| June 29th Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/180 | June 29th Weekly Update | <p>We made it!! In what has been the most unique and challenging school year of my career, I can honestly say that I would not have wanted to experience
this with any other community, than CHPS. Thank you for all your support and patience as we navigated these uncertain times.
As we look ahead to the Fall, unfortunately, I don’t have any concrete answers for you. The school board is working with the Ministry of Education and
Public Health to plan for September. We are expecting some firm direction by mid-August.
As it stands now, the school year will begin for SK to Grade 8 Students on Tuesday, September 8th, while our JK students will start school on Thursday,
September 10th.
Traditionally, on September 8th, we would meet students on the school yard at the 9:15 a.m. bell and staff would have signs indicating “Grade”, where
the appropriate students would gather. From there they would line up with their teacher and be taken to their new classrooms. While we most likely
will follow this same process, we will wait until plans are finalized for what a return to school will look like.
We would ask that over the summer, you check your email periodically. When we receive information, we will relay it to families. We will do our
absolute best to keep you informed over the summer months.
Stay safe and healthy over the summer. Take some time to re-charge and enjoy your family and friends. </p><p>
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: One of the SCDSB’s strategic priorities is equity, diversity and inclusion. This has always been at the forefront of our work at CHPS. As a school
community, we acknowledge the existence of systemic racism in society, and the importance of addressing it. We share responsibility in standing up
against racism, hate and oppression of all kinds.
It is our collective responsibility...
• to listen
• to teach
• to learn
• to reflect
• to be grateful
• & to recognize the needs of others.
Thank you to our CHPS community for being teachers & learners as we continue to work together to make things right for all people. We will prioritize
this commitment when we return in the Fall. <br></p><p><br></p><p>From the Office:
Report Cards were issued via SchoolMessenger email to our Parent One contact by the Simcoe County District School Board on Wednesday, June 24th.
Report Cards that were returned as undeliverable have been printed and mailed via Canada Post. If you believe your child’s report card was not received,
please call the school voicemail at 905-778-4323 ext. #1 and leave your child(s)name, teacher(s) name and we will have that mailed to you as soon as
possible.
The Office Staff want to wish you all a safe, happy, and relaxing summer break! We are all looking forward to seeing your beautiful smiling faces in
September. Stay Well Commanders!<br></p> | | | |
| June 22nd Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/179 | June 22nd Weekly Update | <p>It is hard to believe, but this week marks the final week of the 2019-2020 school year…..and what a year it has been. We
have faced so many challenges and disappointments in recent months, but as a community, we really came together to
make the best out of a difficult situation. Thank you to all of our staff for going above and beyond, to support students
and their families. Their dedication and efforts ensured that student learning continued throughout the school closure,
and it resulted in some outstanding work from our students. Thank you to all of our families for their patience, kindness
and understanding as you supported the school from a distance and in doing so, strengthened the home/school
partnerships.
The week ahead is a big one! We are celebrating our Grade 8 graduates today through a virtual ceremony, along with a
few other surprises. On Wednesday, we are asking that families who borrowed technology (i.e. chromebooks, special
education devices, etc.), return them to school by dropping them off from 11 – 2. During this same time, it will be last call
for our Lost and Found and student belonging pick up. We also ask that families drop off any school books that they have
at home during this time frame. This coming Friday is the final day of Distance Learning and the final day of the
2019-2020 school year!
Report cards will also be emailed out to families by the school board later this week. It is imperative that we have
updated email addresses and phone numbers for our families. If you need to update your contact information – please
email chrishadfield@scdsb.on.ca The school board will also be updating families throughout the summer about what
school will look like in the Fall. This is another reason as to why it is important that we have your correct and current
contact information.
Finally – to our students. While this is not the school year that you had anticipated, I wanted to let you know how
incredibly proud I am of each and every one of you. I’ve so missed seeing you at school everyday. I have had the great
pleasure of seeing your work in your Google Classrooms and dropping into some Google Meets. I look forward to the
time when we can all be back in our building together! Have a wonderful summer – Stay safe and healthy!</p><p><br></p><p>From the Library:
Create a family timeline that documents important events and memories.
