Monthly Archives: March 2024

We hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend, below are some events going on in April.

All Month: Read-a-thon Continues
See Blog Post for more details

Mon. April 1: Easter Monday
School Closed

Tues. April 4: Wear Red for Autism Day
Please have your children wear red on Tuesday as we bring awareness that we can all make a difference in acceptance and support of people and children with Autism.

Mon. April 8: PA Day/Solar Eclipse
School Closed

Tues. April 9: Parent Council Meeting 6:30PM
In Person & Zoom (Link below)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/95787604315?pwd=RDNCZGNac3JXOWNqaW9xNGpNV2VHdz09
Meeting ID: 957 8760 4315
Passcode: 316088

Agenda to follow on April 4

Wed. Apr 10: International Day of Pink & TSO Trip for Select Classes

Our students and staff will be wearing pink in support of diversity, and will be participating in events and activities that will engage our community to challenge gender stereotypes.

Classes that didn’t attend the TSO earlier in the year will attend on Apr 10.

Fri. Apr 12: Move Night 6-8pm
More details to follow

Fri. Apr 26: Pizza Lunch
A notice will be sent out in the coming days via School Cash Online.

Family Fest Call for Volunteers!
Gledhill’s Family Fest will be held this year on Thursday May 30th from 4-7pm, and we are hoping for great things. We will be needing a lot of volunteers on the day of, so mark your calendars now!

Interested? Contact Jessica Braun at jessybraun@hotmail.com

Thank you to everyone who participated in the March Bingo challenge and Gledhill’s ongoing 90-day
Read-A-Thon. For the month of April we are now kicking off our Read-A-Palooza. Participation sheets
with instructions went home last week or you can print a copy here. Students can log time for
reading anything and everything.

Parent-Teacher Council, in partnership with our principal Ms. Kondilis-Minos and librarian Ms. Jarolim, would again like to share a curated reading list that supports our school improvement goals (See list below). In honour of Earth Day, we invite you to support our students’ mental wellbeing in connection with climate activism. You can find book titles and free accessible links (where available) for Grades JK-2 and 3-5 to books that we hope will help our children feel empowered with knowledge, hope and motivation to take action in support of our environment and all living species on our planet. We also hope to foster awareness of how the climate crisis impacts those most marginalized both in Canada and the Global South. We understand matters of racial inequity and ongoing colonial practices to be entwined with environmental harm and the urgent need to act toward a sustainable future for children across the globe and the generations to come.

On behalf of the Gledhill Parent-Teacher Council,
We look forward to reading with you Gledhill!!


Gledhill Read-a-thon Suggested Monthly Reading to Support Mental Well-being and BIPOC Equity Inclusivity and Diversity

April 2024: Earth Day: Supporting Our Children’s Mental Wellbeing in Connection with Climate Action

K-Grade 2
● We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHaRmj9wLU
● Coco’s Fire: Changing climate anxiety into climate action by Jeremy D. Wartzel and Lena K.
Champlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7_PKPil0d8&t=102s or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8OMGkz9Bc&t=125s (interview with the authors)
● J’aime la Terre par Todd Par: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IZGoKvfbZ8&t=3s
● L’incroyable Histoire du Climat par Catherine Barr
● Iceberg (French edition) par Claire Saxby

Grades 3-5
● Ganesha Goes Green by Lakshmi Thamizhmani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXAeJ0K7h4 (interview with the authors)
● Bindi by Kirli Saunders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-tYYpHgfeM
● How to Bee by Bren MacDibble
● The Giant and the Sea by Trent Jamison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kItT1zpQFTw
● Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection by Emma Reynolds
● Les Changements Climatiques by Maryam Sharif-Draper

Hello everybody,

We hope you are all enjoying March Break. Just a reminder to get your pizza order in by tomorrow, Thursday March 14, for Pizza lunch on Friday March 22. Log in to School Cash Online to order!

Enjoy the rest of the week!

March 4-8: Capes for Kids
We are unleashing our inner superhero by wearing a cape. We want to create an accessible, inclusive and equitable world for kids with disabilities.

Fri Mar 8: Be a Rainbow day
Wear as many colours as possible in one outfit!

March 11-March 15: March Break
School is closed, reopening on Mon Mar 18

Friday March 22: Pizza Lunch + TDBS Earth Hour
If you would like to participate, check out your child’s school cash online and order by Mar 14. From 2-3pm TDSB will celebrate Earth Hour.

Saturday March 23: Gledhill at the Marlies Game
Marlies Game is on Saturday, March 23rd at 4 p.m. against the Hartford Wolf Pack. Ticket sales are now closed.

Monday March 25: Grad Photo Day

Friday March 29: Good Friday + Monday Apr 1: Easter Monday
School will be closed and reopen on Tuesday Apr 2

Family Fest Call for Volunteers!
Gledhill’s Family Fest will be held this year on Thursday May 30th from 4-7pm, and we are hoping for great things. We will be needing a lot of volunteers on the day of, so mark your calendars now!

For now, we are seeking volunteers who want to take on a bigger role in planning the event. In particular we need people who are prepared to take on the following tasks:

-Volunteer Coordinator
-International Food Table
-Vendors
-Have a great idea you want to run with for the big day? Let us know!

Also, if you are a DJ, a talented face painter or a balloon artist and you are willing to donate your time, please let us know!

Interested? Contact Jessica Braun at jessybraun@hotmail.com