Administrator Update

Northlea is Proud to be an OPAL School

Newsletter Updates

The Administrator Update, Identity Months and The Dates to Remember sections have been updated with new information. 

Stay Connected with Northlea

Be sure to follow us on Twitter @NorthleaTDSB.  You can also check out our website at www.northleaschool.ca.  

Spring Fling

Volunteers Needed 

There are so many ways to get involved in Northlea's indoor/outdoor SpringFling! In order to make this event successful, we are in need of a variety ofparent and student volunteers. Please take a moment to consider donating your time to make this Spring Fling the best experience for Northlea students and families! 

If you are interested in volunteering for Spring Fling, please contact Natasha Kent and check in with your Class Parent to make sure their shifts are full! We need you!

Spring Fling Sponsorship Opportunities - get in while you can! 

The Northlea Spring Fling will be welcoming back some fabulous local businesses and Northlea families as sponsors, and adding some wonderful new ones. We have four levels of sponsorship -- classroom ($250), silver ($600), gold ($1200) and platinum ($3,000). If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship, know of a potential sponsor, or would like to sponsor your child's classroom, please contact Heather McCann.

In closing, please keep an eye out for these weekly Spring Fling 2019 email updates for more information about the big night and how you can participate as a sponsor, volunteer, or both!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 30. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

Thank you to the wonderful committee led by:

Natasha Kent and Heather McCann - Co-Chairs, Spring Fling 2019

BINGO

Thank you to the Home and School Bingo Committee.  The event was lots of fun!

Staff Appreciation Lunch - Thank You!

A huge thank you to all the parents who contributed by sharing food, setting up, cleaning and organizing the overall event.  The staff felt very appreciated and it was a wonderful opportunity for everyone to pause and enjoy a lovely meal together.  

Parenting Evening with Sarah Rosensweet

Thank you to the Home and School and all the parents who came out for this evening.  It was a wonderful evening together and we look forward to welcoming the community back on June 4th at 6:30 pm.

Social Series Parent Spin Class

Do you love to cycle? Have you always wanted to try a spin class?

There are a few bikes left at the Northlea Knight Riders Social Series Event on Saturday, May

25th from 12 - 1:30pm at the Cyclebar - 1866 Bayview Ave.

This spin class is for riders of all fitness and ability levels. The workout is designed to be fun, to be a step out of the day to day grind and to fuel your body... all while raising money for Northlea School. 

There will be bubbly and treats after the ride. 

Sign up  --> https://www.northleaschool.ca/2019-social-series/

Kilometre Club is Back!

This non-competitive club will be starting soon.

When: Every morning starting Wednesday, May 29th and ending Friday, June 14th

***please note Friday, June 7th is a PA day so no Kilometre Club**

Time: 7:50 a.m to 8:30 a.m.

Where: Northlea School Track

What to do? Collect one charm for your bracelet daily. Each child will walk/run around the track to collect one popsicle stick for each lap they complete. Popsicle sticks will then be traded in for a charm. This year each grade will have a province, student volunteers will be “Provincial Leaders” who will go around the track with their grade. We are celebrating Kilometre Club’s 10th anniversary!!

Attendance: Participate as many mornings as you can and try to win a pizza lunch for your class! Again this year, let the attendance table know how many popsicle sticks you have so we can convert them into metres and see how far we can “run/walk across “ CANADA”! (1 Popsicle stick is approx. 200 metres)

Cost: Free - Thanks to Home and School funding!

Why Participate: To promote fitness, well-being and have fun!

Please note that parents/guardians of the child(ren) participating must stay or make arrangements with another parent to supervise the participants.

If you have any questions/concerns, please contact Claudine (Claude) Lukawesky: davidclaude@sympatico.ca

If it is raining there is NO Kilometre Club for that day

(Check the school Twitter account https://twitter.com/NorthleaTDSB that morning.)

EQAO 

We enjoyed meeting with those who were able to join our Parent Information Session.  

Northlea's writing dates are:

Grade 3 English:  May 22, 23, 24, 27 & 28

Grade 3 French: May 22, 23

Grade 6: May 28, 29, 30, 31 and June 3

Please make every effort to ensure that students are present and arrive on time for these dates.  On the home front, we encourage a good night's rest prior to writing, a nourishing breakfast and an optimistic stance about the experience.  At school we are presenting EQAO as an opportunity for them to celebrate what they know how to do and also show us which areas we should focus on to support student learning in the upcoming years. 

Parent Discussion - Intensive Support Program for Students with Developmental Disabilities

We invite parents of students who are in our Intensive Support Program to join us for a discussion on Thursday, June 13th at 9:10 am.  We welcome parent ideas, reflections and questions as valuable input.  

Proposed Boundary Change Public Meeting

Below please find an excerpt from a Public Meeting Notice.  You can read the full letter which includes more information in the following PDF:

As you may be aware, development in the Yonge-Eglinton area continues to grow at an accelerated pace, resulting in accommodation pressures at local schools, particularly at Eglinton Jr PS. Staff have completed a number of reviews to look at accommodation solutions in this area and will continue to do so when Phase 2 of the Yonge-Eglinton Program Area Review resumes in the fall of 2019. In the meantime, to provide a short-term accommodation solution for Eglinton Jr PS, the Toronto District School Board would like to invite you to a public meeting to discuss proposed boundary changes involving three area schools:

 Eglinton Junior Public School

 Hodgson Middle School

 Northlea Elementary & Middle School

The meeting will be held at Northlea Elementary & Middle School (south gymnasium), located at 305 Rumsey Road, on Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The proposed boundary changes involve the redirection of the portions of the Eglinton Jr PS and Hodgson MS junior and intermediate attendance areas located east of Cardiff Road, north of Eglinton Avenue East, and west of Bayview Avenue to Northlea E & MS (see next page). A Boundary Review has been established to analyze this option and consult with the affected school communities before a final decision is made.

