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75 Wellington St S, Box 40
Drayton, ON, N0G 1P0
519-638-3067
Mrs. Nicole Peppler
Office Coordinator Ext. 221
Mr. Jeff Crawford
Principal Ext. 223
Principal’s Message
We have experienced a wonderful
September start-up in Drayton. Our transition to the Balanced-Day schedule has been very successful, with students having fewer transitions and interruptions to class time. Students are having two significant opportunities to regain energy with food and drink at the start of each break, and we have been very fortunate to have had wonderful weather to enjoy during recess times.
For the remainder of the school year our newsletters are posted on our school website, and can be easily located at; http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/drayton/index.a
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Please be sure to go visit our website regularly to see any news and event updates. For your information and convenience, we also have an “Events
Calendar” posted on our website, to help you to know about events that are coming up at our school.
Student Accident Insurance
The yellow Student Accident Insurance
Acknowledgement forms for all students are due in the office. Please return ASAP.
School Council Updates
School Council had its’ first meeting on
Monday, September 28 th
, and established fundraising goals for the coming school year.
We hope to raise $6000.00 this year, in order to support the following programs for our children;
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Primary Home-Reading Program
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Scientists-In-Schools Program
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Classroom trips
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Technology in classrooms
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EmpoWErment DAY
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Sledge Hockey
We appreciate your support of all School
Council events and fundraisers.
QSP magazine fundraising materials have already gone out this year, as have our first hot-lunch order forms (due back Oct 2). Our popular “Bag to School” fundraiser will take place between October 7 and 16. This is a good time to round-up those unused/unwanted fabric items, to help raise funds for our school.
We presently have an opening for our school council co-chair. If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact the school office.
Our next school council meeting is Thursday,
November 26 th
, at 7pm in the Library.

Important Dates:
Oct 1
Oct 6
Oct 8
Oct 9
Oct 12
Oct 20
Oct 27
Oct 30
Nov 11
Nov 27
Junior Soccer Tournament
Terry Fox Walk
Int. Boys Soccer Tournament
Int. Girls Soccer Tournament
Thanksgiving Day No School
School Photo Day
Intermediate Immunizations
PA Day No School
Remembrance Day
PA Day No School
Toner/Ink Cartridges
We are no longer collecting used toner and ink cartridges for recycling.
Please do not leave your used cartridges in our school lobby. Thank you.
Visitors to the School
TO ensure the safety of our students, we ask that all visitors to our school sign in at the office with Mrs. Peppler. Throughout the school day, all doors to the school, with the exception of the front doors, will be locked in order to better control access to our building.
Should you wish to meet with your child’s teacher, we ask that you please arrange a mutually convenient time to do so. If you are picking up your child at the end of the school day, we ask that you please wait for your child outside the school for the
3:20PM dismissal bell. This will enable us to get students to their proper bus and dismissal locations.
Thank you for your support and understanding with these safety rules
Arrival and Departure Routines
If there is going to be a change to your child’s arrival and/or departure routines, we ask that you please have a note sent to the office to indicate this change at the start of the day.
Without a note from a parent/guardian, we will insist that a student adhere to their regular routines at these times, so that we can ensure the safety and wellbeing of the student.

School Routine Reminders
• Please ensure that students are NOT coming into the front entrance to the school, but are entering through their regular class doorway.
• Our bus lane is for school buses only; please do not drive or park vehicles in this lane during the school day.
• Please do not walk through the school parking lot to gain access to the rear of the school. Use the walkway and sidewalk that pass in front of the school.
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At the start and end of the school day, we ask that parents/guardians please wait for their child(ren) outside of their entry/exit doors. Please do not enter the school at this time.
• We ask that all visitors into the school first come to the office to sign in, no matter how short your time in the school will be.
Medications
There are certain procedures that need to be followed for the office to give medication to a student during the school day. Please call the office to find out what the procedure is prior to sending in any medication.
October's Environmental Theme:
P ROTECT O UR E ARTH
This year we will challenge ourselves to
LIVE green every day, because one small change one day at a time adds up to a world of difference. The environmental theme for September is sustainability.
‘Sustainability’ means protecting our Earth and using Earth's natural resources

carefully, like forests, water, minerals, and fossil fuels.
Part of living in a sustainable way is using, buying and eating only what you really need. This saves resources and cuts down on waste too. For example, do you really need a new pencil case or pencil crayons or a brand new eraser every year, or do your old ones still work? Do you throw your leftover lunch items in the garbage at school, or do you take them home and eat them for a snack after school? Do you buy vintage clothing or wear hand-me downs?
Do you eat meat every day, or do you eat vegetarian at least once a week, like those who have accepted the 'Meatless Monday
Canada' challenge.
To find out how carefully you use the
Earth's resources, Google the following words: “zero footprint calculator” and take the footprint calculator quiz. It will tell you how many Earths we would need to survive if everyone lived like you!
My Healthy Mind
Contest
The My Healthy
Mind Contest is currently accepting essay, poetry, or art/photography entries on the topic of coping with emotional/life stress and learning difficulties. The contest is open to anyone living within Guelph and
Wellington County, between the ages of 10 and 25 years. Help the community learn from and become inspired by our youth on this topic! Each contestant wins a
Domino’s pizza and there are many cash and gift prizes available. For contest details: www.norfolkpsych.com/healthy-mindcontest.aspx
or www.facebook.com/myhealthymindcontest
The Harvest Table
The Harvest Table in Parker is providing an opportunity to support Drayton Heights
Public School while you shop! This is how it works. When you purchase $50.00 of product in the store, The Harvest Table will donate 3% to the school. If you purchase
$100.00 of product, the donation is 5%.
Simply let the staff know the name of the school you would like to support. The
Harvest Table is a local meat and food store located at the corner of Wellington Rd
7 and Wellington Rd 12. Hours are
Monday to Friday 8am-6pm; Saturday
9am-4pm. Check the store out online at www.theharvesttable.ca
, or call 519-638-
5000.

