Glenn Gould HeadlinerGlenn Gould HeadlinerGlenn Gould Headliner From The Administration

York Region District School Board June 2014

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Daily Schedule

Supervision Begins

8:50 am

Entry Bell

9:00 am

Instructional Time

9:05-10:45 am

Morning Recess

10:45-11:05 am

Instructional Time

11:05-12:45 pm

Lunch

12:45-1:45 pm

Instructional Time

1:45-3:25 pm

Dismissal

3:25 pm

The end of another fabulous school year at

Glenn Gould Public School is quickly

approaching. At this time, we look back

and celebrate all of the successes and

accomplishments of our students and staff

and take the opportunity to thank and

congratulate our entire school community

for working together to support our

students. Glenn Gould P.S. is a true

community and the school serves as a

central focal point for the community to

come together. Our school is a very

special place and those who work and

learn here are very fortunate.

When we look back over the year, we

remember some events such as: author

visits, character/tribes assemblies, and

more opportunities for our students to

demonstrate their talents and skills.

Among all of these activities, our amazing

staff still maintains a focus and high

standard for student achievement in

academics, the arts and athletics. This is

all accomplished with the continued support

of parents and other community members.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all who

participate in helping us continue to form a

learning community called Glenn Gould

Public School.

I am pleased to inform you that for the

fourth year in a row, Glenn Gould Public

School will be certified as an Eco School.

We are hoping that we have earned Gold

Certification this year! Thank you to our

ECO team which consists of students and

staff for all of the hard work and dedication

in the pursuit of ecological literacy. It is

also through the community’s support of

boomerang lunches and using reusable

containers that has helped us achieve this

level.

Over the past decade, changes in the

Earth’s environment and its natural

systems have emerged as a matter of

increasingly urgent concern around the

diverse, there is a shared and universal recognition

that solutions will arise only through committed

action on a global, national, regional, local, and

individual scale. Schools have a vital role to play in

preparing our young people to take their place as

informed, engaged and empowered citizens who

will be pivotal in shaping the future of our

communities, our province, our country, and our

global environment.

The last day of school is Thursday, June 26.

Students will be dismissed at 11:55 a.m.

There is no school for students

in the afternoon.

Character Trait for June is

“Optimism”

In order to keep students safe cars should be

parked on the side streets as there is extremely

limited room in our school parking lot. Please park

your car first, then walk your child to the door.

Please DO NOT stop, park or remain in your car in

the parking lot loop. The parking lot loop is for quick

drop off and not for parking. This is creating a

safety hazard for both the vehicles and for our

parents and students.

Another area of particular concern is the area by

the beginning of the bus loop. Students are being

dropped off there and the cars are whizzing by very

fast also creating a safety hazard. Students can be

dropped off further down Vellore Park Ave. and

walk on the sidewalk to the school. We appreciate

your understanding and support for maintaining

and promoting safety at Glenn Gould Public

School.

675 Vellore Park Ave

Vaughan, ON L4H 0G5

Phone: 905-417-4517

Fax: 905-417-4540

Email:

glenn.gould.ps@yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Principal

Debbie Williams

Vice-Principal

Ms. Trish Yeates

E.O.A.A.

Mrs. Lombardo

Secretary

Mrs. Consiglio

Lead Caretaker

Mr. D. Legere

Superintendent

Ms Susan Logue

Trustee

Ms. Anna DeBartolo

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Lost and Found

If you have lost an item of

clothing, please drop by

the school before Friday

June 20, 2014 to look

through our box. Any

unclaimed article of

clothing will be

donated to a

clothing shelter.

Early Dismissal June 26, 2014

All schools in the York Region District School Board are committed to student success and well-being.

On Thursday, June 26, 2014 an early release day will take place to allow elementary teachers, and

support staff to be engaged in staff meetings during the afternoon of that day. These meetings will

allow for school staff to engage in culminating activities regarding the review and revision of the

School’s Improvement Plan.

As has been our practice over the past four years, students will attend school during the morning of

Thursday June 26, 2014 only. Students will be dismissed early that day at 11:55 a.m.

Arrangements will be made to ensure that students who are normally bussed to and from school will

receive transportation at this time. Parents whose children attend after school child care should make

appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule.

Registration

2014/2015

Monday to Thursday

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

1st week of July until 2nd

week of August

Community Education

Centre-West

36 Stornoway Cres.

Thornhill

905-764-6830

School Assistants

A special thank you is

extended to our School

Assistants. Your dedication

to our school community

during lunch time allows us

to have a safe

environment.

We are always looking for

people who would be

interested in this paid

supervisory position. If you

would like to work as a

school assistant on a daily

basis or as backup, please

email the school at:

glenn.gould.ps@yrdsb.ca

MEDICATION

Please arrange to

pick up your child’s

epi-pen and puffers

by Thursday June

26, 2014. Any medication

left at the school after this

date will be discarded.

