(A reminder that if your family is on an extended vacation and students won’t be in school on January 5th you must notify the school office (416-393-1570) and let us know. When you call please let us know the date your child(ren) will be returning to school.)

PIZZA DAY

A reminder that our next Pizza Day is this week – on Wednesday January 7th, 2015. (Any extra pizza slices can be purchased for $2.00/slice but do remember that extra slices are not always available. Our pizza orders are placed well in advance based on orders received at that time.)

VISION and HEARING CLINIC

A Vision and Hearing Clinic is going to be available here at Huron on MONDAY JANUARY 19th, 2015. This is a wonderful opportunity for service to your children within the school day. These clinics are an optional service offered for families for health awareness purposes. School based clinics are operated by the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, the non-profit, charitable organization associated with the TDSB. Fees are collected to help offset the cost of bringing these clinics to schools and any proceeds are used to support TFSS – no profit is made. Attached is a copy of the registration form that all students received before the holidays and extra copies are available in the office. If you would like to have your child’s vision and/or hearing checked please return the registration form to the office by Wednesday January 7th, 2015.

We have already received the minimum number of registrations necessary so the clinic will definitely be happening. We have to confirm numbers by the end of the first week back in January so please do not delay in returning the form if you are interested in participating. We do want to remind parents that for children under the age of 18, the cost of an annual eye examination with an Optometrist in the community is covered by the Ministry of Health with your child’s health card.

FREE TICKETS to a U of T VARSITY BLUES GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME

Before the holidays, Abbey Addo, Jill Stratton and Vanessa Wallace from the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Girls Basketball Team came to Huron and visited for an afternoon. The players spoke about a healthy lifestyle and what it’s like to play on a varsity team. They also took some of the students through their basketball drills in our gym. Huron is pleased to have players and positive role models from our community as our guests. As their neighbours in the Bloor/Annex area, they are offering all Huron families an opportunity to see a game for FREE!

University of Toronto Varsity Blues Girls Basketball Game
Wednesday January 7th, 2015 at 6:00pm
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
University of Toronto
100 Devonshire Place

To order FREE tickets: www.varsityblues.ca/tickets Use Promo Code: HURON
Enter tickets for children as ‘adults’

At this time we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone in the Huron community for your generosity and amazing efforts towards the various fundraising initiatives Huron undertook these first four months.

TERRY FOX
We are delighted to report that Huron Street has raised over $9000.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation in 2014. That amount may still increase as we know more donations credited to Huron are still being tallied.

ACORN CARDS
Our Acorn Cards fundraiser raised $1,374.56 for the school. This money is for teachers to use to offset the costs of some of the specialized programs or “extra” activities that happen in the classrooms.

QSP MAGAZINES
To date we have raised $1,445.00 for the school through our QSP Magazine sales. The website for on-line sales is open for the entire school year so this total may still increase…and you can keep this is mind for gifts for family and friends at any time during the year. The money raised through QSP fundraising goes to support various literacy programs here at the school; we purchase items such as big books for beginning readers, levelled readers, novel sets and chapter books for more advanced readers, as well as materials such as graphic novels and items to support classroom library collections.

STUDENT RUN FUNDRAISER FOR WHALES AND DOLPHINS
Some of the Grade 6 students independently organized a fundraiser for whales and dolphins in captivity which made almost $700.00. The money was donated to “Whale and Dolphin Conservation” in Plymouth, MA. As a result of this donation Huron has “adopted” a humpback whale named Colt. Make sure you check out the first floor bulletin board in January for information about Colt.

BAKE SALE
The Bake Sale before our Winter Concert raised $806.27 this year – thank you to everyone for your donations and of course to all buyers as well! This money will go to support and enhance the music programs here at Huron.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
We had a very successful Bookfair this year – thank you to Ms. Will Stork and the many volunteers who supported her. Total sales at the Bookfair were $4,838.88 which means that Huron will receive approximately $2900.00 in product for our school from Scholastic. This will mean lots more books and other literacy materials for the Library and our classrooms.

WEBKINZ to the HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN
On Dec. 9th, four Huron Student Ambassadors represented Huron Street School as we made a donation to the Hospital for Sick Children of all the webkinz that were earned through the QSP fundraiser.
Representatives from the HSC were on hand to meet us and we learned that there are approximately 300 children who are not able to go home at all and will spend Christmas and the holiday season in the hospital. Our Webkinz toys will be given as part of a individual gift bag for every child who has to be in the hospital.
(We forgot to count but we think we donated approximately 30-40 Webkinz.)

RED NOSE CAMPAIGN
We ordered 400 red noses and it was a sell out, so that means we raised $1,200.00 to support the Toronto Foundation for Student Success to help provide food, warm clothing and other essentials to Toronto students in need. Once again, to everyone in the Huron Community – thank you all so much for your support! Huron Street Junior Public School has a lot to be proud of!

A Vision and Hearing Clinic is going to be available here at Huron on MONDAY JANUARY 19th, 2015. This is a wonderful opportunity for service to your children within the school day. These clinics are an optional service offered for families for health awareness purposes.

