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                                           February 2019

                                    Message from Vice Principal Morris
  January brought us chilling temperatures, snow, ice, wind and even rain on top of it all. Once
  again, our school yard got hit hard with the winter elements that all compiled to make our
  grounds quite slippery at times. Please remember that while our walkways are maintained
  with sand and salt throughout the winter, our yard is not treated. In addition, the City does
  not maintain the cat walks and shortcuts to our school grounds.

  At times, this winter, we have had to close our school yard for student play. When we have to
  do this, we have the students use only the tarmac area. At times we have also placed caution
  tape up and we ask that all parents respect this and walk around. Although it may take a few
  extra minutes at the beginning and end of the day, it is always safer to walk the “long way”
  around and use maintained walk-ways.

  Please help by talking to your children about slip prevention:
   wear appropriate winter footwear
   adjust stride/speed to surface conditions
   avoid shortcuts, stay on maintained walkways
   talk to students about safe winter practices, including footwear choices.

  We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that all playground structures are closed for
  the winter. It is unsafe to use playground equipment when the ground is frozen. Please keep
  in mind that our school grounds are not supervised between 3:30 pm—8:55 am. Students
  should not be left unsupervised on school grounds between these hours.

  Winter weather also causes havoc in our parking lot. We lose a significant number of parking
  spots to snow hills and our lot becomes much busier with vehicles dropping off/picking up
  students. We remind all parents that we close our parking lot 15 minutes before the entry and
  dismissal bells. These closures are in an effort to reduce the number of vehicles in our lot
  when we have so many students walking around.

  While we do what we can, to make our school property as safe as possible for everyone,
  please continue to do whatever you can to help. Please, follow our rules, be courteous to our
  staff and other parents and, whenever possible – leave the car at home and walk your child
  (ren) to and from school using maintained walk ways.

  February 18th is Family Day! Schools are closed and we hope that all our Panthers take the day
  to enjoy some time together as a family.

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Safety First
    It is important that we are aware of who is           helps to avoid disruptions while students are
    visiting our building. We do this to keep our         learning in class.
    children and staff safe at school. We are
    asking our school community to please                 The office is a very busy place: Therefore,
    adhere to the following procedures.                   please limit any messages that need to be
                                                          relayed to your child(ren) through the
    School Visitors: ALL visitors must report to          office. For doctor appointments, after
    the office. If you are volunteering in a              school activities, early pick-up, etc., please
    classroom or helping with one of our                  write reminders in student agendas or use
    numerous lunch programs, you must sign in             the Remind app (if you signed up with the
    and out at the office and wear a visitor              classroom teacher). This way both the
    sticker. If there is an emergency, we need            student and the staff will be aware of where
    to know who to account for in the building.           children need to be after school.

    Dropping off items for students: If you               As always student safety is our top
    need to drop off anything for your child(ren),        priorities, we appreciate your assistance
    lunches, homework etc., please drop these             with this.
    items off at the office. Fill out the available
    label with your child’s name, and they will
    be called down at nutrition break time. This

                                                          The next meeting for School Council will
                                                          be held on Monday, February 4th at 5:15
                                                          pm. Please help support the school by
                                                          supporting the School Council.

                                                          All welcome.

    Do you have a child                                                        school office will
    who was born in 2015?                                                      contact you to set up a
    If so, it’s time to register                                               date and time to drop
    them for Kindergarten                                                      off the required
    in the SCDSB! Simcoe                                                       documentation. A
    County’s public schools                                                    computer is available in
    are now registering for                                                    the school office if you
    Kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year.             require assistance to register your child
                                                          online.
    New this year, the registration process
    begins online! Visit https://                         Families of kindergarten students new to
    www.scdsb.on.ca/elementary/                           Canada within the last four years are invited
    planning_for_school/kindergarten for more             to contact our Newcomer Welcome Centre
    information. After registration is completed          at 705-725-8360, ext. 310.
    online (instructions on following page) the

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Student Registration (including kindergarten)
    Parents/guardians looking to register your           and registering grade level. Submitting the
    child for the first time, including                  online form is only an application to register.
    kindergarten, at a SCDSB school can                  Registering parents/guardians must meet
    complete the student registration form               with the school and present all required
    online.                                              registration documents.

