Seasonal Celebrations

Our Holiday Concert is on

December 13 at 1:00 and

6:30. This year the

following classes will

perform: Barker, Lowes,

Johnston, Fordyce,

Copeland, Junior French

and the Junior Choir. If

your child is not attend-

ing both performances,

please let your child’s

teacher know so that they

can plan accordingly.

Primary classes will

perform in the Spring

Concert (check out the

school webpage google

calendar for the spring

concert date as well as all

special events booked

throughout the school

year: https://

schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/

sunnylea/Calendar).

Bake Sale

As is Sunnylea tradition, we

will be having a bake sale at

the Winter Concert on

December 13. The bake

sale will take place between

5:30—6:15 and 7:30 and

8:15. Proceeds from the

bake sale go to Out of the

Cold. https://

allsaintskingsway.ca/out-

of-the-cold/ Thank you to

the Green Team and

Mr. Kyle for organizing this

fundraiser. If your child is

performing in the concert,

further information will be

provided.

Food Drive and Toy Drive:

Fill up the Ambulance!

We will be collecting non-

perishable food items to

support Weston Food Bank.

We are also collecting new

toys. Donations can be left

in the boxes located near

the office until December

13th. Our goal is to collect

300 food items. Thank you

for your support.

Gently Used Winter

Clothing

We are collecting gently

used winter clothing to

donate to Fairbank

Memorial. Fairbank serves

it’s local community, as

well as having several

special needs classes.

Please leave any clothing

at the front foyer by

December 10th.

Growth Mindset

At the end of the day, ask

your child questions that

foster growth mindset.

What did you learn

today that surprised

you?

Did you make any

good mistakes today?

How did you learn

from them?

What did you do today

that was so hard it

made your brain grow?

How did you help

someone else learn

something new today?

Did you choose your

thoughts wisely by

reminding yourself

hat you can change

and grow?

Grandfather

Teachings:

Love/Eagle

We continue to

explore teachings

of indigenous cultures

based on the seven

grandfather teachings.

This month we will be

focusing on the Eagle.

The Eagle

represents

unconditional love

and the need to

understand each

other. Teachers will be

exploring love in many

ways, such as love of

self, love of the world,

love of family and

friends.

Volume 1, Issue 4

December, 2018

SUNNYLEA SCRIBE Sunnylea Junior School

On behalf of the staff at

Sunnylea JS, I would

like to wish everyone a

joyous holiday season

and best wishes for the

year 2019.

Jackie Stafford

Dufflebag Theatre

Grade 4-5 Trip to

McMichael

December 21st,

students are invited to

wear festive clothing.

FESTIVE DRESS

QSP Fundraiser Note:

Any magazine purchases

that are made through QSP

throughout the school year

will continue to provide

funds to our school. Visit QSP.ca and use your same

passwords.

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Safety Matters

appropriately for the weather. Un-

less we receive a cold weather

warning, students will continue to

go outside for recess breaks. In the

winter, dress your child with layers

of clothing and warm boots with

deep treads to prevent slips and

falls. Make sure the head, neck,

ears and hands are covered to pre-

vent frostbite.

As well, students

should bring a pair

of indoor shoes that

can be left in a on

the ledge above

your child’s hook.

The flu virus spreads quickly and

easily among children at school and

at play. The flu is spread by cough-

ing and sneezing and from touching

contaminated surfaces like toys,

doorknobs and computer keyboards.

Children should be reminded to wash

their hands frequently during the day

and to cover their nose and mouth

with their elbow when coughing or

sneezing. To help control the spread

of the flu virus, children not feeling

well should remain at home.

The climber is closed during much of

the winter months due to ice accumu-

lation. Please do not use the appa-

ratus during this time. It can be very

slippery when covered with a dusting

of snow. A reminder that the climber

is intended for use, and designed for,

grades 1 to 5—not kindergarten chil-

dren. Kindergarten parents and care-

givers are asked not

to use the climber.

The winter

weather will

soon be here

and with it

comes a num-

ber of safety

reminders.

Parents dropping students off at

school are asked to be extra care-

ful when walking on sidewalks

and paved areas. Mr. Traichel

shovels and salts paths and door-

ways before school starts. How-

ever, it is not always possible to

have it all done before the bell

rings. Please be patient. If drop-

ping your child by car, please

drive slowly, knowing that it takes

longer to stop.

Ensure your children are dressed

Volume 1, Issue 4

Remembrance Day

Thank you to all those who attended our Remembrance Day Service. Thank you to Mrs. Camilleri, Mrs. Bark-

er, Mr. Kyle, Ms. Varden and Ms. Fordyce for organizing such a meaningful service. Thank you to our current

servicemen (Tony Hampshire and Nathan Nugent), and veterans Ed Stafford (WW2) and Erica Johnston for

being part of the service. A big thankyou to piper Will McGuigan and to pianist Shannon Paterson.

