Stop And Move Week

For Week 3 of our Wellness Month, we are focusing on exercise. We invite families to join us in our exercises wherever you are during the day. Just stop what you are doing and move! Here's a chart of the exercises we will be doing:

Stevenson Wellness Month

Week 3 – Exercise

S.A.M (stop and move) Weekly Workout

classes are asked to complete the daily workout at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm everyday.  the workout will increase by 2 exercises each day. The total will be 10 exercises by the end of the week. 

Pro Tip: Play some motivating music to help you get the job done!

Day	Exercise Work Out		Repetitions
1-Monday	1.     Jumping Jacks 2.     Shoulder Touches		10 Reps for each exercise.
2- Tuesday	1.     Jumping Jacks 2.     Shoulder Touches 3.     Squats 4.     Ski Jumps		10 Reps for each exercise.
3- Wednesday	1.     Jumping Jacks 2.     Shoulder Touches 3.     Squats 4.     Ski Jumps 5.     Mountain Climbers 6.     Planks (on Hands)		10 Reps for each exercise.
4- Thursday	1.     Jumping Jacks 2.     Shoulder Touches 3.     Squats 4.     Ski Jumps 5.     Mountain Climbers 6.     Planks (on Hands)	7.     High Kicks 8.     Curl-Ups	10 Reps for each exercise.
5- Friday	1.     Jumping Jacks 2.     Shoulder Touches 3.     Squats 4.     Ski Jumps 5.     Mountain Climbers 6.     Planks (on Hands)	7.     High Kicks 8.     Curl-Ups 9.     Squat Jumps 10. Burpees	Classes only have to do 5 squat jumps and 5 burpees. If the class is energized 10 reps of each would be awesome.

Have Fun, Getting it Done

Visit Your Local Library

 Once again, Winnipeg Public Libraries will be celebrating Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday February 4th.  You can visit our activity stations anytime during the day and make your own library card holder and bookmark, play some games, complete a scavenger hunt, read some exciting books, and show off your new library card with fun props in our photo booth!

  In addition, the St. James branch (1910 Portage Ave) will  be hosting a drop-in family story time at 11 a.m. We’re also very pleased to announce that Juno Nominee Jake Chenier will be appearing at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and no registration is required. Tickets will be handed out in the branch 30 minutes before the show starts and seating is limited.

Happy Chinese New Year!

 

Each year, Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Hamm's classes help the school celebrate Chinese New Year by parading around the school making loud noises to scare away bad luck and sweeping away bad thoughts to make way for good luck and good thoughts. This is The Year of The Rooster. 

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Global School Play Day is coming!

On February 1, Stevenson School will be participating in our second annual “Global School Play Day”. This will be a day for unstructured, student-initiated play. Students will still come to school for a regular length of school day. On this day, students may bring items they wish to play with. This is to be a day to promote active and imaginative play. You decide what items you are willing to have your child bring to school such as board games, dolls, Lego, blocks, trucks, cars, racetracks, playing cards, empty cardboard boxes, markers, jigsaw puzzles, social games (charades, Pictionary, etc.) The only restrictions: They must bring toys that do NOT require batteries or electricity. No devices. Help your child choose a few toys to bring to school to share. Students will also be free to use play items provided by the school. Students are familiar with what kinds of toys, games, and activities we have.

Please go to the Global School Play Day website for more information: www.globalschoolplayday.com . Research shows that we learn more deeply when we are playing. Feel free to share this with your family, friends, and work places. Challenge other adults to try this challenge too. The more we play, the better we become. We are never too old to play.

You are welcome to join us for part of the day or the whole day if you can. Please contact your child’s teacher to find out how you can help. Follow along with us on our blogs, Twitter and Instagram that day using #GSPD. Our address is @stevensonelem.

 

Play is the Way,

Stevenson Staff

Kindergarten Registration

If you have a child or know a family with a child born in 2012, they are eligible to start Kindergarten in September of 2017. Registration for Kindergarten starts on Friday, Jan. 27 (8:00am - 6:00pm).

Open Houses

Open Houses this week:

Stevenson Kindergarten Information Night - 7:00pm

Your child(ren) must have been born in 2012. At this time, we are only accepting registrations for families who live in our catchment area.

George Waters Middle School Information Night - 7:00pm

Mental Health Awareness Week at Stevenson

This week, we are focusing on learning about our mental health. We are learning strategies that can help us in feeling good about ourselves.
We will have yoga offered at recess times all week.
We will remind everyone to STOP and take deep breaths every day.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 is "Bell, Let's Talk" Day. This is a day to talk about mental illnesses and learn strategies to get help. For more information, go to:
Bell Let's Talk
Also, this week is the Great Kindness Challenge!
When you offer kindness to another being, research shows that you and the other being both receive benefits to your whole body health.
We will spread kindness in many ways. To follow the world-wide challenge, go to:
Great Kindness Challenge
Follow along on social media at: #GKC2017

Early Dismissal

A reminder that this Tuesday, Jan. 24 is an Early Dismissal Day at 3:10pm.

