2019-20 School Year Calendar is now available

Posted May 14, 2019

The 2019-20 School Year Calendar is now available. Important dates to note: First day of school – Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Winter holidays – December 23, 2019 to January 3, 2020 March break – March 16 to 20, 2020 Last day of school for elementary students – Thursday, June 25, 2020 Our Calendars and Important Dates webpage […]

What’s the Scoop – 10th May 2019

Posted May 10, 2019

LOOKING AHEAD………..

May 6 to Jun 4 – Ramadan

May 16 – Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

May 17 – Jump Rope for Heart

May 20 – Victoria Day – No School

May 21, 22, 23 – Grade 3 EQAO

May 28, 29, 30 – Grade 6 EQAO

May 29 – Community Nature Walk – Doon Huron Forest Conservation Area

Did you know?

The WRDSB community believes in Safe Caring Inclusive Schools (SCIS).

We recognize that providing students with an opportunity to learn and develop in a safe, caring and respectful society is a shared responsibility in which the Board and schools play an important role. Schools that have a variety of prevention and intervention strategies foster a positive learning and teaching environment that supports academic achievement for all students and helps students reach their full potential. A positive school climate is a crucial component of prevention. Not having appropriate prevention and intervention strategies adversely affects a school’s ability to educate its students, students’ ability to learn, as well as healthy relationships and the school climate.

“Building a safe, caring and inclusive school culture means teaching it minute by minute, day by day, integrating it into discipline practices and curriculum, using instructional models that provide practice in social and relationship skills and, most importantly, modelling it.” – Vicki Mather

Safe Caring Inclusive Schools WRDSB

Here at Sandhills, we value input from teachers and parents on our SCIS committee. If you’re looking for an opportunity to contribute to an important team next year, please consider joining the fun with the SCIS team. There are 4 formal meetings, and minimal input needed between meetings. We look forward to hearing from you. Together we can make a difference!

Community Nature Walk – Doon Huron Forest Conservation Area

Save the Date!! On May 29th at 6:30pm we will have a Community Nature Walk at the Doon Huron Forest Conservation Area. This event is co-sponsored with our Walking School Bus. It is free and all are welcome. No registration, just show up with your family!

Spirit Wear is LIVE and now available Online

Sandhills is proud to announce that students, parents/caregivers/families and staff will have the opportunity to purchase Sandhills’ branded spirit wear. 

We have taken considerable time to ensure that our spirit wear is good quality and perfect for the whole family. Items for purchase will include hoodies, baseball shirts, t-shirts, sports pants, golf shirts, toques, baseball caps and sweatpants to name but a few. As if that wasn’t enough, we are also including the opportunity to have your child’s first or last name placed on the back (bottom) of your spirit wear t-shirt or pullover/hoodie. This is optional and will incur a small charge of $8.

Ordering is easy with a direct link to our supplier. The deadline for Spirit Wear is Friday, 24th May 2019.

Sandhills Spirit Wear Website

In addition, we are proud to announce that our fantastic Grade 6 graduates will have the chance to purchase a T-shirt and/or Hoodie with ‘Class of 2019’ on the front and a design of signatures from their graduating year on the back. This is a unique and practical way to remember their years at Sandhills; one which, we are sure, will be popular. Again, the deadline for Grade 6 Graduation Spirit Wear is Friday, 24th May 2019.

You will find the Grade 6 Graduation Spirit wear using the same link as above. Please ensure you select the Graduation T-shirt/Hoodie item correctly.

Samples (if you require to view sizes) will be available in the main office to try on!

Flyers will be available as well but we would prefer all orders to be placed online with the links provided above.

SandhillsPS_School_Spiritwear_OrderForm

SandHills_GraduationShirtsHoodies2019_OrderForm

Umbrella Project

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION continues here at Sandhills.

“A life lived without enthusiasm is a life half lived.”

Have you asked your student how they incorporate Intrinsic Motivation into their daily school life and what it means to them?

I do things to better myself.
I do things for me.
I do things to learn, not for a reward.
Website: Parent Resources

Twitter: @umbrellapjct

Facebook: The Umbrella Project

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Spirit Wear is LIVE and now available ONLINE

Posted May 10, 2019

Sandhills is proud to announce that students, parents/caregivers/families and staff will have the opportunity to purchase Sandhills’ branded spirit wear. 

We have taken considerable time to ensure that our spirit wear is good quality and perfect for the whole family. Items for purchase will include hoodies, baseball shirts, t-shirts, sports pants, golf shirts, toques, baseball caps and sweatpants to name but a few. As if that wasn’t enough, we are also including the opportunity to have your child’s first or last name placed on the back (bottom) of your spirit wear t-shirt or pullover/hoodie. This is optional and will incur a small charge of $8.

Ordering is easy with a direct link to our supplier. The deadline for Spirit Wear is Friday, 24th May 2019.

www.sandhills-ps.deco-apparel.com

In addition, we are proud to announce that our fantastic Grade 6 graduates will have the chance to purchase a T-shirt and/or Hoodie with ‘Class of 2019’ on the front and a design of signatures from their graduating year on the back. This is a unique and practical way to remember their years at Sandhills; one which, we are sure, will be popular. Again, the deadline for Grade 6 Graduation Spirit Wear is Friday, 24th May 2019.

You will find the Grade 6 Graduation Spirit wear using the same link as above. Please ensure you select the Graduation T-shirt/Hoodie item correctly.

Samples (if you require to view sizes) will be available in the main office to try on!

Flyers will be available as well but we would prefer all orders to be placed online with the links provided above.  Flyers for both Spirit Wear and Graduation Spirit Wear are attached below.

SandhillsPS_School_Spiritwear_OrderForm_

SandHills_GraduationShirtsHoodies2019_OrderForm

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UPDATE: Some schools experiencing phone issues

Posted May 9, 2019

UPDATE – 3:04 p.m. Phone lines are back up and running at Huron Heights SS, A.R. Kaufman PS, W.T. Townshend PS, Ayr PS, Driftwood Park PS, Prueter PS, Alpine PS, Sandhills PS, Avenue Road PS, Groh PS and Conestogo PS. Thank you for your patience as we worked to restore service. Some of our schools […]

A Message from Student Transportation (STSWR)

Posted May 9, 2019

A Message from Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR)

We are asking parents and/or guardians to participate in a survey about their student’s journey to school. The purpose of the surveys is to get a better understanding of the thoughts and opinions of the student’s journey to school. 

We have created surveys for students using the school bus and for students who use other forms of transportation like walking or biking to school. Our goal is to enhance the student’s experience and to improve our services in the future. The survey typically takes 5 minutes to complete and will be open until Friday, June 14th, 2019.

If you have any questions in regards to the surveys please contact the Morgan Potts at (519) 744-7575, extension 229 or at morgan_potts@stswr.ca.

Thank you for providing your feedback. We appreciate the time you have taken and will actively use it to improve our services to you in the future!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YwWy_uOoivH9fuAi1vijGlpKgAeyEzio3dPVp_bvjCY/viewform?edit_requested=true

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m2TuB8c6xKF9VelV4uV1HpmI3gzMievYqsNw4aEKXdc/viewform?edit_requested=true

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Some schools experiencing phone issues

Posted May 9, 2019

Some of our schools are experiencing issues with their phone system, impacting their ability to make or receive calls. The following schools are affected: Huron Heights Secondary School, A.R. Kaufman PS, W.T. Townshend PS, Ayr PS, Driftwood Park PS, Prueter PS, Alpine PS, Sandhills PS, Avenue Road PS, Groh PS and Conestogo PS. This disruption […]

Celebrating Support Staff Appreciation Day

Posted May 8, 2019

Today, we celebrate the skills, commitment and dedication of our support staff in delivering services that contribute to our students’ success and achievements. May 8th marks Support Staff Appreciation Day. We are thankful for our support staff for the important roles they play every day in our schools and for all the work they do […]

A Walk in Their Sneakers, Wednesday 8th May 2019

Posted May 6, 2019

Dear Sandhills

Join your fellow peers in celebrating the walk to school!  A Police Officer will join you on the route to learn about your walk and offer some safe travel tips!

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Check out the Link attached for your route!!

WalkInTheirSneakers_Sandhill

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What’s the Scoop? 3 May 2019

Posted May 3, 2019

LOOKING AHEAD………..

May 6 – Ramadan begins

May 8 – Walk in Their Sneakers

May 8 – Kodaly Festival

May 8 – School Council Meeting – 6.30pm

May 10 – Yearbook Order Deadline (please log on to School-Day and reserve your copy!)

May 16 – Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

May 17 – Jump Rope for Heart

May 20 – Victoria Day – No School

May 21, 22, 23 – Grade 3 EQAO

May 28, 29, 30 – Grade 6 EQAO

Did you know?

Did you know that you can find lots of information about our school on the Sandhills website? shl.wrdsb.ca/ And did you know that you can use Google to translate the information for you?

New families may not be aware of the wealth of information they can gain from visiting the site which is updated on a daily basis with announcements and important news from the school and the WRDSB office.

Information includes:

Calendar information – events, meetings and field trips. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/calendar/

Student Handbook detailing rules and school policy, attendance, dress code and expected behaviour. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/student-handbook/

Sandhills Walking School Bus – Why is our school a ‘walking school?’, routes and how to get involved. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/welcome-to-sandhills-walking-school-bus/

Extra-Curricular Activities – learn about all the wonderful clubs and initiatives that students from Sandhills can become involved in. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/extracurricular-activities/

Parent Information – this page includes information regarding parent resources including math, counselling and our Bullying and Intervention Plan. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/parent-information/

School Council – Are you interested in joining the School Council? You can find all the information regarding parent engagement on this page including the School Council Handbook and Bylaws for 2019 and minutes of each meeting. https://shl.wrdsb.ca/school-council/

If you have any ideas about what we could include on our website please let us know. Your feedback is most welcome. Check out the website today!

Spirit Wear Coming Soon

Spirit Wear coming.

Keep a lookout on school-day and our website for more information. We will, of course, send a notification to all parents/caregivers when the ordering website is up and running.

Umbrella Project

We are excited about our new Character Trait for May. INTRINSIC MOTIVATION !!

“A life lived without enthusiasm is a life half lived.”

Our statements for this month include:

I do things to better myself.
I do things for me.
I do things to learn, not for a reward.
Website: Umbrella Project Parent Resources

Twitter: @umbrellapjct

Facebook: The Umbrella Project

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WANTED: Performers for #WeSingOCanada

Posted May 1, 2019

It’s time to thaw out from the cold, warm up those vocal cords (or fingers), and show off your Canadian spirit. We are in search of incredible WRDSB talent to help us kick-off a variety of events on the “right note” – and we want you to be the star. We are looking for performances […]

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