June 2013 Newsletter - Retsd.mb.ca

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Concert
Attendance Survey for the 2013-2014 School Year
If your child(ren) in Kindergarten to Grade 4 WILL NOT BE returning to Bertrun E. Glavin School for the
2013-2014 school year, please fill out the following survey and return it to the school as soon as possible.
If they are returning, there is no need to return this form.
STUDENT’S NAME:
Music Notes!
Congratulations to Yza, Faith, Doyle, Simran & Abby
in Grade 5 who sang in the River East Transcona
Divisional Choir with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra on April
23 rd ! The Divisional Choir sang four songs with the symphony:
“Ode to Joy” and “Sheep May Safely Graze” (both in German), as
well as “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and “Under the Sea” from
The Little Mermaid. This Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra school
concert took place at the Centennial Concert Hall and our 4/5S and
5A classes attended the concert to watch the WSO perform and
support their classmates! This was a wonderful enrichment opportunity for all of these students!
Music Monday
On Monday, May 6 th , our students gathered in the gym to sing “Is Somebody Singing” with Canadian
Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who was in the International Space Station, along with Canadian musician Ed
Robertson via a video on the Music Monday website (www.musicmonday.ca). Thousands of students from
all across Canada marked the occasion by singing this song on May 6 th ! Music Monday is a day set aside to
recognize the importance of Music in our schools and in our lives.
SCHOOL STUDENT WILL BE ATTENDING:
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Parent/Guardian Signature ________________________________________
Please return this form to the school as soon as possible.
This will help us with planning and preparation for the 2013-2014 school year. Thank You.
Medication Pick Up
To promote a safe school environment, the school will destroy any medication left at the school over the
summer vacation. The school will take the medication to the nearest pharmacy that participates in the
hazardous waste disposal program. This action will ensure that outdated medication is not administered to
your children and eliminates the storage of medication at the school over the summer. To ensure that the
school does not dispose of wanted medication, please pickup your child’s medication prior to the summer
vacation. Please note that medication CANNOT be sent home with your child.
To ensure the school is using current information about your child’s medication, an Authorization for
Medication form must be completed each year. To assist parents, these forms are available for
pick-up to be completed for the 2013-2014 year. A convenient time to receive these forms
might be when you come to pick up your child’s unused medication in June.