HURON LIBRARY NEWS

We are excited to announce the return of our Scholastic Book Fair in December. It will be open before school and most morning recesses from December 8-16. Plus, it will be open after school and in the evening of
Thursday, December 11th (our concert). We will be looking for volunteers to help with setting up the Book Fair on the morning of Friday December 5th (our P.A. Day) – more information to come.

Yours, in learning,
Mrs. Will Stork
(Please note my email has changed to diana.willstork@tdsb.on.ca. Sorry for any confusion.)

QSP FUNDRAISER

OUR QSP FUNDRAISER IS UNDERWAY
NEW THIS FALL – Customized photo products like photo books, calendars and cards are available too. Now, you can order these types of products through the campaign and support our school at the same time. Plus dozens of new digital subscriptions are now available!

Our group online ID is 3721180. All students also received a hard copy of an order form at the beginning of the week. Please feel free to order using whichever method is easiest for you. Why not order a subscription for your child (or other family member, friend or neighbour)? Kids love receiving mail and it’s proven that reading print benefits children far greater than reading material online. And magazines make great gifts and can be delivered anywhere in Canada. All proceeds of this fundraiser will go towards the purchase of literacy materials for the school and classrooms, thing such as Big Books, Leveled Readers and novels. Cheques are payable to Huron Street P.S. School Council. Orders are due on or before November 28th, 2014. Customer service is always available by calling QSP directly at 1-800-667-2536

TEAM UP FOR GREEN

We are asking for your support to take part in a special initiative called “Team Up For Green”. The Toronto District School Board, Toronto Hydro, and EcoSchools are working together for the good of our schools and our environment. Every single sign-up raises funds for new bike racks to be installed at TDSB schools across the city. With each Huron family that participates. it increases our chances of receiving additional bike racks for our school. This program will run until November 30th, 2014.

A few weeks ago students took home a half-page flier, printed on green paper, with this information. Don’t forget to return that flier to the school with your name on it so that we can add your name to the tally chart we have in our first floor hallway. If you can’t find this flier there are extra copies in the office, or just let us know on any piece of paper that you’ve signed up for one or more of the “Team Up For Green” initiatives so we can add you to our tally chart.

NEXT PA DAY

Mark your calendars – our next PA Day is Friday December 5th, 2014. On this day there will be NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS. A reminder to everyone that if you scroll down to the bottom of Huron Happenings every week there is a listing of all holidays and PA Days for the entire school year.

BE ON TIME

We’d like to ask your help with the following “housekeeping” items – ways in which we can all help to maximize the learning environment for our students. Firstly – let’s really focus on being on time! As you know, our entry bell rings at 8:56am, and at that time that all students should be lining up outside in their classroom lines, ready to be met and escorted into the building by their first period teacher. On most days however there are usually about 20 (and frequently more) students who are in the office within the first 5-10 minutes of our entry bell, many of whom have just missed their class line. These students then have to come to the office to get an admit slip, and maybe they have to wait in the office for a few more minutes while we play our National Anthem,… and pretty soon several minutes have passed before these students actually get to their classrooms – meanwhile the learning in the classroom has already started. Late students are missing out on that incredibly valuable learning time – and that learning environment is disrupted when students come in after the teaching has started. If all students aim to be at school between 8:50 – 8:55 a.m. (rather than 8:55-9:00 a.m.) we should be able to see quite a reduction in our numbers of students coming late.

Secondly – when students do arrive at school in the morning, everyone should be going around to the back of the school (not in the front doors) and getting ready to join their class line when the bell rings. We can say our ‘good-byes’ outside in the school yard and that way our hallways and stairwells aren’t so crowded. Unless there is a special reason to be coming to the office or to see a teacher, students and parents/caregivers should not be in the hallways before school. Thanks to all families for your support.

TEAM UP FOR GREEN

We are asking for your support to take part in a special initiative called “Team Up For Green”. The Toronto District School Board, Toronto Hydro, and EcoSchools are working together for the good of our schools and our environment. Every single sign-up raises funds for new bike racks to be installed at TDSB schools across the city. With each Huron family that participates. it increases our chances of receiving additional bike racks for our school. This program will run until November 30th, 2014.

A couple of weeks ago students took home a half-page flier, printed on green paper, with this information. Don’t forget to return that flier to the school with your name on it so that we can add your name to the tally chart we have in our first floor hallway. If you can’t find this flier there are extra copies in the office, or just let us know on any piece of paper that you’ve signed up for one or more of the “Team Up For Green” initiatives so we can add you to our tally chart. Please see more information about the “Team Up For Green” initiative attached to this email.

