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Parkview Public School
Parkview Press
May 2011 Celebrate Respect
Principal’s Message Respect As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. - Robert Schuller
(Dads and Dad Substitutes) Research shows that children do better academically when DADS are involved in literacy related activities. Eleven families are currently involved in the DADS Home Reading program at Parkview. There is room for ten more families to participate. Contact Mrs. Ritchie if interested.
At Parkview Public School, spring is in the air! Students have been working very hard and also been fortunate to experience a number of enrichment opportunities. Eric Wilson, Canadian author, came to Parkview to share his extensive experience with students in grades three to six . Mr. Wilson’s presentation covered many interesting topics including photos from his recent trip to Nunavut to research his next book. Mr. Wilson thoroughly enjoyed his time at the school and was full of praise for our students. All Parkview Panthers were treated to a fine art workshop with local artist Terry Bateman, and the result of their hard work is on display in many classrooms. Thank you to Mrs. Groenke for working with Terry in the library. Thank you to all of the students, too, for representing us well while working with Terry. He was very impressed with your enthusiasm and talent! Mathletes – a program that focuses on the importance of math learning and fun – will be coming to Parkview in May, thanks to the fundraising efforts of Parents for Parkview. Students in grades three to six will be competing in math activities that promote fun, co-operation and learning, led by some of Central Senior’s intermediate students. Our basketball team represented us well again this year, moving on to County and making it to the semi-finals! Congratulations to all students and thank you to Mr. MacLean and Mrs. Rowbotham for coaching. Our Battle of the Books team also did us proud at the TLDSB competition at Dr. George Hall. Congratulations to the Bookaneers and thank you to Mrs. Groenke for all of her work with the school competition. Our skipping team has been practising hard and is looking forward to competing in May. Thank you to Mrs. Rowbotham for coaching. EQAO, our provincial assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics for Primary and Junior divisions will take place May 30 – June 10 this year in grades three and six.
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Parkview’s Good Citizens Pitch In! The dull and rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of our eco-minded students carrying out their Earth Day activities. The whole school turned out enthusiastically to pick up garbage and recycling in areas surrounding the Parkview. Each morning, Eco Team members read their research and timely messages including why we should turn off taps and the facts behind the use of water bottles. Mr. MacLean’s class demonstrated that Earth Day is every day when they volunteered to clean up after the high winds spread debris across the school yard from neighbouring recycle bins. The Eco Club is currently re-vamping the composting procedures at the school. Classrooms will receive new buckets and the team will be making an-
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A Toronto Experience for the Choir Junior Choir members had a fantastic day when they went to see The Lion King in Toronto in April. It was a wonderful experience for all involved. Students were on their best behaviour and demonstrated responsibility and enthusiasm—wonderful ambassadors for Parkview!. Thank you to the parent volunteers, Mr. Paul and Mrs. Hennekam, who helped to make sure the trip ran smoothly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parkview Students Care: Please remember that Thursdays are our Boomerang Lunch Days For more information go to: www.wastefreelunch.org
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Art Workshop a Great Success! Local artist, Terry Bateman, provided a fun-filled art experience for every class, from Kindergarten to grade 6, during his recent visit to Parkview. Mr. Bateman—whose chosen style for his own artwork is pointillism—spent two hectic days at the school. Each student produced a piece of abstract art. Many of these pieces are on display around the school. Photos show a range of creations from several classes.
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Canadian Author Visits Parkview Parkview students in grades 3—6 received a rare treat on April 7thwhen author Eric Wilson visited the school. Mr. Wilson was in the area to lead a boys’ literacy symposium held at Jack Callaghan Public School. Two boys were selected from each local school to attend. Here, Mr. Wilson is pictured with Logan and Jaden who had attended the symposium the day before.
Mr. Wilson kept everyone absorbed and entertained as he recounted how he became an author and gave tips to our budding young writers.
“Just the facts, ma’am”...students decide if the suspect’s story holds true.
Our aspiring detectives were engaged by Mr. Wilson’s observation and listening challenges, and students received autographed postcards for their correct deductions and recall.
FANS!
Page 5 Fourth Annual Parent and Community Symposium for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education
An Evening with David Bouchard Monday, May 9th, 7:00 p.m. Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre, Bracebridge Enjoy renowned author David Bouchard’s performance on native flutes and presentation on celebrating literacy. Learn how Trillium Lakelands District School Board is supporting First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education. Tickets $5:00 Available from the Rene Caisse Theatre Box Office 645 8400 or Toll Free 1 877 645 8440 Parents use code P1 for preferred seating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Bike Rodeo is being held at Alexandra Public School on May 14th at 9:00 a.m.
You may register there on the day. Registrants may win a bike! For further information, please call Dianna Brown at 705-324-6307 Ext. 551
Kids Day in the Lilac Gardens will take place on Sunday, May 29th from
12:00pm-4:00pm at the Lilac Gardens in Lindsay. This free family event promotes local children’s groups and organizations throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. This successful annual event has become a popular attraction drawing hundreds of families steadily each year. For information on the Lindsay Lilac Festival visit www.lilacgardensoflindsay.com or call 705-328-1941. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) is a new, no-cost dental care program that may cover check ups, cleanings, fillings and more for children or youth 17 years old or younger. A child or teen may be eligible if: They are members of a household with an Adjusted Family Net Income of $20,000 a year or below, and They do not have access to any form of dental coverage (including other government-funded programs, such as Ontario Works). For more information contact the Health Unit toll-free at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 328 or visit the Healthy Smiles Ontario website.
Parents for Parkview ers wish to thank the Parents for Parkview memb wonderful support school community for their over the past year. Principal: Amy Alfredsson Vice Principal: June McCallum Trustee: Judith Hayes 133 Adelaide Street, North Lindsay, Ontario K9V 4M2
home-reading materiFunds raised will support nts, Mathletes for als for K to Grade 2 stude material to refresh Grade 3—6 students, and er. the surface under the climb
Phone: 705-324-4558 Fax: 705-324-8944
PARKVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHOIR Tuesdays and Fridays 8:00 in Ms. Cotton's Room. New members welcome. Grades 3-6.
Academic Excellence in a Positive School Environment
How can you make a difference?
Coming in May May
Library Corner
2—6 Book fair 5 Skipping Competition 6th Character Ed Assembly—Citizenship 9:30 a.m. 23 Victoria Day holiday 24 & 25 Mathletes 26 Track & Field 30 EQAO testing starts
The MS Read-a-thon has drawn to a close—many thanks to everyone who participated in this worthwhile fund raiser. The Book Fair which will take place from May 2nd to May 6th. The new Silver Birch and Blue Spruce books are on the shelves. In-school voting
Parkview Press
May 2011 Celebrate Respect
Principal’s Message Respect As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. - Robert Schuller
(Dads and Dad Substitutes) Research shows that children do better academically when DADS are involved in literacy related activities. Eleven families are currently involved in the DADS Home Reading program at Parkview. There is room for ten more families to participate. Contact Mrs. Ritchie if interested.
At Parkview Public School, spring is in the air! Students have been working very hard and also been fortunate to experience a number of enrichment opportunities. Eric Wilson, Canadian author, came to Parkview to share his extensive experience with students in grades three to six . Mr. Wilson’s presentation covered many interesting topics including photos from his recent trip to Nunavut to research his next book. Mr. Wilson thoroughly enjoyed his time at the school and was full of praise for our students. All Parkview Panthers were treated to a fine art workshop with local artist Terry Bateman, and the result of their hard work is on display in many classrooms. Thank you to Mrs. Groenke for working with Terry in the library. Thank you to all of the students, too, for representing us well while working with Terry. He was very impressed with your enthusiasm and talent! Mathletes – a program that focuses on the importance of math learning and fun – will be coming to Parkview in May, thanks to the fundraising efforts of Parents for Parkview. Students in grades three to six will be competing in math activities that promote fun, co-operation and learning, led by some of Central Senior’s intermediate students. Our basketball team represented us well again this year, moving on to County and making it to the semi-finals! Congratulations to all students and thank you to Mr. MacLean and Mrs. Rowbotham for coaching. Our Battle of the Books team also did us proud at the TLDSB competition at Dr. George Hall. Congratulations to the Bookaneers and thank you to Mrs. Groenke for all of her work with the school competition. Our skipping team has been practising hard and is looking forward to competing in May. Thank you to Mrs. Rowbotham for coaching. EQAO, our provincial assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics for Primary and Junior divisions will take place May 30 – June 10 this year in grades three and six.
