SCHOOL SERVICES

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING: The school has a full-time school counsellor on staff. Children and parents are encouraged to avail themselves of her services, whenever such a need is felt.  Classes have regularly scheduled time with the school counsellor.

LIBRARY/RESOURCE CENTRE:  

The school has an excellent library facility. Please encourage your child to use the Library. All children receive formal instruction in the use of the Library.  We are updating and refreshing our Library with our Indigo Award money.

RESOURCE: Our Resource program provides support to those students who are having some difficulty in some aspect of the regular curriculum.  Children are given support in a small group situation or the resource teacher may go in the classroom and work together with the home room teacher.

READING RECOVERY:  Reading Recovery is an effective literacy intervention designed to reduce the number of children with reading and writing difficulties in an educational system.  Six year old, grade one students who are reading or writing at a lower level that his/her peers are eligible for the Reading Recovery program.

YOUTH WORKER:  The Youth Worker (Kenny Stanley) will be providing many services at Prince Street School.

• Specific educational behaviour management, social and life skill programs

• provide crisis intervention

• provide community outreach services to students with absenteeism problems

• liaising with families through home visits, phone calls and meetings

• observing behaviour and providing input in the development of individual educational plans

• providing programs such as: anger management, substance abuse, bully prevention and parent education

MUSIC AND CHOIR: In addition to regular classes, there are comprehensive choir, program for interested children. There is a junior choir for grades 1-3 and a senior choir for grades 4-6.  We also have a percussion club for students in grades 5 and 6.  This is conducted outside of regular school hours, at recess and/or lunch times.  Children are encouraged to participate and a commitment to the rehearsal times is essential for success.

FRENCH: Starting in grade four, all children are required to study French as a second language.  

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:     We encourage children to dress themselves as appropriately as possible for gym class. Gym shoes are extremely desirable. In the event your child does not have gym shoes, he or she will be required to go on bare feet on the gym floor for safety reasons. Gym shoes with dark soles cannot be used in the Prince Street School gym.

There is a comprehensive intramural program for grades four to six at lunch hour. Children are encouraged to participate.

BREAKFAST PROGRAM:        

Volunteers will be serving breakfast to students at Prince Street School.

The Breakfast Program is a joint project of Healthy Eating Alliance and the Eastern School District. This is a universal program, and will be offered to all students at no charge. This is possible because of the generous support of our major sponsors, Great Canadian Bagel and Purity Dairy.

The breakfast program will operate on school days between 7:45 and 8:15 a.m. When school is delayed or cancelled, or on holidays and professional development days, breakfast will not be served at school.

Volunteers will stop serving breakfast at 8:15, and students will not be permitted to take food out of the Breakfast Program area. Volunteers are needed for this program. Please contact the school at 368-6950 if you are able to volunteer.

  HOT LUNCHES:   

Hot lunches (e.g. hot dogs  and pizza) are made available to children. The cost is kept to the minimum.  Parents will be notified of hot lunch arrangements several days in advance.  Our classrooms are also equipped with small microwave ovens.  During the cold weather months, the children may find bringing lunches that can be heated a little more appetizing

SUPPLIES:  At the end of June, teachers sent home a list of basic classroom supplies which students are expected to acquire for the year. Grade 1 students may obtain all supplies through the school. Please check with your child's teacher concerning the cost of this program.  Below you will find the supplies needed for each grade level.

 

Grade 2 School Supplies (It would be helpful if you could take the wrapping off the items so they are ready to use.)  Please do not put their names on the scribbler	Grade 3 School Supplies
Pencils (HB2) 30	18 scribblers
Erasers - 3 - white	2 packs of mechanical pencils
3 large glue sticks (no white liquid glue)	6 white erasers
2 packs of Hilroy scribblers (no spiral scribblers)	1-30 cm ruler
1 pack of markers	6 glue sticks
2 packs of 24 crayons	6 duo-tangs
1 pack of coloured pencils	1 pkg. of pencil crayons
1 pack of 4 duo-tangs with metal brackets	2 pencil cases (one or art supplies and one for writing supplies)
1 pack of 4 pocket folders (at the $ Store)	1 pkg. of lined loose leaf
1 pair of scissors	1 pkg. of thin washable markers
1 hard plastic pencil case	2 boxes of tissues
2 boxes of Kleenex	2 pkg. of plastic spoons
1 box of plastic spoons	1 pair of scissors
$5.00 for art supplies	1 box of large Ziplock bags
6 dry erase markers ($ Store)	10 dry erase markers
	Agenda ( available at the school) (Please do not bring in construction paper pads, binders or geometry kits as these are not required in grade 3)

                   
 

Grade 4 School Supplies	Grade 5 School Supplies
1 pair of scissors	5 pkg. pencils
2 pkg. of pencils (no plastic wrapped pencils please)	5 erasers
1 ruler - 40 cm (16 inches)	2 glue sticks
1 medium box of crayons	1 30 cm ruler
1 pkg. of crayon pencils or markers	1 clear protractor
pencil box or case	1 pkg. coloured pencils
16 Hilroy scribblers	20 small Hilroy scribblers - no coils
12 duotangs for class projects	4 graph scribblers
1 coil ring scrapbook for placing artwork into	6 duotang folders
2 graph scribblers for math	1 pkg. lined loose leaf
1 large construction paper (multi coloured)	1 Webster dictionary
4 glue sticks	3 boxes of Kleenex
1 1/2 inch binder	markers
3 small white board markers

                                   
 

Grade Six School Supplies

20 small Hilroy scribblers/no coils

2 graph scribblers

1 500- sheet package of looseleaf

4 duo-tangs

1 -  30 cm. ruler

1 -  15 cm. ruler

scissors (small)

glue stick

pencils

erasers

1 highlighter

pencil case or box

1 box Kleenex

Agenda - can be purchased at school

Sketchbook - $3.00

OPTIONAL - Set of markers set of coloured pencils

SCHOOL MILK/JUICE PROGRAM:  White milk is available for 50¢/250 ml. carton. Juice is available for 50¢ a carton (250 ml.) Chocolate milk is also available for 70¢/250 ml carton. Your child may purchase tickets ($2.50 for 5 milk tickets. 5 juice tickets for 250 and $3.50 for 5 chocolate milk tickets). We also sell 500 ml. chocolate milk for $1.20. We also sell cheese strings for 50¢. These are available outside Mr. MacFarlane’s room on Mondays of each week. Milk is available each day for students. Cash or milk tickets will be accepted.

SCHOOL SKATE PROGRAM:   Information about this program will be made available later in the year.

PRINCE STREET HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION:   We have an active Home and School Association that holds regular meetings through the year. We encourage all parents to become members of the Association and attend these meetings.

SUPERVISION: There are two teachers on duty at the bus drop-off from 8:10 - 8:30 and from 2:30 until the last bus leaves. Children are supervised during recess and lunch hour. There is no supervision provided after dismissal at 2:30. We advise children not to arrive too early at school in the morning.

AWARDS:  Thanks to the generosity of Miss Lena C. McLure, a former Prince Street School student, awards for pupils have been established.  The Lena C. McLure Awards are given each year to pupils in grade six who show high academic achievement as well as outstanding school spirit.  Many students are recognized each year.

    Libba and Douglas Mobbs have very kindly established the Jeff Mobbs Memorial Award.  This award, which consists of a trophy and $50.00, will be awarded each year to the grade three pupil who best exemplifies outstanding school spirit. 

We would like to provide you information about the various workshops and holidays during the year 2009-2010. We hope this information will be found useful in making your personal plans.

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