EDUCATION WEEK 2015 ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ALLAN A

April 13

April 15

April 22

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Open House and Kick-off Assembly

Bullying Prevention with Deb Peplar – for parents and the school community

Tinkerbowl involving Makey Makey – with surrounding middle schools

April 23

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Honesty Assembly- inspiration winners and the Awards of Distinction will be presented

April 20

April 22

April 24

6 – 8 p.m.

6 – 7:30 p.m.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Fearless Kind Summit – interactive parent/daughter workshop filled with discussion, activities and fun exercises designed to strengthen the parent/daughter bond; develop an in-depth understanding of “girl world” and the pressures, expectations and drama that goes along with it; boosts self-esteem, confidence and authentic self-expression, focusing on being bold, healthy risk-taking, leadership, authentic self-expression.

Parent Workshop – community pizza dinner, hands-on math activities and games, science experiments and tech shops for parents and students.

Celebration of Greatness – celebrate the week’s activities (video designed by the #beawesome group of pictures from the week’s events; honour the Award of Distinction recipients.

April 16

6 – 7:30 p.m.

Grade 1 & 2 Concert

Spaghetti Dinner & Bake Sale – students from Fletcher’s Meadow SS will prepare the dinner which we will serve to our parents as they watch the concert

10 Years of Brisdale through the Arts & Book Fair – art will be posted in the main hallways commemorating 10 years at Brisdale and showcasing the new Kindergarten addition.

April 20

April 22

9:40 – 10:40 a.m.

8:40 a.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Rhythm Works featuring Troy Sexton (former member of the International Performing Group STOMP)

Earth Day Activities – various

April 22

April 23

2:30 – 4:40 p.m. &

5:30 – 7 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Arts Showcase – showcase of art from this year

Inquiry Fair – collection inquiry based on projects from all grades

April 13-17

April 15

April 17

April 21 & 23

TBA

9 a.m. – 3:10 p.m. & 6:30 – 8 p.m.

9:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

9 – 10 a.m. &

7 – 8 p.m.

Book Fair

Numeracy Day and Evening- all students will be divided into groups of 6 (cross grade groupings) and the teachers will create math activities for the students to complete. Teams will rotate to different classes to work together to complete the different math activities.

Literacy Day – invite members of the school community to come to read to the students

“Pirates” Musical – inspires artistic, musical and dramatic greatness throughout the school. The children will perform (singing, dancing, acting) during the day for our family of schools and the Carberry students. Evening performances are for parents and families.

April 16

April 22-23

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

TBA & 7 p.m.

Coffee and donuts – parents are invited to join the teachers and staff

Classroom Visit – parents are invited to observe their child’s classroom learning

School Musical – “Not quite Excaliber” – families are invited to watch a musical performance by the students.

April 15-24

TBA

“Assignment Earth” – musical performance

Scholastic Book Fair

Blue Spruce and Silver Birch Voting

Le Prix Peuplier

April 14

April 16

April 21

9:30 – 10:10 a.m.

7 – 8:30 p.m.

7 – 8:30 p.m.

Grandparent Tea and Timbits- grandparents will be invited to read with their grandchildren in any language and enjoy tea and timbits

Parent Night (ESL) – second session of our three part Parent night for information on ELLs and the ESL programming

Open House and Numeracy Night – parents and students will be invited to join us to celebrate all of the great things happening here at the school (shown in a video to start the night. Parents and students will then break off into grade level areas where the grade level team will have a variety of numeracy activities for them to try and ideas of how to support their child(ren) at home.

April 23

6:30 – 8 p.m.

Open House – an opportunity for parents to both enjoy student achievements and participate in activities with their child. There will be 2-3 workshops for parents and students to choose to attend; a special presentation by our settlement worker; book fair; student showcases (including music soloists; SciTech display & student work); French Café where parents will order and be served en Français

April 20

April 21-22

April 22

April 23

April 24

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9 – 10 a.m. (Team A)

1 – 2 p.m. (Team B)

Littler-less Lunch – students and staff participate to support healthy eating and living

Spring Clean-up – in partnership with Brampton Clean City program

International/Cultural Festival – students and staff will wear international/cultural dress and parade through the school to celebrate our diversity, while enjoying listening to music representing our rich international diversity

Staff International Potluck

Library Book Display – beautiful books to honour different cultures and the rich international tapestry of our school

25^th Anniversary Assembly – parents are invited to join the students and staff as we celebrate our 25^th anniversary through dance, music and performances.

