Earl Haig Eagles' Nest

Come one, come all!

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, September 20th, is our first school council meeting of the year. We will be meeting in the Music Room from 7pm to 8:30pm (and there is free childcare available). We have a lot to discuss and the new Principal will be there, too. Please join us if you can!

Terry Fox Community Walk at Earl Haig P.S!

All are welcome to walk with the students on Thursday, September 20th. We are meeting at 9am in the West Yard. Please send a toonie (or more!) with your student as a donation for The Terry Fox Foundation.

We hope to see you there!

Our Earl Haig P.S. cross country running team is at it again! Many of our students, in grades 1 through 8, can be found lacing up their running shoes at the school track most mornings to get ready for the big meet down at Ashbridge’s Bay on October 4th.

To our cross country running families: if you’d like to go the extra mile and check out the course on your own, race course maps for the Ashbridge’s meet are available here:

• Grade 7/8: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6720689
• Grade 4/5/6: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6720687
• Grade 3: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6720686
• Grade 1/2: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6720685

Good luck with your training – we’re all rooting for you!

Hello everyone!

Please take note of the date change for our first school council meeting of the year. We are now going to meet on Thursday, September 20th, from 7:00-8:30, in the music room. (Childcare will be provided)

If you are interested in an elected role, please fill out the self-nomination form that was sent home in backpacks earlier this week and bring it with you to our first meeting.

In addition to Executive Council roles, there are many other ways parents and caregivers can help – snack/lunch program volunteers, bakers, event support, and so much more!

This year, we will also be kicking our playground revitalization project into high gear. PLAY EH! will need team members – especially those with experience in writing grant proposal, communications, and fundraising. If you are interested, we will be collecting names at our meeting next week.

It’s going to be a busy and exciting year. Hope to see you as we kick it all off on the 20th!

Welcome (back) to everyone and we hope all the kids had a great first week of school!

For those new to the school, this blog, along with the twitter account @EarlHaigCouncil, Facebook page and Earl Haig School Calendar are run by volunteer efforts of the School Council. Our Facebook page is updated with the most frequency but also be sure to sign up to receive our blog posts in your email inbox so that you never miss a thing.

Welcome Coffee

It was great to see so many of you out at our coffee meet and greet on the first day of school. We are so sorry we ran out of coffee but we hope we at least helped some of you caffeinate properly for your morning!

School Council: We’d love to have you join us!

If you’re not familiar with the School Council, we are the parent/caregiver group that organizes and runs events throughout the year to bolster community spirit and raise funds. We meet most months (skipping December and March) with the administration and teacher representatives to discuss issues like facilities, extra-curricular clubs/teams, student concerns, special events, and academic issues.

You don’t need to be on the council to attend and everyone is welcome! (Childcare is provided in the Kindergarten room)

Our first school council meeting is taking place on (NEW DATE!) Thursday, September 20th, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Music Room and we look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting newcomers. It’s a big night, as we will be holding elections for the 2018-2019 School Council. If you are interested in joining the executive team, take a look to see what positions we have. If you’re not interested in joining the executive, you are absolutely still welcome to join our meetings each month and there are volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

School Menus

Lastly, we’ve added a new page on the blog for menus for our fantastic hot lunch and snack program. Be careful, though – because looking at these menus for too long is almost guaranteed to make your stomach rumble. Menus will be updated as they are made available.

** Please note, occasionally there are menu substitutions due to circumstances beyond control.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at our meeting on September 20th as we kick off another great year at Earl Haig P.S.!

 

The first day of school is less than a week away! As you scramble to get kids ready for another school year and as you squeeze the last few drops of summer fun into your days, please make a note in your calendar to join the Earl Haig School Council on Tuesday, September 4th for “Welcome (back)!” coffee and cookies in the west yard after drop-off. Let’s celebrate the start of another great year at Earl Haig P.S.!

Hope to see you there!

Congrats to our graduates!

We sent off our graduates today at the Grade 8 graduation ceremony and after party at Danforth Bowl – congratulations and best of luck to our newest Earl Haig alum!

Baked goods for our teachers

We have one last ask of our fantastic volunteers before closing out the school year. If you have a chance to bake something this evening to thank our wonderful teachers for another great year, please bring your yummy (nut free) baked goods to the school office tomorrow morning. 

Thank you (from the bottom of our Earl Haig hearts)

And speaking of our volunteers: all of us here on the Earl Haig School Council would like to extend a huge thank you to our fantastic community of parents and caregivers for your service to the school and the children. None of our amazing events this year could have happened without your donated time and/or donated dollars.

We wish everyone a safe and fun-filled summer. See you in September!!

Stay in touch – You can get all sorts of updates via our Twitter account @EarlHaigCouncil and Facebook page http://on.fb.me/20yB1TH

A fickle weather forecast just won’t keep us down… the Earl Haig Spring Festival is on tomorrow as planned!

The festivities begin at 3:30 PM and run through until 7 PM. Bring an appetite and be prepared for lots of fun. Event tickets are available for purchase at the festival.

Let’s all keep our fingers crossed that Mother Nature cooperates tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

P.S. A reminder to bakers and a thank you to volunteers

To all of our wonderful bakers, please bring your yummy nut-free sweet treats to the office tomorrow morning.

And to all of our amazing volunteers, thank you so much for everything you do – our festival would not happen without you!