The Gledhill Guardian

The traditional Halloween parade will be held outside on Monday, Oct. 31 at 12:45. If the weather cooperates, families are welcome to come and see the parade that day.

The parent council will host a coffee/tea station for those who attend, bring your own cup (BYOC).

As a reminder: Please do not bring weapons, wands or masks to school. Looking forward to a fun day for all!

The Gledhill Junior Public School shares our building with the Gledhill Avenue Child Care Centre. 

The centre, founded in 1989, provides preschool care as well as before and after school care for children from kindergarten to grade 5. There are approximately 100 children in care at the centre. 

As a not-for-profit daycare it is overseen by a board of directors (BOD). This is where you come in. We need outside expertise and enthusiasm to keep this institution running smoothly. 

It is a rewarding experience to know you are ensuring the continuation of this vital resource for the community’s parents. 

On Tuesday October 25th 2022 we will hold our annual AGM and determine the members of our next Board of Directors. 

What is involved in being on this BOD?

• The board is looking for some new Directors starting in October 2022. We can have up to twelve so there’s plenty of room for you. That said, several of our Directors will be continuing. You won’t be starting from scratch or going it alone. 
• The board meets roughly once a month – mostly by video conference. 
• Being a Director is a time commitment of about 1-2 hours a month – 1 hour for the meeting plus a bit of work towards the initiatives and committees of the board. 
• Community members of all backgrounds and skill sets are welcome. Backgrounds that are especially useful are:
  • Communications
  • Policy making
  • Accounting or bookkeeping
  • Law and governance
  • Previous experience on a not for profit board

A background in these areas would be a big help, but the most important thing is an interest in making the best centre possible for the families of our community. 

Interested?

If you’re Interested in getting involved in the Gledhill Avenue Child Care Centre board of directors there’s a few ways you can let us know:

• pop by the office on the first floor of the school by door 7 and let Ashley or Tash know of your interest
• email us at director@gledhillchildcare.ca

Registration is now open for #TDSB’s Parents and Caregivers as Partners Conference! Join us on October 22 and 23, 2022 to learn strategies to support your child, to connect with experts and other parents, and to hear our inspiring keynotes. Find all of the details at http://www.parentsaspartners.ca/.  

• When you are at this page, go to Menu at the top.  Here you will be able to see the Schedule.  Check this tab out to see the agenda.  
• Then go to the Pre-Conference Sessions’ tab for all of our in-person Pre-Conference sessions for both Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, 2022.  Our Pre-Conference sessions include TDSB Outdoor Education Centres, Toronto Museums and our TDSB Centre for Black Student Achievement.  Transportation is available to and from all pre-conference sessions for both the Saturday and the Sunday Sessions (you will be able to indicate this on your registration form). 
• After you have looked at our Pre-Conference schedule of events, you can go to the Conference Sessions’ tab to see all of the sessions that are being offered over Zoom and the corresponding Day and Time.  This will help you to plan your days. 
• After you have determined what Pre-Conference and Conference sessions that you are going to attend, you then go to the Registration tab to register.
• Please be reminded that interpretation is available for all sessions (you will be able to indicate this on your registration form)  

The police investigation has wrapped up and the school will be open tomorrow as usual.

Thanks to teachers, students and families for your understanding and flexibility and to DA Morrison for hosting our kids for the day.

ARC program will operate at DA Morrison today in the Cafeteria. Staff will be contacting all parents shortly to confirm attendance and communicate the plan.

Students will be dismissed from DA Morrison on the south tarmac (south side of the school on the asphalt area) at 3:20pm.

It’s expected that we will be back to normal at Gledhill tomorrow

Due to Police activity in the area near the school, all Gledhill classes are being relocated to DA Morrison (271 Gledhill Ave) to start the day and possibly for the remainder of the day.

Please bring students to DA Morrison this morning where staff will be waiting for students to escort them to the appropriate location in the school. Should Gledhill become accessible during the day, the students may return to the school.

Due to this activity Picture Day is also cancelled today.

More info will be provided

Ms. Smith is looking for photos to be included in the yearbook. If anyone attended the South Conference Qualifying Cross Country Meet this past Wednesday (Oct 12th) and has photos that they would like considered for the yearbook, please forward them to kristi.smith@tdsb.on.ca

Thanks in advance!

Best of luck to the team tomorrow! Go Gledhill Tigers! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

A few notes and some information for tomorrow’s Cross Country meet provided by Ms. Smith.

Morning Announcement (For Students):

This is just a reminder that the cross country runners in Grades 4 and 5 are to meet me at Door 5 (Gym) when the morning bell rings at 8:40. The runners in Grades 2 and 3 are to go to class for attendance first. I will start picking you up at around 9:00. Consider bringing books to read, sketch books, decks of playing cards, etc. to keep busy during off-race times. Please do NOT bring sporting equipment. See you tomorrow!

Notes for Parents:

• When cheering on our athletes, you MUST remain on the outside edge of the course. Students MUST be supervised at all times!
• Please ONLY take photographs of your own child/ren.
• Due to the distance of the public washrooms from the course, we are going to be using the provided portapotties.
• Below are a couple of maps that might come in handy. 1) Course Map 2) Restricted Areas

A message to parents from Ms. Smith regarding cross country:

Parents of our cross country runners are more than welcome to come to the meets to support their children! In the interest of safety and monitoring attendance, I would like the primary (Grades 2-3) and the junior (Grades 4-5) teams to travel to Sunnybrook Park together. If you would like to take your own child home after the race, please just let me know first so that I can document it. Finally, Sunnybrook Park is located at 1132 Leslie Street (Leslie and Eglinton). Thanks in advance! Ms. Smith

Also, in case you missed the letter that was sent home yesterday (Oct 5th) below are some details:

As a reminder, the South Conference Qualifying Cross Country Meet for Gledhill Jr. P.S. will take place next Wednesday, October 12^th. A school bus has been booked and will be leaving Gledhill at 9:45 a.m. It will be departing Sunnybrook Park to come back to school at 1:00 p.m. sharp. We have a very large team this year and the bus only has a capacity of 47 people. Thus, due to numbers, runners in Grades 2 and 3 will ride the school bus to the meet with myself, Mr. Webb, and one parent volunteer. Mr. Pearson and some other parent volunteers will travel with the Grade 4 and 5 students on the TTC, leaving at approximately 9:30 a.m. Mr. Pearson and I will switch roles for the rides back to school. I would like the Grade 4 and 5 students to meet me outside Door 5 when the bell rings at 8:45 on race day, so that we can go into the gym and hand out the jerseys. I will pick up the students in Grades 2 and 3 from their classrooms after they check in for attendance to do the same.

Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, as the races will go on rain or shine, except in the case of thunderstorms. Also, please pack some water and lunch/snacks for him/her/them.

Approximate Race Times (Please note that they can run up to 30 min. early.):

• Grade 2 Girls – 11:00 a.m.
• Grade 2 Boys – 11:15
• Grade 3 Girls – 11:30
• Grade 3 Boys – 11:45
• Grade 4 Girls – 12:00 p.m.
• Grade 4 Boys – 12:15
• Grade 5 Girls – 12:30
• Grade 5 Boys – 12:45