KPS Newsletter Sept 2014

Kemptville Public School
215 Reuben Crescent
Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
(613) 258 2206
1 855 376 4219 (fax)
nancy.hanna@ucdsb.on.ca (Principal)
tracy.staples@ucdsb.on.ca (Vice-Principal)
https://www.facebook.com/#!/KemptvillePS
@KemptvillePS
KPS dragon news September 2014
Welcome Back Dragons!
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students,
A huge Dragon welcome to all! We are
looking forward to an
“IGNITING” year. We
have many new faces at
KPS; staff, students and
families. We experienced an unexpected
increase in enrollment
over the summer. We
currently have 464 students in Kindergarten
to Grade 6! This is the
largest KPS has ever
been, even when we
had grades 7 & 8. We
are paying close attention to our enrollment
issues. Please be patient with us as we continue to put students,
your son/daughter, first
in our planning. Any
class changes, grade reorganizations will be
worked out over the
next week or so. A separate
communication will
update parents on any
changes that occur as a
result of staffing changes.
committed to health
and wellness.
Our new KPS is underway!!! The land has
been purchased and
preliminary floor plans
The 2014-15 marks the are being developed.
2nd year of our IGNITE Our new school will be
program. This year we located on County Road
will continue to expand 44 across from the Ferour program and focus guson Forestry Center
and just north of the
of promoting healthy
OPP station. We conand active living. Our
goals is to develop stu- tinue to be on track for
a September 2016
dents who “ Live to
opening.
Learn, Learn to Live”
Our students will expe- I look forward to seeing
rience an increase in
everyone at our Open
“clubs” from tennis to House/BBQ on Septemyoga along with our
ber 24. Welcome to...
established intermural
We would like to welcome
programs. Please be
our new staff at KPS.
sure to share any ideas Ms. Staples ...Vice-Principal
or expertise with our
Mrs. Tym………………….LRC
Ms. Britt…...…Grade 2/3 & 3
staff that would enMs. Kirby …………....Grade 3
hance our program.
Ms. Simons ……....Grade 4/5
We continue to lead
Mrs. Juneau ………………..EA
the way in Eastern On- Ms. Clarmo …………….DECE
tario as one of the few Mrs. Dulmage …………DECE
Mrs. Kaufman …………DECE
elementary schools
Ms. Leclerc …………….DECE
www.kpsdragons.com
Daily Schedule KPS Site
9:10-11:21
11:21-11:41
11:41-12:21
12:21-2:45
2:45-3:25
3:25-3:30
3:30
Instructional Block 1
DPA (KPS Site)
Lunch/Recess
Instructional Block 2
Recess
Prepare for dismissal
Dismissal
Daily Schedule ANNEX Site
9:10-9:25
9:25-11:41
11:41-12:21
12:21-2:45
2:45-3:25
3:25-3:30
3:30
DPA (ANNEX Site)
Instructional Block 1
Lunch/Recess
Instructional Block 2
Recess
Prepare for dismissal
Dismissal
In an effort to reduce our
paper usage, our newsletters will ONLY be sent out
electronically. After the
September issue. We will
post them on our facebook
page and our website.
Please email
nichola.cook@ucdsb.on.ca
if you wish to receive a copy
by email. Thanks!
