Horseshoe HeightsPublic School

Horseshoe Heights Public School November 2025 Newsletter

Principals Message

It’s been an exciting fall at Horseshoe Heights! Our first school sports teams of the year—flag football and cross country—had an amazing season. Both teams showed incredible teamwork, perseverance, and school spirit as they represented Horseshoe Heights with pride. We’re so proud of all our athletes and coaches for their dedication and effort!October also brought plenty of fun and energy with our Halloween Dance-A-Thon. It was wonderful to see our students dancing, laughing, and celebrating together while helping to raise funds for our school. A huge thank you to our families for their ongoing support and generosity.Because of your fundraising efforts, we were able to add new tarmac lines to our school yard, bringing bright, engaging spaces for games, activities, and active play. It’s already made recess time even more fun for our students! This fundraiser effort brought in over $8500 which will help support Athletics, Technology, Playground Enhancements, and Music at Horseshoe Heights.

As we move into November, we look forward to continuing this wonderful momentum of learning, teamwork, and community spirit at Horseshoe Heights. This Friday our Progress Reports will be coming home and next week we will be holding our Parent Teacher interviews. Please ensure that you have signed up for a time to come in with your child to hear about how your child is progressing in their learning. We will also be holding a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11^th beginning at 9:50 which many of our classes will have a role in.

Sincerely,

Dianna Wright-Drzazga

Reminder: Caring for Our School

We are so fortunate to have a bright, welcoming, and well-maintained school building and grounds. Recently, there have been a few incidents of damage in the student washrooms. We ask families to please take a moment to talk with their children about the importance of respecting our shared spaces and taking pride in our new school. Together, we can help keep Horseshoe Heights a clean, safe, and positive place for everyone.

Lost and Found

We have a number of items in our lost and found. Please ask your child to take a look at the lost and found area on the second floor to see if any items belong to them. We will also have the lost and found set out by the front foyer during the week of Parent Teacher interviews.

School Council – School Yard Survey

Please help our Parent Council by highlighting your priorities for the school yard by filling out the linked survey below.

Horseshoe Heights School Yard Survey: Families – Fill out form

We hope that you can discuss with the students in your household and focus on how they most often spend their time outdoors. Consider the interests of all students in your household when making your final selections.  

Thank you, your feedback is truly appreciated!

Questions for School Council? Please email our school council chair Jeff Lemon at [email protected]

Remembrance and the Poppy Campaign

Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada’s Veterans and remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

The Poppy is distributed freely to all who wish to wear one, and the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the Poppy Fund.

If you’re able to donate to the Poppy Fund, please visit:

https://legion.ca/remembrance/donate-to-the-poppy-fund

Holiday Concert

Join us for an evening of music and celebration as our students share the joy of the season! Our holiday concert will feature performances by the grades 1, 2, 3 & 4 students, including festive songs, instrumental pieces and a few surprises sure to warm your heart. Come celebrate the magic of the holidays with family, friends and community spirit.

WHEN: Tuesday December, 9^th 2025 @ 7 pm

                Wednesday December 10^th 2025 @ 11:50

WHERE: Horseshoe Heights Gymnasium 

November’s Important Dates at Horseshoe Heights P.S.

November 2                Clocks fall back an hour

November 7                Picture re-takes

                                    Progress Reports go home

November 10-14         Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences LINK

November 11               Remembrance Day

November 14              PA Day (students do not attend school)

November 17              Grade 7 immunizations

November 21              Spirit Day – Anything But a Backpack Day.

• Inclement weather and bus cancellation information reminder
• Online learning graduation requirement and opt out options (secondary)
• Culminating Task Days and Feedback, Recovery, and Improvement Days (secondary)
• 2025-26 SCDSB School Climate Survey
• Creating safe and welcoming spaces for students, staff, and visitors
• Dreams Delayed: Addressing Systemic Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination in Ontario’s Public Education System
• Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion this December
• Is your child turning four in 2026? Get ready for Kindergarten with us!
• Licensed Winter Break school age child care programs
• Holiday markets
• Check out the SCDSB News video series
• High school information events for Grade 8 students
• Math learning at home
• Dental screening and services for kids aged 0-17
• November PA Day