KPS Sept 2015 news

Kemptville Public School
215 Reuben Crescent Box 70
Kemptville ON
K0G 1J0
613 258 2206
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September 2015
Principal: Ms. Nancy Hanna
Vice-Principal: Ms. Tracy Staples
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Twitter……… @KemptvillePS
September Start-Up
Welcome to another new school year! A big Dragon welcome to all of
our new students and staff, and to our returning students and staff! We
look forward to another exciting year! This is the third year that we will
continue the focus on our Ignite Program, giving students the ability to
explore lots of different sports and wellness activities.
We would like to welcome the following staff members:
Teachers Leann Bruley (LRC), Andrea Doherty (Grade 2), Kristina Falcioni (Grade 4), Educational Assistant Gisele Oakley, Early Childhood
Educator Cayleigh Milne-Keeley (yellow room), Bev Parry (LCI), and
last but not least, Annex Custodian Tony Hodder.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
September message .............. 1
Safe Arrivals ........................... 2
A recent article was written in the newspaper regarding our new school.
While the building has been delayed, we are optimistic that we will
begin building soon and will hopefully be in the new building during the
2016-2017 school year. We will keep you posted.
Food Allergies ........................ 2
Hot Lunch............................... 3
Bus Evacuation ...................... 4
First Time Riders .................... 4
Photo Day……………………...4
School Schedule
Due to the current labour situation, elementary teachers are required to follow Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario
(ETFO) directives regarding work-to-rule. As a result, there will not
be any field trips scheduled at this time. Labour action also impacts school events that occur outside of the instructional day.
Therefore, an Open House (meet the teacher) evening has not
been scheduled. We will keep you up to date as changes occur.
We look forward to a great year!
9:10-11:21 Instructional Block
11:21-11;41 DPA (KPS) T, Th
11:41-12:21 Lunch
12:21-2:45 Instructional Block
2:45-3:25 Recess
3:25-3:30– Prepare for dismissal
3:30 Dismissal
9:10-9:25 DPA (Annex) T, Th, F
9:25-11:41 Instructional Block
11:41-12:21 Lunch
12:21-2:45 Instructional Block
2:45-3:25 Recess
3:25-3:30– Prepare for dismissal
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3:30 Dismissal
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Safe Arrival & 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 and leave a message, prior to the start of the school
day (KPS side—613 258 2206 x108 or Annex side—613 258 2206
x107). If it is a known absence please write a note in your child’s
agenda indicating this. If we DO NOT receive a phone call, or a
note, 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 last week regarding phone numbers to be used in
case of emergency. Please send back to school ASAP if you have not
already done so. If you are picking your child up, please note the
pick up time and who will be picking them up in your child’s agenda.
If arrangements are made later in the day please call the school be-
FOOD ALLERGIES
KPS is a Peanut & Nut
FREE School
fore 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 the pick up time is before 3:30. If you are picking up at the
end of the day (3:30pm), please ensure that you make contact with
the teacher on duty, and that the duty teacher 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!
PLEASE NOTE: Students should not be dropped off at
school until 9:00am. There is NO supervision prior to
this time at either location.
Parent Council Elections
Our Parent Council Elections are fast approaching. A nomination form and
letter explaining the process are attached to this newsletter. Elections will be
held on Monday, October 5th at 7:00pm at the KPS main site.
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! Planning for our new school will be part of our monthly meetings this
year. Thank you for your help!
We would like to remind you
that our school has students
and/or staff with peanut and
nut 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 our school
environment safe for all.
Nominations forms are due back to the school by Wednesday, September
30th, 2015.
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HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
Our hot lunch program will start up again right after Thanksgiving (Oct. 13 for milk, October 16th for pizza, and October
19th for chicken). Order 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, CHICKEN TENDERS on Mondays, and CHEESE pizza on Fridays. All food items are made by Mr. Mozzarella in Kemptville, and, as always, are peanut free. Cheques must be made
to Kemptville Public School and we do accept post-dated cheques, postdated to the beginning of each month. The new
hot lunch order is attached to this newsletter. Please note that ALL hot lunch orders are due no later than October 2nd
so that ordering can be completed. Unfortunately, no late orders can be accepted. Hot lunches ARE NOT provided on
snow days. Please send a lunch for your child if they come to school.
Order form and money must be sent to school in sealed envelope provided with order form. Thank you!
KPS reduces paper waste
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In our continued effort to reduce paper usage and waste at
KPS, this is the ONLY time this year that the newsletter will
be sent home as a paper copy. Please ensure that the
main office has an up-to-date email address for you to receive future newsletters. If you do not have access to a
computer, please drop us a line in your child’s agenda and
we will ensure that you receive a paper copy each month.
Newsletters, calendars and various other postings such as
community events, sports registration flyers, and public
health unit information will be posted on our website and on
facebook. Thank you for your support with this environmentally conscious initiative.
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FIRST TIME RIDERS
Picture day this year
has been divided into two
separate days. Our KPS
main site (Kindergarten
through Grade 3) is on
Thursday October
8th. Our ANNEX
On September 16th , our kindergarten students participated in Valley Bus Lines “First Time Riders” program. The students were
shown a short movie about safety on the school bus, and then took
a short trip to re-enforce the importance of bus safety.
location will have their picture
day on Friday
October 9th.
