NES Newsletter

Our students will be participating in a school-wide Remembrance Day program on Nov 7 at 11:00am. Parents and guests are welcome to attend.

Report cards will be available to view November 29.

Please note that we do not print or email report cards. To view or print your child's report card please log into your Parent Portal account and choose Report Card from the menu on the lefthand side. If your child has a Student Support Plan in place, those will also be available to view on the Parent Portal.

More information on Parent Portal can be found at the end of this newsletter.

Student Led Conferences offer a great opportunity for families to connect with the classroom teacher and celebrate the learning that has taken place for your child. Information will be sent out regarding the timeslot book process for these conferences closer to the date and the bookings will be done through the parent portal.

We will be doing a Food Drive for Niverville Helping Hands during this time. Families are encouraged to bring a "Tin for the Bin" to the conferences to support this cause.

The classes of NES will be challenged with the GREAT NES MARBLE RUN CHALLENGE. Families can help us out by sending in supplies such as cereal and cracker boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls. We'll keep you in the loop on how things are going!

Science is a way of thinking. Science is observing and experimenting, making predictions, sharing discoveries, asking questions, and wondering how things work.

Technology is a way of doing. Technology is using tools, being inventive, identifying problems, and making things work.

Engineering is a way of doing. Engineering is solving problems, using a variety of materials, designing and creating, and building things that work.

Math is a way of measuring. Math is sequencing (1, 2, 3, 4…), patterning (1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2…), and exploring shapes (triangle, square, circle), volume (holds more or less), and size (bigger, less than).

Check out this website for some awesome STEM challenges to try as a family!

Hearing Screening took place at the end of October at NES. If any concerns or questions arose for your child you will receive a letter encouraging follow up with an audiologist.

Please communicate any changes to medication or health care needs to your child's teacher as soon as they occur. Ensure that their medications, including inhalers and epi-pens are current. All medications have expiration dates.

If your child requires medication to be administered at school, a form is available at the office for you to fill out. All prescribed and over the counter medications must be in the original containers and liquid medications must be accompanied by a syringe or measurable spoon.

Here are the items left in our Lost and Found in the month of October. It will be cleaned out Friday, November 8. Claim any items that are yours. The Lost and Found is located just inside our front doors by the office- items are on display on a table just inside the doors

School religious instruction (Discovery Time) will commence when volunteers have been arranged, and schedules are set.

• If a student arrives late to school, please have them come in through the front doors to check-in at the office before they go to their classroom
  
• Town students should be arrive at 8:55 for school. The supervision in the morning is limited and this is for students that are arriving on the bus.
• All non bus students will be dismissed at 3:35 each day. Please make sure to have a "meeting spot" arranged for your child to meet you if they are being picked up
• If there are End of day changes the parent/guardian needs to notify the office and classroom teacher by 3:00 p.m. the same day. If the friend or relative will be regularly picking up your student, please have them added to the parent/guardian approved pick up list at the office

The HSD Parent Portal is a communication tool designed to enhance and increase parent/guardian involvement in the education of their children by providing secure online access to their child's student information. With a single username and password, you can access data for each of your children attending an HSD school. The Access IDs along with setup instructions have been sent via email to all eligible parents/guardians of new students. If you are new to NES and did not receive the specified email, please contact the school office at 204-388-4861.

Please take a few minutes to review the student information and contact information for your child. It is important that the school has current address and contact information for your child in case it is necessary to reach someone during the school day. Changes can be made through the parent portal.