Administrator Update
Newsletter Updates
The Administrator Update has been updated with new information.
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Principal's Year-End Message
It is hard to believe that we are moving into our last week of the 2017-2018 school year. This year has been packed with activity. Northlea is such a wonderfully vibrant school community. Academics, arts, athletics, activism and accessibility are all core priorities for our work together.
This year, the students at Northlea have raised the bar in every way imaginable. Their devotion to community building through clubs, teams, group work and overall engagement in all aspects school life is inspiring. Every visitor who meets our students remarks on their poise, friendliness, cooperation and enthusiasm. It is a joy to work with your children and we hope they feel valued and recognized at Northlea.
I would like to extend appreciation to our professional team for their ongoing devotion to the Northlea community. Every school experience requires support from staff. Many of the programs are run by staff who choose to volunteer their time. The broad and numerous range of programs made available are a reflection of their commitment to teaching and learning at Northlea.
I will continue to remark on the incredible partnership we have from our parents. Our Home and School Executive lead by example by putting in many hours for anything and everything that needs doing. In addition to the H&S Executive team, we are fortunate to have dozens upon dozens of parent volunteers who help with everything. Some examples of these efforts include coordinating Family Fun Night, organizing the Welcome Back BBQ, driving teams, sorting books, joining field trips, being class parents and coordinating the Social Series.
Lastly, I want to wish Jane Wadden a hearty congratulations on her promotion to Principal at John Fisher Public School. It is difficult to capture the degree of contribution Jane has made to Northlea. She has worked tirelessly and, always, with humility. We are going to miss Jane very much and know that she will serve the John Fisher community well with the high level of commitment she demonstrated at Northlea. We warmly welcome Rachel Berger to Northlea and know that Jane will continue to be involved as a mentor to Rachel and as our colleague in a neighbourhood school.
ECO Schools
We are so pleased to update you about our latest achievement. Northlea earned GOLD status this year! It is wonderful to see our eco-literacy work recognized with this increased certification level.
We are also proud to have received our certificate for Northlea's involvement in Bike to School Week.
Pride Parade
Our Glitter Squad hosted a fantastic celebration on Friday afternoon. We were delighted to welcome MP Rob Oliphant and much appreciated his kind and heartfelt sentiments. Thank you to Ms. Capes for her leadership with this portfolio. Our school community is enriched by the dialogue about inclusion, belonging and enthusiasm for our diverse identities.
Below is a video of our celebration and the full speech from MP Rob Oliphant. His message was inspiring and we appreciated his involvement in our event.
Artist in Residence- Inna Gertsberg
WE ARE NORTHLEA
Inna Gertsberg has led numerous assemblies to launch our "We are Northlea" vision board. She will be returning this week to offer feedback on student work. Staff have been invited to sign up for a time for Inna to work with each class as this year comes to a close. Over the summer, Inna will consolidate the student images and ideas into something very special that will be shared when we return to school in September.
Grade 6 Sheldon Trip
Our Sheldon Outdoor Centre Field Trips have been booked. Given our large student numbers, we will continue to divide the total number of students in half and host two trips to Sheldon.
TRIP 1 - Monday, September 24th - Wednesday, September 26th, 2018.
TRIP 2 - Wednesday, September 26th -Friday, September 28th, 2018.
If you have a child going into Grade 6, please put these dates on hold and we will share further details at the start of September.
Summary of Sports @ Northlea 2017-2018
We had a very busy year on the field, in the pool, on the court and on the ice. Thank you to the following 18 staff members for volunteering their coaching skills this year:
Harshini Fazl, Karen Andrew, Lindsay Resnick, Jeff Browne, Julie Roberts, Susan Siurna, Damien Benedict, Julia Cioban, BIll Shizas, Sarah Demirjian, Line Massicote, Allana Ossher, Donatien Gahungu, Susan Lanktree, Isaac Card, Mindy Gatt, Robyn Shulman and John Ellis.
We also thank our parent partners for volunteering as coaches, drivers, coordinators, spectators and cheerleaders!
Congratulations to all of our student participants. Your hard work is remarkable.
CROSS COUNTRY:
Grade 4 Girls - 2nd place
Grade 4 Boys - 3rd Place
Grade 5 Girls - 1st Place
Grade 5 Boys - 2nd Place
Grade 6 Boys - 10th Place
Grade 7 Girls - 9th Place
Grade 7 Boys - 1st Place
Grade 8 Girls - 3rd Place
Grade 8 Boys - 3rd Place
SOCCER:
Gr.5/6 Boys Soccer - finished second in our pool
Gr.5/6 Girls Soccer - North Conference semi-finalist
RUGBY:
Gr.5 Co-Ed Rugby - North Conference Champion
Gr.6 Co-Ed Rugby - North Conference Champion
Gr.7/8 Co-Ed Rugby - North Conference Champion
BASKETBALL:
Gr.5/6 Girls Basketball - finished 3rd in our pool
Gr.7/8 Girls Basketball - Conference Finalist
Gr.5/6 Boys Basketball - finished 2nd in our pool
Gr.7/8 Boys Basketball - finished 3rd in our pool
VOLLEYBALL:
Gr.5/6 Boys Volleyball - finished 2nd in our pool
Gr.7/8 Boys Volleyball - Conference semi-finalist
Gr.5/6 Girls Volleyball - finished 2nd in our pool
Gr.7/8 Girls Volleyball - Conference quarter-finalist
HOCKEY:
Gr.5/6 Co-Ed hockey - Conference Finalist
Gr.7/8 Co-Ed hockey - finished 3rd in our pool
Participated in the Leaside Cup
Participated in Girls' Hockey Tournament
ULTIMATE FRISBEE:
Gr.5/6 Co-Ed Ultimate team - finished 3rd in their Pool
Gr. 7/8 Co-Ed Ultimate team - Conference Finalists
SLO-PITCH:
Grade 6 Boys - 1st in initial round robin tournament. Made it to the conference semi-finals.
