CALVIN PARK UPDATE
Week of March 15-19, 2021
THIS WEEK AT CALVIN PARK
March 15-19 SPRING into SPRING Spirit Week
The class that has the highest overall percentage of students participating in each Spirit Day throughout the week, will be the first winners of the Calvin Comet Cohort Cup!!! The Cup will stay in your classroom until the next Calvin Comet Cohort Cup Challenge!
Monday, March 15 - Day 3
- Spring Forward PJ Day
- Tropical Day - Let’s pretend that it’s already summer! Wear your favorite tropical summer outfit
Wednesday, March 17 - Day 5
- Spring into Spring on St Patrick’s Day - Wear your GREEN and celebrate Spring!
Thursday, March 18 - Day 1
- Class Colour Day Choose a class colour that everyone in your class can dress up in. Together we can create a Calvin rainbow!!
Friday, March 19 - Day 2
- Calvin Colours Day! Wear red and blue or your Calvin clothing and show your spirit!
UPCOMING DATES
March 22 Term 2 IEPs sent home
March 26 Earth Hour at Calvin Park - we will reduce our electricity use by powering off electronics and turning off the lights for an hour
April 2-5 Easter Break
April 12-16 Spring Break (postponed from March)
LDSB WANTS YOUR INPUT!
Co-Chairs:
Claudine Elvidge (claudine_elvidge@hotmail.com)
Krystle Holton ( krystleholton@hotmail.com )
Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Phinney
Our next meeting will be in April (date to be determined). New members are always welcome. The meeting link will be sent out to all Council Members by our Co-Chairs. New members are always welcome so please contact Claudine for the meeting link if you are a new member.
Our Indigo and FlipGive fundraisers will be continuing until June 25th. For more information about these fundraisers, please view the Calvin Park School Advisory Council Update https://www.smore.com/beqxr Participation in these fundraisers is easy! Just sign up and a percentage of what you spend for regular purchases like groceries, gas, home products and gifts, will go to our school. All fundraising this year will be used to purchase new books for classroom libraries to reflect diverse lives and issues related to equity, racism, and inclusion.
IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE CHANGES
DAILY COVID SCREENING
1. They have a negative Covid test OR
2. They receive an alternative diagnosis from a health care professional OR
3. It has been 10 days since their symptom onset.
Note: All household members are required to isolate until the symptomatic child/student receives a negative COVID-19 test result or an alternative diagnosis from a health care provider. If the symptomatic child/student does not seek COVID-19 testing, household members must isolate for 14 days from their last contact with that symptomatic child/student (a total of 24 days if the symptomatic child/student is not able to effectively self-isolate). For more information, please visit the KFLA Public Health website.
The link to the online screener is at the top of the newsletter and there is a PDF copy below. Thank you for working with us to keep students and staff safe at school.
RECESS REMINDERS
Also, we recommend that students bring additional masks so that they can replace wet or dirty ones as needed. Please ensure that your child's mask(s) fits appropriately, covering their nose, mouth and chin.
Please call the office if we can help you with clothing, shoes or boots for your child.
STUDENT EXTRACURRICULARS
GRADE 8 GRADUATION
MARCH is KINGSTON GETS ACTIVE MONTH
To participate, download or check out the calendar of activities during the month of March. Challenge yourself, your family and your friends to get active each day. Then enter for a chance to win prizes! All the details are in the Kingston Gets Active Calendar, which can be found on the Kingston Gets Active website.
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH
LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION?
Please continue to check these Limestone District School Board platforms for the most up-to-date information from our Board.
LDSB Website https://www.limestone.on.ca/
LDSB Twitter: https://twitter.com/LimestoneDSB
LDSB Facebook https://tinyurl.com/wbhjtku
LDSB Instagram https://instagram.com/limestonedsb/
In addition, please follow our:
Calvin Park Twitter account: @CalvinPark_LDSB or https://twitter.com/CalvinPark_LDSB
Calvin Park Website: https://calvinpark.limestone.on.ca/
Calvin Park Public School Office: (613) 542-2796
Mrs. Christine LeClair, Office Administrator
Mrs. Elizabeth Suriyuth, Principal: suriyuthe@limestone.on.ca
Ms. Wilma Pettingill, Vice-Principal: pettingillw@limestone.on.ca
Calvin Park Public School
Email: calvp@limestone.on.ca
Website: www.calvinpark.limestone.on.ca
Location: 153 Van Order Drive, Kingston, ON, Canada
Phone: 613-542-2796
Twitter: @CalvinPark_LDSB