LOST AND FOUND

Our Lost and Found is getting extremely full – please everyone remember to check Lost and Found regularly. If we could please add – Lost and Found is intended for you to take ONLY items that belong to your child/ren. It’s important that all items be given the chance to be found by their rightful owner. Please note – food containers are thrown out regularly!! It doesn’t take long for the food in them to become disgusting, which is then smelly and attracts things we don’t want. For that reason, all food containers that end up in Lost and Found are thrown out regularly – so please check Lost and Found if your child left their lunchbag at school.

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

Just a reminder that our next School Council meeting is planned for WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19th, 2014 at 6:00pm. All parents/caregivers are welcome and invited to attend these meetings. As always, childcare and pizza will be provided for children. Please find attached the agenda for our next meeting on November 19th, 2014.

EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION FOR JK FAMILIES

A reminder that if you are interested in applying for Early French Immersion, which begins in Senior Kindergarten, the application timeline is from November 3rd, 2014 to December 5th, 2014. Additional information about the Early Immersion French program was sent home with Junior Kindergarten students at the end of September. For more information please plan to attend the Information Evening at Lord Lansdowne P.S. on Thursday November 27th, 2014 at 7:00pm.

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY
All parents/caregivers are invited to join us on Tuesday November 11th for our Remembrance Day assembly. The assembly will start after recess in the morning, at approx. 10:40am. A few classes are making presentations and there will be a wreath laying ceremony.

The Royal Canadian Legion has again very generously given us enough poppies to distribute to all students to wear on November 11th. We would like to encourage all families to please consider sending your child with a donation on Tuesday ($1 or $2 is suggested) and all money collected will be given to the Royal Canadian Legion to support their Poppy Campaign. There is also a collection box and poppies on the counter in the Main Office.

TEAM UP FOR GREEN

We are asking for your support to take part in a special initiative called “Team Up For Green”. The Toronto District School Board, Toronto Hydro, and EcoSchools are working together for the good of our schools and our environment. Every single sign-up raises funds for new bike racks to be installed at TDSB schools across the city. With each Huron family that participates. it increases our chances of receiving additional bike racks for our school. This program will run until November 30th, 2014.

A couple of weeks ago students took home a half-page flier, printed on green paper, with this information. Don’t forget to return that flier to the school with your name on it so that we can add your name to the tally chart we have in our first floor hallway. If you can’t find this flier just let us know on any piece of paper that you’ve signed up for one or more of the “Team Up For Green” initiatives so we can add you to our tally chart.

WINTER CONCERT
Mark your calendar early – our Winter Concert is going to be on THURSDAY DECEMBER 11th at 6:00pm. More information will be coming from Ms. Hanson over the next few weeks but mark your calendars early and please plan to join us if your son/daughter is performing.

TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR
A reminder that this is the weekend when we are turning our clocks BACK, one hour, before you go to bed on Saturday night.

PHOTOS
The proofs were sent home last week for our photos taken on Tuesday October 21st. Orders for these photos are due back at school on Monday November 3rd. The photography company will be coming again during the afternoon on Friday November 7th to do any retakes and to take photos of any students who were absent on the 21st.

LOST AND FOUND
Our Lost and Found is getting more and more full – please everyone remember to check Lost and Found regularly. If we could please add – Lost and Found is intended for you to take ONLY items that belong to your child/ren. It’s important that all items be given the chance to be found by their rightful owner. Please note – food containers are thrown out regularly!! It doesn’t take long for the food in them to become disgusting, which is then smelly and attracts things we don’t want. For that reason, all food containers that end up in Lost and Found are thrown out regularly – so please check Lost and Found if your child left their lunchbag at school.

If you are interested in applying for Early French Immersion, which begins in Senior Kindergarten, the application timeline is from November 3rd, 2014 to December 5th, 2014. Additional information about the Early Immersion French program was sent home with Junior Kindergarten students at the end of September.

Attached please find a copy of the flier for the Early French Immersion INFORMATION NIGHT being held at Lord Lansdowne P.S. on Wednesday November 27th, 2014 at 7:00pm. I would strongly encourage you to attend this Information Meeting if you are thinking about French Immersion as a possibility for your daughter/son.

November’s pizza day will be held on the Wednesday, the 5th.