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Dundas Central School News 73 Melville Street Dundas, Ontario L9H 2A2 Phone (905) 627-3521
Fax (905) 627-3522
June 2009 B. Morlog, Principal J. Manzin, Vice-Principal
Education is “Central”
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
“Good things happening at Central”
Staff Information At this time, round one of the Board’s staffing process has been completed. Mr. John Peterson will be leaving our school and I wish to take this opportunity to thank him for his contributions and years of service here at Dundas Central. We wish him the best in his new position next year. I would like to thank Miss Terri Dunnett for her energy, contributions and efforts since she took over for Mr. Petersen in January. Unfortunately, Miss Dunnett can not apply for his position as she is on the occasional list and only permanent or probationary teachers may apply. We wish her the best in what should be a promising teaching career. Lastly, we also wish Ms. Leslie Brown “all the best” as she moves into her new position. Ms. Brown was selected as one of fourteen teachers who will serve as a Math Facilitator to a number of schools in the Board. We are pleased to “welcome aboard” Mrs. Swartz to our staff. She will be teaching grade six along with grade seven and eight science. She has taught previously at Gordon Price and Dundas District schools and is looking forward to joining us. The staffing process will continue into the summer months. Round two of teacher postings and interviews will commence over the next three weeks. After that has been completed, the Board’s Placement Committee may place teachers in vacancies within schools. After the committee has completed the placements and school’s still have vacancies, a new teacher may be hired. As outlined in previous correspondence, over the summer staffing could change due to personal moves, resignations, retirements, illness, system staffing needs or leaves of absence. Tentative teacher assignments will be outlined in an update before the end of June. Class Lists As outlined in the April newsletter, grade teams will spend a tremendous amount of time creating classes for next year. They must consider female / male ratios, balancing students of different academic and leadership abilities, which teacher suits a student’s learning profile, who needs to be together, who should be separated, who has been in a split class (or who can handle it) and even the instruments they play. We will be posting class lists just outside the office the last week in August just before Labour Day. Staff will meet students on the first day outside prior to the commencement of school and inform them what class they will be in. I cannot promise who will be your child’s teacher at this point. Too many factors such as those staffing issues listed above, along with students moving in and out of our school community may also cause us to re-adjust class lists. Parental requests for teachers, classes or classmates will be considered only if they are of “substantial merit” and in writing to Mr. Morlog. Even then, they will be taken “under advisement”. No promises will be provided. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work through the process. Looking for Kindergarten Students Currently our numbers are low in Kindergarten, particularly Junior Kindergarten. We are not sure if we will be experiencing an enrollment decline or parents have not yet registered their children. If you know of anyone wishing to attend our school in September, please inform them to contact our office or come in to register their child. We are contacting local day care facilities to pass on this information to their communities. EQAO Testing As we move into the first week of June our grade three students are wrapping up their testing and the grade six students are working through this assessment of student achievement. We wish our students all the best and we are confident they will represent our school well. Although we tend to play down the Ministry’s and media’s importance and attention to the testing, it does provide a “snapshot” of student performance standards. The results of this assessment give us some indication how well our students have grasped the provincial outcomes and assist our staff to uncover what we do well and what areas require attention. Over the years, the process has assisted in developing consistency and continuity in program content, instruction, assignments and assessment. Results from the EQAO testing will be released in the Fall.
Major School Trips for Next Year At the request of some parents, we are outlining the three major trips for the next school year so families can budget for them. Our traditional trips are as follows: Grade
Destination
Time of Year
Approx. Cost
Activities
6
Wanakita
end of Jan.
$190
- cross country skiing - snowshoes, skating, hockey - winter survival / outdoor education
7
St. Donat Quebec
Jan. 13-16
$480 & $38 for rentals/Helmet
- French Canadian culture - skiing /downhill, X-country - history & geography - music, skits, entertainment
8
Quebec City
June
$600
- French Canadian culture - museums, historical sites - boat cruise, entertainment - history and geography - Old Quebec City, Fortress
Friendly Reminders: We have several students arriving at school as early as 8:00. Please be aware that there is no supervision on the playground until 8:25. If you are planning on moving over the summer, please advise the office as soon as possible. Thank you.