All Grade 7 and 8 parents invited!
Guelph CVI is proud to be an International
Baccalaureate Candidate School. Parents interested in learning more about the
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Program, the Grade 9 Preparatory Program and the application process are invited to attend our Information Night.
Thurs Nov 19 th
7pm
GCVI Auditorium 155 Paisley St

Blue Jay Fever
Have you caught Blue Jay Fever yet, or are you already thinking about the NHL pre-season? Maybe you’re not a sports enthusiast, and instead are busy taking your children to dance, swimming or music lessons. Whatever the case, why not incorporate math into these afterschool activities? Here are some quick and easy connections to share with your children on those early mornings, after school or late night drives that connect math to our everyday lives.
1.
Batting average
This number tells fans how many times a player gets a hit compared to the amount of times he gets up to bat. Simple division is used to figure out a batting average. For each game divide the number of hits the player gets by the number of times he is at bat. The answer should result in a decimal answer. (For example: Bautista gets up to bat 8 times, but he only hits 5 times. The equation would be 5 divided by 8 giving a batting average of 0.625.)
2.
Staying out of the penalty box
Which fraction is largest: 5/4, 4/3, 3/2 or 2/1? If the Leafs have a 5 on 4 advantage, and Phaneuf has to decide whether to draw an opponent away from the play, it's important for him to know that
4/3 is a larger fraction than 5/4. Math tells us that 4 skaters have a better advantage over 3 than 5 skaters have over 4.
3.
Patterns in Music
Musical pieces often have repeating choruses or bars, similar to patterns. In mathematics, we look for patterns to explain and predict the unknown. Music uses similar strategies. When looking at a musical piece, musicians look for notes they recognize to find notes that are less familiar. In this way, notes relate to each other. Relationships are fundamental to mathematics and create an interesting link between music and math. Listen carefully to the music next time.
You’ll definitely hear the patterns!
4.
Swimmingly Mathematical
Speed of swim (measurement of distance and time), surface area of palm (area measurement of odd shape), kicking angle of the legs (trigonometry, angle), rhythm of the stroke (sequence,
5 counting, pattern sector), and breathing (volume of air required, space measurement) are all about the math!
The Science of Dance
There’s the symmetry (between arms and legs, but also between bodies and within a single body), counting, rhythm, momentum, mass, connection, sequence, and shape. Every area of math can be expressed with the human body.
Source: https://www.google.ca
Go Math Go! Go Math Go! Go Math Go! Go Math Go! Go Math Go! Go Math Go! Go Math Go!

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Talking About Mental Health!
Welcome to the new school year! My name is Dr. Lynn Woodford and I am the Mental Health and Addiction Lead for the school board. Every month I write a column for school newsletters about mental health and provide strategies and resources for families.
Hope that the transition back to school has been a positive one for you and your family. If your child or youth is experiencing any challenges with the transition back to school, please talk to your child or youth’s teacher or administrator.
The UGDSB has many resources available on its website: http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/ for parents and students to access. To access these resources: click on the Parent tab then click on the Mental Health Tab. There is also a
Student tab with a Mental Health tab, which you can share with your children and youth.
Once you are on site, you will find information about local mental health and addiction resources:
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Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Branch (CMHA WWD) o To access Addictions, Mental Health (including eating disorders and first episode psychosis) and Crisis
Services (Guelph/Wellington for Children/Youth and Guelph/Wellington/Dufferin for Adults) contact:
 HERE247 at 1 844 437 3247 (1 844 HERE247)
 www.here247.ca
o Walk in Services on Tuesdays for Children/Youth 1:30- 7:00
 485 Silvercreek Pkwy, Guelph o wwd.cmha.ca
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Dufferin Child and Family Services (Services for Children/Youth in Dufferin County) o To access Addictions, Mental Health and Crisis Services
 519-941-1530 o Talk in Services on Tuesdays 1:00- 7:00
 655 Riddell Road, Orangeville o http://dcafs.on.ca/
There is an Access to Mental Health Resources document that provides more details about counselling and supports in Guelph Wellington Dufferin.
There are also links to useful websites with information for parents about mental health and addictions such as:
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Kids Help Phone (1 800 668 6868) www.KidsHelpPhone.ca
provides phone and web counselling for youth under the age of 20. Support is free, 24/7, anonymous and confidential.
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The ABCs of Mental Health http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/ABC/Welcome provides information related to different mental health concerns, according to developmental ages.
Hope these resources are helpful for you and your families. Hope you have a wonderful fall!
Dr. Lynn Woodford is the Mental Health and Addiction Lead for Upper Grand District School Board