LAST POST for 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR

Thank you to all staff, students, and parents for such a wonderful school year. We had many laughs, learned so many things, and shared many amazing talents with each other. We have a lovely community in which everyone cares for our kids. We truly have a school that is leading the way in making changes in education. Have a great summer! See you in the fall.

Fall Schedule:
The school office will officially open on August 20. Please call the school anytime after this date to arrange an appointment for Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences.
Sept. 8:  NO SCHOOL - Inservice for Teachers
Sept. 9:  Conferences - 1:30pm - 7:00pm
Sept. 10: Conferences - 9:00am - 3:45pm
Sept. 11: FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF CLASSES

REPORT VANDALISM

Over the summer, you can help to protect the school:

School vandalism often involves graffiti, broken windows, damage to roofs and playground equipment.

To report suspicious activity on school grounds between

10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

or to report an act of school vandalism in Winnipeg call:

(204)   231-4556

Our security firm will attend after receipt of your call.

HAPPY SUMMER!

On behalf of all staff at Stevenson, we wish our students, parents, families, and friends a safe and happy summer! Remember to wear sunscreen and hats outdoors, wear helmets when bike riding, and only say kind things online this summer.

The school is just not the same without our students!

Celebration of Learning

We had a lovely Celebration of Learning and Farewell to our Grade 5 students today! Thank you to the families who were able to attend. We are all looking forward to summer holidays and we will all miss these kids greatly!

Stevenson Staff

Family Cultural Day

We had an absolutely wonderful day on Friday! We celebrated each other's cultures, learned a few games, activities, and dances, and enjoyed tasting food from each other's cultures as well!

Thank you to Mrs. Havixbeck and Gr. 4/5 students for learning about so many activities, and running such an enjoyable day!

Thank you to those who contributed food from your culture, (families, staff, and students). We all enjoyed sampling a bit of everything! We definitely need to share some recipes!

Thank you to the families and volunteers who were able to come join us for the day. You made the day so special by sharing your talents and spending time with us!

See many more photos of the day on Instagram: @StevensonElem 

Teaching Staff for 2015-2016

Each year, we have a few changes in our staff. We have to say goodbye to some and welcome others to our school.

We say goodbye to Miss Moniz, Miss Kumar, Mrs. Omand, and Mr. Wesselius. We wish all of you well in your future endeavors. 

We would like to thank Mr. Miller for his time at Stevenson as our Vice Principal and Guidance Counsellor. He has been promoted to Principal at Jameswood Alternative School. 

We thank Mrs. Sourisseau for your time as our Reading Recovery Teacher at our school. She is moving to Voyageur School.

We would also like to thank Mrs. Sigfusson for her years as a teacher here. She is retiring from teaching. We wish her well in her new adventures in life.

We welcome back Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. Hardy, and Mrs. Wood from their maternity leaves. We know they had a wonderful time at home with their new little family members and we are glad to have them back at school.

We also welcome aboard Miss Griffiths, as our Grade 1-3 French Teacher; Ms. Marlatt, as our Reading Recovery Teacher; and Ms. Amaral, as our Vice Principal and Resource Teacher for next year.

Please find listed below the classrooms for the 2015-16 school year.

Kindergarten Rm 7 – Mrs. Grant

Kindergarten Rm 8 – Mrs. Lowe

Grade 1 Rm 14         - Mrs. Hamm

Grade 1 Rm 16         - Mrs. Hardy

Grade 2/3 Rm 11      - Miss Long

Grade 2/3 Rm 12      - Mrs. Buchanan

Grade 2/3 Rm 17      - Mrs. Chapman

Grade 2/3 Rm 18      - Mrs. Hauta

Grade 4/5 Rm 3         - Mrs. Beazley

Grade 4/5 Rm 5         - Mrs. Kaczmarz

Grade 4/5 Rm 9       - Mr. Trembath

Principal                               Ms. J. Couch

Vice Principal/Resource   Ms. S. Amaral

Reading Recovery               Ms. E. Marlatt

French 1-3                            Miss N. Griffiths

French 4/5                            Mrs. A. Havixbeck

Music                                     Ms. J. Rempel

Phys. Ed.                                Mr. C. McKinnon

Resource                               Mrs. Macdonell

Guidance/Resource            Mrs. Smith

Librarian                              Mrs. T. Wood      

SUMMER READING GIFT FOR YOU

SUMMER READING GIFT FOR YOU

Dear Parents:

Stevenson-Britannia School is continuing our summer reading project this year.  We have partnered with “First Book Canada” to purchase books for you. Research shows that students can lose skills they have learned during the past year if they do not read daily over the summer. This is referred to as the “summer slide”. We want to help you to “battle” against the “summer slide” this year.

