Good evening Mustang Families,
What a week! Our Ultimate frisbee team has started up again, gardening club is busy prepping the community garden beds, drama club is rehearsing, our baseball team has started, our kindness rock garden is almost complete and already looks great in our front foyer, our Chess team competed at their tournament and played well showing great sports ‘people' skills, grade three and sixes are doing their final preparations for EQAO, and we had over 70 students participate in the bike rodeo! Thank goodness it is a long weekend, students and staff need some time to rest! A reminder we’ll see everyone back on Tuesday next week.
Family Fun Night is Coming Back to PMPS!! We are excited to share that we will be hosting Family Fun Night again this year, on Tuesday, June 3rd, from 5-7pm!!
Who wants to worry about cooking dinner on a fun evening out with the family? Order pizza and pop through School Cash Online and feed your family while helping to raise funds for our School Council!! Kindly ensure that you order under ONE student's name per household, as this facilitates a faster and easier distribution process. Thank you.
At this year's Family Fun Night and Student Art Showcase, we will have a fabulous student art display in the Library, our school band and choir will be performing, we will have free face painting with lots of fun games outside, Student Council will be selling freezies and bracelets (for cash), we will have a used children's book sale (for which we are still collecting books - see the box outside the office), and great raffle prizes from School Council! Every family who attends will receive a free raffle ticket, for a chance to win one of three large gift baskets! We are selling pizza for $2/slice and pop for $1/can in advance through School Cash Online. These items are available online now. The book sale will have soft-cover children's books for $1 and hard-cover children's books for $2. Kindly bring correct change.
Colour flyers will be sent home with students in the coming days. We hope you will join us for this fun night in support of our school!
Jump Rope for Heart – Friday, June 13th, 2025: We are excited to announce that Princess Margaret Public School will be participating in the Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday, June 13th, in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada!
This fun and active event encourages our students to get moving, have fun, and learn about the importance of heart health — all while raising funds for a great cause. Each jump contributes to research and promotes the health and well-being of Canadians.
Event Details:
📅 Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
🪁 Note: Activities will take place throughout the school day.
How You Can Help:
🔗 Register & Fundraise Online:
Visit our school’s fundraising page:
https://jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca/88081Or go to jumpropeforheart.ca and search for
Princess Margaret Public School – Orangeville
👟 Dress for the Day:
Please ensure your child wears comfortable clothing, proper footwear, and brings a water bottle.
Let’s make this year’s Jump Rope for Heart event our best one yet!
Thank you for helping us support a heart-healthy future.
Freezie Sales to Support Grad: Freezie sales will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kindergarten up to grade 3 - ½ freezie only $1.00, and all other grades can buy ½ or full for $1/$2. Sales will be during second nutrition break (12:50-1:10). Thank you for your support.
Important Dates:
-May 13th, 20th, and 27th: Grade 3 and Grade 7 Swim to Survive program (permission forms have been sent home by teachers of these grades)
-May 16th: EA & CYC Appreciation Day: We have the best team at PMPS hands down! Thanks for all that you do!
