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Holly Meadows Herald
151 Mapleton Avenue, Barrie, Ontario; L4N 9N7
Telephone: (705) 733-2633 Fax: (705) 733-2496
Website: http://hol.scdsb.on.ca
Lisa Abernethy Daryl Halliday Deb White
Vice Principal Principal Vice Principal
January 11, 2010
W
elcome back everyone! We hope that IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
you had a great holiday and that 2010 Fri., Jan 15 Spirit Day – Hip Hop!
proves to be a wonderful year for you Tues., Jan 19 Vaccinations for Gr.
and your family. 7s and Gr. 8 (girls)
Tues., Feb 2 Kindergarten
We are finally getting true Canadian winter Registration
weather. Please make sure your child(ren) is 8:30 – 3:00
dressed appropriately for all conditions. Our Wed., Feb 10 School Council 7 p.m.
students will be outside in the morning and at Music Room – all are
both recesses unless the weather is too welcome
extreme (raining hard or temperatures below Fri., Feb 12 PD Day – no school
–25 degrees Celsius). Please note the signs for students
on the Emms Street gate indicating that this Sun., Feb 14 Valentine‟s Day
entrance is not maintained during the winter Mon., Feb 15 Family Day
months and is to be used at your own risk.
Fri., Feb 19 Dance-a-thon
We are almost half way through the second
term which goes by very quickly with the break
in the middle. Please help your child(ren) stay KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE!
focused on their school work and keep working
with them on the skills and concepts that are The Safe Arrival Program is in place in
required for their grade. Talk to your children elementary schools to ensure that children
about what they are doing in school on a daily arrive safely at school each day. Please be
basis and assist them as needed. advised that on days when buses are
Communicate with your child‟s teacher if you cancelled in the “Central Simcoe County
are not sure how they are doing on meeting Weather Zone” due to inclement weather,
their personal goals set at the end of Term 1. calls will not be made to families whose
Let‟s help all of our children do their best! If children ride school transportation. Families of
you are interested, a great resource for parent those children who walk to school are asked to
support is the SCDSB “Bringing School Home” report their child‟s absence to the school if they
electronic newsletter. You can subscribe to will not be in attendance. An effort will be made
receive this resource for free at to call families of walking students who are not
http://scdsb.on.ca/parents-corner/parent- present but on some days, given the number of
ebulletin/ . absent students, this may not be possible.
We are in need of a volunteer to help with our
“The future belongs to those who safe arrival program on Monday mornings from
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Please contact Mrs. Cant in
believe in the beauty of their the office if you can assist us with this very
dreams.” important job.
Eleanor Roosevelt
DOCUMENTATION NEEDED CELEBRATIONS AT HOLLY MEADOWS
A reminder to parents/guardians: When your Prior to the holidays, there was a Star Student
child is away for 3 or more consecutive days, assembly and a Holiday Sing along. Mrs.
please ensure that you send a note with them Reynolds would like to thank the Grade 2
explaining the absences upon their return. students for singing their hearts out for the
various audiences! A special recognition also
needs to go to the accompanying pianists –
Trevor Y., Cornel M., Meghan R. and Emma T.
CANADIAN PRIDE
This is another example of the wonderful talent
that our Hornets possess!
On Friday, December 11th, the students at
Holly Meadows were fortunate to receive a CHRISTMAS CHEER DRIVE
presentation from the Olympic Torch
Committee on the history of the torch and the The staff, along with the Christmas Cheer
travels it would take to reach Vancouver for the organization, would like to thank everyone in the
2010 Winter Olympics. The students showed a Holly Meadows community for their generosity
keen interest in the trivia game conducted by during our Christmas Cheer campaign. We
Barrie‟s own Olympian Jennifer Robinson. We collected over 4 500 toys and food items for
hope that you and your family were able to get needy families as well as $1400 in cash
out and see the torch run on December 29 th as donations and $300 in Canadian Tire Money.
