Messages from Rattlesnake Point

Arab Heritage Night

Thank you to all the families who came out to celebrate Arab Heritage. Familes got to enjoy events from the stations that teachers @HDSB created. They included :

The Language of Drumming
Yalla... Let's Play
Pieces of Me
Taste of the Arab World
Multilingual Storytime
Dabke Dance Along
Arabesque Art
Beauty of your name

We cannot wait for this event, and many more like it, in the future!

Community Cafe

Thank you so much to those who were able to attend our first ever Community Cafe at Rattlesnake Point Public School.

We are looking forward to continuing this event once a month, and are looking for your input.

Please fill in this form (if you haven't already done so) to express your interest and preferences for future events.

Save the date for the next Community Cafe:

Date: Monday May 15th, 2023

Time: Timing may be dependent on responses from the survey above. Stay tuned.

This Week's Word

Parking Reminders

Please spend a couple of minutes to review parking expectations at Rattlesnake Point Public School. Working together to keep our kids safe.

HDSB Messages

The HDSB’s Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) welcomes parents/guardians and community members to attend the annual Parent Involvement Committee Conference on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Elsie MacGill Secondary School (1410 Bronte St S, Milton). The theme of this year’s conference is Nurturing the Whole Child: Mind, Body and Spirit. We look forward to welcoming you to a great conference, filled with an outstanding keynote speaker, workshops and curated content for parents/guardians and community members. For more information and to register for the conference, visit the PIC webpage on the HDSB website (hdsb.ca).

100 Strong ~

Summer Academy

100 Strong Summer Academy is a 4-week summer program designed to inspire Black male youth. This year the program has expanded to include students entering grade 7, 8 and 9 (i.e., ages 11-14 years old)in the 2023-2024 school year.

Details about the program can be found in the linked flyer. Interested parents are encouraged to attend the virtual information session being held on May 17 (see flyer for details).

Virtual Info Session

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 @6pm

ZOOM Meeting ID: 834 1212 3261

Info@100strongfoundation.ca

Director's Cut Episode #9 is here!

We are excited to announce the latest Director’s Cut is here! Episode #9 examines how the ‘Mental Health & Well-Being’ area of focus in the #HDSB’s 2020-2024 Multi-Year Plan is being implemented in our elementary and secondary classrooms. You will find previous episodes on this webpage. Enjoy!

Free Menstrual Products initiative

As you may know, through the Board’s Free Menstrual Products initiative, all HDSB schools have menstrual product dispensing machines installed in all female, gender-neutral and multi-stall female washrooms. We would appreciate your assistance in helping to promote this on your school social media accounts and websites. Please share the below messages on your school social media with the attached image and in your school newsletter/website update.

Kindergarten Registration

is open for the 2023-2024 school year! Families are invited to learn more about Kindergarten in the Halton District School Board, the Kindergarten Program, play-based learning, community resources in Halton and before and after school care at kindergarten.hdsb.ca.

To register to begin school in Fall 2023, Year 1 Kindergarten children must be four years old by Dec. 31, 2023 and Year 2 Kindergarten children must be five years old by Dec. 31, 2023. To identify your child's home school, please refer to information at “Find My Local School.” If you need assistance determining your home school, please contact plan@hdsb.ca.

We look forward to welcoming you to the HDSB this Fall.

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