Roger Neilson P.S. Review
Family Edition - May 6th - May 10th, 2024
Principal's Message
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope everyone had a good weekend and were able to get outside to enjoy the spring weather on Saturday! We are looking forward to the week ahead!
As stated in the email from our director, on Sunday, May 5th, we recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People. On this day we aim to raise awareness about this ongoing crisis and take action. On this day we remember the people who have lost their lives to colonial, gender-based violence, and their families and communities that live daily with the grief of losing loved ones.
On a different note, we would like to congratulate two of our RNPS students, Griffin L. and Bryan I. who both represented our school at the area Rotary Club Spelling Bee on Saturday. Both made it through the first round and Bryan made it all the way to the 5th round where he finished in the top 5! Congratulations! You both made us very proud!
The first Monday of May is considered "Music Monday" across Canada. A day to celebrate the power of music, and to advocate for equitable access to quality music education for all Canadian students. On Monday, students are encouraged to wear any t-shirt, hoodie, or hat that has anything to do with music!
A reminder that our "Pedal for Hope" assembly is this Friday, May 10th at 2:15pm. Please see the article below on how you can contribute to this great cause. If you child is interested in cutting off a ponytail or shaving their head during the assembly, please make sure to sign the permission form and get a pledge sheet in our office. Many of our staff will be taking a pie in the face for this great cause too!
Have a great week!
~Mr. Coulter
Looking Ahead:
May 6th - Music Monday
May 8th - Kindergarten Orientation @ 5-6pm
May 10th - Pedal For Hope Assembly @ 2:15pm
May 17th - Tentative School Track and Field Day at Kenner for Grades 4,5,6
May 20th - Victoria Day - No School
May 21st - Ultimate Frisbee Clinic hosted by PUL
May 23rd - School Council Meeting @ 5:30pm
May 27th-30th - Scholastic Book Fair
May 30th - Jr. Track and Field Day @ TASS
UPCOMING DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE THIS WEEK For May:
May is Recognized as Asian Heritage Month, South Asian Heritage Month, Dutch Heritage Month and Jewish Heritage Month!
May 5 - Easter - (Orthodox Christianity)
May 5 - National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S
May 6- Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
May 6 - Easter Monday (Orthodox Christianity)
May 6-9 - Canadian Mental Health Week
May 10 - Jordan's Principle Day
May 11 - Shavuot (Judaism)
"Pedal for Hope" Fundraising Campaign is Back!
On Friday, May 10th, Pedal for Hope will be bicycling all the way to Roger Neilson P.S. for their 20th Anniversary! Officers will be arriving at 2pm with an assembly to start at 2:15pm. We would love for everyone to try to raise funds for this incredible cause. If your child raises money for Pedal for Hope, they can put this money into the SCHOOL CASH ONLINE (Live soon) or they can join our school team on: www.cancer.ca/pedalforhope.
For every $2.00 your child raises, they will receive a 'ticket’ that they can choose to put into either: a draw for a special prize, or they can toss a pie into one of our caring Roger Neilson Teachers faces (anything to support a great cause) at our school assembly!!!
The draw will take place on May 10th!! If your child is wanting to donate/shave his/her head, please let your homeroom teacher know. This will also be taking place at our school assembly after Pedal for Hope arrives to our school!!
Looking forward to a fun filled event!!
School Council Update
Our School Council meetings are held on Thursdays in our school library. Our next scheduled meeting is Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 5:30pm. Any parent interested in being part of the school council is welcome to attend the meetings. We are always looking for new members. We meet once a month and there are a variety of roles and tasks that we need support with. Some don’t require much commitment at all. We will also offer a virtual drop-in if you can meet the first meeting via Cisco WebEx as the platform. If you do not have the use of a computer, a free app can be downloaded to most Smart Phones. To access the meeting, please use this link: https://kprdsb.webex.com/meet/kevin_coulter
If young childcare is a concern, we do have a few mature students available to help with that during the meeting too!
If you have any questions please contact Mr. Coulter. We hope to see you!
Kindergarten Registration is Open!
As we begin to plan for next year, please let your friends and family know they can visit kprschools.ca to register for Kindergarten and to learn more about KPR’s awesome Kindergarten classrooms, where children, and their learning, are supported by caring, professional educator teams.
