Week of December 2

Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly school council meeting on Wed., Dec. 4th at 7 p.m. in the library. Please note that babysitting will not be available during this meeting. 

Humber Valley Rink is OPEN! The rink offers both supervised and unsupervised skates including public skates and shinny hockey for various age groups.

Dec. 5 community meeting on playground severances

The Toronto Sports Council (TSC) is hosting an organizational meeting to discuss community concerns regarding loss of community space and strategies to keep this space in the community while still allowing the TDSB to meet the needs of students.
Date: Thursday December 5, 2013  
Time: 7- 9 pm 
Location: North York Civic Centre 5100 Yonge Street (at the North York subway station), Committee Room 1 
Agenda

Please RSVP to Heather Mitchell at heather@torontosportscouncil.ca

The TSC has been made aware of the potential sale of a number of TDSB school properties which will result in the following:

· significant reduction in the number of playing surfaces available for permit
· communities loss of green space now used for leisure and physical activities

The TSC is aware of the Provincial constraints faced by the TDSB however the premature sale of school properties without community discussion and input is concerning. At the Province's insistence, the TDSB continues to sell playing fields to pay for urgently needed school additions and repairs.

If we are going to save these fields for community use, we need to start a conversation now and continue it throughout the winter and into spring. It is important that the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation department along with the Province and the School Boards hear the concerns and work with the community to save our fields.

Week of November 25

Sports blog - Please check http://hvvathletics.blogspot.ca/ for information on this week's basketball and volleyball tournaments

Pizza lunch - Primary and junior students will have their pizza lunch on Thursday and middle school students will have pizza on Friday

Council meeting on Wed., Dec. 4 - If you have any questions for the December council meeting, please email them to Marlene or Anika at hvvcouncil@gmail.com before Nov. 28.

Week of November 18

Gym Clothes - Students who ordered HVV gym clothes will receive them on Thursday. If your have a question about your order or if you'd like to order additional shorts/shirts, please email marleneyip@gmail.com

Foodland “Turkey Bucks” - The Foodland at Thorncrest plaza is now handing out their annual "Turkey Bucks" that can be used to buy a turkey at Christmas time. If anyone would like to donate their Turkey Bucks, please hand them in to the office and Heather Gordon will collect them in early December so that they can be given to families in need during the holidays.

Grade 4 & 5 Snowpass

The Canadian Ski Council is offering children in grades 4 and 5 (or who are born in 2003 or 2004) the opportunity to discover skiing and snowboarding. For only $29.95, grade 4 &  5 students can ski and ride three times at 150+ ski areas from across the country!

Applications can be submitted online at http://www.skicanada.org/grade-4-5-snowpass/ or in the mail. You'll need your child's photo (2x2 or jpeg less than 512kb) and a copy of his/her report card or birth certificate.

Week of November 11

Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day assembly at 10:30 a.m.  

Nov. 12 - Progress reports go home

Nov. 13 - Photo re-takes

Nov. 14 (a.m.) - Immunizations for all Grade 7 students and Grade 8 girls

Nov. 14 (1:00) - Author David Bouchard will visit the Grade 4-8 students.

 

Nov. 14 & 15 - Parent-teacher interviews. People for Education has published a tip sheet that covers every step of the interview process, including how to prepare, possible questions to ask, and how to follow up after the interview.
Lost & Found - Please take a moment to go through the articles by the kindergarten doors to see if anything belongs to your family. Any unclaimed items will be donated end of day Friday, November 15th. 

Nov. 15 - P.A. Day - NO SCHOOL

Week of November 4

Candy Drive Nov. 4-8 - Please consider donating your extra Halloween treats to children staying at the Women's Habitat's shelter in Etobicoke. Look for the green bin labeled "Candy Collection" by the kindergarten doors.

Council Meeting on Nov. 6 – Everyone’s invited to our council meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the library. Sue Bois will discuss the school evacuation plan, facilities wish list, budget and improvement plan and our special guest speaker is Nancy Halupa, the Lice Nurse.

Gr. 2/3, 3A, 3B Field Trip on Nov. 8 – Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Marzocco and Mrs. Santin are taking their students to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Friday. The bus leaves at 9:00 and returns at 3:00. Reminder to participants: bring a disposable bag, lunch and snacks.