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McKee McNews April 2016

McKee Public School

35 Church Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X6

Telephone: 416-395-2680 Safe Arrival Program: 416-395-2688 Fax 416-395-4497

Linda Curtis

Superintendent

416-396-9172

We are just finishing another fantastic month at McKee. Our parents, staff

and students have shown their spirit by supporting many activities and events

throughout March. Our newsletter will be filled with many images of fun,

laughter and school spirit.

Unfortunately, our field area is quite muddy, therefore parents are reminded

to ensure children have outdoors footwear and a second set of clothes in the

event of falling on the soiled field.

We are continuing to experience many students who are ar-

riving late to school in the morning. Supervision begins at

8:30 a.m. and our doors open at 8:40 a.m. At 8:45, stu-

dents are marked late and need a late slip. Attaining a late

slip can take up to 30 minutes depending on the line up out-

side our main office. Please help our students be good citi-

zens. Punctuality is a lifelong skill.

We are experiencing difficulty in maintaining order in our bus loop. A reminder

to parents that there is no parking on our bus loop at any time during the

day. Cars should not be left unattended for any period time. With warmer

weather upon us, parents are encouraged to walk to school or park a block

away.

Staffing for 2016-2017 has begun and I shall report our school organization

at the next SAC meeting Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. in our staff room. Par-

ents are welcome to attend.

Domenic Giorgi Katia Robles

Principal Vice-Principal

416-395-2680

Alexander Brown

Trustee

416-395-8411

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, April 4

Autism Awareness -Light it

Up Blue

Tuesday, April 5

School Advisory Council (6:30)

April 5 - 7

Grade 2 Scientist in Schools

Thursday, April 7

Hot Lunch

April 11 - 13

Grade 1 Scientist in Schools

Wednesday, April 13

International Day of Pink

Grade 2 Trip to Solar Stage

Thursday, April 14

Pizza Lunch

Friday, April 15

PA Day No School

Tuesday, April 19

Prologue Performance

Thursday, April 21

Hot Lunch

Wednesday, April 22

Earth Day

Tuesday, April 26

School Show - On the Radio

Wednesday, April 27

School Show - On the Radio

Thursday, April 28

Pizza Lunch

Saturday, April 30

Hike for Hunger

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

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Holiday Assembly McKee McNews April 2016

We are all very excited to have our annual school musical at the end of April. This year, our show is called "On The Radio".

How dull would our lives be without music, singing, and dancing! This energetic production imagines a radio station (MCKE) that plays hits from different decades of the twentieth century. From popular World War One songs like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", to the iconic dance number "Footloose", the audience will be treated to a variety of favorites that will get them singing along in their seats!

There will be two evening performances, one on Tuesday April 26

th and the other on Wednesday

April 27th beginning at 7:00 p.m. Please see the

schedule or ask your teacher to find out when your child will be performing. There is no cost for admis-sion, but we will be raffling off a VIP seating prior to the start of the show. We certainly hope to see all of you there.

Hike for Hunger is an initiative of children help-ing children. Hike for Hunger aims to raise awareness of the ever-present problem of hun-ger and food security for families and children within our community.

Food Drive:

The goal is to collect much needed, non-perishable food items for the Lansing United Church Food Bank between March 25th and April 20th. Look for the Hike for Hunger bin at our school entrance and/or send in items with your child to their classrooms. We have filled ONE box already! Help us fill box #2.

Event:

Please register and join us on Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at 4 Forest Laneway at 9am for the

community hike. Please send in your registra-tion forms in with your children. Extra Regis-

tration Forms & Flyers are available in our school office.

Tuesday April 26 Wednesday April 27

Ms. Weir Ms. Barbieri

Ms. Lee Ms. Walker

Ms. Shantz Ms. Coelho

Ms. Ng Ms. Kandaharian

Ms. Jung Ms. Lazarus

Ms. Katz Ms. Chung

Mr. Lott Ms. Paschalidis

Ms. Kemerer Ms. Rosenberg

Ms. Bose Ms. Hwang

Mr. Lee Ms. Leung

Ms. Coles Mr. Morris

Ms. Bitterhoff

Mr. Gagnon

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We are continuing the tradition of producing a McKee PS

Yearbook. This year, we will be filling our pages with won-

derful school memories of special events taking place

during the 2015-2016 school year. The yearbook will be

in full colour with a glossy cover to be distributed at the

end of June. Be sure your child has this special keepsake

to help them remember the memories, fun and friends of

this school year. Last year we sold all of our copies and

had some disappointed students who did not order in ad-

vance. The cost of the yearbook is $25.00 per book. Pay-

ment by cheque to be made out to McKee PS is the pre-

ferred payment method. Please see the email sent April

1st for the order form. If you are interested, please print

and complete this form and submit it to your child’s teach-

er with payment by April 28, 2016.

International Day of Pink — Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The International Day of Pink is a day of action, born when a youth in a high school in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied because he wore a pink shirt to school. His fellow students decided to stand up to bul-lying; hundreds of students came to school wearing pink to show support for diversity.

