On behalf of the students and staff at Schomberg Public School, we would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season.

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1 SCHOMBERG SCOOP January 2017 Issue #5 Principal s Message : Schomberg Public School Principal : Mr. Corey Trute Elementary Office Administrative Assistant: Ms. Debbie Mitchell School Administrative Support: Mrs. Marianne Di Febo Trustee: Mr. Peter Adams-Luchowski Trustee Superintendent of Education: Becky Green Website: Follow us on Dear Schomberg Families, On behalf of the students and staff at Schomberg Public School, we would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season. We appreciate all you do to make our school a better place. We wish that the two week break will prove to be a restful and pleasurable time for you to spend together with your family and friends. Sincerely, Mr. Trute Upcoming PA Days Please note the following dates are P.A. Days therefore there is no school for students on these days: Friday, January 19, 2018 Friday, February 2, 2018 Family Day: Monday, February 19, 2018

2 Thank you Schomberg P.S. Once again our Schomberg students and families donated many toys and food with their contributions to support the important work of the King Township Food Bank all of which were kindly picked up by the Schomberg Fire Dept making a real difference in the lives of others. Thank you as well to our student helpers who performed their traditional chain of helping hands to help load the truck for transportation. Congratulations to all our students for a successful holiday production. Thank you to the staff for all of your work and guidance. Thank you to the members of the School Council and families for your fundraising efforts and holiday baskets! Congratulations to everyone who was involved! Sledding As you are aware, we have a wonderful hill in our playground which provides our students with a great deal of sledding enjoyment. As always safety is our main priority so we appreciate reminders at home to follow the rules of the hill: FULL SNOW GEAR (INCLUDING SNOWPANTS) MUST BE WORN stay seated on sled Take turns going down the hill one at a time to avoid collisions LISTEN TO AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS of the adult supervisor on duty A reminder that sleds cannot be transported back and forth on the bus. SNOWBALLS. A reminder to all students that throwing snowballs is not permitted unless you are in the designated SNOWBALL AREA. A reminder that throwing snowballs at each other is not allowed. Art Club Beginning in January Miss Macken will be offering an art club for students in grades 1-6. This will run every other Tuesday until the end of May. Students will be able to complete different art projects that incorporate the Ontario curriculum and different art mediums. Please make sure to wear old clothing on art club days as we might be using paint!

3 Kindergarten Registration to Commence January 19, 2018 Kindergarten registration will commence on January 19, 2018 for the school year. Registration forms are available on YRDSB s website: Children born in 2014 (JK) or 2013 (SK), live within the school boundary and whose parents are public school tax supporters will be eligible to register for kindergarten. Kindergarten Registration 2018/2019 Documents that are required for registration are as follows: Proof of child s age (birth certificate OR passport and landed immigration papers) Proof of Residency of the student two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address; Category A - notice of tax assessment, current rental/lease agreement, agreement to purchase including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, or property tax bill, and Category B - utility bill, bank statement or other official document. A kindergarten information session for parents is being planned for this spring. For more information please visit the YRDSB website or contact your local school. For further information please call the school. BREEDON MANOR On Friday December 15 the Primary and Junior Choir walked to the Kitchen Breedon Manor with Ms. Michel and Miss Macken. The Kitchen Breedon Manor is a retirement residence located on Main Street in Schomberg. We sang holiday songs for the staff and residents of the Manor. The Primary Choir sang Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Fight Song. The Junior Choir sang Jingle Bell Rock and Winter. PRIMARY AND JUNIOR CHOIR Primary and Junior Choir The choir has been a great success so far this year! Choir will continue in the new year running once a month with performances throughout the year! Please look at the calendar for choir dates.

4 Would you enjoy collaboratively learning the Ontario curriculum through the Arts? If so, the York Region District School Board offers an Elementary Integrated Arts Program at Baythorn Public School. If you are currently in grades four or five you may apply for the program, where you will have the opportunity to explore the disciplines of Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, and Music in a cooperative learning environment. To learn more about the arts@baythorn program, you and your family are invited to attend an information evening at Baythorn Public School on: Thursday, January 18, 6:30 p.m. Applications will be available at bit.ly/arts_application2018 online after the January 18th, 2018 info night. If you require further information, please call us at Baythorn Public School (905) Thank you to the Schomberg P.S. community for the generous donations to our Central Cares drive supporting families in York Region! Schomberg students had a difficult time trying to find the Elf on the Shelf...I guess he decided to hang out in Mr. Trute s office for a bit! GIRL s INC CLUB Grades 4-6 Girls Inc Club Beginning in January there will be a girls club open to girls in grades 4-6. This club will be run by an outside organization called Girls Inc. This will run every other Thursday for about 8 weeks. Topics to be covered in the club include body image, social media, stress, society pressures and much more. We are excited to welcome Girls Inc. into Schomberg Public School and give girls an opportunity to learn more!

5 Winter Recess Activities Now that our school playground is starting to become a winter wonderland we are reminding our students that due to the risk of accidental injury we must continue to follow the school rule of the snow staying on the ground and so no throwing snowballs unless in the designated snowball area. More info to follow... Students need to continue to come to school dressed to play outside during recesses as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. As you are aware, we have a wonderful little hill in our yard which provides our students with a great deal of sledding enjoyment. If you are bringing your sled from home to school it s a good idea to write your name on the back. Please help us to remind our students of the rules for safe sledding: FULL SNOW GEAR (INCLUDING SNOW PANTS MUST BE WORN to be allowed to sled ONE or two people only on a sled AT A TIME Take turns in line to sled down one at a a time in an orderly fashion to avoid collisions Sit Flat on Sled no standing LISTEN TO AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE ADULT SUPERVISOR Friendly Reminders when Busses are Cancelled due to Inclement Weather When transportation is cancelled due to inclement weather schools remain open unless otherwise announced. If busses are cancelled in the morning they will not resume operation during the day so parents transporting their children to school in the morning will also need to make arrangements to get them home at the end of the school day. We are aware of the students who regularly ride the bus and thus will be absent on such declared days unless otherwise notified so parents of students who usually take transportation need not call to inform us of their child(ren) s absence due to bus cancellation. However, parents of child(ren) who normally walk to school still need to call the office on a snow day to inform us if their child(ren) s will be absent as part of our safe arrival process, thank-you! Please remember, our Hot Lunch program will not run on Snow Days when busses are cancelled so if you subscribe to these programs and are sending your child (ren) to school on a snow day please provide them with a lunch. Thank you

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7 Empathy We strive to sense and appreciate the emotions of others, to stand in their shoes. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Winter Break Happy New Year! 2 Winter Break 3 Winter Break 4 Winter Break 5 Winter Break Day 1 9 Day 2 10 Day 3 11 Day 4 12 Day 5 13 Return from break Day Day Day Day 4 19 PA Day 20 JK Registration Day 5 23 Day 1 24 Day 2 25 Day 3 26 Day 4 27 School Council Meeting 7p.m. Gr 6 V.I.P. 9:15 am Day 5 30 Day 1 31 Day 2 GOOD NEWS ASSEMBLY 1:45p.m. (Pyjama day)