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At Millgrove School Learning Today Brightens Tomorrow
Millgrove School 851 Calahoo Rd Spruce Grove, AB T7X 2M1
Learning Today Brightens Tomorrow
January 2012
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Classes Resume Welcome Back!
January 2012
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Skating 1A/3K/3S
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Millgrove Message
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Author:
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Lee & Sandy Paley
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Skating 1G/1C/3KT
Sandyview Shopping Day
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Check us out on the web! Our new website is up and running at: [Link]
Notes from the office Notes from the Music Room Kinette Hampers Cultural Events Kids Safety Early Morning Supervision Snow Routes Young Writers Camps News from School Council and Foundation
Principals Message
This January, Just Do It!
Our Milemaker theme for January is taken from a slogan the NIKE Corporation put out a few years ago with their Just Do it campaign. This January as our students come back, students will be focusing on their studies looking to improve in literacy, numeracy and citizenship. Students will look to set learning goals, develop strategies to achieve them and finally to carry it through to just do it! As a family, we encourage you to review the learning goals set by your child and to support their efforts. Together, all is possible and little changes can have tremendous results. Good luck in your goals and have a very happy New Year! Gail Ferguson
Notes from the Office:
Registrations for 2012-2013 We are now accepting registrations for the 2012-2013 school year. Your child must turn 5 before February 28th of 2013 to be eligible to attend Kindergarten for 2012-13 school year. Please drop by the office to pick up a registration form. Forms are also available on the website. A copy of your childs birth certificate must accompany the registration. Save the date! Watch the website for information regarding the Kindergarten Open House which will be held near the end of February. We welcome the families of new registrants to tour the school, meet the staff and enjoy some fun activities! Inclement Weather: During inclement weather, the final decision to send a child to the bus stop or to school rests with the parents, even though busses and schools may be operational. Bus cancellations can be found on the PSD website ([Link]) or on local radio and television stations. Please ensure your children are always prepared for severe weather with proper winter apparel. We will keep the children inside for recess when the combined temperature and wind chill drops below -20. Watch Your Step! Our parking lot is extremely icy. Please drive carefully and watch your step! New Staff We would like to welcome three new additions to the Millgrove Staff. Mrs. Donnalea Ferguson is working in the office, Mrs. Laura Smith is working in the library and Mrs. Krysta Kwasnycia, will be working as an Educational Assistant starting in January.. Fees are now past due.
You may pay with cash or cheque at the school office. Make cheques payable to Parkland School Division. To pay by credit card at the school, please submit your Millgrove School Fee Schedule form to the office. Debit and credit card transactions will be accepted at the Center for Education in Stony Plain.
Request to Administer Medication A Request for Assistance to Administer Medication Form must be filled out if your child requires the administration of medication, with or without assistance. These forms are available on the PSD website or at the school office. Please note that these requests must be endorsed by your childs physician. Children should not have medication at school without these forms. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.
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Notes from the Music Room
A special thank you to all students for performing so wonderfully during this years concerts! Bravo! A huge thank you to everyone who donated Food Bank items, it was greatly appreciated. Choir will be beginning in January and rehearsals will be held every Day 3 at lunch recess. Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 are welcome to come join the choir. We will be preparing for Choral Celebration which will be held March 21 in Edmonton. Mrs. Davies
Kinette Hampers
Once again, Millgrove families were amazingly generous during the Christmas season. We delivered 12 overflowing hampers to the Spruce Grove Kinettes to be distributed to families in need in the Spruce Grove area. The Kinettes appreciate your support!
Cultural Events
1) Author Robert Feagan, will be coming to Millgrove on January 17th. His website is [Link] The Grade 3 and 4 classes have 1 each of his three books written for older children. Robert will be talking about growing up in the north which fits in perfectly with our focus for January - the Culture of the Inuit people . The Library will be displaying many books which focus on the Inuit culture on the front counter. 2) Lee and Sandy Paley, a husband and wife singing duo, will be at Millgrove on January 18th.
Kids Safety Incorporated
Kids Safety Incorporated will be coming to Millgrove in January. The students will be learning about Home and School Safety, Fire Safety, First Aid and Healthy Eating.
Early Morning Supervision
Outside morning supervision begins at 8:15 am. We have been noticing a number of students being dropped off before this time, and we ask that children not be left unattended until the supervisors are out. Our playgrounds are dark in the morning at this time of year.
Snow Routes
Please avoid parking on Snow Routes. Cars parked in the snow route will be (and have been) ticketed and towed. If you are volunteering at the school, be sure you sign in at the office. The police may let the school know before they tow, however if you have not signed in at the office, we have no way of knowing who is in the building.
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Young Writers Camps 2012
March 1 & 2 Teachers ConventionGrades 4-6 Satisfy your need to write with 3 authors and an illustrator at this 2-day day camp. March 26 & 27 Spring BreakGrades 4-6 Pursue your passion to write with 3 authors and an illustrator at this 2-day day camp. March 28 & 29 Junior High Student Expand your writing skills with the help of 4 local authors at this 2-day day camp. For more information or to register contact: The Bennet Centre 9703-94 St. Edmonton, AB T6C 3W1 Phone: 780-468-1439 or Toll Free 1-800-664-6630 Fax: 780-466-3370 Email: [Link]@[Link] (see camps for printable registration form)
News from Millgrove School Council and Foundation
School Council News: The Millgrove School council invites all parents out to our January council meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, January 10th at 6:30pm in the school Library. Along with our regular agenda, we will have a special Guest Special Speaker: Mr. George Couros, Division Principal of Innovative Teaching & Learning. Mr. Couros will be speaking about the role Social Media has in improving school learning in the 21st century learning! If you have any questions or ideas about social media and the school, please pass them along to Mrs. Ferguson at gferguson@[Link]. Hot Lunch News: Hot lunch dates for January are: Friday, January 13th - Elizabethan Catering/Dairy Queen Friday, January 20th - McDonalds Friday, January 27th - Panago Pizza Milk Program News: There will be no milk available on January 9th. Milk distribution for students will resume on January 10th. Milk order forms will be going home the first week back to school and will be due back on January 18th. Sandyview Farms: Mark your calendar for Sandyview Farms Shopping Days! Another opportunity to support Millgrove School is fast approaching. 12% of all sales between 2 6pm on the below dates go towards our school. If you are looking for fresh locally produced meat with no fillers or MSG then you have found the right place. Sandyview Farms products are of superior quality, freshness and flavor. Hope to see you there! Tuesday January 24th Tuesday February 28th Tuesday March 27th Tuesday April 24th School Foundation News: The next foundation meeting is March 7 at 9:00 am at the school.
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