March 10th, 2017
March 10, 2017 – Weekly School-Day Update
*NEW! You can email your child’s absence information to shlattendance@wrdsb.on.ca remember to include the child’s full name, date(s) of the absence and reason for the absence.
As always, you can phone the attendance line at 519-570-8125 ext 3041# available 24/7.
1.Upcoming Dates
March 13 – 17 – March Break Holiday – no school
March 20 – Wellbeing Assembly 8:45 a.m.
March 23 – Health Fair 1:25 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. (Mrs. Gillies, Mme Teall Breeze and Mr. Stewart’s classes)
Parents welcome to come view the student’s presentations
March 28 – Sibling Photo Day & SK Graduation Photo Day
March 29 – Family Dance 6:00 – 8:30
April 7 – P.A. Day – no school for students
- Safety Patrols
Thank you to our student safety patrollers and our parking lot attendants who strive daily to keep our Suns safe. Our students have all been recently reminded of the proper dismissal procedures. Each grade has an assigned exit door. Students should not be leaving the school through the front doors. Only students who have bikes secured in the bike racks should be using the door by the gym.
- Family Dance
School Council invites everyone to attend a Family Spring Dance on Wednesday, March 29th from 6:00 – 8:30.
- Invitation from KCI – Human Library Event
Everyone is invited to the first annual KCI Human Library on Tuesday, March 28 at 7:00pm.
A human book is a person who has volunteered to share his or her experience or expertise on a particular topic of interest to others. Attendees will be able to participate in rotating discussion sessions with 1-5 others, where they can ask questions of the Human Book. To register and learn more visit www.kci.wrdsb.ca
- Kindergarten Registration for 2017-2018 School Year
Online registration continues.
Children born in 2013 are eligible to attend junior kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year. Children born in 2012 are eligible to attend senior kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year.
Visit https://www.wrdsb.ca/register to begin your registration online. Following your online submission, call the office to book an appointment to complete the process.
- Registration for Before & After School Programs for 2017-2018 School Year
Registration is now open for our before and after school programs for next year. Please visit www.wrdsb.ca/beforeafter for more information.
Families with children currently in grade 2 who are transitioning to grade 3 next year and will require childcare are encouraged to register online at www.wrdsb.ca/beforeafter by selecting the Youth Development Program, operated by YMCA Cambridge on behalf of the WRDSB.
Families will be notified in May, if the program did not have enough interest and is not viable to operate.
- Did you know?
According to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, physical activity helps prevent some chronic diseases including heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type II diabetes and certain cancers. For instance, some researchers found that the risk of obesity decreases by almost 5% for every kilometer walked each day! Walk to school to reap these benefits.
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