We invite everyone to make a difference and participate. The goal of the International Day of Pink is to bring this message across the world, through an international day of action that anyone can take part in. We encourage groups to not only wear pink in support of diversity, but to also hold events and activities that will engage their community and challenge gender stereotypes.

The International Day of Pink is more than just a symbol of a shared belief in celebrating diversity - it's also a commitment to being open minded, to being understanding of differences and to being respectful of each other.

During the afternoon of Thursday, March 31, we

presented our Honesty Bee certificates to our

grade 1, 3 and 5 students. We also celebrated the

successes of our fundraising Dance-a-thon. Please

see the following pages for the details. Throughout

the month of April, we will be focusing our attention

on the character trait of Cooperation.

A Message from McKee McKids Enrichment Centre

McKee McKids has a limited number of spaces available for September 2016 in their Nursery and Preschool Programs for children who are 3 years of age and toilet trained.

McKee McKids' Nursery Program runs in the mornings from 8:45am-11:15am.

McKee McKids' Preschool Program runs from 7:15am-6:00pm.

If you know anyone living in the McKee Public School district who would be interested in enrolling their child, please ask them to call 416-222-1414 and speak with Heather or Aki for more information or they can email at [email protected] Thank you.

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DANCE-A-THON UPDATE

Collected for 2016 … $15 388.00 before expenses… Hurray! We reached our goal and exceeded it! The McKee spirit lives on. All the sponsors, students and family have generously contributed to make this year’s fundraiser one of the best ever! We can now purchase more technology for the school!

Without the numerous parents who helped photocopy, set up the sponsor forms, sort the

early bird prizes and count the money, we would not have been as successful this year.

Thank you parents for your dedication and help. We would also like to extend a special

thank you to Mrs. Kim, who worked throughout the year to obtain all the sponsors for the

dance-a-thon. The teachers at McKee always work diligently behind the scenes to make

everything a success.

Finally, we have to thank the parents, students and families who made this Dance-a-thon a resounding success. Your contributions

will help make McKee a better place to learn.

Although there were many classes who brought in a lot of money, there were many where al-

most every child brought in something, demon-strating fabulous school spirit !

Honourable mention for classes with almost

100% participation (Less than 4 people who did not participate!)

Grade 1 Ms. Barbieri, Ms. Lee, Ms. Walker

Grade 2 Ms. Kandaharian, Ms. Jung

Grade 4 Ms. Leung

Only 1 child who did not participate (Received a game from Empress Orthodontists)

Kndgtn Ms. Li-Wong

Grade 1 Ms. Coelho

Grade 2 Ms. Chung

100% Participation:

(soccer balls and skipping ropes)

Grade 1 Ms. Shantz

Grade 3 Ms. Rosenberg,

Ms. Paschalidis, Ms. Hwang

Grade 5 Ms. Coles

Classes who raised over $400 !

Kindergartens:

Ms. Ten Pow / Ms. Fung $434.85

Ms. Secord Swann / Ms. Portillo $633.85

Ms. Lowther/ Luu $690. 50

Ms. Kan / Ms. Rao $574.50

Ms. Caira / Ms. Waziri $452.25

Ms. Hung / Ms. Shutov $ 520. 35

Ms. Li-Wong / Ms. Xie $700

Grade 1: Ms. Weir $511.90

Grade 2: Ms. Shantz $620.80 , Ms. Chung $443.35

Grade 3: The entire team! (4 Save Around Toronto coupon books per class)

Ms. Paschalidis $447

Ms. Hwang $585

Ms. Katz $555

A. Lott $500

Ms. Rosenberg $752.35 3rd highest amount raised

Grade 4: Ms. Leung $415

Grade 5: The entire team! (4 Save Around Toronto coupon

books per class)

Mr. Lee $413

Ms. Bitterhoff $445

Mr. Gagnon $923.70 2nd Highest amount raised

Ms. Coles $940 Highest amount raised

Grand Prize:

Philips iPod speaker System

Lili ~ Ms. Kemerer’s Gr. 4

Pizza lunches for the classes who raise the most money!

Kindergarten: Ms. Li-Wong Primary: Ms.Rosenberg Junior: Ms. Coles

Consolation prizes for 2 classes who were so close…

Ice Cream Party + Metro Water Bottles

Ms. Lowther’s Kindergarten class

Mr. Gagnon’s Grade 5 class

Divisional Prizes:

Kindergarten: Plasma Car ~

Natalie ~ Ms. Lowther/ Ms. Luu

Primary: Philips Music Cube ~

Emma C ~ Ms. Ng

Junior: Philips Music Cube ~

Tamara ~ Ms. Leung

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We would like to extend our appreciation to the many sponsors who generously supported us in our endeavour to raise money for McKee. Our students and parents certainly will enjoy and ap-preciate your gifts and support.