The deadline for completing the survey for parents/guardians has been extended to June 6. If you have not already done the survey, we encourage you to do so. The surveys provide the Board and our school with valuable information about how you feel about the school environment and your child’s education. Results from the survey will be used to identify areas to be addressed, monitor progress, and plan strategies to support students. The questionnaire will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and is available online and in paper format.

Online (English only) at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/

SchoolClimateParent2014.

Paper copies are available in English, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hebrew, Korean,

Punjabi, Russian, Tamil, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Please contact the school to request paper questionnaires. If you choose to complete the survey on paper, please return it to the school in the envelope provided.

The information you provide will be anonymous and individual responses will be kept strictly confidential. Individuals will not be identified in any reports resulting from this survey. We appreciate your participation in this voluntary survey. If you have any questions, please contact the school. Your thoughts and insights will help further our vision as we work together to promote student achievement and well-being.

School Climate Survey for Parents/Guaradians

Congratulations to our Grade 8s!

We have reached the time of year when our Grade 8

students have completed option forms for secondary

school and are working towards their last term in

elementary school.

Our expectations are that grade 8 students work to their potential to

achieve academic success for the final term’s report card. As well,

they should be displaying mature, responsible behaviour to act as a

model for students in lower grades. Many activities have been

planned to better prepare them for the transitional phase to high

school.

Look for a Graduation Invitation and tickets in early June.

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School Council

A Big Thank You goes out to our

Parent Council for their hard

work in supporting Glenn Gould

Public School. They have

worked effortlessly to promote our School Plan

for Continuous Improvement through educational

and financial support. The last meeting was held

on May 27 at 6:30 p.m.

We look forward to another school year together.

If you would like to be part of our school council,

please contact us in September 2014. Grade 8 Graduation

Date: June 23

The Eco team has had a busy year promoting all of the environmental school initiatives. The school participated in the "Sweater Challenge",

where we wore a sweater to promote using less heat energy during the winter, we walked to school, we collected garbage during "Operation clean-up", we planted seeds, we collected milk bags to be woven into blankets for countries in need, we participated in earth hour by shutting off any non-essential lights for an hour and everyone engaged in environmental based lessons in their classrooms. What a fantastic year!! Thank you to everyone for making an effort and helping the environment.

Over the summer continue your environmental efforts by picking up garbage, turning off lights or electronics when not in use and reduce your water usage where possible. Working as a community will make an even bigger impact on the environment.

Walk to School

Congratulations to Ms. Monsier's class who had the most walkers during our Spring "Walk to School Challenge". Over 470 students walked to school over the 4 days of the challenge. Great work everyone!! Keep walking over the summer as it is great exercise and helps to reduce pollution.

Glenn Gould Public School participates in the Roots of Empathy program,

which invites a parent and a baby to visit the classroom throughout the

school year in order to help teach empathy, which helps to reduce bullying

and aggression among school age children.

If you know someone who is expecting a baby in the

months of June, July or August and may be interested in

participating in the program, please let us know.

Anyone interested can contact

Ms. Richards or Ms. Tourountzas

at 905-417-4517.

LUNCH

ASSISTANTS

NEEDED

(2014/2015)

If you are interested

in lunch supervision

at Glenn Gould PS

please visit us in

the office or call us

at 905-417-4517

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First Day of School

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

If your child will not be in attendance on the first day of

school in September, please notify the school office at

905-417-4517.

Students who will be absent on extended vacations in

September are required by the Ministry of Education Bill 52

to complete a form indicating their expected return to

school.

Please drop by the office if you require a form.

Bill 52

Students who do not return to school at the end of

vacation periods are required to comply with the following

process to confirm their space in their home school. A form must

be completed indicating the expected dates of absence. Contact

with the school must be made on the 30th day of absence, and

every 15 days after that. Given current accommodation issues and

Ministry of Education class size caps, parents/guardians who do not

respond through this ongoing communication format may be

required to have their child(ren) attend school at an alternate

location which can accommodate them.

South Asian Heritage Month

In May, we celebrate South Asian Heritage Month at Glenn Gould. South Asia is a term that refers to these countries and their peoples: India, Afganistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan. At Glenn Gould, many children represent these countries. They had a chance to get involved by doing Morning Moments, in which they would describe some aspect of their heritage. Siva, a grade 5 student, spoke about his favourite Indian sweets, Gizelle talked about the Farsi language, as well as many other students who got involved. Ms. Tumangday held a contest to see which class could name the most cities in India! It was a tie and the winning class was Ms. Tasciotti and Ms. Schafer’s class.

