Emily Carr
September 2015
Message from Administration
It has been a busy and exciting few weeks at Emily Carr. The students are starting to get into their routines and the number of students walking and wheeling to school is fantastic. REMINDER: Parking Lot safety continues to be an area of concern. The outer edge of the East parking lot is a drop off and pick up zone only. Cars are not to be parked in this area. Continue to practice positive routines with your students. Thank you for keeping EC student safety #1.
At Emily Carr we are trying to use a variety of electronic ways to communicate. Each month, our online newsletter will be published on the last week of the month. The newsletter will share information regarding student and staff learning, safety, student events and activities. There will also be information shared from School Council and HDSB updates. The newsletter is linked on the website as well as sent out through the school synervoice. Please make sure your email is up-to-date with the office. We continue to update and promote the use of the school website. This site is updated regularly and will also share important Emily Carr information. Check us out on Twitter.
How Far is Far?
September 30th is the National Terry Fox Day - He ran 42 km everyday for 143 days (5,373 km) - so how far is the walk to school? Walking or wheeling for a 1.5 km trip to and from school everyday for the entire school year (194 days) would add up to 582 km. Maybe it's time to re-think our definition of "far"? Use the [ www.ischooltravel.org ] iSchoolTravel.org calculator to figure out your (unofficial) distance to school - all you need is your school and home address.
International Walk to School Week
Thanks to all those who helped to get the school year started on the right (or left) foot by walking and wheeling to school. The transition from less structured summer days to the classroom is eased when students get some exercise on the way to and from school (or the school bus). Research shows that exercise from transporting oneself to school is reflected in an increased ability to concentrate that lasts for approximately 4 hours ([ http://sciencenordic.com/children-who-walk-school-concentrate-better ]http://sciencenordic.com/children-who-walk-school-concentrate-better ). Better concentration = better retention and learning.
Important Dates:
Oct 5 – 9 is International Walk to School Week
October 8: Picture Day
October 9: PA Day (No school for students)
October 12: Thanksgiving (No school)
October 19th: Federal Election (Emily Carr is a polling station so the parking lot will be busy)
Emily Carr is now on Twitter
School Council
Welcome back! We're looking forward to another great year at Emily Carr Public School and we are delighted to announce our new 2015-2016 school council:
Bindu Cudjoe - Chair
Jennifer Howse - Treasurer
Gunjan Dua - Secretary
Rizwana Ishita - Parent Involvement Committee representative
Julie Christian - Board and Super Council representative
Voting Members:
Uchenna Emeka-Eleh
Qian (Becky) Zhang
Karen Vary
Tawfik Alwan
Debi Westcott
Nasreen Vojdani
Payal Nand Chahal
Lynn Petruskavich
Mira Backo-Shannon
We are looking forward to working with the administration and teacher representatives (*to be determined) to ensure our children have a great year!
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend school council meetings – usually held the first Monday of every month in the staff room (but please check the website to confirm!) - and we are always open to feedback and contributions of time and ideas!
Emily Carr Public School has a fantastic Parent Resource Library!
As a parent or guardian of an Emily Carr Public School Student, you are very welcome to check out whichever parent resource books you would like to read! To check out a parent resource, please see our Principal Mrs. Bate or email her at batec@hdsb.ca
Follow the link below to see a current list of books that are available:
https://drive.google.com/a/hdsb.ca/file/d/0B8ER1U17RLCpR0ZDbWlNTFBWV0k/view?usp=sharing
Next Meeting: October 5th 7:00-8:30 in the Staff room