Robertson School
“A community of learners—working together”
Robertson School
550 Robertson Street
Winnipeg, MB R2X 2C4
Ph: 589-4745
Fax: 589-7293
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
WELCOME TO ROBERTSON !
the best students, the best staff and the best school.
and for the start up of school….
YAHOO!
The addition and renovations are
complete…an awesome new look with a
new gym (huge!) a new library (beautiful
and bright!) a new computer lab, Autism
room plus the renovations…..
a new office area, staff room, kitchen area
and grooming room, plus offices for CGC
and meetings.
A huge thank you to RED LAKE
CONSTRUCTION for their excellent work
with the project and Calnitsky Associates
for the beautiful design.
Also, thank you for the assistance and
funding from Public Schools Finance
Board and the Winnipeg School Division.
We would like to welcome students, staff and parents
back from our summer break. Everyone is looking
forward to the new school year with a great deal of
learning and activity taking place. We are all excited for
our new facility (plus new room numbers throughout the
school !). We would also like to welcome and introduce
our new staff for this year:
Ms Carol Nichols – half time Librarian
Ms Tania MacKenzie – rm. 151 – grade 2 job share with
Ms Pam Peden.
Our school priorities for the upcoming year are:
1) To work to sustain our caring, inclusive and healthy
community and
2) To work to develop and strengthen instructional
practices in Math and Literacy with ICT. Our in-services
held this year will focus on these topics.
Robertson Roadrunners
We value and appreciate all differences and are a
community of learners, working together. In keeping with
inclusion and best teaching practices for all children, most
of our students from the Special Education program are in
age appropriate classrooms with educational assistant
support. Also, educational support is always available for
all Robertson students who need it. We have two resource
rooms (rooms 137 & 132) and also have Reading
Recovery taking place in the morning and afternoons.
This year we will also have a new Parent Room. It is in
room 148 – across from the Nursery Room. Please drop
in to see what is available for the parents/guardians in our
school.
Our annual Walk-a-thon takes place on September 25th
and, in advance, I would like to thank you for your
support. The money raised goes towards grade 6 camp,
field trips, plays, software, books, etc. The kick-off
assembly is on Thursday, Sept. 17th in the afternoon.
MEET THE TEACHER EVENING
SEPTEMBER 17TH 6:30 – 7:30
You will have a chance to tour the school, meet your
child’s teachers and get a passport for fun. With your
passport you will travel through our great halls following
the instructions, meet the staff and your neighbours plus
get a family portrait sometime during the evening if you
wish. Please join us.
Last year the school was crowded with excited children
and parents at every turn!
Parent Council is a great way to get involved in your
child’s schooling and is a wonderful way to connect with
the school. I encourage you to think about joining. We
meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Our Parent
Council chairperson, Bonnie Janzen, would love to hear
from you. Don’t forget the annual BBQ - October 1st .
Sept. 17th – Meet the Teacher night
Sept. 21st – Picture day
Sept. 25th – Walk-a-thon
October – The official opening of our new addition and
renovations.
Pam Ball

When dropping off or picking
up children, please observe the
No Stopping and No Parking
signs posted around the school.
What’s
“Block Parent”?
The Block Parent Program
provides immediate assistance to those in distress,
particularly children, through its safety network
of police-screened homes.
Our volunteers also work closely with police and
educators to provide safety education programs
in the community.
Become a Block Parent today
and help make your community safer.
Contact your local police
or call 284-7562 for more information.
PLAYGROUND
SUPERVISION
/DRESSING FOR THE
WEATHER
Robertson staff supervise the playground and
play structure from 8:40 to 8:55 in the morning
and from 12:40 to 12:55 during the lunch hour.
Please be aware that students who arrive
before these times will be unsupervised.
We do not provide supervision for students
inside the school before the 8:55 and 12:55
bells. Except for rainy or very cold winter
days, students are expected to wait outside
until the bells ring. We remind students and
their parents that, except for extreme
weather days, students are expected to go
outside for recess and they must dress for
the weather.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Name ____________________________________________________ Phone number _____________

Child’s name ___________________________________________ Grade _____

___________________________________________ Grade _____

___________________________________________ Grade _____

 I would like to volunteer to work with students in the resource program.

