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March 2013

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It looks like March will be coming in like a Wild Cat! We are all looking forward to our Winter Activity activities on the 4th (Grades 4-6) and the 6th (Grades 1-3). We are pleased that we were able to accommodate all students with their first choice! If you have an updated Criminal Reference Check and can help us out with supervision, please let your childs teacher know as soon as possible. Supervisors are required to wear a hockey helmet to be on the ice and the pool requires one adult in the water for every four children not passing the test of being able to swim the length of the pool. Thanks again to our awesome School Council who gave $800 towards the activities in order for us to keep the student cost to a minimum!

The grade 4-6 students are really enjoying the intramural basketball being played during some afternoon recesses. It looks like the Spurs are the team to beat! Our new school logo is a hit! Thanks goes out to Amanda Homeniuk from School Council, who along with Ms. Byers came up with the design. By the end of the month we should be seeing many students proudly wearing their purchased t-shirts! We are also looking forward to our monthly Spirit Day activity on March 22nd Pajama Day!

The Carleton Place Food Bank always appreciates the help it gets from Wildcats at Arklan School in collecting food for needy families.

At this time, they are in need of:

Instant oatmeal, fruit and pudding cups, Zoodles, Spaghettios, canned stew, dish soap, canned tuna, salmon, ham, Spam (and other canned meats), cake and Jello mix, jam, honey, rice, Kraft Dinner, laundry soap.

Collection will take place from March 18th until March 28th

Please check best before dates so we know fo od sent in is fresh! T hank yo u for your he lp!

There are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to ensure that no one, nowhere, at no time, should go hungry. -Ed Asner

Lets see if we can collect 2013 food items!

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Hey kids, bring your siblings and parents to some cool classes!
Family Fitness Classes at Carleton Place Public Schools!

All Ages Welcome!

MARCH
Learn the latest dance moves with Mr. Bill and Momentum! www.momentummoves.ca Where: Carleton Place High School When: Wednesday March 6, 20, 27 6-7 pm

APRIL
Circuit Training with Lindsey Taillefer www.heritagefitness.ca Where: Arklan Public School When: Wednesday April 3, 10, 17, 24 6-7 pm

MAY
Boogie with Luv 2 Groove www.luv2groove.com Where: Caldwell Street Public School When: Wednesday May 8, 15, 22, 29 6:30-7:30 pm

JUNE
Email to get on our list and discover amazing year end events!

Come have fun and bring a donation for Champions for Kids! RSVP to: CPFamilyFitness@ucdsb.on.ca
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For Families:

March is nutrition month!

The theme this year is Plan Shop Cook Enjoy! The following link has great ideas for information on planning, shopping and cooking healthy foods at home. http://www.nutrition2013.ca/en/great-eating-tips

Want to start your own garden or learn to preserve food this spring?
Two FREE Gardening/ Food Preservation Workshops are being presented: Brockville, March 2, 2013 and Perth, March 23, 2013. To register: Brockville http://bgw2.eventbrite.com or Perth http://pgw23.eventbrite.com. Or call Lynda Earl at 613-345-5685 ext 2215. For more Nutrition Month information, please visit: www.healthunit.org/nutrition.

Have you noticed the basket of beautiful fresh fruit in the office? Every morning its filled up and by the end of almost every day its empty. Dozens of students enjoy this healthy snack each day. We are able to provide this food, thanks to funding from the non-profit organization, Food for Thought of Lanark County. As a means to raise funds, Food for Thought has produced a cookbook, full of recipes and ideas submitted by people from around Lanark County. The cookbooks cost $15 each, with $5 from each book going directly to Arklan School, and the remainder going to Food for Thought who in turn support our nutrition program. The books are available at the school office. Consider treating yourself to a great book, or perhaps purchasing one as a gift. We would like to take this opportunity to thank a dedicated parent, Karyne Ward, who shops weekly for our fruit and fills the basket to overflowing every single morning. A big thank you also goes to Steph Grabe, our parent volunteer, who compiles all the paperwork and submits the reports to Food for Thought, resulting in our financial grants.
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Get your Food for Thought Cookbook!

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ALL-DAY/EVERY-DAY kindergarten continues at Arklan School this September 2013! If you have a child (or know of a family who has a child) who will be four years of age by December 31, 2013 pre-registration via the http://www.ucdsb.on.ca website is now available. Just go to the site and scroll down. Youll find a tab that says student registration on the right hand side of the page. Click on this tab and follow the instructions to pre-register your child.

What: Red Cross Babysitting Course When: March 11th OR March 15th Age Group: 11-15 Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $50 What: First Aid for Kids When: March 12th Age Group: 8-10 Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $50

What: First Aid for Kids When: March 14th Age Group: 11-13 Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $50 Host: Life Rescue Where: 125 Balmoral Drive, Carleton Place Contact: Lori Dziuba Phone: 613-867-8764 Email: info@liferescue.ca

Parents, if you get a chance, please take a moment to check out our lost and found area, in the main office. Weve got jackets, mitts, gloves, hats, scarves, boots, and many sweaters!

Snow days...we hope theyre all done!! But...whats the quickest way to find out if the school buses are cancelled due to inclement weather? Check the Transportation website at www.steo.ca . Updates are posted by 6:15 AM. Also, theres no need to call the school if your child will be absent because their bus is cancelled. BUT, please do contact us if your child is not a bus student, and is staying home on a snow-day.
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March 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 3 10 17 24 31 4
Activity Day for grades 4, 5, 6

2 9 16 23 30

5 12 19 26

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Activity Day for grades 1, 2, 3

7 14 21 28
Food Drive Ends

8 15 22
Pajama Day

Milk begins

11 18
Food Drive Begins

13 20 27
Milk & lunch orders due

March Break

25 1 April
Easter Holiday

29
Good Friday Holiday

At Arklan School, we love to start off each morning with the Health Hustle! Its fun and it keeps us active. How would you like to pick the Health Hustle songs for a week? Ballots are .25 each. Enter the draw at the office as many times as you like. We will draw for a new D.J. on March 27th. All proceeds from the draws will go towards our goal of purchasing new team jerseys. Page 6
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April 2 to April 26

Child #1 Name: _______________________________

Teacher:____________________

Circle Milk Choice Milk Pizza 6 Sub Chocolate or White April 5, 12, 19 April 29 Fill out coupon 19 days X .75 3 days X $2./slice 1 day X $4. $6. X ____ slice(s) $4. X ____ sub(s) $14.25

Total

Total:

Subway Order Ticket Name: ________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________ Circle ONE only: Circle as many as you want: TURKEY HAM VEGGIE LETTUCE TOMATO CUCUMBERS CHEESE MAYO MUSTARD

Child #2 Nam______________________________Teacher:____________________

Circle Milk Choice Milk Pizza 6 Sub Chocolate or White April 5, 12, 19 April 29 Fill out coupon 19 days X .75 3 days X $2./slice 1 day X $4. $6. X ____ slice(s) $4. X ____ sub(s) $14.25

Total

Total:

Subway Order Ticket Name: ________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________ Circle ONE only: Circle as many as you want: TURKEY HAM VEGGIE LETTUCE TOMATO CUCUMBERS CHEESE MAYO MUSTARD
3rd child discount: .60 for milk
Cheques payable to Arklan Community Public School

PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR SUBWAY ORDER TICKET(S) COMPLETELY, AS THESE ARE SENT TO SUBWAY

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