Hyland Heights ES
September 2015 Hawk Talk Newsletter
Dear Parents & Guardians:
Greetings and welcome back! I hope all our families had
a wonderful summer holiday and vacation.
As I enter my second year as your principal, I am excited
about the upcoming year, seeing our students and their
families again, working with our wonderful school staff
and meeting our new families.
I am pleased to welcome many new staff to our school.
This includes a new (temporary) Office Co-ordinator, Mrs.
Eberhardt who is temporarily at Hyland heights until
February. At that time Mrs. Hincks should be returning
from her temporary Office Co-ordinator position at
Wellington Heights SS. Also new to the office area this
year is Mr. Peeters, our Vice-Principal. Mr. Peeters is
also teaching our grade 8 class. 1st PARENT COUNCIL
Our school looks great. There is no doubt that our
custodians have worked very hard to clean the school
and get it into sparkling shape. Rest assured that your
child‘s classroom is welcoming and full of exciting
invitations to learn. The educators in our building have
spent many hours setting up learning areas so that
children will be highly engaged in purposeful and
meaningful learning activities. There are many aspects of
Hyland heights that I am excited about being involved in;
however, I must admit that the work our staff did on
Character Education is most impressive.
There are many aspects of the 2014-15 school year that I
want to share; however, for now, watch for more news to
follow about Character Education at Hyland Heights!
As in the past few years, class organizations will remain
tentative until the second week of September. We ask for
support in preparing your child for a possible move and
will do our best to make this transition a positive one.
Wishing everyone a happy and successful 2015-2016
year!!
Attendance Line: 519 925 3745 ext.100
* Press ‘0’ to connect directly with the office
Greetings from Mr. Peeters:
As the new Vice-Principal at Hyland Heights, I
am excited beginning my role at such a
wonderful school.
In my previous life as a teacher, I was fortunate
to have taught at Hyland for one year and
always remembered just how positive and
supportive it was.
Little bit about my history? I‘ve been teaching
since 1989 and have worked at 3 different
school boards: Scarborough, Peel and Upper
Grand. Upon arriving at Upper Grand, I taught
at Parkinson, Hyland Heights, Arthur and Island
Lake. I do live locally, and enjoy much of what
Shelburne and the surrounding area has to
offer.
Music, Math instruction and Character
Education are three areas I am very passionate
about. In addition, seeing the growth in this
area is also very exciting for our new families
that have arrived to this area; to them, a warm
welcome as well.
In my new role as V.P I will also be teaching the
grade 8 class 4 days per week, with Mrs.
Cartier teaching the other day while I am in the
office.
I look forward to meeting everyone and working
with the staff, students and parents to continue
to make Hyland Heights a great school.
Yours in Education,
W. Peeters, Vice-Principal
Sincerely,
To receive this newsletter electronically, click
on the link below.
Mitch Zuk, Principal
http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/hylandheights/
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Mail
200 Fourth Ave.
Shelburne, ON L0N
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Hyland Heights Elementary School Directory
Telephone
Website
Email
519www.ugdsb.on.ca/hylandheights HylandHts.es@ugdsb.on.ca
925-3745
Fax
519925-1241
Reporting Absences: After reaching the school, press 100 to report an absence.
Reaching the Office: After reaching the school, press 0.
For School closures or bus cancellations, press 501.
Voice Mail: Use this to leave a voice message for any staff member.
Position
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Name
Jackie Hume
Lacey Batenchuk
Melissa Niedzwiecki
Kathleen Ewen
Robyn Laframboise
(Jeannette French)
Ellen Mason
Mary Lynne Wagner
Cynthia Long
Ryan O‘Gorman
Dara Voigt
Marianne Millsap
Melody Mesesnel
Jessilyn Uhrig
Stephanie Batchelor
Lori Crean
Susan Richardson
Stacey Manzerolle
Wayne Peeters/Sandy
Cartier (Gwen Bell)
Theo Routis
Music Room
Seminar Room
Hub Room
Kinderpak
Seminar Room
H.H. Daycare
Room #
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Voice Mail
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Assignment
Name
French
French/
Planning
Library/
Planning
Adam McLaren
Danielle LaForge
Resource
Melissa Davidson
Melissa Moylan (.6)
Barb Rogers
Kristen Franjic
John McIntyre
Tara McCabe
(Mon., Tues., &
Thurs. mornings)
Neil Kingdon
(Wed. aft. & Fri.
