Principal’s Message

We have certainly had a cold start to 2019! It looks like we may be in the middle of long cold snap. Please remember that once the wind chill is warmer than -27 C we will be back outside for recess. It is important that students are prepared with a hat, mitts and boots every day. Let’s hope that things will start to warm up soon!

We are heading into registration season once again. Our grade five students will be receiving registration packages very soon. For the most part our students will have two registration op-tions, either continuing in the English program at Salisbury Morse Place School or entering Late French Immersion at Mun-roe Junior High School. Munroe will be hosting a grade 6 open house on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:00 PM and SMP will be hosting their open house on Thursday, February 7 at 6:00 PM.

Do you know any children in the neighborhood turning five years old this year? If you do please remind their families that regis-tration for Kindergarten at Hampstead School starts on Monday, March 4, 2019.

Have you heard about our remarkable new club called The HHH Club? HHH stands for Hampstead Hawk Helpers and it is made up of interested grade four and five student leaders. As a group they have decided that their focus will be on spreading kindness, friendship and respect. Their first initiative was the highly suc-cessful December food drive. The HHH Club was able to collect a tremendous amount of food that they donated to help people in need. Thank you to all that contributed to this worthwhile ven-ture. This amazing group of students is busy planning, so keep your eyes open for what they come up with next.

Thank you,

Scott Lysack

Hampstead School

Winter 2019 Newsletter

School Hours

8:55 a.m. Entry Bell

10:15-10:30 Recess

11:40-12:40 Lunch

2:00-2:15 Recess

3:25 p.m. Dismissal

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Student Absence or Late

Please call the school office at 204-654-1818 if your child will be late or absent from school. You may leave a message 24 hours a day.

School Address

920 Hampstead Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2K 2A3

Tel: 204-654-1818

Fax: 204-668-9417

Principal: Mr. S. Lysack

School Website

http://www.hamp.retsd.mb.ca

Kindergarten Registration Week at all River East Trans-cona School Division Schools is March 4-8, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. Kindergarten registration is open for all children born in 2014. This means that your child must have their fifth birthday on or before December 31, 2019. In order to register your child, you must bring two pieces of iden-tification that provide proof of address (e.g. Driver’ Li-cense, Manitoba Health Card, Tenancy Agreement, Offer to Purchase) ) and one piece of identification which pro-vides proof of age (e.g. Birth Certificate or Baptismal Certificate). Birth Certificates can be obtained from the

Vital Statistics Department, 254 Portage Avenue, 204-945-6844. This information is re-quired and must be presented at the time of registration. Please pass this information to any neighbours or friends who have children ready for Kindergarten, but would not receive this newsletter.

Tweet Tweet: The Birds Need to Eat!

The grade one class at Hamp-stead School built bird feeders. We used recycled materials like water bottles, boxes and string. We were just like little scien-tists, watching the birds through the window to see if they were eating our seeds. In the winter, birds have a hard time finding food. We wanted to help the birds in this freezing, cold win-ter.

By Grade One, Room 17

News from Room 15 Well, we seemed to have returned from the holiday break eager and ready to dive into a new P.B.L. unit on famous structures. P.B.L., is a learning model where many subject areas are incorporated into a single unit of study, in this instance the study of famous structures around the world. We will be looking at famous structures to find shapes, patterns and numbers within the structures. We will use famous structures to learn how to complete online research and data collec-tion. We will be learning about writing for information sharing, or expository writing, to tell others about the famous structures we have chosen. The social studies curriculum components will be represented in various activities that al-low us to find famous structures around the world. For the grand finale, the show stopper if you will, we will recreate the famous structure we have chosen to study using materials that can be found in the classroom or home. If you could please have your child bring clean recyclables to school for use in this project that would be wonderful. Clean recyclables include: paper towel rolls, flyers, plastic fruit or vegetable containers, yogurt cups that have been washed out and allowed to dry and anything that is not wet or that has been in a bathroom. Please do not send anything breakable like glass or any empty cans that have sharp edges. We have a special guest coming to visit us on February 11th. We have been antic-ipating her arrival and we have been imagining what it will be like to have her visit our classroom and school.

It may be cold outside, but Hampstead students are working hard and keeping warm in Phys. Ed. class! After returning from winter break, the students wast-ed no time in getting back into the swing of extracurricular activities. Cheer-leading club started up again during the first week back. We have been working on thigh stands and a variety of jumps. Additionally, gymnastics club started as well for the grade 3, 4 and 5 students. We have had a big turn out so far and are practicing twice a week for the month of January. We are planning to add extra practices in February to prepare for the divisional tumbling rally at Kil-donan East Collegiate in March. The Hampstead curling rink is currently being constructed. There is a curling bonspiel planned in February for the grade 4 and 5 students. We will be partici-pating with two other schools for this event. There is also the Family Chili and Curling night to look forward to on February 21st where the whole family can come to Hampstead and enjoy some good times and good food. Stay Active, Amber Cox K-5 Physical Education teacher

Phys Ed News

IAA (Indigenous Academic Achievement) News

We continue to host our monthly smudges at the school. The smudges are a chance to participate in a traditional, sacred ceremony and build community. The smudges are held in the gymnasium. The doors are open at 8:10 am and there is bannock in the lunchroom to follow.

