Mission: To advance student achievement and well-being through public education, which motivates learners, fosters inclusion, inspires innovation and builds community. Vision: To be a leader in public education by empowering all students to become engaged and caring citizens of the world. Values: Our School Board operates based on a set of values which guides our actions.

Perseverance We stick to a goal and work hard even in the face of obstacles and challenges. We complete all tasks and assignments.

Message from Administration:

It is difficult to believe that the school year has come and gone so quickly. All in all it has been a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with such a supportive community, staff and student body for another amazing year.

Please note that our Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night is scheduled for Thursday, September 25th.

On page two of the newsletter is a tentative class organization for the upcoming school year. Please note that this is a tentative list and assignments may change over the course of the summer.

Over the next week we are encouraging all of our students to begin to clear out their lockers, desks etc. We want to make sure that we leave our building just as neat and tidy in June as we found it in September. Our older students are reminded to save their locks for next year as all lockers must have a lock.

Our fantastic yearbooks will be distributed next week. Our Yearbook Mom, Mrs. Stammers has put together an outstanding year-end edition. This year’s Rogers Pride 13/14 is filled with photos and colourful pages that bring back such great memories. Thanks again Liza!

School Supplies - As a result of Ministry policy students in grade 2-6 will not be charged a fee for the agenda. Prior to the end of this school year we sent home order forms to those students progressing to Grades 7 and 8 and who voluntarily wanted to purchase an agenda. All agendas will be distributed the first week in September. Report cards will go home on June 24th and the last day of school is June 26th. Please remember that this is only a half day of

school and students will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Children, including Grade 8’s, are required to attend school .

It is also at this time of year that we say so long to some of our staff and welcome to others. Thank you to Mrs. Devries, who did an excellent job with our student support. Mrs. Devries is moving on to another school board closer to home. She will be missed but we wish her all the best. Congratulations to Ms. Chislett, our grade 7/8 teacher who has accepted a teaching position at another York Region school. Ms. Chislett has done an excellent job providing her intermediate stu-dents with the skills for continued success. Staff and students will greatly miss ‘the infamous look’ and how quickly she can ‘hit those high notes’. The halls will be quiet without her but we wish her much future success. Congratulations to Ms. Walter, our Grade 3/4 teacher, who is retiring at the end of June. Ms. Walter has been teaching for 33 years and has been with Rogers P.S. for 21 years. Students and staff have been very fortunate to work with such a caring teacher. We will greatly miss her and her infectious laughter but wish her all the best in her retirement. Welcome back to Ms. Best who is returning in September to teach our gifted Grade 7/8 class. We would also like to welcome Ms. Dawson who will be teaching French. Congratulations to Ms. Merali who will be joining our staff as a contract teacher. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our community members for their support this past year and I look forward to another great year in 2014-2015.

Have a terrific summer! Brian Donnelly

June 17, 2014 Special Edition #1 Rogers P.S. (905) 895-5441 Fax. 905-895-9708 Email Address rogers.ps@yrdsb.ca Website: http://rogers.ps.yrdsb.ca Trustee: Martin Van Beek 905-830-6776 School Council Chair : Aileen Gore Superintendent: Paul Carew 905-895-5155 Principal : Brian Donnelly 905-895-5441

Tentative Class Organization for 2014-2015 We are currently in the process of organizing classes based on the allo-cated staff from the Board. We will have two Kindergarten programmes running next year and continue with our Gifted program for grade 4-8. We are also in the process of establishing a timetable for the school. This timetable must concur with the teacher’s collective agreement for next year and may result in a change of our scheduled recess and lunch times. The following is a tentative class organization for next year. We have not assigned teachers to the classrooms as of yet. Two Kindergarten classes One grade 1 class One grade 4 gifted class One grade 1/2 class One grade 5 gifted class One grade 2 class One grade 6 gifted class One grade 2/3 class Two grade 7/8 gifted classes One grade 3/4 class One grade 4/5 class One grade 5/6 class One grade 6/7 class One grade 7/8 class One grade 8 class Please note that we will not be informed of any Educational Assistants until the end of June.

School starts again on Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:10 a.m.

Calendar of Events September

First Day of School Sept. 2 Pride Starts Sept. 9 Grade 7’s Camp Muskoka Sept. 8-10 PA Day Sept. 22

Bus Safety Sept. 25-26 Meet the Teacher/BBQ Sept. 25 GNA Sept. 30 Fundraiser Kickoff Oct. 9

Congratulations!

