Eramosa Public School
5757 Fifth Line ✧ R.R. 1 ✧ Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0
Telephone 519-856-9529 ✧ Fax 519-856-4239
Website: www.ugdsb.on.ca/eramosa
Newsletter
Katrina Plazek,
June Final - Issue 11
Principal
Sheri MacKenzie,
Office Co-Ordinator
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK…
We want to wish everyone a wonderful summer holiday. Hope you have some great adventures and
some relaxing times. The year has gone by very quickly and we have had a very exciting year full of
different adventures and learning.
The end of a school year often marks changes in staffing. We are so pleased to welcome Mrs. Follas
back after a year-long hiatus spent travelling and enjoying life. This year we must also say goodbye to
Mrs. Ramage who was with us in the library for a short time. We wish her all the very best in her new
placement. We are also very sad to inform you that Mme McMorris will be retiring from teaching so she
will not be with us in the fall; thank you Madame for the last few years where your passion for French
language permeated the school. Your love of the French language is very apparent and you will be
dearly missed. We hope you will come back often to visit us. Au revoir et bon chance!
We say farewell to some of our students who are moving and to our grade 6s who are moving on. We
wish you all the very best for a fulfilled, happy life.
Looking ahead to next year already, the School Council has arranged for a second No Tippy Tappy
event to be run at the Marden Athletic Centre on Saturday, November 14th from 1-3 pm. This is a
fantastic, free opportunity for families and their friends to model active living together. Mrs. Mullin
applied on behalf of the Council so all the costs are covered through a Parents Reaching Out Grant. We
would love to have all of our families join us. Please mark your calendars early!
See everyone back on September 8th, 2015!
Mrs. Plazek
OPEN HOUSE - MARK YOUR CALENDARS
We look forward to seeing everyone at our Open House and BBQ on Thursday,
September 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. School Council will be hosting a BBQ and more
info will follow in the fall. See you then!
SEPTEMBER PROCEDURE- NO POSTING OF CLASS LISTS
In keeping with privacy legislation and to keep our children safe, the Upper Grand D.S.B. will no longer
publicly post class lists or make class lists available to parents.
~S. Krueger, Freedom of Information Co-ordinator for the Upper Grand D.S.B.
In fairness to all families, no teachers will share class placement info prior to the first day of school in
September.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
If you are interested in joining our School Council, please join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 pm
in the library. School Council executive positions will be filled at this meeting. The Notice of Nomination
form will go home in the first newsletter in September 2015. For more information, please contact Chris
Williston at chris.williston@hotmail.com. Please see the year end in review for a sample of the
activities/events/fundraisers the council engages in. Thank you for supporting the fundraisers so
generously so that there is money to help support so many school events. Go Eramosa!
SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
A copy of the school year calendar (including the day cycle for elementary students) is included in this
newsletter. Please note that the first day of school for students will be Tuesday, September 8th, 2015.
The first day of school for teachers will be a Professional Activity Day on Thursday, September 3rd.
NEW MAPLE TREE
When you visit the school you will notice a new sugar maple tree has been planted in the spot where the
old tree that died, stood. Thanks to Theresa Knierim and Chris Williston for applying for
the grant; to Ms. MacKenzie’s son for digging the hole to earn some community service
hours for high school, to Jackie Davis-Rayner for arranging for the purchase, delivery and
planting of the tree and to the Grand River Conservation Foundation for providing the
funds to purchase the tree. Many hands do remarkable things together.
CONGRATULATIONS & FAREWELL TO OUR GRADE 6 GRADUATES!
Crystal A., Jacobi B., Sarah C., Meghan D., Riley D., Dylan D., Brooke F., Presley F.,
Alison L., Erica L., Dylan M., Colleen M., Earl M., Teagan M., Chase O., Owen R.,
Ashley W.
We wish them well at their new schools!
OPTIONAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Eramosa P.S. provides all the necessary materials for child(ren)’s learning. Even so, many families like
to provide supplies for their child(ren)’s own personal use. For your convenience, please find a list
below of items that would be useful for your child(ren) to have at school.
Primary Division (grades 1-3)
- 1 pair of indoor athletic shoes to stay at school
- 1 pkg of watercolour makers
- 1 pencil case
- 1 pkg of pencil crayons
- 1 large glue stick
Junior Division (grade 4-6)
- 1 pair of indoor athletic shoes to stay at school
- 1 pkg of watercolour markers
- Calculator
- 1 pencil case
- 1 pkg of pencil crayons
- 3 highlighters
- Geometry set
- 1 large glue stick
- 1 30 cm ruler
SUMMER READING- FROM UG2GO
Summer is quickly approaching, and while your school library might not be open during summer break,
your student can access our digital collection 24/7! Help your child keep their reading skills strong this
summer with eBooks and audiobooks from Overdrive, accessible through UG2GO.
