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Knights News - December 8-12

<img src="/images/a016e1d8-eccd-46e5-b39f-a04280f33870" alt="snowy" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/86787815-d8e9-47dc-9a9c-663f9b5a4080" alt="december2" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <img src="/images/470ee854-8657-4608-b675-839ffd630e2e" alt="santa" width="229" height="306" style="width:229px;height:306px;display:inline-block;float:right">Dear Families,Thank you for an amazing week! We’re down to just 10 school days before the holiday break.This week, Bath Pride was on full display! Our classes showed outstanding sportsmanship, effort, and respect during volleyball tournaments, community outings, and while welcoming visiting guests.Thank you to everyone who joined the Jingle Bell Walk on Friday! It was wonderful to come together as a community and support the Lions Food Bank. If you didn’t get a chance to send in food last week, there’s still time—donations will continue to be collected on Monday. We have much more to look forward to in the weeks to come including:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Skating</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Candy Cane Lane</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Door Decorating</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Spirit Days</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Pride Assembly</li></ul>1st Annual Kindergarten Open House & Hot Chocolate FestivalKindergarten families are invited for and afternoon of crafting, hot chocolate and class concert on December 12th between 2-3. Details will be sent home by Kindergarten classroom teams.Grade 8 Grad fundraiser Dance Party CancelledUnfortunately, the Christmas dance on Saturday has been cancelled due to not enough interest - just a busy time of year. Thank you to our parent volunteers who tried to organize this event for our Grads.<hr><img src="/images/7dd32edb-a7de-4dd5-bffd-937dc8afebc8" alt="Candy Cane Lane" width="222" height="222" style="width:222px;height:222px;display:inline-block;float:left">Candy Cane Lane is almost here!On Friday, December 12th students can bring money to shop at Candy Cane Lane. Starting with our Kindergarten classes and working up, students will be invited to purchase items from $2 - $10 for loved ones and have them gift wrapped at school. Students without money will be able to shop at the end so that every child can take something home. Thank you for supporting this fun fundraiser that will go toward Grade 8 Grad festivities.<hr>Chrome for the HolidaysWe’re excited to announce a special fundraiser to help purchase additional Chromebooks for our school! Join us for an after-school movie in the gym:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Date: Wednesday, December 10</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Movie: Arthur’s Christmas</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Who: Students in Grades K–5</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Cost: $10 (includes a hot dog, chips, and a drink)</li></ul>Students are invited to wear their pajamas, bring blankets and stuffies, and enjoy a cozy movie afternoon. Please sign up and pay through School-Day if you would like your child to attend.<hr> <img src="/images/514fecea-a4a3-4851-8999-338ad5b191b2" alt="EQAO" width="129" height="72" style="width:129px;height:72px;display:inline-block;float:left">EQAO results have now been released. While this test is only one measure, it reinforces what we already know—Bath PS is an incredible school. These results demonstrate the hard work of both teachers and students. Results can be searched by school at <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">www.eqao.com</a><hr>Gould Lake Summer ProgramsRegistration for Gould Lake Outdoor Education Summer programs will start on December 8th. See below for more information about the programs that are offered. Staff from Gould Lake are coming to our Grade 6, 7 & 8 classrooms on Monday to share more information.Looking forward to another great week ahead!Jean Paquin - Principal & Kevin Collins - Vice Principal<a href="mailto:paquinj@limestone.on.ca" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">paquinj@limestone.on.ca</a> ; <a href="https://collinsk@limestone.on.ca/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">collinsk@limestone.on.ca</a><img src="/images/a26cdff5-0541-463d-a222-13bcbfd7ad21" alt="Gould Lake" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Choices at 7 ProgramsThe Limestone District School Board's Choices at 7 programs offer opportunities for students entering Grade 7 to participate in a variety of unique learning environments.Depending on the availability of places in the programs, students currently in Grade 7 may also apply to join a program for their Grade 8 year. The Choices at 7 programs that are offered include: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">ATLAS (Applying Technology for Learning, Aptitude, and Success) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Challenge (Gifted and Academic Enrichment Program) </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">LEAP (Limestone Education through the Arts Program) </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Extended French Immersion Program (for students entering Grade 7 only)</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"></li></ul>Families that are interested in finding out more about these programs, are invited to attend the information nights that are being held at each site (dates and times are listed below). For detailed information about any of the Choices at 7 programs, please visit the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395975305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2V4jJLa3Q8GP4dOoNcku2eCBE1vdzhp9imnCJpW0rZ0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a> Application Process: The application form for the ATLAS Program, the Challenge Program, LEAP, and Extended French Immersion for September 2025 will be open from December 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until January 12, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Application information and links will be available on the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395986251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6ryzXHWd8GKhgilHIRfqdXOdm4jCXeg4AtxSY65ZlSY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a> Choices at 7 Information Nights: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Calvin Park Public School - ATLAS, Challenge, LEAP and CORE Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.</li></ul></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"> Loughborough Public School - Challenge Program Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li></ul></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Ernestown Intermediate and Secondary School - Grade 7 and 8 Challenge Program Information Night</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li></ul></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Harrowsmith Public School - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Monday December 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. </li></ul></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Module Vanier - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. </li></ul></li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Module L’Acadie - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem editor-nested-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.</li></ul></li></ul><hr><img src="/images/afdec79e-7256-4382-ba33-72452d96ee01" alt="logo" width="101" height="101" style="width:101px;height:101px;display:inline-block;float:left">Bath Spirit WearLooking to buy Bath spirit wear? T-shirts, sweatshirts, colour ouse shirts and other swag is available on the online store. Order now to ensure it arrives in time for the holidays. <a href="https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/</a><hr><img src="/images/c4c8f74c-f23b-48bd-b67f-2ca234aa9c44" alt="week ahead" width="175" height="175" style="width:175px;height:175px;display:inline-block;float:right">This week...Monday, December 8 (Day 1)Tuesday, December 9 (Day 2)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Benest/DaCosta –Bath Library  </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">The Loyalist Fire Fighters are visiting the McMurter/Butler class to receive our angel tree gifts. </li></ul>Wednesday, December 10 (Day 3)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Chrome for the Holidays 3:30-5:30 </li></ul>Thursday, December 11 (Day 4)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Hay/Boutilier - Bath Library </li></ul>Friday, December 12 (Day 5)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Kindergarten Open House (2-3pm) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Candy Cane Lane Shopping Extravaganza! </li></ul>Coming Up....<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Christmas Dance Party (see information below) </li></ul>Skating Days...<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 13, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 16, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 10, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 13, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li></ul><img src="/images/47595f5e-77fe-4b9e-b339-6410b2af26b1" alt="dance cancelled" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online. </a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/1161a439-a52c-4144-ad44-b2b141f1f967" alt="2025 2026 LDSB School Year Calendar" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></a></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">School Day Schedule</h2> <table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Time</a></h2></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Learning block</a></h2></th></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">8:55 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Supervision begins on the yard</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">9:10 to 10:50 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">10:50 to 11:30 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block </a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:10 to 1:50 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:50 to 3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Dismissal</a></h2></td></tr></tbody></table> <hr><h2 class="editor-heading-h2"><img src="/images/2b061fdc-99ce-491d-b5dc-6db326a7e36f" alt="development" width="453" height="236" style="width:453px;height:236px;display:inline-block"></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Human Development and Sexual Health</h2> As part of LDSB's commitment to ongoing transparency and communication with families, please follow the link to <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Fb76e663d-3389-4d8e-988b-8dd34f03e071%252FForm-325-D-List-of-H-D-and-S-H-Instruction-Expectations-by-Grade.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269894059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5HLfSENPJ%252BbQSdaQ63UN%252FwrANWjHG925qEp1I32LNmI%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-D</a> on the LDSB website. It outlines the Human Development and Sexual Health curriculum expectations for Grades 1-8.  Families can request to have their child or children exempted from instruction related to Human Development and Sexual Health expectations by completing and returning an exemption form for each child (<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Faf26a5ef-1a97-4814-ab57-f365e0d6b6bb%252FForm-325-B-Exemption-Letter-Parent-Request.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269902945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G0ac7QdQcYMmDwk3auq%252B4YrZTL0Z6OSMABGZkkoYA%252BM%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-B</a>) five school days before the start of instruction. Prior to instruction, your child's classroom teacher will inform parents/guardians when the expectations related to the Human Development and Sexual Health expectations in Strand D will be covered. For a more detailed overview of this process, please refer to Administrative Procedure 325: Exemption From Human Development and Sexual Health Instruction (listed under the Policies and Procedures section of the LDSB website), or contact the school.