Dear Parents,
We are revamping our library and looking for book donations. If you have any slightly used/ or new books that you would like to donate please send the books in to your child’s teacher. Your child’s will be displayed on the inside cover. “Kindly donated by‐ Andrew Stewart.”
Upcoming Events
May 19 – Welcome to Kindergarten
May 24 – Victoria Day (no classes)
June 4 – Kindergarten Orientation (current Kindergarten students stay home)
June 22 – Fry Wagon
June 23 – Fun Day
June 24 – Grade 6 Closing 5:30
June 25 – Field Trips – More Details to Follow
June 28 – Last Day of Classes
School Lunches:
June 18th will be the last day for ordering lunches from the school lunch menu for this school year.
June 21st-25th During this week students will be able to order milk and yogurt along with the food on Fun Day.
Kindergarten Orientation: will be held on Friday, June 4th. Current Kindergarten students will not have classes on this day.
Grade Six Closing: Plans are underway for our Grade Six Closing which will take place this year on June 24th at 5:30. To meet Public Health Guidelines, the Closing will be of a similar format to the one that was held in June of 2020. As we get closer to the date, we will be sending more info to the families of our grade six students.
Welcome to Kindergarten: is taking place by appointment on the afternoon and evening of this Wednesday, May 19th. We want to send out a sincere welcome to the new Kindergarten students that will be joining the Bloomfield Family in the fall of 2021.
Home & School News:
Hot Dog & Juice Day: Students can order a hot dog and/or juice on Thursday, May 27th. These items are included on the lunch order form that was sent home. Hot dogs are $2 each and juice $1. Money raised will go towards paying the loan for the playground equipment.
West Prince Storm Soccer Club:
The West Prince Storm Soccer Club is in the process of getting ready for another fun season of soccer. Teams will be offered from the ages of Under 11 to Senior where possible and we are still in need of a few players at the younger age levels. If you are interested at all in playing soccer this summer please feel free to check out our website at https://www.westprincestorm.ca/ or contact the club technical director, Brian Allain at allainbrian@hotmail.com. Most of the teams are back out this week for practices and these times can be found on our website.
Vaping Information for Parents:
Vaping is one of the most common substance use behaviours among PEI youth. It is the act of inhaling a vaporized liquid from an electronic device. The vapor usually contains nicotine, flavouring and other additives. It can also contain THC, the chemical in cannabis that makes a user feel “high.” Common terms for vaping devices include: JUULs, e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, mods, and tanks. The devices vary widely in size, shape and design – some look like flash drives or highlighters, while others are bulky and box-like.
Flavours and creative marketing have been targeted at youth and non-smokers to make vaping products more palatable and seemingly harmless. In reality, most vapes contain high levels of nicotine, which is highly addictive. Nicotine use in youth is associated with lasting brain impairments, including effects on working memory and attention. Studies have also shown that vapour contains dangerous toxins, including heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals. There is still limited knowledge about the long-term health effects of these products.
Resource Links:
• Clearing the Cloud: A presentation intended for students in grades 5 to 7
Vaping and Youth: Get the Facts! A presentation intended for students in grades 7 to 12
https://pei.lung.ca/vaping-products-information-educators
(PPT presentations/speaking notes; fill-in-the-blank activity; BINGO game/questions)
• Vaping 101 for Educators (PEI Lung Assoc, 2020, 5 p.)
https://pei.lung.ca/sites/default/files/VAPING%20101%20for%20EDUCATORS.pdf
• Vaping: What School Professionals Need to Know to Help Protect Children, Teens, and Young Adults (Partnership to End Addiction, 2020, 11 p.)
https://drugfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Vaping-eBook-2020-for-School-Professionals_53120.pdf
• Vaping Products Visual Dictionary (CDC, 2020, 25 p.)
