Greenfield Elementary School

A reminder that it is Picture Day tomorrow for our students in the English program.  Tuesday will be picture Day for our students in the French Immersion program.

Bring your smiles!

Our music program is well underway and Mrs. MacIsaac-Gallant (Mrs. M-G) is planning for a busy year.  The Music Room is busy most days at little recess (10:10 – 10:25) or at big recess (12:00 12:30).  Mrs. M-G has provided an overview of her extra curricular activities.  Here is her newsletter:

Welcome Notes

Each year we have a Christmas Concert and Spring Concert. Concerts provide a wonderful opportunity for students to perform and share their talents. Our plan for concerts this year is to have our students in Grade K -2 (including Grade 2/3 X – Mrs. Smith’s class)  participate in the Christmas Concert.  Our Spring Concert will have our Grades 3 – 6 students performing.  We have found that having our full student body in one concert provides little opportunity for each grade to perform and is very difficult to organize and manage.  We enjoy having our younger students participate in the Christmas Concert for three years and then having our older students plan and perform in the Spring Concert.

Our students have other opportunities to perform throughout the year such as our Remembrance Day Ceremony and visiting the Manor at Christmas to sing carols.

Our Greenfield Family Picnic will be going ahead today (4:30 — 6:30) rain or shine (we are hoping for shine!).  The rain has stopped so that is a good sign.

This is an outdoor event and families should know that the school is not accessible during the picnic (other than the washrooms by the gym).

STEAM PEI Presents:

Potions and Explosions – Chemistry in Motion

Where?  Greenfield Elementary School Cafeteria
Who? Grades 2 – 6 students
When? Tuesdays, September 25th to October 30th – one hour after school (2:50 – 3:50) – six weeks
What? What is chemistry? Discover and explore with different hands-on activities each week.  Explore polymers by making slime.  See a catalyst in action while watching an elephant toothpaste demonstration.  Experiment with the optimal combination of chemicals to make rockets blast off.  Record your observations in your new science notebook.
Why?  Because we love science!
How?  Register online at www.steampei.com and email any questions to:  amber@steampei.com.  Payment of $80 can be made by cash, cheque or email transfer on the first day of class.

STEAM PEI will be at our School Picnic tomorrow at 5:00 so stop by for a visit.

For more information, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/events/266298687550239 

We have been seeing cases of head lice at Greenfield since the start of the school year.  Head lice are tiny insects that live only on the scalp of human beings.  They do not have wings so they move from person to person by close contact or sharing of clothing (hats, hoodies).  Anyone can get head lice.  It is common in children as they come in close contact with one another when they play.

It is the responsibility of parents to do frequent head checks of their children, especially when there are cases in a school.  We ask that you let your child’s teacher know so we can let other parents in your child’s class know to check for lice in their child’s hair.  Below is information from the Canadian Paediatric Society that should be helpful.

Information for Parents & Caregivers – Head Lice

If your child has lice, you must:

• Use an approved lice treatment (Pharmacists can be very helpful is selecting the best treatment).  Home remedies are not effective!
• Check all family members and treat anyone else who has live lice.
• Wash items such as hats, pillows, stuffed animals.
• Do a daily head check for the next 10 days.
• Do a repeat treatment after 7 – 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.

Lice is not dangerous to one’s health but it is a nuisance.  It can be very inconvenient for families so please do your best to check for head lice in your children’s hair and help us manage this problem.

We are getting back into the swing of our new school year.  We had an amazing turnout for our Meet the Teacher night.  It was wonderful to see so many parents!  Thank you for taking the time to join us.

Reminders for the coming week:
1.  Ordering for the September HotLunches menu closes tonight at midnight.  Parents will need to create a new account for the new year.  You can find the information at this website under the Parent Page.  You need to have the school code which is GFHL to begin a new account.
2.  Our Breakfast Program begins tomorrow. Children who would like breakfast can arrive any time after 8:15 or can arrive on their bus as usual.
3.  Our Greenfield Family Picnic takes place on Wednesday, September 19th (4:30 to 6:30).  Please return your tickets orders tomorrow so the committee can prepare for the numbers who will be attending.

Friday, September 21st is Peace Day and we always celebrate this at Greenfield.  In the past number of years, we have taken a peace photo with our full student body and staff.  We look forward to sharing this year’s version with you in the near future.  Mrs. MG and Mr. Downey are always creative with this!

A reminder that our Meet the Teacher is tonight beginning at 6:30 in the gym.

After messages from the Principal and our Greenfield Home and School, parents can go to their child’s classroom to meet their child’s teacher. After 15 minutes, an announcement will be made so parents can go to another class .

Teachers will give an overview of their classroom program and some helpful tips.

We hope you will join us!

The Summerside Dolphin Swim Club will be holding another assessment session for any new swimmers interested in joining the swim club.  It is for anyone ages 5 to 12.  It will be held on Thursday, September 12th from 5:00 – 6:00 PM at the CUP pool.  Here is the full message from the Dolphins Swim Club:

SDSC Assessment Notice (Sept 5 18)

Information on how to sign up for HotLunches has been sent home with all students.  Parents can now orders lunches for September.  There are a few price changes from last year.  We are still looking for an option for Wednesdays so any suggestions are welcome. Please read the information thoroughly and call the office if you have any difficulties.

On Wednesday evening we will have our Meet the Teacher beginning at 6:30 in the gym.  After greetings from the principal, Mrs. Jay, and Home and School, parents can go to classrooms to meet their child’s teacher.  We hope to see you there!

Our great Greenfield Breakfast program will be starting on Monday, September 17th. Students who walk to school or are dropped off, should not arrive before 8:30 until it begins.

This program is run by a dedicated group of parent and grandparent volunteers.  If you think you can help out in any way (one morning a week, one morning a month), please let us know in the office and we will pass your name along to the coordinators, Kim Gaudet and Crystal O’Keefe.

The menu is posted on our website under the Parent Page