Earth Week

We are very excited to be participating in many activities to help celebrate Earth Week. Please see the Eco-Warriors' blog to get an update. A special thanks to Ms. Perry, Mr. Mclean, Ms. Shklar, Mr. Britton, Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Leger for all your help.

This week, we had a few cases of lice in the primary grades. Please remember to call the office and/or the teacher to let us know as we need to send home a letter to all the students' homes. This also applies to chicken pox as we need to advise any staff involved with the kids in case they are pregnant.

Just a reminder that our grade 3 and 6 students will be writing the EQAO assessment the week of May 25th. The teachers will be sending home specific information/tips later.

We have no new staffing information, other than we will not have to declare any teachers surplus. We will not know teaching staff until June, and even then we still may have a few changes come September. We do place students into their new classes over the next couple of months. When we create classes we try to balance number of students, gender, social and academic concerns etc. Parental requests of a teacher is not encouraged and we thank you in advance for this support.

It looks like the school organization will be: 3.5 Kindergarten classes; 3 grade ones; 2 classes of 1/2 splits; 3 grade two classes; 4 grade three classes; 3 classes of grade 4; 3 for grade five and finally 2 classes of grade six, 2 for grade seven and 2 for grade eight.

Just a few dates to remember:
20th-Earth Week Begins; Eco Assemblies
21st-WOZ (Wizard of OZ) full dress rehearsal-afternoon; Gr 6 Badminton Tourney
22nd-Author Kenneth Oppel visits
23rd-Grade 5 Badminton Tourney @ LKS
24th-Sharing Assemblies-postponed due to WOZ;WOZ Full Dress Rehearsal
27th-School performance of WOZ-afternoon
28th-Parent Matinee of OZ
29th & 30th-Wizard of OZ-Evening Performances


May
1st-Pizza Lunch
2nd-Springfest
5th-Grade 5 Greek Olympics
13th-Red Maple Trip to Harbourfront-Mrs. McGee and select Grade 7 & 8 students
14th-Grade 4/5 Students attend World Energy Festival; Sr Boys' Soccer Tourney
15th-Forest of Reading Lunch-Grade 3-8 in the Library
18th-Victory Day!
22nd-Sharing Assemblies
25th-West Track and Field Meet @York University-Grade 2-8
26th-Grade 3 & 6 EQAO

June
2nd-Dental Screening
3rd-Free the Children Assembly
4th-Grade 4-8 York University Conference Finals
5th-Grade 6 Cosmic Connections
8th-12th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
8th-Parent Council
10th-Grade 4-8 City Track Finals-U of T
23rd-Grade 8 Graduation
25th-Last Day for Students

Easter Weekend

Thank you to all the students who participated in Battle of the Bands today. What great performances. You should all be commended! Thank you to Ms. Moser for helping the Student Council organize this great event.

We hope everyone has a great long weekend and special thoughts go to our families celebrating Easter.

Just a few dates to remember:
15th-Grade 7 & 8 Presentation in the gym; Ms. Mcgee and Mr. Mclean off to Boys Literacy Conference with some of our students; Ms. Perry and Mr. Ourique's grade 6 classes are off to Outdoor Ed
16th-South West Student Equity Conference Conference-Mr. Elias and select Grade 7 & 8 students
17th-Athletic Assembly in the afternoon
20th-Earth Week Begins; Eco Assemblies
21st-WOZ (Wizard of OZ) full dress rehearsal-afternoon; Gr 6 Badminton Tourney
22nd-Author Kenneth Oppel visits
23rd-Grade 5 Badminton Tourney @ LKS
24th-Sharing Assemblies-may be postponed due to WOZ; Grade 6 Presentation-Cosmic Connections; WOZ Full Dress Rehearsal
27th-School performance of WOZ-afternoon
28th-Parent Matinee of OZ
29th & 30th-Wizard of OZ-Evening Performances

May
1st-Pizza Lunch
2nd-Springfest
5th-Grade 5 Greek Olympics
13th-Red Maple Trip to Harbourfront-Mrs. McGee and select Grade 7 & 8 students
14th-Grade 4/5 Students attend World Energy Festival
15th-Forest of Reading Lunch-Grade 3-8 in the Library
18th-Victory Day!
22nd-Sharing Assemblies
25th-West Track and Field Meet @York University-Grade 2-8
26th-Grade 3 & 6 EQAO