Pizza lunch orders due Thursday

A pizza lunch envelope should be coming home today. If not, you can download and print a copy or ask for one in the office.

Pizza lunch is twice a month, and you can place an order for one or both December lunches using the one envelope. This month's lunches are on December 7 and 21. Orders are due Thursday December 1.

Message from the Chair

Here is a message sent out by our Chair, Irit Hartman, last week prior to our Nov 16 council meeting. My apologies for posting it so late. -Catharine

DEAR CLAIRLEA FAMILIES…

We have had a very successful couple of months with respect to fundraising and we have you to thank.  If it were not for the volunteers giving of their time and working behind the scenes as well as the countless donations and contributions from people along with all the students, Clairlea families, Clairlea Staff and Community that support the fundraisers by purchasing, participating and contributing we would not have the successes we’ve had.  Thank you to all!

HERE’S HOW WE ARE DOING SO FAR….

HALLOWEEN HOWL 2016 – Thank you to all the families that came to the event.   We had over 380 kids come through the doors, many with maps in hand!  We raised over $4000.00 in gross revenue and estimate approximately $3000.00 in net profits that will go towards the Clairlea literacy project.  We could not have done this if it were not for the generosity of the many volunteers and contributors in the Clairlea community.   We received lots of spider webs in the drop off bin in front of the office, about 500 candy bags and countless lollipops for the lollipop pull. Many families came to help setup along with a dedicated group of high school students from the community, some of which were Clairlea alumni!  Clairlea grade 7 and 8 students worked diligently to prepare the windows in the library to ensure a scary dark environment for the haunted library.  The fantastic signs for each room were made by our own Clairlea students.  Thank you to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly in a room during the event or were runners to ensure that everything ran smoothly.   We thank the Clairlea Admin for their tireless efforts and support.  We hope you enjoyed your experience!   All Looney Toss and candy guess jar winners have been contacted.

SO WHAT’S NEXT…?

MOVIE NIGHT NOVEMBER 25^th - Our first movie night will be held on Friday November 25^th, featuring “Finding Dory”.  We hope to see you there!  This event is open to children in grade 6 and under.  (See flyer.)

SCHOOL CONCERT:

There will be a winter concert on Wednesday December 21^st for half the school and the other half will take place in the spring.  We would like to raffle baskets during the concert and I have listed the classes below that will participate in December along with the theme for your class. 

What do you need to do?

Please donate an item that corresponds to the theme for your class or simply bring in a toonie and we will put the basket together.  Alternatively if you want to make your own basket and donate it that is great too!  Please make all donations by December 15^th to give us time to organize and make the baskets.

We will do this again in the spring for the remaining classes and there will be a Kindergarten concert on a separate date to be announced.

Please see below for your class theme:  Donations deadline December 15^th….

Classes and Basket Theme:  DONATIONS DUE DECEMBER 15^TH (THANK YOU!)

CRAFT THEME:  BRING A TOONIE OR ANY CRAFT ITEM (examples: scissors, paper, pencil crayons, glue, and any craft items)

Bensalam – Basket Theme: CRAFTS
Diop - Basket Theme: CRAFTS
Janke - Basket Theme: CRAFTS

BBQ THEME: BRING A TOONIE OR ANY BBQ ITEM (examples: cookbooks, spatulas, sauce, spices, and any bbq accessories)

Hawkins – Basket Theme: BBQ
Boisjoly – Basket Theme: BBQ
Roberts – Basket Theme: BBQ

MOVIE NIGHT THEME: BRING A TOONIE OR ANY MOVIE NIGHT ITEM (examples: popcorn, movie gift cards, candy, chocolates, dvds)

Avdylaj – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Scott – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Brown – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Jeffery – Basket Theme: Movie Night

NEXT CLAIRLEA COUNCIL MEETING - Our next meeting will take place tonight took place last Wednesday November 16^th @ 7pm until 8:30pm.   Free child minding is available and all are welcome!  The October 2016 minutes are here for your reference.  Please note we will not have a meeting in December.  

NOVEMBER AGENDA:

6:45 – 7:00pm - Selling 50/50 tickets to be drawn at the end of the meeting (purchase is optional)

7:00 – 7:10pm - Introduction and voting in the past minutes (Irit)

7:10 – 7:30pm - Administration Report (Mr. McGilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:40 – 7:45pm - Treasurer’s Report (Denise)

7:45 – 7:55pm - Fundraising Report (Irit)

7:55 – 8:25pm - Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm - 50/50 draw and wrap up (Irit)

REMINDER…

When you are in the school for your parent teacher interviews don’t forget to have a look through the lost and found. 

