Central Park Public School

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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CC Visits Markham Fair

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Curriculum Night

6:00 to 7:00 pm

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School Council Meeting at 7:00 to 8:30 pm

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Regional Cross Country

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THANKSGIVING DAY

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Grade 3 Visit Kortright Centre

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Pizza Lunch

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French Play

Cendrillon (Gr 4–8)

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PA DAY

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Spookathon

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100 Central Park Drive, Markham, ON L3P 7G2

Telephone: 905 940-1444

www.centralpark.ps.yrdsb.ca/

Email:.central.park.ps@yrdsb.ca

OCTOBER 2014

Grades 6- 8 ECO CAMP

BUS SAFETY

October 2014

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On October 7th we will host parents for our Curriculum Night. This year’s format will give parents an opportunity to visit homeroom teachers in their classrooms and to visit the lobby where a variety of community partners will be set up to discuss other learning op-portunities for our students. Please come and meet Our School Council who will be shar-ing information about how to get involved in our school and about our annual fundraising event called Spookathon—a huge tradition at Central Park at Halloween.

Markham Public Libraries, Unionville Branch will be here as will our York Region Public Health, who will sharing infor-mation on eating healthy lunches and snacks and building positive relationships at school. Markham Parks and Recreation

Message From the Administration Team

Central Park Public School

100 Central Park Drive, Markham, ON L3P 7G2

Telephone: 905 940-1444

with be here to share informa-tion about staying active in Markham.

Our administration team will be in the front foyer and will be happy to answer questions you may have with regards to cur-riculum, assessment or other concerns.

At Central Park, we believe in working closely with parents and communicating frequently about student progress and issues related to your child. Your children play an important role in this communication. Please ask them to show you their agenda on a nightly basis and look at the work they are bringing home. Teachers will provide feedback to your chil-dren about how they can im-prove their work. This is a valuable tool for you as you sit down to support your children at home. By asking your chil-

Vice-Principal: Joanne Lomanno-Aprile

dren the following three ques-tions, you can have a good sense of what your children are learn-ing and how you can assist them:

“What are you learn-ing?” (specifically and not just the subject).

“What do you need to do to be successful?” (what are the cri-teria for the assignment that students have been given?)

“What do you need to do to improve?” (what does the feed-back from the teacher say and how can the student use it to improve his/her work? - be-fore the final grade for the unit has been given)

Along with the staff, we look forward to working with you to make this a successful year for your child.

Alison Hall and Joanne Lomanno

Principal: Alison Hall

Reporting Absences To ensure the safety of our children, it is critical that

parents contact the school

office, on a daily basis when your

child will be absent or late

for school. The voicemail line is

available 24 hours per day at (905) 940-1444.

If our Safe Arrival is not able to locate information

regarding the student’s

absence in a timely manner,

the York Regional Police

will be contacted. Your child’s safety is

our most important priority.

Healthy Snacks Each fall, parents face the daily challenge of packing healthy lunches that their back-to-school children will enjoy. Lack of time, picky eaters, short lunch periods, and conflicting information on nutrition and food safety are some of the roadblocks that undermine their best intentions.

So, where can parents go to find information they can trust to help them meet the healthy lunch challenge? They can visit the Health Canada web-site and search on Smart Snacking. (www.hc-sc.gc.ca). We are trying very hard at Central Park to teach our students to chose healthy things to eat. Please help us by avoiding sending candy, sugary drinks and foods high in fat and salt to school.

Also, with a convenience store around the corner, some students buy these unhealthy foods all too often and bring them to school. This impacts their ability to focus and achieve to the best of their ability. Treats are fine, but must be consumed in moderation.

CENTRAL PARK BELL TIMES

Yard Supervision Begins 8:45 am

Entry Bell 8:55 am

Announcements 10:35 am

Recess 10:40 to 11:10 am

Lunch 12:50 to 1:50 pm

Dismissal 3:30 pm

TERRY FOX WALK/RUN 

On September 24th, Central Park staff and students participated in our an‐nual Terry Fox Walk/Run.  The event was a great success ‐ so far we raised almost $1000.  We would like to thank our community for their very generous support of such a wor‐thy cause.  

We are fortunate to have Mrs. Fakoori, Ms. Mani, and Mrs. Campbell who organized this event.  We are grateful to them and to all the staff in helping us to continue student aware‐ness of this Canadian hero and his Marathon of Hope.

