FYI Child Safety

Dear Parents, We are constantly reminding students how to stay safe on the buses to and from school as well as practising positive and safe behaviour at school. One way to extend child safety is to review your safety precautions at home with your children, escpecially when answering the phone or the door to strangers. Thank you for your continued support.

Parent - Teacher Interviews

Hello to all, This note is a reminder that we are holding Parent/Teacher interviews the evening of November 19th from 4-7 pm and on November 20th from 8:30-10:30 am. Teachers will be sharing your child's progress to date with you. You child(ren) are invited to participate in the interviews.
Our Book Fair will also be taking place at the school during these interview times.

November Newsletter Out

Please check with your child, Gosfield North's Monthly newsletter. We are still looking for volunteers for our Kiss n' Ride program. A reminder that our next School Council meeting is Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:30 pm in the library. Mrs. Romualdi will be demonstrating the use of the guided reading table and Mrs. Mackay has offered to demonstrate the 'Smart Board.' Everyone is welcome to attend.

Reminder to Parents re:hygiene

Parents, this is just a reminder that follows continual reminders in newspapaers by the health unit to have your children wash their hands regularly, use hand sanitizers, cough into the crook of their arms, and if your child is feeling ill to stay home.
We have been reminding students about following proper hygiene rules at school. The flu and cold season is upon and we expect that students will be absent for these reasons. Thanks for your continued support in this matter.

Class web sites

Please don't hesitate to visit ou class websites. For example Mrs. Mackay's 1M students are working on creating student wikis. Homework and up and coming tests and major assignments are posted on Mrs. Shuttleworth's Intermediate grades website.

EQAO community report and Individual reports

Hello to all, Just a short note to let you know that our EQAO community report is ready to send home. A copy will be sent to every grade four and seven family. Individual EQAO reports will also be sent home by Oct. 23 for those students who participated in the 2008-2009 testing. If anyone would like a copy of the community report, please phone the school at 519-839-4811.

New Service provided

Need a Family Physician or Family Health Care Provider?
Contact Health Care Connect

There are two ways you can register
Call: 1 800 445 1822
or
You can register on-line at:
www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect
This is a program funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Parent Survey Results

Thanks to all parents who participated in our surveys.
Results are as follows:
169 respondents support 4 times a month food days.
28 respondents support bi-weekly food days.
14 respondents support once a month food days.
7 respondents said no to food days.

115 respondents support school council fundraisers.
154 respondnents support school fundraisers.
109 respondents support jump rope fundraiser
130 support milk sales.
170 support can drives.
139 support pop corn sales.
145 support school dances
178 support penny/loonie /toonie drives.

Grade 7/8 survey results.
Band trip 4 day: 50 yes, 15 no
One day band trip: 13 yes, 5 no
Camp Olympia trip 68 yes, 7 no
One day grade 8 trip: 11 yes, 6 no.

September11, 2009
This just a short note to say that we have had a fantastic first week at school!
Everyone seems to be getting into their routines. We have already had tryouts for the soccer teams and cross-country sign up will be next week.
A notice will be going home about our milk program. Since the closing of Lakeside Dairy, we will now be serviced by Louis Chaisson milk distributors selling Beatrice/Parmalat milk products. Chocolate and white milk will be sellig for $.75 each. Have a great week-end!

Hello To Everyone, As another way to communicate information about our school and Board, there is now "From the Principal's Desk" blog attached to our school website. A special thanks to Ms. Fellbaum for her technical expertise in setting the blog up for me.