School Website....

Dear Parents,

The Banbury Heights school website is in the process of being launched, so please take a look there for future newsletters, as well as extra practice, and interactive links that you can use with your children at home. The web address is
http://granderie.ca/banbury/. From there please scroll through classes until you find your child's teacher and click on the link. Thanks,

Mr. Anderson

February Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Attached is the February newsletter. Please take a look at your convenience. Mr. Anderson

Help For Haiti

If you want to read more about how your can help the people in Haiti please go to the link below. Mr. Anderson



www.gracecorps.org

Loonies for Haiti

The catastrophe that recently struck Haiti has the International Community concerned about helping out with rebuilding the country. As a school, we are asking each child to bring in One dollar to help out with the efforts. The goal is to have each class raise enough money to send one child to school (roughly $20 per month). If you could send your donations with your child over the next few weeks it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your kind support and consideration of this tragic event. Mr. Anderson

MS Read-a-thon

Dear Parents,

Today was our "kick-off" assembly for the MS Read-a-thon. Students are asked to set a goal of how many minutes they would like to read between now and February 16th (both in school and at home) in an attempt to raise money for MS, and for research into a cure. As with the "skate for skip", the students are NOT being asked to go door to door, but rather are directed to ask for pledges from family members, and friends of the family. This read-a-thon links nicely with our "Raptors Read to Achieve" program, as the students are finding that they are able to do "double duty" but reaching two goals with one attempt.

Please feel free to contact me at the school if you have any further questions regarding this program. Together we can make a difference in the lives of others! Mr. Anderson.

Leafs at School Program

As mentioned in the permission form that should have gone home with your child today, our class has the opportunity to take part in the "Celebration of Learning" at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Tuesday February 2nd. If you are interested in having your child participate in this event, please return their permission form and $20 to cover the cost of transportation and parking by Tuesday January 26th. Any submissions after this will be subject to availabilty based on a "first come, first served basis." Thanks, Mr. Anderson.

Skating for Skip...

As you may have heard by now our class has the unique opportunity to be part of SKIP (Seniors and Kids Integrational Programs) that links students and the elderly to teach compassion and empathy for people of all ages. As part of this program we are able to take part in the "Skate for Skip" fund raiser that is taking place on February 11th. The envelope should have gone home with your child tonight, and is due back to me by Tuesday February 9th.

In terms of fund-raising I am not asking the children to go door to door, but rather get donations from family members, or people at their parents place of work. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at the school, or check out the website at wwww.goskip.org, Mr. Anderson.