Hyland Heights News for April 29th
Good evening Hawk Families,
It’s been another awesome week at Hyland. Our students and staff looked great in their Raptor colours/ wear and their Hyland Heights colours /wear. Our school spirit days continue into May:
Thursday May 5- Cinco de Mayo- Celebrate by wearing brightly coloured clothing
Friday May 13- Hawks Wear or School Colours Day
Tuesday May 17- International Day Against Homophobia, transphobia and Biphobia, wear rainbow colours
Friday May 27- Beach wear day- shorts, sundresses, flip flops, sunhats- think summer!
Our running club started this week for grades 7-8, planning for our talent show is in full swing, and our Black Brilliance club members did short presentations in a number of our primary classrooms. Members read a book “ Skin Like Mine” and played musical instruments with the younger students. We are so proud of our student leaders!
The UGDSB’s Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is hosting an engagement night on May 4th from 545-8pm. Please see this link to register and for more information. PIC Flyer May 2022.pdf
School Council meets this Monday at 6pm. Please call the school or follow the School Council Facebook page for the meeting code. We always welcome new members. Thanks to our School Council for supporting our recent Hyland Heights Reads program and supporting the Scientists in the School program for each homeroom class. Hyland Heights School Council has started their MacMillians fundraiser. Please check your child’s backpack for more information. Orders are due back next week. All funds that are raised support our students and our school.
Please make sure to call our attendance line if your child is absent with your child’s full name, their teacher’s name and reason for absence. Our first goal of the day is to ensure that all children have arrived at school safely and those who are not, are safe at home. If we do not receive a phone call, this makes the process longer to ensure that all students are accounted for. Thank you for your cooperation.
We still need Morning Greeters and Lunchroom Supervisors at Hyland. We have an urgent need. We are currently hiring for this position for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 school year. We require individuals who are caring, energetic, and have the ability to ensure the safety of our students. The position requires a commitment of approximately 150 minutes per day ( 1 hour before the start of the school day, two 40 minute nutrition breaks: 20 minutes eating and 20 minutes outdoor recess time). This is a paid position, $15.00/hr. Your responsibilities include: greeting students before school, monitoring lunchrooms and outside recess. Our two nutrition breaks/ yard times are from 10:50- 11:30am and again from 1:00-1:40pm, the morning supervision time is from 830-930am. Lunchroom supervisors are required to have a criminal record background check and we can provide you with a letter to take to the OPP station. If you want to be part of a great school community with wonderful students, please call vice principal, Mrs.Papavasiliou (PapaV) at 519-925-3745 ext 224. Similarly, if you know someone who would be fantastic in this role, please pass this information along to them. Thank you.
The Ministry provides COVID-19 guidance; the best and most current information is embedded within the screening tool. The tool also accounts for individuals who tested positive in the last 90 days, who have traveled etc. COVID 19 School Screening
Highlights to current changes:
Masking is now no longer required, but encouraged by the UGDSB. There are exceptions for a few specific circumstances. Please ensure that your child wears a mask if they fall into the following groups:
- For 6-10 days after a self-isolation period of five days after having COVID-19
- If you are identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19
- In public spaces, including schools and child cares, for the first 14 days
Please continue to use the COVID Screening tool daily before your child attends school https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ . It will continue to be important for students with illness of any kind to remain home while they have symptoms.
Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the beautiful weather!
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