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P.R.P.S.
School Council
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Campbell’s
Labels can be saved over the summer months and sent to school with your child in September. Just mark to the attention of PRPS School Council. Thanks! |
Canadian Tire Money can be stockpiled over the summer months and sent to school with your child in September. Please mark to the attention of Tara Garrett, P.R.P.S. School Council. Thanks for sharing! |
Congratulations to all the students who participated in Track & Field! We're proud of you all!!
P.R.P.S. has teamed with Think Recycle - a cost-free
fundraising program that will collect our school community’s unwanted
electronics and reward us with money and environmental incentives.
So, please tell
family and friends!
Please look for the bin in the school entrance and feel free to
drop off your unwanted cell phones, inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges
and digital cameras. In order for the school to get a rebate,
phones need
to be in working order and cartridges should be in good shape.
Our participation in this program will help prevent the improper
disposal of consumer electronics by keeping them out of the landfills.
Electronics can take up to 1,000 years to decompose (yep! a thousand)
and can contribute to the contamination and pollution of air,
water and soil.
Think Recycle is currently working with more than 20,000 organizations
across Canada and the United States. They positively affect the
environment by refurbishing, recycling or reusing the unwanted
electronics and ... they plant trees!
Through their partnerships with American Forests and Tree Canada,
Think Recycle donates funds to have one tree planted for every
24 qualifying products collected. To date, they have planted over
50,000 trees!
The money P.R.P.S. will earn through the rebate program will continue
to further enrichment opportunities for our students. So, please
let’s spread the word and get busy filling the bin!
If you are interested in more information about the organization,
please visit
their website at www.thinkrecycle.com
“If you think you’re too small to make a difference,
try sleeping in the same room as a mosquito. “-African Proverb
Pizza Fundraiser
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Little Caesars' Pizza Kits fundraiser!
Once again our school is selling Wilton Cheese to help raise funds for the Grade 8 Graduation. The order forms will come home monthly. If you wish to order cheese, please submit your form by the due date. On the delivery date your cheese order will be sent home with the students. If you have submitted a large order we ask that you pick these up at the school.
Cheese order forms are available by clicking here.
Volunteers Needed
Do you have some time that you could help out at the school? Volunteers are needed for:
- Hot Dogs - Parent Council is looking for volunteers who are available at least one Tuesday of each month from 11:30 to 12:45 to help with hot dog orders. If you are interested, please contact Tara Garrett at 353-8766 or Dawn Votary at 376-1035.
- Parent Council - helps with fundraising, snack days, garden clubs, art and many other activities to help our students and children have an enjoyable school year. Please come out to any parent council meeting and see what it's all about. See the P.R.P.S. Council page for details on the next meeting.
- Yard Duty - the school needs more Yard Duty supervisers. Please contact the school if you are able to help, even if it is just a day or two a month. This is a paid position.
If your short on time, but would still like to help out then there are opportunities for you too:
- Milk Bags - many thanks to Perth Road students and families for bringing in milk bags. Please continue to bring in your bags as they are being used to create sleeping mats for children in underdeveloped countries. So far we have collected over 300 bags and we want to collect more to help support this worthwhile initiative!
- Canadian Tire $$ - the school is collecting Canadian Tire money to help buy more equipment for students to use during recess. If you have any Canadian Tire money you'd like to donate, please send it to school with your child.
- Old Magazines - Do you have any old issues of magazines that would be of interest to students, especially boys? If you would like to donate them to the Resource Centre, please send them in to Mrs. Kenny. Thank you!
- Campbell's Soup Labels - Parent Council is collecting labels from Campbell's Soup products. Any labels that have been collected can be sent to the school with your child.- click here for details
- Last year, we collected enough Campbell’s labels to buy new volleyball nets!!
- Magazine Orders - the school magazine fundraising campaign takes place each September, however you can order online throughout the year and the school will still receive the credit. Go to www.qsp.ca and use group #16691 for Perth Road Public School.
I'd like to get as much helpful info as possible on the site ... so please let me know of any school activity signups, school groups or class special activities ... anything!! Just drop me an email. Thanks!
Any suggestions for the website? Please let me know!
Perth Road Public School provides inclusive, positive and stimulating learning opportunities. Children are inspired to become life-long learners and responsible citizens in a safe and accepting environment that meets the unique needs of individuals.
Dear Parent(s) and Guardian(s),
Winter is now upon us and bringing all of the wonderful aspects of snow. On February 4th our staff have organized a Winter Play Day that will involve the entire school. This is always a fun way to spend time with students from other classes and provide valuable leadership opportunities for our older students. The outdoor physical education is excellent and the fond memories for students is invaluable.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Parent Council for purchasing 5 additional sets of snowshoes. They will be used at our Winter Play Day and have already been put to use by individual classes for outdoor adventures.
As mentioned in a newsletter in the fall, our school is required to perform two lockdown practices during the school year. Our first practice will happen in February. If your child does not have indoor shoes at school, please make sure they have shoes to wear. For some of our open concept classes students need to go outside for a brief period of time for our lockdown practice and will not be able to get their boots. As you know, on a day to day basis shoes are additional protection and are necessary for gym class too.
Finally, Please remember that this Thursday Feburuary 3rd, is a professional development day for staff. Students will not attend school on that day.
Joan Dufresne,
Principal
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