Parent Peek at the Week
Week of September 16th, 2019
In case you missed it.....
Patterning
International Dot Day
Staff got in the spirit too!
Important Dates
Monday, September 16th - Day 5
- All week - Book Fair!
Tuesday, September 17th - Day 1
- All week - Book Fair!
Wednesday, September 18th - Day 2
- All week - Book Fair!
- 3:30pm - 6:30pm - Book Fair open late (thank you Ms. Scott!)
Thursday, September 19th - Day 3
Friday, September 20th - Day 4
Some important information for this week....
Book Fair
It's Book Fair week! A huge thank you to Ms. Scott who is organizing and running it this year. Grade 5's and 6's will be able to make purchases on Wednesday, Grades 3 and 4 will make purchases on Thursday, and our Kindergarten - Grade 3 students will be able to go down on Friday. In addition, the book fair will also be open late on Wednesday until 6:30pm. Please feel free to drop by between 3:20pm and 6:30pm for any additional purchases.
Terry Fox
Those toonies for Terry are quickly coming in. Please feel free to send in more if you would like.:) Many classes have already met their 50% participation rate in order to choose one item that Mrs. Sampson has to wear on the run day. Please help us contribute to this great cause!
Edsby tip
Thank you to all the parents who have signed up for Edsby. This is the school's main form of communication with parents, along with our website, Twitter and Instagram. Please check back frequently for updates on your child's homepage, as well as on the main school banner. If we can do anything to improve our communication tools, please just let us know. If you're experiencing any issues in getting on to Edsby, please let your child's teacher or Mrs. Sampson know and we'll find a solution for you.
Pizza Dinner and Open House
Thank you to our School Council for organizing the Pizza Dinner for next Monday, September 23rd, before our Open House. A reminder that pizza will be served in the back yard area from 6pm - 6:45pm (thank you for all your pre-orders!) and then the classrooms will be open from 6:45pm - 7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
On-going Parking Conundrum
Survey Monkey Feedback
Question 1: Share one thing about Kawartha Heights P.S. that makes you proud.
- great teachers and staff
- warmth of teachers and staff and high quality education
- innovative teaching methods
- warm and friendly staff who put children's best interests first
- our wonderful School Council
- the involvement and communication between staff and families
Question 2: Do you have any ideas for our school that you would like to share?
- starting Core French in Grade 1 (unfortunately this is a board, not a school decision)
- ensuring parents understand what is being taught and where their child is at
- more involved parents on School Council
- ongoing communication between school and home (this is a focus for us too!)
- more book fairs
- more use of Edsby (we're on it!)
- composting
Question 3: What ways can we best include you in our happenings at Kawartha Heights?
- we're happy to volunteer
- electronic communication works best - please post weekly
- regular communication and newsletters
- communication notes and Edsby are wonderful
- Edsby, Twitter, newsletters, email....share, share, share!
Upcoming Dates to Keep in Mind...
September 23rd - Pizza night and Open House
September 25th - Mrs. Oddie's class to Outdoor Education Centre
September 26th - Terry Fox Walk
September 27th - PA Day
October 2nd - Cross Country Meet
October 11th - 2019 KPR Parent Conference (please see below)
Just one more thing.....
Jennifer Sampson
Email: jennifer_sampson@kprdsb.ca
Website: https://kawarthaheights.kprdsb.ca/
Location: 11 Kawartha Heights Boulevard, Peterborough, ON, Canada
Phone: 705-742-7521
Twitter: @KawarthaHPS