HOW TO REACH US…

If you know someone that would like to be added to the distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  Do you have any feedback about the Halloween Howl, Dieleman or any fundraiser and how we can make it better for next year or what you liked about it this year?  If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting.   

You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,

Irit

Clairlea School Council

2016/2017clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Finding Dory - Clairlea movie night Nov 25

Pizza lunch orders due Friday

You should have receive a pizza lunch envelope last week. If not, you can download and print a copy or ask for one in the office.

Pizza lunch is twice a month, and you can place an order for one or both of this month's lunches using the one envelope. This month's lunches are on November 9 and 23. Orders are due Friday November 4.

Halloween Howl - tonight!

From our chair...

HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT

The Halloween Howl Event is today Friday October 28^th from 5:30-8:30pm.  Please see the Map and legend describing the activities found in each room.  The Costume contest is at 6:30pm in the gym and the 50/50 draw is at 8:15pm.  100% of the proceeds raised from the 2016 Howl will go towards the Clairlea Literacy Initiative benefiting grades JK to 8 (English and French).  We hope to see you there!  Thank you to all the volunteers and contributors that made this event possible.

A Howl Poem…

The Howl is coming, The Howl is coming chanted the kids of Clairlea.

It’s finally Friday oh what a sight the kids were jumping with Glee.

All sorts of plans to rush home from school and come back dressed in disguise

Only to see your classroom or 3 transformed before your eyes.

It’s a 5:30 start so be here to craft, play games and mill about

And don’t forget to go upstairs, as the library guarantees a shout

Collect your candy from room to room with the bag you bring from home

With map in hand you’ll guide your way wherever you choose to roam

Paint your Face, Toss a Loonie, touch a worm or shoot a puck

Find your fortune, Guess the candy, pull a lolly, try your luck

Be ready, it’s great when we start the debate which costume is best in the land

The Judging is led by Karsh and McGilvray both with prizes in hand.

So much to do, so much to see when you come to the Howl at Clairlea.

Whatever you do, whatever you see and wherever you choose to prowl

Please be sure to take the time and visit us at the HOWL!

A message from the chair

Dear Clairlea Families…

HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT

We are less than one week away until the Halloween Howl Fundraiser on Friday October 28th from 5:30-8:30pm. Please see the Map for the night of the Howl as well as a legend describing the activities found in each room. 100% of the proceeds raised from the 2016 Howl will go towards the Clairlea Literacy Initiative benefiting grades JK to 8 (English and French).

We are still missing some key items please see below ways you can help our school make the Howl a great success! Please give generously and a big thank you to all that have donated and volunteered to date.

HOW CAN YOU HELP:

1. HALLOWEEN CANDY: We need LOTS of peanut free Halloween candy to be used as prizes in various rooms. Please pick up a bag of any candy and drop it off in the blue bin in front of the office.

2. HOME MADE CANDY JARS/BAGS: We need many mini candy jars/bags to be used as prizes for the Lollipop Pull room. You can help by filling any sized jar or little baggy with (nut free) candy and bring it to the school office anytime between now and the Halloween Howl. We currently have about 150 candy bags, The more we have the longer this room will be able to stay open and it is definitely one of the favourite rooms. In past years we have needed approximately 400 jars/bags to have this room open for the entire event. Feel free to decorate your jars as well.

3. VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are still needed for the face painting room and a few floaters for the general event. If you can help please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

4. PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE DONTATIONS: We are always looking for gift donations that we can use as prizes or raffles during any Clairlea Event. If you or your company would like to donate a prize or gift to be used as one of our prizes during the event please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

HALLOWEEN PIZZA DINNER Make things easier on yourself and leave the dinner to us and you just need to enjoy the event and pick up your dinner in the gym. Preorder dinner envelopes were sent home in the backpacks last week and are due back by Tuesday October 25th. Hand in your Howl dinner order to your classroom and pick up your dinner at the Howl on the 28th any time after 6:00pm in the gym. The order will be under you family name. Please print clearly on the envelope. If you did not receive an envelope extras are available in the office for pickup. NOTE: This is a completely separate envelope and not to be confused with our regular monthly pizza lunch event held in the school during the daytime.

