We have a new date for our “Guided Conversation about Equity – Tuesday June 6th, 2017 at 6:30pm, at Huron Street Jr. P.S.

Parents/Caregivers will meet with Central Staff from LC 4 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.

There is a minimum number of workshop participants required, so if you are interested in attending please call the school (416-393-1570) and let us know. We do need to know in advance that you will be coming.

Light refreshments will be provided for all adult workhop participants – and babysitting will be provided for children.

PROLOGUE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Our next Prologue performance is a group called “Quintroversy” and they will be performing for students in Grades 1, 2 and 3 on Tuesday, May 23rd at approx. 9:15am. Parents/caregivers, if you are available on Tuesday morning please plan to join us for this performance.

MONTHLY EARTH HOUR

On Friday May 26th we will have our Earth Hour for May. From 2:20-3:20pm we will be turning off and powering down as many lights and electronics as we can. As part of our commitment to being a Platinum Level ECO-School this is our opportunity, once a month, to really focus on energy conservation. We hope that everyone in our broader Huron community will join us in this commitment.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

Our School Council will be meeting next on Tuesday May 30th, 2017 at 6:00pm. All parents/caregivers are welcome to attend. There will be babysitting and pizza available for all children.

SPRING CONCERT

Mark your calendars for Thursday June 1st, 2017, the date of our Spring Concert for students in Grades 1-6. Our Primary and Junior Choirs, Band, String Ensemble and various classes will be performing. The concert will start at 6:00pm – more information will be sent to you soon.

PANORAMIC PHOTOS

Our panoramic school photos will be taken on Monday June 5th after lunch. There is no rain date for this photograph, so fingers crossed for good weather.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Thank you so much for supporting our fundraising efforts for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. All students have received a pledge envelope, and on-line fundraising is also available. Our school’s “Jump Rope For Heart” event will be on Tuesday June 6th in the afternoon. Please plan to come and join in the activities if you are available.

LOST AND FOUND

Don’t forget to continue to check our Lost and Found structure on a regular basis and take home any items that belong to you. Our collection continues to grow and there are many lovely pieces of clothing, lunchbags, water bottles, umbrellas, baseball gloves, helmets, just to name a few.

Join us for our May Ward Council meeting, for TDSB Ward 10!
Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Clinton Street Public School, 460 Manning Ave, Toronto
Everyone welcome. Child care provided. Refreshments served.

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1534838196534527/

We have a new date for our “Guided Conversation about Equity – Tuesday June 6th, 2017 at 6:30pm

Parents/Caregivers will meet with Central Staff from LC 4 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. There is a minimum number of workshop participants required, so if you are interested in attending please call the school (416-393-1570) and let us know. Light refreshments will be provided for all adult workhop participants – and babysitting will be provided for children.

To all of our Kindergarten families – the following is some information about our KINDERGARTEN CONCERT on Thursday night:

The kindergarten children have been working hard preparing their songs for Thursday’s concert – May 18th, 2017. It starts at 6:00pm, and should conclude at approximately 6:45pm. The performers will be positioned along the long wall underneath the windows of the gym – so audience members will be facing the west wall of the gym. We’ve found that this set-up has created a more intimate space and makes filming your little ones so much easier. Students will be meeting in their classrooms before the concert at 5:45pm (and please, there is no need to come earlier than that) and then their teachers will bring them to the gym to find their seats right in front of the performing area. All students will be in the gym for the entire concert. After the concert, please allow the teachers and students to leave first, and the teachers will take their classes back to their classrooms. You can pick up your children (and their belongings) from their classrooms. This system allows for far less chaos in the gym and allows us to ensure that every child meets up with their adult. Looking forward to seeing you Thursday May 18th, 2017 at 6:00pm!

SILVER BIRCH READING PROGRAM

Did you know that over 65 students participated this year in our Silver Birch reading program (organised by the Ontario Library Association)? And that almost 50 students read enough books (5 out of the 10 Canadian-authored nominated Express, Fiction or Nonfiction books) to participate in our voting day? We are excited to have two Silver Birch reading club celebrations this upcoming week. On Tuesday morning (May 16th), our Silver Birch fiction readers get to meet the author, Ellen Schwartz, of our first place Huron-winning Silver Birch book, Heart of a Champion. She will work with a small group of 23 keen grade 4-6 readers, with a few classroom writers joining in. In this interactive writing workshop, she will show how she plans, researches, writes, rewrites and publishes books, and will get the students writing too. The library will be set up like a writing cafe and we are so thrilled to offer this kind of opportunity for the first time at Huron. To find out more about Ellen, please visit: https://www.ellenschwartz.net/

Then on Wednesday, May 17th, the fun continues as our 26 Silver Birch readers travel to the Harbourfront Centre to participate in the Festival of Trees. It’s like a reading rock concert full of activities, and in particular, they will attend the Express and Nonfiction awards ceremonies to find out the books that were chosen by all the Silver Birch readers across Canada. We are so proud of all our readers, including the Blue Spruce readers in kindergarten to grade 2. Silver Birch is only possible if staff read alongside the students – and we thank the 15 staff expert readers who read a few of the 30 books in these programs and discussed the books with our students.

