Fossil Hill Public School

Sunday, November 06, 2016

Character Development at FHPS

Moving from Bucket Filling to #1 Awards for helping Fossil become the #1 School in the World

Authentic Learning with the Fossil Hill Garden

A special thanks to our 3 students and teachers from 2015-16 who designed, built and planted the amazing FHPS garden.

Mandarin - Internet Safety Workshop

Attached is a flyer for an upcoming parent workshop (Mandarin only) on “Internet Safety”.

Mark your Calendar and Save the Dates!

Upcoming Events:

Absence Reporting: 1-855-203-2994

When your child is sick, it is important that you report the absence before 8:40 a.m. Please call the Absence Reporting line at 1-855-203-2994 or login and enter the information on the parent portal:

https://parent.schoolconnectsweb.com/parentportal33/login/default.aspx?yorkrdsb

NOTE: The automated system will continue to call you until you answer the telephone and confirm the absence.

Drop-off Morning Procedures and Afternoon Pick-up:

Safety of all students at Fossil Hill continues to be a priority. We encourage all parents to use our Kiss N’ Ride parent drop-off. Starting at 8:25 a.m. all hallways are supervised and students are asked to go to the hallway of their classrooms. Parents, if you need to come into the school, it is important that you sign in at the School Office at all times. We ask for your support in not entering the building during drop-off and pick-up, unless you have an appointment with a teacher. If you wish to walk your child, please say your good byes at the school door entrance.

Kiss N’ Ride Safety Rule Reminders:

Please remember the following Safety Rules…

1. There is just ONE lane for the Kiss N’ Ride zone - please DO NOT PASS once you have entered the loop.

2. There is NO PARKING anywhere inside the loop of Kiss N’ Ride.

3. Please follow the traffic slowly to the supervising adult before letting your children out in the morning.

4. Please DO NOT get out of your car - please have all backpacks within reach to help children exit your car quickly and safely on the right hand side.

5. When exiting avoid left turns onto Firenza Drive – Warning, upon exiting the loop, there is no STOP sign for cars on Firenza Drive. Exiting left is tricky, please avoid left turns.

Thank you for your cooperation as we ensure Fossil Hill’s Kiss N’ Ride is a safe zone for you, our students and supervising staff. We always attempt to make it as efficient as possible and ask for your patience for just a few moments during morning drop-off.

Blog or Tweet with us!

Fossil Hill has embraced Social Media! In the spirit of innovation and technology, we would like to invite you to visit our Social Media sites. We are moving away from newsletters and invite you to connect with the learning and events in “real-time” by visiting our Twitter pages and our Fossil Hill Blog. You will find lots of exciting news and updates from all areas of our school. Furthermore, all blogs can be translated into the language of your choice for which you wish to read our updates! Bookmark our Blog and follow us on Twitter. Please note, if you prefer not to sign up for Twitter, you can still see our Twitter feed via our

To view of school blog: