École James R. Henderson
Weekly Update
Friday, November 20th, 2020
Dear Families,
Our Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week was a big success! We had daily morning announcements to help raise awareness of how kids can stand up to bullying, classes read stories and discussed situations and strategies, and everyone signed our Pledge to put a stop to bullying behaviour. Great job, Hawks!
We are happy to announce that Picture Days have been confirmed for Wednesday, December 16th and Thursday December 17th. There will be additional information sent out closer to those dates. Students who are in the VIrtual Elementary School will have a special time to come and have their picture taken after school on Wednesday, December 16th. Parents/guardians will receive an opportunity to sign up for a specific time. Stay tuned for details!
Exciting news from Parent Council: all of our students are going to be provided with a complimentary Henderson Hawks t-shirt! Please read the detailed information below, so that you know how to provide Parent Council with the size that you would like ordered for your child/ren. We can't wait to see EVERYONE showing their Henderson Pride once the t-shirts have arrived! Thank you so much, Parent Council, for recognizing how important it is that we all feel connected and can show that we are proud of our school.
Our students and staff have been doing an amazing job following all of the COVID safety protocols. However, we do want to ensure that we are fully prepared in the event that there is a need to pivot to remote learning at any point. Teachers have all created their online classrooms already, and many of them are being actively used for homework, assignments and communication with families. We have asked all teachers to provide us with a list this week of any families who would require the use of a school device if remote learning were to occur. Please ensure that if you would require the use of school technology for remote learning that you let your child's teacher know this week.
Don't forget to check out the School Council "Mom's Pantry" Fundraiser! Detailed information and a link to the catalogue are below. Thank you for your support!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mme Peart & Mrs. Davey
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 25th: Mismatched Clothing & Patterns Day (plaid, polka dots & stripes)
Thursday, November 26th: "Choices at 9" Virtual Information Night 7:00pm (details below)
Friday, November 27th: Hawks Day
Wednesday, December 16th: Picture Day
Thursday, December 17th: Picture Day
December 19th-January 3rd: Winter Holidays
School Council Information/Mom's Pantry Fundraiser Information
Our next School Council meeting will be on January 14th, 2021 from 6:45-8:45. We anticipate that the meeting will be held virtually, and will send out information for parents & guardians who would like to join in January.
Fridays have been declared Henderson Hawk Pride Day!
We have decided that EVERY Friday will be a Henderson Hawks Spirit Day! On Fridays, slip on some green and yellow clothing, footwear or accessories, and show how proud you are to be a Hawk!
Families who wish to purchase Henderson Hawks Spirit Wear: Check out all of the amazing clothing and accessories available at our École James R. Henderson School E-Store:
COVID-19 Daily Active Screening
COVID-19 Screening Tool
Parents and caregivers must review the following checklist with their child/student before sending them to school each day and before putting them on a school bus.
Please use the online COVID-19 School Screening Tool available in English and French (released October 1, 2020). You can print or download this version in English or French (by clicking on the top right). We are working on translations in additional languages. This new screening tool replaces what was provided previously (Sept. 21, 2020 version).
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École James R. Henderson Public School
Email: jrhen@limestone.on.ca
Website: https://jrhenderson.limestone.on.ca/
Location: 361 Roosevelt Drive, Kingston, ON, Canada
Phone: 613-389-2330
Twitter: @JRHenPS_LDSB