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NOVEMBER 2014
William Berczy P.S.
120 Carlton Road, Unionville
905-477-2047
Principal
Ms. Kathy Lott
Vice-Principal
Mr. David Williams
Administrative Assistants
Ms. Nina Douvinos
Ms. Debbie Wong
Lead Caretaker
Mr. Sebastian Dignoti
Trustee
Ms. Ada Yeung (416) 885-3294
Welcome to Mr. Billy Pang,
New WBPS Trustee, Dec. 2014
Superintendent
Dr. Lisa Walsh
(905) 940-7800
School Council Chair
Mr. James Lin
School Website
williamberczy.ps.yrdsb.ca
A Message from Administration –
The peaceful society we in Canada enjoy today is only a dream
to the many people in the world who live in countries torn apart
by violence. This peace is possible only because it has been
protected by the efforts and sacrifices of generations of
Canadians over the years who have put their lives on the line.
Remembering all that these men and women have done during
times of war, military conflict and peace helps us understand the
country we live in today and how we can build a better future
together. Remembrance Day is an opportunity to honour
those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Please join us Tuesday, November 11th
for our Remembrance
Day ceremony beginning at 10:45 AM in our gym.
Parent/Teacher/Student conferences are coming soon!
Please plan to come in to meet your child’s teacher(s) to discuss
their progress to date. All students will soon receive a notice to
take home regarding our school online booking program to
schedule your interview date and time with your child’s teacher
to discuss their Elementary Progress Report Card. When you
receive your information letter early next week, please read
through the process carefully and follow the instructions to
book your interview using our online booking program. We
hope that you continue to find this process user friendly. The
program allows for families with one or more children to book
their interview times back to back to ease your school visit times.
The new Elementary Progress Report Card that you will
receive November 12th
, does not reflect grades, however,
teachers do have enough evidence to report to parents how
students are progressing. We are looking forward to meeting
with you to have a rich discussion about how your child is
progressing in all learning skills and subject areas.
Partners in Education,
Ms. Lott & Mr. Williams
Communication Reminder
We believe communication is critical for student success. Your children, our students, MUST see us as
partners in their education. We will contact you when (and if) your child develops patterns of poor
decision making, and when they are not engaged in their learning. We will ask that we work together to
strategize our next steps towards improvement.
We will also contact you when there is reason for specific praise and celebration of success as we are
often proud of student achievement and are excited to let you know - as well as to ask you to extend the
praise at home. Please do keep the lines of communication open. Let us know about medications your
child may be on, planned trips, or conflicts that may affect your child’s day to day learning. Our
understanding of these matters will benefit your child’s self esteem as well as their achievement levels.
We look forward to meeting with you on November 13th or November 14th.
Elementary Progress Reports – November 12th
, 2014.
Interim Reports go home Wednesday, November 12th
, 2014
Term 1 Reports go home Wednesday, January 18th
, 2015
Term 2 (final) Reports go home Wednesday, June 24th
, 2015
THANK YOU! SCHOOL COUNCIL PIZZA
SUBCOMMITEE
Volunteers (from far left
clockwise): Vicky Hung, Jing
Zhang, Yvonne Zeng, Rise
Enokido, Cherie Yang, Michelle
Lin, Susanna Siu.
2014-2015 School Council Executive Members
Chair - James Lin
Vice Chair - Mandip Rai
Secretary - Dean Lee and Ellen Viero
Treasurer - Rise Enokido
School Council dates for this school year –
Please join us at our next School Council Meeting – all parents/guardians are invited. We meet
upstairs in our school library at 7:00 PM on the dates set below. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, November 5th
, 2014
Wednesday, January 14th
, 2015
Tuesday, March 3rd
, 2015
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
Tuesday, May 5th
, 2015
Wednesday, June 3rd
, 2015
Education Enrichment – our #1 School Council Fundraiser!
On behalf of the School Council, we would like to thank all the parents and guardians for your generous
donations to William Berczy Public School
Investment in Education for 2014-2015 school year.
Just over $24,000.00 was generously donated by
our William Berczy PS community.
All money donated to our Education Enrichment fund will be spent on our children this year –
enriching programs and learning opportunities at all grade levels! Purchases made will be featured in
future newsletters.
Light up the world PURPLE! - Thanks to those Berczy staff and students who wore purple on
October 10th
- the 2nd
anniversary of Amanda Todd’s death and World Mental Health Day.
After Amanda died, a video – featuring Amanda with a series of handwritten flash cards – was widely
viewed and shared, in the process becoming a focal point for public debate and demands that more be
done to prevent bullying and harassment wherever it occurs. At WBPS, we believe in awareness
campaigns such as these as they help us to talk about safety, inclusion and the power of the
UPSTANDER in any bullying situation, as we continue to be dedicated to developing strategies to
further educate and empower our community in the areas of social media, bullying and harassment.
During anti-bullying week, we have a special presenter coming to work with all of
our students to learn more about internet safety. Please do join us! “SOCIAL
MEDIA ZOMBIES” by Steve Chapelle is an image-rich presentation that
demonstrates the importance of applying critical thinking during social media
activities. Social Media Zombies presentation date is Wednesday, November 19th
Grade 1-6, 11:20 - 12:20 PM Grades 7-8, 2:00 - 3:00 PM.
