The Gledhill Guardian

On November 11th, we pause to remember and honour the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict, and peace.

Remembrance Day is an opportunity for us to reflect on the sacrifices made by veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as the courage and resilience of those who have worked to protect the freedoms and peace we value today.

At Gledhill, we encourage our students and families to take a moment to reflect on the importance of remembrance, gratitude, and peace. By sharing stories and learning about the significance of this day, we help ensure that future generations understand why it is so important to remember.

In Flanders Fields

By Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

As we observe a moment of silence at 11:00 AM on November 11th, we honour those who served, those who continue to serve, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

We will remember them.

🌺 Lest We Forget.

It’s almost time to connect! Gledhill’s Parent-Teacher Interviews will take place during the week of November 17th to November 20th.

These meetings are a wonderful opportunity for families and educators to connect, discuss students’ learning and progress, celebrate successes, and share insights to help support each child’s continued growth throughout the school year.

Booking Your Interview Online

We’re pleased to share that families will be able to schedule Parent-Teacher Interviews online!

If you would like to arrange a meeting with any of your child’s teachers, please go to the Gledhill scheduling webpage at https://parentinterview.com/s/gledhill

A couple of important reminders when booking:

• Please select only ONE time slot for each interview.
• For detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to schedule your meeting online, please refer to the email previously sent to families by the school.

We encourage families to book their interviews in advance to secure a convenient time.

We look forward to connecting with you and continuing our home-school partnership in support of our Gledhill students!

Thank you, families, for your continued involvement and support!

Get ready for some Halloween fun, Gledhill Tigers! 👻 Our annual Halloween Parade is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see our students show off their creative costumes!

Although Halloween falls on the weekend this year, Gledhill’s Halloween Parade will take place on Friday, October 30th, at 1:00 PM. Parents and caregivers are welcome to come and cheer on their little ghouls and goblins!

Weather permitting, we’ll head outdoors for our parade. If Mother Nature has other plans and it rains, we’ll bring the Halloween fun inside and parade through the school hallways instead!

🧙‍♀️ Costume Creativity with Care

Halloween is a wonderful opportunity for students to express their creativity and imagination. As you help your child prepare their costume, we encourage families to join our educators in having thoughtful conversations about cultural appropriation, stereotypes, and caricatures.

Some costumes can be offensive, inappropriate, or discriminatory toward particular cultures and communities, causing harm to others. Let’s work together to ensure that our Halloween celebrations are fun, inclusive, and respectful of everyone in our Gledhill community.

Here are a few important costume reminders:

• 🎭 Masks: Please use face paint or makeup instead of a costume mask. Masks are not permitted so that students can see clearly and move around safely.
• 🛡️ Costume props: Props that resemble weapons are not permitted under school safety guidelines.
• 💛 Respectful costumes: Help your child choose a costume that celebrates imagination without relying on cultural stereotypes or caricatures.

🍬 A Treat to Remember!

Planning to bring treats to share with your child’s class? Please make arrangements with your child’s homeroom teacher in advance by email.

All treats must be made in nut-free facilities. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!

👻 Let the Halloween Fun Begin!

We’re looking forward to a spook-tacular afternoon filled with creativity, smiles, and plenty of Halloween spirit!

Thank you, Gledhill families, for helping us make this a safe, welcoming, and memorable celebration for everyone.

Happy Halloween, Gledhill Tigers! Have a fa-boo-lous time! 🦇🎃

The second meeting of Gledhill Parent Council for the year, along with an election for Co-Chair and a special guest from the TDSB speaking about student nutrition, takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27th, from 6:30-8 pm at Gledhill and online.

To join the Parent Council meeting remotely, click this link:

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2571577550827341?p=jTxSqFkz9iaKmxhihH

Meeting ID: 257 157 755 082 734 1

Passcode: 2KV3FS3R

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.

If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering at Gledhill events, please fill out this form. Our pizza days require just a couple hours of your time per month, and you get to see your kid at school during their lunch hour. We’d love for you to get involved!

Agenda

Chair’s welcome

Principal’s message

Treasurer’s report

Special vote on Co-chair

Nutrition program with guest speaker, TDSB Nutrition Liaison Officer Sharon Booy

Discussion and voting on funding for this year

Update on Drama with Jeff & Chess

Communications update

Pizza lunch update

Family Fest

Silent auction

Grad sweaters

Eco Club

Other business

Mark Your Calendars 📅🖋️

Future meeting dates for the 2026/2027 year of Parent Council:

Monday, December 07

Tuesday, February 02

Thursday, April 29

Monday, June 07

Thanks very much, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Mark Sedore

School Council Chair

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💃Parent Social Following the Meeting 💃

Join us after the Parent Council meeting for an informal get-together at the Firkin on Danforth (2057B Danforth Ave) at 8:15 pm!

Everyone is welcome, even if you can’t make the meeting. It’s a great chance to connect with other Gledhill families and share experiences.

Hope to see you there!

Join us after the Parent Council meeting for an informal get-together at the Firkin on Danforth (2057B Danforth Ave) at 8:15 pm!