    Step 1: Create a SCDSB Community Account             Step 3: The registering school will contact
    or log into your existing SCDSB Community            you to arrange an in-person meeting at the
    Account. You can also go directly to the             school to finalize the registration process.
    Online Student Registration Application              You will be required to present all required
    without creating/logging into a SCDSB                registration documents at the school during
    Community Account. NOTE: If you create a             this meeting. The school will verify the
    SCDSB Community Account you will be able             information on the registration application
    to access your registration application at any       and review the required registration
    time allowing you to complete the form in            documents. Once complete, your child will
    multiple sittings. If you do not create a            be enrolled at their designated school.
    SCDSB Community Account, you may still
    complete and submit a registration                   The SCDSB recognizes that access to the
    application, however the application must            internet and/or computer may be
    be completed in one sitting.                         challenging in some cases. As such, we have
                                                         equipped all schools with a computer
    Step 2: Complete the online registration             located at the main office that are accessible
    application form. Electronically sign the form       to parents/guardians who wish to complete
    and submit it. Your registration application         the registration form online. We will
    will be directed to the student’s designated         continue to accept paper copies of the
    school based on the student’s home address           student registration form.

    Swim to Survive+
    Grade 7 students will be participating in the         how to ROLL, TREAD and SWIM WITH
    Swim to Survive+ program on February 5th               CLOTHES ON.
    and 12th. The programs takes place at the             how to help a friend in deep water
    East Bayfield Community Centre from 9:50-              without putting themselves in danger
    10:40 OR 10:40-11:30. Students will be                 (TALK, REACH, THROW).
    transported to and from the centre by                 basic physical fitness concepts through
    school bus.                                            interval training and a fitness swim.

    The Lifesaving Society defines the minimum           Swim to Survive+ is geared toward
    skills needed to survive an unexpected fall          presenting real-life situations for children in
    into deep water.                                     Grade 7.

    Swim to Survive Plus builds on the skills
    taught in Swim to Survive. The + (plus)
    means participants learn:

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TO CELEBRATE

        February 28 — Student Recognition Assembly

                                                            High School Information Nights
                                     High schools in the SCDSB are hosting information sessions for Grade 8
                                    students and their parents/guardians. These events support the transition to
                                    high school, providing information on courses, extracurricular activities,
                                    sports and more!

                                    Nottawasaga Pines                          Eastview
                                    February 20, 6:00-8:00 pm                  February 21, 6:30-8:00 pm
                                    Snow Date – February 21

    SchoolCash Online — Be sure to register — Forms no longer sent home
    SCDSB’s preferred method of payment is                 A computer is available in the school office
    SchoolCash online. Schools are not                     during regular office
    equipped to make change therefore we are               hours (8:30-4:30) if
    working towards having ALL families                    you require
    registered for online payments.                        assistance to register
                                                           for SchoolCash
    Optional lunch programs (excluding pizza)              online or to make a
    will only be available for purchase online, no         payment.
    more forms will be sent home.

    Inclement Weather and Bus Cancellation Information Reminder
    All information regarding cancelled buses in           announcements before 7 am. Inclement
    Simcoe County is posted on the Simcoe                  weather cancellations are effective for the
    County Student Transportation Consortium               whole day and buses cancelled in the
    (SCSTC)’s bus information website at                   morning will not run at the end of the day.
    www.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca. Our school               You can follow the Consortium on Twitter
    is in the Central zone. When buses are                 @SCSTC_SchoolBus for bus cancellations
    cancelled, schools remain open for student             and other information. You can also
    learning, unless otherwise noted. It is always         subscribe to receive bus delay notifications
    a family decision whether or not it is safe for        here: https://scstc.ca/Subscriptions
    their child(ren) to leave for school under
    severe weather conditions.                             For school event cancellations in case of
                                                           inclement weather, follow our school’s
    The Consortium and bus operators try to                Twitter account @PortageView or listen to
    make the decision to cancel school buses               your local radio station for event
    before 6 am and make every effort to post              cancellation information.

