Principal: Jen Diceman Superintendant: Drew McNaughton 905-895-5155 Trustee: Martin Van Beek 905-727-0022
October 2015
Volume 2, Issue 2
A Message from our Principal
October is a month when
we settle in and get down
the job of new learning.
Staff have been collecting
data from many areas to
help inform their planning
and they meet often to look
at this data to determine
the next steps in their
teaching as they continue
our focus on improving
student achievement and
well-being. We are very
pleased with the way our
year has begun and the
intentional work staff and
students are doing to get to
know each other and work
together. Our professional
learning continues to be
about ensuring authentic
mathematics instruction
within a Comprehensive
Math Program.
I’m happy to see students
use their agendas daily!
This newsletter, student
agendas, the Meadowbrook
website, our Twitter
account and school
functions are all excellent
vehicles for communication
as long as they are used and
maintained by all of us.
We’re already into other
activities that make
Meadowbrook a wonderful
place to be! Our cross
country runners are
practicing often and are
reaping the rewards of their
hard work! Our Terry Fox
run was such a
heartwarming event as our
older student leaders
cheered on the younger
students as they ran to
celebrate Terry. Our
Intermediate Volleyball
team has begun their
practices and the music
room is alive with Honour
Band and Glee Club. As
well, we are continuing our
partnership with Big
Brothers and Big Sisters and
their “Go Girls” and “Game
On” programs have begun
at lunchtimes. Thank you
to all Wildcats who
participate so
enthusiastically in school
activities; to the staff who
organize them and to
families who offer so much
support.
Please never hesitate to call
if you have any questions or
concerns; the door is
always open!
Enjoy your October!
Jen Diceman
233 Patterson St Newmarket, ON L3Y 3L5 Tel: 905-895-3081 Fax: 905-895-5994 email: [email protected]
web: meadowbrook.ps.yrdsb.ca
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Newsletter
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website for the most
update to date
Two of our dedicated
grade 5 students, Maya and
Elisa, are organizing a
Thanksgiving Food Drive
from now until October 9.
Please drop off any food
donations to the school.
The following items are
those most needed by the
Food Pantry:
shampoo, toothpaste, toi-
let paper)
(fruit)
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Facts of Lice available in the school or at your
local pharmacy, along with
special shampoo needed to get
rid of the lice and nits.
Now that we are back in school,
it is a good idea to check your
child's head for head lice and
nits. Head Lice infestation
(Pediculosis) can happen to
anyone. There is no reason to
panic if your child has head lice.
Although head lice are a great
nuisance, they are definitely not
a health problem.
As well, the treatment is safe
and effective, but you must
follow the directions carefully
and follow certain procedures to
get rid of the nits.
It would be greatly beneficial if
you check your child. If you are
unsure of how to do this,
information pamphlets are
Character Matters at
Meadowbrook P.S.
This Month’s Theme is:
“RESPONSIBILITY”
We are accountable for all
of our actions. We follow
through on our
commitments.
The breakfast club will be
returning to Meadowbrook. We
are in the process of getting
everything set up. Stay tuned for
more details.
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Cross Country Meadowbrook Wildcats are well
into their Cross Country
training.
We have an enthusiastic group
of about 37 students practicing.
They are running 2 times a week
on day 3s and day 5s.
On October 9th the team will
go to Richardson Park to
represent Meadowbrook in the
Area meet. We wish all athletes
luck on their run.
School Council Corner support programs in the school
such as Scientists in the
Classroom, library books for the
Forest of Reading program,
technology and much more.
First pizza lunch will be on
Wednesday October 7th and
will run until
Wednesday
December
16th. If pizza
lunch is
suspended due to unforeseen
circumstances, you will be
credited for that day’s order.
We will be continuing the
The next parent council meeting
will be on Monday November
5th at 7PM in the school library.
Babysitting is available if needed;
please let us know so we can
arrange the babysitters. All
parents/guardians are welcome
to attend.
We will be launching our
fundraising program with QSP
and Norcard. This is will begin
on October 6th and run until
October 23rd. All monies raised
through fundraising are used to
“Campbells Labels for Education“
program this year. For every label/
UPC code/lid we are able to earn
points to purchase supplies for the
school. Please see the attached
flyer for all applicable products.
Then just send in the label/UPC
code/lid to the school with your
child and we will take care of the
Terry Fox Event organized morning
announcements, class visits to
talk about Terry Fox, collected
money and even created a music
playlist that kept us running.
On Friday, October 2 our
students participated in the
annual Terry Fox Run. This year
we stayed on school property
and ran along the top of our hill.
Our theme this year was
“Celebrating Terry” and our goal
was to run for as long as we
could, just like Terry did each
day of his Marathon of Hope.
The Wildcats braved the cooler
weather and windier morning
and honoured Terry’s memory
and fight to cure cancer by not
only running themselves, but
encouraging their friends to keep
running as well.
Meadowbrook raised over $300
which is then donated to the
Terry Fox Cancer Foundation.
A special thank you goes out to
the Terry Fox Leadership Team
of dedicated grade 7 and 8
students: Amy, Elizabeth C.,
Endri, Tina, Abbey, Shauna, Will,
Jeremy, Tyler, Nolan, Nick D.,
Elizabeth S., Kayla, Nicole,
Emma, Brianna, Arriana, Jaeden,
Lauren, Tristan, Jack, Xander,
Griffin, Jayden, Ewan, Rylie, Ryan,
Mackenzie, Vicki, Katerina and
Tiegan. What a huge group of
enthusiastic volunteers who
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“Meadowbrook Public School
Parent Group” is a Facebook
group for parents/guardians of
Meadowbrook students only.
There will be weekly updates for
any events, school trips, etc. that
maybe happening at the school.
Parents are encouraged to join
themselves and to invite other
Meadowbrook parents/guardians
to join.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
28
PA Day
29
Safety Week
30
1 Day 2
2 Day 3
Terry Fox Event
5 Day 4
School Council
Meeting 7pm
6 Day 5
QSP Kickoff Assembly
7 Day 1
Pizza Lunch
8 Day 2
Grade 6 VIP
9 Day 3
Area Cross Country
12
Holiday—no school
13 Day 4
Bus Safety
14 Day 5
Pizza Lunch
15 Day 1
Grade 6 VIP Regional Cross Country
Purple Spirit Day
16 Day 2
19 Day 3 20 Day 4 21 Day 5
Pizza Lunch
22 Day 1
Grade 6 VIP
23 Day 2
26 Day 3
27 Day 4 28 Day 5
Pizza Lunch
29 Day 1
Grade 6 VIP
30 Day 2
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