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September 2021 Newsletter
École Publique
Upcoming Events
Hillcrest Public School September 7
433 1st Ave, Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 First Day of Classes for students
http://hillcrest.lkdsb.net T: 519-882-2260 in Senior Kindergarten to Grade
Principal: M. A. Newcombe 8 (staggered entry for students
in Junior Kindergarten starts on
Secretary: Mme T. Blakey
September 8th and ends on
Follow us on Facebook: @ecolepubliquehillcrestpublicschool
September 9th)
Welcome September 24
We hope you have had a wonderful summer! We wish to extend Hillcrest will be recognizing
a special welcome to families of our new students. We look Franco-Ontarian Day (please
forward to working with you and know that you will enjoy being watch for the Franco-Ontarian
a part of École Publique Hillcrest Public School. Let us know if you Flag to be flying above our
have any questions or concerns. We want to ensure that your school that week). Encourage
transition to your new school is a smooth one. your child to wear white and
green that day. More
The members of our staff have worked very hard to get our information will be shared with
school ready for opening. Students will find that the building students in the coming weeks.
and their individual classrooms look amazing.
September 30
We are very excited to welcome Mme Davis who will be joining
our staff as one of our Kindergarten Teachers. We are also Orange Shirt Day, also known
ecstatic to have Mme Trudeau and Mme Hastings, our new as the National Day for Truth
Educational Assistants, joining our team this year. and Reconciliation.
Observance of this day might
Schedule Changes for Recess/Eating Times be held a different day, or for a
longer period of time. More
Like last year, in order to reduce the number of student contacts information will be shared with
on the school yard during recess, our school population has students.
been divided into cohorts (groups). Reducing the number of
schoolmates with whom students can play during recess will
Page 1 of 5permit the children to participate in more traditional games and activities, all while reducing their
risk of contracting COVID-19.
Unlike last year, all students will have lunch simultaneously in their respective classrooms for the first
twenty minutes of the forty-minute breaks, followed by twenty minutes of recess.
School Council
We are always looking for new parents to join us at our School Council meetings. If you have any
interest in attending, please contact the office. Most likely meetings will take place virtually this
year. Once we know of your interest, we will be sure to share details on how and when these
meetings will take place.
COVID-19 Pre-Screening
Prior to attending school, all students, staff and visitors must complete and follow the directions of
the daily screening tool: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/
All individuals who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 must not attend school
and should follow the directions of the COVID-19 School Screening assessment tool.
Allergies
Please remember that Hillcrest is a NUT AWARE school. Students may not bring any nuts, peanut
butter, or nut products (including Wow Butter) to school. Please make sure to read all labels
before packing your child’s lunch. We have several children with severe anaphylactic allergies to
a variety of nuts. Thanks for your cooperation.
Phone Numbers and Email Addresses
It is essential that we are made aware of any contact information changes in case there is an
emergency at school. As phone numbers and email addresses may change over the course of
the year, please remember to let Mme Blakey in the office know so that we can update our
records. Changes to items such as child custody information should also be reported promptly to
the school as well. Student Information Verification Pages are coming home on September 13th for
every student. Everyone must sign and return these forms to the school by Friday, September 17th.
Families will also receive a media consent form and a consent to receive electronic
communication from the school when the Verification Pages are sent home. Both forms must be
signed and returned.
School Access During the School Day
Traditionally, we know that parents and staff strive to reduce interruptions to instruction through the
school day for students. The more we can reduce interruptions such as forgotten lunch deliveries,
lost homework transfers, etc., the greater likelihood that students will have a productive academic
Page 2 of 5day. Not only will students likely learn more throughout the day, but also parents who are visiting
the school and students who come in contact with visitors will have less exposure to people
outside of their school cohorts/class and families. For this reason, under most circumstances,
parents visiting the school to pick up their child, drop off items, will remain outside and instructions
will be provided depending on the nature of the visit. Parents will not be permitted to access the
school unless an appointment has been made. We appreciate your cooperation and
understanding.
Nutrition Program
We are excited to announce that the Nutrition Program is returning to Hillcrest. The program will
begin on Monday September 20th. Food items will be available in respective classrooms. We
recognize that this is an essential program for students, and believe that this strategy will ensure
that students receive the nutrition they need while also reducing comingling of different cohorts in
the school by limiting food distribution to individual classrooms. If you are looking for ways to
contribute to sustain this program this year, donations are always welcome and can be arranged
through the office.
