edward t. crowle p.s. 15 larkin avenue, markham, …€¦ · together. there are also new staff...
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Lorellie Munson
Principal
Barbara Norton
Admin. Assistant
Denise Sumi
Secretary
Peter Tse
Superintendent
( 9 05 ) 940 – 7800
Allan Tam
Trustee
( 9 05 ) 476 – 3655
CROWLE NEWS
From the Principal ’ s desk…
On behalf of the entire staff, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our E.T. Crowle families, especially to all our new families. We are looking forward to a wonderful year of learning together. There are also new staff members who have joined our E.T. Crowle family. Welcome to Ms. Sarah Anderson, Ms. Fawna Lovatsis, Ms. Sarah Sousa, Mrs. Annie Song, and Mr. Chhay Sun. As we welcome new staff, we also need to say our good-byes to Mr. Harold Clarke who joins the David Suzuki P.S. staff and Mrs. Megan Wilson who starts a new life in Belleville, Ontario. In addition, we offer a big E.T. Crowle greeting to our new Superintendant, Mr. Peter Tse. We are all excited about our journey forward in the school year.
Even with these changes, as a staff, we continue to be strongly committed to developing our literacy and mathematics programming and a culture of mutual respect. Weaving reading, writing and critical thinking into all aspects of the program is one of the ways we are maximizing opportunities for students to hone their comprehension and writing skills.
Research shows that working closely with parents/guardians increases student achievement. We encourage you to look for ways at home where you can provide your child with opportunities to expand their horizons (e.g., talking about world issues, items in the news, history, etc.). Using the internet and trips to the local library are some of the ways students can investigate things in which they are interested.
The grand opening of the Learning Commons is well underway. This 21st century remaking of the traditional library concept has added to the busy-ness at E.T. Crowle. With the support and leadership of Ms. Moore, the Learning Commons has had an exciting start of the new school year with an intentional “hum of activity with students talking, learning, searching for information on a variety of devices, focusing on content creation and synthesizing of information.” (Keechlin, Rosenfeld, and Loerttscher).
We continue the work with students to understand the impact of their actions and words and how they can communicate and play together in a respectful manner. Parents/guardians play a key role in helping to foster home and school cultures that are intolerant to bullying and accepting of all people. A great deal of bullying is rooted in insults, comments and taunts that question a child’s masculinity/femininity and/or denigrate his/her culture, religion and/or appearance. Letting your children know that you find this kind of behaviour to be reprehensible is one way we can help our students to build positive friendships and an environment that is welcoming to all.
We shall continue to work hard to ensure that our partnership with parents remains strong and meaningful. Parents are encouraged to support their child's education by getting involved in the life of the school by joining one of our committees, volunteering and/or providing input into decision-making through our School Council. Please call Mrs. Norton and/or Mrs. Sumi, our office administrators, if you are able to help out.
As we begin the new year, we ask that you work with your child to instill good habits such as getting up early enough to have a good breakfast and getting to school on time. Arriving even a few minutes late results in your child missing valuable classroom instruction. Supervision on our playground begins at 8:45 a.m.
We are continuing with BOOMERANG LUNCHES this year. This means that all waste from lunches and snacks (leftover food and packaging) goes back home with students.
At E.T. Crowle we are committed to helping your child succeed. Please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or a member of the office team should you have any questions or concerns.
Lorellie Munson
Thank You
and Congratulations
to our 2015-2016
School Council Executive
Co-chairs:
Karen Hicks
Tanya Jenkins
Secretary:
Judy Atherton
Treasurer:
Sarah French
October 2015
Edward T. CROWLE P.S.
15 LARKIN AVENUE, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3P 4P8
TEL: (905) 471 5775 www.edwardtcrowle.ps.yrdsb.ca
E.T. CROWLE OCTOBER NEWS
Sign in/Out
For Students & Visitors & Volunteers
Whenever students enter or leave school
between 9:00 and 3:30, they must notify
the main office. This is the only way the
office knows if your child is actually here or
not.
For safety reasons, we ask that all visitors
and volunteers, whether family members
or other community members, notify the
main office when entering the school.
You will then get a “Visitor” badge to wear
while you are here.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE NOT
PERMITTED TO WANDER THROUGH THE
SCHOOL OR PORTABLES.
Trustee Message
Welcome back to another school year.
I am happy to extend a warm welcome to our returning students and families and those who are
new to our Board. I am the trustee for your child’s school and your representative on the York
Region District School Board of Trustees.
I am looking forward to continuing my work to ensure that all YRDSB students receive a high-quality
education within safe, caring and inclusive learning environments.
In the coming year, trustees will continue to focus on the priorities that we set out in our Multi-Year
Plan: student achievement and well-being, the delivery of effective and sustainable educational
programs and the responsible stewardship of Board resources.
We know that partnerships with families are essential to achieving this goal. Good schools become
better schools when they are connected to parents and families.
I hope that you will find positive and meaningful ways to engage with your child’s school over the
course of the year. There will be many events and activities to look forward to throughout the year
and many opportunities across the Region that support parent engagement.
2015-16 promises to be an exciting year.
All the best for the upcoming school year! Allan Tam, Trustee
E.T. CROWLE OCTOBER NEWS
Chapters FUNdraiser
Thursday November 19, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
We've got just the event to help you complete all your holiday shopping while support reading and
the love of books for students at ET Crowle. On Thursday November 19, parents from ET Crowle will
be hosting a fundraiser at Chapter's on Hwy 7 and Woodbine. Simply come out and do your shopping
and ET Crowle will receive 20% of the proceeds to be used towards books in the Learning Commons.
More details will come in November but for now, SAVE THE DATE!