mornings)
Doug Galloway
Joanne Besley
Lori Ursu
Lana Pullen
Virginia Broderick
Erinn Yetman
Nancy Nancekivell
Sharon Jenkins
Connie Eberhardt
(Cheryl Hincks)
Wayne Peeters
Planning
Music
CYC
Custodian
Educational
Assistants
Lunch
Supervisors
Office Staff
VicePrincipal
Principal
Julie Bannon
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PA Days
Mitch Zuk
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The Professional Development Days (Oct 30 , Nov 27 , Jan
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22 , June 3 and June 30 ) are crucial to supporting teachers in their professional learning. These days always reflect the
following qualities:
 Ministry of Education focus, ie., Math, Language, Bullying, Character Education, Special Education, etc.,
 involved teachers meeting amongst each other and sharing best practices,
 engagement in divisional and grade level team (in the educational setting it‘s called Professional Learning
Communities) collaboration so as to address a specific instructional strategy,
 Utilize UGDSB curriculum coaches, special education consultants and technology specialists.
Often generated from these opportunities to collaborate, teachers implement best practices that support our School
Improvement Plan (SIP). Each school has a SIP and it is based on the Board Improvement Plan (BIP). To view the BIP,
please go to http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/pic/educationupdates.aspx?id=17120 The Hyland Heights SIP will be online in the near
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future; however, staff will be updating it during the October 30 PD day.
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School Organizations
September, 2015
Message from the Elementary Superintendents of Education
Re: School Organizations
Schools have built class lists based on their tentative organizations. Changes may be necessary at your child(ren)‘s school
in order that our Board remain compliant with Ministry parameters (see below). Any changes would be implemented by
Monday, September 21st. Principals do not have the option of changing the school organization that is set by the District
Staffing Committee of the Board. If changes affect your child(ren), you will be informed by the school.
Ministry of Education Parameters
• Full Day Kindergarten Class Size Average for the Board is 26 students
• 90% of the Board‘s primary classes with 20 or fewer students
• 10% of the Board‘s primary classes up to a maximum of 23 students
• Grade 3/4 classes have a cap of 23 students
• Junior/Intermediate Class Size Average for the Board is 25.2 students to 1 teacher
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICE
Visiting the school & picking up your child
ALL VISITORS are expected to report to the office to sign in upon arrival, where they will be given a visitor tag to wear.
Before leaving the school, please remember to sign out and return your tag. This lets the school know who is present in the
building at all times. Students, as well as staff will know that you have checked in at the office.
When dropping off or picking up your child up during the school day, please come to the office and we will contact your
child‘s classroom for you. This includes during recess times. Students are never to leave with adults from the yard and yard
supervisors are there for the safety of all children. Please report to the office and we will locate your child for you.
Student Absences
If your child is going to be late or absent from the school, please call the school attendance line before 8:15 a.m. (519-9253745, ext. 100). As part of our safe arrival program, we will contact all students who are absent from the school and for
whom we have not received a note or a message. Reporting your child‘s absence early, helps reduce the amount of time
required to make phone calls and speeds up ensuring safety for our students. Attendance is taken in the morning and again
after second nutrition break. If your child‘s absence is going to exceed 14 consecutive days, please contact the office for
special instructions. Always inform the office if your child is going to be late or absent.
Future Absences? If you know that your child has an appointment and will be absent on a future date, please inform the
office and provide a note to your child‘s teacher. We greatly appreciate your help in making sure we know that your child is
safely at school or at home.
Lates? *A reminder that adult yard supervision begins at 8:30 in the morning. To ensure safety as well as a positive start
to the day, we ask that students arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. When students are late they miss a critical time of the day
when students learn about their schedule for the day and morning lessons begin. When students arrive late, this also
causes interruptions for other students. We are asking for parental support in ensuring your child arrives to school on time
each day.
