WWaalltteerr DDuuggggaann CCoonnssoolliiddaatteedd SScchhooooll 2370 Spring Garden Rd Westville, Nova Scotia BOK 2AO Telephone: (902)396-2700 www.wdc.ccrsb.ca Facsimile:(902)396-2707

Edition # 4 December, 2018

Principal’s Message:

Parents/ Guardians, First term has come to an end and we thanks those who attended parent- teacher so far, the teachers are holding P/T on Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for those who wish to attend. It will be by first come and sign-up sheet outside teacher’s door for appointment time. If at any time you have a concern please write a note in your child’s agenda or call the school so we can help you or to set up an appointment. We are also pleased to have 3 student teachers with us until Christmas break from St. FX. We hope they enjoy their time with us. They will return with us later this winter. They are in the grade 6 classrooms and in music. We have a busy month planned with lots of Christmas activities for the children. The students have been preparing for three Christmas Concerts for your pleasure. Concerts are at 6:30 pm and doors open at 5:45 pm. There will be a silver collection at the door which will go towards the music program. Home and School will also be offering their 50/50 draw. On behalf of the staff of Walter Duggan I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and look forward to the new year. Please keep in mind your children at this time of year and not feel the need to send gifts to school. A note of thanks in their agenda is a gift from the heart and greatly appreciated by staff. Also volunteering is another great gift - the gift of time. May you find happiness in spending time with family and welcoming others into your home to share in the spirt of the Season. It is not always the amount of gifts but the thought behind them.

Ann Slater, Principal The last day for the Pictou County

After School programs was Nov.29th due to our Christmas Concerts.

NO BUS PASSES FOR ‘ANY’ BUS Until further notice there are NO Bus Passes for any bus –

however, if your child(ren) want to get off at a different stop on their regular bus, this can be accommodated.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED !

We are looking for volunteers on Tuesday, December 11th, to come and help peel

vegetables for the Christmas Dinner. If you can help us out please bring a peeler and a paring knife with you.

IMPORTANT DATES TO

REMEMBER ! *All Christmas Concerts start at 6:30 pm Thurs., Dec. 6th Grade Pr -1 Christmas Concert

Tues., Dec. 11th Grade 2-3 Christmas Concert

Wed., Dec. 12th Christmas Dinner “FREE” to all students (No other items will be for sale that day for lunch)

Thurs., Dec. 13th Grade 4-6 Christmas Concert

Dec. 24, 2018 – Jan 2, 2019

NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break

Thurs., Jan. 3rd First day Back to School

Mon., Feb. 18th NO SCHOOL - Heritage Day

Fri., March 8th NO SCHOOL – ASSESSMENT Day

March 18 – 22nd NO SCHOOL - March Break

Thurs., March 28th Parent Teacher Visits – 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Fri., March 29th NO SCHOOL – Parent-Teacher Visits in AM In-Service - PM

Fri., April 19th NO SCHOOL – Good Friday

Mon. April 22nd NO SCHOOL – Easter Monday

Mon., May 20th NO SCHOOL - Victoria Day

Wed., June 26th ‘Last Day’ of Regular Classes

Thurs., June 27th NO SCHOOL – Marking/Grading Day

June 28th ‘Last Day’ of School

Thurs., Sept. 5th School Re-Opens!

REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT WALTER DUGGAN’S WEBSITE:

www.wdc.ccrsb.ca You will find our current newsletter, etc. for the month

WANTED !

CHRISTMAS DINNER HELPERS We are looking for servers for the Christmas Dinner on

Wednesday, December 12th. Please call the school office to leave your name.

Please be here at 11:00am

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT – NOTES… If you require handicap seating at any of our concerts please call the school office 902-396-2700 and leave your name. If you are unable to make it to your child’s concert on the night of the concert performance, you may come to the dress rehearsal held the afternoon of the concert at 1:00 pm.

STUDENTS – AFTER HOURS

Please Note: If your child forgets something at school, a parent must accompany him/her to the appropriate class after checking in at the school office.

DRESS FOR THE WEATHER

REMEMBER to dress for the weather. Students are expected to go outside for a brief

period at recess and a longer time at lunch.

SAFE ARRIVAL NOTE

If your child(ren) is not able to attend school due to illness or another reason – please call the school prior to 8:30 am and let the office know. If we are aware that your child is not expected at school we will not be concerned when they are absent from their classroom. Also this is part of our attendance policy, please have your child in class by 8:20.

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WINTER WEATHER IN CCRCE

The days are getting colder and with each dip in the thermometer we move one step closer to winter weather: icy roads, snow and freezing rain. For Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education schools, winter weather means the potential closure of schools when conditions are considered unsuitable for our students and staff. When winter weather is predicted, CCRCE staff consult with multiple weather forecasts and forecasters, and check on road conditions throughout the school board region via the RCMP and the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation, as well as our own staff members on the ground in each area, to help make the call to cancel school or for early dismissal. Decisions regarding school cancellations, or early dismissals, are made by CCRCE’s Operational Services Department and happen in the early morning (before 6:30 am). It is important that our schools have the most up-to-date contact information for parents and guardians, and that parents and guardians have alternative arrangements in place for their children, before a cancellation or early dismissal takes place. A full day cancellation or an early dismissal, due to weather conditions, will be announced in several ways:

The “All Schools Open” button on the CCRCE home page changes to red for a full cancellation or orange for early dismissal. By clicking on the button, you can get closure information specific to your Family of Schools.

A message regarding the cancellation or early dismissal is posted to the CCRSB home page under “News”, to the CCRCE Facebook page and to our Twitter feed.

Information is sent to all local newspapers, radio and television stations within CCRSB, including CBC radio in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and CFCY radio in Charlottetown.

CCRCE thanks all parents, guardians and students for their patience and understanding as we move through the start of the winter season. Please know that all decisions regarding cancellations and early dismissals are made with great care for the safety of students and staff.

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HHOOMMEE aanndd SSCCHHOOOOLL NNOOTTEESS WALTER DUGGAN HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING

Next meeting will be: MONDAY, December 3rd

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE: 7pm

*** Meetings take place in the Walter Duggan library ALL Home and School Meetings will take place on the

1st Tuesday of each month Please Join Us and Help Support Our School !

LOST AND FOUND We have already accumulated a large number of clothing

items and other items. They will be donated prior to Christmas vacation as we have no room to keep such a

large amount of clothing.

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CELL PHONE/ ELECTRONIC DEVICE BAN

Cell phones and cameras are NOT to be used at school. In respect to the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board privacy policies. In addition, pictures taken on class trips, etc. should not be posted on the internet unless you have permission from the parents involved. We need parent permission to use pictures of your child so we cannot allow students or parents to take pictures of children at school for this reason. Please help us respect the privacy of others.

It touches us with compassion and It whispers to us of hope.

It tiptoes into our hearts with elation And opens our souls to faith.

Its name is Christmas!

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The Hour of Code… an

opportunity for WD students We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning how technology works. Fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (3.-9. December). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code. Our Hour of Code is making a statement and Walter Duggan is ready to teach these foundational 21st-century skills. To continue bringing programming activities to your students, we want to make our Hour of Code event huge. Students will be using code.org and scratch to write script from grades 2-6. Grades primary and one will be using coding robots call BeeBots to code and interact with. It is exciting to be part of such a worldwide event that so many world leaders are encouraging, Obama, Trudeau, Bill Gates just to name a few have participated in Hour of Code, and Westville is joining this world wide initiative. Please take a moment to check in with your child to see what they are doing, some may even be able to show you on a device at home.

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