Register for KPR’s Free Parent Conference October 20

Registration is now open for KPR’s free, annual Parent Conference.  Registration continues until October 12 at www.kprschools.ca for:

2018 Parent Conference – Mental Health, Math & Modern Learning

Saturday, October 20

8:15 a.m.-12:35 p.m.

Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty St.N., Bowmanville

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Greg Wells

The Ripple Effect: Sleep, Think, Eat & Move Better

Plus choice of workshops, agency displays, refreshments & child minding for ages 2 & older

**NEW this year: Workshops for Parents & Kids or Teens Together, and a Workshop Just for Teens!

It’s all FREE.  If you need assistance, have questions or if there are accommodations that would make the conference more accessible for you, your child or teen, please call 705-742-9773 or toll-free 1-877-741-4577, ext. 2001, or email judy_malfara@kprdsb.ca

HOT LUNCHES

PLEASE NOTE THAT HOT LUNCHES WILL NOW BE ON

MONDAYS

(TUESDAY IF THE MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY)

THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE OCTOBER PIZZA ENVELOPE.

OCTOBER 8^TH SHOULD HAVE BEEN OCTOBER 9^TH

VINCENT MASSEY P.S.

NEWSLETTER

A Peanut & Nut Safe School

Bev Assinck, Principal                                                             Jackie Robinson, School Council Chair    Beverly_Assinck@kprdsb.ca                                                 stillscrappin@yahoo.ca          

Lenore O’Rahilly Acting Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 1 – World Habitat Day

October 2 – International Day of

Non-Violence

Simchat Torah

October 2  – Junior Soccer at Clarington Fields – Cancelled see Oct. 10

October 4 – Cross Country at Courtice Secondary

Oct 5 – Orange Shirt Day

October 5 – World Teachers Day

October 8 – Thanksgiving Day/School Closed

October 9 - Intermediate Soccer at Clarington Fields

Pizza Day

October 9 – German Pioneers Day

Navratri begins

October 10 – Jr. Soccer at Orono Fields

October 15 – Room 111 to Wilmot Creek

October 16 – World Food Day

October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 18 – Persons’ Day

Dussehra

Navratri ends

October 22 – Bus Safety

October 24 – United Nations Day

October 24 - Jr. Flag Rugby at Clarington Fields

October 26- Intermediate Flag Rugby at Clarington Fields

October 26 – Picture Retake Day

October 31 – Hallowe’en

DATES TO LOOK FOR

Nov 1 – Gr. 7 Immunizations

Nov 2 – Dental Screening

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

The days of fall are indeed upon us with the beautiful array of colour on our neighbourhood trees!
Throughout the month of September, the staff and students worked together to establish and settle into effective routines and positive relationships, it is our hope that these efforts will support success in learning and happiness in living as we continue to build community here at Vincent Massey PS.  
Our Open House was very well attended - it was great to see and meet so many families as they visited classrooms and mingled with staff.  I hope that during your visit you were able to visit your child’s class, learn something new and meet the educators that work closest with your children. Thank you for taking the time to share the evening with us!
During Safe and Caring School Week our school community practiced a number of emergency responses - we will continue to practice periodically throughout the school year. Our goal is to work together to make

New Phone Number, Web Address, Phone App Coming for Reporting Absences

At KPR, student safety is our highest priority, and we thank families for adopting the automated safe arrival system to help ensure students arrive safely at school each day. 

Starting this September, we will be introducing a new automated Student Absence Reporting System.  Therefore, you will need to create a NEW account to report your children’s absences online. 

You will receive an email in August with instructions on how to create your new account and download the mobile app.  You also will receive a magnet in September with the new Student Absence Reporting System details.  Unfortunately, since ownership of the reporting software has changed, we cannot simply transfer your child’s information to the new system.

Watch for more information in the summer.