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/77143b36-64d5-4f80-a9f2-cf2bf339fb88" alt="Nut Free School" width="326" height="466" style="width:326px;height:466px;display:inline-block"></a><img src="/images/31c66f06-c2c7-4ef1-8d8d-2e2e7505b3ff" alt="stay informed" width="173" height="173" style="width:173px;height:173px;display:inline-block;float:left">Information SharingEach Sunday, Bath P.S. will send home a link to this weekly newsletter (Knights News) including information about the week ahead along with other information about upcoming events, our School Council, volunteer opportunities and more. However, LDSB also has a range of other communication tools to help you stay informed.To help users become more familiar with these new tools, please refer to these user guides:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Set up a SchoolMessenger App account</a><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">: </a> set up your account, review your contact information and communication preferences, join teacher-instant messaging groups, and view all your alerts and messages in one place. -Video Tutorial</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/2bd745c8-1a32-525b-80cd-cd974c6f6058/Using%20the%20SchoolMessenger%20App%20for%20SafeArrival.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Report a student absence:</a> set up your account, report and explain student absences in advance. - Video tutorial</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/48bbc50b-373e-5019-ae1d-7a37c047b5a4/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Communicate%20broadcast%20tool.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Communicate broadcast tool:</a> choose how you will receive alerts including how to opt-in for text messaging. - Video tutorial</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/56167561-f5db-5914-b801-10584900d3ea/Parent%20&%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Board%20mobile%20app.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Board mobile app:</a> how to choose your schools, see your messages and report and review student absences. - Video tutorial</li></ul><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/321bfdb0-7b47-449b-860d-9689704f8a34" alt="insurance" width="135" height="153" style="width:135px;height:153px;display:inline-block;float:left"></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Student Accident Insurance</h3>The Limestone District School Board requires that students have student accident insurance in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. Before students will be allowed to participate in these events, parents/guardians must confirm their own coverage for items not covered under the Provincial Health Plan, or purchase an insurance plan. Each year a Student Accident Insurance Plan is made available to all students on a voluntary basis. The plan provides protection for dental damage due to accidents, fracture benefits and other important coverage, which are not covered under the Provincial Health Plan. Some parents may have dental plan coverage through their workplace but many of these plans are limited in one way or another, while this accident coverage is not. You should compare plans to make sure you have the coverage you need or desire.In making this plan available, the Board wishes to make its position clear in the matter of insurance. Under the Education Act, the Board is not permitted to provide insurance coverage for accidents to pupils, therefore, the Board recommends consideration of this plan to any parent who wishes to obtain this kind of insurance. Although the policy has all the advantages of a group plan, it is essentially a direct contract between the parent and the insurance company.A family plan is also available for three or more students which permits the enrolment of students in the family who are attending schools outside the jurisdiction of this Board as long as at least one child in the family is attending a school within the Limestone District School Board.If you wish to subscribe to this insurance, you may do so by completing the form handed out to students the first week of school and mailing it directly to Reliable Life Insurance Company in the stamped envelope provided. Or, for your convenience, you may purchase directly online at <a href="https://insuremykids.com/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">www.insuremykids.com.</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/8da2fba9-5e33-4313-86f2-2822afc47153" alt="SAC" width="194" height="178" style="width:194px;height:178px;display:inline-block"></a>Bath School Advisory CouncilOur fabulous parent council is looking for new members! If you would like to be a part of this great team, please come to our next meeting date is January 14th at 6:30. We are looking forward to meeting in the library. Please let us know if you can make it and if you will require childcare. We are pleased to be able to provide it during the meeting for those who require it.School Trips and VolunteersThroughout the year, we may ask for parent/guardian volunteers on school trips or for various classroom and school activities. The wait time for obtaining a CPIC (background check with vulnerable sector screening) can be lengthy. As such, if you think you would be willing to assist with a trip or school event in the future, please consider obtaining a CPIC with vulnerable sector screening completed, beforehand.<a href="https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=147&lng=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Link to OPP Criminal Background Checks</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/304d9c00-8dec-4ea7-8b9f-bc3b1b4b7f74" alt="self identify" width="194" height="157" style="width:194px;height:157px;display:inline-block;float:left">Indigenous Student Leadership Team</h3> Liv Rondeau and Rae McDonald will be coming to work with the Indigenous Student Leadership Team (Gr. 3-8) on the following dates from 9:30 - 11:30: September 26th, October 30th, November 28th, December 19th, January 27, February 27th, March 27th, April 24th, May 28th, June 19th They will be working on a mural to showcase the importance of reconciliation and indigenous ways of knowing, as well year-long land-based programing. If we have missed anyone who self-identifies as Indigenous and would like to be a part of this group, please let us know.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Opportunities for Students and Families</h2> <h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"> Choices at 7</h3> The Limestone District School Board's Choices at 7 programs offer opportunities for students entering Grade 7 to participate in a variety of unique learning environments.Depending on the availability of places in the programs, students currently in Grade 7 may also apply to join a program for their Grade 8 year. The Choices at 7 programs that are offered include: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">ATLAS (Applying Technology for Learning, Aptitude, and Success) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Challenge (Gifted and Academic Enrichment Program) </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">LEAP (Limestone Education through the Arts Program) </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Extended French Immersion Program (for students entering Grade 7 only)</li></ul>If you are interested in finding out more about these programs, you are invited to attend the information nights that are being held at each site (dates and times are listed below). For detailed information about any of the Choices at 7 programs, please visit the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395975305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2V4jJLa3Q8GP4dOoNcku2eCBE1vdzhp9imnCJpW0rZ0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Application Process: The application form for the ATLAS Program, the Challenge Program, LEAP, and Extended French Immersion for September 2025 will be open from December 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until January 12, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Application information and links will be available on the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395986251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6ryzXHWd8GKhgilHIRfqdXOdm4jCXeg4AtxSY65ZlSY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Choices at 7 Information Nights: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Calvin Park Public School - ATLAS, Challenge, LEAP and CORE Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Loughborough Public School - Challenge Program Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Ernestown Intermediate and Secondary School - Grade 7 and 8 Challenge Program Information Night</li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem">Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem">Harrowsmith Public School - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="8" class="editor-listitem">Monday December 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Module Vanier - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="9" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="10" class="editor-listitem">Module L’Acadie - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="11" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.</li></ul><img src="/images/a9ec9d69-2f3c-4267-a860-e90e16cc0736" alt="hive" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Whether parents want to add creativity to their kid's winter break or have some free time to prepare for the holidays (or unwind thereafter), families can join one or all three of the upcoming WINTER BREAK STEAM CAMPS,at THE HIVE with new projects offered each day of each camp & all materials included. Priority registration will go to Bath Public School all this week (Nov.17 - Nov. 21) (Please be sure to write, 'BPS' in front of your name when registering to ensure your priority registration) . Camp fees are $65 per day per student and run daily from: 10:00AM - 2:30PM each day of camp. Sibling registrations will also receive a discounted rate of 10% for the second enrolled child, (rebated upon the first day of camp). Registration is online @<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehivebath.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7C42c6f023c36948190b0c08de25364a37%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638989112334167727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=teRxZKFIQmcJ4Qgbr4e4GAro7GurXWzIc4g45QiCsV0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: http://thehivebath.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">thehivebath.com</a>. These camps are ideal for kids aged 5 - 12 years with projects adaptable for participants to take the lead and create their projects in the direction preferred most.  With gentle, encouraging guidance in a fun, uplifting atmosphere, projects are art-full, creative, colourful, tactile, engaging & full of fun surprises. All materials are included so kids just need to bring their:Labeled water bottle, 2x snack & Packed lunch daily.REGISTER your preferred camp dates ONLINE <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">@hehivebath.com</a>! <img src="/images/4e27148e-c78a-4a34-bd0c-da4d88fc0b30" alt="2025 10 01 newsletter insert does your student need glasses" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <img src="/images/53dd6935-3eea-4ec1-94ef-db034709405c" alt="2025 10 20 Child due Routine Immunizations newsletter insert" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"></a><img src="/images/833fbc0c-b7a4-45ec-8f12-c8940eb134c0" alt="Getting to school Elementary 1 " width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/6633642d-5a23-401f-97e7-60e6265a046c" alt="Immunization" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/1cc9f23c-3196-5454-9c6a-e77a276bf992" alt="" width="138" height="138" style="width:138px;height:138px;display:inline-block;float:left">Mabel's LabelsWant to keep track of your child's idems and generate funds for our school? Click on the link below to order Mabel's Lables. Simply order their personalized labels online and our school receives 20% back on every purchase! Orders are shipped out directly to parents FREE.<a href="https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/</a> <hr><img src="/images/b286f597-ecb0-4130-9656-2545d5f87622" alt="Land Acknowledgement" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">