Bullying is defined as typically a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive
behaviour directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or
should be known to cause) fear and distress and/or harm to another person's body,
feelings, self-esteem or reputation. Bullying occurs in a context where there is a real
or perceived power imbalance
During our September Super Hero Character
Assembly, all students were encouraged to be
a WBPS Super Hero throughout the year by
acting as an UPSTANDER when/if they see
any bullying behaviours. Every student has the right to
learn in a safe, caring and supportive environment.
Intermediate Boys Volleyball Team - by Jordan C. and Owen T.
The intermediate boys volleyball team has had quite a successful season. We have entered two
tournaments to date. The first tournament was held at Armadale Public School on October 15th.
We came in first in our pool and then beat Wilclay P.S. in the semi-finals to advance to the finals. We
played hard for 2 tough games against Armadale in the finals, but eventually came up a little short,
finishing second overall. Our next
tournament was held on October 22nd. We
again made it to the finals, where we beat
Wilclay to come in first. We continue to
better our skills and are learning to play
together as a team, thanks to our coach, Mr.
Pickthall, who we practice with four times a
week. We have three more exhibition games
upcoming against Parkview, Castlemore and
John McCrae, leading up to our Area
Tournament at Bill Crothers S.S. on
November 28th. We look forward to
working on our skills and continuing our
success through the rest of the season.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - by Grace and Celine
The girl’s volleyball team is very dedicated and they practice on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, as
well as Monday and Wednesday at lunch. The team is coached by Mr. Cordick and he is extremely
proud of the girls' accomplishments and their growth as individuals and as a team.
Last Tuesday, the girls participated in an invitational tournament at Bill Crothers Secondary School.
Within their pool, the girls played hard and won all their games. They then moved on straight to the
finals and played a difficult game against Wilclay Public School to claim the
title as the champions. (They won a pink volleyball that went perfectly with Mr.
Cordick's outfit.)
The girls also played an intense exhibition game against Coledale Public School.
The girls played hard and won two out of four sets.
They are extremely thankful of Mr. Cordick for his time and dedication towards helping create a strong
and collaborative team. The girls have two upcoming games - one is a rematch against Coledale Public
School where the girls will strive to redeem themselves. The other is an exhibition game against
Unionville Public School, the team's old rival.
Library News - by Ms. Taylor
The Scholastic Book Fair will be arriving soon,
and we’re excited about sharing the joy of reading with our students.
Thursday, November 6th
– Friday, November 14th
Scholastic Book Fairs give our school the opportunity to bring families, teachers,
students, and books together. It’s the ultimate book event! Additionally, a portion of the sales benefits
our school. It’s the best way to raise funds while encouraging kids to read.
Being a part of something special is easier than you think. There are lots of ways to volunteer. We need
people in a variety of areas, including:
book fair set up - on Wednesday November 5th
, 9:00 – 12:00 PM
straightening/reorganizing displays, cashing out students, helping students make responsible
choices etc. Volunteers are needed from 9:00am – 3:30pm. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS
NECESSARY!
taking down the book fair afterschool on Friday, November 14thth
.
Please contact me via email ([email protected]) or in person if you are available to volunteer your
time. Thank you in advance for helping to make our students lifelong
readers – we couldn’t do it without your participation.
Introducing Berczy's newest staff member, Gandalf Bubbles Berczy 1st.
Come visit him in the library during morning recess on Day 1 and 4.
Student Council - WBPS is committed to
increasing student voice and school spirit!
Students will be running school initiatives throughout the year in six areas or
School Council ‘cabinets’.
Spirit
Community Outreach
Healthy and Active Schools
Digital literacy & Technology
Equity and Inclusion
Eco-Team
A special thank you goes out to all
students and teachers participating in Student
Council. We are all excited to see the
amazing things that can happen when
students are given opportunities to have their
ideas come to life! Go Berczy!
STUDENT COUNCIL - Spirit Cabinet – by Rachel H.
Hi Parents and Students! This is the Spirit Cabinet at William Berczy! This year, the Spirit Cabinet has
a lot of opportunities planned for the Spirit of Berczy! We are extremely looking forward to planning all
the spirit events at William Berczy. We are hoping that all students at Berczy would be able to
participate in all of our spirit days. We have at least one Spirit Day planned per month. We hope that
you will participate in as much Spirit as possible to light up spirit at Berczy!!!
November Character Assembly Spirit Day!
Friday, November 28 is SPORT JERSEY DAY at WBPS!
November 28th is a national day to show your love and support
for sport by wearing a jersey, team or club uniform to school.
We hope to see your love for sport at our assembly!
Community Outreach Student Council Cabinet leads another success Food
Drive for our local Markham Food Bank!
Over 700 food items were
collected! Thanks Berczy!
1st place - Ms. Rhodes class
2nd
place – Ms. Cariglia’s class
3rd
place – Ms. Petrovic’s class
(pictured above - our Kindergarten students creating a bar graph with their food drive donations)
Healthy Halloween Treats Blackberries & cantaloupe! Spooky Zucchini eye balls! Halloween Fruit treats!
For many recipe ideas and all sorts of healthy, active living tips check
out http://kidshealth.org/parent/recipes/
Enjoy a happy, healthy and safe Halloween –
from your William Berczy PS Staff