Weekly Newsletter Sept 11th, 2026
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What a wonderful first week back at Robert Little Public School!
It has been fantastic to see our school community back together, and we are so proud of how our students have settled into the new school year. Our school is already buzzing with energy, learning and excitement!
🏃 Cross Country is underway!
Our students have been working hard, getting active and showing great school spirit as Cross Country gets started.
🏈 Flag Football has also kicked off!
We are excited to see our students getting involved, trying new things and representing our North Stars with pride.
🏫 Our school is looking fantastic!
We are especially excited about some of the new renovations in our Junior Hall. We are looking forward to seeing our students enjoy these refreshed spaces throughout the year.
🍂 Fall Fair is Coming Soon!
Our Fall Fair is coming up next week, and we can't wait to celebrate together as a school community. More information and reminders will be coming your way, so please keep an eye on your emails.
💻 Important School Cash Online Reminder
Please remember that all students should be registered for a School Cash Online account. Having an account set up will make it easier to access and pay for school activities, events and other items throughout the year.
📸 Walking & Photo Forms
Walking permission and photo forms have been sent home to families by email. Please take a moment to complete the Google Form if you have not already done so:
Complete the Walking & Photo Google Form
Thank you for helping us get the school year off to such a great start. We are looking forward to an amazing year of learning, growing and building our North Star community together!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Dear North Star Families,
Administrators, teachers, students and parents set the tone for the school community and it is our collaboration that creates a welcoming learning environment. The key focus of any educational community is the success of our students. Student success can be measured in many different ways but my true belief is that students learn when they feel a sense of belonging.
At Robert Little PS, we are continuing on our journey of moving away from traditional grades and are moving towards a learning stance that uses feedback as a tool to improve student outcomes. What this means is that we would like students and parents/guardians to join us in measuring student success by how students are learning and progressing as opposed to grades alone. Often a big emphasis is on the grade on a test or assignment, overlooking the important information included in the teacher feedback. When we do this, we miss out on the opportunity to celebrate what we have learned and where we have come from and to learn where we can improve.
Research tells us that when students receive a grade on their work, it signifies the end of learning. By providing feedback without an attached grade, students are 30% more likely to use the feedback leading to greater improvement. Many of our students are motivated by grades, feeling like learning ends when they achieve an A, or worse, students begin defining themselves by the grades they receive. We all know that learning is ongoing, removing grades from student work encourages students to adjust their thinking to learning to learn. Rest assured, that while students will not be seeing grades on a daily basis, we are still assessing your child’s progress and even recording grades. Students will still receive an Ontario Report Card with grades at the end of each term. Throughout the year, should you wish to check in, our teachers will be happy to share this information with you. We simply want our students to learn to value and use feedback, leading to greater success in all aspects of school. Further, feedback gives parents/guardians greater insight into your child’s learning and will ensure you know what next steps your child needs to take to move forward on their own personal learning journey.
Success breeds success. The more we can uplift our children, the more confident they will be and the more likely they will be to take academic risks. We believe that removing grades on student work will create a learning environment where our students can flourish. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office.
Ms. S. Green Mrs. L. Robson
Cross Country Club began this week. This is the first interschool club of the year and has a short turnaround period. The club will run until Tuesday, Sept. 22nd. Runners are encouraged to come out and be active running during nutrition breaks. 5 runners from each age group and gender will attend our regional meet. Our regional meet is all day on Thursday, September 24th at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington. Come on out and have some fun running and being active!!!
Mr. Cousineau and Mrs. Maybury
🍕🥙 Food Programs at Robert Little Public School
🍕🥙 Food Programs at Robert Little Public School
We are excited to share the food programs that will be available to our students this school year!
🍕 Pizza Days – Tuesdays & Thursdays
Pizza Days will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday, with pizza provided by The Pizza Hub. Students will be able to order their favourite pizza options through School Cash Online.
🍎 The Lunch Lady
And, as always, The Lunch Lady will continue to be available as one of our school lunch program options.
We are excited to offer our students a variety of convenient lunch choices throughout the school year.
Please watch for upcoming messages with ordering information, menus, and important dates.
Thank you for your continued support of our school food programs!
🥙 Pita Pit – Wednesdays
🥙 Pita Pit – Wednesdays
We’re excited to introduce Pita Pit Wednesdays at Robert Little Public School!
