REMINDERS
If schools are open tomorrow and buses are running:
Thursday milk will be delivered tomorrow, and Tuesday milk will be delivered on Friday.
Skating will take place as scheduled.
If buses are cancelled
Milk will be delayed until Monday.
Skating will be postponed.
Please do not let your children slide into the road/parking lot, as this is dangerous.
SKATING tomorrow will be cancelled if the buses are cancelled.
We’re only a few weeks away from February, which is Black History Month. Black History Month is a time when people across Canada learn about and honour the history, achievements, and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities. Throughout the month, we will celebrate Black excellence, learn from history, and reflect on how we can continue to act, today and into the future. We’ll start with a look at the Canadian perspective, then throughout February we’ll dig into the work being done in the UGDSB.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHMCanada #BlackBrilliance
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHMCanada #BlackBrilliance
ICYMI: The Upper Grand District School Board Before and/or After School Program (BASP) survey is now open to parents and guardians. Please visit the board website for more information: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/13197
Tuesday evening sports night cancelled tonight.
Snow outside? That’s snow problem! Join in the celebration of Winter Walk/Wheel Day on February 4, 2026. Find activities and resources here: https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca/winter-walk-day/ #WinterWalkDay
ICYMI - Kindergarten Registration is happening January 6th to January 30th, 2026 until 4 p.m. The 4 p.m. deadline on January 30th is for French Immersion applications only. Learn more about Kindergarten Registration on the board website. https://www.ugdsb.ca/kindergarten
REMINDER: WEAR BLUE ON MONDAY!
This week’s email is now available on the website and has been sent by email.
Have a great weekend!
Information for elementary and secondary parents/guardians: January 29-30, 2026, PA Days: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/13263
Dear Families,
We apologize for the confusion regarding the skating fee that was previously communicated. The price shared was incorrect.
Any payments that have already been made will be refunded through School Cash Online in the coming days. Please note that there is no longer a fee for skating.
We do ask that you continue to return the blue permission forms to the school so students may participate.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We appreciate your support and look forward to a fun skating experience for our students.
Sincerely,
Tracy Matthews
Don’t hibernate, celebrate! #WinterWalkDay is happening on February 4, 2026. Grab your family and friends for the #JourneyOutside this winter! Learn more: https://ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca/winterwalk-day/
Arthur Public School will be offering students the opportunity to purchase a chocolate chip cookie on Thursdays (via school cash online only). These cookies are from Terra Cotta Cookies and are individually wrapped and peanut-free. For those students already getting milk these days, it will be a great combo. For those that don't, it will be a nice treat once a week. Money raised will go towards end-of-the-year activities and events for our school.
Please order your cookies through School Cash Online, and your child will receive a cookie for second lunch starting February 5th until June 4th (minus March 19th due to March Break). Orders must be placed by Friday, January 16th.
Nutritional Information:
180 calories - 50 gram cookie
Ingredients:
Enriched wheat flour, brown sugar, sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), liquid whole egg, soybean and modified palm oil margarine, unsweetened applesauce (apples, ascorbic acid), soluble vegetable fiber (corn), and baking soda.
Contains wheat, soy, and egg.
May contain milk.
Parent Newsletter - Jan 9th 2026
Available on the website and you inboxes.
ICYMI: Kindergarten registration within the Upper Grand District School Board for the 2026-2027 school year opened January 6 for both English and French Immersion. A reminder that the on-time window for French Immersion applications is January 30th at 4pm. Get more info at ugdsb.ca/kindergarten
Candy canes are 25 cents each tomorrow only.
Candy canes 4/$1.00
Help support our grade 8 grads.
TrHel
The grade 8's are selling candy canes for 2 for $1 Thursday and Friday to help support our grads.
Due to inclement weather, UGDSB Community Use of Schools is cancelled tonight (January 6, 2026) in ALL zones.
The Upper Grand District School Board Before and/or After School Program (BASP) survey is now open to parents and guardians. Please visit the board website for more information: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/13197
Kindergarten registration within the UGDSB for the 2026-2027 school year is now open for both English and French Immersion. The registration period is January 6 to 30th, 2026. Get more info at ugdsb.ca/kindergarten
Don’t forget that Kindergarten Registration opens TOMORROW (January 6th). The FI on-time application window closes January 30 at 4 p.m. Learn more on the board website. https://www.ugdsb.ca/kindergarten
