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Spring Greetings Grizzly Families!

The Grizzly Den is full of opportunity

and was the hub of many activities dur-

ing April and will be the center of family

and community fun in the month to

come!

Our Student Parliament has been

working hard over the last month! They

organized many events including Jersey

Day, Autism Awareness Day and Inter-

national Day of Pink. Student parliament

and class reps are leading the way in

kindness and awareness. On April 10th,

International day of Pink, student parlia-

ment ran an assembly honouring our

Grizzly culture of inclusivity, care and

kindness. Further details are found

within the newsletter.

Our school council is working

hard supporting our school. Many

thanks to Katelyn Good for the incredi-

ble bake sale she ran at Robotics. On

Saturday May 4th GPS families and the

Gravenhurst community are invited to

spend the morning with us for a day

of family fun at the Grizzly SWAP N’

PLAY!

You may have noticed a greening

of our school space….Living walls are

coming soon to walls near you! Liv-

ing walls are just that….full of living

plants allowing our students to de-

velop a sense of the important role

plants play in our environment and

for their own health and well-being.

Mr. Williams and I have been

thrilled to serve as Acting Principal

and Teacher Administrative Assis-

tant/Acting Vice Principal supporting

the educational journey of your chil-

dren here in the Grizzly Den. We

welcome Mr. Goldring back to GPS

when his current role as acting su-

perintendent is finished in the early

days of May.

In learning and well-being,

J. Richter & T. Williams

Volume 1, 9

MAY 2019

School Council is awesome…..further de-

tails of upcoming events are found on

page 3. School Council welcomes your

help at any of our events during the

year...a small amount of time goes a long

MESSAGE from ADMINISTRATION

School Council

Student Parliament 2

International Day of Pink 2

Gentle Reminders 2

Amazing Grizzlies

ROBOTICS ROBO Fair 3

Badminton 3

Self-Regulation 3

School Improvement Goals 4

FAMILY FUN– SWAP N’PLAY 5

Calendar 6

Inside this issue:

Dates to Remember:

May 1 Badminton Tournament May 3 Grizzly Spirit Day: Star Wars -May the force be with you! May 4 Family FUN SWAP N’PLAY May 7 Java Chat, 3:30 May 10 OPP FITNESS CHALLENGE McMillan delivery and Pick Up May 15 Welcome to Kindergarten May 15 Family Night with Science North! May 16 Science North at GPS May 22-June 3 -Gr 3 & 6—EQAO– YOU CAN DO IT!

TAA: Thomas Williams Principal: Jennifer Richter Trustee: Louise Clodd

way and is so appreciated. The next

meeting, with free child care, is Tues-

day May 14th, at 6:00 pm here in the

GPS Library. We look forward to seeing

all who can make it! Together we will

make this the best Grizzly year yet!!!

IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE A

BEAR, BE A GRIZZLY!! !

*EXCELLENCE THROUGH EFFORT* MAY Character Trait:

*Citizenship * La Citoyennete

To give in a positive way to the environment, school community,

neighbourhood and world

News from the Den




INTERNATIONAL DAY Of PINK

April 11th was International Day of Pink, a day to cele-

brate the strength found in diversity, the sense of be-

longing found in inclusivity and the feeling of happi-ness

found in care and kindness.

On Wednesday April 11th, our school parliament,

educators, and students were invited to share their

learning about the WAY of PINK. We heard from

school parliament about what wearing pink repre-

sents, we heard from a student who shared a story

about diversity and viewed a drama piece rooted in

inclusivity as we rounded out our assembly with our

Grizzly song, built on high expectations, care and

kindness. Thank you for continuing to learn about,

promote and share the qualities of a caring, kind

inclusive and diverse community with each other!

#GPSProud #GrizzlySTRONG

Gentle reminders

Personal Devices and Cell Phones

Off and Away Throughout the day

Cell phones and personal devices are encouraged to

remain at home. If they are brought to school they

are off and away throughout the day unless permis-

sion is given by your child’s teacher or educator for

learning purposes only.

Thank you for connecting with your child when he

or she is at school by contacting the front office:

(705) 687– 2011. Your continued support and re-

viewing this with your child is appreciated.

