FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK “Good things happening at Central
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Staff Information
At this time, round one of the Board’s staffing process has been completed. Mr. John Peterson will be leaving our school and Iwish to take this opportunity to thank him for his contributions and years of service here at Dundas Central. We wish him the best in his new position next year. I would like to thank Miss Terri Dunnett for her energy, contributions and efforts since shetook over for Mr. Petersen in January.Unfortunately, Miss Dunnett can not apply for his position as she is on the occasional list and only permanent or probationaryteachers may apply. We wish her the best in what should be a promising teaching career. Lastly, we also wish Ms. Leslie Brown“all the best” as she moves into her new position. Ms. Brown was selected as one of fourteen teachers who will serve as a MathFacilitator to a number of schools in the Board.We are pleased to “welcome aboard” Mrs. Swartz to our staff. She will be teaching grade six along with grade seven and eightscience. She has taught previously at Gordon Price and Dundas District schools and is looking forward to joining us.The staffing process will continue into the summer months. Round two of teacher postings and interviews will commence over the next three weeks. After that has been completed, the Board’s Placement Committee may place teachers in vacancies withinschools. After the committee has completed the placements and school’s still have vacancies, a new teacher may be hired. Asoutlined in previous correspondence, over the summer staffing could change due to personal moves, resignations, retirements,illness, system staffing needs or leaves of absence. Tentative teacher assignments will be outlined in an update before the end of June.
Class Lists
As outlined in the April newsletter, grade teams will spend a tremendous amount of time creating classes for next year. Theymust consider female / male ratios, balancing students of different academic and leadership abilities, which teacher suits astudent’s learning profile, who needs to be together, who should be separated, who has been in a split class (or who can handleit) and even the instruments they play. We will be posting class lists just outside the office the last week in August just beforeLabour Day. Staff will meet students on the first day outside prior to the commencement of school and inform them what classthey will be in. I cannot promise who will be your child’s teacher at this point. Too many factors such as those staffing issueslisted above, along with students moving in and out of our school community may also cause us to re-adjust class lists. Parentalrequests for teachers, classes or classmates will be considered only if they are of “substantial merit” and in writing to Mr.Morlog. Even then, they will be taken “under advisement”. No promises will be provided. Thank you for your understandingand cooperation as we work through the process.
Looking for Kindergarten Students
Currently our numbers are low in Kindergarten, particularly Junior Kindergarten. We are not sure if we will be experiencing anenrollment decline or parents have not yet registered their children. If you know of anyone wishing to attend our school inSeptember, please inform them to contact our office or come in to register their child. We are contacting local day care facilitiesto pass on this information to their communities.
EQAO Testing
As we move into the first week of June our grade three students are wrapping up their testing and the grade six students areworking through this assessment of student achievement. We wish our students all the best and we are confident they willrepresent our school well. Although we tend to play down the Ministry’s and media’s importance and attention to the testing, itdoes provide a “snapshot” of student performance standards. The results of this assessment give us some indication how wellour students have grasped the provincial outcomes and assist our staff to uncover what we do well and what areas requireattention. Over the years, the process has assisted in developing consistency and continuity in program content, instruction,assignments and assessment. Results from the EQAO testing will be released in the Fall.
Dundas Central School News
June 2009
73 Melville StreetDundas, Ontario L9H 2A2 B. Morlog, Principal
Phone (905) 627-3521 Fax (905) 627-3522
J. Manzin, Vice-Principal
Education is “Central
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Major School Trips for Next Year
At the request of some parents, we are outlining the three major trips for the next school year so families can budget for them.Our traditional trips are as follows:Grade Destination Time of Year Approx. Cost Activities6 Wanakita end of Jan. $190 - cross country skiing- snowshoes, skating, hockey- winter survival / outdoor education7 St. Donat Jan. 13-16 $480 & $38 - French Canadian cultureQuebec for rentals/Helmet - skiing /downhill, X-country- history & geography- music, skits, entertainment8 Quebec City June $600 - French Canadian culture- museums, historical sites- boat cruise, entertainment- history and geography- Old Quebec City, Fortress
Friendly Reminders:
We have several students arriving at school as early as 8:00. Please be aware that there is no supervision on theplayground until 8:25.
