Highgate Public School

35 Highgate Drive, Markham, Ontario, L3R 3R5

Tel: 905-477-1019 School Website: www.highgate.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

School email: highgate.ps@yrdsb.ca Principal: Lisa Stover Vice Principal: Janice Perera-Baker

Superintendent: Eric Khilji (905) 940-7800 Trustee: Juanita Nathan (905) 471–2553

A message from the administration….

We hope that everyone had a wonderful September and are ready to move into October and the cooler weather. It was nice meeting everyone who joined us last week for Curriculum Night. We hope that you had the chance to take a look at the information that was available on Healthy Eating, Well-Being and Class/School Instruction. Please let the office know if you would like any of the materials translated. During the month of September, staff and students were focused developing routines that ensure safety and learning at all times. We have high expectations at Highgate and we know that when these expectations are clear and consistent students are able to achieve. Teachers plan and support ALL students with engaging lessons and activities, encouraging de-velopment of learning routines, making new friends and acting in ways that demonstrate kind-ness and caring. October is going to be a busy month with many activities, field trips and con-tinued learning that challenges students’ thinking and expands on their knowledge. Please re-member to check the calendar daily to ensure that you are sending your child to school pre-pared for the days events.

Regards ,

Lisa Stover Janice Perera-Baker Principal Vice Principal

OCTOBER With Fall around the corner, we have been greeted by cooler weather. Please remember to send your child with appropriate clothing to keep them warm while they are outdoors. The month of October brings with it many exciting learning opportunities and engaging activities. Remember to ask you child what they did at school and details about the event. Communicating daily is key to developing oral communication skills. There are many exciting events planned for the month of October and many students are also excited with the coming of Halloween. Please remember that Highgate is a no nuts and no candy school, so please do not send candy to school. Keeping safety as our priority, please remember that costumes with masks or toy/replicas of weapons are not permitted at school.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

3 Rosh Hashanah

4 Rosh Hashanah

5 CAN Ride Bike Program

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10 Thanksgiving Monday NO SCHOOL

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12 Yom Kippur

13 14 Gr. 1 Trip to Safety Village

17 Grade 3s Swim to Survive

18 Dental Screening

19 *Grade 7 & 8 Girls Immunization *Dental Screening *Bill Crothers SS info Night 7pm

20 *Bus Evacuation *School Council Meeting 6-7pm

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24 *Grade 4s Trip to the Zoo *Grade 3s Swim to Survive

25 Terry Fox Story Walk

26 *Photo Day *Gr. 8 IB Program info Night 6:30pm

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28 PA Day NO SCHOOL

31 Grade 3s Swim to Survive

PARENTS CORNER

Thank you parents, staff and students for your cooperation and support during our reorganization. Students have already settled into their new classes and are engaged in learning. We look forward to an exciting year of learning. Please see the new class organization below. School Times

Entry Bell : 8:25 a.m Recess: 10:30 – 10: 50 a.m. Lunch: 12:10 – 1:10 p.m. Dismissal: 2:50 p.m

Daily Physical Activity (DPA) Every morning at 8:30 the students participate in DPA. There are various locations around the school that DPA takes place. It is imperative students arrive at school on time so that they are able to join their class for DPA.

Fuel Program Our snack program is a universal program where all students get the opportunity to eat a healthy snack each morning. We continue to receive regional and provincial funding to support our nourish-ment program, however a lot of the funding does rely on parental contributions. Please ensure you sign up to online payment to contribute to your child’s fuel program.

Lunches (Peanut Free) If you are bringing your child’s lunch to school, please leave it on the table in our front lob- by, clearly labelled with your child’s name. Inform your child in advance that his/her lunch will be left at this lunch table to be picked up by him/her at noon.

Please do not go to your child’s class without first checking in the office.

C. Trapp Rm. 102 B. Feng DECE

JK/SKA

R. Truong Rm. 103 X. Zhang DECE

JK/SKB

A. Franschman Rm. 104 B. S. Mohammed DECE

JK/SKC

P. Galineas Rm. 105 J. Zhou DECE

JK/SKD

K. Berger Rm. 133 Community Class

F. Leung Rm. 118 Gr. 1

S. Nanorian Rm. 119 Gr. 1

A. Matiling Rm. 121 Gr. 1/2

S. Lalwani Rm. 122 Gr. 1/2

L. Shulman Rm. 213 Gr. 2

H. Safdari Rm. 210 Gr. 2/3

D. Berchuk Rm. 209 Gr. 3

K. Chatzinikolis P2 Gr. 3/4

J. Hay Rm. 212 Gr. 4/5

S. Zigelstein Rm. 201 Gr. 6 S. Glen Rm. 216 Gr. 6/7 J. Tsampalieros Rm. 203 Gr. 7/8 N. Sithamparapillai Rm. 217

Gr. 8

A. Gordon B. C. Wong

SERT– Jr. SERT– Int.

