The Gledhill Guardian

Skip cooking tonight (Tuesday February 21) and have a family pizza night instead! Order from one of the four Dominos locations listed below using the order codes provided and $5 will go to supporting the Gledhill yard enhancement project. Feel free to share with your friends and family in the neighbourhood of these locations.

Thank you for supporting our school!!

Skip cooking tonight (Tuesday February 21) and have a family pizza night instead! Order from one of the four Dominos locations listed below using the order codes provided and $5 will go to supporting the Gledhill yard enhancement project. Feel free to share with your friends and family in the neighbourhood of these locations.

Thank you for supporting our school!!

Just a reminder that Pizza Lunch orders for February and March Pizza Lunch days are due by midnight on Wednesday, February 15th.

Open to all Gledhill students (Kindergarten – Grade 5), slices of cheese, pepperoni, dairy-free cheese and cheese with gluten free-crust from Pizza Pizza will be available for $3 per slice. Up to three slices per student may be ordered for each Pizza Lunch day and students will receive the same order for both dates.

Pizza orders must be placed and paid for through the School Cash Online system – no pizza will be available for sale on the day of the Pizza Lunch.

Pizza Lunches will take place on Friday, February 24th, 2023 and Friday, March 31, 2023.

All pizza orders contribute to Gledhill School Council’s fundraising efforts – thank you for supporting Gledhill and our students!

Should you have any questions about Pizza Lunches, please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com

Are you interested in contributing to your child’s school? There are so many great ways to get involved at Gledhill and we are actually in need of your help for some more than others. Currently, we have 30 volunteers with valid police checks at Gledhill. We can’t depend on only those volunteers each time we need them and we are asking for your participation!

Please review the list of current opportunities the Gledhill Parent Council needs volunteers for. As best we can, we have put the number of volunteers necessary next to it. Keep in mind that even for field trips with your child’s class, you will also need a police reference check.

Gledhill Pizza Lunches – Approximately 10 occur each year and each lunch requires approximately 15 parent volunteers. Pizza Days fall on Friday’s over the lunch hour and the volunteer commitment is approximately one hour each time.

Movie Nights – Join your Gledhill Community in the Gym for a movie night! Pizza and Snack sales to be made. Occurs 4-6 times per year and requires approximately 10 parent volunteers. This opportunity would exist on a Friday evening with volunteer shifts beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ongoing until approximately 9 p.m.

Family Fest – This is Gledhill Parent Council’s largest event of the year and happens annually in June. For this event, we need 50 volunteers completing shifts over the course of this 3-4 hour event, plus set-up and tear down. Please note that the timing for this begins at approximately 2 p.m., but there will be volunteer opportunities up until 8 p.m. in the evening.

Parent Social Night – this is an event held once a year and usually includes a silent auction to raise money for the school. Volunteer roles required here are getting items for the silent auction, ticket sales at the event, assisting on night-of with the silent auction payment. Necessary to have 12-15 volunteers for this event, working shifts through the evening.

Please keep in mind that to volunteer in your child’s classroom OR to attend a potential field trip, a police check will be required to participate.

Now you’re asking, how do I get involved?! Great! We can’t wait to meet you. 

Please click the link below and fill out the form. We ask for your child’s name and teacher so that a police check form can be placed in their backpack for you to fill out. It needs to be completed and returned to the school with a certified cheque in the amount of $20.00.

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT GLEDHILL JUNIOR PS

In Fall 2022, Gledhill’s administration was approached about the opportunity to re-pave the rear yard to Gledhill Junior Public School. Upon discussion, it was discovered that additional funds were in place and a more fulsome redevelopment of the entire rear yard could be completed.

In consultation with the Board, the Ministry of Education, our Parent Council co-chairs, teachers and administration from Gledhill, a design has been finalized that will completely update the yard. The design plan as it is now is attached to this communication. It features a re-design of current elements that the school has, but allows for better flow and opportunity for play for our kids. The design includes more sitting areas, an additional outdoor classroom/stage feature, changes in location of current hockey and basketball nets, a proper soccer field and baseball diamond and a better situated kindergarten play area. In addition to those, this plan also accounts for a better drainage system for the rear yard. This will hopefully alleviate the ice and slush that many of our walkways tend to accumulate. At this time, the general timeline is for this to begin in Summer 2023 and be completed towards the end of this calendar year. As we all know, construction projects tend to have a more fluid timeline than other things and we will communicate any adjusted timeline to the best of our ability.

While much of the budget for this is being covered by both the Board and the Ministry of Education, there has been a request made for parent council funds to be donated to support this project. Despite the lack of fundraising over the last couple of years, Parent Council feels that we are in a position to support this project in the amount of $15,000. This will be a combination of funds that we have raised in the past as well as fundraising activities that will take place between now and the end of the year. What you will see from parent council in the coming months are the following fundraisers: Family Fest, Pizza Days, Family Pizza Nights, School Movie Nights, a Dance-A-Thon for the kids, a parent focused night out and a letter campaign requesting contributions.

We are offering you the opportunity to vote on this funding support at a meeting on Tuesday, February 7th at 4:30 p.m (Zoom details below). This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom and run for 45 minutes. Richard Christie, Senior Manager of Sustainability at the TDSB will be joining this call and able to answer any questions that you may have regarding the designs of this project. If you are unable to attend this meeting but do have questions, we ask that you send those by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6th to thegledhillguardian@gmail.com. 

