A Small Gift for the Teacher for the Holidays

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best.

(Original Quote by St. Jerome--Submitted By Dana Finch in Grade 8)

1794 Regional Rd. # 6 Caistor Centre, ON LOR-1E0

Tel: 905-957-7473 Fax: 905-957-5550 Website:

Principal: M. Bridges Secretary: K. Switzer Custodian: F. Beckett

From Mr. Bridges—Proud Principal of Caistor!

Our first few months of the school year have been truly amazing. The students, staff and parents have really worked together to make this one of the best school years ever. Thanks for supporting our Terry Fox initiatives. We raised some funds for cancer research and the students learned some good character lessons about helping others. Braedon Locke got to put a big whipped cream filled cake in my face, all in good fun. Nice throw Braedon! As we move in the next two months, you will see in our “future dates” section, that our charitable initiatives will continue, with Operation Christmas Child. If you are able to send in a small item for a child, that can fit in a shoebox, that would be terrific. We will also be having a Christmas food drive in December and our fabulous Christmas concert on December 17.

I am proud of our students, your children, for the way they have joined up for numerous extra-curricular activities, such as soccer, student council, classroom helpers, library helpers, volleyball, cross country, Me To We club, slogan challenge, spirit days, dances, and so much more. Participating in these activities helps to make school that much more enjoyable. Congratulations to Dana Finch for winning our student vote for the positive slogan challenge! Her slogan is on this newsletter at the top of this page and will appear in different school publications.

I continue to be thankful I am at Caistor P.S. and invite parents to call me at anytime to discuss their child(ren) or the school in general. Go Cobras! Remember to check our school website often for current information!

Halloween Costume Winners!

Funniest—Henry Heeringa, Treyten Lapcevich, Aiden Blaskivich

Pairs—Victoria Avery and Sara Killins

Scariest—Becca Mowat, John Graves, Nick Miller

Cutest—Lexi Irvine, Maggie Heeringa, Raelynn Merritt, Caitlyn MacLean, Elizabeth Stewart-Cosgrove, Sarah Stewart-Cosgrove, Sara van Ravenswaay

Original—Jayen Lapcevich, Ryden Lapcevich, Aiden Dennie, Hannah Bruinsma, Ava Mrmak, Kara Thomas, Austin Gibson

Best Cartoon—Jesse Suminic, Gavin Simunic, Dillon Morrison, Andreas Schaeflein

Caistorville Library News

The Caistorville Library is offering the following:

Junior Book Club is starting soon! Monthly meetings include snacks and crafts. Call or e-mail to register.

Holiday Gift and Decoration Making for all ages, is on Wednesday evenings in December from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hallaloo The Clown is coming for a special evening of stories and balloon creations onMonday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Check out their great selection of Holiday DVDs and books.

Call or e-mail the library for more information at or 905-692-4290.

Toronto Raptor Trip

We have sent home a letter and ticket order form for our 5th annual Toronto Raptor trip. We have a bus leaving Caistor on Friday, January 17 at 4:45 p.m. to travel to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Seeing professional basketball at a big stadium is always exciting. Consider joining us. Order forms for tickets are in the front foyer of the school or on our website. Get your tickets quickly, as we expect to sell-out. The tickets are only $25, and this includes your ticket and bus ride!

Purchases For Our School—Thanks To School Parent Council For Supporting These Resources

Our School Parent Council has generously donated $3300 towards purchases by the school. These funds will be added to our school fundraising monies to allow us to pay for the following things:

Junior Science Strand Booklets, Primary Math Resources, Intermediate Algebra Pieces, “Incredibrent” Performance, Carpets For Library and Kindergarten Rooms, Pedometers, Student Lunch Items, Uniforms and so much more.

Did You Know?

*We have the whole school formed into special teams to promote school spirit! Ask your child what their team name is. Teams are made up of K-Grade 8 children to promote togetherness and teamwork.

*Our soccer and volleyball teams have represented our school very well this year. There were some incredible matches. Special thanks to all players for their sportsmanship and participation.

*We have 7 dedicated students that assist Mr. Bridges in keeping the library running so smoothly!

*We have over 16 grade 7 and 8 student classroom monitors, that assist our younger children at break time. They are terrific role models!

*Our Student Council co-presidential team is Lily MacKenzie and Mason Thiele. Nolan Moodie, Shaley Jones are the fabulous technology team and Sara van Ravenswaay is our capable secretary.

*We had over 175 students show their school spirit by dressing up for Halloween. Special thanks to over 80 parents and other family members who joined us for our school costume parade.

*We have had 1000’s of books signed out from our library so far this school year!

Welcome Mrs. Levasseur

A special welcome to Mrs. Levasseur, our new evening custodian. She is a pleasant and capable new staff member with us here at Caistor P.S. We welcome her as our newest Cobra!

School Council

Caistor P.S. has always had an outstanding School Council. Consider joining our team this year. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in our school library. The next meeting dates planned are as follows: November 21 and February 5

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT

INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES

There may be times during the school year where inclement weather or other situations could cause transportation cancellations or school closures.

At times when student transportation has been cancelled and schools remain open, the decision of whether or not to have children in school on that day rests with the parent or guardian.

Should you decide not to send your child to school in the event that transportation is cancelled but schools remain open, or if your child is ill or late, please ensure that you call your child’s school to inform them of your child’s absence.

A key resource in any emergency is the DSBN Emergency Information form that you filled out at the beginning of the school year. Please let the school know of any changes in contact information or procedures you wish to be followed throughout the school year.

Information about transportation cancellations and school closures will be available as soon as it is available through the following channels:

Websites:

Subscription Features:

DSBN Facebook or Twitter NSTS Transportation Delay or Cancellation Alerts

Phone:

Niagara Student Transportation Services 905-346-0290 Voice Auto Attendant

Radio Stations:

Magazine Fundraiser—January 2014!

A reminder that our magazine campaign fundraiser will run in late January to mid February. Please hold off renewing your subscriptions until this time, so the school will benefit with as much as 38% of the sales coming right back for school initiatives.

Operation Christmas ChildNovember 4-18

Remembrance Day CeremoniesNovember 11 (11:00 a.m.)

Grade 3 Class @ YMCA Swim Program #1November 13

Poinsettia Order Forms DueNovember 14

P.D. DayNovember 15

IPRC MeetingsNovember 19 (11:00 a.m.)

Grade 8 Girls HPV VaccinationNovember 20

Grade 3 Class @ YMCA Swim Program #2November 20

Grade 7/8 Drinking and Driving PresentationNovember 21

School Parent CouncilNovember 21 (6:30 p.m.)

Pajama/Teddy Bear Spirit DayNovember 22

Basket RaffleNovember 25-Dec. 17

Photo Retake DayNovember 26

Grade 3 Class @ YMCA Swim Program #3November 27

M&M Meats School DayDecember 4

Holiday ConcertDecember 17 (1:30 & 6:30 p.m.)

Last Day of Classes/DanceDecember 19

P.D. DayDecember 20

Christmas HolidaysDecember 23-January 3

First Day Back in 2014January 6

Winter Newsletter #2January 14

P.D. Day (no school for students)January 17

Grade 8 and SK Grad PhotosFebruary 3

Kindergarten Open HouseFebruary 6 (4:00-6:00 p.m.)

Early Release DayFebruary 14

Family Day HolidayFebruary 17

P.D. Day (no school for students)March 7

March BreakMarch 10-14

Hep. B/HPV ImmunizationsMarch 22

I have read the newsletter. Please include my child/children in the newsletter draw for prizes!

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(Please return to the school by Thursday, November 14)