Bussing
If your child normally takes a bus and there will be a change in the routine, please let the office know by 3:00
p.m. It is incredibly busy at the end of the day and difficult to ensure that students receive messages or
changes that come in after this time.
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Parent Council News
The first Parent Council meeting takes place on Monday Sept 14 @ 6pm. The remainder of Parent
Council meetings will generally take place on the first Monday of each month. Meetings take place in
the library and all parents are welcome. Nominations & elections for this year‘s Council chair and
members will take place at the first meeting. This is a great way to get involved and learn more about
what is happening in your child‘s school and education. Free babysitting is provided.
Milk Token Orders
Chocolate and white milk (250ml) are sold every day during both nutrition breaks. The cost of milk for students
is $1.00 in coins or .95 cents if students purchase a set of tokens. An order form to purchase tokens is attached
to this newsletter. Please note that milk orders are looked after by volunteer parents, and may take up to a week
to fill
No Parking Areas
Approximately 100 of our students ride busses that arrive in the morning between 8:30am and 8:45am. To
ensure safety for students and drivers, we do not allow parking in the bus loading zone, located along the
sidewalk at the front of school. Parking is also at a premium at HHES. We ask that you refrain from parking in
areas marked with diagonal yellow lines, especially at the Kinder Pac and front entrance of our school. This
can block the departure of busses that need a wide space to make their way around the corner. We
appreciate your support & cooperation!
Parking is not permitted at the front of the school from
8:30am to 8:45am or 3:00pm to 3:30pm.
Code of Conduct Expectations
Please note that the HHES Code of Conduct can be found in your child‘s agenda. This outlines important information about
behaviour expectations that students and parents need to be aware of. We ask that you please take some time to read
through this as we begin another new school year.
Dress Code
In the HHES Code of Conduct you will find reference to our Dress Code. A few highlights include:
 No short shorts—we follow the fingertip rule. Shorts and skirts should be longer than the finger tip of your ring finger
when your arms are at your side.
 No underwear showing—pants/shorts should be pulled up and bra straps should not be visible. Spaghetti straps are
not permitted.
 No offensive slogans
Electronics & Cell Phone/Ipod Use
A reminder that students are not allowed using cell phones or personal cameras at school. Students are
also not allowed to be making phone calls or texting during school hours (8:45-3:15). This includes
recess time for students who remain on the yard. If your child carries a cell phone for communication to
and from school, it is to be kept in your child‘s school bag, or out of reach, and turned off during school
hours. Students who do not follow these expectations will have their device taken from them and parents will be
asked to pick them up from school. To ensure the safety and privacy of everyone, we ask for student and parent support
in enforcing this expectation.
Lunch Declaration Form & Leaving property at lunchtime
Hyland Heights has two nutrition breaks. We ask that only Gr 7 & 8 students be given permission to leave school
property for lunch during the 2nd nutrition break. Parents are asked to complete a lunch declaration form so the school
has a clear understanding of where your child is expected to be during breaks. Lunch arrangements must be arranged prior
to school, as students will not be allowed to phone home during the day to ask for permission.
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Breakfast Program/Snack Program
We are pleased that we are able to continue hosting a breakfast program for HHES students again this year. Special
Appreciation goes to Tara Bernard-McCabe (CYC) and Neil Kingdon who will be coordinating and hosting the breakfast
program. The breakfast program, sponsored by Food and Friends, is offered each morning from 8:15am to 8:45am.
Students may come to the stage for a bowl of cereal and some fruit. Students who forgot a snack for nutrition break may also
choose to pick up a snack in the morning to take with them.
Student Accident insurance through Reliable Life – www.insuremykids.com
Parents/guardians are responsible for expenses related to student injuries on the school premises during school activities.
Accidents can and do happen and costs involved may not be covered by provincial health care or employer insurance.
