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JANUARY 2019

NEWSLETTER

Tom Longboat JPS 37 Crow Trail

Toronto ON M1B 1X6

Tel 416.396.6610

Safe Arrival

416.396.6610 Press 1

Before 8:30AM

Principal

Andrea Chisholm

Office Administrator

Desleigh Russell

Secretary AM

Voula Gountas

Superintendent

Kerry-Lynn Stadnyk

Trustee Ward 21

Yalini Rajakulasingam

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Happy New Year! We hope that everyone had a winter holiday filled with lots of rest

and time with family and friends. It is exciting for our students to be back at school,

eager to learn and be challenged by our curriculum expectations.

In January, we are approaching the end of our First Term of learning in the school

year. With Term 1 Report Cards being distributed on February 13, 2019, we have had

some parents inquiring about how student achievement is assessed and evaluated.

I would like to direct you to the Ministry of Education’s website: www.edu.gov.on.ca.

Here, you can find the specific curriculum expectations for each grade and each

subject area. I will also highlight the Levels of Achievement and The Achievement

Chart categories below. Each student’s work is assessed against the categories

provided by the Ministry according to the levels provided for educators.

Levels of Achievement – The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8

Level 1 Represents achievement that falls much below the provincial

standard. The student demonstrates the specified knowledge and

skills with limited effectiveness. Students must work at significantly

improving in specific areas, as necessary, if they are to be successful

in a subject in the next grade.

Level 2 Represents achievement that approaches the standard. The student

demonstrates the specified knowledge and skills with some

effectiveness. Students performing at this level need to work on

identified learning gaps to ensure future success.

Level 3 Represents the provincial standard for achievement. The student

demonstrates the specified knowledge and skills with considerable

effectiveness. Parents of students achieving at level 3 can be

confident that their children will be prepared for work in subsequent

grades.

Level 4 Identifies achievement that surpasses the provincial standard. The

student demonstrates the specified knowledge and skills with a high

degree of effectiveness.

The Achievement Chart Categories – The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8

Knowledge and

Understanding

Subject-specific content acquired in each grade

(knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and

significance (understanding)

Thinking The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes

Communication The conveying of meaning through various forms

Application The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within

and between various contexts

If you have any specific questions regarding the assessment and evaluation of your

child’s work, please feel free to contact your child’s teacher.

Sincerely,

Andrea Chisholm

Principal

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST

On Thursday, December 13, volunteers from Heart to Hand served a

pancake breakfast to all Longboat students. There were lots of smiles

and hundreds of pancakes served.

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NO PARKING AREAS .

@ TOM LONGBOAT

We would like to remind parents that the

driveway at the side of the building is for

Staff Parking ONLY.

The driveway is not to be used for

student drop off and pick up.

For student safety please DO NOT drive

down the pavement.

Thank you.

MAKING CONCERT DECORATIONS

Room 202, working hard making decorations for the Concert which took place on

December 20, 2018.

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UPCOMING EVENTS – NO SCHOOL

2019

Jan 7 School Resumes

Jan 9 Parent Information Session, Grade 6 Kearney Trip – 5:00p m

Jan 14 Pediculosis Check

Jan 16 Pizza Lunch

Jan 17 Parent Council Meeting – 9:00am

Jan 18 PA Day – NO SCHOOL

Jan 29 Rocks & Rings Tournament – Grades 1-6

Feb 1 Mr Maskerine’s class visit to the Royal Ontario Museum

Feb 8 Kindergarten Registration 8:30am-11:00am

Feb13 Pizza Lunch

Feb 13 Report Cards go home

Feb 14 Parent Teacher Interviews 3:10-7:00pm

Feb 15 Parent Teacher Interviews 8:30-11:30am

Feb 18 Family Day – NO SCHOOL

Feb 22 Sight & Sound Clinic

Feb 25-27 Grade 6 Kearney Trip

Feb 28 Kindergarten Registration 8:30am-11:00am

TOM LONGBOAT DAY FUNDRAISER Ms Paris

We would like to thank parents and our community for their donations that enabled

us to create the gift baskets.

