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Thursday, Oct.8- 2009 - Newsletter #2

Dates to Remember:
October
12 Thanksgiving (No Classes)

14 School Pictures

15-16 PEITF Annual Convention/CUPE (No Classes)

29 Parent/Teacher Interviews (evening)

30 Parent/Teacher Interviews (day-No Classes)

November
5 "In Their Own Words" (Remembrance Day Production)

6 Professional Development Day (No Classes)

10 School Picture Retakes

11 Remembrance Day (No Classes)

Absentees: A reminder to parents that the school would like a phone call (before 9:00 a.m.) if your child is absent. This should include letting us know if your child is ill, (cold or flu-like symptoms) at an appointment, etc. The school is required to record absentees and the numbers are checked each morning in conjunction with the Eastern School District and Dept. of Education. Thank you for your diligence.

FCC Drive Away Hunger: Notices have gone home with students regarding the Farm Credit Canada Drive Away Hunger Food Day (October 16). Food will be accepted here at the school until next Wednesday, October 14^th, 2009. We would like to express our appreciation and commend our students and community for the overwhelming support shown for this worthy cause. Our foyer looks like a grocery store and it’s marvellous. Thanks so much.

Early Morning Drop-Off: There are a number of students being dropped off prior to 8:25 a.m. This causes concern from the school level because of the lack of supervision. We are asking that you contact the school if there is a special circumstance where it is necessary for your child to be dropped off here before 8:25 a.m.

We Appreciate You: We would be amiss if we did not recognize two ladies from our Home and School Association. Thank you to Bonnie Ralph and Cindy Darbyson who have been preparing the hot lunches for your children, since September. They are still looking for someone to prepare the hot meals (paid position) so if you are interested, please contact Home and School. Also, thank you to the entire Home and School executive for the time and effort you devote to Englewood students.

We appreciate you!

School Communication: At Englewood School we do ask any parents who are regular users of e-mail to share their e-mail addresses with us, if they so wish. On occasion, we send out e-mails about upcoming events, and teachers also have the ability to e-mail individual classes or individual parents. We will also send you an e-mail every time a new newsletter is sent out.

Jr. High parents - your e-mails are very important as your e-mail will give you access to your child’s marks on an on-going basis through Students Achieve.

If anyone feels that we should have their e-mail address and they have not yet received an e-mail from the school or if you have any questions about how to access Students Achieve, please contact Kent Butler - kabutler@edu.pe.ca

Band Parents’ Meeting: There will be a meeting for all band parents on Thursday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the music room. We will be discussing fundraising, phone trees, our trip to Halifax, and any other business. Please try to attend this meeting. It is very important that we have as many parents as we can to discuss these issues. Please call Mr. Langille if you have any questions.

Thank You: We would like to thank the Augustine Cove Womens’ Institute for their generous donation to Englewood School for the purchase of books. Thank you for thinking about our students.

COMMUNITY NOTES

Ten Thousand Villages will be held at Englewood School on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21^st, 2009. Anyone wishing to help with set-up at 12:20 Friday, please contact Shelley MacEwen. The sale will open Friday at 4:00 p.m.

Also, wanted - person to take over the responsibility of organizing next year’s fall Ten Thousand Villages sale. The location is presently at Englewood School but could be changed for convenience.

Please contact Shelley at 658-3519.

South Shore United Church Dinner Theatre: Their Majesties, the Royal Family, invite you to Ole King Cole’s 65^th Birthday Banquet at South Shore United Church (#85 Route 10 in Tryon) on Friday, November 27^th and Saturday, November 28^th, 2009. Ole King Cole is rather depressed as his birthday approaches - a medieval mid-life crisis! Consumed with self pity, Cole is only able to think of himself and looks down upon the common fold of his Kingdom. However, unbeknownst to the King, his children and friends (nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters we all know and love) have prepared a surprise entertainment tribute truly "fit for a King"! Come to the banquet for a four course meal. Follow the antics of the Royal Family as they plan their surprise, with the help of the royal subjects, and discover how Old King Cole finally sees the light!

Tickets are available from the South Shore United Church Office at 658-2863 - Adults $25, Children 12 and under $15. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Eliot River School Community Presents "Scream Park 2009": This will be held Friday and Saturday, October 23^rd and 24^th at Eliot River School, Hilltop Drive, Cornwall. The park will be open from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. From 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. will be a "Light-Hearted Kid’s Theme" - Cartoon Characters and 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. will be "Scary Theme for Young at Heart". Admission is a minimum of $3 donation per person.

Old-Time Kitchen Party": Due to the overwhelming success of September’s Kitchen Party, we’ve decided to do it again! Dino Dunsford and The Harmonies will perform an "Old Time Kitchen Party" consisting of a variety of Country, Rock N’Roll, Irish and Gospel music on Wednesday, October 21^st at 7:30 p.m. at the Crapaud Community Hall. Tickets $10. Advance tickets are available at Harvey’s General Store, South Shore Pharmacy or at the Hall the evening of the concert.

Also, circle these dates for two very special concerts you do not want to miss: Dino on Sunday, November 8 for an "Evening of Remembrance" and Wednesday, December 2^nd for a "Special Christmas". A portion of the proceeds generated from these concerts is used toward ongoing renovations and up-keep of the Hall. For more information, please call 658-2780 or email: r.lowtherdoiron@pei.aibn.com

Junior Curlers: The Junior Curler program is open to students in Grade 3 and up. Registration will be November 9^th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Crapaud Curling Club. Any questions, please call Miranda Peters at 658-2226 or Phyllis Stretch at 658-2510.

South Shore Figure Skating Club will be holding registration for the 2009-2010 year on Wednesday, October 21^st from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the South Shore Arena and Saturday, October 26^th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the arena. The cost is $125 for 1 child, $225 for 2 children, $325 for 3 children and $400 for 4 children. The program will run every Saturday morning starting in November. (Time to be determined.) For more information, contact Mike Connolly at mconnolly@sportpei.pe.ca

Ringette: There will be a free Come Try Ringette event on Saturday, October 17^th at the Cody Banks arena from 12:45-2:45 pm for those interested in trying out this exciting winter sport. There will be refreshments, a short information session and kids activities after the ice time. Please pre-register for this event through the Come Try Ringette website (www.cometryringette.com) or be contacting Elaine Reveler at 672-3638 or e-mail reveler@upei.ca . Please bring skates, gloves or mitts, and a helmet and we will provide the sticks. If you require skates or helmet, please let us know as we have a limited number. Come and see why girls love to play ringette!

The conditioning camp will offer three hours of ice time to each player who registers. The cost is

$25 per player, to be paid at your first ice session. To pre-register, please e-mail Leo Flood (guyflood@gmail.com) when you e-mail, please provide your name and what division you are in.