Education Week

The Fun Fair Silent Auction is now open online

http://www.southwoodsilentauction.com/

Fun Fair Update

Beach Day Spirit Day, Thursday, April 26^th. Wear beach clothes to qualify to pre-buy $1 ballots for a draw to throw a pie in one of five teachers’ faces at the Fun Fair. Watch for posters and more information home regarding this pie throwing contest.

14^th Annual Fun Fair, Thursday, May 17, 5 to 8 p.m. As per previous years, the support is required. Various notices have been sent home informing for the various portions of the upcoming event. They have included information outlining the evening with new games, shops and raffles. Also, returning is the on-line silent auction @ www.southwoodsilentauction.com starting Friday, May 4^th.

Items for the Silent Auction, Lucky Dip and various games are being collected with more being needed. New this year is the Punch It game, from the popular Price is Right game. Please drop items in the school office tagged Fun Fair. Donation letters are available from the office as needed.

Various baked goods will be requested by grade/class. Please watch for a notice or ask closer to the day.

Canadian Tire Money Contest: Collection boxes are in the classes now ending May 2^nd. The money raised goes towards Silent Auction items.

Jars, Jars, Jars Contest: Collection begins Monday, April 23^rd and ends Friday, May 11^th. Jars, Jars, Jars is one of the most popular games. Please provide baggies to be put in the provided jars for the game. In the baggies, unopened candy/treats, small toys, pencils, stickers, birthday loot bag type items etc. are all ideal prizes. All baggies must be peanut free.

The Front Cover Brochure Contest entries are due by Friday, May 4^th, 2012.

Have your art work published this year!

Students can be the winner of the front cover of this year’s Fun Fair Brochure.

Three winners will be published from each division: Primary, Junior and Intermediate.

The winners will be chosen by the Principal and Vice-Principal.

Theme: Beach Party Criteria: Brochure size & should be presented on an 8½ x 11” vertical piece of white paper. The following words must be visible on the front: 14th Annual Southwood Park Public School Spring Family Fun Fair, Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

In order for our fun fair to truly be a success, ADULT VOLUNTEERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. High school students are welcome as well. Please contact Josie Ferreira, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Clare Masson, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Babysitting is available for volunteers while one is covering part or all of the evening. Babysitting is for volunteers only. Please let the volunteer coordinators know if you will be using this service. Free BBQ dinner for those who volunteer the WHOLE evening.

For more information, please contact Corinne Scott (905)427-3953 or Theresa Leonard at (905)426-3354. You can also email them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Learning Advantage

This spring, our school will once again participate in the Learning Advantage program. There is one 192 page fully-coloured activity book per grade level from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 7.

Construction Updates

Latest Update

Construction Update Meeting Cancelled Tonight - March 29th @ 7pm

Tonight’s construction meeting is cancelled because there is no new information to communicate. Everything that we sent home prior to the March Break and later posted on the website is where we currently are with the new addition.

The fencing up and the both staff and students are doing an excellent job with the new arrangement. The kindergarten entrance is he probably the biggest change and it is going smoothly. To say the least, we have been very pleased.

We will update any new information at the SCC meeting on April 10th and, when appropriate, we will be scheduling a parent meeting at a later date.

Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.

J. Wyatt Principal

J. Wells Vice Principal

Updates

Full Day Kindergarten is a GO at Southwood for 2012!

Today, we received exciting news that all the pieces are in place for the construction of our new four classroom kindergarten addition for Full Day Kindergarten (FDK). Although we do not have an exact date that the ground will be broken, there will be noticeable changes, over March Break, as the set up begins.

Some of the changes on March 19th, may include the perimeter fence around the construction site, the removal of the vacant portable, a construction site office and the closure of certain school entrances. As a school, we have been planning for these changes. Now, we need to work with you and your children to ensure that the school premises are safe and students are aware of the new ways to travel around the school.

As with any construction project, changes in normal routine are expected. We will be constantly monitoring the progress and adapting our routines to ensure ongoing safety and minimal disruption to classroom instruction. Although a project of this magnitude is new to us, we are working with a number of Board Personnel and contractors who have been part of similar builds and have been instrumental in assisting us to prepare for project. We know that we are in good hands.

As we move through the March Break, please make sure to check the Southwood website to get the most up to date information on how these changes will affect your return to school. http://southwood.ddsbschools.ca/

We are also scheduling a parent night when we will have had our second construction meeting and be better able to address the current status of this exciting project.

