| Wear your school colours! | http://fld.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/46 | Wear your school colours! | <p>On Friday September 30th show your school spirit by wearing our Fieldcrest Falcon colours, green and black, to school that day.</p> | | | |
| Meet the teacher & Scholastic Book Fair next week | http://fld.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/47 | Meet the teacher & Scholastic Book Fair next week | <p>Stay tuned for news about our Meet the Teacher event and Scholastic Book Fair that we will be hosting next week. Look for book fair flyers to come how with students next week.</p> | | | |
| Welcome back! | http://fld.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/44 | Welcome back! | <p>We hope everyone had a successful first day of school. Please check our site often for important information, event dates and to see what our Falcons are up each week.</p> | | | |
| Volunteer Orientation | http://fld.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/45 | Volunteer Orientation | <p><span style="line-height:20.8px;">Any parents/guardians who are interested in volunteering at our school must attend a volunterr orientation before they can volunteer. There are many opportunities to volunteer at Fieldcrest, hot lunch program, reading with students, library shelving and much more. The volunteer orientation will take place on Tuesday September 13th at 9:30 a.m. in the library. Please arrive and sign in at the office before making your way to the library.</span></p> | | | |
| Information for parents/guardians of Junior Kindergarten students | http://fld.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/52 | Information for parents/guardians of Junior Kindergarten students | <p> </p><p>Do you have a little one starting school for the first time this fall? We know that is it an exciting time for both students and parents. Here is some information about Kindergarten in the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) and what you can expect and how to plan for the first day of school:</p><div><ul><li>Senior Kindergarten students begin school on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.<br></li><li>Junior Kindergarten students begin school on Thursday, September 8, 2016.<br></li><li>Note that <a href="http://www.scdsb.on.ca/Schools/School%20Documents/16-17-Elementary-Calendar-Modifed.pdf">Ernest Cumberland ES</a> is on a modified calendar. The first day of school for Ernest Cumberland JK students is Wed. Aug. 24.<br></li><li>On the first day, proceed to the Kindergarten yard or entrance to meet your educators and find out what class your child will be in.<br></li><li>Please <a href="https://sharingsimcoe.com/2016/07/21/kindergarten-what-your-child-needs-on-the-first-day/">pack the following items in your child’s backpack</a> to be left at school:<br></li><ul><li>Indoor running shoes (Velcro or elastic laces)</li><li>A large Ziploc bag with extra clothes (one pair of pants, one shirt, two pairs of underwear, two pairs of socks)</li><li>Please ensure everything is labelled</li></ul><li>Pack a lunch and snacks in reusable, labelled containers, including a bottle for water. For healthy lunch ideas, check out <a href="http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/School-Health/Articles/Healthy-lunch-ideas-for-the-new-school-year.aspx#.V7SKAPkrK71">EatRight Ontario</a>.<br></li></ul></div><p>If your child will ride the school bus, the <a href="http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca/sites/default/files/SCSTC%20-%20Bus%20Tag%20Program%20-%202016-17.pdf">Bus Tag</a> program provides each Kindergarten student with a coloured tag that identifies the child’s name, route number, bus colour and stop location. All students with a bus tag must be met at their stop by a parent/guardian. To practice riding the bus and learn about bus safety, attend a <a href="http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca/sites/default/files/SCSTC%20First%20Rider%20Program%20Summer%202016_0.pdf">First Rider</a> session provided by the <a href="http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca/">Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium</a>. </p><p>If your child is turning four years old before Dec. 31, 2016 and you have not yet registered them for Kindergarten, you can do so by calling 705-734-6363 x11750 or emailing <a href="mailto:studentregistration@scdsb.on.ca">studentregistration@scdsb.on.ca</a> to schedule an appointment to register in person at the SCDSB’s Education Centre (1170 Hwy. 26 in Midhurst) until August 26 while school offices are closed. Starting August 29, please contact your <a href="https://scstc.ca/Eligibility.aspx?Page=School">home school</a> to register as school offices will re-open that week.</p><p>If you have any further questions about your child’s first day, please <a href="http://www.scdsb.on.ca/Schools/Pages/SchoolSearch.aspx">contact your school</a> the week of August 29.</p><p></p> | | | |