Arklan Community Public School

613-257-8113

Friday, Dec. 7
The Arklan
School Council
presents
Arklan Jingle
Ball

Week of Dec 3-7

Angel Tree
Collection

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Mark your calendar ‘cause you won’t want to miss this!

On Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 Arklan staff and
students invite all families to join them in celebrating
the holiday season. Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6
students will showcase their skills in a performance
with a “Canada’s Got Talent” theme. Our show,
“Arklan’s Got Spirit”, takes place in the gym at 12:45
PM.
For those unable to attend on the 19th, you’re invit-
ed to the dress rehearsal on December 18th at the
same time .
The snow-date for Arklan’s Christmas performance is
Thursday, December 20th.
Please join us for a fun,
family-oriented Christmas celebration!

Friday, December 7th: Red, White, Green Day!

Wear your holiday colours!

Friday, December 14th: Hat Day!

If you have a Santa toque or a Christmas hat, wear it today!

Friday, December 21st: Pajama Day!

Wear your pajamas today...Christmas pajamas, if you have them!

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Take advantage of this shopping opportunity to pick up some qual-

ity books and other gift items. The ever-popular Scholastic Book
Fair is scheduled for December 17 to 20. The book fair is open
throughout these four school days from 9:30 to 3:30...closed dur-
ing the lunch period (11:55-12:25). On Wednesday, December
19th, the book fair will be closed during the concert but will reo-
pen right after. Cash, cheques, debit and credit are all accepted.
Please stop by and take a look….you may find something you like!

We recognize that this is a really busy time of the
year for many. However, a growing number of ab-
sences are going unreported recently.
We all have a duty to ensure the safety of our stu-
dents. Safe Arrival procedures are a legislated re-
quirement for elementary students in Ontario.
If your child is absent, or you know of a future ab-
sence, please remember to notify the school. Here
are some options for contacting the school:
• Call the school at 613-257-8113 and leave a mes-
sage on extension 1. This option is available 24/7
• Report the absence via My Family Room
• Tell Mrs. Braiden in person
• Email Mrs. Braiden at
j_lynn.braiden@ucdsb.on.ca
• Write a note in your child’s agenda
• Send a note to the office
• Send a message via Facebook. It’s completely
private….only office staff see these messages.
If we are unable to contact you through the phone
numbers you provide, we will attempt to phone your
emergency contacts. If we are unsuccessful in reach-
ing any contact, the board protocol is to report un-
known absences to the OPP.

Angel Tree Collection: Week of December 3 to 7

We sincerely appreciate the generosity of Arklan families!
In the spirit of giving, we are asking for donations to the Family and Children’s
Services Angel Tree Program in lieu of teacher gifts. We are also supporting the
Interval House Angel Tree program this season. Every class has the name of an
Angel Tree child, most of an age similar to their students. Each Angel Tree child
has a wish list which we hope to fill, through donations of new unwrapped
gifts. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated and will be used to pur-
chase gifts for these children. We thank you in advance for your support!

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December 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1
Milk Begins

2 3 4 School Council 5 6 7 8 Arklan Jingle Ball

Angel Tree Collection
Concert Red, Green, 6:30—8:00 PM\on
Meeting 6:30 PM
this Week
Snow date White Day December 7th

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Milk & Lunch orders due
Christmas Hat
Day

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Arklan has Spirit Pajama Day
12:45
Scholastic Book Fair 17-20
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Holidays….December 24, 2018 to January 7, 2019
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Snow days...they’re inevitable!! Please check www.steo.ca for

bus cancellations. Snow day notices are also posted on Arklan’s
Facebook page. Please do not call the school or the bus compa-
ny to inquire about cancellations.
Remember, there’s no need to call the school if your child will
be absent because their bus is cancelled. BUT, please do con-
tact us if your child is not a bus student, and is staying home on
a “snow-day”.
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