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Agenda for October’s School Council meeting

Please join us for the Gledhill School Council meeting – all Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend all or part of the meeting and all are considered members of the Council!

Date: Tuesday, October 24th

Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: Gledhill School Library, 2nd Floor

Note that pizza and babysitting services will be provided!

Agenda Items

6:00pm to 6:30pm (housekeeping items) Approval of September meeting minutes – Found here

Chair Updates – Fundraising, Movie Night, Parent Engagement, Communications, Grants, Healthy Kids, Volunteer Coordinator, Ward and School Advocacy, Eco, Governance

6:30pm to 7:30pm (main agenda items)

Welcome and introductions

Principal’s update – Includes: Workshops offered by Public Health, Cultural Equity Feedback Form

Public Health Nurse will be there to speak

Workshops offered through Public Health

Other Business – Do we want to have a Class Room Rep Volunteer?

Adjournment

Upcoming dates

• Parent’s Mixer: 80’s Night and Auction – November 18th
• Pizza Day – Oct 27th
• Marlee’s Event – Dec 2nd
• Next Council meeting – Nov 21st

Note: This movie is PG as opposed to the PG 13 rating on the poster.

Movie Summary : After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:
Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”

1. Wow! What a great response yesterday to become part of the Gledhill Athletic Club! Over 25 applications were handed out and, due to the overwhelming response, Mr. Webb will have another 10 ready to hand out during afternoon recess. If interested, please come to the gym office to get one. All applications are to be handed to Mr. Webb Monday, and a list of students who have been chosen will be posted outside the gym office on Wednesday.
2. Rugby team will have our first gathering on the field Monday morning at 7:45 am. All interested students in grades 4, 5 and 6 may come out. Teams will be chosen by mid-week next week. Our tournaments take place November 2nd.
3. Spirit Wear samples are outside the gym until October 24th.

Mr. Currie talked about:

1. This Spirit Wear order is the last “paper order”: next Winter/Spring will be paperless (some forms will still be available in the office) as we are working to be eco-friendly.
2. The Spirit Wear order will take about 4-6 weeks to arrive.

Note: Movie Night is this tomorrow, October 20th, and the volunteer parent crew is still looking for 2 people – One to help set up from 5:30 -6:00pm and one to sell popcorn from 5:45 – 6:45pm. Please email  thegledhillguardian@gmail.com if you can help out.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”

1. Primary Choir permission forms are available this week for Grades 1-3 students. Please get one from Mrs. Bailey if you would like to join.
2. The Gledhill Athletic Club applications are ready to be picked up from Mr. Webb at his office during afternoon recess. Please read through the list of responsibilities and if still interested in applying, then fill in the backside of the application and give it to Mr. Webb by Monday, October 23rd.
3. Running Club permission forms are available outside on the Music Room purple board.

Mr. Currie talked about:

1. Days of Significance – Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas
2. Spirit gear deadline is October 24th

The Gledhill School Council is excited to be hosting our first parent only event of the year on Saturday, November 18th. Parents are invited to come dance up a storm to Gledhill’s own DJ Rhino and his 80’s tunes. To help raise funds for school council initiatives there will also be a Silent Auction where parents can bid on some cool items (and maybe get some holiday shopping done too).

The council is asking parents – What might you be able to donate? Tickets to a sporting or theatrical event? Do you have a service you provide that you can auction off? That brand new rice cooker that is still in the box? No item is too small. Please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com if you have any questions or something to donate.

Note: Movie Night is this Friday, October 20th and the volunteer parent crew is still looking for 2 people – One to help set up from 5:30 -6:00pm and one to sell popcorn from 5:45 – 6:45pm. Please email  thegledhillguardian@gmail.com if you can help out.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”

1. All Grade 4, 5 and 6 students interested in joining the Rugby Team this year please come to the gym at afternoon recess for a short meeting.
2. Are you interested in helping out around the school? Do you love being part of a team? Are you really wanting to be a leader at Gledhill and get involved with some of the things going on behind the scenes? Helping with tournaments? Work with Mr. Webb to organize jerseys and equipment and much, much more! Well, you are in luck! The Gledhill Athletic Club is accepting applications at the end of this week. Listen up to tomorrow’s announcements to find out how to apply.
3. Any students who borrow a bow from the Music Room on Saturday, please return it by end of day tomorrow. We are still missing a few.
4. Spirit Squad meets tomorrow.
5. Ukulele Kids begins at lunch today.
6. Primary Makerspace starts tomorrow at lunch.
7. Chess starts tomorrow at lunch.

Mr Currie talked about:

1. Spirit gear deadline is October 24th

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:
Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”

1. All choir members and Uschool ukulele players are asked to come to the gym after last recess for their last practice before the Centennial performance.  Teachers, students will join the games outside once done. MCs should also be present.
2. We have fantastic news! Gledhill students, we ran across Canada this fall! We have successfully run into Toronto for our 100th celebration. A huge thank-you to the cross-country team, whose many, many kilometers helped Mrs. Pace’s PE classes make the journey from Vancouver to Toronto.

Mr. Currie talked about:

1. It’s great to see so many participants in Gledhill’s Wacky Wild Hair Day!
2. Our 100th Anniversary Celebration is tomorrow from 1-3pm! Meet in the school yard for the Century Games at 12:30pm, and opening remarks will be in the gym at 1pm. We hope to see you there!
3. We are looking for a pair of glasses—black frames on the outside and pink and green on the inside of the frames. If you have seen them or have found them, please return them to the main office.

Gledhill has its first Movie Night and Pizza Lunch coming up and to make them happen, parents are needed in the following roles:

Movie Night (Friday October 20)

3 Parents are needed:

One for 5:30 – 6:00pm  Set up

One for 5:45 – 6:45pm  Popcorn Sales

One for 5:45 – 6:45pm  Ticket Sales

Pizza Lunch (Friday, October 27)

12 Parents are needed to serve pizza from 11:20am to 12:00pm.

Please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com to let the organizers know how you can help.

PIAC’s mission is to: To aid access to information and resources for parents, especially that of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and Ontario Ministry of Education, in support of more effective parent engagement in their child’s learning to improve student achievement and well-being, and enhance accountability of the education system.

PIAC’s 11th Annual Parent conference is coming to Earl Haig Secondary School – 100 Princess Ave in North York

Saturday, November 25th.

All TDSB parents and guardians are welcome to join us for this free event and take part in our workshops, keynote speaker presentation, information marketplace, networking opportunities and more!

Registration will open mid-October.

For more information, please visit http://www.torontopiac.com

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

Read first: “I would like to acknowledge that this school is situated upon traditional territories. The territories include the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties of 1923 and applies to lands east of Woodbine Avenue. I also recognize the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on this land.”

1. This Friday is CRAZY HAIR DAY!
2. In addition to the individual results announced last week, Gledhill has also qualified two teams for the South Conference Cross Country Finals on this coming Friday. They are the grade 3 boys (4th place) and the grade 6 girls (2nd place). Congratulations! Can the qualifying runners please meet Ms. Smith for our final practice Thursday at 8:00am.

Mr Currie talked about:

1. The Days of Significance
2. Ms. Pace is absent
3. Boys soccer
4. Prefects