March 2018 Main Campus Elementary Information Bulletin

Inside this issue:

IB Learner Profile 2

International Day 2

March Break and Easter 2

After School Courses 2

Heart and Stroke 2

Parent Teacher Interviews 3

STEM FAIR 3

Talent Show 3

High School News 4

Dates to Remember:

•March 1

STEM Fair, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

•March 8

International Day Assembly

•March 9

PD Day, School closed.

•March 12 to 16

March Break

•March 19 After School Courses

Term 3 Begins

•April 3

Report Cards Distributed

•April 5 Gr. 7 and 8 Parent Teacher

Interviews, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

•April 6 Gr. 2 to 8 Parent Teacher

Interviews, 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We are currently accepting registrations for the 2018-2019 school year. We encourage all parents to register as soon as possible as we have already begun planning for the next school year. Parents are reminded that requests for class placement cannot be guaranteed and can only be considered if submitted in writing before April 1st. As well, parents do not need to make requests for grades 7 and 8 placements as the students will be on a rotary system. Thank you to all those parents who have registered their children and have made TCPS the right choice for their child’s education.

This year’s Summer Camp is packed with many fun activities and exciting programs which will surely keep all our campers happy and busy during the summer months. The Summer Camp package is now available in the Main Office and we are now accepting registrations for July and August. Register before April 1st and take advantage of some great discounts! • Parents paying tuition in monthly instalments can take $100.00 off the prepaid June 2019

payment if registered before April 1st. • Register for 2 weeks of summer camp by April 1st to receive $25.00 off the fees. • Register for 3 or more weeks of summer camp to receive $50.00 off the fees.

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Keep updated with the latest news and events! Help us grow our presence! Follow us on social media!

INSTAGRAM

We are pleased to announce that our Elementary Division is now on Instagram. Our username is “town_centre_elementary”.

We would also like to inform you that the high school Instagram username has changed from tcphsupdates to “town_centre_highschool”.

We invite you to follow us on Instagram!

FACEBOOK “Town Centre

Private Schools”

INSTAGRAM

“town_centre_elementary” “town_centre_highschool”

TWITTER “TCMPS@TCMPS”

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School Closed for March Break and Easter

We would like to remind all of our families that TCPS will be closed for the following days:

• Friday, March 9 for a Professional Development day for TCPS staff, • Monday, March 12, through to Friday, March 16 for March Break, • Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2 for Easter.

Parents or guardians who are planning an extended holiday are asked to notify the Main Office in writing of the student’s absence from school. We wish all our TCPS families a wonderful March Break and Easter.

After School Courses

Parents are reminded that the last day of Term 2 After School Courses will be on Friday, March 2 and Term 3 will begin on March 19. Limited spaces are still available in some courses. Please refer to the After School Courses package for a full listing of the courses and the fees.

International Day On Thursday, March 8, the elementary students will participate in our International Day which will be a wonderful cross cultural experience for our students and staff. On International Day, students are encouraged to wear traditional clothing and to bring in a food dish from their country of origin for their class to eat at lunchtime. Teachers will be posting a sign up sheet for any snack you may wish to contribute. We ask that a complete list of all ingredients accompany all food brought in for International Day.

IB Learner Profile Focus for March: Open Minded

“Open minded students understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities.

They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.”

Jump, Hoops, and Floor Hockey for Heart

In February, elementary students had a fun and active fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Grades 1 to 4 students participated in the Jump for Heart program and showed their skill doing tricks with jumping ropes. Grades 5 and 6 students played basketball games during the Hoops for Heart activity. This year, the grades 7 and 8 students had a great time with the Floor Hockey for Heart program. Thank you to our TCPS families for your generous support of this worthy cause!

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Parent Teacher Interviews

The second term of the school year is nearing completion, culminating with the report cards and Parent Teacher Interviews. The report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, April 3. The Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Friday, April 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Parent Teacher Interview Day is a non-school day for the students. Parents are encouraged to sign up for an interview with the class teachers as well as the subject teachers. Grades 7 and 8 parents are asked to note that we have added additional interview time slots for interviews with grades 7 and 8 teachers on Thursday, April 5 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Parents can sign up online at PTCFast.com starting Friday, March 23. A detailed memo regarding booking interviews on PTCFast will be sent home later in March. We look forward to speaking with you at the Parent Teacher Interviews.

Talent Show

On Friday, February 16, the high school and grades 7 and 8 students had a chance to showcase their amazing talent in the annual Talent Show. With a variety of singing, dancing, and musical performances, this year’s show was a great success!

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STEM Fair On Thursday, March 1, our grades 6 and 8 STEM Fair finalists presented their Science projects in the Main Gymnasium during our annual STEM Fair. The judges had a very difficult task of selecting our grade winners. Thank you to the finalists for their hard work and congratulations to our grades 6 and 8 winners. On April 7, the top 5 winners in grade 8 will also participate in the York Region Science and

Technology Fair which is hosted by York University. Good luck to our participating grade 8 students!

Grade 6 Winners 1st Ashwin Krishan UV Lights Brightening People's Futures

2nd Ananiya Narmathan Magnets to Heal Injuries

3rd Nasreen Kanji Egg-ceptional Building

4th Rohit Koneru From Trash to Gas 5th Ethan Anandarajah Effects of Acid Rain

Grade 8 Winners 1st Emily Sum Biodegradation of Plastics 2nd Joanna Jiao Microbial Fuel Cell 3rd Celine Chak Chill out 4th Marco Lamanna Flex of a Hockey Stick and Accuracy of a Shot 5th Ethan Humphrey Is this Website Secure Enough?

Main Campus / Head Office 155 Clayton, Drive Markham, Ontario

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Markham, Ontario L3R 8N3 Phone: 905-470-8178

Fax: 905-470-0570

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Phone: 905-474-3434 Fax: 905-474-3113 E-mail: admin@tcmps.com

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DECA DECA is an organization that prepares high school and college students for careers in business. TCPS has been a supporter of this program with our DECA Club. After progressing through Regional and Provincial competitions, Rocco, Terris, and Yusuf have advanced to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in April. Rocco, Terris and Yusuf will join other top qualifying students who will attend as DECA Ontario. We are very proud of the achievement of these grade 12 students!

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SPOTLIGHT:

TCPS

High School

Mr. Simon Yoo Simon Yoo first came to TCPS as a student in 1998 and graduated in 2008. He then attended University of Waterloo to pursue his science degree. Mr. Yoo is a proud member of our school alumni, and has returned to his roots to work as our high school chemistry teacher. We are very happy to have Mr. Yoo join the TCPS faculty!

Voices Over Violence

Music Competition On January 18, York Regional Police proudly presented the 2nd annual Voices Over Violence Youth Music Competition, to raise awareness of youth violence in our community. For this music competition, 9 youths composed and performed their original songs. We are pleased to announce that talented TCPS grade 12 student, Tshepo, won first place with her song, Humanity. Congratulations Tshepo!

Kiwanis Music Festival The TCPS Concert Band Ensemble participated in the annual Kiwanis Music Festival. The competition took place at Sir John A. McDonald Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Tuesday, February 20. The Band performed “Band Fusion”, a piece composed by our Music Teacher, Mr. Daniel Friedman. TCPS earned the Silver Standard Certificate in their class with a score of 82%. Congratulations to the grades 7 to 12 Band students and Mr. Friedman for their outstanding placement!

“I must have enjoyed my time at Town Centre because I just can't seem to stay away from this fantastic place.”