Principal Update
Dear Families,
Happy Thanksgiving. I hope all of our Newburgh community is enjoying a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Last week we had a successful Fire Drill witnessed by the Newburgh Fire Department. Our school was evacuated and accounted for within 4 mins. Thank you to our local Fire Station for speaking with us on Fire Safety and answering our questions. Looking ahead in this update please find important information on the upcoming LDSB Student Census that will be taking place in November and curriculum information on Math Fact Fluency. As well, our School Advisory Council is sponsoring a Halloween dance for students in Grade 4-8 on Friday October 17th from 6:00 - 8:00 in our gym. More information will be shared in the student agendas.
Yours in Education,
Jennifer Osborne, Principal
Important Reminders
When dropping your child(ren) off in the morning, we kindly ask you to drop your child(ren) at the gate with Ms. VanderSchoor and not in the yard area. This will ensure a speedy drop-off and allow supervising staff to supervise students in the yard. If you have a message for the teaching staff, please use your child's agenda or contact the school directly. Thank you for your help with this.
Our first School Advisory Council meeting and election for Executive Positions was held on September 17th. Here are your 2025-26 SAC executive members:
Chair: Stephanie Cornish
Secretary: Patty MacDermaid
Treasurer: Maria Evans
We warmly welcome all parents to be a part of any and every council meeting, whether you are an elected member or a parent who would just like to listen in and hear more about what is going on at Newburgh PS. Meetings usually include an administrator's sharing component, reports from members in particular positions (treasurer, chairs etc) and some discussion items. Babysitting for school age children will be available.
Our next meeting we will take place on Tuesday, October 14 @ 6:15
Curriculum Information
On Friday October 10th, our school PA Day focused on reviewing early student math and language data collected throughout September. This data will help inform our Student Achievement Plan for the 2025/26 school year. We look forward to sharing our plan later this month. Please find below information on Math Fact Fluency as a focus for October. The Ministry of Education requires educators to focus on math fact fluency every day for at least 15 mins as part of the 300 mins per week of math instruction.
Newburgh PS Staff 2025-26
Principal: Jennifer Osborne
Vice-Principal: Tanyelle VanderSchoor
Office Manager: Vicki Clement
(JK/SK) Leah Birk & Chantelle Shook (ECE)
(1/2) Hannah Sutherland
(2/3) Brianna Ziehl (Stephanie McEwen on leave)
(4/5) Ashley Morrow
(5/6) Cathleen Caza
(6/7/8) Olivia Cotman
French: Faith Moore
Student Support Teacher: Tanyelle VanderSchoor
Student Support Counsellor: Jamie Lopes
Special Education Coordinator: Matt Aylsworth
Planning Time Teacher: Karla Tynski
Educational Assistant: Crystal Blanchard
STEA (Short Term Educational Assistant): Jessica Crouse
Head Custodian: Erin Hickey
Night Custodian: Sonja Wood
October Important Dates
Monday, Oct 13 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
Tuesday, Oct 14 - SAC meeting 6:15
Tuesday, Oct 14 - Regional Cross Country Meet at Fort Henry
Thursday, Oct 16 - IEP go home for students
Friday, October 17 - Halloween Dance by SAC! Grades 4-8 from 6-8 pm at Newburgh School Gym. 
Monday, Oct 20 - Grade 4/5 Class Trip
Wednesday, Oct 22 - Dental Screening for JK/SK/Grade 2 classes
Monday Oct 27 and Nov 3 - Grade 3 Swim to Survive
Friday Oct 31 - Hallowe'en - Wear Black and Orange
Newburgh Pizza Days
Newburgh School will be offering pizza lunches a few times each month. Monies raised will go back to the school to support students. If you would like your child to participate, pizza can be ordered through School Day for $3.50.
When there is a tri-board announcement that all buses are cancelled in the Limestone District School Board and it falls on a hot lunch day, the hot lunch day will be rescheduled. If your child attends school on that day, please prepare them a lunch.
October 22-Pizza Day
November 5 - Pizza Day
Newburgh continues to offer our families a new secure portal to complete permissions and payments online. With School-Day: Permissions & Payments, you will be able to complete permission forms and payments from any web browser using your SmartPhone, tablet, laptop or desktop.
Through this online portal, you will be able to pay for items such as:
· Field trips
· Sporting events
· Student cards/athletic fees
· Hot lunch (where applicable)
The new easy-to-use portal will remove the risks associated with sending money to school with students, the frustration of lost or missing permission forms, and significantly reduce the amount of paper our school consumes.
If you have not yet signed up for School day, please call the main office and a secure code information sheet will be sent home with your child. Use the instructions in it to sign up for a School-Day account at www.school-day.com and connect to your child’s events and activities.
How Do I Report An Absence
Please use the Safe Arrival system to report your child's absence; do not call the school to report an absence. If your child is going to be absent from learning, please ensure you use the Safe Arrival system to report the absence. If your child will be late, please report a full day absence and then we will sign them in when they arrive. You cannot indicate a half day absence.
How to report your absence:
1. Toll-free telephone
- Call 1-855-257-9349 toll-free to report an absence using the automated phone system.