Everyone is welcome, even if you can’t make the meeting. It’s a great chance to connect with other Gledhill families and share experiences.

Hope to see you there!

The second meeting of Gledhill Parent Council for the year, along with an election for Co-Chair and a special guest from the TDSB speaking about student nutrition, takes place this Tuesday, October 27 from 6:30-8 pm at Gledhill and online.

To join the Parent Council meeting remotely, click this link:

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2571577550827341?p=jTxSqFkz9iaKmxhihH

Meeting ID: 257 157 755 082 734 1

Passcode: 2KV3FS3R

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.

If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering at Gledhill events, please fill out this form. Our pizza days require just a couple hours of your time per month, and you get to see your kid at school during their lunch hour. We’d love for you to get involved!

Agenda

Chair’s welcome

Principal’s message

Treasurer’s report

Special vote on Co-chair

Nutrition program with guest speaker, TDSB Nutrition Liaison Officer Sharon Booy

Discussion and voting on funding for this year

Update on Drama with Jeff & Chess

Communications update

Pizza lunch update

Family Fest

Silent auction

Grad sweaters

Eco Club

Other business

Mark Your Calendars 📅🖋️

Future meeting dates for the 2026/2027 year of Parent Council:

Monday, December 07

Tuesday, February 02

Thursday, April 29

Monday, June 07

Thanks very much, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Mark Sedore

School Council Chair

A friendly reminder to Gledhill families that tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21st, is the last day to order your child’s school photo from Clear Images!

If you haven’t placed your order yet, be sure to head on over to their website www.clearimages.ca before the deadline.

How to Order Your Photos

Your child will have received a card from Clear Images containing their unique Access Code, Session Code and Portrait Code. You’ll need all three codes to order your child’s photos, so be sure to keep the card handy!

Can’t find the card? No worries! You can contact Clear Images for assistance:

• Email: info@clearimages.ca
• Phone: +1 (844) 992-5327

Photo Retake Day: Wednesday, November 18th

If your child needs a photo retake, Clear Images will be returning to Gledhill on Wednesday, November 18th. Please note that this date is for individual student photos only.

Don’t miss your chance to capture this year’s school memories! 📸

We’re excited to remind Gledhill families that we’ve teamed up with Kids Kitchen Co. to bring a hot lunch program to our school!

Lunch service begins this Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with lunches available every Wednesday (last chance to order is the day before by 10 am). Kids Kitchen Co. has assured us that their team will take care of delivering lunches directly to our students in the lunchrooms and to our Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) classrooms.

Something for everyone! The everyday menu features a variety of lunch options, including vegetarian, halal and gluten-friendly versions to suit different dietary needs.

A tasty highlight for October: Soft Tacos! 🌮

Please go to kidskitchen.ca to order and don’t forget to update your child’s grade and teacher before placing the order.

Need help with ordering? Kids Kitchen Co. offers live customer service Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Families can reach the team by phone or email:

• Phone: 905-944-0210
• Email: information@kidskitchen.ca

We’re looking forward to bringing back this lunch option to our Gledhill community. Happy ordering!

⏰ A friendly reminder: Tomorrow, October 16th is the LAST day to place your order! Get yours before it’s too late!

Please see more details below:

We are excited to share that we have a grad hoodie design and are organizing a group order so that we can have the sweaters distributed in the fall. This way, our grads can enjoy wearing them for their last year at Gledhill!  

The pricing of the sweater will depend on how many families are interested in ordering. And shipping will be free with the group order! 

Please see the design below. There is also an option to add your child’s first or last name on the right sleeve for an additional charge.

Youth size: $48.00, with personalization: $55.00  (our hope is to reach 24 orders to make this price happen!)

– 6-23 ordered: $53.00 , with personalization: $60.00

Adult size: $67.00 ;  with personalization: $75.00

If we get 6 adult orders price drops to: $62.00, with personalization $70.00

For the sleeve personalization, please ensure you enter the name as you would like it to appear on the sweater (some choose all caps or just the first letter)

Please fill out your order by clicking here. We need this filled out by Friday, Oct 16th. Please include: your child’s name and teacher, hoodie size and name personalization if you would like it.

Once we know how many people are interested, then we will communicate the final cost of your order so that you can e-transfer to the thegledhillguardian@gmail.com by Friday, Oct 23rd. No money, no order

For guidance on sizing, please see this link and scroll down to the Sizing Guide tab:

https://gledhilltigers.entripyshops.com/gildan-youth-hooded-sweatshirt

Please note: these hoodies fit on the smaller side so it is safer to order a size up. For reference, we will be ordering our daughters Youth XL and Adult M.

You can also order directly from the website, however it will be more expensive for single orders as there is no bulk discount or free shipping. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email jennifer.otley@gmail.com

Thanks and look forward to seeing our Grade 5s showing their Tiger pride and spirit!!!

Lindsay and Jen (Grade 5 parents)

TODAY is the final day to order for Pizza day!! This will cover the following dates:

Friday, October 23, 2026

Friday, November 27, 2026

Friday, January 29, 2027

Friday, February 26, 2027

A reminder that when you place your order it will be the same order for all 4 pizza lunches

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.

Thank You!