Carbonear Academy Newsletter September / October 2014

Wednesday, September 17 K-8 Walk to Breakfast

Donations to our school

Breakfast Program are wel-

come. See memo sent home

earlier for details.

Thursday, September 18 Grades 1-4 attend Farm

Days in Harbour Grace. See

separate memo already sent

home for details.

Thursday, September 25 Curriculum Night.All par-

ents of students from grades

1 to 8 are invited to come

meet your child’s teachers,

have a look at their school

and receive some informa-

tion on their studies this

year.

Sunday, September 28 Blueberry Harvest Run in

Hr. Grace. All parents &

students welcome. Register

with Ms. Hamilton by Sept.

24; cost is $5.00.

Monday, October 13 No school; Thanksgiving

holiday.

Wednesday, October 15 School Clothing Ordering;

separate memo will follow.

Thursday, October 16

@ 7p.m.

Meeting for Kinderstart par-

ents to be held in the school

cafeteria.

Friday, October 24 1st KinderStart sessions

Wednesday, October 29 District Professional Devel-

opment Day - no classes

for students.

Technology

A digital technology agreement has A digital technology agreement has

been sent home, parents have to been sent home, parents have to

review with their students and both student review with their students and both student

and parent must sign that they are in and parent must sign that they are in

agreement with the policy before their stu-agreement with the policy before their stu-

dent will be permitted use of technology.dent will be permitted use of technology.

Carbonear Academy Bell Schedule Homeroom 8:45 -8:55 Period 1 8:55 – 9:35 Period 2 9:35 – 10:15 Recess 10:15 – 10:35 Period 3 10:35 -11:15 Period 4 11:15 – 11:55 Lunch 11:55 -12:45 Period 5 12:45 -1:25 Period 6 1:25 – 2:05 Period 7 2:05 – 2:45 Homeroom 2:45 – 2:50 Dismissal 2:50

Note: Morning kindergarten classes are 8:45-

11:25. The afternoon session is 12:10-2:50.

Bussing InfoBussing Info

Students are assigned one seat on a bus to Students are assigned one seat on a bus to

their civic address their civic address only. only. If you wish your If you wish your

child to ride on a continuously scheduled child to ride on a continuously scheduled

basis to a different address you must fill out basis to a different address you must fill out

a courtesy bussing application. If there is a courtesy bussing application. If there is

space on the bus, your child will be permit-space on the bus, your child will be permit-

ted to avail of the courtesy route. Students ted to avail of the courtesy route. Students

may not switch buses, catch the bus to a may not switch buses, catch the bus to a

friends house or get on any bus other than friends house or get on any bus other than

where they are assigned. If parents need where they are assigned. If parents need

transportation for their child to a second ad-transportation for their child to a second ad-

dress for a particular day or reason, they dress for a particular day or reason, they

must arrange it themselves, children may must arrange it themselves, children may

not switch buses or bus stops.not switch buses or bus stops.

Restricted Foods/ Items

Carbonear Academy has several students that have se-

vere, life threatening allergies to the following food

items; All nuts, kiwi and fish. These are airbourne aller-

gies that pose a significant health risk. For this reason we

are asking that all parents/guardians are vigilant in ensur-

ing that the following foods items are not sent to our

school in any form. This is also a smoke free and scent

free building.

Important Dates

School Pictures

School pictures have been scheduled for Tuesday, October 8th. Students will have forms to choose

the background color and pose; this form must be given to

the photographer on picture day.

Volunteers

Any parent that would be available to help out

this year in any way, whether it is with

breakfast program or any other school

initiative we ask you to please fill out

and return the volunteer form already

sent home.

Student Drop off/Pick up Protocols

Students being dropped off have to be dropped at the front of the school.

There is no parking in the drop zone.

Parents who wish to accompany their students inside must park across the street.

The road behind the school is for buses only.

Parents taking students out to lunch must sign their child out at the office; they must be signed back in again when they return.

Parents picking up students during the day, must be buzzed into the office and wait there while your child comes to the office; parents are not permitted to go to the classes or walk through the building.

Parents are asked to be prompt when picking up students from extra curricular activities.

At the end of the day all parents picking up students must wait in the porch until we release the children; this is both to keep down on congestion in the foyer and confusion while loading buses.