WOW BUTTER—AVOID CONFUSION

WOW butter is a peanut butter substitute product that is being mar-keted to consumers as a safe alternative for children to bring to schools in place of peanut butter. We ask that parents DO NOT include this type of product in your child’s lunches or snacks since this product looks, tastes and smells very much like peanut butter. The safety of our students with nut allergies is our first prior-ity and there may be a possibility that peanut butter could be mistaken as this soy-based product.

Thank you for your cooperation in avoiding the use of these products to assist in our continued efforts to create a safe, caring and inclusive learning environment for all students.

DATE: Thursday, October 30, 2014

TIME: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

LOCATION: Bayview Secondary

10077 Bayview Avenue

Richmond Hill, Ontario

WEBSITE: www.ibo.org/informationfor/parents/

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE  INFORMATION NIGHT 

School Date Time

Bill Crothers October 15, 2014 7:00 pm

Bur Oak SS January 15, 2015 7:00 pm

Markham DHS December 11, 2014 7:00 pm

Pierre E. Trudeau HS January 19, 2015 7:00 pm

Unionville HS November 4, 2014 7:00 pm

(Arts Unionville @ Flato Theatre)

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

GRADE 8 INFORMATION SESSIONS

(For September 2015 Enrollment)

Picture Retake Day

Photo retakes are being taken

on Wednesday, November 5.

In order to have your photo

retaken, the photographer will

require the signed proofs.

A reminder to parents dropping off lunches for their child(ren), a parent volunteer receives the lunches at the front entry doors be-tween 12:40 to 12:55 each day. The lunches should be clearly marked with the student’s name. . Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Lunch Drop Off

SPOOKATHON

Our annual Spookathon fund-raiser and Halloween dance party is scheduled for Friday, October 31. Pledge forms were sent home on Friday, October 3rd. Please help your child(ren) in completing the forms and re-turning them to the school as soon as possible. The money raised at the Spookathon will support our technology goals for this year among other things. For an outline of our School Council’s fundraising goals and programs for this year, please read the letter that was sent home from School Council with our Investment in Education forms sent home with students in early September.

Special thanks to the parents and volunteers on our Spoo-kathon Committee for coordinat-

ing this spooky event.

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How can I get news about Central Park?

On the Web @http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/centralpark.ps/Pages/default.aspx

Or email us and give us your address - we will send you email updates and monthly newsletters!

central.park.ps@yrdsb.ca

LOST AND FOUND

Our Lost and Found has already accumulated a large number of unclaimed jackets and other items of clothing.

Items that are not claimed will be donated to a local charity at the end of October.

Please label your children’s clothing to enable us to return the lost items.

Congratulations Students! The following students submitted art and other school work and were recognized for their efforts:

In the Video Game Design Class Angela 7/8A-1st Brandon 7/8A-4th Joelle 7/8A-6th Gr. 8 sketching class Ivy 8G-2nd Melissa either 8O-4th Jia Ran either 8G-6th Gr.6 sketching class Jaidyn 6V-2nd Kais 6V-3rd

Gr 5 sketching class Kevin 5B-4th Handwriting class Amanda 8O-2nd Tina 8O-1st Cassandra 5/6A-3rd Tim 1/2B-4th Poster class any medium Joyce 7G-1st

Honourable Mention to: William, Joey, Khalinson, Nicholas, and Acharan in our Community Class who submitted a variety of different art work.

FALL FUNDRAISERFRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2014

A treasured tradition at Central Park, this annual event is the fun-filled fundraising activity for the school. Funds raised from the generous donations of Central Park students, family, friends and community members go towards items that supplement programming, example technology.

Coordinated by parent volunteers and supported by both staff and the Central Park community, students participate in physical activity by enjoying the dance party and are encouraged to dress-up in costume. The students take turns in the gym, where they dance then go to the lunch room for refreshments served by parent volunteers. Spot prizes are also awarded during every dance session. The school community provides raffle prizes which are put on display in front of the office in mid October. Students select which prizes they would like to be eligible to win by placing tickets in 1 or more boxes of their choice. Students receive one raffle ticket for every $5 in pledge money. The Top 3 Classrooms raising the most money are awarded Movie and Popcorn Party. The Top Classroom also receives a Pizza Lunch! The Top 5 Students who raise the most money are each awarded a gift card.

PLEDGE FORMS & MONEY DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 2014 Event Volunteers

To be able to hold the draw for prizes and Top Student/ Class awards on Friday, October 31st , all pledge forms & payments MUST be returned to the school by due date.

Important Note About Late Submissions: Due to the amount of volunteer effort needed, late contributions cannot be included in top student and classroom award totals. However we are able to issue raffle tickets.

Volunteers who already signed up will be receiving a more detailed volunteer form for this event.