 FREE FIRST RIDER PROGRAM TEACHES SAFETY TO YOUNG, FIRST TIME RIDERS

The First Rider program for young students who will be riding a school bus for the first time is back.  

The successful program, offered by Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario and local bus operators, will be held:

Friday, August 24, from 3-6 p.m.,

and

Saturday, August 25 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Families are welcome to attend the free sessions at any of the three locations:

Northumberland Mall in Cobourg

Lansdowne Place in Peterborough.

Pre-registration is not required.  Each session lasts about 20 minutes and will include a safety video and a on a school bus for children and their parents or guardians.  For details visit stsco.ca

Registration is now open for KPR’s free, annual Parent Conference. Registration continues until October 12 at www.kprschools.ca for:

2018 Parent Conference – Mental Health, Math & Modern Learning

Saturday, October 20

8:15 a.m.-12:35 p.m.

Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty St.N., Bowmanville

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Greg Wells

The Ripple Effect: Sleep, Think, Eat & Move Better

Plus choice of workshops, agency displays, refreshments & child minding for ages 2 & older

**NEW this year: Workshops for Parents & Kids or Teens Together, and a Workshop Just for Teens!

 It’s all FREE. If you need assistance, have questions or if there are accommodations that would make the conference more accessible for you, your child or teen, please call 705-742-9773 or toll-free 1-877-741-4577, ext. 2001, or email judy_malfara@kprdsb.ca

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Second EdTechTeam Kawartha Summit Hosted by Bowmanville High School

 On November 17 and 18, over 200 administrators and teachers from all over Ontario will converge at Bowmanville High School to learn from certified teachers, trainers and their peers about the newest ways to engage Kindergarten-Grade 12 students in learning and integrating technology.

The event allows teachers to share meaningful and practical ways to utilize a variety of apps and online tools, including Google for Education.

“We are proud and excited to host an event of this high calibre for a second time,” Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Superintendent Gloria Tompkins said. “The feedback from participants in the last Summit was overwhelmingly positive. This is another step in continuing to integrate more technology into our classrooms as a tool to help our students thrive far into the future.”

"We're excited to be working with the KPR Board to host the Kawartha Summit,” EdTechTeam Canada's CEO Michelle Armstrong said.   “We have been producing Summits since July 2012, and in 2017 alone, EdTechTeam hosted over 50,000 participants at 540 live events worldwide. Educators all around the world have experienced a ‘mind blowing,’ ‘life changing,’ and ‘downright fun’ event often evaluated as ‘the best professional development of my career’.”

The Summit brings together K-12 teachers and administrators to learn ways to implement everything from individual lessons to school-wide technology programs, as a way to build 21^st Century skills in students while they learn the curriculum.

* For more information on registration and scheduling, go to: https://events.edtechteam.com/kawartha18

 Event Details:

Date and Time: Saturday, November 17, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. – Sunday, November 18, 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Location: Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty Street N., Bowmanville

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Bowmanville High School Contact: james_patenall@kprdsb.ca, 905-623-4416

EdTechTeam Contact: charity@edtechteam.com

Many parents and guardians have been wondering what effect the legalization of marijuana will have on  KPR schools. In short, KPR schools will treat cannabis in much the same way they treat alcohol: students of any age will not be allowed to use marijuana at schools, on school buses or field trips. 

 Once the new federal law comes into effect this October 17:

• non-medical marijuana use will be legal only for those age 19 and older 
• any student, at any age, could be suspended for possessing or being under the influence of cannabis at school
• any student who shares marijuana with others younger than 19 could be expelled from school
• it will be illegal for adults to use cannabis on, or within 20 metres of, school grounds
• it will be illegal to drive under the influence of cannabis, and drivers age 21 or under will not be allowed to have any cannabis in their system.

 If you have any questions about cannabis at school, please speak with your principal or vice-principal.  Further information on the new law is available at Ontario.ca/cannabis.  Information on how to talk to your child about cannabis can be found at Cannabis Information – CAMH.