Elgin Street Parent Council

05/11/2024

Elgin Eagles
We have started a NEW page, WhatsApp and Instagram

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559164752201&mibextid=JRoKGi

10/17/2023

We are excited to announce we will be hosting a Halloween Dance!

Date: Friday, October 27th, 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Elgin Street Public School
Grades 2 - 7
Cost: $5/ticket

You can purchase your ticket online at https://greenwaychaplin.com/programs/
Click on the green "Register Now" button which will take you to our CampBrain portal to complete the registration.

You can also purchase your ticket at the Centre (116 Rouse Avenue) between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm.

We hope to see you there!

09/10/2023

Crossing Guards Needed

Crossing Guards are an integral part of a school community and our community will need one to help children cross at Elgin/Northview Heights. We'd love it if the right candidate came from within our community. Could it be you?

Apply now!

URL to job posting:

Working within our Strategic Plan, Cambridge Connected, and committing to our values of Integrity, Respect, Inclusiveness and Service, the successful candidate will work together to help the City of Cambridge achieve our vision: A place for people to prosper – alive with opportunity.

09/07/2023

SAVE THE DATE: September 13, 2023

MEET THE STAFF AND SCHOOL COUNCIL EVENTS

Our school will be hosting a Meet The Staff event on Sept 13, 2023 from 6-7 p.m.
You are invited to come with your child to visit the classroom and see all the wonderful things they have been doing in the first week of school.
Entry will be through the front doors of the school.

On that same night, we will be having our first School Council Meeting.
This will happen after the Meet the Staff event at 7:15 p.m.
Please e-mail the school at [email protected] to receive the virtual link for the council meeting. All are welcome!

09/06/2023

🦅Welcome Back Eagles🦅

09/06/2023

🦅Spirit Wear Orders🦅

From Sept 6-Sept 22, we have the opportunity for families to purchase school spirit wear through Schooltee.com

Instructions are simple. Please follow this link for a .pdf copy of instructions.

1. Go to schooltee.com and input the Access Code: ELGI.CAM

2. Choose your desired garment(s) and add to cart.

3. Go to checkout and complete the prompted "Create an Account" steps to continue to checkout and input payment details.

4. You will receive an email receipt upon successful completion of your order.

5. Orders ship to the school and will go home with your child when they arrive. If you'd prefer to pickup your order from the school office, please contact us at the school [email protected] or 519-622-0611.

09/03/2023

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 2023

Supervision begins at 9:05 am. Our staff will greet students in the school yard to begin our new school year. All school staff will be wearing bright yellow vests so they are easily identifiable.

To help make the process easier for all involved, we have class signs to help facilitate families' ease of finding classes.

KINDERGARTEN CLASSES - Please meet in the Kindergarten area at the side of the school. Staff and students are permitted inside the Kindergarten area. Parents are welcome to wait outside the fenced area on the grass, to keep the walkway clear.

PRIMARY ENGLISH - Please meet in the following locations:

1A, 1B, 1/2A, 2A, 2B, 3A - on the tarmac and baseball field, at the back of the school.

JUNIOR ENGLISH - Please meet in the following locations:

3/4A - on the tarmac area in front of Portable 1 (the portable on the left when looking at the portables at the back of the school) 4A and 5/6A - on the tarmac by the basketball nets 4/5A - on the tarmac in front of portable 3 by our parking lot

ALL FI CLASSES - Please meet on the soccer field

2/3AFI, 2/3BFI, 4/5BFI, 5/6CFI

ACE STUDENTS - Please meet in the fenced area by your classroom, near the staff parking lot.

STUDENTS IN THE YMCA PROGRAMS - YMCA staff will bring them to their classroom teachers outside.

BUS STUDENTS - Our school staff will meet these students at the bus and bring them to their classroom teachers outside.

08/23/2023

Just a reminder school starts Wednesday September 6th.
🔔 9:20am-3:40pm 🔔

07/03/2023

Thank you to the students at Elgin Street Public School (Cambridge, Ontario) for sharing their classroom seedling. They are all planted and growing now in our backyard garden at Greenway Chaplin Community Centre (116 Rouse Ave). You are welcome to drop by and see them anytime!

05/17/2023

School Council Meeting
Dear Elgin Street Families,

A reminder that our School Council Meeting is this evening at 6:00pm. Please email [email protected] to obtain the Google Meet Link.