Students can login to Overdrive using their Windows network login. Digital books can be enjoyed on a
computer, tablet, smartphone or eReader device. Read right in the internet browser or download using
the free OverDrive app. At the end of the lending period, titles automatically expire so there are never
any late fees. Our digital collection can be accessed anywhere in the world, as long as there is an
internet connection.
Visit our digital collection at https://www.ugdsb.on.ca/ug2go and make
sure your student starts summer vacation off right! Look for the
Overdrive button under the Read section of UG2GO.
Also remember your RAZ kids membership works until the end of
August, so you can continue to build your reading skills all summer long.
OUR WELL AND DRINKING WATER
We are one of the 14 schools in our district that gets their drinking water from wells. All of our other
schools are on municipal water systems.
The Province’s Drinking Water System Regulation (Ontario Regulation 170/03) requires us to test the
water at our school regularly and provide an annual report. The report covers many aspects of the
drinking water system and includes information on its performance, operation and test results.
You can come into the school office and get a copy of this report, or go to the board’s website
www.ugdsb.on.ca/dw to see our annual report and those for the other sites.
The regular testing helps ensure that the water supply in our schools continues to be safe and of a high
quality.
SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 14, 2015
1:00 – 3:00 PM
FOR THE FREE EPSAC “NO TIPPY
TAPPY” SOCCER EVENT
Join us for the 2nd annual NTT soccer day for parents and
children. Help us achieve our goal of having EVERY
Eramosa family attend!
SPEND AN AFTERNOON WITH THE
SKILLED “NO TIPPY TAPPY” COACHES
AT AN EXCITING EVENT FOR ERAMOSA
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS.
WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER!
MORE
DETAILS
IN
EPSAC YEAR IN REVIEW
JUNE 2015
Can you believe that the summer is almost here and that our children have almost graduated to the next
grade? Perhaps some of them will not be returning to Eramosa Public School next year; if not we wish
them well. We have had a great year with many fun and well attended EPSAC events. We appreciate
all you’ve done to help this year, whether you supported an event, purchased through some of our
fundraisers or volunteered your time. The following is brief review of our members, events, projects and
events we were able to support this year.
Eramosa Public School Advisory Council Members
Chair – Chris Williston - chriswilliston@hotmail.com
jdavisrayner@gmail.com
Treasurer – Jackie Davis-Rayner -
Secretary – Amy Price - mspriceca@gmail.com
Francis Paulissen
Parent Reps – Susan Frasson, Laura Mullin,
Teacher Representative – Darlene Shaw
Principal – Katrina Plazek
EPSAC Events
The following is a list of events that were held this past school year to enrich our school and community.
September – Open House Barbeque and turkey raffle
October – Halloween Dance and No Tippy Tappy Pro Grant Event
December – Poinsettia Sales, Breakfast with Santa and Ham Raffle
January – Elmira Poultry Sales
February – Pasta Dinner & Silent Auction
April – Family Games Night
May – Trunk Sale
Supported Projects
Some of the programs and projects that EPSAC was able to fund with your support this year were Track
& Field Ribbons, Grade 6 Plaques, the Forest of Reading Program, Global Beats in School Concert,
Author Michael Wade visit, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe presentation by Erin D.H.S, a
presentation by Jazlyn J. and Company, Student Agendas for the 2015/2016 School Year and a
Scientist in School workshop for each class. As well we were able to provide items for kindie bags and
headphones with microphones through the Parent Involvement School Based Funding Grant. We also
supported classrooms with supplies and were successful in our application for the ministry’s Parent
Reaching Out Grant which focuses on parent engagement. This year’s PRO Grant was our No Tippy
Tappy Soccer event held at the Royal Distributing Centre in Marden. Since it was so successful and
well attended, we are applying for the PRO Grant again for another No Tippy Tappy event.
We welcome your comments / concerns and ideas, please feel free to contact us by email or via note
through your child and school. Please remember to include your contact information if you would like a
response. Also, if you wish to be included in our email mailing list to receive EPSAC newsletters and to
receive minutes and agendas of meetings, please forward your email address to us.
If you are interested in becoming a member of EPSAC or would like more information on nominating
yourself or someone else, please contact Katrina Plazek, principal.
Please find on the reverse Eramosa Public School Advisory Council’s Interim Year End Financial
Report from July 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015.