2025-12-05 02:18:43.914 +0000 UTC

Knights News - December 1-5

<img src="/images/3ba18de8-742e-4f3d-92c0-c8e4b828d7d7" alt="bells" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/d9cebc09-fa8f-4e61-a3ce-98c4a1b51050" alt="December1" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/bc365501-353f-41a9-8a88-bf747e999e53" alt="Snowflakes" width="235" height="310" style="width:235px;height:310px;display:inline-block;float:right">Dear Families,This week was filled with school spirit as we joined our Spirit Club in celebrating Colour Week! We also had the chance to cheer on our volleyball teams, who have been practicing hard and competing in after-school games and tournaments.Looking ahead, we’re excited for another fun week with class skating trips, more volleyball tournaments, and our festive Jingle Bell Walk! Please make sure that you have completed permission forms in School-Day for these upcoming experiences.<hr>Jingle Bell WalkJoin us on Friday, December 5th at 2:30 pm for our Jingle Bell Walk! Classes will buddy up and walk together through the community, each sporting a festive jingle bell. Our goal is to collect food bank donations from December 1st to December 16th. Donations will help the local Lions Club fill Christmas baskets for families in need. Please check expiry dates before donating—thank you for your generosity!<hr><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr">Talent Show Audition</h3>Save the date - The Bath Tallent show is tentatively scheduled for January 22nd. Grades 1–3 classes will perform, and talent show auditions will happen on Wednesday, December 3rd for students from grade 4-8. Students do not have to have a perfected routine, but a solid idea of what they woule like to present and what equipment and/or music would be involved.<hr>Chrome for the Holidays Fundraiser We’re excited to announce a special fundraiser to help purchase additional Chromebooks for our school! Join us for an after-school movie in the gym:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Date: Wednesday, December 10</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Movie: Arthur’s Christmas</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Who: Students in Grades K–5</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Cost: $10 (includes a hot dog, chips, and a drink)</li></ul>Students are invited to wear their pajamas, bring blankets and stuffies, and enjoy a cozy movie afternoon. Please sign up and pay through School-Day if you would like your child to attend.<hr>Gould Lake Summer ProgramsRegistration for Gould Lake Outdoor Education Summer programs starts soon. See below for more information about the programs that are offered. Staff from Gould Lake are coming to our Grade 6, 7 & 8 classrooms on Monday to share more information.Looking forward to another great week ahead!Jean Paquin - Principal & Kevin Collins - Vice Principal<a href="mailto:paquinj@limestone.on.ca" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">paquinj@limestone.on.ca</a> ; <a href="https://collinsk@limestone.on.ca/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">collinsk@limestone.on.ca</a><img src="/images/a26cdff5-0541-463d-a222-13bcbfd7ad21" alt="Gould Lake" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/7dd32edb-a7de-4dd5-bffd-937dc8afebc8" alt="Candy Cane Lane" width="268" height="268" style="width:268px;height:268px;display:inline-block;float:right">Candy Cane Lane!Have some items you would like to donate or ‘re-gift’? The 2026 graduates of Bath Public School are looking for quality donations of any sort. This year our grade 8 class of Bath PS will once again be hosting Candy Cane Lane! This annual tradition is an exciting holiday shopping event for our students and a fundraiser for our graduating class. We are looking for gently used items, handmade items, toys, games, books, holiday decorations and candles. Please do not send items that are old, broken or would not make good gifts.We’re also looking for tissue paper, gift boxes, gift bags etc. Any and all support would be much appreciated. Please drop these off school by Friday December 7th.<img src="/images/6e5ea003-54af-4428-a663-f1b2ec2d31a8" alt="Candy Cane Lane Flyer 20251102 164727 0000" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <hr>A big thank you to Ted Custance who is donating some proceeds from each sale to the Bath Food Program.<img src="/images/43e12824-992e-455c-9afd-5c8250f29ddd" alt="pic" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <hr><img src="/images/afdec79e-7256-4382-ba33-72452d96ee01" alt="logo" width="101" height="101" style="width:101px;height:101px;display:inline-block;float:left">Bath Spirit WearLooking to buy Bath spirit wear? T-shirts, sweatshirts, colour house shirts and other swag is available on the online store. Order now to ensure it arrives in time for the holidays. <a href="https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/</a><hr> This Week...<img src="/images/c4c8f74c-f23b-48bd-b67f-2ca234aa9c44" alt="week ahead" width="203" height="203" style="width:203px;height:203px;display:inline-block;float:right">Monday, December 1 (Day 1)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Gould Lake Presentations Gr. 6,7 & 8</li></ul>Tuesday, December 2 (Day 2)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Skating for Grades 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 from 12-2pm </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior Boys Volleyball game at Bayridge </li></ul>Wednesday, December 3 (Day 3)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Talent Show Audition 10:50</li></ul>Thursday, December 4 (Day 4)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">9:30-10:15 EISS Holiday Music Tour </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Juior Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournaments @ NDSS</li></ul>Friday, December 5 (Day 5)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jingle Bell Walk 2:30</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Skating for Grades 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ from 11am-2pm </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior boys Volleyball Tournament at ESS </li></ul> Skating Days...<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Dec 2, 12-2 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Dec 5, 11-2  1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 13, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 16, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 10, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 13, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li></ul><img src="/images/0567b16e-db8a-4869-92ca-68a1e5371532" alt="ChristmasPartyPoster 1 2 " width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/5ddc981e-7e40-4b11-a70a-1197f39a6694" alt="Sensus" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online. </a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/1161a439-a52c-4144-ad44-b2b141f1f967" alt="2025 2026 LDSB School Year Calendar" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></a></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">School Day Schedule</h2> <table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Time</a></h2></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Learning block</a></h2></th></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">8:55 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Supervision begins on the yard</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">9:10 to 10:50 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">10:50 to 11:30 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block </a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:10 to 1:50 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:50 to 3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Dismissal</a></h2></td></tr></tbody></table> <hr><h2 class="editor-heading-h2"><img src="/images/2b061fdc-99ce-491d-b5dc-6db326a7e36f" alt="development" width="453" height="236" style="width:453px;height:236px;display:inline-block"></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Human Development and Sexual Health</h2> As part of LDSB's commitment to ongoing transparency and communication with families, please follow the link to <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Fb76e663d-3389-4d8e-988b-8dd34f03e071%252FForm-325-D-List-of-H-D-and-S-H-Instruction-Expectations-by-Grade.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269894059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5HLfSENPJ%252BbQSdaQ63UN%252FwrANWjHG925qEp1I32LNmI%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-D</a> on the LDSB website. It outlines the Human Development and Sexual Health curriculum expectations for Grades 1-8.  Families can request to have their child or children exempted from instruction related to Human Development and Sexual Health expectations by completing and returning an exemption form for each child (<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Faf26a5ef-1a97-4814-ab57-f365e0d6b6bb%252FForm-325-B-Exemption-Letter-Parent-Request.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269902945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G0ac7QdQcYMmDwk3auq%252B4YrZTL0Z6OSMABGZkkoYA%252BM%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-B</a>) five school days before the start of instruction. Prior to instruction, your child's classroom teacher will inform parents/guardians when the expectations related to the Human Development and Sexual Health expectations in Strand D will be covered. For a more detailed overview of this process, please refer to Administrative Procedure 325: Exemption From Human Development and Sexual Health Instruction (listed under the Policies and Procedures section of the LDSB website), or contact the school.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/77143b36-64d5-4f80-a9f2-cf2bf339fb88" alt="Nut Free School" width="326" height="466" style="width:326px;height:466px;display:inline-block"></a><img src="/images/31c66f06-c2c7-4ef1-8d8d-2e2e7505b3ff" alt="stay informed" width="173" height="173" style="width:173px;height:173px;display:inline-block;float:left">Information SharingEach Sunday, Bath P.S. will send home a link to this weekly newsletter (Knights News) including information about the week ahead along with other information about upcoming events, our School Council, volunteer opportunities and more. However, LDSB also has a range of other communication tools to help you stay informed.To help users become more familiar with these new tools, please refer to these user guides:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Set up a SchoolMessenger App account</a><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">: </a> set up your account, review your contact information and communication preferences, join teacher-instant messaging groups, and view all your alerts and messages in one place. -Video Tutorial</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/2bd745c8-1a32-525b-80cd-cd974c6f6058/Using%20the%20SchoolMessenger%20App%20for%20SafeArrival.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Report a student absence:</a> set up your account, report and explain student absences in advance. - Video tutorial</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/48bbc50b-373e-5019-ae1d-7a37c047b5a4/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Communicate%20broadcast%20tool.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Communicate broadcast tool:</a> choose how you will receive alerts including how to opt-in for text messaging. - Video tutorial</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/56167561-f5db-5914-b801-10584900d3ea/Parent%20&%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Board%20mobile%20app.