november 2016 newsletter - st. james...
TRANSCRIPT
A big thank you to Mrs. Franks andeveryone who helped make the fifthannual Pumpkinfest a super fun event forour families. It is turning into a wonderfultradition and such a great kick off forHalloween. I wasn't able to make it this
year, but after carving my pumpkins with my kids, Iwish we could have gone, for the clean-up factoralone!! I really hope those of you who went had awonderful time, and thanks again to all those whohelped make it a success!!
This was my first official month as President and Iwant to thank you all for making me feel welcome. Aspecial thanks goes to my Executive, for helping meout when need be and for putting up with all myquestions. I am really enjoying my new role and I amlooking forward to getting to know all of you a bitbetter.
A reminder to all that when your child(ren) will bemissing class, please call the school and leave amessage for the teachers to let them know your childwill not be in that day. We ask that you tell us thereason (i.e. Dentist appointment, feeling sick, etc). If thereason is that your child is sick, please give adescription of the symptoms your child is experiencing(i.e. temperature, cough, running nose, respiratorydistress). This allows Mrs. Franks to keep a closeaccount of possible flu outbreaks at the school.
Please also make sure to make a careful note of yourduty responsibilities and days…this is particularlyimportant as we will be having a Ministry visit in thenext month or so in connection with our Licencerenewal and it is imperative that we are all where weare supposed to be and doing what needs to be done.At this point you have all received your NovemberScholastic Order forms in your mailboxes…I’ve beenbusy scouring over them as we have a Christmastradition where Santa sends us a Christmas book theweek before Christmas for us to enjoy.
November will be another busy month getting readyfor the Ministry visit and loads of great activities…if youhave any questions or concerns please do not hesitateto contact us!
Lindsay
St. James Co-opPreschool Newsletter
November 2016
October’s trip to the Pumpkin Patch was a
great success!
Preschool PA Day,The Kids Club Families are invited to join us at the Dundas FireStation. Families are to meet at the preschool at 9:00am to walkover to the Fire Station or can meet at the Fire Station for thetour that begins at 9:30am. This is a parent directed trip as
teachers will NOT be present on this day. Look for forms in yourmailbox to confirm your attendance.
Kid’s Club Afternoon Trip to Fortino’sto explore the alphabet. They will be leaving from the school at
12:20pm and taking the city bus. Parents are to pick up childrenfrom Fortinos at 2:20pm.
Scholastic Orders Due
Christmas Mini Photo Sessions
Viva Las Vegas
If any of you are handy and willing to do some
minor handy work around the school in place of a
clean, please speak to Elizabeth or Mrs. Franks.
Yummy Treats at the Halloween Party
Teachers’ CornerSuperstarsWe’ve done it! No more tears! Well,mostly.
The children have all settled in quitenicely to the routines and that in itselfhas been a huge learning experience for
them. We have enjoyed watching theirpersonalities unfold as they become morecomfortable in their school environment.
We had some learning opportunities withThanksgiving, thanking the farmers for all thegreat food they provide for us. The fall season andall the wonders it has to offer as well as someHallowe’en fun. We will continue BUILDING onthese experiences in the month of November.
It's hard to believe that Septemberand October have come and gone.Routines are slowly becoming a partof our daily activity. The kids allseem to enjoy knowing what's goingto happen next and they can do thisby what our daily routine is.
After morning circle the kids know it is time forcrafts and imagination station. After we do oursing song in the coat room it's time for morningsnack (and they can't wait for this time.). I cannotget over what a amazing bunch of eaters wehave in kids club.
A big thank you to all of the kids Clubbers whohave sent in there decorated scrap book. I amstill waiting for a few (you know who you are). Assoon as you get the decorated please send themin as I am starting to fill them and they arelooking good.
Also for any kids club family who did not receivean All about my Family page in their scrapbookplease let me know and I can get you one. Wehave the ones that have been returned hangingthrough the the halls in the preschool the kidslove to look at their family photo and remind uswhat their family likes to work together doing.
Word Detectives/Printworks
In order to get all set for Christmas,
each child is asked to bring in 5
addresses so that we may send out
Christmas cards!
The kids have all been having a great time in the
Imagination station; this past month we had a lot
of great camp outs. And now, we are having so
much fun with construction. A big thank you
goes out to all the parents who have taken the
time to set up these imaginative scenarios.
The Parent Handbook will be available the
second week of November. You will all be
receiving an electronic copy for you to read. A
signoff sheet will be available at the school to
note that you have received this information.
Green Fun! In an effort to reduce our environmental
footprint, we have been creating impermanent art with
tree stumps and other natural objects. These make
fantastic canvases which can be wiped clean and
reused infinitely!
Environmental Footprint Art
Hey St. James Families!
Let’s talk FUNdraising!