Inside this issue
New Staff 1
Staff List 2
Safe arrival/dismissal 3
Hot Lunch Info 4
Parent Council Election 6
Important Dates
Sept 12 BBQ orders due
Sept 18 Hot Lunch orders due
Sept 22 Parent Council Election
Sept 24 KPS Open House & BBQ
Sept 26 PD Day
Sept 30 Picture Day (KPS) K-3)
Oct 1 Picture Day (Annex 4-6)
Staff Directory
KINDERGARTEN
EMAIL ADDRESS
WEBSITE
Mrs. Henderson & Ms. Leclerc
kim.henderson@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. McKibbin & Mrs. Dulmage
katy.mckibbin@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. Turcotte & Ms. Clarmo
kelly.turcotte@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. Wainwright & Ms. Kaufman
jillian.wainwright@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. Bowlby
sara_jo.bowlby@ucdsb.on.ca
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www.kpskinderdragons.weebly.com
http://mrsbowlby.weebly.com/
GRADE ONE
Ms. Baker
amy.baker@ucdsb.on.ca
http://msbakersgrade1.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Granger
beth.granger@ucdsb.on.ca
http://grangerb.weebly.com/
Mme Laurie
laurie.malone@ucdsb.on.ca
http://www.lauriegrade1.weebly.com/
Mr. Salberg
jay.salberg@ucdsb.on.ca
http://www.mrsalberg.weebly.com/
M Van Vliet
larry.vanvliet@ucdsb.on.ca
http://monsieurv.weebly.com/
joy.britt@ucdsb.on.ca
Coming Soon!
Ms. Kirby
julia.kirby@ucdsb.on.ca
http://kpsfrancais3.weebly.com
Mlle Stewart
natalie.stewart@ucdsb.on.ca
http://mllestewartsgradethreeclass.weebly.com/
Mrs. Walkden
louise.walkden@ucdsb.on.ca
mrswalkden2014-2015.weebly.com
Mr. Armstrong
daniel.armstrong@ucdsb.on.ca
http://www.teamarmstrong.weebly.com/
M Lachance
rob.lachance@ucdsb.on.ca
http://mrlclasswebsite.weebly.com/
Mrs. Pignon
sandy.pignon@ucdsb.on.ca
http://www.mrspignon.weebly.com/
Mme Simons
michelle.simons@ucdsb.on.ca
http://classjump.com/s/simons/
GRADE TWO
GRADE 2/3
Mme Britt
GRADE THREE
GRADE 4/5
GRADE SIX
Ms. Byvelds
jill.byvelds@ucdsb.on.ca
Mme Graham
sonja.graham@ucdsb.on.ca
Mme Jocelyne
jocelyne.elliott@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. Tym
rebecca.tym@ucdsb.on.ca
Mr. Matheson
robert.matheson@ucdsb.on.ca
Mrs. Caldwell
kathryn.caldwell@ucdsb.on.ca
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http://www.grade6dragons.weebly.com/
ADMINISTRATION
Nancy Hanna
nancy.hanna@ucdsb.on.ca
Tracy Staples
tracy.staples@ucdsb.on.ca
Nichola Cook (KPS)
nichola.cook@ucdsb.on.ca
Debbie Morand (ANNEX)
debbie.morand@ucdsb.on.ca
KPS is a great school!
www.kpsdragons.com
Safe Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
The safety of our students is very important to us and we take it
very seriously. When your child is going to be absent or late, please
call the office ( 613 258 2206 x 108) prior to the start of the school
day. If we do not receive a phone call, we will make every effort to
contact you, the parent, or any / all of the emergency contacts on
file. Please ensure that you keep the office informed of any
changes in contact information. Paperwork was sent home this
week regarding phone numbers to be used in case of emergency.
Please send them back to the school ASAP.
If you are picking your child up, please call the office BEFORE 2:30
in order for us to inform your child before he/she goes outside for
last recess. Please report to the office to sign your child out if pick
up time is before 3:30. If you are picking up at the end of the day,
please ensure that the teacher on duty signs your child out of the
pick up room (Room 7 at the KPS site, and the office at The Annex
site). It is extremely important that we all follow these rules in
order to keep our students safe. Thank you!
Important Info
Late/Absent/Pick up KPS Site 613 258 2206 x108
Late/Absent/Pick up ANNEX Site 613 258 2206 x107
https://www.facebook.com/#!/KemptvillePS
@KemptvillePS
www.kpsdragons.com
KPS is a Peanut & Nut FREE School
KPS
Open House ,
Book Fair
& BBQ
KPS will be holding their
annual open house, BBQ
and Book Fair on
We would like to remind you that our school has students
and/or staff with peanut allergies. We kindly ask that you do
not send products that contain peanuts. There are food suppliers who are marketing peanut-free products that look,
taste, and smell like peanut butter. These peanut butter substitute products can cause confusion and create an unsafe
environment for our students and staff that are peanut anaphylactic. Therefore, due to the difficulty in differentiating
between peanut butter and a peanut butter substitute, we do
not allow these products in our school.
