April 16th, 2015

  1. 1. PD Day – Friday, April 17th, no school tomorrow.

2.  Smithson’s Earth Week Activities April 20th-April 24th 1)  Boomerang lunch, bring a littlerless lunch all week 2)  Bookmark Contest-students will receive bookmark templates.  They are encouraged to design a bookmark showing what the Earth means to them or how to keep the Earth beautiful.  Bookmarks are entered into a contest and prizes will be awarded at different age levels.  Deadline is Friday, April 24th. 3)  Junior Garbage Challenge-Junior students will have their regular garbage can replaced with a much smaller one.  Which class will be the most environmentally conscious? 4)  Tuesday, April 21st and Wednesday, April 22nd-“Toonies for Trees”:  Our Junior Green Team will e accepting donations of Toonies (or change) that will go towards purchasing our next tree for Smithson. 5)  Wednesday-April 22nd : Earth Day- today where blue or green or brown, show your Earth spirit! Regional Walk to School Day-All students are encouraged to walk to school this day. Earth Hour– in the morning, we will turn all lights and electrical devices off for one hour Pitch in and Pick Up-Students will be beautifying our playground and neighbourhood by picking up litter today.

  1. Dear Smithson Families,

Some of our families walk their dogs to school when dropping off or picking up students.  Unfortunately, although dogs can be tame and reliable pets at home, their behaviour can sometimes be unpredictable in a crowd.  To ensure that all of our Smithson students and families are safe at all times, we are going to ask for your cooperation in keeping dogs off of school property during morning drop off and afternoon pick up times. Thank you for your understanding.

  1. Friendship Lunch, order Deadline is today, April 16th.
  2. Next School Council meeting is Tuesday, April 21st, at 6:30 in the library. All are welcome.
  3. Mr. Daub’s Gr 4/5 class is going on an Outdoor Education Trip to the Blair Outdoor Education Centre on Friday, April 24th. Please complete permission forms on School-Day.