditions, we are hoping that the

month of March will bring us some

Spring weather! Until then, please make

sure that your children are dressed appro-

priately for the cold. Hats, mitts, scarves,

coats, boots and snow pants are recom-

mended.

Thank-you for your support in our com-

munity fundraiser this month: the EFN

Change for Children coin collection to

raise money for families in DSBN in need

of poverty or emergency financial help.

We are still calculating the grand total and

we will post it in next month’s newsletter.

This month, our students in grades 4 to 8

will take part in a school climate survey,

―Tell Them From Me.‖ in library class

with me. I will be sending home an infor-

mation sheet regarding this survey this

month.

Thanks to all of our parent volunteers .

We are so lucky to have such a supportive

community who help us with fundraising,

hot lunches, volunteering in classrooms

and with the reading program, coaching teams,

driving sports teams, supervising on field trips

and participating on our parent advisory commit-

tee.

Students in Grades 3 and 6 have been taking part

in a short mid-year practice assessment in Math

(Language was done previously). Students and

teachers will be able to use the results to get ef-

fective feedback on what we can do to prepare

further for the EQAO assessments in May/June.

The DSBN school year calendars designate

March 7, 2014 as a Professional Activity Day

and traditionally, teaching staff participate fully

in professional learning activities on days such

as March 7, 2014. However, based upon the

agreed to Memorandums of Understanding, per-

manent contract teachers in both elementary and

secondary schools will be taking March 7, 2014

as a mandatory unpaid day and will not be at

work. All other staff will be at work as regu-

larly scheduled participating in site based work

responsibilities. "

Thank-you again for your continued support, we

hope you and your family have a safe and fun-

filled March Break!

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

SAC news 2

Public speaking 2

Creative minds 3

Pink Shirt Day 3

Dreambox 3

Int. Basketball 4

Important Events &

DSBN road race 4

Student of the

Month 5

Healthy snack menu 5

Calendar 6

W O O D L A N D P U B L I C

S C H O O L

TRUSTEE

Dalton Clark

Tel: 937-6960

DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATION

W. Hoshizaki

Tel: 641-1550

SUPERINTENDENT OF

SCHOOLS

Kelly Pisek

Tel: 641-1550

TRANSPORTATION

Jeff Friesen

Tel: 346-0301

Principal Margo Mussari

Secretary Laura Anderson

Tel: 905-685-1331

Fax: 905-685-1332

E-Mail:

Margo.Mussari@DSBN.org

Wol@DSBN.edu.on.ca

Principal’s Message

WOODLAND SCHOOL

www.dsbn.edu.on.ca/schools/woodland

M A R C H 3 , 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

Contest Winners

Congratulations to

Meredith W. and

Lexi for winning

the ―Famous Peo-

ple’s Favourite

Genre‖ contest.

They were treated

to a special lunch at

Big Marco’s with

Mrs. Mussari on

Wed. Feb. 26th.

P A G E 2 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

Dance A Thon

Our annual dance-a-thon is set for this Thursday, March 6 with the theme, ―FUN IN THE SUN! Students

are encouraged to dress in appropriate ―bright and sunny clothing‖ as we take turns dancing the winter blues

away in the gym. No donations are being collected for this event this year.

Pasta Night

Mark Thursday, April 10th on your calendar for our annual Woodland pasta night . The food will be catered

by Antipastos and we will be entertained by magic! All of our classes have picked a class theme for the gift

baskets again this year and items will be collected after March Break. Our themes are as follows:

JK/SK—Fun in the Sun 4/5S—Sports

1/2M—Crafts and Creations 5/6L—Sleepy Time

2/3SV—Animals 7/8O– Café Basket

3/4K– Teddy Bears

Montana Night

Thanks to the families who joined us for our first Montana Night on Feb. 21st. 10% of sales came back to

Woodland and we earned $80.45!

Parent Math Night

Our scheduled SAC meeting for Tuesday, March 25 will be a parent Math Night instead! Come on out and

join other parents to learn more about Math instruction and assessment at Woodland and in DSBN. Child

care will be provided at the school.

On Wednesday, February 5th eleven Grade 5 & 6 stu-

dents and four Grade 7 & 8 students competed in the

Woodland Public Speaking contests. Class representa-

tives from the Junior Division were: Austin, Mason,

Josh, Charlotte, Tori, Lucy, Cara, Jordan, Aurora,

Molly, and Madeline. Intermediate speakers included:

Sonya, Maeve, Jessie and Bethany. Congratulations to

Josh (Jr.) and Bethany (Int.) who placed first and pro-

ceeded on to represent Woodland at the Grantham Public Speaking con-

test. Second place went to Jordan (Jr.) and Maeve( Int.) and third place

was awarded to Molly and Charlotte (Jr.) and Sonya (Int.). All speakers

performed very well and the speeches were highly entertaining!

Special thanks to our judges: Mrs. Orr from St. Catharines Collegiate,

Mrs. Lailey and Mrs. Schellenberg from Eden High School and Mr.

