November Newsletter

 

Principal’s Message

 

Dear Buckingham Elementary Family,

 

We have had a very productive term 1. Term 1 will end on November 6th. As a staff we have and will continue to discuss student profiles. We have looked at the present reality and put in place supports/interventions to keep students moving in a positive direction. We believe all students can learn and all students can be challenged. You have received your child’s progress report and will be receiving the term 1 report card on November 13th. Parent Teacher Interviews are on November 25th and 26th.  If you have any cares, concerns or compliments please contact your child’s teacher or myself at the school. We look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Interviews.

 

We have been focused on what good learning looks like at Buckingham School. The characteristics of a Good Learner at Buckingham Elementary school are: Questions, Reflects, Curious, Connect, Perseveres, is Self-aware and Collaboration. The students are now exploring one quality at a time. They are being challenged to define the quality and produce a logo for that quality. The homerooms’ winning qualities are posted in the front lobby. Please take a look the next time you come into the school.

 

Sincerely,

Dodie Payne

 

Principal 

Buckingham Elementary

Lindsay Place

Poltimore Elementary dpayne@wqsb.qc.ca

 

 

School Updates:

We are so lucky to have our parents and community supporting our school. It amazes me to see the generosity of time and hard work given to improve our school for the students. We have a great school community.

 

The goal of $20,000.00 for the play structure has been reached. The Beautification Grant has been filled. Thank you to those who supported the project, parents, friends, the business community, Town Councillor Martin Lajeunesse on behalf of the City of Gatineau for approving a $5,000.00 grant, Brookfield for their $3,000.00 sponsorship, the Hansen  family and Sophie Francoeur on behalf of  Paulette Francoeur and Sky McCullough for their donations.

 

We have had our new soccer nets installed. The students are having fun playing soccer while they still can. We also had the basketball posts straightened. We have  had the big wooden play structure removed.  A big thank you to Bruce Courchaine, Jean Luc Potvin, Andy French, Johnny Villeneuve, Jennifer DeWaard, Jacqui Villeneuve, Stacey Smallian, Shayna, Paige, and Connor Villeneuve, Kaitlyn & Tristan French, Vaughn Roos, Marcus Maloney, and Nick Lamothe. Everyone pitched in to excavate and prepare the field for the soccer nets. Another big THANK YOU!

 

 

 

Anti-Bullying / Anti-Violence:

 

We are working hard to create a climate that promotes kindness, communication, cooperation, and friendship. One way we are doing this is to have monthly themes. Students will participate in community discussions on the themes and we will celebrate the students who help make these themes come alive in our school.

 

In October we celebrated RESPECT. The main message is that we respect others no matter what their individual differences are. We respect newcomers and visitors in our school. We respect staff, friends, parents and adults. We respect personal property and individual privacy. We respect individual skills, talents and contributions.

 

In November we will be discussing and celebrating COMMUNICATION. Children need to be taught how to introduce themselves, interact with all kinds of people, make eye contact, start and maintain a conversation, be successful in interviews, manage relationships, stand up and address a live audience with authority and confidence. Students must learn to create rapport, trust and respect when communicating. We invite you to have these conversations with your children at home as well.

 

 

Soccer Nets:

 

Home and School is happy to announce that the nets have been installed, and it is great to see the kids enjoying them at lunch hour. Thanks to our H&S families who braved the cold and snow to help install the nets. Thanks to the BES community who helped us raise the funds for this great initiative.

 

 

Veseys' Fundraiser:

 

We are pleased to announce that we raised $484.00 that will be going towards the purchase of IPads for classroom use. Thanks to all who purchased bulbs – Happy Gardening

 

 

Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser—It is Back!! :

 

Saturday Nov. 21st

 

Music / Cash Bar / Door PrizesCocktails 5pm / Supper starts at 6pm Tickets to be purchased in advance / Tickets are starting to sell – get yours fast!!!!

 

Ticket Prices: $15.00 adults / $10.00 (kids 12 and under) / $5.00 (kids 5 and under)

 

Due to a limited quantity, we are giving priority to BES families before we advertise to the Buckingham community at large.

 

To reserve tickets or for more info: beshomeandschool615@gmail.com or Tara tara.logue@hotmail.com

 

 

Book Fair:

 

Book Fair theme " Monster Book Fair" Frightfully good reads!!! Will be hosted in the BES library from Nov. 24th to Nov. 26th. Teachers will be welcomed to sign up for classroom visits. The book fair will be available to Buckingham families during parent/teacher interviews. Family event door prize draw!!! Win $25 in books for your family plus $25 in books for your child's classroom! There will also be some promotional activities in school to encourage literacy at BES.

 

Holiday Food Drive:

 

That time of year again!!!! November 23rd to December 4th with the support of Home and School, there will be BES Holiday food drive. We will have a 2 week competition between classes to see which class can raise the most. The class winner will have a FREE lunch provided by Home and School! Please remember baby food and toiletries are also welcomed and in great need! Please help us support our community during this holiday season!

 

Christmas Basket Raffle:

 

Keep your eyes open for a Christmas Basket raffle during the book fair!!!!

 

Basket $50.00 value - tickets $1.00 per ticket or 3/$5.00. All proceeds will be donated for our Community Christmas baskets!

 

Student Pick-Ups:

 

Please be sure to contact the office before 12:00 p.m. if you are wishing to make a change to your child(ren)’s end of day routine. You can call the school at 819-986-3191, send an e-mail to Buckingham@wqsb.qc.ca or astafford@wqsb.qc.ca, or send in a note with your child.This is very important to ensure the safety of your child. ***If we do not receive notification via one of the methods mentioned above your child(ren) will follow their regular mode of transportation.

 

Nature Art

 

Students in Ms. Brown’s class completed  nature art projects in October. You can view these wonderful projects on our photos page.

 

Democracy in the classroom:

 

The grade 4-6's had the opportunity to practice democracy in the French classroom. They had a chance to vote and learned what the majority means. It opened up a lot of political discussions.