Rideau Public School
Weekly Memo March 23-27
Bonjour Rideau Families,
I hope you and your family enjoyed the March Break, no matter what you had going on. We have lots happening at the school in the next few months, so keep your eyes on the upcoming dates and details in the newsletters each week.
Our grade 3 students are well into EQAO preparation and you can find more information by tuning into Webinars beginning this week HERE.
Not sure what to have for dinner tonight? Support our Parent Council fundraiser by ordering your dinner from Dominos using the code 3370!
What's the deal?
2 Medium 3-topping Pizzas, Cheesy Bread, and Cinna Stix for $34.99
Participating Locations:
-561 Princess St
-1201 Division St
-1730 Bath Rd Unit 6
-2469 Princess St
-96 Innovation Dr
-331 Bath Rd Unit B
ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP SERIES at RIDEAU:
A Series of Workshops for Students by Visiting Experts
Workshop #1: Cartooning with Ani Castillo
Thursday, March 26, 10:45-11:45 in the library
Students in grades 3-6 are invited to join Ani Castillo, Queen's University writer-in-residence and past cartoonist for the Toronto Star and other Canadian and Mexican newspapers for a workshop on creativity, self-expression, joy and self-love! Ani is the author of 3 illustrated books and is working on a graphic novel with Penguin Random House. She loves to teach how to use the process of making cartoons as a path of connection with our inner voice, wisdom and creativity.
The workshop will be documented by members of The Rideau Tribune, our school’s student newspaper, and some of the resulting cartoons and comics may be published in the upcoming issue.
Encourage your child to attend!
Save the Dates:
May 9 - Pop-cycle Sale
May 12 - Kindergarten Social
June 10 - Yead-end Family BBQ
This week:
March 24 - Firefighter presentation for Kindergarten
March 25 - Morawiec Swim to Survive
March 26 - Cartooning Workshop Grades 3-6
March 27 - Bruce & Salter to Kingston Symphony performance
Upcoming:
April 1 - Morawiec Swim 2 Survive; Pesach/Passover
April 2 - Eastabrook to Little Cat
April 3 - Good Friday – no school
April 6 - Easter Monday – no school
April 7 - Parent Council
April 8 - Morawiec Swim 2 Survive
April 10 - Holy Friday
April 13 - Kindergarten & Grades 1-3 to Grand Theatre
April 14 - Vaisakhi
April 15 - Rea Swim 2 Survive
April 17 - PA Day
April 21 - Ridvan
April 22 - Rea Swim 2 Survive; Pitch-in Kingston
Christine Kennedy
Acting Principal
Parent Council Corner
It is never too late to begin attending meetings!
Our next meeting is April 7 at 3:45 pm. Babysitting is available.
This is our year-end School Council Official Report 24 25 from 2024-2025.
Here are the minutes for Parent Council Meeting February, 2026.
The next meetings this year will be:
April 7, at 3:45
May 5, at 3:45
June 2, at 3:45
To reach out to parent council, email Rebecca at welfarerebecca@yahoo.ca.
Our Parent Council is recruiting volunteers for Bingo!
- Rideau Public School is now a registered charity for bingo fundraising at Community Spirit Gaming Centre at 900 Montreal Street.
- Volunteer shifts are two hours long and are various times including during the day, evening, and weekends.
- Duties are very light: mostly greeting people, walking around the bingo hall, and getting a runner's attention if someone gets a bingo.
- Shifts are very lucrative: each two-hour shift earns about $600 for our library renovations, kindergarten yard shade, and many other initiatives for students.
- There are currently only two shifts a month so the time commitment is low. However, volunteers must be reliable and punctual.
If you are up for joining their crew of bingo volunteers, please fill out this form and someone will be in touch with you!
Parent Council is fundraising through Dominos Pizza on March 22nd!
Start saving your donations and get ready to shop at our spring clothing sale/swap! A great way to keep items circulating locally in our community :) Details coming soon!
- Donate: Pre-loved kids clothes 0-14 years, books, and tiny toys (smaller than your fist) for our Tiny Toy Swap!
- Shop: All sales are pay what you can, all $ goes to the school
- Open to the community, help spread the word!
A preview of what to expect:
https://www.instagram.com/popcycle_kingston/
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1D99fxRms8/
Information & Events
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration Open! If you have a child ready to start kindergarten next year, find more information about registration HERE.
Parking at School
Hot Lunch Orders
2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar
A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online.
Nut-Free School
Thank you for packing nut-free snacks! Please communicate with teachers before sending any treats in for your student's class.
