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Spring Festival and Other Great Events

Screen Shot 2015-05-18 at 7.37.43 PMThe 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

 

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Mindfulness and Mathematics

 

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

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Speaking, Skipping & Snacking

The Grade 8 Cookie Sale is Wednesday May 6th. Send your cookie monsters with $1 to help out the Grade 8 Graduates.

Guest Speaker
The School Council is excited to be hosting guest speaker, Dana Chapman as she discusses  Exploring Wellness: An introduction to mindfulness and it’s role in supporting children’s resiliency and sense of well being.  Dana is an experienced TDSB teacher, Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist and her talk comes with incredible reviews. We hope that you’ll be able to take time out of your busy schedule to join us (childcare is provided).

Thursday May 14th
Earl Haig Public School
7 pm – 8:15 pm
(This evening is for parents and caregivers and is sponsored by the The Ontario Ministry of Education Parents Reaching out Grant.)

Jump Rope for Heart – Get a Free Skipping Rope online
May 22, 2015
9 – 11 am
You should have received your Jump Rope for Heart package in your ‘backpack mail’ this week.  Register your child online to receive a free skipping rope!
Head to http://jumpropeforheart.ca
Click DONATE and then click ONTARIO
Click DONATE again and find Earl Haig in the list.
Follow the instructions to sign the waiver and register your child

Lunch and Snack Programme
Please remember to send in your donations for the school’s lunch and snack programme.  As we get close to the end of the school year, the funds are diminishing.
Tax receipts are available for cheques over $10 that are made out to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success.  Please record your name, your child’s name address and classroom number on the cheque.
Cash and cheques made out to Earl Haig Public School Lunch Programme are also accepted.
Suggested Donation Amounts
Lunch Programme with milk:  $2.50 /day
Lunch Programme w/out milk:  $2 /day
Snack Programme:  $1 /day
As always – thank you so much for all your support.

Special Mention:
Thank you to all the parents, students and faculty for pitching in last Saturday to paint butterflies and clean the yard.  The students have already started painting their own butterflies during their class time and are excited to see their creations fly onto the fence.  Thanks to Ms. Sanderson for putting this all together.

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https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.com/calendar/