1344 York Road, St. Davids, Ontario Telephone: (905) 262-4533 stdavids.dsbn.org Principal - Mrs. Tracy Leemet I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter St. Davids Public School works in partnership with parents and the community, to provide differentiated instruction within a safe environment and with an emphasis on language literacy, numeracy, and character development to foster educated, well-rounded and respectful students who strive for success. We know you have many different priorities competing for your attention each day. To re- spect those demands, we’d like to help you save both time and effort. Beginning No- vember 7 th , you’ll be able to approve permission forms and pay for school items, such as fieldtrips and school spirit wear, online. It takes just five minutes to register for this service. You will be able access the service by visiting our school website stdavids.dsbn.org and clicking on “School Cash Online.” There, you’ll find more information about the system, links to registration and sup- port. You can use School Cash Online with confidence; it is a safe and secure portal. Using School Cash Online, you may never have to search for spare change again! That is, unless you’re looking for coffee money. First class to sign up online wins a pizza party! Thanks for your support. UPCOMING EVENTS 2 Take our Kids to Work Day 7 School Cash Online 10 Progress Reports Go Home 11 Remembrance Day 16 Photo Retake Day 17 Parent \ Teacher Interviews SCHOOL CASH ONLINE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF NIAGARA St. Davids Bulletin NOVEMBER 1ST, 2016 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: School Cash Online. Register at stdavids.dsbn.org Just a reminder that we have stu- dents who are allergic to nuts. Please check pack- aging carefully when sending food with your child. Thank you! Please call the school when your child is going to be absent
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1344 York Road,
St. Davids, Ontario
Telephone: (905) 262-4533
stdavids.dsbn.org
Principal - Mrs. Tracy Leemet
I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter I Matter
St. Davids Public School works in partnership with parents and the community, to provide differentiated instruction within a safe environment and with an emphasis on language literacy, numeracy, and character development to foster educated, well-rounded and respectful students who strive for success.
We know you have many different priorities competing for your attention each day. To re-
spect those demands, we’d like to help you save both time and effort. Beginning No-vember 7
th, you’ll be able to approve permission forms and pay for
school items, such as fieldtrips and school spirit wear, online. It takes just five minutes to register for this service. You will be able access the service by
visiting our school website stdavids.dsbn.org and clicking on “School Cash Online.” There, you’ll find more information about the system, links to registration and sup-
port. You can use School Cash Online with confidence; it is a safe and secure portal. Using School Cash Online, you may never have to search for spare change again! That is, unless you’re looking for coffee money.
First class to sign up online wins a pizza party! Thanks for your support.
U PC O MIN G
E VE NTS 2 T a k e o u r K i d s t o W o r k D a y 7 S c h o o l C a s h O n l i n e 1 0 P r o g r e s s R e p o r t s G o H o m e 1 1 R e m e m b r a n c e D a y 1 6 P h o t o R e t a k e D a y 1 7 P a r e n t \ T e a c h e r I n t e r v i e w s
SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
D I S T R I C T
S C H O O L B O A R D
O F N I A G A R A St. Davids Bulletin N O V E M B E R 1 S T , 2 0 1 6
S PE CI AL
PO I NTS O F
I NT ERE ST : School Cash
Online. Register
at
stdavids.dsbn.org
Just a reminder
that we have stu-
dents who are
allergic to nuts.
Please check pack-
aging carefully
when sending food
with your child.
Thank you!
Please call the school when your
child is going to be
absent
P A G E 2
Professional
Development
Day on Friday,
November 18th,
2016. There is
no school that
day for
students.
EQAO Scores Last year our grade 3 and 6 students participated in the annual EQAO test that is ad-
ministered across the province. Below are listed our school scores, the board scores
and the provinces.
Grade 3 Grade 6
School Board Province School Board Province
Reading 97 78 72 95 84 81
Writing 97 80 74 89 83 80
Math 97 70 63 63 59 50
As a staff we have looked at our scores in depth in order to inform our next steps as a
school. If you are interested in looking at the test, please go to www.eqao.com for
further information.
Thank you for
your toonie do-
nation to Hats
for McMaster
Kids, we raised
$329.76. Way
to go Dragons
S T . D A V I D S B U L L E T I N
A NOTE FROM THE OFFICE!
WE WELCOME BACK MRS. WALKER WHO WILL BE HELPING OUT MRS. LOCOCO IN
THE OFFICE. IF YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE ABSENT, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH THE OFFICE. 905 262-4533
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION DURING THE TRANSITION.
OUR PARENT INTERVIEW NIGHT IS APPROACHING. PROGRESS REPORTS
ARE COMING HOME ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AND OUR INTER-
VIEW NIGHT WILL BE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. A NOTE WILL BE
COMING HOME SHORTLY ASKING FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY THAT EVENING.
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Please keep your child at home and away from
others if he or she has any of these symptoms:
Fever
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Rash
Frequent coughing or sneezing
Yellow or green discharge from the nose,
ears, or eyes
Sore throat
Contact your family doctor for a diagnosis. Your
doctor will advise you about care and treatment if
a communicable disease is diagnosed. For more
information, please contact the Infectious Disease
Program at 905-688-8248 ext. 7330 or 1-888-505-
6074 or www.niagararegion.ca
How Long Must My Child Stay Home
When Sick? SAFE AND SECURE
SCHOOLS We strive to maintain our school as a safe and secure learning environment for out students. Access to our school will only be through the front door, and visitors will be buzzed in. To ensure student safety, all visitors must: only access the school through
the front door Check in at the office before go-
ing to a classroom Sign in using the “Visitor Sign
In” book located in the main of-fice
Wear a visitor’s sticker during your stay with us
Use washrooms designated for adults, as student washrooms are for children only
If you are dropping off an item for your child or picking him/her up for an appointment, you may simply check in at the office as per usual and allow one of our staff members to take care of your request.
Thank you for your support in this matter of student safety.
We would like to thank the Colcuc Family for their generous donation of over 50 pumpkins to St. Davids School! Students from Gr. 4-8 enjoyed learning about pumpkins while painting
and carving them! Thank-you!
A.N. Myer’s open
house for grade 8 stu-
dents is on Thursday,
December 1st at 6:30.
Hope to see you
there!!!
P A G E 4
School and
Classroom
Newsletters will
be posted every
month on the
website. Please
be sure to
check it
regularly!!
School’s website
is:
stdavids.dsbn.org
DON'T FORGET TO GIVE US A CALL.....
Cross Country
.
School Council Summary The School Council would like to thank all the parents who donated and helped out with our bake sale. It was a tremendous success! We raised $469.10
to phone in the
evening or early
in the morning
please feel free to
leave us a mes-
sage. If your child
is absent or late
and we do not re-
ceive a call, our
secretary, will
phone to ensure that
your child is safe. 905
262-4533
Thank you to School Council for donating a St. Davids shirt to all the new JK students
If your child is
going to be absent
or late, please be
sure to notify the
office prior to
9:00 a.m. We
have an answering
service available
for your conven-
ience. If you need
HEALTH
NURSE St. Davids health nurse will
be visiting and promoting
optimal health among our
students and assisting us to
develop a healthy school
environment. If you have
any questions about the
services she offers, please
contact the school.
S T . D A V I D S B U L L E T I N
St. Davids cross country runners finished a successful season with
the DSBN competition at Fireman's Park in Niagara Falls on Oc-
tober 19th. The following students qualified to represent our
school: Braden, Michael, Arianna, Dylan, Cole, Blake, Jason and
Tasha.
Congratulations to all runners who showed excellent dedication
and commitment to a regular training schedule to maintain their
spot on our cross country team. Well done, everyone and see you