May is Asian Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Month , Speech & Hearing Month & Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Month

Monday, May 27th -Day 5

• Track & Field Day postponed to June 30th!

• Freezie Fundraiser orders are open online in School Day under Product

• Blommesteyn and Munro to Little Cat (AM)-weather permitting)-Postponed until June 10th

• Tiffany ½ to LCVI for Puppet Show - leaving at 9:30 (Weather permitting)

Tuesday, May 28th Day 1

• Running Club at 8:30 am. last practice day!

• Last day for Freezie Fundraiser orders online in School Day under Product

• Debbie Lajoie, School Math Facilitator, at Polson all day

• Toumishey + Smith field trip to BGC 10:30 am-3 pm

• Mary Lambert performance for K-3. 9:30am- Thank you Polson SAC!

Wednesday, May 29th Day 2

• Red Shirt Day -Accessibility & Inclusion Awareness-Freezies -please communicate your preferred Freezie delivery time to Rebecca and Kendra
  

• Mme Scott and Ms Nicholson/Mr. Schukei taking city bus to Queen’s Brain Awareness Day, full-day field trip

• Fischer & Carrier , Meg and Todd to LCVI for puppet shows 9:30 am

• Tiffany ½ - Field trip - Observatory and Miller Museum @ Queen’s

Thursday, May 30th Day 3

• Regional Track & Field Day-Go Panthers!

• EQAO from May 30- June 12

• Debbie Lajoie, School Math Facilitator, at Polson all day

• DD class @ Fun Zone

• Start 2 Finish -after school

Friday, May 31st PA Day-no classes!

Looking Ahead:

JUNE: Pride Month & Indigenous History Month

June 1st Napanee Pride Parade

June 2nd Canadian Armed Forces Day

June 3rd -12th EQAO continues

June 5th Fun Fair

It's hard to believe that May is already here! Our students have been working hard inside and beyond the classroom. We're looking forward to our Celebration of Dance on May 7th. Thank you to Ms. Nicholson for organizing our Polson Dance team and the school event. Congratulations to our road race runners who had a great showing last week at the LCVI Road Race. Don't forget that Polson Track & Field day is on Friday! Good luck to our junior basketball teams who go to their district tournament this week. They faced some of their toughest competition at our staff vs. students games this past week. Go Panthers!

We’re beginning the staffing process for next year and have been approved for 8 English classes and 12 French Immersion classes based on a projected enrolment of 438 students at Polson next year. As always, this is subject to change based on actual enrolment in September. As well, as a part of the change in the Special Education Service Delivery model, Polson will be an intensive support site next year and will be staffed with a fulltime IST teacher as well as 1.5 student support teachers (currently we are staffed at .85). Additionally, we have received an increase in VP staffing(increasing from .6 to .75). This is great news for Polson. Once the staffing process is completed, we will share more information with families about next year's school organization.

Kinsman Super TV Bingo-donated $2000 to Polson to put towards some additional purchases of equipment for student sports/clubs or food for our school. -score board, track & field day equipment etc.

Grade 3 & 6 students are busy preparing for provincial assessments with the support of their teachers, support staff and district coaches. This week we welcomed Freya, who will be with in the afternoons supporting grade 3 & 6 students in math & literacy in the afternoon. EQAO primary and junior assessments will be scheduled between June 3rd to June 14th. Parents/guardians of grades 3 and students will receive information about the assessments and any accommodations or exemptions that would be appropriate for their student..

We're looking forward to our school track & field meet on Friday for students in grades 3-6. Participants should make sure to wear proper footwear for events and to have sun protection, hats, sunglasses, and water bottles. Special thanks to coaches who volunteer their time to organize and encourage our student athletes. Thank you to SAC for providing snacks for our Panthers!

Our Kindergarten staff is looking forward to welcoming our newest Panthers and their families to Polson on Thursday, May 9th. If you have not yet registered your child, please follow the registration links below to receive your invitation. Please contact the school if you have any questions!

Following consultation with parents, students, staff and community partners, our school hours change submission was submitted and approved by the Board. Our timetable for next year is outlined below. It will help alleviate some concerns with supervision coverage and bus schedules. School bus transportation schedules will not be affected.

We appreciate the funding that students have received for field trips, busing, outdoor equipment, classroom enhancements and more. This past week, SAC approved the funding for the purchase and installation of a complete audio/visual system in our gym. This is a significant upgrade to our school that will support family events, school assemblies, instructional presentations, and special activities. A huge thank you to Ecole Polson Park School Advisory Council!

We are excited to introduce a new lunch program for the remainder of the school year. Lunchbox provides lunches from a variety of restaurants. We will begin with Little Ceasar's and Pita Pit to start but we can adjust these options for September based on feedback from families in June. Lunchbox has been successful at a variety of schools throughout LDSB and we hope to provide a smooth transition. Our first order will be May 8th from Little Ceasar's Pizza. Once you have set up an account, you can order weekly, monthly or for the remainder of the year. Orders will continue to support our school with a small portion of each sale coming back to Polson. The website is very user friendly and it should only take a couple of minutes to set up an account and put your first order in. Click here to make an account and put your first order in.

Yard Supervision begins at 8:55 am.

9:10-10:50 - 100 mins

10:50--11:40 - recess/nutrition

11:40 -1:20 - 100 mins

1:20-2:00 - recess/nutrition

2:00-3:40 - 100 mins

3:40-Dismissal

Thank you for making sure our students are safe by observing traffic rules and parking restrictions during arrival and dismissal times. If you drive, please be patient, watchful and alert!

A few reminders:

• Please do not park on the grass near portables or in no-parking zones!
• The parking lots have limited space; please do not linger and keep watchful for student who may be near parking areas at dismissal.
• Please remember that accessibility spots are for families with permits only.
• The area in front of the school is a Bus Zone. No parking, idling, or drop-offs are permitted.
• Yard supervision begins at 8:55 am. The school day begins at 9:10 am.

It's a very busy time in the morning, and we want to make sure students arrive safely and are accounted for correctly in attendance. Students arriving during morning supervision should be dropped off on the school yard. Students arriving late, should report to the main office. If you are dropping off a younger student after the bell, please report to the main office. Please do not proceed into the school building beyond the main office unless an office administrator has directed you to do so and you have followed the visitor protocol of signing in and receiving a visitor tag. Thank you for following our visitor protocols!

Parents and caregivers should meet students at dismissal (3:40 pm) at their designated dismissal location on the yard. Please do not request early pick-ups at the main office unless you have an emergency or a scheduled appointment. Thank you for communicating appointments in advance.

Email: polso@limestone.on.ca
Website: https://polsonpark.limestone.on.ca/
Location: 165 Robert Wallace Drive, Kingston, ON K7M 1Y3, Canada
Phone: 613-542-5926
Twitter: @PolsonPark_LDSB

Our office administrator is Marie Campbell and assistant office administrator, Lisa Shaw are happy to help you. If you need any assistance, please call 613-542-5926 between 8:00 am-4:00 pm or email the school at polso@limestone.on.ca and we will get back to you!