Principal: Micheline Joseph  Superintendent of Schools: Susan Logue Tel: 905‐764‐6830  Trustee: Anna DeBartolo  Tel: 905‐727‐0022 Ext 2829 

School Priorities: Literacy:  Reading Comprehension  Assessment  for Learning  

Parental & Community Engagement:   Supporting Student Learning at Home in our Changing  Community  

Effective Schools: Creating a Safe and Supportive  School 

SCHOOL OFFICE

Our School office closes for the summer on Friday June 27, 2014. It will reopen on Monday August 25, 2014. Any questions over the summer can be referred to the area office at 905-764-6830.

We would like to wish you all a safe

and happy summer!

Mrs. Consiglio

120 Napa Valley Avenue, Woodbridge, On L4H 1L1 Tel: 905-893-1631 www.eldersmills.ps.yrdsb.ca Fax: 905-893-7371 juin finale 2014

What an exciting year we’ve had and how quickly it has flown by. Now we need to bid farewell for another summer. As you read your child’s Term 2 report card, we hope you will note the next steps recommendations to help your children continue their learning throughout the summer months so they are well prepared for September. The success experienced this year is due to the collective efforts of our entire school community. Thank you to all of our teachers who have worked tirelessly over the year to provide high educational standards as well as care and concern for your child’s well being. Thank you as well to our office staff, Mrs. Hintz and Mrs. Consiglio, our caretaking staff, Mr. Paulo, Mr. Palmieri and Mr. Luciani who make such an important contribution to the smooth running of our school. Next year, we will be welcoming several new teachers to Elder’s Mills who are excited to be joining this vibrant school community. Along with M. Villa and Ms. Bassett who have already been announced we welcome in Grade 1, M. Kouri, in Grade 3, Mme. Nakhla and Mme. Konjikosic, in Junior English/Math, Ms. Mula and for FI prep coverage, Mme Martins. Welcome! Bienvenue! For those staff and students who are moving on to different schools, we wish you all the best with your future. We hope you have good memories of your time at Elder’s Mills.

A Fond Farewell from Mme. Joseph  In closing I would like to say a few words to all our students, families and staff of this wonderful school. Change is inevitable in life and with it comes growth and joy but also sadness. As I look back on my journey here at Elder’s Mills, I am filled with fond memories of the many learning experiences, the people, the activities and the many facets of life that make this school community such a special place. Thanks to all the students, teachers, staff, School Council, parent volunteers, parents and the community for all their efforts in helping to build a positive learning environment where students experience personal achievement on a daily basis. It has been my honour to have worked with such a team of dynamic staff, incredible students, dedicated School Council and caring parent community. I want to wish you all continued success in the years to come. I know that I am leaving a great school community who will continue the incredible work that we have achieved in the last several years. It is said that in our journey, everyone leaves footprints…that our footprints are made by the impressions and the impact we leave behind. One is remembered for the weight of their character, for their warmth, for the shape of their kindness, and their accomplishments and for the breadth of their generosity and values. The Elder’s Mills community has left its footprints on me and I will be forever grateful. I want to wish you all a safe and happy summer and all the best in the future. With love, Mme. Joseph

Principal’s Message Un Mot de la Directrice:

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Class Placements and First Day of School

Did you know that students’ bussing eligibility changes throughout their school career? Your son/daughter’s eligibility to ride the school bus may change according to their grade

and distance from home to school. Below are the provisions for eligibility identified in the Board’s Transportation policy #680:

All YRDSB students in Grades JK-3 who live within 1.2 km of their school are not eligible for

transportation. All YRDSB students in Grades 4-8 who live within 1.6 km of their school are not eligible for transportation. All YRDSB students in Grades 9-12 who live within a transit served area are not eligible for transporta-

tion. To view Board Policy #680 Student transportation, please visit www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. For more information about bus transportation and to determine your son/daughter’s eligibility, please visit www.schoolbuscity.com For Bus Route information or to enquire about your child’s transportation eligibility for the 2014/2015 school year, please go to www.schoolbuscity.com. All new routes will be posted on this website by the end of August.

Helpful Student Transportation Tips for Parents/Guardians Please consider the following helpful tips and suggestions when preparing for your child to ride the bus to and from school: Often parents want to drive children to school on the first day. STS recommends that if you drive your

children to school the first day, you also pick them up from school. Communicate any changes to daycare locations to your child’s school prior to the start of the school

year to ensure your child is placed on the correct bus Grade 1 students must be met at the bus stop by a parent/guardian. Keep current phone numbers records and emergency contact details with the school office. Record the bus company and route # for your child and keep in a safe and accessible place. Have an alternative arrangement for your child should unexpected circumstances such as traffic

delay or any other emergency occurs.

We are working hard to create balanced classes for next year. We take much into consideration when we make our decisions for our classes and thank you for your understanding. Please be aware that their will be combined classes. Due to confidentiality laws we cannot post class lists on school windows. On September 2nd, teachers will meet all students at 8:30 a.m. in the back school yard. Students are to congregate by their grade sign. Teachers from Grades 2-6 will call out class lists and

divide them into classes before going into the school. Teachers will be identified by grade level. Our new Grade 1 students will meet in the gym to be divided into classes from there. In the event of rain, class divisions will happen inside the school. Thank you and see you in September!!