WHAT IS THE HOWL? It is our very popular yearly School Council fundraising event that is loads of fun for all age/grade levels (JK to Grade 8). Please see the attached Map for the night of the Howl as well as a legend describing the activities found in each room. Bring your family, bring your neighbours and bring your friends, all are welcome. Save the date and come out for a fun time on Friday October 28th from 5:30-8:30pm. We encourage the children to dress up in their favourite costume so that they can participate in the contest held at 6:30pm in the gym! Bring your own loot bag/recycle bag to the Howl to enable the kids to collect all their goodies when they travel from room to room and partake in fun activities – featuring our very popular “HAUNTED LIBRARY”. Entry is only $5.00/per child and adults are free. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 100% of the proceeds raised from the 2016 Howl will go towards the Clairlea Literacy Initiative benefiting grades JK to 8 (English and French).

We hope to see you there!!

DIELEMAN FUNDRAISER… Thank you to all that placed orders. They are being processed and are due to arrive at Clairlea the end of November. Once the orders arrive they will be sent home in your child’s backpack. In the situation that the order is too large to fit in the backpack we will contact you directly to arrange a pickup time at the school. Direct questions to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

HOW TO REACH US…
If you would like to unsubscribe to this email (we hope you don’t) or you know someone that would like to be added to the distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com. We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions. If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting. You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,
Irit
Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2016/2017
clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Halloween Howl! Friday October 28, 5:30pm

The Halloween Howl is just one week away! Friday October 28, 5:30-8:30pm

Pre-order your pizza dinner by Tuesday Oct 26 using the envelope that came home this week.

Plan your evening using the station map and legend. Kids are encouraged to bring a copy of the map and a loot bag with them to the event.

Admission is $5 per child. Adult entry is free. Some activities have an additional charge (photos, loonie toss, lollipop pull, pizza dinner).

Profits from the Halloween Howl will support Clairlea's English and French literacy initiatives. Thank you for your support!

2016 EQAO results

Clairlea's EQAO results from last year are available here. Individual results have or will be mailed directly to families.

Below is a comparison of our school's results over the past three years. 2015 data are not available due to work-to-rule that year.

EQAO stands for Education Quality and Accountability Office, and it is Ontario's standardized testing for elementary and high school students. For those not familiar with EQAO, I wrote a primer on it eight (!) years ago. You can learn more at www.eqao.com.

Pizza lunch orders due Friday

You should have received an October pizza lunch envelope last week. If not, you can download and print a copy or ask for one in the office.

Pizza lunch is twice a month, and you can place an order for one or both of the October lunches using the one envelope. Orders are due Friday October 6.

Message from the chair

Following is a message from School Council chair Irit Hartman:

Dear Clairlea Families…

The school year is well underway and things are getting busy and we as your School Council are working hard to put forth a fun year!  We have had our first School Council meeting which included the elections for the School Council executive.  Congratulations to our 2016/17 elected positions:

Vice Chair – Marina Murray

Treasurer & Secretary – Denise Clarke

WHEN DO WE MEET…

School Council meetings take place every 3^rd Wednesday of each month.  Meetings are open to all in Clairlea Community.  The next school council meeting will take place on Wednesday October 19^th from 7pm-8:30pm. Free child minding is available.  We hope to see you there!  From time to time we will arrange guest speakers to attend the meetings.

The Agenda for School Council meeting usually follow this format:

6:50 – 7:00pm Sell 50/50 tickets (optional)

7:00 – 7:10pm Introduction and voting in the past minutes (Irit)                 

7:10 – 7:35pm Administration Report (Mr. McGilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm Treasurer’s Report (Denise)

7:45 – 8:00pm Fundraising Report (Irit)

8:00 – 8:25pm Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm 50/50 draw

WHAT'S COMING UP.....

I’ve outlined below some key dates coming up as well as where we could use your help for the upcoming events at the school.  Please have a look through and as always we want to hear your comments so please contact us via clairleacouncil@gmail.com   Other places to look for information about Clairlea School Council Events are; The School Council bulletin board located outside the Main Office  and the School Council Blog http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com to keep up to date of what is going on! 