This is an incredible opportunity to re-develop Gledhill’s yard in a way that will transform it for our children for decades to come. Join us in building this legacy for our community!

This will be a VIRTUAL meeting on Zoom only, please join us Tuesday Feb 7th at 4:30pm

Updated zoom link: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/92739241420?pwd=V2tZc1J6c1JGSXZnVlpnT0NoUEJnZz09

Below is the current proposed scope of the project

In Fall 2022, Gledhill’s administration was approached about the opportunity to re-pave the rear yard to Gledhill Junior Public School. Upon discussion, it was discovered that additional funds were in place and a more fulsome redevelopment of the entire rear yard could be completed.

In consultation with the Board, the Ministry of Education, our Parent Council co-chairs, teachers and administration from Gledhill, a design has been finalized that will completely update the yard. The design plan as it is now is attached to this communication. It features a re-design of current elements that the school has, but allows for better flow and opportunity for play for our kids. The design includes more sitting areas, an additional outdoor classroom/stage feature, changes in location of current hockey and basketball nets, a proper soccer field and baseball diamond and a better situated kindergarten play area. In addition to those, this plan also accounts for a better drainage system for the rear yard. This will hopefully alleviate the ice and slush that many of our walkways tend to accumulate. At this time, the general timeline is for this to begin in Summer 2023 and be completed towards the end of this calendar year. As we all know, construction projects tend to have a more fluid timeline than other things and we will communicate any adjusted timeline to the best of our ability.

While much of the budget for this is being covered by both the Board and the Ministry of Education, there has been a request made for parent council funds to be donated to support this project. Despite the lack of fundraising over the last couple of years, Parent Council feels that we are in a position to support this project in the amount of $15,000. This will be a combination of funds that we have raised in the past as well as fundraising activities that will take place between now and the end of the year. What you will see from parent council in the coming months are the following fundraisers: Family Fest, Pizza Days, Family Pizza Nights, School Movie Nights, a Dance-A-Thon for the kids, a parent focused night out and a letter campaign requesting contributions.

We are offering you the opportunity to vote on this funding support at a meeting on Tuesday, February 7th at 4:30 p.m (Zoom details below). This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom and run for 45 minutes. Richard Christie, Senior Manager of Sustainability at the TDSB will be joining this call and able to answer any questions that you may have regarding the designs of this project. If you are unable to attend this meeting but do have questions, we ask that you send those by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6th to thegledhillguardian@gmail.com. 

This is an incredible opportunity to re-develop Gledhill’s yard in a way that will transform it for our children for decades to come. Join us in building this legacy for our community!

This will be a VIRTUAL meeting on Zoom only, please join us Tuesday Feb 7th at 4:30pm HERE: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/3373641072?pwd=NU9UL08xc0d0SVppbWNtTVBrSjlvZz09

Below is the current proposed scope of the project

Gledhill students, families and friends are invited to join us at the Marlies Game on Sunday, April 2nd at 4 p.m. against the Belleville Senators. Our Gledhill choir will be singing the Canadian National Anthem at the game – come cheer them on!

Date: Sunday, April 2nd
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Coca-Cola Coliseum, 45 Manitoba Drive
Ticket Price: $33 per ticket

TO PURCHASE TICKETS is a two-step process. These can be done in either order, but please make sure to complete both steps.

Step One: Please click here and fill out your basic contact information. We need this information so that we can be in touch with you to deliver e-tickets.

Step Two: Please click here to login to School Cash Online and to purchase and pay for tickets.

We apologize for this two-step process, but School Cash Online is unable to add fields for us and we need to have your contact info and your payment. If you are unable to make payment on School Cash Online, please email thegledhillguardian@gmail.com. 

If you wish to sit with other families, please purchase your tickets together in one order. We cannot guarantee seating otherwise. Please also note that details about the choir will come from Ms. Bailey at Gledhill. Final day to purchase tickets for this game will be Wednesday, March 1st at 12 p.m.

Skip cooking on Tuesday February 21 and have a family pizza night instead! Order from one of the four Dominos locations listed below using the order codes provided and $5 will go to supporting the Gledhill yard enhancement project. Feel free to share with your friends and family in the neighbourhood of these locations.

Mark your calendars!

Please click here for the minutes from the School Council Meeting on Thursday January 26th.

Gledhill School Council

Date: Thursday, January 26th

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Location: Zoom Meeting https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/3373641072?pwd=NU9UL08xc0d0SVppbWNtTVBrSjlvZz09

Please note that ALL Gledhill parents and staff are welcome to join these meetings and are considered voting members of this community. We hope that you’ll consider joining us to contribute to your child’s academic year!

1. Principal’s Update
2. Treasurer Report
   • Motions for Voting:
     • Donation to be given to teachers
3. Skate Day
4. Our Needs from the Gledhill Community
   • Additional Volunteer Roles
5. Committee Updates
6. Other Business
7. Gledhill Goodies

Next Council Meetings:

• Tuesday, February 28th
• Thursday, April 13th
• Tuesday, May 16th

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Sunday, April 2, 2023 – Gledhill @ The Marlies – Tickets on sale soon!
• Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Gledhill Family Fest