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Coppard Glen P.S. 131 Coppard Avenue, Markham ON L3S 2T5 (905) 471-0419

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.coppardglen.ps.yrdsb.ca

Inside this issue:

May 2017

Principal R. Ishtiaque

Vice-Principal

T. Evans

Superintendent Erik Khilji

(905) 940-7800

Trustee Juanita Nathan (416)885-3479

Important Dates:

May 1—Beltane

May 10—Wesak

May 12—Nisfu-Shaban

May 22—Victoria Day - No School

May 23 —Declaration of the Bab

May 25—Ascension Day

May 27—Ramadhan Begins

May 29—Ascension of Baha’u’Itah

May 31– Shavout

Dear Coppard Families,

Spring is here! An increase in sunshine seems to bring an increase in smiles

and people generally feeling happier. Research shows that warm and sunny

weather can have a positive impact on our moods. It’s important that we stay

attuned to our emotional health and find the time to participate in activities

that help us look after ourselves and our well-being. May is a great time to do

that as it is Mental Health Awareness month, and this week kicks off Child and

Youth Mental Health week from May 1 – May 5. The Ministry of Education’s

“Achieving Excellence” publication is their renewed vision for education in

Ontario and promoting well-being is one of the key actions listed in the

document. Students who maintain positive mental health and experience

well-being often have a strong sense of resiliency. Resilience is our ability to

cope with the normal stresses of daily life, and bounce back from challenges.

As a school, we are committed to supporting the development of resiliency in

students by encouraging students to believe in their own strengths, abilities

and self-worth. For more information, supports and resources, please visit the

Ministry website at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/healthyschools/links.html.

As you will see on the following page, the York Region District School Board is

inviting participation in a Parent Survey. It is available in many language and it

will be sent home this week. Please take the time to complete and return it by

May 19th. Parent voice matters and this is your opportunity to share your input

as we continue our work in supporting student achievement and well-being. We

also look forward to seeing you at our School Council meeting on May 2nd. We

meet at 6:30 in the library. Hope to see you then!

R. Ishtiaque and T. Evans

Follow us on Twitter: @CoppardPS

OUR SCHOOL...

Promotes learning in a caring and safe environment.

Strives for excellence academically, socially, emotionally and physically.

Has high expectations and standards.

THE COPPARD GLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL community believes in success for all

students. It is committed to developing within each student the attitudes, knowledge and

skills needed to be a contributing and responsible member of Canadian society.

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YRDSB Survey for Parents/Guardians

Parents/guardians are invited to participate in a survey before May 19.

This survey provides an important opportunity for parent/guardian

voice. Results will be used to guide planning to support student

achievement and well-being.

The English version of the survey is available online. Paper surveys are

available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Farsi,

Gujarati, Hebrew, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Sri Lankan Tamil, Urdu and

Vietnamese. Paper copies will be sent home this week with your child.

If you do not receive by May 4th you can request one from the school.

We value your input and encourage you to complete the survey. The

information you provide will be anonymous, considered confidential and

kept in strict accordance with all relevant legislation. Please contact the

school if you have any questions.



Coppard CaReS:

Coppard Character, Recognition and Spirit Assembly

Monday, May 29, 2017

at 2:00 p.m.

This month’s trait is “ COURAGE.”

Every month at Coppard Glen P.S., we host our Spirit and Character Assemblies. We gather together as

an entire school from Kindergarten to Grade 8, to show our school spirit by celebrating accomplishments

and recognizing good character. We also have important messages presented from our student groups

such as Student Council, Me to We and our Eco-Team. Parents are always

invited to attend all assemblies.

The dates for the remainder of the year for Spirit and Character assemblies are

as follows:

Wednesday, June 21st at 9:15 a.m.

The Coppard Glen Character Trait

for MAY is

“COURAGE”

Courage means doing the right thing even when it is difficult. People show courage by

trying new things and following their conscience even if it means not following their

friends.

Character Quote:

“Courage is when you stand up for what you know is right.” —D.B Forrest



Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration commenced on

Friday, January 20, 2017 for the 2017-2018

school year. Registration forms are available

on YRDSB’s website: www.yrdsb.ca.

Children who turn four or five years old

during 2017, live within the school boundary and whose parents are public school tax

supporters will be eligible to register for kindergarten. A kindergarten information

session for parents is being planned for this spring. For more information please visit

the YRDSB website or contact your local school.

