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Website UpdatesWe are sorry for the inconvenience but we are waiting for the District Migration to the new Website and we have not been able to update the current website regularly. I apologize for the iinconvenience. Dates for School Closures etc can be found on the new ASD-W website. We will try to keep this update more frequenlty until the migration is complete. 2023-2024 Kindergarten RegistrationYou can register your child for Kindergarten for the 2023-24 School Year by pasting the following link into your browser and following the links from there.
https://asdw.nbed.ca OR you can drop by the school during the hours of 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Traffic Pattern Change ContinuesPlease notet that the Park Street Cul Du Sac remains closed for the next two weeks due to construction. All buses and student drop off that usually goes up Park will be rerouted to the front doors for drop off.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Home and School MeetingThe first Home and School Meeting will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. and it will be at the school. Cross Country Meet CancelledPlease note that the Cross Country Running Meet has been cancelled due to weather and field conditions.
The next one is next week at Henry Park Call for PSSC MembersCalling interested family Members. Park Street Parent School Support Committee is looking for a few new members for this coming school year. The committee meets once every 4-6 weeks throughout the school year. The purpose of the PSSC is to meet with School Principal and support the school by communicating with District Education Council when necessary, Communicating with School Families, Supporting a Positive Learning Environment and Monitoring the School Improvement Plan. If interested please feel free to reach out to me directly and I will put you in contact with our PSSC Chair Anthea Plummer. rien.meesters@nbed.nb.ca CommunicationHello Park Street Families,
Seesaw is our new school-based communication tool. If you are having difficulty please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. This is our main form of communication between home and school.
We weill continue to try and update the website but EECD is migrating to a new system and this is more difficult. Breakfast ProgramDear Families,
Our breakfast program has been a huge success these past 3 years! Our school breakfast is for EVERYONE! Some children arrive at school with empty bellies, others have had breakfast but their little bodies burn it off by the time they get here. We want children to start their day on the right foot so that they are ready to learn and play! On average we serve approximately 275-300 students/day. This is awesome!
We need your help!! Our breakfast program would not be possible without our amazing volunteers! We are looking for parents, grandparents, and community members to help with our program during the 2022/23 school year. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the school at 7:15am and stay until approximately 8:15am. We have volunteers on a bi-weekly schedule so that they help twice per month.
If you are able to help, please email shauna.kelly@nbed.nb.ca. Thank you so much for your support! 😊 Parent Teacher Interviews and School DayWednesday April 13 6-8 p.m. Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday 14 No School
Parent Teacher Interviews 9-12 and Staff Professional Learning 1:00-3:00
Friday April 15th - Good Friday No School
Monday April 18th - Easter Monday No School
Tuesday April 19th - Return to School Park Street School Home & School FundraiserOur Home & School has begun a fundraiser!! We are looking for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate lovers!!!!! If you are one, this is for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Please have a look at the order form and feel free to share it with your family and friends! All money raised will be used for our students!
Your child will have a paper copy of the order form sent home today.
Park Street School 2022 K Pods coffee fundraiser.pdf
Thank you for your continued support!
PSS Staff
PSS Home & School Updated Information about some FundraisersDear PSS Families,
Cookbook – Due to all the recent constraints and pressures placed on parents, teachers and children, we are placing the cookbook on hold till the New Year. This will be something exciting for the children to look forward to, so get your recipes ready!!! We appreciate all that set them in and we will keep those submissions and submit at the time.
The Scott’s fundraiser – forms state the fundraiser only runs till Nov 18, but it goes until Nov 30!!!!! Sorry for any confusion this may have caused. These arrangements are beautiful so please spread the word!!!
PSS Clothing – we will be sending out a PSS clothing order after the holidays…likely middle of January! Stay tuned!
Thank you for your continued support! PICTURE RETAKESHarvey Studios will be here on Wednesday, October 27th for Picture Retakes.
They will be here at 9:00 am. Home & School InformationHello
Park Street Families,
On
behalf of the Home and School Association I want to welcome you back to another
fun and exciting year at Park Street School. If this is your first year with a child
at PSS, know that the Home and School Association does everything we can to
ensure that the children have the best experience possible. Each school year we
fundraise in a variety of ways, and all money is put back into the school. We
are always striving to enhance the student’s learning, help with teacher
resources, or brighten the day of everyone in the school. We have lots of
fundraising planned for 2021-2022.