J. Wyatt J. Wells

Principal Vice Principal

Entry & Exit

Changes in Entry and Exit for Students after March Break

Changes affect Kindergarten, Junior and Intermediate students and begin March 21.

Kindergarten Entry and Dismissal Entry

Please bring all Kindergarten students to the front entrance of the school and drop them off at the gym doors. They will be supervised in the gym and then escorted to their classrooms when the bell rings.

Morning supervision will begin at 8:50.

Afternoon supervision will begin at 12:40.

Dismissal

Meet the students inside the front entrance of the school. They will be escorted from their classroom by their teacher to meet you there. The teachers will supervise the pick up as usual.

Junior Entry and Dismissal

Some of the Intermediate and most of the Junior pavement will be fenced off during construction. The Junior doors close to the Kindergarten play area will be off limits. Junior students will assemble on the pavement by the Intermediate doors at the north end of the school. They will line up there and enter the building through the Intermediate doors. They will proceed down the Intermediate hall and up the Junior staircase. They will be dismissed through those doors for all recesses and at the end of the day.

Junior students in the portables will enter and exit the portables as usual.

Intermediate Entry and Dismissal

Morning Entry

Intermediate students will assemble and line up on the east area of the Intermediate pavement and the grass. They will enter the building after the Junior students and proceed to their classrooms.

Recess and End of Day Dismissal

Mr. Robertson’s and Ms Brennan’s class will exit through the Intermediate doors as usual.

The classes of Miss Anderson, Mr. Sell and Mr. Salvati will exit through the doors at the south end of the Intermediate hall.

Morning Announcements

Here are the daily announcements for students and staff at Southwood Park

May Announcements

pdf may_10_2012pt1.pdf pdf may_10_2012pt2.pdf

March Announcements

thursday_march_1_2012.pdf

friday_march_2_2012.pdf

monday_march_5_2012.pdf

tuesday_march_6_2012.pdf

wednesday_march_7_2012.pdf

pdf march_19_2012.pdf

pdf march_20_2012.pdf

pdf march_23_2012.pdf

pdf march_26_2012.pdf

pdf march_28_2012.pdf

pdf march_29_2012.pdf

pdf march_30_2012.pdf

Parking Lot Safety

March 2012

To All Parents and Guardians of Southwood Park Students,

Recently we have become increasingly concerned with the volume of vehicle traffic coming into the Southwood parking lot at the beginning and end of each school day. This concern is magnified by the number of students and parents walking in the same general area. Therefore to ensure the safety for all, we are restricting access to the school parking lot to the designated visitor parking areas at the front section of the parking lot. We will also be posting signs, effective March 5^th, that designate the back portion of the parking lot as staff parking only.

Grade 8 Information

Summer School 2012

Click here for more information about Summer School for grades 7-8 students.

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Gr8 Graduation Ceremony Info

GRADE 8 GRADUATION

Grade 8 graduation will take place on the evening of Monday, June 25th . The graduation ceremony will take place at 5:00 at Ajax High School. The graduates will then have a dinner and dance at Carruthers Creek Golf and Country Club, starting at 7:00 p.m. finishing at 10:30 p.m.

Gr 9 Info

Ajax High School Guidance Department will be giving an information session for all gr8 students to help them make their course selection.

Where? Southwood Park

When? Friday, February 10th in the afternoon

Click on http://careercruising.ddsbschools.ca/ to access online course selction site. Your child should have been given logon username and password by his or her homeroom teacher.

Grad Trip

The grade 8s are going to Montreal June 18-21, 2012.

The cost of the trip is $575.

The $100 deposit and the $30 trip insurance (optional) are due January 27th..

The first installment of $200 is due March 2nd.

A statement of balance owing will be given to students March 21st. Amount will vary depending on monies raised during the fundraisers.

The last installment will be due April 13th.

Click here for the information sheet

travelinsurance2012.pdf .

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JK Registration 2012-13

JK registration has started for the 2012-2013 school year. We are pleased that full day Kindergarten will be starting in September. Please contact the school for more information.

Contact

28 Lambard Cr

Ajax On L1S 1M5

905-683-5230

905-683-0565 (fax)

Bell Times

9:00 Entry Bell

9:05 Start of Classes

11:05-11:20 Morning Recess

11:50 -12:50 Lunch Recess

12:55 Start of Afternoon Classes

2:15-2:30 Afternoon Recess

3:40 Dismissal