Student Transportation

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Junior Public Speaking, Primary Spelling Bee and

Junior Science Fair!

Congratulations to Elder’s Regional Track athlete...the athletes who competed were fantastic at this regional competition. Students at this

competition are really the cream of the crop. Leighana came in 1st place for 200m. Dhruv came in 6th for 800m. Paige, Amelia and Yahia also did really well.

Track and Field

Yearbook Congratulations to Stephanie in M. Petrilli’s class who won the Yearbook Cover and Back Cover Design Contest! There were so many submissions this year, which made the choice a difficult one. Congratulations to all the students who participated in the contest! .

June 19 was an exciting day for our students and an opportunity to celebrate the excellent achievements of many! Representatives from these classrooms worked hard to prepare for these competitions. Felicitations to our Primary Spelling Bee winners Sofia P, Simone I. and Himanshu J! Congratulation to our Junior Public Speaking winners in grade 4 and 5 as well as those who won our Junior Science Fair competition too many to name here. Bravo and Congratulations to all participants!

Thanks to all EMPS staff, students and community...our annual BBQ was a huge success!

Thank you all…students, parents and staff for an amazing 8 years here! I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Elder’s Mills

community and I will never forget all the wonderful days spent here. Thank you all for being a part of my journey.

Have a Wonderful and Safe Summer!

A Message from Mrs. Hintz

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ECO CORNER This school year, Elder's Mills P.S. was granted a Gold Award from the Ontario Eco Schools program for all of the Eco initiatives the students created and participated in. The Ontario Eco Schools is an environmental education and certification program for grades K-12 that helps school communities develop both ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens and reduce the ecological foot-print of schools.

Congratulations to the members of the 2013-2014 Eco Team for all your hard work and to the students of Elder's Mills P.S. for your support and efforts towards reducing our negative impacts on the environment.

Keep on RRRollin’ with our Eco-Challenge! During this season of spring cleaning and hosting summer outdoor events, we encourage you and your families to keep the Elder’s Mills ECO momentum by practicing the 3Rs. Practicing the 3Rs keeps materials useful, reduces waste and helps the environment. Whenever we save materials from going to waste, it is good for the environment. The 3Rs Reducing means paying attention to the things we get – careful shopping is one way to reduce waste. It also means trying to avoid things we will want to throw away later, like packaging. Reusing reminds us that things can be used over and over again and doing this means we create less waste. If we reuse half-used paper we save trees and forests and animals’ homes. When we bring a reusable shopping bag to the store, we don’t get a plastic bag to throw away. When we package lunch in reusable containers we save a lot of wrapping materials. Toys and books can be reused by giving them away when we no longer need them. In this way they don’t need to be thrown into the garbage. Recycling is a way to sort paper, cardboard and newspaper, and packaging made of glass, plastic or aluminum so that it can be re-manufactured into new things. Recycling saves lots of materials from being wasted, but uses lots of energy. We will continue our Eco school initiatives next year! Thank you for your support.

  

Please remember to pick up any medication or epipens from the school office.

Please also remember to drop by the school to look through our Lost and Found box. After Thursday June 26, any unclaimed arti-cles will be donated to a clothing shelter.

Summer 2014/2015 Registration Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

1st week of July until 2nd week of August Community Education Centre-West

36 Stornoway Cres., Thornhill 905-764-6830

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Character Matters!

CharacterAssembly:June’sCharacterTraitRecipientsfor“Optimism”

1 Mme Hendricks

Lucas, Trish, Misha

3 Mme. Alberga

Saina, Aidan

1 Mme. Bergeron

Gabrielle, Shahzil, Dylan

3 Mme. Colonna

Prakttek, Seif, Maya, Emma, Wadeer, Hasan

1 Mme. Sampogna

Toute la classe

4 Mme. Constantin

Abigail, Anna, Nathan, Gregory

1 Mme. Trivedi

Daniel, Wasif, Mujgan Joyce

4 M. Ghomffo

Travis, Puneet A.

1 Mme. Yususf

Ana, Haneen, Renee, Jood, Martin

5 Mlle. Joachim

Bianca, Jordan

2 M. Thompson

Nikita

5 M. Petrilli

Helya, Megan

2 Mme. Ing

Marie, Jeeya

Golden Dustbin Award/First Floor/Second Floor

la classe de Mme. Bergeron la classe de Mme. Alberga

2 Mme. Bianchi

Karl, Tara

Learning Commons Eco Award

la classe de Mme. Bergeron la classe de Mme. Ing

We encourage our students to display positive character traits always and we celebrate their efforts at our monthly Character Assemblies.

June’s Focus: Optimism/’optimisme

Respect/le respect Honesty/l’honnêteté Fairness/la justice Perseverance/la persévérance Courage/le courage Responsibility/responsabilité Empathy/l’empathie Initiative/l’initiative Integrity/l’intégrité