We thank you for your support in keeping a safe environment
for all.
September 24,
4:30-6:30pm
Hot Lunch Program
Order forms are due back
NO LATER than
Our hot lunch program will start up again in October. Order
September 12th so that
the food may be ordered.
M&M Meat Shops will be
preparing the food. All
items are peanut free.
Come and visit your
child’s classroom, meet
the teacher and mingle
with other parents.
forms for October to December will be sent home next week.
Orders are done for three month periods. We offer white or
chocolate milk every day, hotdogs on Wednesdays, and
CHEESE pizza on Friday. Cheques must be made to
Kemptville Public School and we do accept post-dated
cheques, postdated to the beginning of each month.
Volunteers are needed to cook hotdogs each Wednesday.
Preparation and clean up takes about 1.5 hours. If you are
able to help out, please email Deb Morand
(debbie.morand@ucdsb.on.ca)
www.kpsdragons.com
HOT LUNCH
DUE SEPT 19
Picture Day
Picture day this year has been divided into two separate days. Our KPS main site (Kindergarten through
Grade 3) is on Tuesday September 3oth. Our
ANNEX location will have their picture day on
Wednesday October 1st. Students
that are absent on these days will be able to have their
picture taken on retake
day. Retake day will be
announced at a later
date.
Please be aware that if you have
indicated that you DO NOT
WISH your child to be photographed in Section 2 of The Student Media Release Form Information, you child will NOT participate in the class photo taken
that day.
Kindergarten-Grade 3—September 30th
Grade 4-6—————————October 1 st
“There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Lots of paperwork has been sent home with your child this week.
Please take some time to read everything carefully, fill them out,
and send them back to school as soon as you
can.
Forms that were sent home include Student
Verifications, Emergency Contacts info,
Regular Pickup/Walker info, Hot Lunch, BBQ,
Privacy, Acceptable Use, and Ongoing
Excursion forms.
www.kpsdragons.com
Bus Evacuation
All students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 will participate
in a bus evacuation program on September 25. Valley Bus
Lines will bring buses to KPS and will demonstrate the
safe way to exit a bus in the event of an accident.
Only two things in this cartoon are NOT ready for school to start…..
First Time Riders Program
On September 17 and 18, our kindergarten students will participate in Valley Bus Lines “First Time Riders” program. The students will be shown a short movie about safety on the school
bus, and then will take a short trip to re-enforce the importance
of bus safety.
Parent Council Elections
Our Parent Council Elections are fast approaching. Watch for nomination forms
to come home soon. Election will be held on September 22. If you would like to
make at difference, why not consider running for council. Council meetings are
held once a month at the KPS site. We would love your help! Check out our latest
fundraiser, “Mabel’s Labels” 20% of all proceeds come back to your school!
https://www.mabelsfundraising.com/campaigns/13408-kemptville-public-schoolmabels-labels-fundraising
PD Day
September 26
No Classes
28
22
21
29
PARENT COUNCIL
ELECTIONS
15
HOT LUNCH
ORDERS GO
HOME
8
KPS
BBQ
24
1ST TIME
RIDERS
9:30
17
10
3
Wed
4:30-
ANNEX
OCT. 1
PICTURE
DAY
1ST TIME
RIDERS
9:30
BUS EVACUATION
25
18
11
BBQ orders go
home
4
Thu
PD DAY
26
HOT LUNCH
ORDERS
DUE
19
ALL BBQ
orders due
12
5
Fri
27
20
13
6
Sat
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors
into windows.
<————BOOK FAIR———>
30 PICTURE DAY
23
16
9
2
FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL
1
LABOUR DAY
Tue
Mon
14
7
Sun
Home of The Dragons
September 2014