P A G E 2 N E W S F R O M T H E D E N D E N

SCHOOL Parliament and

AND CLASS Reps

-Integral to our Success-

GPS is lucky to have an incredible student parlia-ment! This student body, with classroom reps and alongside educators Mrs. Orchard and Mrs. Van

Kooten, actively support your children’s experiences at school.

MAY GRIZZLY SPIRIT DAYS

May 3 – Star Wars– May the Force be With You!

THANK YOU STUDENT PARLIAMENT!


Gentle reminders

VOLunteers, Visitors, Family

members and Caregivers

We couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers

and school council. If you would like to read with

students or help out in any other way please stop by

the office.

This is a gentle reminder for all parents/guardians/visitors to come to the office when entering the school. Signing in at the office when you arrive at GPS is an important part of our safe procedures pro-tocol. Thank you!.




News from the Gym


Our Badminton tournament will be held on May 1st

OPP Fitness Challenge will be held on May 10th.

GPS Track and Field will be held on June 5, rain date June 6, 2019

ROBOTICS

On Thursday April 18th, GPS hosted the annual TLDSB RoboFair. Over 30 teams from across the board travelled to program and compete in prob-lem-solving and Sumobot competitions. Our Prima-ry, Junior and Intermediate teams all fared well in their respective divisions. The Primary team placed 4th overall while the Intermediate team rose to take the championship with their Sumobot. Congratula-tions to all teams!

SELF-Regulation CORNER

Earlier this year we shared the definition of

self-regulation with you which includes the

ability to focus attention, manage one’s emo-

tions, thinking, behavior and feelings. This

month we encourage everyone to learn more

about self-regulation by sharing pod casts

with you that explore the in’s and out’s of

self-regulation through story and conversa-

tion. The following sitewill be helpful:

https://self-reg.ca/voices-of-self-reg/

We are #GPSProud and #GrizzlySTRONG!

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , 9

AMAZING GRIZZLIES!

These are GPS GRIZZLIES demonstrating

Self-Control

Our incredible students demonstrate Self-Control

our April Character trait.—


SCHOOL COUNCIL

Happy May! Here at the GPS School Council, we are very excited for this month's Swap & Play. MAY 4th is going to be a great day full of fun and deals for any-one who joins. The best part? Most of it is completely free! Come meet some reptiles with Scales Nature Park, or have a family photo shoot with a photogra-pher. There are lots of deals on kids clothing, toys and other items, as well as food provided by the GHS Hospitality program. For more details, take a look at

the insert in this month's newsletter.

Of course, the Swap & Play isn't the only thing hap-pening - we've got Science North joining us in the evening on May 15th for a great experience explor-ing how humans push the limits - join us for pizza and fun that night! All of it is free, and we'd love to have you there. If you're looking for updates about school council, please email us: [email protected].

-FUNDRAISER-

Thank you for support-

ing our school’s yard re-

juvenation projects and

greening our school….

WE ARE GRATEFUL!

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




V O L U M E 1 , 9 P A G E 4

GrIZZLIES are ReADERS!

READ…. Every day!

Our School improvement reading goal is:

Our students achieving level 3 or 4 on EQAO in

2019 will increase by 12%.

If we support students developing decoding and

comprehension strategies, including fluency, at their

instructional level then students will be able to inde-

pendently read and understand a text.

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Encourage your child to read each and every day.

This might look like you reading to them, reading a

book, reading an article or reading information on a

website. Reading can be thought of as the process

of decoding or figuring out the actual words on the

page while simultaneously comprehending or un-

derstanding what those words mean. In order to

understand what they read, children must be able

to read fluently whether they are reading aloud or

silently. When reading aloud, fluent readers read in

phrases and add appropriate expression.

One thing you can do at home to support your

child’s developing fluency is to set aside 20 minutes

each and every day to read with your child. Continue

to encourage your child to read aloud to you and

you read aloud to them...taking turns. You can ask

questions or use prompts such as the following:

What did you notice about my voice?

or

That’s right! My voice takes a break or stops and

pauses when my eyes see a period.

Happy Reading!

Below are some Websites to help develop Reading skills,

including pre-reading skills, ....a life skill!

