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DOROTHY LYNAS NEWS
CODE OF THE DRAGON
*Respect *Responsibility *Safety
Friday, November 1, 2013
Dear Dorothy Lynas Families:
October was an eventful month here at Dorothy Lynas with the continuation of the
Basketball and Cross Country seasons, Thanksgiving activities, Family Photo Nights,
crocus planting, Egg Drop, Me To We event attended by Grade 7 members of our
Free The Children team, Scare Away Hunger Drive, Walk To School Day, Hallowe’en
parade, and many Hallowe’en classroom activities.
Staff continued their collaboration through the lens of self-regulation (the ability
to remain calmly focused and alert in order to monitor and assimilate a variety of
information and stimuli efficiently and effectively) during our Collaboration Time on
Wednesday. We reflected on and shared the successes to date and explored the
area of emotional self-regulation (how well the child monitors and modifies her
emotional responses). Several staff members attended professional day sessions on
self-regulation and shared their experiences with us. Our focus on self-regulation
aligns with Goal 2 in our School Plan: To improve students’ sense of social
responsibility.
We also invite you to join us for our Remembrance Day Assembly, on Friday,
November 8th at 2:00 pm. The assembly will be hosted by Grade 7 students with
presentations by several classes. This year our assembly will take place in the
afternoon in order to allow our Grade 7 students to attend the Remembrance Day
event at Seycove. This invitation was extended to all the Grade 7 students from
the Seycove Family of Schools in order to increase connections and create positive
confident transitions for our students as they enter Grade 8 next year.
And to each and every family, the Dorothy Lynas staff sends wishes for a peaceful,
thoughtful day of Remembrance on November 11th – may the vision of world peace
guide us all.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Arlie Thompson Mrs. Christie Breakingbury
Principal Vice Principal
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November/December Calendar Nov. 5 Photo Retakes 1:00 pm Nov. 7 School Tour 11:00 am Nov. 8 Remembrance Day Assembly 2:00 pm Nov. 11 Remembrance Day - Schools Closed Nov. 20 PAC Meeting 9:00 am Nov. 27 2 pm dismissal, Staff Collaboration Dec. 3/4 Book Fair Dec. 6 Next Newsletter Dec. 9 Strings Concert 7:00 pm @ Seymour Hts. Dec. 10 Gr. 6 Immunizations Dec. 11 Reports home Dec. 12 Primary Xmas Concert @ Seycove Dec. 16 Band Concert 7:00 pm Dec. 16 2:00 pm dismissal for P/T conferences Dec. 17 2:00 pm dismissal for P/T conferences Dec. 18 2:00 pm dismissal for P/T conferences Dec. 21 Last day of classes
Basketball
If you have dropped by the school lately, you
would probably have heard the sound of
basketballs in the gym. The grade 7 students
have been representing Dorothy Lynas with skill
and sportsmanship on our school basketball
teams.
Thank you to the coaches and teacher sponsors,
who have volunteered their time to provide this
experience for the students.
Grade 7 Girls - Coaches-Mme Darwin/Howe,
Mrs. K. Bradshaw
Grade 7 Boys - Coaches-Mr. P. Williams/Mr.
Curtin
Grade 6 Co-ed – Coaches-Mme Lalonde/Mme
Hoodless
Roots of
Empathy
We are honored to be invited
to participate in the Roots of Empathy
(ROE) program which teaches children about
their own feelings and the feelings of others.
Once every three weeks, Baby Mataya
and her mother, Melissa, visit Mrs. Karmali’s
kindergarten. The kindergarten students
watch the baby grow and interact throughout
the course of the school year, celebrating
developmental milestones and learning to read
the cues the baby provides to let us know how
(s)he is feeling.
For more than ten years across Canada
and internationally, thousands of children have
learned to respect and care for one another
with the lessons started through their Roots
of Empathy baby. We are excited to be able
to take part in this program!
Kindergarten wants your help with craft supplies: Do you have scrap paper,
small carpet squares, small
tiles, small wooden blocks,
buttons, metal discs or any
other materials that you
are able to contribute for
the students to use in the
Kindergarten classes?
Please drop off items in
the office.
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Kindergarten Registration 2014 – 2015 School Year
A parent/guardian can register their child for kindergarten if, on or before December 31st of that
school year, the student will have reached the age of 5 years. For example, in the 2014/15 school
year, the student must reach 5 years of age prior to December 31, 2014. In other words, the child
was born in 2009.
