The Gledhill Guardian

Gledhill School Council is excited to once again offer Pizza Lunch days for all students who wish to participate (Kindergarten – Grade 5). 

We had great feedback on last year’s ordering process, and will continue with that for this year. 

The 1st ordering window started this week and ends on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. This will cover the following pizza days:

Friday, October 23, 2026

Friday, November 27, 2026

Friday, January 29, 2027

Friday, February 26, 2027

The 2nd ordering window will be sent out sometime in February and cover the following pizza days:

Thursday, March 25, 2027

Friday, April 30, 2027

Friday, May 21, 2027

Friday, June 18, 202

Here are the details: 

– Pizza is supplied by Pizza Pizza

– Your choice of cheese, pepperoni, halal pepperoni, dairy-free cheese, or cheese with gluten-free crust

– $3 per slice (up to three slices per student per month may be ordered)

– Orders are placed through SchoolCash Online (you will receive an email directly from SchoolCash Online so check your junk mail if you cannot find it; alternatively, you can register/sign in here: https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com)

– When you place your order it will be the same order for all 4 pizza lunches

Order Deadline for first 4 pizza lunches: Wednesday, October 14, 2026. 

Kindly note that pizza orders cannot be changed once they have been placed, and there are no refunds for students who miss their lunch or who are absent on Pizza Lunch day. Be sure to place your order in advance as pizza will NOT be available for sale on the day of the Pizza Lunch. 

Please continue to send snacks and drinks with your student(s) on these days, as only pizza will be offered for those who have placed an order.

All pizza orders contribute to Gledhill School Council’s fundraising efforts – thank you for supporting Gledhill and our students!

Should you have any questions about Pizza Lunches, please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com

P.S. Pizza Lunch days are organized and executed by a wonderful group of Gledhill parent volunteers. It is a great way to get involved in the school community, meet other families and support our students. If you’re interested in helping with Pizza Lunch day or want to learn more about volunteering at Gledhill, please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com

REMINDER: The first meeting of Gledhill Parent Council for the year, along with elections for executive committee members, takes place this Wednesday, September 30 from 6:30-8pm at Gledhill and online. All are welcome, particularly parents who are new to the school or have students in younger grades. Student success depends on your involvement.

To join the meeting remotely, click this link: 

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/218380561849182?p=t5LOzVtJDRvObDbE74

Meeting ID: 218 380 561 849 182

Passcode: jb7a343x

The meeting takes place in the Gledhill library. Please enter from the main doors on Gledhill Avenue. Childcare and cheese pizza will be available for this meeting in the staff room across the hall. So please bring your children for fun and free food, supervised by volunteer high school students. The meeting is an opportunity for you to connect with other parents, ask questions, share concerns and talk about planning and funding for the 2026/2027 school year.

Nominations are open for executive and committee chair positions on school council. Please put your name forward if you are interested in helping out the school and creating a wonderful school year for kids. They deserve it. Simply fill out this nomination form and attend the meeting if you are interested in one or more of the roles on council.

If you are interested in volunteering at Gledhill events more generally, but can’t commit to a specific role on Parent Council, please fill out this form. We’d love for you to get involved!

When attending the meeting, please consider some ideas that you’d like Parent Council to fund for Gledhill students this year. We traditionally fund things like drama, chess, school buses and in-class support, but we’d also really love some new input!

The agenda for Wednesday is:

• Welcome / review of minutes / review of year ahead
• Introduction of new administrators
• Principal’s message
• Treasurer’s report
• Elections to Parent Council
• Funding items for coming year (discussion)
• Pizza lunch update
• Movie nights
• Student yearbook update
• Eco Club
• Family Fest 2027!
• Class of 2027 sweaters
• Open discussion about the coming year

Thank you for your involvement and participation with the Gledhill community.

Yours,

Mark Sedore, Gledhill Parent Council Chair

🙌 A BIG thank you to our wonderful sponsors!
We’re grateful for the support of F45 Training Upper Beaches and David Markle, Real Estate
Broker, who are helping make this community event possible.

❤️ Want to help out?
We’d love some extra hands to make the evening run smoothly. Volunteers are welcome!
Sign up to volunteer

We hope to see you there! 🍿🎬✨

Gledhill School Council

It’s hard to believe that summer has flown by and that tomorrow marks the first day back to school — or the very first day of Kindergarten for our new JK students! We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer filled with park visits, BBQs, adventures, and, hopefully, some well-deserved downtime with family and friends.

