VERY IMPORTANT!! Please do not pass buses in our bus loop. Recently we have had several reports of vehicles passing school buses in our bus loop. A quick reminder of our drop off procedure in the morning:

• Parents should park in the Family Parking Lot and walk their children across the bus loop. We’re asking that the goodbyes happen at the fence and students head to the building without their parent. Supervision will be provided.
• If dropping off after 8:50 (once all buses are through the bus loop) parents may elect to drop their children off in the bus loop. This should be a drop off zone only! Please pull up against the fence on the right side of the bus loop, stop and help your child through the fence, then return to your vehicle and proceed through the bus loop, exiting onto Elm Ave.
  

Passing a bus with flashing red lights and its stop sign out may result in your license plate number being reported to the RCMP. This could result in a $672 fine and demerits on your driver's license.

Thank you for supporting our Book Fair this past month! It was great to see kids excitedly pick out some new books. A huge thank you to our Librarian, Mrs. Penner, for all of her hard work in making the Book Fair a success!

Have you ever wondered how you can get more involved at Elmdale School? Have you given any thought to joining our Parent Advisory Council (PAC)? This group of parents meets monthly with Mr. Hiebert to discuss what is going on at the school and to find ways to support the school. While fundraising is one part of their mandate, there are many other important things that our PAC does. Our PAC is a place where parents can make their voice heard and have constructive discussions with the school team; it is a place for the school to bring ideas and concerns that would benefit from a parent perspective.

If you are interested in checking this out, join us in the School Library on the Second Thursday of the Month at 6:30pm. Email elmdaleparentcouncil@gmail.com for more info!

Elmdale School is pleased to be holding a Heart & Stroke Jump Rope for Heart event on March 23rd and 24th, 2022. All money raised will support Heart & Stroke in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart and stroke research.

Jump Rope for Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges for heart disease and stroke research. They also learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and giving back to their community. This year Heart & Stroke is striving to get 1 million kids jumping in close to 4,000 schools across Canada. Let’s be part of it!

We need your help to reach our School fundraising goal of $1000.00!

Please help support your child’s fundraising efforts by registering them online at jumpropeforheart.ca and send out donation request emails to friends, family and colleagues.

Please visit jumpropeforheart.ca and start fundraising today!

Thank you for your support,

Mrs. K. Tufford

Kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year is NOW OPEN. To be eligible, Children must be five years of age on or before December 31, 2022 (born in 2017). The registration process will take place online at www.HSD.ca. If you do not have access to the Internet, please visit the school office and we can assist you in completing the registration on a school computer. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to register their children soon after registration opens in January. Early registration will assist us in preparation and planning for the upcoming school year. Registering before March 1, 2022, will ensure there is sufficient time for school appointments and provide parents/guardians with the opportunity to participate in Kindergarten orientation activities. Visit www.HSD.ca for registration instructions.

Is your child a picky eater? Check out this month's Nutrition Bits and Bites Newsletter from Southern Health for tips on how to deal with this. Click HERE to access it!

Please check our website for information about school bus routes in HSD.
If your address has changed, please call transportation at 204-320-2347 to make sure that your children are riding the correct bus to and from school.