| Annoucements Oct. 15- Oct. 18 | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/34 | Annoucements Oct. 15- Oct. 18 | <p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Tuesday Oct. 15</strong></p><p>There is a Junior Girls Volleyball practice at first break today. Bring your lunch and come right away please.</p><p>Due to the forecasted weather the cross country meet is postponed until Friday Oct. 18th.</p><p>Intermediate Flag Football practice cancelled today.</p><p>The Kindergarten classes are doing a scavenger hunt in the yard - please leave the signs alone. Thanks!<br style="text-decoration:underline;"></p> | | | |
| Annoucements Oct. 7 - Oct. 11 | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/33 | Annoucements Oct. 7 - Oct. 11 | <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Wednesday October 10</strong><br>Thanksgiving
weekend is only 2 days away! 14 boxes of non-perishable food items are
already being filled and we thank you for your generosity. It is not too late to share in the spirit of giving as we continue to collect donations of non perishable food items until tomorrow. Let's do our part so families in need can experience a big part of what Thanksgiving is all about.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tonight will be the first session for Artshine. Artshine students will go to the library right after school.<br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Today is our Terry Fox Run! We will meet on the tarmac at 2:05. Teachers please let your students use the washroom and get a drink or grap their water bottles before heading to the tarmac. Remember to keep fundraising. This long weekend might be a good time to ask your family or friends when you are together giving thanks. Thank you!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>We had a beautiful day for our first cross country running meet yesterday. A huge congratulations to all of our incredible athletes for their determination, character, and performance. You all did amazing and we are so proud! Next practice will be tomorrow at first nutrition break. A special shout out to a few first place finishers - Sienna, Emily, and Simon. Also to Aleiyah for a second place finish! Wow! </span></span></span></span></span><br></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><strong>Wednesday October 9</strong><br>Thanksgiving weekend is only 3 days away! Boxes of non-perishable food items are already being filled and we thank you for your generosity. If you haven't already done so, we are encouraging each Bobcat to donate at least one non perishable food item each day until Friday. Let's do our part so families in need can experience a big part of what Thanksgiving is all about. Look like the Juniors are in the lead for now in our friendly outgiving competition</span></span>!</span></span></p><p><span><span>Reminder that today is the first meeting of the American sign language club. We will meet in the library at first recess. Interested students in all grades are welcome.</span></span></p><p><span><span>Reminder that the intermediate boys volleyball team have a game here tonight against Shanty Bay!<br></span></span></p><p><span><span>All cross country running team members going to Sunnidale Park this afternoon, please meet at the front of the school at 12:20 pm. Bring your backpacks and lunches.</span></span></p><p><span><span>There is a Junior Girls Volleyball tryout at 1st break today. Come right away and bring your lunch.</span></span></p><p><span><span>A huge thank you to Jaylen and her family for donating over 100 food items to our food drive. Your generocity is greatly appreciated. <br></span></span></p><p><span><span>Today is recycling. Last week many classes did not bring their classroom bins or sort out contaniments. Evry class and student is responsible for this! Let's do better today please and thank you.<br></span></span></p><p><strong><span><span><strong>Tuesday October 8</strong></span></span></strong><br>Thanksgiving weekend is only 4 days away! We are hoping that each Bobcat will continue to donate at least one non-perishable food item each day until Friday. Let's do our part so families in need can experience a big part of what Thanksgiving is all about. The Primary, Junior, and Intermediate divisions have each filled one box so far!</p><p>There will be a dance committee meeting/sign-up for students in grade 7 & 8 who are interested in organizing school dances. This meeting is in Mrs. Flamino's room during recess at 1:40.</p><p>Cross Country running practice at 1st nutrition break today. Remember to bring your lunch for after practice.</p><p>There is a Junior Girls volleyball tryout at 2nd break today. Bring your lunch and come right away.</p><p>Thank you to everyone who attended our Eco-Ambassador meeting yesterday. We are excited to implement some new ideas and continue to carry out valuable campaigns again this year. We took time to sort all of the Crayola Markers that were collected last year and will be sent back to Crayola for their upcycle/disposal program. We thought it would be fun to play a little guessing game! How much does the bag of markers weigh? Lift the bag, make your guess along with your name and stay tuned for the answer. You can find the markers and guessing sheet located across from the mik fridge beside the staff room door. Good luck and happy guessing!