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Salisbury Elementary School Newsletter – November 2009

Respect, Enjoy, Celebrate, Learn!

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At Salisbury Elementary!

PSSC News: The Parent School Support Committee will meet on November 3 at 7:00 in the staff room. Topics will include  Provincial Assessment results for Grade 2 & 4 and the Reading & Writing Achievement Standards K - 4.

Home and School Association: This committee will meet on Monday, November 16 at 7:00 at JMA.

Avon Fundraiser, once again raising funds for our playground, will take place beginning Wednesday, November 4 and end Tuesday, November 17. More information will come home on Wednesday of this week pertaining to this fundraiser.

Cool Kids Training Session will be held on Friday afternoon November 6 for our new Col Kids. Thanks to Mrs. Leger for organizing this event.

Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place in our gymnasium on Monday, November 9 at 10:30 p.m. Students are asked to wear red in support of our troops! Please note that there are no classes for students on Wednesday, November 11.

Parent – teacher Interviews will be held on the evening of Monday, November 9 and Tuesday morning, November 10. The afternoon of the 10^th is a professional development session for teachers. Therefore there are no classes for students on November 10.

Picture retakes will occur on the morning of November 3.

H1N1 Clinic will be held in the school gymnasium on November 4 for school aged children. Please note that parents of students in K, 1 or 2 must accompany their children or these children will not receive the shot at school even if you have returned the consent form. When your child’s class is scheduled, please go directly to the classroom and escort your child back to the gym area. Students will be required to remain in the gym area for 15 minutes following the shot. If your child is in Grades 3 or 4 and you wish to accompany of course you may, but it is not required. If you are unable to come to the school during the allotted time there will be an evening clinic at JMA where your child can receive their shot on November 4. Also if you have more than one child at our school, please feel free to have all your school aged children immunized while you are here in the building. We ask parents for their patience with this process as the times on the schedule below are only approximate. Thank you!!!

Please visit School District 2’s website for continuous updates on the H1N1 virus.

Lost & Found: Please continue to encourage your child to seek out their lost items! Once again we will be sending our lost & found “left overs”  off  to various charity organizations on Friday, November 16.

Kindergarten Kickoff Meeting: This initial start up meeting for parents with Kindergarten students entering school in the Fall of 2009 will be held on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 in the gym. Tina Landry, District 2 supervisor will be present to provide parents with information regarding Kindergarten entry. Please note that this session is for parents only.

Welcome to Kindergarten Event will be held on Thursday, November 26 at 6:15pm – 7:15 pm. Children who are entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2009 and their parents will be involved in activites that will help prepare them for their Kindergarten experience. Children will receive a special bag of items that support learning at home on this evening! Hope you can come!

Career Week As part of our comprehensive guidance program, our students will be involved in a variety of activites pertaining to careers the week of November 23 – 27. If you have an interesting career you wouldn’t mind speaking to our students about, please contact our Guidance Counsellor, Mrs. Leger, and she will schedule you for a session with a class.

Bubblegum Day: We are showing some school spirit at SES! Students will be chewing bubblegum on Friday, November 27. Gum will be provided! Munch! Munch!

Thought You’d Like to Know:

When Your Child is Absent…If your child is ill and can not attend school, please either provide your child’s teacher with a written excuse for their absence or leave a message with our school secretary. Thank you!

BRRR! Soon we will have snow once again. On inclement days please listen to your local radio stations for the possibility of school closures. You may also call the SNOW line at 856 – SNOW after 6:00 in the morning or check District 2’s web site for updates on school closures.

Gumdrop Book Orders Thanks to all who supported our school by participating in our Gumdrop “Reveve Up for Reading ” program. Our library will receive $1474 worth of books as a result of this campaign!

Penny Drive in January & February – Save your pennies! WE will be having a “Pennies for the Playground Parade” in 2010!

Home & School would like you to know that they are collecting Salisbury Save – easy receipts (they receive $2.00 for every $1000 worth of receipts) and also Campbell ’s labels. To see what labels are used for please visit www.labelsfor education.ca or see the Home & School Wall in our school’s front foyer. It’s also not to late to become a Home & School member! If you need a membership they can be picked up at the school office. All are welcome!

Cafeteria news: The Tuesday Balanced Choice special has been changed to Mashed Tater Bowl ( 2 scoops mashed potatoes, topped with corn, hamburg , gravy & cheese) and milk. They also now have bagel pizza ( ½ bagel with pizza sauce, hamburg and cheese for $1.65. New to the menu also are Chicken fingers and fries $4.85 ( fingers alone are $3.60). Our cafeteria no longer provides plastic utensils and therefore we are asking students not to leave the cafeteria with our stainless steel ones! Lso if your child needs a spoon, etc. for their recess treat please pack one!

Hope you Understand…Some of our friends have been forgetting their lunch and our school has been accommodating them with a lunch from the cafeteria with the expectation that the children pay for their lunch the next day. However, many of our friends are forgetting to do so…because of this we will no longer be able to provide lunches for forgotten ones…thanks for your understanding.

Learning for all!

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