Aurora Grove Gazette

April 2016

Aurora Grove Public School Gazette

Contents

Library News 2

Yearbook Sales 2

Volunteers in our School 2

Bussing Eligibility 2

Looking Ahead 3

Summer Institute 4

Town of Aurora – Movie 5

April Calendar 6

May Calendar 7

APRIL is Autism

Awareness

Month!

Pr incipa l : Donna Ford Super intendent: Becky Green Trustee: Peter Adams - Luchowski

905 727-4435 905 884-4477 905 713-1729

Learning & Teaching Kindergarten Registration is continuing...

. . . for the 2016 - 2017 school year. Registration forms are available on

YRDSB’s website: www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. Children who turn four or five years old

during 2016, live within the school boundary and whose parents are public school

tax supporters will be eligible to register for kindergarten. A kindergarten

information session for parents is planned for Thursday, May 5, 2016 at

6:30 pm. For more information please visit the YRDSB website or contact the

office.

Planning for September

The process of preparing for a new school year involves predicting student

enrolment and structuring the organization of classes and teachers to match

the enrolment. We ask that families assist us with these preparations by informing the office (in writing) if you are moving out of the Aurora Grove area. Please include the last day of attendance and the school your child(ren) will be

attending. This will also facilitate in the transfer of your child’s records (OSR).

Thank you!

Worth Repeating...Gr. 2 French Immersion Students transferring to

Lester B Pearson PS for Sept. 2016

Our Grade 2 French Immersion students will be transferred by our school

secretary to Lester B Pearson PS for September 2016. There is no need to

register your child at Lester B Pearson PS as this is an automatic process.

Please note that as part of the transition process our grade 2 FI students will

be going on a field trip to Lester B Pearson PS to participate in an orientation

session planned for the morning of Thursday, May 19th. Details are forthcoming.

EQAO

Our Grade 3 and Grade 6 EQAO testing is tentatively scheduled to be held

sometime between May 25 and June 8. Please do not schedule any medical

appointments during that time. Information is available at www.eqao.com and

additional information will be sent directly to those parents. We strongly

encourage Grade 3 and Grade 6 parents to explore the website and EQAO

resources will also be shared with students in preparation for the assessments.

Environment, Engagement, Equity & Inclusivity APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

April 2, 2016 will mark a historic day in Canada for the autism community. For

the fourth year, Canadians will officially recognize World Autism Awareness

Aurora Grove Gazette

Page 2 Aurora Grove Gazette

Day.

As a means of increasing public awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the day-to-day

challenges faced by people with autism and their families, Autism Ontario has invited schools across the

province to participate in the 2016 Raise the Flag campaign.

Thank you for helping us fundraise and being a part of the province-wide celebration of World Autism

Awareness Day. This year April 2nd falls on a Saturday so celebrated on Monday, April 4, 2016. Students

were encouraged to wear their house colours on April 4th to show their school spirit and their support for

autism awareness. Also, the first week of April (April 4 – April 8) we have been collecting “Toonies”, or any

change, for Autism Ontario.

The donations received from schools will go to supporting the creation of awareness material so we can continue

to educate students across the province about Autism Spectrum Disorder. We believe in empowering children

and youth to help remove the barriers people on the spectrum face in their daily lives.

LIBRARY NEWS

Scholastic Book Fair March 2 – 5

Thank you for your support of the March Book Fair. Not only did students get new books for the March Break,

we were able to purchase $1500.00 worth of books for the school library!

Book Club News

The Red Maple Book Club members are looking forward to attending the Forest of Reading Awards Ceremony

and author event at the Harbour Front in May.

YEARBOOK SALES

We are inviting students that are new to Aurora Grove to purchase a Yearbook for $26.00. Please send

payment in an envelope clearly marked “YEARBOOK” with your child’s name and teacher to the Office.

VOLUNTEERS IN OUR SCHOOL

Parent volunteers are welcome and greatly appreciated at our school. In accordance with the York Region

District School Board’s Policies and Procedures, all volunteers who may be interacting with students are

required to have a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS). Once you have obtained your VSS, please submit it to

the office. If you obtained your VSS last year, all you need to do is drop by the office to sign an Annual

Offence Declaration and a Confidentiality Agreement. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Board Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures govern the operation of the Board and our school. To ensure they remain current, the

Board reviews policies and procedures on a regular cycle. Seeking feedback from staff and community members,

including parents/guardians, is an important part of the review process.

All policies available for comment are sent to school council chairs, and are posted on the Board website along

with information about how to provide feedback. The policies currently available for comment include:

Student Accommodation Review (comments due by April 25)

Anaphylactic Reactions (comments due by August 25)

Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment (comments due by August 25)

Environmental Responsibility (comments due by January 2, 2017)

Appointment of Community Members to Board Committees (comments due by January 2, 2017)

To learn more, visit www.yrdsb.ca/aboutus/policy/.