Roger Neilson PS will also be hosting a Kindergarten Orientation Night THIS WEDNESDAY May 8th, 2024 from 5-6pm for our new students and their families!
Please consider supporting Breakfast Club at Roger Neilson!
Thanks for considering!
Our Parking Lot Before and After School
We recognize that our parking lot is a concern. We sometimes do not have enough spots for our staff. The bus company has also asked that we continue to have room for them to safely enter our parking lot. We kindly ask families to not enter our parking lot with your car as it becomes crowed and unsafe for our school buses. We know this is not ideal, especially in inclement weather, but we thank-you for your support with this!
Before and after school can be very busy with picking up and dropping off students with many little ones around. We have also been asked to remind everyone to watch the language we use during this time around our students. Thank-you!
ARRIVING AT SCHOOL...
Arriving by car? Cars will not be permitted in the school parking lot BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL. Students are to be dropped off on one of the side streets and can use the sidewalks to walk to a designated entrance.
Arriving by bus? A staff member will be at the bus drop-off location to assist students getting off of the bus and to greet students. Students will go directly to their designated entrance.
Arriving by foot? Students are to use the marked crosswalks when arriving at the school. A staff member will be monitoring the entrances.
Arriving by bike or scooter? Please park your bike/scooter at the racks on the left side of the front of the school and then proceed to the sidewalks to enter the yard. For safety reasons, students are NOT ALLOWED to ride bikes or scooters in our parking lot. Please make sure to walk them to the rack when on school property.
Late to school? If you arrive after the gates have been locked, please go directly to front of the school, press the buzzer and wait for further instructions.
Busing Information
STUDENTS NEEDING A BUS NEED TO OPT-IN FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR!
Visitor Protocol
Please ring the buzzer when arriving at the front door of the school and sign-in at the main office. We kindly ask that parents and caregivers not be in the hallways or going to classrooms during school hours unless they are volunteering.
Should you wish to speak with a teacher regarding your child’s progress, an appointment can be made by contacting the office or the teacher directly by email. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Your child’s safety and education is our number one priority.
Information about School Cash Online
Communication from Roger Neilson P.S.
Most communication from Roger Neilson and our KPR board office is delivered via text messaging or email. If you have not opted into these services and would like to, please do so. For text messaging, your cell number must be in our system. You can opt into text messages by simply texting the word “yes” to the number 978338. If your phone number or email is not registered in the school system, or you have changed your number, please call the school to update: 705-745-6456.
This Weekly Newsletter will be sent via email every Sunday evening, please check it for weekly updates!
Please Report your Child's Absence!
News from Our KPR School Board!
Updates:
School Year Calendar – 2024-2025
At this month’s Board meeting, the 2024-2025 School Year Calendar was approved. It will now be submitted to the Ministry of Education for final approval. Highlights of the approved calendar include:
1st day of classes – Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Last day of classes – Thursday, June 26, 2025
Winter Break – Monday, December 23, 2024 through to Friday, January 3, 2025
(Friday, Dec 20, 2024 will be the last day of school and Monday, January 6, 2025 will be the first day of classes)
March Break – March 7 to March 14, 2025
Final approval by the Ministry of Education is expected later this spring.
New Language Curriculum Grade 1 to 8 – A Guide for Parents
Ontario’s language curriculum for Grades 1 to 8 was updated last spring by the Ministry of Education for implementation beginning this September. The parent guide below provides an overview of the knowledge and skills that students will learn in each grade. Language, Grades 1 to 8: a guide for parents (gov.on.ca)
From the Community
PLEASE BE CAREFUL OF LOCAL WATERWAYS!
It’s that time of year again when the weather warms up, the ice and snow melts and it rains a lot more! This means rising water levels in our Rivers and Streams! PLEASE keep yourself safe by not going to near river banks or lakes this time of year. It can be very dangerous!
School Bell Times:
9:10am - Morning Bell - Students Enter School
10:50 - 11:30 - Nutrition Break #1
1:10-1:50pm - Nutrition Break #2
3:30pm - Leaving Bell (Gates Open for Parents to Pick Students up on Yard)
Kevin Coulter
Email: kevin_coulter@kprdsb.ca
Website: rogerneilson.kprdsb.ca/
Location: 550 Erskine Avenue, Peterborough, ON, Canada
Phone: 705-745-6456
Twitter: @rogerneilson_ps