Tools for Teaching

https://www.themeasuredmom.com/10-ways-to-improve-reading-fluency/

Tips for Parents: Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-

parents-multiple-languages

GrIZZLIES are mathematicians!

MATH….EVERY Day!

Our School improvement math goal is:

Our students achieving level 3 or 4 on EQAO in 2019

will increase by 12%.

If we support student learning opportunities to develop

automaticity, thinking flexibly and reasonably about

numbers then their ability to represent and solve prob-

lems in measurement and NSN will improve.

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We want our students to see the power in math and

deeply understand the actions that happen when solv-

ing problems. The way we show or word a problem

can help with this. Start, change or result unknown are

three different problem types that help us see the rela-

tionships between operations (addition/subtraction,

and multiplication/division).

One thing you can do to help your child develop their

math skills with operations is to help them see the rela-

tionships between the operations. Wording questions

differently helps with this. For example,

16 birds sat in a tree. A cat climbed the tree and some

birds flew away. 5 birds stayed in the tree. How many

flew away?

This type of a question helps your child see that addi-

tion and subtraction work inversely. It is an example of

a change unknown question because we know the

amount of birds we started with and ended with; we

have to solve for the amount of unknown birds that

flew away.

When solving this problem, it could be modeled as 16 birds less the amount that flew away equals 5. It would

look like this in a standard algorithm:

16—? = 5 5 + ? =16

Happy Math!

Below is a website supporting understanding the counting

principles as well as an ekectronic link to the Parent Guide

to the Fundamentals in Math that was sent home in No-

vember:

Math is Visual: http://mathisvisual.com/

Ministry of Education: Fundamentals of Math Parent Guide http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/

parent_guide_math_en.pdf




Come and Explore with us here at GPS

Students New to Kindergar-

ten

in Fall 2019

May 15th, 2019

4:30 to 5:30 PM

Join us on May 15th followed by our Science North

Event in the Gym 5:00 -7:00

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We are excited to welcome new students and families to

Gravenhurst P.S. If you haven’t already registered you can do so on this evening

--home of the Grizzly Community built on care and kindness, excellence and effort!

Registrations for Junior and Senior Kindergarten will continue until June 2019.

Junior Kindergarten students must be 4 years of age by December 31st, 2019.

Senior Kindergarten students must be 5 years of age by December 31st, 2019

*please note, Senior Kindergarten registrations are only for children not currently en-rolled in the Junior Kindergarten program.

To register your child, please bring with you:

Proof of age for each child (Birth Certificate) Road name and 911 address with a corresponding utility bill

Ontario Health Card number Child’s immunization record

Name and phone number of family doctor OR register ON Line

BE A GRIZZLY--#GPSProud #GRIZZLYStrong




Sun M o n T ue W e d T hu F r i Sat

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Grad Photo RE-TAKES

Band Pract ice, 3:15

30 *Cross Fit, 3:15

1 Badminton

Tournament

Gr. 1&2 Swimming

2 *Cross Fit, 3:15

3 GRIZZLY

SPIRIT DAY-wear your Star

Wars gear!

4 FAMILY

FUN SWAP N’

PLAY

5 6 Band Pract ice,

3:15

7 *Cross Fit, 3:15

8

Gr. 1&2 Swimming

9 *Cross Fit, 3:15

10

OPP FITNESS CHALLENGE

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12 13 Band Pract ice,

3:15

14

*School Coun-ci l , 6pm

15 SCIENCE

NORTH FAMILY NIGHT

Gr. 1&2 Swimming

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SCI ENC E NOR TH

*ORDER FORM for June pizza

& sub due

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19

20

LONG WEEKEND

21 *Cross Fit, 3:15

22

*EQAO Begins Gr. 1&2

Swimming

23 *Cross Fit, 3:15

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26 27 Band Pract ice,

3:15

28 *Cross Fit, 3:15

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30 *Cross Fit, 3:15

4

Delivery days Mr. Sub

Delivery days Pizza Station

Character Education Theme

CITIZENSHIP

WELCOME to the Home of the Grizzlies

@Gravenhurstps ...the place to be in 2019!!!!!

May 2019

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