1. As a family, think about the most important
events that have happened.
2. Construct your timeline using materials you have at home.
3. Write the events and the dates on the timeline in the order they happened.
4. Add illustrations or pictures to help explain the events. </p> | | | |
| Chris Hadfield P.S - Staffing Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/178 | Chris Hadfield P.S - Staffing Update | <p>As we come to the end of the 2019-2020 school year, we wanted to take some time to thank some of our staff
members who will be leaving us at the end of the month.
We have had several occasional teaching positions that will be ending which include Ms. Ahmadi, Ms.
MacKenzie, Ms. Correia and Ms. Harding. They have been wonderful additions to our staff, and we wish them
the best as they move onto future career opportunities.
Our school has also been fortunate to have had Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. La Rosa in occasional education assistant
positions which will conclude at the end of June. We appreciate their efforts to support our students and wish
them well in future endeavours.
Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Rashidian have been working in occasional Designated Early Childhood
Educator roles, which are also concluding. We would like to thank them for their efforts and wish them well as
they move forward to new prospects.
We have also been lucky to have Mrs. McLean, Mrs. McMillan and Mr. Campbell in teaching roles over the past
several years. Next year, Mrs. McLean will move on to Sir William Osler, Mrs. McMillan will be teaching at
Ferndale Woods and Mr. Campbell has accepted a central program role with the school board. We know that
they will serve their new communities and roles well, and will be missed by their CHPS family.
In exciting news, as the school year ends, Mrs. Shanahan will be starting her maternity leave. We send her and
her family our best wishes as she prepares for the arrival of a new baby next month!
Last month, we also said goodbye to Mrs. Hovius in the office. Mrs. Hovius had accepted a new position at
Alliston Union Public School. While we congratulate her on her new role, we will miss her smiling face in our
office when school resumes.
Finally, we wanted to share with you that Mrs. Kenny has been appointed Vice Principal of Hillcrest Public
School in Barrie. We would like to congratulate her on this appointment and we know that her new school
community, and the school board as a whole, will benefit from her being in this new position.
As we wind down the school year, please take some time to thank and say goodbye to these wonderful
professionals that our students have had the benefit of working with.
Thank you,
R. Dashnay</p> | | | |
| June 15th Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/177 | June 15th Weekly Update | <p>Principal’s Message:
We are almost there…..we are down to the final two weeks of Distance Learning. Thank you for your
continued support during this time. We know how challenging this has been for our families and we
appreciate how hard everyone has been working to complete as much as possible. As we work our way
towards the finish line, please continue to stay in close contact with your child’s educators and keep your
family’s health and happiness as a priority during these final days.
Next week, we look forward to recognizing our Grade 8 Graduates. While nothing will replace an in-person
ceremony, we have come up with a few surprises to honour them. Monday, June 22nd was their scheduled
graduation ceremony. If you know a CHPS Grade 8 Graduate, we encourage you to reach out to them and
send them a message of congratulations! We are so proud of our graduating class for demonstrating strength,
resilience, growth and kindness throughout these challenging times. Please follow us on Twitter next week as
we share our graduation surprises with our community!<br></p><p><br></p><p>From the Library:
Addressing racism is important - start the conversation at home by listening and discussing some of these amazing
picture books.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vReNGDiL4NvCheXo_a_Bz6N4Y2aHyWLij2O_cMN8x7vzbcnjq5J8pE-V3Xw7mZCa_iB9AdobcAbcDqQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g8099ef2b5e_1_5 </p><p><br></p><p> From the Office:
Due to school closures, report cards will be delivered by electronically this year. If you believe the email we have on file
needs to be updated, please send your child’s name, and the updated email address to chrishadfield@scdsb.on.ca
Also, when calling the school, please leave us a message. We are checking messages, and we will get back to you as soon
as we can. </p><p><br></p><p>
For information for families regarding COVID-19 and the Simcoe County District School Board, please
visit www.scdsb.on.ca/covid-19.<br></p> | | | |
| June 8th Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/176 | June 8th Weekly Update | <p>I wanted to thank everyone for their co-operation, patience and understanding while we worked through the retrieval of
student personal belongings. It was a massive undertaking, and we really appreciated the overwhelming support of our
families.