Students that are absent
on these days will be able
to have their individual
picture taken on retake
day, but will not be in the
class photo. 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 Part 2b of The
Student Media
Release Form,
your child will
NOT participate
in the class
photo taken
BUS EVACUATION
All students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 will participate in a bus evacuation program on September 24th.
Valley Bus Lines will bring buses to KPS and will
demonstrate the safe way to exit a bus in the event of
an accident.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Important Info
Late/Absent/Pick up KPS Site 613 258 2206 x108
Late/Absent/Pick up ANNEX Site 613 258 2206 x107
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
At this time we are in the process of establishing our KPS School Council for 2015-2016 and
are inviting any interested parents to join our KPS School Council. Each year nomination forms are
sent home to parents inviting them to participate on the KPS School Council. The role parents may
take can be either as an elected member –chair, co-chair, vice-chair, secretary or treasurer, or as a
member of the school council. The Education Act sets out specific requirements regarding the composition of school councils and the election processes. One of the requirements of the regulation is
that school council elections must take place within the first 30 school days of each school year.
If you are interested in becoming an elected member of the KPS School Council and/or wish
to nominate another parent, please complete the attached nomination form and return to the school
by Wednesday, September 30th, 2015.
The KPS School Council election and first meeting will take place on Monday October
5th, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons at KPS. The dates/days of future meetings
will be determined at this meeting based upon the input received at the first meeting. We welcome
all parents-either previously involved OR completely new, to participate. You are invited to become
a member or merely attend meetings to see what takes place at the School Council.
We, as staff, look forward to working with the School Council, and all parents to provide excellent learning opportunities for our students at KPS.
Sincerely,
Nancy Hanna
Principal
[email protected]
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KPS SCHOOL COUNCIL PARENT NOMINATION FORM
□
I wish to declare my candidacy for an elected position as a parent/guardian representative on the school council.
or
□
I wish to nominate __________________________________for an elected position as a parent/guardian representative on the school council.
My Name:
___________________________________________________________
Address:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Phone #
_________________________
Email
___________________________________________________________
□
I am the parent/guardian of ____________________________, who is currently registered at KPS.
and/or
□
The person nominated is the parent/guardian of _________________________, who is currently registered at
KPS.
The nominee is an employee of The Upper Canada School Board.
□
yes
□
no
My signature:___________________________ Date:___________________________
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Staff Directory & Website Information
KINDERGARTEN
EMAIL ADDRESS
WEBSITE
Mrs. Wainwright & Mrs. Dulmage
[email protected]
All kinder teachers share:
Mrs. Nolan & Mrs. Lynch
[email protected]
Mrs. Turcotte & Ms. Clarmo
[email protected]
Mrs. Henderson & Mrs. Leclerc
[email protected]
Mrs. Bowlby , Mrs. Graham & Ms. Cayleigh
[email protected] /
www.kpskinderdragons.weebly.com
[email protected]
GRADE ONE
Mme Laurie
[email protected]
http://www.lauriegrade1.weebly.com/
Mr. Salberg
[email protected]
http://www.mrsalberg.weebly.com/
Ms. Baker
[email protected]
http://msbakersgrade1.blogspot.com/
GRADE TWO
[email protected]
grade2dragons.weebly.com
Mme Elliott
[email protected]
www.dojo.com
Ms. Byvelds
[email protected]/
[email protected]
http://mmebrittgrade2.weebly.com
[email protected]
monsieurv.weebly.com
[email protected]
Mrswalkden2014-2015.weebly.com
[email protected]
http://mllestewartsgradethreeclass.weebly.com/
[email protected]
All Grade 4 teachers share:
[email protected]/
[email protected]
kpsgrade4.weebly.com
[email protected]
www.dojo.com
[email protected]
http://www.teamarmstrong.weebly.com/
[email protected]
http://mrlclasswebsite.weebly.com/
[email protected]
http://www.mrspignon.weebly.com/
Mme Britt/ Ms. Doherty
http://mrsdohertys2s.weebly.com
GRADE THREE
M Van Vliet
Mrs. Walkden
Mlle Stewart
GRADE 4
Mme Falcioni
Mrs. Johnston/ Mrs. Tym
GRADE 5
Mme Simons
Mr. Armstrong
GRADE SIX
M Lachance
Mrs. Pignon
[email protected]
Mr. Matheson
Mrs. Bruley
Mrs. Granger
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mme Gendron
ADMINISTRATION
Nancy Hanna
Tracy Staples
Nichola Cook (KPS)
Debbie Morand (ANNEX)
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Labour Day
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Parent Council Election Cross Country
Nomination Forms due qualification - Russell
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Gr. 4-6 - October 9th
Gr.1-3- JK/SK - October 8th
FYI.......Picture Day
Hot Lunch Orders
due TODAY - NO
LATE ORDERS
CAN BE
ACCEPTED. Sorry!
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Bus Evacuation
ALL STUDENT
PAPERWORK DUE
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First Time Riders
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Cross Country meet at
St. Mikes
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Helen Hunt Jackson
September days are here, with
best of weather and
autumn's best of cheer.
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