WISMER S SCHOOL NEWS LETTER 171 MINGAY AVE, Markham, Ontario L6E 1H8 Phone Fax

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1 WISMER S SCHOOL NEWS LETTER 171 MINGAY AVE, Markham, Ontario L6E 1H8 Phone Fax wismer.ps@yrdsb.edu.on.ca June 2014 November 2012 Principal: Dr. Debbie Donsky Vice Principal: Mr. David Williams Superintendent: Dan Wu Trustee: Allan Tam Upcoming Events Monday June 2 Wednesday June 4 Grade 6 EQAO 4 Follow Friday schedule Friday June 6 PA Day No School Monday June 9 Area Track and Field Meet 11 Wismer Fun Fair!! Tuesday June 17th Volunteer Tea in the Library, 8:30-9:30 am (Invitations to follow) 18 Grade 8 Graduation at Bur Oak SS, 5:30 pm Tuesday June 24 Primary Play Day 25 Report Cards go Home Thursday June 26 Early Dismissal. Students will be dismissed at 11:50 am From the Administrative Team The end of the year is fast approaching and we only have a few weeks remaining! Wismer is as vibrant as ever with upcoming events such as the Fun Fair, Track and Field, Grade 8 graduation, Play Day and much more! We are also in the process of having an accent stone delivered that has our school s Touchstone engraved on it. It will be going in the front garden for all to see! We were happy to meet all of our new JK students and their parents at our Welcome to Kindergarten event on May 21st. Please remember to walk to school whenever possible, send water bottles with your children and encourage them to drink plenty of water and wear hats when they are outside. ANNOUNCEMENT We would like to take the opportunity to announce a new administrative team for the 2014/2015 year. Please welcome the new principal, Rory Sullivan and new vice-principal, Gillian Patrick to Wismer! Mr Sullivan was our past Vice Principal in and Ms Patrick has been a Vice Principal at Parkview Public School and William Berczy PS in Unionville. Beginning September 2014, Dr. Donsky will be moving to a position in Curriculum and Instructional Services at the Board office and Mr. Williams will be the Vice-Principal at William Berczy PS. We are so grateful for our time at Wismer PS and will miss the students, families and staff as we move to our new positions. Like always, the school s organization can change resulting from enrolment changes over the summer. The following is the tentative organization for : JK/SK A Grade 1 D Grade 3/4 B Grade 6/7 A JK/SK B Grade 1/2 A Grade 4 A Grade 7 A JK/SK C Grade 2 A Grade 4/5 A Grade 7 B JK/SK D Grade 2 B Grade 5 A Grade 8 A JK/SK E Grade 2/3 A Grade 5 B Grade 8 B Grade 1 A Grade 3 A Grade 5/6 A Community Class Grade 1 B Grade 3 B Grade 6 A Grade 1 C Grade 3/4 A Grade 6 B School Council Wismer Fun Fair!! Mark your calendar now for the new dates of this year's Fun Fair -- Wednesday, June 11 th (rain date of June 19 th )! Come out and join the families from our Wismer community to have a fun night! It is also a great way to support our school -- funds raised from this event will be used to support various school projects. In the past, funds have purchased library materials, music instruments, the school mural project and more.

2 The lot south of the school is starting to be developed again. There is a section of sidewalk that is closed off on the east side of Mingay Avenue. Students will have to cross to the west side of Mingay with the crossing guard at Edward Jeffreys Avenue and then walk to Bur Oak to cross at the traffic lights. Please discuss a safe route to school with your children. Walk safely! Sidewalk Closure Grade 1 Food Drive We would like to tell you about food bank. We are bringing food to school so that we can bring it to the food bank. Our goal is 694 items of food. That s how many kids are in our whole school. Our food drive started on May 12 th and will end on May 23 rd. For our field trip, we are going to take the food to the food bank and we are also going to buy at least one thing extra from the Loblaws. We want to bring food to the food bank so people who don t have any food can get it for free. Pizza Lunch On Monday 28 th May, there was a very special delivery at Wismer P.S. A plow was delivered, together with a tarp, some paint and brushes, all ready for Grade 5A to paint. Grade 5A had been chosen to paint a plow together with 10 other Grade 5 classes in York Region. This initiative was organized by The Public Works Dept. of York Region. Grade 5A brainstormed ideas and finally took inspiration from Catherine M s sweater! It said Be Nice to Nature! We had our theme. The students chose item that they would like to paint on the plow. These included butterflies, toadstools, trees, a pond, bees, birds and flowers. The plow was taken away on Friday, May 9 th. Together with the 9 other plows, the Wismer plow was on show at the Family Fun Day organized by The Public Works Dept. in East Gwillimbury on Saturday, May 24 th. Have a look at the pictures of our plow! There is no pizza lunch the last week of school. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR CHILD S LUNCH ON THE LAST TUESDAY IN JUNE!! Grade 5A Paint a Plow! Page 2

3 Thursday, June 26th, 2014 Early Dismissal in Elementary Schools All schools in the York Region District School Board are committed to improving student achievement and well-being. On Thursday, June 26 th, 2014 an early release day will take place to allow elementary teachers and support staff to take part in meetings during the afternoon of that day. These meetings will allow for school staff to engage in culminating activities regarding the review and revision of the School s Improvement Plan as well as year-end and transition activities that support student success. As has been our practice over the past four years, students will attend school during the morning of Thursday, June 26 th, 2014 only. Students will be dismissed early that day at 11:50am. Arrangements will be made to ensure that students who are normally bussed to and from school will receive transportation at this time. Parents whose children attend after school child care should make appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule. Spelling Bee Wismer s own, Adshayah, participated in the Spelling Bee of Canada Regional Championships. She won 1st in Markham and the opportunity to go to the Provincial Championships! The Provincials were held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto on May 11th. She won third place in the junior category out of all the cities participating in Ontario! Way to go Adshayah!! Taekwondo Grade 8 student, Stefan, participated at the Canadian Nationals in Taekwondo. He won the gold!! As a result of coming first in the Canadian Nationals, Stefan has now qualified for the First Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in July!! Congratulations Stefan! MOVING??? If you are moving over the summer & your child will be attending another school please advise us as soon as possible. CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR JK/SK Students will be notified throughout the summer of their placements for September. All other students will find out on the first day of school. Page 3

4 WISMER PUBLIC SCHOOL PIANO STUDENT S EXAM SUCCESS and RECITAL! It s congratulations to all Wismer P.S. piano students that have achieved HONOURS and FIRST CLASS HONOURS with their 2014 music writing and playing piano examination levels. EVERYONE IS WELCOME to attend our PIANO RECITAL that will be held at 7:00pm in the Performance Hall at the Cornell Community Centre on Thursday June 19 th Mr. Hutt will proudly be continuing to teach piano lessons again at Wismer P. S. after school on Thursday s next September for the 2014/15 school year. Lessons cost $8.50 per 1 hour each week should any beginner or advanced students wish to join. Call Mr. Hutt at: See you at our recital! Page 4

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