Sprucecourt Public School - Toronto District School Board · school€in the Cabbagetown area of...
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Sprucecourt Public School ADDRESS: 70 Spruce St, Toronto, ON M5A 2J1 PHONE NUMBER: (416) 393-1522 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE: http://www.sprucecourt.ca GRADE RANGE: JK to 8 Arts Focussed Learning From the moment you walk past Sprucecourt you will see evidence of our commitment to the arts. Visiting artists work with all students and teachers each year, often culminating in gallery walks and art sales for our community. In addition, numerous performances are booked each year, exposing our students to music, dance and theatrical performances. Students also attend performances and galleries outside the school. Cooperate, Educate, Celebrate Sprucecourt Public School is a Kindergarten to Grade Eight school in the Cabbagetown area of Toronto. The school population averages around 330 students, many of whom are second and third language learners. The largest language groups other than English are Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, and Somali. We strive to make all children and families feel welcomed at Sprucecourt. Our Values, listed below, serves as the guide to all decisions we make.WE VALUE - Respect and Responsibility- Local and Global Citizenship- Social Justice- Reflective and Innovative Practice- Collaborative Partnerships- Shared Leadership- Consistent and Appropriate Programming- Healthy Living School Yard and Playscape Sprucecourt sits on a beautiful property, providing our students with a variety of play and relaxation areas. Extensive fundraising has resulted in the building of our new play structure, which sits alongside our basketball court, soccer and baseball fields and greened areas.
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Sprucecourt Public SchoolADDRESS: 70 Spruce St, Toronto, ON
M5A 2J1PHONE NUMBER: (416) 393-1522EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]: http://www.sprucecourt.caGRADE RANGE: JK to 8
Arts FocussedLearningFrom the moment youwalk past Sprucecourtyou will see evidence ofour commitment to thearts. Visiting artistswork with all studentsand teachers each year,often culminating ingallery walks and artsales for ourcommunity. In addition,numerous performancesare booked each year,exposing our students tomusic, dance andtheatricalperformances. Studentsalso attendperformances andgalleries outside theschool.
Cooperate, Educate, Celebrate
Sprucecourt Public School is a Kindergarten to Grade Eightschool in the Cabbagetown area of Toronto. The schoolpopulation averages around 330 students, many of whom aresecond and third language learners. The largest language groupsother than English are Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, andSomali. We strive to make all children and families feel welcomedat Sprucecourt. Our Values, listed below, serves as the guide to all decisions wemake.WE VALUE- Respect and Responsibility- Local and Global Citizenship-Social Justice- Reflective and Innovative Practice- CollaborativePartnerships- Shared Leadership- Consistent and AppropriateProgramming- Healthy Living
School Yard and PlayscapeSprucecourt sits on a beautifulproperty, providing our students witha variety of play and relaxationareas. Extensive fundraising hasresulted in the building of our newplay structure, which sits alongsideour basketball court, soccer and baseball fields and greenedareas.
More Information about Sprucecourt Public School
Parent and Family Literacy CentreThroughout the day parents and caregivers are welcome to bringtheir small children to our centre. Come by to meet other parents,join in songs and games, and participate in our weekly cookingclasses. Please phone the school for hours and days of operation.
TechnologySprucecourt has recently purchased twoadditional SmartBoards and another 25 ipads. In some classroomsteachers use Smartboard technology to deliver lessons, and accessthe available Elmos and projectors to enhance teaching andlearning opportunities.
Extra Curricular ActivitiesStudents at Sprucecourt have the opportunity to participate in manyextra curricular activities. These include: African Drumming groups,choir, art club, Horizons tutoring, HEROS for Hockey andcountless sport teams that may be competitive and/or focus on skilldevelopment, and team play. We have even added a juggling/circusclub this year.
Nutrition ProgramsAt Sprucecourt we offer a universal snack program, with all studentsreceiving a healthy snack each day. In addition, our students havethe opportunity to take part in our hot lunch program, where healthy,balanced lunches are prepared on the premises for our participatingstudents each day. Breakfast is also available to all studentsstarting at 8:15 in the morning
Additional Features● Student Council● Partnerships with external agencies● Student leadership opportunities● Eco School- Silver
● Yearbook club● Field trips to enhance curriculum● School Community Food Garden● STEM Club
For a list of all programs that are also offered visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Findyour/Schools.aspx?schno=5278&schoolId=1403
Student Life - Where You Belong
Students at Sprucecourt are encouraged to have a wellbalanced school life, with foci on academics, extra curricularactivities, student leadership opportunities, charactereducation with additional opportunities outside the school. Within the classrooms we offer a rich curriculum, with manyexperiential opportunities. Out of classroomexperiences offer students new ways to learn and differentopportunities to share what they know. Chess instruction is offered to our grade two classes, and toall who want to join our chess club. Specialists are brought in to many of our classrooms tosupport programming. These include Scientists in theSchool, visiting artists, storytellers, and parents sharingtheir expertise with our students. A wide variety of experiences exist for our students outsideof the classroom. This includes numerous and varied fieldtrips and outdoor education opportunities.
What Sets Us Apart
We are a midsized school, with a diverse population ofteachers and students. By creating an inclusive, positiveand caring environment, everyone is made to feel welcomeat Sprucecourt. Our staff bring a rich background which provides the diversebuilding blocks for our community of learners. Whether it isteachers speaking to parents in their first language, sharingtheir knowledge and passion for social justice issues, orreaching out and collaborating with community agencies -our staff demonstrate their committment to the students ofSprucecourt each and every day.
Parent and Community Engagement
At Sprucecourt we have strong links to the community. Theseinclude public library class visits, medical students from theUniversity of Toronto, Prime Mentors, visits to Riverdale Farm,partnership with Kiwanas Boys and Girls Club, York University andHorizons (Upper Canada College and Branksome Hall). One of Sprucecourt Public School's goals is to increase parentinvolvement in school. Currently, the school has in place: a SchoolCouncil; a growing parent volunteer program; a Parenting Centre;school newsletters; classroom letters; information boards in theschool and an outdoor sign, used to communicate upcoming eventsand school foci; parent workshops and information evenings, ontopics identified as of interest to our parents; Lunch and Learnsessions, to meet informally with the principal and other parents.
Imagine a TDSB where all schools share a common core set of characteristics. They arecommunity-driven and focused on teaching and learning. Students and parents have a wide variety ofopportunities and there are enough students in every school to increase program choices. Imagine there is a clear focus on achieving student success and every student is engaged, has a voice,access to a caring adult and the opportunity to develop their full potential. Here at the TDSB our focus is on student achievement, parent and community engagement and financialstability.
Contact Information
SCHOOL NAME: Sprucecourt Public SchoolADDRESS: 70 Spruce St, Toronto, ON
M5A 2J1TELEPHONE: (416) 393-1522EMAIL: [email protected]