SAVE THE DATE:

OUR ANNUAL CLAIRLEA HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT - FRIDAY OCTOBER 28^TH 5:30PM-8:30PM

HOWL VOLUNTEER MEETING: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5^TH 7:00PM

WHAT IS THE HOWL? Bring the children out for a fun time on Friday October 28^th from 5:30-8:30pm where many rooms at Clairlea School turn into a fun activity or game.  Entry is only $5.00/per child and parents are free.  We encourage all children to dress up in their favourite costume so that they can participate in the costume contest!  Bring your own loot bag/recycle bag to the Howl so that you can collect all your goodies when traveling from room to room and partake in fun activities – featuring our very popular “HAUNTED LIBRARY”.  All are welcome so tell your friends, neighbours, family.  You do NOT need to be a student at Clairlea to attend the Howl.

We will be offering the option of a pizza dinner during the event so there is no need to make dinner.  Make things easier on yourself and leave the dinner to us and you just need to enjoy the event and pick up your dinner in the gym. Check the backpacks over the next couple of weeks to look for a preorder dinner envelope along with a map featuring all activities for the night or you can purchase your dinner on the night of the event.

In order for this event to run smoothly we need your help!  Please see the list below indicating ways you can help make the Halloween Howl a great success!

HOW CAN YOU HELP:

Starting October 3rd there will be a large blue bin in front of the main office of the school where you can drop off items.  Spend $5 in the dollar store and drop it off in the bin.  We are looking for the following items:

1.      VOLUNTEER MEETING FOR THE HOWL… (WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5TH) We are looking for volunteers to help run rooms/activities during the Halloween Howl Event on October 28^th.  Please join us at the Volunteers meeting on Wednesday October 5^th at 7:00pm in the Staff Room to see how you can help.  The Howl is one of our largest and most popular events that we run at Clairlea.  In order for it to be a success we need people to run the many moving parts that make up the fun event.  If you want to help out but can’t attend the meeting please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

2.      WE NEED: DECORATIONS: We need Halloween decorations to get the school ready for the Halloween Howl!!  Visit the dollar store to pick up some items and drop them off in the blue bin in front of the main office.
-  Spider Webs – many of these
-  Black plastic dollar store Table Cloths – many of these

-  Police Tape

3.      WE NEED: HALLOWEEN CANDY:  We need peanut free Halloween candy to be used as prizes in various rooms.  Please pick up a bag or two of candy from the dollar store and drop it off in the blue bin in front of the main office.

4.      WE NEED: HOME MADE CANDY JARS/BAGS:  We need many candy jars/bags to be used as prizes for the Lollipop Pull room.  You can help by filling any sized jar or little baggy with (nut free) candy and bring it to the school office anytime between now and the Halloween Howl.  The more jars we have the longer this room will be able to stay open and it is definitely one of the favourite rooms.  In past years we have needed approximately 400 jars/bags to have this room open for the entire event.  Feel free to decorate your jars as well.   

5.      WE NEED: LOLLIPOPS FOR THE LOLLIPOP PULL:  We need 400 plus lollipops to fill up the peg board for the Lollipop Pull Game.  Please pick up a few bags of lollipops from the dollar store and drop them off in the blue bin in front of the main office.  The more lollipops we have the longer the room can stay open.  I’ve attached a picture of the lollipops that fit well in the peg board.

6.      PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE DONATIONS:  We are always looking for gift donations that we can use as prizes or raffles during the Halloween Howl.  If you or your company would like to donate a prize or gift to be used as one of our prizes during the event please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

DIELEMAN DFS CATALOG (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORCARD)… 

(ALL ORDERS AND PAYMENTS ARE DUE FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st)  Check your backpacks…  Over the last week you would have received the 2016 DFS Catalog.  This shopping catalog is filled with items you can order such as; calendars, greeting cards, stationary items,  jewelry, kitchen items, Home Décor and much more just in time for the holiday season.  The Ordered Items will arrive late November early December 2016.  All money (cash or cheque) and order forms (with completed legible contact information and order details) must be returned to your classroom no later than FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st 2016.   Please make all cheques payable to “Clairlea School Council”.   If you have not received the Catalog or need an additional order form we have left extras in the Main Office.  This fundraiser enables Clairlea to receive up to 50% of all orders made.  Late orders will not be accepted and will be returned back to you.

PIZZA LUNCH….  We had our first pizza lunch of the year and despite a couple of hiccups on the part of pizza pizza we were able to service approximately 80% of the classes that submitted pizza envelopes and placed orders and we thank the remaining 20% classes for their patience as they received the second round of pizza within the hour or sooner.   Although we always order the pizzas to be cut in slices of 10 each pizza, in error all pizzas arrived precut in slices of 8 per pizza which entail caused a shortage of over 130 slices of pizza which were promptly reordered and arrived and were distributed within the hour.   The few classes that had a delayed pizza arrival had received their snacks and drinks. 