Ms. Dodds our in-house literacy support worker has been joining classrooms to promote various aspects of Indigenous culture and teachings. Ms. Dodds has been involved in teaching about the medi-cine wheel and helping Room 15 learn about plants as medicine.

Louis Riel day is February 18th, 2019. The school will be closed and will re-open February 19th.

Divisional Pow-Wow April 18th

Monthly Smudges Please come join us at our month-ly smudges. All are welcome! We meet in the gym at 8:10 for the smudge ceremony, followed by bannock. Smudge Dates: Feb. 7 Mar. 7 Apr. 4 May 2 June 6

The mentorship program with An-drea Rose (Indigenous Support Worker) has begun. Andrea comes every Monday to meet with her group.

Library News In December, our Grade 1-5 students participated in coding activities as part of a larger Hour of Code event. Students from the University of Manitoba’s WISE Kid-Netic program came to kick start their fun with Robot Mice and Dash Robot. Many of our students continued to explore coding through Hour of Code modules, Ozobots and Spheros. All of the students had a great time using their problem solving skills while coding. Well done, everyone!

We have many fantastic clubs running in the library right now, including Busy Builders, Open Library, Picture Book Reading Club, and MYRCA.

Of course, it is almost I Love to Read month too! Such excitement! Hamp-stead is celebrating our love of reading through special dress up days every Thursday, DEAR (drop everything and read) every Tuesday, and many guest readers throughout the month. Classes are participating in a tournament-style “February Face Off” to determine Hampstead’s favourite picture book, as well! There are also numerous opportunities for students to win prizes. Stu-dent participation in reading activities and celebrations can earn them a draw ticket. The home activity calendar is a way for you to be involved in the fun too! Please help your child compete as many of the activities as possible and return it (signed) on/by March 1. Thanks for sharing our love of reading!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Card, Teacher-Librarian

& Mrs. Kauk, Library Technician

ILLNESS AND STAYING IN AT RECESS

From time to time, children are sent to school with bad colds, the flu or other contagious conditions. This puts other children in their class at risk. Please make arrangements for your child to stay at home when ill so that the safest possible environment can be created for everyone.

It is best that children too sick to go out for recess be kept home. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding of this matter.

“Our Place” Lighthouse Program runs:

Tuesday’s and Thursday’s - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. for grades 3, 4 and 5

Breakfast Program runs: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

8:00 - 8:55 a.m.

Late French Immersion at Munroe Junior High

Do you feel like you missed the opportunity for your child to receive a French Immersion education? Or perhaps your child is looking for a new challenge at school? Munroe Junior High hosts the late entry French Immersion program in the River East Transcona School Divi-sion and may be what you’re looking for!

The Late French Immersion program at Munroe is open to all RETSD students entering Grade 6 and who have never been in an Immersion program before and wish to learn French. After three years in our pro-

gram, students will have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to continue their educa-tion at their catchment French Immersion high school.

To find out more about our program, please join us at our Open House, on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 6 at 6:00 PM at 405 Munroe Avenue. You can find more information about our unique program on our school website, or by contacting us by email (mun@retsd.mb.ca) or by phone (204) 661-4451. We look forward to talking with you!

IMPORTANT DATES

FEBRUARY 2019 1 ....... Friday Co-ordinated Day - NO CLASSES 15 ....... Friday Curling Bonspiel - Grade 4 & 5 18 ....... Monday Louis Riel Day - NO SCHOOL 20 ....... Wednesday Early Dismissal @ 2:25 21 ....... Thursday Family Chili & Curling Night 28 ....... Thursday House League Assembly

MARCH 2019 1 ....... Friday Hampstead Admin Day - NO CLASSES 11 ....... Monday Report Cards released 14 ....... Thursday Student Led Conferences 15 ....... Friday Co-ordinated Day - NO CLASSES 18-22 Monday - Friday Spirit Week 19 ....... Tuesday Tumbling Rally – Grade 3-5 20 ....... Wednesday House League Assembly 22 ....... Friday Last day of classes before Spring Break

Spring Break - Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29

APRIL 2019 1 ....... Monday Back to school 10 ....... Wednesday Early Dismissal @ 2:25 17 ....... Wednesday Family Craft Night 19 ....... Friday Good Friday - NO SCHOOL 26 ....... Friday Co-ordinated Day - NO CLASSES 30 ....... Tuesday House League Assembly

MAY 2019 2 ....... Thursday Zone Handball Tournament – Grade 4 8 ....... Wednesday Early Dismissal @ 2:25 15 ....... Wednesday Family Movie Night 20 ....... Monday Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL 22 ....... Wednesday Volunteer Recognition Assembly 23 ....... Thursday Folkdance Festival – Grade 1-3 29 ....... Wednesday Folkdance Festival – Grade 1-3 (alternate date) 30 ....... Thursday House League Assembly

JUNE 2019 7 ...... Friday Hampstead Admin Day – NO CLASSES (P.M. ONLY) 12 ...... Wednesday New Kindergarten Orientation 24 ...... Monday Field Day 27 ...... Thursday Farewell Assembly (a.m.) .......... Hampstead Admin Day – NO CLASSES (P.M. ONLY) 28 ...... Friday Early Dismissal @ 2:25 - Last day of school