25^th Anniversary Open House – students, staff, parents (past and present) as well as past students over the age of 18 are invited to our open house to enjoy touring the school and connecting with one another. Grade 1-4 and our new Kindergarten classes will be open for everyone’s enjoyment.

Numeracy Earth Hour – students and staff will turn off the lights for one hour to celebrate their commitment to the planet. During the hour, students from Kindergarten through to grade 4 will engage in different math activities in the classroom – puzzles, math games and rich math problems.

April 20

April 21

April 22

9 – 9:15 a.m.

9:30 – 10 a.m.

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

PowerPoint Kick-off and Video – an outline of the week’s events will be communicated to students through a PowerPoint that will be emailed to all staff members to show in their classroom. A video will also be attached that will mimic a Peel Inspire video.

Spirit Day Assembly- students will dress up as someone who inspires greatness in them. During the assembly, we will also play a trivia game “The Chris Hadfield Squares” which copies the Hollywood Squares game show from television.

Earth Day – students will be equipped with bags and gloves and will be assigned an area of the school or c community to clean up. We will also be encouraging students and staff to bring a litter-less lunch all week.

April 20

April 21

April 23

April 24

April 25

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

9:30 – 9:30 a.m.

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.

Open until 6:30 p.m.

6:30 – 7:45 p.m.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

7:45 – 8:30 p.m.

Kick-off Assembly

School Yard and Park Clean-up – students and staff go outside to clean up the school grounds

Open House – parents are invited to come visit the school and spend time in the classrooms

Orchestra/Choir Performance – grades Kindergarten - 3

Orchestra/Choir Performance – grades 4 - 5

Book Fair – remains open late tonight only

EQAO Information Night – students and parents can come to learn more about the Provincial assessment that happens in grade 3

Open House – parents are invited to come visit the school and spend time in the classrooms

Award of Distinction Recognition and Staff Breakfast

April 20-24

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Open House & Used Book Sale – display of student artwork including visual arts or content area related (science or social studies projects); grades 3-5 students will be involved the sorting, organizing and selling for the book sale.

School-wide Writing Activity – “I remember _____ (solving math problem/playing/building snow fort, etc.) together with _____. It was great because_____.” and display their work around the school.

Smile-O-Gram – grades 3-5 students will be involved in the process

Spring Clean-up – staff will take their own class outside to clear-up the school grounds or neighbourhood at their convenience during the week

Diversity. Inspire. Greatness. Together. Grade 3 Concert

April 15

April 15-22

April 17

April 20

April 22

April 23

9 – 11 a.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

9a.m. – 1 p.m.

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

TBA

6:30 – 8 p.m.

Chai and Chat – community resources are asked to set up booths for parents who will be invited to have some traditional chai tea and snacks while they visit booths from the community resources. Parents can also visit the classrooms to see what their child is learning and have a quick visit with their child.

Book Fair – parents will be invited to have a first look and purchase books during the Chai and chat, and we will offer a parent evening also

Autism Awareness Assembly- we will be hearing from speakers and seeing some videos to help us better understand Autism and how we can be more inclusive to our friends and peers.

Aussie X Cricket Workshop/Community Game – student workshop with Aussie X, and community Circket match for students and parents to watch

Dress Rehearsal for Primary Musical – presented to the school.

Primary Musical “Three of a Kind” – parents and family are invited to the school musical for the second term which will be presented by grades 1 and 2. The students will be making their costumes and sets, as well as learning the songs and dialogue.

April 14-17

April 16

8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

6:30 – 8 p.m.

Book Fair

Clarkson’s 100^th Birthday Celebration – activities will take place throughout the school to honour our birthday: book fair in the Learning Commons, presentations in the gym and various classrooms.

April 13-24

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Book Fair

Presentation of the Play “Hamlet”

Tour the World of Math

Math Buddies

Math Mentors

Primary Concert

April 13

April 14

April 15

April 16

April 17

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Inspire. Greatness. Together. Tableau – presentations by each homeroom

Open House – parents are invited to participate in the discussion/open house: “I use math everyday & I didn’t even know it!”