Students can enjoy a fresh Pita Pit lunch every Wednesday during Term 1 (September 30–December 16).
To order, please complete the online form below:
Please remember to complete one order form per student.
We hope the kiddos enjoy their Pita Pit Wednesdays! 🥙😋
🚗 Kiss & Ride Reminder
🚗 Kiss & Ride Reminder
A friendly reminder that the Kiss & Ride at Robert Little PS is a drop-off and pick-up area only. Our goal is to keep traffic moving while ensuring the safety of all of our students and families.
Please keep the following in mind:
If your child is old enough to exit the vehicle independently, please pull up, remain in your car, and have your child exit on the sidewalk side of the vehicle. This ensures they are not stepping out into traffic moving past the Kiss & Ride.
Please do not stop and get out of your vehicle in the Kiss & Ride. This slows down the process, creates backups and can lead to impatience among other drivers — and that is when accidents can happen.
If your child needs assistance getting in or out of the vehicle, please park your car in a designated parking area and assist them there.
If your child is not ready and waiting at the Kiss & Ride pick-up area, please keep moving through the loop and circle back once your child is ready. Please do not stop and wait in the Kiss & Ride.
Please follow the directions of our staff who are outside helping to keep the area safe and traffic flowing.
We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation. By keeping the Kiss & Ride moving, we can make drop-off and pick-up safer, smoother, and less stressful for everyone! ⭐
Thank you for helping us keep our North Stars safe!
Questions about your child's education? Start by speaking with your child's teacher and principal. If you still need support, the HDSB’s Student and Family Support Office can help answer questions, provide information and connect you with the appropriate supports.
Help 400 HDSB Students Start School with Confidence
As students across our community head back to school, some will arrive without the basics they need: a backpack, school supplies, or even lunch. The Halton Learning Foundation (HLF), thanks to our generous community, is here to help.
HLF launched its Back-to-School campaign, with the help of its cheerful helper, Carrie the Backpack, to support 400 HDSB students by September 30. Families are counting on this support, and HLF is asking our generous community to step in urgently so they can continue to say “YES” to every request for emergency support they receive.
Here's what one parent shared about what saying “YES” meant to her family:
Just wanted to say how grateful I am for this support. I’m a single mom, and because of your help, I’m able to get what my daughter needs for back-to-school and food, and I’m so unbelievably grateful for the support.
Make a gift for a student in need today: Donate Now
Together, we can give students not just supplies, but confidence, dignity, and hope.
Learn more about Carrie’s Back to School mission and how you can help at GoBack2School.ca.
We would like to introduce our school’s Child and Youth Care Practitioner
(CYC-P): Michelle Crozier and our
School’s Social Worker(s) (SW): Lisa O’Halloran.
Michelle and Lisa will be a part of the Robert Little community this year.
What is a CYC-P?
CYC-Ps are an active and integral part of the school community, often participating in school-wide activities (e.g. well-being teams, youth engagement, parent/guardian/caregiver information sessions, etc.) with educators to enhance student well-being. Students receive mental health literacy and social-emotional learning while at school through the curriculum. As a complement to this learning, CYC-Ps promote mental health through sharing and co-leading evidence-based social-emotional learning and activities to provide classwide programming. CYC-Ps are also part of response teams for all schools in the Halton District School Board (e.g. Traumatic Events Response Team, and suicide risk screening).
How CYC-Ps can support students
Parents/guardians/caregivers may receive notification letters and updates throughout the school year about evidence-based social-emotional literacy materials shared in classrooms with CYC-Ps. CYC-Ps can also provide specific opportunities for students through small group or individual sessions focusing on psychoeducation, well-being and skill building. These sessions support students in reaching their goals. This is done in consultation with and consent from parents/guardians/caregivers.
What is a Social Worker?
Social Workers are an integral part of the school community. Social Workers work together with students, parents/caregivers, staff and community providers to help students feel well and have a positive school experience. Students learn ways to address their feelings and emotions through identity-affirming evidenced-based therapeutic interventions. Social Workers, like CYC-Ps, are also part of response teams for all schools in the HDSB. Access to a Social Worker is done through your child’s school with parent/guardian consent through the SRT process. Grade 7 and 8 students ( who are 12 years of age and older) can self-refer and receive individual psychotherapeutic support.
