HES Talkmail to Families September 11, 2022
Greetings Hampton Elementary School Families,
We have had a great first week
of school here at HES! We would like to thank our students for their
exceptional behaviour and hard work! Our students have been working on
our new Hawk’s Honour Code this week which they have co-constructed with our
staff. All our actions and behaviour at school are related to our four Hawk’s
Honour Code values.
H- Honest A-Accepting W-Well-Balanced K-Kindness
Newsletter – Our September newsletter and calendar
will be sent home to families on Monday, Sept. 12th 2022.
School Forms – We greatly appreciate families
returning the following student information forms sent home with students on the
first day of school:
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Student Information Sheet
·
Computer Usage Agreement ( Policy
311)
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Early Closure Form
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Allergy Aware Form ( Policy 704)
·
Right to Information and Sharing of
Information Form
Busing Information –Please ensure that your child
knows their morning and afternoon bus number. A reminder that Alternate
Transportation forms are to be completed annually on the ASD-S website. Also
please confirm your child’s stops and times on BusPlanner. By signing up
for BusPlanner, you will be notified of busing updates such as delays,
cancellations, and route changes. Information on signing up can be found here.
Traffic Notes
• For students who are driven to school by family/friends (students who
don’t take the bus): We invite you to drop off and pick up at the rink parking
lot, the same as it has been done for the past 2 years to avoid congestion on
School Street.
• If dropping off your children at HES in the morning, please proceed
just beyond the pilons and please do not turn in to the playground to drop off
children. If you must pick up your children after school, please park in the
spaces adjacent to the playground.
• Please drop students off after 7:50am.
•
Passing a school bus when the red lights are
flashing is a serious offense and may result in a substantial fine. Please
remember the speed limit on School Street is 20 kilometers
School
Supply and Fee Information - Thank you to families who have
paid both the school supply fee and student fee. These can be paid online using
cashless schools @ https://asd-s.schoolcashonline.com/
School Supplies/Student Fee 2022-2023:
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Total Cost:
$60 per student
Gr 3-5
English and French Immersion
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Amount
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Rationale
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$40
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This part of the fee
covers all student consumable supplies. With ten months of the year, this
works out to $4 a month per student and covers: pencils, erasers, paper,
notebooks, duotangs, markers, crayons, glue, art supplies. Items such as
scissors and rulers are recycled from year to year and are replenished on an
as needed basis.
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$20
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This part of the fee
covers student agenda and performances. For example, students will receive a student
agenda ($8), school performances, skating sessions at the Hampton Community
Centre in the Fall or Winter and one swimming session in the Spring.
(Additional fees may be required for individual class events/field
trips)
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Families are required
to provide the following:
•boxes of tissue (2-3
per student)
•1 set of inexpensive
ear buds/ ear phones (ear phones preferred)
•Indoor sneakers
•1 backpack
•1 lunch bag
***there may be times
towards the end of the year when items such as pencils are requested to be
replenished.
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Breakfast and Hot Lunch Programs – Our breakfast and hot lunch programs will start up again at the
end of September. Stayed tuned for further updates!
Picture Day – Picture Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 22nd 2022
for HES students.
Terry Fox Walk – Our whole school Terry Fox walk takes place on Friday, Sept.23rd
2022. We will be collecting “Toonies for Terry” this year leading up to our
walk. Students are invited to bring a toonie with them ahead of our walk.
Community Event Information
Hampton Minor Basketball Association: Registration for the 2022-2023
season opened on August 21st, 2022. The link to register is: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/334051 . Space is limited so please
register early.
We are also in need of coaches to assist with the season. Please
reach out if you can help. Our program can only run with the assistance of
volunteers, please consider helping. It is a wonderful opportunity to spend
time with your kids as well as give back to your community.
HONOURING THE CHILDREN AND PEACE POW WOW
Join the First Nation Elders, Hampton High and the Town of Hampton for a colourful cultural experience - traditional dancing, drumming, crafts
Saturday, September 24, 2022; 12:00 noon-5:30pm; Hampton Town Square (rain date Sept. 25)
Thank you and have a great day the Hawk way!
Ms. Donovan