Duffle Bag Theatre – presentation for entire school

School-wide Awards and Colour House Activity Assembly

School-wide Groove-a-thon

April 14

April 15

April 16

April 20-21

April 22

April 23

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

2:25 – 3:10 p.m.

8:50 – 10:50 a.m.

8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. & 1:45 – 2:10 p.m.

Kick-off and Awards Assembly – introduction of activities for Education week and presentation of Education Week awards

Inspire. Greatness. Together. Spring Concert – grades K-8 will perform songs, skits and dances to reflect the Education Week theme

Jump Rope for Heart Kick-off Assembly – representatives from Peel Heart & Stroke Foundation will lead the assembly for the event to be held in May combining fitness and fundraising, giving our students an added incentive to practice their skipping skills.

Special Library Activities – featuring books that centre around our Education week theme

School-wide Yard Clean-up for Earth Day

United Way “Pinball” Game – interested students and staff will play Team Pinball (an adapted bowling game) to help raise funds for the United Way of Peel.

April 16

7 p.m.

Family Math Evening – an exciting opportunity for students to showcase their learning to parents as well as engage parents in creative math games

April 22

April 23

10:05 – 10:45 a.m.

TBA

School-wide Reading Celebration- all school citizens will read at the same time with a buddy for 40 minutes.

A Visit with an Olympian – inspirational speaker

April 17

April 22

April 24

9 – 11:15 a.m.

7 – 9 p.m.

9 – 11:15 a.m.

Annual Career Fair – class 87E will host community and industry leaders for the career fair as a culminating celebration of their career unit. 25 presenters from a variety of careers/jobs set up booths to present to students about their careers and for the students to ask questions. Each student must visit four different booths and have their career passports stamped.

The Junior, Senior and Stage Bands and the Choir and Choir ensemble will perform for parents in an amazing evening of music.

Grade 8 classes will host the grade 6/7 classes to see their country projects in our “World Tour2015.” Each grade 8class is a continent and each student in that continent researches and displays their data on a chosen country. Each grade 6/7 student visits each continent and has their passport stamped each time they stop at a country to ask questions.

April 16

6 – 8 p.m.

Family Literacy Night- open for parents and guardians, each grade level will be opening up one of their classrooms to parents to teach parents how to promote literacy at home through engaging activities

Book Fair

Talent Show – performances by students

Student Work Display- student’s work along with their pictures will be displayed around the school

April 21

April 24

9 – 10 a.m.

9 – 10 a.m.

10 – 10:30 a.m.

Kindergarten Concert

Open House – families are invited to the classrooms to visit

Refreshments – provided in the Library

April 17-24

April 22-23

9:10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

1:30 – 3 p.m. &

6:30 – 8 p.m.

Book Fair – will also be open the evenings of the school concert

Spring Concert & Open House – parents are invited to school for the spring concert, grades 1-6 will be performing. A continuation of math communication Bump-It Up walls with student work samples to be displayed.

Student Art Card Fundraiser – stationary for sale during the concerts. Student artworks around character traits will be printed on the cards.

April 23

2 – 3 p.m.

Open House with Math Focus – individual teachers will run math activities and/or games in their classrooms

April 23

6:15 – 7:30 p.m.

Pan Am Math Night – a family evening of math meets the PAN AM games; numeracy investigated through a sports perspective; a musical and multi-media presentation followed by classroom visits showcasing student work focused on math and PNA AM sport.

April 16

6:30 p.m.

Numeracy Night – how is math assessed? rich tasks and communication in math; how can parents help their children learn math at home.

April 21

April 24

9 – 10 a.m.

TBA

Canadian Author – Kenneth Oppel – tentative booking for a 60 minute presentation on inspiring and reaching goals and becoming a writer.

School Assembly – dance team performs an inspirational physical movement, inspirational presentation by a group of students and a past Fairwind student will talk to students about what inspired them to succeed.

April 21

April 22

April 23

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

11:20 a.m. - Noon

Chili Cook-off – several staff to make and donate a pot of chili which will then be judged. Staff can purchase a ticket to receive a bowl of chili, bun and drink – all money to be donated to Well Spring

Earth Day Clean-up – our school will participate in cleaning up Brampton. Bags and gloves will be provided to students and staff, assignments will be handed out.

