News and Notes – May 2, 2025

Hello Families,

Welcome to May! We have so many events happening around the school and through field trips. It is always wonderful to see how excited students are when they are participating. One of the biggest recess favourites is soccer. Our students LOVE soccer but often struggle to play without conflict. It is really important that students learn to win with grace and lose with dignity and self control. In order to support our recess soccer we will be starting to have student referees on the field. Ms. Ranalli will be helping to train a team of students to support students. We are hoping this will add a level of order that will make the game enjoyable for all – win or lose.

We are monitoring the weather for our Beach Day. This Spring continues to be a slow start with cooler temperatures and lots of rain. We hope to run it next week but may postpone if necessary. Don’t worry though, the time will come and it will be a fun time for all.

One of the highlights of the week was our chess tournament (thank you Mr. Schiavo). We actually had a JK student make it to the semi-finals. We loved the way the students all tried their best and were able to handle the wins and losses with respect for each other and humility. Well done students!

We will be having a lockdown drill on Friday May 10. This allows us to practice for emergency situations.

Upcoming events:

May 5 – Grade 5 trip

May 7 – Grade 4 trip

May 8 – Pizza day (Online ticket sales will not be available after May 5th. All tickets need to be used during this school year, cash sales availble anytime)

May 8 – Open house 4:30-6, book fair and food sales available

May 8 – Vaccine suspensions begin (SK-gr.2)

May 9 – popcorn day

May 10 – Lockdown Drill

May 10 – Anything but a backpack day!

Have a great weekend. Please feel free to reach our at [email protected] as needed.

~Kelly McCrory, Principal