We Walk for Water

Thank you to our wonderful WE Team for raising awareness about access to clean water.  We were proud to host a Water Walk.  

Artist in Residence - Parent Session

We invite all interested parents to join in a special parent session with our Artist In Residence - Pria Muzumdar on Tuesday, June 4th at 9:00 am.  Pria has been working with students in Grades 3-6 on the "Stories in Stripes" project.  During their time with Pria they have been exploring the qualities of innnovators and changemakers and representing those qualities visually with stripes.  

Welcome To Kindergarten

New Kindergarten Parents and Students are invited to meet our staff and visit classrooms in preparation for September 2019.

June 14th from 9:40 to 10:40 a.m.

Please come to Library to start your visit.

Class Placements

Our class placement process for the 2019-2020 school year is underway.  Thank you to everyone who shared input.  We received hundreds of submissions.  For those who emailed feedback after the form closed, the administrative team will endeavour to incorporate any additional input we recieved via email; however,  we do ask that you also please update the classroom teacher.  At the same time, we have concluded accepting any additional input because our placement meetings with staff members are now in process.  We respecfully reiterate that we are not accepting requests for grade compositions (ie. straight,  combined, the upper of a combined grade or the lower of a combined grade).  The provincial model includes combined grades and straight grades.  All of these classroom settings are considered appropriate settings. 

Walk & Roll to School Wednesdays

We have been so proud of everyone joining in on our Walk and Roll to School Wednesdays. 

Please also mark your calendar for our last date of the 2018-2019 school year.

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Bike to School Week at the TDSB – May 27 - 31

Let’s get rolling! Join students and teachers across the province in celebrating Bike to School Week. Schools participate in Bike to School Week by encouraging their students to walk and/or roll to school, and by holding events both inside and outside the classroom to promote the benefits of active transportation. For more information and resources, please visit our Bike to School Week webpage.

Athletics Update

Grades 5/6 & 7/8 Slo-Pitch:  Slo-Pitch season is here! The Grades 5/6 & 7/88 Boys and Girls teams have been balancing their practice time between the Northlea baseball diamonds and Leaside HS. Collectively they got lots of swings in and a lot of defensive reps and are set for their tournaments in the upcoming days. The Boys and Girls tournament schedules are as follows:

Grade 5/6 Boys Slo Pitch Tournament - Rolph Road - May 21, 2019

9:00 am - Rolph Road

10:15 am - Blythwood

11:30 am - St. Andrew’s

Grade 5/6 Girls Slo-Pitch Tournament - Blythwood - May 22, 2019

10:00 am - Blythwood

11:00 am - JJR

Grade7/ 8 Girls Slo Pitch Tournament - RJ Lang - May 27th

Games are scheduled between 9 - 3pm.

Grade7/ 8 Girls Slo Pitch Tournament - RJ Lang - May 24th

Games are scheduled between 9 - 3pm.

Ultimate Frisbee: Both the Grade 6 & 8 Frisbee teams have been the embodiment of team spirit and have been working hard to develop some great plays. They're readying their cuts, flicks, back-hands and hucks for their upcoming tournaments this week. Here is the schedule for the Grade 6 & 8 tournaments:

Track and Field: Our Area Qualifier meet was a huge success. It started off a little dicey with the weather and some traffic issues but it ended with a great deal of pride and hard work from our student athletes. Northlea was very well represented and ended up having 70 events (individual events/relays) qualify for the Conference Championship on May 31st at Esther Shiner. Amazing job Northlea! The following is a link to the Northlea Track and Field website: https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/northleatrackandfield2019/home

Flag Rugby:  The students have been preparing this year and the Rugby season is finally here. They will be banding together as a strong Northlea squad next Monday, May 27th.

Go Northlea!

Trustee Corner

Below please find a link to Trustee Chernos Lin's latest newsletter:

Please join Rachel at an upcoming coffee morning.  These "coffee" events are informal gatherings where parents and constituents are invited for a roundtable-style discussion of information sharing, best practices and interesting conversation related to education in our ward. Often superintendents and sometimes even principals drop by, so these are fun and engaging events. We hope you will attend!  

Mark your calendars for the last Ward 11 coffee meeting of the year! Join me in the upstairs kitchen at Longo’s, June 12, 9:15-12:00, for public education-related conversation, lunch included. We will be talking about the proposed budget, ward 11 schools and much, much more.

Location: Upstairs at Longo's, Leaside Location, 93 Laird Drive

Please visit Trustee Chernos Lin's website for updates about Ward 11:  https://www.tdsb.on.ca/ward11/

School Cash Online

We use an online payment system for school related items such as field trips.  You can register at:  https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com/ .

School Year Calendar 2019-2020

The 2019-2020 school year at the TDSB begins on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 following the Labour Day long weekend. For more information about important dates and holidays for the upcoming school year, please refer to the 2019-20 School Year Calendar.