INFORMATION AND UPDATES FROM THE SCDSB
This month, the SCDSB is sharing information related to the following topics:
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Inclement weather and bus cancellation information reminder
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Safe Arrival program
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School bus transportation information available from the SCSTC
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Halloween reminder - Culture is not a costume
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DELF registration is now open! Join the parent/guardian info session to learn more
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Check out the SCDSB News video series
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Attend a Grade 1 French Immersion information session this November!
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School council members invited to network and engage at orientation event
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Online math resources for families
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Enabling multi-factor authentication on student devices
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SCDSB Anti-racism Statement
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The benefits of walking or wheeling to school
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October PA Day
To read this information, visit the SCDSB website: https://www.scdsb.on.ca/news/current_news/information___updates_from_the_scdsb___oct__2025
SAFE ARRIVAL
1-888-885-8065
You can also email your student absences to the office at: [email protected]
If your student will be absent/late, please call or email the school’s safe arrival line. Please leave a message with your student’s name (spelling the last name), teacher/grade, and date of absence and the reason for the absence. This is a 24-hour service where a message must be left if your student will be absent or late. If your student is absent for 3 or more consecutive days, please send a note to the office. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL or MESSAGE the teachers directly because the office will not receive your messages if they are not at school that day.
ADMINISTRATIVE & OFFICE STAFF
Principal: Jennifer Frans
Vice Principal: Mary Katherine Murphy
Superintendent: Matthew Webbe
Trustee: Debbie Connors
Senior Office Support: Vicky Zanatta
Office Support: Angela Dayton
Lead Custodian: Sokol Mulla
INCLEMENT WEATHER ZONE
Harvest Hills Public School is in the SOUTH weather zone for inclement weather and bus cancellations.
October 1
BWG On the Move-Walk & Ride to School
Flag Football Exhibition Game vs Fieldcrest 4:15pm @ Ron Simpson Park
October 6
Picture Day
October 7
Book Fair Oct 7-8 Library
Flag Football Exhibition Game vs Hon. Earl Rowe 4:15pm @ Ron Simpson Park
October 9
Cross Country Regional @ Tottenham
Meet the Teacher Night
October 13
Thanksgiving – No School
October 14
Flag Football; Exhibition Game vs Fred C Cook 4:15pm @ Ron Simpson Park
October 16
Flag Football Regional Tournament @ BDHS
October 22
Cross Country Meet @ Mount St. Louis Moonstone
October 24
PA Day—No School for Students
October 27
Flag Football County Tournament @ Barrie Sports Plex
School Council Meeting 6:00pm General Purpose Room @ HHL
October 30
Swimming @Leisure Centre ASD & Learning Centres
October 31
Spirit Day Halloween/Black and Orange Day
Our school website has an up-to-date calendar that includes all important events happening around our school
https://scdsboncahhl.ss14.sharpschool.com/calendar
OCTOBER CLUBS & STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
- Cross Country Team Grades 4-8
- Intermediate Flag Football Team
- Intermediate Girls Basketball Tryouts October 6-10
- Inclusive Empowerment Club-All Grades
- Yearbook Committee Grades 7-8
- Girls at Bat Grades 5-8
- Announcement Team Grades 7-8
- Mindfulness Club Grades 4-8
- Chess Club Grades 4-8
- Dodgeball Intramural Grades 4-8
- Kindergarten Helpers Grades 6-8
TERRY FOX RUN SUCCESS!
Congratulations HAWKS! We raised $2865.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation!
SCHOOL DAILY SCHEDULE
SCHOOL PHOTO DAYS 2025-2026
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025.
The photographers will be working through each classroom throughout the day starting with Kindergarten right at 9:30am.
If your student is not at school October 6, there will be a retake day on Wednesday, November 19.
Classroom group photos will be taken on the photo retake day Wednesday, November 19.
SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS
The students and staff will be participating in Spirit Days one a month. Get your spirit in HAWKS!
- October 31 – Halloween (no masks or weapons)/Black & Orange Day
- November 13 – Favourite Colour Day
- December 19 – Comfy Clothes Day
- January 23 – Sunglasses Day
- February 20 – Neon Day
- March 13 – Matching Day
- April 17 – School Colours/HAWK Wear
- May 15 – Beach Day (no swimsuits, board shorts permitted)
- June 19 – Anything but a Backpack Day!
