Today, I shared with our staff that I will be leaving EPS to be principal at Parkinson Centennial Public School in Orangeville, effective Wednesday, February 1, 2012. I realize this is short notification; however, transitioning mid-year is often a preference for principals, given school routines, schedules, and climate is effectively established. 

[Read the full letter (pdf)]

Grade 8 Night at Erin District High School has been rescheduled to January 26 at 7:00 p.m. Students are encouraged to attend the high school information evening with their parent.

Our January Newsletter contains information about:

• Grade 8 trip to Ottawa 
• Grade 8 High School Visits 
• 2012-2013 Kindergarten Registration 
• School Council 

[ Read the full January Newsletter (PDF) ]

 Our December Newsletter contains information about:

• the Seasonal Open House on December 13
• the EPS Hygiene Drive to support East Wellington Community Services
• EPS and the Santa Claus Parade
• School Council information regarding the: Christmas Float, Free to Achieve Fund, Fundraising, Campbell Soup labels and Ink Jet Cartridges,  and Updates from the Board
• the EPS Waste Audit
• the Character Education Assembly
• Me to We inititiatives
• our Remembrance Day Assembly

[ Read the full December newsletter (PDF) ]
 

For parents/gurdians who want to consider an alternate to giving your child's teacher a gift, please consider making a donation to the Free to Achieve fund as part of the Upper Grand District School Board Learning Foundation. All money donated to the Free to Achieve Fund will go directly to underprivileged students identified in UGDSB schools.  [ View the full Free to Achieve pamphlet (PDF) ]

There are many exciting initiatives going on at Erin Public School. Our staff carefully selects co-instructional activities that enable students of all ages to gain awareness of their local and global community. To this end, we continue to be a Me to We school for the 2011-12 school year. Me to We is a social enterprise that is part of Free the Children.

[ Read more about Me to We at Erin P.S. (pdf) ]
 

The Ontario Ministry of Education’s Progress Report will be distributed on November 11. It’s important to remember that the Progress Report is not evaluative. Achievement marks and grades will not be present until a formal achievement report is created in February and June. Parent teacher interviews are also scheduled later in the month. Please see the article below for specific details. Parents will be expected to call the school to set up an interview.

[ Read the full November 2011 newsletter (pdf) ]