PIZZA REMINDERS:

Each month a Pizza Lunch order envelope will be distributed to each student by their homeroom teacher. This envelope will enable you to order Pizza for one or both Pizza lunch days for that month (the second and last Wednesday of each month).  You can indicate what type of pizza as well as how often you would like your child to have pizza lunch.  If you would like to participate in the Pizza Lunch program, please fill out the envelope order form with the student’s full name, teacher’s name and circle the order you would like along with which days you would like to receive pizza. Please enclose in the envelope the EXACT amount of money or a cheque to pay for the pizza lunch. Cheques should be made payable to “Clairlea School Council”.  Please return the envelope to the teacher by the date indicated at the bottom of the envelope (usually by the Friday before the Pizza Lunch date).  On Pizza Lunch Day (always the second Wednesday and the last Wednesday of the month) your student’s order will be delivered to their classroom by lunchtime!

Before submitting the envelope please take a moment to ensure that the front of the envelope has been completed properly with the students name and they have selected all items (type of pizza and drink).  This will ensure that your child gets what they wanted on Pizza day! 

If you have more than one child in the school we ask that you submit a separate envelope for each child that way their order can be processed with their class.  It is ok to pay for multiple children in one envelope and simply submit an empty completed envelope for the other children and just indicate on the empty envelope the name of the child the money was submitted with.

Due to the large volume of pizza that is processed at our school we are required to place the pizza order two days prior to the pizza lunch day so it is important that we receive all envelopes by the deadline to ensure it is included in the order. 

If at any time you do not receive a pizza lunch envelope you can download it on the Clairlea School Council Blog at www.clairleacouncil.blogspot.com. 

HOW TO REACH US…

If you would like to be added to the School Council email distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting.    You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,

Irit

Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2016/2017

Notes from School Council

There was a terrific turnout at the year's School Council meeting last night. Thank you to everyone who attended.

Minutes will be forthcoming but here are a few notes: 

Staffing and class assignments: There's always a bit of class shuffling in September as our numbers settle, but it should be relatively minimal this year. We're at just over 600 students, as projected. The school is at 105% capacity. We have an extra portable; it will be used for band and primary music.

Facilities: The upstairs hall will be repainted. The parking lot will be repaved. Please remember that the bus loop is "kiss and ride." There is no parking in the bus loop, ever. 

Bussing: The TDSB changed bus carriers this year, causing significant problems in the first week. These have mostly been resolved. Contact Michelle or Carin in the school office with any concerns. 

Events, activities, sport: A number of field trips are already being planned. Sports/teams underway: Girls and boys softball, co-ed flag football, run club/ x-country team, house league soccer gr 4-8 (gr 1-3 will follow). Picture Day is Wednesday October 5. Oct 7 is a PA Day. There will be three school concerts this year: kindies at the winter holidays; grades 1-8 either winter or spring. Stay tuned. 

Curriculum night: Details here. Please visit the book fair; 50% of the proceeds are returned to Clairlea in books. 

Snack program: starts in October. This "morning meal" includes a protein, grain and fruit/vegetable. The program is one-third funded by a grant; one-third by parent contributions and the remainder needs to be fundraised. No one will be refused for inability to pay, but you must sign the permission form for your child to participate. 

New superintendent: Peter Chang. Our trustee is Parthi Kandavel who is hosting a ward forum on Sept 27. 

Upcoming fundraisers:

• Catalogue sales - information to come home soon
• Pizza lunch Sept 28 and bimonthly after that
• Spirit wear - watch for order forms in mid to late October
• Halloween Howl - Friday October 28, please let us know if you can volunteer
• Movie night - dates to come

Questions/concerns from parents:

Playground equipment: The broken bridge on the play structure remains boarded off. Despite the fact that the playground inspector deems the structure to be safe, parents are aware that children frequently climb over the boards to play on the unsafe area. The school budget cannot absorb the cost to repair the structure. Mr. McGilvray committed to speak to the facilities team leader before our October meeting to determine whether the TDSB is willing to repair the structure. 

CCAT: Parents of grade 3 students have been asked to consent to a cognitive abilities test which is a pre-screening for gifted exceptionalities. This is an effort by the TDSB to make access to the gifted program more equitable. It has nothing to do with EQAO. 

