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September 9, 2012
Welcome to a new school year! We are starting to settle in to our new rooms and all of the new staff and students are enjoying St. Michael. I hope all have had an enjoyable and restful summer.
We are looking forward to all of the new plans that this year will present. Our strong educational programs, school activities and ongoing faith development will help us develop our school community. I encourage all parents and families to be involved and join us with our school’s activities. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you this year!
Shannon Pearce
Principal
STAFF MEMBERSNEW TO ST. MICHAEL
Krista Campbell – ECE/PreK pmDenise Ortman – IA DC
Joan Kehrig – Grade 2Lori Gaucher – IA ECE
Lisa Mitchell – Grade 5 Angie Beattie – IA DC
Angela Kurz – Grade 6
Kelvin Turberfield – Grade 6 / 7
Stephanie Myre - Teacher
Parent Information Night
We will be hosting our parent information night on September 6th, @ 7:00 please meet in the gym.
Levelled Literacy Intervention Parentsplease note:Mrs. Tracy Johnsonregrets that she will beunavailable to meet with you during Meet the Teacher night. If you have any questions or concerns about the LLI Program, please get in touch with her for more information". Call St. Michael at 693-7693
AGENDA BOOKS
Take a look at your child’s agenda book. You will see in the front of the book a scheduleof the school year. This includes holidays, interviews, and staff meetings: everything you need to know for the whole year. You can put this on your fridge for easy reference. We also put this information in our monthly newsletters.
ALLERGY ALERT
We have students in our school who have severe allergic reactions to various foods. The more common foods that cause these severe reactions are nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, sunflower, sesame seeds and oils derived from them.
There are some misconceptions that need to be addressed. These allergies are not just an inconvenience to the student. Reactions can be fatal within minutes if treatment is not given in a timely fashion. A child does not have to eat or touch a substance to have a reaction. Something as simple as touching a table or doorknob after a student who has been eating a peanut butter sandwich has touched it, can trigger an allergic reaction because of oil left behind.
It is extremely difficult to say that we are now going to have a “nut free or allergy free environment” as this can lead to a false sense of security. We are asking you to help us strive to be as nut and peanut free as is humanly possible. This means refraining from sending snacks or lunches that contain these allergens, or any oils or extracts from these foods. We would never knowingly put any of our own families at risk. We are asking you to extend this level of care to our school family. Thank you for your understanding and assistance in this matter.
SCHOOL FEES
School fees are coming in fast and furious. Thank you! It would be nice to have all fees collected by the end of September. If paying the fees all at once will be a burden, please contact the school 693-7693 and we will work out a payment schedule that will work for you.
DIRECTORY FORMS
Directory forms have gone home with each student. Please make any corrections to the information and return as soon as possible. Please make sure that you have included numbers for emergency contacts.
STAFF MEETING– Our first staff meeting is on October 15th. Students will be dismissed at 2:40 pm. Please arrange to have your child / children picked up. Buses will run at 2:40 for our bus students.
All our staff meetings are held on Mondays.
SCHOOL PICTURES
School pictures will be taken on Friday, October5th. More information will be coming out a later date.
BAND INFORMATION
Holy Trinity Elementary Bands
Grade 7 & 8 Band Students: Welcome back! Our first day that you will need to bring your instrument is Thursday, September 13th. Full band now begins at 1:00 p.m. and buses will pick you up from your school at 12:45 p.m. Please be ready and waiting for the bus at that time. Jazz band will begin Thursday, September 27th. An exciting year awaits!
Grade 6 Band Students: Our Headstart Beginner Band Clinic is September 18th and 19th, 6 - 8 p.m. at Vanier Collegiate. Please ensure you have an instrument secured for the clinic. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at , or call 631-8138.
It is not too late to register your child for grade 6 band! Call or e-mail and I will help you get ready in time for the beginner band clinic.
All information is available at the HTCSD Elementary Bands website:
Mr. Jim Mitchell
MAJOR FUNDRAISER
Our major fundraiser for the year will be magazine sales. We will be using QSP this year, as they also have Reader’s Digest as one of their magazines. You will also be able to renew subscriptions for magazines that you are currently receiving. The kick-off will be the morning of Oct 19th and will end Oct 19th. More information will be coming out later this month. You can renew online right now or order new at www. qsp.com our group # is 15621.
LUNCH TIME CANTEEN
Milk Cart
DC Milk Cart will resume on Tuesday, September.6.
$5.00 and $10.00 milk cards can be purchased or on a day to day basis.
$0.75 nut-free granola bars, fruitsnacks, yogurt tubes, juicebox, applesauce, fruitcup.
Every Friday-Fudgsicles, Revels, ice cream sandwiches=$1.00, popsicles=$0.75
TERRY FOX WALK
Wednesday, September 28th will be the Terry Fox Walk for St. Michael. On this day many schools from all across Canada will walk, run, bike, etc…to honour the original “Marathon of Hope”and to help raise funds for Cancer research. This year we will be asking students and staff to donate a loonie to the cause. Please note that this is a STRICTLY VOLUNTARY DONATION
BUS LANE / SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP
Safety of our students is, of course, always front and centre in our minds.
PLEASE– do not drive into / or walk through this lane to pick up or drop off students. We did put a gate west of the bus lane to allow access to the playground.
ALSO – We ask that you pick up your children on Albert Street . This keeps traffic to a minimum so our Safety Patrollers and students walking are more visible.
Thank you for your cooperation
SCHOOL TIMES BELL TIMES ARE:
Starting 8:50 – 8:55 Recess 10:25 – 10:40 Lunch 11:40 – 12:40 Recess 2:10 – 2:25
Dismissal 3:25
students walking are more visible.
Thank you for your cooperation
NEWSLETTERS
There will usually be two newsletters each month. The first newsletter will have a monthly calendar attached that will inform you of all that is happening that month. The second newsletter will be a follow-up to the first newsletter and will come up midmonth. The newsletter will go home with our youngest students. Also, you will find the newsletter on line at . Click on St. Michael.
However, we are trying to reduce our “carbon footprint”. If you would like to have the newsletter emailed to you instead of a paper copy please fill out the following note and return to the school.
I ______parent would like to have the school’s newsletter
Child’s name
Emailed to this address______.
St.MichaelSchool Lunch Registration FormNoon lunch fees are $15.00 per child per month to a maximum of $45.00 per family per month.
These fees are to be pre-paid each month.
Please make your cheque payable to St.MichaelSchool.
Parent’s Name: ______
Address: ______
My children: ______
______
Wish to stay for lunch during the following months:
_____ Sept. _____ Oct. _____ Nov _____ Dec _____ Jan
_____ Feb _____ Mar _____ Apr _____ May _____ June