DR. L.M.

HANNA SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
55 Davin Cres., Regina, Saskatchewan S4R 7E4
Phone: 791-8594 Fax: 791-8595
website: http://drlmhanna.rbe.sk.ca

FEBRUARY 2015
CONFERENCES

*School Holiday

*Pre-Registration for New Kindergartens

*Conferences
*Summer Blast Coupon Fundraiser
*SRC News
*Skipping Club
*Library News
*Stop at Office Reminder
*Student Safety
*Lunchroom Attendance
*Allergy Alert
*Student Supervision
*Student Absence
*Cell Phone Use
*School Website
*HSCC
*Substitute Lunchroom Supervisors Needed
*Early Learning Centre News
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
There is no school for students and staff from Monday,
February 16th to Friday, February 20th, 2015.
PRE-REGISTRATION OF NEW KINDERGARTENS
Dr. Hanna School is pre-registering new children for next
falls Kindergarten class. To be eligible for Kindergarten,
children must have their fifth birthday by December 31,
2015. If you have a child who is eligible to enroll for
Kindergarten this year, please call the school (306) 7918594 to pre-register. Also, if you know of neighbours who
do not currently have children at Dr. Hanna School and
have a child eligible for Kindergarten, please encourage
them to be in touch with us. In the spring, pre-registered
Kindergarten students will be invited to visit the school as
part of the transition into school life.

Kindergarten conferences will be held in the mornings of

Thursday, February 5th and Friday, February 6th, 2015.
There will be no regular Kindergarten classes on these
days.
Grade 1 to 8 conferences will be held on Friday,
February 6th, 2015. There will be no regular classes for
students on this day. Students are expected to accompany
their parents/guardians to the conference. There will be
babysitting provided in the gym for children ages
Kindergarten to Grade 4.
KINDERGARTEN UPDATE
We are happy to welcome Mrs. Katrina Grajczyk to our
staff. Our morning Kindergarten class of 26 students is
splitting so that we will have a morning and an afternoon
class. Mrs. Grajczyk will be the teacher for our afternoon
class. This is wonderful news as the low pupil-teacher
ratio means many positive experiences for our
Kindergartens educationally and socially. Welcome Mrs.
Grajczyk!
SUMMER BLAST COUPON FUNDRAISER
Dr. L. M. Hanna School will be participating in the
Summer Blast Coupon fundraiser. The fundraiser will take
place from Monday, March 9th to Friday, April 24th.
The money raised from this fundraiser will go towards the
purchase of resources, technology enhancement, PAA
supplies and special events. The cost of the booklet is
$25.00 with $10.00 going back to the school.
The 20 page coupon booklet contains many coupons
appealing to families. Some highlights of the booklet are
that Sobeys are offering 6 monthly 10% off grocery
coupons usable any day of the week. For a family making
a $250.00 purchase, that is a $25.00 savings. That would
be $150.00 in savings over the 6 months.

There are many prizes and incentives included in this

fundraiser as well. There is a potential of $3,100.00 in
prizes available to students participating!

talk. The boy that is able to get the girl to talk gets the
girls heart. The boy with the most hearts wins a prize.
SKIPPING CLUB

SRC EVENTS
Z99 Radiothon Fundraising Week
The SRC is hosting a Z99 Radiothon Week to raise money
for the Z99 Radiothon. The Z99 Radiothon raises money
for neo-natal equipment, which can help save many
newborn babies lives. The SRC is hoping to raise as much
money as possible in support of this very worthy
fundraiser. The Z99 Week will take place throughout the
week of February 9th to 13th with a fundraising event
occurring on each day of the week. Please help support
this fundraising week to help save babies lives!!!
Monday, February 9th - It is the 100th Day of School
lets raise $100 or $200 or $300. to put Ms. Berrns
in jail (locked in her office) on Tuesday, February 10th.
The class that raises the most money wins 100 Chocolate
Hugs and Kisses.
Tuesday, February 10th - Ms. Berrns Goes To Jail
(locked in her office) and needs to raise $250.00 to get out
of jail.
Wednesday, February 11th - Pie A SRC Member and A
Teacher Ticket Sales - students bring $1.00 to vote for 1
teacher and 1 SRC Member to try to get their favourite
teacher or SRC member pied. The top 3 SRC Members
and top 3 Teachers will be pied in the face on Friday,
February 13th.
Thursday, February 12th Hat Day/Hoodie Day students bring $2.00 to wear a hat or hoodie at school.
Friday, February 13th- Sweetheart Guess - students bring
$1.00 for 3 guesses of how many Sweetheart candies are
in the jar. The person with the closest guess wins ALL of
the Sweethearts in the jar.
Red/White/Pink Day
On Friday, February 13th, the SRC is hosting a
Red/White/Pink Spirit Day. Come dressed in red, white
and/or pink clothing. The class with the most spirit wins a
prize.
King of Hearts
On the morning of Friday, February 13th,
the SRC is hosting King of Hearts for
students in Grade 5 - 8. All girls in Grade
5 - 8 will be given a heart to wear. The
girls are to spend the morning not talking,
while the boys are to try to get the girls to

Kick-off assembly - Tuesday, February.

