Huron Happenings – April 24th, 2017

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

Our next School Council meeting is on Tuesday April 25th, 2017 beginning at 6:00pm. All parents/caregivers are welcome to attend (babysitting and pizza available for children).

HURON MONTHLY EARTH HOUR

Our Earth Hour for April will be on Friday April 28th from 2:20-3:20pm. Our monthly Earth Hours are one of the many important initiatives that our school community has committed to as part of being a Platinum Eco-School! For one hour (from 2:20-3:20pm), on the last Friday of every month, we turn off as many lights as safely possible and we turn off/power down as many electronics as we can. This is a time when we focus on what we can do to reduce our energy consumption.

MUSIC MONDAY

Music Monday is an annual event that brings together thousands of students, musicians, parents and community members across the country to celebrate the gift of music and music education in our lives, on the same day at the same time. The Coalition for Music Education launched Music Monday in 2005, and commissions a new song for the event every 2nd year. This year, Sing It Together (written by Marc Jordan & Ian Thomas) takes over as the official song. Both musicians have had careers in the music business spanning the better part of 40 years. Here is a link for you to find and watch the video: https://youtu.be/G-pX6r7pnKQ
Here, you can find the sheet music & lyrics for the song: http://huronmusic.wikispaces.com/Music+Monday
Always on the first Monday of May, this year the event will happen on Monday May 1st, 2017. The magic of the event is that at the same point during that day; that is, at 10 am Pacific time, 11 am Mountain time, 12 pm Central time, 1 pm Eastern time, 2 pm Atlantic time, and 2:30 in Newfoundland, schools right across the country are united by one piece of music. Across the country and around the world our goal continues to be “Fill the Skies with Music.” Hence we encourage you to take your music to the fields and to the streets on this wondrous occasion EVERY YEAR! The idea is that if one were to open the front door of his or her home and stand on the street on the first Monday in May, one would hear music and the skies would be filled with melody. We would like to encourage all parents/caregivers to join us for our Music Monday celebration, at 1:00pm, on Monday May 1st. Fingers crossed for good weather as we hope to hold our celebration outside in the basketball court area (bad weather and we’ll be in the gym). Please plan to join us if you are available – and help us sing this year’s Music Monday anthem.

A GUIDED CONVERSATION about EQUITY

Everyone is invited to join us on Wednesday May 3rd, at 6:30pm (there will be babysitting for children) for a Guided Conversation about Equity. Parents/Caregivers are invited to meet with Central Staff from LC4 to engage in an open conversation about equity policies and practices in the TDSB. Parents/Caregivers will examine case studies and identify issues and themes students experience within schools and recommend solutions. We will then examine how these situations and solutions connect to TDSB Equity and Human Rights policies. Light refreshments will be served – if you are interested in attending please call the school at 416-393-1570 in advance so we have an idea of numbers.

TRACK and FIELD

Don’t forget about Track and Field practices contining this week. Depending on the events, practices may be happening before school, during a recess, at lunchtime, or after school. A schedule of all practices for the week is posted on the window of the Main Office – and if your daughter/son is a Track and Field athlete they have been told when all practices are occuring. Please encourage them to be responsible and attend practices as scheduled. Our first Track and Field meet for all Grade 4, 5 and 6 athletes is on Wed. May 10th, 2017 at Birchmount Stadium.

SPRING CONCERTS

Make sure you mark your calendars for our upcoming Spring Concerts. Our Kindergarten Spring Concert is on Thursday May 18th, 2017 beginning at 6:00pm and our Grade 1-6 Spring Concert is on Thursday June 1st, 2017, also beginning at 6:00pm.

LOST AND FOUND

Please remember to check the Lost and Found structure in the front foyer of the school regularly and take home things that belong to you. There’s a very lovely collection of items, all of which belong to someone.