Grand Bend Public School April 2015 Newsletter

Grand Bend Public School
15 Gill Road, PO Box 520, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
Phone: 519-238-2091
Fax: 519-238-8745
Principal: Anne Keeley anne.keeley@lkdsb.net
Secretary Shelley Goodhand shelley.goodhand@lkdsb.net
http://grandbend.lkdsb.net
April 2015 Newsletter
GRADUATION PHOTO RETAKES
FOOD CONTRACT DAYS
ADANAC Images will be taking Grad Photo
retakes at the school on
Thursday April 30, 2015
April 10, 2015 Subway Day
April 17, 2015 Pizza Day
April 24, 2015 Hot Dog Day
Happy Easter the school will be closed
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Friday April 3, 2015
Monday April 6, 2015
The decision to cancel transportation services
shall be made prior to 6:30 a.m. and broadcast
on local radio stations and at the website
www.schoolbusinfo.com. When transportation
services are canceled, schools will remain open,
unless otherwise deemed necessary by the
Director of Education.
GBPS is in
CHARACTER TRAIT ASSEMBLY
We will be holding our monthly Character Trait
Assembly on April 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM
Mrs. Kobe’s class will be leading the assembly.
The topic is “Empathy/Citizenship”.
SPIRIT DAYS
April 8, 2015 Wear Pink – A Day to STOP
Bullying.
April 10, 2015 Rainbow Spirit Day wear as many
colours as you can.
April 22, 2015 Earth Day – reduce litter today!
April 24, 2015 Western Spirit Day wear your
Western Clothes.
ALLERGY ALERT
Our school is
NUT AWARE and DAIRY AWARE.
Please refrain from bringing any food items into
the school that may contain nuts or spill-able
dairies. Thank you for your cooperation in
keeping our school a safe place to be.
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Swan Bus: www.ourschoolbuses.ca
IMPORTANT:
If your child regularly walks to school or gets
dropped off in the mornings, it is important that
you contact the school when buses are canceled
if your child will not be attending. For the safety
of our students, students, we will make every
effort to contact families when non-bussed
students are absent from school.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF STUDENTS
An increasing number of parents have
requested that photographs not be taken of their
children - other than for school purposes. Many
parents also do not want pictures of their
children on the internet. Please be respectful of
these wishes when photographing school events
and only take pictures of your own children, or
children where you have the parent’s
permission.
DRESS PROPERLY
Please pack extra clothing, hats and mitts for
your children during these wet and cold months.
The weather is often unpredictable and it is very
uncomfortable to be in wet socks or pants for the
day. Don’t forget to label everything! (This is a
good opportunity to use our Mabel’s Labels
fundraiser!)
LOST & FOUND ITEMS
Parents are asked to remind their child(ren) to
regularly check the lost and found box in the
foyer for any missing items. Parents are
welcome to come in and check the box as well.
WINTER SAFETY
The playground equipment continues to be out
of bounds for the winter season. This also
includes after school and weekends. We
appreciate your cooperation with this.
PANCAKE DAY
We would like to send out a special thank you to
our Home & School Association, Parent
Volunteers and Barbara’s Custom Catering for a
fabulous Pancake Lunch. The pancakes were
enjoyed by all the students and staff here at the
School.
SHEPPARD’S PIE DAY
The entire school also enjoyed some delicious
Sheppard’s Pie. Special thanks to Karen Latta
and Sharon Latta for all their hard work
preparing and serving this special treat. Also, to
Hayter’s Turkey for supplying all the Turkey.
EQAO for GRADE 3s and GRADE 6s
Please mark your calendars this year’s EQAO
testing for Grade 3s and Grade 6s will take
place the weeks of May 25-June 5, 2015.
Please try to ensure your child(ren) are at school
for these important two weeks.
BPS PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE
TRAINING MODULES FOR ONTARIO
SCHOOL BOARDS
The Ministry of Education’s Broader Public
Sector (BPS) Procurement Directive Working
Committee determined a need for standard
training tool for all school boards to increase
awareness of the BPS Procurement Directive
and to help staff and stakeholders understand
their roles and responsibilities in effectively
using public funds in school board
procurements.
Training Modules were customized into user
groups which have been added to the LKDSB
website and/or Portal:
Teachers, Parents and Student Councils
http://www.lkdsb.net/Parents/
http://www.lkdsb.net/Staff/