Please join us in congratulating our Grade one teacher, Ms. Cousineau for being named Teacher of the Year! Ms. Cousineau will be presented with this prestigious award at a dinner this month. Congratulations to our caretaker, Mr. Allen for being given an award of Excellence!

Summer Heat With such a warm June and the Farmers Almanac calling for another hot summer with a great deal of rain we have included some web resources that our community may find helpful over the summer months. There will also be a link on our Board website to information about summer safety from a variety of sources. Here are the links below: Beat the heat (City of Toronto): http://www.toronto.ca/ems/safety_tips/hot_1.htm Sun safety (York Region Health Services): http://www.region.york.on.ca/Services/Public+Health+and+Safety/Healthy+Schools/School+Health+Services+Manual+2004-2005.htm Sun safety (Canadian Cancer Society): http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,2939,3172_13247__langId-en,00.html Sun sense guidelines (Canadian Dermatology Association): http://www.dermatology.ca/english/sun/SAW2005/sunsense_e.html

First Day of School Routines Here are some simple instructions to assist us with organizing classes on September 4th. All students will meet on the back tarmac to begin. Students in grades 1-3 will meet at the doors closest to the playground. Students in grades 4 and 5 will meet at the southeast doors and our 6,7 and 8’s will gather at the intermediate doors at the southwest side of the building. Students in a cross divisional split grade will also be sorted at this time. Teachers will have signs indicating their name and grade level and non-homeroom teachers will have class lists to assist with the place-ments. Students whose names do not appear on any of the lists will report to the main office. We hope that these instructions will assist all of our families when they arrive on the first day.

BUS INFORMATION

Board Policy states that the walking distance for students from JK to grade 3 is 1.2 km and for students from grade 4 - 8 is 1.6 km. Students who live within our boundaries but beyond the distances stated above are eligible for bus transportation as long as they adhere to safety and behaviour rules. As well, students MUST ride the bus to which they have been assigned. They must also get on and off the bus at their assigned stop. Students will not be allowed to switch buses or to take friends home on the bus unless their parent/guardian sends a written request to the school for that particular day. If there is room on the bus, the office will sign the note and the driver will allow the student on their bus. Please keep the Board website, www.schoolbuscity.com handy to check route updates for your child. This information is particularly important in August since the Board no longer sends information by mail informing parents of bus times and location. Each year, your child’s bus number and route may change as students move in and out of the area. Once set for the year, (usually by mid-September) the school will advise you of any changes to your child’s route.

Transportation Notice

Even if your home address does

not change, your child’s current

bus stop, pick up and drop off

location and time may change as

students move in and out of the

area.

You may confirm school bus stop

information by accessing

www.schoolbuscity.com, after

August 18th, 2014.

Please ensure your child arrives at

their bus stop ten minutes early

for the first few weeks of school,

after which it is anticipated each

bus route will develop its regular

routine and service times.

Appropriate Dress for the

School Day

As the warm weather

approaches, students

look forward to wearing

their summer clothes

such as shorts and cool

tops. A reminder to parents and stu-

dents of the proper attire for school:

Shorts must be appropriate length.

Tops must be long enough to cover

the top of the pants/shorts (no bare

midriffs).

No tank tops with thin bra-like

straps (bras - straps must be cov-

ered).

Tops with suggestive illustrations/

logos are not acceptable.

Underwear must be covered with

shorts or pants.

Sunscreen and hats should be worn

during recess.

Students who are dressed unsuitably

will be asked to return home to change

or will be provided with a t-shirt/

sweatshirt from the lost and found to

cover up. Thank you for your coopera-

tion.

Emergency Information

If you have a change in home phone number, work numbers or emergency contact information, please be sure to let the office know so that we can update our records accordingly.

Report Cards Staff will be at school on June 27th, available to answer questions/concerns regarding the final report card to be handed out to students on June 24th. Report cards not handed out to students by the last day of school will only be mailed to the home address if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

From The Office

Wherever possible, please

try to reduce the number

of calls to pass on

messages to your children.

If possible, we urge

you to make arrangements

ahead of time and if necessary,

send a note to the teacher.

Are You Moving Out of

Our Area ?

Please remember to let the office staff know if your family

will be moving out of the area.

Track & Field Congratulations to the following students who will be represent-ing Rogers P.S. in the Track & Field Regionals on June 19th.

