May 2015
VISION
To provide students with essential knowledge and skills to become the leaders of tomorrow
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Breakfast and Food For Thought (lunch)
A nutritious breakfast will be provided to all our students 5 days/week.
As well, GFS offers a free hot lunch (Food For Thought) every Monday and Friday to all our students.
DATE
Monday, May 4
Friday, May 8
Monday, May 11
Friday May 15
MENU
Mini Pizzas and Caesar Salad
Pancakes and Melon
Grilled Cheese and Apples
Goulash and Veggie Sticks
DATE
Monday, May 18
Friday, May 22
Monday, May 25
Friday May 29
MENU
NO SCHOOL – VICTORIA DAY
Pancakes and Melon
Grilled Cheese and Apples
Goulash and Veggie Sticks
Food For Thought and Pizza order forms for June will be coming home Monday, May 25 and will be due back Thursday
May 28. Please send in the correct change for pizza orders. It is very difficult to try and make change and see that it
gets returned to the correct child.
Canteen –Our canteen continues to run on Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime. All items are going to cost $0.50. The
following items will be available: cheese strings, yogurt tubes, granola bars, fruit to go bars, Go Go Squeezes (apple
sauce), drinking boxes (100% juice), water & chocolate milk.
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The school theme for the month of April was “Appreciating Differences”. The theme for the month of May is
“Compassion”.
Our STAR Citizens for the month of March who demonstrated “Confidence” were:
K – Clark/Gaines
1 – Waters
2 – Heffernan
4 – Doiron
Ethan Israel
Addison Lavigne
Caleb Connors
Gabby Lacombe
K/1 – Oliver
1/2 – Sen
3 – LeBlanc
5 – Taylor
Hannah Byers
Connor Smith
Emma Blanchard
Emalee Tytler
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Please make sure your children are properly dressed to go outside at both morning and lunch recess. The playground
can be quite wet at times so a change of clothing would also be a great idea to have in their backpack!
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The Hockey Team Bottle Drive will take place on Saturday May 2nd starting at 8:30am. If you would like to donate your
bottles but will not be home, just leave them outside with a note that says Glen Falls Community Hockey Team.
Proceeds will be going toward 2015-2016 ice time.
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Kindergarten Orientation for students who will be entering Kindergarten in September will be taking place on May 6.
There will be NO SCHOOL for all current Kindergarten students.
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Glen Falls will be having a Wellness Fair on May 28 from 6:00 – 7:00. More info will follow in the coming weeks.
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The “Glen Falls Spring Clean Up & BBQ”, hosted by the Glen Falls Community Committee will take place on May 30
from 10:00 – 1:00. Please meet in the Glen Falls School parking lot. All supplies will be provided. Prizes! Everyone is
welcome, bring a friend! Please call Roberta at 609-1719 if you have any questions.
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The “Books for Bikes” program continues at Glen Falls School. In late May 2015, Hibernia #3 Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons of the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick will oversee the draw of a girl and boys name drawn from a
ballot box in each of grades 1 to 5. The student’s role is to simply read books and submit a ballot with their name and
the title of the book read. There is no limit to the amount of ballots a student may submit, but only one ballot per book
read is allowed. Keep up the great reading for a chance to win a bike!
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PSSC – Our next PSSC meeting will be held May 19, 2015 at 7:00 in the Library.
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We are in the process of reorganizing our school library. If there is anyone who would like to volunteer to help with this
project, please contact our Community Schools Coordinator, Mrs. Nylen at 647-1224.
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Looking to meet a new friend or hang out with your peers? Come join us Monday-Thursday from 6pm-8pm at the Forest
Glen Community Centre located in the back of Forest Hills school. Every night we have activities going on from Gym
games, arts and crafts, board games and more! The Y bus picks up at 14 Reading Cres at 5:45 and drops them off for
8pm (once waivers are signed) every Tuesday and Wednesday Night. We also run Saturdays from 10:30-3 this includes
gym time, arts and crafts and a cooking class. If you want more information please call Heather @ 658-2816.
All programs are free!
Healthy Bag Lunches: Getting your Children Involved
Written by: Phyllis Reid-Jarvis, Dietitian, Certified Life Coach and Breakfast for Learning Board Member
Teaching kids cooking skills is a topic of great importance for the future health of our children. There are many benefits
to making homemade lunches, including:
 Improving children’s overall health and wellness while at school,
 Improving their ability to learn,
 Saving money, and
 Teaching children the importance of cooking/preparing their own meals from scratch.
However, if you are like most parents, making lunches can begin to feel like a chore after a while. Below are some ways
to get your children involved in the lunch-making process, while making it fun for the entire family.
1. Use Dinner Leftovers – Make use of leftovers to save time and prevent food waste. Ask your children to help
with portioning out leftovers into containers and bagging them for the next day’s lunch.
2. Ideas to Keep Lunches Warm – For lunch items that need to be served hot, you can ask children to leave the
thermos on the kitchen counter overnight. Simply add your warm meal to the thermos in the morning.
3. Plan Ahead – Encourage children to assemble an extra pizza, macaroni dish, or any other preferred dish during
general meal preparation. Let kids know that the extra dish will be their lunch for the next day or two.
4. Soups and Stews – Cooking soups and stews can be a fun way to involve children in washing and chopping
vegetables, dicing onions, crushing garlic, and breaking up herbs to add to the meal. If you are making a cream
soup, ask them to help with pureeing the soup with a food processor (once it is cooled). The next morning,
simply warm up the dish and pour it into a thermos.
5. Taste Tests – While cooking, ask children to taste meals and tell you what they think is missing. This process
gets them actively involved in cooking and learning how to make meals that are nutritious and tasty.
For more lunch recipes visit:
www.dariygoodness.ca/getenough/recipes/meals/lunch and
www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/common/mistakes/article/school-lunch-common-mistakes
About Breakfast for Learning
Breakfast for Learning is committed to ensuring students attend school well nourished and ready to learn. During the
2014/15 school year, Breakfast for Learning invested in 2,174 breakfast, lunch and snack programs, serving 271,663
children and youth and providing over 44 Million nourishing meals and snacks. Since 1992, Breakfast for Learning has
helped 3.6 million children and youth across Canada enjoy over 554 million healthy meals and snacks. For more
information, visit breakfastforlearning.ca.
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Important Dates
May 1 – NO SCHOOL (Provincial Council Day)
May 2 – Community Hockey Bottle Drive
May 6 – Kindergarten Orientation Day (NO SCHOOL for current Kindergarten Students)
May 18 – NO SCHOOL (Victoria Day)
May 28 – Wellness Fair
May 30 – Glen Falls Spring Clean Up & BBQ
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MISSION
At Glen Falls Elementary School we are committed to providing a positive, safe learning and working environment.
Students are supported in their individual development to become well-rounded, productive, responsible citizens
and lifelong learners. We enable students to attain the knowledge and skills to thrive in the 21st century,
including communication, collaboration and independence. Recognizing that it takes a community to raise a child,
we value our partnerships with parents, businesses and other community members. Together we celebrate our
successes.
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School Motto
Glen Falls School we are shooting for the
Safe
Team Spirit
At My Best
Responsible Citizens
Shooting for Success
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Attention Students: Please have your parent sign this form and return to your teacher for a chance to win a prize!
Name: ___________________________________________ Teacher: ________________________________
Parent signature: ________________________________________