High school information: We were reminded of last year's discussion about providing families of all grades information about the high schools available to students in our area. Ms Karsh will arrange for our guidance counsellor to lead a session for parents on this topic. 

In-school daycare: For the third consecutive year, there was not sufficient interest among JK/SK parents to run a daycare in the school. 

Next meeting Wednesday October 19, 7pm in the staff room. 

First pizza lunch - Sept 28

Our first pizza lunch will be on Sept 28. 

Pizza lunch supports enrichment activities at Clairlea. Over the years, we've used the proceeds to purchase all manner of learning and literacy tools, technology, books and sports equipment. Pizza lunch also supports the snack program and helps to offset the cost of field trips.

Order envelopes will be coming home this week... please return them by Monday Sept 26. No late orders. If you didn't receive one, you can download and print a copy. 

Starting in October, pizza lunch will be twice monthly, with order envelopes coming home once a month. You can select one or both lunches for the month. Please review the guidelines and fill out the form clearly. One envelope per student, please, even if you have more than one kid at the school.

Thank you for your enthusiastic support of our school's biggest fundraising program. Your participation makes Clairlea better for everyone!

Ward 18 forum on Sept 27

Our school board trustee, Parthi Kandavel, is hosting a Ward 18 Forum on Tuesday September 27 at Norman Cook Jr PS.

Topic: Early Years Education and Learning Centres Strategy

Featuring:

• Jim Grieve, former assistant deputy minister of education, early years division (a dynamic talk on the importance of early years on a child's growth)
• John Malloy, TDSB's director of education
• Colleen Russell-Rawlins, executive superintendent of Learning Centre 3 (that's us)

Tuesday September 27
7:00pm-9:00pm
Norman Cook Jr. Public School
725 Danforth Rd (east of Kennedy)

School bus delays

As you've likely read in the news, both the TDSB and the Catholic board have been plagued with school bus delays or no-shows (!) this week. For those affected, a real-time list of delays is available at https://www.torontoschoolbus.org/school-bus-delays/. Have fun with that.

First School Council meeting Sept 21

Please mark your calendars for the first School Council meeting of 2016/2017, Wednesday September 21st at 7:00pm. Free childminding is available.

At this meeting the School Council will elect its 2016-2017 executive (chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and fundraising chair). Nomination forms can be found in students' backpacks.

The School Council meets every third Wednesday of the month (except December and June) from 7:00-8:30pm. Meetings are open to everyone in the Clairlea community and we encourage you to get involved in your school.

 Please direct any questions to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

PA Days and school holidays

For a full list of PA Days and holidays, check out the TDSB's 2016-2017 calendar. Below is a year-at-a-glance summary provided by another school.

First day of school

Wow, it's tomorrow! The first day of school.

See you in the schoolyard at 8:30am - class lists will be posted and teachers will be there to direct students to their lineups.

If your child takes the school bus, the schedules are posted here.

Hope everyone has a great first day.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to reality! See you all Sept 6!

Another two weeks of camp to auction off! (English this time)

We are grateful to live in such a generous community! Another day camp has donated a two-week gift certificate for us to auction in support of new outdoor sports equipment at Clairlea.

FOR AUCTION:

Two weeks of English summer day camp at Eastview Camp Mambo - Eastview Boys and Girls Club (Donlands & Danforth). Valued at approximately $250. Details at www.eastviewcentre.com. It is a musical theatre, creative arts, sports and fitness and natural science camp.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
Leave your name, email and bid in the comments section below. Minimum bid $90. You can bid as many times as you like; highest bid wins. The auction will close on Wednesday July 6 at exactly noon Eastern time.

The winner will be announced on the blog on Wednesday afternoon and they will need to email clairleacouncil@gmail.com to arrange to pay and collect their auction item.

If you have privacy concerns about posting your name or email on the blog, use a code name and email your actual name to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

Thank you, Clairlea families! Proceeds will go to more great sports equipment for all grades.

Happy summer!

Have a wonderful summer, everyone!

See you all on Sept 6. Check the TDSB's 2016-2017 calendar for next year's PA days and holidays.

Two weeks of French summer day camp - silent auction for Clairlea!

Great news - we have a fantastic silent auction item to auction off right here on the Clairlea Council blog!