While our students were enjoying the summer, Gledhill’s plants, vegetable gardens, and flower beds were lovingly cared for by Mme. Leclerc and our dedicated parent volunteers. Merci beaucoup for helping keep our school grounds looking so beautiful!

We’re also delighted to give a big Gledhill welcome to our new Principal, Richard Ng, and our new Vice-Principal, Melissa Hunter! We look forward to getting to know you, welcoming you into our community, and showing you plenty of that famous Gledhill Tiger spirit.

As we begin a new school year, we wish all of our students and families a smooth and happy transition back to school. Whether you’re starting Kindergarten, returning for another year, or beginning your final year at Gledhill, we’re excited for all that the year ahead will bring.

Here’s to a wonderful school year filled with learning, friendship, laughter, and new adventures. We can’t wait to see the incredible things our Gledhill Tigers will accomplish this year!

Welcome back, Tigers! 🐯

June is Pride Month at the TDSB! Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate diversity and raise awareness amongst all staff and students about the rich and varied intersecting identities, cultures and histories of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Gledhill will have its own Pride Parade this afternoon!

Pride is a time for TDSB students, staff, and families to continue learning about Queer history, joy, excellence, and resilience; it is a time to celebrate the diversity that exists in every school community across the TDSB. It is also an opportunity to highlight the varied issues related to 2SLGBTQIA+ communities as well as the impact of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia on TDSB students, staff, and community members. 

Queer and Trans Pride center Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and agender (2SLGBTQIA+) people through the celebratory affirmation of their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The movement has three main premises:

• People should be proud of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
• Diversity is a gift, and
• Sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered. 

The abbreviated Gay Pride and Pride have since become mainstream and shorthand expressions inclusive of all individuals in various 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The modern “Pride” movement began after the “Stonewall Uprising” in 1969. Instead of backing down to unconstitutional raids by New York Police, drag queens and queer street kids protested, resisted, and stood up for themselves. While it was a violent situation, it gave the underground community the first sense of communal pride in a well-publicized incident.

From the yearly parade that commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall protests began a national grassroots movement. Today, many countries around the world celebrate pride.

In Toronto, the first “Gay Day Picnic” held at Hanlan’s Point in 1971 was a fundraising drive to support community members heading to Ottawa to raise awareness. In 1978, Toronto had its first Pride Day at Cawthra Park, and by 1986, more than 10,000 people had celebrated Pride Day at Cawthra Park under the theme of “Forward Together.” 

Since its inception in 1981, the first Pride Parade in Toronto, the Pride movement has furthered the cause of queer and trans rights by lobbying politicians, registering voters, and increasing visibility to educate on issues important to queer and trans communities. The Pride Movement advocates for equality, human rights, protection from discrimination and violence, respect and dignity for people of all genders and sexual identities. 

The Urban Indigenous Education Centre, TDSB Gender & Sexual Diversity Team, TDSB GSA Network, TDSB Professional Support Services, TDSB Human Rights Office, the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement and the Equity, Anti-Racism, and Anti-Oppression Team encourage everyone to have a safe and celebratory Pride! Staff are encouraged to use the curriculum resources below to educate and promote equity for diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. 

We look forward to celebrating Pride 2026 all month with all our 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff, and allies!

The final meeting of parent council for 2025-2026 takes place on Monday, June 15 from 6:30-8pm in the Gledhill library and online. Please enter from the main doors on Gledhill Avenue. Please note that, because of high school exams, childcare will unfortunately not be available at this meeting.

Parent Council is an opportunity for you to connect with other parents, ask questions, share concerns and learn about the many things happening for students at Gledhill. At this meeting we will be discussing funding priorities for next year, and this year’s Grade Five grad. Please join us! Student success depends on your involvement.

Remote participation is also an option. To join by video please see the link in the Gledhill newsletter sent by Principal Minos.

This meeting’s agenda is:

Chairs’ Welcome

Principal’s Message

Treasurer’s Report

Family Fest & Silent Auction review

Funding priorities for 2026/2027 

Movie nights for 2026/2027

Eco Club

Grade 5 Grad

Other Business / Looking forward to next year.