Popcorn and Yogurt Our popcorn sales are finished for the year. We will continue to sell yogurt on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
June 18th will be the last day of yogurt sales. Thank you for another great year of popcorn and yogurt sales!
ALS Drive Thanks for donating your spare change to our ALS fundraiser. We will continue to collect change until Wednesday June 3rd. Several of our students will be participating in the ALS walk on June 6th. Remember, your change can make a change.
Dundas Central’s Year End Picnic Thursday June 18th 5:00 - 7:30pm Activities include games, face painting, sucker pull, snow cones, BBQ and more. All Central Public students will receive some complimentary activity tickets. More tickets can be purchased (25cents each) at the picnic. Students will be bringing home a parent volunteer form. Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you don’t have a form and are able to help please pick one up at the office.
See you on the 18th!!!
The Dundas Central Band has been very busy this year. In April we participated in Band Fest, in May we played during the school play and in June we are heading to Wonderland to perform as part of the Music Festival. June 5th is our trip date. To prepare for this trip we are performing a concert on June 3rd at 7pm. We have the grade 4 French play presenting too. We hope to see you there! ****Anyone who has a concert band instrument they do not want or need, we would appreciate the contribution to the music program. Even if the instrument needs a bit of work, any donation would be great.
Important Dates for Kindergarten Friday June 12– A/B class trip to African Lion Safari Monday June 22 - Teddy Bear Picnic (B) Tuesday June 23 - Teddy Bear Picnic (A) Wednesday June 24 - SK Graduation 1:30 - 3:00 Thursday June 25 - JK ice cream sundae party In May the students in Mrs. Graves' class received a letter from The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment. He was writing in response to their letter to him regarding their concerns about oil spills and our environment. He was very impressed with their letter and the students' drawings. It is posted outside of room 103 for those who are interested in reading it.
Home & School News It's hard to believe that summer is just around the corner! I would like to thank all of the dear parents and staff who gave their time, energy and support to make this school year great. Many thanks to organizers Jane Lindsay and Denise Montgomery and all the volunteers of our 2nd annual Plant Sale on May 7th. And thanks to everyone (notably Jane Lindsay again!) who contributed to make the Staff Appreciation Lunch on May 13th such a yummy, warm and fuzzy event. Our final H&S event will be the End of Year Picnic on Thursday, June 18th from 5:00 to 7:30 pm - RAIN or SHINE! Many hands are needed to make this super fun event a reality, so please offer to lend a hand. We will try to get a sign-up sheet on the website shortly. Our next H&S meeting is on Wednesday, June 3rd from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Childcare will be available. Hope to see you there! Michelle Chin Dundas Central Home & School http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/centraldundas/ P.S. If you still need plants and gardening supplies, Dundas Central is a "Grow for Green Member" (# 905.627.3521), so 3% of your year-round gardening purchases at Holland Park Garden Gallery will go back to our school.
CALLING ALL PARENTS Do you want to be more involved in your child’s education? A School Council is a group of parent’s, caregiver’s, school staff, and other representatives of a school community. School Councils are mandated by the Ministry of Education and are intended to provide input and advice to the School Board and School Principal. Our purpose is to promote an excellent educational experience for our children. We are seeking volunteers for next year’s School Council. If you are interested, please join us at our next meeting – Tuesday June 9, 2009 @ 7 pm in the staff room. If you would like more information, please contact current School Council Chair Mike Downs at 905-627-9593.
Library The students have been enjoying all the new books in the library bought with proceeds from the book fair and special ministry funding. All books are due back to the library by Friday, June 12th. The fine for lost books is $5 for a soft covered book and $10 for a hard covered book. Happy reading over the holidays!!
French Grade 4 The grade 4s will be presenting the play, “Les trios petits cochons” on Wed. June 7th at 7pm in the gym. Come on out and enjoy their performance.
