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Pleasant view Middle School

February 28 2018

175 Brian Drive, Toronto, ON M2J 3Y8 Main Office: 416-395-3080

L. Nardea, Principal A. Alimi, Superintendent A. Gold, Superintendent Ken Lister, Ward 17 Trustee

Congratulations to the following students who have been recognized

for demonstrating Fairness:

61/61A Rina W.

62 Billy M.

63 Jiatao G.

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71/71A Max L.

72 Robert F.

73 Lucinda C.

81/81A Peter T.

82 Selina Y.

83 Esmerella B.

84 Kyla K.

A Message from Mrs. Nardea

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Thank you to our many parents and

guardians who joined us for Parent-

Teacher conferences on February 15

and 16. If you would still like to speak

to your child’s teacher, please call the

school or email the teacher.

Congratulations to our students! Grade 7 Honour Roll

Viktor K. , Beatrice N., Kenda S., Emily C., Brendan D., Raya L., Victoria L., Layla M., Pica C., Eva Y., Abigayle F., Jayrah N., Lucinda C., Jaden C., Crystal Z., Thomas B., Andrea C., Catherine L., Victoria C., Haneen M., Sayon K., Carrie L., Max. L., Benjamin W., Robert F., Nigel I., Fahmid Z., Alice G., Nada A., Vincent C., Rea K., Angelina N.

Grade 8 Honour Roll Tracy X., Karen M., Michelle L., Jennifer Z., Pranav A., Haozhou J., Susan S., Otilia I., Eric L., Annie C., Bryan Z., Golsa E., Dan L., Mishaal A., Daniel J., Georgia D., Yevan S., Audrey C., Tian Yu C., Vincent S., Yushan H., Matthew K., Eileen S., Alyssa M., Kevin L., Joy L., Nuwandhini F., Karim S., Abdelrahman H., Taha H., Tomas G., Vedika J., Bobby L., Haluka M., Selina Y., Ahsan A., Evan C., Esmerella B., Andrew R., Peter T., Andrew Z., Danny L., Stephanie M.

New Lockers - update

We are super excited!! Pleasant View Middle School is getting new lockers. NOW all lockers will be replaced over the March break. All students will be required to take all of their belongings home on Friday March 9.

Winter Activity Day

Friday, February 9 was the annual Pleasant View Activity Day. It

was an amazing and enjoyable day for students and staff as

they took part in activities that enriched their learning

experiences. Thank you to the PV staff who arranged such a

positive experience for our students! Please see pages 4-6 of

our newsletter for pictures from Activity Day.

PV Celebrates Black History Month

In music (band), students will read and discuss Before There Was Mozart, a true story about the musical superstar of 18th-century France, Joseph Boulogne — a black man. This inspiring book tells how Joseph, the only child of a black slave and her white master, becomes "the most accomplished man in Europe.” In grade 8 French class, transferring their skills in autobiography into a biographical segment, students will chose either a public Black figure or someone known to them personally to create a timeline of significant life events. M. Millar

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A Mason Dixon Memoir

As part of the Grade 8 English curriculum the students read a memoir retelling two life stories w h e r e s k i n c o l o u r prevented these young men from participating in important events. During Black History Month, this selection was chosen to help students understand that friendship and kind words are more powerful than fists and guns. Students participated in a debate and were very engaged in preparation and presentation. All who participated gained a better

understanding of how racism needs to be addressed and that true friends rally in support of one another in difficult situations.

Mr. Moncur with 82,83,84.

Goal Setting in French

Goal setting is always important in a classroom. As we welcomed 2018, students in grade 6 and 7 were asked to set some goals in French and express them in an artistic way. Mme Angelis 2- Two things I would like to learn…. (Je veux apprendre…….) 0- I would like to stop doing this bad habit…(Je veux arrêter……..) 1- One thing I can do to help my school, friend, community etc…. (Je veux aider…..) 8 - Eight random things I would like to do……. (Je veux……) State your final goal for the 2018 year…(Mon but final pour l’annee 2018 est…….)

Lego/Robotics Club 2018

Since the beginning of the school year, the Lego/Robotics Club

has been working on programming and building our robots so that

we could run them through different courses and test our skills.