Grade 6 Girls - Played the season and did not advance to the semi-finals.
ORIENTEERING:
Ist Place - City Wide
SWIM TEAM (4-8):
Gr. 7 Girls 100 Medley Relay Team A - 4th Place
Gr. 5 Girls Freestyle Relay Team A - 4th Place
Grade 7 Boys 25m Breaststroke -Stas Mirinov placed 6th
Grade 8 50m Backstroke and Grade 8 100m Freestyle - Colin Campbell finished 5th in both
Grade 7 100m Freestyle - Isabella Thomas placed 4th
Grade 7 50m Breaststroke - Victoria Vall placed 5th
Grade 5 25m Breaststroke - Lucas Langenberg placed 6th
Grade 6 25m Breaststroke -Zane Beauregard placed 4th
Grade 5 25m Freestyle - Ashlin Barry placed 1st
Grade 5 25m Freestyle Abby Campbell placed 3rd
TRACK AND FIELD:
Gr.4 Girls - tied for 2nd (will get banner)
Gr.5 Girls - 5th
Gr.6 Girls - N/A
Gr.7 Girls - 4th
Gr.8 Girls - 1st (will get banner)
Gr.4 Boys - 4th
Gr.5 Boys - tied for 6th
Gr.6 Boys - 5th
Gr.7 Boys - tied for 3rd
Gr. 8 Boys - 4th
Grade 8 Graduation
We are so excited to shift our focus to our Grade 8 graduates. This is their moment to shine. We are looking forward to celebrating this milestone on Tuesday evening. Thank you to Ms. Wadden, Ms. Standing, Ms. Keith and Mme Gardner for their leadership with this event. Thank you as well to the Grade 7 parents who have been working so hard to prepare for the ceremony and reception.
End-of-Year Assemblies
On Thursday, June 28th, we have two End-of-Year assemblies planned:
Grades 1-3 @ 9:10 am
Grades 4-8 @ 10:45 am
During these assemblies we will be acknowledging the following staff:
Mme Larocque- Transferring to a school closer to her home. No more hour commute for Mme Larocque.
M. Gueye - Temporary Long Term Occasional role has come to an end.
Mme Hirsbrunner - Temporary Long Term Occasional role has come to an end.
Ms. Beaubien - Temporary Long Term Occasional role has come to an end.
Mr. LaCombe - Temporary Long Term Occasional role has come to an end.
Mr. Starchuk - Temporary Long Term Occasional role has come to an end.
Ms. Cornish - Transferring to a new role in a new school.
Mme Leroux - Has extended her leave to be with her family.
Mme Reynolds - Taking a 1 year leave of absence to study in Western Canada.
Mme Butts - Taking a 1 year leave of absence to teach abroad.
Ms. Cioban - Taking a 4/5 leave - After 4 years of planning, the time for a 1 year leave has finally arrived.
Mme Woolner - Earned a unique opportunity to team teach with Mme Shulman at another school.
Mme Shulman - Earned a unique opportunity to team teach with Mme Woolner at another school.
Ms. Siurna - Taking a 4/5 leave - After 4 years of planning, the time for a 1 year has finally arrived.
Ms. Reiken - Transferring to a new role in a new school.
Mme Gibson - Transfering to a new role in a new school.
Ms. Wadden - Promoted to Principal at John Fisher.
Jeff Browne - Moving from two 0.5 roles in separate schools to 1.0 full time in one school.
Darrin McBride - Promoted to Head Caretaker at another school.
Dessy Dimitrova - DECE - Joined Northlea in a temporary role that is now finished.
We thank the above staff for their work at Northlea and wish everyone well. We are delighted to celebrate them at the assemblies on Thursday. Teachers will be celebrated in the assembly connected to the age group they are currently teaching.
We will share the full staff list for the 2018-2019 school year with you soon. Our allocation for staff has increased so were able to hire a number of new people because Northlea is growing. We have also hired a wonderful team of teachers to carry on the excellence that our departing staff have demonstrated.
I realize there are often concerns about staffing French Immersion positions. That is a province-wide challenge. I am delighted to let you know that our French Immersion team is now fully staffed by teachers who are overjoyed to be at Northlea. We are required to work within the timelines and guidelines set out by TDSB Employee Services and we feel fortunate to have secured excellent teachers during the staffing rounds. System-wide, the demand for French Immersion teachers is high. We thank them for choosing Northlea. We have confidence that the people joining us will serve your children very well and will be welcome additions to the Northlea community.
School Year Calendar 2018-2019
School Year Calendar 2018-2019
The official school year calendar for the Toronto District School Board runs from September 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, inclusive.
- First day of classes for all students is September 4, 2018
- The last day of class for elementary students is June 27, 2019