If you are planning on moving over the summer, please advise the office as soon as possible. Thank you.Popcorn and Yogurt
Our popcorn sales are finished for the year. We will continue to sellyogurt on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
June 18th will be the last day of yogurt sales.
Thank you for another great year of popcorn and yogurt sales!
ALS DriveThanks for donating your spare change to our ALSfundraiser. We will continue to collect change untilWednesday June 3rd. Several of our students will beparticipating in the ALS walk on June 6th.Remember, your change can make a change.
Dundas Central’s Year End PicnicThursday June 18th 5:00 - 7:30pm
Activities include games, face painting, sucker pull,snow cones, BBQ and more. All Central Public students will receive somecomplimentary activity tickets. More tickets can bepurchased (25cents each) at the picnic.Students will be bringing home a parent volunteerform. Any help would be greatly appreciated! If youdon’t have a form and are able to help please pick one up at the office.
See you on the 18th!!!
The Dundas Central Band has been very busy this year. In April we participated in Band Fest, in May we played duringthe school play and in June we are heading to Wonderland to perform as part of the Music Festival. June 5th is our tripdate. To prepare for this trip we are performing a concert on June 3rd at 7pm. We have the grade 4 French playpresenting too. We hope to see you there!****Anyone who has a concert band instrument they do not want or need, we would appreciate the contribution to themusic program. Even if the instrument needs a bit of work, any donation would be great.
Important Dates for Kindergarten
Friday June 12– A/B class trip to African Lion SafariMonday June 22 - Teddy Bear Picnic (B)Tuesday June 23 - Teddy Bear Picnic (A)Wednesday June 24 - SK Graduation 1:30 - 3:00Thursday June 25 - JK ice cream sundae party
Home & School News
It's hard to believe that summer is just around the corner! I would like to thank all of the dear parents and staff who gave their time, energy andsupport to make this school year great.Many thanks to organizers Jane Lindsay and Denise Montgomery and all the volunteers of our 2nd annual Plant Sale on May 7th. And thanks toeveryone (notably Jane Lindsay again!) who contributed to make the Staff Appreciation Lunch on May 13th such a yummy, warm and fuzzyevent.Our final H&S event will be the End of Year Picnic on Thursday, June 18th from 5:00 to 7:30 pm - RAIN or SHINE! Many hands are needed tomake this super fun event a reality, so please offer to lend a hand. We will try to get a sign-up sheet on the website shortly.
Our next H&S meeting is on Wednesday, June 3rd from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Childcare will be available. Hope to see you there!Michelle ChinDundas Central Home & Schoolhttp://www.hwdsb.on.ca/centraldundas/P.S. If you still need plants and gardening supplies, Dundas Central is a "Grow for Green Member" (# 905.627.3521), so 3% of your year-roundgardening purchases at Holland Park Garden Gallery will go back to our school.
CALLING ALL PARENTS
Do you want to be more involved in your child’s education?
A School Council is a group of parent’s, caregiver’s, school staff, and other representatives of a school community. School Councilsare mandated by the Ministry of Education and are intended to provide input and advice to the School Board and School Principal.Our purpose is to promote an excellent educational experience for our children.We are seeking volunteers for next year’s School Council. If you are interested, please join us at our next meeting – Tuesday June 9, 2009 @ 7 pm in the staff room.If you would like more information, please contact current School Council Chair Mike Downs at 905-627-9593.
In May the students in Mrs. Graves' class received a letter from The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of theEnvironment. He was writing in response to their letter to him regarding their concerns about oil spills and our environment. He was very impressed with their letter and the students' drawings. It is posted outside of room 103 for those who are interested in reading it.
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