A busy few weeks!
Wow- time flies! It is hard to believe that we are already in our second month of learning together. It has been a busy and rewarding time of learning routines, making friends and discovering new learning together.
Thank you to all who were able to attend our Open House on 24th September. Teachers loved meeting all the "grown-up's" and sharing the learning occurring in their classrooms. Our annual Cozy closet allowed the opportunity to share and swop winter clothing within our community. Thank you to Brooke & Rebeca for their organization. The Cake Raffle generates lots of excitement and fundraising too. Thank you to all who donated their baking talents to create the beautiful cakes. A huge thank you to Alex for organizing. We raised over $450.
Our grade 3 classes have attended two of three sessions of Swim to Survive at Queen's pool. This is a free water safety course aimed to allowing all children to learn basic survival skills in the water.
Please note that Friday, 10th October is a professional development day for teacher with no school for students that day. We wish all families a Happy Thanksgiving and look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, 14th October.
If you have questions, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher or to anyone in the office. We are always happy to help!
Hilda Barrett & The Central Team
Terry Fox Run/Walk
Our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run took place at McBurney Park on Friday, 26th September.
Students learned about resilience, dedication and perseverance though their study of Terry Fox.
We exceeded our fundraising goal raising over $8000 for cancer research through the Terry Fox foundation. Thank you to all who donated.
Our grade 4 class, was the highest fundraiser and were rewarded with a pizza party. All classes celebrated their successes through PJ day, popcorn and movie treats.
Thank you to Mr. Wood for all his work registering and organizing this annual events.
School Advisory Council Meeting and Elections
Thank you to all who came to our first SAC meeting on Tuesday, September 23rd at 5:30 in our staff room. This dedicated group of folks fundraises, organizes events and provided guidance and support in initiatives within the school. Elections took place for positions on school council. (see below) Please note- you do not need to be in an elected position to join us or help out ...all are welcome!!
Co-Chairs- Kara Fry & James MacGregor
Treasurer-Katie MacDonald
Secretary-Alice Rush-Rhodes
Indigenous Representative- Laura Rushworth
Fundraising Coordinator- Claire Grady-Smith
PIC Representative-Kacey McCuen
Bingo Representative-Zoe Bradley
More information about School Councils, including a toolkit of information, can be found on the Limestone District School Board website at: https://www.limestone.on.ca/school-council
Running Club!
Running club meets twice weekly on Tuesday & Thursday morning @ 8am. Thank you to Madame Shelley & Mrs. Sheriff for their time, expertise and dedication to our runners.
The annual Fort Henry Cross Country race is scheduled for Thursday, 16th October. Good luck to all our runners!
Music lessons @ CPS
Starting up again October 1st. Voice, strings, brass, clarinet, and flute. Theory instruction included.
For more information contact:
Melina Demone
demonem@limestone.on.ca
OT observation information for families
Kids Inclusive provides Occupational Therapy observation in classrooms.
Please find a link with information about this program for families.
Please note this is at a Tier 1 level and no direct Occupational Therapy is delivered on these visits.
OT Tiered model - letter for families - June 20
Cell Phones @ school
Please note that Ontario school have a cell phone ban, this is a province wide ban. Students are not permitted to use them in class or on the school grounds.
If students bring a cellphone to school for safety on their walk to/from school, it must be out of sight throughout the school day.
If you need to get a message to your child you are welcome to call the office at 613 546- 9454.
MEDICAL PLANS OF CARE
If a student requires medication at school (daily medication, inhalers, EpiPen, etc.) or if a student has medical needs that we should be aware of (allergies, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.), Information and paperwork, based on information in our Aspen database, has been sent home. Please connect with the office right away if you have not received the necessary paperwork. Thank you!
School Day Schedule:
8:45- Yard supervision begins
9:00 - 10:40 Learning Block 1 (100 min)
10:40 - 11:00 Recess
11:00 - 12:40 Learning Block 2 (100 min)
12:40 - 1:40 (60 min - Lunch 20; Recess 40)
1:40 - 3:20 Learning Block 3 (100 min)
Grade 7/8 students with parent permission, can go off property on Friday at lunch hour.
How Do I Report An Absence?
Please use the Safe Arrival system to report your child's absence; if you need to call to report an absence, please call 1-855-257-9349 (see instructions below)
If your child will be late, please report a full day absence and then we will sign them in when they arrive.
Computerized call outs occur around 9:30 for students absent with no reported absence in our system. This call out system is a mandatory safety feature to ensure you know your child is not at school and can follow up as needed. For this reason, if your child is late, it is important that they stop into the office so that Mrs. Thompson can change their absence to 'Late' so that you don't receive an unnecessary and worrisome phone call that your child is not at school
How to report your absence:
1. Toll-free telephone
- Call 1-855-257-9349 toll-free to report an absence using the automated phone system.
2. School Messenger App
- Use your mobile device to download and install the free SchoolMessenger blue app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, the SchoolMessenger website portal, or from within the LDSB mobile app.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then select Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
3. SchoolMessenger SafeArrival Website Portal
- Visit the SchoolMessenger website portal.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then Report an Absence and follow the prompts.