Ryerson October 2012

October 2012
Ryerson P.S.
749 Grand Valley Drive
Atte nd an ce Li ne : 519 -570 -812 3 5532 Principal: Mr. Peter Berndt
X 3 726
Schoo l L ine 51 9-65 3-
Office Manager: Mrs. Wendy Knowles
School Council President: Mrs. Amy Willard-Brown
Principals Message
September where has it gone? We had started the year with a whirlwind of activities and they have just continued through the month. It has been good to see all our new students and staff members fitting into Ryerson. Our staff and students from last year are making our new people feel so welcome! We enjoyed a fabulous day out in Roseville taking in the International Plowing Match and then in our own school learning about everyone through our Identify Day and don`t forget our Terry Fox Spirit Day! What great ways to start the year! From a staff perspective we have grown as a family with the birth of Jonathon Fox, to Mr. & Mrs. Fox this month. We have also seen Miss Fotopolous a regular supply staff member at Ryerson for the past 3 years, obtain a permanent teaching position at Howard Robertson P.S. in Kitchener! With her departure we have been fortunate enough to be able to have hired Mrs. Smith to teach the great students out in Portable 1. We are gearing up for our first Character Education Assembly, our next Spirit Day on Halloween. Please take special note of our Remembrance Day assembly which will take place on Thursday November 8th. We hope that you have been able to read your child`s planner or home bag every day and to keep checking the school`s and your child`s class websites for the monthly overview of the events and activities your child is taking part in. This is such a key part to their success this year at Ryerson. Sincerely,
Mr. Peter Berndt
Special Dates
October 1 October 1 Food Drive Begins Magazine school fundraiser Kick-off assembly Pita Pit Lunch 1st NB Thanksgiving Day Assembly Thanksgiving No school RMI Lunch 1st NB School council @ 6:45 Character Education Assembly Pita Pit Lunch 1st NB Food Drive Ends RMI Lunch 1st NB Kindergarten Farm Trip Halloween Spirit Day Pita Pit Lunch 1st NB Picture Retake Day Progress Reports go home (Gr 1-6) Remembrance Day Assembly Interviews: 4 pm 8 pm
October 3 October 5 October 8 October 10 October 10 October 12 October 17 October 17 October 24 October 25 October 31 October 31 November 2 November 5 November 8 November 8
November 9
Interviews: 9 am noon
Ryersons Bus Monitor Safety Patrol Training
Parenting Children with ADHD

Ryerson Public School will be hosting a KW Counselling Services series of workshops entitled Parenting Children with ADHD. This 6 week, interactive, program will explore the joys and challenges of parenting a child with ADHD. It will run from Thursday October 18th to November 29th 2012, from 6:30-8:30 pm in Ryersons library. No class being held on November 8th because of Parent-Teacher conferences. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and strategies with other parents and to increase their knowledge of ADHD. Sessions will address topics such as positive qualities of children with ADHD, strategies to increase positive behavior and decrease aggressive behavior, how to encourage cooperation and problem solving. In addition, learning issues typical for a child with ADHD and strategies for how to work with your childs school will be discussed. While this course focuses on parenting a child with ADHD, other parents are also welcome to attend, particularly those interested in learning more about ADHD. The Facilitator for this course is Sandra Roberts. Sandra is a certified ADHD Life Coach with many years experience in the area. She is also a highly experienced Parent Educator with Family and Community Solutions at KW Counselling Services. Sandra is a warm, engaging and knowledgeable speaker who is able to bring her material to life with real-life examples. For more information about Sandra, visit her website at www.keepitsimplebysandra.com The fee for the 6 week program is $120 per person. However, subsidies are available, based on family income. Fees will be negotiated at the time of registration. To register, contact KW Counselling Services at 519-884-0000. Regan Wells Special Education Resource Teacher
On the morning of Tuesday, September 18th, Ryerson's Bus Monitors attended a Safety Patrol Training Session conducted jointly by the Student Transportation Services, the Waterloo Region Police Service, and all three area Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services. Our monitors learned about various safety procedures including assisting students on and off the bus, exiting the bus in the case of an emergency, and using the bus radio to receive assistance. Our Bus Monitors take their role very seriously. We appreciate their hard work to ensure our students have a safe and pleasant trip to and from school. We are proud of the maturity and responsibility with which they carry out their duties!
Beverlie Stewart Vice-Principal Identity Day

On Tuesday, September 25th the students of Ryerson shared their passions and presented on a topic that matters to them. Some students shared their love of sports and wore their uniforms or did demonstrations. Some students shared their favourite trips and cultural backgrounds. Others shared their favourite hobby or toy. It was great to learn new things about each other and discover all of the things we have in common. Our event was even featured in The Cambridge Times! To read the article, visit: http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community/community/arti cle/1510092
Roots of Empathy
We are excited to announce that Ryerson is offering the Roots of Empathy program in several classes this year. Roots of Empathy is an evidence based anti-bullying program that has shown significant effect in reducing aggression among children while raising social and emotional competence and increasing empathy for others. Each class will have a mother and baby coming in for nine visits throughout the year so the students can see the baby's development over time and observe the relationship between a parent and baby. In the summer, all of our ECE Teachers were trained as Instructors, and as a result all 5 of our kindergarten classes will be hosting a mom and a baby this year. Miss McMullens class will also host a family, instructed by Mrs. Ruppert. For more information
Remember Me Inc
Remember that you can continue to order your milk and lunch requests online at remembermeinc.com when submitting paper forms, make sure to fill out all of the required information such as name, teacher and food or milk selections. Orders for November and December will be coming home shortly. We are not accepting cheques for these programs. Please send exact change when paying for your purchases. Kim Gill Junior Area Comp Class
about this program, www.rootsofempathy.org

