Parkland Post – April 2017

Parkland Public School 18 Coxworth

Ave. Markham, ON

L3S 3B8

Phone 905-472-8536

Fax 905-472-8538

Principal Sharon Moss

Vice-Principal Pamela Miller

Secretaries Premila Patel Jhoan Tinio

Superintendent

Erik Khilji

Trustee Juanita Nathan

WEBSITE: http://www.parkland.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca EMAIL: parkland.ps.@yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Principals’ Message

Parkland Public School has been a very busy and vi-brant place during the month of March! Our Junior Basketball Teams have begun their practice. Our Badminton Team and Intermural Teams have also been active. Our Social Justice Team hosted a very successful event with numerous speakers for our stu-dents to understand our world and how they can be responsible world citizens. Parkland staff has also been engaged in valuable Math Professional Learn-ing. We are excited that spring is coming and we look for-ward to the warm weather coming. The amount of rain and mud on the field means that we need to stay on the pavement until it dries up. We appreciate the students’ patience at this time. Our 25th Anniversary is quickly approaching. We look forward to seeing you on May 4th—please see the invitation on page 4 of this Newsletter.

Sharon Moss & Pamela Miller

Looking Forward to…. 7—Character Assembly 10—Grade 8 Graduation Pictures 12—Grade 3 Swim 12—School Council Meeting 11—Passover 13—Vaisakhi 14-17—Easter—NO SCHOOL 19—Grade 7 & 8 Vaccinations / Grade 3 Swim 20—Ridvan 26—Grade 3 Swimming / French Lit-tle Theatre 28—Character Assembly

Parkland’s 25th Anniversary!!

May 4th 6:00pm Ceremony 7:00 Open House

EQAO Update!

EQAO is a standardized test that our Grade 3 and Grade 6 students write every year. Please ensure that you have these dates in your calendar if your children are in Grade 3 or 6. Parents are asked to avoid booking appointments

or travel during this time.

May 23-June 5 (exact dates to be deter-mined) Please contact your child’s teacher or the office with any questions.

Moving?

We are beginning to plan for the 2016-2017 school year. If you know you are moving from our area please let the office know as soon as possible. If you know of families in our area that have not registered for Kindergarten (as well as other grades) please remind them to do so.

Welcome to the French Corner!

On Wednesday, April 26th, grades 4-5 students will have the opportunity to enjoy a French Performance by The Little Red Theatre. They will be per-forming Aesop’s Fables in both French and English. The performance will take place from 1:30-2:30 pm. in the gym. Parents are welcome. Hope to see you there! Ms. Moin, Mme.

Ruivo, Ms. Liu

Black History Month In the month of February, students learned

more about Black History by participating in

our Did you know that...contest. The fol-

lowing students' names were picked in a

draw at the end of our contest. Congratu-

lations to all of them!

Primary Division: Ama, Sara and

Carlos

Junior Division: Caroline, Niti and

Nicole

Intermediate Division: Haarini, Emily

and Emaan

Junior Basketball!

The Junior Boys and Girls' basketball team are off to a great season! The

boys and girls are excited, and are working very hard in practices and

games. The junior girls' area tournament will be on April 27th at Armadale

Public School. The junior boys' area tournament will be on April 28th at Mid-

dlefield Collegiate. Good luck to the junior girls' basketball team: Janice,

Ashley L., Ella, Nicole, Mahari, Sally, Arshdeep, Shivani, Thenuja, and

Hishane. Good luck to the junior boys' basketball team: Ridham, Harpreet,

Mallek, Micah, Jordan, Tyler, Anoshan, Aadil, Sujaan, Nicholas, Ajay,

Haritharan, Aathithan, and Dylan. Keep up the good work!

STAY TUNED FOR

INFORMATION

ABOUT

PRE-ORDERING

YEARBOOKS!

Congratulations!

On Saturday, April 1, 2017, one of our Parkland students competed in the York Region Science and Technology Fair host-ed by York University. We are excited to announce the Haarini S. won the Bronze Award for her project “A Healthy Milkshake for a Cancer-Free Life”

 

25

 

Please join us in celebrating

Celebration & Arts Café

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Parkland’s 25th Anniversary

Ceremony 6 pm z Open House 7 pm

 

This Month in the

Learning Commons  

 

World Book Day! Earth Day April 23rd is World Book Day, and we are hoping to celebrate this occasion with a small celebration of our reading successes in the Learning Commons! Congratulations to all of the students who have stuck to their book club commitment and continue to read and review books to be able to vote for Canada’s best books of 2017 through the Forest of Reading program. Voting will take place at Parkland in the next few weeks!!!

