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Principal:
Sandra Larosa
Secretary:
Nancy Meletschenko
Rolph Road E.S.
31 Rolph Rd
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 3M5
416-396-2435
Safe Arrival:
416-396-2437
Fax: 416-396-2439
School email address:
School Website:
http://
schoolweb.tdsb.
on.ca/rolphroad
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you to our families for joining us yesterday and Wednesday evening to
celebrate the many performances of song and dance from our Kindergarten
and Grade 1-3 students at Rolph’s first music concerts of the year. Your
overwhelming support on nights like this mean so much! It was wonderful to
come together just before the break and celebrate the talents of our children.
A big thank you to Mr. Bailey, our music teacher, for instilling this love of music
and dance with his students on a daily basis and for helping coordinate these
two big events. I know that behind every class performance also stood the
teachers and early childhood educators, who collectively make all the difference
to our students, their learning, creative expression, and experiences in the Arts.
I would like to acknowledge Mr. Bryson and Mr. Bruce Burka, parent volunteer,
who facilitated the transportation to and from our school for the risers needed at
Leaside auditorium. Thank you so very much! We have captured some
highlights on the pages that follow, although something tells me you are not
short of footage or photos. Congratulations to all our young performers!
Keep singing, dancing and shining bright!
What makes me so proud as Principal of this school is the engagement of staff
and students in a week that, for most other buildings, would have been winding
down. Member of Parliament, Mr. Rob Oliphant visited with our Grade 5/6
classes to bring their study of government to life on Monday. In addition, our
entire junior division immersed themselves en francais at the Cine Franco film
festival on Tuesday. There were many teachable moments yesterday as
classes honoured and discussed International Women’s Day. We have
highlighted these and more in the pages that follow. Please take time to read
these as we make every effort to ensure they provide parents/guardians with
another window into our school and showcase the happenings at Rolph.
Another birth announcement that came late last Friday…Congratulations to
Mr. Whitaker on the arrival of daughter Charlotte Jane. We are so happy for
him!
Lastly, wishing you and your families a wonderful March Break! Much relaxa-
tion, fun and time to connect with family and friends. We will see you back on
Monday, March 19th.
Sandra Larosa Principal
Mar 9, 2018
Upcoming Events
March 12-16 March Break
March 21 iWalk Wellness Spirit Day
March 22 Lice Check
Friday March 23 Earth Hour
March 26 Vision and Hearing Clinic
March 30 Good Friday (no school)
April 2 Easter Monday (no school)
April 10 Skate Date @ Leaside Arena AM: Gr 1-3 from 9:30-11 PM; Gr 4-6 from 1:30-3:00
April 11 Pink Day
April 17 Graduation Photos AM
April 27 Century Schoolhouse Grade 3’s from Ms. Kemp & Mr. Comber’s classes
April 30 H&S/School Advisory Meeting 6:30 PM
May 7-11 Education Week—Details to Follow
May 10 & 11—Aristocats 2 nights 7:00 PM—8:00 PM (NOTE DATE CORRECTION)
Thursday March 8th was International Women’s Day
It is a day which honours women and promotes women’s rights.
International Women’s Day dates back to 1911 when many
women were fighting for the right to vote.
The United Nations began sponsoring the day in 1975
People around the world celebrate International Women’s Day. In some places,
women receive flowers or other gifts. Groups in many countries arrange talks,
performances, and other activities.
Each year the UN help to organize events related to a specific women’s rights issue—
for example, improving education or ending violence against women.
Some countries, such as Cuba, China, Eritrea, Russia and Uganda have made it a
public holiday. South Africa celebrates its own public holiday, National Women’s
Day, on August 9 every year.
In Canada, our theme for International Women’s Day is : Women’s Empowerment
Lead to Equality.
Empowerment, which means the power to do or change something, is essential in
gender equality!
Rob Oliphant at Rolph
On Monday, Mr. Jonsohn and Ms. Macapagal’s class had the privilege to have an open discussion with Don Valley Federal MP Rob Oliphant. Mr. Oliphant was kind enough to come to Rolph Road and give the 5’s and 6’s a presentation about the Canadian Government. He talked about many different aspects about our government. For example, his position in the government, the different levels of government and other people in the government.
Near the end of Mr. Oliphant’s presentation, we were allowed to ask him some questions that we had previously prepared for him for our Social Studies projects. Those questions were well thought out by the students! The questions were also based on some of the topics on their Social Studies projects. Some of the questions were about his job, his impact on the country since he was elected and more. We even threw a hardball about Canada’s deal to sell Saudi Arabia new armoured vehicles in exchange for 12 billion dollars. Although some of our questions were difficult, he answered them well and we learned a lot from him. He explained that we were his bosses and it was his job to take our ideas back to Ottawa.
It is not everyday that you get to meet a member of parliament. We were very grateful that we got to spend time with him. Who knows, maybe he inspired a future politician! Mr. Oliphant told us to be active in the government in some sort of way, no matter what party. Thank you Mr. Oliphant!
By: Baylee, Alexandra, Lindsay and Lilah
Cinefranco French Movie field trip and
Spring Concert rehearsals.
115 junior students took to the French
Film Festival at Famous Players Theatres
on Tuesday, March 6.
Many of our junior students took the
subway for the first time this year, in a
school-wide field trip to immerse
themselves in French language learning.
KINDERGARTEN
CONCERT
PRIMARY CONCERT
Home & School News
Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable March Break!
Next Home & School Meeting is April 30
Childcare will be provided and all parents are encouraged to attend. We’ll have a lot of important school updates to discuss & a presentation by Ms. Larosa.
Kindergarten Pizza Lunch Coordinators Needed!
Looking for an opportunity to be more involved with the school? FDK pizza lunch needs a new coordinator or two! For the past two years, Monica LeBlanc and Christie Chapman have been organizing the FDK pizza lunch for our youngest pizza lovers. We are in need of new organizers for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Monica and Christie are more than happy to assist with the transition as well as offer any support needed. If you are interested in taking on this most important role, please contact Monica directly at [email protected].
Our next school-wide Lice Check will be March 22
If anyone is free to volunteer to help call classes down and oversee the process, please let us know.
After the Bell will not run in the spring term. We have lots of teacher-run lunch and afterschool programs going on. We’ll look into starting ATB programs again in September. Thank you for your understanding.
The Lunch Lady
The Lunch Lady hot lunch program will continue after March Break. If you have any questions about Lunch Lady please contact Kristine at 416-697-0388 or [email protected] Visit lunchlady.ca for more info & to register. Our hot lunch days are Wednesdays and Fridays.
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