SEVERE ALLERGY ALERT Anaphylaxis

PRPS prides itself in ensuring the safety of all students. Several individuals in our school have life-threatening al-

lergies to peanuts, tree nuts and eggs. We request that these foods be avoided in all common areas of the school

(e.g gym, library, etc.) Please keep this in mind when packing your child’s snacks and lunches. If your child is in an

identified classroom, you will receive a separate notice.

If your son or daughter has a medical condition that we need to be aware of, please contact the school as soon as

possible!

Message from the Principal........

It’s hard to believe that it’s the last month of school. How quickly the year went! Re- port

cards will be going home on Monday June 20th. As always, we ask that you sign the appropriate pages and return

them to your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Wednesday June 15th and is scheduled for 11:30am. The Grade Eight

Graduation will be on Wednesday June 22nd at 7:00pm at the school. This year we bid a fond farewell to thirteen

grade 8 students. We wish you good luck and all the best in the future. Thank you for being exceptional leaders and

role models within the school community – we will all miss you dearly.

The last day of school for all students will be on Friday June 24th.

I want to sincerely thank every person who has impacted our student’s lives in some way. I would like to thank all of

you for your support throughout the year. A special shout out to our volunteers who help out at school, thank you

very much. Teachers, support staff, parents, community partners and our students all work together to make Palmer

Rapids Public School a great place to learn and grow. We did have a fantastic year!

On behalf of all the staff, we would like to wish you all a safe and pleasant summer holiday!

My annual traditional parting thought – “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path

and leave a trail” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Everyone is capable of great achievements, if you are motivated to attain

them and demonstrate perseverance to reach your goal!

All the best for an amazing summer,

Your Partner In Education

Jude Kelley

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PALMER RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL

JUNE NEWSLETTER 2016

Renfrew Country District School Renfrew County District School Palmer Rapids Public School Palmer Rapids Public School Board Trustee: David Kaiser Board Superintendent: Principal: Office Manager: T: 613-628-5428 Cathy McCann-Kyte Jude Kelley Noelle Cawthray C: 613-635-2137 T: 613-735-0151 (ext.3316) 613-758-2202 613-758-2202

Save The Date

June 2nd – Grade 8’s @ Boundless School

June 3rd – Kindergarten Class Trip – Bonnechure Park

June 3rd – School Track & Field - Grade 4-8

June 7th – Welcome To Kindergarten Interviews

June 9th – Grade 1-3 Class Trip – Algonquin Park

June 9th – MESAA Track & Field at KPS

June 10th – PA Day

June 13th – Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

June 14th – Grade 7-8 Class Trip – Niagara Falls

June 15th – Senior Kindergarten Graduation

June 17th – Intermediate 3 Pitch Tournament – PRPS

June 17th – Primary T-Ball Tournament - MPS

June 20th – Report Cards Go Home

June 22nd—Grade 8 Graduation

June 24th – Last Day of Classes

Graduation Information - Important Dates To Know:

The Senior Kindergarten Graduation will take place on Wednesday June 15th

@ 11:30am in the Gymnasium.

The Grade 8 Graduation will take place on Wednesday June 22nd

Dinner @ The Palmer Rapids Community Centre @ 5:00pm

Ceremony in the Gymnasium @ 7:00pm.

The Grade 8 Graduation Dance is being hosted this year by George Vanier Catholic School. It

is scheduled for Thursday June 9th, from 7:00 – 10:00pm.

Staffing 2016-2017 School Year

I am happy to report the following grade specifications and teaching assignments for next year. Please keep in mind, this is

tentative and may change over the summer depending on enrolment numbers and ongoing staff changes.

SERT – tbd

French – Madame McCloskey

Grade 7/8 – Mr. P. Sarazin

Grade 6/7 – Ms. C. Mantifel

Grade 4/5 – Ms. S. Weichenthal-Aide

Grade 2/3 – Ms. R. Poff

Grade 1/2 – Ms. S. Helferty

JK/SK – Ms. L. Ciupak

Early Childhood Educator – Ms. H. Quade

School Support Counsellor – Mr. S. Mason

Educational Assistant – Ms. J. Adams

Secretary – Ms. N. Cawthray

Custodian – Mr. F. Welk

Principal – Ms. J. Kelley

Good Bye & Good Luck

Staff and students would like to bid a fond farewell to Ms. Breen and

Ms. Barrie. Both have been a great addition to the PRPS family.

