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Welcome to Empire!
Learning, Caring, Connecting
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Empire Public School Nutrition Break Times
Morning Nutrition Break - 11:10- 11:50
Afternoon Nutrition Break - 1:20 - 2:00
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Administrator’s Message
I would like to begin with a huge Valentine to you, our Empire families. All of us on staff deeply appreciate the ongoing support you extend in so many ways: volunteering in the classroom, flooding the rink, driving on trips, tying skates, reading with children. You enlarge the life of our school through your gift of time and energy. And your children learn from your example!
Once again Empire families have responded with openhearted generosity to the needs of our global community. Within a week beginning with our Pajama Day, students donated over $4500 to the relief effort in Haiti! We were touched by all the meaningful gestures and small sacrifices students made in support of the people in Haiti.
We have begun the registration process for Junior and Senior Kindergarten for September 2010. We look forward to meeting our newest Eagles, and welcoming them to our great school! Any child born in 2006 who lives in our area is eligible to attend for Junior Kindergarten in September 2010.
Families should contact the school at (519)742-8375 and make arrangements to register their child, at their earliest convenience. Thanks for passing the word to neighbours and newcomers to our community!
Please read the news items in the newsletter carefully, especially the details about the upcoming One Book, One School program. It’s going to be a great opportunity for children in grades 1 to 6 to learn some science and share their passion for reading!
Ms. McCutcheon
Important Information
THE “EAT TO GIVE” PROGRAM IS BACK!
Empire School Council asks: Why not sign up for the Eat to Give program again this year and give
back to Empire Public School?
By buying your groceries or gas with gift cards instead of cash or debit, approximately 3% of your bill will be donated to Empire. The funds can really add up quickly if everyone makes even a small commitment! And if you already have an idea of what you spend on groceries every month, then there is very little effort required to make this fundraising a success!
Charity Services sponsors the Eat to Give program. You can find out more about the organization and the Eat to Give program by visiting the website: www.charityservices.ca.
To join, simply complete the online registration form available on the website to pre-order your gift cards for most of the major grocery stores and gas stations in both the KW area and across Canada. Stores that participate in this program include: Central Fresh Market, Food Basics, Zehrs, No Frills, Value Mart, Superstore, Sobey’s, Price Chopper, Metro, Shoppers Drug Mart, M&M Meats, Esso, Tim Horton’s, Canadian Tire, Petro Canada, Pioneer, Shell and Sunoco, to name a few. Relatives and friends across Canada can sign up and have their donation go to Empire School. It’s so easy!
If you do not have access to the internet, you can pick up an order form at the school office or stop by the information table at the Holiday concert on December 16 to pick up a form or get some additional information on how the program works.
Kisombe (Lwala)
Alyson Rowe from War Child Canada visited on December 2 to give us a progress report on the Congo School Rebuilding project. What an exciting assembly! The most significant piece of news is that the Lwala School has already been rebuilt by another charitable organization, so the money raised by the Empire community last year will go towards rebuilding a larger school in a more remote village in the Congo, named Kisombe. The total budget for rebuilding the Kisombe School is just over $30 000 and Empire is footing nearly the entire bill! We heard about how our actions are transforming the community. Building materials have been ordered, and adults have been hired to begin the construction. The wages they earn will put food on their tables. It was thrilling for our students to hear how the loonies and toonies they faithfully
donated last year are now being translated into wages and building supplies. We were also very proud to receive a certificate for having raised the most money of any school last year for War Child Canada. Check out our certificate in the front hallway and watch for ongoing updates of the rebuilding of the Kisombe School on the bulletin board outside the office.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, February 18 One Book, One School begins
Tuesday, March 9 Kindergarten Open House
Friday, March 12 Beach Day and last day before March Break |
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At Empire We SOAR
The Empire mascot is a soaring eagle.
We have adopted a school-wide "SOAR" mission that focuses on character building values:
Going Green at Empire - Litter Free Lunches
Please send a healthy litter free lunch
Ontario EcoSchools - Empire is Silver again!!
In the spring of 2007 Empire PS became the first school in Waterloo Region to be certified an Ontario Ecoschool, due to the conservation efforts of the school community and the many environmental projects undertaken by students. In 2009, Empire School was awarded the Silver Ecoschool medal for continued exemplary action in the area of energy conservation and environmental education
Please consider using reusable containers for
your child’s lunches in order to lessen the
amount of garbage we send to the landfill.
Reusable water bottles are strongly encouraged.
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