| Kindergarten Registration Is open | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/10 | Kindergarten Registration Is open | <p>Do you (or someone you know) have a child who is turning four in 2020? If so, it's time to register them for Kindergarten in the SCDSB! Beginning Jan. 27, 2020, Simcoe County's public schools started to register children for Kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year. Parents/guardians can begin the Kindergarten registration process on the SCDSB website by visiting <a href="http://www.scdsb.on.ca/"><span lang="en-US" style="text-decoration:underline;">www.scdsb.on.ca</span></a> and select 'Community Apps'. Visit <a href="http://www.scdsb.on.ca/elementary/planning_for_school/kindergarten"><span lang="en-US" style="text-decoration:underline;">www.scdsb.on.ca/elementary/planning_for_school/kindergarten</span></a> for more information.<br><br></p> | | | |
| Interested in Before and After care for your child? | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/6 | Interested in Before and After care for your child? | <p>A Before and After School Program is available at AMES through the YMCA for children ages 3.8 -12 years. It is offered from Monday to Friday, 6:00am - 6:30pm. PA Days and holidays are also offered.<br></p><p><strong>Contact Info:</strong><br><a href="http://www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/">www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca</a><br>705-896-5938<br></p> | | | |
| Subscribe to our web-site to stay up-to-date! | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/2 | Subscribe to our web-site to stay up-to-date! | <p>Our web-site is now fully mobile and tablet friendly, with a special adaptive design that works on all devices. Read about some of the highlights below.</p><p><strong>Subscribe to stay up-to-date </strong><br>Our <a href="/about-us/news">What's New</a> section is where you'll read about all the exciting things going on in our school. It's also where we will post updates during emergency situations. Keep an eye on this section to stay up-to-date. <a href="/subscribe">Subscribe</a> to receive these updates by email so you can stay informed wherever you are! </p><p><strong>Find out what's happening</strong><br>Check out our <a href="/about-us/events">Events</a> calendar to see the great things upcoming in our school. All Board-wide dates like PA Days and Holidays are available, as well as our school-based events. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Learn about high sch</strong><strong>ool</strong><br>The <a href="/students/high-school">High School</a> page under Students gives an overview of what to expect in high school, and provides resources for parents to help their teen with the transition.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Pay fees online</strong><br>The <a href="/parents/pay-fees"><span lang="EN-CA">Pay Fees</span></a> page is found under the Parents menu, and provides the link to access SchoolCash Online to pay for things like field trips and lunch days. Credit Card payments are accepted.</p><p><strong>Newsletters</strong><br>All of our monthly school newsletters will be posted on the <a href="/parents/newsletters"><span lang="EN-CA">Newsletters</span></a> page under Parents. They will also be emailed out to you when you sign up for a subscription to our website.</p><p>Take a look around our new website and try out all the new features. Tell your friends and family to visit us too!<br></p> | | | |
| Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/31 | Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | <p>The SchoolCash Online program is now available at all schools, offering parents the option to pay online for field trips, lunch days and other items. The program is intended to reduce paper, eliminate the need for students to travel with money, and for money to be counted and stored at schools. Payment by credit card has now also been added.<br><br>Parents who sign up will receive a notification when a new item becomes available for purchase. Items are personalized to each student. Parents will use a secure online account to process payments, and can either make a one-time payment for each item as it occurs, or load money to carry a balance in the online account to make payments in the future.<br><br>To create an online account, go to <a href="https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com/" target="_blank">https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com</a>. Please contact the school office with any questions.</p> | | | |
| Safe Arrival Procedures | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/3 | Safe Arrival Procedures | <p>Dear Parent/Guardian:</p><p>If your children are going to be late or absent from school please call our Safe Arrival line at 705-424-5701, press 1. <span><span>This line is available to take your
message 24 hours a day. Please leave the name of the student, teacher’s
name and reason for absence. <br></span></span></p><p>Our student sign in/out book is located inside the office. If you need to sign out your child, please send a note to your child's teacher informing them of their dismissal time. When you arrive at the school, please come into the office to sign out your child. We will THEN call the student to the office.</p><p>If your child is late, please come into the office to sign them in. The student will need a late slip to bring to their teacher. <strong>PLEASE DO NOT</strong> walk your child to their classroom. If they are in kindergarten and do not know their way to class, we can call the classroom to have a buddy meet them.</p><p><strong></strong><strong> SNOW DAYS: </strong>It is very helpful for us in the office to have parents, of children who walk to school, call safe arrival on a Snow Day if their children are not attending school or will be late.<br></p> | | | |
| ‘Bus Tag’ program helps students get to and from school safely | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/18 | ‘Bus Tag’ program helps students get to and from school safely | <p></p><p>The Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium (SCSTC) launched the Bus Tag<strong> </strong>program this September.<strong> </strong>The Bus Tag program supports safety for JK/SK and other school-identified students by<strong> </strong>providing a process to match students to their assigned afternoon school bus and to also<strong> </strong>identify they must be met by a parent or guardian at their afternoon bus stop.</p><p>The program provides:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>a colour coded bus tag with the assigned p.m. route number to be attached to the student's backpack</li><li>a colour-coded route card with route number in the windows of the school bus that the Bus Tag is matched to</li></ul><p>The SCSTC and Bus Operators have policies and procedures that are used on all school vehicles to ensure students in JK/SK and other school identified students are met at their afternoon bus stop. It's the parent/guardian's responsibility to meet Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten and other identified students at the bus stop .The Bus Tag program has been established to assist both the schools and school bus drivers to load these students on the correct afternoon bus and identify they are to be met at their bus stop by a parent/guardian. For more information, contact the Transportation Consortium through their website: <a target="_blank" href="http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca/</span></a> or call them at 705-733-8965.</p> | | | |
| Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | http://ang.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/19 | Pay for field trips, lunch days, etc. with SchoolCash Online | <p></p><p>The SchoolCash Online program is now available at all schools, offering parents the option to pay online for field trips, lunch days and other items. The program is intended to reduce paper, eliminate the need for students to travel with money, and for money to be counted and stored at schools.<strong> </strong>Payment by credit card has now also been added. </p><p>Parents who sign up will receive a notification when a new item becomes available for purchase. Items are personalized to each student. Parents will use a secure online account to process payments, and can either make a one-time payment for each item as it occurs, or load money to carry a balance in the online account to make payments in the future. </p><p>To create an online account, go to <a href="https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-decoration:underline;">https://simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com</span></a>. Please contact the school office with any questions.</p> | | | |