K. Lee French M. Levogiannis M. MacLennan E. Corsianos

Library/Reading Recovery Reading Recovery Reading Recovery/Prep

L. McGouran Music A. Haefele Physical Education R. Mirza K. Leung T. Nguyen

ESL– Jr. ESL-Int. ESL

R. Beharry A. Porter

P+ P+ CYW

T. Jackson C. Morra S. Saravanapavan V. King K. Frimpong

CYW EA EA ADH CYW

D. Geronikolos Rm. 205 Gr. 4/5

2016-17 CLASS ORGANIZATION

Safe Arrival Program If your child is going to be late or absent , please telephone and inform the office in advance at 905-477- 1019. If we do not receive a message on our machine or telephone call in the morning, we will telephone your home or place of work to ensure your child is safe. If you know your child is absent, it would be appreciated if you let us know as early as possible, prior to the school start time. Also note, if you know your child will be absent on any other particular day, please let the office or your child’s teacher know in advance. In the event that we cannot reach a parent or an emergency con-tact, the police will be notified.

Blast Off with Breakfast Program Our breakfast program is a universal program where all students get the opportunity to eat a bal-anced meal before school starts. If you are interested, please ensure you sign your child up. The following is the daily schedule for the blast off with breakfast program:

8:00am – 8:15am – Walking students. 8:15am – Walking students are dismissed. 8:15am – 8:25am – Bus students.

EQAO: Grade 3s and 6s will be writing EQAO during the weeks of May 23rd-June 5, 2017. If possible, please try and avoid scheduling any trips or appointments during that time. GRAD 8 GRADUATION: Our Grade 8 Graduation will be held on Thursday June 29th, 2017. Please keep this evening free as our Grade 8s celebrate together.

WeCare Café

邀請所有幼稚園至八年級的家長, 祖父母

每個星期四早上聚會

Café 目標

建立學校與家

庭合作关系，

以提高学生

成就与福祉

時間: 早上8:30am—9:30am

地點: 111 會議室

語文: 英語 (中文翻譯)

接下來 WeCare Café 主題 十月6日: 公開座談會- 認識我們

十月13日: 公開座談會- 健康學校

十月20日: 公開座談會- 時間管理 十月27日: 動動手, 製作時間管理工具

WeCare Café

We invite all parents, grandparents and caregivers of K‐Grade 8 students

to come and join us Café Goal Building school/

home partnership to improve student achievement and

well-being

Time: 8:30am—9:30am Place: Conference Room Languages: English (Chinese translation is available)

Upcoming WeCare Café Topics & Events Tea and Talk (all grades): Getting to Know Us - October 6th Tea and Talk (all grades): Healthy Schools—October 13th

Tea and Talk (all grades): Time management—October 20th Make and Take (all grades): Tools to support time management —October 27th

On Wednesday, September 21st, Highgate recognized International Peace Day. As a school, we appreciated how lucky we are to be living in a safe country like Canada. We also took a moment to think about what peace means at Highgate by reminding ourselves of our school rules: "Hands off. Feet off. Nice words only." We then took a moment to reflect on how peace begins with each one of us. Teachers led the school through a "Mindful Moment" DPA session that focused on deep breathing and meditation set to relaxing music. Other Peace Day activities that took place around the school included poetry writing, art work and read-alouds of texts like, The Peace Book. At Highgate, we plan to continue our "Mindful Moments" throughout the year, honouring our minds and our bodies.

Bike Safety Education Program – October 5th

The Bike Fest School Cycling Education Program is an onsite, school-wide training for elementary school students from grade 1-6 in York Region. The training is taught by certified CAN-BIKE Instructors. The training includes 110 minutes of theoretical and practical skills needed for safe cycling. Students who have signed up to this program will be given a confirmation note and must bring their own bikes in a safe, working order as well as their helmets.

Terry Fox – Tuesday, October 25th Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast. An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He would call his journey the Marathon of Hope. It was a journey that Canadians never forgot. After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) to prepare, Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 with little fanfare. Although it was difficult to garner attention in the beginning, enthusiasm soon grew, and the money collected along his route began to mount. He ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through Canada's Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario. However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilome-tres (3,339 miles), Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22. The heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning. To date, over $650 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world. The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in Terry's name. It is a day of celebrating Terry's legacy and helping to keep alive his dream of finding a cure for cancer. Highgate Public School will be hosting the Terry Fox StoryWalk® event. We are welcom-ing students and their families to come join us on a community walk in the Highgate neigh-bourhood on Tuesday, October 25th at 8:30am.

INFORMATION NIGHT AT BILL CROTHERS SECONDARY SCHOOL

International Baccalaureate Program Information Evening The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is student-centred with a focus on develop-ing intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills for students who live, learn and work in a rapidly changing world. The program emphasizes critical, compassionate thinking, commu-nity involvement and intercultural understanding. It is founded on international standards and assessment. Students who complete the program earn both an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and an IB Diploma. We are pleased to announce the expansion of York Region District School Board’s IB Pro-gram offerings. In addition to Bayview Secondary School’s IB Program, YRDSB has four candidate school sites for the Diploma Program: Alexander Mackenzie High School Dr. GW Williams Secondary School Maple High School

Milliken Mills High School

Current Grade 8 and Grade 9 students and families interested in YRDSB’s IB Program are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the program and application process. No registration is needed. IB Information Evening – Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Location: Le Parc 8432 Leslie Street, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7M6 Hall: to be announced Times: Families living EAST of Yonge St. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Families living WEST of Yonge St. 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Students eligible for Grade 9 and Grade 10 in September 2017 may apply. Assessment Dates – Saturday, November 19 or Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Admission to the York Region District School Board IB programs includes an assessment. At the time of application, students will select to write in either the a.m. or p.m. on Satur-day, November 19 or in the evening on Tuesday, November 22. There is a $35 fee to apply to this program. For additional information, please visit www.yrdsb.ca/IB