MAZO NEWS€¦ · 2 MAZO MEMO BASKETBALL The Junior Boys Area Basketball Tournament will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd at Mazo de la Roche. Finals for the boys will be held at Mazo.

APRIL 2014 ISSUE 8

MAZO NEWS Principal: Michael O’Reilly 905-836-1032 Vice-Principal: Linda Taglieri Superintendent: Dianne Hawkins Web site: www.mazodelaroche.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca Trustee: Martin Van Beek

APRIL 18, GOOD FRIDAY

APRIL 21, EASTER MONDAY

NO SCHOOL

AIDS Care Kits for Africa A big thank you to the students and staff who supported the AIDS Care Kits for Africa by purchasing bracelets, pen-cils and other items. Together we raised an amazing $350. That will go a long way towards making a difference in people's lives.

Administrators’ Message We are definitely looking forward to

Spring, the warmer weather and the return

of chirping birds and blooming flowers. Al-

though we had fewer school days in March,

we were still very busy.

Our Future Aces presentation was a

great success, with both intermediate and

junior student leaders helping to deliver the

Future Aces message: a positive attitude,

cooperation, empathy and service are the

character traits we are fostering in our stu-

dents. As well, our Junior students will be

participating in further training opportunities

in the upcoming weeks to become advo-

cates of building strong character.

We have also had great leadership from

our Student Council. Not only did they or-

ganize a fabulous Carnaval in February, but

they have also been leading intramural ac-

tivities for various grades.

The EcoTeam has also been busy audit-

ing our energy usage, waste diversion and

planning for upcoming events. Our stu-

dents participated in Earth Hour on March

28 by turning off any unnecessary lights,

computers and monitors. This short hour

helped students to see how a small change

can have a big impact. We will be working

hard this month to achieve our Eco Goals,

leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd.

We are looking forward to another month

full of academic, social and emotional learn-

ing opportunities.

M. O’Reilly and Mme Taglieri

CHECK OUT MAZO’S NEW WEBSITE AT: www.mazodelaroche.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Please plan to join us for our Spring Music Night to be held the

evening of Thursday, May 8th at 6:45 p.m. At

this time all grade 4 to 6 classes will be performing

along with our Junior Choir and Intermediate En-

sembles. More information to follow in a letter

home for all students involved. We look forward to

an evening filled with sweet melodies!

EQAO Dates Grade 3 - Tuesday, May 27 & Wednesday, May 28 Grade 6 - Thursday May 29 — Wednesday June 4 Please avoid medical appointments and unnecessary

absences on these dates.

SAVE THE DATE FOR

SPRING MUSIC NIGHT!

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BASKETBALL

The Junior Boys Area Basketball Tournament will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd at Mazo de la Roche. Finals for the boys will be held at Mazo. The Junior Girls Area Basketball Tournament will be held on Friday, April 25th at Mazo de la Roche. Finals for the girls will be held at Prince Charles.

JUMP ROPE AND HOOPS FOR HEART The kick off assembly for Jump Rope for Hoops and Heart will be held on April 17th at 8:30a.m. The event will take place on May 5th. Grades 1 to 4 will skip rope and Grades 5 to 8 will have a choice between skipping or shooting hoops on the day of the event.

The English Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Mazo! What better way to pro-mote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event?!?

We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and great-est in children’s books. Did you know that for every $10 you spend at the Fair up to $6 comes directly back to our school? Your support of this vital literary

event is key in helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms.

You’ll find hundreds of quality English books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. A Book Fair flyer will be coming home soon – it will provide a preview of a FEW of the many books available to purchase at our Fair.

The flyer also contains a special Family Event Draw ballot that parents can deposit during our Family Event. You could win $50 in books – $25 for your family PLUS $25 for your child’s class-room!

Don’t forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar: the week of May 5th! We look for-ward to seeing you during our English Scholastic Book Fair and thank you, in advance, for supporting this great literary fundraiser. Mostly, thank you for believing in books and the importance reading has on your child’s future.

Mme Madeley Teacher-Librarian, Literacy Coach & Technology Lead

Roots of Empathy Families Needed for 2014-15 This year, our grade 7 students have been working with Mme Madeley and Mme Tokarev to understand the bond that forms between a baby and his/her parents, as well as how babies communicate through reactions, facial expressions and gestures. They have focused on the development of empathy in order to understand another person’s emotions without having lived through that experience. We are looking for families to participate in our Roots of Empathy program for the 2014-15 school year. Babies need to be newborn – 4 months at the beginning of the school year. If you or someone you know is pregnant, and would like to participate in this program, please contact the school. For more information, please visit http://www.rootsofempathy.org/.

SUMMER INSTITUTE: Programs for elementary students in July and August The York Region District School Board has posted information about the Summer Institute(SI) for elementary students on their website. The SI provides full day programming with a vari-ety of academic, recreational and athletic activities for students in SK – Grade 8.

The Summer Institute which usually runs out of Prince Charles P.S. in the summer will be housed this year at a different school location. From June 30 – August 8, Summer Institute programs will be organized at Stuart Scott P.S.. You are encouraged to consider the afford-able weekly summer programs for your children. Visit Summer Institute for more details. In-formation / registration packages are also available in our school office.

Eco Corner Did you know that … Toronto consumes an estimated 100 million plastic bottles a year, of which 35% are not recycled. Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting. (www.yorku.ca/sustainability)

We need to do something about this here at Mazo! For the month of April, our focus will be on reducing the amount of plastic water bottles we use at school, and even at home. Please help us by using refillable water bottles for lunches and sporting events. Our Eco Team will be monitoring our refillable water

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Prince Charles Summer Institute

~ Hosted at Stuart Scott P.S. ~

Ride the summer adventure with us!

During the literacy block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning

activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication

expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents under the

supervision of YRDSB Teachers and Administrators.

During the activity block, students are engaged in purposeful, intentional learning

which is embedded within the following electives:

Archery

Basketball

Dance Fit!

Digital Photography

Drums

Field Invaders

Fine Arts

Glee

Guitar Stars

Math Wizards

Model Building

Mountain Biking

Naturally Curious

Passion for Pinterest

Racquet Sports

Ready, Set, Cook

Road Hockey

Rock Hounds

Contact Information:

Prince Charles Public School

Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 30)

Phone: (905) 895-8461 (after June 30)

Email: [email protected]

Robotics

Scrapbooking

Stomp

Tech World

Tournament of Champions

Video Filming

Wacky Science World

Wet & Wild Water Fun

Weekly out trips for all

students at no additional

cost! Regular trips to the

ROC for students in Skills 1

and 2.

Cost for YRDSB students:

$100 to

$115 per

week

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

Mme Blackburn Travelling

Rd. show

PASTA

5

6 7 8 Gr. 5 & 6 to Ste. Marie

among the Hurons

Gr. 7 Girls Exclusion Work-

shop

6:45 p.m. School Council

9 10

Mme Bengert/Hazell &

Mme Peres Gr. 1 Travelling

Rd. Show

11

PIZZA

12

13 14 15 16

Gr. 7 Hep B

Gr. 8 HPV

17 Jump Rope for Heart

Kick off Assembly

Mme Blake & Mme Endi-

cott Travelling Rd. Show

PASTA

18

GOOD FRIDAY

NO SCHOOL

19

20 21

EASTER MONDAY

NO SCHOOL

22

Jr. Boys Area Bball at

Mazo

23

Rhythm Works

Presentation

24 25

Jr. Girls Area Bball at

Mazo

PIZZA

26

27 28 29 30

May 1

Errol Lee

Presentation

10:20a.m. & 7p.m.

PASTA

April 2014

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