EES Family Communication November 22, 2024

EES Family Communication November 22, 2024
Posted on 11/22/2024
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November 22, 2024

Good afternoon to our EES families!

What a celebration it was when our students and staff participated in a whole school Grand Opening on Thursday, that included a number of special guests that came to see our amazing new learning environment. We had fantastic presentations from our school choir, and our after school band. Students were even able to participate in the ceremonial ribbon cutting.

Our fall fundraiser is in conjunction with CC Farms. Orders will be available for pick up on November 25, 2024 at the school from 9:00am - 3:30pm.  

School Council - We are excited to support student learning at Easthill through the support of the School Council. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:00PM in our Learning Commons. We will also offer an online connection for people that may not be able to attend in person, but can join virtually. More details and the link for the Meet will be shared out closer to January 14, 2025.

Check out our Website for up-to-date information on all things EES: Easthill Elementary School

Student Absences -  Detailed information about SafeArrival can be found at HPEschools.ca/Absence. Please use the toll-free number, website, or mobile app to report your student’s absence in advance. The toll-free number is 1-833-568-2535. Links to the SafeArrival website and mobile app are available at go.schoolmessenger.ca. 

EES Community Supports & Updates:

  1. Mental Health & Well Being Supports for Families

  2. Kids Help Phone – 1 800 668-6867 or text CONNECT to 686868

  3. Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line – 613 966-3100 (15 years old and under)

  4. Quinte Health Care Crisis Line – 613 969-7400 (16 years +)

  5. We’re here to help! Please contact your child’s teacher or EES Administration if you would like to know more about our Child and Youth Worker (Ms. Violi) and how they can support getting connected to community resources.

  6. Children’s Mental Health Resource Poster: CMHS Resource Poster

EES Information Items & Updates:

  1. November 26 - Intermediate Boys Volleyball Tournament

  2. November 27 - Lifetouch picture retakes and class photos

  3. November 28 - Intermediate Girls Volleyball Tournament

  4. November 28 - Macaroni/ Spaghetti Hot Lunch

  5. November 29 - 4W Public Library Visit

  6. December 3 - 2T Glanmore House Visit

  7. December 5 - 1T Glanmore House Visit

  8. December 5 - Hashbown Casserole Hot Lunch

  9. December 10 - Bus Safety Presentations

  10. December 11 - Junior Volleyball Tournament

  11. December 12 - Festive Holiday Lunch

  12. December 13 - 34S Glanmore House Visit

EES Student Teams & Clubs (currently running with staff involvement):

  1. EES Student Council - Leadership team for intermediate students to further develop the EES Community through student voice and involvement in fundraising and event planning for whole school participation.

  2. JEDI (Justice/Equity/Diversity/Inclusion) Club - A school-based equity club of intermediate students and staff working together to assist and inform our equity plan, considering different perspectives and setting priorities for our school and community.

  3. Sports - Intermediate Volleyball teams are getting ready for their tournaments this coming week. Junior Volleyball tryouts and practices continue with a tournament taking place  December 11.  

  4. EES Band - An exciting after school opportunity (Monday’s & Wednesday’s) for intermediate students interested in learning how to play an instrument.

  5. EES Choir - An opportunity for Grade 1-8 students to participate in a choir that will perform throughout the school year both at EES and within the community.

Easthill Elementary Pizza Days 

We are excited to continue Pizza Days. In partnership with Bourbon Street Pizza, we will be providing cheese pizza slices to students for a cost of $2.50 per slice per week. 

Pizza Days will be on Wednesdays each week. Payment for pizza will be done through our Cash Online payment system. Please review the weekly family communication for steps to set up Cash Online. Pre-ordering only.

The next ordering date will be due on November 25 at the end of the school day (2:30pm) for pizza delivery on November 27, December 4, 11, and 18.  

Ordering will take place every four weeks moving forward. It will be posted on Cash Online for all families to access as they wish. If you have any questions or are having difficulty setting up Cash Online, please contact us and we will be happy to support you. Instructions for Cash Online are below.

SIGN UP FOR CASH ONLINE: PURCHASE ITEMS ONLINE THIS SCHOOL YEAR

School Cash Online Printable Instructions.

Step 1: Register 

a) Go to hpedsb.schoolcashonline.com or  select the “Get Started Today” option b - complete each of the three Registration Steps

Step 2: Confirmation Email 

Registration confirmation email - click on the link in the email to confirm your email and School Cash Online account. The link will open the School Cash Online site and will prompt you to sign into your account. Use your email address and password just created with your account. 

Step 3: Find your student(s) 

This step will connect your children to your account. a) Enter the school board name b) Enter the school’s name c) Enter your child’s last name and 9-digit Ontario Education Number (on your child’s report card) or ID number provided to you for new JK’s d) Select continue e) On the next page confirm that you are related to the child, check in the agree box and select continue. f) Your child has been added to your account. 

Step 4: View items or add another student 

If you are in need of your child’s student number to set up Cash Online, please contact the office and they can assist you.