Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held Thursday, April 8th at 7:00 pm in the School library. As always, Principal Smith will be on hand to update us on the school comings and goings!
Parent Workshop - Eating Disorders Unraveled - Wednesday, March 31
On Wednesday, March 31st, Virginia Gingras presents "Eating Disorders Unraveled: A Motivational Presentation on Body Image and Self Esteem." Funded through our successful Parents Reaching Out grant, Ms Gingras has been invited to speak to parents and children on the topic of body image.
Public Health Nurse
Rhone Reynen, Putman’s Public Health Nurse, was on hand at a recent meeting to introduce herself and to share some information about some of the resources available to the school from the School Age Health Program.
Did you know?
Putman has a new Vice-Principal, Alexandra Vasilas. She joined us at a recent meeting.
At a recent meeting we voted to purchase over $3400 in equipment for the school, including two Elmo cameras and 2 digital projectors
People for Education
P4E questions should be directed to:
Jacqui Strachan
People for Education
phone: 416-534-0100
School Council gets grant for eating disorder workshop
School Council was successful with their proposal for a government Parent Reaching Out Grant. This grant will allow Council to invite Virginia Gringras to give a workshop on "Eating Disorders Unraveled: A Motivational Presentation on Body Image and Self Esteem." This workshop is aimed at parents and children. Watch for more information about a scheduled date.
Pizza order for available soon
A new pizza form is available from student's classrooms for start of the 2nd pizza term of March - June. It will soon be available on the Putman website as well. Remember to get this back to the school in a timely manner so your child doesn't miss out on pizza!
Minutes
Attached are the minutes from our last meeting, in January.
Special Meeting on IEPs Feb 25th
OCASC is holding a special meeting on Individual Education Plans for special education students for any parents interested. Thurs. Feb.25th 7-9 pm with Q&A afterwards at Fisher Park School Library (2nd floor), 250 Holland Ave.
New Student Transfer Policy
The Board has approved a new Student Transfer Policy. Below is a link to the site explaining the policy (the actual policy is not yet available). For parents of students in Grade 8 who might be considering sending your child to a school other than their designated one, it should be required reading!
>Revised Student Transfer Policy
>Student Transfer important dates
It's a great school year!
As always, we are experiencing another excellent year at Putman. Our children are privileged to be part of such a special school. The opportunities and activities that are provided to the students are a wonderful part of the experience of a small school environment.
Help from parents is one way to ensure that the experience our children receive is the best possible. There are a number of different ways to get involved at Putman – only one of which is through School Council.
Council is important in two main ways: organizing activities and fundraising for the school. As a parent, you can choose to get involved in either or both ways.
Call for Members
Anyone interested in becoming a council member is invited to attend and consider running for a vacant position. This is a great way to get to know what is going on at your child’s school, to familiarize yourself with other parents, and the school administration. It is also a way for you to have a voice in your child’s education. A small investment of some time can reap so many rewards don’t miss the opportunity!
New Sound System for Gym
Thanks to the generosity of school council who contributed the majority of the funds, we are now the owners of a new portable sound system for the gymnasium. This system will support not only assemblies and presentations, but music for dance which is part of the physical education and daily physical activity programs.
Parental Involvement
How can parents be involved with their child’s education? Here are just a few ways:
DID YOU KNOW?
School Council meetings are open forums for all Putman parents who would like to gain firsthand insight and have a voice in what's happening at Putman.
The principal and a staff member report on staffing, field trips, sports and cultural activities, scheduling changes, etc. We discuss what our school Board and Provincial Government are doing that will impact your child's education, and what can be done about it. We invite guest speakers on different subjects. We raise money for extra school activities, library books, sports equipment and science projects. And in the process we all get to know each other a little better.