June 2016 Newsletter Principal’s Message

It is with sadness and anticipation that I write my final newsletter message as the Principal of Tom Longboat Junior Public School. We have grown together over the years to provide your children with opportunities to learn both in and outside of the classroom. With parental support and intentional teaching, Tom Longboat students have routinely scored above Board and Ministry standards on the EQAO assessment. The staff continues to set high expectations for all students and we are constantly looking at ways to incorporate student experiences and cultural diversity within lessons/units that are authentically planned. We have attempted to provide many opportunities for the parent community to be a part of the educational process and to feel included in the “business” of school. It has been a pleasure to lead a wonderful team of educators at Tom Longboat Jr. P.S. They are dedicated, knowledgeable and committed to academic achievement and the social/emotional well-being of all students.

I have had the pleasure of watching seven graduating classes move on to senior school. With each class, their maturity, willingness to accept responsibility and overall contributions to the school continue to amaze me. From doing announcements and answering phones in the office to playing a leading role in the organization of school-wide events, Tom Longboat students demonstrate their leadership and citizenship on a daily basis. I am confident that not only will Tom Longboat graduates be active and contributing members of society, but they will be effective leaders among their peers.

I wish all Tom Longboat students all the best! I will miss them with all my heart as they are caring, compassionate and selfless individuals. They will continue to make the community proud as they achieve accomplishments and contribute positively to their community. I don’t consider this good-bye, but a good-bye for now. Emily Carr P.S. is within the same community as Tom Longboat and I plan on remaining active among the family of schools. As Ms. Chisholm assumes the leadership role, she will continue to build upon past achievements.

Thank you for adding to my personal and professional growth and I hope I have contributed to the betterment of the Tom Longboat community during my tenure as principal.

Forever grateful, R. Cousins Principal

Tom Longboat Jr. P.S. 37 Crow Trail Scarborough, Ontario M1B 1X6

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Congratulations to Danielle! On Tuesday, June 14 at City Finals for Track and Field, Danielle competed in the 200 m sprint and... won GOLD!!! Danielle not only is the fastest Grade 6 girls 200 m runner in the city, but also of all time! She broke the city record with a time of 27.96 seconds! Way to go Danielle and best of luck for the rest of the track and field season. - Ms. Yung

Track and Field

Important Dates

Sept 6 - First Day of Classes

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June’s Longboat Leaders Demonstrated

PERSEVERANCE

JK/SK: Shajin, Sanjay, Gawayne, Kelina, Sharnika

Gr. 1: Ashaa, Zakeyyah, Daniel, Hafsah

Gr. 2: Sonali, Majaravan, Camila

Gr. 3: Arvin, Rithan, Miah, Theepiga, Joe-Ziah, Aksha

Gr. 4: Meghan, Sajan, Mohaiminul, Pearl, Harish, Carmen, Nickolas

Gr. 5: Aaron, Kajavinth, Achsana, Shori-Anne, Ali

The KFC Club

The KFC Club would like to thank the Tom Longboat

community for supporting us this year. We had so

many fun and exciting events like March For Water,

Movie Night, Vow of Silence and Tom Longboat vs

Police basketball game. This year Tom Longboat

raised more money and we are on our way to reach

our goal to build a school in Kenya, Africa with “Free

The Children Organization”. Thank you again

Longboat community and we can’t wait to start

planning and organizing events for next year.

4 Safety Patroller Fun Day

Longboat’s safety patrollers had a lot of fun at Morningside Park on June 14 and also won a pizza party

for outstanding achievement as safety patrollers! Thank you safety patrollers for all your hard work!

5 Culture Day

On the evening of June 16, the staff, students and parents of Tom Longboat PS celebrated our 4th Annual Culture Day. The potluck dinner gave everyone a chance to break bread with families in our community and it was a big success! The food was DELICIOUS! There were more than 430 people enjoying different types of cultural food. When they were sitting outside on the field, everyone got to interact with others and enjoy their company.

Culture Day not only provided an excellent selection of food and conversation, but it also provided some excellent entertainment, too. The “Apex Drumming Team,” which included Mei Ying, Zheng, Andy, Angela, Bobby and Jia Ying, did an incredible job. We also had a martial arts demonstration and 2 cultural dances performed by Naveena, Nadia, Luxiga and Daranita.

Thank you to all staff, parents and students for making our 4th Annual Culture Day a huge success!

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Culture Day / Play Day

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1. Relax.