</p><p>There will be a new club starting at W.R. Best. If you are interested in learning more about American Sign language then this club is for you! There will be a meeting tomorrow during first recess in the library. Students in all grades are welcome.</p><p>There will be another Primary running club practice 2nd nutrition break today. Wear your runners, bring your lunches & permission forms for Friday's run. Please send all permission forms to Mrs. Bax today. You need to have a completed permission form to come on Friday!<br style="text-decoration:underline;"></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Monday October 7</strong></p><p>Thanksgiving is just around the corner! We are grateful for all of your food donations so far and already have 3 full boxes. Keep the Bobcat spirit of compassion and community, and let's try to fill some more boxes. What division will outgive the others!</p><p>Today will be the 1st Eco Ambassador meeting in the library during the entire 2nd nutrition break. Please make sure you attend as we only plan on meeting once per month, so there will be lots of info! Bring your lunches. Thanks!</p><p>Primary Running club practice today 2nd nutrition break. Please remember to wear your running shoes, bring your lunches, and permission form for Friday's Fun Fun.</p><p>There will be a brief meeting for all kindergarten yard helpers right after these announcements in the computer lab.</p><p>Teachers please send all of your purple and white forms that have been returned by students to the office right after announcements. <br></p><p>There will be a brief meeting at 2nd lunch for all Junior girls in grades 4-6 who have tried out for the volleyball team. It will be a short meeting and you will be going out at recess.</p><p>Junior Boys volleyball tryout Tuesday morning at 8:15.<br style="text-decoration:underline;"></p> | | | |
| Annoucements Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/32 | Annoucements Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 | <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span><span><span><span><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Thursday Oct. 3rd</strong></span><br style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></span><span><span><span>Thank you to Sophie, Sam and Julie for the morning music this week! The music team for next week is team # 6 - Layla, Isabella, and Chloe. <br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>There is a Grade 6 and Grade 4 girls volleyball tryout at 2nd break today. Bring your lunch and come right away.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>Reminder: Tomorrow is a PA Day so there will be no school tomorrow for students. Enjoy a long weekend!</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>Today the Organic and Recycling bins will be emptied during 2nd recess and 5th period. Also the 1st Eco ambassador meeting will be Monday during the entire 2nd nutrition break. We will be planning our fall Bag2School collection and preparing for our school wide waste audit. Thanks!</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>Thanksgiving weekend is only 8 days away. We are encouraging everyone to join in on our new food drive contest. The food donation boxes outside the main office will be labelled Primary, Junior, or Intermediate. Let's see which division can outgive others. Students will be coming around to your class today to announce the details of their friendly competition.</span></span></span><br></span></span></p><p><span><span>There will be a Junior Boys volleyball tryout next Tuesday at 8:15.<br></span></span></p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><br></strong></span></span><p><span><span><span><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Wednesday Oct. 2nd</strong></span><br style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></span><span><span><span>Thanksgiving is just around the
corner. We are asking that each Bobcat donate one non perishable food
item each day for the next 2 weeks of school. This will greatly help to
stock the shelves at the Food Bank for families in need. There is a list
of most needed non-perishable food items posted at our donation site.</span></span></span><br></span></span></p><p><span><span>This message is very important from the ECO team. We have just learned that we MUST put the lid and the label in the garbage for bottles. Only the bottle will be recycled and only if the lids and label is off. Please do your best to get all the plastics in the right place and recycle what we can.<br></span></span></p><p><span><span>Cross country running practice is cancelled today but please go to Mrs. Schell's portable to pick up the necessary permission forms at 1st nutrition break.<br></span></span></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span><span><strong>Tuesday Oct. 1<br></strong></span></span></strong></p><p><span>Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We are asking that each Bobcat donate one non perishable food item each day for the next 2 weeks of school. This will greatly help to stock the shelves at the Food Bank for families in need. There is a list of most needed non-perishable food items posted at our donation site.<br></span></p><p><span>There will be a grade 4 and grade 5 girls tryout at 1st break today. Please come right away and bring your lunch. Don't forget your indoor running shoes.