KINDERGARTEN SPRING CONCERT

We’re looking forward to seeing all of our Kindergarten students and their families at our Kindergarten Spring Concert on Thursday night, May 18th, at 6:00pm. Come and see our youngest learners celebrate their love of music! Don’t forget that our Spring Concert for students in Grades 1-6 is coming up on Thursday June 1st, 2017. More information will be coming soon about which groups are performing at this concert.

PROLOGUE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Our next Prologue performance is coming up on Tuesday May 23rd for students in Grades 1, 2 and 3. Parents/caregivers, if you are available you are very welcome to join us for this performance. Please see the attachment for more information.

LOST AND FOUND

The collection of items in Lost and Found continues to grow… and grow… and grow! Please make sure you are checking Lost and Found regularly and taking home any items that belong to you.

To our Huron Community:

At this time of year, as we are going through our clothing and possibly getting rid of ‘older’ items, we would like to let you know there is a particular need right now for adult sized t-shirts, pants and socks, for both men and women.

A collection bin will again be put in the front foyer of the school for donations of those items in particular, and again someone from our school community has offered to take those items to individuals less fortunate in our community.

These items (t-shirts, pants and socks) can be donated at the school until Tuesday May 23rd.

Thank you to everyone for your support.

We have a new date for our “Guided Conversation about Equity – Tuesday June 6th, 2017 at 6:30pm

Parents/Caregivers will meet with Central Staff from LC 4 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.

There is a minimum number of workshop participants required, so if you are interested in attending please call the school (416-393-1570) and let us know.

Light refreshments will be provided for all adult workhop participants – and babysitting will be provided for children.

ASSEMBLIES WITH “SUBLIMINAL”

Huron is delighted to welcome Sean Mauricette (a.k.a. “SUBLIMINAL”) on Thursday May 11th, 2017. The first assembly will be after the announcements in the morning (at approx. 9:15am) and students in Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be coming to this assembly. The second assembly will be after morning recess (starting at approx. 10:40am) for students in Grades 1 and 2. Parents/caregivers are invited to both assemblies – please plan to join us if you can. For more information about “SUBLIMINAL” check out: http://www.akaSUBLIMINAL.com

TRACK AND FIELD

If the weather cooperates, Track and Field practices will continue on Monday and Tuesday this week, and then the South Conference Qualifying meet is on Wednesday May 10th, at Birchmount Stadium for students in Grades 4, 5 and 6. A schedule of all practices for this week is posted in the office, additionally all athletes competing in any event have been told when their practice times are. Please encourage all athletes who are competing in an event to attend their practices.

SPRING CONCERTS

Make sure your calendars are marked for our upcoming Spring Concerts. The Kindergarten Spring Concert is on Thursday May 18th, 2017, beginning at 6:00pm. All kindergarten classes will be participating in this concert. The Grade 1-6 Spring Concert is on Thursday June 1st, 2017, beginning at 6:00pm. Our band, string orchestra, primary choir, junior choir and select classes will be performing – more information coming soon.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Huron is pleased to be holding a Heart and Stroke Foundation Jump Rope for Heart event on June 6th, 2017. All money raised will support the Heart and Stroke Foundation in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart and stroke research. Jump Rope for Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges for heart disease and stroke research. They also learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and giving back to their community. This year marks Jump Rope for Heart’s 35th Anniversary and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is striving to get 1 million kids Jumping in close to 4,000 schools across Canada. We need your help to surpass our last 2012 Jump Rope for Heart fundraising amount of $4174.00. Please help support your child’s fundraising efforts by registering them online at http://www.JumpRopeForHeart.ca and send out donation request emails to friends, family and colleagues. Online fundraising is the quickest way to reach all of your contacts and online donors receive an automatic tax receipt. Plus, when students receive their first online donation (of any amount), they will receive a $5 kick-start and a free skipping rope (at the end of June) from the Heart & Stroke Foundation! Each student will be bringing home a pledge envelope on Monday (after our kick-off assembly) if you prefer to collect donations in-person. Please ensure that their pledge envelope is returned on the day of their school’s Jump Event Day – June 6th, 2017. Please also return any unused envelopes.