October 2023 Newsletter
Message From The School
Watch your inbox for “The Friday 5” sent via School Messenger every Friday morning! The Friday 5 are the top 5 things to know regarding upcoming KHPS events. Please let the office know if you are not receiving these emails.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, October 2nd – Picture Day
Tuesday, October 3rd – Pizza lunch begins
Tuesday, October 3rd – Intermediate Cross Country
Wednesday, October 4th – Junior Cross Country
Thursday, October 5th – World Teacher Day
Monday, October 9th – Thanksgiving *no school
October 17-20th – Gr. 3 CCAT
Tuesday, October 27th – ECE Appreciation Day
Monday, September 25th – School Council Meeting 6:30 pm – All are welcome!
Friday, October 27th – PD Day *no school
Tuesday, October 31st – Spooktacular Dance-A-Thon
School Calendar :KHPS Monthly Calendars
Board Calendars: School Year Calendars
SCHOOL COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE
Co-Chairs: Lindsay Ware & Ainsley Otten
Treasurer: Pritti Kaur
Secretary: Meghan Calmes
MEETINGS
- Monday, September 25th
- Monday, October 16th
- Monday, November 20th
- Monday, January 15th
- Monday, February 12th (second Monday since the 20th is a holiday)
- Monday, April 15th
- Monday, May 13th (second Monday since the 20th is a holiday)
- Monday, June 24th
Library Learning Commons Update
Class book exchanges have begun!
Please encourage your child(ren) to return their books so that they are able to check out new books each week.
Day 1 – 8A Brindle, 5A Dykstra, 5B Ackroyd, 3D Farrow, 2/3B Fulton, 1B Collins
Day 2 – 7A Hug, KA Law, 2B DiIlio, KC Petersen, 1/2C – Curtis
Day 3 – 8B Masters, 4A Snell, 4B Vandahl, 6A Standring, 2/3A Bowden
Day 4 – 6B Verutis, LRC16 Smith, 1A Bechtel,
Day 5 – 7B Hamilton, K1D Heffernan, 3/4C Renkema, KB Cameron
SPOOKTACULAR DANCE- A-THON
On Tuesday, October 31st School Council is hosting a Dance-a-thon!
DJ Daryl will be back with his music and lights!
Funds raised will go towards our Library Learning Commons to support our many programs including Forest of Reading, Media Studio and Makerspace!
Pledge envelopes and more details will come home closer to the event.
If you would like to donate a prize for the Dance-a-thon, please contact Ms. Cabeldu at [email protected] Gift cards for child friendly stores/experiences, games, books, etc. would be much appreciated!
Lunchbox Orders Online – How To Order Guide
Already tired of making school lunches? We have the answer! Purchase student lunches from Lunchbox through SchoolCashOnline and help support the school’s fundraising efforts while providing your child with a ready-made lunch! We offer:
Mondays – Pita Pit
Thursdays – Harveys
Friday – East Side Marios
Interested in Volunteering?
There are many volunteer opportunities within the school…supervising on field trips, helping in the library, reading with students, preparing materials for the classroom, etc. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Guelph Police Service to get a Vulnerable Sector Check.
If you have previously submitted a VSC to the office last year, you do not need to do it again this year.
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