Bonjour Rideau Families!
I have received several emails with information to share with families, which is why I am sending another Rideau Report so soon after the last one.
The first piece of information is that the field trips to Gould Lake that have been cancelled will be rescheduled to later in the season. If for some reason the trip does not happen at all, parents will be reimbursed at a later date. This process is the same for any cancelled trip.
When there is an inclement weather day, we still have many students coming to school as many families are within walking distance or drive their children to school. This is why pizza lunch is not cancelled. Be assured that we will keep your child's pizza and they will have it the next day.
Next is the link to our Parent Council Meeting on Thursday if people cannot attend in person: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzcyYTE4NjAtMTg4ZC00YWM1LWJlMWUtZDU5MjU4ZmMxOTRj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e1f4165f-ebae-4d82-a73c-a0de593830be%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227847c9ae-8ad6-4248-ab3b-74022ed5a541%22%7d
The meeting is from 6:30 until 8:00pm.
LEAP, Challenge and Atlas applicants will be receiving an email today outlining next steps and instructions on how to access the Choices at 7 Minds Online Task.
Queen's has opened their bursary application for the 2023 Camp season. You can apply until February 1st 2023. They are asking families to fill out this Q-Campus Bursary Application Form to submit the request.
Next week is Literacy Week. We will have several activities to celebrate. First, we will create a long caterpillar to show off all the books we have read. M. Derbyshire will use his artistic talent to draw the start of the caterpillar (based on the main character from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar") and the body will be made up of coloured circles (for each colour house) in which students will write the title of a book they have read that week. On Tuesday, teachers will invite a guest reader to their class. On Wednesday, we will have book buddies where two classes team up and students read to one another. On Thursday, M. Derbyshire and Mme Arsenault will read a book to the classes. Finally, on Friday, we will have "Books, blankies and jammies" where students are invited to wear their pajama and bring their favourite book to school.
The Kingston Frontenacs are celebrating 50 years and want to share their schedule with you. Please see the poster below.
The city of Kingston wants to bring awareness to driving in school zones. As a community, we can all do our part to help everyone travel safer. They suggest driving with extra caution near schools, obeying parking restrictions and consider walking, rolling or taking the school bus when possible. They want to inform us that new this year are increased fines for stopping, even briefly, in designated "No Stopping" and "School Bus Loading Zones" in school areas. They have provided a poster for us that you can see below. They have also provided us with a map of Park and Stride that suggests alternate parking spots that are a short distance from the school and would help reduce congestion around the school.
There are several opportunities for families with children with Autism. You can look at the Minecraft Mate Program on the following site https://www.crnckingston.ca/extend-a-family or look at the posters below.
The ideas surrounding our entrance mural are percolating, I will contact the interested artists before the end of the month.
This is it for this week! Walk and drive safely on slippery surfaces, ice can play tricks on us.
Valerie Arsenault
Principal
