Friday, September 5, 2025
🎉 A FABULOUS Start to the 2025–2026 School Year! 🎉
Thank you to all our families and children for helping us kick off the school year with such positivity and excitement! We have some great news to share:
✅ No shuffling required!
All students in Grades 1–8 will remain in their current classes. We’re thrilled to maintain consistency for our learners and educators.
🌱 We’re growing!
This year, we have 70 kindergarten students—a wonderful sign of our thriving school community! To support this growth, we will be opening a third JK/SK classroom.
📞 Kindergarten families:
If your child will be moving to the new classroom, you will receive a call later next week with all the details.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. We’re looking forward to a joyful and successful year ahead!
Have a great weekend!
Cross Country Running
We are very excited to start our Cross Country running season! Beginning Monday, September 8th, students with signed School Day permission forms will be invited to join us at practices on:
Mondays: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Wednesdays: 8:00 - 8:40 am
Fridays: 8:00 - 8:40 am
**New this year: Meet us at the Fort Henry parking lot at the top of the hill on Saturday, October 11th at 10:00am, to run the course ahead of race day! (This is, of course, optional for runners, but we hope to see you there!)Â
Practices will run rain or shine. Students need to be dressed for the weather. Proper Running shoes are required. Mrs. Pennell has some gently used runners available. Please encourage your runner to talk to Mrs. Pennell if they’d like to try some!Â
Please note that practices will take place at the school and along the neighbourhood sidewalks along Kildare Avenue, Speers Boulevard and Kidd Drive. Road safety will be reviewed with the team. Conversations at home would be beneficial too!Â
Students must meet all three of the following criteria to attend  races: Â
- Students must attend practices consistently (or let a coach know why they will miss a practice).
- Students must demonstrate a positive, respectful attitude towards all coaches and team members at all times.
- Students must be able to run the race distance by the race date.Â
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Pennell at pennelldi@limestone.on.ca.
We look forward to an exciting cross country running season!
~Mrs. D. Pennell
Medical Conditions
This message is intended for the families of students with prevalent medical conditions where documentation is needed by the school:
To help us gather important medical information about your child, we ask that you call the school and we will direct you to the correct forms.
Daily medication will need to be dropped off at the school. Students cannot carry medications in their backpack, at any time. Please call the school to make arrangements for drop off.
School Council Needs You!
Wed. Sept. 17th at 6:00
Hello from our Falcon School Council!
Every school in Ontario invites parents to be part of their school team. This is your invitation to join our Fairfield Elementary School Council!
Are you a parent/guardian who likes to hear what is going on at the school each month? Do you enjoy making decisions on how to raise money? Do you want to meet parents from the school community? Do you want to meet other families and be more social? Are you a kindergarten parent who wants to find out more about our school?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, we can't wait to meet you at our first meeting!
WHEN: Wednesday, September 17th at 6:00 in person at the school - walk through the front doors and we will direct you to the correct room!
7:00 ELECTIONS for new 2025 School Council
* Please stop by the school or email us to put your name in the election - you can also put your name forward at the first School Council Meeting.
Are you of Indigenous descent? We would love to have your voice at our table! Please contact the school if you are interested in joining us. There are also opportunities for our Indigenous families to network with other families in LDSB! Let your voice be heard!
There will be FREE babysitting for your school aged children! What more could you ask for?
We can't wait to meet you!
Upcoming Dates
September
- Monday, September 8 - RUNNING CLUB BEGINS
- Wednesday, September 10 - Fire Drill
- Wednesday, September 17 - School Council Meeting 6:00 Join Us!
- Thursday, September 18 - Fire Drill
- Tuesday, September 23 - Lock Down Drill
- Friday, September 26 - Terry Fox Walk/Run
- Monday, September 29 - Friday, October 3 - Scholastic Book Fair
- Tuesday, September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
- Thursday, October 2 - Meet the Teacher Open House 4-5/Book Fair 4:00 - 5:30
- Friday, October 10 - PA Day
- Monday, October 13 - Thanksgiving Holiday
November
- Wednesday, November 5 - SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
- Friday, November 14 - PA Day
- Thursday, November 27 - Grade 7 & 8 Immunization Day
December
- Monday, December 22 - January 2nd - Winter Break
January
- Monday, January 5 - 2026 First Day Back to School
- Friday, January 30 - PA Day
February
- Monday, February 16 - Family Day Holiday
March
- Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20 - March Break Holiday
April
- Friday, April 3 - Good Friday Holiday
- Monday, April 6 - Easter Monday Holiday
- Friday, April 17 - PA Day
May
- Monday, May 18 - Victoria Day Holiday
- Friday, May 29 - PA Day
June
- Friday, June 26 - PA Day
Contact Us
Principal: Martha Duncan duncanm@limestone.on.ca
Vice Principal and Student Support Teacher: Nicole Onyskiw onyskiwn@limestone.on.ca