Huron Happenings – Jan. 22, 2018

SILVER BIRCH READING CLUBS

We are excited to announce the return of our Silver Birch reading clubs. The Forest of Trees is a reading program created by the Ontario Library Association to promote Canadian authors and to get students excited about books. This year over 60 Huron Grade 3-6 students and 15 staff members are reading and discussing one of the nominated Silver Birch texts. Students who read at least 5 books before the end of April will get to vote for their favourite book. The nominated books have been recently published and written by Canadian authors. They represent a variety of genres (both fiction and non-fiction) and address a variety of reading levels. If you have any questions about this program, please contact us or visit the OLA website at http://www.accessola.org/web!

SCHOOLYARD REVITALIZATION – JANUARY 30, 2018 AT 6PM – SAVE THE DATE

We are holding a special meeting on Tuesday, January 30th at 6:00pm in the Gym to discuss the future revitalization of Huron’s schoolyard. Please join us to discuss the big tree, the big field, tennis courts, Kindergarten space and more. We want your ideas and input. Our local Councillor Joe Cressy will be there, and hopefully our School Board Trustee Ausma Malik. Babysitting and pizza will be available for children. We hope to see you there!

HURON EARTH HOUR

Our Huron Earth Hour for January is going to be held on Friday January 26th from 2:20-3:20pm. As part of our commitment to being a Platinum Level Eco-School, this is an opportunity for our school community, every month, to focus on ways we can reduce our energy consumption. We turn off as many lights as we can and power down/turn off as many electronics as possible. Classrooms use this time for discussions and planning. We would encourage Huron families to think about engaging in similar activities at home as well.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS

Please help us spread the word – Huron is going to be holding our KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION DAY on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13th, 2018 starting at 9:15am. Children born in 2014 should be registering for Junior Kindergarten starting in September 2018, and any children not already in Kindergarten and born in 2013 can register for Senior Kindergarten. If you are coming to register a child you need to bring the following documentation with you:

1) Child’s birth certificate or passport

2) Child’s Record of Immunization

3) Proof of your address (2 pieces – 1 needs to be a lease or property tax bill and the second a utility bill)

4) Child’s Health Card

Please note that on February 13th we will ONLY be registering children who live in the boundary area for Huron. Even if you already have another child attending Huron you MUST apply under Optional Attendance for a sibling to attend. You can get an Optional Attendance application form from the Main Office, or it is available on-line: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Elementary-School/School-Choices/Optional-Attendance. The deadline for Optional Attendance application forms to be received is Friday February 16th, 2018.