Dorval Elementary School May 2016 Newsletter

Dorval Elementary School
May 2016 Newsletter
School Life
Viking Re-enactment: On April 4th Productions Vinland
came to Dorval Elementary School to present information
about the Viking culture, as the Grade 6's have been
studying the Vikings in French class. The animators were
dressed in traditional Viking clothing and taught the kids
about where and why they raided other towns / countries,
what goods they traded for with other cultures, the
clothing they wore and the weapons they used in battle
and on raids. The students also had the opportunity to
watch a Viking battle, each child got to practice using a bow
and arrow and participate in a battle themselves using
swords and shields. It was a great, hands-on learning
experience!
Session de Rap: Le 4 avril, grâce à la commission scolaire,
nos élèves de 4e année ont eu une session spécial de rap
avec un invité, Dan Parker. Les élèves ont écrit un rap relié
à leur cours d'univers social (à propos de la NouvelleFrance, les Amérindiens, certains explorateurs Européens,
etc). La session a durée un peu plus d'une heure. Les élèves
ont vraiment aimé ça! Ils ont pu chanter le rap ensemble et
en petit groupe au micro!
Junior Robo-Cup: Quelle aventure! Après 8 semaines de
travail, ce sont 8 équipes, soit 36 élèves, du club de
robotique, qui ont pu participer à l’évènement RoboJunior!
Une compétition de robotique reconnue à l’échelle
internationale, avec des épreuves comme la danse
(chorégraphie incluant des éléments humains et robotisés),
la mission de secours (parcourir un trajet et ramener une
victime dans une zone sécuritaire) et le triathlon (une série
de 3 épreuves dont le célèbre défi des sumos). Merci à ces
étudiants dévoués et brillants qui ont permis à l’école de
Dorval d’être représentée pour une deuxième année
consecutive:
Basketball Tournament: On April 25th, the DES Grade 5 & 6
basketball team participated in the annual LBPSB
tournament here at Dorval Elementary School. Our
students performed quite well and demonstrated good
sportsmanship. Thank you to Mrs. King and Ms. Brigitte.
Dress Code Reminder
Students are required to follow our school dress code:
 Plain navy blue or white tops
 Plain navy blue pants, skirts, tunics, dresses, or
jogging pants (school logo only)
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Triangulum, our dress code supplier’s order form is posted
on our website. Please note the “dress down day” is the
last school day of each month.
Student Agenda Cover Contest
We received 22 entries for our annual agenda cover
contest. Teachers and staff had the challenging task to
select a winner as there were many beautiful covers.
Congratulations to Kaylee (Grade 3) whose design will be
on the 2016-2017 agenda cover. Well done to all our
students who participated in this contest.
Parental Involvement:
Home & School Meeting: Home & School AGM & Election
of New Executives will take place on May 11th 2016 at 7:00
p.m. in the staff room. If you know someone or you would
like to be part of the executive council and a member of the
Home & School please email your name/ nomination(s) to
Dina Cerone: [email protected]. We will accept
nominations the day of the meeting. Please join us; we
need your support and new ideas. Together we can make a
difference and accomplish a lot more.
Dream Team avec Lisi, Jersey, Amy et Zakari
NOYB avec Trent, Enrique, Jonah et Benjamin
Nebulae avec Nina, Annabelle, Sarah, Coralie, Tyler et Finn
Mars Rovers avec Glen, Alec, Ryan et William J.
Robocops avec Caleb, Milan, Kyle et Shawn
Kajam avec Kyan, Maximilian, Jeremy et Aidan
The Squad avec Heathcliff, Luigi, Matteo, Luca, William McF. et
Nathan
Derpy Narwhals 2.0 avec Olivia, Devon, Maya et Félix
Governing Board Meeting: The next GB meeting will take
place on May 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the staff room. If you
have questions, comments or concerns, you may contact
the GB Chairperson [email protected].
Merci aux parents volontaires pour ces deux jours de
compétition! Congratulations to M. Alexandre, Mme. MaryAnne and our robotics team for a remarkable job at this
year’s Junior Robotics Competition One of our teams got
interviewed by CTV news reporter, Christine Long. Here is
the link to the newscast:
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.1808883 (34:11)
Administrative Assistant Day:
On April 27th students and staff came to the office to share
beautiful messages of appreciation, poems, songs and
artwork. “Many thanks, Mrs. Cleary for all that you do for
our school community! We hope you enjoyed your special
day!”
Movie Night: On April 15th, we held our Movie Night
fundraiser in support of our grads. The total amount raised
was $1144.95. Many thanks to our Grade 6 students, grad
parents and the following teachers for helping make this
annual event such a huge success: Mme. Mary-Anne, Mrs.
Mastrocola, Mme. Hélène, Mme. Suzanne, Mme. Toni, Ms.
Brigitte and M. Alexandre.
Volunteer Wine and Cheese: This annual event will take
place on May 25th. Invitations will be sent to all parent
volunteers shortly. We hope to see you there!
Thank you from Mrs. Cleary:
Thank you to Ms. Mitchell, my colleagues, the Home &
School and all the students for my Special Day. My office
looks like the Botanical Gardens with all the colorful
butterfly themed décor along with tulip notes and sweet
treat thoughts. I am still reading through all the lovely
messages. You are all just great! Please stop by to take a
peak and once again, thanks so much.
Grade
School-wide Earth Day Challenge: Thank you to all our
students who brought ‘litterless’ snacks to school last
week. Way to go! Thank you to Mme. Cloutier for bringing
this défi to our school.
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Dorval Elementary Evaluation Schedule 2016
Subject
Evaluation Dates
Math (School)
Français langue seconde
(Board)
English Language Arts
(MELS)
Early May
May 11- May 25
Math(MELS)
May 24 to June 10*
April 26- May 11*