Monthly Archives: January 2016

Daily Announcements – Friday, January 15th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Reminder to all teachers: the Gledhill Art Gallery is looking for 2-3 more pieces from each class. Please send them up to Room 24.
  2. Tonight is MOVIE NIGHT! Come see MINIONS at 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm)

Daily Announcements – Thursday, January 14th

announcement Highlights from the morning announcements:

  1. It’s Loonie Thursday! 1st floor students are invited to buy cupcakes at last recess outside the music room. Prepaid cupcakes bought last week should skip the line and give their name at the door.
  2. Don’t forget to check out the Movie at school tomorrow at 6pm!
  3. Attention students in Grade 3-6! If you are interested in joining the Forest of Reading program, please come to the library this morning at recess for a brief meeting and to pick up a permission form. Bring your coats and boots with you. Hope to see many of you this morning! ~ Ms. Szklanny

Volunteers needed for Movie Night

We are in need of a few extra volunteers for movie night on Friday. The volunteers are needed to help set up (make popcorn, arrange chairs) and then sell popcorn and pizza. The process starts around 5pm and the movie starts at 6:30, doors open at 6pm.
If you’re available, please let Chris know (knobula@hotmail.com) as soon as possible.

Thank you for supporting our great school!

 

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Daily Announcements – Wednesday, January 13th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. A reminder about the cupcake sale tomorrow! 1st floor students and those who prepaid last week, are invited this week. Next week, floor 2.
  2. Do you like to dance? Are you in Grades 2-6? If you would like to be a part of FolkFest this year, please come to a quick meeting today at morning recess in front of the office. Please bring your coats to go outside.
  3. Don’t forget – Movie Night is this Friday. Playing “Minions”. Doors open at 6, showtime is 6:30pm.

Alternative Schools for Grade 7

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Starting next school year, both the English and French classes at Gledhill will go to D.A. Morrison for grade 7. Many parents are looking forward to D.A. Morrison’s Open House which will take place later on in the school year. In the meantime, some grade 6 students and parents of grade 6 students may be interested in alternative schools and options.

Below is a list of school offering alternative programs for a grade 7 start. Please check to confirm locations, dates and times. These events begin in mid-January so parents should check as soon as possible. Middle School Open Houses for 2016 2017 school year include …

Quest Alternative – Tuesday, January 26th, 6:30 pm

Students are accepted through a lottery system. Each student is required to submit a report card, a teacher referral and a piece of writing on a topic outlined by Quest. Their open house is January 26 at 6:30.

Horizon Alternative – Wednesday, January 13th, 6:20 pm

Horizon Alternative is located downtown near Kensington Market at Kensington C.S., phone # 416 – 393-1298. Students are accepted through a vetted lottery. Please call the school directly for open house information. Their open house is January 13 at 6:20.

Spectrum Alternative – Wednesday, January 13th, 6:00 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:30 pm (link to application)

Spectrum Alternative is located at Eglinton and Mount Pleasant at Eglinton P.S., phone # 416-393-9311. Students are accepted through a vetted lottery. Their open house is on January 13 in three sessions at 6:00, 6:45 and 7:30.

EAST Alternative – Thursday, January 28th, 6:30 pm

EAST has an open lottery where each student who hands in an application has his or her name placed in a lottery. Names are randomly drawn and assigned an acceptance number. Their open house is January 28 at 6:30.

Delta Alternative – Monday, January 18th, 7:00 pm

Daily Announcements – Monday, January 11th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1.   There will be a meeting for all Kindergarten helpers at morning recess in the library. Bring your coats in case there is time to go out.
  2. Teachers, just to let you know— we will have a visitor from Karate Kids today who will be here to visit classes briefly and hand out registration forms.
  3. The apple program will continue today. Please have students bring down your apple bin with the attendance and we will fill it.
  4. Movie night is Friday!

Daily Announcements – Friday, January 8th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Thank you for the great support for cupcake Thursday! The 31 people who pre-ordered your cupcake due to running out, will be guaranteed a cupcake and get to skip the line. In addition, due to great demand, we will do floor 1 only next week, followed by 2nd floor then 3rd floor on the last week.
  2. An announcement from Mme Scaife: The running club goes on through the snow and beautiful sunrises. Please join us!

Minions!

 

Come out, next Friday evening, to the first Movie Night of 2016, a screening of ‘Minions’!

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Coffee and Conversation

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Daily Announcements – Thursday, January 7th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Today is the first of 4 LOONIE CUPCAKE sales happening outside the music room. Bring 1$ and get a yummy cupcake to help support our music program.
  2. Mr Spadaro’s resource classes are cancelled today as he is away this morning. They will resume tomorrow.