Greenfield Elementary School

The menu for January HotLunches will be going up this Sunday night and will be open until December 23th.  This will allow parents to get orders in before the holiday break as it may be something that misses your attention with Christmas activities!  January is a long month of lunches with 22 school days so parents will want to get orders in.

There are a number of outstanding accounts that have not yet been paid for December. Parents need to make payment on or before Friday, December 14th or you will be unable to order for January.  It is our expectation that parents pay for the lunches they order each month soon after ordering (with the first week of the schedule) as we do have to pay vendors for the food that is ordered. Please give this your immediate attention.

As well, refunds were made to all accounts for food and milk orders for November 29th and November 30th as those were storm days.  You will see those credits in your accounts.

We will have a change in price for chocolate milk in January (now .90 cents) and more food choices from Farmed Market and Butchery.

Parents and guardians will be receiving a letter regarding Occupational Therapy Services.  We will now have Anne-Marie Peters, an Occupational Therapist, at Greenfield Elementary every Day 2.  She will be part of our school team and will be accessible to school staff as well as to parents.  She will spend time in many areas of the school to observe students and provide support for their motor and sensory skills.

This is good news as she becomes part of the supports we have available for our students on a regular basis.

Here is a copy of the letter that parents will receive regarding Occupational Therapy.

School Therapy OT Program-School intro letter Greenfield

Our Greenfield Christmas Concert for students in Grades K to 2 (including Mme. Smith’s Grade 2/3 and Mrs. Milley’s Grade 2/3 classes) will be held on Thursday, December 13th. The storm date is Friday, December 14th.

The concert begins at 1:15, with doors opening at 12:30.

On Monday, a notice will be going home to win the “Best Seats in the House.”  Tickets of $1.00 can be purchased  to win the four best seats at the concert as well as a parking spot reserved close to the school.  All tickets are due back by Wednesday morning, December 12th.  The draw will take place at noon on Wednesday.  If you are interested in winning the best seats and a premium parking spot, look for the notice on Monday.  All proceeds will be for our Greenfield Home and School Association.

Here is a copy of the notice that you will receive on Monday:

The Best Seats In the House_1

Here is a picture of this year’s Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day

Poster Contest winners!

Grade 4:
1st Place – Dani-Lynn Cole
2nd  Place – Madison Stone
3rd Place (tie) – Mattie-Lynn Canfield and Cassidy Yeo

Grade 5/6:
1st Place – Olivia Broome
2nd Place – Vietman Truong
3rd Place (tie) – Elle Pomeroy and Andrew Stordy

Black and White Poster:
1st Place – Haidyn Ryan
2nd Place – Colby Andrews
3rd Place – Angie MacInnis

Our winners received a certificate as well as a cash prize.  Congratulations!

Three notices for parents:

1. Sunday, December 2nd at midnight is the deadline for HotLunches orders to be in for December.  Please check a previous post about the new lunch offerings from the Farmed Market and Butchery.
2. The weather certainly prevented Parent-Teacher Interviews from happening as scheduled and re-scheduled. Most interviews will take place this coming Tuesday, December 4th or at an alternate time that is scheduled with you by your child’s teacher.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
3. Report cards will be going home with students on Tuesday, December 4th.

Enjoy your weekend!

Tomorrow is our last Gator Giving Day.  Christmas is coming (check out the snow!) so tomorrow is Red and Green Day/Christmas Spirit Day.   Dress festive and bring a toonie or loonie if you can.  The class with the most Christmas Spirit will win an ice cream sandwich party!

The December HotLunches menu is now up and open for ordering.

Here are some important notes:
1.  This menu covers the dates of Monday, December 3rd to Friday, December 21st.
2. The deadline for ordering is Sunday, December 2nd at midnight.
3.  The Farmed Market and Butchery has new menu options – Mac and Cheese (regular and gluten-free) and Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice.  The Sweet and Sour Chicken is gluten-free.

If your account has not been paid for November, you will not be able to order until this balance has been paid.

Winter has decided to visit us early this year!

Here is the Storm Day Notice from the Public Schools Branch that is sent home every year.  We will send home a copy to each family on Tuesday, November 27.

Storm Day Notice to Parents 2018-19

Parents should check this information as it seems it may be needed during this year’s winter season.

Due to the weather conditions and the forecast for this evening, the Public Schools Branch, in consultation with the Department, have postponed Parent -Teacher Interviews scheduled for tonight until next Thursday, November 29th.

Scheduled times will remain the same unless teachers hear from parents that they are not able to accommodate this change.  In that case, an alternate time will be determined.

For tomorrows scheduled interviews, these will proceed as scheduled. If weather conditions are poor, schools will follow the direction of the provincial government offices for that area.  If government offices are closed in the East Prince area tomorrow, Parent-Teacher Interviews will be cancelled for Greenfield Elementary.

If there is a delay tomorrow morning, any interviews that are not impacted by the delay will proceed as scheduled.

We ask that parents check the PSB website for any updates tomorrow morning.  As well, please listen to a radio station for news.

*All after-school activities in the PSB are canceled for this evening.

Our Christmas Concert this year will be on Thursday, December 13th (Storm Date – Friday, December 14th).  It will begin at 1:15 with the doors opening at 12:30.  Mrs. MG is working hard with her students to prepare and we know we will have a great audience for this exciting Christmas season event.

This year students in the following classes will be participating in the Christmas Concert:

• All Kindergarten classes
• Grade 1A (Mrs. Connolly)
• Grade 1B (Mme. Kim Gallant)
• Grade 2A (Mrs. Clow)
• Grade 2B (Mme. Cormier)
• Grade 2/3 X (Mme. Smith)
• 2/3Y (Mrs. Milley)