French Immersion Registrations

French Immersion registration began on January 20, 2017. Parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2017, and wishing to enroll in the FI Program, can visit or call the school office and request an Office Index Card - short version. The Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of identification showing their address (Property Tax bill or any utility bill, NO Drivers License), to the designated FI program location to register. Please visit YRDSB’s website in May 2017 (http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/fi/Pages/Programs-Locations.aspx) to find the FI program location for your elementary school location. YRDSB’s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to continue to

offer the FI program to all who wish to enrol. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track settings, in a variety of configurations. In order to

meet community needs and optimize available space in our schools, a community's Grade 1-8 FI program may be provided over more than one school during

the course of a student's FI education. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools. More

information is available on the Board’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Please note: Some of the FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the

development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision. Overflow

refers to situations in which the Board directs students to attend a school other than their community school or optional program for a specific period of

time, as defined in Policy #108.

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In the 2017/18 school year, York Region Public Health will visit all elementary schools to provide school

immunization clinics to Grade 7 students. The clinics offer vaccines for Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma

Virus (HPV) and Meningococcal A, C, Y, W-135 at no cost.

Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act, meningococcal vaccine is required for school attendance,

unless an exemption is filed with public health. Hepatitis B and HPV vaccines are recommended, but not

required for school attendance.

Parents of students entering Grade 7 in fall 2017 will receive consent forms in the mail in June. Please

complete the consent form and return it to York Region Public Health to allow your child to participate in

the immunization clinics. Detailed instructions can be found on the forms and accompanying letter. If the

consent form is not completed, your child will not be able to receive vaccines at the clinic.

Parents and guardians who do not consent should still complete the forms and return them, indicating

that you do not authorize York Region Public Health to immunize your child.

Visit york.ca/immunizations and click on School Immunization Clinics for more information.

Did you know? If your child has missed a required vaccination on Ontario’s routine immunization sched-

ule, he/she can receive the vaccine at one of York Region Public Health’s Community Immunization Clin-

ics. These evening clinics are offered throughout the summer, giving students the opportunity to catch up

before returning to school. Visit york.ca/immunizations and select Community Immunization Clinics to

learn more.

york.ca/immunizations



The Together We’re Better team of Coppard Glen had another campaign this month in school called “Baby Steps” where they collected baby items such as diapers, baby food and baby clothes. The donations will go to help young children at Yellow Brick House. We would like to thank everyone in the community for supporting this drive and making it a huge success.

Together We're Better Team,

Mrs. Chatterjee & Mrs. Khurana



POPCORN SALES AT COPPARD GLEN

On Wednesday, April 19th, we held a Kernels Popcorn Day. Demand for popcorn was high

and it was a great turnout. We sold over 150 bags of popcorn!

Our next popcorn day will be: Wednesday, May 3, 17 & 31. Don’t forget you’re toonies!

A big appreciation to all the staff and students who volunteer their time to make this

happen. Thank you!

FROZEN YOGURT AT COPPARD GLEN

Frozen Yogurt will be on sale on May 3, 10, & 24

for $1.50

A big appreciation to all the staff and students who volunteered their time to

make this happen. Thank you!

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Poussins bébé - Baby Chicks

Les élèves de la classe de Mme Yu ont hâte pour l’arrivé des poussins en quelques semaines! Cinq fois par jour, nous prenons des tours à tourner les œufs. Voici une photo des œufs dans l’incubateur.

On aura une photo des poussins au mois de juin!

The students in Mme. Yu’s class are excited for the arrival of the chicks in a few weeks! Five times a day, we take turns turning the eggs. Here is a photo of the eggs in the incubator.

Stay tuned next month for a photo of our chicks!

Merci! Mme. Yu



Snack Club Volunteers

We would like to thank the students, teachers, vice principal and our

parent for volunteering their time to make Coppard Glen’s Snack Bin

Program a great success. The volunteers worked daily to insure that

healthy snacks were available to our students.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the following volunteers: Krishma C., Renesh S., Winnie L.,

Vinujah K., Jocelyn C., Laxsika P., Magnilini K., Ashvika A., Ms. Yu, Mrs. Nastase, Ms. Bain,

Ms. Valentine, Ms. Cracknell, Mrs. Shahi, Mrs. Vasilakos, Miss Hussain, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Olusegun and

Mrs. Nicholls.

Our student volunteers were responsible, trustworthy and helpful! Thank you for your service this

year!

COPPARD GLEN PIZZA

LUNCH THIS MONTH

WILL BE

THURSDAY, MAY

4, 11, 18 & 25

COPPARD GLEN SUBWAY® LUNCHES

We are excited to offer SUBWAY® lunch on TUESDAYS

once a month on: Just a reminder of our upcoming Subway

dates:

MAY 2, 2017

June 6, 2017

School Assistant Positions—Lunchtime

Positions are available if you are interested in working as a School Assistant at our

school, please contact the school office (905) 471-0419. We currently need people for

occasional work. These are paid positions and require one hour a day, over our lunch

hour which is from 12:45 p.m.—1:45 p.m. A Police Vulnerable Sector Check will be

required.