Barrie was showcased as one of 200 cities in We continue to be a major contributor to this
Canada to have a torch lighting ceremony. worthy cause in Barrie. Once again, the
The teachers will continue to integrate the combined effort of staff, students, Student
Olympics into their programs once the games Council, and parents has proven that Holly
begin and we would encourage discussion at Meadows is a caring school community. Well
home about the determination and effort that it Done Hornets!!! For more information on how
takes to make it to such a prestigious event. you, your family, and/or your company can
support this worthy cause in 2010, please visit
the Christmas Cheer website at
http://www.christmascheerbarrie.com/.
VISITOR SIGN IN
All parents and visitors are reminded that they
Photos from Torch assembly must report to the office when they enter the
removed due to size and school. Visitor badges are available at the office.
This is the best way for us to ensure that our
internet download time. students are safe from strangers and the
potential danger that they can pose.
COMMIT TO CHARACTER CORNER
At Holly Meadows we model, teach and
celebrate the ten character attributes: respect,
responsibility, caring, cooperation, courage,
integrity, inclusiveness, empathy, honesty, and
optimism. This month our focus is Optimism
as indicated in your child‟s agenda. We would
encourage discussions at home about what it
means to be optimistic which will reinforce
what this trait looks like in our students‟ daily
lives. Thank you for your continued support of
Character development.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: KISS „N RIDE
WELCOME TO A WONDERFUL JOURNEY
OF LEARNING! Parents can only park in designated parking
spots. Please do not park in any other location
Kindergarten registration begins in February. as this causes traffic congestion in our parking
To be eligible, your child must be four years of lot area especially when the snow reduces the
age by December 31, 2010. space along the edges of the lot. Do not park
We will be dedicating extra staff and volunteers along the curb on the rec-centre side. In
to do tours during our registration day on addition, the driveway along the front of the
Tues., Feb 2nd from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. school is a fire lane. Only school buses and
Registration packages will be available for school vans are permitted to stop and park.
pick-up during the week of January 25th The city does ticket this area and the fine for
otherwise they can be completed when you illegally parked vehicles is presently $50.00. It
arrive on registration day. All students that live is okay to park on the street in front of the
within our school boundaries will be accepted school on the school side. You may be ticketed
for enrollment so there is no need to be here if you park across the street. The area outside
early that day. We will also accept the kindergarten yard is a no parking zone.
registrations after February 2nd if you are With the snow banks this area is particularly
unable to attend. dangerous. Please do not park in this area at
Saturday registration is available by any time. Thank you for your continued
appointment only. Parents who cannot register support.
during regular school hours may call 705-734-
6363, ext. 11750 to arrange a Saturday
appointment. These appointments will be EXTENDED FRENCH PROGRAM
scheduled on February 20 and 27 between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m., in the Barrie Learning Centre All Grade 4 students interested in enrolling in
at the Bayfield Mall. Parents will be asked to the extended FSL program for next year are
bring all required documents as indicated asked to attend an important meeting:
below.
Families of kindergarten students new to Warnica Public School
Canada or Ontario are invited to contact our Wednesday, January 20 @ 7:00 p.m.
"Newcomer Welcome Centre" at 705-725-
8360, ext. 310. The evening is organized to provide
We will require proof of your child‟s birth date information, as well as
(original Canadian birth certificate, Certificate questions and answers
of Canadian Citizenship, Canadian Passport, for both students and
Permanent Resident Card/Record of Landing, parents. Everyone is
or Statement of Live Birth - long version) and welcome. Come and
proof of your child's address. We will also hear for yourself what
request his/her record of immunization. teachers, parents, and
You will be asked if you have a preference for students say about this
an A or B day schedule. A days are unique learning
Mondays/Wednesdays and some Fridays. B opportunity for our
days are Tuesdays/Thursdays and some students.
Fridays. We will do our best to accommodate For more information
your request but please note that it is not please visit:
always feasible to do so. http://www.scdsb.on.ca/programs/extended_fre
nch.cfm
We look forward to welcoming you and your
child to our school!
