From the office…

Happy Fall to everyone! Not only does November mark a time for Progress Reports

and interviews, it also marks the passage through the seasons, as we are reminded that

Daylight Savings time ends on November 4.

We are extremely proud of the Gledhill team of students who represented the school at

the TDSB Cross Country events this fall. These athletes are a very dedicated group of

students who are committed to weekly practices, training and a great deal of persever-

ance. They couldn’t do it without the support of their teachers and families. Thank

you everyone!! A special thank you to Ms. Smith for her commitment to this wonder-

ful group of students.

We invite and encourage your ongoing communication and participation. Please con-

tact your child’s/children’s teachers with any questions or concerns. The most effec-

tive schools are those where there are positive partnerships with parents. We look for-

ward to seeing everyone at our Parent Teacher Conferences which are planned for later

this month. Information will be sent home with your child/children.

Sincerely,

Cathy McAleese & Craig Budgell

Issue 3 November 7, 2018

Principal

Cathy McAleese

Vice-Principal

Craig Budgell

Learning Centre 4

(LC4)

Superintendent

Lucy Giannotta

Ward 16 Trustee

Michelle Aarts

GLEDHILL PUBLIC SCHOOL 2 Gledhill Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 5K6

Phone (416) 393-1745 Fax (416) 393-9092

Gledhill School Council

Gledhill Parent Council is up and running! We meet once a month and EVERYONE is welcome. There is still

time to join a committee or just come and be part of the conversation. Information on what’s being discussed is

always on the blog www.gledhillguardian.com. The blog is the BEST place to find out what’s going on at

Gledhill, so bookmark us. The next council meeting is on Thursday, November 22nd in the library. Childcare

and pizza are provided.

The first parent social event will be our Back to the 90’s Dance Party held on Friday, November 23rd. This adult

only event will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1240 Woodbine Avenue with tunes from our very own DJ

Rhino. Tickets are $10 in advance at https://sagoto.com/gsc/party or $15 at the door. Come and meet other

Gledhill parents, teachers and administration - it is a great time!!!

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Safety

It’s time to remind children about being safe in our community.

With Halloween finished and warm weather still around, it’s a good time for parents to continue to remind chil-

dren about personal safety.

Here's what children need to know:

• Their name, age, telephone number, address, city and province. This can be done through rhyme or song.

• How to contact their parents at any time, by memorizing cell or work numbers.

• How and under what circumstances to call 911.

• To never approach or enter a stranger's vehicle. A responsible adult would never ask a child for directions or

any other question for that matter.

• Make sure they know they have a right to say "no" to an adult, especially when the adult is asking them to do

something they have been taught is wrong or feels uncomfortable. Reminding children of this right is important

because children are taught from a young age to respect adults.

• To always tell parents where they will be and to never enter someone's home without their

parent's permission.

• If home alone, never admit it when answering the phone. Never answer a knock at the door or

speak through it. Adults can be very persuasive. Teach your child to call you if there is a knock

at the door and if they fear for their safety, teach them to call 911. Make sure they know that

police officers are there to help them and would not get mad if it were a false alarm.

• If they think they are being followed or are in danger they should run home or to a public place. If someone

grabs them, they should try to get away, yelling and screaming while doing so.

• It is important to play in safe areas, never take shortcuts and stick with a buddy whenever possible.

It is never too early or too late to teach children the importance of personal safety. Common sense, communica-

tion and consistency are the keys. Remind children to alert a responsible adult if something strange happens that

makes them feel uncomfortable. Remember, crime prevention is everyone's responsibility.

For more information on this subject, visit: http://torontopolice.on.ca/safetyzone/

Keeping our students safe is our top priority, but we need your help. Please do NOT park in designated bus

routes & drop off zones. Not only do you make it difficult for buses to park safely, but some drivers are parking

in a way that blocks other drivers from seeing students that may be crossing the street. So, please do NOT block

Gledhill Avenue and obey all parking signs. Find a LEGAL parking spot on one of the streets close to the

school and then safely walk your children to school.

Do NOT make U-turns in front of the school. Please take the time to drive along the road safely, until you come

to a natural turn in the road. It is difficult to see or anticipate the movements of children and other driv-

ers. Please help keep our students safe.

Valuable Items

Students are reminded that electronic items need to remain in their back packs (e.g., cell phones, iPods) until the

end of the day so as to ensure they are not used during school time, lost or confiscated. We also ask that trading

cards of any kind remain at home. Students who bring them can, at times, lose/misplace them or attempt to re-

enact scenes (at times violent) from the cards. These cards are also expensive and should be enjoyed at home.

Library News!

Virtual Library

Virtual Library is a great space for your child to learn, read and discover. Click HERE to access

our school’s Virtual Library website. The learnmark with login information can be accessed

directly from the website by clicking on the orange “i” icon.

Scholastic Book Fair

Gledhill will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair this fall. The Book Fair will run from November

14th until November 21st - click HERE for more info. If you are interested in volunteering,

please add your name to our Volunteer Schedule - http://bit.ly/scholastic18 or stop by to speak

to Ms. Kopka in the library.

Makerspace Club

Makerspace club for grades 4 and 5 started on October 23rd. Students will eat lunch in their

lunchroom or daycare. A teacher will pick them up at 11:45. Students need to bring their outdoor

clothes and shoes with them as they will be dismissed at 12:30 to join their lines outside.

See the dates below for all makerspace sessions that will be taking place this year.

