Spring/Summer 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.  The Spring/Summer 2017 edition features spring skating lessons and a number of exciting camps to keep the kids busy this summer, including a full-day format for our “L’il Critters” preschool camps! 

 

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

Watch for the Spring/Summer 2017 Leisure Guide at the beginning of March!  Registration for swimming lessons only will begin on March 14 at 8:00 am.  Registration for all other programs will begin on March 15 at 8:00 am. 

Register for any 2017 City of Winnipeg summer camp by May 5 and you could win your camp for FREE!

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 Spring/Summer edition of Priceless Fun, available at the end of March, 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.

Message From Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living

March is Nutrition Month

We subscribe to the Manitoba Dieticians site. We will post nutrition tips throughout the month.
Please go to:
Nutrition Month

Snuggle Up and Read Day

Last Thursday was Cuddle Up and Read Day.
We all had lots of fun reading together in our pyjamas!

Book Swap

Last week, students enjoyed our annual Book Swap for I Love to Read Month!
Every student who brings in books, takes home different books to read.

Remember, we also have our Little Free Library in front of the school. You may take books out of it anytime you wish, anytime of the year. If you have books to donate to the school, please give them to the office.

We also have a Parent Book Exchange by the school office. Please feel free to use this as a way to exchange books with others.

Friendship Tournaments

Last week, we hosted Friendship Tournaments for our Grade 4 and 5 basketball clubs. We invited Assiniboine, Brooklands, and Linwood Schools to join us for 2 fun-filled afternoons. All students showed great sportsmanship, played hard and had fun!

Youth Fencing Classes

Reminders

It is Early Dismissal on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 3:10pm.
There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, Feb. 24.

THANK YOU!

On behalf of all the staff at Stevenson, thank you so much for all your generous donations of all kinds of food and treats for Staff Appreciation Week! We feel very spoiled!
We are very fortunate to work with such caring and kind families at Stevenson!

Practice for Emergencies

During the course of a school year, we are mandated to practice 10 fire drills, 2 lockdown drills and 1 tornado drill to prepare our students in the event there is an emergency. Staff will have reviewed procedures with children before emergency measures practices take place. We will only notify home in the event of a real crisis. We have already held our first 6 fire drills of the year. Today, we practiced our first lockdown drill of the year. Please do not hesitate to call the school if you need any clarification.

Healthy Reminders

Lately, we have had several flus and colds go through our building.

Here's a few reminders to help keep everyone healthy:
Wash your hands often.
Keep highly used surfaces clean and sanitized (tables, doorknobs, water taps...).
Cover your cough.
Eat healthy foods (fruits and vegetables are packed with nutrients we need).
Get the rest you need (children need 10 - 12 hours of sleep every night).
Exercise (even if you don't feel like it)!
Got the flu...stay home.

This Week at School

Reminders for this week:

Tuesday, Feb. 14:        Valentine's Day
Wednesday, Feb. 15:   National Flag Day (wear red and white)
                                    "Bring a Joke Day" to share with your classmates.
Thursday, Feb. 16:      Family Read-In Evening at the school (6:00 – 7:00pm)
                                    There will be a surprise guest reader you won’t want to miss!
Friday, Feb. 17:           100 Day at Stevenson (We will celebrate being in school for 100 days!)

Remember that this is a long weekend coming up.
It is Louis Riel Day on Monday, Feb. 20

Girls' Basketball

Soccer Registration

Baseball For All

Curling Camp in March

2017 Deer Lodge Junior Curling Camp

March 27-29 (2-5 pm)

Registration Form

Participant’s Name:

Age:

League Participant Plays In:

Curling Club:

Parent Contact Name:

Phone #:

Email:

·      Registration Fee: $60 (cheques payable to Deer Lodge Curling Club)

·      Mail cheques to:

Sean Grassie

1110-240 Stradbrook Ave.

Winnipeg, MB

R3L 2P7

For more information, contact Sean at (204) 250-3873, or seangrassie@hotmail.com

Reminder

Tuesday, Feb. 7 is an Early Dismissal day at 3:10pm.

February Is I Love To Read Month

Dear Parents/Families,

February is I Love to Read month at Stevenson and to celebrate literacy in our school we are planning some special events.  Feel free to participate in all or some of the events as they are meant to be fun and help your child get enthusiastic about books and reading! In addition to these events, we will also be welcoming guest readers all month for the students to enjoy!

February 8 – Wear a Word    Wear your favourite clothing with letters and writing on it.

February 10 – Dress up like a character from a book

February 15 – Joke in a Pocket 

February 16 – Family Read-In Night from 6:00-7:00pm in the Stevenson Library

February 22 – Book Swap    Feel free to bring in old books from home and trade them with other students.

February 23 – Snuggle up and Read Pyjama Day      Please choose new clean PJs so your child can feel fresh all day long.

February 28 – Reading Train in the Gym     All students will be matched with a partner and          move up one partner at a time so they get to read with a whole bunch of new friends from different grades!

If you would like to volunteer to come read to your child's class, please contact your child's teacher. We would love to have you join us!

St. James-Assiniboia Public Library

Reminder

There is no school on Friday, Feb. 3.
It is an Inservice Day. Our staff will be learning about literacy and numeracy interventions, and planning for our outdoor classrooms in the spring.

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