Panther Peek at the Week-Parent ed.
Week of 12/05/2016
Jingle Bell Run and our PRIDE Colour House Challenge
The Jingle Bell Run was a great success! Thank you to Mrs. Burns and all of our parent volunteers for organizing and treating us to hot chocolate and cookies afterwards. It was a nice treat on a cool damp day.
Thank you to our Perth Road community for the fantastic kick off to our Fill the Foyer challenge. The foyer is well on its way to being filled with non-perishable food items! The 'R' red colour house won the challenge with the most food items and spirit! We will be collecting food up until December 21st, so it is not too late to donate.
Calendar
This Week
Monday-Parent Council Meeting 6:30PM
Tuesday- Bus Safety Presentation
Primary Session 2:00 PM
Junior/Intermediate Session 2:45 PM
Thursday & Friday- Volleyball tournaments
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/15- Parent's Night Out
12/21- Christmas Concert
Moustache Day
We would like to thank our Perth Road families for their support of Moustache Day. We raised $383.85 for men's health research programs. Thank you!
PROCEEDING WITH PURPOSE
PRPS Math Community Mindset
* Encourage students to believe in themselves. There is no such thing as a “math person”. Everyone can reach the highest levels they want to, with hard work.
2. Mistakes are Valuable.
* Mistakes grow your brain! It is good to struggle and make mistakes.
3. Questions are Really Important
* Always ask questions, always answer questions. Ask yourself: why does that make sense?
4. Math is about Creativity and Making Sense
* Math is a very creative subject that is, at is core, about visualizing patterns and creating solution paths that others can see, discuss, and critique.
5. Math is about Connections and Communicating.
* Math is a connected subject, and a form of communication. Represent math in different forms – such as words, a picture, a graph, an equation – and link them. Colour code!
6. Depth is Much More Important than Speed
* Top mathematicians, such as Laurent Schwartz, think slowly and deeply.
7. Math Class is about Learning, Not Performing.
* Math is a growth subject; it takes time to learn, and it is all about effort.
Proceeding with Purpose- Athletics and the Arts
PRPS Volleyball Home Games after school
Fall dates for Athletics
Volleyball:
Division 3
Girls - Thurs. Dec 8, 2016
Boys - Fri., Dec 9, 2016
Boys & Girls Finals - Mon. Dec 12, 2016 - 6:30 pm
Venue to be determined
At PRPS we are committed to working together with all partners
Parent Council
Dear Parents,
Each year we raise money through different events for our school. We are now presenting you with a description of the actual amount raised and spent for the year 2015-16.
If you have any questions or concerned, please do not hesitate to contact our treasurer, Marie, at pepinm@limestone.on.ca.
Thank you for your support,
Parent Council
We raised:
$1,352.00 with the little Caesar campaign;
$1,281.57 with the QSP campaign;
$388.70 with the Soup Night;
$840.00 with the Hockey Nights;
$555.10 with the Milkshake;
$298.89 with other such as bake sales, chili etc;
The money donated and raised for our Christmas baskets is $2,157.00;
Finally, we raised $5,323.94 with the hot lunches. This money is being kept in a different account to be used in the future for yard equipment. We are hoping to be able to present you with a project for our grade 4 to 8 yard by the end of the school year.
We spent:
$1,000.00 for the Art Fest;
$320.00 in babysitting fees (the Parent Council meetings are open to everyone and babysitting is provided to anyone who needs it);
$354.07 in miscellaneous expenses like, toys for Kindergarten yard, teacher’s gifts, office supplies etc;
$200 for the French Café;
$300 for Graduation;
$100 was donated to Helping Hands (food program);
$607.07 for the school sound equipment;
$1,425.59 for the Christmas baskets;
Finally, we gave $2,750.00 for the Teacher Discretionary Fund. For example, this can be use by the teacher to buy material not provided by the school board or help pay for a class trip.