INTRAMURALS LEARNING TOGETHER AT HMES
Students from all divisions are being given the Holly Meadows has been invited to join 14
opportunity to use some extra gym time this other SCDSB schools and approximately 250
winter. Primary intramurals will run on schools across the province in a collaborative
Thursdays at 1:20 pm, Junior intramurals will inquiry project with the Literacy and Numeracy
run on Wednesdays at 1:20 pm, and Secretariat. The focus of this project is to help
Intermediate intramurals will run on Tuesdays us learn more about the characteristics of
at 1:20 pm. If these times do not coincide with student work, the type of feedback to students
your child's gym days, please help them to that results in improved work and the types of
remember proper attire, especially footwear, so tasks and prompts that result in students
that they can participate. A special thanks achieving the provincial standard. A trained
goes out to our Student Athletic Council for SCDSB teacher, will be working closely with
volunteering their time to helping our students our school to support students and teachers to
stay more active! improve achievement. Teachers have been
trained and will work collaboratively with the
staff at our school. We welcome Liz Collett to
our school as a Student Work Study teacher.
RECYCLING PROGRAM EXPANDED
Do you have used printer cartridges or old cell
phone hanging around your home or office? Don‟t
throw them out! RECYCLE them here at Holly
Meadows and help to save the environment. Bring
in your used „brand‟ name printer cartridges to the
school and drop them in the large container in the
front hall. Do the same with your old cell phones
INTERMEDIATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL and avoid the line ups at the hazardous waste site.
The Grade 8 students are running this program to
Congratulations to the Int. Boys VB team for an raise funds to support their learning and the
outstanding season. After winning Holly Ball, environment. If you have any questions or a large
Zones and Regionals, they secured a place at quantity of items to bring in, please contact
Counties – a terrific accomplishment as they Ms Butler.
were ranked one of the top sixteen teams in all
of Simcoe County. Although the team
exhibited exceptional team work,
determination, some of the best volleyball
played all season, and a whole lot of heart they
were defeated in the elimination round. With
the season over the boys need to reflect and
be proud of their growth, their drive to become
better and the great deal of sportsmanship that
was shown. Your coaches are very proud as WINTER PARENTING PROGRAMS
you represented HMES in an exemplary way!
Thanks to Conrad H., Darren B., Devin S., Parents as Partners is an organization that
Aaron S., Kengo I., Joey M., Jeffrey A., Julius offers free courses for parents of toddlers to
H., Riley B., Korey C., Collin M., James J., teenagers. Please refer to the attached flyer
Adam L., Conor C., and Dylan R. for the programs being offered this winter.
For more information contact
www.thelearningcentres.com
FOOD PROGRAM CONTINUES
Milk: The milk program provides a healthy Pizza: Pizza will continue to be offered every
alternative for students at lunch. Students Friday at second nutrition break. The cost is
currently enrolled are paid up until the end of $1.00/slice and your child(ren) can choose
January. Please watch for new registration from cheese or pepperoni. Students must pay
forms coming home soon so that your in the morning when the student helpers arrive
child(ren) can continue to benefit from this to their classrooms as we do not order enough
healthy eating habit. extra to accommodate last minute requests.
Thank you to all of the volunteers that make these programs possible!
HOLLY MEADOWS IS GOING GREEN!!!
We appreciate your patience as we worked through getting our website reformatted and up
and running this fall. Now that it is operational, we would like to offer all of our families the
opportunity to do their part and go green. If you wish to read future newsletters online rather
than receiving a paper copy, please sign below to indicate your desire for a better
environment in the future for your child(ren). If you do not return this form, then you will
continue to receive all newsletters through the youngest or the only child within your
household. Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter every month!
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NEWSLETTER – GOING GREEN!
The household would like to help the environment and read
the newsletter online at http://hol.scdsb.on.ca/ beginning in February.
The children in this household include:
Student Names Teacher Names
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