Pleasant view JHS February 27th, 2017

175 Brian Drive, Toronto, ON M2J 3Y8 Main Office: 416-395-3080

L. Nardea, Principal J. Wolch, Vice Principal B. Veale & U. Finucane, Superintendent Ken Lister, Ward 17 Trustee

Parent E-Mail Distribution Group The school office has developed a parent e-mail distribution group so that we will be able to send the school’s newsletter by e-mail. If you included your e-mail address in your child’s Permission Forms Package you will be placed in the e-mail distribution group. Please call us at 416-395-3080 to update your child’s information at any time. The February Newsletter will be emailed directly to families. 95% of our student population! Thank you for helping us save paper!

Congratulations to the following students who have been recognized for demonstrating Fairness.

71/71A – Momo D.

72 – Angelo M.

73—Georgia D.

74 - Annie C.

81/81A – Lorand K.

82 - Lily O.

83 - Oana R.

84 – Seemab B.

91 – Desaraye B.

92 - Sam A.

93 - Punit R.

94—Mahta HS

A message from Ms. Nardea and Mr. Wolch Thank you to our many parents and guardians who joined us for Parent-Teacher conferences on February 16 and 17. If you would still like to speak to your child’s teacher, please call the school or email the teacher. Winter Activity Day Friday, February 3 was the annual Pleasant View

Activity Day. It was an amazing and enjoyable day for students and staff as they took part in activities that enriched their learning experiences. We had close to 100% student participation. Thank you to the PV staff who arranged such a positive

experience for our students! Please see page 3 of our newsletter for pictures form Activity Day. PV Twitter Account As of February 1, 2017 Pleasant View has been

using Twitter to communicate with our community about what’s happening around the school. For users of Twitter, you can follow us at @TDSB_PVPanthers and for those that do not use Twitter, you can still check updates at https://twitter.com/

TDSB_PVPanthers.

Congratulations to our Grade 7, 8 and 9 students who achieved Honour Roll for this Term!

GRADE 7 HONOUR ROLL Tracy X., Karen M., Michelle L., Jennifer Z., Mishaal A., Annie C., Phoebe Y., Yevan S., Otilia I., Pranav A., Haozhou J., Georgia D., Eric L., Joy L., Golsa E., Matthew K., Audrey C., Aleksandar V., Susan S., Navin N., Bobby L., Taha H., Abdelrahman H., Sofia P., Bryan Z., Tomas G., Alyssa M.,

Peter T., Vincent S., Eileen S., Kevin L., Dan L., Yushan H., Benjamin R.

GRADE 8 HONOUR ROLL

Cara Y., Anastasia V., Livia C., Jeff M., Vivian G., Lily O., Alisa Y., Christina

“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness

means everyone gets what they need.” Rick Riordan

L., Oana R., Tatiana A., Raha M., Hugh J., Sigil W., Steven M., Gaty K., Noor A., Gary S., Feroz S., Madison T., Wen Hao Z., Tony L., Tamara X., Alexia K., Lenna L., Darren H., Evelina A., Miruna R., Maki M., Sophia R., Basmah M., Jada L., Janet L., Marko B., Nandita N., Vinthija N., Elaine L., Sammy A., Lateisha

N., Daniel W.

GRADE 9 HONOUR ROLL

Cindy L., Akela N., Yasith E., Arya B., Jason Y., Kevin L., Alisha R., Yi Fei W., Hadi AH., Serena A., Christian S., Angelo H., Derek Z., Muhammad A., Hawra I., Abdullah N., Punit R., Kai Lin W., Simon D., Winston Q., Kosta C., Lian-Kai L., Asra A., Ivy J., Kelly

W., Michael T., Aaron K., Victoria J., Charles A.