Parent Council

Guest speaker - mark your calendar for February 26th

The parent council has arranged for a highly acclaimed guest speaker to join us in February. Paul Davis will be in our school to discuss

social media and online safety for children. He will hold workshops in the afternoon with students and then return in the evening to talk to

parents about concrete and specific steps we can take to promote the safety and wellbeing of our children as they learn to navigate online.

Please mark you calendars for the parent seminar taking place on the evening of Tuesday, February 26th. You can check out Paul Davis at

http://socialnetworkingsafety.net/sample-page/ or see his TED talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaEn0BQS0vY

New purchases

Most of the investments we have made in new classroom technology and new outdoor toys are in place in the school. The document cam-

eras are improving sharing and collaboration in the classroom. If you have a child in kindergarten, you have probably heard rave reviews

about the new outdoor play equipment that is helping the children build skills when they are outside. Check out the building toys, brooms,

tools, and other fun gear the children are using for exploration and development when they are outdoors.

Parent social

A big thank you to all of those who joined us at the Sunnylea Parent Social on November 8th! It was a fantastic night of food, drinks, silent

auction and catching up with friends both old and new. The event was a huge success and raised just over $6000 for our school which will

be used to support enrichment activities and resources for all Sunnylea students. Many thanks to all the wonderful individuals and busi-

nesses who donated so generously towards our Silent Auction including: Loblaws, Anny and Chris Richter, Table 21, Frank Pitsikalis, Re-

sortSuite, Lauren Currie, Bloor Meat Market, Lydia O’Neill, Jeff MacDonald, Poppy’s Collection, Orange Theory Fitness and Kingsway Village

Custom Homes. An especially big thank you to the kindergarten students in Ms. Mohan’s, Mrs. Walker-Penyk’s and Ms. Wielgus’ classes

who created such beautiful one-of-a-kind artwork for the auction!

Our next parent council meeting will take place in the new year on Wednesday, January 16th at 6:30pm in Ms Camilleri’s room. Everyone is welcome to

attend.

Sunnylea scribe

Silver Birch Club:

From January through April, grade 4 and 5 children will have the opportunity to join our Silver Birch lunchtime

reading club. A variety of excellent Canadian books are selected by the Ontario Library Association — 10 fiction

and 10 non-fiction.

Kids all across Ontario take part in the program.

We read the books and anyone who reads five in either category can vote for their favourite title in April. The

winners are announced at the Festival of Trees celebration at Harbourfront in May. It is a little like the Academy

Awards of books chosen by kids.

More information will be given in January when the club starts, but in the mean-

time, consider a title from the list as a Christmas gift or help your child to put

some of the books on hold in a staggered time frame at your local library. The

books are popular, and as we only buy one copy of each title for the library, any

titles that you are able to share with us would be greatly appreciated.

Here are the links to the book lists:

http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/

Silver_Birch__Fiction_Nominees_2019.aspx

http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/

Silver_Birch__Non-Fiction_Nominees_2019.aspx

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Ms. Breau and Ms. Akinyode for

coaching.

Choir:

Our junior choir will have their last

practice on December 6, in prepara-

tion for the winter concert.

Mrs. Camilleri and Ms. Fordyce

will be starting primary choir in

the new year.

Hockey:

The Sunnylea Hockey season is

around the corner. Due to a high

number of grade 4/5 boys and girls

interested in playing, Sunnylea is

looking to have two teams compete

this year. One team will feature a

format with GTHL players. Our

second team will feature house

league and recreational players.

Potential players will need to

already have equipment and some

playing experience. There will be a

few practices scheduled in 2019,

with separate tournaments in

Early March.

Ball Hockey:

For the second consecutive year,

Sunnylea will participate in co-ed

Grade 4/5 Ball Hockey. Please note

that ball hockey is only available to

athletes who do not compete on the

ice hockey team. Practices and the

tournament will likely take place in

February.

Hour of Code:

The week of December 3rd is the

week that Hour of

Code is celebrated

internationally.

Sunnylea students

will be participating

in the world-wide

event. Visit: https://

hourofcode.com/ca

Other recommended Apps and

Games to promote math skills

and logic:

https://www.youcubed.org/category/

teaching-ideas/math-apps/

Basketball:

The Sunnylea Girls

Basketball team

finished their Western

Conference Tourna-

ment with a 2-1 win/

loss record. The girls

beat GRG 26-13 and Briarcrest

13-11. In their final game, the girls

lost a tough game against Gosford

by the score of 10-6. The coaches

would like to congratulate the girls

for the effort and positive

attitude. Special thanks to Lori and

Annabelle for driving and to all the

parents for their support and

cheering. Thank you to our coaches,

Mr. Evans and Mrs. Johnston.

Volleyball:

Our boys won their first tournament

and will be partici-

pating in another

tournament on De-

cember 11 (tentative

date). Thank you to