December 1,  2011             ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL NEWSLETTER                        Day 3                              

Dates To Remember:                    

December            

8            Report Cards Issued
14           Christmas Celebration   1:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.
20           Last Day of Classes for 2011

January  
3            First Day of Classes for 2012   
27           Brookvale Ski Day (Gr. 4-9)

February
1        End of Semester/Professional Development Day ( No Classes)

Please Note:  When listening for storm closures, storm delays, etc. on the radio, Englewood is part of the Bluefield Family of Schools.                                                                                          

Congratulations to our PAWS  (Positive Attitude and/or Work Effort in School) winners for October and November, 2011.

October:                     K – Grant Willis,  Hayden Mckenna

                                Gr. 1 – Kennedy Peters, Carson MacDougall

                                Gr. 2 – Brittany Francis, Abagail Lawlor

                                Gr. 3 – Ethan Wydysh, Nicole Lawlor

                                Gr. 4 – Austin Gallant, Ella Conway

                                Gr. 5 – Daniel Godfrey, Matthew Bryanton

                                Gr. 6 – Shelby Nurse, Zach Conway

November:                K – Colby Hardy, Reegan Doiron

                                Gr. 1 – Amber Callbeck, Owen Connolly

                                Gr. 2 – Hayden Hardy

                                Gr. 3 – Beth Meenink, Carrson McQuaid

                                Gr. 4 – Clay Nurse, Liam MacNevin

                                Gr. 5 – Thomas Toole, Hannah Thompson

                                Gr. 6 – Sophie Toole, Cameron Ralph

Reminders:

Lightbulbs are still available in the school office for $10 for a box of 6.  These are Philips Energy         Saver  13watt (Equivalent to 60 watt) soft white mini twister bulbs.

                Englewood School Christmas ornaments are available in the office for $10 each.

                Yearbooks –There are still a few 2010-2011 school yearbooks available in the office at a cost of

                $20 each.

Kindergarten Registrations for the 2012-2013 school year are now due.  If you have not registered your child for kindergarten, please call the school office as soon as possible.

Gr. 9 Fundraiser:  Tickets are being sold on a handmade, outdoor Christmas Wreath with proceeds going to the end-of-the-year Gr. 9 school trip.  Tickets are available for $2 each or 3 for $5 and can be purchased from any Englewood School Grade 9 student.

Band News:

Englewood School’s Christmas Celebration Concert will be on Wednesday, December 14^th at with a performance at 1:00 p.m. and an evening performance at 7:00 p.m.  The school’s elementary classes, grade 2-6 choir, 5/6 and 7-9 wind ensembles will be performing.  There will be fudge, water and baked goods for sale as well.  (Keeping in mind that Englewood is a peanut free environment.)

 All band students have now received booklets of tickets to sell for the Englewood Band $1000 draw.  Each student is responsible to sell $90 in tickets ($150 in tickets for families of two or more band students).  Monies and ticket stubs will be collected by Ms. Arsenault.  The $1000 prize will be drawn during the evening Christmas Concert on Wednesday, December 14^th.

                                                                Community  News

Merry Pop-Ins School Age Programs will be offering programs for children in grades K-6 from 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Englewood School on all Professional Development Days and parent-teacher interview days in the 2011-2012 school year.  The following dates are still available:  December 21^st, 22^nd, and 23^rd, February 1^st and 17^th, April 27^th, and May 4^th.

                We will also be offering a March Break camp from March 19^th-23^rd, 2012 from the school that will include a variety of crafts, science experiments, cooking, physical activities and field trips.

                For more information on any of these programs, please call Jolene at 658-2560 or visit our website at www.merrypopins.pe.ca.  To register, please contact Jolene at 658-2560 or Jolene@merrypopins.pe.ca.

Living Nativity Event:  There will be a ‘living nativity’ event held in Canoe Cove on December 10^th and 11^th between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.  Admission is by donation and all proceeds go towards the upkeep of the Canoe Cove Community Association.

Christmas Barn Service:  South Shore United Church invites you to join with them on Wednesday, December 21^st at 7:00 p.m., at the Dixon Family Barn, North Tryon Crossroad.  Come and experience the sounds, the smells, and the feel of what it is like for a baby to be born in a stable.

Christmas Eve Service:  Island Wesleyan Church will be holding their Christmas Eve Service at 6:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to come out and celebrate Christ’s birth.

Christmas Eve Service:  All are welcome to a service  at 7:00 p.m. at South Shore United Church, filled with special music, readings and carol singing as we celebrate again God’s gift to us this Christmas.

Senior Lunches: (#85 Rte. 10, Tryon) South Shore United Church invites all seniors in the community to a luncheon series on Heart Health.  Come enjoy a delicious meal, followed by an educational presentation that helps us to improve our health and well-being.  This will be held on Thursdays – January 12^th & 26^th, February 9^th & 23^rd at 12:00 p.m. (suggested donation for the meal $5).