January 31, 2025
Good afternoon to our EES families!
Just a continued reminder as more cold weather comes our way, we wanted to share some suggestions around how to ensure students are protected from the cold. When the windchill is between -10 and -27 it is important that students dress in layers of warm clothing and wear a wind resistant outer layer if possible. They should wear a hat, mittens or gloves, a scarf and warm footwear. They should also do all they can to stay dry and keep active.
Staff Updates: - We want to share a couple of staffing updates that will be taking place beginning Monday. Ms. Jovic will be leaving us and Ms. Berdan will be joining us to teach afternoons here at Easthill. Thank you Ms. Jovic for your support of student learning over the last several months, and welcome Ms. Berdan. Also, we want to congratulate Mr. Pearson on getting a contract position at Susanna Moodie. He begins his new position on Monday. We will be working with the school board to hire a new teacher to support in our Grade 6/7 classroom.
The City of Belleville informed us this week that they will be enforcing parking restrictions, based on the City bylaws, in front of the school moving forward. This week they had staff present to communicate to vehicles and support with understanding the City parking bylaws as they pertain to MacDonald Ave. Moving forward, the city has said there is to be no parking on the west side of MacDonald Ave. (opposite the school) Stopping on the east side of the road in front of the school is permitted, but only if the car is not left unattended. We will continue to work with the city to ensure that families can pick up their children in a safe manner, and ensure that bylaws are followed. A reminder to all families that there is an additional parking lot on the northwest corner of the school property. This lot holds approximately 30 cars. Parking in this lot and walking over to meet your child could help alleviate the congestion at the front of the school. Thank you to those that reached out with their concerns. We hope this helps explain the situation and possible alternatives to parking on the street.
Kindergarten Registration: - HPE Kindergarten registration is open now. Register today for September 2024. Building Foundations … Creating Bright Futures! https://www.hpeschools.ca/programs.../programs/kindergarten
Spirit Wear: - You may have noticed that Spirit Wear ordering has been added to Cash Online. This will be open and available for families to order between now and the beginning of March. Orders will be delivered at Easter. Final dates will be confirmed and communicated in the coming weeks.
Destinations: - The Destinations class is for Grade 7 and 8 students who are innately curious and passionate about learning and leadership in the local, national and global contexts. Deep learning experiences build on learner strengths and needs, create new knowledge using real-life problem solving, focus on digital fluency, and help all students identify their talents, purpose and passion. In the Destinations classroom, students inspire and motivate each other to become lifelong learners and proficient digital navigators. An information session will be held online on February 12 at 6pm. The link will be on our Easthill website closer to February 12.
School Council - We are excited to support student learning at Easthill through the support of the School Council. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, February 27, 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 February 27, 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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February 3 - Pizza Orders for February due by end of the school day
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February 4 - Popcorn Day
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February 6 - Hashbrown Casserole
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February 11 - Popcorn Day
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February 12 - Destinations Class Virtual Open House (information on website)
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February 18 - Intermediate Girls Basketball
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February 18 - Popcorn
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February 19 - Ski Trip #2 (Grades 4 to 8)
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February 19 - Intermediate Boys Basketball
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February 19 - Term 1 Reports Come Home
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February 20 - Pancake Breakfast
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February 25 - Popcorn
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February 27 - School Council - 6pm Learning Commons
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February 27 - Hot Lunch - mini pizzas
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February 28 - EES Choir performing at Belleville Senators Game
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 has started for our Intermediate Students, and will begin in the coming weeks for our Junior students.
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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.
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EES Crochet Club - An opportunity for students to learn the skills of crochet in a fun environment with their peers.
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Chess Club - A group dedicated to learning the finer skills of chess as well as opportunities to play with and against their peers.
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 February pizza ordering available, and orders will be due on February 3 at the end of the school day (2:30pm) for pizza delivery on February 5, 12, 19, and 26. Reminder emails will come out on February 1. This email will arrive even if you have already ordered.
Ordering will take place every four weeks. 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
March Popcorn orders are due on Cash Online by February 12, 2024, for March 4, 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.