Forest of Reading Over 300 students in our school from JK to grade 8 participated in the Forest of Reading program this year. Over 250,000 students across the province voted. Winners JK-Gr3 :Blue Spruce, Chester Gr4 : Silver Birch Express, Dear Sylvia Gr 5/6 Fiction: The Third Eye Gr 5/6 Non Fiction: Gold Medal for Weird Gr 7/8 Fiction: Out of the Cold Gr 7/8 Non Fiction: Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of the Ten Sovereigns
Runners Up JK-Gr3 : Such a Prince, Stanley at Sea Gr 4 : Feather Braid, Boy in Motion Gr 5/6 Fiction : Swindle, Eye of the Crow Gr 5/6 Non Fiction : Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Know About Food Gr 7/8 Fiction: Egghead Gr 7/8 Non Fiction:
French Speech Festival French Café Our first French Café was a great success! Thank you to the grade 8 students involved and those that donated baked goods. A special than you to everyone that purchased our treats! We raised over $300 for our grade 8 graduation. Merci!
Congratulations to Emmali Branton! Emmali participated in the French Speech Festival at Glendon College on May 9th. This festival allowed students across the province to showcase their speeches. Felicitations Emmali!
Quebec City Our grade 8 students will be going to Quebec City June 8 - 11. The itinerary has been sent home with the students participating on the trip. Students not going on the trip are expected to come to school as there is still a program in place for them.
Gauss Math Dundas Central students are not only amazing athletes, actors and artists, but skilled mathematicians as well. Congratulations to the 35 students who wrote the Gauss Math Test on Wed. May 13th. This is a grueling math competition coordinated by the University of Waterloo as an enrichment activity for students in grade 7 and 8. Students were allowed 1 hour to complete 25 questions. Congratulations to Shannon Guo for having the highest score of all grade eight students and Nathanael McCaffery for grade 7. Attention Grade 7 parents--Bakers Needed! Baked goods are needed for our Grade 8 Graduates and their guests following the Graduation ceremony. Drop off cookies or squares to Mrs. Costa-Popovich's room (212) Monday June 22nd.
Fax (905) 627-3522
June 2009 B. Morlog, Principal J. Manzin, Vice-Principal
Education is “Central”
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
“Good things happening at Central”
Staff Information At this time, round one of the Board’s staffing process has been completed. Mr. John Peterson will be leaving our school and I wish to take this opportunity to thank him for his contributions and years of service here at Dundas Central. We wish him the best in his new position next year. I would like to thank Miss Terri Dunnett for her energy, contributions and efforts since she took over for Mr. Petersen in January. Unfortunately, Miss Dunnett can not apply for his position as she is on the occasional list and only permanent or probationary teachers may apply. We wish her the best in what should be a promising teaching career. Lastly, we also wish Ms. Leslie Brown “all the best” as she moves into her new position. Ms. Brown was selected as one of fourteen teachers who will serve as a Math Facilitator to a number of schools in the Board. We are pleased to “welcome aboard” Mrs. Swartz to our staff. She will be teaching grade six along with grade seven and eight science. She has taught previously at Gordon Price and Dundas District schools and is looking forward to joining us. The staffing process will continue into the summer months. Round two of teacher postings and interviews will commence over the next three weeks. After that has been completed, the Board’s Placement Committee may place teachers in vacancies within schools. After the committee has completed the placements and school’s still have vacancies, a new teacher may be hired. As outlined in previous correspondence, over the summer staffing could change due to personal moves, resignations, retirements, illness, system staffing needs or leaves of absence. Tentative teacher assignments will be outlined in an update before the end of June. Class Lists As outlined in the April newsletter, grade teams will spend a tremendous amount of time creating classes for next year. They must consider female / male ratios, balancing students of different academic and leadership abilities, which teacher suits a student’s learning profile, who needs to be together, who should be separated, who has been in a split class (or who can handle it) and even the instruments they play. We will be posting class lists just outside the office the last week in August just before Labour Day. Staff will meet students on the first day outside prior to the commencement of school and inform them what class they will be in. I cannot promise who will be your child’s teacher at this point. Too many factors such as those staffing issues listed above, along with students moving in and out of our school community may also cause us to re-adjust class lists. Parental requests for teachers, classes or classmates will be considered only if they are of “substantial merit” and in writing to Mr. Morlog. Even then, they will be taken “under advisement”. No promises will be provided. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work through the process. Looking for Kindergarten Students Currently our numbers are low in Kindergarten, particularly Junior Kindergarten. We are not sure if we will be experiencing an enrollment decline or parents have not yet registered their children. If you know of anyone wishing to attend our school in September, please inform them to contact our office or come in to register their child. We are contacting local day care facilities to pass on this information to their communities. EQAO Testing As we move into the first week of June our grade three students are wrapping up their testing and the grade six students are working through this assessment of student achievement. We wish our students all the best and we are confident they will represent our school well. Although we tend to play down the Ministry’s and media’s importance and attention to the testing, it does provide a “snapshot” of student performance standards. The results of this assessment give us some indication how well our students have grasped the provincial outcomes and assist our staff to uncover what we do well and what areas require attention. Over the years, the process has assisted in developing consistency and continuity in program content, instruction, assignments and assessment. Results from the EQAO testing will be released in the Fall.
Major School Trips for Next Year At the request of some parents, we are outlining the three major trips for the next school year so families can budget for them. Our traditional trips are as follows: Grade
Destination
Time of Year
Approx. Cost
Activities
6
Wanakita
end of Jan.
$190
- cross country skiing - snowshoes, skating, hockey - winter survival / outdoor education
7
St. Donat Quebec
Jan. 13-16
$480 & $38 for rentals/Helmet
- French Canadian culture - skiing /downhill, X-country - history & geography - music, skits, entertainment
8
Quebec City
June
$600
- French Canadian culture - museums, historical sites - boat cruise, entertainment - history and geography - Old Quebec City, Fortress
Friendly Reminders: We have several students arriving at school as early as 8:00. Please be aware that there is no supervision on the playground until 8:25. If you are planning on moving over the summer, please advise the office as soon as possible. Thank you.
Popcorn and Yogurt Our popcorn sales are finished for the year. We will continue to sell yogurt on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
June 18th will be the last day of yogurt sales. Thank you for another great year of popcorn and yogurt sales!
ALS Drive Thanks for donating your spare change to our ALS fundraiser. We will continue to collect change until Wednesday June 3rd. Several of our students will be participating in the ALS walk on June 6th. Remember, your change can make a change.
Dundas Central’s Year End Picnic Thursday June 18th 5:00 - 7:30pm Activities include games, face painting, sucker pull, snow cones, BBQ and more. All Central Public students will receive some complimentary activity tickets. More tickets can be purchased (25cents each) at the picnic. Students will be bringing home a parent volunteer form. Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you don’t have a form and are able to help please pick one up at the office.
See you on the 18th!!!
The Dundas Central Band has been very busy this year. In April we participated in Band Fest, in May we played during the school play and in June we are heading to Wonderland to perform as part of the Music Festival. June 5th is our trip date. To prepare for this trip we are performing a concert on June 3rd at 7pm. We have the grade 4 French play presenting too. We hope to see you there! ****Anyone who has a concert band instrument they do not want or need, we would appreciate the contribution to the music program. Even if the instrument needs a bit of work, any donation would be great.
Important Dates for Kindergarten Friday June 12– A/B class trip to African Lion Safari Monday June 22 - Teddy Bear Picnic (B) Tuesday June 23 - Teddy Bear Picnic (A) Wednesday June 24 - SK Graduation 1:30 - 3:00 Thursday June 25 - JK ice cream sundae party In May the students in Mrs. Graves' class received a letter from The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment. He was writing in response to their letter to him regarding their concerns about oil spills and our environment. He was very impressed with their letter and the students' drawings. It is posted outside of room 103 for those who are interested in reading it.