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Lost Property is located                                                      Personal property is
    in the cupboard below                                                         the responsibility of the
    the display case in the                                                       individual. We do not
    main hallway. Children                                                        encourage pupils to
    (and parents) are                                                             bring into school any
    welcome to look through this cupboard for              articles of great value, such as expensive
    any items they have lost. Parents, please be           watches, electronic devices, etc., as the
    sure to sign in at the office before                   school does not accept responsibility for
    proceeding down the hall.                              damage or loss.

    Many items belonging to the children --                Unfortunately, the school has limited space
    sweatshirts, coats, lunch bags, hats, mitts,           and lost items cannot be held indefinitely.
    shoes and boots do find their way to the lost          The Lost Property cupboard will, therefore,
    property cupboard. Sometimes it takes a                be cleared out when it is overflowing and
    while for these lost or misplaced items to             items will be donated to charity. Thank you
    find their way to the cupboard, therefore it           to Mrs. Dimou for keeping on top of this by
    is worthwhile to keep looking. Labeled                 laying out all the lost items on tables, and
    items are returned to the owners as soon as            making numerous announcements before
    possible..                                             bagging and donating.

    The school cannot accept responsibility for            To ensure Lost Property is kept to a
    lost/stolen items, although we are always              minimum, please clearly label as many items
    diligent in trying to recover such items.              as possible that your child brings into school.

        Chess Club
        Dodgeball (junior)
        Dungeons & Dragons Club
        FMNI Indigenous Club
        Intermediate boys basketball
        Intermediate girls volleyball
        Me to We Club
        Panther Lego & Games Club
        Safety Patrol
        Student Leadership Team
        Yearbook

    Accountability and Responsibility in a Digital World
    Maple View Heights (180 Esther Drive, Barrie) is
    hosting an evening for parents with Paul Davis
    on Social Networking and Online Safety. This
    event will take place on February 28, 2019 –
    7:00 pm. Topics include:
     Snapchat / Instagram / Facebook
     Smartphones and Digital Trails
     Cyberbullying - Texting - Sexting
     Online Gaming - Online Security & more
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Early Dismissal
    Occasionally you may find it                                       Send a note to the teacher so
    necessary to remove your child                                   preparations can be made. If an
    from school before the end of                                    emergency situation makes this
    the regular school day.                                          impossible, a phone call to the
                                                                     school office before 3:00 pm will
    Regular school attendance is                                     suffice.
    essential for a student to make the most of           Come to the office and sign them out.
    his or her education - to benefit from                 Your child will be called from the
    teacher-led school activities, to build each           classroom at that time to meet you in the
    day's learning on the previous day's learning,         office. (We do not call students down in
    and to grow as an individual. Missing any              advance to wait in the office.)
    part of the day is disruptive, whether it be
    late arrival or early dismissal.                     Please be sure to be on time to pick your
                                                         child(ren) up at the 3:30 dismissal bell. At
    Picking up students prior to regular dismissal       the bell, rather than coming into the school
    time (3:30 pm) is extremely disruptive to the        to pick up your child, we ask you to wait at
    class and your child's education. We ask             the exit door where your child’s class is
    that you refrain from picking your child up          normally dismissed. Our school office is not
    before regular dismissal unless it is                equipped to supervise your child(ren) at the
    absolutely necessary. If you are picking up          end of the day. If you are unable to be on
    your child for early dismissal:                      time, please make alternate arrangements
                                                         for the pickup of your child(ren).