This
year the Hot Lunch program will continue and be expanded:
·
On TUESDAYS children will have the option to purchase two slices of cheese
pizza and a juice box for 5$. (Pizza from Dominos)
·
On THURSDAYS, lunch (two options) will be prepared by Jobs Unlimited and
delivered to the school. For September and October, the options will be
spaghetti, meat sauce and garlic bread for 5$ OR Grilled cheese with
fruit/veggies for 5$
As
with last year, all lunches can be purchased through school cash online. This
year, you will be able to purchase lunches two months at a time. Hopefully this
simplifies the ordering process for parents. Because of deadlines from
submissions to Job Unlimited, all orders for the following week will need to be
placed BEFORE Friday morning at 8am.
Our
first fundraiser for the year will begin in two weeks. We will kick the year
off with the Epicure box fundraiser. (More info to follow)
If
you are interested in joining our Home and School Association this year, please
join us for our first meeting on September 22, 2021, at 7pm. This will be a
virtual (Teams) meeting, and we will continue virtually for the time being. We
welcome any new members and would love to see some new faces. If you would like
to come, please send me an email (listed below) to ensure you get the meeting
invite.
You
do not need to be a H & S member to help us out. If you have any capacity
to volunteer for fundraisers or hot lunches this year, please reach out! We
will keep a list of all interested adults and can communicate when volunteers
are needed.
Thank
you for your continued support of our efforts. We could not accomplish anything
without the dedicated parents at Park Street School.
Lauren
Barrett
President,
PSS Home and School Association
For Contact Information, please see the Home & School Link June 7 - After School CareWe are working on getting in touch with our after school care programs as of now:
YMCA - will be in touch with parents, but parents will need to pick their child up at school.
Get Active - will pick stduents up at both dismissal times
Sunny Days - meeting at bus stops as usual at both dismissal times
Preschool Center - will be running as usual at both dismissal times
FCA - picking up at both dismissal times
GoGo - will be reaching out to parents - parents will need to pick up thier child at school June 7 - Early DismissalPlease be advised that dismissal is 3hrs earlier for both
age groups, K-2 and 3-5.
K-2: Dismissal is 10:55
3-5 Dismissal is 12:10
Thank you,
Mr.
R. Meesters
Principal
PSS Breakfast Program Dear Families,
Our breakfast program has been a huge success these past two years! Our school breakfast is for EVERYONE! Some children arrive at school with empty bellies, others have had breakfast but their little bodies burn it off by the time they get here. We want children to start their day on the right foot so that they are ready to learn and play! On average we serve approximately 300 students/day. This is awesome!
Our breakfast program would not be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers! We are looking for parents, grandparents, and community members to help with our program during the 2021/22 school year. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the school at 7:15am and stay until approximately 8:30am. We have volunteers on a bi-weekly schedule so that they help twice per month. If you are able to help, please email shauna.kelly@nbed.nb.ca. Thank you! Safety Concern - Staff Parking Lot Good morning Park Street Families,
Please take note of the following as it is a safety concern
for our students:
Staff Parking Lot – along the
side of the school
Just a reminder that drop off and pick-up afterschool is
limited to visitor/family parking lot and the adjacent streets to the school.
There is NO drop off or pick-up in the staff parking area to
maintain the safety of our students. If your child leaves through the front
door in the direction of the back of the school, please remind your child that
they should be following the sidewalk at the front of the school and walking
down the side of the soccer field to get to the back of the school.
Thank you for your support in keeping our students safe!
Tarah Gauvin
Vice-Principal Reminder for dates where this is no school for studentsDear Park Street Families,
As per our school calendar, there will be no school for students on the following dates:
Friday, March 19 - Professional Learning
April 2nd -Good Friday
April 5th - Easter Monday
April 14th - Parent Teacher Interviews/Professional Learning
Kiss & DropKiss and Drop Zone – just a reminder to all families that
use the Kiss and Drop that this area is for students to unload independently
and is not an area that parents are allowed to exit their vehicle. Park
Street has an area for parent drop off where students require help, this is our
visitor parking area. Please use this area if you wish to get out to help
your child. Kiss and Drop is an express lane which slows when family
members exit their vehicle and it is unsafe as there are vehicles passing on
the left.