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/pdfs/ecigarette-or-vaping-products-visual-dictionary-508.pdf
• Talking to Kids about Vaping (Media Smarts, 2020, 3 p.)
https://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/tip-sheet/tipsheet_talking_kids_vaping.pdf
Upcoming Events
Apr 15 – PJ &/or Hat Day $2
Apr 16 – PD Day (no classes)
Apr 22 – Grade 6 – HPV #2
May 7 – PD Day (No classes)
May 19 – Welcome to Kindergarten
May 24 – Stat Holiday (no classes)
June 4 – Kindergarten Orientation
June 24 – Grade 6 Closing
June 28 – Last Day of Classes
PEANUT FREE
Bloomfield Elementary is a peanut-free school. Students are not allowed to bring any food containing peanuts or any traces of nuts. The Public Schools Branch also has a policy that peanut butter substitutes are not allowed in school.
Virtual Book Fair
Will be held April 12th – April 23rd. There will be a link to the Scholastic site sent home as the date gets closer as the link will only be activated on April 12th. Books that you order will be shipped directly home. There will be free shipping on orders over $40 and there will also be free shipping on orders placed April 14th – April 21st during the hours of 6-8 p.m. As in previous years all proceeds will go towards purchasing books for the school. Any questions please contact Jill MacNeill-Porter at jmporter@edu.pe.ca
School Calendar
The 2021-2022 school calendar is available at https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/2021-2022-school-calendar
Home & School News:
PJ &/or Hat Day: Students can wear PJ’s or a Hat on Thursday, April 15th for $2. Money raised will go towards paying the loan for the playground equipment.
Hot Dog & Juice Day: Students can order a hot dog and/or juice on Thursday, April 22nd. These items are included on the lunch order form that was sent home. Hot dogs are $2 each and juice $1. Money raised will go towards paying the loan for the playground equipment.
AGM: The Home & School Federation’s 68th Annual Meeting will be held May 10th virtually on Zoom. Registration & meeting materials will be circulated electronically in April.
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program Consultations: Share your ideas! Currently, 76% of Island four-year olds are enrolled in pre-kindergarten. A new Universal pre-kindergarten program will help ensure that the cost is not a barrier to a child’s development and success. Please complete the online survey before April 9th at https://prekindergarten.questionpro.ca/
New Program to Connect Children Waiting for Autism Assessments with Interventions:
A new Health PEI Program will provide early intervention for children who are waiting an autism assessment from a Psychologist. The Social ABC’s is for children between the ages of 12 and 36 months. The social ABC’s program has been successful in other parts of Canada. Parents have seen a significant increase in positive affect-sharing and social communication in toddlers. For Autism Assessment details please visit https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/new-program-connect-children-waiting-autism-assessments-interventions
Summer Camps
Steam PEI is offering a brand new Bio Science summer camp in Alberton in English and in Evangeline in French this year. The Bio Science camp is for students ages 8-12 and explores topics including human health, biomechanics, biochemistry, climate change and sustainability. The cost for the BioScience camp is just $50 for the week. For more information and to register visit www.steampei.com
Steam PEI in Partnership with Canadian Parents for French are offering a Junior STEAM camp in Tignish. This camp will be delivered in French. Students (ages 5-12) will spend the week exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through hands-on activities both inside and outdoors. Includes a special visit from Bricks 4 Kidz and Kids Code Jeunesse for coding, engineering and LEGO fun! Students may be registered through the Canadian Parents for French PEI. https://pei.cpf.ca/en/cpf-summer-camps/ or email ed@cpfpei.pe.ca
April 8, 2021
Dear Parents,
As you may remember, due to Covid restrictions, we had to cancel our book fair that we had planned for early March. We are pleased to tell you that in place of the March Fair, that we will be having a virtual book fair from April 12th to the 23rd. We will be providing a link to the scholastic site as the date nears as the link will only be activated on April 12th. As in other years, proceeds go to buying new books for our school.
Books that you order, will be directly shipped to your house. There will be free shipping for orders over $40.00 also there will be free shipping on all orders April 14th and 21st from 6-8 pm.
