DECEMBER 2014
177 Rickson Ridge Guelph, Ontario N1HG 4Y6
Tel. 519.766-0862 Fax 519.766-0720
“Where Children Come First”
DECEMBER 2014
It was great to see so many parents who took the time to come in and talk to the teachers about their child’s
progress. The progress reports are an excellent opportunity to set goals for your child for the upcoming report
card in February.
As the weather quickly changes, and we get excited about the onset of winter activities, please remind your
child about the importance of safety while playing, walking and running in slippery, wet and snowy conditions.
Although snowballs are a lot of fun we do not allow the throwing of snowballs at school.
Crazy carpets are not allowed to be used at recess. It is very difficult to supervise and can often result in injuries to students. Teachers can take their classes out for sledding but this is teacher discretion.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
During inclement weather, if you hear the radio announcement “All school taxis and buses in
South Wellington and the City of Guelph will not be operating today ” then Rickson’s buses are cancelled
however school is open. During times of inclement weather, please listen to: either 1460 AM CJOY, 106.1 Magic
FM, 900 AM CHML, 107.9 FM CJXY, Oldies 1090 AM, 105.3 Kool FM, News Talk 570 AM, 96.7 FM CHYM,
1150 AM CKOC, 102.9 FM CKLH, 820 AM CHAM or CKCO-TV for school transportation cancellations. You
could also check the Board website (www.ugdsb.on.ca) by clicking on the yellow bus on the home page. Information is posted by 6:30am.
SCHOOL CLUBS/ACTIVITIES
Our students are very fortunate to have such dedicated staff that offer their time to run clubs and activities
every day. There is a technology club, comic book club, drama club, Me to We club, history club, environment club, SOS, lego club, band, primary choir, junior choir as well as intramurals.
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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Registration for new junior Kindergarten and new senior Kindergarten students for September 2015 will take
place the week of Feb 2nd to the 6th. If you know families with children born in 2010 or 2011 please encourage them to register during the first week of February.
GRADE EIGHT PARENT NIGHT
Grade 8 Parent Information Night, Wednesday, Jan 14th
6:30-8:00 pm @ College Heights S.S.
Tour the school, see the classes, and meet the teachers.
Come and see Education that Works!
INTRODUCING.... THE NEW AND IMPROVED RICKY WIKI!!!
Explore our new and improved Ricky Wiki, a virtual learning commons for the Rickson Ridge School community. On our site, you can find such things as:
- links to several classroom web sites
- a link to a very informative School Council site, on which you can view a detailed welcome package to the
school
- a list of recommended interactive web sites for students
- a place to request new books for the library
- information about research skills and strategies
- information about copyright and citations
- a link to UG2GO, which offers incredibly helpful databases, a new online library of ebooks and audiobooks
(Overdrive), an online library of animated audio pictures books (Tumblebooks), and a collection of educational
videos (Learn360)
- a link to the Forest of Reading blogs (coming soon!!)
The Ricky Wiki can be found at https://sites.google.com/a/ugcloud.ca/rickson-library/ (Bookmark it so you
only have to type it once!) No password is required for the site. To access UG2GO, junior and intermediate
students will need to use their regular Windows user name and password. Primary students can use the generic user name and password jk1234.
OUTDOOR RECESS
The temperatures have been very inconsistent so far this year. However we are expecting the
weather to get chillier and potentially lots of snow. Please remember to assist your child in wearing
the proper clothing to school. Outdoor shoes/boots for all students is necessary. When wearing
only one pair of shoes both inside and outside dirt and mud are tracked into the school and it becomes
onerous to keep the floors clean. Please help your child in remembering outdoor shoes/boots. All students are expected to participate in outdoor recess, as this important active break aids concentration
and success in the classroom. Our play structures are now closed until late spring.
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SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
This year Council is pleased to be able to fund the Scientists in the School program. The program involves curriculum based science workshops for each class and they are always enjoyed by students
and staff.
Council also funds buses to sporting events and buses to River Run.
They had a very successful Twilight Shopping Night and continue to look for other fundraising event.
Our next meeting will be held on December 2nd, 2014th at 6:30 in the library. Hope to see you then!
Upcoming Events
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Event
Dec 1
Scientist in School 7A
Dec 2
Dental Screening jk/sk & gr 2
Scientist in School 7C
School Council 7pm
Dec 4
Grade 8 tours to high schools
Dec 5
Jazz performance gr 5-8
Dec 12
Dairy Presentations
Dec 16
Christmas Carolling gr 5&6 in Community Retirement Homes
Dec 19
Holiday Concert
Dec 19
Last day of school before Christmas
Holidays
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