Category: Earl Haig Event

Monday was bike to school day!  What an amazing turnout and what a great event.  There was off-roading around the baseball diamond, skipping rope speed bumps, a bike repair station (where you could get some air for you tires) and even a bike washing station.  BEST DAY EVER according to the kindergarteners.  Thanks to all the staff and parents for making this highly anticipated event so fantastic.

Spring Festival is Next Week
June 4th – 3:30 to 7 pm
Please remember to drop off your filled jars and your purses for the second-hand purse sale in the boxes in front of the office. Items for the Bag-a-Bottle event should be left in the main office for safe keeping.
For more information about these events and how you can help out, please follow the link below.
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/fundraising-initiatives/spring-community-festival/

Butterfly Fences
By now, you would have noticed the beautiful butterflies adorning our school fences. Thanks again to Laurie Sanderson for spearheading this wonderful initiative and to all the volunteers who brought it to life.

Check out our Facebook page to see more great photos of the bikes, the butterflies and the jump rope for heart.  https://www.facebook.com/EarlHaigSchoolCouncil/photos_stream

Reminder:
Join Math Curriculum expert, Stewart Craven, for a fun-filled evening to learn how parents and guardians can provide the best support for mathematics education at home.
May 28, 7pm – 8:30 pm – Earl Haig Library
Childcare will be provided. Click here for more information.

Public Health Notice:
Please see the notice from Toronto Public Health about the discovery of Blacklegged Ticks in the city.
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/memo_dmckeown_schools_blacklegged-ticks_may-21.pdf

The Annual Spring Community Festival is just around the
corner.  All of the events and activities will run from 3:30 until 7 P.M.!
Volunteers are always needed so please click the link below to see where you can help out.
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/fundraising-initiatives/spring-community-festival/

We are also collecting jars for our most popular event. Fill up a jar with NEW items of any kind and drop them off in front of the office. Previous items have included:  Jars of Candy, Jars of Crayons, Jars of Marbles, Jars of Crafts, Jars with skipping ropes, beads, magic tricks, race cars, rainbow loom elastics…. you get the picture.  You or your child will be able to purchase a ticket and pick out a jar at the festival.

And for the grown ups in the crowd, the Bag-a-Bottle event is back this year. Fill a wine gift bag with any bottle that will fit: shampoo, household cleaners, bubble bath, wine, maple syrup, etc and drop it off at the office.  On June 4th, pay $5 to pick a Bag and Win a Bottle!  You never know what you might win!!

We are also collecting purses for the 2nd Hand Purse Sale.  This event is back by popular demand, so clean out those closets, ladies.  There is a box in front of the office for donations.

Reminder:
Join Math Curriculum expert, Stewart Craven, for a fun-filled evening to learn how parents and guardians can provide the best support for mathematics education at home.
May 28, 7pm – 8:30 pm – Earl Haig Library
Childcare will be provided. Click here for more information.

Staff Appreciation Luncheon
The Earl Haig Staff Appreciation luncheon (where parents provide lunch for the incredible staff at Earl Haig PS) will be held on Thursday, June 18 – set up beginning at 11:00 A.M. Please let us know if you can provide food for the luncheon (salads, main dish, dessert, etc.) and if you can help with set-up or take-down – earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Next council meeting is Wednesday, May 20th at 7pm.

Jump Rope for Heart: May 22
Bike to School Day:  May 25

 

 

We have 2 fantastic guest speakers coming to Earl Haig this May.

May 14 : 7 – 8:15 pm
Dana Chapman is an experienced TDSB teacher, Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist and is presenting her Exploring Wellness:  An introduction to mindfulness and its role in supporting children’s resiliency and sense of well being workshop.
*childcare will be provided *
For Dana’s bio, please click here.

May 28 : 7 – 8: 30 pm
Stewart Craven presents an Exploring Hands on Math Parent Evening.
Does Your Child’s Math Homework Scare You? If you answered “Yes!” to this question, come and join Math Curriculum expert, Stewart Craven, for a fun-filled evening to learn how parents and guardians can provide the best support for mathematics education at home.  Stewart will discuss current approaches to mathematics education and will suggest some math activities that can be done at home and resources that can be easily accessed. There will be ample time for questions.

For more details and for an Stewart’s bio, please click here.
Thursday, May 28
Earl Haig P.S. Library
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
*childcare will be provided *
Both of these events are sponsored by :PRO Grant

Job Action Update
The official letter from the TDSB regarding the upcoming ‘partial withdrawal of service.’
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tdsb_update_re_etfo_may_8th.pdf

Upcoming Events:
School Council Meeting – May 20
Bike to school week – May 25 – 29
Bike to School Day – May 25
Exploring Hands on Math for Parents – May 28
Volunteer Breakfast – May 29
Spring Festival – June 4