We would like to extend an enormous thank you to the families for the treats, flowers, gift cards and beautiful cards you have dropped off in the last few days of June. We greatly appreciate them and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Congratulations to our preschool and kindergarten graduates. Our little celebration was perfect. We look forward to hearing about your big school adventures!
Over the next 8 weeks you will be seeing more of some staff and less of others!
Mrs. O is away for the summer. You may see her here and there covering holidays for others but for the most part she will be enjoying the summer at her trailer. As of this minute Mrs. Muryn’s contract with MH Catholic Board has been renewed and she will return in September.
All other staff will be at the school on their regular days except for their holidays.
The children will try to beat the heat and be in the playground early in the morning and inside during the heat of the day. This hot spell does not look like it is breaking anytime soon so this will be our best course of action for the next 2 weeks. There will likely not be any walks happening anytime soon.
However, the walks are for everyone. We do not have the staffing manpower to leave 1 child behind for one reason or another. Please make sure they are dressed appropriately: hat, footwear (no flip-flops) and a water bottle. These items will aid in the success of a walk on any day. Please send a hoodie or sweater for your child as there are certain areas in the classroom that do get chillier than others and the children are cooler when they are sitting doing their lessons.
The exception to the rule may be the toddler group. We have 5 new toddlers joining the mix over the summer and the playground may be used in lieu of walks.
Our routine does vary a little bit in the summer; however, we do like the children to be at school as close to 9 as possible. Please call if you are running late or if your daily plans have changed.
Providing us with an attendance calendar is equally helpful if your child will not be attending every day in the month.
Please apply sunscreen prior to coming to school. This task takes an hour and is not as fun as you would think! We will re-apply after lunch if we are going back outside.
Hats and water bottles are your responsibility. Please label and bring these items for your child so they can enjoy the summer fun.
The girls will be working on some themes and activities for the summer-we will keep you posted of upcoming events both on the blog, Instagram, and the white board in the front entrance.
During the day, if you come to the school and find the door locked you will be able to access the children and the playground at the side of the building. It leads to the playground, and we can let you into the school to pick up lunchboxes. Now that we have developed the side yard and the children will have access to these activities it is VERY important that the gate is always latched tightly.
Please do not allow your child to climb or swing on the gate, it is starting to get sprung and is not always latching securely.
If you are using the subsidy system, it is your responsibility to maintain your hours or you will have to pay the unpaid portion to us. The government prorates the fees and hours if full time is not achieved and will (in some cases) cut families off because they continually underutilized the program. Please contact them directly with any questions as I am not privy to much information in this department.
Hardly anyone has spare clothing. If you could replenish those bags that would be great. The children do have water activities outside and often get soaked.
We will assess the weather closer to the Stampede parade and decide if we will go watch it or stream it for the children. Last year, it was too hot to walk over. This will be decided shortly (1-2 days) beforehand.
Fee sheets have been sent home to everyone (except a few who left for early holidays or have subsidy amounts pending). Please be sure to send you e-transfers or cheques to school this week.
Have a happy and healthy summer!!
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