Weekly Update for November 3rd

Posted November 2, 2022

Good morning Mustang Families, 

It’s been a busy week here at PMPS. Orange and Black Day/ Wear your costumes to school was a hit! It was fun to see the kids enjoying fall activities, our parade, and the intermediate dance in the gym. Our volleyball teams have started their first games, and our junior volleyball team is eagerly awaiting their tournament next week. We are proud of all of our Mustangs for trying their best! I post lots of updates to our school Twitter feed: @margaret_ps . I update our website regularly as well: www.ugdsb.ca/PrincessMargaret/ . Please take a moment to have a look. 

Our spirit days for November have been announced:

November 4th: Comfy clothes day

November 11th: Remembrance Day: wear black and red

November 18th: Jersey Day/school colours day

November 22nd: Pink day: Anti- Bullying Awareness

 

Other Important Dates:

November 3rd: Picture retake day

November 7th to 11th: Treaties Recognition Week

November 8th: Indigenous Veteran’s Day

November 11th: Remembrance Day (Grades K-6 Virtual Assembly/ Grades 6/7-8 Town Remembrance Day Ceremony) 

November 14th: School Council meeting virtual 6-7pm

November 17th: report cards are available online (instructions coming in the following weeks)

November 25th: PD Day: Parent/Guardian interviews: in person (more details to follow)

December 3rd: PMPS Holiday Craft Fair 9am-3pm (more details to follow, but mark this on your calendar, you don’t want to miss it)

Milk & Popcorn Sales: We are excited to announce that our wonderful Student Council is selling milk again, Monday to Friday 1st break only for $1.00. Milk sale profits support our Student Council.

Popcorn will also be available Monday to Friday at 2nd  for a cycle of time, before we take a pause. The cost is $2.00 per bag. The popcorn sales benefit our grade 8 year end trip. 

Labour Updates: The UGDSB is committed to regularly sharing updates with families regarding the provincial labour negotiations.  Regular updates are on the UGDSB website at www.ugdsb.ca/labour. A link to this website is located at the top of the board website and all school websites. Please check this regularly and do not rely on messages in the media as they can vary from board to board. 

Identity Based Harm Reporting Tool: Our school website and the board website have been updated with the refreshed ‘Report Bullying and/or Identity Based Harm’ button (previously the Report Bullying’ button). The button can be found on the right-hand side of the websites’ homepage and directs users to the tool that they can use to make a report online.

Illnesses  at PMPS:  We are seeing a lot of different illnesses in our school population. To diminish the spread of illnesses, families are reminded to screen their child(ren) before school daily, using the Ontario School and Child Care Screening tool and to follow its regularly updated guidance. The link to the screener is https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ .If your child(ren) will be absent from school due to illness or any other reason, please don’t forget to contact the school office and leave a message on the attendance line. Thank you 

Attendance/ Pick Ups During the Day: It is very important that students attend school for the full day if they are well.  Having consistent attendance helps to build childrens’ stamina, sense of routine, and academic success. If your child is having trouble attending school regularly please give me a call and I will help. 

Emergency Lunch and Recess Supervisors Stll 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 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.

Thank you for your continued support. We’ll see everyone on Friday at 830am sharp for school, before we head into another weekend. Don’t forget the clocks fall back this weekend. 

A. Papavasiliou, Principal 

 

Categories: News