Superintendent Trustee Shawn Bredin Loralea Carruthers Phone: (905) 895-5155 (905) 953-0562 [email protected] [email protected] Dec 10 Day 1 Dec 11 Day 2 Dec 12 Day 3 Primary Winter Concert K-3 K: 9:00 am & 6:00 pm Grades 1-3: 1:45pm & 7:15 pm Dec 13 Day 4 Dec 14 Day 5 Oscar Peterson P.S December Character Trait: Empathy 850 Hoover Park Drive, Stouffville, ON, L4A 0E7 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/oscarpeterson (905) 642-1236 Upcoming Dates: December 12 th : Primary Winter Concert December 24 th – January 4 th : Winter Break! January 7 th : First Day of School in 2019 AT A GLANCE INFORMATION Principal Vice Principal EOAA Farooq Shabbar Ingrid Legros Amanda Harris Phone: (905) 642-1236 (905) 642-1236 (905) 642-1236 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] School Council Chairs: Kate LoPresti & Amanda Dimilta CALENDAR Personal Devices at OPPS: As a result of several serious incidents that have been reported and due to our commitment to provide a safe and supportive school environment for each of our students at Oscar Peterson, students at our school will not be allowed to use cell phones/personal devices during school hours. This includes in class, recess and lunch hour. Students may bring their devices and use it only after school to arrange after school activities and getting home safe. Please be assured that students will still be allowed technology provided by the school for instructional purposes. Thank you for your understanding. Pizza Lunch: For students who order pizza on Friday Pizza Day……..In the past, we have had pizza leftover on the last day before the Winter Break as families leave early on vacation. If you know your children will not be at school for Pizza Lunch on Friday, December 21st please email Kiran at [email protected] by Wed. Dec. 19 th to let us know and we can reduce waste and save money. Please include your child’s name and teacher. Unfortunately we cannot give refunds. Intermediate Band: Winter Concert Info: The Intermediate Band/Intermediate Classes Small Ensembles will be performing at the K-3 Winter Concerts on Wednesday Dec 12th at both the 9:00am and 1:45pm day time concerts, as well as the 6:00pm and 7:15pm evening concerts. Mrs. McWilliam is asking parents to contact her at [email protected] if you know your child who is involved, cannot attend the evening concerts. Looking forward to seeing you there! Reach for the Top: Reach for the Top trivia club continues its tryouts this week. Our goal is to choose a final team of grade 7 and 8 students for this new competitive extra-curricular activity. Some categories include: geography, pop culture, sports, literature, science, and math. A sample question: "What structures come in arch, beam, cantilever and suspension varieties?" Reach for the Top! PLAY Program: The PLAY program started this week: Ministicks Monday and variety of games Friday- encourage your child to get involved any try some new games. Jr. Volleyball Tryouts Grade 4’s Imagination Station! PHOTO GALLERY