Falcon's Weekly Update - April 17, 2025

Good afternoon Falcon Families,

As we approach the long weekend, we want to wish everyone a relaxing and enjoyable break. Whether you're celebrating Easter or simply taking time to rest, we hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, refreshed and ready to continue the great work ahead.

World Book Day and Eco week is around the corner! Many fun activities and events will take place the week of April 22nd. 

April 22-April 25th Scholastic book fair. Wednesday 23rd in the afternoon 3:30-4:30 and Thursday, April 24 3:30-6:00 pm and Friday, April 25 in the morning (9:00am-12:00pm) will be purchasing times. https://bookfairs.scholastic.ca/bf/falgarwoodpublicschool

April 22nd- school-wide clean-up initiative, bookmark winners announced, all students receiving bookmarks created by the grade winners

April 23rd- Visit from our Oakville library, full school reading outside in costume if students wish to dress up like their favourite characters while enjoying a story at 3:00, parents are welcome to join us. Please just come around back no need to enter the school

April 24th- We have some young authors from the I-stem High School program coming to read to some of our classes. 

Our school ambassadors are also hosting a “Celebrate Spring” week. Take a peak at below at the fun!

POPCORN sales are back! 

It's posted on School Cash Online,  students can purchase for all 5 weeks in May.  There are 3 flavour options available, and it's $2.50/each, but comes to $12.50 for all 5 weeks. Fundraising will go to the grade 8 red carpet graduation.

Parent requests for September: Staff will meet at the beginning of May to build tentative classes for the fall. Parents can assist us greatly in our planning by informing the main office early of intentions to move out of the area or transfer to another school as soon as possible. When we meet to set up classes for next year, the following factors are considered:

-instructional groupings

-maturity/work habits

-learning style/teaching style

-program continuity

-peer relationships/group dynamics

-parental input

The importance of any one of these factors varies from student to student. Individual pupil’s progress and placement are carefully considered. If there is important information in the class building process that you think teachers do not already have, please send it to us in writing via email for review and consideration, and care of the Principal, Shelley Gauthier by end of day on Thursday, May 1st, 2025.  Please send your email to gauthiers@hdsb.ca

Any parent letters received past the aforementioned deadline date may not be considered. All information provided by parents to the Principal will be shared with staff involved in organizing any given class. We kindly ask that you do not request specific teachers by name, as class placements and teaching assignments may change up until September. Using all of the above factors under consideration, the school staff strives to build classes that are balanced and that best meet the needs of all students.

Upcoming Important Dates

April 18th -Good Friday (no school)

April 21st - Easter Monday (no school)

April 23rd- World Book Day, Scholastic book fair 3:30-4:30

April 24th- Scholastic book fair 3:30-6:00 pm

Sincerely,

Mrs Gauthier and Mrs McAra