Volume 27 No. 6
2016 01 27
Together, Making A Difference…..One Student At A Time
From The Principal’s Desk
There are a number of exciting items coming in
February that I wanted to make you aware of.
Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you
have any questions about the report, as we are most
effective in educating our students when the school
and parents are all on the same page.
First, we have a group called X Movement that will
be coming into our school to work with all of our
students on positive social interactions through
physical activity. Our students will be learning some
wonderful character education skills that can be
directly applied at school while having a fun and
engaging experience. The members of X Movement
are Australian, so our students will also be learning a
bit about Australian culture. A big thank you to our
school council for supporting this learning experience
and making it possible. Please mark Thursday,
February 4th from 6:30 to 7:30 on your calendars! All
families are invited to participate in an X Movement
community evening!!
Thank you for your on-going support. I look forward
to seeing you at one or all of our upcoming events!!
Second, our school council will be hosting a
Valentine’s Dance for our families on Thursday,
February 11th from 6:30 to 8:00 in the school gym.
The event will once again be DJ’d by Mark Haynes so
it will be a lot of fun for everyone! Please see the
school council section of our newsletter for more
information on this event.
Inclement Weather Reminder
Third, we have started our grade 1-3 intramural floor
hockey games. Each team will play 4 games at
recesses over the next 4 weeks with the emphasis
being on having fun and developing good
sportsmanship skills. Our kindergarten floor hockey
games will follow the grade 1-3 “season”.
Fourth and finally, teachers are working hard to finish
assessments and write report cards. Term 1 report
cards will be going home on Thursday, February 11th.
Yours truly,
Mr. Creighton, Principal
Additional P.A. Day!!
The 2015/16 Board Wide Calendar has been
revised to include a PA day on Monday,
April 25th. Please make note of this addition.
Thank you.
Just a reminder for bus cancellations and school
closure please check the Upper Grand District
School Board website for updates or listen
to the local radio stations. When listening
or checking, remember that we are
Division 2 BLUE (Centre Wellington). Also,
you do NOT need to call the school to report your
child absent if they ride a bus. However, if they DO
NOT ride a bus but you are not sending them due to
the weather, you MUST call the school office. As a
reminder.…when the buses are cancelled the school is
still open unless otherwise stated.
Please Keep Checking!
Please remember that it is very
important to check your child regularly
for head lice and report it to the school
office if found.
Pizza Day
Orders for March are due on
Monday, February 22nd . If
your child needs an order form they can be picked up
in the office from Mrs. Hopf. You may send one
cheque for your family but please remember you
MUST SEND AN ORDER FORM FOR EACH CHILD
TO THAT CHILD’S TEACHER!! Cheques are made
payable to: James McQueen P.S.
School Council Corner
Spirit Wear
School Council is excited to let you know that JMQ
spirit wear is being designed and order forms are on
their way! Parents/caregivers will be notified when
everything is ready.
Valentines Dance – February 11,
6:30 to 8:00 pm – Entry by donation
We love to see the kids out having fun
at dances. School Council is hosting the
Valentines Dance at the school on
February 11, entry is by donation. We
are looking for parents/caregivers to
pitch in with set up, break down or nut-free baked
goods for the Council Café. Please email us at
jmqparentcouncil@hotmail.ca if you are keen to lend
a hand. If you would like to contribute baked goods
(remember – keep it nut-free!) please bring them in a
container (labelled with your name) to the Staff Room
on the day of the dance.
Bunny Breakfast – March 5, 9:00 to 11:00 am –
$3/person or $10/family
Calling all pancake lovers! We
are gearing up to put on
another yummy Bunny
Breakfast, March 5 at the
school. Admission is $3 per
person or $10 per family (of
four or more) to enjoy an-allyou-can-eat pancake breakfast,
meet the Easter Bunny, win great prizes in the silent
auction, the baking auction, and more!
We are looking for the following help – if you are able
to provide something from the list below, please email
us at jmpsbunnybreakfast@gmail.com.
Volunteering
There are a few tasks the day-of where many hands
make light work! From set up to break down, there’s
an opportunity to help.
Auction Prize Donations
*In the silent auction, we can give new life to those
unopened Christmas gifts or, those well-intentioned
projects that never got off the ground - or even that
sweater you bought, lost the receipt, yet decided just
wasn’t your colour… Don’t let these things take up
valuable storage space and de-clutter while helping
out a great cause!