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Board mobile app:</a> how to choose your schools, see your messages and report and review student absences. - Video tutorial</li></ul><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/321bfdb0-7b47-449b-860d-9689704f8a34" alt="insurance" width="135" height="153" style="width:135px;height:153px;display:inline-block;float:left"></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Student Accident Insurance</h3>The Limestone District School Board requires that students have student accident insurance in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. Before students will be allowed to participate in these events, parents/guardians must confirm their own coverage for items not covered under the Provincial Health Plan, or purchase an insurance plan. Each year a Student Accident Insurance Plan is made available to all students on a voluntary basis. The plan provides protection for dental damage due to accidents, fracture benefits and other important coverage, which are not covered under the Provincial Health Plan. Some parents may have dental plan coverage through their workplace but many of these plans are limited in one way or another, while this accident coverage is not. You should compare plans to make sure you have the coverage you need or desire.In making this plan available, the Board wishes to make its position clear in the matter of insurance. Under the Education Act, the Board is not permitted to provide insurance coverage for accidents to pupils, therefore, the Board recommends consideration of this plan to any parent who wishes to obtain this kind of insurance. Although the policy has all the advantages of a group plan, it is essentially a direct contract between the parent and the insurance company.A family plan is also available for three or more students which permits the enrolment of students in the family who are attending schools outside the jurisdiction of this Board as long as at least one child in the family is attending a school within the Limestone District School Board.If you wish to subscribe to this insurance, you may do so by completing the form handed out to students the first week of school and mailing it directly to Reliable Life Insurance Company in the stamped envelope provided. Or, for your convenience, you may purchase directly online at <a href="https://insuremykids.com/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">www.insuremykids.com.</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/8da2fba9-5e33-4313-86f2-2822afc47153" alt="SAC" width="194" height="178" style="width:194px;height:178px;display:inline-block"></a>Bath School Advisory CouncilOur fabulous parent council is looking for new members! If you would like to be a part of this great team, please come to our next meeting date is January 14th at 6:30. We are looking forward to meeting in the library. Please let us know if you can make it and if you will require childcare. We are pleased to be able to provide it during the meeting for those who require it.School Trips and VolunteersThroughout the year, we may ask for parent/guardian volunteers on school trips or for various classroom and school activities. The wait time for obtaining a CPIC (background check with vulnerable sector screening) can be lengthy. As such, if you think you would be willing to assist with a trip or school event in the future, please consider obtaining a CPIC with vulnerable sector screening completed, beforehand.<a href="https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=147&lng=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Link to OPP Criminal Background Checks</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/304d9c00-8dec-4ea7-8b9f-bc3b1b4b7f74" alt="self identify" width="194" height="157" style="width:194px;height:157px;display:inline-block;float:left">Indigenous Student Leadership Team</h3> Liv Rondeau and Rae McDonald will be coming to work with the Indigenous Student Leadership Team (Gr. 3-8) on the following dates from 9:30 - 11:30: September 26th, October 30th, November 28th, December 19th, January 27, February 27th, March 27th, April 24th, May 28th, June 19th They will be working on a mural to showcase the importance of reconciliation and indigenous ways of knowing, as well year-long land-based programing. If we have missed anyone who self-identifies as Indigenous and would like to be a part of this group, please let us know.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Opportunities for Students and Families</h2> <h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"> Choices at 7</h3> The Limestone District School Board's Choices at 7 programs offer opportunities for students entering Grade 7 to participate in a variety of unique learning environments.Depending on the availability of places in the programs, students currently in Grade 7 may also apply to join a program for their Grade 8 year. The Choices at 7 programs that are offered include: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">ATLAS (Applying Technology for Learning, Aptitude, and Success) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Challenge (Gifted and Academic Enrichment Program) </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">LEAP (Limestone Education through the Arts Program) </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Extended French Immersion Program (for students entering Grade 7 only)</li></ul>If you are interested in finding out more about these programs, you are invited to attend the information nights that are being held at each site (dates and times are listed below). For detailed information about any of the Choices at 7 programs, please visit the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395975305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2V4jJLa3Q8GP4dOoNcku2eCBE1vdzhp9imnCJpW0rZ0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Application Process: The application form for the ATLAS Program, the Challenge Program, LEAP, and Extended French Immersion for September 2025 will be open from December 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until January 12, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Application information and links will be available on the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395986251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6ryzXHWd8GKhgilHIRfqdXOdm4jCXeg4AtxSY65ZlSY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Choices at 7 Information Nights: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Calvin Park Public School - ATLAS, Challenge, LEAP and CORE Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Loughborough Public School - Challenge Program Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Ernestown Intermediate and Secondary School - Grade 7 and 8 Challenge Program Information Night</li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem">Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem">Harrowsmith Public School - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="8" class="editor-listitem">Monday December 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Module Vanier - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="9" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="10" class="editor-listitem">Module L’Acadie - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="11" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.</li></ul><img src="/images/a9ec9d69-2f3c-4267-a860-e90e16cc0736" alt="hive" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Whether parents want to add creativity to their kid's winter break or have some free time to prepare for the holidays (or unwind thereafter), families can join one or all three of the upcoming WINTER BREAK STEAM CAMPS,at THE HIVE with new projects offered each day of each camp & all materials included. Priority registration will go to Bath Public School all this week (Nov.17 - Nov. 21) (Please be sure to write, 'BPS' in front of your name when registering to ensure your priority registration) . Camp fees are $65 per day per student and run daily from: 10:00AM - 2:30PM each day of camp. Sibling registrations will also receive a discounted rate of 10% for the second enrolled child, (rebated upon the first day of camp). Registration is online @<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehivebath.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7C42c6f023c36948190b0c08de25364a37%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638989112334167727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=teRxZKFIQmcJ4Qgbr4e4GAro7GurXWzIc4g45QiCsV0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: http://thehivebath.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">thehivebath.com</a>. These camps are ideal for kids aged 5 - 12 years with projects adaptable for participants to take the lead and create their projects in the direction preferred most.  With gentle, encouraging guidance in a fun, uplifting atmosphere, projects are art-full, creative, colourful, tactile, engaging & full of fun surprises. All materials are included so kids just need to bring their:Labeled water bottle, 2x snack & Packed lunch daily.REGISTER your preferred camp dates ONLINE <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">@hehivebath.com</a>! <img src="/images/09ac8aec-ac53-4f3f-9f65-907d73034b1d" alt="Skilled Trade" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Get up close: Watch skilled trades professionals in action during live demonstrations and explore using tools and machinery. Meet the experts: Chat one-on-one with employers, apprentices, tradespeople, and instructors who share real-world insights and personal journeys in the skilled trades.  Plan student pathways: Explore apprenticeship pathways with expert guidance and resources provided by Skilled Trades Ontario.  -When: December 2, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.Where: Kingston, Slush Puppie Place, 1 The Tragically Hip Way, KingstonWho: All Limestone families welcomeCost: Free! No registration neededTo learn more, visit <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flevelupontario.ca%2Fopen-house&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7C10436594889544cee18708de1bbdd2e0%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638978699330970432%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3i4BSTb05H63OHuMLXzlUrjgTljDVFUuBeiL5csjpSQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://levelupontario.ca/open-house. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">levelupontario.ca/open-house</a>.<img src="/images/4e27148e-c78a-4a34-bd0c-da4d88fc0b30" alt="2025 10 01 newsletter insert does your student need glasses" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <img src="/images/53dd6935-3eea-4ec1-94ef-db034709405c" alt="2025 10 20 Child due Routine Immunizations newsletter insert" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"></a> <a href="https://www.loyalist.ca/media/lf4ps1su/autumn-guide.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">See the full guide here</a> <img src="/images/1cc9f23c-3196-5454-9c6a-e77a276bf992" alt="" width="177" height="177" style="width:177px;height:177px;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/833fbc0c-b7a4-45ec-8f12-c8940eb134c0" alt="Getting to school Elementary 1 " width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/6633642d-5a23-401f-97e7-60e6265a046c" alt="Immunization" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> Mabel's LabelsWant to keep track of your child's idems and generate funds for our school? Click on the link below to order Mabel's Lables. Simply order their personalized labels online and our school receives 20% back on every purchase! Orders are shipped out directly to parents FREE.<a href="https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/</a> <hr><img src="/images/b286f597-ecb0-4130-9656-2545d5f87622" alt="Land Acknowledgement" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">

