Greensborough Public School JK-8

905-472-3474 www.greensborough.ps.yrdsb.ca

June 2016

Greensborough P.S.

Newsletter “A Living School”

Wow, the school year has flown by and it is hard to believe that we only have one more month of school left. June has come quickly. We have made many memories this year at Greensborough P.S. Our staff and students have worked hard together to broaden horizons, deepen thinking and explore their creativity. There is so much to be proud of. Our school is overflowing with talent, creativity and imagination. Our students have had the opportunity to be involved in a broad range of activities. Each student has had the opportunity to find something within the school that engages them, and has found the encouragement along the way to bolster their success. Whether it was the arts, technology, classroom activities, band, sport teams, clubs (e.g., KTK, Engineering), announcement crew or lunch monitors, our school spirit is born from student, staff and parental involvement.

Congratulations to all our grade 8 students on your accomplishments throughout your years at Greensborough. It is time to close one chapter of your life and begin another. We are extremely proud of each and every one of you. Good luck with your future endeavors!

A big thank you to everyone who dedicated their time to volunteer at Greensbor-ough P.S. this year. Your time is so valuable, and your dedication is appreciated. We would also like to thank our wonderful School Council. They are a group of dedicated individuals who meet once a month throughout the school year to discuss topics related to our school community. They offer their suggestions and support to make our school a better place for student well being and achievement. We are always looking for new members so consider joining us in September. We want to extend our sincere thanks to the staff we have at Greensborough Public School. They create a range of engaging activities for your children to increase their critical thinking and problem solving skills. They work together as a team ensuring each day is better than the previous one. We thank them for their dedicated efforts

On behalf of the staff of Greensborough, we wish you all a safe and enjoyable summer. See you on September 6, 2016. Remember, on September 6, 2016, JK students only come from 1:50p.m. to 3:30p.m. JK students begin a full day of school on Wednesday, September 7.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jim Spiers Ms. Carolyn Brndiar

Principal Vice Principal

Principal: Mr. J. Spiers Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Dan Wu

Vice-Principal: Ms. C. Brndiar Trustee: Mr. Allan Tam

Admin. Support: Mrs. P. Soman School Council Co-Chairs: Tina Sharma & Charles Herriott Admin. Support: Ms. P. Targa School Council Vice-Chair: Barbara Peters

Character Matters Theme for June: Optimism We maintain a positive attitude. We look on the brighter side of situations. We are able to see opportunities even in the face of

adversity. We have hope for the future.

Early Dismissal in Elementary Schools

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

All schools in the York Region District School Board are committed to im-proving student achievement and well-being. On Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 an early release day will take place to allow elementary teachers and support staff to take part in meetings during the afternoon of that day. These meetings will allow for school staff to engage in culminating activities regard-ing the review and revision of the School’s Improvement Plan as well as year-end and transition activities that support student success.

As has been our practice in the past, students will attend school during the morning of Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 only. Students will be dismissed early that day at 12:00p.m. Arrangements will be made to ensure that students who are normally bused to and from school will receive transportation at this time. Parents/guardians whose children attend after school child care should make appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule.

Message from our Trustee

As the school year comes to a close, I would like to thank you for all that you have done to help make this school year a successful one for our students.

We share a common goal - to give our young people every opportunity to reach their full potential, and we all have a role to play in supporting that goal. However you choose to get involved, your engagement and support make a difference. We know that good schools become better schools when they are connected with families.

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of our students, families, staff members and community part-ners, we are creating a welcoming, caring and inclusive learning environment that fosters student achievement and well-being.

As we move into summer, I encourage you to seek out opportunities to continue and complement the learning that takes place throughout the school year. That could mean taking a nature walk, visiting a museum or reading a book. Whatever your plans are over the next few months, I hope you have a safe, relaxing and enjoyable summer.

Fundraising for Fort McMurray Once again the Greensborough community proved that they are a caring community. We were all moved by the stories of those who lost everything in the Fort McMurray fire. The images of the raging wild fire were haunt-ing. Our school community came together to do some-thing to help those in need.

A special mention goes to some very special young people who felt tremendous em-pathy for those affected by the fire and could not stay on the sidelines. First, a big shout out goes to the students in Mrs Alvi's class who wrote a poem, The Red Flower, and made envelopes in which to collect money. Then, there are those four grade 5 students, June, Tiffany, Raeesah and Akila from 5M who sold lemonade in the park one hot, hazy weekend. Initiative was certainly demonstrated by three stu-dents from 7R, Jenny, Abenaya and Harine. These girls gave up many recesses to sell freezies and other treats to the students. It was a huge success. They raised an impressive $403 for the victims of Fort McMurray.

In total, we raised $1405.59 for the Canadian Red Cross. Thank you to all the fami-lies for caring. Together we really can make a difference.

Looking for Lego Greensborough P.S. is looking for lego. If you have any lego that you would like to donate to the school, please drop it off at the main office. Any new or used lego pieces would be greatly appreciated!

Library Books All library books are due back to the library

Monday, June 13.

Green Team The Green Team would like to thank Kim's Nature, Fairgreen Sod and Canadian Tire Garden Centre (Markham Rd/Hwy 407) for their generous donations for the gardens beside the new kindergarten pens. Staff, parents and students have been helping us and we are very grateful. It is a work in progress -- stay tuned!

Congratulations to our Courage Award Winners!

Teacher Student Name

Mrs. Chomyn & Ms Benamou Mina C.

Mrs. Manohar & Ms Mosgopoulos Livia H.

