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Parkland Post –February 2016
WEBSITE: http://www.parkland.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
EMAIL: parkland.ps.@yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Principals’ Message
Parkland With the arrival of February, we celebrate the mid point in our
Public School school year. We have had many successes and accomplishments to
18 Coxworth celebrate. Our student athletes have represented our school in a posi-
Ave. tive and professional manner at Volleyball and Basketball tourna-
Markham, ON ments as well as at Cross Country Meets. We look forward with an-
L3S 3B8 ticipation to more varied experiences to support and enrich the cur-
Phone riculum presented in all of our programs.
905-472-8536
Fax The First Provincial Report Card for this school year will be sent
905-472-8538 home with your child on Thursday, February 18. The Report Card
reflects the accumulation of all ongoing assessment to date from the
beginning of the school year. Teachers have spent a great deal of
Principal time and used their professional judgment to provide an assessment
Sharon Moss of your child(ren)’s achievement of learning expectations and learn-
Vice-Principal ing skills. The key to ongoing success lies in the professional rela-
Pamela Miller tionship that parents, students and staff share. This relationship, cen-
tered on improved student achievement and well being, is enhanced
through ongoing and effective communication. We encourage you to
Secretaries continue to contact your child(ren)’s teachers and utilize the commu-
Premila Patel nication tools they may use (classroom newsletters, Moodle, web-
Jhoan Tinio sites, etc.) to ensure ongoing and effective communication. Please
Superintendent do not hesitate to contact the teacher’(s) at the school should you
Erik Kilji wish clarification and need to share information important to support
Trustee student learning.
Juanita Nathan
Sharon Moss & Pamela Miller
Looking Forward to….
1– PA Day—No School for Students
2—CC7/8 to Heritage School House
4—Intermediate Basketball Tournament
5—Character Assembly
9—7/8S to Heritage School House
10—Itah Sadu to visit Grades 2-5
11—Mahdavi and Saravanapavan Math Mania evening
11—Intermediate Basketball Tournament
12—Junior All Star Trip
Follow Parkland PS 12—Pump Your Heart Fundraiser
12—Spirit Day—Wear Pink, Red, White
on Twitter!! 15—Family Day—No School
17—7G to Heritage School House
@Parkland_Yrdsb 18—Report Cards Go Home
19—Intermediate Boys Basketball Area Tournament
26—Intermediate Girls Basketball Area Tournament
Kindergarten Registration Message from our Trustee
Although winter still feels far from over some
Do you have a child that will be entering junior days, we are now halfway through the school
kindergarten in September 2016? Do you have a year. With report cards coming home, this is a
friend or neighbor who has a child that will be en- good time to review progress and celebrate what
tering junior kindergarten in September 2016? If your children have learned both inside and outside
of the classroom. This is also a good time to set
so, please note that kindergarten registration be- goals for the months ahead.
gins on January 15th. Please share this informa-
tion. Parents are to go to their home school to One of our goals set out in the Board of Trustees’
Multi-Year Plan is to “continuously increase stu-
register their child for kindergarten. dent achievement and well-being through a culture
of caring and learning.” Developing this suppor-
Required Documents: tive culture includes engaging parents/guardians
Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport) and other members of the school community in
public education and working together to create
Any legal documents related to custody arrange- safe and supportive school environments that en-
ments if applicable able students to thrive.
Proof of Residency of the student
- two documents, one from each As parents/guardians, there are many ways you
can get engaged in your child’s education and sup-
of the categories below showing port their learning, including talking with them
the home address; Category A - about school, communicating with teachers, at-
notice of tax assessment, current tending school events or school council meetings,
and volunteering in the school. However you get
rental/lease agreement, agree- involved, know that you are making a difference.
ment to purchase including proof
of purchase provided before the pupil attends the On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I wish you all
school, or property tax bill, and Category B - util- the best an enjoyable and successful second term.
ity bill, bank statement or other official document. Juanita Nathan
Trustee
Traffic Concerns
We continue to have traffic concerns in the morning and after
school. We encourage your child to walk to school if able. If
you drive your child to school, please respect the pylons and
use the loop, do not block Coxworth Avenue (or turn around
in front of the school). Please watch for all pedestrians, stop at the stop sign
and give them the right of way. Please keep our children safe.
