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April 2009
64 Chimo Drive, Kanata, ON Phone : (613) 592-5462 Fax : (613) 592-6987
Principal: Mme Diane Powell Vice-Principal: Ms. Cassia Laine
Office Administrator: Mrs. Sandra Agro Office Assistant: Ms. Marjorie Rowan
Superintendent: Laura McAlister Office Assistant : Mrs. Cathie English
Trustee: Cathy Curry
Ottawa-Carleton District
School Board
133 Greenbank Road
Nepean, ON
K2H 6L3
721-1820
Message from the Principal and the Vice-Principal
fax 820-6968
www.ocdsb.ca
Kindergarten
Registration
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Are you
moving? When adults see mud puddles, they step around them. They envision
muddy shoes and dirty floors. When kids see mud puddles, they stomp in
KES them and sometimes sit in them. They see dams to build, rivers to cross
Vaccination and worms to play with. Being mindful of this difference in perspective,
Booster parents are asked to ensure that their children come to school dressed
Reminder properly for the weather. Waterproof boots and splash pants are
necessities. Also, as there are still many days that begin with winter
Robotics temperatures, heavier clothing will still be needed.
End-of-year
BBQ Along with tulips, geese and the first robin sighting, spring marks the
reappearance of bikes. We encourage this environmentally friendly mode
Marsville of transportation and great aerobic workout; however, we also want to
remind students that they are expected to obey the rules of the road, wear
From the Office appropriate safety gear (helmets) and not ride on school property or during
recess periods. Bikes should be locked in the bike rack by the pool.
Note from the
gym…
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Principal Vice-Principal
KATIMAVIK E.S.
Kindergarten Registration Vaccination Booster Reminder
JK/SK registrations for the school year A reminder from the Ottawa Public
starting September 2009 are ongoing at Health Immunization Program:
Katimavik E.S. Please bring proof of age, the
child’s immunization record and Health Ontario students must be immunized
Card. The immunization record is required against tetanus, diphtheria, polio,
for the Ottawa-Carleton Health Department. measles, mumps and rubella, or have a
Please share this information with friends or valid exemption. These vaccines are
family who have children ready for the JK or provided free of charge to all children.
SK program at Katimavik E.S.
Boosters are due between 4 and 6 years
Are you Moving? of age. Please check your child’s
immunization record to find out if it is
It is time for the office to make plans for the time for another vaccination.
next school year. If you will be moving over
the summer and your child/ren will not be To avoid suspension from school,
returning to Katimavik E.S. in September, make sure to update your child’s
please let the school office know of your record with Ottawa Public Health
plans as soon as possible by sending a note by phone, fax, e-mail, mail or online.
to Mrs. Agro or by phoning Ms. Rowan or
Mrs. English at 613-592-5462 ext. 0. To update a student’s record online,
refer to
http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/health/
index_en.html
To contact Ottawa Public Health:
KES Cookbooks & KES Book Bags Mail: 100 Constellation Crescent,
Ottawa, ON, K2G 6J8
2008/09 KES cookbooks ($10) and KES Phone: 613-580-6744 extension 24108
book bags ($5) are for sale while they last, Fax: 613-580-9660
with proceeds benefiting our school library. e-mail: immunization@ottawa.ca
Cash or cheques are payable to the
Katimavik School Council. Please place ROBOTICS
your order in the KSC mailbox in the office.
For more information contact Kathy Dillon It’s that time of year again. On
at kescookbook@rogers.com. Sunday, April 26th, 4 teams of seven
Thank you for supporting your children’s students will be at the Museum of
school. We hope you enjoy your books & Science and Technology battling for
bags for years to come. the IEEE Robotics’ Competition
trophies. The students have worked
relentlessly for the past six weeks,
building, programming, writing reports,
and creating posters. The competition
starts at 12:30. Drop by and see us if
you are in the area. Mme Kirby and
M Touabi
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KATIMAVIK E.S.
