 PCS Friday Facts
October 7, 2011
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Greetings!
Welcome to our new Friday Facts! The Friday Facts will be emailed home every two weeks. We hope you enjoy the new look. Lunch Policy on Lunches That are Forgotten "When we call....it's your call." With a forlorn gaze, students will come into the office and request to use the phone to get someone to bring their forgotten lunch. The puppy-like eyes melt the staff's heart and we have, in the past, let them phone home. In reflection, this places working parents in a difficult situation as they try to arrange for nourishment for their child. So, if a child forgets their lunch and reports it to the office, a staff member will call you for one of these decisions. - It's ok to let them learn a lesson;
- I'll be there shortly with it; or
- Can you supply an apple and drink, supper is only a few hours away.
If we cannot reach you, PCS will choose option 3. Yours in His Service, P.D. Ogborne, Ed.D. Pickering Christian School |
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Upcoming Dates
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Oct. 10 - Thanksgiving Monday - School Closed
Oct. 12 - Cross Country
Oct. 14 - Hot Dog Day
Oct. 21 - Pizza Day
Oct. 24 - 28 - R.A.C.E. Week
Oct. 25 - 28 - Scholastic Book Fair
Oct. 26- Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day - 9:00 a.m.
Oct. 28 - Hot Dog Day
Oct. 31 - Photo Day
Dec. 23 - Last Day Before Christmas Holidays - Full Day
Dec. 24 - Jan. 8 - Christmas Holidays
Jan. 9 - School Resumes
March Break - Weeks of March 12th and 19th
Click here for more dates
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 Junior & Senior Soccer Tournaments Last Thursday, the senior soccer team competed in the ACSI Senior Soccer Tournament and took 3rd place. On Tuesday, they played in the DCHS Soccer Tournament and came in 2nd. Awesome!!!!
Last Friday, the junior soccer team competed in the ACSI Junior Soccer Tournament and won the whole tournament! Excellent job!!! Thank you to all of the parents who drove and cheered on the players at all three tournaments. |
 Magazine Subscription Renewals
Our 2-week magazine campaign will start November 1st and run until November 15th. This is not a big push to subscribe to new magazines but simply to renew ones you are already enjoying. An information package will be going home in the next few weeks. There is the option of ordering on-line at www.qsp.ca, group number 11777. Your order will be processed instantly.
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 Walkathon The Rain Held Off
We had a wonderful time on the Walkathon. Everyone enjoyed fresh air and exercise. Thank you to all the drivers who checked in on the students and the wonderful volunteers who provided water and oranges at the water stations to keep the students going. Many thanks also to all the parents who took up the challenge to walk with the students. Your help was greatly appreciated. We are still looking for regular updates from the students as to how much they have raised to date, so we can continue to update their classroom tally sheets. The school goal is $40,000 and we are just about at the halfway mark, sitting just under $20,000. If each student were able to raise an average of $150 to $200 each, the school would be able to meet our ultimate goal. Keep up the great work! Please return the following forms by the date indicated: - Family Summary Form: Monday, October 17, 2011
- Tax Receipt Request Form: Monday, October 17, 2011
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Food and Beverage Program
We are in the process of streamlining the Beverage and Food Program. There are a few things that we are asking parents to do in order to help the program run smoother.
- Please return both food and beverage order forms in the folder. If you are not ordering please check off the " Not Participating" box and return the forms.
- Return folders to your child's classroom, not the office.
- Include the exact payment when sending back the folders.
- Return folders by due date! Late orders cause an incredible amount of extra work and orders can be missed.
- We are not equipped to accommodate last minute walk-ins for Friday Hot Lunches.
- If your child is not receiving their beverage, please contact the office in order that we can fix the problem.
Thank you for your help to insure the program runs smoothly.
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G randparent's Day
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Please remember to invite your grandparents, special friends, neighbours, Sunday school teachers, or relatives, for Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day. The important thing is to try to have someone special here for your child. Our preference is that parents not be the special visitor (unless no others can come), and we ask that no "little ones" attend this morning. Our desire is that the focus be on our students. There will be a program in the gym at 9:00 a.m., visits in the classrooms at 10:25 a.m. and soup and rolls at 11:30 a.m. for grandparents and special friends only.
There are two forms for Grandparents'/Special Friends' Day coming home today:
- Two copies of an Invitation/Registration form for grandparents or special friends to complete and return prior to Friday, October 21st.
- A Permission Form to be completed by parents to allow grandparents or special friends to take students out for lunch. Please return this form to the school by Friday, October 21st.
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Jewels for Jesus & W.I.N.G.S.
Mrs. Cora Tyler-Partridge is organizing a collection of gently used winter clothing, jackets, snow pants, boots, hats and gloves for Jewels for Jesus. This organization runs an outreach program called the "Care Cupboard" which provides clothing, toys, diapers and formula/baby food for families in crisis in the GTA. If you have any items you would like to donate, please bring them into PCS by Friday, October 28th.
She is also collecting baby things for W.I.N.G.S., which is a local ministry in Ajax that provides a home for pregnant homeless young women.
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Toronto Argos & SU Sportz
Real Deal Family Faith Night
Friday October 21st
On Friday Oct. 21st, the Toronto Argos and SU Sportz will be presenting the Real Deal Family Faith Night at the Argos game. Game time is 6:30 p.m. with a tailgate party starting at 5:30 p.m. and hosted by Life100 FM. Following the game, there will be the opportunity to come down to the field and hear player testimonies about the impact of their faith and how that plays out for them as professional athletes as well as being able to talk, take pictures and get some autographs from the players. Tickets for the evening are $17 for students (under 18) and $27 for adults.. They can be purchased in the office or by contacting Mr. Park at 905-427-3120 ext. 24, or by email at dpark@pickeringcs.on.ca
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