Brooks for taking time out of their busy schedules.

Woodland Public Speaking Contest

Parent School Advisory Council News

Have you heard about DREAM BOX?

Woodland has purchased Dream box Learning’s Math Program for Grades 1 –8, an

online, Intelligent Adaptive Learning ™ program that helps all students achieve better,

faster math proficiency. It is extremely important that you do not help your child while

they are working through a lesson. The program will eventually adjust to your child’s

level. It is also important that they finish each lesson that they have started and that they

are the only one using their account. Our subscription lasts all year, which means it is

available all summer long! The students should know their login and password. Your

student can access Dream box on our school website! It’s available 24 hours a day, 7

days a week! This is a great homework activity for all Woodlanders!

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

Woodland Supports Pink Shirt Day—

Wednesday, February 26th

Woodland supported the message, “Bullying Stops Here!”

again this year when several of our students and staff

dressed in pink shirts on Feb. 26th. Students reviewed the

history of Pink Shirt Day in their classrooms and took a

stand against

bullying by

taking part

along with

many others

across our

country.

Congratulations

to Andrew and

Ella Hurrle on

Winning the

February

Newsletter

Draw

Newsletter Form

We have read the March Newsletter and wish to be entered into

the monthly draw.

Family Name:

Children:

Creative Minds 2014 is coming back to Woodland this spring! I’m

excited to see how all of you will get involved with this year’s

theme: “Celebrating Niagara”

Celebrating Niagara can be displayed in so many of our categories. Build the Welland Canal out of Lego, or wood – take pictures or draw/paint many of the beautiful vineyards, nature hikes, fruit orchards in full bloom or in full harvest. Make Brocks Monument out of any material that you can imagine! Write a story about your favourite place or person in Niagara. Cook or bake up something yummy that can only be found or grown in Niagara! The possibilities are endless and the creativity is to-tally up to you! Go out and explore Niagara and come up with an entry that will help us all celebrate Niagara – a beautiful place to live J

CREATIVE MINDS DATE: Thursday April 24th Applications will be

available soon! See you there: Mrs. Wall

Intermediate Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Teams

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

The intermediate basketball sea-

son is coming to a close this

week as the intermediate girls

take part in the DSBN tourna-

ment today, Monday, March 3 as

well as compete in their playoff

game on Tuesday, March 4

against St. David’s. The boys

completed their season last

week, playing their playoff game

against Gracefield who went on

to place 2nd. Thanks to Mr. Ott and Mrs. Schroeder for taking so much time out of their busy schedules to

coach our teams this year. Our girls’ team consisted of : Natasha, Jessie, Sheilagh, Mackenzie, Emily,

Brandy, Alissa, Evalyn, Bethany and Ruby. Our boys’ team were small in number but mighty: David, Joel,

Carter, Brad S., William, and Ben. Congratulations on a great season of good sportsmanship, teamwork and

fun! Thanks to all parents who helped to transport students to and from the games and tournament.

Thursday, March 6 -

Fun in the Sun dance-a-thon

Friday, March 7—PA day

Monday, March 10-14—March Break

Tuesday, March 25—

Grade 8 and SK Graduation Pictures

Tuesday, March 25—

Math Night for Parents (no SAC mtg.) 6:45

pm

Thursday, March 27—Student of the Month

Assembly

Thursday, April 12—Pasta Night

Thursday, April 24—Creative Minds

Thursday, June 12—Strawberry Social

Wednesday, June 25—Grade 8 Grad

Upcoming Events to Mark on Your Calendar!

DSBN ROAD RACE

Sunday, April 27th, 2014

DSBN Education Center,

191 Carlton Street, St.

Catharines

Check in/registration is

between 7:30 and 9:30

am

1km fun run (10am), 5km road race (10:30am)

Pre-registration deadline is Friday, March 21.

Go online and register at:

www.dsbnroadrace.ca

For those who pre-register you will receive a

free t-shirt!

Cost is $10 for students and $20 for adults—

cheques payable to Education Foundation of

Niagara—sorry no refunds

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

Congratulations to the February students of the

Month. They were recognized for the character trait

of OPTIMISM. A special presentation featuring the

dramatization of Pete The Cat and His Magic Sun-

glasses was made by Mrs. Masterson’s Grade 1/2

class which included the main message, ―With a

positive outlook on life, you can transform a grumpy

day into an awesome day!‖ Prior to the assembly we

enjoyed the uplifting songs , I Love My White Shoes

and Rocking in My School Shoes on the announcements. The intermediate basketball teams and junior

basketball teams were acknowledged by Mr. Ott and Mrs. Wiens. Mrs. Mussari reminded us of our up-

coming events including the FUN IN THE SUN dance-a-thon and Creative Minds. The BLUE team

was the colour house champion for February. In March, our focus will be on PERSEVERANCE.

Student of the Month Assembly

Snack Menu for March 2014

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March

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Salsa

MG Tostitos

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April 4

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Vegetables

Pasta sauce &

Mozzarella sticks

Applesauce &

Cinnamon chips

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