 I would like to be called to help with parent council fund-raising events.
 I would like to help on hot lunch days.

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 Getting to know our neighbours is one of the best ways
we can build community and deal with our concerns.
SAFETY
• What are you concerns about our neighbourhood?
• Community spirit? Our school will once again be practicing our
• Safety?
emergency preparedness plan. All schools are
• Recreational opportunities for children and teens?
• Protecting our trees from Cankerworms? mandated to have an intervention plan in the
• Vandalism and crime? event of an unsafe situations.
• Keeping our streets litter-free?
• Seniors’ issues?
Being prepared for an emergency, and knowing
ROBERTSON-MYNARSKI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION how to respond appropriately and calmly
• Addresses any issues brought forth by community residents should one occur, helps to reassure
• Works with our schools, politicians, police and the city
frightened students and staff.
Our area is Arlington to Fife/ Mountain to Inkster.
There are lots of ways to get involved:
The “drill” begins with an announcement being
• Get on our e-mail list for news, information, Break and Enter reports, etc. at
robertsonresidents@yahoo.ca or hbrenan@shaw.ca or phone 582-9190 made over the PA system using an internal
• Tell us your concerns, share your ideas, report crime code. A lockdown practice will take place
• Come to a monthly meeting
which means the doors outside and inside are
During the school year, our meetings are held on locked and everyone remains inside their
the second Tuesday of each month at Robertson School at 7 P.M.
Robertson-Mynarski Residents association is You! classrooms as hidden in the rooms as possible.
Join in!
An announcement is made to notify everyone
that we are in a safe environment again.
Following this practice, staff will discuss the
Thank You situation with the children.

Shanters Also, just a reminder that should our building

every have to be evacuated during the school
Shanters repaired all of our year, our evacuation site is Andrew Mynarski
patrol vests over the summer. VC School.

Thank you very much!

School Photos by STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE

Lifetouch Have you considered “Student Accident

Insurance”? The bottom line is it’s a really
Monday, September 21st good deal. It covers your kids 24-7, lasts
for the whole year and it’s only $7.75!
This isn’t a fund raiser, it just makes a lot
of sense. Please take the time to read the
information brochure which has been sent
home.

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 WHAT IS THE LUNCH PROGRAM?

Robertson School Lunch Program is run by parents and governed by the Parent Council.
Every child who stays for the lunch program must bring their own lunch.

• Lunch Program is available for students in grades 1 - 6.

• Runs from September to June
• Lunch rooms are in alternating rooms for each grade and they switch every two weeks.
• Program provides microwaves for each grade (warm ups are not to be longer than two
minutes).
• One milk is provided for each child if child chooses to have one during the lunch hour.
• All students staying at school for lunch are required to have a filled out registration
form (whether they are full-time or part time) with a $5.00 registration fee.
• Note must be given to the lunch program if any full time student(s) are not going to be
staying during the lunch hour.

LUNCH PROGRAM FEES

FULL TIME
1 CHILD - $23.00 PER MONTH
2 CHILDREN - $41.00 PER MONTH
3 CHILDREN - $50.00 PER MONTH
We are still looking for
PART TIME staff to supervise students
$2.00 PER DAY during the lunch hour. If
(May pay in full for the year) you are interested, please
come see Sherry or Cindy
in room 140.
PAYMENT
*THIS IS A PAID POSITION*
• Cheques should be made payable to
Robertson School Lunch Program and
dated for the 1st of every month when
students are participating in the lunch program
on a full-time basis.
• Receipts will be provided for monthly payments by the Lunch Program on
the date that the payment is received.
• Part time students must pay $2.00 on the day that they are staying and
the amount should not be left to accumulate.
• All money that is sent to the lunch program must be put in an envelope
and clearly marked with LUNCH PROGRAM, students name, date, room #
and the amount enclosed.