End-of-year BBQ/Picnic MARSVILLE
This year we are proposing some changes Marsville was full of surprises, fun and
for the BBQ/Picnic. Please note that they challenges. The morning was filled with
are not engraved in stone and that, your the challenge of building our habitat, a
feedback is important to us. plastic bubble made of three different
sections of plastic. The end result was a
This year we will not have the Dunk Tank cube like shape that we inflated with a fan.
and teachers will not be grilling for us. We also had the opportunity to talk to
Also, we are still undecided about the people participating in Marsville in
cotton candy machine and the ice cream. different parts of the country such as,
Winnipeg, Victoria and other major cities
What is new? This year Grill Masters will via webcam.
cater hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks. In the afternoon, we were challenged to
Food tickets will not be processed through build an ATV, launch pad and launching
the school; Grill Masters will handle the tower, as well as a rocket to get us off
food and drink business directly and Mars. These pieces of equipment had to be
parents, caregivers, students and friends durable enough for the extreme conditions
will purchase their ticket and pay for their on Mars. Our rocket was very successful; it
food when they arrive at the school. used an air pressure system that launched
Teachers will be available to enjoy the off the launching tower.
BBQ/Picnic. There will be a signing post
or table where teachers will sign t-shirts Written by Sophie Hayes
and yearbooks.
FROM THE OFFICE
Entertainment includes Kanata Rhythmic Take the ‘Did You Know Challenge’ and
Gymnastics demo; Girl and Boy Scouts testyour dental knowledge!
booth and crafts; MadScience booth; Hip DID YOU KNOW that children and adults
Hop class (TBC); barter tables (gift should brush their teeth for two minutes
exchange-sort of flee market); Sportball’s twice a day and floss regularly? These
sport stations; traditional games; board habit, paired with choosing a variety of
games; t-shirt painting station; face foods fromCanada’s Food Guide To
painting station; teachers t-shirt and Healthy Eating will help prevent cavities
yearbook signing station; Karaoke and and gum disease and promote good general
treasure hunts with prices. health.DID YOU KNOW that children
under the age of 9 do not have the ability to
Please forward your comments to Noris brush and floss their teeth properly?
Vizcaino at vnoris@sympatico.ca Parents need to help with brushing and
including contact information. Thanks. flossing at least once a day until their child
is 9 years old.DID YOU KNOW that many
soft drinkscontain caffeine, phosphoric
acid and sugar (especially
colas)?Phosphoric acid and sugar can be
destructive to teeth especially when sipped
over the course of the day.For more
information, contact Ottawa Public Health
at 613-580-6744 or visit our website at
www.ottawa.ca/health
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Congratulations to Ahmed Futainah in
Mme Legault’s class and Steven Robbins
KATIMAVIK E.S.
Note from the gym...
The Intermediate basketball season ended with the girls and boys regional tournaments in March. Players on
both teams learned a lot about the game and face a very strong opponents during the round robin tournaments.
The Intermediate students also completed their short badminton season. The tournaments took place at W.O.
Mitchell on April 21st and 23rd. Our school was represented by 4 pairs of boys and 4 pairs of girls. On the boys
side, the team of Jacob Nicholson and Shubhajeet Das finished in 3rd while Alick Wang and Lev Nefedov took
the 4th position out of 32 teams. On the girls side, the strong play of Anne Wu and Olivia Cao brought them to
the final match in which, They easily beat their opponents to come back to Katimavik with a gold medal and the
Regional banner. Congratulations!
The Intermediate soccer tryouts will be starting at the beginning of May.
At the junior level, the teams have practiced very hard for their upcoming basketball tournament which will take
place at Jack Donohue PS on April 28th and 29th. Thanks to Nora Scheffe, Jill Southgate, Jacob Nicholson and
Ahmed Bahdon for helping coach the teams. Good luck!
The In School Track and Field competitions will be happening on Tuesday, May 19th for Grades 6-7-8 and on
Wednesday, May 20th for Grades 4 and 5. Students can prepare for this by taking the time to run a few times a
week at home.
Many students are already registered for the Ottawa Kids’ Marathon that will take place on May 23rd on the site
of the Ottawa Race Weekend event. This is a good way to encourage students to be active. It is not too late to
register. If you are interested, see me in the gym.
Katimavik will have its own 5k & 10k run in June. More details to follow ... but any students interested in
participating should start practicing now.
Stéphane Bédard
Phys. Ed. Coordinator
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