An Opportunity To Help Our First Nations Neighbours

In April, some student council members along with Ms. Vasilakos and Mme. Uribe

had the opportunity to visit Parkland Public School to hear from Laura Hoeg, a community

leader from Georgina Island, Chippewa First Nations - the closest reservation to us in York

Region. She came to speak on behalf of the children living and attending school on the island.

The school building is more than 70 years old, is in poor condition and does not have its own

gym or library. She is asking for help from concerned citizens to write to the Federal

Government demanding that the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation immediately re-

ceive the available and necessary funding to build a school that meets Ontario provincial stan-

dards. We are inviting students and all interested community members to write a letter to the

Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, to advocate for a quality educational facility on

Georgina Island that is equitable to other schools in York Region. For more information,

please contact Ms. Vasilakos or Mme. Uribe.

Your email/letter can be addressed to the following:

The Honourable Doctor Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P.

Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Les Terrasses de la Chaudière

North Tower, 10 Wellington Street

Gatineau, Quebec

K1A 0H4

E-Mail: [email protected]



Coppard Glen P.S. is an EcoSchool!

Here at Coppard Glen the environment is very important to us. As an EcoSchool we have made a school wide

commitment to protect, think and learn about our environment by joining a program called Ontario EcoSchools.

Ontario EcoSchools is a province wide environmental educational program for Grades Kindergarten –12 that helps

students teach to become environmentally responsible citizens.

Congratulations to Coppard Glen Public School for your many efforts to make our school and

community a little more greener. Way to go!

Eco-Team News for May

Congratulations to all staff and students for participating in a successful and action packed

Earth Week!

Together we took Action and focused on the 4 R’s

(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rethink!)

We challenge everyone to continue to:

Bring Boomerang Lunches every day,

Walk to School every Wednesday in May and June,

Not Litter in our playground or community!

Look for our next Book Swap before the end of this Year!

Thank you from your 2017 Eco-Team!



Grade 8 Graduation

With the new year upon us, it is time to think about graduation for our Grade 8 students. This year’s ceremony and celebration will be held at the Shangri-La Convention Centre on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017. Save the date and come help us celebrate with this year’s grads!

Mrs. Kostash

Macklin House KidZone

Just a reminder to all families that Macklin House KidZone offers

before and after school care to Coppard families. We open at 7

a.m. and offer extended hours after school until 6 p.m. Please

contact us to be on our waiting list. Call us at (905) 472-6201, if

you are interested or would like

further information. We are

open to new registrations!



FORKS & SPOONS

Here at Coppard Glen we are an

eco-friendly school. Lets all take

care of the environment! Please

make sure that your children

have proper reusable utensils to

eat their snacks and lunches.

Thank you!

DONATIONS FOR ART CLUB Parents, we are looking for recycled materials such as

baby food jars, paper towel rolls, fabric rem-

nants/pieces, discarded clean socks (you know the

kind that come out of the dryer and the other one is

missing), yogurt containers of all sizes and lids of all

sizes (cream cheese, yogurt, Pringles, etc.)

Please drop your items to the office.

Thank you,

Ms. Karshan & Ms. Ing

School Cash ONLINE

A new exciting method to pay online is available to our parents now offered at Coppard Glen P.S. is

accepting online payments through School Cash ONLINE!

School Cash Online provides the following benefits:

A convenient fee payment option that saves time

Reduces paper

NO more need to send cash or cheques to school

A quick way to register. It takes less than 5 minutes to

register.

Parents that opt to participate will receive notification via

email of student fees owed (both required and optional),

and can make secure online payments by credit card or

Interac and receive a receipt.



Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Kirck off Assembly

to Play A Thon

2 School Council

Meeting @

6:30 p.m.

3 Popcorn &

Forzen Yogurt

Sale

4 Pizza Lunch 5 Gr. 1 FI

Safety Village

Trip

6

7 8

Track and Field

9

Subway Lunch

&

10 Frozen Yogurt

Sale

&

Gr. 7& 8

Immunization

11

Pizza Lunch

12 Badminton

13

14 15 Play-A-Thon

16

VIP Gr.6

17 Popcorn Sale

& Spring

Concert at

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

18

Pizza Lunch

19 Dr. Pickleton

EcoTeam 20

21 22 Victoria Day

NO School

23 Fire Safety Gr. 2

VIP Gr. 6

24 Frozen Yogurt

25

Pizza Lunch

26 Gr. SK /

Gr. 1 Safety Vil-

lage Trip

27

28 29

Coppard CaReS

Assembly @

2 p.m.

30

31 Popcorn Sale




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