Roger Neilson P.S. Review
Family Edition - May 13th - May 17th, 2024
Principal's Message
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope everyone had a good weekend and a big "Happy Mother's Day" to all those who are recognizing it today! Things are moving really quickly now and we are looking forward to the week ahead!
A big thank you to everyone who supported our Pedal For Hope fundraising campaign. Please see the article and picture in the newsletter below from Friday's event! We had a great time!
This upcoming Friday, we will be having our Gr. 4-6 Track and Field school event at Kenner. More information will be coming home this week with more details.
School Council's do so much for our school and offer a variety of events and activities for both students and their families. All RNPS families have been invited to participate in a Mental Wellness Workshop on Wednesday from 5-7pm presented by Kenner's School Council. Please see the flyer below. The RNPS School Council is hosting 2 different events coming up soon. Please see the flyers about the Scholastic Book Fair and also an evening session on June 6th titled "Eat Smart, Be Smart". So mark your calendars!
Finally, if your child is on a bus this year, please make sure you read the information under the STSCO section reminding families that for the upcoming school year, you must OPT-IN for a bus to school.
Have a great week and upcoming long weekend!
~Mr. Coulter
Looking Ahead:
May 17th - 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 12 - Mother's Day
May 13 - Shavuot (Judaism)
May 16 - Moose Hide Campaign Day
May 16 - EA and CYW Appreciation Day
May 17 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 18 - Hiawatha First Nation Pow Wow
"Pedal for Hope" A Great Success and Event!
A big thank you to everyone who supported the "Pedal for Hope" event hosted by our local community Police Officers on Friday. Roger Neilson PS community were able to meet the goal of raising just over $1000.00 for Pediatric Cancer Research. This was the 20th Anniversary of the event! A special thanks to those students who donated ponytails or shaved their heads for the cause and to all the staff who said "yes" to taking a pie in the face from a student who won the prize! A great event for sure! Congratulations everyone !
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.
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