Administrators’ Message.. “Achievement, Equity & Innovation” DONALD COUSENS P.S. By Phone: (905) 202-8120 Principal: Tracey Cox Vice Principal: Stephen Louca By E-mail: [email protected]Administrative Team: Anne Beare/Louisa Lee/Daisy Shen By Fax: (905)202-8121 Superintendent: Dan Wu (905) 940-7800 On the Web: http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/donaldcousens.ps Trustee: Billy Pang December 2015 315 Mingay Ave. Markham, Ontario. L6E 1T5 Dear Parents and Guardians: Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Intermediate Volleyball teams as they repre- sented our school very well at our recent Area tournaments. Thank you to their coaches, Ms. Bouroukis, Mr. Bilotta, Ms. Kameka and Mr. Tredree. Best wishes to our Junior Volleyball team as they prepare to compete at the upcoming Area event. December is a busy month. Progress Report Cards are coming home soon. Please look for them on December 11 th . We are pleased to offer three school concerts – the Kindergarten Concert is on December 3, the Primary Concert is on December 10 th and the Jr/Intermediate Concert is on December 16 th . With the colder weather soon upon us, please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for the weather – hat, boots, scarf, mitts, snow pants (name inside is helpful). We go outside for two recesses every day, unless it is pouring rain or there is a severe wind chill. It is also helpful to have an extra pair of pants and dry socks at school in case a change of clothes is needed. This month the Donald Cousens Community will be participating in a Food and Sock Drive to support families in our community. We are collecting new socks as well as non-perishable food donations. Socks can be placed on our sock tree in the front hallway. We ask that our families consider donating a food item when they visit the holiday concert. Thank you for helping to support families in need! As the holidays draw closer, on behalf of the DCPS staff, we would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season. We’ll see everyone back to school on Janu- ary 4, 2016! Yours in Education, Tracey Cox Stephen Louca Principal Vice Principal Upcoming Events For December December 3 - Kindergarten Concert 10:30 7 - Gr. 3 Gifted Screening begins 8 - Tribes Day 10 - Gr. 8 Parent Night - Bur Oak S.S. 10 - Gr. 7 Immunization 10 - Primary Concert 6:30 11 - Funky Sweater Day 16 - Jr/Int Concert 6:30 Dec 19 - Jan 3 - Winter Holidays January 12 & 14 - Dental Screen- ing JK, SK, Gr. 2, Gr. 8 14 - Family Movie Night 15 - P.A. Day (No school) 21 - Parent Council 6:30 28 - Science Night
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Administrators’ Message..
“Achievement, Equity & Innovation”
DONALD COUSENS P.S.
By Phone: (905) 202-8120 Principal: Tracey Cox Vice Principal: Stephen Louca
By E-mail: [email protected] Administrative Team: Anne Beare/Louisa Lee/Daisy Shen
By Fax: (905)202-8121 Superintendent: Dan Wu (905) 940-7800
On the Web: http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/donaldcousens.ps Trustee: Billy Pang
December 2015
315 Mingay Ave. Markham, Ontario. L6E 1T5
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Intermediate Volleyball teams as they repre-sented our school very well at our recent Area tournaments. Thank you to their coaches, Ms. Bouroukis, Mr. Bilotta, Ms. Kameka and Mr. Tredree. Best wishes to our Junior Volleyball team as they prepare to compete at the upcoming Area event.
December is a busy month. Progress Report Cards are coming home soon. Please look for them on December 11th. We are pleased to offer three school concerts – the Kindergarten Concert is on December 3, the Primary Concert is on December 10th and the Jr/Intermediate Concert is on December 16th.
With the colder weather soon upon us, please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for the weather – hat, boots, scarf, mitts, snow pants (name inside is helpful). We go outside for two recesses every day, unless it is pouring rain or there is a severe wind chill. It is also helpful to have an extra pair of pants and dry socks at school in case a change of clothes is needed.
This month the Donald Cousens Community will be participating in a Food and Sock Drive to support families in our community. We are collecting new socks as well as non-perishable food donations. Socks can be placed on our sock tree in the front hallway. We ask that our families consider donating a food item when they visit the holiday concert. Thank you for helping to support families in need!
As the holidays draw closer, on behalf of the DCPS staff, we would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season. We’ll see everyone back to school on Janu-ary 4, 2016!
Kindergarten Registration to Commence January 15, 2016
Kindergarten registration will commence on January 15, 2016 for the 2016-17
school year. Registration forms are available on YRDSB’s website: www.yrdsb.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 be-
ing planned for this spring. For more information please visit the YRDSB website
or contact your local school.
French Immersion Information Sessions and Registrations
Information sessions for the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at
French Immersion schools on January 14, 2016 at 7 p.m. Please visit YRDSB’s
website in January 2016 (http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/fi/Pages/Program-
Locations.aspx) to find the FI program location for your elementary school loca-
tion. FI registration will begin January 15, 2016. Parents or guardians of Senior
Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2016, and wishing to enrol in the FI
Program, can visit or call the school office and request an Office Index Card - short version. The Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the
home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of
identification showing their address to the designated FI program location to
register between January 15 and February 12, 2016. This eliminates the need to
provide duplicate enrollment information or to pre-register.
YRDSB’s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to
continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to enrol. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track settings, in a variety
of configurations. In order to meet community needs and optimize available space in our schools, a community's Grade 1-8 FI program may be
provided over more than one school during the course of a student's FI education. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and
the opportunity to use existing space in schools. More information is available on the Board’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Please note: Some of the
FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that
might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision. Overflow refers to situations in which the Board directs students to attend
a school other than their community school or optional program for a specific period of time, as defined in Policy #108.