Good afternoon Parents and Guardians
Congratulations Kodiaks! We doubled our Terry Fox Run goal and raised $800 in coins for Cancer Research! Also, congratulations to Mrs. Lautenschlager’s class for raising the most money and will now receive a pizza party!
Parent and community access to QVPS learning space during the school day
The first month of school is in the books. Classroom line-ups are now routine and dismissal family meetings spots have been established.
We have noticed over the past two weeks a steady increase in parents / guardians on the yard during school hours, children at preschool age on our climbers and dogs (leashed) on our yard. We understand the excitement of collaborating with friends and enjoying the warm late-summer weather. After two years of COVID, it’s nice to get together at a community space like QVPS once again.
However, the playground and surrounding QVPS green space, are by extension considered an additional classroom for physical education and play-based activities during supervised hours of 8:30 AM to 3:15 PM.
Parents and community members are not permitted in our outdoor learning space during the supervised school hours without administration approval; similarly to a parent, guardian or community member entering a classroom within our school.
To assist with this, we will attempt to shorten the dismissal time between our early Kindergarten and regular grades 1-6, for an overall shorter wait time.
Don’t forget to establish a family meeting space for all students who exit the south side of our building in grades 2 – 6 at dismissal.
Calling all potential School Council members!
Do you want to provide an important voice as a parent in advising our school direction and fundraising? Would you like to have a greater knowledge of everything QVPS and your child’s education?
Our first School Council meeting of the year is this Monday, October 2nd from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. You can participate anywhere with your Smartphone by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this page or clicking the calendar link on our website.
Note – at our first Council meeting we are looking for parent voice in updating our arrival and dismissal parking policy and routines
Who can participate in our School Council? – Any parent or guardian who has a student that attends Queen Victoria Public School.
Have you checked out our new website?
Go to https://qvp.tldsb.on.ca/ and see everything it has to offer, including our virtual announcements and upcoming events calendar.
This newsletter will also be sent using SchoolMessenger. If you aren’t receiving this in your email, you probably need to update your SchoolMessenger settings. Please contact your classroom teacher and we will send home instructions on how to update.
Quick dates:
Monday, October 2nd – School Council meeting #1 via Google Meet – 6:00 PM
PA day on Friday October 6th.
Thanksgiving Monday (School is closed) October 9th
Say cheese! Picture day is October 17th
School Council QR code
Yours in education,
Bill Thompson
Principal
