May 2015 Newsletter - Errol Road Public School

PRINCIPAL
Ms. Joy McLean
Errol Road Public School
VICE-PRINCIPAL
Mr. Leo Spence
May 2015
989 Errol Road East
Sarnia, Ontario
N7S 2E6
Phone: 519-542-9341 Fax: 519-542-5451
E-mail: Joy.McLean@lkdsb.net
Note from Ms. McLean:
May is a busy time of the year with many exciting
activities planned. Students are enjoying having the
playground equipment re-opened after the Spring
inspection was done. We are appreciative of the
students who helped with raking of leaves and yard
cleanup on Earth Day.
School Council - FlowerBed Greenhouse Fundraiser.
If you ordered plants or flowers, they will be ready for
pickup in the gym May 12th from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Cards are available if this is a Mother’s Day gift.
Thank you for your participation.
Education week is May 4th to May 8th. To help us in
our celebration, we are happy to welcome Soul
Drums to Errol Road Public School on Tuesday, May
5th. This program helps facilitate equity and
inclusion throughout the school and teaches skills
in focusing and listening, team building,
harmonized community behaviours, awareness of
others and leadership. A whole school assembly
will take place at 2:00 p.m.
Would you like to know more about EQAO and
how you can prepare your child for this
assessment?
Thursday, May 7th - 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mrs. Hillier’s classroom
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Please remember that yard supervision begins at
8:50 a.m. School is dismissed at 3:25 p.m. and
students need to be picked up on time.
Hot Lunch and Spirit Day
Hot Lunch: Thursday, May 28th
The theme is “formal wear”. Wear your best
formal attire while you participate in this delicious
event.
School Council Meeting
The next Errol Road School Council Meeting is
scheduled for Monday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. All Errol
Road parents/guardians are invited to attend.
EQAO testing will take place for students in Grade 3
and 6 from May 25th to June 5th. These
assessments measure students’ knowledge and
skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. We
request that appointments for students are not
scheduled during this testing period.
This
assessment provides excellent data for the school
team as we reflect on our areas of strength and
improvement and we use this data to guide our
School Improvement Plan.
We need some parents who would be willing to
help prepare a healthy snack for students each
day during EQAO assessments. If you would be
willing to help out by cutting up fruit and cheese
please notify Ms. McLean.
Lost and Found – is your child missing any winter
clothing? Please check out the lost and found area for
any lost items. Any items not picked up by the end of
the week will be donated to local charity.
Errol Road School Garden Project – An invitation!
Grade 8 Graduation:
Graduation ceremonies for Grade 8 students will be
held at the Holiday Inn on Tuesday, June 23rd. Save the
date and more details to follow.
Last year Errol Road School started a very small
school garden. We know that to engage all of our
students, we need to give them hands-on experiences
to explore their curriculum. There is currently a
JUMP trip - PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
Grade 7/8 Year End Trip: June 15, 16, 17
proposal to significantly extend the small garden to
the new “Errol Road School Garden Project”.
The
most basic part of this plan involves four raised beds
for each of our divisions: kindergarten, primary,
JUMP – Wilfred Laurier University
Grade 7/8 teachers are holding a parent
information meeting to tell you more about
this program and to answer any of your
questions. Please join us on:
May 19 – 6:30 p.m. – school library
junior and intermediate (both English and French
Immersion streams.) Here, students can investigate
Science
and
other
curriculum,
plant
seeds,
vegetables, native plants, butterfly attracting plants
and more.
Research shows that to create a
successful and long lasting garden, all pillars of the
school community need to work together. Therefore,
the school will hold a presentation evening and invite
our school community to join the Errol Road School
Staff Changes:
Garden Project Team.
The meeting is open to Errol
Road staff, parents and students and will be on
New Custodian: Ms. Arsenault, our night custodian
accepted a new position at Northern High School.
Please welcome our new evening custodian, Jen Evans
to Errol Road.