Thank you for the support of Ms Ryatt and Ms Daniels, Ms Sabeeh (our School Council

Co-Chair), Vithushika and Ayesha both from Mr Mark’s class.

Thank you to all students, parents and staff who donated funds and a special shout

out to Mrs Tessler’s class for winning the Kindness and Caring Door Decorating

contest.

Special thanks to the Toronto Zoo, the Science Centre, Maple Leaf Entertainment,

Canadian Tire, Pet Valu and Elite Hair Creations for

their donations and support of our fundraiser.

Because of the above support we have been able

to raise $2041.10, which will cover the cost of the

coach for students to travel to Grand River First

Nations on Tom Longboat Day, June 4th. Stayed

tuned for details about that trip.

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TOM LONGBOAT DAY BASKET WINNERS

We had 35 winners. Thank you for all of your support. Below are some

of the winners.

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LOOK AT OUR LONGBOAT LEADERS…

CHARACTER TRAIT FOR DECEMBER – KINDNESS &

CARING

Class Teacher Student

K1 F. Shnayderman Kapishan

K1 F. Shnayderman Kapishna

K2 D. Rajani & S. Basu Jayda-Sky

K2 D. Rajani & S. Basu Sharyse

K3 D. Paris & M. Ryatt Sophia

K3 D. Paris & M. Ryatt Alvan

1 D. Borsk Chantelle

1 D. Borsk Shannay

1/2A N. Sawyer-Hazell Freya

1/2A N. Sawyer-Hazell Tristan

1/2B M. Williams Saajana

1/2B M. Williams Ali

2/3. S. Bonnell Charlie

2/3. S. Bonnell Kabinaya

3/4. T. Stephen Aryan

3/4. T. Stephen Aya

4 M. Tessler Ashaa

4 M. Tessler Shanujah

4/5. A. Yung Pirethiga

4/5. A. Yung Sina

5 N. Maskerine Kofi

5 N. Maskerine Abdul

6A J. Mark Muhammad

6A J. Mark Jananie

6B D. Birta Abishan

6B D. Birta Umar

HSP J. Riding Andreea

HSP J. Riding Christian

ISP A. Vasilopoulos Brady

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DECEMBER – KINDNESS & CARING DOORS In December classroom doors were decorated with the theme Kindness & Caring.

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WEATHER GUIDELINES

Children need an opportunity to get exercise and free play time outdoors, however,

weather conditions sometimes warrant that indoor recesses, lunch periods and pre-

entry periods be considered necessary for student and staff safety. Conditions

warranting indoor recesses (a) Rain, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, extreme winds and

extreme cold. (b) Cold weather: When temperature and/or windchill factor indicates

-28C or lower children will remain indoors due to risk of frostnip and frostbite.

When an extreme cold weather alert is issued or when temperatures and/or windchill

factor indicates –20 to –28C, recesses may be shortened to 10 minutes and lunch

recess be 20 minutes depending on local conditions. Children should be monitored

closely for signs of frostnip, frostbite or difficulty breathing. (c) Humidity, Heat and

Smog Alerts: The City of Toronto issues heat alerts and heat emergencies based on

the daily forecast from May to September. Alerts are posted on the Web site

www.toronto.ca/health or available by calling (416) 338-7600. Staff and students

should be vigilant about their level of activity and should take frequent breaks for

water in order to remain adequately hydrated.

Other conditions: Weather

conditions change during

the day. When necessary

and if the weather is

questionable, the school

principal will consult the

Environment Canada’s

www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca or

Toronto Public Health Web

sites for information.

During these extreme

weather conditions,

students may wait inside

entry doors starting at

8:30am and 12:15pm.

Longboat students wear SNOWPANTS!!!