Michael Wade Author Visit

On May 7th, 2014, author Michael Wade came to Glenn Gould. The students from grade 4

to 6 got to hear his presentation about his funny stories and how ANYONE can become a famous writer. Mr. Wade was very entertaining and the students really enjoyed the presentation. Since then, Michael Wade books have become very popular in the library!

Forest of Reading and Library Appreciation Lunch

On May 22nd

, 2014, Ms. Tumangday held an appreciation Pizza Lunch for several students. This was partly to celebrate the Forest of Reading participants who kept with the programme and read a minimum of 5 books and then voted. The other people who Ms. Tumangday wanted to recognize are the five girls that have been coming every first recess to help her with shelving books. They are Anosha, Giselle, Devala, Juliana and Ayesha.

Thank you very much for helping our school library!

FROM THE LIBRARY

ARE YOU LEAVING

EARLY FOR

SUMMER HOLIDAYS ?

Please let the school office and the homeroom teacher know if your child is leaving on holidays before the end of the school year. Please leave a large (8½ x 11) self-addressed stamped enve-lope with the office indicating where you would like us to mail the report card.

ATTENTION PARENTS

Are you interested in volunteering in the classroom, or on a school field trip?

If so, you will need to provide the school with a Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check). This

Screening is valid for one school year. Any parent who does not complete a Police Screening, will NOT be permitted to join their child(s) classroom on any field trip throughout the year if chosen to volunteer.

Please pick up a form from our school office, to have it ready for September.

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Character Assembly:

April/May’s Character Trait Recipients

Primary

Nefise, Sierra, Aadyn, Noah, Nabil, Lemar, Hatice,

Arjun, Lyall, William, Sahanna, Dhishaan, Doruk,

Suvathiga, Khadeja, Aayushi, Chandra, Jordel,

Sheonna, Jibran, Talha, Yusuf, Ryan Era, Ryan Gurjot

Sebastian, Olivia, Amna, Shrilekha, Tiffany, Sami,

Shrey, Kent Himani, Emily, Sophia, Chris, Wasay,

Zainab

Junior

Cynthia, Sahrah, Shobigaa, Vlad, Bhavya, Rishi,

Shawaiz, Gavin, Hadiqah, Jimmy, Aleyna, Guilien,

Manisha, Vivian, Devala, Kevin, Isaac, Keith,

Thanushan, Farha, Zain, Zayan, Shahen, Joyce,

Maliha, Tanisha, Furkan, Fozil, Katherine

Intermediate

Ankit, Achica, Rizwan, Arushan, Eric, Hasna, Beatrice

GLENN GOULD PUBLIC

SCHOOL IS ON ITS WAY

TO GOING PAPERLESS!

We have started to send our newsletters home

electronically. If we do not have your email

address or if you have recently changed it, kindly

inform the school office at 905-417-4517.

Thank you for your co-operation.

SCIENTIST IN THE SCHOOL

Students from Ms. Malfara’s class became

scientists in their classroom by participating in

investigative activities. They observed and learned

that science is a part of their everyday lives. They

asked questions while having fun exploring and

experimenting.

PRIMARY PLAY DAY

This year Glenn Gould is having its

annual “Play Day”

When: Thursday June 19.

Please have your child(s) dressed appropriately for

the weather!

Thank you

TALENT SHOW

Glenn Gould PS is hosting a School

Talent Show on

MONDAY JUNE 9 @2:00 P.M.

We invite all parents to come and enjoy

your children in this show.

Recess

It is the school’s expectation that if

students are at school, they will

participate in all outdoor recesses.

Supervision is not available indoors

during morning and lunch recesses. All students are

expected to go outdoors.

Glenn Gould is a nut-free school. Please

refrain from sending any products that

may contain nuts or nut by products.

Please refrain from sending snacks to

your child’s classroom.

Thank you for your support!

It has been an incredible year for our School Council. We have grown both as a school council and as school. With more

help this year then we have had in the past four years we were able to follow through with more initiatives and

fundraisers then we have ever had. I am often asked what it is that the School Council takes care of. This year’s list

included:

• Pizza/Sub Lunches

• Halloween Dance-a-thon

• The Giving Tree Donation Drive

• Extreme Activity Day/Super Sports Day

• Basket of Fun Raffle

It is our mission to support the school in anyway we can. Whether it is to raise needed funds, or to provide opportunities

for students to learn. The success of every initiative undertaken is dependant on the support and collaboration between

the council, volunteers, school staff, parents and students. Thank you to everyone for your continued support in making

this school year a huge success.

Throughout the year the school council voted on suggested items from our Principal, Ms. Debbie Williams. This year’s

contributions were used to purchase everything from technology, to musical instruments, author visits, to replenishing

activity bins for each classroom and much more. With one last fundraiser, “Basket of Fun Raffle”, we ask for your

support one last time for this school year. Purchase your tickets by June 13th and enter for a chance to win one or more

of the incredible baskets on display in the school lobby. The class that purchases the most tickets will win a free pizza

lunch. The draw will take place on June 20th. Good Luck!

