What’s the story Morning glory

Morning Glory Public School

29478 Highway 48,

Pefferlaw Ontario, L0E 1N0

(705) 437-1537

www.Morningglory.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Principal: Mr. Tony Lorbetskie Vice-Principal: Ms. Cathi Robinson

Superintendent: Ms. Dianne Hawkins North Community Education Centre 130 Carlson Drive, Newmarket (905) 895-5155

Trustee: Mrs. Nancy Elgie 905-476-4184

Sept 30 - Oct 4 Safety Awareness Week

(emergency practice drills)

October 1 VIP’s Visit Gr. 3, 6, 7 & 8’s

October 1 Right To Play Presentation Gr. 4-8 1:15

October 2 Intermediate 3 Pitch

October 2 Immunization Clinic– Hepatitis B - Gr.7’s HPV - Gr. 8 Girls

October 3 Junior 3 Pitch

October 7 Blue Shirt Day

October 7 Field Trip - St. Marie Among the Hurons—Gr.6 & Gr. 6/7

October 8 Area Cross Country

October 10 Intermediate Dance-A-Thon 1-2:30

October 11 PA Day

October 14 Thanksgiving Day

October 15&22 VIP’s Visit Gr.6

October 17 Regional Cross Country (Oct.18 Rain Date)

October 23 Peace Tree Gr.5-6 8:30am-2pm

October 25 Picture Day

October 28-30 Muskoka Woods Gr. 7/8

October 31 Halloween

School Calendar 1 - 2

School News 3– 6

IN THIS ISSUE

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 14, 2013

Christmas/Winter Break Monday , December 23, 2013 to

Friday, January 3, 2014

Family Day Monday, February 17, 2014

Mid-Winter Break Monday, March 10 to

Friday, March 14, 2014

Good Friday Friday, April 18, 2014

Easter Monday Monday, April 21, 2014

Victoria Day Monday, May 19, 2014

October’s Character

Trait Is

Responsibility

Monday, September 23

Friday, October 11

Friday, November 15

Friday, December 20

Friday, January 17

Friday, March 7

Thursday, June 6

Friday, June 27

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1

VIP’s Visit Gr. 3, 6, 7 & 8’s

Right To Play Presentation

- 1:15

2

Intermediate 3 Pitch

Immunization Clinic

Gr.7’s & Gr.8 girls

3

Junior 3 Pitch

4 5

6 7

Blue Shirt Day

Field Trip to St. Marie

Among the Hurons -

Gr. 6 & Gr. 6/7

8

Area Cross Country

9 10

Intermediate

Dance-A-Thon

1-2:30

11

PA Day

12

13 14

Thanksgiving

Day

15

VIP’s Visit Gr.6

16 17

Regional Cross Country

18

Regional Cross Country

Rain Date

Field Trip to Brooks Farms

Gr. 1 & Gr. 1/2

19

20 21

Yellow Brick Presentation

Gr.8

22

VIP’s Visit Gr.6

23

Peace Tree Gr. 5-6

Yellow Brick Presentation

Gr.8

24

Yellow Brick Presentation

Gr.8

25

Picture Day

Yellow Brick Presentation

26

27 28

Muskoka Woods Gr. 7/8

29

Muskoka Woods Gr. 7/8

30

Muskoka Woods Gr. 7/8

31

1

School Dance

Gr. 4-8

7-9:30 pm

Morning Glory Public School

(705) 437-1537

Principal: Tony Lorbetskie

V-principal: Cathi Robinson

Check us out on line:

www.morningglory.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Safety Awareness Week ————>

Waste Reduction Week ————>

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YEARBOOK - 2012-2013

The yearbook is being sent to the printing com-

pany and our much anticipated Morning Glory

P.S. yearbook should be available the week of Halloween. If par-

ents did not pre-order a yearbook some additional copies will be

available on a first-come first-serve basis for $7.00.

Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is up and running! All students are welcome to

drop by the kitchen between 7:50 and 8:00 a.m. for a light, healthy

breakfast. If you would like to volunteer to help once a week, once a

month or as a backup we would love to hear from you! Please contact

the office.

Police Vulnerable Sector Checks

and

Volunteering at YRDSB Schools

The Board’s polices were reviewed with administrators during our

September administration meeting and the expectation of the

YRDSB is that all volunteers who enter YRDSB schools and/or par-

ticipate in school based functions will have a PVSC.

This will create many challenges for some schools. Especially for

schools like MGPS where a low volunteer rate already exists. The

money is also an issue.

I am pleased to inform our volunteers that Ms. Robinson and I will

be delighted to write letters for our volunteers to obtain a volun-

teer PVSC. MGPS will also cover the cost of the PVSC for any vol-

unteers who are committed to helping out at the school regularly.