FOR AUCTION:
Two weeks of French summer day camp at Camp Loisirs la Colombe. Valued at $360! Details at www.camploisirs.com

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
Leave your name, email and bid in the comments section below. Minimum bid $90. You can bid as many times as you like; highest bid wins. The auction will close on June 28 at exactly noon Eastern time.

The winner will be announced on the blog on Tuesday afternoon and they will need to email clairleacouncil@gmail.com to arrange to pay and collect their auction item.

If you have privacy concerns about posting your name or email on the blog, use a code name and email your actual name to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

Thank you, Clairlea families! Proceeds will go to more great sports equipment for all grades.

A message from the chair

Dear Clairlea Families….

I am pleased to announce that we had a very successful Funfair last week and our net profits came to $6000 which will be put towards the fitness equipment for Clairlea.  We have surpassed the last 2 Funfairs.  Thank you to all that came out and participated, contributed, supported and volunteered to make the event a success.  We hope that you enjoyed your time and we look forward to doing it again next year.    Even though the Funfair is over we received another donation for the silent auction after the fact that we will auction off starting today (Friday June 24^th at 9:00am).  Please see the details below.

ONE MORE AUCTION ITEM:

Item: Two Weeks Free at Camp Loisir La Colombe French Camp

Valued at: $360.00

Website: www.camploisirs.com

Minimum Bid: $90.00

HOW DO I BID ON THIS ITEM:
STEP 1: The auction begins on Friday June 24^th at 9:00am and closes Tuesday June 28^th at Noon sharp!

STEP 2: Go to Clairlea School Council Blog at www.clairleacouncil.blogspot.com and leave your name, email address and bid $ amount in the comments section of the School Council blog.

STEP 3: The minimum bid is $90 and you can bid as many times as you like.  Each bid is timestamped.  This Auction is available to anyone.

STEP 4: The auction will close on Tuesday June 28^th at Noon sharp and the highest bid will win.

STEP 5: The winner will be posted on the Clairlea Blog www.clairleacouncil.blogspot.com  on Tuesday afternoon. 

STEP 6: If you see your name as the winner on the blog please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com to arrange payment and receipt of your certificate.

Good Luck!

School Council Next Year…

We hope everyone has a fun and safe summer and we will start back up again in the fall.  Our first meeting will take place on Wednesday September 21^st at 7:00pm, where we will hold our elections for the School Council Executive for the term of 2016/2017 – all positions are open (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Fundraising Chair).  If you have any questions about any of these positions please email clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  Our meetings are always every third Wednesday of the month from 7:00-8:30pm (with the exception of December and June where no meetings will be held) and free childminding is available.  Meetings are open to all Clairlea Community members and we encourage you to get involved in your school.  Please direct any questions to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

Regards,

Irit

Clairlea School Council Chair

2015/2016

clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Thank you, Clairlea!

I'm remiss in not posting this earlier -- but wasn't the Fun Fair great??? Huge thanks to all of the volunteers who put it together, especially Irit, Wayne, Wendy, Russ, Carl, Joanne and the other lead volunteers (I'm sure I'm missing some - I'm sorry) as well as all the teachers and parents who volunteered their time; the companies and community members who donated food, supplies, prizes, auction items, cakes and candy jars; and of course all of you -- the wonderful Clairlea families who came to support and enjoy the event.

I haven't heard a final tally but word is that the Fun Fair raised a terrific amount toward sports equipment at Clairlea. Thank you and congratulations!

Fun Fair tonight!

The weather looks perfect for the Fun Fair tonight! See you at school between 5:30-8:30pm.

All proceeds will go towards sports equipment for Clairlea kids.

A Fun Fair update from the Chair

Dear Clairlea Families….

Less than a week to go!  The Clairlea Funfair is Thursday June 16^th from 5:30-8:30pm.  Here is a sneak peek at some of the items you will see at the Raffle and Silent Auction Table at the Funfair.  All items have been generously donated by the Clairlea community and we are very grateful.  On Thursday June 16^th come bid or buy tickets to win one of these great prizes.

• Fitbit Charge HR Large estimated value $160-180
• Misfit Flash Fitness and Sleep Monitor estimated value $40-50
• Laura Secord Basket
•  LCBO Basket including a $40 gift card
•  Handmade “Nintendo Mario” blanket
• Harry Potter Basket
• Book Lovers Gift Basket
• A Sky Zone Trampoline Park Birthday Party Package* and Sky Zone Swag valued at $300
• A Birthday Park Package from Monkey Magoo’s valued at $299
• A pair of tickets to Toronto FC for Saturday July 9^th 7:30pm vs. Chicago Fire Section 117 Row 16
• 3 Vehicle Maintenance Packages from RJsautotech.com each one valued at $45 (includes oil change, tire rotation and 30 point inspection)
• Gift Card Mystery pack
• Chocolate and truffle baskets and more…..

