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Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Great Big Crunch

Yummmm! We all crunched into our delicious Ontario apples on March 9th to

celebrate local healthy food! Students reported that these were the best apples they

had ever eaten!

Important Dates Calendar

Pink Shirt Day, April 12

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Thursday, April 13

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Humewood at the Blue Jays Storytelling Festival, April 27

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Humewood’s Got Talent, May 11

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Grade 8 Trip, Camp Olympia, June 5-7 Canada 150 Celebration, June 21

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Grade 8 Graduation, Thursday, June 22

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Pizza Lunch Dates March 24

April 7 April 21 May 5

May 19 June 2

June 16 Upcoming School Council Dates

March 27

April 20

May 23 June 13

J. Whitfield, Principal B. Sandler, Vice-Principal

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LAST CHANCE TO ORDER COFFEE!!

There are only 2 weeks left of coffee sales for the year so order yours today online, via an order form, from the school foyer or at the final 2 Humewood cafes in the playground which will take place this Friday (March 24) and next Friday (March 31) from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

DON'T MISS OUT!

Family Math Night

On Thursday, March 9th we welcomed families into the school to participate in our first Family Math Night.

Families circulated through a number of different math activities that focussed on current pedagogy and types

of materials used in teaching and learning in 2017.

Parents as Partners Conference

You’re invited to our annual Parents as Partners Conference! Registration is open. The Parents as Partners

Conference 2017 is on Saturday, April 1 and all parents are welcome! This free conference – planned by

parents, for parents – includes a variety of workshops and resources that will help any parent support their

child in their achievement and well-being at school and at home. Keynote speakers include John Malloy,

Director of Education at the TDSB, and Itah Sadu, an award-winning storyteller and author. Transportation,

childcare, lunch and translators are all provided.

www.parentsaspartners.ca

Humewood School Council – Get Involved and Stay Informed

Please bookmark the Humewood School Council website - http://humewoodcouncil.com/ . This site is run by amazing parent/guardian volunteers and it is where you can find updates by parents for parents. For instance, under the “Programs” tab you will find links to the After 4 program information. We encourage everyone to Please check back to the School Council often for updates about events taking place at Humewood.

The Virtual Library The TDSB has a wealth of digital resources for you access. We encourage everyone to check out the virtual library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svK20IvbizA&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svK20IvbizA&fea

ture=youtu.be

We are looking forward to Humewood at the Blue Jays on April 13th.

Ticket sales are now closed with over 600 tickets being sold! Looking

forward to a wonderful evening!

Pink Day T-Shirt Sales at Humewood!

Wednesday, April 12th is the Day of Pink, a day when communities across Canada unite in celebrating

diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, gender-based discrimination, and all

forms of bullying.

This year, The REACH wants to make sure that everyone has something to wear for this important

occasion. Each day next week, we will be selling a t-shirt designed by two of our very own students!

You can come submit your order in the back hallway before school (8:30 – 8:45 am), during the lunch

hour, and after school (3:45 – 4:15 pm), or you can drop off your order form and payment to the office.

The bilingual t-shirts will be printed on Gildan pink cotton, and are being sold for $15 each. Proceeds

from the sale of the shirts will go to the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, a registered

charity that works to promote a discrimination-free and diverse nation through advocacy, research,

education, and scholarships. Go to http://ccgsd-ccdgs.org to find out more about CCGSD and the great

work they’re doing.

Cash and cheques (addressed to Humewood Community School) will be accepted. All orders must be

received by March 31st so shirts can be delivered in time for the Day of Pink.

Thank you for your support of this important initiative!

Student Name: _____________________ Teacher: __________________________

Order:

Size

Youth

X-Small

Youth

Small

Youth

Medium

Youth

Large

Youth

X-Large

Adult

Small

Adult Medium

Adult

Large

Adult

X-Large

Adult

2XL

Number

of shirts

Total number of shirts ordered: _____ x $15.00 = $_________

Form of payment (please circle): cash cheque

The front of our Humewood Pink Day t-shirt reads “Erase Bullying,” and

the back reads “Résistons toute oppression et tout sexisme ensemble.”

A presentation for parents and caregivers

Examples of social media usage by family

members that create unnecessary risks are

examined. Areas of focus are motivations &

deterrents, account security, parental controls

and preparing for adulthood. An action

worksheet summarizing the key takeaways for

attendees is provided. The presentation,

designed for parents and caregivers only, is

60 minutes plus time for questions.

from Steve Chapelle

Steve Chapelle has been providing social media behavior education

to Ontario students, parents and educators since 2006. Prior to that

he spent over 20 years in technology management, analysis and

customer service, primarily in the financial services sector.

www.stevechapelle.ca

YouTube: Steve Chapelle

Twitter: @SteveChapelle

Email: steve@stevechapelle.ca

Cell: 416.467.6856

Wednesday, March 29

6:30 - 7:30 pm

Cottingham PS gym

85 Birch Avenue

For further enquiries please

contact Principal Gina Christakis

at 416 393-1895.