Parent Peek at the Week
Week of February 28th, 2022
In case you missed it.....
2-2 Day!
Breakdancing with Jimmy
Pink Shirt Day
Important Dates
Monday, February 28th - Day 1
Tuesday, March 1st - Day 2
Wednesday, March 2nd - Day 3
- All day - Crestwood Intermediate Transition meetings for some Grade 6 students
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm: Virtual Paint Night
Thursday, March 3rd - Day 4
Friday, March 4th - Day 5
- Cougar Courage Awards
Upcoming Dates:
- March 10th : Great Big Crunch
- March 11th - 20th: March Break
- March 30th - Picture Day
Covid Screener and Attestation Form
Our most important tool to keep schools safe is daily, active screening of all students and staff. Anyone who has symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 or is a confirmed positive case must self-isolate, regardless of vaccination status. Please ensure that you complete the screener and attestation form for each child, each day.
Here is what you need to remember:
1. The COVID-19 provincial school screening tool must be completed by EVERY staff and student daily: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening
2. Students (every single one in every family) have to also now complete an attestation form daily at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAYRB8qFPfPEbx1knMWBEN1XyoSHQ42WOvW9XzTYn6gpur4w/viewform
If ANY signs of illness are present (Covid or not) staff and students are NOT to attend school. Completing the provincial Covid screener will give you the info you need to know your next steps.
New - easy to read Covid Symptom "cheat sheet"
Please take a look and remember to complete both the screener and attestation form every day!
Florabunda Fundraising for School Council
Calling all Gardeners!
Your KHPS School Council is excited to announce our new fundraiser, which will run from February 17 to March 7. We’ve partnered with Florabunda Seeds, a local company that offers a wide variety of heirloom and unusual flower, vegetable, and herb seeds. Florabunda Seeds is based in Keene, and their seeds have been planted in gardens around the world! Our fundraiser offers a limited variety of seed collections and mixes, but if you’d like to see their full product list or learn more about Florabunda you can visit their website at www.florabundaseeds.com.
How it works:
· Share the Florabunda Seeds flyer with your family and friends (electronically)
· In addition to the Collections and Mixes in the flyer, we can offer individual packages ($3.50 each) of:
o Four O’Clocks (annual flower)
o Dahlias (annual flower)
o Bush Beans - Green Burpee Stringless (vegetable)
o Cucumber – Marketmore (vegetable)
o Lettuce - Great Lakes (vegetable)
· Keep track of any orders you receive from family and friends. Attached is a form you may choose to use (this is only for you – not to submit to the school)
· Once you have collected all your orders, log into School Cash Online account by March 7 to enter the totals for each item and complete the online payment.
NOTE:
· PLEASE NOTE: Orders will only be accepted through School Cash Online. Paper order forms are for your records only.
· Students are NOT to go door to door. Please only sell to family and friends.
· Any variety no longer available/sold out will be substituted
We expect to have orders ready for distribution the week of March 21st.
In addition to generously offering the school 50% of total sales, Florabunda is offering a prize to our top three sellers!
· The top seller gets a Collection of their choice ($15 value)
· The second highest seller will receive their choice of Special Mixes ($5 value)
· The third-place seller can choose any Regular Package ($3.50 value)
Thank you for supporting our School Council fundraising!
Plant Goals Fundraiser
There are 3 ways to connect to the fundraiser:
- Use our special link: plantgoals.ca/khps
- Use the code KHPS at checkout
- Tell store staff to enter the code KHPS at the shop
When you visit using this link: https://plantgoals.ca/khps it will also show a little popup at the bottom of the site that says 10% is being donated.
Time to prepare for spring and have a little green added to your home! Please consider supporting the school with this great fundraiser.
Virtual Paint Night
The WebEx link to participate in the event will be sent to those who registered on Tuesday.
I can't wait to enjoy this great event together!
From the KPR Board Office
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I open this week’s message with concern for the safety of the people of Ukraine. Please join me with thoughts of care and support for the Ukrainian students, staff and community in our KPR family and beyond. Events like this can cause a variety of emotions. Support is available for students who may wish to speak with someone or to process their emotions. I would also like to remind you of the resources we have available online to support Mental Health.
As we come to the end of February, I am starting to feel energized by the lengthening daylight hours and I hope you feel that sense of optimism too. It was great to see students and staff wearing pink this week to Lift Each Other Up and share their commitment to stop bullying.
While we haven’t received provincial guidance yet on the impact of reduced public health restrictions on schools and classrooms, we continue to work with our local public health partners to help keep students and staff safe, and at the same time provide meaningful educational experiences for our students.
This week, I’m so pleased to introduce you to our next #WeAreKPR story, featuring Yassmin Sandoval and her students at Clarington Intermediate School. Mrs. Sandoval helps her students succeed in math by teaching the importance of making mistakes! Learn more about Mrs. Sandoval’s use of social emotional learning in math.
If you would like to nominate someone for #WeAreKPR recognition, email kpr_info@kprdsb.ca letting us know who they are and why they might be a good candidate to be featured in an upcoming #WeAreKPR story.
Thank you all for everything you do! Please continue to take care of yourselves and those around you and enjoy your weekend!
Rita
KPR NEWS
Travel Guidelines
As part of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the Government of Canada has announced a series of adjustments to the current border measures and requirements for international travel.
As of February 28, 2022, the following changes will take place:
- Children under 12 years old, travelling with fully vaccinated adults, will continue to be exempt from quarantine. They are no longer required to wait 14 days before attending school or child care.
- All unvaccinated travellers (including children under 12 travelling with unvaccinated adults) will continue to be required to follow federal requirements for testing and quarantining, including not attending school or child care for 14 days.
Changes have also been made to the pre-entry testing requirements. Visit the federal travel website prior to booking any travel arrangements: COVID-19 vaccinated travellers entering Canada - Travel restrictions in Canada.
Please remember to complete the COVID-19 school screening tool every day before coming to school or child care.
Report Cards
Student Report Cards and Communication of Learning Reports (for students in Kindergarten) are available to families via Edsby. This document shows how to access reports electronically. At this time, reports can only be accessed through laptop/desktops via Edsby.
For families who access Edsby via a mobile device, please reach out to your child’s school office and request printed copies of report cards. Schools are aware that some families will need this option and will be happy to supply a printed copy of this important communication about student learning.
School Year Calendar
At this week’s Board meeting, the Board approved minor changes to the 2022-2023 School Year Calendar.
Highlights of the calendar include:
- 1st day of classes – Tuesday, September 6, 2022
- Last day of classes – Wednesday, June 28, 2023 (revised)
- Winter Break – Monday, December 26, 2022 (Friday, Dec 23, 2022 will be the last day of school) through to Friday, January 6, 2023 (Monday, January 9, 2023 will be the first day of classes)
- March Break – (March 10 to March 17, 2023)
The calendar has now been submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval.