December 20, 2024
Good afternoon to our EES families!
What an amazing last week before our Holiday Break. Several of our classes put on various musical presentations at our First Annual Easthill Elementary Holiday Snowcase. Thank you to all of our families that were able to join us for the performances. We have many other activities going on this week, including some fun Spirit Days. It is so wonderful to see so much excitement in so many faces. We wish all families a wonderful Holiday Season, spent with those that are important to you. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, January 6, 2025!
School Council - We are excited to support student learning at Easthill through the support of the School Council. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:00PM in our Learning Commons. We will also offer an online connection for people that may not be able to attend in person, but can join virtually. More details and the link for the Meet will be shared out closer to January 14, 2025.
Check out our Website for up-to-date information on all things EES: Easthill Elementary School
Student Absences - Detailed information about SafeArrival can be found at HPEschools.ca/Absence. Please use the toll-free number, website, or mobile app to report your student’s absence in advance. The toll-free number is 1-833-568-2535. Links to the SafeArrival website and mobile app are available at go.schoolmessenger.ca.
EES Information Items & Updates:
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January 6 - First Day Back to School
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January 7 - Popcorn Day - Pre-ordered and delivered to classrooms
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January 9 - Grilled Cheese and Pickles
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January 14 - Popcorn Day - Pre-ordered and delivered to classrooms
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January 16 - Pancake Breakfast
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January 21 - Grade 8 Graduation Photos
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January 21 - Popcorn Day - Pre-ordered and delivered to classrooms
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January 22 - Ski Trip #1 (Grades 4 to 8)
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January 23 - Macaroni Spaghetti
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January 27-28 - Dental Screening
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February 19 - Ski Trip #2 (Grades 4 to 8)
EES Community Supports & Updates:
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Mental Health & Well Being Supports for Families
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Kids Help Phone – 1 800 668-6867 or text CONNECT to 686868
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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line – 613 966-3100 (15 years old and under)
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Quinte Health Care Crisis Line – 613 969-7400 (16 years +)
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We’re here to help! Please contact your child’s teacher or EES Administration if you would like to know more about our Child and Youth Worker (Ms. Violi) and how they can support getting connected to community resources.
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Children’s Mental Health Resource Poster: CMHS Resource Poster
EES Student Teams & Clubs (currently running with staff involvement):
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EES Student Council - Leadership team for intermediate students to further develop the EES Community through student voice and involvement in fundraising and event planning for whole school participation.
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JEDI (Justice/Equity/Diversity/Inclusion) Club - A school-based equity club of intermediate students and staff working together to assist and inform our equity plan, considering different perspectives and setting priorities for our school and community.
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Sports - Basketball will be starting in the New Year. Currently we have intramurals, but school team tryouts will take place after the break.
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EES Band - An exciting after school opportunity (Monday’s & Wednesday’s) for intermediate students interested in learning how to play an instrument.
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EES Choir - An opportunity for Grade 1-8 students to participate in a choir that will perform throughout the school year both at EES and within the community.
Easthill Elementary Pizza Days
We are excited to continue Pizza Days. In partnership with Bourbon Street Pizza, we will be providing cheese pizza slices to students for a cost of $2.50 per slice per week.
Pizza Days will be on Wednesdays each week. Payment for pizza will be done through our Cash Online payment system. Please review the weekly family communication for steps to set up Cash Online. Pre-ordering only.
Cash Online now has January pizza ordering available, and orders will be due on January 6 at the end of the school day (2:30pm) for pizza delivery on January 8, 15, 22, 29. Reminder emails will come out on January 4.
Ordering will take place every four weeks moving forward. It will be posted on Cash Online for all families to access as they wish. If you have any questions or are having difficulty setting up Cash Online, please contact us and we will be happy to support you. Instructions for Cash Online are below.
Popcorn Days
February Popcorn ordering will need to be completed in Cash Online by January 15, 2024, for February 4, 11, 18 and 25. It will be delivered on Tuesday’s to those students who have purchased it. Pre-orders only.
SIGN UP FOR CASH ONLINE: PURCHASE ITEMS ONLINE THIS SCHOOL YEAR
School Cash Online Printable Instructions.
Step 1: Register
a) Go to hpedsb.schoolcashonline.com or select the “Get Started Today” option b - complete each of the three Registration Steps
Step 2: Confirmation Email
Registration confirmation email - click on the link in the email to confirm your email and School Cash Online account. The link will open the School Cash Online site and will prompt you to sign into your account. Use your email address and password just created with your account.
Step 3: Find your student(s)
This step will connect your children to your account. a) Enter the school board name b) Enter the school’s name c) Enter your child’s last name and 9-digit Ontario Education Number (on your child’s report card) or ID number provided to you for new JK’s d) Select continue e) On the next page confirm that you are related to the child, check in the agree box and select continue. f) Your child has been added to your account.
Step 4: View items or add another student
If you are in need of your child’s student number to set up Cash Online, please contact the office and they can assist you.