Plenty of news this week:
Our second pizza lunch is being held Wednesday, February 3rd. It’s a great break from brown-bagging it on a cold winter day!! It’s only $5 for two slices of pizza, dessert and a drink.
Order forms were sent home this week and should be sent back to the school by Monday, January 25th. If for some unknown(!?) reason your child did not bring home an order form you can find one here.
by Gerri Gershon
I hope you will come out to the ward forum next Wednesday night at Grenoble Public School. We have invited terrific speakers to share their expertise on Testing – EQAO and otherwise. This session should interest Elementary, Middle Junior High and Secondary parents. Bring a friend, enjoy a coffee with parents in neighbouring schools and hear about what is happening at the Toronto School Board.
I hope to see you there. The agenda is in the attachment. Thanks.
January is Teamwork month at the Toronto District School Board. We have a great opportunity to use our excellent teamwork skills to provide outreach to survivors of the recent earthquake in Haiti. We have had a number of students take leadership in this area. Here are a few examples of what our students are doing to support these efforts: Read the rest of this entry »
Oodles of news from Mr. Howard in this monthly newsletter…. Read the rest of this entry »
In this issue:
The next Parent Council meeting is being held next Monday evening at 7pm in the Library. As well as an update on important dates and activities at the school, we will also be approving our fundraising spending for the year.
We hope to see you there!
Our second pizza lunch is being held Wednesday, February 3rd. It’s a great break from brown-bagging it on a cold winter day!! It’s only $5 for two slices of pizza, dessert and a drink. Order forms will be sent home this week and should be sent back to the school by Monday, January 25th.
This is a brief synopsis of the last Ward Forum held at Sunny View.
It was a full house with many parents, principals and staff attending to hear our new TDSB Director of Education, Dr. Chris Spence outline his “Vision of Hope” for the future of teaching and learning in our schools. His top 3 priorities are student achievement, parent engagement and financial stability.
His main focus is to prepare our students for the 21st century in our ever changing world of global technology. From chalkboards to interactive smart boards, notebooks to laptops, textbooks to search engines…the list is comprehensive and reflects a different classroom experience than many of us experienced in school. Dr. Spence believes our classrooms need to change into hubs of activity to keep our kids “powered up” instead of “powered down” at classroom desks.
Grade 7 and 8 music students are invited to participate in the All City Strings, Band, or Orchestra. These ensembles are made up of students from across the TDSB and work towards a huge performance in Massey Hall. This concert features all of the All City Ensembles and other musical performances. This would be a great enrichment to the music education you are receiving at St. Andrew’s. The students who have participated in the past have really enjoyed the experience.
: The "Bump, Set, Fore" 2nd day was AWESOME!!!!!! 
PS: I'm gonna miss art and computers... 
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: All students who achieved an average of 80% or higher will be called up onto the stage to receive their recognition certificates. There are also [...]
: Hello, to avoid disappointment due to false expectations, can you provide details re. the Student Recognition Assembly? Will ALL students whose overall average is 80% [...]
