PMPS Update for the Week of September 12th
Dear Mustang Families,
What a week it was back at school! Students were excited to be back and eager to learn and make new friends. Routines are quickly being established and students are settling into the rhythm of a new school year. Thanks for all that you are doing to support this. I know we have another great week in store.
Each week, I will send a short email update about news at Princess Margaret Public School. You can also follow our school Twitter feed: @margaret_ps . We update our website regularly as well: www.ugdsb.ca/PrincessMargaret/ . Staying connected during the school year is key.
Welcome Back Information Package & Important Forms That Need to Be Returned:
The following forms were sent home Thursday evening and require a signature. Please return ALL of these forms:
-Student Verification form – please make necessary changes to the information on this form, sign and date
-Consent to Share Personal Information; newsletters/media/UGDSB websites/social media (violet)- please indicate your consent, sign and date
-Walking Trip form (blue) – please sign and date
*Please read all of the information in the package as there is plenty of important information.
Important Upcoming Dates:
-Our first School Council ‘Virtual’ Meeting will be Monday, September 26th at 6:00 PM.
-Our Meet the Teacher evening is September 22nd, 2022 5:30-7:00pm back in person.
-Our annual Terry Fox Run will be held on Friday, September 23rd in the last learning block.
No Dumping Garbage/ No Parking Overnight:
If you see any suspicious activity at PMPS after school hours, please make sure to call the OPP. Please note, no one should be dumping garbage or parking overnight at PMPS.
Supervision:
Please remember that students should not be arriving before 810am in the morning and need to be picked up/ or leave the school at the dismissal bell at 250pm. Our school day is from 830am to 250pm every day.
Attendance/ Lates/ All Visitors:
If your child is not going to be at school, please call our school office and report the absence on our attendance line. Please also do this if your child is going to be late. If you are coming into the school, please check in with the office. All visitors must check in with the office.
Parking Lot:
We are kindly asking parents and guardians to park off school property at the beginning and end of the school day. We have limited parking and need to keep our fire/ bus line clear of vehicles at all times. Thank you for your cooperation. This applies to our daycare parents/ guardians as well.
Spoons/ Forks/Heating Up Food:
A reminder that we do not supply cutlery and do not heat up student meals. Thanks for your understanding.
COVID Reminders:
This year wearing a face mask is a personal choice and we respect the choices of all of our staff and students. Cloth masks will be available at the school for families who choose to use them. Our focus will remain on good respiratory hygiene, hand sanitization, and the use of our HEPA filters and windows for good ventilation.
The Ministry of Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health have provided a new “School and Child Care” screening tool. It is recommended that students/children and visitors continue to self-screen for illness every day before attending school or child care using this updated August 31st Version 5.0 Screening Tool: School and Child Care Screening Tool. Students/children and visitors who do not pass the screening should follow the advice provided upon completion of the screening tool. Isolation requirements for most individuals include:
-Isolating until symptoms have been improving for 24 hours (or 48 hours if gastrointestinal symptoms) and no fever present.
-Asymptomatic individuals with a positive test result do not need to self-isolate unless symptoms develop. If symptoms develop, they should self-isolate immediately.
Have a wonderful school week.
Andrea Papavasiliou, Principal
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