PLEASE DON’T BE LATE!!
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of our students and encouraged by our
staff. We will inform parents if a student’s attendance/punctuality
is a matter of concern.
Students who are not in their classrooms after the
8:30 am bell or by the 12:20 pm entry bell will be
marked “late” and will be admitted to class only with
an admit slip from the office. Instruction begins
promptly at 8:30 a.m.
This Month in the Commons
February Features
Lunar New Year Black History
This year Chinese New Year, also known as Canadians use the month of February to cele-
the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, falls on brate Black History, and to honour the rich
February 8th, and is the year of the Monkey in and diverse experiences, achievements and
the Chinese Zodiac! In Canada, this event can contributions of Black Canadians, both past
last several days, and like other cultural cele- and present. Black Canadians have made sig-
brations, often includes festivities and gift giv- nificant contributions to Canadian culture and
ing, particularly red envelopes of money. To society across all areas, including art, athlet-
mark this important cultural celebration, and to ics, culture, education, medicine, politics and
honour the rich history of the Chinese culture, human rights. Grow your knowledge of the
we have made a display of books and decora- diverse origins, stories and histories of Black
tions to help students learn more about the sto- Canadians and Americans with the wide se-
ries and traditions that have framed the lives of lection of fiction and nonfiction books we have
Asian-Canadians! on display in the library. Check out http://
www.blackhistorycanada.ca
Family, Friendship & Love
February is well known for Valentine’s Day, which falls on the 14th of the month.
Traditionally this was a day of feast used to honor a Christian Saint. Over time, it
became associated with love. Although we acknowledge that this is considered a
special day for many people, at school we like to make a celebration of love and
caring amongst families and friends, as February also marks International Friend-
ship Month, and is the month in which families across Ontario, Alberta, British Co-
lumbia and Saskatchewan observe Family Day. We will have several picture
books out to support this theme, and to encourage appreciation of all the special
people in our lives.
Yahooo…lots of new books are ready!
We are pleased to have several dozen new books out on the shelves for students to borrow! We
have been waiting a LONG time for these titles to go through processing and are grateful for the
patience of our students and staff! Come check them out!
Recycled Snow Person Challenge…
Many thanks to all of the classes that participated in our recycled snow
person challenge! We have very much enjoyed the fabulous displays
created by the following classes:
Ms. Sahrawat & Ms. Elamathi’s Kindergarten class
Ms. Patel & Ms. Grant’s Kindergarten class
Ms. Patel, Ms. Adore and Mr. Hartnoll’s Grade 1 classes
Ms. Agelopoulos’s grade 1/2 class
Ms. William’s and Ms. Babbar’s grade 3 classes
Ms. Woznica’s grade 3/4 class
Mr. Sackman’s grade 8 class
Special thanks to Ms. Ly’s class for helping with our “Snowman Parade” and winner presenta-
tions! J
Congratulations to our first round of Forest of Reading participants! We ran 3 books clubs from
November to January and are ready to start our second round. The following students have
successfully completed their reading challenge and cast their votes for their favourite Canadian
Blue Spruce (Primary) Silver Birch (Junior) Red Maple (Intermediate)
Alina Sajith Aaranie Iqra Ackshaya Mehdeep
Chelsea Surithiya Arshdeep Memona Kaitlyn Munny
Hamza Tariq Haarini Rida Karina Sawda
Manvir Hiba
Candy Grams for Sale! Thank you Parkland Community!