Thank you to everyone in our community who came together to make this year’s Family Fest such a grand success! The students had a blast and it was the biggest and best yet!

We look forward to seeing you this Monday.

Co-Chairs,

Farhaan Ladhani and Mark Sedore

It’s that time of the year when the Eco-team is looking for local families who are interested and able in watering the veggie and pollinator gardens at Gledhill. 

If you can commit to watering the gardens for one week or more weeks, we need you! 

What is required?!

Two small raised veggie gardens, a new pollinator garden and the beautiful Terry Fox gardens (maintained by Erin Spencer) require regular summer watering (all located at the front of the school).  

It is best for the plants to water during the morning (before 9am or after 2 pm, when the sun has gone around the school. 

If your week is a very hot, sunny dry week, we request that you aim to water every second day.  If your week has had rain, you can wait two days then water, depending on whether more rain falls. 

Volunteers will be provided with access to the small garden shed where watering keys, hoses and containers are kept.  

We will schedule from Sunday to Saturday of July and August.  

Please send Mme Leclerc an email with your availability at Chantal.Leclerc@tdsb.on.ca

June 27th to July 4th

June 5th to 11th

June 12th to 18th

June 19th to 25th

June 26th to Aug. 1st

Aug 2st to Aug 8th

Aug 9th to Aug 15th

Aug 16th to Aug 22nd

Aug. 23rd to Aug 29th

Aug.30th to Sept.7th.  

Many thanks in advance for your time and help!!

Family Fest 2026 was a success! The weather was great (although windy), the kids enjoyed the games and activities, and the silent auction surpassed its fundraising goal!

A sincere thank you to everyone for participating in the event and supporting Gledhill Junior Public School. A special thank you to everyone who volunteered their time – Family Fest cannot happen without you! This includes many parent council members who organized the event or specific activities.

Thank you as well to the local business community for your support of the silent auction and Family Fest.

Together, Family Fest and the Silent Auction raised close to $16,000 for Gledhill, more than any other year!

If you are interested in leading Family Fest or Silent Auction planning next year – please contact thegledhillguardian@gmail.com . Most work will begin in early 2027.

Silent Auction

Dear Gledhill Community,

It is our pleasure to share that, with your incredible support, the 2026 Gledhill Silent Auction
raised $7,116.00, surpassing our goal of $7,000! Thank you for making this year’s fundraiser
such a wonderful success.

The proceeds will go directly toward enriching student learning
experiences and resources, helping our children learn, grow, and reach their full potential.
This achievement would not have been possible without the generosity and dedication of so
many members of our community. Thank you to our local business donors, our teachers and
families who created the beautiful gift baskets, and to Mme. Willoughby for coordinating staff
contributions. We are also deeply grateful to our silent auction team of parent volunteers who
gathered donations, managed the website and communications, staffed the table at Family
Fest, and prepared thank-you cards for our donors. Thank you Casey, Ashley, Karolina,
Jonathan, Danielle, Clare, and Tara.

A special thank you goes to Jessica Krecklo Naidu for creating the artwork featured on our
thank-you cards. We also extend our sincere appreciation to our office administrative staff, Faey
and Astrid, for coordinating prize pickups, and to Ms. Minos and Lian for keeping
communications running smoothly throughout the campaign.

To everyone who worked behind the scenes, brainstorming ideas, reaching out to donors,
spreading the word, and building excitement, thank you. Your passion, generosity, and
commitment to our students and school community are truly inspiring. We see and appreciate
the countless hours you devoted while balancing so many other responsibilities.

Together, we continue to create meaningful opportunities for our students and strengthen the
vibrant community that makes Gledhill Jr. Public School a great place to be/où il fait bon vivre.
Wishing everyone a wonderful summer, and we look forward to another fantastic year ahead!

Please complete this very brief survey to help us make next year even
better!

https://forms.gle/z31WBC182Yv8nVHaA

Warmly,
Erin Kuri and Christine Prince
Gledhill School Council

A final reminder that if you wish to order a 2025-2026 Gledhill yearbook, orders are due by this Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

The yearbooks will be distributed by your child’s teacher the last week of school.

The price of the yearbook is $20 + tax.

To order, visit https://shop.clearimages.ca and enter code YV4PKMRX

Thank you!

This is our second last PA Day of the school year (the last one will be June 26th). Hope everyone has a lovely long weekend!