2. School Messenger App
- Use your mobile device to download and install the free SchoolMessenger blue app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, the SchoolMessenger website portal, or from within the LDSB mobile app.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then select Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
3. SchoolMessenger SafeArrival Website Portal
- Visit the SchoolMessenger website portal.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
Dear Grades 7-12 Families,
You are invited to attend the Limestone District School Board’s (LDSB) Pathways to Possibility: LDSB Entrepreneur Information Night on October 15, 2025, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Fractal Workspace (632 Fortune Crescent) in-person or online!
Join us to learn more about this year’s LDSB Young Entrepreneurs in Action Program, connect with entrepreneurial program alumni, and discover how students can bring their business and social enterprise ideas to life this year. Whether you are simply curious or ready to dive in, this event is the perfect place to start!
Please register at the following link: https://bit.ly/LDSBEntrepreneurInfoNight
Important School Information
Time | Activity/learning block |
|---|---|
8:45 a.m. | Supervision begins on the yard |
9:00 a.m. | Entry to school |
9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. | 100-minute learning block |
10:40 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. | Recess |
10:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | 50-minute learning block |
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (20 minutes) and recess (40 minutes) |
12:45 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. | 100-minute learning block |
2:25 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. | Recess |
2:40 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | 50-minute learning block |
3:30 p.m. | Dismissal |
STUDENT MEDICAL PLANS
We ask families to notify the school about their child's emergency medical conditions and complete the Plans of Care linked below. Updated Plans of Care for students with existing medical conditions will be sent home with your child on the first day of school.
https://www.limestone.on.ca/medical-procedures
DATA VERIFICATION
Carefully review this information and make updates and/or corrections as necessary. Please return to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.
STUDENT ACCIDENT PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Limestone District School Board makes available Student Accident Insurance. Various affordable plans are available. Parents may enroll on-line at www.insuremykids.com or by completing the Student Accident Insurance package and mailing it directly to the company. Please note: participation in extra-curricular athletic activities requires parent signature verifying student accident insurance coverage through some insurance carrier.
AGENDA BOOKS
Agendas are provided by the Newburgh Public School to students in all grades to help students stay organized and instill a sense of responsibility. The expectation is that students record their homework and important events in their agenda daily,. Each night parents should confirm that homework has been completed by signing. Teachers will check the agendas for correspondence from parents.
MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS!
Terry Langevin Educational Systems is offering classes starting on Tuesday, September 9th during the lunch break (11:45-12:45). Please contact the office for a registration package.
GUITAR LESSONS
Guitar lessons will resume at Newburgh in September. Private 30 minute weekly lessons are being offered by experienced music teacher, Erika Hase. Lessons are $28. If interested text Erika Hase at (343)989-1579
BUS INFORMATION
Students may ride an alternate bus home to a friend’s house providing there is room on the bus and they have a note approved by the school. Please record in the agenda and include in your note the person’s name and address of the intended destination and bus number.
ALLERGEN AWARENESS
Thank you for packing nut-free snacks! Please communicate with teachers before sending any treats in for your student's class.
CPIC
If you intend to volunteer in any capacity this school year, please complete a CPIC via the OPP website. Please feel free to pick up a form from Mrs. Clement. It is free of charge if you are volunteering with the school.
TRI-BOARD TRANSPORTATION
If your child rides the bus, Tri-board should have sent confirmation of your child's route. If you were on a bus last year at the end of the year, you are set up for busing this year. You can also sign up for bus status alert emails at the Tri-board website to ensure you are notified of any late runs or cancelled routes.
If you are new to Centreville Public School and require transportation, you will need to fill out the bus form at https://triboard.ca
STUDENT ACCIDENT PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Limestone District School Board makes available Student Accident Insurance. Various affordable plans are available. Parents may enroll on-line at www.insuremykids.com or by completing the Student Accident Insurance package and mailing it directly to the company. Please note: participation in extra-curricular athletic activities requires parent signature verifying student accident insurance coverage through some insurance carrier.
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM
The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is committed to delivering health and physical education to all elementary students, using the Ontario Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, Grades 1-8, 2019. LDSB is committed to building positive school cultures that support student achievement and wellness. The Exemption from Human Development and Sexual Health Instruction, Grades 1 to 8 Procedure (the “Procedure”) was developed in response to the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Policy/Program Memorandum (PPM) No. 162 which requires school boards to develop a procedure that allows for students to be exempted, at the request of their parents/guardians, from instruction related to the Human Development and Sexual Health expectations found in Strand D of the Ontario Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, Grades 1-8, 2019 (the “Curriculum”). Classroom teachers will inform families of the timeline for delivering Strand D Human Development and Sexual Health Instruction, and an exemption letter will be provided. Below is a link to the expectations by grade.
Click HERE to read the LDSB Concussion Flow Chart.
2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar
A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online.
Check out the School Mental Health Family Resources following the link below
DON'T FORGET YOU CAN ORDER NEWBURGH WEAR ALL YEAR LONG WITH THIS LINK
https://newburghpublicschool.entripyshops.com/