School based clinics are operated by the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, the non-profit, charitable organization associated with the TDSB. Fees are collected to help offset the cost of bringing these clinics to schools and any proceeds are used to support TFSS – no profit is made.

We have already received the minimum number of registrations necessary so the clinic will definitely be happening. We have to confirm numbers by the end of the first week back in January so please do not delay in returning the form if you are interested in participating.

We do want to remind parents that for children under the age of 18, the cost of an annual eye examination with an Optometrist in the community is covered by the Ministry of Health with your child’s health card.

We would like to remind everyone with a car, that there is a clearly indicated “SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE” that must be kept clear for all the buses that either pick up, or drop off at our school. Please DO NOT park your car in this area which is just south of sidewalk leading to the front doors and extending south all the way to the driveway into the parking lot.

It is very possible that there could be multiple buses arriving at the same time to pick-up and drop off students so this whole area MUST be kept clear of cars. Our bus drop off and pick up times are from approximately 8:15 – 9:00am and from 3:15 – 4:00pm. Please make sure the area is kept clear of all cars during these times. And a reminder to all drivers that if a bus has its lights on you must not pass the bus in either direction! Thank you for your co-operation with this.

** WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS on MILK and COOKIE DAY **

Huron Street Community,
We have some exciting news, on WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17th, 2014, we will be participating in a fundraiser. We will be selling milk and cookies for $2.00. All proceeds will go to the United Way. Please send your child to school on the 17th with a toonie. (For all students on the field trip tomorrow Milk and Cookies will be available on Thurs. Dec. 18th instead.)

And don’t forget to wear your pajamas tomorrow too! Remember also that we are continuing to accept donations of non-perishable food items, as well there are a small number of red noses still available.

There’s lots going on this week so please make sure you read and mark your calendars.

** RED NOSE CAMPAIGN **

Remember that our Red Nose Campaign is continuing this week, while supplies last. Please find attached a special message about a fundraiser that many schools in the TDSB are participating in to help support the Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS). We look forward to seeing these RED NOSES lighting up around Huron over the next week. Thanks in advance for your participation.

** WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS on MILK and COOKIE DAY **

We have some exciting news, on WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17th, 2014, we will be participating in a fundraiser. We will be selling milk and cookies for $2.00. All proceeds will go to the United Way. Please send your child to school on the 17th with a toonie. (Milk and cookies will be sold to the grade 5 students on Dec. 18th, as they will be out on a field trip on the 17th). And don’t forget to wear your pajamas that day too!

** ANNUAL HOLIDAY SING-A-LONG **

On THURSDAY DECEMBER 18th at 10:40am (after morning recess) we will be having our Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long. All parents/caregivers are invited to join us for this annual event. Don’t forget to wear your “Elf” or other festive apparel on Thursday.

** HURON’S HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE **

As is tradition here at Huron, students, parents and caregivers are asked to please bring a non-perishable food item to school for our Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long, or anytime between now and December 18th. All donations will go to the Daily Bread Food Bank, a non-denominational Canadian charity that strives to end hunger in urban communities. P.S. And if there are any parents/caregivers who would be available to help deliver the food please let the school know. Willing hands, and a vehicle, are always appreciated.

** LOST AND FOUND **

Our Lost and Found is getting extremely full – please everyone remember to check Lost and Found regularly. The Lost and Found is now arranged in the following way: all accessories (hats, mittens/gloves, scarves, lunchbags) are all put on tables in the front hallway. All articles of clothing (shirts, hoodies, sweaters/sweatshirts, pants, coats, snowpants) are spread out on the Lost and Found structure. Some of the articles are hanging from the hooks as well every slot has at least one article of clothing in it. Shoes and boots are on the floor underneath the structure, in the front foyer.

It is important for all families to note that ALL LOST AND FOUND ITEMS will be DONATED TO CHARITY over the Winter Holidays. The Lost and Found structure will be EMPTY when you return to school in January. Please note – food containers are thrown out regularly!! It doesn’t take long for the food in them to become disgusting, which is then smelly and attracts things we don’t want. For that reason, all food containers that end up in Lost and Found are thrown out regularly – so please check Lost and Found if your child left their lunchbag at school.

HURON’S HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

As is tradition here at Huron, students, parents and caregivers are asked to please bring a non-perishable food item with them to the Winter Concert on December 11th and/or the Holiday Sing-a-Long on December 18th, – or anytime between now and December 19th. All donations will go to the Daily Bread Food Bank, a non-denominational Canadian charity that strives to end hunger in urban communities.

P.S. And if there are any parents/caregivers who would be available to help deliver the food please let the school know. Willing hands, and a vehicle, are always appreciated.

on WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17th, 2014, we will be participating in a fundraiser. We will be selling milk and cookies for $2.00. All proceeds will go to the United Way. Please send your child to school on the 17th with a toonie. (Milk and cookies will be sold to the grade 5 students on the 18th, as they will be out on a field trip on the 17th).
Thanks!

And don’t forget to wear your pajamas that day too!

There’s lots happening at school these next two weeks, so please make sure you are getting the information from these emails and don’t forget to mark your calendars.

** SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR **

You might have seen the posters up around the school – the Scholastic Book Fair is here this week! The Book Fair is in the Library and will be here from December 8th – 15th, 2014. On Monday and Tuesday classes will be visiting the Book Fair with teachers, on a scheduled basis, so all students will get to see what’s available. On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the following Monday the Book Fair will be open before school and during morning recess (10:15-10:30am) for purchasing. The Book Fair will also be open on Thursday (the night of our Winter Concert), after school from 3:30-5:45pm. Please come and support our Book Fair. Not only can you get some wonderful gifts for family and friends but all profits from the Book Fair will go directly towards purchasing more books and literacy materials for Huron’s Library and classrooms.

** WINTER CONCERT **

A reminder to everyone that our Winter Concert is happening on Thursday December 11th, 2014 – beginning at 6:00 pm. Please find attached a flier advertising the concert, as well it lists which groups are performing at the concert. All students involved in the concert received a letter from Ms. Hanson with more information about the concert; when students should be arriving, where they should meet when they get here, and what they should wear. Just in case that letter didn’t make it home I have attached a copy of that letter to this email, and additional copies are available in the office.

** BAKE SALE INFORMATION **

The posters are up all around the school, and we’ve attached one here for everyone to see.
A reminder about the Bake Sale that will be happening before the Winter Concert next week – on Thursday December 11th, 2014. Items for the Bake Sale can be dropped off at the school anytime on December 11th, and remember that all proceeds from the sale go to support the Music programs here at Huron. So start looking through your recipes and please consider baking something for the Bake Sale.
And remember that everything needs to be NUT FREE!!

** QSP FUNDRAISER **

A reminder to everyone that you can continue to turn in order for our QSP Fundraiser until MONDAY DECEMBER 8TH, 2014 and these orders will still count towards our fundraising goal. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT EVERYONE!

** REAL FOOD FOR REAL KIDS **

Remember that it’s never to late to register for Real Foods for Real Kids. This hot lunch program runs at Huron on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays and offers a delicious, nutritious and litterless lunch for your child. Please see the attached flier for more information and registration details.

BAKE SALE at the WINTER CONCERT

As is tradition here at Huron we will be having a Bake Sale in conjunction with the Winter Concert which is going to be held on December 11th. We need your HELP with the Bake Sale — we need baked donations to sell at the Bake Sale. More information will be coming shortly about when and where to drop off baked good items, but start your thinking in advance of what yummy treat you might like to bring and share. Remember that all items need to be NUT FREE. All proceeds from the Bake Sale go to support our school’s Music Programs.

WINTER CONCERT

A reminder to everyone that our Winter Concert is happening on Thursday December 11th, 2014 – beginning at 6:00 pm. Please find attached a flier advertising the concert, as well it lists which groups are performing at the concert. All students involved in the concert received a letter from Ms. Hanson today with more information about the concert; when students should be arriving, where they should meet when they get here, and what they should wear. Just in case that letter didn’t make it home I have attached a copy of that letter to this email, and additional copies are available in the office.

LOST AND FOUND

Our Lost and Found is getting extremely full – please everyone remember to check Lost and Found regularly. We will shortly be starting to spread out our Lost and Found on tables in the front hallway as well as on the Lost and Found structure – please do check often. It is important for all families to note that ALL LOST AND FOUND ITEMS will be DONATED TO CHARITY over the Winter Holidays. The Lost and Found structure will be EMPTY when you return to school in January.

If we could please add – Lost and Found is intended for you to take ONLY items that belong to your child/ren. It’s important that all items be given the chance to be found by their rightful owner. Please note – food containers are thrown out regularly!! It doesn’t take long for the food in them to become disgusting, which is then smelly and attracts things we don’t want. For that reason, all food containers that end up in Lost and Found are thrown out regularly – so please check Lost and Found if your child left their lunchbag at school.

NEXT PA DAY

Mark your calendars – our next PA Day is Friday December 5th, 2014. On this day there will be NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS. A reminder to everyone that if you scroll down to the bottom of Huron Happenings every week there is a listing of all holidays and PA Days for the entire school year.

TEAM UP FOR GREEN

Team Up for GreenToronto Hydro has extended the end date of this campaign to December 31st, 2014. The TDSB now has 4 more weeks to reach our goal of raising $250,000.00. Toronto Hydro also added a draw to help lift our campaign – All customers who register for eBills /PAP from November 24th to December 31st will be entered for a chance to win a $2,000, $1,000 or $500 Loblaw’s gift card. The contest runs from November 25th to December 31st, 2014

We are asking for your support to take part in “Team Up For Green”. The Toronto District School Board, Toronto Hydro, and EcoSchools are working together for the good of our schools and our environment. Every single sign-up raises funds for new bike racks to be installed at TDSB schools across the city. With each Huron family that participates. it increases our chances of receiving additional bike racks for our school.

At the beginning of the campaign students took home a half-page flier, printed on green paper, with this information. Don’t forget to return that flier to the school with your name on it so that we can add your name to the tally chart we have in our first floor hallway. If you can’t find this flier there are extra copies in the office, or just let us know on any piece of paper that you’ve signed up for one or more of the “Team Up For Green” initiatives so we can add you to our tally chart.