Shared Reading –a story will be scanned onto our shared drive where staff can access the pictures to show the students while the principal reads the story over the PA system

April 23

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. &

7 – 8 p.m.

Garthwood Goes Green – primary musical concert with an environmental theme

April 13

April 14

April 15

April 16

April 17

TBA

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Science Day

Literacy Day

Math Day

Environment Day

Arts Day with Talent Show

April 13-24

April 15

April 21

TBA

6 p.m.

6 a.m.

Guest Readers – parents or grandparents will be invited to read books to the students in the primary and junior grades during nutrition breaks

Open House – Theme “My Dream” and Assembly – each student can display about their dream “what they want to be when they grow up, as they are inspired by…” through display board, art work, Prezi etc. During the short assembly there will be an award presentation, some awards being presented by students.

School Team Quiz Contest – general knowledge questions will be asked from different subject areas.

April 17

April 23

9:05 – 9:45 & 10 – 11 a.m.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Author Ruth Ohi Presentation – for primary and junior students

Junior Spring Concert – showcasing cross-curricular student performances

April 20

April 20-24

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

12:20 – 1 p.m.

9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. &

2 – 3 p.m.

6:15 – 7:15

8:30 – 9 p.m.

9:15 a.m. – 3 p.m.

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

Scavenger Hunt – grade one students look for items around the room (like I spy with my little eye)

Book Fair – open all week, and also Wednesday evening 3 – 8 p.m.

Spelling Bee – for grades 2 & 3 in the morning, and grades 4 & 5 in the afternoon

School Concert – half of the school performs at the concert and the other half decorates the gym and bulletin boards

Observe Earth Hour – lights out

Park Clean-up – whole school participates in the park clean-up, working with the City of Brampton – Clean City

Month End Assembly & Award Presentation

April 20

April 20-24

April 22

TBA

TBA

5:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Kick-off Assembly – presentation by Wali Shah, a motivational speaker and musician for students and staff

Earth Day Activities

French Café – parents will be served French inspired treats and beverages

Spring Concert – parents invited for the presentation

April 21-24

April 22

April 24

9:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Morning

TBA

Ongoing Celebrations – throughout the week of the many ways the Hillcrest learning community works together to inspire greatness in others

Open House- parents and guardians are invited to attend classes, the theme of this event is critical thinking and problem solving across the curriculum

Volunteer Assemblies – two will be held, parent volunteers will be invited for cake and coffee with the staff between the two assemblies and celebrate the many ways they inspire greatness at Hillcrest. Award of Distinction recipients will also be recognized.

April 13-24

TBA

Opening Assembly for Awards of Distinction

French Performer

Grandparent’s Day and Tea

French Café

Floor Hockey Game – teachers vs. students

Dodgeball game – teachers vs. primary students

Are You Smarter than a Homesteader – game show

Art Show

April 20

April 21

April 22-23

April 24

8:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

8:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

8:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Career & Spirit Day – students will dress in the clothing they would wear for the job that they want to do when they grow up.

Earth Day, Spring Clean-up – of the school yard and local community environment

Spring Concert

HERO Assembly – this assembly will award students who display our schools HERO character traits and presentation to staff receiving an Award of Distinction or Excellence.

April 22

April 23

April 24

6:30 – 7 p.m.

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

1 – 2 p.m.

Primary Concert – parents and the school community are invited to our concert which is all about the Environment and how we can do our part to keep the Earth clean

Art Gallery Walk – parents or guardians are invited to view student’s art work (a variety of forms and media) which will be displayed throughout the school; each student will fill out a bio explaining who they are and about their art work.

Awards Assembly –celebrating how we as a school “Inspire. Greatness. Together” and celebrating staff, students and volunteers who go above and beyond.

April 13-17

April 16

9 a.m. – Noon

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Inspire. Greatness. Together. Open House, Book Fair, Art Exhibit & Math Activity

Schoolyard & Community Clean-up

April 17

April 23

4:18 – 3 p.m.

7 – 8 p.m.

Student Speeches – grade 5 students present to a panel of teachers, peers and parents: topics are linked to curriculum with a social justice theme

Grade 1 & 2 Concert

April 13-17

April 16

April 17

8:50 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

11 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Drum Fit Workshops – the whole school will be participating in a workshop that will be integrating music and physical education.