...How will you choose to make a

difference? Join us in the Learning Commons this month as we explore and celebrate the spring season and learn more about how we can be kind to the earth. Here are some resources worth exploring at home:

Earth Day Canada http://www.earthday.ca information and

resources about earth day Ecokids

https://ecokids.ca/ eco games and activities for kids

Spring is here! It is starting to feel like spring, and we are celebrating the season in the Learning Commons! Check out the excerpt below from Almanac.com for interesting information about how we determine when spring is supposed to happen and why: http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-spring-vernal-equinox

We continue to feature spring selections, including picture books and non-fiction texts on topics that include: weather and seasons, rainbows, plants, baby animals, worms, gardens, and new growth.

 

World Autism Awareness Day falls at the beginning of April each year. In addition to our other displays, this month in the Commons, we are celebrating differences and encouraging understanding of one another with a variety of resources and displays for students and staff.

Egg-stravaganza Easter falls on April 16th this year. It is considered the most important religious holiday for Christians. In the Christian faith, Good Friday and Easter Sunday commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is the second most popular holiday after Christmas. Did you know …eggs became a symbol of Easter because they represent new life? … the word "breakfast" originates from "breaking the fast" after a 40 day lent period preceding Easter? …chocolate sales in Canada are expected to reach $3.2 billion by 2019?! This month we have lots of egg activities set out, not only to celebrate Easter, but also to do some learning before our baby chicks arrive later this month!

DR. BETTE STEPHENSON CENTRE FOR LEARNING INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES PROGRAM

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES PROGRAM- SECONDARY CREDIT PROGRAM 2017-2018

Why Study International Languages at High School?

Language is our connection with our community and the world. Through language we identify the world around us, express our concerns and hopes, and share our experiences and ideas.

So what are you waiting for?! Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity and register for a YRDSB International Language CREDIT course of your choice! We offer CREDIT courses in 15 languages at 4 high schools.

Learning another language…

can enhance intellectual functioning

strengthens first language skills and facilitates learning additional languages

creates pride in one’s own cultural background and better understanding of other cultures

enhances career options (source: http://www.ilea.ca 03/11/15)

COURSE Level 1

(Grade 9/10)

Level 2

(Grade 11)

Level 3

(Grade 12)

SCHOOL LOCATION

Prerequisite:

Level 1

Prerequisite: Level

2

MIDDLEFIELD C.I. RICHMOND HILL H.S.

THORNLEA S.S.

UNIONVILLE H.S

ARABIC LYA BD LYA CU LYA DU Saturday

CANTONESE LKC BD LKC CU LKC DU Saturday Saturday Tuesday

FARSI LYF BD LYF CU LYF DU Saturday

GERMAN LWG BD LWG CU LWG DU

Saturday

GREEK LBG BD LBG CU LBG DU Saturday

GUJARATI LIG BD LIG CU LIG DU Saturday

JAPANESE LKJ BD LKJ CU LKJ DU Saturday Tuesday

KOREAN LKK BD LKK CU LKK DU Saturday

MANDARIN SIMPLIFIED LKB BD LKB CU LKB DU Saturday Saturday Tuesday

MANDARIN TRADITIONAL

LKM BD LKM CU LKM DU Saturday Saturday

MANDARIN SIMPLIFIED

LKB DUE

Saturday

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

PUNJABI LIP BD LIP CU LIP DU Saturday

RUSSIAN LRR BD LRR CU LRR DU Saturday

SPANISH LWS BD LWS CU LWS DU Saturday

TAMIL LIT BD LIT CU LIT DU Saturday

URDU LIU BD LIU CU LIU DU Saturday

Register online via Career Cruising commencing May 1st

, 2017.

Once you have registered, print a sign-off sheet and get your parents to sign for parental approval

Students who have pre-registered in class will not need to register again in September

Attend the first class according to the above schedule and bring your signed Career Cruising Sign-off Sheet

Course locations will be posted in the foyer of the International Languages school on the first day of class