Lunch

Our caterer is Harbour Breeze. Students in Grades 1 to 5 have to pre-order their lunch; junior high students may order on site although pre-orders are recommended. When pre-ordering please clearly label the student’s name and homeroom ( example: John Smith, 2T). Also write on your order the amount of money enclosed, please use correct change, if this is not possible please clearly write the amount owed on the order and circle it. Please do not send in little tiny pieces of paper for order-ing, as they are easily missed and misplaced - lunch and recess must be submitted on two separate pieces of pa-per.

No students will be permitted to leave school property No students will be permitted to leave school property

during lunch, unless they are being picked up by a parent during lunch, unless they are being picked up by a parent

and signed out at the office. The only excep-and signed out at the office. The only excep-

tion to this is for students who may be walking tion to this is for students who may be walking

home for lunch home for lunch –– a note must be pro-a note must be pro-

vided by the parents on days the vided by the parents on days the

student is going homestudent is going home .

Staff List 2014-2015 Principal: Mrs. Charlene Walsh- Grimes

Vice Principal: Mrs. Katherine Bishop

Kindergarten: Mrs. Janet Thoms, Ms. Deanne Whelan

Grade 1: Mrs. Kimberly Drodge, Mrs. Andrea

Wells

Grade 2: Mrs. Cynthia Kennedy, Mrs. Gayle

Fillier, Mrs. Renee Clarke

Grade 3: Ms. Maria Murphy, Mrs. Denise Neil, Ms. Jennifer

Grimes

Grade 4: Mr. Paul McCarthy, Mrs. Wanda Lee Roach

Grade 4 Support: Mrs. Janet Thoms

Grade 5: Mrs. Suzanne Chafe, Mrs. Brenda Young

Grade 5 Support: Tiffany Fitzgerald

Grade 6: Mrs. Judy Hoyles, Mrs. Brenda Singleton,

Mrs. Patricia Jayne

Grade 7: Ms. Alyson Davies, Ms. Sarah Turpin,

Mrs. Natalia Costella-Martin

Grade 8: Ms. Kayla Sheppard, Mr. Terry Slade, Ms. Wanda

Murphy

Physical Education: Mrs. Zoe Hamilton, Mr. Trevor Smith

Music: Mrs. Deanna Power, Mr. Trevor Smith

IRT: Mrs. Yvonne Andersen, Mrs. Iris Carter, Ms. Jenni-

fer Hearn, Mrs. Carolyn Hiscock, Mrs.Tara Evely,

Mrs. Rhonda Whalen

Guidance Counselor: Mrs. Maggie Warren

Speech Language Ms. Darlene March

Students Assistants: Mrs. Audrey Budgell, Mrs. Wanda Andrews, Mrs.

Pauline Lynch, Mrs. Sandra Evely, Mrs. Olga Drover

Custodians: Mr. Art Cole, Mrs. Elizabeth Mercer and Mr. Don

Lynch

Secretary: Mrs. Jackie Mercer

Thank You

To Worley Parsons and to the NL Nurses

Union for their donations to our Break-

fast Program.

We have recently received quite a few

donations in memorial of loved ones; all

donations are gratefully appreciated.

Thank you for all your con-

tinued support to our Break-

fast Program.

Schedule

Carbonear Academy operates on a

Ten Day schedule. The days are

locked in for the year, if there is a

snow day or a cancellation, the day

will be missed—not moved forward.

Attached is a schedule of the days for

the year.

Attendance

It is important that all students arrive at

school on time and ready to start the day.

Doors open at 8:35 a.m.; homeroom and

morning announcements are at 8:45 a.m.

Absences

If your child is absent for any reason,

please send along a note to your child’s

teacher. We have a new system in place

for attendance this year; for this reason

please send all notes for absences on a

separate piece of paper; please do not

send notes regarding absences in your

child’s agenda. NOTE: Please do not call

the school to say your child is sick.

SynreVoice Our SynreVoice system has not yet been set up by the dis-

trict to work along with our new PowerSchool program.

We hope it will be in place very soon so that we can send

important messages to you in the usual manner.

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2013-2014 Carbonear Academy

10 Day Schedule

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