Open House & Art Gallery Exhibit – Parents are invited to visit classrooms to explore and experience what children do every day with focus on parent friendly numeracy strategies; entertained by the Travelling Minstrels in the hallways; refreshments and multicultural treats.

Parent Evening Get-Together – Amy Lynn will be speaking to parents about numeracy; a bag of manipulatives will be provided to parents, all funded by the School Council.

Assembly and Awards – school performances various talents (i.e. dance, drama, music, visual arts, magic tricks, karate, etc.); Travelling Minstrels, dance groups and presentation of Awards of Distinction, Excellence and Champion.

April 13

April 14

April 15

April 16

April 17

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Jack Grunsky Performance – for French immersion and core French students

Environmental Walk- for whole school

Storytime – sign up for a different class and arrange that you read aloud your favourite environmental book to the class

Exploring the Impossible – Arts Performance

Open House & Book Fair

Community Clean-up

April 16

9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Family Math Day – throughout the day, classrooms will be engaged in a variety of math activities. Students will be invited to wear their favourite math clothes (numbers, shapes, patterned shirts). In the evening, families will be invited to come and participate as a family in a variety of math activities.

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

5 – 6:30 p.m.

7 – 8:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Meaningful Monday – students sign a pledge for the environment

Take Action Tuesday – students address a local environmental issue (e.g. why can’t we compost at school?)

Waste Pick-up Wednesday & Earth Day – school and park clean up

Thirst Quench Thursday – students bring a reusable water bottle

Book Fair & Gallery Walk – pizza, home and school; cookies and juice (grade 5 graduation fundraiser)

Talent Show – Kindergarten – grade 5 students showcase their talents

Footloose Friday – students walk, bike, roll to school

April 14-22

April 15

6 – 7:30 p.m.

6 – 7:30 p.m.

Book Fair – for students and parents

Multicultural Food Feast – community members bring in a variety of foods from different cultures. As parents visit classes, they also enjoy sampling food from around the world.

April 15-23

April 23

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Spring Concert – performances from students grades 2-5, the primary and junior choir and the Latin dance club

Spring Book Fair – open to students and staff, and also April 23 designated as family shopping day for parents to come in and shop

April 13

April 14

April 15

April 16

April 17

9 – 10 a.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

6 – 7 p.m.

1 – 3 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies – parade of countries with flags through the school, finishing in the gym taking the oath of the Pan Am games

Grandparents Day – grandparents are invited to share an artifact or photo from their youth to inspire conversation about growing up in a different era/country

Canadian born Rapper and Motivational Speaker, Duayne D.O. Gibson – speaks about goal setting, perseverance and anti-bullying

Grade 4 & 5 Choir Presentation – Middlebury at the Musicals

Electives and Closing Ceremonies – students will be given a passport to visit two stations to participate in a craft, physical or drama activity. Recap of the week including pictures of Pachi visiting different classes.

April 21

April 23

Morning

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Grandparent’s Tea – students spend time reading with their grandparents

Open House – numeracy will be the theme. Parents and students will be able to visit classrooms and try different numeracy activities.

April 13&15

April 13-17

April 13-22

April 15

April 16

April 22

10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

7 p.m.

TBA

TBA

Musical Rehearsal

Book Fair

Environmental Tree Display

Students Turn Off the Screen Activity

Awards Presentation

Musical Performance – Free to be You and Me

Open House

Community Clean-Up & Wear blue, green, brown

April 13

April 13-17

April 14-16

April 15

April 22

April 23

April 24

TBA

TBA

TBA

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

1:15 – 2:35 p.m.

1:15 – 2:35 p.m.

Author Presentation

Art Contest

Guest Readers

Inspirational Speaking Contest

Education Week Assembly and Music Café

Talent Show

School-yard Clean-up

April 14

April 17

April 20

April 22

April 23

April 24

9:30 – 10:10 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

9 – 9:30 a.m.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

6 – 7:30 p.m.

9:30 – 10:10 a.m.

