2012 September Newsletter WELCOME BACK!!! - Retsd.mb.ca

600 Hoka Street Phone: 958-6412
Winnipeg, MB R2C
Fax:222-4829
K. Gould, Principal Email: west@retsd.mb.ca
School Hours
8:55 Entry Bell
10:15 – 10:30 Recess
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
2:00 – 2:15 Recess
3:30 Dismissal
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Points of Interest:
‣ We have 170 students enrolled for the
2012-2013 school year
‣ WSO will be visiting our school on Sept.
27 th from 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
‣ THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY on
Wednesday, Oct. 3 rd .
‣ REMEMBRANCE DAY assembly on
November 7 th .
‣ School office is open from 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
‣ If your child will be absent due to illness
or medical appointment please call the
school at 958-6412. Our call back line
is available 24 hours a day.
‣ We’re on the Web!
http://www.west.retsd.mb.ca
River East Transcona School Division
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WARD 1
Colleen Carswell Home: 222-1486
George Marshall Home: 221-8464
WARD 2
John Toews Home: 663-0475
WARD 3
Robert Fraser Home: 667-9348
WARD 4
Wayne Ritcher Home: 663-6669
Eva Prysizney Home: 668-3501
2012 September Newsletter
WELCOME BACK!!!
Please join us in welcoming our new staff!
Mrs. Gordillo – Grade 1/2 back from maternity leave
Mrs. Jacobson - Resource
Miss Schur – Kindergarten p.m.
Mrs. O’Rourke – Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Maynard – Library Technician
Mrs. Armstrong – Educational Assistant
Congratulations to Miss Wagner who became Mrs. Korb on
September 8 th !!!!!
Westview Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
Members for the 2012-13 school year are:
Chairperson: Crystal Honey
Secretary: Terri Adam
Treasurer: Tara Mulholland
Fundraising: Tammy Padoba
Playground: Crystal Honey
Special Lunch: Tammy Padoba
The Parent Council meets the second Tuesday of each month in the
school’s library at 7:00 p.m.
Next PAC meeting will be held on October 9 th at 7:00 p.m.
WARD 5
Shirley Timm-Rudolph Home: 414-8239
Peter Kotyk Home: 668-4181
WARD 6

Did You Know We Have a 24 Hour Call Back Line
To ensure your child’s protection, please call the school to let us know that your child will not be in school. If your child is absent and we do
not hear from you, the secretary will telephone you at home or at work. We count on you to telephone us… it is quicker and more efficient
than the school calling you. For your convenience, Westview School has an answering machine that will enable you to call the school
before/after school hours and leave a message regarding your child’s absence at 958-6412.
Message from the FUNdraising Coordinator:
Another school year has begun and Parent Council has decided to do the following fundraisers:
1. Nestle Chocolate Bars
2. Regal
For every returned box of chocolate and/or money the students name will be entered into a draw with a chance to win the Grand
Prize of a $50.00 gift card. There will also be 5 runner-up draws for $10.00 gift cards to Toys’r’Us, Kildonan Place and/or Famous
Players Movie Pass.
This fundraiser is completely optional and I have set up a website so you can order online and it will be shipped directly to your home.
If you do not have the internet please advise and I can send home the Christmas Catalogue. What a great way to get your Christmas
cards, wrapping paper and support the school at the same time!!! More information will be coming home shortly.
3. Bloomers Greenhouse in the Spring
The order forms will go out in March with a delivery date of Wednesday May 22, 2013
Tammy Padoba

Notes FROM MR. CHAN OUR MUSIC TEACHER
Welcome back to another year of musical adventures at Westview! A very special welcome to new students joining us! It’s so exciting to start
the year off on the right note (musically speaking) that we’ve got many activities lined up for the year including:
1. Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra school visit! Members of the orchestra will be coming to perform on Thursday, September 27, 10:15 AM to 11:45.
2. Christmas concert practices! Congratulations to the following students for receiving an acting part in the play, Christmas Around the Clock!
Austen, Jordan, Alexandra, Paige, Jacob, Mercury, Connor, Jean Marc, Morgan, Justice, Tasha, KaitlynLesko, Katarina, Emma.
3. Thanksgiving Assembly! Please join Mrs. Korb’s Gr. 1/2 class, Mrs. Gordillo’s Gr. 1/2 class and Mrs. Hepples Gr. 2’s in this special assembly about
giving thanks: Wednesday, October 3, 9:00 AM.
4. Remembrance Day Assembly: Please join us in Remembrance on Wednesday, November 7, 11:00 AM.
The Christmas Concert is just around the corner. Mark your calendar and plan on joining us!
When: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Who: Kindergarten, Gr. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Where:
Westview school, gymnasium
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Buy One, Get One Free!
With the members of the Orchestra coming to visit the school, students have another way of listening and watching great
music making! On October 28, 2012, the symphony will show Halloween Hoopla, a concert for kids, at the Centennial
Concert Hall. Details are on the poster below. This is a great way to enjoy more of the Winnipeg Symphony in a studentfriendly
concert!

