R.

TAIT MCKENZIE PUBLIC SCHOOL

175 Paterson St., Almonte, Ontario Phone 613-256-8248 Fax 1-855-428-1500
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Vice-Principal: Dianne Stroud

Principal: Dean Fournier

MARCH, 2014

POINTS OF INTEREST:

Online R.Tait Clothing Fundraiser Tees for the People http://

teesforthepeople.com/ products/r-tait-mckenzieshow-your-school-pride

Pizza Make-Up Day for Snow Day Feb 14th THURS., MAR 6TH Scientists in School MARCH 6TH St. Patricks Day Celebration in classrooms MARCH 17TH Pizza Make-Up Day for Snow Day Feb 21st WED., MAR 26TH School Council Meeting 7:00p.m. APRIL 1ST

On Friday, Feb 7th the Gr 6 R. Tait hockey team competed in the Almonte/Carleton Place tournament. The boys were completely dominant throughout the 4 games they played and won the entire tournament. Congratulation to the team for displaying great hockey skills and sportsmanship. You were a pleasure to coach. Team members were Sean James, Alex Snow, Aydon McCartney, Jake Currie, Connor Larocque, Quinn Byers, Jacob Bertrand, Kade Steward, Aidan Gallagher, Aiden Campbell, Cole den Admirant, Jack Robinson, and Silas LeRoy. Also, thanks to Dave Campbell and Mike James for helping to coach and Jamie Bertrand for working the clock.

For Families:

March is Nutrition Month and the focus this year is

PD Day MARCH 7TH March Break MAR 10-14TH

getting back to the kitchen with cooking basics. Children who are involved in meal preparation are more likely to eat the foods they have helped to prepare. Cooking with kids is a great way to teach important life skills and we know that youth want to learn by doing. Cooking with kids can strengthen what they are learning at school in science, math and language classes. It also provides some time to be creative and build selfconfidence. Consider these ideas: Younger children can help measure ingredients and stir. The older ones can help peel and chop vegetables. As their confidence and skills grow they can help bake, broil or saut. To save time, prepare some ingredients before you start cooking with your children. Include children in setting and clearing the table and cleaning up as you go along- this is all part of meal prep. Involve children in cooking on weekends, this may give everyone more time to teach and learn. Try using easy-to-follow recipes with lots of tasks that children can take on themselves. For more information and tips on including children in meal preparation check out http://www.familykitchen.ca/. Also visit our Health Units website http:// www.healthunit.org/ for more nutrition related information and links.

Swim Dates & Times:

Mrs. Lexmond Gr 3, Mme Greenwood Gr 5/6, Mme Durant Afternoon Class: REMINDER: Last Swim Week After March Break Mar 18th & 20th - 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

MILK NOTE: New Milk /Pizza Order Forms for April and May will go home the week of March 17th. Thank you for supporting R. Tait