On February 11th, Metcalfe Public School hosted it’s first dance-a-thon.  The school was a beehive of activity as the kids danced the day away. Appropriately, the theme was the Olympics and the kids stepped up to this bar of excellence, raising over $ 6000!

Grand prizes, door prizes and pizza lunches motivated the students as the sought out sponsors. It was an awesome time.

The kids exceeded the challenge they were given so that Vice Principal Ronci and Principal Nutt will have a Suma wrestling match in front of the whole student body. The V.P. and Principal will be donning their outfits on Feb. 26th between 1:30-2:30 in the school gym. They have been wonderful supports throughout this whole event. What great fun!

Of course, this could not have been possible without the support of those who generously donated their time and money. A special thanks to the McRae family for bringing this dance-a-thon to life!

And of course thank you  to the wonderful community sponsors for their contiributions:

• Cooper Physiotherapy
• Ken Craig from LiveNation
• Allan Johnston Repair and Service
• Metcalfe Campbell Variety
• Hicks Insurance
• Eastern Ontario Pallets Ltd.
• J. Benson Cartage
• Metcalfe Pharmacy
• Clarmo Auto Repair
• Brad Dow
• Snake Island Automotive
• Continental Mushroom
• McVey Insurance
• WelcomeINN
• Suma outfits: Orbital Entertainment
• DJ: Primetime Entertainment

Thank you to all who donated door prizes:

• Kelsey’s
• Montanna’s
• Denny’s
• KS
• The Works
• Kerry’s Esthetics
• Loblaws Barrhaven
• Cinneplex Odean: South Keys
• Vernon Valley Farms Ltd.
• Lillian’s Beauty Salon
• Metcalfe Family Dental
• Sarah (MPS admin. staff)
• McRae family
• Lee family
• Blad family
• Hughes family

Metcalfe Public School Council is hosting their First Dance-a-thon

When?
Thursday, February 11th, in the gym from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Theme:
“The Olympics” so get out those sports outfits and dress up in your favourite Winter Olympic Outfit!

Why?
The money raised benefits all students – it supports class trips, classroom activities, equipment, special presentations and student club activities.

photo credit: hoyasmeg

Great Prizes!
The top fundraising class in the primary/junior level as well as the top class in the intermediate level will each win a free pizza lunch! Top kindergarden class will win a special snack. The top three individual fundraisers in the entire school will win a prize plus all children who participate are eligible to win prizes from a random draw – students receive one one draw ticket for every $5.00 raised.

We would greatly appreciate cash donations to assist in prizes for our grand prize table. New item donations are gladly accepted for draw prizes. If possible drop off the item or donation before February 4th.

Details
Forms will go out the last week of January for the kids to ask friends, family members and neighbours to sponsor them. A schedule of when the classes dance will also be sent at that time. Parents are invited to dance with the children.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact our parent volunteer Elizabeth by leaving a message at the school at 613-821-2261 or by email at elimc2trd@distributel.net

We hope that you all enjoyed the presents that your children chose for you and your families at the Jingle Bells Bazaar in December.  We have had many comments from students, parents & staff that this bazaar was great – well set up, great gifts to choose from, fabulous food and lots of fun.  We couldn’t put together a day like this for the students without your support and we thank everyone who participated as well as those who donated gifts, wrapping and their time.  In addition to the fun had, we were able to raise over $2000 which will be used to support our students and staff in various ways.  If you have any comments or recommendations, we’d love to hear them.  You can contact us through the council website or 613-821-2261 x436 or send a note to your child’s teacher addressed to school council.

A special thank you for all of the generous prize donations and to everyone who participated.

And the winners are …

• Chocolate Basket – Clayton
• New Moon cloth Bag – Matt
• New Moon Water Bottle – Chrissy
• Crear’s Honey Basket – Amy
• Porcelain Doll – Lindsay
• Snowman – Kristen
• Framed Pring – Marie
• Maple Syrup – Britney
• Ello Toy – Tiana
• Sens Cup & Thermos – Cody
• Flower Water – Minna
• Men’s Watch – Nathan
• Cake – Barrett
• Women’s Watch – Jennifer
• Clock – Paul
• Calgary Clock – Brock
• Gingerbread Kit – Cody
• Blanket – Drew
• Print – Sharon
• Scrapbooking Kit – Cody
• Party Lite – Rachael
• Spa Package – Allie
• Dishes – Allie
• Guitar – Bailey

Mark your calendars for December 10th. The annual Jingle Bell Bazaar will be held in our gym during the school day. It is a chance for students to buy inexpensive Christmas gifts for their immediate families. This is a great fundraiser and is always a hit with our students!

We need your help to make this a success!

There are many opportunities to contribute to this fun event, including:

• Donations for the Bazaar (send in gently used items)
• Sorting and Wrapping
• Donations of wrapping supplies
• Setting up
• Working the day of the bazaar
• Bake sale contributions (homemade and store-bought welcome!)
• Help with the volunteer lunch
• Potluck item for volunteer lunch
• Donate a raffle item

Please see the Jingle Bell Bazaar flyer for details and to fill out our volunteer form.

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with our volunteer coordinator, Heather Jeffrey.

Flickr Creative Commons image by Zach