Happy New Year!

We hope that your family had a safe

and enjoyable holiday season. It's so nice

to see everyone back.

A new year signals a fresh start, a time

for looking ahead and setting new goals.

The students and staff at Chris Hadfield

P.S. are all involved in setting a goal for

the upcoming term. The goal will be

recorded on a large star, decorated, cut

out and displayed in the classroom. This

will serve as a reminder and encourage

students to strive to do their very best to

achieve their goal.

Best Wishes for 2015!

Sincerely,

Mr. S. Webb Ms. M. Curry-Sharples

Proud Principal Proud Vice-Principal

Chris Hadfield Public School

465 Fairview Road West

905 755-8843

Mr. S. Webb

Principal

Ms. M. Curry-Sharples

Vice-Principal

Mr. A. Edwards

Superintendent of Education

Ms. J. McDougald

Trustee

Visit

http:schools.peelschools.org/1204

Follow us on Twitter @c_hadfieldps

THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT.

PLEASE HAVE IT TRANSLATED.

In an effort to help the environment,

all of our future newsletters will be

posted on our school website for

families to access and read about all of

the amazing things happening at Chris

Hadfield P.S.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Jan. 1st Happy New Year!

Jan. 5th First Day Back to School

Jan. 7th School Council Meeting

7 p.m. in the library

Jan. 19th PD Day

No School for Students

Jan. 28th Recognition Assembly 2:00

Jan. 30th Registration Deadline for

Grade 1 French Immersion

Jan. 30th Kindergarten Report Cards

sent home

Jan 30th Groove Education

Move-a-thon

Winter is Here!

As we move into the colder weather, we remind you that the

children should be dressing appropriately for the weather. Snow and our great Canadian winter weather is here! It is important that you check the weather forecast and ensure that your child(ren) are dressed properly (warm winter jacket, gloves, hat, snow pants and insulated boots) so that they can enjoy the wintry conditions during outdoor play and our 2 nutrition breaks. All Peel District Schools follow cold weather guidelines which were developed by the Region of Peel to determine when students are to remain inside instead of going outside to play. We will also monitor the weather conditions at the school.

CHILDREN'S SAFETY FIRST! Parents, please help us to keep your children safe by following our school safety rules and discussing them with your children. Parents who use the Kiss ‘N’ Ride in

the mornings, please do not arrive until 8:45 a.m. as there is no teacher supervision until that time.

It's great to see so many families walk

to and from school each day. Please remember to stay on the school

sidewalks and only cross at the designated crosswalks when entering and leaving school property Remember that the long driveway

into the school is for buses only Parents are asked to park in the

parking lot at the front of the school Please be aware of students and families at all times when driving on school property. Thank you

IT'S TIME TO REGISTER CHILDREN BORN IN 2011 FOR KINDERGARTEN

REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE

FEB. 2nd, 3rd, 4th AND 5th

PLEASE SEE PAGE 4

PIZZA DAYS

January Pizza Days will take

place on the 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th.

Order forms for pizza days taking

place from January to March 2015 were

sent home and were due on December

16th.

Sorry, we are unable to accept late

orders.

Chris Hadfield Food Drive Thank you to all the families who

donated canned food, dried goods and

mittens to our Holiday Food and Mitten

Drive. Your kind donations resulted in an

amazing total of 61 boxes of food and

mittens being picked up by the Salvation

Army for delivery to families in need

during this holiday season.

Your kindness and generosity is very much

appreciated!

School Council COME AND JOIN US!

Our next meeting will take place on

Wednesday January 7th at 7:00 p.m. in

the library. We look forward to seeing

everyone again.

Future meeting dates are: February

4th, April 1st and May 6th.

As you know, the Chris Hadfield P.S.

community is working together to raise

funds to help support Kikima, a small

village in East Africa. The initiative is

called the Creation of Hope Project. All

funds raised through our popcorn sales

as well as kind donations from parents,

will go directly to the village.

Thank you very much for supporting

this terrific learning opportunity for

your children.

LIBRARY NEWS

FOREST OF READING

It is time for us to launch The Forest of Reading program at Chris Hadfield P.S.

There are 2 divisions of this program that will involve our students. The first

division is Blue Spruce and is for students in Kindergarten to Grade 2. The second

division is Silver Birch and is for students in Grades 3 & 4. We will start both

programs in early February. The program highlights a selection of recently published

Canadian children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. Those students who

participate are asked to commit to reading a minimum of 5 books in the selected

division in order to be eligible to vote. At the end of April, children will participate

in an Ontario wide election as they vote for their favourite book. Happy reading!

It's time to register children born in 2011 for kindergarten Register at Chris Hadfield P.S. on Feb. 2, 3, 4 & 5 We inspire success, confidence and hope in each student…and it all starts in kindergarten! If your child was born in 2011, he or she can start kindergarten in September 2014. Registra-tion will be held at our school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 5 only. What you will need to bring to registration Proof of child's age

Canadian birth certificate Canadian passport citizenship card/certificate Permanent Resident Card confirmation of permanent residence work permit refugee permit

Proof of address Ontario driver's license utility bill bank statement/client slip (directly from financial institution) credit card statement federal government forms (e.g. Social Insurance Number, Service Canada docu-

ments) purchase agreement

Proof of custody – children must live with their parent(s) unless provided documentation supports an alternate living arrangement Proof of immunization – proof that your child has been immunized/vaccinated Extended-day program for kindergarten students Families have the option of enrolling their child in before and after-school programs devel-oped by the Ministry of Education to complement the full-day kindergarten program. These programs are run by qualified, experienced staff from our childcare partners. At registration, we will ask families to tell us whether they are interested in the extended-day programs. The programs can only run if there is enough interest among families. Important information about immunization In order to attend school in Ontario, your child must have an up-to-date immunization re-cord. When you register your child for school, you will provide copy of your child's immuni-zation record and the school will send it to Peel Health. After registration, keeping your child's records up to date is your responsibility. Peel Health reviews immunization records regularly. Students who are not completely immunized and do not have a valid exemption may not be allowed to attend school.