ILPS November 2019- School Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It’s November at ILPS! Fall is definitely in the air and leaves are on the ground! The clocks were turned back on Sunday, November 3rd this year – it is nice to have some more light in the mornings! We have reminded our students that it will be getting darker earlier in the evening and to take care if they are out and about after school hours.
There are a number of special events and activities that our school is involved in. For detailed information on what is happening, please check the school website calendar at https://www.ugdsb.ca/islandlake/calendar/monthly/
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On Remembrance Day, Monday, Nov 11, our assembly will be from 10:35 am—11:30 am(approx). On that day, recess will be from 9:35-10:25 am so we can all be in the gym for 11:00 am. Our Island Lake families are welcome to attend (seating is limited). A wreath has been purchased on behalf of Island Lake by our School Council. It will be placed at the Cenotaph on Monday by Mr. Broderick and Mrs. Hughson’s grade 5 classes on behalf of the school.
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Report Cards and Interviews
We will be sending home report cards on Thursday, November 21st. Teacher Interviews will take place on November 28th and 29th.
This year, Island Lake PS will, once again, be using the UGDSB Online Booking system for our Progress Report interviews. We will be sending home instructions for use in a separate email early in November. There will be a letter in the Progress Report Card envelope with instructions and the dates that the Online Booking system will open and close.
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Get the App!! UGConnect!
We are pleased to announce that the Upper Grand DSB has introduced a new parent communication tool for your smart phone. Designed to streamline communication between schools and the communities they serve, the Upper Grand Mobile app provides parents with a simple interface with up to date information including news, calendars and social media feeds.
The Upper Grand Mobile App is available today for free at either the Google Play Store or at iTunes. Use the search term “UG Connect” to find the app. Parents and Guardians can select Island Lake to get access to a number of links including School News, Bussing, UG2GO, SchoolCash Online and more!! We have started using the app to get information out to parents – if you have the app, the notifications will come straight to your phone. Please check our website for more information.
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Library Learning Commons (LLC) News
An “Arctic Expedition” Scholastic book fair is coming to ILPS! This is an opportunity to purchase new books at school, with a significant percentage of the proceeds coming back to our school library. The book fair will run from Monday, November 25th to Friday, November 29th.
FAIR HOURS:
Mon. Nov. 25th – to Thurs. Nov. 28th: 9:00am to 3:00pm (closed 10:25-11:10pm for lunch)
Thurs. Nov. 28th – PARENT NIGHT – 4:30-8pm
Fri. Nov. 29th – PD Day – 9am to 12:00pm
Please stop by when you are in the school to see what we have to offer – books make excellent Christmas and birthday gifts!
A big congratulations goes out to the winners of the LLC’s Scary Story Writing Contest which took place in October.
JK to Grade 1 Winner: Jack G.
Grade 2 to Grade 3: Henry L.
Grade 4-6: Ryan L., James A., and Bryson D.
Grade 7-8: Anisha A.
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Vision Screening
Peek-a-boo! Will we be SEEING your little one in Senior Kindergarten this year? Public Health is partnering with our local Lions Clubs to provide vision screening (3 simple, non-invasive tests) to all SK students. For more information, please visit www.wdgpublichealth.ca/vision-screening
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Thank you to all of our families for your continued support. Our community works together to support all of the students at ILPS. Our Terry Fox Run raised just over $1100 to support cancer research – Thank you for your generosity!
Sincerely,
Sean Singh
Principal, Island Lake PS
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