*Does your work have products they could donate, or
would they be willing to donate something, that they
could attach their name to (for example, Easter gift
baskets are popular that time of the year). The
business will be listed at the event as a sponsor, as
well as in the paper, as a token of thanks for their
generosity.
*Do you offer a great service or know someone that
does? The auction is a great way to introduce your
service to a number of people all at once - nearly 700
people passed through the auction doors last year!
Food Donations
The breakfast needs donations of frozen orange juice
mix, syrup, butter, cream & sugar.
Yearly Donation to The Upper Grand Learning
Foundation
It’s been brought to our attention that donating
through the Learning Foundation’s website has been
challenging! So now we are encouraging
parents/caregivers to use the form recently sent out
and/or sending the cheque with your child to school,
or directly to the office. Thanks in advance – we are
excited to put your donation to work at the school.
Come Join Us Next Meeting
School Council is gaining traction in time for a fun
spring! The meetings are a time for planning, but also
a time to bring up concerns and to hear the latest and
greatest going on behind the scenes at James
McQueen. So come on out! We meet every second
Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Library –
our next meeting will be February 10. See you then!
Thank You!
Yearbook
Thank you so much for supporting our dance-a-thon
this year by giving to the Food Bank!! We had a
fabulous time and saw some pretty amazing dance
moves and collected a lot of food!! Thank you to DJ
Mark Haynes for playing the music and we look
forward to hearing him again at our Family
Valentine’s Dance on Thursday, February 11th !!
Thank you and Merci!!!!
Enclosed you will find a yearbook
order form. If you are
interested in ordering a
yearbook please make sure to
return the form with payment to
Mrs. Hopf. Orders must be into the office no later
than Friday, May 20th.
Kindergarten Registration
Just a reminder that registration takes place from now
until February 5th!!! Don’t delay, we need to get
registrations into the office as soon as possible. There
is information through the Upper Grand District
School Board website or feel free to give Mrs. Hopf a
call at 519-843-1700.
Cookies for Sale!!
During the month of February,
students can purchase a large
Valentine’s cookie for just $1.00
with all the proceeds going
right back to the Food and
Friends program to help
provide healthy nutritious
snacks to our students.
Cookies are nut free and will be sold
by Mrs. Hopf in the office during the first break every
Friday for the month of February!!!
Dates to Remember……
Monday, February 1
Kindergarten registration this week!!
Thursday, February 4
X Movement Family Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please join us!!
Friday, February 5
Mrs. Wasson’s & Mr. Campbell’s class visit the Guelph Lake Outdoor Education
Centre for some fun in the snow!!
Last day of kindergarten registration.
Monday, February 8
Lion’s Club Skate-a-thon this morning. Forms have come home with your
child. Don’t forget your skates and helmet!!!
Tuesday, February 9
Lockdown Drill.
Wednesday, February 10
School Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. Everyone is welcome!
Thursday, February 11
Report cards go home today.
Valentine’s Family Dance from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12
Skating today for grades 1-3. Don’t forget your skates and helmet!!
Red and White Day!
Last day of reading for M.S. Read-a-thon. Please return your pledge forms to
the office asap if your child is participating.
Monday, February 15
Family Day – enjoy the day!
Monday, February 22
Pizza orders for March are due today.
Wednesday, February 24
Humane Society visits today.
Thursday, February 25
Humane Society visits today.
Friday, February 26
Comfy Cozy Games Day!!
PLEASE NOTE THAT AN ADDITIONAL PA DAY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE CALENDAR – APRIL 25TH!
Last month’s newsletter draw winner was…..Ainsley Stewart!! Congratulations!!!
Comments…….
James McQueen Public School
Yearbook Order Form
We are selling yearbooks again this year to those parents and students who wish to purchase one as a
memento of their 2015-2016 school year at James McQueen.
If you wish to order, please complete the order form below and send it in to Mrs. Hopf in the school
office. Please make sure to enclose $10.00 either case or cheque made payable to: James McQueen
Public School. Orders are due NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 20th. The yearbook will be ready for the
students to take home before the end of the school year.
Sincerely, Mrs. Hopf
James McQueen Yearbook Order Form 2015-2016
I wish to order ______ yearbook(s). Enclosed please find $_______
Cheque
Cash
Student’s Name: __________________________________________________ Grade: _____
Teacher’s Name: __________________________________________________