On behalf of the Glenn Gould School Council, I would like to take this opportunity to wish our community a safe and

enjoyable summer. We look forward to a new and exciting school year for 2014/2015.

Stacy Dimitropoulos

School Council Chair

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THE

SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL Stacy Dimitropoulos - Council Chair

Susy Moreira and Shihani Rumiz - Secretary

Balvinder Mathon - Treasurer

BASKET RAFFLE:

June 13-Raffle Ticket Order Forms due

June 20-Raffle Draw

June 25-Class Winning Pizza Lunch

PIZZA LUNCH - Fridays

June 13 and 20

SUB LUNCH - Tuesdays

June 3, 10, 17 and 24 Have a Wonderful Summer!

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UPDATE

We received an incredible amount of donations for each theme from the Glenn Gould families and we would like to say a Big THANK YOU! We were able to create 18 BIG Beautiful Baskets of Fun to raffle off. All baskets are displayed in the front lobby of the school. If you don’t get a chance to visit the school, pictures of each of the baskets are posted on the Glenn Gould website, under the School Council. (glenngould.ps.yrdsb.ca) Order forms have been sent home and we are hoping for an equally successful fundraiser! REMEMBER: The more tickets you buy the more chances you will have of winning.

All money raised will go directly to the school and classrooms.

Good Luck! Patricia Pompili and Ritu Jalhan (Basket Raffle Moms)

Congratulations!

Ms. Papaleo’s Grade 3 Class and

Ms. Solomon/Ms. Kerimili’s JK/SK Class

for bringing in the most donations! Each

student won a free raffle ticket.

Did you know?

The Class who purchases the most

tickets wins a Free Pizza Lunch on

June 25th

Raffle Ticket Prices

1 for $1.00

6 for $5.00 and

15 for $10.00

Order Form Lost?

Extra copies are at the school office or

on Glenn Gould PS website under

School Council tab

Special Thanks to all staff and dedicated

moms

Stacy D, Nicole B and Rekha S for all

your help!

IMPORTANT DATES

Raffle Order Forms Due:

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

Raffle will take place on:

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

Glenn Gould

“There is no greater

community of spirit than

that between the artist and

the listener at home,

communing with the music”

June 2014 GLENN GOULD HEADLINER Page 8

Student Bussing Eligibility

Did you know that students’

bussing eligibility changes

throughout their school

career? Your son/daughter’s

eligibility to ride the school

bus may change according

to their grade and distance from home to

school. Below are the provisions for eligibility

identified in the Board’s Transportation policy

#680:

All YRDSB students in Grades JK-3 who

live within 1.2 km of their school are not

eligible for transportation.

All YRDSB students in Grades 4-8 who live

within 1.6 km of their school are not eligible

for transportation.

All YRDSB students in Grades 9-12 who

live within a transit served area are not

eligible for transportation.

To view Board Policy #680 Student transporta-

tion, please visit www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. For

more information about bus transportation and

to determine your son/daughter’s eligibility,

please visit www.schoolbuscity.com

The Staff of

Glenn Gould P.S.

WISH YOU A SAFE AND

HAPPY SUMMER

See you in

September!!

Are You Moving?

If you are planning on moving

out of our boundaries, please

inform the School Office as

soon as possible at

905-417-4517

We’re on the web!

http://www.glenngould.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/

Teacher Websites

Ms. Monsier http://teacherweb.com/ON/GlennGouldPublicSchool/Monsier/ Ms. Ventresca http://teacherweb.com/On/GlennGouldPublicSchool/LauraVentresca/

Teacher Moodle Sites

Ms. Campanaro Mrs. Eriksen Mrs. Harron

Mrs. Schafer

GLENN GOULD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

EQAO

3

EQAO

Sub lunch

4

EQAO

Grade 1 Trip

to Elmvale

Jungle Zoo

5

Grade 8 Trip

to Niagara

Falls

6

P.A. DAY

NO

SCHOOL

7

8 9

Talent Show

@2:00 p.m..

10

Junior Area

Track and

Field

Sub lunch

11

Intermediate

Area Track

and Field

12

13

Track and

Field Alt.

Weather Day

Pizza lunch

14

15 16 17

Sub lunch

18

Regional

Track and

Field

19

Primary Play Day

20

Pizza Lunch

21

22 23

Grade 8

Graduation

6:30 p.m.

24

FDK

Assembly

@2:30 p.m.

25

Character

Assembly

Peace Tree

26

Last Day of

School

Early Dismissal

@11:55a.m.

27

28