Information will be sent home in the next week or two about Student Accident Insurance offered by Reliable Life Insurance
Co. Subscriptions are done directly through Reliable Life by mail or online. 1-800-463-5437
Terry Fox National School Run
Each year across Canada, students run in memory of Terry Fox and to raise funds for cancer research.
This year‘s event will take place on Wednesday Sept 30 and HHES students will be running/walking around
a set course for one hour in our own Marathon of Hope. Students are encouraged to bring a ‗Twoonie for
Terry‖ in support of this event.
Life Threatening Allergies
Please note that HHES does not allow nuts in the school. Students and staff who are allergic to nuts can
experience anaphylactic shock by simply coming into contact with small particles of nuts or nut residue. We
also have students and staff in our building who have life threatening allergies to bee stings, latex, tree nuts,
fish, and shellfish. The symptoms of anaphylactic shock include: difficulty breathing, swelling of the tongue
and throat, unconsciousness. Please, do not bring these products into the school. If your child has a life
threatening medical condition, contact the office so we can establish a Life Threatening Illness Management Plan. Please
refer to the insert that is included in your first day information package for more information and a handy reference to our
Board policies regarding life threatening allergies.
Student Data Sheets
In the near future, you will receive a copy of information we currently have on our database for your child, including contact
information and any special medical conditions of which we need to be aware. Please check this information carefully to
ensure accuracy. Many addresses have changed in our area recently and it's imperative that we have your correct
mailing address in our database. Please return this form ASAP. Teachers will be following-up on a regular basis for the
return of this very important document so the sooner you return it to the school, the better, as any changes or new
information will be entered in our system. It is important that we have a daytime phone number where parents can be
reached in case concerns arise with your child during the school day. We also need two emergency contact numbers
should we be unable to reach you.
HHES FORMS TO RETURN
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Student Data Form: please update information or confirm if there is no change (white
paper)
FOI - Consent to share personal information (yellow)
Volunteer Agreement (pink)
Lunch Declaration Form (green) – Gr 7&8 only
Computer Use Form (blue)
UgCloud Permission (Gr 3-8 only)
Milk Token (purple)
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Health and Physical Education Curriculum
In September the new Health and Physical Education curriculum will be fully implemented in Ontario schools. For
elementary schools, the new curriculum has existed for several years, but will now include an updated portion of its ‗Healthy
Living‘ component to include Human Development and Sexual Health. The document as a whole aims to educate children
to understand themselves and others, think critically to make healthy choices, develop and maintain healthy relationships,
be safe physically and emotionally, and to be physically active for life. The curriculum is available on the Ministry of
Education‘s website.
The Human Development and Sexual Health component of the curriculum had not been updated since 1998. Since then
much has changed and kids need to know more to keep themselves healthy and safe. This education starts with children
learning about themselves, their feelings, their bodies and about showing respect for themselves and others in a reliable
and accurate way. This learning is most effective when parents and schools work together. Parents help their children form
values about relationships and their behaviours. Teachers will endeavour to communicate upcoming topics from the Human
Development and Sexual Health units to families. Open and honest conversations at home about body parts, their
functions, physical changes, healthy relationships and effective living habits help children connect learning and lets them
know they have someone to talk to about questions they might have. Questions about topics can always be directed to the
teacher or school principal.
As mentioned above, Human Development and Sexual Health is one sub-component of the curriculum. The document also
focuses on skills related to Active Living, which involves physical fitness, safety and active participation; Movement, which
teaches specific movement and physical activity skills and tactics; and Healthy Living, which focuses on understanding
health concepts, making healthy choices and making connections to healthy living.
There are plenty of ways you can support your children‘s learning from the Health and Physical Education curriculum.
Consider what you and your child can do together that is fun and healthy. Enjoying physical activity or making meals
together is a great start. Ask your child and their teacher about what is being taught and have discussions where you
provide factual, straightforward answers to your child`s questions. Finally, learn how to be safe online and use that
information to guide your child‘s use of any device that connects to the internet. There are plenty of resources available for
parents to support the learning from the HPE curriculum. The best place to start is the Ministry of Education‘s website:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/health.html or at https://www.ontario.ca/page/sex-education-ontario.