Message From The Front Office

On October 1st we will be thrilled to welcome

back Mrs. Joanne Harris who will be assuming

Mr. Lorbetskie’s responsibilities during his ab-

sence to have hip surgery. He expects to return

healthy and full of energy in a couple months.

Mrs. Harris and Ms. Robinson worked together

while they were both at W. J. Watson P.S. Mrs. Harris has just re-

cently retired from Mount Albert P.S. and she is excited about the

opportunity to work with everyone at Morning Glory Public School.

We have enjoyed another fabulous start to a new school year.

Students have been taking advantage of the wonderful fall weather

and participating in many of the extra curricular and inter-school

programs that staff continue to offer. The place is an absolute buzz

during our recess periods. We also appreciate the support that you

have given the school as we have had to make some difficult decisions

in meeting Ministry Compliance Regulations as they affect class sizes

and placements. We look forward to a great year and the learning

opportunities that lie ahead.

Sincerely,

C. Robinson and A. Lorbetskie

Electronic Newsletter and School Information

Want a copy of the newsletter emailed to you? Send me your child's

and teacher’s name along with you email address to

tony.lorbetskie@yrdsb.edu.on.ca . Want to be removed from the list

and you send an email asking to be removed from the newsletter dis-

tribution list. It’s that easy.

During the week of Sept. 30th —

4th our students and staff will

participate in safety activities to

increase their awareness of our

Safe Schools Policy and students’

ability to react to an emergency situation. Students will prac-

tice in a Lockdown Drill to know what to do during an intruder

alert or an extreme weather situation. A fire drill will also be a

part of the safety activities and is one of six that will be held

throughout the year. This is an important part of our work with

students and it will continue throughout the year. Students will

have the opportunity to practice and learn about safety

through fire drills, VIP programs, Police and Fire Department

visits and through the delivery of the Health Curriculum.

Reminder to All Parents and Visitors.

All visitors to Morning Glory must check into the office. When

any student arrives late they are to be signed into the office

and given a late slip. All students in JK/SK will be taken to

class with a staff member. Parents are

asked to refrain from walking students to

class; the office can call into the classroom to

let the teacher know a late student is on

their way. If you are signing out your stu-

dent early please wait in the lobby or the of-

fice for your child to come from class.

All parent volunteers must have a Vulnerable

Sector Screening Check done in order to vol-

unteer in the school. Information is available

through www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca.

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Halloween Celebrations! Each year, our students celebrate the longstanding tradition of

Hallowe’en. At this time, it is important to remember that the

York Region District School Board’s Safe Schools Policy

#668.0 in accordance with the Ontario Safe Schools Act, in-

cludes the following mandatory expulsion criteria: A student shall be expelled from school if the student commits one or more of the following infractions while at school or engaged in a school-related activity (as set out in the Ontario Code of Conduct): A) possessing a weapon or replica weapon, including a firearm. Students celebrating this occasion in costume at our

school must comply with the above stated

policy. Costume accessories including, but

not limited to, toy guns, knives, axes,

swords, etc.. are not in compliance with

York Region District School Board’s Safe

Schools Policy #668.0. Please note that

the above policy applies to all students

at all levels, including Kindergarten.

“Family Time” Program (with CAPC)

We are delighted to announce that Family Time program that

took place at our school last year is happening again this year!

Every Thursday morning, from 9:30 – 11:30 (Sept. 19th to Dec.

19th) Lois Wright and Michelle LaFave, run a free learning pro-

gram for children from babies to 6 years old. Parents/

guardians will have an opportunity to play with their children

and learn about the importance of oral language. The CAPC

staff is available to answer questions and ‘guide’ the play activi-

ties so that every adult and child benefits from the experi-

ence. For more information call Morning Glory P.S. at 705 437-

15-37or Capc at 905-989-1896

When: Thursday, September 26th, 2013

Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Format: NEW

5:30pm - 6:30pm BBQ

Support your school and purchase a hotdog and bottle of water for $3.00 (Hotdog $2.00

and water $1.00)

Thanks to No Frills for their support and great prices!

Mingle with family and staff at this time at the back of the school on the junior yard

6:00pm - 7:00pm teacher in classes

Many teachers will be using a new format this year and presenting parents with a 15

minute information session using the following times: 6:00-6:15, 6:20-6:35, and 6:40-

6:55

Parents are invited to schedule a subsequent conference time should they have concerns

regarding their child’s progress or issues of a personal nature.

Also be sure to check out the following:

Book Fair in the library 5:30-6:45pm CAPC information table

Volunteer information table Town of Georgina information table