Thank you to our teachers who came in last week, to organize all the student items. That was a huge job, and they carried
it out very effectively. A big thanks to our office team and education assistants who mobilized the distribution process –
we would not have been able to accomplish this, had it not been for their outstanding efforts! We would also like to thank
our custodial team who helped out in so many ways, and always makes our jobs easier. We appreciate our incredible
team and I’m so grateful for them.
If you were not able to attend your pick up day or are still missing an item or two, we will provide opportunities for
retrieval when school resumes in the Fall. For families wondering about items that were left in the Before and After School
Program, Bradford Progress is working through a plan for pick up in the weeks ahead. Families can expect to hear from
Bradford Progress or you are encouraged to contact them directly.
Thank you for your continued support! <br></p><p></p><p>From the Library:
Create a themed scavenger hunt. Choose your favourite sport, movie, book, or subject in school and use that as
inspiration to create a scavenger hunt with clever clues. Once you’ve created your scavenger hunt, have your family to try
and figure out your clever clues. <br></p><p><br></p><p>For information for families regarding COVID-19 and the Simcoe County District School Board, please
visit www.scdsb.on.ca/covid-19.<br></p><p><br></p><p>From the Office:
Due to school closures, report cards will be delivered by electronically this year. If you believe the email we have on file
needs to be updated, please send your child’s name, and the updated email address to chrishadfield@scdsb.on.ca <br></p> | | | |
| June 1st Weekly Update | http://had.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/175 | June 1st Weekly Update | <p>This week will be a busy one for the Chris Hadfield team. We have a group of staff members who will start organizing
student personal belongings to prepare for distribution on Thursday and Friday. We are doing are absolute best to ensure
students are able to retrieve their items, but the reality is that we cannot guarantee that everything will be returned. If
there is something that you really hope to have returned, please reach out to your child’s teacher. Please refer to the
email that was sent out on Friday regarding all of the specifics and follow the directions. We appreciate your patience,
understanding and kindness as we work through this process.
Also happening this week, will be Grade 8 Graduation Photos that will be taken in our parking lot on Thursday. Unless you
have a scheduled appointment, we would ask that you stay away from this area if you are coming to school for the pick-up
of student belongings.
It is hard to believe that we are in June – harder to believe that we all haven’t been together since March 13th! As we
complete this final month of the 2019-2020 school year, I choose to focus on how grateful I am to be part of such an
extraordinary school community, filled with dedicated staff, supportive families and inspiring young minds. </p><p><br></p><p>From the Library: Family Memories:
An amazing way to reminisce about family memories. Find a jar or box and take time filling it with handwritten memory notes when you want to add
something. At the end of the year, you open up the jar and read about the amazing memories you’ve had. </p><p> Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership The Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership has uploaded new resources on its website (www.immigration.simcoe.ca), including:
- Multilingual Mental Health Resources – Resources available in more than 20 languages
- Translated Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), and Canadian Child Benefit (CCB) fact sheets – Resources available
in 10 languages
- A “how to” document for uninsured Simcoe County Residents looking to access healthcare:
https://immigration.simcoe.ca/PublishingImages/Lists/COVID19%20Updates%20Accordion/AllItems/Document%20for%20Uninsured%20Simcoe%20County%20Residents.pdf<br></p><p><br></p><p>Grade 8 Student Transitions
As students progress from elementary school to secondary school, important personal student information is shared which eases each student’s
transition to secondary school. Sharing this information also improves our ability to program effectively to benefit all students. The collection and use of
personal student information for such purposes is authorized under the Education Act. Please note that all information used for the transition process is
limited, secure and protected at all times. Please contact Mr. Daryl Halliday, Superintendent of Education, if you would like more information about the
transition process at Chris Hadfield Public School. <br></p> | | | |