Communication
Communication between home and school is key to your child’s success. If you ever have
concerns or questions, please speak directly to your child’s teacher(s). If any concerns remain,
please contact school administrators as soon as possible. Do not think that you have to postpone
concerns you have until Parent/Teacher interview time in November. Please contact us sooner
rather than later. Please remember that meetings will be set up using technology to keep
everyone safe this year as much as possible, with some exceptions.
Safe Arrival and Dismissal
As students arrive this year, they are required to enter the school at their designated entry doors.
Information was sent to parents earlier this week addressing these individualized/personalized
instructions. Please remind your child(ren) that there will be no supervision on the yard before
school starts, but educators will be prepared to receive students in the school as they enter. This
was a big change last year from our practice in the past. Students can’t come to the school prior
to 8:40 a.m. as we will not be prepared to receive them.
If driving a vehicle to drop off your child(ren), remember our parking lot is one way. Some roads
by our school have been designated as School Safety Zones where speed limits are set at 30 km/h.
Parents are asked not to block the bus pick up zone in the round driveway which is the bus loading
zone and a fire lane. When picking up students, please park in the parking lot, turn off your
vehicle, and take your keys. Also please remember that there are no school safety patrollers or
municipal crossing guards. Also, please respect our neighbours by ensuring you are not blocking
their driveways when waiting to pick up your child.
Page 3 of 5Parents should not enter the building at the end of the day to gather their child(ren). Thanks for
your assistance!
Inclement Weather
While we are not expecting snow or ice this time of year, in the past, the arrival of fall often brings
fog around. The policy of the LKDSB is:
If a bus is cancelled in the morning due to snow, ice or freezing rain, it will be cancelled for the
entire day and will NOT transport students home at the end of that day. If a bus is cancelled in the
morning due to fog, it will operate at the end of the day to transport students home. We
encourage parents of bus students to arrange their own transportation to school when it is safe to
do so.
Please listen to the radio for information if the weather looks questionable in the morning.
École Publique Hillcrest Public School is in School Bus Zone 4. You can subscribe to receive push
notifications on your smart phone by subscribing to *WEATHER CANCELLATIONS* in the MySBI
mobile app.
Generations Day Care Childcare Program
Generations Day Care will continue running our Before and After-School Program at Hillcrest
starting at 6:30 a.m. before school and ending at 5:30 p.m. after school.
For more information about this service, or to apply, contact the Generations Day Care Hillcrest
Site at:
Phone (226) 932-1059
Email hillcrestgdc@gmail.com
Terry Fox
We hope to be participating in the Terry Fox Run/Walk at the school again this year. More
information will be forthcoming electronically informing parents of how our school will be
participating. Most likely classes will be participating in the event with their cohort, so the event
will be smaller, and classes will not run simultaneously, but it will still be fun. The date for our Terry
Fox day will be announced.
Newsletter
As was the case for the last two years, in looking for ways to reduce paper usage at the school,
and to protect the environment, our newsletters will be posted to our website every month. We
will communicate when it has been posted for your convenience. Paper copies will not be sent
home monthly.
Page 4 of 5Staff Directory
Staff Member Assignment
1 Mme Kimberly DeGroot FDK
2 Mme Nicole Davis FDK
3 Mme Lizzie Cyr ECE (Davis)
4 Mme Maureen Rumford ECE (DeGroot)
5 Mme Katie Bailey Grade SK/1
6 Mme Jeni Verroen Grade 1
7 Mme Catie Arsenault Grade 2
8 Mme Linda Thomas Grade 2/3
9 Mme Jen Verbeek Grade 3/4
10 Mme Ashtyn Myers Grade 4/5 and 5/6 French only
11 Mme Rachel Olah Grade 5/6 and 4/5 English only
12 M. Andy Triest Grade 6/7
13 M. Shane Woltz Grade 8
14 Mme Marcia Falzetta Curriculum Partner/ Prep
15 Mme Katie Nesbitt Curriculum Partner/ Prep; Guidance
16 Mdlle Cheryl Pearson Resource; Prep
17 Mme Brittany Budziewicz Educational Assistant
18 Mme Ashley Hastings Educational Assistant
19 Mme Erica Trudeau Educational Assistant
20 Mme Amy Redick Supervision Support am/pm
21 Mme Barb Manneke Daytime Custodian
23 Mme. Sandra McKinley Evening Custodian
24 M. Mark Bond C3 Custodian
25 Mme Tina Blakey Secretary
26 M. Andrew Newcombe Principal
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