Winter Break

Our Winter Break this year is from Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 - Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017
We wish all of our students and families a fun, restful and wonderful holiday season!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year to everyone!


School re-opens on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017

Early Dismissal

Reminder: It is Early Dismissal at 3:10pm on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Jets Skills Competition

On Friday evening, some of our WJHA students got to go to the Jets Skills Competition!

We had great seats!

We saw many competitions! Our Jets are so fast!

Grade 3 Swimming

We are very fortunate in our school division to have swimming lessons for all Grade 3 students every year. Our Grade 3s just finished their 6 weeks of lessons. Everyone had fun and learned important skills in the water. Thanks to the instructors at the St. James Civic Centre!

Jon Klassen Visit

This past week, we were delighted to have a visit from Winnipeg born writer/illustrator, Mr. Jon Klassen.  

Jon Klassen is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book This is Not My Hat, which he also wrote. He is the first person to win both awards for the same work.

This Is Not My Hat is a companion to Klassen's preceding picture book, I Want My Hat Back (2011), and his first as both writer and illustrator. Both books were on the New York Times Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks; by April 2014 one or the other had been translated into 22 languages and they had jointly surpassed one million worldwide sales. Both books were recommended for children ages 5+ by the Greenaway judges. 

The students enjoyed a presentation which included storytelling from some of his books and tips on learning how to draw. The students also practiced drawing faces based on suggestions from Mr. Klassen. Our students have already read some of his books, and thought it was pretty cool to meet the real author! If you haven't already read the 2 books mentioned above, be sure to check them out!

(Thanks to Mrs. Lowe, Grade 1/2 teacher, for arranging this visit with her famous cousin!)

        

Kindergarten Registration 2017

The time of year has come to start preparing for next year's Kindergarten students.  An information evening for parents will be held on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:00 PM in the school library.

Kindergarten registration will begin on Friday, January 27th at 8:00 AM. 

The child's original birth certificate is required at the time of registration along with two pieces of identification that prove residency (such as medical card and driver's licence).

If you know of a family in the community with a child who will be five years old by December 31, 2017 please pass this information along.

Pictures With Santa

Thank you to our Parent Council for hosting another great Pictures With Santa evening. We hope all our families had fun. We will have your pictures ready soon and send them home with your child(ren).

Cold Weather

Now that winter is here, please remember the following:
Metro superintendents check the weather in the morning and make a determination as to whether or not buses are cancelled for the day in the Metro area. -45 degrees Celsius or colder (with windchill) and or severe snowstorms are a couple of the determining factors. Once a decision is made to cancel school buses, a synrevoice message will then be sent out to parents and principals. The news media is also alerted to cancellations and Division websites are updated to reflect any announcement.

Please remember to dress your child(ren) for the weather. We only have indoor recess when it is -28 degrees Celsius or colder. Otherwise, your child(ren) spend recess time outdoors. Children are not allowed to stay indoors for recess as we do not have any supervision for them. If your children are too sick to go outside, then they are too sick to come to school.

If you have any questions about cold weather or recesses, please feel free to contact the school.
Thank you for your understanding.

Stevenson Staff

Early Dismissal

Reminder: It is Early Dismissal at 3:10pm on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Leisure Guide

City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide

The City of Winnipeg is proud to provide a wide variety of recreation and leisure opportunities that contribute to the overall well-being of our community.  The Leisure Guide is published three times per year and is filled with fun and exciting programs for everyone.

For more information on leisure, sport and fitness programs, please pick up a copy of the Leisure Guide, call 311 or visit Winnipeg.ca/leisureguide.  Guides are available for pick up at civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres, and at a number of retail locations including Safeway, 7-Eleven and Mac’s. 

 

Registration for swimming lessons only will begin on December 13 at 8:00am.  Registration for all other activities will begin on December 14 at 8:00 am. 

 

 

 

City of Winnipeg Priceless Fun

 

Winnipeggers now have easy access to information about free recreation, leisure and library programs with the free programming guide, Priceless Fun.

The winter edition of Priceless Fun, available in late December, provides information about the free programs for children and youth being offered by the City of Winnipeg throughout the city, all in one convenient guide.

Hard copies of Priceless Fun are available for pick up at all civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres. You can view the current edition of Priceless Fun online at: Winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/leisure/leisureguide.stm. Information about programs is also available by calling 311.

 

Parent Council Event

In the Community

Thank you students and staff for your hard work and dedication toward creating fantastic musicals for our Winter Concerts! We hope our families enjoyed themselves. 

Melton the Warm-Hearted Snowman

Elflandia