Education Week Assembly “Because of Them We Can” – whole school assembly focusing on those who inspire us

“Our Families Inspire” Event – family and community members will be invited to share or read inspiring stories with students and staff

Jump Rope for Heart Assembly – to initiate the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser

Earth Day Celebrations – classes will be participating in various activities throughout the day

Grand Opening – the school will hose classroom visits and an official opening ceremony featuring special presentations by our students

Community Gathering and Award of Distinction Recognition – the whole school assembly will be hosted by our grade 2 students; students from Kindergarten to grade 5 will be recognized for demonstrating positive character traits; Award of Distinction recipients will be acknowledged for their contributions to our school.

April 14-16

April 15

April 22

TBA

TBA

TBA

6 – 7 p.m.

TBA

TBA

TBA

“Previously Loved Book Sale”

Primary Spring Concert

Brampton Spring Clean-up - in the community

Numeracy/Literacy Evening

Dance Professional – providing musical theatre and dance workshops

April 14

April 14-16

April 16

1 – 3 p.m.

1 – 3 p.m.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Dufflebag Theatre Bilingual Performance: Little Red Riding Hood – for students grades 4-6

Scholastic Book Fair

Open House – parents visit classrooms to see the amazing math work that is happening at the school; see our display of math across the grades, and student thoughts on having a growth mindset. The book fair will also be open during this time.

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Author Visit

Open House

April 23

6 – 7:30 p.m.

Passport to Queenston – parents will be welcome to visit different areas and classrooms of the school, including French Café, Change Now, Mental Health and student involvement, individual works around multiple intelligences. ASD Awareness, Day of Pink and work around the “isms” displays of work and fundraisers.

April 20-24

April 23

2:20 – 2:40 p.m.

4 – 5 p.m.

6 – 7 p.m.

Drop Everything Engage Math – students will engage in 20 minutes of math games at the end of the day

Red Willow is Inspired Art Display – each student will create a piece of art that will be displayed. Parents/guardians will have the opportunity to purchase their child’s artwork for $1.00 and place a SOLD sign on the artwork. All money collected will go towards purchasing literacy supplies.

Grade 3 & 4 Concert – held for parents/guardians

April 13-24

April 17

April 22

April 23

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

12:40 p.m.

12:40 p.m.

7 p.m.

10^th Anniversary Celebration – a selection of student artwork together with an exhibit illustrating the history of the school will be on display

Awards Assembly – recognizing the achievement of student REACH awardr recipients as well as acknowledge the efforts of staff and community individuals nominated for Awards of Distinction

Showcase of Talent – clubs and individual students will perform cheerleading, dance, song and other routines in this popular event for grades 4 to 8

April 14

April 17

April 23

April 24

9 – 10 a.m.

9 – 10 a.m. & 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

7 – 8 p.m.

9 – 10 a.m.

Grade One Reading Celebration – grade one students invite family and community members into their classrooms to celebrate their accomplishment of learning to read! Students proudly read story books to the visitors.

Verse Speaking Assembly – two students from each classroom will present a poem at a full school assembly

Family Math Night – parents will participate in simulated grade one, three and five 21^st Century Math lessons

Math Contest – for students in grades four and five

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

Afternoon

Evening

TBA

Morning & Afternoon

Earth Hour – classes will turn off lights, electronics, personal devices

Open House – Thompson tunes, art show, grade level sharing, Healthy Minds booth run by students

Thompson Tunes

Rose Theatre Performance

April 13-17

April 16

April 17

April 22

April 23

April 24

TBA

6:30 p.m.

All day

TBA

Afternoon

Evening

All day

Book Fair

Spring Presentation

Spirit Day – PJ Day

Earth Day – Clean-up, litter-less lunch, walk to school

I CAN/WE CAN Assembly – with Jesse Ruben and Wes Prankard of Northern Starfish

I CAN/WE CAN Concert - featuring Jesse Ruben, Wes Prankard and School Council’s Silent Auction

Spirit Day – wear purple/orange for autism

April 16

April 21

April 23

10 – 11 a.m. & 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

2:25 – 2:30 p.m.

10 – 11 a.m. & 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Junior Concert – music from the Beatles performed by students in grades 4, 5 and 6

Multicultural Day – parents and students, with staff coordination, set up displays of the many cultures represented in our school. We share food, cultural practices and celebration of our diversity.

Kindergarten Concert – each of our Kindergarten classes share their talents with parents in a variety of performances.