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 ROBERTSON SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL
‘WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE CHILDREN”

550 Robertson Street 589-4745

Dear Parents/Guardians,
I would like to start off by saying that I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer. Our first
Parent Council meeting is on Wednesday September 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the Library.
As your new Parent Council we wanted to give everyone an idea as to what Parent Council is all about.

What is Parent Council?

First of all, we meet once a month to discuss any new events that are going on in and around the school and
community. Information is shared with Mrs. Ball, Mrs. McKenna and our Lunch Program.
Secondly, we plan and implement a number of fundraisers throughout the year. What do we do with that
money you may ask? That’s an excellent question. The money goes to the students of Robertson School, your
children and grandchildren. The staff at Robertson School have an opportunity throughout the year to request
funds for field trips, class projects and class supplies. Parent Council does not pay for the full cost of all these
wonderful things the children are involved in throughout the year, but we do help to offset the cost to the school
and the parents/ guardians of the students. We thought you’d like to know what your fundraising has done for
the students of Robertson School in the last school year:
Books were purchased for the grade 1 and 2 students in room 42
Sensory equipment was purchased for the students in room 10
The grade 3 students went on a field trip to Oak Hammock Marsh
Wildlife Haven made a presentation to the grade 2 students
Room 3 and 10 went to the Corn Maze
The grades 2 to 6 attended MTYP production of Snowflake
Room 3 went on a field trip to Pizza Hut in Northgate Mall (this helps the students practice social skills)
The Robertson Singers went by bus to St. Josephs where the residents were treated to the lovely voices
of our choir
The Nursery to grade 4 students went to see MTYP’s production of Frog and Toad
Room 1 and 42 students went to the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Literacy based games for reading groups were purchased for the grade 3 students
The grade 1 students went to the Museum of Man and Nature Dinosaur exhibit
Kindergarten class purchased a puppet theatre for their room
Room 2 went to the Museum of Man and Nature Dinosaur exhibit
The grade 6 students attended a Flight Workshop
Resource material was purchased for room 14 for the students in grades 4 to 6
The grade 5 students attended the Symphony
Helped to offset the cost of grade 6 camp
Grade 5 students attended the Imax Theatre to see Human Body
The grade 5 and 6 students attended MTYP’s production of Spirit Horse
Room 3 and 10 went to the Children’s Museum
Grade 6 Farewell cake

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 Grade 6 students attended the Narcisse Snake Pits
Grade 4 students went to Stonewall Quarry
Room 1 and 42 attended the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival
Kindergarten class went to Oak Hammock Marsh
Grade 3 students attended Lower Fort Garry
Room 3 went on a Farewell lunch to Pizza Hut
Room 2 went to Morning Sound Farm

Parent Council is very proud to see all the wonderful things the students of Robertson School are able to
see and do with our help. This does take some work and planning. We would love to see more new faces at our
monthly meetings. Everyone has ideas and this is a great place to share those ideas. As you can see from above
to be able to support these activities there is fundraising involved. The above activities came to a total cost of
$8896.80. If you are unable to attend the meetings we ask that you try to take part in our fundraisers and ask
family and friends to take part in them as well. We realize sometimes it’s a lot but we are trying very hard to
limit our fundraisers without having to limit the activities we sponsor. We know that every child in the school
benefits from our fundraising.
Even if you do not wish to sit on Parent Council there are so many other ways that you can help out. We
are in need of Volunteers for many things throughout the year. The Winter Concert, Hot Lunch days whether it
is counting money a week before hand or helping to set up and serve, helping with a fundraiser or the Community
BBQ.
Feel free to call me anytime you like. I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have. All of us on
Parent Council are hoping to see many more new faces this year. We hope to see you at our next meeting.
Everyone is welcome. Please remember there is free babysitting service if you need.

