Volume 9, Issue 1 Kindergarten Registration

It is time to register for school! If your child was born in 2010, please contact the school to begin the registration process for the 2014-2015 school year. We offer a Full Day Kindergarten program.

May, 2014

May Award Winners

This month, character awards were given for honesty and French participation. Congratulations to the following students who were recognized: Tristan Gorman, Abby Rose, Zailey Thacker, Hasheer Younas, Kaiden Gaudreault, Abby St. Louis, Joseph Goncalves, Ella Meyer, Camden Clayton, Gage Gatien, Leland Lauber, Tamseel Sheikh, Skyleigh Bartsch, Zackary BrazeauCluff, Edward Russell, Leland Selwood, Hamna Mahmood, Callum McIntyre-Labelle, Samuel Bruyere, Simon Warner, Conner Beaulne, Raweras Square, Zachary Quenneville, Tye Labelle, Roushan Ahmad, Liam Kitts, Katalina Markell, Fallon Patterson, Nathan Douglas, Brady Lalonde, Freya Lauterbach, Maelee Masson, Joey Branchaud, Trinity Denneny, Jasmine Fowler, Destiny Periard, Christopher Runions, Isaac Bass, Waylon Jacobs, Robbie Rivard, and Isaiah Ruangnol.

Children Changing the Worldour Well Fundraiser

Please watch for information coming home about our Well Fundraiser. We are encouraging all of our students to raise money by doing chores around the home for family and close friends. We are working to raise enough money to construct our 6th water well in India. We hope you will continue to support our success in reaching our goal of $850.

EOHU
Triple P: On Creating a Safe and Interesting Environment Creating a hazard free and interesting environment for our children is a core principle of the Triple P: Positive Parenting Program. Children need a safe and exciting setting that provides them with plenty of opportunity to explore, discover, experiment, and develop their skills. You can help with your childs healthy development by creating an environment where they can discover, learn, and play safely. Make sure they have safe things to play with like age appropriate toys or provide activities like crafts and games. By providing your child with age appropriate activities, they will eventually learn how to keep themselves entertained. There is no one right way to be a parent, but Triple P can offer information, support and practical answers for your everyday parenting needs. You can start your Triple P experience today by registering for our upcoming events and information sessions at www.mytriplep.ca, or by calling 1-844362-8593. Developing Your Childs Communication Skills Childrens first few years of life are a critical period for language development. They will learn to talk by imitating the gestures, noises, sounds, syllables and words produced by the people around them. Here are some important milestones: From birth to 2 years of age, your child will use familiar words and combine them; From age 2 to 3, your child will understand simple sentences and learn new words quickly; From age 3 to 4, your child will understand long sentences and be understood by the people around him; From age 4 to 5, your child will use almost all of the sounds of his language with few to no errors and ask questions in complete sentences. If your child is not developing his communication skills as fast as he should, the EOHUs Words in Bloom program can help. Designed to help children until they are eligible to start senior kindergarten, speech and language pathologists will work with your child to improve his communication skills. For more information about this program, call 613-933-1375 or 1-800-267-7120 and ask for Health Line.

School Council
Our next School Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:00 pm in the library. All parents are welcome.

Dress Code
With the warmer weather, please remember the dress code. -Hats are not to be worn in the school -Shirts and blouses must possess modest necklines and cover backs, cleavage, and midriffs -Tops must have shoulder straps no less than 5 cm wide -Shorts and skirts must cover the mid-thigh (approximately where the tips of your fingers hit your thigh when your arms hang at your side) -Clothing with offensive language or slogans, and clothing depicting or promoting substance abuse is not permitted -Students must have indoor and outdoor shoes

Safe Arrival and Pick-Up

In order for us to ensure your childs safety, it is imperative that you let us know as soon as possible if your child will be absent or late. Our answering machine is available 24 hours a day. Please call us at 613-932-5650. Please check in and wait at the office if you are picking-up your child. Mrs. Barkley will be pleased to assist you. We will call your child to the office. For the safety of all our students, please do not proceed down the hallways. Please remember that our day starts at 8:05 am and ends at 2:25 pm. Unless you have an appointment, it is important for your child to be in class on-time and until the end of the day.

Best Seat in the House & Co-Op

Three lucky students were in the Best Seat in the House at the Assembly, and enjoyed the presentation with popcorn and a drink! The winners were Connor Brown, Jaden Demirel, and Brady Lalonde. Our Co-op student winners were Robbie Rivard and Simon Lauterbach.