Jennifer Elinesky- Ruppert Special Education Resource Teacher
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SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE
QSP Reminder
Order forms go home this week for our QSP fundraiser. If you havent already supported the school with our donation fundraiser, please consider supporting school council with the QSP fundraiser. Make it easy by sending a link to the on-line order system by email to all of your contacts. This eliminates the need to connect with friends and family in person and allows your contacts to make their purchases at a convenient time!
Donation Fundraiser
Thanks to all of the Ryerson families that supported our donation fundraiser! Amy Willard-Brown School Council President
Newsletter
Every student in our school has received a paper copy of the October school newsletter. As a technology focussed school and a leader in environmental initiatives, we are moving towards the displaying and viewing of our school newsletter for families on our school website in the future rather than receiving a paper copy each month. You will find it at http://rye.wrdsb.on.ca/ We do understand that for various reasons a paper copy would be necessary for some families to receive, however, we do not want to have you miss out on viewing this important information from the school each month. If you require a paper version of the newsletter, we ask that you complete the tear off below and return it to your childs classroom teacher. For the remainder of the year only families indicating that they wish to receive a paper copy will receive one. Complete the tear off section below and have it returned to your childs teacher if you wish for this to happen. For those families wishing to read the newsletter online you do not need to do anything at this time. When the newsletter is posted to our school website a note will be put in your childs planner/home bag indicating that you can now go and view the newly posted monthly newsletter.
******************** Tear off section ************************Tear off section **************************** Please send me a paper version of the newsletter each month.
Name of Student: __________________________________________ Class: ___________________________________
Date: _____________________________ Parent Signature: __________________________________________________
Ryerson Trip to Plowing Patch
On September 20th 350+ Ryerson Grade 1-6 students attended the International Plowing Match in Roseville, Ontario. The day started out sunny and ended with a day of rainy periods. This did not spoil the fun. The Plowing Match was spread over 100s of acres of farmland with many displays and shows. Students toured the education tents, watched the square dancing tractors, milked replica cows, saw lots of tractors and various farm machines, had the opportunity to see different kinds of animals, watch rodeo and lumberjack shows and the list goes on and on. Some students were lucky enough to see Walter Gretzky and Gordie Howe at two of the many tents. It might have rained but that just made it all the more fun and it included a hay ride back to our buses for all. This would not have been possible without the support of many parents who volunteered their time to chaperone. We thank you.
Ultimate Football League: Where Amazing Happens!

For a five week period in September and October, a junior intramural league has been created open to all junior boys and girls: the UFL (Ultimate Football League). The league has 80 junior participants divided into 5 teams: the Lions, Bills, Packers, Steelers, and Raiders. Each team will play one another once in a round-robin schedule, then there will be two semi-final games, followed by a championship game between the winners of the semi-finals. These games are all followed by some thrilling announcements over the P.A. lead by Mr. Berndt, where game highlights are read with enthusiasm and all students get distinguished with a "sporty" nickname to signify their skills. The benefits of intramurals are numerous, ranging from increasing the physical activity level of our kids to improving their sense of self-esteem and self-worth. The goal is to provide numerous sports and leagues throughout the year, getting more juniors active and engaged in organized physical activities. It is our hope that all junior students will take full use of the intramural program in order to maximize their quality of physical fitness and exercise. Looking forward to a great season, and more fun to come throughout the year! By Mr. Grant
Ryerson's Kids Korner!

Hey hey hey Raptors! Welcome to the first Kids Korner article written by the new 2012-2013 Ryerson Leadership Club! This year we have 16 students in leadership. Their names are Angela, Sheheryar, Arhum, Maria, Alec, Katrina, Charlotte, Hannah, Harneet, Navya, Yatharth, Elisha, Aresha, Victoria, Julia, and Emma. Our fearless leaders are Mr. Grant, Ms. Bates, Miss Nichol, and Mrs. Roberge. As you know, Terry Fox Day was on Friday and the leadership club prepared a skit for everyone by doing some interactive chants and actions, and we taught the whole school facts about Terry Fox read by our fabulous M.C.s Angela and Alec. The leadership kids did an outstanding job! After Thanksgiving, we will be starting DPA dancing again! Make sure to ask your child to show you their funky dance moves from DPA! Do you know what is happening at the end of October? Thats right its Halloween! Get ready to put your scare on! We are very excited to see some amazing costumes. If you dont want to wear your costume to school, then make sure to wear black and orange! We are also very excited to be continuing our Milk Bag program this year. Your child can stay tuned for more information on the announcements! we have had a very exciting start to the year and cant wait to organize many more exciting activities for all of the Raptors for the rest of the year!

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October 2012

749 Grand Valley Drive

Atte nd an ce Li ne : 519 -570 -812 3 5532 Principal: Mr. Peter Berndt

Schoo l L ine 51 9-65 3-

Office Manager: Mrs. Wendy Knowles

School Council President: Mrs. Amy Willard-Brown

Mr. Peter Berndt

Ryersons Bus Monitor Safety Patrol Training

Parenting Children with ADHD

Beverlie Stewart Vice-Principal Identity Day

about this program, www.rootsofempathy.org

SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE

Name of Student: ________ Class: _

Date: _ Parent Signature: ______________________

Ryerson Trip to Plowing Patch

Ultimate Football League: Where Amazing Happens!

Ryerson's Kids Korner!

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