Hydration Week

This week is Hydration Week at Stevenson.

We are learning about how much water we should drink in a day.

K & 1 students: 1 water bottle a day

Gr. 2 & 3 students: 2 water bottles a day

Gr. 4 & 5 students: 3 water bottles a day

Adults: more than 3 water bottles a day

We are also learning about the signs of dehydration. Ask your child(ren) if they know them.

January is Wellness Month at Stevenson

In January, we are focusing on wellness.

Each week will have different challenges.

Stay tuned and join us in learning about and working toward being well.

Painting was done by Mrs. Nagam in the school.

Kindergarten Information Evening

We welcome all families with children born in 2012 to join us for our Kindergarten Information Evening at the school on January 24, 2017 at 7:00pm.

Registration is on January 27 from 8:00am - 6:00pm.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school: 204-832-1359.

Kindergarten Registration for Next Year

Youth Fencing Program Ages 7-13

 

Winnipeg Police Service

The Winnipeg Police Service wishes to share a new initiative called:
Winnipeg Police Service E-Watch: A Crime Prevention Education & Awareness Initiative
Please see the link below:
http://winnipeg.ca/police/

View neighbourhood reports for Residential Break and Enters and Stolen Vehicles. Visit CrimeStat to view Crime Statistics in Winnipeg. The CrimeStat website is an online resource that provides timely statistical information relating to crime in Winnipeg. Crime Prevention Tip Improvements  to the Citizen Online Police Reporting System In October 2012, the Winnipeg Police Service launched the Citizen Online Police Reporting System, an online reporting system that allows citizens to electronically report non-violent incidents where there are no suspects.  This initiative was part of the Service’s Strategic Plan to improve public access to police processes through technological and electronic enhancements and has proven to a be popular reporting option. The Citizen Online Police Reporting System eases the amount of time victims of crime spend reporting incidents.  The system also provides the Service with better data for crime analysis and deployment of resources and enables better management of call volumes through the Service’s Communications Centre.   In 2016, in an effort to continuously improve the service provided to the citizens and businesses of Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Police Service announced a number of ongoing improvements to the Citizen Online Police Reporting System; In July 2016, we announced the improvement where citizens and business community partners could report incidents online and take any physical or video evidence to the closest police service centre. In September 2016, we expanded the system to allow for the reporting of break and enter to outbuildings, specifically detached garages or sheds. Now in January 2017, we announced the latest improvement where citizens can make reports involving non-urgent traffic or manner of driving complaints.  Some examples of these types of complaints may include stop sign or red light infractions, excessive speed, aggressive or careless driving, speeding in school zones or passing a stopped school bus with its lights flashing. Incidents involving impaired drivers, motor vehicle collisions or events involving immediate concern for public safety cannot be reported online. We ask citizens to call 911 or non-emergency in these cases. Citizens can now report the following incident types using our Citizen Online Police Reporting System: Break & Enter into Outbuildings, detached garages/sheds Damage to Property Damage to a Vehicle Lost Property Theft - including Shoplifting & Gas Drive Offs Theft from a Vehicle Traffic Complaint Online reporting does not replace traditional reporting. It is simply an enhancement providing an alternative for citizens and businesses.  Please go to www.winnipeg.ca/police for more information on the Citizen Online Police Reporting System.

 

E-Watch - Your direct connection to information about crime and crime prevention in your community. Thank you for choosing to stay informed and helping us create a culture of safety in Winnipeg.

Welcome Back!

Schools open again on Monday, January 9, 2017!
We hope everyone had a restful and fun winter break.
Just a reminder that there is Early Dismissal on Tuesday, January 10.

St. James-Assiniboia Library

All of the snow we have makes playing outside so much fun, but sometimes you do need to warm up and have some fun indoors. With that in mind, we’re having a great program at the St. James Library on Saturday January 21st – the Family Literacy Fun Day. It’s a drop-in program from 2 – 4 p.m. with lots of entertaining stations featuring a variety of crafts, games and puzzles, all designed to enhance literacy learning.  If you visit all of the stations your name will be entered into a draw to win a book prize!
  As always, this program is free to attend, and all necessary materials are supplied by the library. I’ve attached a poster to this email for you to print out, and if you would share the information with the students and their families I’d really appreciate it.
   If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

Cheers!

Lori Sweeting
Customer Service Supervisor
Library Services, Community Services
City of Winnipeg
Phone: 204-986-4637
Email: lsweeting@winnipeg.ca
Website: winnipeg.ca
Address: 1910 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3J 0J2