3rd, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
Final Assembly - Thursday, February.
26th, 2015.
Practices are Monday & Thursday until February 26th,
2015.
All skipping club members have taken home a pledge form
and could earn some great prizes!! All pledges are due
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015. Also, to raise some
extra money, we will be having a Vote For The Skipper
You Think Will Skip the Longest! Votes will be $0.25
each to vote for the student you think will skip the longest
&/or $1.00 to vote for the teacher you think will skip the
longest. We will run the voting from Monday, February.
23 - Wednesday, February 25th, 2015.
LIBRARY NEWS
Book Fair is Here!
From Monday, February 2nd - Friday, February 6th in
the library.
Check out our Under the Sea theme. As always,
students have the chance to enter their name into a draw
for $25.00 worth of free books for themselves, as well as
$25.00 worth of free books for their classroom teacher!
The draw will take place first thing Friday morning and the
winning student will be contacted at the start of the day on
Friday! Remember, all purchases at our book fairs helps to
pay for things like new books and author visits thank you
for your support!
Battle of the Books:
Teams travelling to interschool battles will be announced
Friday, February 13th, and information regarding the city
tournaments will be handed out to those participating on
this day as well. Both interschool battles will take place at
the beginning of March. The teams have all worked really
hard this year, and you should all be proud of what you
have accomplished!
Amy Singh
Teacher-Librarian
Dr L.M. Hanna School

FRIENDLY REMINDER
To ensure safety at our school, parents/guardians and
visitors are asked to stop in at the office during school
time. Messages can be left at the office or written in
agendas to minimize interrupting valuable instruction time.
STUDENT SAFETY
Parents/Guardians are reminded to be very careful when
traveling by the school to drop off students. Teachers also
have talked to the students about being careful when
crossing the street.
Please do not park in the staff parking lot when picking
up your child or near the crosswalks as this becomes a
major safety concern for our students. Our safety patrol
will be on patrol as well at the crosswalks during the noon
and 3:37 pm dismissal.
The safety patrol puts out green pylons in front of the
school so cars do not park between them as this assures
student safety as well. Please do not stop between them
even if you are picking up or dropping off your child(ren).
Thanks for your help with this. We want to ensure our
students safety!

peanuts and tree nuts NOT be sent with children. Dr.

Hanna School is a peanut free zone.
STUDENT SUPERVISION AT SCHOOL
Playground supervision is provided during recesses and 15
minutes before school begins in the morning and in the
afternoon. We want children to be safe when attending
school, so we ask that students not be sent to school prior
to 8:38 am and 12:30 pm.
STUDENT ABSENCE
Attendance at school is important for progress and success
of all students. If your child will be away from school,
please contact the school directly by phone (306) 791-8594
regarding the reason for their absence. When our school
office is closed or we are answering a call on the other
line, the message manager will receive your voice
message. Please include the students name, grade/teacher,
and reason for the absence. If we do not receive a message
we will try to contact parents/guardians.
In the past, some parents/guardians have put messages into
the agenda when their child will be away and this is a good
idea, however, it is still very important to leave a
message on the message manager or with Mrs. Wilke.

LUNCHROOM ATTENDANCE
To help with lunchroom attendance, it is important to send
a green note as indicated below. Feel free to write more
than one date on the green slip. If you need more green
slips or updated ones, have your child pick them up at the
office.

Doors from the playgrounds are locked once school has

started. If your child is late for school, please have your
child enter the building through the front door and stop at
the office to receive a late slip from Mrs. Wilke, our
administrative assistant.
CELL PHONE USE

Please remember that students are to bring a bagged lunch

and that there are no microwaves available for use.
Students are expected to wash their hands before eating
and to follow all lunch room rules as outlined in the lunch
room contract. Please remember we are a peanut free
school. We are also really encouraging students to keep
sweet treats to a minimum.
Thank you to parents/guardians for sending notes when
your child registered as regular and will not be attending.
Thank you to parents/guardians for sending notes for your
child registered as casual when they will be attending.
This really helps to ensure your childs safety and
whereabouts. Green notes were sent home to make things
easier for parents and administration at the office.
ALLERGY ALERT
Our school has students who have severe peanut/tree nut
allergies. In order to protect them from a life-threatening
allergic reaction, we would request that products with

We are strongly discouraging students

from using their cell phones during school
time. (This includes recess and lunch
time). This is a huge disruption in their
learning. We realize that students have cell phones and
ask that they keep them out of sight during class time. If
students are using their phone during this time, the staff
will ask for the phone and return it to the student at the end
of the day. Please discuss with your child the importance
of not using their phone during precious learning time.
Thanks for your help.
SCHOOL WEBSITE
Please visit our school website.
Classrooms have information posted
there as well as the school calendar. Most upcoming
events have been planned thus far and will be posted on
the calendar for any forward planning. Check out when
the volunteer tea is or the Grade 8 Farewell for example.
As well, other important documents such as our Learning

Improvement Plan and monthly newsletters are posted on

the website. The website address is located on the
letterhead of this newsletter.
DR. HANNA SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
NEWS
The next monthly meeting of the Dr. Hanna School
Community Council is on Wednesday, February 11th at
7:00 pm in the staffroom. Babysitting is provided free of
cost. Plan to come out and join this amazing team to
support our school and students.
The HSCC is also hosting a Hot Dog Day for students on
Friday, February 13th with all proceeds going to our
playground revitalization. Orders must be in by
Wednesday, February 4th.

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE NEWS

Hello Everyone.
I hope your start to 2015 has been smooth. January has
been a busy month at the centres and we look forward to
continuing to serve families in the months to come.
Please find a link below that will take you to Early Years
Family Centre Information for February. In this link you
will find our newsletter / calendar as well as links to
program posters. Please feel free to share with your
families and friends as you see appropriate.
http://us7.campaignarchive2.com/?u=ced327b1ab29a5aacfadb2dd0&id=75c1c
ddb7b&e=eb0e091436

Lynda Gellner
Early Years Family Centre Site Developer
(306) 535-5993
Instructional Consultant Regina Public Schools
SUBSTITUTE LUNCHROOM SUPERVISORS
NEEDED!!
If you are interested in being a substitute lunchroom
supervisor please stop by the school and pick up the
necessary paperwork.

EYFC Facebook Page

EYFC Website