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Knights News - Nov. 24-28

<img src="/images/2f11da75-c1d8-4471-867f-fde79563f699" alt="fall leaves" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/c62f55da-f9e9-4017-a062-664a7c8cdf41" alt="November11" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> Dear Families,What a Week! It has been a wonderful week of learning, and it’s inspiring to see students growing in confidence as they recognize their own skills and abilities. We also loved seeing everyone proudly wearing pink shirts on Friday in support of bullying prevention—thank you for helping us promote kindness and respect in our school community.Next week is Colour Week, organized by our Spirit Club!<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Monday: Wear red</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Tuesday: Wear purple</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday: Wear orange</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Thursday: Wear black</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Friday: Wear rainbow colours</li></ul>Show your school spirit and join the fun!<hr>Lice Checks Next Week As we spend more time indoors during this season, we sometimes notice an increase in lice (and have this year). We will be conducting head checks next week, but we kindly ask that you also check your child’s head at home. For more information and helpful tips, please visit <a href="https://caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/health-conditions-and-treatments/head_lice" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">The Canadian Paediatrics Society</a> Please let your child's teacher know if you do not want your child's head checked at school.<hr>Chrome for the Holidays Fundraiser We’re excited to announce a special fundraiser to help purchase additional Chromebooks for our school! Join us for an after-school movie in the gym:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Date: Wednesday, December 10</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Movie: Arthur’s Christmas</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Who: Students in Grades K–5</li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Cost: $10 (includes a hot dog, chips, and a drink)</li></ul>Students are invited to wear their pajamas, bring blankets and stuffies, and enjoy a cozy movie afternoon. Please sign up and pay through School-Day if you would like your child to attend.<hr>Student CensusStudents from Grades 4 to 12 will be invited to complete the student census this week. This important initiative aims to learn more about students' identities, academic achievement, and their experiences at school. By understanding more about the unique backgrounds, experiences, and needs of students, we can create a more inclusive and supportive educational environment for everyone.The data is paired with academic information to help us understand what school is like for different groups of students.It is important to note that:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">The survey is optional.</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Responses are confidential.</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Students can choose to answer as much or as little of the survey as they wish.</li></ul><hr>Jingle Bell WalkJoin us on Friday, December 5th at 2:30 pm for our Jingle Bell Walk! Classes will buddy up and walk together through the community, each sporting a festive jingle bell. Our goal is to collect food bank donations from December 1st to December 16th. Donations will help the local Lions Club fill Christmas baskets for families in need. Please check expiry dates before donating—thank you for your generosity!<hr><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr">Talent Show</h3>This year, instead of a Holiday Concert, we’re excited to host a New Year’s Talent Show in January! Grades 1–3 classes will perform, and students in Grades 4–8 are invited to audition and share their talents. More details and a tentative date will be shared soon.<hr>Looking forward to another great week ahead!Jean Paquin - Principal & Kevin Collins - Vice Principal<a href="mailto:paquinj@limestone.on.ca" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">paquinj@limestone.on.ca</a> ; <a href="https://collinsk@limestone.on.ca/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">collinsk@limestone.on.ca</a><img src="/images/7dd32edb-a7de-4dd5-bffd-937dc8afebc8" alt="Candy Cane Lane" width="268" height="268" style="width:268px;height:268px;display:inline-block;float:right">Candy Cane Lane!Have some items you would like to donate or ‘re-gift’? The 2026 graduates of Bath Public School are looking for quality donations of any sort. This year our grade 8 class of Bath PS will once again be hosting Candy Cane Lane! This annual tradition is an exciting holiday shopping event for our students and a fundraiser for our graduating class. We are looking for gently used items, handmade items, toys, games, books, holiday decorations and candles. Please do not send items that are old, broken or would not make good gifts.We’re also looking for tissue paper, gift boxes, gift bags etc. Any and all support would be much appreciated. Please drop these off school by Friday December 7th.<img src="/images/6e5ea003-54af-4428-a663-f1b2ec2d31a8" alt="Candy Cane Lane Flyer 20251102 164727 0000" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <hr><img src="/images/afdec79e-7256-4382-ba33-72452d96ee01" alt="logo" width="101" height="101" style="width:101px;height:101px;display:inline-block;float:left">Bath Spirit WearLooking to buy Bath spirit wear? T-shirts, sweatshirts, colour house shirts and other swag is available on the online store. Order now to ensure it arrives in time for the holidays. <a href="https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://specialtytrophies.ca/bathps/</a><hr> This Week...<img src="/images/c4c8f74c-f23b-48bd-b67f-2ca234aa9c44" alt="week ahead" width="203" height="203" style="width:203px;height:203px;display:inline-block;float:right">Monday, November 24 (Day 1)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Student Census Week (Nov. 24-28) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior girls vball game vs TPCS 4:00 </li></ul>Tuesday, November 25 (Day 2)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Girls Volleyball am recess </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Gr 5/6 to Bath Library –11:30-1:00 </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior boys Volleyball at Bath vs The Prince Charles </li></ul>Wednesday, November 26 (Day 3)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior boys Volleyball practice 1st break </li></ul>Thursday, November 27 (Day 4)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior Girls Volleyball Tournament</li></ul>Friday, November 28 (Day 5)<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Indigenous Student Leadership Team -Trip to No.9 Gardens </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Girls Volleyball am recess </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Senior boys Volleyball practice 2nd break </li></ul> Skating Days...<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Dec 2, 12-2 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Dec 5, 11-2  1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 13, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Jan 16, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 10, 11-2 Kinders, and 1, 1/2,2 and 2/3, ¾ </li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;">Feb 13, 11-1 4/5, 4/5, 5/6 and 6,7, 8 </li></ul><img src="/images/0567b16e-db8a-4869-92ca-68a1e5371532" alt="ChristmasPartyPoster 1 2 " width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/5ddc981e-7e40-4b11-a70a-1197f39a6694" alt="Sensus" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online. </a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/1161a439-a52c-4144-ad44-b2b141f1f967" alt="2025 2026 LDSB School Year Calendar" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></a></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">School Day Schedule</h2> <table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Time</a></h2></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Learning block</a></h2></th></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">8:55 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Supervision begins on the yard</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">9:10 to 10:50 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">10:50 to 11:30 a.