</span></p><p><span>There will be an intermediate boys volleyball pracdtice tomorrow at 8:15 AM</span></p><p><span>There will be a Primary Running club practice first nutriiton break. Bring you lunches and wear your running shoes.<br></span></p><p><span>Any Gr. 7 or 8's interested in being "rabbits or turtles" for our cross country meets on Wed. Oct. 9 and Wed. Oct. 16 please see Mrs. Schell on the primary field at the beginning of 1st nutrition break. Thanks!</span></p><p><span>Now the Terry Fox committee has an announcement. Reminder our run is coming up this Thursday.</span></p><p><span>The meeting for Grades 5-8 students interested in being Kindergarten helpers at recess will be during 2nd recess today in the computer lab.<br></span></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Monday Sept. 30<br></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Today,
September 30<sup>th</sup>, is an important day in the residential school
experiences of First Nation, Metis and Inuit people as this was the date when
children would be removed from their homes to attend residential school. </span><span style="color:black;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="font-size:13px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><span style="color:black;">The last remaining Residential School in Canada closed only 21
years ago, in 1996. Wear your orange shirt with pride today. </span></span><span style="color:black;"></span></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Thank you for helping us remember.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">There is a grade 4 junior girls volleyball tryout at 2nd break today. Come right away please at the start of the 2nd break.<br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Thanksgiving weekend is only 11 days away. That menas it's time to kick off our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. If you watched the news last nightyou would have heard that the shelves are quite bare and the Food Bank is expecting to feed close to 600 families by the end of October! Let's see how much food we can collect to contribute to this fight against hunger. Boxes for your donations have been placed outside the office.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Just a reminder to turn off your lights during lunch today!</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Cross country trunning practice at first nutrition break today. Primary Running club - we will join the cross country team this morning at 1st nutrition break. Please bring your lunches!</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">All Classroom teachers please send your student verification forms to the office.<br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Starting this year we will have kindergarten yard helpers. If you are in grades 5 and up and want to be a helper there will be a meeting tomorrow during 1st recess. Listen tomorrow for an announcement.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">A reminder that our Terry Fox run will be taking place this Thursday Oct. 3rd!<br></span></span></p> | | | |
| Annoucements Sept. 23-27 | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/31 | Annoucements Sept. 23-27 | <p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span><span><strong>Friday Sept. 27</strong></span></span><br></strong></p><p>There is a grade 5 Junior Girls volleyball tryout at first break today. Come right after the bell please. Bring your lunch. There will be tryouts for grade 4 girls on Monday.<br></p><span style="font-size:13px;">
</span><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="color:black;font-size:13px;">This coming
Monday, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, a day to recognize that “Every
Child Matters”. The Orange Shirt Campaign helps us remember the experiences of
former students of residential schools.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Former
First Nations student Phyllis Webstad told the story of her first day at
residential school as a six-year old girl. Her shiny new orange shirt, bought
by her grandmother, was taken from her. </span><span style="color:black;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="font-size:13px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><span style="color:black;">Help us remember the thousands First Nations, Inuit and
Metis children who were taken away from their families and sent to Residential Schools where they were not allowed to speak their own language or practice their own traditions and beliefs. </span></span><span style="color:black;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-1" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:black;">Every child matters - Wear an ORANGE SHIRT on Monday.<br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">Intermediate boys volleyball final tryo9ut at 1:20 today.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">In support of climate change awareness we would like to invite teachers to take their classes for a forest walk today and have the discussion about climate change and its effects and how we can make a difference.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">Teachers, Terry Fox stickers are in your mailbox!