Multicultural Potluck – Postponed

The always popular Multicultural Potluck scheduled for this coming May 7th has been postponed due to a conflict with Parks and Recreation programming in the gym. We apologize for this change.

If a date can be re-scheduled, new information will be posted on this blog and a message will be sent out from the school.

Daily Announcements – Friday, May 1st

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. There will be an Earth Day assembly this afternoon.

2. There is a 400m practice at morning recess today with Mme Woods.

3. Please drop by the Lost and Fond downstairs to claim your items. It is laid out on display and will be collected and donated shortly.

4. Girls soccer team will practice Monday after school.

Daily Announcements – Thursday, April 30th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. There is an open house TONIGHT at 6:30pm at DA Morrison for transitioning students.

2. Dance-a-thon is here, today is the day! If you still have pledge forms and money bring it in as soon as you can.

3. There will be a mandatory ultimate frisbee practice today at lunch. Eat your lunch and meet on the field at 11:45. All grade 5 and 6 ultimate frisbee members must attend.

4. Next Wednesday is Family Fitness Night! Come out for some fun indoor and outdoor activities.

5. There will be a running long jump practice at 12:10 today. Meet Mrs Duiker there only if you have returned your permission form.

6. The running club meets tomorrow at 7:45

7. Next Wednesday May 6 is the last Math Caribou contest.

8. There is a practice for 400m at morning recess outside the gym doors.

9. There is a Folkfest practice today at lunch at 11:55. It is important to attend.

10. Standing Long Jump practice is at first recess today.

Dance tomorrow, bike next week!

The Dance-a-thon is tomorrow (I know this because my eight year old is trying to bring down her fever with the power of her mind, so she can go to school tomorrow, the “second-most important day of the year, after Halloween”).

In other, also important, news, the bike rally next week is in need of a few good volunteers.  You should have received this info from your class reps, and the letter from the office.  If you can help out, email School Council co-chair, Mark Fowle at mark@tsal.com and sign up for morning or after noon.

Daily Announcements – Wednesday, April 29th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. A friendly reminder to the girls soccer team – there will be a practice today after school from 3:30 – 4:30pm

2. Spirit squad – please come to Ms Ahmad’s room at lunch for a meeting.

3. The sprinters and relay team lists will be posted near the gym office at lunch. Please check to see if your name is on it. The first practice will take place tomorrow at 8am.

Daily Announcements – Tuesday, April 28th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. The last Math Caribou contest is next week Wednesday May 4th. Please practice Skyscraper and read about Plato, the philosopher mathematician.

2. In support of Mental Health week May 3rd to 9th, students in Rooms 15 and 25 invite everyone to raise awareness by helping build a “Bounce Back” battlement and Cheerful chains. The bounce back battlement will be made with empty recyclable cartons decorated with resilience messages and stacked to make a tower. Cheerful chains will be strips of coloured paper that students will be invited to write one thing that they are good at, enjoy, are grateful for, or an act of kindness. We will link the chains together and display near the office. We at Gledhill can stand together to create awareness about the importance of mental wellness. It can make us strong.

3. Junior choir is today in the music room at 11:45. Attendance will be taken. Please arrive on time!

4. Please bring in your dance-a-thon pledge sheets tomorrow!!

5. Standing Long Jump please meet at first recess at the Long Jump pit.

6. Ultimate frisbee team practice 11:50 today on the field.

7. Reminder for Triple Jumpers to meet at the back pits at afternoon recess.

8. Anyone in Grade 2 to 6 interested in practicing or trying out for Running Long Jump please meet Ms Gulley at the sandpit at 12:15 today.

9. Ms Aslinidis’ resource classes are cancelled until further notice.

Daily Announcements – Monday, April 27th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. Gledhill’s Dance-a-thon is just a few days away! Don’t forget to bring in your pledge forms this week.

2. The running club meets tomorrow at 7:45am. See you there!

3. Call out to our spirit squad crew – meeting in Room 25 at recess to prep for our assembly.

4. Anyone trying out for Running Long Jump please meet Ms Gulley at the sandpit at 12:10.

Information Meeting: TDSB’s plan for Gledhill to go K-5

A reminder to all Gledhill parents of the information meeting regarding the change of school boundaries and starting grade for middle school for BOTH English and French Immersion stream students.

The Pupil Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) information meeting will be held on Monday, April 27th in the cafeteria at D.A. Morrison (271 Gledhill Ave.) at 6 pm.

Gledhill students are affected in a number of ways:

  • change the grade range of Gledhill to a JK-5 school
  • introduce French Immersion track at D.A. Morrison for grades 6-8 starting in September 2016
  • all Gledhill students (English and French) would go to D.A. Morrison from grade 6-8

What do you think about this plan? Attend the meeting, get informed and share your questions/concerns/support/opposition with our school trustee, Sheila Cary-Meagher.

For more information about the meeting, and some background on the PARC process, read this PARC meeting letter – PARC information meeting DA Morrison

Daily Announcements – Friday, April 24th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. A Message from Eco Club – today is the last day to hand in your photos of plastics in the environment! Eco club will meet today in Portable 1 after you eat your lunch.

2. Gledhill Dance-a-thon is next week! Don’t forget to ask your fiends and family to sponsor you this weekend!

3. There will be a Running Long Jump practice today at morning recess. Meet at the sand pit with Ms. Duiker.

5. There will be a 400m practice at morning recess. Meet Mme Woods outside by the gym doors.

Daily Announcements – Tuesday, April 21st and Wednesday, April 22nd

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

1. Dance-a-thon is coming next week! You’ve done a great job so far of raising $2464. That’s AMAZING! Keep it up and remember to get your pledge forms in.

2. Co-ed ultimate frisbee will be having our first practice today at 11:50. (Tuesday)

3. If you are in Grades 2-4 and interested in the 100m and relay, please come to Room 20 at morning recess for a quick meeting with Ms Smith. (Tuesday)

4. The standing long jump team will be meeting at 12:10 at the long jump pits next to the playscape. (Wednesday)

5. Lights out Canada! Happy Earth Day Gledhill! Today many communities across the country are making a special effort to reduce energy use by turning off lights and electrical appliances. We hope you will take part today in your classroom and at home.

6. Message from Eco-Club: We have had only a few submissions for our “Plastics in the environment photo contest”. You have 2 more days to submit your photo. Remember you could win a new backpack, or a pair of binoculars!!