Home & School News It's hard to believe that summer is just around the corner! I would like to thank all of the dear parents and staff who gave their time, energy and support to make this school year great. Many thanks to organizers Jane Lindsay and Denise Montgomery and all the volunteers of our 2nd annual Plant Sale on May 7th. And thanks to everyone (notably Jane Lindsay again!) who contributed to make the Staff Appreciation Lunch on May 13th such a yummy, warm and fuzzy event. Our final H&S event will be the End of Year Picnic on Thursday, June 18th from 5:00 to 7:30 pm - RAIN or SHINE! Many hands are needed to make this super fun event a reality, so please offer to lend a hand. We will try to get a sign-up sheet on the website shortly. Our next H&S meeting is on Wednesday, June 3rd from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Childcare will be available. Hope to see you there! Michelle Chin Dundas Central Home & School http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/centraldundas/ P.S. If you still need plants and gardening supplies, Dundas Central is a "Grow for Green Member" (# 905.627.3521), so 3% of your year-round gardening purchases at Holland Park Garden Gallery will go back to our school.
CALLING ALL PARENTS Do you want to be more involved in your child’s education? A School Council is a group of parent’s, caregiver’s, school staff, and other representatives of a school community. School Councils are mandated by the Ministry of Education and are intended to provide input and advice to the School Board and School Principal. Our purpose is to promote an excellent educational experience for our children. We are seeking volunteers for next year’s School Council. If you are interested, please join us at our next meeting – Tuesday June 9, 2009 @ 7 pm in the staff room. If you would like more information, please contact current School Council Chair Mike Downs at 905-627-9593.
Library The students have been enjoying all the new books in the library bought with proceeds from the book fair and special ministry funding. All books are due back to the library by Friday, June 12th. The fine for lost books is $5 for a soft covered book and $10 for a hard covered book. Happy reading over the holidays!!
French Grade 4 The grade 4s will be presenting the play, “Les trios petits cochons” on Wed. June 7th at 7pm in the gym. Come on out and enjoy their performance.
Forest of Reading Over 300 students in our school from JK to grade 8 participated in the Forest of Reading program this year. Over 250,000 students across the province voted. Winners JK-Gr3 :Blue Spruce, Chester Gr4 : Silver Birch Express, Dear Sylvia Gr 5/6 Fiction: The Third Eye Gr 5/6 Non Fiction: Gold Medal for Weird Gr 7/8 Fiction: Out of the Cold Gr 7/8 Non Fiction: Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of the Ten Sovereigns
Runners Up JK-Gr3 : Such a Prince, Stanley at Sea Gr 4 : Feather Braid, Boy in Motion Gr 5/6 Fiction : Swindle, Eye of the Crow Gr 5/6 Non Fiction : Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Know About Food Gr 7/8 Fiction: Egghead Gr 7/8 Non Fiction:
French Speech Festival French Café Our first French Café was a great success! Thank you to the grade 8 students involved and those that donated baked goods. A special than you to everyone that purchased our treats! We raised over $300 for our grade 8 graduation. Merci!
Congratulations to Emmali Branton! Emmali participated in the French Speech Festival at Glendon College on May 9th. This festival allowed students across the province to showcase their speeches. Felicitations Emmali!
Quebec City Our grade 8 students will be going to Quebec City June 8 - 11. The itinerary has been sent home with the students participating on the trip. Students not going on the trip are expected to come to school as there is still a program in place for them.
Gauss Math Dundas Central students are not only amazing athletes, actors and artists, but skilled mathematicians as well. Congratulations to the 35 students who wrote the Gauss Math Test on Wed. May 13th. This is a grueling math competition coordinated by the University of Waterloo as an enrichment activity for students in grade 7 and 8. Students were allowed 1 hour to complete 25 questions. Congratulations to Shannon Guo for having the highest score of all grade eight students and Nathanael McCaffery for grade 7. Attention Grade 7 parents--Bakers Needed! Baked goods are needed for our Grade 8 Graduates and their guests following the Graduation ceremony. Drop off cookies or squares to Mrs. Costa-Popovich's room (212) Monday June 22nd.