Mrs. Qureshi & Ms. Dayal Jessica T.

Ms. Morris & Ms. Patel Aliza J.

Ms. Lawson Zafreen H.

Mrs. Semerdjian Alishba A.

Mrs. Young Crystal Y.

Mrs. Maybury Zhen L.

Mrs. Turner Ashghar Z.

Mrs. Bayley Winky C.

Mrs. Suri-Vevaina Iris W.

Mr. Dienstmann Jaden H.

Ms. Green Jessica K.

Ms. Alvi Julian S.

Mr. Woods Ashley T.

Mrs. Moller Raeesah C.

Mrs. Kanhai Olivia C.

Mr. Schuck Sajdeep K.

Ms. Roveda Jenny H.

Ms. Schreiber Destiny B.

Mr. Hambly Emily R.

Mrs. MacGillivray Angela Q.

Mr. Quan Siddhi J.

Ms. Agnew Kevin Y.

Mrs. Strickland Jaskiran C.

Do you have your LEARNING ADVANTAGE book yet?

There is still time to get a Learning Advantage book for your child. The order forms were sent home with the students in May. This 192-page, fully coloured activity book is designed to support children's academic learning all year long. These books are a great resource to prepare your child for the next grade level! Please order the grade level that your child is advancing to and they will get a head start on the new school year ! There is one activity book per grade level from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 7. Each book contains major units aligned with Ministry curriculum expectations. The books have parent in-formation pages, follow-up activities and a family focus. By ordering through the school you will receive special pricing which is a sav-ings of approximately $5-$6 per book. Please submit your orders to the school with your payment (cash or cheque). Cheques must be made payable to Learning Advantage. Orders must be received by JUNE 9TH . Any orders submitted after our delivery in the 3rd week of June will not be accepted. You will have to order online after this point.

You can also visit www.learningadvantage.ca for further information and a tour of the books.

Girls on the Run

Congratulations to our Greensborough Girls on the Run. The girls ran after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays preparing for their culminating 5km run on Saturday May 7 in Unionville. The weather was perfect and the girls, along with many staff had a great time. Congratulations again!

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GREENSBOROUGHP.S.isacceptingonlinepaymentsthroughSchoolCashONLINE!

School Cash Online provides the following benefits: • A convenient fee payment option that saves time • Reduces paper • No more need to send cash or cheques to school • A quick way to register. It takes less than 5 minutes to register.

Parents that opt to participate will receive notification via email of student fees owed (both required and optional), and can make secure online payments by credit card or Interac and receive a receipt.

To view a presentation about the program, go to http://www.kevsoftware.com/movies/ParentRegEnglish/.

When you register your children under their York Student Number, you are able

to choose your language of choice in the program.

Followtheeasystepsonthenextpageto

registerandgetstarted! PLEASE NOTE: Your purchases will appear on your

Step 1: Register

Click on the School Cash Online button on our school’s website at http://greensborough.ps.yrdsb.ca/

and select the “Get Started Today” button.

Complete each of the three Registration Steps

*For Security Reasons your password, requires 8 characters,

one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and a number.

Step 2: Confirmation Email A registration confirmation email will be automatically forwarded to you.

Click on the link provided inside the email to confirm your email and School Cash Online account. The confirmation link will open the School Cash Online site prompting you to sign into your account. Use your email address and password just created with your account.

Step 3: Find Student NOTE: A STUDENT NUMBER IS REQUIRED –See page 1- label attached

This step will connect your children to your account. Enter the School Board Name-YRDSB

Enter the School Name – Greensborough P.S.

Enter Your Child’s Student # and Last Name (NOT Report card OEN #)

Select Continue

On the next page confirm that you are related to the child, check in the Agree box and select Continue

Your child has been added to your account

Step 4: View Items or Add Another Student If you have more children, select “Add Another Student” option and repeat the steps above. 5 children can be added to one parent account.

If you do not wish to add additional children, select “View Items For Students” option. A listing of available items for purchase will be displayed.

NEED HELP? If you require assistance, select the GET HELP option in the top right hand corner of the screen or contact School Cash Online – Parent Help Desk at 1-866-961-1803 or parenthelp@schoolcashonline.com.

June

Please visit our Website at www.greensborough.ps.yrdsb.ca

Looking ahead to September

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 Pizza Day

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3 P.A. Day

(No School)

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7 Greensborough Track and

Field Meet Sub Day

8 Pizza Day

Bands to Wonderland

9

GPS Track and Field Raindate

10 Le Chef a l’ecole

(Gr. 7 & 8)

13 You’re the Chef (3:45 - 5:00pm)

Area Track and Field

14 Sub Day

Student Leadership Lunch

15 Last Pizza Day

Harbour Front (Gr. 6) Stratford (Gr. 7 & 8)

16 School Council Meeting @

7:00pm New JK Day 9:30-10:00am

17 Markham Stouffville

Hospital Run (2:00-3:00pm)

20 You’re the Chef (3:45 - 5:00pm) Last Milk Day

21 Last Sub Day

Spoken Word (am)

22 Regional Track and Field Talent Show (6:30pm)

23 Zoo Trip (Gr. 5’s)

24 Primary Play Day

(Kindergarten - Gr. 3)

27 Gator Gathering (9:10am)

28 Reports Go Home

Grade 8 Graduation @ Bur Oak SS

29 Last Day of School

Dismissal @ 12:00pm

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5 Labour Day

6 Welcome Back!

JK Students come from 1:50-3:30pm

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