Any questions or concerns please contact Jill MacNeill-Porter (jmporter@edu.pe.ca)
Thank you for your continued support,
Bloomfield Staff
Upcoming Events
Mar 15 – 19 – March Break
Mar 22 – 26 – French Week
Apr 2 – Good Friday (no classes)
Apr 5 – Easter Monday (no classes)
Apr 16 – PD Day (no classes)
Apr 22 – Grade 6 – HPV #2
May 7 – PD Day (No classes)
May 19 – Welcome to Kindergarten
May 24 – Stat Holiday (no classes)
June 4 – Kindergarten Orientation
June 24 – Grade 6 Closing
June 28 – Last Day of Classes
French Week:
Will be held March 22nd – 26th. There will be daily trivia as well as announcements in both English & French. French Music will be played each morning.
Classes will be decorating their classroom doors to represent French Week.
Monday – Blue Day
Everyone can wear blue which is one of the colors in the Acadian Flag
Tuesday – Red Day
Everyone can wear red which is one of the colors in the Acadian Flag
Wednesday – White Day.
Everyone can wear white which is one of the colors in the Acadian Flag.
Thursday – Yellow Day
Everyone can wear yellow which is one of the colors in the Acadian Flag
Friday – Everyone can wear any or all of the colors of the Acadian Flag (red/blue/yellow/white).
Dental Clinic:
Just an update for parents to let you know that the dental clinic has moved to our school and will begin seeing students immediately after March Break. As with all things they have changed the way they operate during Covid and want to assure you that they are following all Public Health guidelines.
March Break:
On behalf of all of our staff, I want to wish everyone a safe, happy and relaxing March Break. As you may remember, the reality of Covid was just hitting as we came upon March Break last year and our school year was certainly altered. It is amazing to think back on the events of the past year and to know that Public Health measures have allowed us to attend school safely this year. That being said, it is a great chance to thank you and your children for helping this to be a successful school year thus far. Your children have been nothing short of amazing in following guidelines to keep them safe. Thanks to you all and enjoy a chance to relax.
Dear Parents –
We look forward to welcoming our students back into school tomorrow for in-person learning. As we return to classes, some modified measures are needed to align with the Circuit Breaker and current public health guidelines. They include:
As we communicated earlier this week, parent-teacher interviews will be held virtually or by phone. Your school will be in touch with you to make arrangements if they haven’t already.
Please note that there are no classes on Friday.
We will be following the same masking guidance as before the Modified Red Alert. You can find the details at https://edu.princeedwardisland.ca/psb/2020/12/30/back-to-school-masking-guidance/.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Norbert Carpenter
Acting Director of the Public Schools Branch
Dear Parents and Guardians,
While we expect to be back in school on Thursday, March 4, we anticipate some public health restrictions may continue. As a result, parent-teacher interviews WILL continue as planned on Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5, however, they will NOT be held in-person.
You can opt for either a phone interview or Google Meet interview. Your school will be in touch with you to provide more information on these changes.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Norbert Carpenter
Acting Director of the Public Schools Branch
Dear parents ,
This evening, Premier Dennis King and Dr. Heather Morrison announced the implementation of a three-day, province-wide Modified Red Alert, as a result of the increased number of COVID cases and to give Public Health sufficient time for COVID-19 test results to come in.
Effective Monday, March 1 at 12:00am through Wednesday, March 3, a number of new restrictions are in place: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/covid-19-alert-level-system-pei-0 Among the new measures, Islanders are strongly encouraged to stay at home as much as possible, only going out for essential purposes.
This means all PSB schools will be closed to students Monday through Wednesday.
Details include:
– Child care facilities that operate inside schools will remain open.
– We will not be permitting student/parent entry to the buildings at this point (except child care facilities) and we will not be permitting student retrieval of items at this point.
– Please note that we will not be moving to remote learning over the next three days.
– We will communicate further about parent-teacher interviews in the next couple of days. We have been working closely with the Chief Public Health Office. There is no indication that any school has been affected in the recent COVID-19 cases. The current plan is to re-open schools on Thursday and any necessary modification of that plan will be communicated as needed.
