| September 17 Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/87 | September 17 Weekly Update | <p>Monday, September 17th – DAY FIVE - Student Leadership Team (Grades 6-8) Applications Due</p><p>Tuesday, September 18th – DAY ONE - </p><p>Wednesday, September 19th – DAY TWO -</p><p>Thursday, September 20th – DAY THREE - </p><p>Friday, September 21st – DAY FOUR - House Colour Day – Students are asked to wear their House Colours! </p><p>Some Upcoming Dates to Remember</p><p>September 24th – School Council Nomination Forms Due into the office </p><p>September 24th – Students will be moved into their new classrooms for the 2018-19 School Year – Letters will be sent home with students identifying their new teachers and classroom </p><p>September 25th – Turn around day – Students will be re-organized in order to adhere to Ministry Class Sizes (See messaging below) </p><p>September 27th – School Council Meeting & Elections in the Multi-purpose Room (6:00 p.m.) </p><p>September 28th – Terry Fox Run Messages: Medical Information: If your child has a medical condition (i.e. asthma, anaphylaxis, seizures, diabetes, etc.), please inform the school office as soon as possible, so that we can put together a Medical Emergency Plan to ensure your child’s safety. </p><p>Re-organization of Classrooms: It is important for our families and students to know that as our student population continues to increase, we will need to re-organize classes at the end of September. Therefore, we want to make students and families aware that where pupils are currently placed, will most likely change prior to the end of September. We need to ensure that our classroom numbers adhere to Ministry sizes. Our school has grown by over 120 students from September 2017, therefore we will need to make changes to many of our classrooms. Preparing students for this change will ensure a smooth transition when the time comes to re-organize classes. Letters of students being affected will be sent home prior to September 25th . </p><p>Safe Arrival: Please call our Safe Arrival line (705-778-4323 – Extension 1) if your child(ren) will be late or absent. Messages can be left 24 hours a day. Student Agendas: Due to the high enrollment of students in our school, we did not have enough agendas for each student. We have ordered additional agendas and will distribute to students as soon as they arrive. </p><p>Before and After School Daycare: Just a reminder that students being dropped off for daycare need to use the East Entrance of the school (across from the Parking Lot). </p><p>School Council: Our School Council is a huge part of our school community and works hard to create community events and support the school in its efforts to reach all of our students’ potential. Please consider joining our Council in either an official or unofficial role. School Council meetings are open to all parents, but if you’re interested in being a voting member, please pick up a nomination form from the school office (nomination forms will also be emailed out). Nominations Forms are due in the school office before September 24th. We generally meet once per month, meetings not lasting longer than 90 minutes. </p><p>Parking Lot: We would ask that parents/guardians please follow the directions of our staff and student safety patrollers on duty in the parking lot, before and after school. We are providing direction in the interest of student safety. We would also ask that our disabled parking spaces are not blocked. The parking lot will be closed from 3:20 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. each day to ensure minimal traffic on school property during dismissal time. This is to ensure the safety of our students. Also, when coming to the school during school hours (including break time), we would ask that you park by the office and the side of the building and avoid blocking fire exits. Please be cautious when driving on our neighbouring streets to ensure student/pedestrian safety. South Simcoe Police and By-Law officers have informed us that they will be monitoring our school neighbourhood regularly during school entry and exit times. </p><p>Walking To School: As our school and community continues to grow, traffic congestion within our school parking lot and surrounding streets is a safety concern for our students and families. Chris Hadfield Public School is a designated walking school and we would ask that families make a concerted effort to have students walk to and from school. This would establish healthy routines for students and promote an environmentally friendly practice. We continue to work with our partners at South Simcoe Police and the town of Bradford to ensure the safety of all of our community stakeholders. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter. </p><p>Message from the School Office: Bumps and bruises are a daily occurrence in an elementary school. The office staff welcomes donations of snack bags for ice, paper towels, and Kleenex. Thank you!<br></p> | | | |
