Dunlop Public School
1310 Pebble Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1V 7R8
(p) 613.521.4611 (f) 613.521.4652
Principal: Cynthia Willman
Chief Custodian: Alex Leduc
Newsletter # 8
Office Administrator: Kim Sacca
Office Assistant: Noreen King
June 2017
Welcome to June! When I look back to the early days of September, I am very pleased at the work and
progress our students have completed. I am truly fortunate to be able to see the growth in children as they
work on consolidating their learning and experience success in their learning.
This is a good time of year to recognize the efforts of your child's teachers in supporting your child in achieving
and reaching their full potential. I know teachers work hard to meet the needs of the diverse group of learners
in their classes and they always appreciate when their efforts are recognized.
This has been a great year for me as the Principal of Dunlop. It has been a pleasure getting to know the
students and the school community. It was a bit of a daunting task coming to a new school in the fall and
having to learn about the school customs and traditions as well as the names of all the new to me students,
staff and community members! I want to thank you all for your support throughout the year and I am already
looking forward to September!
I would like to wish everyone a safe and relaxing summer.
Cynthia Willman
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PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE by not driving
into the parking lot or bus drop off area before or after school.
We need our staff to be supervising children before school; as a result
we are counting on parents and drivers to respect our rule to stop on
the street at the front of the school when dropping off children.
All the staff here at Dunlop would like to give a great big thank you to our parents for a delicious
lunch last Wednesday, June 7. We all enjoyed the wonderful treat and felt very spoiled!
Thank you very much to our School council who ran a great barbeque on a very rainy evening!
Students had a good time and were talking about the fun they had in the days following. We know a
lot of hard work went into making everything go so smoothly.
If you are in need of a backpack for your child for September 2017,
please call us at school now and we can give you one per child, so
you are ready to go for the first day of school.
All school organization is tentative until October. Our enrolment for September is predicted to be about 150
and we are still expecting some new registrations. Please note that this will not be finalized until the end of
September and that changes may still occur. We are experiencing some staffing changes for next year, some
of which are outlined below, we are still in the staffing process so not all positions have been filled yet.
We are saying goodbye to Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Buswell, who are both retiring. We wish them both well in this
new chapter in their lives!
Mr. Siderius will be moving to Vincent Massey Public School. We are sad to see him go, and hope he enjoys
his new school. Mrs. Kirsten Whittle will be joining our Dunlop team as teacher of our grade 5/6 class. She will
be on Maternity Leave for the 2017-2018 school year, so we will see her in September 2018.
Mrs. Cooper will be moving to Bayshore Public School. We wish her the very best in her new school, and will
miss her here.
Mrs. Casey, who has been our English Kindergarten Prep teacher in the mornings, will join us full time next
year as our grade 1/2 teacher.
We are sad to say goodbye to Mrs. Humphries, who is leaving us for Vimy Ridge School.
Tentative School Organization for September 2017:
Office Administrator: Kim Sacca
Office Assistant: Noreen King
Chief Custodian: Alex Leduc
French Kindergarten: Vanessa Collins, teacher; Reiko Assogba and Brenda Gough, RECEs
English Kindergarten: teacher to be determined; Joumana El-Hallak and Tammy Piche, RECEs
Grade 1/2: Lisa Casey
Grades 2/3: Debra Burns
Grades 3/4: Cassandra Blain
Grades 4/5: James Ireland
Grades 5/6: Kirsten Whittle (Long term occasional teacher to be determined for September 2017)
Primary LLD: Sharon Dunlay
French: Mai Nguyen, 2nd teacher to be determined as part of the current staffing process
EA’s: Sue Lefebvre, and 2nd half time EA to be determined as part of the current staffing process
Learning Resource/Support and Prep Coverage Team: Elaine Triemstra, Jessica Daoud, 3rd teacher to be
determined as part of the current staffing process.
Wednesday September 13 is the next School council meeting. Hope to see everyone back and new faces too,
after a great summer!
UPCOMING EVENTS SCHEDULED TO DATE:
Remember to check the calendar on the web site. We add events as they come up.
June
September
25,26: EID (approx.)
27: Term 2 Reports go home
28: Grade 6 Leaving Ceremony
29: Last day of school for students
30 PA Day: no school for students
6: First day of school for grades 1-6
8, 9: First day of school for kindergarteners
13: School Council 6 pm
2017 Fun Pass
This summer, celebrate Ontario’s 150 anniversary by planning a trip to Ontario’s attractions with the
2017 Fun Pass.
To help families celebrate this milestone, we are expanding the Fun Pass so that two children, not
one, get free admission to 18 popular attractions when accompanied by one paying adult or senior.
Parents also save $5 on a daily parking permit at most Ontario provincial parks.
Simply bring a coupon – found at Ontario.ca/funpass – to any participating attraction.
Visit our website for more information about the Fun Pass program and to download the e-pass.
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Curriculum and Ministry Documents for Parents - Multiple Languages
The Ministry of Education has many curriculum (K-12) and other documents on its website that parents might be
interested in. Translations are available in multiple languages. Take a look. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca
Kindergarten Registration: Children who will be four years old by December 31, 2017 are eligible to register
for kindergarten stating in September 2017. Come in anytime between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to pick up a
registration package. We need proof of age and immunization.
OSTA (Ottawa Student Transportation Authority) 2017-2018 Student Transportation Info:
Route information will be available to parents as of August 20, 2017via the online Parent Web Portal.