○ October 23rd - December 11th (Grades 4 and 5 on Tuesdays)

○ January 15th - March 5th (Grades 2 and 3 on Tuesdays)

○ March 26th - April 30th (Grade 1 on Tuesdays)

Character Education/Grandfather Teachings

Staff and students will be focusing on Empathy for the month of November.

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Bonnie Jean Wasmund)

“September - Respect

October - Responsibility/Humility

November - Empathy

December - Kindness / Caring

January - Teamwork

February - Fairness/Wisdom

March - Honesty/Truth

April - Co-operation

May - Integrity

June - Perseverance/Courage

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Gledhill Eco-team GOAL : Eco-Schools Platinum Status! P.4

Dear Gledhill,

It's official, the Gledhill Eco-team has officially applied for Eco-School Platinum status! As a community,

Gledhill consistently demonstrates care and action to protect the environment in many, many ways and

we hope to showcase our work through-out the 2018/2019 school year to earn points for our final audit

coming up in April.

A huge thanks goes out to Erin Spencer, one of our dedicated parent council members and Laurie-Ann Rye,

one of our very professional school care-takers, both of whom were able to join Mme. Roshi and myself

(Mme Leclerc), at the Eco-schools Kick-Off Event, on Monday, October 29th. We had a chance to learn

about some "Wicked Problems" related to single-use plastics and hear a variety of ways different schools

and communities are tackling this issue, and about a number of other environmentally-minded projects, as

well as how Eco-schools award the various Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum status to schools.

We know there are lots of great things parents, teachers, staff and students are doing, so let's share and show

it off!

The Eco-Club for students will begin soon. Two to three students from each grade 2 to 5 will be se-

lected by a name draw to participate in the first Eco-club session starting Thursday, November 22nd and it

will continue until Thursday, February 28. Preference will be given to students who did not have a chance to

participate last year. A second session will be offered for other students from March 7th until late June.

Get-Caught Shopping with your Re-useable bags, Baskets or Box-

es PHOTO-CHALLENGE

The Eco-team has been excited to see and hear about the latest science explorations of Mme. Bey's grade

5 Science students. The grade 5 students have been investigating the use of plastics in our daily lives and

the effects of plastics on our environment. We know that plastics have revolutionized life in many positive

ways, but we are also realizing that much of our use of plastic is unnecessary and becomes unsightly and

extremely hazardous for animals, particularly in aquatic habitats.

Students created posters to communicate their learning with the goal of educating other students and staff at

Gledhill to consider the impacts of single-use plastics, particularly the plastic bag.

So.....to create awareness about this issue in alignment with World Fisheries Day celebrated each No-

vember 21st; We challenge all STAFF and PARENTS or STUDENTS to send a photo of your-

self using your RE-USEABLE Shopping bags when preparing to, returning from or in the midst of shop-

ping for groceries or other items. There will be a small draw prize for participants who enter before or by

November 19th.

Please e-mail your photo to Mme Leclerc at Chantal.Leclerc@tdsb.on.ca by or before November

19th, 2018. Your photo will be added to our Eco-Club bulletin board during the month of November to

show our students how many people are taking action to protect fish and wildlife from plastic in

lakes, rivers and oceans.

Thanks for thinking of our amazing planet!

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In the Music Room by Mrs. Bailey

All kindergarten classes will be presenting a fun musical called, "The Very Very Gingerbread Men" at 2

p.m. in the gym on December 5th.

Later that day, in the gym at 6:30 p.m., a number of classes will perform in the Gledhill Winter Concert.

Students will be asked to arrive at 6:15 p.m. and go to their assigned class. Posters will be up around the school

to let families know where to drop off and pick up their children. Classes presenting in the evening concert in-

clude: Rooms: 6, 8, 9, 14, 20, 21, 22, 26, and 28.

Primary choir members have been practising for the last several weeks and are also excited to perform in

the Winter Concert!! Choir members are asked to wear a white collared dress shirt and black on the bottom.

Please remind your children every Tuesday to be ready to go to choir at 11:45 a.m. They will be picked

up from wherever they eat their lunch.

THIS JUST IN!!! The Parents Council have finalized the Marlies hockey game date as SUNDAY,

FEBRUARY 10th! Grade 2-5 students will be invited in January to join a special choir to perform the National

Anthem at the game. Stay tuned for more information on that in the next newsletter!

Remembrance Day

We invite you to join us for Gledhill’s Remembrance Day

assembly on Friday, November 9th at 10:30 a.m. in the gym.

Contacts: Principal: Mrs. C. McAleese, (416) 393-1745 Superintendent of Schools: Lucy Giannotta (416) 396-9124 Ward 16 Trustee: Michelle Aarts (416) 395-8787

School Council Meeting

Next Council Meeting is Thursday November 22@ 6 pm

Book Fair

Runs from Wednesday November 14 to Wednesday November 21

Book fair will be held in the Library (2nd floor @ South end of the school)

Entry and Exit

Please remember that students learn best when they arrive on time, entry time

is 8:40 a.m.

Claude Watson

School for the Arts

Parent information session, November 12-7 PM at Earl Haig Secondary

School

Online application system at www.claudewatson.org

Applications accepted until 4PM on Friday December 21,2018.

Dates To Remember

November 9- Remembrance Day Assembly in the Gymnasium-10:30 AM

November 11, Remembrance Day

November 14-21—Book fair

November 15—Progress Report Cards go home

November 15-16—Interviews

November 16-PA Day

November 22-School Council

December 5-Winter Concert

December 7-PA Day