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block </a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:10 to 1:50 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Recess and nutrition break</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">1:50 to 3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">100-minute learning block</a></h2></td></tr><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">3:30 p.m.</a></h2></th><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 350px; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Dismissal</a></h2></td></tr></tbody></table> <hr><h2 class="editor-heading-h2"><img src="/images/2b061fdc-99ce-491d-b5dc-6db326a7e36f" alt="development" width="453" height="236" style="width:453px;height:236px;display:inline-block"></h2><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Human Development and Sexual Health</h2> As part of LDSB's commitment to ongoing transparency and communication with families, please follow the link to <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Fb76e663d-3389-4d8e-988b-8dd34f03e071%252FForm-325-D-List-of-H-D-and-S-H-Instruction-Expectations-by-Grade.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269894059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5HLfSENPJ%252BbQSdaQ63UN%252FwrANWjHG925qEp1I32LNmI%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-D</a> on the LDSB website. It outlines the Human Development and Sexual Health curriculum expectations for Grades 1-8.  Families can request to have their child or children exempted from instruction related to Human Development and Sexual Health expectations by completing and returning an exemption form for each child (<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.limestone.on.ca%252Fdocuments%252Faf26a5ef-1a97-4814-ab57-f365e0d6b6bb%252FForm-325-B-Exemption-Letter-Parent-Request.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%2540limestone.on.ca%7Cd8e986523c2748085d7c08ddeecf4b2d%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638929296269902945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G0ac7QdQcYMmDwk3auq%252B4YrZTL0Z6OSMABGZkkoYA%252BM%253D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Form 325-B</a>) five school days before the start of instruction. Prior to instruction, your child's classroom teacher will inform parents/guardians when the expectations related to the Human Development and Sexual Health expectations in Strand D will be covered. For a more detailed overview of this process, please refer to Administrative Procedure 325: Exemption From Human Development and Sexual Health Instruction (listed under the Policies and Procedures section of the LDSB website), or contact the school.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/77143b36-64d5-4f80-a9f2-cf2bf339fb88" alt="Nut Free School" width="326" height="466" style="width:326px;height:466px;display:inline-block"></a><img src="/images/31c66f06-c2c7-4ef1-8d8d-2e2e7505b3ff" alt="stay informed" width="173" height="173" style="width:173px;height:173px;display:inline-block;float:left">Information SharingEach Sunday, Bath P.S. will send home a link to this weekly newsletter (Knights News) including information about the week ahead along with other information about upcoming events, our School Council, volunteer opportunities and more. However, LDSB also has a range of other communication tools to help you stay informed.To help users become more familiar with these new tools, please refer to these user guides:<ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Set up a SchoolMessenger App account</a><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/07694697-349d-51ff-a42c-a05550bd4f28/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20for%20setting%20up%20a%20School%20Messenger%20App%20Account.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">: </a> set up your account, review your contact information and communication preferences, join teacher-instant messaging groups, and view all your alerts and messages in one place. -Video Tutorial</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/2bd745c8-1a32-525b-80cd-cd974c6f6058/Using%20the%20SchoolMessenger%20App%20for%20SafeArrival.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Report a student absence:</a> set up your account, report and explain student absences in advance. - Video tutorial</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/48bbc50b-373e-5019-ae1d-7a37c047b5a4/Parent%20%2526%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Communicate%20broadcast%20tool.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Communicate broadcast tool:</a> choose how you will receive alerts including how to opt-in for text messaging. - Video tutorial</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/documents/56167561-f5db-5914-b801-10584900d3ea/Parent%20&%20Guardian%20Guide%20re%20Board%20mobile%20app.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Use the Board mobile app:</a> how to choose your schools, see your messages and report and review student absences. - Video tutorial</li></ul><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/321bfdb0-7b47-449b-860d-9689704f8a34" alt="insurance" width="135" height="153" style="width:135px;height:153px;display:inline-block;float:left"></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Student Accident Insurance</h3>The Limestone District School Board requires that students have student accident insurance in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. Before students will be allowed to participate in these events, parents/guardians must confirm their own coverage for items not covered under the Provincial Health Plan, or purchase an insurance plan. Each year a Student Accident Insurance Plan is made available to all students on a voluntary basis. The plan provides protection for dental damage due to accidents, fracture benefits and other important coverage, which are not covered under the Provincial Health Plan. Some parents may have dental plan coverage through their workplace but many of these plans are limited in one way or another, while this accident coverage is not. You should compare plans to make sure you have the coverage you need or desire.In making this plan available, the Board wishes to make its position clear in the matter of insurance. Under the Education Act, the Board is not permitted to provide insurance coverage for accidents to pupils, therefore, the Board recommends consideration of this plan to any parent who wishes to obtain this kind of insurance. Although the policy has all the advantages of a group plan, it is essentially a direct contract between the parent and the insurance company.A family plan is also available for three or more students which permits the enrolment of students in the family who are attending schools outside the jurisdiction of this Board as long as at least one child in the family is attending a school within the Limestone District School Board.If you wish to subscribe to this insurance, you may do so by completing the form handed out to students the first week of school and mailing it directly to Reliable Life Insurance Company in the stamped envelope provided. Or, for your convenience, you may purchase directly online at <a href="https://insuremykids.com/" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">www.insuremykids.com.</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><img src="/images/8da2fba9-5e33-4313-86f2-2822afc47153" alt="SAC" width="194" height="178" style="width:194px;height:178px;display:inline-block"></a>Bath School Advisory CouncilOur fabulous parent council is looking for new members! If you would like to be a part of this great team, please come to our next meeting date is January 14th at 6:30. We are looking forward to meeting in the library. Please let us know if you can make it and if you will require childcare. We are pleased to be able to provide it during the meeting for those who require it.School Trips and VolunteersThroughout the year, we may ask for parent/guardian volunteers on school trips or for various classroom and school activities. The wait time for obtaining a CPIC (background check with vulnerable sector screening) can be lengthy. As such, if you think you would be willing to assist with a trip or school event in the future, please consider obtaining a CPIC with vulnerable sector screening completed, beforehand.<a href="https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=147&lng=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">Link to OPP Criminal Background Checks</a><a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/304d9c00-8dec-4ea7-8b9f-bc3b1b4b7f74" alt="self identify" width="194" height="157" style="width:194px;height:157px;display:inline-block;float:left">Indigenous Student Leadership Team</h3> Liv Rondeau and Rae McDonald will be coming to work with the Indigenous Student Leadership Team (Gr. 3-8) on the following dates from 9:30 - 11:30: September 26th, October 30th, November 28th, December 19th, January 27, February 27th, March 27th, April 24th, May 28th, June 19th They will be working on a mural to showcase the importance of reconciliation and indigenous ways of knowing, as well year-long land-based programing. If we have missed anyone who self-identifies as Indigenous and would like to be a part of this group, please let us know.