Chemong Public School Newslink Lori Woodbeck, Principal [email protected] Rachelle Duffus, Vice Principal [email protected] Tanya Anderson, School Council Chair [email protected] Steve Girardi, Superintendent, Student Achievement (705)742-9773 1029 Gore Street, Box 470 Bridgenorth, ON K0L 1H0 (705)-292-9594 [email protected] Diane Lloyd, Trustee [email protected] April 1, 2015 Be The Best You Can Be Message from the Principal..... next year is based on our projected Welcome Spring! I know that it is still not as enrolment. Please be aware that we still do warm as we would like, but it is spring and for not have the final staffing information for that we have reason to celebrate. It can be next year. We do know that we will have very wet on our playground and fairly muddy. three full day kindergarten classes and the For the younger students it might be a good same number of classes that we have this idea to pack an extra pair of socks and pants year. When we do have all the information, for the next couple of weeks while the yard staff will meet and discuss the academic and hopefully dries up. social needs of our students, and make Thanks to the generous support of our families and the National Sports Association Support Program we were able to get lots of new balls to use at nutrition breaks. We received four soccer balls, six footballs, six basketballs and six balls for four square free! decisions we feel are best for all of the children. Our shared goal is to provide the best possible learning environment for each student within balanced classrooms. Classes must be balanced in terms of gender, abilities, behaviours and of course numbers. I can assure you that these decisions are made painstakingly with the utmost concern given to where we feel each student can achieve the greatest success. If you feel strongly that the school needs to be aware of special considerations for your child, you can submit it in writing to the office by May 1st. Please be aware that such requests may be considered, but the final placement of Organization for 2015-2016 Over the next several months a great deal of time and effort will be put into organizing next year’s classes. The allocation of the number of teachers who will be at Chemong students will be a school decision. L.Woodbeck, Principal Library News: Some new library shelves were installed during the March Break and they look fantastic! Over the next few years we hope to continue to gradually replace all the wooden shelves with professional metal shelving. There have been many positive comments from students about how much the new shelving improves the appearance and functionality of our library. Book Fair A huge “Thank You!” to everyone who came to visit our Scholastic Book Fair this year. Chemong’s biggest sales total ever means we will be able to purchase more than $1600.00 worth of Scholastic books for the school library. We could not have done it without our wonderful parent volunteers Mr. Taylor, Mrs. LeBlanc, Mr. and Mrs. Comtois and our Teacher-Candidate Mrs. SimmsBrown. Cops For Cancer On April 30th, we will be welcoming the Pedal for Hope team to Chemong! We currently have over 20 students fundraising to shave their head or cut their ponytail for pediatric cancer. Our top fundraiser this year will also win an IPAD mini! We will once again be selling raffle tickets for some great prizes as well as tickets to take the stage for the opportunity to “cream” a teacher with a pie in the face. Students are encouraged to listen to announcements for information on up and coming ticket sales. Anyone still wishing to join our headshave team, please see our Team Leader, Mrs. Sperry. United Way’s Backpacks for Kids: Helping Ultimate Frisbee to Support Student Success This year marks the 3rd year that PUL will be running its Juniors Program. The league runs Although it may seem too early to start thinking about Back to School – Backpacks for Kids is already hard at work preparing for the 2015-2016 school year. The Backpacks for Kids program ensures that all students in grades K-12 can start the school year off with the right tools for success. Back to school season can be both an expensive and stressful time of year. If your family could benefit from assistance through Backpacks for Kids, please contact your school administration to sign up for this program. Your information will be kept private and confidential and you will not be asked to prove your income. Please be advised that we may not be able to provide backpacks for all children. Backpacks for Kids, is a special project of United Way Peterborough & District and relies on community support and donations and 100% of donated funds are spent on Backpacks. Donations are accepted at United Way Peterborough & District on behalf of Backpacks for Kids. Tax receipts are available for donations of $20 or more. Call Matthew Martin, Community Impact Facilitator, at United Way for more information 705-742-8839. ALL BOOKED UP A new online book club for grades 5 and up! Choose your own books, do up to 6 reviews, post them on our private blog and be entered to win an IPAD MINI (and loads of other great prizes). You can also attend the club parties at your local branch where there will be food, games and prizes. Starts April 28 in Lakefield, April 29 in Bridgenorth and April 30 in Ennismore. For more info or to register, email Kacie: [email protected] on Monday Nights from May to June at the Bridgenorth Fields for ages 8-14. Our league really wants to make sure that students living in the Bridgenorth Community are aware of this league. Since you work at Chemong P.S. and coached a Jr. Team for the KPR tournament, I was wondering if you could spread this word for me at your school. Parents can sign their child up on the PUL website www.pultimate.ca and come out to the Spiplex on April 16th to pay and get a jersey. It’s a great program and space is limited.
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