2. Play at the park.

3. Call a friend.

4. Ride your bike.

5. Read a book.

6. Make an ice cream sundae.

7. Drink lots of water.

8. Cook something following a recipe [with your parents’ help].

9. Try something new like hiking or bird watching.

10. Listen to music.

11. Watch your favourite funny TV show or movie.

12. Do something nice for someone.

13. Make a new friend.

14. Be positive about life.

15. Say, “Thank you,” to people who have spent time with you.

16. Go swimming.

17. Get creative – draw a portrait, write a story.

18. Make a new friend.

19. Have a nap.

20. Smile!

Keep Happy This Summer

60 Minutes Kids Club

Smiles from The Happiness Club

– Jacob, Joellene, Kulsum, Mariam, Princess and Ms. Weber

The 60 Minutes Kids Club is where students go on a website to record their healthy habits each and every day. Three times a year, for a month, students from across Canada compete to see who is the

healthiest, most active school. Tom Longboat is a very active school and to promote the 60 Minute Kids Club there are three

students, Sharfaa, Imran, and Vinuja, who make announcements everyday to give tips and exercises to help the students be healthy and active. As a result of everyone’s efforts, Tom Longboat came in

6th place in Canada. Great job to all the students who participated! -Sharfaa

Congratulations to the Healthiest Students at Tom Longboat! 1. Afia

2. Catherine 3. Kofi

4. Kwasi 5. Bushra 6. Hafsah

7. Shori-anne 8. Sharfaa 9. Rithan

10. Damani

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Our Class Trip to Colour Me Mine!

On Thursday, June 2nd Mr. Mark’s and Ms. Yung’s classes went on a trip to Colour Me Mine Art Studios

to learn about pottery. For most of us, it was our first time painting pottery and it was a great

experience for everyone. Most of us were making and painting a cup as a present for Father’s Day.

First, when we got there we sat at a table and have been given mugs and trays of brightly coloured

paints. The mugs felt like chalk and it was powdery. It was really exciting to be creating a unique design

especially for our dad. The people there told us to paint 3 layers of every colour we used so when they

bake and glaze it, it will stand out. When we were painting, we found out that it’s a lot harder to paint

words and creative drawings than we thought. It took a long time to paint the whole cup on the

outside 3 times. Eventually, people started finishing up and it was really fun! Then they baked and

glazed our cups, it took a few days to bake our cups at 1000 degrees celsius! That’s CRAZY!!! When we

got our cups back, they came out really nice and the 3 layers of our painting helped it stand out more.

This trip and experience was AWESOME!!! - Vithushika

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Staff Changes

There will be many staff changes for the 2016/17 school year. The changes are as follows:

Outgoing Staff

Mrs. Alexander - George Webster E.S.

Mrs. Daniels - On a Leave of Absence

Mr. Tombran - Summit Heights P.S.

Ms. Eunick - TDSB Supply/LTO

Mr. Smith - Mary Shadd P.S .

Ms. Martil - Vice Principal, St. Margaret’s P.S.

Mr. Cousins – Principal, Emily Carr P.S.

Incoming Staff

Ms. Thanabalasingam – Preparation Time Coverage AM

Ms. Pithwa - Library/Preparation Time Coverage

Mr. Maskerine - Grade 5

I want to thank the staff who are leaving the Tom Longboat community and starting a new chapter in

their career at other schools for their many contributions. It is difficult to leave such a close knit

community with such wonderful students and supportive parents. However, they have served the

Longboat community well and have contributed to student academic achievement and their social/

emotional growth. The Tom Longboat community is very special and will never be

forgotten by those of us leaving. Thank you to Longboat students and parents who have made our

experience at the school memorable.

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2016-2017 Staff List

MART: Ms. V. Mavrou Special Needs Assistants: Mrs. G. Picarello

Phys.Ed/Pri.Spec.Ed: Ms. O. Brown Rm.105 Vacant

Library/Prep: Ms. N. Pithwa LRC Special Education Assistant: Mr. D. Singh

French/Prep: Ms. C. Perrin Rm.205 ECE: Ms. A. Daniels Rm.102

E.S.L. (a.m): Ms. M. Weber Sem.B Mrs. M. Ryatt Rm.107

JR. SERT: Ms. J. Riding Rm.207 CYW: Mr. G. Cabrera Rm.206

PM Prep: Ms. D. Thanabalasingam

Lunchroom Supervisors:

S. Ali FDK Rm. 102

N. Mushtaq FDK Rm.107

B. Davidson Main Lunchroom

M. Kunjoo Main Lunchroom

J. Clarke Main Lunchroom

L. Singh FDK Rm.101

Principal:

Office Administrator:

Secretary (a.m.):

Chairpersons:

Caretaking:

Ms. A. Chisholm

Ms. V. Athanassiou

Ms. S. Lui

Ms. O. Brown

Vacant

Mr. W. Gamazon

Mr. K. Warnes

JKSK1 Rm.101 Ms. D. Borsk

JKSK2 Rm.102 Ms. F. Karakolis

JKSK3 Rm.107 Ms. D. Paris

1A Rm.103 Ms. F. Shnayderman

1/2A Rm.104 Ms. T. Stephen

1/2B Rm.108 Ms. N. Sawyer-Hazell

2/3A

3A

Rm.202

Rm.203

Ms. M. Tessler

Ms. A. Yung

4A Rm.204 Ms. J. Bayley

4/5A Rm.208 Mr. D. Birta

5A Rm.210 Mr. N. Maskerine

5/6A Rm.212 Ms. S. Bonnell

6A Rm.211 Mr. J. Mark

BEH Rm.206 Ms V. Mavrou

LOI Rm.201 Ms. M. Williams

HSP Rm.207 Ms. J. Riding