BATH PUBLIC SCHOOL
Vol. 2014-15 No. 09
May 2015
MAY 2015 NEWSLETTER
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to May! It is so great to see the sun and enjoy the opportunity for different outdoor activities.
The fields, basketball court, and tarmac area are full of happy active children.
Our School Advisory Council hosted another successful Family Games’ Night! Our Book Fair was a
big hit too! Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support.
Thank-you to the Limestone Learning Foundation and the Estate of Larry Gibson for the generous
grant of $10 000 to Bath PS in support of the "Three String Jam" project. On April 16, 2015 Bath PS
students and Ms. Baetz performed at the LLF presentation using some of the instruments that this
grant will provide. Graeme Fraser, co-Executor of the Estate of Larry Gibson presented Ms. Baetz
with a cheque that will be used to purchase Loog guitars, straps, tuners, and other equipment.
Congratulations to Ms. Baetz whose hard work and creativity coordinating this project, has helped to
bring exciting learning opportunities to the students of Bath Public School.
We have been working hard on being an eco-friendly school. Litterless lunch day was a big success.
We did a great job cleaning up our school yard and our community with our “Pitch In” day! Our EcoFair was excellent, lots of informative projects and presentations from K-6!
Our Music Monday Assembly will be Monday, May 4 th at 2pm. We are looking forward to seeing you
at our Track and Field Meet May 20th. Lots of fun in the sun!
We have a PD Day on Friday May 22nd for reporting. EQAO for grades 3 and 6 students begins on
May 25th and ends June 5th. May is going to be a busy month with various class trips and activities
planned.
We thank-you for your continued support and please feel free to call us if you have any questions.
Brigid Steele
Principal
April Bell-Asselstine
Vice-Principal
BATH PUBLIC SCHOOL
247 Church St.
Bath, ON KOH 1GO
(613) 352-7543
http://bath.limestone.on.ca/
Twitter: @BathPS_LDSB
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION…
In the month of June the last dates for hot lunch, milk and
cheese orders are as follows:
Hot lunch will be on June 5th and June 12th only
Milk will end on June 12th
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Children who turn 4 years old before
December 31, 2015 are eligible for
Junior Kindergarten this coming
September (5 years old for Senior
Kindergarten)!
The last cheese order will be due on June 3rd with the
cheese from that order going home on June 10th
If you have a child who is Kindergarten age, or know of
someone else in our area who does, please call the
school office (352-7543) for a registration package!
SAVE THE DATE!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Grade 8 Parents/Guardians:
Grade 8 Graduation will be held on Tuesday June 23,
2015.
Grade 7 Parents/Guardians:
Remember there will be a form going home about
providing snacks for the Graduation night.
Our spring book fair was a huge success!! Our school
made a profit of over $1500.00 to use for new books for
our library.
Our wish it and win it winners were: Marianne S., Colleen
B., John D., Jade P., Tyleste S., Owen C., and Meghan
M. and the family event draw winner was Taylar C. in Mr.
Sunderland’s class. Congratulations to you all!
MORNING DROP OFF
Students being dropped off at school in the
morning must be dropped off between 8:55
and 9:10am on the yard. Students should not
be coming in the front door unless it is after the
bell at 9:10 and they must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian signing them in.
SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES
We have some students with severe allergic
reactions to all kinds of nuts (not just peanuts),
and other products. Because of the nature of
nut allergies that are potentially life
threatening,
we
ask that: NO NUT
PRODUCTS BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL OR EATEN
AT SCHOOL. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
FAMILY HANDOUTS
For students whose parents do not live together, we are
willing to send home two copies of newsletters, notices,
mailouts, etc. in order for both parents to stay informed
about their child’s education. If you wish us to do this,
please contact the school office to let us know.
A sincere thank you to our volunteers Jane Davis, Jen
Condflower, Janice Miller and Tracey Homer and to the
many staff members that helped throughout the week.
Your help was greatly appreciated.
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LENNOX & ADDINGTON
COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
Each year the Lennox & Addington County General
Hospital puts on an art exhibition with works submitted by
local students for the public to enjoy. This year the
following students from Bath PS will have their work
displayed: Rachel H in Grade 1, Finn C in SK, Leah G,
Michaela W, and Anna H in Grade 7,and Emilia D,
Nevaeh C, and Marisa P in Grade 8. Way to go Bath
Knights!
MONTHLY CHEESE
ORDERS
Don’t forget to place your cheese order each month from
the school and help earn activity money for our students!
May order forms have been sent home. Please send the
order form back to the school by Wednesday, May 6th.
Cheese orders will be delivered on Wednesday, May 13th.
The orders will be sent home with your student unless the
order is too large, then we would ask that someone come
to the school that day to pick the order up. Thanks for
your help and support with this monthly fundraiser!
Upcoming Dates to
Remember!
May 7
Celebration of Dance
Fort Henry
Gr. 1-6
May 15
Gr 7 and 8 Immunizations
3rd HPV and 2nd Hep B
May 22
Track and Field Day
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Our next monthly SAC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 13th. Please consider joining us in the
library. Babysitting is provided, free of charge.
Yearbooks are
still available!
$20 each
Please bring orders to the office as soon as you can!
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ANTI-BULLYING DAY POEMS
FROM MRS. MORRISEY’S
GR. 6 STUDENTS
I am the bullied
I wonder if I changed my personality the bullies would
stop
I hear the bullies talking behind my back
I see everyone sharing secrets but not with me
I want everyone to stop being mean to me
I am the bullied
I pretend to be someone everyone will like
I fell the wet tears dripping from my face
I touch my bleeding elbows
I worry about what will happen today
I cry every day when I come home from school
I am the bullied
I understand that nothing will change
I say to bullies “STOP” but they never do
I dream to be like everyone else
I try to be like everyone else but it doesn’t work
I hope that everyone would just stop
I am the bullied
By: Madisyn Morrison
I am a bully
I wonder what I’ll do today
I here there are many scared
I see them running away
I want to see their pain
I am a bully
I pretend that I am tough but I am not
I feel hurt, sad, fake
I touch, I break, I wreck, I make
I worry if they know that I will break
I cry knowing that they are hurt
I am a bully
I understand that it is wrong
I say that it is right
I dream that I will stop
I try but I just fail
I hope I’ll realize what to do
I am a bully
By: Khalia Joseph-Samuels
I am a bystander
I wonder where the next fight will be
I hear bullied people crying in the bathroom
I see a crowd in a ring
I want to help the bullied
I am a bystander
I pretend I don’t see anything
I feel sorry for the bullied and the bully
I touch my forehead, ashamed of what I haven’t done
I worry I will be the next one bullied
I cry because I did not do anything
I am a bystander
I understand what I need to do for the bullied
I say I will help but I don’t
I dream of a world without bullies
I try not to look
I hope all bullying will come to an end
I am a bystander
By: Michael Galloway
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