Spring spells Butterflies

There’s a lot going on in the next few months.  Here are a couple of big items and an important save the date!

Announcing  The Butterfly Project
This great initiative, spearheaded by Ms. Sanderson, will see the all the children paint wooden butterflies which will then be permanently fixed to the fences surrounding the entire Earl Haig property. On May 2nd, families are invited to help prime/prepare wooden butterflies for painting.  There are approximately 650 butterflies that need to be prepared for ‘flight’ so the more hands the merrier.
Setup:  8am
Painting:  9 am – 12pm
Location:  The Gym
Supplies We Need (donations are being accepted now):
Clean, small containers to hold paint (yogurt containers are great)
1 to 1 1/2 inch paint brushes & small paint rollers.
Large Rubbermaid bins or plastic laundry baskets (please label the bins and we will return them)
We will be also be “selling” butterflies at the Festival for $5. A family can paint a butterfly and the money will go to the milkweed garden that we want to build.

Photos
There are a couple of nice photos of the Grade 4s at the McMichael Gallery on our Facebook page.  Thanks to our photographers in the field.
Check it out here:  http://goo.gl/I75i7l

Recycle those old games
If you’re cleaning up your closets, basement, kids rooms, we are still collecting board games for those days that the weather is too bad to go outdoors.  Age appropriate games with all their pieces would be appreciated by everyone.

Earth Day – April 22nd
Our whole school will take part in a school and community cleanup on Earth Day.
We will have gloves available for any parents that would like to join us.
Students are encouraged to dress in Earth tones/theme attire.

Spring Concert – April 23 – (seats go fast, so get there early)
6:30pm – the school gymnasium
Featuring:
Students from Rooms 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25/26 and 28
Earl Haig Singers
Glee Club
The School Band and the Strings

EQAO – May 25 – 29th
EQAO assessments are done in Grades 3 and Grades 6.  There are often a lot of questions from both yourselves and you children so take a look at following:  http://www.eqao.com/Parents/Elementary/036/036.aspx?Lang=E&gr=036

Track Season has started
Here are the upcoming meets:
May 7th – Grades 7 & 8 @ Birchmount Stadium Time TBD
May 12th – Grades 2-6 @ Birchmount Stadium Time TBD
June 2 – South Conference finals @ Birchmount Stadium
June 9 – TDESAA City Championships (Gr. 4-8) Birchmount Stadium

SAVE THE DATE
The Community Festival is on the horizon.  Thursday, June 4th, 3:30 – 6:30pm
More info to follow, but volunteers are always needed and appreciated.

Other Events
April 15th – Prologue performing Aché Brazil  for Grades 1-8
April 30th – Breadbox Theatre performing for Kindergarten
May 7th – Shoreline Clean UP – 5 classes are going down to Ashbridges Bay to clean up the area.

School Council Update
Next meeting is April 21st.  Please check out our minutes online.
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/school-council/school-council-meeting-minutes/

 

 

The Community Potluck Needs You!

The community potluck is a cherished event at Earl Haig and we can’t pull it off without the support of our community.  The crew responsible for this years potluck on Wednesday, February 11, is looking for some more volunteers to make this event a success. If you are available for any of the following duties please email earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com as soon as possible and let us know that you can lend a hand.  We can’t do it without you!

3:30 pm and on – set up tables, mix punch (supplies will be there), set up chairs and help arrange food when it arrives.

8:00 pm – help with clean up and tear down.

All food can be dropped in the kitchen (off the gym) starting at 3:30.

Thank you so much for all your support and we hope to see everyone there.  Don’t forget to bring your own plate and utensils and after dinner, Culture Shock will be sure to get your body moving.

There’s some really good stuff happening…

What’s Coming Up
February 11th – Cultural Diversity Pot Luck
February 12th – Cupcake Sale & Red, White and Pink Spirit Day
February 12th – Me to We Valentine’s Dance to support the building of schools in Nicaragua
February 12th- Evening Parent-Teacher Interviews, arranged by teacher or parent request
February 13th- PA Day, No School- Parent- Teacher Interviews
February 16th-Family Day Holiday-No School
February 19th- Grade 8 Graduation Picture

Cultural Diversity Potluck
Are you ready for Alan Faigal of Culture Shock?? His return will make you Happy! Watch the Culture Shock video with your kids here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Koyh5mgqs

Potluck 2015

cupcake saleCupcake Sale
Our Annual Valentine’s Day Cupcake Sale is here.  February 12 from 9am – noon.
Every cupcakes costs $1 and all proceeds go toward funding school initiatives.  Bakers are needed and all cupcakes can be dropped off in the office in the morning!

Board Game Drive
We are still looking for board games for the Kindergarten classes.  If you have any gently used games that can be used to keep these little ones entertained during the cold weather, you can drop them off in the office.