December 9th, 2016

December 9, 2016 – Weekly School-Day Update

 

1.Upcoming Dates

December 14 – Grades 1 – 6 afternoon holiday concert 11:15am

December 14 – Kindergarten holiday concert 1:30pm food bank donations appreciated

December 14 – Grades 1 – 6 evening holiday concert 6:30pm food bank donations appreciated

December 23 – Pyjama Day plus bring a stuffie for $1.00 to support School Council Fundraising

December 24 – January 8 – Winter Break

  1. Pizza Orders – Deadline December 22

Log-in to your account at https://www.school-day.com/ to place your pizza orders for January 11 – March 8.  If you need help registering to use School-Day, please contact the office.  If you are sending payment in cash, please send exact change and include the order number from School-Day.

  1. Food Drive

We will be having a food drive for the Foodbank of Waterloo Region, starting Monday, December 12 until Friday, December 16.  Students may bring donations to school and parents are encouraged to bring donations to the holiday concerts.  Items needed include peanut butter, canned meat, canned fruit, beans in sauce and cereal.  Thank you for helping families in our region have a happy holiday season.

  1. School Council Update

School Council is working on many exciting initiatives for the New Year.  Fundraising plans include MacMillan’s frozen food sales in early February and Big Box of Cards in April.  Plans are also underway for two family events; a family dance scheduled for late in February and an ESQ Science Night in April. Stay tuned for more news!  As always, School Council meetings are open to all, the next meeting is scheduled for January 11th at 6:30pm.

  1. 2016 French Immersion Information Sessions

Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion will begin on Monday, January 9, 2017 on the Waterloo Region District School Board website at www.wrdsb.ca/french. 

Parents/guardians of children in senior kindergarten are invited to attend an information session to learn more about French programs in the WRDSB and the registration process for Grade 1 French Immersion.  Information sessions are scheduled as follows:

Date Location Time
Thursday, December 8 Education Centre – Cambridge Room 7:00pm
Thursday, December 15 Education Centre – St. Jacob’s Learning Hub 7:00pm
Monday, December 19 Education Centre – Cambridge Room 12:00pm

We encourage you to attend the session that is best suits your schedule.

All sessions will be held at the Education Centre, 51 Ardelt Ave. Kitchener.

Information brochures detailing the web-based registration process will be available at all information sessions and can also be accessed on our website.

If you have questions regarding WRDSB French programs or the registration process for Grade 1 French Immersion please call 519-570-0003 ext 4277.

  1. Student Safety

Please drive with care.  Thank you for being mindful of student safety during arrival and dismissal times.  To ensure student safety, our parking lot attendants Mr. McPhee and Ms. Burt continue to encourage parents to refrain from using the parking lot for pick up and drop offs.  We are also very grateful to our student safety patrollers who do an excellent job of helping to keep their peers safe.

Please use EXTREME caution in the back area of the parking lot when turning around.  There is an area that has now been blocked off with traffic cones as drivers in this area are not able see students that are arriving and departing from school.

As well, please be reminded that according to the Smoke Free Ontario Act, smoking on school property is strictly prohibited. Simply put – no person (eg. student, parent, employee of the WRDSB) shall either hold or smoke lighted tobacco in neither a school nor anywhere on school property.  An offense under this act is punishable with a fine up to $1000 for the first offense.