How can Social Workers support students?
Social Workers use psychotherapeutic interventions to support students on a variety of issues. These interventions are evidence-based and are identity-affirming to ensure that students feel that their voice is being heard and validated. Some interventions used include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Social Workers and students work towards goal based outcomes.
Further information and additional support about the full complement of services from Student Well-Being
Please refer to the HDSB Mental Health & Well-Being webpage for more information on the support parent section available to students at school and how to access this support.
This week is back to school and Vintage Acton provided a post with a brief history on Acton's elementary schools. The first of the series is Robert Little Public School.
The school known today as Robert Little Public School, located on School Lane, dates back to 1860 when it was first called Acton Public School. It was operated by the Acton Board of Education.
In 1863, with a reputation of successful teaching, Robert Little was appointed Principal of the school.
In 1871, Little was appointed as Halton County School Inspector and later had an influence on what would become the current Ontario Public School System. Little died at the age of 50 in 1885, after an attack of typhoid; he was buried in Fairview cemetery.
In the 1890s the school was expanded upon with the addition of a brick building at the front. Later on, in 1952, a new building replaced the 1860 structure. The brick building at front burned down on October 2nd, 1956 but the 1952 addition was spared.
The year following the fire, in 1957, the school was renamed Robert Little Public School after the longtime Principal.
It would be in late 1959 when the school saw a replacement for the destroyed structure, providing the current entrance and classrooms seen at the front of the school today.
Photo and History Credit: Dills Collection / Vintage Acton
Hello Future Bearcat Families!
We would love to see you at our Open House next Thursday September 17th
All the fun starts at 6:00 ( Advanced Placement Presentation at 5:30).
You can hear about:
Coming into High School -all the tricks and tips for 4 years of success
Coming into Grade 7 ( all grade 6s are welcome!)
Advanced Placement Preparatory courses ( 5:30 special start time)
Tour our excellent programs and meet our amazing teachers
We Can't Wait To Meet You!
School Cash Online
School Cash Online
At Robert Little Public School, we use School Cash Online for all payments made to the school. We recommend setting up your account so you are prepared for any fees or purchases that pertain to your student throughout the school year.
Some of the benefits of using School Cash Online include:
Ability to pay by credit card, Visa Debit, or eCheck (directly from your bank account)
Receive reminder emails so you never miss a payment due date
See only items available for purchase online that are applicable to your student(s)
Use Google Translate in over 100 languages to assist you when making purchases
Make an online donation and receive your tax receipt by email
Access support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Visit hdsb.schoolcashonline.com to sign up today and have the ability to track all payments made.
Please note: You will need your student's Halton Student Number (not the OEN) to set up an account. If you do not have your student's Halton Student Number, please contact the school office at 519-853-2540.
St. John Ambulance – Home Alone & Babysitting Courses
St. John Ambulance – Home Alone & Babysitting Courses
Is your child ready to build confidence and learn important safety skills?
St. John Ambulance is offering virtual Home Alone and Babysitting courses designed to help young people develop the skills they need to feel more confident and responsible at home and when caring for others.
👶 Babysitting Basics
Ages: 11–15 years
This course helps prepare youth for the responsibilities of babysitting by teaching practical skills and important safety information.
🏠 Home Alone
Ages: 11–14 years
Youth will learn valuable skills to help them stay safe, confident, and prepared when spending time home alone.
✨ Virtual & Convenient!
Both courses are offered online, making them easy for students to complete from home.
For more information and to register, please visit St. John Ambulance and explore their youth training opportunities.
September 14 Eco Explorers Presentation (Grades4/5)
September 15 Eco Explorers Local Hike (prospect park) Grades 4/5
September 18 Grades 1-4 Acton Fall Fair Education Day
September 21 Picture Day
September 24 Cross Country Meet -Sherwood Forest Park
September 25 The Robert Little Terry Fox Assembly
September 29 Pizza Day Starts
September 29 Robert Little Open House
September 30 Pita Pit Starts
October 7 International Walk To School Day
October 9 PA Day (No School)
October 14 Kindie Dental Screening
October 14-16 Grade 4/5 Terra Cotta Field Trip (2 classes per day)
November 2 Picture Re-Take Day
Things to do:
Things to do:
Looking for something to do in Halton Hills this weekend, make sure to check out the Culture Days website!
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