Please join us for the Limehouse School Council meeting.
Wednesday June 4, 2025
6:30 – 7:20pm
WEEKLY UPDATE FROM LIMEHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOL
May 16, 2025
Kindness, Gratitude and a Growth Mindset
Dear Limehouse Families,
Our community partner that donates significant funds to Limehouse for our Morning snack program sent us the following message:
Hello Limehouse PS:
I am excited to share that the Acton Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners raised over $14,249 for Halton Food for Thought through our 2025 Smile Cookie Campaign!
Thank you for your support of this year’s campaign and for your on-going support of Student Nutrition Programs.
All the best!
Maureen McLaughlin
Community Development Manager
Halton Food for Thought
Jump Rope for Heart!
The final count is in! Together our school community raised $6050! Once again a big thank you to all who contributed. Because we blew past our school goal by more than 200%, all kids enjoyed an ice cream sandwich or popsicle. Prizes were given to the 3 biggest fundraisers and fun was had by all during the event!
It’s Hearing and Vision Screening time!
Our Screening Clinic Date is Tuesday May 20, 2025
School Screening Association will be visiting Limehouse PS to conduct a hearing and vision clinic.
Your child’s Hearing and Vision should be screened every year.
Growing children are very susceptible to middle ear problems and one of the best ways to prevent hearing loss is early detection of middle ear function issues. Our screening program will help identify possible hearing or vision issues. As part of the program we will refer any results that are not deemed normal to the parents for further testing.
To have further testing done, you can speak to your child’s optometrist for vision or physician for hearing to ask for a referral to a Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (Otolaryngologist) – this service is covered by OHIP.
Note: For hearing, if you prefer you can make an appointment with an Audiologist – referral by your family physician is not required. However, if the Audiologist is not in a hospital clinic, the visit may not be covered
by OHIP and a fee upwards of $95 may be charged.
Your child’s hearing is not being monitored unless they are being seen by an Audiologist or an E.N.T.
Eye examinations are covered by OHIP, however, we provide a basic vision screening for students participating in this hearing clinic.
Please Note,
Vision screening will not be conducted on children with prescribed glasses, contacts and/or eye patches
We do not provide Vision Only Screening
A fee of $20.00 is collected to help offset the cost of bringing this clinic to our school. Permission forms will be sent home separately.
Spongebob the Musical!
On Friday May 23, we will be going to Milton Performing Arts Centre to see Spongebob the Musical. This will be a no cost trip because we have had a successful fundraising year of Pizza Lunches. More details to follow!
Vaping Information Sessions for Parents/Guardians
The HDSB and Halton Region Public Health are hosting joint information sessions to raise awareness about the impact of vaping on youth and how parents/guardians can support their children. At the information sessions, parents/guardians will gain a better understanding of vaping, including how to spot the risks, recognize the signs, talk to children about vaping and discover tools, strategies and resources to support their child.
Information Session Details
The sessions, hosted by Halton Region Public Health and school principals/vice-principals, will be held at four secondary schools across Halton. Each session will run from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The sessions will deliver identical content and parents/guardians are encouraged to register for the session that best fits their schedule:
To register, complete the registration form on the Vaping and e-cigarettes webpage of the HDSB website (hdsb.ca) by Thursday, May 22.
Halton Hills Schools:
The HDSB and Halton Region Public Health are hosting information sessions at four secondary schools to raise awareness about the impact of vaping on youth and how parents/guardians can support their children. At the sessions, parents/guardians will gain a better understanding of vaping, including how to spot the risks, recognize the signs, talk to children about vaping and discover tools, strategies and resources to support their child.
The Halton Hills session will be held at Georgetown District High School on Thursday, May 29. Learn more and register at hdsb.ca. Search: vaping and e-cigarettes.
Health Information
Ticks in the Community: As the presence of ticks is on the rise in Southern Ontario, we wanted to give you information from the Halton Public Health Department on managing and living with Ticks in the community.
Public Health has made a Fact Sheet available on their website: HE-tick-id-card-fact-sheet.pdf (halton.ca). Health Canada has also recently posted new resources on blacklegged ticks on their website. There are videos, posters, games that can help you and your children know more about managing these pests. Please share this information with your parent community.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Monday May 19 - Victoria Day Holiday
Tuesday May 20 - Hearing and Vision Clinic at Limehouse
Thursday May 22 - Pizza Lunch Day
Friday May 23 - SpongeBob the Musical - Wear your Green Limehouse Shirt
Monday May 26 - Limehouse Track and Field Day
Wednesday May 28 - Litterless Lunch
Thursday May 29 - Pizza Lunch Day
Monday June 2 - GDHS Track Meet grades 3-5
Thursday June 5 - Pizza Lunch Day
Friday June 6 - PA Day
Friday June 13 - Comfy Cozy Day - First Friday of the month
Thursday June 12 - Pizza Lunch Day
Thursday June 19 - Pizza Lunch Day
Friday June 20 - Grade 5 Grad 9:00am
*School Spirit Days are entirely optional days. There is no pressure or expectation for families to purchase extra things for School Spirit Days. Students are always welcome to wear Limehouse gear on School Spirit Days.
All previous Weekly Updates are available on our Website
Keep your eye on our Website: www.lim.hdsb.ca
Limehouse School will share the Weekly Update by email and publish it on our website.
Please read to the bottom each week for important updates and keep your eye on the Website.
Mabel's Labels Fundraising Program for Limehouse:
Mabel’s Labels is the quick and easy online fundraiser for schools.
Our fundraiser is 100% online. Limehouse supporters order their personalized labels online, and Limehouse gets a commission on every purchase.
Mabel’s Labels fulfills orders and ships everything out directly to the parents with fast, free shipping! It's so easy!
No sales pressure or end date
Just type in Limehouse Public School when on the webpage under Support a Fundraiser