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Be Ready for January!

The School Council hopes everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  Classes resume January 5th and we’re ready to jump into 2015 with both feet.

Check out our year in review photos.  We’d love to have more pictures of the school events, so if  you chaperone a trip and get some shots without any faces please send them our way
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ecoEagles

Did you know that Earl Haig is an Eco-Platinum school?  Our Eco Eagles, make sure we are doing all we can to help our planet – even waste audits are a necessary evil for this group of committed students.
A reminder from our Eco-Eagles: we are collecting used reading glasses, old cell phones and used batteries. Send them in anytime.

The Lunch Program is at Risk!
The most pressing item this term is the school lunch programme.  If your child(ren) are registered in the Lunch Program please be reminded that it costs $2.50/lunch per student. This averages out to $50/month per student.  Please try to pay by the first week of every month.
This incredible program provides a hot lunch for a very small fee to all students at Earl Haig who are registered for the lunch meal.  Unfortunately, the program runs on a shoestring budget, and relies heavily on parent contributions as well as the monthly fee and we are struggling to make ends meet. Anyone can donate to support this wonderful and much needed program.
For those of you who send your child with a bagged lunch, but wish your child to receive white or chocolate milk, please be advised that there is a cost of 50¢/milk. This averages out to $10/month.
All cheques should be made out to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success.

Other Items
Click here to see the December newsletter from Ms. Ellis:  Dec 2014-Newsletter

Don’t forget to keep up to date using our online calendar:
https://earlhaigschoolcouncil.wordpress.com/calendar/

Send all your photos, questions, and information regarding cool things happening in the school to earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com

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Holiday Concert, Holiday Sharing & Holiday Cheer

The Winter Concert is Here!

The winter concert is this week on December 4th at 6:30 pm.
This is an extremely popular event and seats go fast. For one lucky family that successfully bid on winter concert seating at the Hullaballoo, seating will be reserved at the front, but for the rest of us, space gets tight so get there early. We would love to see any photos taken of the event, so please forward any photos that don’t show faces to earlhaigschoolcouncil@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events:
December 5 – PA Day – No School
December 19 – Last day of school before winter break
January 5 – Classes resume

photo 1 (1)Share the Warmth

We are collecting hats, mitts and scarves to cover our Mitt Tree.  Please bring in new items and let’s share the warmth with Community Centre 55.  The tree is located right next to the school office.

The annual food drive is also in full swing.  Please bring some non-perishable items and drop them under the tree.

Community Centre 55 is also collecting toys and gifts for children and teens. Let’s not forget about those teenagers.  Gift cards are a great idea for anyone looking to donate to the toy drive.

 

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What’s Going On

What’s Happening
It’s bullying prevention awareness week at Earl Haig. Students are learning about how they can stand up to bullying and to not be a bystander. As part of this theme, the Empathy & Character Assembly will be happening this Friday at 2:20pm.  Mr. Long’s class and Mr. Salsman’s class will be performing skits they specially prepared on this topic.  Students are encouraged to dress up in the class colour chosen in order to Stand Up to Bullying. Talk to your children and keep the conversation going.

This weeks School Council meeting has a special guest speaker. TDSB social worker, Nina Bregman will be talking about the duty to report and Children’s Aid.
Click here for the October Council Minutes

November 18 – 7pm – School Council Meeting (Agenda Here)
November 21 – Grade 7 & 8 Immunizations
November 21 – 2:20pm – Empathy & Character Assembly
November 26 – Mental Health Fair at Gledhill PS

Save the Date: Winter Concert is on the Horizon – December 4th – 6:30 pm

Hullabaloo Update
The Hullabaloo was an incredible success again this year.  We surpassed our goal and raised $8939.  That’s $2000 more than last year.  Thanks to everyone who supported the event.  The funds will be allocated later this year, so keep an eye on future school council agendas if you’d like to take part in the discussions. Special thanks to Chris and Stephanie for leading the charge and their dedicated committee members who worked so hard to run the event.

Monarch Park Aquatics
This aquatics program is facing termination if more folks don’t use the pool.  Take a quick look at the schedule and let’s see if we can boost attendance.
Monarch Pool Schedule

Environmental Action
Please remember to send a Tupperware container or plate with students who participate in the lunch program.

Sign up for the Team Up For Green TDSB campaign and see if we can help get some more bike racks.  http://teamupforgreen.com/

The temperature is dropping! Let’s make sure the kids are warm and dry.  Please be sure to send snowpants, warm boots and mittens.  Click here to see the TDSB winter weather guidelines that show when recess will be indoors.

Special Education Support
People for Education has released a second video for parents, focusing on special education. This four minute video—generously funded by the RBC Foundation—provides an overview of the steps parents can take if they think their child may need special education.