Schools may have access to some routes prior to this date, through the school web portal.
Student Transportation Information can also be found using the “Stop Finder” located on the main page of
our website, which will link to the “BusPlanner - Parent Portal”. The parent must enter the student's last
name, birthdate, school and grade in order to access route and stop information.
The “Stop Finder”feature returns bus stop and route information for eligible students who are assignedto
regular yellow school bus or small school purpose vehicle service, or for eligible grade 7 and 8 students
who are assigned to OC Transpo Service.
OC Transpo route schedules will also be made available through the OSTA website or can be found
directly through the OC Transpo website at www.octranspo.com. More information on routes to specific
schools can be obtained on OC Transpo's Quick Planner under High Schools and Middle Schools.
Small School Purpose Vehicles
The driver responsible for the route will contact each family directly prior to the first day of school.
Students with Special Needs – Requests for Accessible Transportation
Each student requiring special accommodation for transportation should have a “Request for Accessible
Transportation” form completed by their parents, signed by the Principal and forwarded to the Spec Ed
department. The Spec Ed department will then send the form to OSTA with any appropriate comments
that would help us meet the student's individual needs.
Any requests for short- or long-term accommodation for medical conditions also require the Request for
Accessible Transportation Form “signed by the parents and the principal, and then forwarded to the
Superintendent for approval. A medical note or certificate indicating what needs are being
accommodated is required. Please note that accommodation of needs for transportation should also be
reflected at the school. For example, if a student cannot walk x number of meters to school, then should
the student be running around in gym, at recess, or during extra-curricular activities?
Transportation for students in a joint custody arrangement with two homes
OSTA has developed a new policy & procedure to deliver transportation services to students in a joint
custody arrangement and having two homes. An application process and other requirements need to be
met for parents to receive this service, and the homes or daycares in question must meet all other
eligibility requirements. The deadline for new applications or changes to existing applications for
September start up transportation was June 1. Renewals of current schedule calendars (no other
changes)are due June 30. All other applications will be reviewed after September 15, and prior to
October 1.
More information can be found on our website: http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policiesprocedures/variable-transportation-for-students-in-a-joint-custody-arrangement-and-having-two-homescopy/
Kindergarten Staggered Entry and ID
School bus routes are planned according to the number of registered students in the data system from
May to July 2017. We continue to make changes in transportation throughout school start up. Routes are
driven as planned as of the first day of school September 2017 and drivers will stop at each stop,
regardless of whether KG students are beginning that day or whether they are beginning later on in the
week.
Please remind parents of new and returningKG students that they MUSTmake arrangements to have the
SAME person meet their child at their stop every afternoon. Parents may identify one alternate person
only. Failure to meet their child mayresult in termination of transportation services and/ortheir child being
dropped off at the nearest police station.
****We have noticed that parents are submitting long lists of “alternate responsible people” to meet their
children. OSTA will only accept 2 namesand the driver will only release the child to 1 of 2 people on
file ****
OSTA will be providing bright yellow plastic tags that should be
attached to any KG student's back pack (preferably on the lower left
side). These will assist the drivers in making sure a responsible
person designated by the parent, or the parent, is at the stop to
collect the student at their drop off point, per policy. We kindly
request that teachers remove the plastic tags from any students
NOT in kindergarten.
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Date(s)
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aout, 2017
School Name
Ecole elementaire catholique Saint-Joseph
D’Orleans
Fr/autobus
Address
Registration
6664 rue
613-746Carriere, Orleans 3654
Dim 27
aout, 2017
Sun Aug 27,
2017
Sun Sept 24,
2017
Sun Aug 27,
2017
Sun Sept 24,
Ecole elementaire publique Charlotte
Lemieux
Fr/autobus
Holy Trinity Catholic HS
Eng/Ped/Bus
Eng/Ped/Bus
2093 prom.
Belair, Ottawa
180 Katimavik
Rd, Kanata
613-7463654
613-8360502
Sir Wilfrid Laurier HS
1515 Tenth Line,
Orleans
613-8352488
Eng/Ped/Bus
Eng/Ped/Bus
2017
Sun Aug 27,
2017
Sun Sept 24,
2017
Sun Aug 27,
2017
Sun
Sept 24,
2017
Sun
Sept 24,
2017
Sun
Sept 24,
2017
Sun
Sept 24,
2017
Sun
Sept 24,
2017
St Mark HS
Eng/Ped/Bus
Eng/Ped/Bus
1040 Dozois Rd,
Manotick
613-7215500
Woodroffe HS
Eng/Ped/Bus
Eng/Bus
2410 Georgina
Dr, Ottawa
613-8211414
St. Patrick HS
Eng/Bus
2525 Alta Vista
Dr, Ottawa
613-8211414
St. Pius HS
Eng/Bus
1481 Fisher Ave,
Ottawa
613-8360502
Ottawa Technical School
Eng/Bus
485 Donald St,
Ottawa
613-8352488
Adult HS
Eng/Ped/Bus
300 Rochester
St, Ottawa
613-7215500
Job Opportunity:
Ottawa Safety Council is a partner of OSTA, OCSB and OCDSB. They hire,
train and coordinate school crossing guards. Great part-time job for stay-athome parents, retirees and students over the age of 21. Interested parties can
contact 613 238 1513 or go to www.ottawasafetycouncil.ca for more
information.