C. Gao - ball throw S. Yao - standing long jump J. Bowker - shot put P. Murray - running long jump D. McGee - shot put M. Rocker - shot put R. Wood - high jump K. Lee - 200m J. Bauer - 800m & high jump

Library News

Remember to use Tumble Online Books during the summer. Younger Students www.tumblebooklibrary.com Username: rogersps Password: books Older Students www.tumblebookcloud.com Username: rogersps Password: login

S.O.S.! (Save Our Subscriptions)

Our QSP FAMILY READING

MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER IS

RETURNING THIS FALL!

OVER THE SUMMER PLEASE IG-

NORE PUBLISHER REMINDERS

AND WAIT TO RENEW YOUR SUB-

SCRIPTIONS THROUGH THE

SCHOOL

TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN’S

EDUCATION!

If you order directly from the pub-lisher, the school does not benefit. SAVE those publisher coupons as we accept all price discount coupons. If you can’t wait until our program commences this coming fall, or wish to order early gift subscrip-tions, you can lend support to our school anytime of the year by order-ing on-line at www.QSP.ca! Remember, if you ever have a ques-tion regarding your magazine order(s), please call QSP Customer Ser-vice directly at 1-800-667-2536. Our QSP kick off assembly will take place in October.

Medication

Please arrange to pick up your child’s

prescriptions (pills, puffers, epipens,

etc.) on the last day, June 27th. Medi-

cine left at the school will not be kept

and will be disposed of. Thank you.

Tips for Encouraging Summer Learning

Every June, students look forward to getting rid of their books and heading off to enjoy two months of carefree liv-ing. But studies have indicated that continuous learning over the summer months assists students in getting a better start for the next school year. How can you encourage students - and parents - to keep learning alive all summer while still letting them enjoy some free time? Here are some tips you can share with students to encourage learning through-out the summer:

Math:

-> Institute an allowance to help children with their math. Let them keep track of how much they receive each week, how much they save and how much they spend. Open a bank account so they can watch their savings grow. -> Hold a yard sale or set up a lemonade stand. Let children set the prices and make change. -> Teach older students how to put together a budget. Let them keep track of revenues and expenses each week. Teach them how to tally and reconcile their accounts each month. -> Teach children how to compute gas mileage on a car trip. -> Purchase logic puzzle or crossword puzzle books. -> Buy jigsaw puzzles and complete them with your child. Older children can work on more challenging ones. -> If you have sports fans in your house, encourage them to collect information on player statistics and read about game results in the paper each day. -> Take advantage of car vacations to teach children about maps, directions and distances. Take a map along, and have your child plot a course for the trip and follow along in the car as you go.

Social Studies:

-> If you’ll be visiting another city while on vacation, pick up brochures about the city and learn about the history and culture of different places. Visit historical sites along the way and stop at museums and galleries that display the area’s culture.

-> Find opportunities to visit local zoos, science centers, museums and art galleries.

Writing:

-> To keep writing skills current, buy a notebook and have children record daily activities and thoughts during their vacation. Ask them to reflect on specific events that happened during the day. -> Encourage children to write to grandparents, relatives and pen pals weekly.

Reading:

-> Find out if your neighbourhood library offers summer programs. Visit once a week to sign out new books. -> As a family, pick a topic to follow for a few days. Learn as much as you can about the topic through television, internet, newspapers, and magazines. -> Encourage teens to hook up with a younger sibling, a neighbour or a family friend to help them read once a week -> Assign children the task of writing a grocery list each week and take them with you to the grocery store. Make them find the items on the list by reading the signs in the aisles and the labels on products. -> Set aside 20 minutes every day for family reading (including parents) -> For younger children, practice the sounds of language by reading rhyming books. Teach your children rhymes, short poems and songs. -> When walking around the neighbourhood, have children read signs and notices. -> Re-read familiar books. Children need practice in reading comfortably and with expression using books they know. -> Buy your teen a new book, or encourage library trips and book swaps with friends.

-> Order a monthly magazine or pick current ones up at the library.

Summer Jobs:

-> Teens can help in the community and learn responsibility and social values by volunteering locally (at the hospital, animal shelter, community centre, summer camp, daycare, nursing home, church). These are also great experiences to put on a resume. -> Teens learn responsibility, budgeting and accountability in summer jobs, either working for themselves or for some-one else. Some ideas for a summer business include yard work for neighbours (gardening, trimming shrubs and mow-ing lawns), babysitting or car washing. -> Teens can be house sitters, taking care of pets while neighbours are on vacation, collecting the mail and news-papers and watering plants.