Thank you for your help in this area,
Mr. R.Meesters
Happy HolidaysHappy Festive Friday from all of us at Park Street School,
We want you to know how impressed
we have been with our whole school community this year. Our students and
families have shown wonderful resilience in our new routines and
procedures. Everyone is ready for a well-deserved break. Your
Teachers, Educational Assistants, SIW, Custodial, and Front Office Staff
are also ready for a break because they have all worked extremely hard to make
this year the best possible year given the situation.
We hope that
all of you have a wonderful holiday break and have a chance to celebrate in
whatever way your family chooses over the next two weeks and look forward to
our new year.
Happy Holidays,
Mr. Meesters and Mme. Gauvin
PSS School Administrators. District UpdsteHello ASD-W Families,
Please be advised that the Department of Education and Early Childhood
Development (EECD) has updated the "Return to School – Direction for
School Districts and Schools" document. You can see it at this link:
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/education.html
The following changes have been made to the
document:
- Grades
9 to 12 Section, Page 6 – bullet has been added to reinforce the Education Act
prohibiting hiring students during school hours.
- Appendix
E – Music Education Directives - the appendix has been updated to include new directives
for Extra-Curricular Music and Drama Activities.
Further to this and as of midnight on Thursday, November 19, Zone 1
(Moncton and South-East NB) has changed to the Orange Recovery Phase. This
impacts schools and early learning centres (ELC) primarily in the Anglophone
East School District and a few schools/ELCs in the Anglophone North School
District.
Currently, the schools in ASD-W are in the Yellow Recovery Phase.
Should staff or students travel to a zone that is in the Orange Recovery
Phase, they must self monitor and wear a mask for 14 days and follow directives
in accordance with the Mandatory Order as if they were in the Orange
Phase. Here is a copy of the statement that describes the expectations:
ORANGE
LEVEL FINAL.pdf
Finally, please remember that people should be kind to one another,
particularly those who are impacted by the Orange phase in Zone 1.
Thank you again for all your support.
David McTimoney, Superintendent Holiday FamiliesPark Street Holiday Families
In years past, we have sponsored several of our Park Street
families for the holidays with help from our school community. We have
greatly appreciated all of the support we have had in regards to this each
year! We are in the process of organizing our holiday families for this
year and it will be done differently due to COVID-19 precautions. We hope
that it will be a success as in years past and look forward to sending out more
information next week.
Thank you for your continued support! Fundraising Update HHello Park Street Families!
A quick update from your Home & School Committee in
regards to fundraising…
- Epicure – Our shipment
for Epicure should arrive shortly! We are looking forward to
dividing all of the boxes up by class and sending them home…we will be in
touch with more information in the near future!
- Scott’s – Tickets for
purchases from Scott’s Nursery will be sent home Monday, November 23rd
as tomorrow is Professional Learning day for teachers. We apologize
for any inconvenience this may cause.
- A huge THANK YOU!!!!!!
Thank you so much to all those who have taken part in our fundraising
efforts this year…it is greatly appreciated!
Home & School Committee
Kindergarten Registration 2021-22 School YearKindergarten registration for next fall will happen a bit differently this year. If you have a child that will turn 5 by December 31st of 2021 please follow the instructions below:
Website: Anglophone West School District, from here choose the "Pre Register - Registration" link on the right.
Registration dates are October 13th - 23rd 2020.
PSSC and Home & SchoolWe will be hosting our first meetings of the year for PSSC as well as Home & School.
Home & School will be Wednesday, September 30th at 5:30
PSSC will be Wedndesday, September 30th at 6:30
We will be meeting at the school for the first meetings. All are welcome to attend! Breakfast ProgramDear Families,
Our breakfast program was a huge success last year!
Whether children have not eaten, or have had breakfast but are still hungry,
they are welcome to breakfast. We want our girls and boys to start their
day on the right foot! On average, we serve approximately 300 students/day –
WOW!
