November 13th, 2023

Good morning families.

Hopefully your week has been engaging, productive and fairly calm. Here are your reminders and updates.

Reminders:

1. The Poinsettia Fundraiser officially ends this Tuesday November 14th.

2. There is no school on Monday November 13th as it is a Professional Development Day for staff. (See previous school day message on this).

3. There are no extended day programs on November 13th.

4. There is a School Council meeting this Thursday at 6:30 in the library. Here is the link if you cannot make it in person. meet.google.com/yzp-oxmc-cfj

5. The board Lunch and Learn Sessions continue in November. Please visit https://www.wrdsb.ca/blog/2023/10/24/november-lunch-and-learn-sessions-for-parents-and-caregivers-3/ for the link to enter each of the following sessions.

Sleep 101
When: November 15, 2023 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

Supporting Executive Functioning Skill Development

When: November 22, 2023 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

6. The learning series for parents on digital tools continues.

Part One: Plan – is now completed

Part Two: Prepare

Learn about Google Read&Write tools that can help your child prepare study notes at home.

Friday, November 17, 2023 from 11:30 to 12:00 p.m.

https://meet.google.com/ipu-yktp-yry

Part Three: Practice

Learn about Google Read&Write tools that can help your child practice and review their study notes at home.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. https://meet.google.com/fjj-reso-qtg

7. Please help your children get to school on time. We completely understand when there are appointments and unforeseen circumstances, but other than that, students need to be on time for school and there are many, daily, late arrivals. When children arrive late to school it disrupts the teachers who are teaching, the peers – as they want to see who is entering, and it takes up office time. Children also miss out on potential opportunities to participate in various roles/leadership opportunities as many educators provide updates in the morning. Please help your children with time management, as it is an important life skill. School begins at 9:20 am but supervision begins at 9:05.

Updates:

1. Log on to www.esns.ca to order Dec – Jan lunches if interested. If you have any questions or concerns regarding ordered lunches, please email us at support@esns.ca

2. For those who ordered or are ordering poinsettias, pick-up will now be on Wednesday November 29th between 3:45 and 6 pm. Please adjust your calendars accordingly as it is now Wednesday and NOT Thursday. Should you want to support Nutrition for Learning without ordering poinsettia, please go to https://nutritionforlearning.ca/donate/donate-now/ and ‘Fund’ they can

select Franklin Public School and make a direct donation that way.

Quote of the Week:

“The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but how we respond to them.” (Thomas Crum)