Good morning RCPS families,
It is getting colder out there so please make sure students are bundled up for recess! Only 2 weeks until the holidays!
See the following updates leading up to the holiday.
Gr 8 Grad fundraiser-Bake sale-Dec 16:
We are planning a bake sale to raise funds for our gr 8 grad fundraiser. We would love any parents/guardians in our school community who are interested in helping to donate baked items on Monday, Dec 15th or Tuesday Dec 16th. Please send in items that are peanut free and include an ingredient list in the morning by 8:30am either with your child or send it in to the front foyer. Please label any containers with your child’s name if you would like them returned. Items will be sold for $1, 2 to $5 depending on size and quantity. We appreciate all of your support with our bake sale!
Food orders: As we get ready for the next block of pizza, subs, and milk orders, we’re asking families to consider pitching in a few extra dollars to support our school’s Food Program. When you place your order on School Cash Online, there’s an option to add a donation. These funds go straight toward covering pizza and milk for students who could use support. For block one, we raised $1000 and spent $745 to make sure all students could be included in our milk and pizza programs. We need to raise $500 (less than $2 per student) to help cover block 2 of our food programs. Thank you for helping us make this possible!
Food Support is open for all families to donate from Dec 1st until Jan 9th
Food/milk order schedule:
Open Date: Monday Dec 1st
Closing Date: Thursday December 18th
Pizza Days Run Tuesday January 6th - Tuesday March 10th
Milk Days Run Mon through Friday starting Monday January 5th to Friday March 13th
Sub Days Run Monday January 5th - March 9th
Finally, a huge thank you to Gino’s Pizza for their generous $750 donation to our school. We’re grateful for their ongoing support.
5 Days of Giving Annual Food Drive: We’re Grateful for Your Kindness!
Our annual food drive will take place fromMonday, December 8th to Friday, December 12th. Each year, your generosity helps provide meals for families in our community during the holiday season. We are deeply thankful for your continued support and the kindness you share—it truly makes a difference!
Here is a schedule to follow…
Monday December 8th, 2024 | Breakfast items For example : jam, cereal, oatmeal |
Tuesday December 9th, 2024 | Lunch Items For example : soup, tuna, crackers |
Wednesday December 10th, 2024 | Dinner items For example : canned vegetables, sidekicks, pasta sauce |
Thursday December 11th, 2024 | Snacks and Condiments items For example : apple sauce, granola bars, ketchup |
Friday December 12th, 2024 | Toiletries For example : toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, diapers |
MOST WANTED ITEMS for EWAG
Canned vegetables
Side dishes- Sidekicks
Hamburger helper
Pasta sauce
Butter or margarine
Canned salmon or tuna
Laundry soap/ dish soap
French Immersion Program Review Parent Survey
The UGDSB in partnership with Matatest Inc. has sent a French Immersion Program Review survey to parents. Please check your email (including your junk mail folders) and complete the survey if you have not done so yet. Thank you for your feedback, your input is valued as we look ahead to future programming needs.
Winter concerts:
We are looking forward to showcasing our students’ special musical talents with all of the hard work and practicing with Mme Rafalalowski!
Kindergarten winter gathering: Thursday, December 11th. 2:00pm in the gym. The kindies will perform a few songs followed by treats and refreshments. Parents/Families are invited to attend. The John F. Ross band will be playing on December 11th at 11:10am.
Daytime concert: Tuesday, December 16th. 9-10am. Each primary and junior class (gr.1-6) will perform as well as a short performance by each extracurricular music club (grade 6 band, intermediate band, grade 1-5 choir and grade 6-8 choir). Parents/Families are invited to attend.
Evening concert: Tuesday, December 16th 6:30-7:15pm. The extracurricular music clubs (grade 6 band, intermediate band, grade 1-5 choir and grade 6-8 choir) will perform. Parents/Families are invited to attend.
Chess Club: Mrs. Smith started chess club for our students.
There were some errors with last week’s Let’s GO! Curriculum Connections Newsletter links. Below you will find links to math games to try out. UGDSB Newsletter - Curriculum Connections.pdf
UPDATE: New Guelph Secondary School
Following the decision on an interim attendance boundary (Option 11) for the New Guelph Secondary School, several recommendations were approved and will be implemented at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year. The implementation of the decision has been included on our website at the following link. Associated boundary maps for Guelph SS and Centennial CVI, along with maps for each of the development areas have been included. Also, the UGDSB school locator tool for 2026-27 school year has been updated with the new boundaries.
Read the full information here
Have a great week!