Our board has a wonderful resource for all of our students that can be accessed 24/7 from school or from home. It‘s called
UG2GO and includes Learn360 (educational video streaming), Student Link (a site children use at school that gives them
access to web sites that are kid friendly and relate directly to their current units of study), Tumblebooks (a site that has
hundreds of books children can click on and have read to them), Overdrive (eBooks and audiobooks), and much more.
When students are at home they can go to this URL:
https://www.ugdsb.on.ca/ug2go
They will be prompted to enter the same Windows username and password that they use at school to get onto the school
network. Once they enter their Windows username/password they will enter the site and they can then click on any of the
resources and be taken directly to the individual resource without the need for any additional passwords.
Please take a few minutes to explore the site with your child. It is an important tool that will aid them in their education, and
may make your life easier when it comes to homework and projects. We are excited that students will be able to access
information from anywhere and at any time in this information age!
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HYLAND HEIGHTS DAILY SCHEDULE FOR 2015-2016
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Students arrive at School
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School Entry
School Day begins
(120-minute teaching block)
Attendance is taken immediately and sent to the office
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―O Canada‖ begins
10:45 - 11:05
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Nutritional Break
11:05 - 11:30
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Outdoor Recess
11:30 - 1:10
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Instructional Time
1:10 - 1:30
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Nutritional Break
1:30 - 1:55
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Outdoor Recess
1:55 - 3:15
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Attendance is taken immediately and sent to the office
3:15
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Dismissal
8:30 - 8:45
8:45
8:50
(100-minute teaching block)
(80-minute teaching block)
Student Absences
If your child is going to be late or absent from the school, please call the school attendance line before 8:45 a.m. (519925-3745, ext. 100). As part of our safe arrival program, we will contact all students who are absent from the school and for
whom we have not received a note or a message.
If your child‘s absence is going to exceed 14 consecutive days, please contact the office for special instructions.
Always let the office know if you know your child is going to be late or absent.
Busses
If your child normally takes a bus and there will be a change in the routine, please let the office know by 3:00 p.m.
Hyland Heights remains open on ‗no bus‘ days. Students who do not take the bus to school are expected to be at
school as staff strives to continue to operate a regular program.
Allergy Alert
Please note that HHES is a nut-alert environment. Students and staff who are allergic to nuts can experience anaphylactic
shock by simply coming into contact with small particles of nuts or nut residue. We also have students and staff in our
building who are allergic to bee stings, latex, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish. The symptoms of anaphylactic shock include:
difficulty breathing, swelling of the tongue and throat, unconsciousness. We ask that everyone refrain from bringing
these products into the school.
Please notify your child‘s teacher directly if your child has a severe allergy. Thank you.
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To view the Elementary School Calendar online, please go to:
http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/schools/article.aspx?id=2962
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CONSTANT CONTACT & ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS:
Constant Contact is a software program that allows us to send a mass email with a copy or link to our
monthly newsletter and other school updates. Beginning in October 2014, notification that our school
newsletter is available for viewing will be sent through Constant Contact Newsletters will posted on our school
website at http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/hylandheights/ on a monthly basis. For those who do not have online
access, your child will receive a paper copy of the newsletter; however, you will have to indicate to us (see
below)
If you prefer to receive a notifying email indicating our newsletter is ready to be viewed at our school website, I will need
you permission to include your email address in our Constant Contact software program. Please complete the bottom tear
off and send in with your child‘s teacher:
____________________________________________________
Please select Response 1 or 2 and tear-off and return to your child’s teacher
Response 1:
To receive an email notifying you that the School Newsletter (or any other school information, ie., School Council info, Board
notices, etc.,) is ready to be accessed at the Board‘s website, please complete the following information and return it to your
child‘s teacher:
Email address: _____________________________________________________________
Child/ren‘s Name: ___________________________________________________________
Teacher/s: ________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature: __________________________________________________
Response 2:
I do not have access to the internet and will require the newsletter to be sent home with my child.
Child/ren‘s Name: ___________________________________________________________
Teacher/s: ________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature: __________________________________________________
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