Holbrook Weekly Update – Sept 30 – Oct 4, 2024
Holbrook Families,
Tomorrow, Monday, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day which is also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There is school on this day. Please take steps to proceed with compassion and respect, as this day can hold different meanings amongst Indigenous students, staff and families. We encourage HWDSB students and staff to wear orange to school and work on Monday, September 30 to honour survivors of Residential Schools and to centre the importance of intergenerational healing and wellness. Students and staff can also participate by wearing one of the Orange Shirt Day stickers sent to all schools.
Thank you to all of our families and community members for donating to our Terry Fox Run. It was a great event for our students and staff and we are close to meeting our $1000.00 goal. We will let you know next week once all donations are processed.
A reminder that there is no Pizza Day this Tuesday, Oct 1st. We will have Pizza Day on Tuesday, October 8th.
Due to HWDSB System reorganization we have to say goodbye to some of our occasional staff that filled in for the month of September. Thank you to Mr. Meyer (Phys Ed and Primary/Junior coverage), Ms. Alcock (Grade 4/5 Remote teacher) and Ms. Jennings (DECE in FDKA with Ms. Meir/Ms. Lupal). We will miss all of you and wish you all the best in your new positions. We are happy to introduce and welcome the following staff to Holbrook:
Ms. Beaulieu (Phys. Ed. and Primary/Junior coverage)
Ms. Siebenga (Grade 4 Remote)
Ms. Mina (DECE with Ms. Meir/Ms. Lupal in FDKA)
UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLBROOK:
Monday, Spetember 30th – Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Thursay, Ocotber 3rd – New staff begin in their assignments at Holbrook
Tuesday, Ocotber 8th – Pizza Day
Thursday, October 10th – Meet the Teacher Night – 4:30-6:00pm
Friday, October 11th – Photo Day for all Holbrook students & Popcorn Day
Monday, October 13th – Thanksgiving Holiday – NO SCHOOL
Thank you to all of the parents/guardians that came out to our school council meeting last week. To view the School Council Members go to the School Council Tab on our website where all members, meeting dates/times and minutes are posted.
A reminder that due to several allergies and medical conditions Holbrook is a Scent-Friendly environment. Please remind students that they should not be bringing scented colognes and perfumes to school and we respectfully, ask that students not apply these before coming to school. Thank you.
Please be mindful that our school parking lot has no parking or stopping so we will ask parents that are driving to enter the city park lot west of the school and walk your children over to the playground to meet their new teacher. For safety reasons we will not be allowing vehicles in the school parking lot unless they are staff. A reminder that the parking closest to the school along the fence is reserved for staff so please park on the very west side.
Our school day begins at 8:45 am but we will have supervision on the playground from 8:30-8:45 am if you need to drop off and leave. Our day ends at 3:05 so please be sure to be on time to pick up students at the end of the day. We will have supervision on the playground from 3:05-3:20pm.
We also ask that parents please avoid entering the school at playground or side entrances. If you need to enter please ring the buzzer at the front of the school and myself or Ms. Miles, ,our office administrator, will be happy to assist you. We ask this of parents and guardians to avoid interruptions to our staff while they are instructing and supervising large numbers of students. Our staff will happily spend some time on the first few days talking with you at entry or dismissal. If you wish to speak with the office or your child’s teacher at another time please call us at 905 385 5369 and we can set up an appointment. Thank you.
Please be sure to let your child’s teacher know if your child has any medical conditions or if they require any type of medication (puffers, epi pens, etc.) while at school. We have medical forms and plan of care forms that we will send home that need to be filled out and signed by the physician treating the child and the parent / guardian as we are unable to administer any medication ( this includes over the counter medications – tylenol, topical creams, cough/cold etc.) without a completed medical form and the appropriate signatures. Contact our school office at 905 385-5369 if you have any questions about medical forms or using the parent portal.
A reminder that if any of your contact information has changed (phone, email, address) or you need to add or delete those that can pick up your children or emergency contacts please let the office know as soon as possible as this ensures that we can quickly and accurately access contacts when necessary.
I will send a Holbrook Weekly Memo out each Sunday with details of the upcoming events and the week ahead so be sure to check your emails to stay updated. Pease be sure to register for our school website by visiting : www.hwdsb.on.ca/holbrook/ and click on the “Subscribe”tab at the top of the page to complete the registration process as you will receive notifications when any new posts are added to the school website.
Thank you,
Have a great week!
Mr. G. Carey, Principal
Holbrook Elementary School
Updated on Sunday, September 29, 2024.