Come enjoy lots of fun activities at the funfair.  Purchase a Funpass wristband for $15/each and enjoy most activities as many times as you like.  See attached map for details.  Funpass wristbands and tickets go on sale at 5:30pm on June 16^th.

Thank you to all the people working behind the scenes to make this Funfair a success.  Without the help of volunteers we wouldn’t be able to make this happen.

All funds raised from the funfair go towards the purchase of sports equipment for Clairlea kids.

CAKEWALK:
If you are donating a cake please bring them to the Staff room on the day of the funfair.  If possible with a list of ingredients.

LOLLIPOP GAME:
If you have some candy around the house we can still use prizes for the lollipop game.  Alternatively swing by the dollar store and buy $5 worth of candy as well as lollipops to pull.  Throw some candy/chocolates in a small jar or bag and drop them off at the school. 

HOW TO REACH US…

If you know someone that would like to be added to the distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting.    You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,

Irit

Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2015/2016

clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Message from the Chair

Dear Clairlea Families….

The Clairlea Funfair is a couple of weeks away!!  We hope to see everyone there on Thursday June 16^th from 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your neighbours, friends and family all are welcome. 

Please find attached a complete FunFairMap illustrating where all the activities will be on the day as well as a FunFair Legend that provides a description of each FunFair activity and the cost involved. 

THE FUNPASS WRISTBAND IS BACK!!!  We have brought back the FunPass Wristband this year.   For $15/each you can enjoy unlimited access to many of the activities.  Details about the FunPass Wristband and which activities are included are specified in the attached Legend document.  Individual Tickets are also available for purchase.

A big thank you to all the volunteers, donations and support to date from the Clairlea Community and Clairlea Staff.

All revenue earned from the Funfair will go towards purchasing outdoor sports equipment for Clairlea grades JK to grade 8. 

We still need your help!!!! Please see below how you can help to make the Funfair a success. 

HOW CAN YOU HELP (FUNFAIR 2016)!!!!

1.      CAKE WALK: Make/Buy a cake or 2 and donate them to the Cake Walk Room.  Please bring all cake donations to the Staff Room on the day of the Funfair (June 16^th).  If possible please include a small card indicating what ingredients were used.  Peanut free please.

2.       LOLLIPOP GAME: Donate little candy filled jars/bags and large lollipops (A picture is attached of the lollipops that work best with the game) to be used for the Candy Pull game at the Funfair.  Please drop off any items in the School office prior to Friday June 10^th.

3.      RAFFLE BASKET: Donate a basket or any new items we can include in a basket to be raffled off at the funfair.  Please drop off any items in the School office prior to Friday June 10^th.

4.       SILENT AUCTION: Donate any new item/service or gift card you’re not using, or ask your company/business to make a donation.  Please drop off any items in the School office prior to Friday June 10^th.

5.      VOLUNTEER: Volunteer your time to help out from 5:30-8:30pm on Thursday June 16^th for any of the Fun Fair activities, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

6.       MARKET VENDOR: Purchase a spot for $25.00 in our Clairlea Funfair Market to sell your homemade items or services, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com to make a reservation.

7.       ADVERTISE: Help us advertise the Funfair to the Community, post it on your blog, announce it to your group, let your soccer, hockey, baby group, baseball and gymnastics groups know about it and invite them to come.  

8.      SUPERHERO COSTUMES NEEDED: Donate costumes that we can use in our Superhero Dress up room.  We need Superman, Batman, Ironman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman or any costume you have! Please drop off any items in the School office prior to Friday June 10^th.

9.       BE THERE: Come enjoy and have dinner at the Funfair! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

Pizza Lunch…
We are in our last month of Pizza lunch.  Pizza lunch will be on Wednesday June 8^th and Wednesday June 22^nd. (I incorrectly stated it was going to be on the last day of school in my last email).  Please hand in your forms on time.  Forms are due for the month this Friday June 3^rd.

HOW TO REACH US…

If you know someone that would like to be added to the distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting.    You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,

Irit

Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2015/2016

clairleacouncil@gmail.com