PV Welcomes our Friends from Saudi Arabia On February 7

P l e a s a n t V i e w

welcomed a delegation

of teachers from Saudi

Arabia to tour our

school. The visit by the

d e l e g a t e s w e n t

exceptionally well. It was

a wonderful experience for all staff and students. They took many

pictures of anchor charts, and student work as they walked around

the school. They had many questions pertaining to the

educational system within TDSB and shared experiences from

teaching in Saudi Arabia.

Important Dates in March

March 1-4 —Saint Donat Ski Trip

March 8—Music Trip to Sousatzka at Elgin Theatre

March 6-10—Spirit Week

March 10—French Club Play (Period 3) & Dance (Period 5 & 6)

March 13-17— March Break

March 20—Short Period Day

March 21 — Ski Trip to Mount St. Louis

March 23—Grade 5 & 6 Parent Information & Student Orientation

Evening

March 29-31—Grade 8 Trip to Camp Muskoka

March 30 — Raptors 905 Trip—Grade 9 Students

PV Celebrates Black History Month

We kicked off black history month with

an enlightening performance about

Nelson Mandela from HOZA! Our

Black History Month’s assembly took

place this morning. In our assembly we

had many different performances

presented by the students at. There

was a cultural fashion show that showcased our diversity. A group of

students sang “We are the World” by Michael Jackson, a performance

showing unity at our school. As a daily reminder students have also been

doing announcements everyday this month, showcasing different people

and events that had a positive impact. By Asra A.—93

Eco Schools Middle Schools Leadership Conference

I recently attended this conference with four classmates. We were

challenged in many areas. We were taught to plan a

school “Eco Event.” An Eco Event is any activity that is

related to an environmental issue; taking action, making

change, and promote awareness to peers. Why plan an

Eco Event? It is important, “unless we take action on

climate change, future generations will be roasted,

toasted, fried and grilled.” In Canada, we are huge

consumers and are using up more than planet Earth has to offer. So why

target our youth? Kids share information with other kids who want to listen.

Did you know some plastic products end up being fed to baby birds by their

mothers because they mistake it for food? We all need to become informed

consumers who are Eco friendly.

By Tiffany P.

STEM at the Scarborough Civic Centre Library

15 Students went to the Scarborough Civic Centre Library to have a full day in the Digital Innovation Hub, one of only 3 in the entire City of Toronto! We had our own Digital Design Technician, Ben, to guide us through the numerous computer programs and

the process of creating our own 3D Digital Design. We learned how careers in STEM almost always have a 3-D Digital Design component. We also discussed how STEM impacts our current education as well as career

options in the future.

All 15 students are now qualified to book in up to 2 hours at any of the 3 Digital Innovation Hubs in Toronto to create their own 3D designs, as their

attendance in this course qualifies them to do so.

The Scarborough Civic Centre Library is the newest library in the Toronto Public Library system, and is state-of-the-art in it's architectural design as well as technological offerings and support. It's only one bus ride away from PV so be sure to check it out! Don't forget to go for ice cream afterwards like

we did!

Share the LOVE!

PV Students had the opportunity to send a Valentine's Candy Gram to their friends or even themselves, last week! 7-4 Cupids delivered the Candy

Grams on Valentine's Day and we hope everyone enjoyed their

Sweet Treat! Remember: Love Never Fails!

Melony Duranovich

PV Book Fair

PV held a Book Fair from February 13-17 in our library; sales reached over $700. All proceeds from the book fair will be forwarded to Scholastic. Thank you to everyone who bought

books and supported our Fair.

PV Library Gets a Makeover

The PV library underwent a revitalization. Through the process we discarded outdated books, got rid of old shelves and will create classroom libraries with books that are still of use. There were many positive changes made in the layout of the library as well. The library looks much more inviting and has a fresh look. Students can look forward to new books that will be added to our

collection as well as more exciting changes to follow.

Improving our Programming at PV On Thursday December 8, all staff at PV were involved in a professional development session. The purpose of this session was to explore ways to engage students in higher level thinking. One strategy that was explored was the use of the PEE Chain. The PEE Chain (Point - Example - Explain), is a structure that helps students to organize their ideas and explain their thinking and connections. It can be used in all subject areas and in all grades. All the teachers at PV now have the PEE Chain structure posted in their classrooms and

are implementing this strategy in different ways.

