Miriam Laundry Author Visit

Parents' Support Group

Pierre Berton Resource Library

Pierre Berton Resource Library Leadership Program

“Kids Are Leaders Too”

On Friday October 28^th from 10am-4pm, students aged 11-13 may attend a free program at the Pierre Berton Resource Library.

The program teaches team building, leadership, public speaking, and community building through a variety of activities and games. Registration is required and space is limited. Students need to bring peanut and nut free snacks and a lunch. 

Upcoming Events and Information

Here is some information for upcoming school events. Some events are specific to certain grades while other events are for the entire school community.

For our school calendar please visit - http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/pinegrove.ps/Pages/default.aspx

Monday Oct 24, 2016 -  Skills Canada will be visiting our gr. 7 & 8 students. The presentation will include "Skills Work!^® What’s Out There in the Skilled Trades and Technologies?” program. Topics that are covered include: apprenticeship and college training, profiling careers in the skilled trades, essential skills in the workplace, and how students can get involved now and in years to come in career exploration and apprenticeship training.

More information can be found at: http://www.skillsontario.com/in-school-presentations

Wednesday, October 26 - I Can Presentation by Miriam Laundry on to all grades.

Thursday Oct. 27 - Picture Day 

                             - School Council at 7pm in the library

Friday Oct. 28 - PA Day - no school for students

Monday Oct. 31 - Halloween - students may dress up for Halloween if they prefer to. Please remember that costumes with masks are allowed but masks can only be worn during the Halloween parade that occurs through the hallways just prior to morning recess. Please remember no costume accessories that may be confused as weapons are allowed at school, i.e., swords, toy guns, lightsabers, etc. 

Wednesday Nov. 2 - Take Our Kids to High School Day is happening for our gr. 8 students. They will visit Emily Carr and/or Woodbridge College. On this day the students, along with their teachers, will be visiting four of the five following classes: Mathematics, English, Science, French, and/or Geography.  In terms of Health and Physical Education, the gymnasium is open during lunch for all grade 8 students to participate in basketball and/or badminton.  Please ask all participating students to wear or bring appropriate footwear for this activity.  The focus is on the core subject areas so that students, along with their teachers, can select the most appropriate course stream, and have the opportunity to ask questions of the subject teachers. 

Personal Safety Reminder

As Halloween approaches and the days become shorter with the changing of seasons it is a good opportunity to remind your children about staying safe. Below is a communication from YRDSB and YRP with some useful parent reminders. 

Here's what children need to know:

• Their name, age, telephone number, address, city and province.  This can be done through rhyme or song.
• How to contact their parents at any time, by memorizing cell or work numbers.
• How and under what circumstances to call 911.
• To never approach or enter a stranger's vehicle.  A responsible adult would never ask a child for directions or any other question for that matter.
• Make sure they know they have a right to say "no" to an adult, especially when the adult is asking them to do something they have been taught is wrong or feels uncomfortable.  Reminding children of this right is important because children are taught from a young age to respect adults.
• To always tell parents where they will be and to never enter someone's home without their parent's permission.
• If home alone, never admit it when answering the phone. Never answer a knock at the door or speak through it.  Adults can be very persuasive.  Teach your child to call you if there is a knock at the door and if they fear for their safety, teach them to call 911.  Make sure they know that police officers are there to help them and would not get mad if it were a false alarm.
• If they think they are being followed or are in danger they should run home or to a public place.  If someone grabs them, they should try to get away, yelling and screaming while doing so.
• It is important to play in safe areas, never take shortcuts and stick with a buddy whenever possible.

It is never too early or too late to teach children the importance of personal safety.  Common sense, communication and consistency are the keys. Remind children to alert a responsible adult if something strange happens that makes them feel uncomfortable. Remember, crime prevention is everyone's responsibility.

For more information on this subject, visit www.yrp.ca.

Parent Workshop

Here is a great opportunity for parents that are looking for additional resources to support their children in developing skills to succeed in school and life. Please note that this is an adult only presentation at Julliard P.S.