Grand Bend Public School 15 Gill Road, PO Box 520, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0 Phone: 519-238-2091 Fax: 519-238-8745 Principal: Anne Keeley anne.keeley@lkdsb.net Secretary Shelley Goodhand shelley.goodhand@lkdsb.net http://grandbend.lkdsb.net April 2015 Newsletter GRADUATION PHOTO RETAKES FOOD CONTRACT DAYS ADANAC Images will be taking Grad Photo retakes at the school on Thursday April 30, 2015 April 10, 2015 Subway Day April 17, 2015 Pizza Day April 24, 2015 Hot Dog Day Happy Easter the school will be closed INCLEMENT WEATHER Friday April 3, 2015 Monday April 6, 2015 The decision to cancel transportation services shall be made prior to 6:30 a.m. and broadcast on local radio stations and at the website www.schoolbusinfo.com. When transportation services are canceled, schools will remain open, unless otherwise deemed necessary by the Director of Education. GBPS is in CHARACTER TRAIT ASSEMBLY We will be holding our monthly Character Trait Assembly on April 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM Mrs. Kobe’s class will be leading the assembly. The topic is “Empathy/Citizenship”. SPIRIT DAYS April 8, 2015 Wear Pink – A Day to STOP Bullying. April 10, 2015 Rainbow Spirit Day wear as many colours as you can. April 22, 2015 Earth Day – reduce litter today! April 24, 2015 Western Spirit Day wear your Western Clothes. ALLERGY ALERT Our school is NUT AWARE and DAIRY AWARE. Please refrain from bringing any food items into the school that may contain nuts or spill-able dairies. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school a safe place to be. ZONE 1 Swan Bus: www.ourschoolbuses.ca IMPORTANT: If your child regularly walks to school or gets dropped off in the mornings, it is important that you contact the school when buses are canceled if your child will not be attending. For the safety of our students, students, we will make every effort to contact families when non-bussed students are absent from school. PHOTOGRAPHS OF STUDENTS An increasing number of parents have requested that photographs not be taken of their children - other than for school purposes. Many parents also do not want pictures of their children on the internet. Please be respectful of these wishes when photographing school events and only take pictures of your own children, or children where you have the parent’s permission. DRESS PROPERLY Please pack extra clothing, hats and mitts for your children during these wet and cold months. The weather is often unpredictable and it is very uncomfortable to be in wet socks or pants for the day. Don’t forget to label everything! (This is a good opportunity to use our Mabel’s Labels fundraiser!) LOST & FOUND ITEMS Parents are asked to remind their child(ren) to regularly check the lost and found box in the foyer for any missing items. Parents are welcome to come in and check the box as well. WINTER SAFETY The playground equipment continues to be out of bounds for the winter season. This also includes after school and weekends. We appreciate your cooperation with this. PANCAKE DAY We would like to send out a special thank you to our Home & School Association, Parent Volunteers and Barbara’s Custom Catering for a fabulous Pancake Lunch. The pancakes were enjoyed by all the students and staff here at the School. SHEPPARD’S PIE DAY The entire school also enjoyed some delicious Sheppard’s Pie. Special thanks to Karen Latta and Sharon Latta for all their hard work preparing and serving this special treat. Also, to Hayter’s Turkey for supplying all the Turkey. EQAO for GRADE 3s and GRADE 6s Please mark your calendars this year’s EQAO testing for Grade 3s and Grade 6s will take place the weeks of May 25-June 5, 2015. Please try to ensure your child(ren) are at school for these important two weeks. BPS PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE TRAINING MODULES FOR ONTARIO SCHOOL BOARDS The Ministry of Education’s Broader Public Sector (BPS) Procurement Directive Working Committee determined a need for standard training tool for all school boards to increase awareness of the BPS Procurement Directive and to help staff and stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities in effectively using public funds in school board procurements. Training Modules were customized into user groups which have been added to the LKDSB website and/or Portal: Teachers, Parents and Student Councils http://www.lkdsb.net/Parents/ http://www.lkdsb.net/Staff/