<a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr">Opportunities for Students and Families</h2> <img src="/images/a26cdff5-0541-463d-a222-13bcbfd7ad21" alt="Gould Lake" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr"> Choices at 7</h3> The Limestone District School Board's Choices at 7 programs offer opportunities for students entering Grade 7 to participate in a variety of unique learning environments.Depending on the availability of places in the programs, students currently in Grade 7 may also apply to join a program for their Grade 8 year. The Choices at 7 programs that are offered include: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">ATLAS (Applying Technology for Learning, Aptitude, and Success) </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Challenge (Gifted and Academic Enrichment Program) </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">LEAP (Limestone Education through the Arts Program) </li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Extended French Immersion Program (for students entering Grade 7 only)</li></ul>If you are interested in finding out more about these programs, you are invited to attend the information nights that are being held at each site (dates and times are listed below). For detailed information about any of the Choices at 7 programs, please visit the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395975305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2V4jJLa3Q8GP4dOoNcku2eCBE1vdzhp9imnCJpW0rZ0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Application Process: The application form for the ATLAS Program, the Challenge Program, LEAP, and Extended French Immersion for September 2025 will be open from December 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until January 12, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Application information and links will be available on the <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.limestone.on.ca%2Fchoices_at_7&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7Cc13cb70668f54245fe1308de26dc3378%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638990924395986251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6ryzXHWd8GKhgilHIRfqdXOdm4jCXeg4AtxSY65ZlSY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.limestone.on.ca/choices_at_7. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">Choices at 7 webpage.</a>Choices at 7 Information Nights: <ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;">Calvin Park Public School - ATLAS, Challenge, LEAP and CORE Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.</li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Loughborough Public School - Challenge Program Choices at 7 Program Information Night</li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem">Ernestown Intermediate and Secondary School - Grade 7 and 8 Challenge Program Information Night</li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem">Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem">Harrowsmith Public School - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="8" class="editor-listitem">Monday December 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Module Vanier - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="9" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. </li><li value="10" class="editor-listitem">Module L’Acadie - Extended French Immersion Program Information Night</li><li value="11" class="editor-listitem">Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.</li></ul><img src="/images/a9ec9d69-2f3c-4267-a860-e90e16cc0736" alt="hive" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Whether parents want to add creativity to their kid's winter break or have some free time to prepare for the holidays (or unwind thereafter), families can join one or all three of the upcoming WINTER BREAK STEAM CAMPS,at THE HIVE with new projects offered each day of each camp & all materials included. Priority registration will go to Bath Public School all this week (Nov.17 - Nov. 21) (Please be sure to write, 'BPS' in front of your name when registering to ensure your priority registration) . Camp fees are $65 per day per student and run daily from: 10:00AM - 2:30PM each day of camp. Sibling registrations will also receive a discounted rate of 10% for the second enrolled child, (rebated upon the first day of camp). Registration is online @<a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehivebath.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7C42c6f023c36948190b0c08de25364a37%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638989112334167727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=teRxZKFIQmcJ4Qgbr4e4GAro7GurXWzIc4g45QiCsV0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: http://thehivebath.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">thehivebath.com</a>. These camps are ideal for kids aged 5 - 12 years with projects adaptable for participants to take the lead and create their projects in the direction preferred most.  With gentle, encouraging guidance in a fun, uplifting atmosphere, projects are art-full, creative, colourful, tactile, engaging & full of fun surprises. All materials are included so kids just need to bring their:Labeled water bottle, 2x snack & Packed lunch daily.REGISTER your preferred camp dates ONLINE <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">@hehivebath.com</a>! <img src="/images/09ac8aec-ac53-4f3f-9f65-907d73034b1d" alt="Skilled Trade" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">Get up close: Watch skilled trades professionals in action during live demonstrations and explore using tools and machinery. Meet the experts: Chat one-on-one with employers, apprentices, tradespeople, and instructors who share real-world insights and personal journeys in the skilled trades.  Plan student pathways: Explore apprenticeship pathways with expert guidance and resources provided by Skilled Trades Ontario.  -When: December 2, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.Where: Kingston, Slush Puppie Place, 1 The Tragically Hip Way, KingstonWho: All Limestone families welcomeCost: Free! No registration neededTo learn more, visit <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flevelupontario.ca%2Fopen-house&data=05%7C02%7Cpaquinj%40limestone.on.ca%7C10436594889544cee18708de1bbdd2e0%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638978699330970432%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3i4BSTb05H63OHuMLXzlUrjgTljDVFUuBeiL5csjpSQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://levelupontario.ca/open-house. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link">levelupontario.ca/open-house</a>.<img src="/images/4e27148e-c78a-4a34-bd0c-da4d88fc0b30" alt="2025 10 01 newsletter insert does your student need glasses" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <img src="/images/53dd6935-3eea-4ec1-94ef-db034709405c" alt="2025 10 20 Child due Routine Immunizations newsletter insert" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><hr></a> <a href="about:blank" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"></a> <a href="https://www.loyalist.ca/media/lf4ps1su/autumn-guide.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">See the full guide here</a> <img src="/images/1cc9f23c-3196-5454-9c6a-e77a276bf992" alt="" width="177" height="177" style="width:177px;height:177px;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/833fbc0c-b7a4-45ec-8f12-c8940eb134c0" alt="Getting to school Elementary 1 " width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"><img src="/images/6633642d-5a23-401f-97e7-60e6265a046c" alt="Immunization" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"> Mabel's LabelsWant to keep track of your child's idems and generate funds for our school? Click on the link below to order Mabel's Lables. Simply order their personalized labels online and our school receives 20% back on every purchase! Orders are shipped out directly to parents FREE.<a href="https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="editor-link">https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/</a> <hr><img src="/images/b286f597-ecb0-4130-9656-2545d5f87622" alt="Land Acknowledgement" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block">