Kindergarten students must be registered in person by a parent or legal guardian.
Where?
Central Registration Office
Educational Services Centre
2121 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver
604.903.3368
Hours of operation:
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
When?
November 4, 2013 to December 20, 2013
What to Bring?
1. Completed Student Registration Form
2. Proof of age and legal name (birth certificate or
passport)
3. Proof of residence (BC Hydro bill, Purchase
agreement, or Tenancy agreement)
4. If not born in Canada, please bring a Passport
and Permanent Residence card or Canadian
Citizenship card
5. Guardianship information if applicable. A legal
guardian of a child is defined within the
meaning established in the Family Law Act and
is the person who has legal control of the child
as designated by a government ministry or a
Canadian court order issued by a judge. The
school district will not accept a parent
designating a third person as the child’s
guardian using a notarized or lawyer’s document
6. Please bring original documents. Staff at the
Central Registration office will make copies
7. Student Registration Forms will be available at
all schools, at the Central Registration office and
at www.sd44.ca
8. All Student Registration Forms and related
documents must be submitted in person to the Central Registration office.
Registration Forms will be available at all schools, at the Central Registration office and at
www.nvsd44.bc.ca starting November 1, 2013. All registration forms and related documents must be submitted in person to the Central Registration office.
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Dorothy Lynas X-Country
What a great turn out for the x-country team this
year. We had 63 students this year! ...the highest
turnout we have had!
Thank goodness for the glorious
weather days we had in the month
of October. All the practices and
other meets we enjoyed in fine
weather.
A huge thank you to our parent runners, Sumiko
Kuwayama and Lauren Wagner who led students on
the trails, led stretches, warms ups and supported us
at the meet. Thank you also, to our committed
parents who supported their children in drop-
off/pick-up from practices and meets. Hundreds of
students from across the district come to the meets
so it is often a challenge to get parking and drop off
children.
Thank you for a great season! Dorothy Lynas
students were well represented at the meets.
Mr. K. Williams, Mrs. B. Karmali and Mme Labrecque
Hoodies, Hoodies and Hoodies! Our lost and found is overflowing with hoodies – all of them in good shape but none with a name inside. Please ensure that all your children’s outerwear is labeled with their initials or surname so that lost items can be reunited with their owners! And, check out the lost and found before December 18th after which time the items will be donated to Charity.
WEATHER ALERT
As we get further into the cooler, wetter
weather, parents are reminded to ensure
their children are suitably dressed for the
weather. It is always best to assume that
children will be playing outside during recess
and lunch, and appropriate clothing for the
weather is a must! Please remember how
quickly our weather can change from sun to
heavy rain, and plan for your child’s comfort.
Disaster Response Routes
Have you noticed these yellow signs on all the
major roads? In the event of an emergency, only
First Responders (Fire, Ambulance, and Police)
will be able to use these roads. They (Responders)
need to get where they are required, quickly. It is
important that you do not use these roads, until you
are told, via your battery operated or car radio. Do
you have a kit in your car? It will probably be
several hours until roads are re-opened, if
undamaged & passable.
To learn more about Emergency Preparedness,
enroll your neighbours/community, into a Personal
Emergency Preparedness Workshop. No charge to
North Shore Residents. To arrange, call North
Shore Emergency Management Office @ 604-983-
7440 or check out our website @ www.nsemo.org
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Celebration of Life
We acknowledged the birth month of Zarah Norman-Miller with several school
activities. A giant ruler commemorating her love of rulers has been hung in the north
hall with a mural designed by students (currently a work-in-progress). Bird houses
have been hung and crocuses were planted beneath the grass adjacent to Zarah’s
Sunrise Garden which was installed by Dorothy Lynas parents in her memory.
Egg Drop Grade 7 students rose to the challenge: can you build a container for an egg so that it survives a drop of 100 feet without breaking? What are your predictions? Did this one break?
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Fun Fall Frolicking
Scary, fanciful, heroic…
Take a look at some of the costumes that walked the
Dorothy Lynas halls on Hallowe’en!
Scare Away Hunger
Food Drive
1179 items collected
from Mme Hoodless’
and Mme Lalonde’s
classes alone!