Announcements

In Need of a Lunchroom Supervisor After March Break

A Lunchroom Supervisor is needed to start after the March Break.  Must be available 5 days per a week  from 11:30-12:45. Must enjoy working with younger children. If interested, please contact Jim via email at  Jim.Stathopoulos@tdsb.on.ca.  Please send this along to anyone who you think might be interested.

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

School Council Meeting Cancelled

The School Council Meeting and Book Club ‎that was scheduled for Monday February 29th has been cancelled. Please join us for our next meeting on Wednesday March 30th.

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

March Break Babysitting Course (ages 11-15)

Red Cross Babysitting Full-Day Course for Teens (Ages 11 to 15) This course teaches you how to babysit infants and young children, covering diapering, feeding, age-appropriate toys and games, household safety and basic first aid. Friday, March 18, 2016 10:00 am to 6:00 pm – Palmerston Library Course fee: $60.00

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Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6)

At Home Alone Workshop – new date!

At Home Alone Workshop – new date! Thursday April 14th from 4-7 Still in the library RSVP to Leslie.tumangday@tdsb.on.ca

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

Dance-a-thon!

Dear Essex Family,  The Essex Parent Council is excited to announce that on Friday, March 11th, 2016 we will be hosting a Dance-a-thon to raise funds in support of the Syrian Refugee family sponsored by The Essex and Hawthorne community. Thank you in advance, for supporting this fun and important initiative. The

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Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

School Council Minutes

The minutes from our last school council meeting can be found here: January 27 2016 Minutes And our archive of minutes from recent meetings can be found here: http://essexpublicschool.com/parents-council/

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

Report Cards

Report cards are being sent home on Wednesday February 10th for students in Grades 1-8 and Junior Kindergarten. Students in SK will receive their report card in June 2016.

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

Friday is a PA Day

Remember that this Friday February 12th is a PA Day and the school will be closed to students. 

Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

Due to popular demand – At Home Alone workshop returns

A large group turned out for the At Home Alone workshop that was held in January. Feedback from parents was very positive – that they learned a lot about safety at home, and that their kids had a great time too. Due to demand, we are going to offer another

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Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)

Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Update

Dear Friends – we have not yet been matched with a Syrian family, butexpect that this will happen sometime very soon.Though we don’t yet know the make up of the family (number of potentialchildren, age, etc.), we are beginning to collect basic household items.We also don’t know when the family

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Posted in Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Junior (Grades 4-6), Kindergarten, Primary (Grades 1-3)