IMPORTANT DATES
Dec. 2-Area Int Girls Bball @CCI
Dec. 3-Area Int. Boys Vball
Dec. 14-22– Hanukkah
Dec. 16-Magic of the Children in the Arts
Dec. 17-Magic of the Children in the Arts
Dec. 17– Primary Holiday Performance
Dec. 19-Spirit Day-Matching Day
Dec 22-Jan 2-Winter Break
Dec. 25– Christmas Day
Dec. 26-Boxing Day
Dec. 26-Jan. 1– Kawanza
Jan. 1– New Years Day
OFFICE INFORMATION:
Please complete the Acknowledge and Permissions forms on School Cash Online as soon as possible!
Please call the safe arrival line at 1-888-885-8065 to leave a message about your students absence.
If you have a change in plans for end of day pick up please notify the office before 2:30 so the teachers and students can be informed!
Please make sure students have a change of clothes at school, a need for a change of clothes can happen to students in any grade!
Parents are to come into the office to sign their student out for early dismissal due to illness or appt. Parents are NOT to walk the students down to class or to pick them up for dismissal.
TOY AND FOOD DRIVE
Mountain View families, our annual Toy and Food Drive is now underway! From now until December 12th, we are collecting new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items to support the Food Bank and local families during the holiday season. Your generosity helps bring warmth, joy, and comfort to our community. Donations can be sent in with your child. Thank you for helping make a difference!
LIBRARY NEWS
December is an exciting month in the library. If you were into the school for our Winter Fair, you will have noticed some of the themes that we will talking about this month including the many winter celebrations such as: Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa and Christmas. As well, we will have our Holiday Post Office open for letter writing. This is a popular activity with all of our Mounties.
In the New Year, many Mounties will be involved with our Forest of Reading program. These are new Canadian Fiction and Non Fiction books that will be available to students. In February, are older students will look forward to a visit from author Eric Walters, so we will be encouraging them to read some of his great books.
Hoping everyone has a wonderful break and enjoys time with family, friends and books,
Happy Reading Everyone,
Mrs. Noakes
MUSIC REMINDERS:
· Students in grades 4 to 6 who already own a recorder are reminded to keep them in their back-packs when not practicing so they have them ready during music class.
· Primary students who are involved in the winter music activities are encouraged to practice their songs at home if they have access to the Google Classroom for their class.
- Families in grades 3 to 6 who have ordered new recorders will receive them once our bulk order has been delivered.
Mrs. Bain
HOT LUNCH INFORMATION
Orders must be placed by Sunday at noon to be processed for the following week.
Go to your child’s SchoolCash Online account items page and click “ORDER NOW”. If you need help please see the attached helpful links Creating an Account and How to Order Guide
On days your student is unexpectedly absent please make arrangements with your teacher or the office to pick up food orders. Hot lunch orders will not be saved if the student is away, and arrangements have not been made to pick up on the order day. Orders may be cancelled two days prior to delivery by canceling the order in Lunchbox.
Hot Lunches will be cancelled on Inclement weather days. Families will receive an automatic refund through school cash online.
If a lunch order has not been received, please send an email within (5) days of the scheduled delivery (preferably within 24 hours) to [email protected] so that it can be investigated with the school and the vendor.
School Council News
WINTER FAIR THANK YOU!
Thank you, MTV families, for your incredible support of the Winter Fair.
It was a wonderful evening filled with great food, treats, music, art displays, shopping, crafts, dancing, prizes, selfies, and so much more!
Funds raised during the Winter Fair directly support our school programs by helping reduce the cost of field trips and by purchasing new technology, creating a meaningful and lasting impact for our students.
A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers who made this event possible, the local businesses who generously donated their time, talents, and goods, and the MTV staff who helped make the night such a success.
We’d love to hear what you thought about this year’s event, share your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/r/zFarYw7DSM
MABELS LABELS
Don't forget to label all that winter gear and make sure you use our link when ordering! https://mabelslabels.ca/en-CA/fundraising/support and search for "Mountain View Elementary
School (Collingwood)"
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 13th
Our next School Council meeting will be held on January 13th at 7pm in the school library. All families are welcome; we'd love to have you join us! If you have any questions or topics you'd like discussed during the meeting, or if you need child minding services during the meeting, please raise them here: https://forms.office.com/r/ng4YV6CFP6
PRIMARY WINTER CONCERT
Mountain View families, we’re excited to announce our primary winter concert, “Cold Snap”! Students in Grades 1–3 will be performing during the school day on December 17th. We look forward to celebrating this festive event together and showcasing the wonderful talents of our young performers.
Parents are invited to join us, doors will open at 11:15! We have limited seating available.
Summary and link to board-provided content – December 2025
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Information and updates from the SCDSB
This month, the SCDSB is sharing information related to the following topics:
· There’s ‘snow-place’ like school! Attendance matters
· Provide your feedback on the proposed SCDSB 2026-27 school year calendar
· High school information events for Grade 8 students
· Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion this December
· Support your child(ren) in learning math
· SCDSB families invited to explore math games and activities at Family Math Nights in February 2026
· Subscribe to Kindergarten Connections!
· Check out the SCDSB News video series
· Licensed Winter Break school-age child care programs
· Holiday markets
· SCDSB offers free Self-Reg Parenting Course – registration now open!
· Culminating Task Days and Feedback, Recovery, and Improvement Days (secondary)
· School playground structures are closed for the winter
· Winter safety reminder
· Reminder about sledding safety at school
· Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication on Student Devices
· YouthReach
Stay healthy this school year!
To read this information, visit the SCDSB website: https://www.scdsb.on.ca/news/current_news/info___updates_from_the_s_c_d_s_b_-_december_2025