Tuesday, May 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the school
Vice Principal: We wish Miss Krenn well as she begins a
new job in Toronto. We welcome Mr. Leo Spence, who
will be working half time to replace Miss Krenn. Mr.
Spence comes highly regarded as the previous principal
of Hanna Memorial Public School and Lansdowne Public
School. Please welcome Mr. Spence to Errol Road.
with the helping hands of many!
Special Education: Congratulations to Mrs. Valade who
has accepted the position of Special Education CoOrdinator with L.K.D.S.B., effective September 2015.
Although we will miss Mrs. Valade, we wish her all the
best in this new position.
Please welcome Mrs. Solinas-Moscone to the full time
position in Special Education at Errol Road Public
School¸ effective September 2015. We are excited Mrs.
Solinas Moscone has accepted this position.
library. If you’re interested in helping, please come
out, or contact Mme. Ward (sheila.ward@lkdsb.net).
It is our hope that we can put our plans into action
Re: Lambton County Library’s 2015 Summer Reading
Program
Increase your child's literacy this summer with the
Lambton
County
Library's
Summer
Reading
Program. Children can get a passport from their local
library to record their reading progress and win lots of
great prizes (free books, Lego, and more)! Contact your
local library branch for further information on how your
child can participate in this year's summer reading
program, or check our website at www.lclibrary.ca
Important Dates for May
More Important Dates for May
May 4-8 Education Week: Achieving Excellence: Moving
Forward in Math
May 25-28 – Grade 3 - EQAO Assessment
May 28 2:00 - Volunteer Tea
May 4
Grade 7/8 Immunization in the Library
May 5
World Leadership Day – Optimizing Potential
May 5
Soul Drums Presentation – whole school
assembly at 2:00
May 6
Garden Committee Meeting – 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Important Dates for June
May 7
EQAO parent info meeting – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
June 1-4 Grade 6 EQAO assessments
May 12 Parent Council Flower Fundraiser – pick up
plants in the gym 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
May 28 – Hot Lunch Day – Theme – “formal” day
May 28 Track and Field Rain Date
June 1
7:00 p.m. - School Council Meeting
June 8
Professional Development Day – no school
May 12 French Cultural event – F.I. Primary students –
Le Chef a Lecole
May 13 Grade 7/8 Math Gauss Contest
May 13 School Mental Health Survey – Grade 5-8 – this
is part of the Ontario Child Health Study – if you
would like your child to opt out of participating,
please let your child’s classroom teacher know.
May 15 Jump Rope for Heart – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
May 15 Mme Ward and Miron’s class away at F.I. event
at Harwich Raleigh Public School, Blenheim
May 18 Holiday - Victoria Day – no school
May 19 Parent Information Night – 6:00 p.m. Grade 7/8
JUMP trip
LKDSB Concussion Policy
The Ministry of Education expects all school boards in
Ontario to develop and maintain a policy on concussion.
Though concussions are common sport injuries,
particularly among children and adolescents, their
sometimes subtle symptoms may go unnoticed.
Without identification and proper management, a
concussion can result in permanent or severe brain
damage. Please notify the school if your child is
diagnosed with a concussion.
Please check out the LKDSB concussion policy and
helpful video found on the LKDSB school website:
http://www.lkdsb.net/Parents/concussion.htm
May 20 Class trip – Mme Toms and Mrs. Blake classes to
Smith Farm
May 22 Class trip –9:05 - Mme Stewart – Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
May 22 Class trip – a.m. - Mme Ward and Mr.
VanHumbeck – Smith Farm
May 22 – Class trip – p.m. Mme Miron and Mr. Jackson
May 25 Junior Track and Field Day
May 26 Intermediate Track and Field Day
Fun Fair
This year the Fun Fair will be held on Thursday, June 11th
from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. This will be a fun family event and
will follow a pirate theme. Make plans to attend and
start planning your pirate costume. More details to
follow.