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Fairmont Falcons Press
1040 Hamilton Road
London, ON N5W1A6
Telephone: 519-452-8200
Principal: Mrs. Burns
Vice Principal: Mr. Vockeroth
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. St Germain
Superintendent: Michelle Deman
Trustees: Sheri Polhill & Ruth Tisdale
Find our website at
http://sites.tvdsb.ca/Fairmont.cfm
Message From the Office
Welcome back to all of our Fairmont students and
families! It’s always exciting to see the enthusiastic
and smiling faces of the students at the beginning of
the school year. We extend a warm welcome to those
students and families new to the Fairmont community
and we are looking forward to a productive and excit-
ing year of learning and growing together.
We are thrilled to work with such an amazing team
of dedicated personnel and our strong and supportive
parent community. We would like to welcome Ms.
Mann (our new Kindergarten teacher) and Ms. Pfeifer
(our new LST and Kindergarten prep teacher) to Fair-
mont.
September is a busy month and we ask parents to
help us ensure everyone’s safety by visiting the parent
portal to update important information by September
16th (see page 2 of newsletter for more information).
Fairmont is very excited to introduce our new Web-
site to parent. The new website is a great place to re-
ceive Fairmont and TVDSB news, check for important
dates on the calendar, and connect with school cash
online to pay for school activities and lunches. You are
invited to visit our website, explore the new content
and subscribe to any pages that interest you.
We would like to remind parents and guardians who
are picking up their children that JK/SK pick ups are
done in front of the school, and Grades 1 - 8 pick ups
are done at the back of the school near the rear park-
ing lot. Handicap parking spaces are reserved for per-
mitted vehicles only.
Parents who would like to sign their children out are
asked to come to the office. Please keep in mind that
every minute of instruction is valuable learning time.
We therefore request that you limit early sign-outs to
appointments and/or special circumstances.
We wish all of our students, staff and families a
great start to the year!
Mrs. Burns & Mr. Vockeroth
Dates to Remember
September 10th - Parent Council
September 28th - Last Day to Update important
information through Parent Portal
September 28th - PA Day
Cash Online. Sign up Now!
School cash online is safe, fast, convenient way for
parents to pay for school activity fees.
Starting this September, School cash will be the only
way to pay for all school Hot Lunch days.
See page 5 of this newsletter for more information.
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEET-
ING:
Our first School Coun-cil meeting of the year will be held on Monday September
10th at 6 PM in the library. Come and get in-volved to help us start the year off!
We build each student’s tomorrow, every day.
School Council News
School Bus
For information on bussing,
www.mybigyellowbus.ca
Sign up / Sign Into the Parent Portal
This year, the TVDSB is encouraging parents/guardians to update their child’s information online through the Parent Portal. The Portal will be open until September 16th.
Parents/guardians who have established access to the TVDSB Parent Portal are asked to update the following:
Student Information Sheet
Emergency Contact List
Parental Consent for Release of Student Infor-mation
Medical Forms
G-Suite Computer Use Agreement Supporting Students with Prevalent Medical
Health Conditions at School To ensure that children with potentially life threaten-ing medical conditions remain safe while attending school, we request that parents and guardians share necessary medical information on the Parent Portal. Medical conditions considered potentially life-threatening may include: Asthma Anaphylaxis Epilepsy Type 1 Diabetes Any other potentially life-threatening condition
that could result in a medical incident (discuss with your school administrator)
It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to inform the school of such conditions to ensure the student’s safety at school.
Sun Protection
Protect your skin and eyes from the sun
1. Time of Day: Limit time in the sun when the UV
index is 3 or higher, usually between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2. Shade: Seek shade or make shade using an um-
brella or pop up shade shelter.
3. Cover up: Wear clothes that cover as much skin
as possible or UV protective clothing. Wear a wide brim hat or baseball cap with flaps that cov-er the head, neck or ears.
4. Sunscreen: Apply plenty of sunscreen with SPF
30 or more, labelled “broad spectrum” and “water resistant”. Reapply after swimming, sweating or toweling.
5. Sunglasses: Wear close fitting/wrap-around sun-
glasses with UV 400 or 100% UV protection.
Your Public Health Staff
Nutrition Breaks - Kindergarten to Grade 6
1st Nutrition break 10:45 – 11:35; Second Nutrition break 1:15 – 1:55)
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Please note that for all students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, it is the expectation that if a parent wishes to take their child for lunch or for their child to come home for lunch, then a parent or designate will sign-out and pick their child up at the office.
Students who stay are expected to show good manners, just as you would expect at your own table at home. Our expecta-tions are that students will:
eat their own lunches using appropriate table manners
stay seated and talk quietly to their neighbours until dismissed
raise their hand if they need anything
clean up their eating area before going outside, using the garbage and recycling bins appropriately and as need-ed
upon dismissal, go to the bathroom if necessary and then go directly outside
Once the nutrition break is over, students are to remain outside unless they have a pass to stay in and are supervised by a teacher.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Burns Mr. Vockeroth
Principal Vice-Principal
Nutrition Breaks - Grade 7 and 8
1st Nutrition break 10:45 – 11:35; Second Nutrition break 1:15 – 1:55)
Dear Parents/Guardians:
This year we have revised our lunch policy. Students in grade 7 & 8 will be allowed to leave the property for lunch with parental permission. It is our expectations that students will be respectful when in the community and will return on time for classes. Should these expectations not be met, this could lead to the loss of this lunch privilege and the offending students will be required to remain at school for the lunch hour.
Students who stay are expected to show good manners, just as you would expect at your own table at home. Our expectations are that students will:
eat their own lunches using appropriate table manners
stay seated and talk quietly to their neighbours until dismissed
raise their hand if they need anything
clean up their eating area before going outside, using the garbage and recycling bins appropriately and as need-ed
upon dismissal, go to the bathroom if necessary and then go directly outside
Once the nutrition break is over, students are to remain outside unless they have a pass to stay in and are supervised by a teacher.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Burns Mr. Vockeroth
Principal Vice-Principal