We wish both of you the best of luck in your future endeavours.

We miss you already!!

The Great Palmer Panther Walk-A-Thon It takes a village, it takes effort, it takes commitment, it takes dedication and it takes GREAT people like YOU!!! Our

first annual Walk-A-Thon successfully raised $5911.66, far surpassing our goal of $3500.00. Well done team! A special

thank you goes out to our Parent Council Chair, Tanya MacGregor. I know she certainly didn’t do it alone, but she

was the key driver in this new initiative. Thank you to the army that worked with her to make this day an amazing,

fun, family event! Our kids are lucky to have such dedicated people in their lives!!!

Grandparents Tea

This is my most favourite PRPS event! I love being able to spend time with your children and your parents!

The students put on a great show, and the grandparents hearts swelled with pride and joy. This was most apparent in their

smiling eyes and open loving arms. A big thank you to Heather Faraday for running with this event. Again, she didn’t do it

alone, so a huge thanks to everyone who stepped up to donate food, setup and clean up our space! Just another great example

of commitment and dedication!!!

RCJTC is OPEN all year long including the summer months, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays).

September to June (regular school year)

By email or phone from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

In person from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding holidays.

July to August (summer break)

By email or phone from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday

In person from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding holidays.

The Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium (RCJTC) is responsible for providing transportation service to over 11,000 Renfrew County students in 53 different schools for both the Renfrew County District School Board and the Ren-frew County Catholic District School Board. Four routers are responsible for creating bus routes, setting up bussing, and making changes to bussing for these students. They work closely with the various bus Operators in each area to ensure safe, efficient, effective transportation to and from school. As safety of students is a priority, it takes time, and occasionally a physical review of a designated stop to process trans-portation requests, especially from mid-August to mid-October when there is a high volume of requests which results in delays in responding to individual requests. What can you do to help?

Please log into the “Parent Portal” by visiting our website (www.onthebus.ca) after August 22nd

to confirm the 2016-2017 school year or at any time throughout the regular school year to confirm your child’s bus information.

If you haven’t yet subscribed to receive email notifications for cancellations and delays or timing or bus # changes, we encourage you to do so by visiting our website and signing up at any time.

Over the course of the summer and throughout the school year if you need to make a change to your child’s addressing or transportation details (your home, your sitter, custody change, etc.) please contact your school or the RCDSB board office at 613-735-0151.

If you know of someone who has just moved into the area over the summer months have them contact the school or the RCDSB board office as soon as possible to register for school and transportation

Home Alone Safety For Kids!

The Home Alone course is a comprehensive safety program that prepares children, ages 9-12, to stay

home alone. The course is being offered at the Palmer Rapids Community Centre on Monday June

27th from 8:30 to 3:30pm. The cost is $67.80. To register visit www.safetytreecanada.com.

Summer Camps in the Valley

Starting July 2016, the Township of Madawaska Valley will begin their first Summer Camps in the Valley for

children ages 6-13! For seven weeks, the staff of the Madawaska Valley Fitness Centre will be supervising

themed summer day camps for children in and around the Madawaska Valley. The camps will be located in

Barry’s Bay for five weeks, and Combermere for two weeks. There are seven fun and exciting weeks to

choose from including Fit & Fun, Survivor, Exploration, Disney Fun and more! Each themed week will keep

the children active with sports and games, creative with arts and crafts, and keep them learning with trivia and nature

walks around our community. Each camp will run from Monday to Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm and will consist of indoor

and outdoor activities that your child with enjoy! Looking for more information, the summer camp schedule, or have

questions? Email fitness@madawaskavalley.ca. Registration begins May 2016 and will end June 24th, 2016! Maximum 30

children per week; Register Now!

