October 9th, 2015

Principal Message

Thank you to all of our families who participated in our Blue Jays day last Thursday. Our school was featured on the CTV news doing the seventh inning stretch. We would like to wish all of our families and friends a Happy Thanksgiving. The school will be closed on Monday, October 12 for this special holiday.

Hot Lunches

Elementary School Nutrition Services is pleased to announce that we will administer your nutrition program for 2015/2016.

You may begin placing orders immediately and the first nutrition day will be Tuesday October 20th. Our on-line ordering system is user friendly, and allows you to place and manage your orders when it is convenient for you. You can pay on-line with credit card or debit. If you have provided your email address when registering, you have agreed to receive reminder emails and communication from ESNS.

We will be offering lunches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week.

Tuesday – hot lunches provided by Main Street Bakery

Wednesday – Pasta lunches by East Side Mario’s

Thursday – Pizza provided by Main Street Bakery

To Register and place your orders log on to : www.esns.ca

1. Click on the tab SCHOOLS

2. Click on your school from the list

3. Click on the tab REGISTER

4. Complete all the fields in the registration form

5. Click on Children to add your student information – select their classroom from the drop down menu – Add additional children if appropriate

6. Click on the tab ORDERS

7. Complete one order form for each child then proceed to payment

Full detailed instructions can also be found under the HELP Tab

Seniors Club – Wednesday, October 14

Mrs. Nolet and Mrs. DeJong’s classes are excited for the first Seniors Club meeting on Wednesday, October 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. On Wednesday morning, you may notice the parking lot is empty because the staff will be parking on neighbouring streets to allow for our guests to use the parking lot. Please leave these spaces open for our guests. For more information about Seniors Club, please contact the school at 519-696-2296.

Me to We Leadership Camp – Thursday, October 15

Due to the generous support of the Investors Group, the Free the Children organization will be visiting New Dundee Public School on Thursday, October 15. Junior students will be participating a special assembly at 10:20 a.m. The members of the Me to We team will be given the opportunity to participate in leadership activities from 12:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Custodian Appreciation Day – Friday, October 16

To celebrate the great work that our daytime custodian Mr. Kongdara and our evening custodian Mr. Stanisic do everyday to make our school look great, we are having Custodian Appreciation Day on Friday. Students and staff are asked to wear blue to show thanks for their hard work.

Gardening Fun on Friday

We are looking for extra hands to weed the front garden on Friday, October 16 between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. If you are interested in helping on gardening night, please come to the school on October 16 with your gardening gloves and tools to weed.

Less Distractions = More Learning

We would like to ask for your assistance in helping us implement our “Less Distractions = More Learning” policy at New Dundee PS. In the interest of making the best possible learning environment for all of our students, we are asking parents to respect our policy of dropping off or picking up students at the office only. Please refrain from walking them to class or picking them up from class. We feel that this is the best policy to promote learning for all students, and makes for the most efficient transition into learning for our late arrivers. If you are concerned for younger students who arrive late, Mrs. Wilkins , Ms. Michelutti, or another available staff member can escort them to class. Thanks for your joint effort in creating the best learning environment for all our Dragons!

Pumpkin Fest and Fall Halloween Activity Day – October 30

New Dundee P.S. is going to have a hallway full of pumpkins again this year on Friday, October 30. Families are encouraged to create a pumpkin masterpiece at home, bring it to school and then enter their pumpkin in one of the following categories: funniest, longest nose, scariest, prettiest, biggest smile, best dressed, smallest, biggest, and most interesting.

Parents and students are asked to drop off their pumpkins at school on October 30 before school in the morning. We would then ask that all pumpkins are picked up before 4:30 p.m. on the same day.

During the middle block, the students will be participating in our Fall Halloween Activity Day. Students will be participating in outdoor play day type activities. More information will be shared later this month.

Students may wear their costumes on October 30. We remind families that masks and toy weapons are not allowed at school. We also encourage accessories to be left at home as they are often forgot at school.

Upcoming Dates

October 20 – School Council
October 30 – Pumpkin Fest
November 9 – Picture Retake Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day Service at 10:00 a.m.