What's New
Important Dates
Apr. 24 - Area badminton tournie
Apr. 26 - Student of the Month Assembly
May 1 & 2 - Port Colborne Festival of the Arts
May 1 - Sub Day
May 1 - PCHS Pasta Night for Gr. 7 & 8 families - 5:30 pm
May 3 - Area 2 chess tournament - north gymnasium
May 6 - DSBN badminton at Brock U.
May 8 - Choir Concert - North Gymnasium - 6:00 pm
May 9 - Ferns & Flowers orders pick up 12-4 pm
May 14 - McKay track & field meet @ PCHS
May 20 - Happy Victoria Day
May 23 - track & field group meet
May 23 - Fun Fair Night!!
May 30 - Gr 5-8 Fr. Imm. walking to St. Joseph for play (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory)
June 6 - Jump Rope School event
June 6 - Fr. Imm. and Kindergarten open house
June 7 - PA Day
June 10-14- intermediates to Wahanowin
June 25 - Grade 8 Grad
June 26 - Awards assembly
June 27 - Last day of classes
Bell Times:
8:40am - Supervision Begins
8:55am - 3:15pm - School Day
Jump Rope for Heart
Our school will be holding its Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart event on June 6th this year. The kick off event will be held in the classrooms on May 6th and a letter will be coming home with each child to give you a little more information about the event and how to donate, if you are interested. This is a great chance for students to raise money for a worthwhile cause and to be active along the way. If you are able to contribute, or your child would like to canvass for the cause, please connect to this link:
PCHS Pasta Night
Port Colborne Secondary School is holding its Spring Pasta Night for its family of schools.They would like to invite future Gr. 7/8 Blue Bears and their families to join them for a dinner hosted by the PCHS School Council. The dinner is a welcome event to the PCHS community!
Date:Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time: Doors open @ 5:30 PM, dinner served @ 6 pm
Location:PCHS Cafeteria
Dinner includes:Meatballs, pasta (gluten free available), salad, buns, and tasty desserts from our culinary program.
Students will also have the opportunity to meet students from PCHS and other schools, as well as learn about various sports, clubs and specialized programming!
Please complete this form by April 24, 2024 if you would like to attend: Pasta Dinner Registration
Fun Fair
New Health Modules coming to our classrooms
This year, the Ministry of Education has introduced a series of three mental health literacy lessons for Grades 7 and 8. These modules will be delivered by our teachers to support the existing expectations within the Health and Physical Education curriculum. The goal of these modules is to standardize the delivery of the curriculum and highlight the importance of mental health literacy.
For more information about the modules, please visit our website at www.dsbn.org/programs-services/well-being/home.
Although these modules are currently for intermediate students, students in all grades learn about mental health literacy at school. To reinforce this learning at home, this fun resource from School Mental Health Ontario suggests ideas for everyday mental health practices:
resource from School Mental Health Ontario suggests ideas for everyday mental health practices:
Junior Animation
Some of our junior classes are scheduled to learn about hand-drawn animation techniques. This is a class trip to the DSBN Adventure Campus, located in the Short Hills. Our Grade 6/7 French Immersion class has already participated. Check out their work - It is really great!20231004 - HandDrawnAnimations - McKay - Gunter.mp4 - Google Drive
Check out this B-Ball opportunity
Healthy Snacks at Lunch
Please check out the links from Public Health. There are several suggestions on how to pick healthy choices for student lunches. In health class, our teachers talk about the importance of these decisions, maximizing nutritious choices and minimizing less nutritious choices. These are also great conversations to have at home.
Building Healthy Eating Habits
Healthy eating for parents and children - Canada's Food Guide
Important Information For McKay Families
Welcome to McKay Public School
We are pleased to provide an outstanding education at McKay Public School for our students. Innovative programs that meet the needs of all our students are taught by our dedicated and professional staff who care about your child.
Our Board is focused on literacy and numeracy achievement and creating an environment where we are working together on our goal of success for every student. We also value the community partnerships and parent involvement which are so crucial to a successful education for our students.
We welcome your input and inquiries.
What is SafeArrival?
SafeArrival is an absence management system that improves student safety and makes it easy for you to let the school know about your child’s absence.
You are asked to report your child’s absence in advance whenever possible using one of these convenient methods:
SchoolMessenger app (free)
1. Provide your email address to the school.
2. Get the app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or from the links at https://go.schoolmessenger.ca).
3. Tap Sign Up to create your account.
4. Select Attendance from the menu, and then select Report an Absence.
Web and Mobile Web: go.schoolmessenger.ca
1. Provide your email address to the school.
2. Go to the website.
3. Click Sign Up to create your account.
4. Select Attendance from the menu, then select Report an Absence
Interactive Toll-free Phone 1-866-606-5567
1. Call the toll-free, interactive telephone system.
2. Follow the instructions to report an absence.
Absences can be reported in advance:
• 24 hours/day
• 7 days a week
• For any school day in the school term
• Up to the cut-off time on the day of the absence