Huron Happenings – June 18, 2018

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

Our next School Council Meeting will be happening on Tuesday June 19th, 2018 at 6:00pm. Babysitting and pizza will be available for children – all parents/caregivers are welcome to attend the meeting and be a part of the discussions. The main agenda item for this meeting will be a recap of the Picnic for the Arts.

HURON EARTH HOUR

Our last Huron Earth Hour for this school year is going to be held on Friday June 22nd 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. We would encourage Huron families to think about engaging in similar activities at home as well.

LOST AND FOUND

Our collection of Lost and Found items has reached epic quantities…please remember to check our Lost and Found structure in the front foyer frequently and take home items that belong to you. A reminder also that ALL ITEMS in Lost and Found will be donated to a charity at the end of the school year so please make sure that all items are claimed.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR THE FALL

Please find attached the brochure from Alliance-Francaise about their after-school programs starting in September 2018. Hard copies of the brochure are also available in Huron’s Main Office for anyone interested. Alliance-Francaise is prepared to offer supervised transportation directly from Huron on any day when there are at least 6 students registered for an after school program, so please make sure you contact them if you are interested so they can plan and staff accordingly.

PARKING

As we all know, our parking lot is very small and often does not have enough space for staff and visitors to the school. We are asking for the community’s support in NOT using the parking lot as a drop-off/pick-up spot for your vehicles. On several occasions recently staff have had to wait, drive around the block and in some cases pay for parking for the day, only to come back to the lot and find spaces that were only temporarily occupied while someone was being dropped off. Please leave our limited parking spaces open and available for staff. For everyone to think about – rather than just increase the congestion of vehicles on the street (which we also recognize as being problematic) perhaps as a community, especially being a Platinum Level Eco-School, we could think about solutions such as dropping off a couple of blocks away and allowing for a little walk to school, or is it really necessary to drive in the first place? Alternative methods of coming to school are something we can all think about as we try and reduce our carbon footprint.