PMPS Weekly Update February 29th, 2024
Good evening Mustang Families,
Thank you for your support for our Live Free campaign, it’s been very successful! We’ve been selling cookies all week long! A big shout out to local business Quest for Cakes for supplying the cookies and our nutrition program. Tomorrow will be our last day of sales.
We have so many ways for your child(ren) to get involved here at PMPS. This week’s clubs alone included: GSA, choir, junior basketball, intermediate basketball, curling, Forest of Reading, and art club. We are thankful for teachers who are facilitating these activities.
Our Twitter account is full of updates, please check it out: @margaret_ps . I update our website regularly as well: www.ugdsb.ca/PrincessMargaret/ . Our school council also posts to Instrgram @princessmargaretps. Please take a moment to have a look.
IMPORTANT:
I have received updates from WDGPH on students who are outstanding on their immunizations.. Parents/caregivers would have gotten a letter in the mail if their child(ren) were overdue for vaccinations and a robo call. The new suspension date for elementary students is March 20th. We want to avoid medical suspensions. The new date gives families the March Break to either complete an immunization or the exemption process. Parents who have questions need to contact the Client and Community Support Line: 1-800-265-7293 ext. 7006 . Parents can report immunizations: Online: www.immunizewdg.ca using Ontario Health Card # You can also view current, overdue, and upcoming immunizations Email: Send a copy of your record to [email protected] .Thank you for your attention to this.
Important Upcoming Dates:
-March 1st: Live Free Day at PMPS (Last day for cookie sales)
-March 1st: Grade ⅘ trip to Island Lake
-March 7th: Next Council Meeting 6pm in the library
-March 8th: PMPS Playdate (be prepared to be outside for physical activity)
-March 11th to 15th: Spring Break- No School
-March 27th: Grades 3-5 OPP Presentations (Letter will be coming home)
-March 28th: Grade 1-3 trip to Theatre Orangeville
-April 2nd-3rd: Chef a L’Ecole Grades 4-8
-April 4th: Grades 6-8 OPP Presentations (Letter will be coming home)
-April 8th: PD Day (am math PD for staff & , pm mental health training for staff)
Upcoming Spirit Days for March:
| March 1, 2024 | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month:
How many colours can you wear to represent different types of disabilities? Red (physical disabilities), gold (neurodivergence), white (invisible and undiagnosed disabilities), blue (psychiatric disabilities) and green (sensory disabilities). |
| March 8, 2024 | Disney Day – Pixar, Disney, Nat Geo, Marvel and Star wars. |
| March 22, 2024 | World Water Day – Wear Blue |
| March 25, 2024 | In celebration of Holi
Wear bright colours for Holi (Hinduism) |
| March 28, 2024 | In celebration of Easter (March 31) – Wear pastel colours and complete an easter egg and bunny hunt. |
Reminders:
Parking lot reminders: Please no pets on school property, our parking lot is closed from 815am- 310pm everyday, no parking in special needs parking without a permit, no parking in the bus loop, no entering through the exit, and please be kind to staff who are helping to enforce these rules. In the last week we have had a few vehicles come through the parking lot the wrong way (enter through the exit).Thank you for your cooperation. You’ll now notice our new signage. Please take note. Have you seen the posters the grade 6s have added about idling?
Emergency Lunch and Recess Supervisors Needed Urgently: If you love working with wonderful children, who are enthusiastic, fun and engaging, Princess Margaret wants you as a Lunchroom/Yard Supervisor. We have an urgent need for supplies while our regular staff are away. We require individuals who are caring, energetic, and have the ability to ensure the safety and security of our students. The position requires a commitment of approximately 80 minutes per day (two 40 minute nutrition breaks: 20 minutes eating and 20 minutes outdoor recess time). This is a paid position, minimum wage per hour. Your responsibilities include: monitoring lunchrooms and outside recess. Our two nutrition breaks/ yard times are from 10:20- 11am and again from 12:30-1:10pm. Lunchroom supervisors are required to have a vulnerable sector criminal record background check. If you want to be part of a great school community with awesome students, please call me, Andrea Papavasiliou (Principal) at 519-941-3731 ext 223. Similarly, if you know someone who would be fantastic in this role, please pass this information along to them. Thank you.
Milk Sales: Our wonderful Student Council continues to sell milk. The milk costs $1.00 each. Milk sale profits support our Student Council.
Thank you. We’ll see everyone back for more learning tomorrow.
Andrea Papavasiliou, Principal
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