First we had to build robots out of lego pieces. Then we had to

take to the computer and program it with the lego/robotics

software. It had to be programmed to run the specific course the

club designed for it, and to get to the robot’s final destination

without going off course or hitting any objects along the path.

Programming was tested, then reprogrammed and retested to

make sure the robot did what it was supposed to do.

Finally on February 15twe put the robots on display to the rest of

the school in a competition during lunch. The three contestants

were the teams Battlefield, Monster Track and Arthquak. All the

teams competed and it was fun to watch the members see their

final product and the other students in the cafeteria see how fun

programming really can be. Karim D. 8-2

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Athletics

Congratulations to Rea, Jayrah, Andrea, Angelina, Nara, Carrie, Yalda and Ompalie for a great volleyball season! The girls finished second in their round robin pool, qualifying for the playoffs. They won the semi-final match against Don Valley in three sets and moved onto the finals against Glenview. Each team won a set but unfortunately Pleasant View Panthers lost in the third set. The grade 7 girls volleyball team came in second in the North Conference receiving a banner to add to the collection in the gym. Well done girls! Ms. Hoday

Google Translate

The Toronto District School Board

(TDSB) website now has Google

Translate, an online translation

service that makes information more

accessible for our community. Since the TDSB website and its web

pages are written in English, with the help of Google Translate, the

free tool can translate information posted on the website in over 100

languages.

The TDSB is committed to equity and community engagement, and

by providing this tool, we are making our information more

accessible to families whose first language is not English.

Helping All Students Succeed

In December, the Enhancing Equity Task Force shared a report that

provided a number of recommendations on how to support student

achievement and well-being through improving equity within our

system.

Our team has now reviewed that report and I want to share with you

our response and proposed directions to move our system forward to

enhance our support for each and every student in the TDSB.

Ensuring that each and every student is successful means providing

every student with the right tools, resources, supports, access and

opportunities they need to thrive. Making this happen requires a whole

-system perspective which includes examining our policies,

procedures and practices building staff capacity; reviewing our

resources and how they’re distributed; and setting high expectations

and increasing access. Real change, we know, happens in the

classroom but it must be supported by changes at the system level to

be transformational.

This report is the next step in our equity commitment. It will be

discussed by Trustees at the Planning and Priorities Committee on

January 31 and then at the Board meeting on February 7. Its proposed

direction – if approved by the Board in February – will inform our work

moving forward. Finally, if approved, these broad directions this will

lead to more detailed implementation. And, it should be noted that

where implementation requires a change to an existing Board policy,

staff will bring a report to Board on the proposed policy change that

will also offer opportunities for public input and consultation. We will

continue to work with and listen to our communities. Thank you to all

students, staff, families and community members who have shared

their voice, experiences, insights and time. This work is important and

we appreciate your commitment to and involvement in the process.

Read more at www.tdsb.on.ca/expectmore

March Dates to Remember

February 28-March 4 Saint Donat ski

trip

March 6 Pizza Lunch

March 12-16 March Break

March 30 Good Friday

April 2 Easter Monday

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PV ACTIVITY DAY On Friday, February 9 a group of students travelled downtown on the subway with Ms. Austin and Ms. Singh to see the towers and tunnels of Toronto. We saw many different skyscrapers and learned about the different architecture. I loved it when we went to the fifty-fourth floor of the TD Tower. We were so high up it seemed as if we could see all of Toronto. The Towers and Tunnel trip was fascinating. I got to see

downtown like never before and I really enjoyed it. Layla M . 73

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Skiing at Mount Saint Louis

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Skating at Cummer Community Centre

On Activity Day which took place on Friday February 9th, Ms. Hoday

and Ms. Ghasemi took a group of students skating. Our day was very

exciting, and full of fun things to do. First, we went to the arena to

skate and we played games such as dodge ball on the ice. Then, we

raced on the ice. Everyone had a great time. Next, we went to Tim

Horton’s. We ordered food, and left to go back to the school. Once

we got back to Pleasant View, we played board games and Pictionary

in the afternoon. Overall, going skating was very entertaining.

Brendan D. 71