    Building Fluency                                     using characters from
    Books that encourage students to join in and         the book to create their
    read along as words are repeated in the              own story, retelling the
    story assists students in strengthening oral         story using an Ozobot
    fluency and understanding of sentence                (programming),
    structure. Book that include repetition will         constructing bridges, etc.
    be the focus for our kindergarten students
    this month.                                          The Forest of Reading®
                                                         Our grade one and two students are
    Some of the stories we will be reading are           participating in The Forest of Reading®
    Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen,               program. Blue Spruce is the name of the
    Out! written by Arree Chung, and Three               program for primary students. This program
    Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney. The              is designed to foster a love of reading. Each
    kindergartens will then have a chance to             week during visits to the library students
    respond to the stories that have been read           listen to a new book written by Canadian
    aloud to them in a variety of ways such as:          author and illustrator and then participate in
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a follow-up activity. This year the students          connects with a staff member, who has also
    are engaged in activities using a variety of          read the book, for a short discussion about
    technology such as: Google Apps for                   the book. We are excited to announce that
                                Education, iPad           once again this year we will wrap up this
                                applications and          club with a trip to the Festival of Trees
                                Makerspace                celebration at the end of May. This event
                                activities. Ten           takes place at Harbourfront in Toronto. On
                                books will be             this day, students will have the chance to
                                shared with the           attend workshops, book signings, and the
                                students and at           Red Maple award ceremony! This is an
                                the end of the            amazing opportunity for our intermediate
    program students are invited to vote for              students and definitely takes the excitement
    their favourite book.                                 of reading to another level.

    The grade 3 students are involved in a                Thank you to our to our Parent Council for
    program called Lego Learn to Learn. This              your continued support of the Forest of
    program provides the students with                    Reading® program for our students.
    opportunities to
    develop 21st
    century skills                                                         To see what is happening
    such as                                                                in our library follow us on
    collaboration,                                                         Twitter @pawspvpstoread
    communication,
    creativity, critical
    thinking and problem solving. Students are
    presented with a variety of challenges and in
    the end will receive their own personal Lego
    Building License!

    Our grade 7 and 8 students have been
    invited to participate in the Red Maple
                             program. Interested
                             students have
                             become members of
                             the Red Maple Book
                             Club. This club meets
                             with Mrs. Ayres and
                             Mrs. Raycraft once a
                             week to talk about
    the books, participate in virtual author visits
    and also read. Upon completion of reading                          We’re on the Web!
    each book this group of avid readers also                          http://por.scdsb.on.ca
                                                                       Twitter @PortageView

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February 27, 2019 Pink Shirt Day Focus: Cyberbullying
                                                          differences. Bullying turns into harassment
                                                          when the behaviour goes against Canada’s
                                                          Human Rights Laws and focuses on treating
                                                          people differently because of:
                                                           Age
                                                           Race (skin colour, facial features)
                                                           Ethnicity (culture, where they live, how
    Information courtesy of Red Cross Canada              they live, how they dress)
                                                           Religion (religious beliefs)
    What is bullying?                                      Sex Sexual orientation (if they are gay,
    Bullying is a form of aggression where there          lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual)
    is a power imbalance; the person doing the             Family status (if they are from a single
    bullying has power over the person being              parent family, adopted family, step family,
    victimized. In additional to any physical             foster family, non-biological gay or lesbian
    trauma incurred, bullying can result in serious       parent family)
    emotional problems, including anxiety, low             Marital status (if they are single, legally
    self-esteem, or depression.                           married, common-law spouse, widowed, or
                                                          divorced)
    Types of bullying                                      Physical and mental disability (if they
        Physical bullying: using physical force or       have a mental illness, learning disability, use
    aggression against another person (e.g.,              a wheelchair)
    hitting)
     Verbal bullying: using words to verbally            In our social media and technology driven
    attack someone (e.g., name-calling)                   society, the likelihood of someone
     Social/relational bullying: trying to hurt
                                                          experiencing or partaking in negativity online
    someone through excluding them, spreading             increases with every photo posted and every
    rumours or ignoring them (e.g., gossiping)            message sent. However, we strongly believe
    Cyberbullying: using electronic media to              in the power that social media has to elicit
    threaten, embarrass, intimidate, or exclude           kindness, compassion, and sincerity, all you
    someone, or to damage their reputation (e.g.,         have to do is T.H.I.N.K!
    sending threatening text messages).

    Bullying vs harassment
    Bullying and harassment are similar, yet
    different:
     Harassment is similar to bullying because
    someone hurts another person through cruel,
    offensive and insulting behaviours.
     Harassment is different from bullying in
    that it is a form of discrimination.

