Dear AVPS Families,
What a great first week of school! A big thank- you to students, staff and families for all of your energy, work and smiles and we begin the 2025/2026 school year.
We love being at Amherstview PS and have had a fantastic start to the 2025-2026 school year. We are thrilled to welcome many new families and returning students to our school community.
As a staff, our goals are to place an emphasis on student wellbeing, creating a sense of belonging, student engagement, literacy and mathematics.
We look forward to a great year of working with families to help your children, our students make great gains in these areas. Go Gators!
A number of important forms will be sent home with students next week. Please complete these forms and return them to the school as soon as possible.
We have included important information for families below.
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions, we are here to support you!
Admin Team Brigid Steele P, Drew Boyce VP & the AVPS Gator Staff Team
Cell Phones
Please see the guidance from the Ministry of Education:
- Grade 7-12: Phones must be stored out of view, powered off, or set to silent during instructional time.
- Grade 6 and below: Phones must be away. Stored out of view, powered off, or set to silent for the entire instructional day.
If a student needs to call home for an emergency during instructional time, they must do so using the office phone. The school is not responsible for lost or damaged personal devices.
Contacting Your Child During the School Day
Please call the school office if you are needing to contact your child during the day, please call the school office. Sending a text message or phone call to a student’s cell phone is disruptive to the learning environment. Students can use the telephones at the school when needed.
Social Media
Some of our students do not have parental permission to have their photo posted on a social media account. If you are a volunteer at school or on a field trip, please do not post pictures of our students on personal social media accounts.
Looking Ahead: Terry Fox Run, Walk, and Roll September 2025
Our Terry Fox Run, Walk, and Roll will take place on Thursday, September 25th, rain date Friday, September 26, more information to come!
We are very excited to take part in this annual tradition that supports cancer research while building school spirit. Families who plan to join us should let their classroom teachers know in advance. Thank-you for your support!
Amherstview PS School Advisory Council Needs YOU!
It’s that time of year! School Advisory Council elections for Executive Positions are coming up very soon!
📅 First School Advisory Council Meeting: September 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the AVPS library and online.
Nominations are anonymous. You can nominate yourself or someone else. If you nominate someone, please ensure they agree to it and can attend the meeting. Nominations are due by 12:00 noon on Monday, September 22. Please send any nominations to amstv@limestone.on.ca
Please note: nominations do not count as votes; you must be present at the meeting to vote.
✨ Positions for election are:
- Chair: Leads meetings, works with staff, and guides council activities.
- Vice Chair/Co-Chair: Supports the chair and helps oversee events and programs.
- Treasurer: Manages the budget and council finances.
- Secretary: Records and shares meeting minutes.
- Indigenous Representative: Brings perspectives and ideas to this evolving role.
- Member at Large (Divisional Reps): Represents a division (Kindergarten, Primary, Junior) and supports council activities.
- Fundraising Coordinator: Organizes and manages fundraising initiatives.
- Volunteer/Hot Lunch Coordinator: Recruits and manages volunteers and oversees the hot lunch program.
Everyone who is part of our Gator family is welcome to attend any of our meetings this year.
We look forward to hearing your voice!
KFL&A Public Health
When to stay home?
Click Here for a list of KFL&A exclusions. As a reminder, children should stay home until they have no fever and their symptoms are improving for at least 24 hours (or 48 hours if they have gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and/or diarrhea). Once symptoms start improving, they are encouraged to return to school, if they are well enough to do so.
School Hours & Contact Information
Main Office: General hours are 8:15 am - 4:15 pm.
School Phone Number: 613-389-0628
School Email: amstv@limestone.on.ca
School Hours: Our school day starts at 9:05 a.m. and ends at 3:25 p.m. We operate on a balanced day schedule with three instructional blocks of uninterrupted learning time separated by two recess/nutrition breaks.
End of Day Dismissal Changes for Students:
As you can appreciate, the office can be very busy at the beginning and end of each day. We ask that you notify your child's teacher (note, email) about changes to regular routines ahead of time. If there are unforeseen changes, please notify the office before 1:30 pm. This will allow us to relay the information to the classroom in a timely manner.
If you plan to pick your child up during one of our recess/nutrition break times (10:45 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. or 1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.) please write a note to your child's teacher so that we will be aware that your child needs to come to the office rather than going to the yard so that they are ready for pick up from the front door of the school.
Please continue to buzz at the front door for pick-ups and drop-offs during the day.
Parking for Families and Visitors & Pick Up for Walkers
The school parking lots are CLOSED to families between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please park at the ball field across the street or a few blocks away from the school.
When the bell rings at 3:25 p.m., walkers will be dismissed from the meeting spot and staff will release students to parents/guardians as they see them. Please ensure your child makes eye contact with or waves to their educator before leaving.
This Week:
- Monday, September 8 (Day 4)
- Tuesday, September 9 (Day 5)
- Wednesday, September 10 (Day 1)
- Thursday, September 11 (Day 2)
- Friday, September 12 (Day 3)
- It's Gator Gear/School Colours (Green & Gold) Friday!
Upcoming Dates:
- September 2025
- 16 - Bus Patroller Training
- 25 - School Advisory Council meeting 6-7 pm in the AVPS Library and online (link to follow)
- 25 - Terry Fox Run, Walk, and Roll
- 26 - Terry Fox Run, Walk, and Roll rain date
- October 2025
- 10 - PA Day No School for Students
- 13 - Thanksgiving Holiday
- 16 - School Photo Day
- 17 - School Photo Day
- November 2025
- 13 - Progress Reports go Home
- 14 - PA Day
- December 2025
- December 22 - January 2 - Winter Break
- January 2026
- 5 - First day of school 2026
- 30 - PA Day No School for Students
- February 2026
- 13 - Term 1 Report Cards go Home
- 16 - Family Day Holiday
- March 2026
- 16-20 - March Break
- April 2026
- 3 - Holiday
- 6 - Holiday
- 17 - PA Day No School for Students
- May 2026
- 18 - Victoria Day Holiday
- 29 - PA Day No School for Students