| Terry Fox Run | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/88 | Terry Fox Run | <p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Chris Hadfield P.S. will be holding our Terry Fox School Run on September 28</span><sup style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;background-color:#ffffff;">th</sup><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">. This year our school has a goal of raising </span><strong>$5000.00. </strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">The Terry Fox Foundation has a great reputation, with $0.82 cents of every dollar raised going directly to cancer research.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">In order to reach our goal, we are asking that all students bring </span><strong>$5 </strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">or a donation of their choice on or before the run date. If you wish to donate online, please visit our school fundraising page</span> <a href="https://secure.terryfox.ca/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?TeamID=817899#&panel1-1">CHPS Terry Fox Fundraising</a><br></p> | | | |
| September 10 Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/86 | September 10 Weekly Update | <p>Monday, September 10th – DAY FIVE - </p><p>Tuesday, September 11th – DAY ONE - </p><p>Wednesday, September 12th – DAY TWO - </p><p>Thursday, September 13th – DAY THREE - </p><p>Friday, September 14th – DAY FOUR - Childhood Cancer Awareness Day – Wear Gold/Yellow to raise awareness about Childhood Cancer</p><p>Some Upcoming Dates to Remember: </p><p>September 21st – House Colour Day – Students are asked to wear their House Colours! </p><p>September 24th – School Council Nomination Forms Due into the office </p><p>September 25th – Turn around day – Students will be re-organized in order to adhere to Ministry Class Sizes (See messaging below) </p><p>September 27th – School Council Meeting & Elections in the Multi-purpose Room (6:00 p.m.) </p><p>September 28th – Terry Fox Run </p><p>Messages</p><p>Re-organization of Classrooms: It is important for our families and students to know that as our student population continues to increase, we will need to re-organize classes at the end of September. Therefore, we want to make students and families aware that where pupils are currently placed, will most likely change prior to the end of September. We need to ensure that our classroom numbers adhere to Ministry sizes. Our school has grown by over 120 students from September 2017, therefore we will need to make changes to many of our classrooms. Preparing students for this change will ensure a smooth transition when the time comes to re-organize classes. Letters of students being affected will be sent home prior to September 25th . </p><p>Student Agendas: Due to the high enrollment of students in our school, we did not have enough agendas for each student. We have ordered additional agendas and will distribute to students as soon as they arrive. </p><p>Before and After School Daycare: Just a reminder that students being dropped off for daycare need to use the East Entrance of the school (across from the Parking Lot). </p><p>School Council: Our School Council is a huge part of our school community and works hard to create community events and support the school in its efforts to reach all of our students’ potential. Please consider joining our Council in either an official or unofficial role. School Council meetings are open to all parents, but if you’re interested in being a voting member, please pick up a nomination form from the school office (nomination forms will also be emailed out). Nominations Forms are due in the school office before September 24th. We generally meet once per month, meetings not lasting longer than 90 minutes. </p><p>Parking Lot: We would ask that parents/guardians please follow the directions of our staff and student safety patrollers on duty in the parking lot, before and after school. We are providing direction in the interest of student safety. We would also ask that our disabled parking spaces are not blocked. The parking lot will be closed from 3:20 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. each day to ensure minimal traffic on school property during dismissal time. This is to ensure the safety of our students. Also, when coming to the school during school hours (including break time), we would ask that you park by the office and the side of the building and avoid blocking fire exits. Please be cautious when driving on our neighbouring streets to ensure student/pedestrian safety. South Simcoe Police and By-Law officers have informed us that they will be monitoring our school neighbourhood regularly during school entry and exit times. </p><p>Walking To School: As our school and community continues to grow, traffic congestion within our school parking lot and surrounding streets is a safety concern for our students and families. Chris Hadfield Public School is a designated walking school and we would ask that families make a concerted effort to have students walk to and from school. This would establish healthy routines for students and promote an environmentally friendly practice. We continue to work with our partners at South Simcoe Police and the town of Bradford to ensure the safety of all of our community stakeholders. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter.<br></p> | | | |
| First Day of School for SK to Grade 8 - Tuesday September 4 | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/85 | First Day of School for SK to Grade 8 - Tuesday September 4 | <p><span style="color:#595959;font-family:arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">On the first day of school (September 4th), Grades 1-8 students will meet out on the tarmac at the 9:15 a.m. bell. Staff members will be holding grade signs on the tarmac and field, and students will be asked to go the appropriate sign. When they arrive at their designated meeting place, they will meet their classroom teacher and then relocate to their classroom. SK students will go to their previous year’s teacher/DECE where students will be escorted to their new classroom.</span><br></p> | | | |
| September 3 Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/83 | September 3 Weekly Update | <p>Monday, September 3rd – Labour Day - No School for Students </p><p>Tuesday, September 4th – DAY ONE - First Day of School – SK – Grade 8 Students (See Messaging Below) </p><p>Wednesday, September 5th – DAY TWO - </p><p><br></p><p>Thursday, September 6th – DAY THREE - First Day of School – JK Students (See Messaging Below) </p><p>Friday, September 7th – DAY FOUR - </p><p>Some Upcoming Dates to Remember: </p><p>July 2nd – School Closed July 3rd – 6 th – School Office will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Please be advised that the office will not always have staff readily available to open the doors during these times, so we would ask that you call ahead, if you need to come in </p><p>July 9th – August 24th – School Office Closed</p><p>August 27th – August 31st – School office will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.</p><p>September 3 rd – Labour Day – School Closed </p><p>September 4th – First Day of the 2018-2019 School Year for SK – Grade 8 Students </p><p>September 6th – First Day of the 2018-2019 School Year for JK Students </p><p>September 27th – Turn around day – Students will be re-organized in order to adhere to Ministry Class Sizes (See messaging below) </p><p>Messages: </p><p>First Day of School – SK – Grade 8 students: On the first day of school (September 4th), Grades 1-8 students will meet out on the tarmac at the 9:15 a.m. bell. Staff members will be holding grade signs on the tarmac and field, and students will be asked to go the appropriate sign. When they arrive at their designated meeting place, they will meet their classroom teacher and then relocate to their classroom. SK students will go to their previous year’s teacher/DECE where students will be escorted to their new classroom.</p><p> First Day of School – JK Students: On the first day of school for JK students (September 6th), students and families will meet in the gymnasium at 9:15 a.m., where they will meet their teacher/DECE and then relocate to their classroom. We would ask parents/family members to depart once saying goodbye to their child. </p><p>Re-organization of Classrooms: It is important for our families and students to know that as our student population continues to increase, we anticipate that we will need to re-organize classes at the end of September. Therefore, we want to make students and families aware that where pupils are placed on the first day of school, most likely change prior to the end of September. We need to ensure that our classroom numbers adhere to Ministry sizes. Preparing students for this likely change will ensure a smooth transition when the time comes to re-organize classes. </p><p>Parking Lot: We would ask that parents/guardians please follow the directions of our staff and student safety patrollers on duty in the parking lot, before and after school. We are providing direction in the interest of student safety. We would also ask that our disabled parking spaces are not blocked. The parking lot will be closed from 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. each day to ensure minimal traffic on school property during dismissal time. This is to ensure the safety of our students. Also, when coming to the school during school hours (including break time), we would ask that you park by the office and the side of the building. Please be cautious when driving on our neighbouring streets to ensure student/pedestrian safety. South Simcoe Police and By-Law officers have informed us that they will be monitoring our school neighbourhood regularly during school entry and exit times. </p> | | | |
| Registering a New Student | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/84 | Registering a New Student | <p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:calibri, helvetica, sans-serif, serif, emojifont;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Welcome future Commanders! If you are new to the area, and need to register your children for September, we encourage you to contact the Simcoe County District School Board. You can call 705-728-7570 for a registration appointment. The school office will reopen August 27th, 2018, and we will be happy to accept registrations then as well. </span> </p> | | | |