We would like to recognize the efforts of our
Student Council will be selling candy parent, student and teacher community at Park-
grams starting February 4th to Febru- land, for their support in our donation drive for
refugees. Many of us have experienced or know
ary 11th. These candy grams will be
someone who has experienced immigration and
available for the Grades 6-8 students. relocation. The process of resettlement is an
There will be a variety of lollipops at emotionally and physically stressful process for
two different price points; $0.50 and anyone to experience. Our students at Parkland
$0.25. The money will go towards Stu- understand that and took it upon themselves to
dent Council so that they can reinvest alleviate some of this stress by organizing a
campaign to collect much needed items for the
in endeavors that foster a positive
new Syrian refugees. Parkland would thank
school climate. you, the parents, for supporting the teacher
community for fostering proactive leadership
Written by: Student and empathy in our students. The campaign for
Council Members household and clothing collection continues
Mehdeep and Sajeen until February 28, 2016.
Student Council and Positive Climate for
change teams
Black History Month
Our Junior Intermediate Black History Month Ceremony will take place
on March 2nd at 10:40 am in the Gym. It will feature our choir and
band, presentations of Spoken Word from students in Mrs. Harold’s
class as well as dramatic presentations by Mr. McKay’s class and Drama
Club. Presentations for primary classes will be made at a variety of
times during the last week of February and first week of March in The
Parkland Little Theatre in room 106. Stay tuned for the precise dates of
these performances. Parents are welcome to attend in
all cases!
Additional Elementary and
Secondary P.A. Days York Region Arts Camp 2016
Experience the Arts in a New Way!
As a result of provincial labour ne-
We are presently accepting applications from
gotiations, a P.A. Day has been
Students interested in the York Region Arts
added for all York Region District Camp. The Camp runs May May 28-June 4,
School Board elementary 2016 at Camp White Pine, Haliburton, ON.
schools on Friday, May 6, 2016
and secondary schools on Fri- York Region District School Board Students
day, June 3, 2016. You can see the from Grades 7 through 12 are eligible to apply.
full updated school year calendars
Application Deadline: February 19, 2016
on YRDSB’s website. http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/arts/
These additional P.A. Days are Documents/SD-YRArtsCamp-
mandated by the Ministry of Educa- StudentApplication.pdf
tion. On these dates, teachers will
be taking part in professional devel-
opment on provincial education pri-
orities identified by
the Ministry of Edu-
cation.
Me to We’s Rafiki Bracelets
Parkland’s Me to We team have started preorders for Rafiki chains first week.
In Swahili Rafiki means “friend”. Each chain is handmade with love by a
woman in Kenya, empowering her to earn a living and create a better future
for her family and her community. Every Rafiki is $10 and in buying one you
are donating to a community overseas through a life-changing impact like
clean water, food, healthcare or school supplies. Me to WE will be taking pre-
orders for these Rafikis, so if students or parents want to make sure to get
one, they can fill out a pre order card until Feb. 12 at morning recesses just
outside the library. They don’t have to pay now. When
the Rafikis come in, they’ll get first choice! Students can
bring in their money when the Rafikis are in. Give one to
a friend for Valentine’s or keep one for your-
self. Remember this month’s character trait is Friendship
and Fairness so what better way to show a friend you
care AND help another potential friend overseas.
School Council Meeting Our PD Day Activities
and Movie Night On February 1st, while students were
March 7, 2016 at 6:30 pm home, Parkland staff was busy engaging
in PD Day Learning.
Students we are having a movie Our entire staff came together for mean-
night for you to enjoy a movie ingful discussion and Professional
and a snack. The price of admis- Learning Activities to support teaching
sion is to bring your parent(s) practices in every classroom.
with you so they can attend the In order to support our YRDSB Foci of
School Council Meeting. Modern Learning, Math and Mental
Health staff engaged in discussion in
More information setting Learning Goals for students in
and RSVP to fol- order to complete a given task and be
low! able to reflect on that task.
Positive Culture was also in the forefront
THANK YOU PARKLAND PS!! as we begin to implement Character As-
semblies, promoting presentation of pro-
We raised $6100 through our chocolate jects, from
fundraising!! This money will be put to- our class-
wards our outdoor rooms
classroom, technology around the
for classrooms and a building.
water bottle drinking
station.
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