Every student from Kindergarten to Grade 5 has chosen stories to take home to read with you. These are your books to keep! There is no expectation for you to return these books in the fall. Feel free to give the books to others when you are finished with them. If at the end of the summer you would like to return/exchange these, or other books you have at home, bring them to the Parent Corner in front of the office. We have a Parent Book Exchange, as well as a Student BOGO (Bring One, Get One) Book Exchange.

Here is a brief video from Miss Sourisseau, our Reading Recovery Teacher, with some helpful tips for summer reading.

Wishing you the best for a fun and safe summer holiday. Happy Reading!

RAP CONCERT ON TUESDAY

We welcome to Winnipeg for the first time, Kansas City hip-hop/rapper, Ryeon McClenton.  He's putting on a concert for the whole school at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, June 23 in the Gym. Then he will be working with the Grade 3-5 students on songwriting. Families are welcome to join us.

Check out some of Ryeon's music from his new album "A Language Called Love"

CDs will be on sale for $15.00.  Album soon to be out on Itunes.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

This weekend, we sent home a note written by students and a flower to each of our volunteers to say thank you for all you do for Stevenson School and the community. We could not run such a successful school without the help of our volunteers! THANK YOU!

We send a special thank you to our Parent Council Executive: Annissa McLean, Heather Wells, Rose McKay, and Ashley Myers who spend many hours planning events such as Pictures With Santa and The Annual Family BBQ, as well as many hours fundraising for equipment, books, and playground additions for the school. The staff, students, and community are grateful for your time and energy spent on the school.

If you have always wanted to volunteer for the school and don't know how you can contribute, just call the school and we will find a way that suits you to help us out!

Carehome Concert Coming Soon

As we finish up the year, we are celebrating with some very special people in our community.  Calvary Place Carehome is coming to Stevenson on Monday, June 22 and we are going to sing songs, play our instruments and perform dances for them.  Families are welcome to join us.  10:30-11:30am.

CLASS PLACEMENTS

The purpose of the Class Placement Process is to maximize learning and teaching opportunities for all students and teachers by constructing balanced classes. 

The class creation process is a complex one involving the gathering of information about student needs and the making of collaborative decisions from staff and administrative teams about student placement in classes. 

Factors considered are academic progress, individual learning styles, interactions between classmates, specific learning needs in different areas, gender balance, and information provided by the current teachers, child, and parents.

Placing students is not an easy task and the professionals in our school invest a great deal of time and thought into the process. Thank you for your support as we strive to create the best possible learning environment for all of the students at Stevenson School.

SAVE THE DATE: PUBLIC MEETING

Public Meeting: Proposed Middle School Reorganization
7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
The Board of Trustees of the St. James-Assiniboia School Division has reviewed the most recent enrollment projections provided by the senior administration. The projections indicate that the current trend of increased enrollment in French Immersion will continue into the future.
The Senior Administration has recommended that the Board re-organize Ness Middle School and École Golden Gate School to accommodate a French milieu School at the Ness Middle School site. This would mean that Golden Gate would become an English track Middle School. The Board has asked the senior administration to prepare a full report providing the rationale for such a re-organization and the implications for student programs. The Board would like to consult with the public before making a decision regarding this proposed reorganization and share the administrative report with you.
Please come out to the public meeting to express your support or concerns for such an initiative. 

FAMILY BBQ

Thank you to our wonderful Parent Council for hosting another successful BBQ! Also thank you to all the parents and students who volunteered during the evening. It is so nice to get our community together!

We had great prizes donated by the following groups:

We had many people asking about the Block Parent Program. We hope to have more families in our community sign up with them. Thanks to Ryan for coming to the BBQ!

FAMILY BBQ

Our annual Family BBQ is this Thursday, June 11 from 5-7pm at the school rain or shine.
Everyone is welcome!
Lots of great prizes to be won!
Thanks to our Parent Council for organizing this great event!

Truth and Reconciliation

Last week, our Grade 4/5 students had a guest speaker, April Waters, come speak to them about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

In an act of empathy, these students participated in making a Heart Garden on our front lawn with messages of hope and compassion for those affected by the Indian Residential Schools experience. #TRC2015

Walking School Bus Continues...

All this week - mornings only.

Thanks to the families who have been able to join us so far!