If you are interested in helping but did not sign up yet, please pick up the Spook-a-thon Volunteer Form from the office.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

Please fill out ONE form per child. If more than one child, please fill out a separate form (photocopies accepted).

If more than 2 taxpayers require tax receipts, please fill out separate forms (photocopies accepted).

PLEASE CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE AND RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER, IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, WITH YOUR PAYMENT.

Please return by: THURS OCT 23

Teacher Name: Grade:

Student Name:

Total Donation Amount: $25 $50 $75 $100 Other: $

(5 raffle tickets)

(10 raffle tickets)

(15 raffle tickets)

(20 raffle tickets)

(1 raffle ticket for every $5 donated)

Information Required for Official Tax Receipt (minimum $25 donation required):

Taxpayer Name: Amount: $

Address:

City: Prov: Postal Code:

Taxpayer Name: Amount: $

Address:

City: Prov: Postal Code:

Cheques Preferred. Please make out to: Central Park Public School

(Please Write your Child’s Name & “Spookathon” on the Cheque.)

ADMINISTRATIVE AREA

Pledge Confirmed

Tax Receipt Required

# of Raffle Tickets Issued:

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Volunteers Needed

FALL FUNDRAISERFriday, October 31st, 2014

We are looking for parent volunteers from EVERY classroom to help with the following activities and donation opportunities:

COUNTING DONATIONS & ISSUING RAFFLE TICKETS EVENT HELPERS

Do you have 2 to 3 hours to help with this activity?

Please indicate below if you would like to help:

9 am – 12 noon Fri Oct 24 Indicate here if interested (Yes/No) :

Do you want to help organize the event and/or come out to the Spook-a-thon to help serve refreshments?

Please indicate how you would like to help: Serve Refreshments (9am–3pm on Oct 31) Indicate here if interested (Yes/No) :

DONATIONS FOR PEANUT-FREE CUPCAKES DONATING JUICE BOXES

This year, money collected from each child will be used to purchase cupcakes from a local peanut-free bakery and served on the day of the event.

Have your child bring $2.00 to his/her teacher no later than Wednesday, October 15.

I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE: $2.00 per child: Other Amount:

We need 1 or 2 volunteers from each classroom to donate a total of 24 Juice boxes (enough for each child in the classroom).

All donations will be combined on the day of the event on our refreshment tables.

I WANT TO DONATE: 24 Juice Boxes : 48 Juice Boxes : Other amount :

Please provide your contact information here. Email to Dave Vickers at dave.vickers@rogers.com or Sandra Au at sandraau@rogers.com

Student’s Name:

Teacher (& Grade):

Parent’s Name:

Contact Number:

Email Address:

All volunteers will be contacted by phone or email to confirm your participation availability and/or refreshment donations.

Thank You

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

School Council Corner Elections will be held at our first Council Meeting on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 pm in school library. School council members and executive will be elected or acclaimed.

Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

June 2015 - TBD

Please join us!

Character Trait of the Month ~RESPONSIBILITY~

At the end of every month we stop to recognize the character of our students. Each month we focus on one particular character trait and during the whole month we look for students who are ex-emplifying that trait.

Our October Character Matters is RESPONSIBILITY -

“We are accountable for all our actions. We follow through on our commitments.”

JK/SK

Allison, Carmen, Christian, William, Bethany, Anna-bella, Colby, Lucy, Katelyn, Anthony, Ben, Annabel

GRADE 1

Clarine, Daniel, Edris, Sophiana, Steven, Hanna, Nathan

GRADE 2

Emily, Jessica, Sophia, Falisha, Jacey, Matthew, Derek, Kieran, Gavin

GRADE 3

Vincent, Stephen, Caterina, Asvin, Mark, Connor

GRADE 4

Katherin, Jordan, Adele, Ella, Flora

GRADE 5

Michelle, Hailey, Jack, Lucas, Yunji, Kevin

GRADE 6

Joy, Jason, Kevin, Cathleen, Emma

GRADE 7

Khalinson, Scott, Jessie, Tahlia, Jason, Jennifer, Joelle, Arunav

GRADE 8

Andy, Hisham, Ali Victor, Melissa,

STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED RESPECT

Our Cross Country Team trained throughout the month of September with early morning and noon time practices. The competition was held on Monday, September 29 at Milliken Mills Park and five of our runners have qualified to move on to Regionals on Friday, October 10 at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area.

Congratulations to Eddie, Amber, Cassandra, Keira and Antony.

Special thanks to Mr. Benner, Mrs. Palmer and Ms. Norman for preparing the team for competition.

Cross Country Team