Terry Fox Run Oct 5

As we study the theme of courage, we remember Canadian hero, Terry Fox. After losing his leg to cancer at 18 years old and seeing the suffering in the cancer ward, Terry decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. This was his Marathon of Hope. Terry Fox ran 5373 kilometers before his cancer reappeared and eventually took his life.

See Terry's story here: https://terryfox.org/terrys-story/
Léala en español aquí: https://lattin.ca/2020/06/26/terry-fox-la-historia-que-conmovio-e-inspiro-a-canada/

In 1980, Terry showed us that one person can make a difference if they try. Now, it's our turn to do our best to help those affected by cancer. Please support Collingwood School's participation in the 2023 Terry Fox School Run on Thursday, October 5, by making a donation to cancer research. Please do not send cash or cheques, rather make a https://schools.terryfox.ca/31227.

For the Terry Fox Run students will walk or run around the school field. The AM kindergarten classes will do the run at 10:00 am and the rest of the school will participate at 1:15 PM. Parents are welcome to join us on the field and participate in the run.

Milk Program at Collingwood School

We will not be running a milk program at Collingwood School this school year. The CBE has changed the nutritional guidelines and Milk to Go is no longer an approved nutritional item for schools. We were able to run a milk program with the Milk to Go containers because they did not need to be refrigerated and students could seal the cap and bring home unfinished milk. Selling milk in cartons would mean we would need additional staff to rinse out milk containers. Rinsing milk containers in classroom sinks is also problematic as those sinks sometimes back up. Families are welcome to continue to send Milk to Go from home for students.

Leftover Milk Program Tickets

Families who have remaining milk program tickets from last year are asked to write their child’s name on them and children can give them to their lunchroom supervisors by Tuesday, October 3rd. Milk to Go servings will be exchanged for tickets on Thursday, October 5.

Swimming Volunteers Needed

We still need a couple more male and female volunteers for swimming for our Grade 3/4 classes, Oct 10-13. If you are available to help, even if your child is not in grade 3 or 4 please check out the sign-up genius link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AAA929A3F85-44472345-grade

Lunchroom Times

Our Grade 1-5 students eat lunch at two different times. Please visit our Lunchroom Page to view the staggered lunchroom schedules for classes and Fun Lunch Dates.

Open Positions on the Collingwood School Council and Parent Association

Now is a great time to take an active role in these organizations and help support the school. Being a part of our School Council and the Parent Association is a great way to get to know families and be directly involved in various capacities at the school such as fundraising, social events, clubs, volunteering and so much more.

There will be several positions open within both organizations this year and they will become available at our next Annual General Meeting (AGM) October 18.

Details for open positions for school council and parent association can be found on the Collingwood School Website .

• School Council and Parent Association Information
• CSPA Membership Form

Traffic Safety

We ask that drivers and pedestrians follow traffic safety rules. This means respecting posted speed limits, using the crosswalk, not parking in the bus zone and refraining from doing u-turns in the school zone.

Drop Off Loop

The drop off loop is reserved for children who can exit the vehicle independently. Please do not exit the vehicle to help with car seats, backpacks, etc. If your child requires assistance please park South of the parking lot. Drivers in the right lane are asked to exit right and drivers in the left lane exit left. We also ask that pedestrians walk through the playground rather than in front of the drop off loop as this helps maintain a smooth flow of traffic through the loop.

Collingwood School Website

Our Collingwood School website has many different areas you may visit from time to time. We wanted to highlight a few spots that may help you find information:

Our Lunchtime Page has Fun Lunch dates as well as staggered lunch times.

Fundraisers and Donations: this link will provide you with up to date information about any Collingwood School fundraisers or Parent Association Fundraisers.  It also explains the process the CBE uses for other donations.

The Week Ahead

Oct 5 Terry Fox Run
Oct 6 PM Kindergarten Attends

Upcoming Dates

Oct 9 Thanksgiving Day (No School)
Oct 10 Swimming- Grades 3 & 4
Oct 10 Gr 2- In School Field Trip, Teachers Pet
Oct 11 Swimming- Grades 3 & 4
Oct 12 Swimming- Grades 3 & 4
Oct 13 Swimming- Grades 3 & 4
Oct 13 AM Kindergarten attends (8:00-12:15)
Oct 17 Grade 4 Field Trip- Shepard Hill Landfill
Oct 18 Grade 4 Field Trip- Shepard Hill Landfill
Oct 19 Fun Lunch- Boston Pizza & Booster Juice
Oct 20 Non-Instructional Day