Meeting Notes from JK/SK Meeting

Thank you to all the parents that attended last night's JK/SK meeting. 

The three main issues of concern are:

1. Play Space - how do 120 children share this space 

2. Persons in Charge while out in the yard should wear identifiable clothing - this has been agreed to

3. Start time 9:15am End Time 3:15pm - it doesn't seem as though there is anything we can influence this year however we could possibly influence this decision for next year if the need warrants this.

Michelle Capon, IRC Parent Council President, will be reaching out to Superintendent of Ward 7, Curtis Ennis, to further discuss parents' concerns and possible solutions. If you have additional concerns or letter you would like to forward to the TDSB and our Superintendent, please forward them to Michelle at michelle_capon@hotmail.com

In the meantime, you can download last night's meeting minutes here.

JK/SK Parent Meeting

Parents of current JK/SK students are invited to attend a meeting at IRC on Monday September 29^th at 6:00 p.m. in order to provide feedback and hear about shared space solutions regarding the Full Day Kindergarten program and the Before and After School Program.

We look forward to continuing to work together to meet the needs of the community during this implementation year!

REMINDER: Pizza Lunches start in October!

The 1st pizza day for Grades 1-6  is OCTOBER 31st .

Please note that there is no pizza day scheduled for September.

All pizza orders are due on Friday September 26^th.

French Immersion

Download the application for french immersion + extended french here!

·       Applications for Early French Immersion (for a Junior Kindergarten aged child), must be completed online between November 3^rd 2014 and December 5^th 2014. 

·       Applications for Junior Extended French or Middle French Immersion (for a child currently in Grade 3), must be completed online between January 5^th 2015 and January 29^th 2015. 

Celebrate 100 Years of Keele Street Public School

50-50 Winner

Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher BBQ!  It was wonderful to see everyone come out on a beautiful evening.

The winner of the 50-50 draw is:

Ticket # 089449

Please email michelle-capon@hotmail.com in order to claim your prize of $29.00

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING TEAM

An important reminder to all parents of students who are on the Cross Country Running Team:

Please return your child's permission form (for the Oct. 3rd meet at Centennial).  Parents of students in gr. 1-2 are needed to drive their child and if possible,  volunteer to drive other students. 

If you are able to be a parent volunteer driver, please either email Ms. Fenton at Maureen.fenton@tdsb.on.ca or complete the parent volunteer driver request form included with your child's excursion form.

PIZZA LUNCH NOTICE

You would have received a Pizza lunch form this past Wednesday along with the other mail outs sent home every Wednesday. Since the full day Kindergarten program is still in its infancy at IRC,  as such it has been decided that the consolidation of current routines and supervision during the lunch period should have all the kinks worked out prior to adding new variables. 

For now Pizza Day will not be open to Kindergarten children. This is a temporary and the plan is to have a trial pizza day for JK/SK at a later date so all parties involved can establish a plan to ensure it runs smoothly with adequate supervision. Stay tuned for more details!

IMPORTANT NOTICE RE: FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN IMPLEMENTATION

Principal Anne Macdonald has met with the YMCA manager and the TDSB Early Years Instructional Leader regarding some of the challenges/issues with our full day Kindergarten implementation, specifically dealing with shared space in the playground area, the play structure and the entry/exit routines. She would like to invite all JK/SK parents who have concerns, to a meeting this coming Wednesday, September 24th at 9:15am, in the drop-off area. 

1st Parent Council Meeting of the Year

Thank you to all the parents that came out this past tuesday to IRC's first Parent Council Meeting of the Year! 

You can download the meeting's minutes here. 

Just a couple of reminders, the fall BBQ will be next Tuesday September 23rd, from 4-6:30pm. Kaleb has very kindly agreed to help out but if there is anyone else available please let the Parent Council know (contact details below). We could use the help!

For those of you interested we have a number of Movie nights coming up. For those of you new to the school these are nights where we show a children's movie in the gym. We all bring our sleeping bags, blankets and pillows and some of the children wear their PJ's and we sit in the gym and watch a movie. We provide pizza, baked goods and popcorn. It is a $5 donation but the kids usually love it. The dates that we have booked for movie nights are as follows:

November 5th
December 11th (Christmas Shopping Night for Parents)
February 4th
April 22nd

Parent council meetings will be held on the following dates

October 7th (Also EID)
November 11th (Also Remembrance Day)
December - No Meeting
January 13th
February 10th
March - No Meeting
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th

Michelle Capon - IRC Parent Council President - would like to invite parents/ parent council members to come for a wine and cheese event at her house (307 Indian Road Crescent) on Thursday October 9th starting at 7pm - 9pm. It will be really simple in nature, but it will be nice to meet, chat and get to know each other. 

If you have any questions about parent council and/or volunteering please don't hesitate to contact Michelle directly via the Parent Council email which is IRCParentCouncil@gmail.com, or by phone at 416 854 5136.

REPOST: Sport & Music Calendar

For anyone who would like to download the latest Sport & Music Calendar posted earlier, you can download it here.

Traffic Concerns in our Community

With all the recent (and planned!) development in our community, many of you may have noticed an increase in vehicular traffic on our streets. While we have expressed our concerns to our local Police Division on behalf of our school and community, nothing speaks quite as loudly as individual complaints/concerns from residents themselves. If you'd like to share your concern about the dangers of increased traffic in the West Bend community, you can do so here:

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/d11/

Near the top right hand corner, look for the yellow/amber pull down menu.

Select - Citizen Online Report Entry

Then follow posting instructions.

Sports and Music Calendar

Sports and Music Calendar

Parent Seminar Series

Parent Seminar Series

The “SOS” Parenting Toolbox:

Strength. Optimism. Strategies

The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre is launching an annual series of seminars geared toward families of children and youth with mental health challenges.

Location:

Downtown Toronto

Agenda:

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Doors open/registration

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Presentation

8:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking and book signing

Registration:

Register online here

Admission: $20.00

Who Should Attend:

Parents, grandparents, teachers, child

development professionals and others who

can help children grow will find these

learning experiences filled with practical

skills that can promote children’s well-being

and improve the lives of families.

For more information please call us

at (416) 924-1164 x8707 or check our

website for updates by visiting

www.hincksdellcrest.org/Institute