Mrs. Deborah Snow Principal

Mrs. Barb Sutton Elementary Office Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Becky Green Superintendent of Schools (905)884-4477

Mr. Peter Adams-Luchowksi Trustee (416) 906-0937

Mrs. Janis Showers Mrs. Patti Smith Co-Chairs Highview P.S.

VOLUME 12, ISSUE 9

MAY 2016 HIGHVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Highview Public School (905) 727-6642 The York Region District School Board www.highview.ps.yrdsb.ca

Spring Fair 1

Class Placements 1

Arts Night 2

Memorial Garden 2

Jump Rope for Heart 3

Volunteer Breakfast 3

The Sports Report 3

Youth Dodgeball Tournament

4

National Youth Week 4

Children’s Mental Health Week

4

Drive For Dekpor 4

May Calendar 5

INS IDE THIS ISSUE:

Very soon our staff will begin the process of creating tentative class lists for next year. Our primary goal is to develop well balanced classes. We attempt to balance the classes in terms of overall numbers, gender mix, aca-demic ability and social and emotional concerns. We appreciate your confidence that we will place your child ap-propriately, given the above criteria. Sometimes parents have information which

might have an impact on our decision making. If you have information you would like to share regard-ing your child’s needs, please submit it to the of-fice in writing prior to May 27th. We appreciate your input and will cer-tainly take it into considera-tion, but please do not con-sider it confirmation of a particular placement. Again this year, as a result of Ministry guide-lines regarding class sizes, we will not be finalizing class placements until Au-

Class Placements 2016-2017

HIGHVIEW’S FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING FAIR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st (Please note change of date)

gust. Consequently, next year’s homeroom teachers will not be indicated on the report cards. Also, as a conse-quence of the Ministry cap on primary class size we will continue to have a high number of combined (split) grade classes. In fact, the majority of our classes could be combined grade classes.

After the tremen-dous success of our past fairs, we are eagerly an-ticipating this year’s Community Spring Fair. The School Council has arranged many exciting activities. They include: Robo Rampage 15’ X 15’ Wall E

bouncy castle 23’ Polar Plunge Wrecking Ball (for

the strong and the brave)

13 X 15 Knights’ Castle

5 in 1 Sports Combo

Carnival Games Clown Magician Candy Floss Popcorn And lots more…… The Optimist Club will be barbe-quing—so be sure you bring a big appetite! We will not be pre-selling food this year so be sure to bring your food money to the event. Tickets for the Fair are $9.00 per per-son if purchased prior to

the event using School-CashOnLine (watch for an email) or $10.00 at the gate. Family passes are $25.00 (immediate family members only). Ticket order forms for admission to the Fair will be sent home prior to the event.

2016 2017

On Thursday, May 5th the Highview community will be treated to an amazing evening of visual, dramatic and musical art. Our doors will be open from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. Please join us!

YOUR ARE INVITED TO ARTS NIGHT 2016

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Victoria Day Holiday Monday, May 23rd, 2016

Character Matters! May’s Highlighted Character Trait is: Courage

GARDEN DEDICATION

On June 8th we will officially dedicate our garden to the memory of David Leeper

and to others who live on in our memories. We will gather at the front of the school

for the dedication ceremony at 11:00 A.M. Please join us if you are able. We are

continuing to encourage you to bring and place a rock in the “Memory Rocks”

section in memory of someone who holds a special place in your heart.

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Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart

We are looking forward to our annual Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart events which will take place on Monday, May 9th. Students are encouraged to ask parents, relatives and well known neighbours to sponsor them for this Heart and Stroke Foundation fundraising event. Door-to-door canvassing is inappropriate and should not take place. Shortly, all students will bring home envelopes with detailed instructions. Please let us know if you do not receive the package. We have a great reputation at Highview P.S. for our tremendous support of the Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart program. We look forward to upholding the tradition!

The Sports Report We are looking forward to our Hoops For Heart tournament which will take place in conjunction with our Jump Rope for Heart Event on May 9th. The Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Basket-ball Teams both represented the school very well in our recent Area Tournaments. The Intermediate Badminton team is practising hard in preparation for the Area Tournament on May 10th. Grade 7 House League badminton games take place on Thursdays at lunch.

Upcoming Sports Dates Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart………….....……..May 9 Area Badminton Tournament………..………..May 10

Special Needs Track and Field Meet…...……..May 25

School Track and Field for Grades 6, 7 & 8….May 30

School Track and Field for Grades 3, 4 & 5 ….May 31

Area Track and Field Meet ………………..….June 14

Regional Track and Field Meet…………...…..June 22

Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they are worthless but because they are priceless. Author Unknown

This year we would like to thank our volun-teers at a special breakfast which will take place on Wednesday, June 8th from 7:30 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. in the staffroom. If you have volunteered in any capacity this year, please come and join us. We appreciate all the jobs you do including: escorting groups on field trips; organizing and handing out pizza and pitas; being part of the School Council; reading with our students… the list goes on and on. We will not be sending out personal-ized invitations this year, please know that you are welcome.

Thank You to Our Volunteers

~Please join us for our next School Council Meeting Monday, May 16th at 7:00 P.M.

In the School Library~

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As you do your spring cleaning, please set aside gently used outgrown running shoes, cleats, sports jerseys, summer shoes, and backpacks. Beginning May 30th, we will be collecting these items to send to Dekpor, Ghana where they will be put to very good use by stu-dents there.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Character

Trait of the

Month

2 DAY 2

Eco Camp

Badminton @

Northern Lights

3 DAY 3

Eco Camp Artist in

Residence (Gr 7/8)

4 DAY 4

Eco Camp

5 DAY 5

Sibbald Pt.(Gr 7)

Jump Rope/Hoops

for Heart Kickoff

ARTS NIGHT

6

PA DAY

7

8

Mother’s Day 9 DAY 1

Jump Rope/Hoops

for Heart

Camp Olympia

Parent Meeting

6:00 p.m.

10 DAY 2

Area Badminton

11 DAY 3

Lake St. George (Gr 6)

Artist in Residence (Gr 7/8)

12 DAY 4

Lake St. George (Gr 6)

13 DAY 5

Return from Lake

St. George (Gr 6)

14

15 16 DAY 1

School Council

Meeting (7:00 pm)

17 DAY 2

Genius Hour

Presentations

(Intermediate)

18 DAY 3

Olympia Sports

Camp (Gr 5) Artist in Residence

(Gr 7/8)

Dental Trip (Gr3)

19 DAY 4

Olympia Sports

Camp (Gr 5)

Welcome to

Kindergarten (4:30-5:30 pm)

20 DAY 5 Return from Olympia

Sports Camp (Gr 5) Water Festival (Gr3/4)

SK Vision Screening

Hep B (Gr 7)

HPV (Gr 8 Girls)

21

22 23

VICTORIA

DAY

HOLIDAY

24 DAY 1

Montreal Gr 8

Grad Trip

25 DAY 2

Montreal Gr 8

Grad Trip

Special Needs

Track Meet

26 DAY 3

Montreal Gr 8

Grad Trip

27 DAY 4

Special Needs

Track Meet (Rain Date)

28

29

30 DAY 5

Intermediate

Track & Field

31 DAY 1

Primary/Junior

Track & Field

HIGHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL

EQAO—GRADE 6 THIS WEEK

EQAO—GRADE 3 THIS WEEK