-May 16th: Jump Rope Kick Off Event!(more information to come)
-May 19th: Victoria Day, no school
-May 20th: Track and Field Standards Day: Junior, first block
-May 20th: Grade ⅘ & ⅚ in Library from 115-215pm: Moccasin Identifier Program
-May 22nd: Catch up vaccination at PMPS (more information to come)
-May 22nd: Kindergarten Officer Amy presentations (letter has been sent home)
-May 21st: Special Olympics, Board Wide Event (more information to come)
-May 21st to June 3rd: EQAO at PMPS grades 3 and 6: All students need to be at school well rested and ready to go! Our students will do great! (more information to come)
-May 28th: Intermediate track and field standards day, middle block
-May 29th: Indigenous Games Trip to Island Lake: Shaw, Fendley & Westlake (more info to come)
-June 2nd: Bursting with Pride School Event & Flag Raising
-June 3rd: Arts Night and Family Fun Night 5-7pm(more information to come)
-June 5th: Grade 8 Intermediate Trip to Niagara Falls
-June 5th: Last School Council meeting of the year: Elections for 25/26 6pm
-June 6th: PD day-No school for students (more information to come)
-June 9th: Compass Run at School(more information to come)
-June 10th: Rescheduled CMHA Presentations for Intermediates (new letters going home)
-June 11th: Headwaters Farm Program Presentation- kindergarten (letter to go home)
-June 12th: Headwaters Farm Program Presentation- grade ½ class (letter to go home)
-June 13th: Jump Rope Event
-June 16th: Healthy SchoolS School Wide Play Day (morning two blocks)
-June 17th: JK Orientation-9-12pm approximately (more info to go home)
-June 19th: Track and Field Board event (more information to come)
-June 20th: Grade 1- 3 Trip to Orangeville Library: Author Visit (more info going home)
-June 23rd: PMPS Grad!!! (more information to come)
-June 25th: Public Health Fluoride Varnish #2 (more information to come)
-June 25th: Intermediate walk to Island Lake
-June 26th: Term 2 report cards go home & Last day with students
-June 26th: Last Day morning assembly, intermediate bbq and dance
-June 27th: PD day: No school for students
Upcoming Spirit Days:
-May 16th: ART in the classroom! Just like board games day- take a period during your day and create some class art work!!
-May 21st: Special Olympics Day! Wear Olympic Red and Olympic grey in support of our PMPS Special Olympics team.
-May 30th:Beach day (Dress like you are going to the beach - no bathing suit.)
Don’t forget about our Mustang Spirit Cup! Congratulations to Mrs Ditchburn’s and Miss Bonger’s class for being our award winners for March and April!
Please remember to stay connected in the following ways:
-Downloading the new mobile app - it’s everything Upper Grand in your pocket. For the latest updates, please sign up for notifications! Download for Android https://aptg.ca/V7pmln Download for iPhone https://aptg.ca/370LCh .
-checking our NEW Princess Margaret website once https://uppergranddsbon.sites.thrillshare.ca/o/pmps.
-Our Twitter/ X page is: @margaret_ps, we also have a Facebook and Instagram page.
-your phone messages and text messages
Reminders:
UGDSB Math@Home: The UGDSB Math@Home document which has activities and games for families. The document includes 30+ pages of templates. UGDSB Math@Home for Grades 1 - 3
Running Shoes/ No necklace/ No bags etc on Play Structures: Our playgrounds are now open for the spring! A reminder that children can only use them if they have proper footwear. Proper footwear is running shoes that have a good tread on the bottom. Sandals and Crocs are not allowed. Please no necklaces, small purses, or bags, this can get caught and lead to choking. Thank you.
Milk Sales: Our wonderful Student Council continues to sell milk. The milk costs $1.25 each. Milk sale profits support our Student Council.
Parent Resources:
Parent Support Network: Please check out www.parentsupportnetwork.ca for free parenting workshops. The Parenting Support Network is a great organization of parents supporting parents.
DCAFS Behaviour Solutions: DCAFS offers a wide range of services designed to meet the unique needs of each child and family. They believe that every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential, and they are committed to helping them do just that. If you're looking for support for your family within a safe and welcoming community, look no further than DCAFS! Please see the link for some different workshops and events: https://behavioursolutions.dcafs.on.ca/events/
DCAFS Walk In, Talk In Clinic: Open to Everyone!
Talk-In Clinic is your primary gateway to essential mental health support. Talk-In Clinic is open Wednesdays between 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (last appointment at 5:30 p.m.). Please come as early as possible to ensure an appointment. If you prefer, you can call ahead at 519-941-1530 to provide some basic information. This is support for children, youth, and families.
Thanks for taking the time to read through my weekly emails and your continued support. We’ll see everyone on Friday for another great learning day before heading into the long weekend. We’ll see everyone back at 830am on Tuesday morning.
Andrea Papavasiliou, Principal