Bonnie Janzen
#338-3297

WALK-A-THON
Friday, September 25th
Prizes for the top three fundraisers are:
Bike (approximate value over $300.00)
T.V./DVD Player
Portable DVD Player

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 Robertson School
2009 - 2010

Robertson Roadrunners

Tuesday, Sept. 8 NO CLASSES - Administration Day

Wednesday, Sept. 9 First Day of Classes
Thursday, Sept. 17 Walk-A-Thon Assembly (afternoon)
Thursday, Sept. 17 Meet the Teacher night - 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21 School Photo Day taken by Lifetouch
Friday, Sept. 25 Walk-A-Thon

Thursday, Oct. 1 Parent Council B.B.Q. 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2 Grades 4-6 Math In-service - all day
Monday, Oct. 12 NO CLASSES - Thanksgiving Day
Friday, Oct. 23 NO CLASSES - S.A.G.
Monday, October 26 Picture Retake Day - a.m. only

Monday, Nov. 2 NO CLASSES - In-service Day

Wednesday, Nov. 11 Remembrance Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
Thursday, Nov. 26 2:55 p.m. Early Dismissal - Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, Nov. 27 NO CLASSES - Parent Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, Dec. 16 Winter Concert (2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.)

Thursday, Dec. 17 Winter Concert (2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.)
Friday, Dec. 18 Last day of classes
Dec. 20 - Jan. 3 SCHOOL CLOSED - Winter Break

Monday, Jan. 4 Classes resume

Friday, Jan. 15 NO CLASSES - In-service Day
Thursday, Jan. 21 Community Conference

Friday, Feb. 12 NO CLASSES - In-service Day

Monday, Feb. 15 NO CLASSES - Manitoba Louis Riel Day

Thursday, Mar. 18 2:55 p.m. Early Dismissal - Student Led Parent Conferences
Friday, Mar. 19 NO CLASSES - Student led Parent Conferences
Friday, Mar. 26 Cultural Day Celebration / Last day of classes
Mar. 29 - Apr. 4 SCHOOL CLOSED - Spring Break

Monday, April 5 Classes Resume

Thursday, April 15 Gr. 4 - 6 Choir Musical
Thursday, April 16 NO CLASSES - In-service Day

Tuesday, May 4 Volunteer Tea

Friday, May 7 NO CLASSES - In-service Day (Planning Day)
Monday, May 24 NO CLASSES - Victoria Day

June 2, 3 and 4 Gr. 6 students to Camp (tentative)

Friday, June 18 NO CLASSES - Administration day for staff
Friday, June 25 Gr. 6 Farewell
Monday, June 28 Gr. 1 - 3 and gr.4 & 5 Recognition Assemblies
Wednesday, June 30 11:30 students dismissal

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 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
October 1 - Parent Council BBQ
October 2 - NO CLASSES - Teacher In-service
October 12 - NO CLASSES - Thanksgiving Day
October 23 - NO CLASSES - S.A.G.
Robertson Roadrunners October 26 - Picture Re-take Day (a.m. only)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

7 Day 1 8 Day 2 9 Day 3 10 Day 4 11

1st Day of
No School No School Classes
Labour Day Administration
Parent Council
Day Meeting
at 6:30 p.m.
in the Library

Day 5 14 Day 6 15 Day 1 16 Day 2 17 Day 3 18

WALK-A-THON
N/K attend full kick-off!
time morning or Meet the
Teacher Night
afternoon
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Day 4 21 Day 5 22 Day 6 23 Day 1 24 Day 2 25

PICTURE DAY WALK-A-THON

(all money must
be handed in
by 1:00 p.m.
for the prizes)

Day 3 28 Day 4 29 Day 5 30 REMINDER:

We ask that all

students and parents
remain outside until
the bell rings at
8:55 a.m. and 12:55 p.m.
(weather permitting)
Thank you.
Mrs. Ball and
Mrs. McKenna