Nut FREE School
Please be aware that some of our students and staff have severe nut allergies. In some cases, the allergy is life threatening. In order to ensure their safety, E.T. Crowle is a Peanut/Nut Free School and therefore, we request that you do not send snacks or lunches to school which contain peanut or nut products. Please note “fake peanut butter” and “fake Nutella” are not allowed at school.
If you would like to bring in birthday or holiday treats for your child`s class please be sure that they are NUT FREE. If the package does NOT state ‘Nut Free’ we cannot take a chance. Longo`s and some other stores carry ‘Nut Free’ mini cup cakes & other items. Tim Horton`s does not.
If your child has any serious allergies or medical condition that we should be aware of, please notify the office immediately.
Healthy Schools
Nutrition Break
We know how important
good nutrition is for
optimum academic
performance, thus, we
will continue to dedicate the last few
minutes before morning recess to a
structured, indoor nutrition break. We
ask that you encourage your child to
bring only nutritious snacks (e.g. fruit,
vegetables, yogurt, etc.) to enjoy at
school.
HELP PREVENT HEAD LICE! Each year cases of pediculosis (head lice) are found throughout our schools. In an effort to reduce the numbers of cases found and decrease the inconvenience to parents/guardians and students, the York Region District School Board requests your assistance. As your child is now returning to school after a long holiday, please inspect his/her hair and scalp for pediculosis. Periodic inspections during the year will help prevent the spread of head lice.
Head lice are tiny (1/8” or 3mm long) wingless insects with flattened bodies. They cling to the hair by means of six legs. They live mostly behind the ears and at the nape of the neck. The female lays tiny, yellowish-white eggs called nits. They resemble dandruff but are attached to the hair by a cement-like material and are very difficult to remove. It is usually the eggs that are noticed first.
If head lice are found, do not return your child to school until treated. This will prevent the spread of pediculosis. Children are only allowed to reenter the class when all the nits are removed from the hair, and a treatment form has been completed and signed at the school office.
For more information, please call the Public Health Nurses at York Region Health
Services Health Connection line, 1-800-363-5653, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30pm
Are you interested in attending Bill Crothers Secondary School
for the school year 2016 - 2017?
Bill Crothers Secondary School is a unique, system-wide program that provides an inclusive and engaging
learning environment for students who are motivated by healthy active living and sport while achieving academic
success. This school operates on a Balanced School Year (early August to mid-June) schedule which supports the
diverse needs of student-athletes. Specialized programming is offered to support our students through our diverse
and daily Health and Physical Education and High Performance Athlete Program with contextualized learning in a
variety of subject courses. During the school day, we offer an Integrated Learning Instructional Period (ILIP)
which provides supervised time for students to achieve their academic goals.
Information Night at: Bill Crothers Secondary School, 44 Main Street, Unionville, Ontario.
Tuesday October 13, 2015 – Students in the East Region (E T Crowle P.S.)
Information sessions will be from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the school cafeteria.
Admission to Bill Crothers Secondary School is by application and is open to students who reside in York Region
entering grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Students must declare the sport in which they compete at the highest level outside
of school and will not be able to compete in this sport for BCSS in the YRAA (York Region Athletic Association)
or OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association) league. Alternative competitive options are being
explored. Secondly, students who transfer in for grade 10, 11 and 12 are subject to YRAA and OFSAA transfer
rules. Please refer to the http://www.yraa.com
Due to limited space and building capacity regulations, we ask that only families with students interested in
attending BCSS for the school year 2016– 2017 attend one of these evenings. Parking is limited so we ask that
you carpool or park at the GO Station. By-law officers will enforce the parking regulations.
Applications will be available from the website on Friday October 16, 2015.
For further information, contact [email protected].
To develop the love of sport through learning and the
love of learning through sport.
Grade 8
Information Night for
Students and Parents
E.T. CROWLE OCTOBER NEWS
A Litterless/Waste-Free lunch contains no throwaway packaging or food leftovers. Lunches are packed in servings that will be completely eaten. To avoid any packaging, all food and drinks are packed in reusable containers with a reusable lunch bag or box. With this type of lunch, food items can be bought in larger quantities. The packaging can be left at home for reuse or recycling. Waste-free lunches are not only a wise environmental choice; they are less expensive as well.
With Boomerang Lunch programs, whatever comes to school
for lunch and snacks and is not consumed, will go back home
with your child.
Benefits of Litterless/Waste- Free Lunch Program:
● Children learn to care for the planet by reducing, reusing and/or recycling waste.
● In the absence of a green bin/ organic waste program, this is an opportunity to divert waste from landfill.
● Potential for healthier snacks (most pre-packaged, single-serving snacks and drinks contain extra salt, fat and sugars
for taste and longer shelf life).
Saves money as it is less expensive to buy food items in bulk and less food is wasted.
Additional tips from various sources:
Only pack as much food as your child will eat.
Use re-usable lunch bag/box for carrying a lunch.
Put food in reusable containers. Do not use plastic wrap, aluminum foil.
Label all containers so they have a better chance of coming home.
Use a refillable water bottle for drinks.
Use a thermos for cold drinks or hot soups.
Avoid taking plastic straws and disposable cutlery.
Put re-usable cutlery and napkins in your child’s lunch box.
Minimize the morning rush by packing lunches the night before and refrigerate over night.
Buy snacks in bulk and send in reusable containers, instead of sending individually wrapped treats.
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Area Cross
Country Milliken
Mills Park
Regional Cross
Country Bruces
Mill
Bus Evacuation Day
Crowle Bowl
Cross Country
Meet 4:00
Pizza
Lunch
Pizza
Lunch
SUB
Lunch
SUB
Lunch
School
Photo
Retakes
Mark your November Calendar for our next School Council Meeting to be held on
Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 pm.