October 25th, 2018
LOOKING AHEAD….
Fri, 26 Oct – PD Day – No school
Tues, 30 Oct – Purple Day (Child Abuse Awareness Day)
Fri, 2 Nov – Junior Choir Rangers Game – tickets will be sent home soon.
Fri, 2 Nov – Picture Retake day
Wed, 7 Nov – Indigo Fundraiser
Wed, 14 Nov – School Council Meeting – 6.30pm (Library)
Fri, 16 Nov – PD Day – No School
PLEASE WELCOME….
We are delighted to inform you that Victoria Rigg will be joining us on Wednesday, October 24th as our new Kindergarten planning teacher. I am sure you will all join us in welcoming Victoria to our Sandhills’ family.
INDIGO FUNDRAISER
We are fast approaching 7th November and our Indigo Fundraiser on Fairway Road, right next to the VIP Cinemas, from 6pm to 8pm. 20% of all in-store purchases (no online purchases or purchases of gift certificates) will go directly to Sandhills Public School to help improve our home reading libraries and also our new Board Game Club.
So come on out, enjoy our junior choir’s beautiful voices, say “Hello!” to Sunny, get your Christmas shopping started (only 62 shopping days left!) and support our school’s literacy program all at once.
SCHOOL COMPOSTING
We’d like to bring to your attention that due to a variety of important considerations we’ve decided to press pause on our in-school composting program. We thank all of our dedicated staff and student volunteers who did this work and appreciate the positive environmental impact this creates.
While the formal school-based program will not be continuing we still encourage the community to learn more about composting in particular and being great stewards of the environment in general. We also encourage any students who would like to boomerang their organic food waste back home for disposal in a home-based composter or green bin to do so, but moving forward, food waste at the school will be disposed of on the same day.
WEBSITE UPDATES AND SCHOOL DAY
Have you visited our Sandhills’ website lately? If you have, you may have noticed some changes and updates. www.shl.wrdbs.ca is a wealth of information to keep you updated on school Extracurricular Activities and Daily Announcements.
You will find a direct link to the Daily Announcements on the left-hand side of each page on our website. Click on the link to take you directly our Daily Announcement page:
https://shl.wrdsb.ca/about/daily-announcements/
School Extracurricular Activities are up and running with lots of clubs and activities offered to keep our students engaged and active. We have a dedicated page on the website. Keep an eye out for updates as new clubs and activities come into session.
https://shl.wrdsb.ca/extracurricular-activities/
School Calendar! Did you know that you can find lots of information about key dates and important trips on our school calendar? Click on the link below and keep an eye out for new information. You can even print each month to keep you ahead of the game!
https://shl.wrdsb.ca/calendar/
Finally, don’t forget about our wonderful School Council who work diligently to ensure that Sandhills is an integral part of our community, helping with funding and resources. Their time and commitment is truly appreciated by staff and parents alike. You can keep abreast of school council minutes and dates of meetings on our School Council Page.
https://shl.wrdsb.ca/school-council/
PUMPKIN PATROL
The 2018 Pumpkin Patrol is back on our streets!
Once again this year, the Pumpkin Patrol will be patrolling your school and community on the evenings of Tuesday, 30th Oct and Wednesday, 31 Oct. During these two nights, the Pumpkin Patrol will randomly visit facilities of the WRDSB and be a watchful eye for any problems that may occur while children are out ‘trick-or-treating’.
We have experienced a reduction in vandalism at our Board facilities as a result of this program. It acts as a deterrent in decreasing the amount of activities and damage to schools to ensure increased safety for school children who are out during those evenings.
SICKKIDS RESEARCH NEEDS YOU!
Families are needed for a SickKids research study on the genetics of reading disabilities. To find out more information and who can apply please see attached flyer.
SickKids research study on Reading Disabilities
HALLOWE’EN
This year, we will continue to have the carnival where our youngest students walk through the classes and show off their costumes. Please remember that costume’s need to be ‘appropriate’ (not of the violent type nor should they include weapons) and Face Masks are not to be worn inside the school.