Take care,
Norbert Carpenter
Acting Director of the Public Schools Branch
Upcoming Events
Feb 24 – Pink Shirt Day
Feb 26 – PD Day (no classes)
Mar 3 – Report Cards sent home
Mar 4 – Parent Teacher Interviews (evening)
Mar 5 – No Classes – Parent Teacher Interviews
Mar 15 – 19 – March Break
Apr 2 – Good Friday (no classes)
Apr 5 – Easter Monday (no classes)
Apr 16 – PD Day (no classes)
May 7 – PD Day (No classes)
May 24 – Stat Holiday (no classes)
Kindergarten Registration
A friendly reminder that Kindergarten Registration for the 2021/2022 school year was held in November. If you have not registered yet please stop into the school to register. Children must be 5 years of age by December 31, 2021 in order to be eligible for Kindergarten
Heart Art Show
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Heart Art Celebration a huge success. We have raised a total $3,433.00 for the IWK in memory of Kameron Cooke.
Parent Teacher Interviews
A reminder to parents that parent teacher interviews are on Thursday evening, March 4th and Friday morning, March 5th.
Book Fair
Will be held the week of parent teacher interviews and will follow a format very similar to the one held during the fall. At this point, details are still being finalized and as soon as we have those, we will send along more information.
PEI Healthy School Food Program
School Closure due to Weather: If you have ordered a meal on a day that school is closed for the day due to weather then you will receive a credit on your account for the next ordering cycle.
Bring your own cutlery: A friendly reminder to please send cutlery to school as vendors will no longer be providing the cutlery as of Tuesday, February 16th.
Pink Shirt Day
Together we can make a difference. Wear something pink on Wednesday, February 24th to symbolize that we will not tolerate bullying and that we are promoting “Being Kind” at Bloomfield Elementary.
Home & School News
Staff Appreciation week will be next week, February 22nd -26th. Bloomfield Home & School is looking for donation of muffins, loaves and cookies for Monday morning (February 22nd). All baked goods must be individually wrapped. Please check Bloomfield Home & School Facebook page for more information and we are looking for volunteers to help out with supervision at Recess on Tuesday, February 23th
Home & School Fundraiser
Please join the Facebook page Bloomfield Playground Fundraiser 2021 to keep up to date on fundraisers to pay off the loan for the playground equipment. Thank you!
Student Drop Off & Pick Up
As you know, our drop off and pickups at Bloomfield look very different this year than they have in the past. This has all been to ensure that kids have the lowest possible number of contacts in the event of a case or cases of Covid. As a result, we have many more busses entering and exiting our parking lot this year, than in the past and because of this, it affects our drop off and pickup times which we want to remind everyone about:
Morning:
Afternoons:
Dear Parents – December 6th, 2020
This evening, Dr. Morrison announced that, out of an abundance of caution, the Province of Prince Edward Island has updated its back to school plans.
For the next two weeks, December 7-18, 2020, high school students in the Charlottetown area will move to remote learning. This includes Colonel Gray High School, Charlottetown Rural High School, and Bluefield High School.
All other schools will remain open to in-person learning.
Before and after school activities and community use of school facilities in all schools will be paused, effective Monday, December 7. Field trips that have been booked during the regular school day will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
With the closure of in-person dining, students who typically leave school property for lunch should consider bringing a lunch from home.
As a reminder: Public health measures are in place to prevent the impact of COVID-19. We can protect ourselves and our community by screening for symptoms, good hand hygiene, staying home when ill, physical distancing wherever possible, keeping your circle of contacts as small as possible and following masking guidance. If symptoms develop, get tested and isolate until you receive the results and, as an additional layer of protection, you are encouraged to download the free COVID Alert App (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/covid-alert-app).
To learn more about the changes to PEI’s COVID-19 guidance, please visit the Prince Edward Government website at https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/covid19.
Andrew Stewart