We had some amazing success with chocolate covered almonds, thank you toeveryone who sold their case and enjoyed delicious treats. A big shout out tothose families who not only sold their one box, but sold two, or three, orFOUR cases of chocolates! You are amazing!
Thanks as well to all those who placed orders with our fundraiser. I know I’mexcited to use these wonderful, natural products in our home. If you missed out on thedeadline for the fundraiser but still want to place an order, please contact Liz Hunter([email protected]).
We have one fundraiser coming up in early December, just in time for your holidaymailings. ! These 15 minute family sessions will be held on
location TBA. For $50 you will receive one digital print, or for$75, you will receive your whole session of digital images. Photography provided by ourown local Ten West Photography.
Please also remember that will be coming up quickly in February! Bookyour babysitter for . Each family is required to provide a gift card($20 minimum) and a gift donation ($20 minimum value). This is the perfect opportunity to‘regift’ anything new that you may have doubles of, that you don’t have a receipt for, or thatgift that doesn’t fit your decor! ;) Please contact myself or Becky Costigan if you have anyquestions, and start saving up your loonies for a night of fun!
Happy Reading Everyone! With Halloween winding down, everyone is beginning to focuson Christmas and the upcoming holidays. Garrison Keillor said “A book is a gift you canopen again and again.”
This month, Scholastic is offering a separate holiday themed catalogue with lots of greatideas for Christmas or Chanukah presents and stocking stuffers. Also, as a reminder, we willhave a book exchange during our annual holiday party coming up in December. Why not
get 10% of your purchase back towards your fundraising goal for the year and cross a few names ofthe gift list at the same time.
There are lots of other great ideas for sharing the love of reading over the holidays includinga Christmas story advent calendar with a new book under the tree each night or a specialChristmas Eve present complete with a new story.
This month’s Scholastic forms are due . Payment can be made via chequeaddressed to Scholastic Canada or online via the Parent Pay Portal. For questions or additionalorder forms please contact Whitney Burse.
Imagination Station Set Up (Holiday Countdown) on Saturday November 26th at 9:00am with theShipcott, Koop, Richard and Woodbury Smith Families
School Cleans on Saturday November 12th at 9:00am with the Buckles, Samra and Koop Families,Friday November 25th at 7:00 pm with the Blanche, Beaudoin, Charland and Salitra Families andSaturday December 10th at 9:00 am with the Ptaszek, Pacci, Clark/Maloney, and Richard Families.
Toy Clean Matthews/Hall Family to reach out to teachers at end of November to arrange for the toys tobe cleaned.
In October you all received the duty schedules for the remainder of the term. With it I included thenames and availability of emergency duty members. An updated list is recorded on the next page foryour reference. Please try them first if you are in a bind and then please call or text me on my cell phoneat 416.388.6589. If you don't reach me right away please try my home number at 905.628.3794.
Dear Parents
Thank you so much to all of you foryour willingness to help out and all ofyour support. Things are continuingto go smoothly with all of our
committees, cleans and imagination station set upsand we really appreciate all of your hard work inmaking this happen.
Below is the schedule for playdough, laundry, toycleaning, school clean and imagination station forthe rest of November and December. You will notethat we have more frequent school cleans now thatthe crummy weather and flu season is upon us -this is an effort to keep the school as clean andgerm-free as possible!
Don't hesitate to contact me if you have anyquestions at all concerning any of this and thanksyou so much for your commitment to the school -we couldn't do it without you!
Elizabeth [email protected] (cell)
Week of November 7thPlaydough - Smith FamilyLaundry - Abdel Ghaffar Family
Week of November 14thPlaydough - Koop FamilyLaundry - Verhey Family
Week of November 21stPlaydough - Beaudoin FamilyLaundry - Strecker Family
Week of November 28thPlaydough - Hines-Leja FamilyLaundry - Abdel Ghaffar Family
Week of December 5thPlaydough - Smith FamilyLaundry - Verhey Family
Week of December 12thPlaydough - Koop FamilyLaundry - Strecker Family
Position Name Email Address
President Lindsay Blanche [email protected]
Past-President Krista Campure [email protected]
Vice President &
Membership Co-ordinator
Aaron Vanderwal [email protected]
Treasurer Maggie Gallagher [email protected]
Secretary Becky Costigan [email protected]
Committees, Cleans, and
Schedules
Elizabeth Hutchison [email protected]
Fundraising Pam Crichton [email protected]
Viva Las Vegas Pam Crichton
Becky Costigan
Trips & Vistors Lindsay Birchard [email protected]
Newsletter & Publicity Christa Clark [email protected]
Scholastic Whitney Burse [email protected]
Website Aaron Vanderwal [email protected]
Teachers
Supervisor/Teacher Michelle Franks [email protected]
Teacher Sandra Walker [email protected]
Teacher Trish Hood [email protected]
Assistant Teacher Liz Hunter [email protected]