Monday Memo
Week of February 24th, 2020
In case you missed it.....
Recess Club
Recess Guardians
Our first week of Recess Guardians is under our belt (or vest!) and these Grade 4, 5 and 6 student leaders did an OUTSTANDING job! They worked tirelessly to engage younger students on the Kindergarten and main yard in fun, interactive games...way to go leaders!
Cougar Challenge
Colin from Mrs. Oddie's class was our winner of the first Kawartha Heights Cougar Math Challenge! He won the book "101 Best Family Card Games" and some packs of cards - congratulations Colin. Stay tuned for the next challenge to be posted soon.
Important Dates
Monday, February 24th - Day 5
- Subway lunch day
- afternoon: Jenn at an appointment; Principal Mary Lou Wright to support at KH
Tuesday, February 25th - Day 1
- 8am - Jenn and Kelly meeting with Madi
- 11:15 - 12:00pm: Jenn and Heather in IPRC meetings
Wednesday, February 26th - Day 2
- Pink Shirt Day
Thursday, February 27th - Day 3
- 12:3-pm: Transition meeting for Crestwood Intermediate; Principal Mary Lou Wright to support at KH
Friday, February 28th - Day 4
- Coding for Baker and Howson - gym unavailable for the day
Some important information for this week....
Pink Shirt Day
This Wednesday is the first of the Pink Shirt days for the year. Madi and Brogan have been working on some ideas that you may wish to implement in support of important discussions around anti-bullying. They will be in touch Tuesday to see how they may support you. In the meantime, feel free to check out the website at https://www.pinkshirtday.ca/ for great ideas you can use in the classroom.
The Big Crunch
The Big Crunch is coming to Kawartha Heights! As many of you are aware, the Big Crunch event is held yearly across Canada as a way to promote healthy eating. This year, the Health Unit and local media will be joining our school at an assembly on Thursday, March 12th at 11:30am as we all celebrate healthy eating and "taking a bite" out of apples all at the same time. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the event.
Safety Plans
Thanks to everyone for your input on Safety Plans. They have almost all been revised - once they are complete I'll provide each of you with updated personal copies and also put them in the OT binders. A reminder to please read through and be aware of the necessary actions required to support some of our higher needs students at all times.
Crestwood Intermediate Transition
The transition to the new Intermediate school has begun! This past week we completed the selection process and I'm happy to announce that Cheryl will be our teacher rep, Andrea Grant will be our parent rep and Madison Caton will be our student rep. Our little KH group will be attending our first large transition meeting with Superintendent Mangold at Crestwood SS on Thursday afternoon - as we begin the process in supporting our students in this new adventure.
Hot Lunch Program
Due to the high interest in our hot lunch program, School Council has decided to expand. Beginning in March we will now offer Subway EVERY Monday and Boston Pizza EVERY Thursday. Stay tuned for more information as soon as it begins - and remember, you can order lunch too!
Upcoming dates to keep in mind
March 4th - Glenda coming in for Tech Trial check-ins
March 5th - Grade 6 End of Year Photos
March 9th - Glenda coming in for Tech Trial check-ins
March 12th - The Big Crunch
School Improvement Plan
In K - 6 we are all currently in the Data Management and Probability strand, following Scope and Sequence. In many cases this will run until March break (Grade 1 and 2 start Geometry and Spatial Sense a week earlier than the rest of us).
An additional reminder that the Scope and Sequence document embeds LOTS of tasks at each grade level for you to use - in fact, there are often more tasks available than what you'll have time to cover. Don't forget to click on the links within the S and S document to give you tons of ideas to support teaching and learning.
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