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Limestone’s EQAO Results Improve Across All Categories

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has achieved its strongest Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) performance in four years, with gains in every testing category for the 2024-2025 school year. LDSB’s EQAO results align with provincial outcomes in many areas, while showing notable improvements in others and among specific student groups. Limestone’s 2024-2025 results are at, or above, the provincial average in almost all measures. Results show an upward trend and momentum across all eight areas of assessment for students in Grades 3, 6, 9, and 10, including those with special education needs, underscoring the Board’s intention of making a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.    "These results reflect the daily dedication of Limestone educators, educational assistants, program teams, and school leaders,” says Krishna Burra, LDSB Director of Education. “I want to acknowledge the efforts of those who have focused on implementing evidence-informed practices, providing targeted supports, and collaborating across schools to ensure student achievement and success.” The elementary school report provides assessments of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics written by students in Grades 3 and 6. The secondary school report provides similar information relating to the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). <h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Results at a Glance </h2><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem">Grade 3 Improvements: LDSB students showed a 5% to 8% increase in Reading, Writing, and Math, with 75% meeting the provincial standard in Reading, 65% in Writing, and 65% in Math, outperforming provincial averages. Students with special education needs improved by 8% to 9% in these subjects.  </li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem">Grade 6 Gains: Achievement rose in all areas, with 88% meeting Reading standards, 87% in Writing, and 51% in Math, matching or exceeding provincial rates. Students with special education needs made significant advances, especially in Writing with a 22% increase.  </li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem">Grades 9 and 10 Results: LDSB’s Grade 9 Math scores were slightly below provincial levels but increased by 5% from the previous year, with students with special education needs performing better than students with similar needs in other jurisdictions. The Grade 10 OSSLT saw 95% participation and 84% success, a 3% rise, with continued improvement among students with special education needs.   </li></ul><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Grade 3 EQAO Results </h2>Grade 3 student achievement saw a 5% to 8% increase in all subject areas in Limestone, compared to the 2023/24 assessment results, with 75% meeting the provincial standard in Reading, 65% in Writing, and 65% in Math.  Results for the province showed a slight increase from the previous year for all Grade 3 subjects and were slightly lower than Limestone across Grade 3 assessment subjects.  This new data shows improvement in all subjects, with Math achievement showing the most significant difference for students in Grade 3.  Of significant note are the gains in achievement in Grade 3 Reading, Writing, and Mathematics made by Limestone students with special education needs – up 9%, 8%, and 9% respectively, compared to the 2023/24 assessment results.  <h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Grade 6 EQAO Results </h2>Grade 6 student achievement in Limestone also continues to build momentum with improvements in all subject areas.  In Reading, 88% of students met provincial standard in 2024/25 – an increase of 9% from the 2023/24 assessment and a higher rate than the province for 2024/25.  Results in Writing showed an increase of 14% over the previous assessment year, with 87% of students meeting provincial standard, at a higher rate than the province.  In Math, results were equal to the province, with 51% of students meeting the provincial standard, an increase of 11% for Limestone compared to the previous assessment year.  Like the Grade 3 assessment results, achievement in all subject areas for students in Grade 6 with special education needs in Limestone has increased, with significant gains in Reading and Writing by 12% and 22%, respectively, since the 2023/24 assessment. This increase in achievement for students in Grade 6 with special education needs is higher than the province by 3% to 10% across all subject areas.  “Limestone students and staff have worked hard to achieve these gains across Reading, Writing, and Mathematics, including the strong improvements for students with special education needs,” says Burra. “The momentum we are seeing is the result of consistent, evidence‑informed practice—targeted instruction, early interventions, collaborative professional learning, and a sharp focus on what happens in classrooms every day. “We are proud of this progress, and we are committed to sustaining it by continuing the practices that work and adjusting where they do not,” he adds. “Our goal remains steady improvement over time, not one‑year spikes, for every student, in every classroom, in every school.” <h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Primary Assessment (administered in Grade 3): </h3><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Area of Assessment </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">LDSB  </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Province </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Reading </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">75% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">74% </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Writing </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">65% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">65% </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Mathematics </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">65% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">64% </td></tr></tbody></table><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Junior Assessment (administered in Grade 6): </h3><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Area of Assessment </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">LDSB  </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Province </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Reading </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">88% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">86% </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Writing </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">87% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">85% </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Mathematics </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">51% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">51% </td></tr></tbody></table><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Grades 9 and 10 EQAO Results </h2><h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Grade 9 Mathematics Assessment: </h3>Results for Grade 9 Math in Limestone are slightly lower compared to the provincial results. For all participating students in the Grade 9 Math assessment, 55% achieved the provincial standard in Limestone, and 58% achieved the provincial standard provincially.  Limestone’s Grade 9 Math results increased by 5% as compared to last year. Results for students with special education needs achieving the provincial standard are higher than the province at 34% for Limestone, compared to 32% for the province. <table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Grade 9 Mathematics Assessment </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">LDSB  </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Province </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 321px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Grade 9 Math </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 85px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">55% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 113px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">58% </td></tr></tbody></table>“Grade 9 Mathematics continues to be a priority area,” says Steve Hedderson, LDSB Associate Superintendent of Human Resources and Curriculum and Program Services: Math and FSL. “Limestone’s five‑point improvement year‑over‑year shows the work is taking hold. We are deepening supports in Grade 9 Math—explicit instruction, daily practice, and timely interventions—and aligning professional learning so teachers have the tools they need. We are focused on building Math confidence and competency for every student.” <h3 class="editor-heading-h3" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - Administered in Grade 10: </h3>This year, 95% of first-time eligible students wrote the test in Limestone, compared to 94% of students in the province. With this high participation rate, 84% of all students in Limestone were successful, an increase of 3% compared to the 2023/24 school year.  OSSLT results for students with special education needs continue to show an improvement for the 2024/25 year, with 65% of Limestone students being successful on the assessment. <table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 282px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Grade 10 OSSLT </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 97px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">LDSB  </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 117px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Province </td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 282px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Participation Rate </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 97px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">95% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 117px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">94% </td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 282px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">Success Rate </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 97px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">84% </td><td class="editor-tableCell" style="width: 117px; background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;">85% </td></tr></tbody></table>“Strong Grade 10 Literacy outcomes begin with strong participation,” says Stephanie Sartor, LDSB Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Program Services: Literacy Focus. “With 95% writing and 84% successful, up three points from last year, we are encouraged by the trajectory, including the continued improvement for students with special education needs. Literacy is a shared responsibility across subjects, and we will keep pairing explicit instruction with targeted supports so every learner can demonstrate success.” Students in all publicly funded schools in Ontario are required to write provincial assessments, administered by EQAO, a provincial body that tests students’ skills in Literacy in Grades 3, 6, and 10 and Math skills in Grades 3, 6, and 9 in relation to Ontario curriculum expectations. Successful completion of the Literacy requirement is one of the requirements to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The EQAO assessments have undergone significant updates, with the newer digital assessments offered entirely online through a digital platform for students over the past four years.   “The dedication of Limestone educators, educational assistants, program team members, and school leaders will remain foundational to continued efforts moving forward,” says Burra.

2025-12-05 19:00:45.215 +0000 UTC

Education Minister Calandra's Letter to Parents - EQAO and Student Achievement Advisory Body

The following message by the Honourable Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Education, is for parents and guardians regarding EQAO results and the appointment of a Student Achievement Advisory Body.Please select the following link to read (PDF): <a href="/documents/2a916cd2-b224-4a93-a4b3-b0a57ae98e62/Letter-to-Parents-EQAO-Dec-3-2025.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Letter to Parents and Guardians</a>

2025-12-03 16:57:22.383 +0000 UTC

PIC Gathering with Director December 4, 2025

<img src="/images/bff4337c-478a-4c20-a057-a8a6e80ca7cb" alt="Parent Involvement Committee Gathering with Director" width="584" height="730" style="width:584px;height:730px;display:inline-block">Join us for a special <a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/parent-involvement-committee" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)</a> gathering with Krishna Burra, LDSB Director of Education. When: Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Where: In-person or onlineIn-person: 220 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, OntarioOnline: <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_MmJlMGM0YWEtNDQ4NS00YzAxLWJhMmEtNjhjNmM5NDA0ZmRk%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522e1f4165f-ebae-4d82-a73c-a0de593830be%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%25222807506b-b7b9-4de9-8d10-c7f7c33103a9%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=49721d4d-f239-4e30-a5d3-f2d0a60ce03a&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link">Link to Attend</a>We look forward to seeing you there!

2025-11-25 16:21:00.653 +0000 UTC

Land Acknowledgement

The Limestone District School Board is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their culture and celebrate their commitment to this land.