All Grade 7's Celebrate Flag Day! This year, all PV students in Grade 7 celebrated National Flag Day! Each Grade 7 Student received a Canadian Flag and pin, courtesy of Heritage Canada. As well, every Grade 7 also received a Canada 150 tattoo as part of our CANADA 150 Celebratory Year! Some fun flag facts: The Canadian Flag first made it's appearance on February 15, 1965. Before that, Canada did not have a flag of it's own! The maple leaf in our flag is from a sugar maple tree, the same species of tree where we get the sap to make our world famous maple syrup! The flag's colours are also the colours of England and France. Vive le drapeau cana-dien! (lower case letter for ``canadien`is how the French spell it)

Parents as Partners Conference

You’re invited to our annual Parents as Partners Conference! Registration

is open.

The Parents as Partners Conference 2017 is on Saturday, April 1 and all

parents are welcome!

This free conference – planned by parents, for parents – includes a variety

of workshops and resources that will help any parent support their child in

their achievement and well-being at school and at home.

Keynote speakers include John Malloy, Director of Education at the TDSB,

and Itah Sadu, an award-winning storyteller and author.

Transportation, childcare, lunch and translators are all provided.

www.parentsaspartners.ca

Working Together for a Safer Community

One of the best parts of living in our community is the variety of activities

we can enjoy in our parks and public spaces all year round. With spring and

March Break around the corner and the days getting longer, students may

be spending more time outside. This is a good time to remind everyone to

take extra care in enjoying all the outdoors can offer.

As you know, we are fortunate to have a number of safety measures, pro-

grams, and policies that contribute to a safe and caring school. However,

most incidents happen away from school and outside school hours. All

parents, students and staff are reminded of the need to be aware and alert

at all times, even in the most ordinary and everyday routines. Here are

some tips that you may find helpful when discussing safety with

your child:

- travel with at least one other person whenever possible

- avoid taking shortcuts through parks and fields and walk in

well-lit, well-travelled areas

- keep valuables such as cell phones, expensive jewelry, mon-

ey, laptops and personal music devices (ipod, M3P players, CD

players) out of sight as much as possible when in public places

- be aware of suspicious behaviour; if approached, try to remem-

ber what the person or car looked like so it can be reported to a

teacher, Vice Principal, parents or the police if necessary (plate

numbers can be written in the dirt or snow if nothing else is

available).

Parents can also help by keeping school contact information up-

to-date, including cell and business numbers. It's important for

our staff to have this information to know who to contact in cas-

es of emergencies.

Working together, we can make our communities safer for our

children.

TDSB Earth Hour 2017 - Friday, March 24th from 2-3pm

During Earth Hour, we'll be using as little electricity as possible

in the office, halls, classrooms, library, gym, cafeteria. Where

possible, schools will also be reducing their electricity usage

over the weekend.

More information is available on the EcoSchools website -

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/ecoschools/Home/ResourcesandGuides/

EarthHour.aspx

High Water Levels Brings Increased Risks

The Toronto and Region Conservation monitors hazardous ice

conditions as thaw begins and are reminding everyone to be

very careful around all bodies of water. The first hint of warming

weather and the promise of spring thaw can bring extreme dan-

ger to the shores and surfaces of streams, rivers, ponds and

lakes, according to Toronto and Region Conservation.

As warmer temperatures arrive, stream banks become increas-

ingly slippery and unstable. Lake and river ice weakens, becom-

ing thinner or with higher flows breaking with little or no warning.

During this time, the potential for flooding and ice jamming is

high.

Higher, faster-flowing water and extreme cold temperatures

combine to create increased dangers on or near rivers, streams

and ponds for people wishing to enjoy the seasonal changes.

Parents and caregivers are being asked to keep children away

from stream banks, ponds and lakes.