Page 2
Parkview’s Good Citizens Pitch In! The dull and rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of our eco-minded students carrying out their Earth Day activities. The whole school turned out enthusiastically to pick up garbage and recycling in areas surrounding the Parkview. Each morning, Eco Team members read their research and timely messages including why we should turn off taps and the facts behind the use of water bottles. Mr. MacLean’s class demonstrated that Earth Day is every day when they volunteered to clean up after the high winds spread debris across the school yard from neighbouring recycle bins. The Eco Club is currently re-vamping the composting procedures at the school. Classrooms will receive new buckets and the team will be making an-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Toronto Experience for the Choir Junior Choir members had a fantastic day when they went to see The Lion King in Toronto in April. It was a wonderful experience for all involved. Students were on their best behaviour and demonstrated responsibility and enthusiasm—wonderful ambassadors for Parkview!. Thank you to the parent volunteers, Mr. Paul and Mrs. Hennekam, who helped to make sure the trip ran smoothly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parkview Students Care: Please remember that Thursdays are our Boomerang Lunch Days For more information go to: www.wastefreelunch.org
Page 3
Art Workshop a Great Success! Local artist, Terry Bateman, provided a fun-filled art experience for every class, from Kindergarten to grade 6, during his recent visit to Parkview. Mr. Bateman—whose chosen style for his own artwork is pointillism—spent two hectic days at the school. Each student produced a piece of abstract art. Many of these pieces are on display around the school. Photos show a range of creations from several classes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Page 4
Canadian Author Visits Parkview Parkview students in grades 3—6 received a rare treat on April 7thwhen author Eric Wilson visited the school. Mr. Wilson was in the area to lead a boys’ literacy symposium held at Jack Callaghan Public School. Two boys were selected from each local school to attend. Here, Mr. Wilson is pictured with Logan and Jaden who had attended the symposium the day before.
Mr. Wilson kept everyone absorbed and entertained as he recounted how he became an author and gave tips to our budding young writers.
“Just the facts, ma’am”...students decide if the suspect’s story holds true.
Our aspiring detectives were engaged by Mr. Wilson’s observation and listening challenges, and students received autographed postcards for their correct deductions and recall.
FANS!
Page 5 Fourth Annual Parent and Community Symposium for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education
An Evening with David Bouchard Monday, May 9th, 7:00 p.m. Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre, Bracebridge Enjoy renowned author David Bouchard’s performance on native flutes and presentation on celebrating literacy. Learn how Trillium Lakelands District School Board is supporting First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education. Tickets $5:00 Available from the Rene Caisse Theatre Box Office 645 8400 or Toll Free 1 877 645 8440 Parents use code P1 for preferred seating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Bike Rodeo is being held at Alexandra Public School on May 14th at 9:00 a.m.
You may register there on the day. Registrants may win a bike! For further information, please call Dianna Brown at 705-324-6307 Ext. 551
Kids Day in the Lilac Gardens will take place on Sunday, May 29th from
12:00pm-4:00pm at the Lilac Gardens in Lindsay. This free family event promotes local children’s groups and organizations throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. This successful annual event has become a popular attraction drawing hundreds of families steadily each year. For information on the Lindsay Lilac Festival visit www.lilacgardensoflindsay.com or call 705-328-1941. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) is a new, no-cost dental care program that may cover check ups, cleanings, fillings and more for children or youth 17 years old or younger. A child or teen may be eligible if: They are members of a household with an Adjusted Family Net Income of $20,000 a year or below, and They do not have access to any form of dental coverage (including other government-funded programs, such as Ontario Works). For more information contact the Health Unit toll-free at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 328 or visit the Healthy Smiles Ontario website.
Parents for Parkview ers wish to thank the Parents for Parkview memb wonderful support school community for their over the past year. Principal: Amy Alfredsson Vice Principal: June McCallum Trustee: Judith Hayes 133 Adelaide Street, North Lindsay, Ontario K9V 4M2
home-reading materiFunds raised will support nts, Mathletes for als for K to Grade 2 stude material to refresh Grade 3—6 students, and er. the surface under the climb
Phone: 705-324-4558 Fax: 705-324-8944
PARKVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHOIR Tuesdays and Fridays 8:00 in Ms. Cotton's Room. New members welcome. Grades 3-6.
Academic Excellence in a Positive School Environment
How can you make a difference?
Coming in May May
Library Corner
2—6 Book fair 5 Skipping Competition 6th Character Ed Assembly—Citizenship 9:30 a.m. 23 Victoria Day holiday 24 & 25 Mathletes 26 Track & Field 30 EQAO testing starts
The MS Read-a-thon has drawn to a close—many thanks to everyone who participated in this worthwhile fund raiser. The Book Fair which will take place from May 2nd to May 6th. The new Silver Birch and Blue Spruce books are on the shelves. In-school voting