We are looking for volunteers to help with our breakfast
program. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the school at 7:15am and stay
until approximately 8:30am. We have volunteers on a bi-weekly schedule so
that they help twice per month. We could not run this program without our
wonderful volunteers! If you are able to help, please email shauna.kelly@nbed.nb.ca. Thank
you!
Message from PSSCHello, Park Street Parents!
I hope all of you and your little ones have had a happy start
to the school year in the “new normal”. I wanted to send a quick note to let
you know that the Park Street Parent School Support Committee will soon begin
our monthly meetings and we would love to add some new faces to the table.
The Parent School Support Committee is a committee made up
of mainly parents in order to provide consultation and guidance to Park Street
School’s administration. We provide guidance on policy issues respecting the
school mission, the school’s learning climate, strategies for communication
with parents and the community, and strategies for improving the quality of
learning and teaching within the school.
We meet with the principal for an hour once a month (except
December!) in the evening, and there are no special skills required--only a
desire to share thoughts, ideas and opinions.
Our first meeting will be held in the next couple of weeks.
If you have any questions or you’re interested in joining us, please reach out
to the school so we can get in touch with you.
Wishing all of you a healthy and productive academic year,
Matt Stainforth
Chair, Park Street School PSSC Pick-Up ReminderAfter-School Pick Up Reminder
Just a reminder that pick-up afterschool is limited to
family parking lot and the adjacent streets to the school. There is NO
pick-up in the staff parking area to maintain the safety of our students.
Thank you,
Mr. R. Meesters
Principal Appropriate masks for school useGood afternoon Park Street families,
Please take note of the following information we have received from ASD-W regarding appropriate masks for school use:
“In the Return to School document in Appendix A: Use of a Community Mask, it states in the second bullet the following:
A community mask should be at least two layers of tightly woven fabric, that covers the nose, mouth, and sides of the face.
We have received a communication from EECD that a buff or neck scarf does not meet the requirements of a community mask.”
Thank you for your support in keeping PSS the best possible healthy place to grow!
COVID-19 Operational PlanHello PSS Families!
PSS staff are very excited to have our students coming back into our school next week. We have all been working hard to make sure we are providing our students with a heathy, safe school environment. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our staff for being so wonderful and helpful through all of the planning and implementing of new procedures.
We know many families have questions and we hope these attached documents will help! If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail rien.meesters@nbed.nb.ca or tarah.gauvin@nbed.nb.ca.
Thank you for your patience and support as we get ready to open our doors! We are looking forward to a healthy, safe school year!
Rien Meesters & Tarah Gauvin
Covid-operational-Plan - Aug 17 PSS.pdf
COVID Expectations Parent 2020-2021.pdf
Park Street 2020-2021We have now sent two communication letters to our Park Street families regarding the 2020-2021 school year. Just in case we do not have your family in our e-mail system as of yet, please see the two letters attached here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail rien.meesters@nbed.nb.ca or tarah.gauvin@nbed.nb.ca.
We hope you enjoy the remainder of you summer and look forward to seeing you all in a couple weeks!
Park Street 2020-2021.doc
Park Street 2020-2021 Letter 2.doc
TonightIf you are still need of retrieving your child's belongings from school, the school will be open tonight from 6:00 until 7:30 pm. Update: April 6Hello Park Street Families and Students,
I hope that this message finds you all well
and healthy.
I am reaching out today to provide an
update of our current situation in Education and inform you of our model of
online student support. This week your
student’s homeroom teacher will be in contact with you via Fresh Grade or
through alternate methods if you are not able to access this program. I hope that you will remain patient as our
teachers learn and develop new ways of teaching and communicating with
families, this may take some time. You
should hear from your teacher by early this week and by mid-week have received
some academic supports. Please be aware
that each classroom teacher has the autonomy to develop their own model of
support, but all are developing something that fits the guidelines provided by
the Minster of Education and our District Superintendent.
I encourage you to download the Parent App
for Fresh Grade on a device as this will give you the best means of connecting
with your teacher.
If you are having difficulty with Fresh
Grade or with communication models that support your situation, please reach
out to your classroom teacher for help or contact the school through the school
phone line or the Webpage Form.
I encourage you to continue in the efforts
to social distance and look forward to a time when we can return to the halls
and classrooms of PSS.
Thank you,
Mr. R. Meesters
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