    What is discrimination?                               We ask that all staff and students rock their
    Discrimination is treating someone differently
    or poorly based on certain characteristics or         best PINK shirt on February 27th!!

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Simcoe County District School Board
    Provide input on proposed 2019-2020 school
    year calendar                                           Each year, the SCDSB offers a variety of summer
    The Simcoe County District School Board                 programs to over 2,000 students. Summer
    (SCDSB) invites public school communities to            school options include open, college and
    submit input regarding the proposed school year         university level courses from Grades 9 to 12.
    calendar for next school year (Sept. 2019 to June       Courses are offered in-person or online.
    2020). Starting Jan. 21, input can be provided by       Interested students can also travel and earn
    visiting www.scdsb.on.ca, hovering over                 credits with the summer EduTravel program.
    ‘Elementary,’ or ‘Secondary,’ then ‘Planning for        Summer school program details can be found on
    School,’ and clicking ‘School Year Calendar.’ All       the Learning Centres website at
    stakeholders including staff, school council            www.learningcentres.com. Current SCDSB
    members, parents/guardians, students and                students should speak to their guidance
    members of the school community are invited to          counsellor for information and to register.
    provide input. The deadline to submit input is
    Feb. 15.                                                Entering Grade 9 next year? Get a step ahead
                                                            with summer school!
    High school information nights coming to a              Attention graduating Grade 8 students! Did you
    school near you!                                        know you can earn a high school credit before
    Is your child starting Grade 9 next year? High          you start Grade 9? Students entering Grade 9
    school information nights happen throughout             are eligible to reach ahead and take Civics and
    the winter.                                             Career Studies online during the month of July.
    This event provides an overview of what’s new,          Simply download and complete the Summer
    what to expect, as well as a chance to check out        School registration form from
    the school and ask questions. Check out the full        www.thelearningcentres.com, have your
    schedule of info nights and more information at         principal sign the front and drop it off at your
    www.scdsb.on.ca/secondary/                              local Learning Centre. Grade 8 grads are also
    planning_for_high_school.                               eligible to reach ahead and take part in Civics
                                                            and Careers or Canadian Geography EduTravel
    Host families needed for international students         courses. Registration information for these
    Our partner in providing homestay to the                programs can also be found on The Learning
    SCDSB’s international students, Canada                  Centres website.
    Homestay Network (CHN), is recruiting host
    families to welcome international students into         Parents/guardians invited to information
    their homes.                                            sessions about special education
    Host families help international students realize       The Simcoe County District School Board
    lifelong dreams, and benefit from a unique              (SCDSB) is hosting a series of information
    experience with another culture. As a host, you         sessions for parents and guardians to learn
    also receive an allowance to offset expenses.           about special education in the SCDSB, and how
    Learn about a current homestay family here or           to support students with special education
    get more details about the program on the               needs. Topics include building a plan for the
    Canada Homestay Network website.                        summer, understanding the Special Equipment
                                                            Amount (SEA) and applied behaviour analysis
    Start thinking about summer (school) with the           (ABA).
    SCDSB!                                                  Sessions will take place at the SCDSB Education
    Are you and your child planning their courses for       Centre, located at 1170 Highway 26 in Midhurst.
    next school year? Looking for a way to create           Participants may also access the sessions online
    flexibility in their timetable and earn a credit?       via Google Meet. More information, including
    Consider summer school – registration is now            dates, times and links to register, are online at
    open!                                                   https://www.scdsb.on.ca/elementary/

