Paisley Road Public School Newsletter
JUNE
2013
Principal, Andrew Creighton
Vice-Principal, Jane Bibby
Principal’s News
Volume 1, Issue 2
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
Contents
Principal’s News
1
Last and First Day
1
Upcoming Events
1
September Supplies
2
Big Book Round Up
2
Medication for September
2
First Day of School
2
Chore-a-thon
3
Sierra Leone
3
Attendance Calls
3
Lidz for Kids
4
Upcoming
Events
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Kindergarten
Graduation
June 24th and
25th
JK Orientation
June 7th
Talent Show
June 27th
Grade 6
Graduation June
26th
Wow, June is here already!!!! Time has
really flown in the past month, as there
have been a wide range of activities
happening in our school. Our Petite
Blanche kick-off assembly and
subsequent classroom activities have
been a wonderful opportunity for our
students to explore the Arts! A big, big
thank you to Deanna Kruger and Karyn
Boscariol for the enormous amount of
time and effort they have spent
organizing and supporting these events.
What a wonderful community we
have!!!! We also hope you will join us
for the culmination of Petite Blanche,
on June 20th, from 5:00 to 8:00 at the
school. It will be a great night for kids
and adults alike!
Other activities that we have enjoyed
include our floor hockey league and
team, bike rodeo, Sharks swim program
for our grade 3 and 5 students, Blue
Spruce and Peuplier celebrations,
chore-a-thon fundraiser, computer club
and beach day! Our ultimate frisbee
league and team, track and field team,
standards day, and primary play day are
all exciting upcoming events we look
forward to participating in. Aussie X, a
company based in Toronto, will also be
visiting our school to teach students and
staff how to play netball and footy.
One of the main benefits of our
Aussie X experience will be the
emphasis that will be placed on
participation and activity, as opposed
to specifically on skill development.
Students of all athletic levels will
enjoy and benefit from this engaging
experience!
Congratulations to our grade 6
students for their hard work on the
EQAO test and to our grade 3
students that will be writing the test
this week! We know you gave your
best effort! Thank you to all of our
volunteers and staff that supported
the students over these 2 weeks!
As a reminder, please ensure that
you are sending your child to school
with refillable water containers, as
hydration during these very hot days
is important.
We look forward to celebrating our
final month of school with you.
Andrew
LAST AND FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
The last day of school is June 27, 2013.
Dismissal will be at our regular time of
3:20 p.m.
We hope you have a very happy, safe
and enjoyable summer. The first day of
classes for the new school year is
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013. Parents
of new Junior Kindergarten students
please be aware that your child will
begin school on a staggered entry
process – schedules will be mailed
out the last week of June.
Page 2 of 4
School Newsletter
SEPTEMBER SUPPLIES
In anticipation for the next year, many
students enjoy preparing for September
over the summer. Here is a suggested
list to help you. Please label all items.
(Please note that individual teachers
may request some additional items in
September.
Primary (Grade 1-3)
Pencils, erasers, pencil crayons, pencil
sharpener, glue stick, markers, 30cm
ruler, indoor shoes, outdoor shoes,
pencil case, earphones for computer,
lunch bag, knapsack, calculator (gr3)
Junior (Grade 4-6)
Please bring all items listed under the
primary section, PLUS, highlighters (3
different colours), blue/black/red pens,
3 whole punched lined paper, calculator
and markers.
** PLEASE NO WHITE OUT OR GEL PENS
FOR ANY DIVISION.
THE BIG BOOK ROUND UP
A truly special
teacher is very
wise, and sees
tomorrow in every
child's eyes.
~Author Unknown
Time to look under beds and behind
dressers! The big book round up starts
next week!!!! All books are due back to
the Library June 6&10th, 2013. Please
send notes or call Mrs. Richer if you
have any issues finding books. We can
double check the library and
classrooms. If the book is lost Mrs.
Richer will send a letter to arrange a
payment or find a reasonable
alternative. The first class to return all
their books will win an ice cream party.
Bonne chance!
MEDICATION FOR SEPTEMBER
If your child is taking any kind of
medication at school, it will be sent
home on Thursday, June 27TH . Any
medication left behind will be
discarded. Please note that if your child
will be taking medication the next
school year, a new Medical Consent
form will need to be completed and
signed in September. All medication
must come to the school in its original
container and will only be given once
the proper paper work has been
completed and signed by a
parent/guardian. Please bring any
essential medication to the office on
h
the first day of school.
We request, that if, possible students
who require medication for a short term
(antibiotics etc) please try to administer
medication at home. For example: if a
child requires 3 doses in a day…1st dose
before school, 2nd after school and last
at bedtime.
Page 3 of 4
School Newsletter
Chore-a-thon and Update
about Sierra Leone:
record number of 80 students eligible to
vote and participate in the trip. Great
reading everyone!
Thank you to Mme Robert's class for
their work to promote the chore-a-thon.
Thank you to all the students who
WORKED to make a difference.
Together we have raised over $2200
dollars towards our goal of $3361. Way
to go Paisley Panthers!
The Library will be closed for an
extensive Inventory June 10-14th.
Thank you to Mme Mano's Class for
creating a Red Carpet Class event with
ticket sales going to support our goal to
light up the school in Sierra Leone.
We will host a Scholastic Book Fair in
the Library again this June. Previews
for students will be held June 18th and
19th. The Book Fair will be Open for
sales Thursday June 20th during the day
and the Petite Blanche evening with last
chance sales on Friday June 21st until
10:30am.
Thank you to the grade 6 students who
came up with more plans to work
towards our goal for the school in
Foroad Loko.
Events in the Library:
May has been an exciting month in our
Library. We have had 3 Blue Spruce
Parties and a Le Prix Peuplier Party!
The winner of the Blue Spruce Award
was the book Kate and Pippin. The
winning book for Le Prix Peuplier was Le
Zoo de Yayahoo. Our students have
been very enthusiastic about this
program.
Our Junior students celebrated the end
of the Silver Birch and Le Prix Tamarac
Reading clubs Friday May 31st with our
annual trip to the Boathouse. We had a
ATTENDANCE CALLS
If your son/daughter will be absent or
late for school, please call the school at
519-822-0675 ext 100 and leave a
message, this is available 24hrs – 7 days
a week. The office staff is spending a
great deal of time contacting families
who have a child absent from school
with no reason. Also we require calls
each day of your child’s absence…for
example if they are ill on Tuesday and
then again on Wednesday we require a
call each day, for safety reasons we
cannot just assume they are still unwell.
Your assistance with this would be
greatly appreciated. Your child’s safety
is our number one concern.
Paisley Road P.S.
406 Paisley Raod
Guelph, ON N1H2R3
Phone:
(519) 822-0675
Fax:
(519) 822-7767
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Striving for
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