The Eagles' Nest

Thank you to the 48 parents, guardians, and staff who completed the Fundraising Survey in June 2015. A summary document of the results are on the blog under the heading School Council – Agendas and Minutes. Lots of exciting fundraising activities are planned for the next few weeks and months including the cupcake sale in February, a bottle drive, and a parents night out. In November we have QSP magazine sales and a movie night to kick things off.

QSP is the Cat’s Meow

This year’s QSP campaign will be online only running from November 17 –  December 2. For those unfamiliar with QSP, it is a magazine subscription site. Magazines make great gifts, or you can donate a subscription to a waiting room, long term care facility, maybe your favourite teacher as a classroom teaching aid…The school’s QSP code is 3721016 and the website is http://www.qsp.ca

Movie Night!

Who loves Minions? Join us in the gym on Friday November 27 to watch Minions. Entry is by donation, pizza, veggies will be for sale. Please bring your own cup or water bottle, water will be available. Doors open at 6:00. There are door prizes up for grabs including a Sponge Bob prize pack, and maybe, just maybe, reserved seating for the school winter concert!

We need volunteers to help with set up, suprvise the bathroom (minimize spit balls on the bathroom ceiling) and other tasks. Sign up here Volunteer Spot sign up

 

Where the Money Goes

The money we raises over the year goes to support many things around the school; supporting grade 8 graduation, new balls for the gym, and a new faucet in the school kitchen. But one of the biggest is Scientist in School (SiS), a popular program that brings investigative workshops into each classroom in the whole school. From studying insects, to figuring out how to build a newspaper bridge that can support the weight of a play car, our kids love SiS.

Don’t let me tell you how great SiS is, let’s hear from the students themselves.

“My favourite one was in grade three, because we did a lot of cool science experiments and we learnt about famous scientists.”  Luke, Grade 4.

“I like them because they are fun, really fun, and you get to build stuff.” Macie, Grade 4.

“I learnt about insects, we even made one with pipe cleaners. And oh, we did a bug dance.” Cambie, Grade 1

“We did it on energy.  The best part was all the fun activities.  I wish we used more wind power and solar power because it is better for the environment.” Anika, grade 3.

“I liked holding the foxes skin.” Lachlin, grade 2.

“We did pulley’s and gears.  It’s like a field trip in the classroom.” Tessa, grade 3.

“We did forces.  We got to use a lot of different equipment. It was fun.” Olivia, grade 4.

“It’s really, really, fun.  It’s kind of like a day off in school.” Simon, grade 4.

“Science can be anything and everything.  I love science and I am not afraid to be anything other than who I am when I do science.”  Maeve, grade 5.

And …. just to pitch to the parents to volunteer for SiS …. (they need 4 parents for each class).

“Volunteering for SiS in my kid’s classroom, was a really fun and rewarding experience.  I will definitely do it again next year.”  Parent of grade 3 and 6 students.

Do you have an idea for a fundraiser? Great at writing grant proposals? We would love to hear from you.  Drop by the principal’s office or email Andrea Szego, school council chair, at earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Save the date – School Winter Concert!  Thursday, December 10th our Little Eagles will fill the gym with music.  Details, including the start time, to be announced.

Next School Council Meeting – Wednesday, January 20.

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

Welcome to October!  This term is zooming, like our cross country runners.

School Council Meeting:  Our October meeting is this Wednesday the 21st at 7:00 in the Music Room. Childcare available as always. All are welcome, it’s safe to attend now, the elections were last month…..But there are still open positions if the longest Federal Campaign ever has caused you to want to seek office.  Here is the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting. 201510_Agenda.doc

Future Council Meeting Dates: Wednesday, October 21; Tuesday, November 17; Wednesday, January 20; Tuesday, February 16; March – Potentially if needed;  Wednesday, April 20; Tuesday, May  17; Wednesday, June 15.

Pumpkin Patch:

Earl Haig’s annual pumpkin and bake sale is this Thursday, October 22, from 7:30AM onwards. Last year the pumpkins sold out by 9:30, so don’t hesitate on your purchase. Pumpkins can be labelled and left in the kindergarten yard for after school/after work pick up.

Aside from the pumpkin sales we rely on the bake sale to raise money for the services funded by School Council. If you can bake, please contribute to the bake sale. Items should be nut free and related to breakfast. (No cupcakes, save those sprinkles for February!). Baked goods can be dropped off in the office on the 21st or at the Pumpkin Patch early on the 22nd.  If you would like to unload or help sell pumpkins and muffins, please sign up here: http://vols.pt/BM748N

Pumpkins are $6 each and baked goods $1.

Cross Country:

Tremendous thanks to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Salsman, Ms. Roknic, and all the other staff, parents and guardians who supported all the children running in the South District Qualifiers and Finals on October 9th and 16th. An awe-inspiring 125 students from grades 1-8 ran in the first meet, and 22 grade 3 – 8 students  ran in the South District Finals.  Later in the month 6 students will be representing the school at the city championship at Centennial Park. Congratulations to every student who participated and ran countless laps in the schoolyard and then on the sand and boardwalk at Ashbridge’s Bay.

Getting to know…Silvia Delgado

You only have to spend a few minutes with Silvia Delgado in Earl Haig’s kitchen to see how deeply she cares about providing the children of Earl Haig with delicious and nutritious snacks and lunches.   From ensuring just the right pairing of fruit and yogurt for the kindergarten classes to creating chow mein from scratch for the day’s hot lunch, Silvia pours her heart into her work at our school.

Silvia has been running the Earl Haig nutrition program for four years.  But before being a chef for hundreds of our kids, Silvia honed her skills by cooking for her own twelve children!  And she is now a proud grandmother to seven granddaughters and four grandsons – two of whom are students at Earl Haig!

Silvia programs the lunches so that meals are only repeated every two months – unless she knows it is a student favourite: our kids love her macaroni and cheese so she schedules it twice monthly!  For the grade 1 to 8 students, she plans one “sweet” lunch a month when she cooks pancakes or french toast.  On the last week of each month, she bakes cupcakes to help celebrate the birthdays all of the kindergarten kids that month.

Silvia’s kitchen at Earl Haig is a vibrant space – she loves to listen to classical and pop music while she cooks.  She is welcoming and grateful to all of the volunteers who help her keep our nutrition program running.  If you are interested in volunteering in the kitchen with Silvia, please email earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com.

High School Information Nights:

Do you know the difference between IB, Extended French, French Immersion, Math and Science Focus and Arts Focused high schools? Fortunately there are a number of open houses to help grade 8 students make the high school choice that will meet their interests. Our guidance counsellor Tracie Lambers runs a blog with all the information you need.  Check out http://guidancecorner.weebly.com/ for news you can use.

Stay in touch – You can get all sorts of updates on our Blog and via our Twitter and Facebook pages.