Sponsors Student Teacher

Giant Minion ( donated by Ms. Paschalidis) Michelle Ms. Hwang

Nano MP3 player (donated by Ms. Jung) Katherine Ms. Leung

Nano MP3 player (donated by Ms. Jung) Kaiden M Ms. Hong

Metro $25 Gift card Isabel Ms. Hwang

Solar Stage (4 tickets) Akhilan Ms. Weir

Art Gallery of Ontario (4 tickets) Howie Ms. Bitterhoff

True North Climbing introduction pass (1 person) Amelya Mr. Gagnon

Toronto Jazz Festival (2 admission tickets) Ayaan Ms. Secord-Swann

Canada’s Wonderland (2 admission tickets) Alice Ms. Coles

Yonge Norton Chiropractic Evie Ms. Kan

Eyes on Sheppard: sunglasses, eyewash, golf shirt Caleb O Ms. Paschalidis

Black Creek Pioneer Village (4 general admission) Ivana Ms. Hong

ROM: 1 day pass Anish Ms. Rosenberg

David’s Tea: 3X50g tea, 2 glass milk bottles, 2 tea filters Layla Ms. Lazarus

Reptillia: 4 VIP passes Lianna Ms. Ten Pow

Toronto Zoo : 2 guest passes Clayton Ms. Kandaharian

McMichael Art Gallery 1 family gallery admission Katherine Ms. Leung

Mastermind: cupcake clips and hair accessories Adriana Ms. Lee

Gardiner Museum: 2 tickets Elena M Mr. Coles

Medieval Times: Dinner and Tournament Aurora Mr. Morris

Toronto Regional Conservation: 2 general admission pass Rowyn Ms. Rosenberg

Jawny Baker’s Restaurant HaoXua Ms. Li-Wong

Purdy’s Chocolate Adia Ms. Secord-Swann

Save Around Toronto Coupon Books Various classes 100% Team participation

Empress Orthodontics: Games & dental kits Various classes Only 1 non participant

Kumon: 15 Backpacks Shannon Lee/ Gagnon, Diana R./ Coles, Saba

Y./Weir, Ethan L./ Coles, Jaime K./ Hong, Malik/ Cai-

ra, Ada S./ Gagnon Stephen C./Paschalidis, Yung X./

Weir, Ryan/ Hwang,

James B/ Ng, Jiani/Lazarus, Emma C./Ng, Joshua I./

Shantz, Mohammad/Rosenberg,

Jung Ko Tae Kwon Do 1 year membership $1 300 value Harikasen Mr. Gagnon

Jung Ko Tae Kwon Do classes (3 months $400 value) Niki Ms.Bose

Daniil Ms. Chung

Sam Ms. Chung

Pearly Mr. Lee

Rauz Ms.Kemerer

Parmin Mr. Gagnon

Tomohiro Ms. Katz

Matthew Ms. Katz

Larry L. Ms. Coles

Regan L. Ms. Barbieri

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We are pleased to offer your School an ONLINE ONLY

ordering experience

To get started you will need a PASSWORD

Go to www.thelunchlady.ca >ORDER HERE and click

through to the login screen.

Select “REGISTER NOW” and fill in the required Account

Holder Information and Submit. You will receive a Wel-

come email indicating your set up was successful but feel

to start right away.

Go to “My Students” and select “Add a Student” function

You are now ready to go to “Schedule My Meals” and or-

der. Pay by Credit Card MasterCard or Visa, Visa Debit

Card via a secure 3rd party partner. No credit card infor-

mation is stored on our site.

You will receive a transaction report each time you are on

our site outlining any activity.

There are cut off times so try to get your order in 2

school days in advance. (by April 5 for April 7 and

by April 19 for April 21)

A few tips

If you know what you wish to order, “Type and Tab”

your way through the order grid – no need to scroll thru the drop downs each time

If you have more than one child, Enter and Save after

each child and pay once at the end

To avoid the 10 minute TIME OUT and lose your order,

SAVE every now and then if necessary.

Revisit the site anytime to review your order, your order

history or make changes by selecting new codes or delete lunches by clicking on the red – [minus] icon beside the

lunch date.

If your child has allergies, please call me for further in-

formation.

If your child is absent, contact Marlyn prior to 8 AM

BY PHONE to have the lunch credited to your ac-count

code April 7 April

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1 Spaghetti and Beef

Meatballs with Veggies

$6.00 $6.00

2 Soft Shell Beef and

Rice Taco with Sour

Cream

$5.50 $5.50

3 Lightly Breaded Chick-

en Burger with Veggies

$5.50 $5.50

4 Real Cheddar Grilled

Cheese Sandwich with

Veggies

$5.50 $5.50

5 Mini Buttery Pasta Par-

mesan with Fruit

$5.00 $5.00

H6 Mini Pancakes Bites

with Fruit

$5.00 $5.00

S10 1% Milk $1.25 $1.25

S14 Frozen Vanilla Yogurt

[GF]

$1.25 $1.25

S05 Peach Slices in Juice $1.50 $1.50

S07 Kettle Popcorn [GF] $1.75 $1.75

S24 100% Orange Juice $1.25 $1.25

F03 Ketchup [1 only] free free

F04 Mustard [1 only] free free

MARLYN [email protected]

905.470.2598

http://www.thelunchlady.ca

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