PMPS Weekly Update February 9th
Dear Mustang Families,
It has been another awesome week here at PMPS. Our staff have been busy learning more about math instruction; specifically examining data and targeting certain skills and concepts, continuing our learning on Number Talks, and examining how we can use manipulatives with our students to enhance their learning. Our PMPS curling team won their game this week, our badminton teams competed well at their tournament, and our Forest of Reading groups met for the first time too. A busy week for sure. Our Twitter account is full of updates, please check it out: @margaret_ps. I update our website regularly as well: www.ugdsb.ca/PrincessMargaret/ . Please take a moment once and while and check out all of our great news! Please note, we have been able to update our school sign, as the temperatures have warmed up.
Upcoming Spirit Days:
-February 14th: Heart day (fancy dress, hearts, and/or wear red, pink, white)
-February 15th: Canadian Flag Day ( wear Canadian accessories, red, white)
-February 22nd: Anti Bullying Awareness (Pink Shirt Day): Wear pink
Important Upcoming Dates:
–February 16th: Report cards and Modified IEPS go home
-February 20th: Family Day: No school for students
-March 3rd: PD Day for students
-March 2nd: Live Free day is coming up on March 3rd, a PD day. So, on March 2nd, we are recognizing Live Free by hosting a cookie fundraiser to support our food program. $4.00 gets your child a sun smile cookie and a two dollar donation towards our food program. If you are not interested in a cookie, donations can still be made online. Thanks in advance for your support.
-Ongoing Grade ⅞ Trip Fundraising: Our intermediates are busy selling chocolates and popcorn to earn money towards their year end trip. Please support them if you are able to. Thank you.
STRENGTHS TO GROW: A UGDSB APPROVED RESEARCH STUDY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS: Parents and guardians of elementary school children are invited to participate in the Strengths to Grow research study. This brief study is entirely online and can be completed at any time. Participants will complete two 10-minute surveys and the 30-minute Strengths to Grow program which helps parents identify and develop their child’s unique strengths. Every participant receives free access to the Strengths to Grow program and the first 400 participants receive a $5 Tim Horton’s gift card. For more information, follow this link https://bit.ly/strength-research
EQAO WEBINAR FOR CAREGIVERS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS: There is a FREE live webinar to learn about EQAO assessment results and Ontario’s large-scale assessment program at the elementary-school level.
- March 28th @ 6:30pm
- April 4th @ 12:00pm.
EQAO will review highlights from the 2021–2022 assessment results. The session will also highlight how the Primary division (Grade 3) and Junior division (Grade 6) assessments have been modernized. The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes and will be followed by a live Q & A session with EQAO staff. Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/451955981507
Important Reminders:
Reporting incidents at school: Over the last few weeks, we have had parents call about peer incidents that involve their child (ren) that no staff member was told about during the school day. Please encourage your child to report to an adult here at PMPS when the incident happens. We want to support our students and stop inappropriate behaviour immediately. As you can imagine, this is hard to do when we are not told about the behaviour. We are having these conversations with students about the importance of telling a staff member right away and we would appreciate your support in reinforcing this message at home as well. Thank you.
No Bus Days: We Are Open for Learning: A reminder that on no bus days, we are here for learning. A very small percentage of our students are bussed, so teachers carry on with a normal learning day. Our school is open for all who can safely make it here. If your child (ren) will not be attending school, you need to call in their absence please. This helps Mrs. Mckenize with her safe arrival procedures in a timely manner. Thank you for your help with this. Please note, if a no bus day falls on a food day (e.g. pizza), the food day will go ahead.
Emergency Lunch and Recess Supervisors Still Needed: 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 are currently hiring for this position for the 2022/2023 school year. 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 wonderful students, please call Principal, Andrea Papavasiliou 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.
Updated Screening Tool: The School and Child Care Screening Tool has been updated to align with recent recommendations from the Chief Medical Officer of Health. The link to the tool is above and can be found on Public Health’s website. Families and staff are encouraged to self screening before coming to work/school each day.
Milk Sales: Our wonderful Student Council continues to sell milk. The milk costs $1.00 each. Milk sale profits support our Student Council.
Popcorn Sales: Our intermediates continue to sell popcorn on Tuesdays and Thursdays for $2.00. This goes towards their year end trip. Thanks for supporting our intermediates.
Have a great evening. We will see everyone back for another learning day tomorrow.
Mrs. Andrea Papavasiliou, Principal
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