Week at a Glance- Sept. 11 to Sept. 15
Hello Storrington Stingers,
We hope that all of our Stingers had a great weekend! It was great to see all the excitement and happy faces on our first days of school. Our Stingers did doing an amazing job transitioning back to ‘school life’. Keep up the awesome work Stingers!
Please see the information below in this week’s Week at a Glance.
International Dot Day
On Friday, September 15th, millions of children and adults around the globe celebrate International Dot Day. Inspired by The New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds’ classic storybook, The Dot, for all ages, International Dot Day inspires young and old to embrace the power of personal creativity to change the world. During the day, our Stingers will participate in various activities to celebrate our creativity and courage.
School Agendas and Start-Up Forms
Data Verification forms, Digital Acceptable Use forms and Freedom of Information forms have been sent home with students. We ask that these forms are reviewed and returned as soon as possible. We are hoping that our agendas will be in this week. Please use this as a tool for communication with the school and classroom teacher. We encourage all students bring in $5.00 to cover the costs of the agenda.
School Day Forms
Last week, School Day forms went home with students who have not yet subscribed to the School Day program. If you have not yet subscribed, please make sure to review the form and subscribe to School Day.
Hot Lunch
This week, information will be sent home with students regarding hot lunch ordering through the Lunchbox Program. Our ordering window is open and online for families to order. The ordering window closes on Sunday, September 17 at noon. Our hot lunch days are on Wednesdays and Fridays, starting on Wednesday, September 20 and Friday, September 22.
Storrington Stinger Spirit Days
Every Thursday, we encourage our Storrington Stingers to wear their school spirit wear or school colours. Let’s show our Stinger pride and all dress up in our black, yellow and white school colours!
Emergency Drills
On Thursday, September 14, our Stingers will be participating in the first fire drill of the school year. These drills are important to ensure that students are aware of the expectations and routines in case of an emergency.
Throughout the year, we will dedicate more time to practice fire drills, hold and secure drills and lockdown drills. Please take the time to discuss the importance of these drills with your child(ren) and why we take the time to practice.
Threat/Risk Assessment Notification Process
The Limestone District School Board and community partners are committed to making our schools safe for students and staff. As a result, schools will respond to all student behaviours that pose a potential risk to other students, staff, and members of the community. The Community Violence Threat Risk Assessment Process is designed to be proactive in developing intervention plans that address the emotional and physical safety of those involved. A Threat/Risk Assessment is initiated by the school administration or community partners when behaviours have been identified by staff or students that pose a potential risk to self and/or others. Please note: it is important for all parties to support the Violence Threat Risk Assessment Process. However, if for some reason there is a reluctance to participate in the process, by the student of concern or parent/guardian, the threat assessment process will continue in order to ensure a safe and caring environment for all. Families are asked to review the steps of a Threat/Risk Assessment online at http://bit.ly/LDSBthreatassessment.
Late Buses
At times, our school buses are late to pick up students in the morning or are late getting to school to pick up students at the end of the day. If your child’s bus is late, please visit www.triboard.ca and click on Delays and Cancellations to check on the status of your child’s bus. As well, you can visit the school’s Twitter account, as we will try to tweet out any late bus information.
Corn Roast/Open House/Storrington School Council
We are very excited to once again host our annual Corn Roast and Open House. Please mark Thursday, September 28 on your calendars. The Corn Roast and Open House will begin at 5:00 and end at 6:30. Our Storrington School Council will hold their first meeting of the school year, starting after the Corn Roast/Open House at 6:30.
News from our Parent Council for the 2023-2024 School Year
If you’re interested in representing our school community and making decisions to support our school, we welcome you to join our Storrington School Council. We will be having our first parent council meeting on Thursday, September 28th at 6:30 pm, in the school library.
Available elected positions on the council are:
Chair
Co-Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Social Media Liaison
Indigenous Family Representative
PIC (Parent Involvement Committee) Representative
If you’re interested in any of these positions or would like to nominate someone, please contact the school office for a nomination form or email our council at [email protected].
If you’re not interested in being an elected member, but would like to be more involved or see what we do, please feel free to join. We are always looking for our school council to be reflective of the school community and the more hands, the lighter the work.
Have a high school student in need of volunteer hours? We would be happy to have them help out and sign off for them.
Volunteer dates available:
Sept 28th 6:30-8:30
Please share so that we can make sure that all of our events are awesome for the kids and your families!
If you have any questions please email us at [email protected] or contact us on our fb group.
Week Ahead
Monday, Sept. 11
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Thursday, Sept. 14
-Fire Drill
Friday, Sept. 15
-International Dot Day
Upcoming Dates
Week of Sept. 18 to Sept. 22
-International Week of the Deaf
Friday, Sept. 22
-Storrington Terry Fox Run
Monday, Sept. 25
-PA Day
Week of Sept. 25 to Sept. 29
-Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday, Sept. 28
-Corn Roast/Open House
-Storrington Student Council Meeting
Friday, Sept. 29
-National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
-Orange Shirt Day