</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">Today all over the world cities are shutting down to protest against global warming. We are going to do our part - join the kindergartens in bring out LOL (Lights out Lunches). So, make sure to turn your lights off.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">Cross country running team practice at first nutrition break today. Also Primary running club will be meeting at first nutrition break on the primary field. Remember to bring your lunch.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;word-spacing:0px;">Reminder to everyone that the hot lunch program starts next week for all who ordered. Monday - Pasta, Wednesday - Pizza.<br></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Thursday Sept. 26<br></strong></p><p>There is a Grade 6 girls volleyball tryout at 2nd break today. Grade 6 girls only. Come right away please!</p><p>Primary Running Club is today at 2nd nutrition break. Make sure you're wearing running shoes and bring your lunches.</p><p>Attention Intermediate Boys Volleyball. Tryout hopefuls - those pleays who are on the list posted on the doors by Mrs. Joslin's room are to attend a final try-out tomrrow during 2nd recess.<br style="text-decoration:underline;"></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Wednesday Sept. 25</strong></p><p>Attention all Grade 6 Girls who are interested in trying out for the Junior Girls Volleyball team. Please be prepared for tryouts on Thursday. Grade 6 girls only volleyball tryout tomorrow at 2nd break. Grade 4's and 5's will be on either Friday or Monday. Listen for an annoucement.</p><p>Today the recycling reps and "Eco Diamonds" will be called period 5 to empty blue and grey bins. Friendly reminder that wrappers, food and strasw don't go in the blue bin.</p><p>Cross Country running practice at first nutrition break. Please bring your permission forms. <br></p><p>Primary running club will also meet for a practice 1st nutrition break. We will meet at the same spot. Wear your running shoes and bring your lunches.</p><p>Final cut tryout for Intermeidate boys volleyballl at 1:20 today. Cut list is posted outside the Intermediate doores.</p><p>Attention Flag Football players. Our next practice wil be help tomorrow morning from 8:15 - 9:00.</p><p><strong style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday Sept. 24</strong></p><p>Today organic bins will be emptied! Also it is very important that all classes choose thier Eco Ambassadors by the end of theis week. We will be meeting monthly to complete Eco School portfolio requirements. Our first meeting will be next week to prepare for our school wide waste audit. Looking forward to another successful year as an Ontario Eco School!</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Monday Sept. 23</strong></span></p><p>Cross Country team practice at first nutrition break today. Please bring your permission forms. Thanks!</p><p>Intermediate boys volleyball tryouts at 1:20 please eat first!</p><p>Morning Music Crew - Please meet Mrs. Stevens at the office following these announcements.</p><p>Assembly set-up rew. Please meet at 11:20 in the gym to help set-up the gym for the Terry Fox Assembly. Terry Fox assembly is taking place after 1st recess.<br></p> | | | |
| Terry Fox Run | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/30 | Terry Fox Run | <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-5" lang="EN-CA">W. R. Best
Public School is proud to be participating in the Terry Fox School Run. Please
join our school community and continue Terry’s legacy. Donate at: <a href="http://www.terryfox.ca/WRBestPSShantyBay">http://www.terryfox.ca/WRBestPSShantyBay</a>.
</span><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-5" style="color:black;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-5" style="color:black;">All proceeds will go to the Terry Fox foundation.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteFontFace-5" lang="EN-CA">The Terry Fox Foundation has a great reputation with 79 cents of every dollar
going directly to cancer research. Thank you for joining us in the fight
against cancer.</span></p> | | | |
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| Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | http://wrb.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/19 | Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | <p></p><p>The SchoolCash Online program is now available at all schools, offering parents the option to pay online for field trips, lunch days and other items. The program is intended to reduce paper, eliminate the need for students to travel with money, and for money to be counted and stored at schools.<strong> </strong>Payment by credit card has now also been added. </p><p>Parents who sign up will receive a notification when a new item becomes available for purchase. Items are personalized to each student. Parents will use a secure online account to process payments, and can either make a one-time payment for each item as it occurs, or load money to carry a balance in the online account to make payments in the future. </p><p>To create an online account, go to <a href="https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-decoration:underline;">https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com</span></a>. Please contact the school office with any questions.</p> | | | |