April 15

April 23

April 24

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

12:35 – 1:50 p.m.

Open House, Engage Math- parents are invited to participate in Engage Math activities in the child’s classrooms

Spring Concert- grades 3 & 4 students Inspire Greatness together Dress rehearsal in the afternoon

Awards Assembly – Choir performance and sparkler awards for students. Recap video of Education Week and Awards of Distinction

April 20-24

April 23

6 – 7:30 p.m.

6 – 7:30 p.m.

Book Fair – open to students, parents and staff

Open House – display in the gym showcasing Technology/Numeracy initiatives; Kindergarten display of children’s work and activities; cyber-bullying presentation by grade 5 students; parents welcome to attend presentations in the gym.

April 13-24

April 14

April 21-23

9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.

9:30 – 11 a.m. & 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Litter-less Lunch Week & Book Fair – students will be encouraged to bring litter-less lunches to reduce waste.

Chai and Chat – an informal chat session with complementary chai prepared by the school’s settlement worker, followed by parents visiting the classrooms

Oz – the Musical – musical performance based on the story ‘The Wizard of Oz’

April 20-23

April 23

8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

6 – 7 p.m.

Unleash your Passions – students will have the opportunity to explore various teacher led passions and participate in one activity of their choice for four days

Passions Showcase – families are invited to come and see all of the great learning from the “Unleash your Passions” activities

April 13-14

April 16

April 20-24

April 21

April 22

9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

1 – 2 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

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School Planting Activity – planting flowers and other items around the school in honour of Earth Day

Spring Concert- parents and the community will be invited to watch the students perform songs, multi-media presentations and poems

Community Clean-up – students and staff Spring clean-up

Parent Math Hour (Drop Everything and Do Math)- parents are invited to the classroom to work with students doing math games, number talks, using math models

Ballet Creole – African dance and drumming to coincide with music unit

April 20-24

April 24

9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

6 – 7:30 p.m.

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Community Clean-up and conserving electricity involving all grade levels throughout the week

Grade Level Events:

• Grade 8 mall

• Grade 6 speeches

• Grade 6 EQAO Parent information night

Diversity Assembly – showcasing different cultures, music spring concert, cultural dress day

April 20

April 23

April 24

9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Day of Inspiration – the morning keynote speaker is Earth Rangers, all students attend, and in the afternoon inspirational speakers will come to talk to students in a conference format where students rotate around to different speakers.

Toy Drive Sale – students collect toys for a garage sale, with the funds raised being donated to the Eden Food Bank.

Read-a-thon – entire school participates in a read-a-thon for literacy awareness and fun, we will also watch previously recorded videos of parents and students who read stories in other languages

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

9:35 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.

9:45 – 10:55 a.m.

9:35 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.

9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

9:45 – 10:55 a.m.

Dance Workshops – students learn a variety of dances from different genres of music and cultures, prompting both cultural awareness and a healthy active lifestyle.

Jump Rope for Heart Kick-off Assembly – the skipping team will provide a demonstration for the whole school and a representative from the Heart and Stroke Society will come to speak to the students about the fundraising campaign and living a healthy lifestyle.

Earth Day Clean-up – students and staff go out to the community and school grounds.

Open House, Art Show and Book Fair – showcasing math and a skipping demonstration

Character Counts Assembly – Awards of Distinction will be presented, spirit day: yellow and blue school colours, presentation on character trait - responsibility

April 20

April 21

April 23

April 24

9 – 11 a.m.

9 – 10 a.m.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Playground Clean-up – spring clean-up for our school yard

Jump Rope for Heart – students will be participating in skipping activities to celebrate healthy living

Open House: Creating Treasure out of “Trash”- students will be creating art pieces out of recycled items

Forest of Reading Voting – students will be voting on their favourite Silver Birch books

April 15

April 20

April 23-24

6:30 – 8 p.m.

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Music Presentation for Parents

Education Week Kick-off Assembly – Envirodrum (a band that makes music using all recycled products) presentation

Watershed on Wheels program – with Toronto and Region Conservation

April 13-24

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April 23

April 20-24

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Morning & Evening

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All week

Earth Week Activities

Earth Hour

Community Clean-up

Math Olympics

Primary Spring Concert

Book Fair