Daily Announcements- Thursday May 9 (Day 4)

What’s coming up?

  • TODAY- Thursday May 9th- STEM Fair (see details on poster below)
  • Monday May 13th- Kindergarten Orientation– 1030am in the gym
  • Tuesday May 14th- Kickoff Assembly for the Jump Rope for Heart
  • Thursday, May 16th – Gledhill School Council Meeting 6-7:30pm
  • Monday May 20th- NO SCHOOL- Victoria Day
  • Friday May 24- Gledhill Spirit Day – wear your Gledhill spirit wear or Gledhill colours
  • Wednesday May 29- Character Ed Assembly
  • Friday, May 31 – Deadline for ordering Argos tickets
  • Wednesday June 5th- Spring Concert 630pm

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

“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. Eco-Club will be cancelled today due to STEM fair
  2. Hi from the Eco-Club!  Saturday is Bird Migration Day.  There are things you can do to help birds get back to their summer nesting grounds safely.
    1. if you have large windows, you can paint or attach hawk silhouettes so that other birds avoid hitting your windows.
    2. if you have a garden, plant a tree with berries that some birds would like to eat.
    3. thanks for looking out for the birds!

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Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of student identities.

STEM Fair 2019

The halls were filled with problems getting solved at Gledhill today!

What makes a good bridge?

How do you make a boat that floats?

What sort of device could water your plants for you?

How can Floyd (?) retreive his kite from the tree?

What things decompose better than others?

Whay kinds of structures could help people in natural disasters like cyclones?

Daily Announcements: Wednesday, May 8th (Day 3)

What’s coming up?

  • Tomorrow, Thursday May 9th- STEM Fair (see details on poster below)
  • Thursday, May 16th – Gledhill School Council Meeting 6-7:30pm
  • Friday May 24- Gledhill Spirit Day – wear your Gledhill spirit wear or Gledhill colours
  • Friday, May 31 – Deadline for ordering Argos tickets

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

“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 those who signed up for DISNEY SPRING CONCERT decoration committee are invited to come today with their lunch and start making decorations!
  2. Eco-Club message – This Saturday is World Bird Migration Day! Have you seen birds coming back from their winter feeding grounds? You might see a Northern Waterthrush or a Yellow-Rumped Warbler. Keep a look out, it’s that time of year when you might see a bird you’ve never seen before.

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Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of student identities.

Let’s Go ARGOS!

Gledhill had so much fun at the Marlies we are heading to see the Argos on Saturday, June 22! To purchase tickets, please complete the forms sent home in backpacks and return them to the office with either cash or cheque. Questions? Email melissahillier@hotmail.com

 

Daily Announcements: Tuesday, May 7th (Day 2)

What’s coming up?

  • Thursday May 9th- STEM Fair (see details on poster below)
  • Thursday, May 16th – Gledhill School Council Meeting 6-7:30pm
  • Friday May 24- Gledhill Spirit Day – wear your Gledhill spirit wear or Gledhill colours

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

“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. Beginning this Wednesday, any grade 3-5 students interested in being a part of DISNEY SPRING CONCERT decoration committee are invited to come with their lunch and start making decorations! Please sign up on the list in the music room.

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Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of student identities.

Daily Announcements: Monday, May 6th (Day 1)

What’s coming up?

  • Thursday May 9th- STEM Fair
  • Thursday, May 16th – Gledhill School Council Meeting 6-7:30pm
  • Friday May 24- Gledhill Spirit Day – wear your Gledhill spirit wear or Gledhill colours

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

“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. Beginning this Wednesday, any grade 3-5 students interested in being a part of DISNEY SPRING CONCERT decoration committee are invited to come with their lunch and start making decorations! Please sign up with Mrs Bailey before Wednesday. First 20 students only.
  2. Uschool Ukulele today at lunch.
  3. Eco-Club – Last week the used batteries were picked up and Gledhill recycled 160 kg of used batteries. AMAZING! Thanks for keeping those chemicals out of our water and soil.
  4. Ramadam (Islam)Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is referred to in the Qu’ran (Koran) as a blessed month in which the teachings of the Qu’ran were revealed to the prophet Muhammad. During Ramadan, most Muslims fast during the hours of daylight and also increase their focus on prayer and contemplation. At the end of each day, the fast is traditionally broken with a prayer and a light meal called the iftar.

    Ramadan is considered a time for Muslims to recommit themselves to practicing compassion and generosity for others, as well as a time to cultivate spiritual renewal both within themselves and their communities.

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Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of student identities.

Gledhill Gives Back

One of our Gledhill parents does charity work when she visits the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by giving back to less fortunate children. Her family and close friends donate items that she ships over and then hands out to local school children who are in desperate need of every day items. This year she’s trying to reach more children and is looking for donations of school supplies and non- perishable food (see list below). There will be a bin in the office until the last week of school in June in which to drop off your donations . If you are unable drop off items but would like to donate money please send a cheque payable to Gledhill school council. All money collected will be spent on buying items to be sent with donations collected.

List of items:

Brand new school supplies such as,

Pencils

Pens

Markers

Crayons

Coloured pencils

Pencil sharpeners

Erasers

Scissors

Folders

Notebooks

Construction paper

Rulers

Sticky notepads

Pencil cases

Highlighters

Lined paper

Blank paper

Calculators

Whiteout

Protractors

Backpacks

Non-perishable food items along with every day items such as

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Deodorant

Sanitary napkins

Please help us reach as many children as we can. If you have any questions please feel free to email

Daily Announcements- Thursday May 2 (Day 4)

What’s coming up?

  • Friday, May 3rd – Bike Safety Skills Rodeo – Grades 3, 4 and 5 students – Volunteers needed. Email gledhillvolunteer@gmail.com
  • Friday, May 3rd – Pizza Lunch
  • Thursday May 9th- STEM Fair
  • Friday May 24- Gledhill Spirit Day – wear your Gledhill spirit wear or Gledhill colours

Highlights from this morning’s announcements:

“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. Tomorrow is the Bike Rodeo for Grades 3, 4, and 5.  Please remember to bring your bike and helmet tomorrow.  You will go to class for attendance after you drop your bike off in the morning at the back of the school near the gym doors.  Dress for the weather!
  2. Eco-Club will meet today.
  3. Boys and Girls grade 4 and 5 Slo-Pitch tomorrow morning at 7:45am.  Meet in front of the gym.  Mrs Pace and Mr Webb.
  4. Track and field meeting 11:45am in the gym.  Mr Webb
  5. Yom HaShoah*(Judaism).  Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day”, known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.  In Israel, it is a national memorial day.  It was inaugurated in 1953, anchored by a law signed by the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion and the President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.
  6. Please remember to be honest!  Have a thrilling Thursday!

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Note: These announcements are typed up daily and posted by a parent volunteer on the Gledhill School Council’s Communications Committee. Edits or omissions are made occasionally to protect the privacy of student identities.

Tomorrow is the Bike Safety Skills Rodeo for Grades 3, 4 and 5 – RAIN OR SHINE

There is a plan for indoor bike activities in case the weather is rainy tomorrow. If the weather is dry, bicycles will be parked in the school yard. If it is raining, they will be parked in the gym. Teachers and parent volunteers will be on duty in the yard tomorrow to answer any questions.

Promoting your business at Gledhill’s Family Fest 2019

Do you have a business you’d like to promote or something to sell at this year’s Family Fest Marketplace?
The organizers are now accepting requests for vendor tables
Tables are $40 for Gledhill parents & $50 for non-Gledhill parents
Email melissahillier@hotmail.com to reserve your table for this year’s event