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Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

1. There will be a Standing and Running Long Jump Practice at morning recess.
2. 200m runners meet Mrs. Pace at the track and morning recess.
3. Decorating Committee meets today after school at 3:20 in the Music Room.
4. This is a reminder that the Painting Club will meet today after school in Rm 19.
5. There is a Track and Field meeting today at recess in the gym.
6. Mr. Currie read a Jewish Heritage quote by Anne Frank and an Asian Heritage quote.

Reminder that this Friday is NOT Pizza Lunch. Due to a potential track and field scheduling issue, Pizza Lunch has been rescheduled to NEXT Friday, May 12th.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

1. There will be a practice at morning recess for Running and Standing Long Jump.
2. Junior Choir is today. We will also take our yearbook photo.
3. 200m Runners please meet Mrs. Pace at the track at morning recess.
4. Decorating Committee meets today after school in the Music Room at 3:20.
5. SCATers in Junior Choir please come to the Music Room at morning recess.
6. There will be an important meeting for track team members today in the gym during afternoon recess.
7. Weather permitting, there will be shot put practice at afternoon recess.

Did you know that Gledhill has had a 5 year partnership with William J McCordic School?

McCordic School is a Special Education School in the Toronto District School Board for students with developmental disabilities. The school is located just behind Main Station on Balfour Ave. The school serves approximately 85 students with developmental disabilities who live in the east end of Toronto. The students range from four to twenty-one years of age. Many of the students also have physical disabilities (require wheelchairs) in addition to their cognitive impairments.

For the past 5 years, one of our teachers, Tina Bey, has been walking her classes to McCordic once a week during the spring. The Gledhill students work in partnership with the McCordic students, dancing and spending time together. Their culminating event is Special FolkFest at Ted Reeve Arena.

Says Mme. Bey ” The experience is an amazing one for the students.  Their engagement within the community is broadened in an extraordinary way”.

And last year, the Gledhill School Council donated $1000 to the McCordic School Council. They were very pleased to report that the funds allowed them to purchased two outdoor benches for the school.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

1. There will be a practice for Running and Standing Long Jump at afternoon recess – weather permitting.
2. There is a Folkfest practice today at 11:55. Please bring your permission forms.
3. 200m runners please meet Mrs. Pace at the track at morning recess.

Reminder that this Friday is NOT Pizza Lunch. Due to a potential track and field scheduling issue, Pizza Lunch has been rescheduled to NEXT Friday, May 12th.

Highlights from the morning announcements:

1. There will be running long jump and standing long jump practice at morning recess. Meet Ms. Werbin at the long jump pit. Thank you.
2. Those students who have been spoken to regarding shotput this year are to meet Mr. Webb outside his office at morning recess. All track permission forms need to be handed in to Mr. Webb right away.
3. Badminton Club is today in the gym at 11:45. Group 2, please meet Mlle McPherson outside the gym.

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

Important Note: The next Pizza Lunch is Friday, May 12. (This is a rescheduling of the original date of May 5)

1. There will be a Running  Long Jump and Standing Long Jump practice at morning recess. Please see Mrs. Werbin at the Long Jump Pit.
2. 200m Runners meet Mrs. Pace outside at the track for morning recess.
3. Due to the TSO trip, Eco Club will be cancelled today.
4. Thank you to all the  boys soccer team athletes who made our tryouts. The list of those who made the team will be posted by the end of the day.
5. A message from Eco-Club: This week, Eco-Club members conducted a waste audit in the lunch rooms. We are happy to see that our school is improving and is doing a great job keeping waste down. The results show we are using the right bins for composting, recycling and garbage and we are recycling more. One small thing to work on is making sure that the metallic wrappers go in the garbage can instead of recycling. Thank you for all your excellent efforts!

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

1. A reminder that the Painting Club will be meeting today at 3:30pm in Rm 19.
2. SCAT soloists are asked to come to the Music Room at morning recess unless it is an indoor recess.
3. 200m runners, please see Mrs. Pace in the gym at morning recess.
4. The Yearbook meets today at lunch.
5. Eco-Club members are invited to meet today at the beginning of lunch in Rm 6.
6. Tomorrow is the Primary trip to the TSO! Wear your favourite hockey sweater or team shirt if you have one! Bus leaves at 9:30am.
7. All Triple Jumpers are asked to meet Ms McAleese at the pit at afternoon recess today.
8. Attention Primary Chess Team who participated in the tournament at Alvin Curling PS . If you played as a member of “Primary Team B” that day, we need to see you in the main office after the announcements today.

Tonight’s School Council meeting starts at 6:00pm for housekeeping items and 6:30pm for regular items.  All parents and guardians are welcome to attend all or part of the meeting and are considered voting members of the Council.

This is a great chance to hear about and get involved with our school!

Note that pizza and babysitting services are also provided. 

Gledhill School Council Meeting Agenda

Date and Time: (Tonight!) Wednesday April 26, 2017, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: Gledhill School Library, 2^nd Floor

Agenda Items:

6:00pm to 6:30pm (housekeeping items)

Approval of previous meeting minutes – March 30, 2017 (5 minutes) 

Chair Updates – Parent Engagement, Communications, Fundraising, Grants, Healthy Kids, Volunteer, Parent Class Representatives, Ward and School Advocacy, Eco, Governance  (25 minutes)

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

Welcome and introductions (10 minutes)

Principal’s update (20 minutes)

Annual review of Council By-Laws (10 minutes) FOR APPROVAL

PRO Grant application (2016/17) and use of funds for this year (10 minutes)

Other Business (10 minutes)

Adjournment

Upcoming dates:

• Pizza Lunch – May 12
• Movie Night – June 2
• Next Council meeting – Tuesday June 6
• Family Fest – Friday June 16

Check out the below School Council meeting minutes for useful information about the Council and school!

Meeting Date: Thursday March 30, 2017

Attendance: 14 parents (Quorum formed), Principal McAleese, Vice Principal Curry, Mme. Bey, and Ms. Ahmad

Meeting Discussion and Decisions

Housekeeping Items

Approval of previous meeting minutes – February 23, 2016 (APPROVED)

Fundraising updates:

• Family Fest is scheduled for Friday June 16; we will need many volunteers to make the day a success!
• Dance-A-Thon – we will need someone new to organize next year’s event (it is a key fundraising event for our school!)

Ward Rep updates:

• At the last Ward meeting:
  • Examples of fundraising events held at other schools were provided; ideas and information was shared with the Council and Fundraising Chairs
  • An update was given about research done to assess young children’s ability to meet age-appropriate developmental expectations at school entry; this update will continue at the next Ward meeting (note that all parents are invited and welcome to attend these meetings)

Main Agenda Items

Principal’s and Vice Principal’s updates and discussion:

• The school is currently working with the Board (TDSB) to determine number of students, classes, and staff allocations for next year; it is anticipated that there will be two additional classes next year
• Next year there will be a double graduation with the Grade 6’s and Grade 5’s both graduating to DA Morrison
• Need to determine how to spend remaining Pro Grant funding; suggestion to focus on Mindfulness session (other ideas were also provided; e.g., yoga, managing anxiety, etc.)
• Investigating expansion of new yoga program for next year
• Birchmount Track and Field day is May 4^th
• The school is registered to participate in Jump Rope for Heart; date TBC

Next Council meeting is Wednesday April 26, 6:00pm to 7:30pm.

Upcoming events

• Pizza Lunch – May 12
• Movie Night – June 2
• Next Council meeting – Tuesday June 6
• Family Fest – Friday June 16