APRIL 2014 ISSUE 8
MAZO NEWS Principal: Michael O’Reilly 905-836-1032 Vice-Principal: Linda Taglieri Superintendent: Dianne Hawkins Web site: www.mazodelaroche.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca Trustee: Martin Van Beek
APRIL 18, GOOD FRIDAY
APRIL 21, EASTER MONDAY
NO SCHOOL
AIDS Care Kits for Africa A big thank you to the students and staff who supported the AIDS Care Kits for Africa by purchasing bracelets, pen-cils and other items. Together we raised an amazing $350. That will go a long way towards making a difference in people's lives.
Administrators’ Message We are definitely looking forward to
Spring, the warmer weather and the return
of chirping birds and blooming flowers. Al-
though we had fewer school days in March,
we were still very busy.
Our Future Aces presentation was a
great success, with both intermediate and
junior student leaders helping to deliver the
Future Aces message: a positive attitude,
cooperation, empathy and service are the
character traits we are fostering in our stu-
dents. As well, our Junior students will be
participating in further training opportunities
in the upcoming weeks to become advo-
cates of building strong character.
We have also had great leadership from
our Student Council. Not only did they or-
ganize a fabulous Carnaval in February, but
they have also been leading intramural ac-
tivities for various grades.
The EcoTeam has also been busy audit-
ing our energy usage, waste diversion and
planning for upcoming events. Our stu-
dents participated in Earth Hour on March
28 by turning off any unnecessary lights,
computers and monitors. This short hour
helped students to see how a small change
can have a big impact. We will be working
hard this month to achieve our Eco Goals,
leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd.
We are looking forward to another month
full of academic, social and emotional learn-
ing opportunities.
M. O’Reilly and Mme Taglieri
CHECK OUT MAZO’S NEW WEBSITE AT: www.mazodelaroche.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Please plan to join us for our Spring Music Night to be held the
evening of Thursday, May 8th at 6:45 p.m. At
this time all grade 4 to 6 classes will be performing
along with our Junior Choir and Intermediate En-
sembles. More information to follow in a letter
home for all students involved. We look forward to
an evening filled with sweet melodies!
EQAO Dates Grade 3 - Tuesday, May 27 & Wednesday, May 28 Grade 6 - Thursday May 29 — Wednesday June 4 Please avoid medical appointments and unnecessary
absences on these dates.
SAVE THE DATE FOR
SPRING MUSIC NIGHT!
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BASKETBALL
The Junior Boys Area Basketball Tournament will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd at Mazo de la Roche. Finals for the boys will be held at Mazo. The Junior Girls Area Basketball Tournament will be held on Friday, April 25th at Mazo de la Roche. Finals for the girls will be held at Prince Charles.
JUMP ROPE AND HOOPS FOR HEART The kick off assembly for Jump Rope for Hoops and Heart will be held on April 17th at 8:30a.m. The event will take place on May 5th. Grades 1 to 4 will skip rope and Grades 5 to 8 will have a choice between skipping or shooting hoops on the day of the event.
The English Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Mazo! What better way to pro-mote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event?!?
We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and great-est in children’s books. Did you know that for every $10 you spend at the Fair up to $6 comes directly back to our school? Your support of this vital literary
event is key in helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms.
You’ll find hundreds of quality English books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. A Book Fair flyer will be coming home soon – it will provide a preview of a FEW of the many books available to purchase at our Fair.
The flyer also contains a special Family Event Draw ballot that parents can deposit during our Family Event. You could win $50 in books – $25 for your family PLUS $25 for your child’s class-room!
Don’t forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar: the week of May 5th! We look for-ward to seeing you during our English Scholastic Book Fair and thank you, in advance, for supporting this great literary fundraiser. Mostly, thank you for believing in books and the importance reading has on your child’s future.
Mme Madeley Teacher-Librarian, Literacy Coach & Technology Lead
Roots of Empathy Families Needed for 2014-15 This year, our grade 7 students have been working with Mme Madeley and Mme Tokarev to understand the bond that forms between a baby and his/her parents, as well as how babies communicate through reactions, facial expressions and gestures. They have focused on the development of empathy in order to understand another person’s emotions without having lived through that experience. We are looking for families to participate in our Roots of Empathy program for the 2014-15 school year. Babies need to be newborn – 4 months at the beginning of the school year. If you or someone you know is pregnant, and would like to participate in this program, please contact the school. For more information, please visit http://www.rootsofempathy.org/.
SUMMER INSTITUTE: Programs for elementary students in July and August The York Region District School Board has posted information about the Summer Institute(SI) for elementary students on their website. The SI provides full day programming with a vari-ety of academic, recreational and athletic activities for students in SK – Grade 8.
The Summer Institute which usually runs out of Prince Charles P.S. in the summer will be housed this year at a different school location. From June 30 – August 8, Summer Institute programs will be organized at Stuart Scott P.S.. You are encouraged to consider the afford-able weekly summer programs for your children. Visit Summer Institute for more details. In-formation / registration packages are also available in our school office.
Eco Corner Did you know that … Toronto consumes an estimated 100 million plastic bottles a year, of which 35% are not recycled. Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting. (www.yorku.ca/sustainability)
We need to do something about this here at Mazo! For the month of April, our focus will be on reducing the amount of plastic water bottles we use at school, and even at home. Please help us by using refillable water bottles for lunches and sporting events. Our Eco Team will be monitoring our refillable water
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Prince Charles Summer Institute
~ Hosted at Stuart Scott P.S. ~
Ride the summer adventure with us!
During the literacy block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning
activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication
expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents under the
supervision of YRDSB Teachers and Administrators.
During the activity block, students are engaged in purposeful, intentional learning
which is embedded within the following electives:
Archery
Basketball
Dance Fit!
Digital Photography
Drums
Field Invaders
Fine Arts
Glee
Guitar Stars
Math Wizards
Model Building
Mountain Biking
Naturally Curious
Passion for Pinterest
Racquet Sports
Ready, Set, Cook
Road Hockey
Rock Hounds
Contact Information:
Prince Charles Public School
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 30)
Phone: (905) 895-8461 (after June 30)
Email: [email protected]
Robotics
Scrapbooking
Stomp
Tech World
Tournament of Champions
Video Filming
Wacky Science World
Wet & Wild Water Fun
Weekly out trips for all
students at no additional
cost! Regular trips to the
ROC for students in Skills 1
and 2.
Cost for YRDSB students:
$100 to
$115 per
week
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
Mme Blackburn Travelling
Rd. show
PASTA
5
6 7 8 Gr. 5 & 6 to Ste. Marie
among the Hurons
Gr. 7 Girls Exclusion Work-
shop
6:45 p.m. School Council
9 10
Mme Bengert/Hazell &
Mme Peres Gr. 1 Travelling
Rd. Show
11
PIZZA
12
13 14 15 16
Gr. 7 Hep B
Gr. 8 HPV
17 Jump Rope for Heart
Kick off Assembly
Mme Blake & Mme Endi-
cott Travelling Rd. Show
PASTA
18
GOOD FRIDAY
NO SCHOOL
19
20 21
EASTER MONDAY
NO SCHOOL
22
Jr. Boys Area Bball at
Mazo
23
Rhythm Works
Presentation
24 25
Jr. Girls Area Bball at
Mazo
PIZZA
26
27 28 29 30
May 1
Errol Lee
Presentation
10:20a.m. & 7p.m.
PASTA
April 2014
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