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Simcoe County District School Board
    special_education.                                       sure your child gets enough rest will help
                                                             improve their mood, behaviour and ability to
    National Engineering Month competition takes             learn. For more bedtime tips, contact Health
    place March 23                                           Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
    Students in Grades 5 to 8 are invited to submit a        to speak with a public health nurse, or visit the
    model bridge, catapult or grabber for the                health unit website at
    National Engineering Month (NEM) event.                  www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.
    Models will be tested for design, strength,              *Information provided by the Simcoe Muskoka
    quality of construction and functionality.               District Health Unit
    Students of any age are invited to attend to
    check out 3D printers and robots, Raspberry Pi           Your child’s immunization record
    computer coding demos, crystal radio                     The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is
    construction and CNC machine coding.                     required to keep up-to-date immunization
                                                             records for all students who attend elementary
    The event takes place on March 23 from 9 to 3            or secondary school in the County of Simcoe and
    pm at Georgian College, and is jointly organized         the District of Muskoka. Parents are responsible
    by the Georgian Bay Chapter of the Ontario               for reporting immunizations to the health unit
    Association of Certified Engineering Technicians         each time their child receives a vaccine from
    and Technologists (OACETT) and Simcoe-                   their health care provider. The immunizations
    Muskoka Chapter of the Professional Engineers            that the health unit requires records for include:
    of Ontario (PEO), under the banner of NEM                 Diphtheria, tetanus, polio and pertussis
    Ontario. For more information and to register             Measles, mumps and rubella
    for this free event, visit https://                       Meningococcal
    nemsimcoe.wixsite.com/nemsimcoe.                          Varicella (chickenpox) (for those born in
                                                             2010 or later)
    Is bedtime stressing you out?
                                                             It’s easy to update your child’s immunization
    Kids need 10-12 hours of sleep every night, but          status. Go to www.smdhu.org/immsonline to
    sometimes getting them to bed can be                     update your child’s record or call Health
    frustrating. You can help create a regular sleep         Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
    schedule for your child by setting a clear
                                                             (toll free).
    bedtime and sticking to the same time every
    night. Start getting ready an hour before bed;           *Information provided by the Simcoe Muskoka
    turn off the TV, computers and phones. Spend             District Health Unit
    quality time talking or reading stories to help
    them unwind. Agree on how many you’ll read
    before you start! Keep their room dark, cool and
    quiet - a nightlight is fine. Remember, making

    Popcorn Thursdays
     Our DS class sells popcorn every Thursday at 2nd
     nutrition break. All funds raised will benefit the
     Developmental Skills Class cooking and incentives
     programs. Flavours usually available include: salt and
     butter, dill pickle, white cheddar and kettle corn.
     Each bag will be sold for $2.00 The popcorn is gluten
     free and NON-GMO. A better and healthier treat
     compared to most snack foods!

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National Flag of Canada Day—February 15
    On February 15, 1965, our national flag was                 colour.
    raised for the first time on Parliament Hill.              Every province and territory in Canada has
    On the same day in 1996, National Flag of                   its own flag. The one symbol that
    Canada Day was declared.                                    represents us all at home and abroad is
                                                                the red and white National Flag of Canada.
    Did you know:                                              In 1982, Canadian mountaineer Laurie
     National Flag of Canada Day was officially                Skreslet brought the national flag with him
      proclaimed on February 15, 1996.                          to the highest point in the world, Mount
     Canada is the only country with a maple                   Everest.
      leaf on its flag.                                        In 1984, the Canadian flag reached new
     The maple leaf has been used historically                 heights when it was launched into space
      as a decorative and ornamental symbol in                  on the flight along with the first Canadian
      Canadian art, medals, badges and coat of                  astronaut on the NASA space shuttle
      arms. It has often served to distinguish                  Challenger.
      Canadians abroad.                                        The role of flag-bearer for Canadian teams
     The stylized maple leaf on the flag has                   attending international sporting events is a
      eleven points.                                            special honour for those like Tessa Virtue
     Red and white were proclaimed Canada's                    and Scott Moir who proudly represented
      official colours in the proclamation of the               Canada at the PyeongChang Olympic and
      Royal Arms of Canada in 1921 by King                      Paralympic Games in 2018.
      George V.                                                When the National Flag flies along with the
     The Canadian flag is twice as long as it is               flags of the 10 provinces and three
      wide. The white square and its maple leaf                 territories, the flags of the provinces and
      make up half the surface of the flag equal                territories follow in the order that they
      to the two red bars combined.                             entered Confederation.
     Vexillologists (flag experts) often cite the
      National Flag of Canada as one of the
      world's most beautiful based on its
      compelling design and measured use of

    Panther Club
    The Panther Club for grades 3, 4, and 5 will run        board games, puzzles, card games, chess,
    on Thursdays after school (3:30-4:45 pm)                LEGO and LEGO robotics. The purpose of the
    starting February 7th. Students are invited by          club it to help build relationships as well as
    Mr. Urquhart and Mrs. Rankka to come every              give students a safe place to be with friends
    Thursday throughout the month of February.              after school. Permission forms are available at
    The club is for students who are interested in          the school.

