Fairmont Falcons Press

1040 Hamilton Road

London, ON N5W1A6

Telephone: 519-452-8200

Principal: Mrs. Burns

Vice Principal: Mr. Vockeroth

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. St Germain

Superintendent: Michelle Deman

Trustees: Sheri Polhill & Ruth Tisdale

Find our website at

http://sites.tvdsb.ca/Fairmont.cfm

Message From the Office

Welcome back to all of our Fairmont students and

families! It’s always exciting to see the enthusiastic

and smiling faces of the students at the beginning of

the school year. We extend a warm welcome to those

students and families new to the Fairmont community

and we are looking forward to a productive and excit-

ing year of learning and growing together.

We are thrilled to work with such an amazing team

of dedicated personnel and our strong and supportive

parent community. We would like to welcome Ms.

Mann (our new Kindergarten teacher) and Ms. Pfeifer

(our new LST and Kindergarten prep teacher) to Fair-

mont.

September is a busy month and we ask parents to

help us ensure everyone’s safety by visiting the parent

portal to update important information by September

16th (see page 2 of newsletter for more information).

Fairmont is very excited to introduce our new Web-

site to parent. The new website is a great place to re-

ceive Fairmont and TVDSB news, check for important

dates on the calendar, and connect with school cash

online to pay for school activities and lunches. You are

invited to visit our website, explore the new content

and subscribe to any pages that interest you.

We would like to remind parents and guardians who

are picking up their children that JK/SK pick ups are

done in front of the school, and Grades 1 - 8 pick ups

are done at the back of the school near the rear park-

ing lot. Handicap parking spaces are reserved for per-

mitted vehicles only.

Parents who would like to sign their children out are

asked to come to the office. Please keep in mind that

every minute of instruction is valuable learning time.

We therefore request that you limit early sign-outs to

appointments and/or special circumstances.

We wish all of our students, staff and families a

great start to the year!

Mrs. Burns & Mr. Vockeroth

Dates to Remember

September 10th - Parent Council

September 28th - Last Day to Update important

information through Parent Portal

September 28th - PA Day

Cash Online. Sign up Now!

School cash online is safe, fast, convenient way for

parents to pay for school activity fees.

Starting this September, School cash will be the only

way to pay for all school Hot Lunch days.

See page 5 of this newsletter for more information.

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEET-

ING:

Our first School Coun-cil meeting of the year will be held on Monday September

10th at 6 PM in the library. Come and get in-volved to help us start the year off!

We build each student’s tomorrow, every day.

School Council News

School Bus

For information on bussing,

www.mybigyellowbus.ca

Sign up / Sign Into the Parent Portal

This year, the TVDSB is encouraging parents/guardians to update their child’s information online through the Parent Portal. The Portal will be open until September 16th.

Parents/guardians who have established access to the TVDSB Parent Portal are asked to update the following:

Student Information Sheet

Emergency Contact List

Parental Consent for Release of Student Infor-mation

Medical Forms

G-Suite Computer Use Agreement Supporting Students with Prevalent Medical

Health Conditions at School To ensure that children with potentially life threaten-ing medical conditions remain safe while attending school, we request that parents and guardians share necessary medical information on the Parent Portal. Medical conditions considered potentially life-threatening may include: Asthma Anaphylaxis Epilepsy Type 1 Diabetes Any other potentially life-threatening condition

that could result in a medical incident (discuss with your school administrator)

It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to inform the school of such conditions to ensure the student’s safety at school.

Sun Protection

Protect your skin and eyes from the sun

1. Time of Day: Limit time in the sun when the UV

index is 3 or higher, usually between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

2. Shade: Seek shade or make shade using an um-

brella or pop up shade shelter.

3. Cover up: Wear clothes that cover as much skin

as possible or UV protective clothing. Wear a wide brim hat or baseball cap with flaps that cov-er the head, neck or ears.

4. Sunscreen: Apply plenty of sunscreen with SPF

30 or more, labelled “broad spectrum” and “water resistant”. Reapply after swimming, sweating or toweling.

5. Sunglasses: Wear close fitting/wrap-around sun-

glasses with UV 400 or 100% UV protection.

Your Public Health Staff

Nutrition Breaks - Kindergarten to Grade 6

1st Nutrition break 10:45 – 11:35; Second Nutrition break 1:15 – 1:55)

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Please note that for all students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, it is the expectation that if a parent wishes to take their child for lunch or for their child to come home for lunch, then a parent or designate will sign-out and pick their child up at the office.

Students who stay are expected to show good manners, just as you would expect at your own table at home. Our expecta-tions are that students will:

eat their own lunches using appropriate table manners

stay seated and talk quietly to their neighbours until dismissed

raise their hand if they need anything

clean up their eating area before going outside, using the garbage and recycling bins appropriately and as need-ed

upon dismissal, go to the bathroom if necessary and then go directly outside

Once the nutrition break is over, students are to remain outside unless they have a pass to stay in and are supervised by a teacher.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Burns Mr. Vockeroth

Principal Vice-Principal

Nutrition Breaks - Grade 7 and 8

1st Nutrition break 10:45 – 11:35; Second Nutrition break 1:15 – 1:55)

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This year we have revised our lunch policy. Students in grade 7 & 8 will be allowed to leave the property for lunch with parental permission. It is our expectations that students will be respectful when in the community and will return on time for classes. Should these expectations not be met, this could lead to the loss of this lunch privilege and the offending students will be required to remain at school for the lunch hour.

Students who stay are expected to show good manners, just as you would expect at your own table at home. Our expectations are that students will:

eat their own lunches using appropriate table manners

stay seated and talk quietly to their neighbours until dismissed

raise their hand if they need anything

clean up their eating area before going outside, using the garbage and recycling bins appropriately and as need-ed

upon dismissal, go to the bathroom if necessary and then go directly outside

Once the nutrition break is over, students are to remain outside unless they have a pass to stay in and are supervised by a teacher.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Burns Mr. Vockeroth

Principal Vice-Principal