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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: [email protected]
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