                                                                                         Information will be
                                                                                             shared as it
                                                                                         becomes available.

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Voice Messaging to Portage View Staff
    PVPS staff have “virtual voice mailboxes”.                          To leave a message for a teacher or
    These virtual mailboxes are not directly                           educational assistant, press 5 then the
    connected to a phone, therefore ensuring                           voice mail box number, then #. If you are
    the phone does not ring in the classroom                           not sure of the voice mail box number
    interrupting class time. Please do not                             listen for further instructions.
    leave urgent time sensitive messages or                             To reach the main office press 0.
    messages relating to student pick up and
    or drop off on the voice mailbox.

                      Name                  Mail Box                 Name                 Mail Box
             Anderson, Alysia                    56412        Madden, Jen                 58573
             Ayres, Michelle                     58790        Malandrino, Pam             58905
             Barker, Sandy                       59107        Mednick, Beth               58893
             Bell, Kim                           59483        Morris, Marci               26502
             Bernier, Meghan                     59468        Nisbet, Derek               58842
             Blanchard, Kevin                    58309        O’Malley, Sarah             57434
             Bothwell, Holly                     58369        Prouty, Rob                 26503
             Boulding, Paul                      58791        Rankka, Shannon             56348
             Breckon, Anne-Marie                 58867        Raycraft, Jacquie           26535
             Brooks, Karie                       59482        Rhodes, Ruth                56258
             Brouillard, Brenda                  57426        Rugman, Kim                 55335
             Buchmayer, Natalie                  59475        Schweitzer, Ken             55336
             Cain, Jackson                       57591        Skinner, Stephen            56614
             Carl, Whitney                       56402        Spicer, Cheryl              58380
             Capisciolto, Melissa                58793        Stevens, Stacey             59103
             Davis, M.J.                         57468        Sweet, Kathy                55337
             Dimou, Dianne                       58797        Szczokin, Paul              58022
             Dunstan Terry                       58238        Thompson, Blaine            55338
             East, Alisha                        55315        Tiedeman, Chris             55339
             Filippelli, Lynne                   57792        Urquhart, Jamie             55340
             Grano, John                         58799        Valencic, Carrie            55155
             Amanda Harrison                     58007        Valks, Candace              55345
             Jones, Jocelyn                      59101        Watson, Linda               55348
             Kunjah, Sally                       58377        Watters, Leah               59093
             Kuzmich, Joanne                     58891        Woods, Stacey               56671
             Lamoureux, Kim                      58896        Young, Laurie               55364
             Lanoe, Sarah                        56482        Zacher, Valerie             59172
             Latour, Ashley                      58069        Zulak, Jessica              59465
             Lawrence , Kari                     58892

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                                      Swim to Survive                           Panther Club
                                      Grade 7                                   Grades 3-5
                         5:15 pm                                                3:30-4:45 pm
                      All Welcome!    Jay VS The World
                                      In-school
                                      presentation
                                      Grades 4-8

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                  Kandalore-Grade 8   Kandalore-Grade 8   Kandalore-Grade 8     Panther Club       National Flag of
                                                                                Grades 3-5         Canada Day
                                      Swim to Survive                           3:30-4:45 pm
                                      Grade 7

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                                                                                Panther Club
                                                                                Grades 3-5
                                                                                3:30-4:45 pm

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                                                          Grades 4-8-Georgian
                                                          Theatre12-3pm
                                                          Into the Woods JR.        TO CELEBRATE

                                                                                JK-4—9:30 am
                                                              PINK              5-8—11:30 am
                                                              SHIRT             Panther Club
                                                                                Grades 3-5
                                                               DAY              3:30-4:45 pm

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