Bag up Westview!!!
Is your household getting over-run by plastic bags Are you afraid your name will be submitted to the new show -Buried Alive by Plastic Bags
No need to worry, because we are going to be starting our Westview’s Bag Up Challenge once again this year!!!
Starting on Monday, October 1 st , we will be asking all of you to collect as many plastic shopping bags as you can from home, your family, and
neighbors. Once again, the classroom who brings in the most plastic bags at the end of 2 weeks will win a pizza lunch!
We are excited to see how many bags will get in this year. Last year, our school won another park bench by bringing in over 13,000 bags!!
*Please make sure before sending them to school, you turn your bags inside out and count them.
Thank you and see you in October!!!
Westview’s Terry Fox Walk
Westview School had its walk in support of the Terry Fox Foundation and its fight against cancer on Monday September
17th. All students participated in walking in the community and on the Transcona Trail. Students received Terry Fox
temporary tattoos. Westview students have raised over $250 towards reaching our goal of $350!! Freezies will be sold
until the end of September to continue to reach our goal. Special thanks to Mr. Fust and Ms. Soroko for leading the walk
and to all students who have donated to this worthy cause.
Westview Patrol News
Welcome back to another year of Safety Patrolling at Westview School!! Patrols have been doing a great job keeping our students safe this
year. Patrol students are rotating on a bi-weekly basis with grade 5s on one week and grade 4s on the next. Patrols are asked to dress
appropriately because of the changing fall weather. Patrols have been assigned vests for the entire school year. The vests can stay on their
school hooks. Patrol flags are kept together near Mr. Behrens’ room. Let’s have a great safe school year!!
Westview Patrol Schedule
Before and After: 8:40-8:55 / 3:25-3:40
September 25-29
October 1-5
October 8-12
October 15-19
October 22-26
Grade 4 Patrols On
Grade 5 Patrols On
Grade 4 Patrols On
Grade 5 Patrols On
Grade 4 Patrols On

News from our Guidance Counselor
Hello! My name is Megan O'Rourke, and I am the new school counselor and teacher-librarian at Westview School. I'm so excited to be here, and
am looking forward to meeting and working with each of you! As a school counselor, my goal is to promote positive mental health and wellbeing
through individual, group and classroom guidance.
Guidance programs this year will include Roots of Empathy in our grade 5 classroom, and Safe School Ambassadors with our Leadership
students. Safe School Ambassadors is a bit like the conflict management program of Peacemakers, with the goal of activating the bystanders
in situations of conflict and bullying.
Once again, I look forward to working with the students and families of Westview School!
News Flash from the Library
There have been a lot of changes taking place this year in the library including our new team - Krista Maynard is our new library technician,
and Megan O'Rourke is our new teacher-librarian (you will also find Mrs. O'Rourke in the guidance department!)
We are currently brainstorming for new titles to add to our collection - if you have suggestions or ideas, please stop by and let us know! Our
hope is that the library will serve all of your reading and informational needs!
The 2012-2013 MYRCA book selection is nearly catalogued and ready for reading! Stop by in the next few weeks and check out what is new for
our older readers!
PHYS ED FACTS FROM MR. FUST
The Phys-ed year has gotten off to wonderful, fast paced start. With the nice weather we have been able to do most activities outside. The
Westview Cross Country team will be heading to Birds Hill Park in early October for their River East Transcona School Division meet. Practices
have started and we will continue to practice at lunch time to prepare for the races. If parents are interested in purchasing a Westview School
T-shirt, they can contact our Parent Council or the school office for an order form. We will be wearing our Westview Whales t- shirts for all
extra-curricular activities this year.
Teacher Websites at Westview
Each teacher has their own website at Westview School and is being offered as a communication tool for both students and their families.
Teacher websites can be accessed through the school home-page at http://www.west.retsd.mb.ca Please contact your child’s teacher to
obtain a password in order to navigate to his/her web page. We hope students/parents find this useful.

LUNCH PROGRAM
The main goal of the Westview Lunch Program is to provide a safe, supervised environment during the lunch period for your children. If your
child will be participating in the lunch program on a full time or part time basis, we ask that you complete the registration form along with
your payment and return to the office. (payment options are available as noted on the registration form).
We also offer a milk program for the students to enjoy. The cost is .25 cents. Should you not wish to send money with your child on a daily
basis, we provide tickets for your convenience.
*Please check with your child’s teacher if there are any students in their class with life threatening food allergies.
LOOKING FOR PART TIME WORK
Lunch Program Supervisors Req.
Westview School 11:45-12:45
Mon.-Fri. Full time/Part time/Subs
Contact 204-958-6412
WESTVIEW SCHOOL HAS GONE GREEN!!!!
In the interests of making sound environmental choices and in reducing the use of paper and our copying costs, we have decided to
forego printed copies of our newsletters.
If you still wish to receive a printed copy please phone the school to request one. All of our newsletters will be available online at
http://www.west.retsd.mb.ca
Have you turned in your cHild’s verification sheet to the office
It is important that we have up to date information on your
child(ren)

2012 – 2013 SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER and JANUARY
A copy of this calendar is provided for students in their Agenda planners. The school website also has up-to-date
information at: http://www.west.retsd.mb.ca
October 2012
2 – Grade 4 Immunization
3 – Early dismissed – 2:45 p.m.
5 – No classes – RETSD Coordinated Day
8 – No classes – Thanksgiving Holiday
9 – Parent Advisory Committee Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
19 – No classes – RETSD Coordinated Day
January 2013
7 – First day of classes after Christmas break
8 – Parent Advisory Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
16 – Early dismissal – 2:45 p.m.
November 2012
2 – Picture retakes
7 – Early dismissal – 2:45 p.m.
12 – No classes – RETSD Coordinated Day
13 – Parent Advisory Committee Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
December 2012
10 – Report cards send home
11 – Parent Advisory Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
12 – Westview Christmas Concert – 7:00 p.m.
13 – Parent-Student-Teacher conferences – evening
14 – Parent-Student-Teacher conferences –a.m.
21 – Early dismissal, last day of classes for Christmas break – 2:30 p.m.
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