Metcalfe Public School Council

January Newsletter Available; Meeting Cancelled for this month

by Andrew Furlong on January 16, 2012

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012. The January Metcalfe Public School Newsletter is now available here. And the school calendar is available here.

FURTHER UPDATE: this month’s council meeting, originally delayed due to inclement weather and tentatively rescheduled for 24 January, has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, 21 February 2012.

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Reminders, Farewells,and Happy New Year

by Andrew Furlong on January 3, 2012

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012.

Remember that the January meeting of the Council will be held on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 (the 3rd Tuesday of the month as opposed to the 2nd) at the school. Hope to see you there.

And goodbye and best wishes to Mr. Guido Ronci, who takes up his new duties as Vice-Principal at Knoxdale Public School starting on January 9. Also, welcome to Ms. Nancy Hartnoll, who will be taking over as Vice-Principal at Metcalfe Public (and will presumably be joining us at the Council meetings).

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Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night

December 20, 2011

This will likely be the last post of the year, and it’s a collection of various items of news. First of all, this year’s Jingle Bell Bazaar was a huge success. We hit a new record, raising over $3100; that’s $1000 more than last year. A huge Thank You to Jennifer Finniss, our JBB coordinator, [...]

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December Meeting

December 13, 2011

The December Council Meeting is tonight (Tuesday, 13 December 2011) at the school; it will be a short meeting to allow for setup for the Jingle Bell Bazaar afterwards. (Apologies for the previous post which indicated it was last Tuesday; I thought that is what had been agreed.) The JBB is tomorrow at the school.

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Winter Hot Lunch Program

December 11, 2011

Details of and the order form for the Winter Hot Lunch Program are available in the attached document. Please return form and payment to your child’s homeroom teacher by December 16, 2011. Cheques are payable to Metcalfe Public School Council. If you have questions or would like to volunteer to help with the program, please [...]

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Jingle Bell Bazaar Call For Volunteers

November 28, 2011

This year’s Jingle Bell Bazaar will be held at the school on December 14th. The Jingle Bell Bazaar is our annual Christmas bazaar held during the school day in the gym. Students browse through donated items and buy gifts for their immediate families. Our younger students particularly enjoy this, as they get to surprise family [...]

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Where does the money go?

November 13, 2011

The MPS Council holds several fundraising events each year; these include the ongoing Hot Lunch program, the Jingle Bell Bazaar and the Dance-a-thon, to name a few. These programs raise funds which are returned to the school in support of various initiatives to aid our childrens’ education, growth and development. For example, this year the [...]

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Schedule Changes

November 13, 2011

For various reasons, we need to adjust the schedule of the MPS Council meetings over the next few months. The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, December 6; this is to accommodate the Jingle Bell Bazaar, planned for December 14. Meetings in January, February and March will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of [...]

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Next School Council Meeting and an “Under Construction” Warning

November 7, 2011

A reminder that the next meeting of the MPS Council will be at 6:30pm on November 8, 2011 (Tuesday) at the school. Hope to see you there. Also please note that there may be some minor issues with the website over the next few days. We are doing the yearly domain registration and hosting renewals [...]

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