Panthers are BACK!
This coming week at school marks a big one: our first FULL week back for the 2026-2027 school year! Rest assured, students are ready! There have been many line-up routines practiced, loads of walking down the hall moments happening with calm and respectful behaviours, classroom agreements created and thumbs-upped: PANTHERS ARE NAILING BACK TO SCHOOL! We would be happy for you to remind your Panther(s) of our shared recess and nutrition break expectations, if you have a chance. We always appreciate your partnership and find this Panther ship is steered straightest when students feel that their home people and school people are connected and aligned. Thank you in advance!
Classroom Reorganization
École Polson Park Public School will be reorganizing based on numbers (over classroom cap sizes) in our primary division on the English side. The breakdown of the classrooms will be:
- JK/SK - Ms. Winslade/Ms. Lennon (ECE)
- SK/1 - Ms. Pharoah
- 2/3A - Ms. Chanook
- 2/3B - Ms. Honcharsky
- 3/4 - Ms. Blommesteyn
- 4/5 - Ms. Anderson
- 5/6 - Ms. Nicholson
- 6 - Ms. Schmidt (Ms. Smith)
If your student is affected, you will hear from us on Wednesday September 16th and students will have the opportunity to visit their new classroom on Friday September 18th. This change will begin on Monday September 21st.
Thank you for trusting us to make student-centered decisions about the required shifts. While change is not always easy or preferred, it is part of the hidden curriculum of school and life. Your child will follow your lead in many ways, and as the adults in their lives, we must model how to approach change and embrace the opportunities it may present. Our staff put much care and consideration into student placements, and we all want your children, our students, to have a successful year. Please know that we have attempted to minimize moves as much as possible.
This Week @ Polson
Here is a peek at what is coming up at Polson...
14 | Running Club Practice – 8:30 am (cancelled with rain) |
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16 | Welcome Devin, Eli, and Anjana – SLC Behavioural Psychology Placement Students Karate Kids – 1:15 pm-1:55 pm |
17 | Running Club Practice – 8:30 am (cancelled with rain) |
18 | Soccer Team Practice (Grade 6s) – 1:35 pm |
More on the docket...
Rosh Hashanah Happy and Sweet New Year greetings, Shana Tova!, to all those who celebrated this past weekend.
Our School Council Elections and the first meeting will occur on Wednesday September 23rd at 6pm. New members are always welcome! It is an amazing group of engaged folks and we would love to see you there.
Soccer tournament for our Grade 6 Panthers soccer team will take place the week of September 21st wi
The Food Sharing Project's Lunch Is Ready program begins again this fall! Stay tuned for more details about this absolutely fabulous (and delicious) lunch program for students. Thank you, once again, to the amazing (and talented) Ms. Candy for helping to organize this initiative at Polson. We are grateful to her and The Food Sharing Project for making sure that bellies are full so minds can learn here.
From our K-12 Indigenous Education and Reconciliation Lead, Ms. DiRocco:
"As we approach the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30th, we are reminded of our collective responsibility to engage in learning about the Residential School System and the true history of relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in what is currently known as Canada. This day invites us to honour the children who never returned home, stand with Survivors, and recommit ourselves to meaningful reconciliation in our classrooms and communities." National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day is on Wednesday September 30th. Please wear orange as a show of understanding, solidarity, and support.
The Polson Park Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
Our Open House will be held on Thursday October 1st. Details for timing to follow but it will take place after school.
Cross country running meets (interested students in Grades 3 to 6) are coming up in October - Tuesday 13th for Regionals and Tuesday 20th for Districts for qualifying student athletes. Your student athletes will have brought home information last week from coaches about this.
Running and Reading Club will begin on Thursday October 22nd from 3:35pm-5:35pm. Registration information is forthcoming and will be available to the school community at the beginning of October.
Polson Gear
If you are interested in purchasing some new Polson gear, please see the link from Specialty Trophies below. They recently revamped the offerings, and the swag is looking swaggy!