Aurora Grove Gazette

Looking Ahead... May 3 – School Council Meet 7pm

May 4 – Jump Rope for Event (rain date May 5)

May 5 – New Kindergarten Parent Information Session 6:30pm

May 6 – P A Day

May 11 – 3:45 – 4:45pm Kindergarten Tour

May 18 – Hep B and HPV immunizations (in Library approx. 11:10am)

May 19 – Grade 2 FI students to Lester B Pearson – AM

May 23 – Victoria Day

May 25 – Special Needs Track & Field at Stouffville Arena

Page 3 Aurora Grove Gazette

The York Region District School Board Summer Institute is a program that offers academic, recreational and athletic programs and activities with intentional links to the Ontario Curriculum for children and youth entering Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8.

Programs are offered at in Richmond Hill, Markham, Stouffville, Newmarket, Woodbridge, Vaughan and Georgina from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Summer Institute Locations Map.

YMCA Before and Aftercare Registration; programs available at all locations

Weekly Sessions July 4, 2016 to August 12, 2016

For registration information and to see what types of exciting programs are being offered this summer, please visit www.yrdsb.ca and select programs and services.

Aldergrove S.I. 150 Aldergrove Drive, Unionville

Armadale S.I. 11 Coppard Ave., Markham

Crosby Heights S.I. 190 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill

Discovery S.I. 120 Discovery Trail, Maple

Lakeside S.I. 213 Shorecrest Road, Keswick

Lake Wilcox S.I. 80 Wildwood Ave., Richmond Hill

Maple Leaf S.I. 155 Longford Dr., Newmarket

Milliken Mills S.I. (located at Highgate PS) 35 Highgate Dr., Markham

Oscar Peterson S.I. 850 Hoover Park Drive, Stouffville

Sixteenth Avenue S.I. 400 Sixteenth Avenue, Richmond Hill

Unionville Meadows S.I. 355 South Unionville Ave., Markham

Woodbridge S.I. 60 Burwick Avenue, Woodbridge

Summer Institute Programs Index

For additional information please email performanceplus.si@yrdsb.ca or call 905-884-2046 ext. 241.

SPRING MOVIE

Another exciting event brought to you by

Call 905-726-4762 or visit www.aurora.ca/moviesinthepark for more informationPlease note, we reserve the right to cancel, amend or change activities.

#AuroraMovies

WE’RE KICKING OFF OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES EARLY THIS YEAR BY TAKING IT INDOORS AT THE

STRONACH AURORA RECREATION COMPLEX (SARC)

in the Park SARC

MINIONS (PG) Saturday, April 23 at 6:15 p.m.Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex (Pfaff Arena)1400 Wellington Street East

Entrance is FREE!

A food donation for the local food pantry is

appreciated.

Arrive early to enjoy stellar pre-movie surprises!

Games and activities from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

All attendees have a chance to win a FREE WEEK of

Summer Camp provided by The Town of Aurora.

Please bring your own portable chairs for comfortable

seating within the arena fl oor.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 1

Lice Checks

First Pizza Lunch

2

3 4 Day 2

Lice Checks

First Astoria Lunch

5 Day 3 6 Day 4

Week 4 of AGPS

Cookie Program

7 Day 5 8 Day 1 9

10 11 Day 2 12 Day 3 13 Day 4 14 Day 5

am -Photo Retakes for

New students & Gr8 grads

Spring Edition of

Mad Science begins

15 Day 1

Jump Rope Kick-Off

12 pm

16

17 18 Day 2

Jr Girls BB Area

19 Day 3 20 Day 4 21 Day 5

Jr Girls BB Tournament @

Beynon Fields PS 3:45 -

7:45pm

Mad Science (2/8)

22 Day 1

Huddle Up 2pm

23

24 25 Day 2 26 Day 3 27 Day 4 28 Day 5

Mad Science (3/8)

29 Day 1 30

April 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Day 2

9am Grade 6 VIP

3 Day 3

7pm School Council

Meet in Library

4 Day 4

Jump Rope for

Heart

Event

5 Day 5

6:30pm New Kdgn

Parent Info Night

Mad Science (3/8)

6

P A Day

7

8 9 Day 1 10 Day 2 11 Day 3

3:45 - 4:45pm New

Kdgn students Tour

12 Day 4

Mad Science (4/8)

13 Day 5 14

15 16 Day 1 17 Day 2 18 Day 3

Hep B #2 & HPV #2

immunizations

19 Day 4

Gr 2 F I students

visit LB Pearson PS

Mad Science (5/8)

20 Day 5 21

22 23

Victoria

Day

24 Day 1 25 Day 2

Special Needs T & F

@ Stouffville Arena

26 Day 3

Mad Science (6/8)

27 Day 4 28

29 30 Day 5 31 Day 1 June 1 June 2 June 3

P A Day

May 2016