NUT FREE, SCENT FREE & NO SHELLFISH
Harvest Hills is a Nut Aware, Shellfish Aware & Scent Free school. Please refrain from bringing any products containing nuts and/or shellfish to the school and from wearing any scents. We have staff and students that are greatly affected and may have anaphylaxis reactions.
Thank you.
NO DOGS PERMITTED ON PROPERTY 6am-6pm
Reminder: there are no dogs permitted on the property during school hours until 6pm. until the daycare closes. This includes arrival and dismissal times. This applies to large and small dogs. Do not carry your dog onto the property to meet your students.
Thank you.
HOW EMAILING AHEAD HELPS WITH DISMISSALS
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The office cannot dismiss students who are out on a community walk with their class. By messaging in advance, the teacher can plan to return to the school for the pick up time or make alternate arrangements for the student to stay back with another class.
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Students spend time in many different areas of our schools such as the gym, library, visits to other classrooms and the general purpose room for activities like music. By notifying the office of an early pick up the teacher can ensure you student will have all of their belongings with them and the office can locate the student easily once you arrive.
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Teachers can make sure that the student has enough time to clean up any projects they are working on before you arrive and where possible teachers can plan classroom activities with consideration to the student leaving early (i.e. tests & and presentations).
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The office can notify supply teachers in the event the classroom teacher is absent.
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The office can notify you if your planned arrival time is during recess. Students are with duty teachers during the breaks, and it can be difficult to locate them.
Please email early dismissal notices 3-24 hours in advance where possible at [email protected]. Early dismissal pickups end at 3:20pm to allow teachers time to have students clean up their work areas and pack up for the day.
We appreciate your help!
SIGN UP WITH SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
School Cash Online is now the board system for all permission forms, school forms with no fees and purchases. Whether it's lunch days, field trips or school wear, we have it online for you!
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Go to simcoecounty.schoolcashonline.com or visit our school website and click on "Forms & Payments".
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Register and add your student to the newly created account.
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View and purchase items through a bank transfer or credit card.
It's safe, fast, and convenient! Contact the office with any questions at [email protected].
YARDS GATES CLOSED AT 9:30AM - DO NOT OPEN!
Our EAST and WEST yard access gates are closed at 9:30am by our staff. When the gates are closed, please do not open them for the safety of your children as there is no supervision. Yard supervisions ends promptly when the bell rings at 9:30am.
if the gates are closed, please take your students to the front doors, ring the bell, and have them sign in at the office. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping all of our Harvest Hills students safe.
CROSS WALK SAFETY
We would like to remind motorists to help keep our children and crossing guard safe.
Please Remember:
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SLOW DOWN when approaching as school zone
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COME TO A COMPLETE STOP once a Crossing Guard raises their STOP sign
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CONTINUE only after all children and the Crossing Guard are safely across the road
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OBSERVE all no stopping and no parking signs and park only in designated areas
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DISMOUNT all pedestrians crossing must get off their bikes, skateboards and scooters, no matter the age, before crossing
Keeping students safe!
EXTRA SPARE CLOTHES
With Fall and Winter on the horizon, our year and tarmac area can be wet and muddy. Clothes can get wet throughout the day, so we suggest a second set of pants and socks to be places in student backpacks especially for students in Kindergarten to grade 5.
SCHOOL ACCESS INFORMATION
Please send students with lunch and all items they need for the day in the morning when they leave home.
Please ensure your students have plenty of lunch, snacks, water bottles and extra clothing in their backpacks. Extra clothes are needed for bathroom accidents and/or slipping in muddy areas. Please ensure students are dressed properly for the weather (i.e. rain boots, mittens, hats depending on the season). Thank you for your assistance as we strive to keep our students and staff safe and healthy.
If your student needs to be signed out, we ask that you please send an email to the office 3-24 hours in advance at [email protected]. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL OR MESSAGE TEACHERS DIRECTLY. The office will not receive the message if the teacher is absent that day. By messaging the office, we ensure that the staff covering the classroom are made aware of all changes required that day.
Once you arrive at the school, please ring the front doorbell and we will call your student down and a staff member will then escort the student to the front door for the parent/guardian. Photo identification, as always, will be required to pick up a student at school.
