Hello Haysboro Families!
Please see below for our weekly updates!
Volunteers
As many families have noticed (or soon will), we have several field trips planned in the near future across several different grades. Thank you to those who have offered to volunteer in response to letters that have already gone home. If you think you might be interested in volunteering soon or in the future, please contact Ms. Gauthier to confirm that you have a valid police clearance on file.
Staffing Update
An official welcome to Ms. MacDonald who started as our Kindergarten EA this week!
Native Plant Profile (see attached image)
Perennial plant from the mint family with violet tube-shaped flowers. Fragrant nectar filled blooms attract butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Found in open wooded sites, prairies, meadows, sunny hillsides and rocky slopes.
Has been used by indigenous peoples and herbalists for promoting relaxation, helping with digestion, treating viruses, healing wounds, treating fever, sore throats, coughs and congestion. Can be eaten, used medicinally and made into tea. Look for these beautiful blooms from midsummer to fall in the Dream Catcher Garden!
Fun Lunches
Haysboro School council is pleased to continue to offer fun lunches once a month for all interested students in grade 1-6 as well as kindergarten students who stay at Maple Roots for lunch. Orders may be made online through Healthy Hunger and are available for up to 5 days before the event. Please register through the link provided: https://healthyhunger.ca/parent-help
Lunches are delivered to the school and served at lunch time, proceeds from fun lunches are directed back to school improvement, experiences and field trips.
Upcoming Fun Lunches:
April 15 - Little Caesars (Pizza), ordering until April 10
May 13 - Cedars Deli (Shawarma/donair), ordering until May 8
Thank you all of our wonderful volunteers and School Council for supporting Fun Lunches and many other activities that happen at Haysboro School throughout the year!
Community Walks
As the weather warms up, you can expect that most classes will be spending more time outside. If a class or group is going off of school property, you will receive an email notification. Please watch for details in these messages, especially if you might need to pick your child up during school hours.
Artist Residency - Yellow Steps & Jenn Doeve
We are excited that we have our residency with Yellow Steps beginning on April 4 when we are back from Spring Break. Jenn Doeve is working with teachers and students to develop place-based educational opportunities. This means that students will be outside and in our community learning from the various places that are important to the community of Haysboro. The community walks that all the students have been involved in are directly related to this residency. Please continue to watch for emails from your child's teacher about the times your child is walking in the community on these place based learning opportunities. Please make note of the dates that your teacher sends home to ensure that your child is properly dressed to be walking outside for 45-90 minutes.
Next Year Plans
We managed to chat with most families during interviews in March. However, if you did not discuss your plans for next year (Ie. Are you moving or staying in Haysboro), you will receive a second email with a very short questionnaire. Please complete it by Monday, April 7. Thank you for helping us plan next year with information that is as accurate as possible!
Parking Lot and Street Safety
A heartfelt thank you to those families who have adapted their street safety habits to model safe behaviour for our students. We know it may take a few extra moments, but your efforts are noticed and appreciated.
A gentle reminder that as with all schools, the parking lot is not for student drop off or pickup.
Thank you in advance for parking on the street and walking your child to the school.
Important Dates:
April 18 – Good Friday – No School
April 21 – System Professional Learning Day – No School for Students
May 16 – Professional Learning Day – No School for Students
Have a wonderful weekend,
Erin Bennett and Andrea Westine