Laughing Falcon Yoga Studio: 38 Bay Street, Barry’s Bay

There is a Yoga Studio opening in Barry’s Bay. The summer schedule will be announced soon.

Classes for everyone; kids - seniors.

Summer workshops will be offered Wednesday nights. Activities will be listed on the website, which will be released

shortly. Workshops will be based around crafts, wellness and mindful hobbies. Drumming, essential oils, Kombucha

making and much more! Come join us in our journey.

Contact Meaghan Williams at laughingfalconyoga@gmail.com.

Farmers’ Market – Eganville

The Eganville Farmers’ Market is hosting a Junior Vendors’ Day on Friday, July 29 during the regular market hours

from 2:00 until 6:00 pm. Anyone 18 years of age and under is invited to join the EFM regular vendors that day to sell

his/her own homemade or homegrown items but must be pre-approved. The market will promote this event with an

advertising blitz. Since we are scheduling this on Eganville’s Homecoming Weekend, which is

part of the village’s 125th anniversary celebrations, we anticipate a busy market.

- no charge to Junior Vendors so all proceeds are theirs to keep

- tables and weather shelter not provided

- pre-registration required by July 1; confirmation will be provided

- application form at www.eganvillefarmersmarket.com/application.

Send any questions to efm@xplornet.com or call 613-628-9898.

The market is near the ball fields at Legion Field, 8 Foran Street, Eganville (see map on the website).

Memorial Butterfly Release

The Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Care will present the Annual Memorial Butterfly Release on Sunday, July 24,

2016 from 1 to 3 pm at the Water Tower Park in Barry’s Bay. Please come out and celebrate the life of a loved one

by releasing your own live Monarch butterfly. Reserve your butterfly by May 10th. by contacting the St. Francis Valley

Healthcare Foundation at 613-756-3045 ext. 217. Butterflies are $35 each or 3 for $100.

Enrichment Opportunities – Ontario Educational Leadership Centre

Leadership Courses - Whether it is through athletics, the arts, student governance or global issues,

OELC courses concentrate on leadership skills and abilities that will support and assist students in

their leadership endeavours in their home schools and communities. Each of their courses focuses on

individual leadership styles, team dynamics and collaboration, communication, creative problem-

solving, and organizational skills. For this reason, responsibility, inclusivity, community and global awareness are compo-

nents of every course.

Courses are offered for students in Grade 6 through to Grade 12. Prices for courses vary depending on course selec-

tion.

Please check out the website at https://www.oelccaso.com/ for more information.

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The Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf Course

The Homestead at Wolf Ridge Golf Course is running Junior Clinics on May 28, June 4 & June 11th from 12:00 to 1:30.

The cost is $15.00 per session or $40.00 for all three sessions (plus HST). This includes a hotdog and drink. To regis-

ter or get further details please call 613.757.1818.

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

EQAO

2

EQAO

Boundless

Grade 8

3

Track & Field

PRPS

11:30

JK/SK

Bonnechere

4

5 6

T&F

Rain Date

7

Welcome to

Kindergarten

Gr.7 & 8

Needles

8

House

Colours

SPIRIT DAY

9

Track & Field

Killaloe PS

Grade 1-3

Algonquin Park

Gr.8 Grad Dance

George Vanier

7:00-10:00

10

P.A. DAY

11

12 13

Killaloe T&F

Raindate

Volunteer

Appreciation

9:00 am

14

Grade 7&8

Niagara Falls

K-3

Author

Ann Raina

15

Grade 7&8

Niagara Falls

Kindergarten

Grad

11:30

16

House League

Winners

Pizza Party

Talent Show

1:30 pm

17

3-Pitch

PRPS

T-Ball

Madawaska P.S.

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19

FATHER’S

DAY

20

Report Cards

Home

21 22

GRADUATION

7:00 pm

Welcome JK’s

Visit

9:15 am-10:15 am

23 24

LAST DAY

CLASSES

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26 27

P.A.

DAY

28 29 30

JUNE 2016

We have read the June newsletter!

Name of Student(s)_______________________________

Parent’s Signature________________________________

NO PIZZA OR MILK FOR JUNE