STUDENT LUNCHES 
Please make sure to send your student's lunch and snacks to school with them in the morning.
NO FAST-FOOD LUNCHES ARE TO BE DROPPED OFF FOR STUDENTS.
PARKING LOT ACCESS INFORMATION
Our parking lots are very busy especially at arrival and dismissal time. For everyone's safety, we encourage parents to have students in the bus areas to please take the bus to and from school daily. Walking students walk to and from school daily.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK OUT FRONT OF THE SCHOOL ON CROSSLAND BOULEVARD AS PER THE TOWN BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY. SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE AND BYLAW OFFICERS ARE MONITORING AND TICKETING THIS AREA.
The WEST parking lot is for school buses and staff only. Only school vehicles (school buses and vans) or emergency vehicles (ambulances/police cars) are permitted in the school bus loading zone that is in the WEST parking lot.
The EAST parking lot has the designated student pick up and drop off zone. The lot may have some parking spaces open when you arrive for pick up and drop off other than the dedicated accessible parking spots (which can only be used by those with legal permits). If you arrive before 9:15am to drop off your students, please park in open parking spaces, not the drop off zone. If you arrive early at dismissal, please follow the same process of parking where spaces are open.
PLEASE KEEP THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF LATE MOVING AT ALL TIMES.
SCHOOL COUNCIL FUNDRAISERS HAPPENING NOW!
Our School Council has several fundraising endeavours and are working hard to implement them. We have the hot lunch program, flipgive, Terra Cotta Cookies and are looking to have some other events as well. As we continue to meet and plan, there are many wonderful ideas moving forward this school year.
We know that not everyone can participate depending on the activity, items or dates involved. Therefore, the Simcoe County District School Board has set up a School Donation button in School Cash Online in response to the many requests over the years to the question, “We do not want to buy items, can we just donate the money we would spend on it?”
If you are interested in making an online donation, you need to log into your School Cash Online account and click on the “Make a Donation” button to launch the donation portal (see PDF attached below). You will then be able to choose your gift amount, select our school, and the initiative that you would like to support. Donations received for the general Initiative will be allocated at the discretion of the principal based on the needs of the school. Lastly, you will have the option to send a message to the school board. Once you add it to your cart you can proceed to the cart and complete your transaction.
Tax receipts are issued for donations regardless of denomination, upon completion of transaction.
We thank you in advance for your support of our school!
Jennifer Frans,
Principal
HHL Donations 2025-2026.pdf
OUR FLIPGIVE FUNDRAISER IS ON NOW UNTIL APRIL 24, 2026
Raise money while you shop with flipgive! Shop your favourite brands through flipgive.com or purchase gift cards to earn cash back that will help us buy Agendas, Technology and Yard Improvements for all students at Harvest Hills!
Follow the steps below to get started:
1. Download the flipgive app or visit flipgive.com to sign up.
2. Join the Harvest Hills team using code 65Z662.
3. Start shopping!
It’s as easy as that! See our flyer below or click here for the PDF version:
flipgive Flyer 2025-2026.pdf
Whether you’re shopping for holiday gifts or your weekly gas and groceries, every purchase helps raise much-needed funds to support the learning and development of students at Harvest Hills Public School.
Happy shopping!
HAWKS SPIRIT WEAR STORE IS ALWAYS OPEN!
Greetings Harvest Hills Hawks!
We have an online Spirit Wear Store!! The store is always open for orders!! Please see our flyer below,
Visit the store by using this link: HHLSPIRITWEAR
PDF Version also attached Spirit Wear Flyer 2-28-2024.pdf
BIG YELLOW BAG
Need help with your gardens this spring? Look no further than our newest fundraiser! Zander Sod Company will deliver directly to your home, 1 cubic yard of soil per bag ordered.
$184.99/bag with $10.00 per bag donated to the school for our fundraising efforts to purchase more technology for our students.
Order today at: www.bigyellowbag.com. Click ORDER NOW and use code: HHPS25 for Harvest Hills and save $5.00! Save an additional $15 if ordering before April 30! Then sit back and wait for delivery. Gardening
made easy!
Fundraiser Open April 9-October 3, 2025!
