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Pointsettia Sale
Posted: November 5, 2009
Once again this holiday season, the CVPS School Advisory Council will be selling poinsettia plants to raise funds for the school. Premium poinsettias, of florist quality, grown by Valleyview Gardens will be offered in you choice of red, pink, white, and tri-colour blooms. Sizes available are 4” pot (2-3 blooms), 6” pot (5-7 blooms suitable for a table centrepiece), 7’ pot (2 plants per pot), 8” pot (3 plants per pot), and 10” floor plant (more than 20 blooms).
Please complete the Pointsettia order form and return it to the school along with a cheque payable to Cornell Village Public School by Wednesday November 25th.
Plants MUST be picked up in the gym on Thursday, December 3rd between 3pm and 8pm.
Popsicle treats for the class with the most poinsettia sales.
H1N1 Update
Posted: October 29, 2009
Now that we have entered the flu season, it is important for all of us to help curb the spread of illness.
Before you send your children to school, please check them for symptoms of influenza-like illness. Symptoms include:
- Almost always: sudden onset of cough and fever
- Common: muscle aches, sore throat, headache, decreased appetite, runny nose
- Sometimes: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
If your child is ill, please keep your child at home until s/he feels better and is no longer exhibiting flu-like symptoms. For information on how to care for your child and what indicators of severe illness might cause you to seek medical attention, go to www.york.ca or www.fightflu.ca.
When you call your child’s school to report his/her absence, it would be helpful to indicate in your message if your child:
- has a fever
- is experiencing stomach and intestinal symptoms (such as vomiting or diarrhea)
- is showing mostly breathing symptoms (such as persistent coughing, sneezing, and congestion)
This information assists us in monitoring the overall health of our school communities. The number of students who are ill is provided to York Region Community and Health Services on a daily basis in order to identify illness trends across York Region. This surveillance and monitoring system has been in place with the York Region District School Board since 2006, and is not limited to the current H1N1 influenza situation.
Please note that students who become ill at school will be isolated and will need to be picked up at school.
Please note that masks are not permitted at school. Parents who feel strongly about wanting their children to wear masks are to be asked to keep their children home.
Download the YRDSB letter regarding H1N1.
View the Public Health Agency of Canada’s H1N1 Preparedness Guide.
Ministry of Education Survey
Posted: September 26, 2009
The Ministry of Education is currently seeking input from various partners including parents in the education process regarding the elementary school curriculum, and about learning and teaching in elementary schools. The survey and discussion paper are open to the public. Parents of Ontario students are invited to submit their feedback by November 2, 2009.
Election Results
Posted: September 26, 2009
On Monday, October 19th, the Cornell Village School Advisory Council held their annual election and elected the parent and community members for the 2009/2010 School Advisory Council.
Parent representatives
- Karen Bicknell
- Val Blais
- Kristina Butterworth
- Kerri Corturillo
- Jeannie Daniels-Burry
- Sam Demel
- Gihani De Silva
- Elizabeth Gallant
- Jennifer Guest
- John Manousaridis
- Elisa McGann-Golding
- Ali Najafi
- Vivien Page
- Shamira Ratansi
- Heidi Riley
- Lucy Santos
- Sameer (Sam) Shetyne
Community representative
- Deb Larsen
www.cvps.ca or www.cvpsac.ca?
Well, both actually! When this site first appeared, it was primarily a school advisory council Web site, so we registered the domain www.cvpsac.ca which stood for Cornell Village Public School Advisory Council. Now that the site has expanded to a school-wide site, we thought cvps.ca (Cornell Village Public School) better reflected the site. Plus, it’s easier to remember! Both will work for the time being. But, we’ll eventually phase out the cvpsac.ca when the domain expires in 2010.
But that’s not what shows up in my browser address bar! That’s because we use URL forwarding. Find our more about URL forwarding.
Influenza (Swine Flu) Update
Posted: May 6 2009
As you have already learned through the media, a strain of influenza (swine flu) has been reported in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Countries around the world and the World Health Organization are investigating this illness.
Remember to:
- Wash hands well and often with soap and warm water.
- Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough.
- Cough and sneeze into your sleeve or arm.
- Contact your family doctor and stay at home if you are ill.
- Keep doing what you normally do, but stay home if sick.
- Check www.fightflu.ca for more information.
- Check www.voyage.gc.ca for travel notices and advisories.
- Talk to a health professional if you experience severe flu-like symptoms.
Read the York Region District School Board’s letter from the Director of Education.
No Child Without®—Free MedicAlert® Protection
Posted: March 27, 2009
The Canadian MedicAlert® Foundation has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Lions Clubs of Canada to provide the No Child Without® program at no cost to families. This program offers all elementary school-aged children with medical conditions or allergies the free, 24-hour hour protection of the MedicAlert® emergency information services. For detailed information on the program visit the No Child Without® Web site.
We recently sent home an information brochure regarding this program. To apply for the program, you need the unique bar code and pin number that appears on the back of the brochure. These are applicable to Cornell Village Public School children only and are non-transferable; children from any other school cannot use them.
Reporting Incidents of Bullying
Posted: March 27, 2009
In keeping with our Character Counts at Cornell program, we have been reviewing with our students the importance of reporting incidents of bullying to an adult that they trust. We have reminded them of the difference between tattling and reporting. Tattling is what you do to get someone into trouble; reporting is what you do to get someone out of trouble.
Here are two Web sites that you and your family may find helpful as resources: Bullying: We Can All Help Stop It from the Ministry of Education and the Kids Help Phone.
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