MAY 2017

NEWSLETTER

Tom Longboat JPS 37 Crow Trail

Toronto ON M1B 1X6

Tel 416.396.6610

Safe Arrival

416.396.6610 Press 1

Before 8:30AM

Principal

Andrea Chisholm

Office Administrator

Desleigh Russell

Secretary AM

Lakshminee Singh

Superintendent

Andrew Howard

Trustee Ward 21

Abdul Hai Patel

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

May is always a busy month at Tom Longboat; we are full of activity

and excitement! This month offers additional parent engagement

opportunities. We are hosting our Family Fitness Night on the 3rd, and

are very excited to announce that we will be hosting The Taste of

Longboat on the 18th. This annual celebration of the cultures at Tom

Longboat is usually held in June, however, respecting all of our

families who observe Ramadan, we wanted to host it earlier in the

year to ensure the maximum number of participants as

possible. Thank you to all of the staff at Tom Longboat who have

spent many hours planning for these exciting evenings.

May also brings about another event promoting physical activity for

students: Track and Field! Our annual Track and Field day will be

held on May 16th at Birchmount Stadium. Teams of students have

already been practicing hard for their events and we look forward to

hearing how well our Running Wolves did. Students are reminded to

wear clothes appropriate for the weather, bring sunhats and water

bottles (please label all items clearly).

The students in our school have been working very hard since

January to keep our school as clean as possible. The “Golden

Broom” awards are issued every week in our Kindergarten, Primary,

and Junior Divisions. When a class receives 5 awards, they earn a

special surprise. We have already had three classrooms win 5

awards, and we are excited to see what the special surprise will be.

Lastly, our Grade 3 and 6 students will be participating in our EQAO

assessment from May 24th-26th, with our make-up writing day

scheduled for May 29th. As such, our May Longboat Leaders

Assembly will be moved from the last Friday of the month to Tuesday

May 30th. We look forward to seeing all of our leaders demonstrating

this month’s character trait of Integrity.

Sincerely

Andrea Chisholm

Principal

LONGBOAT LEADERS WHO DEMONSTRATED COOPERATION IN

APRIL Kelina Ms Borsk Sonali Ms Yung

Monjurul Ms Borsk Hareny Ms Yung

Rayyan Ms Karakolis Haabisa Ms Bayley

Ronalto Ms Karakolis Zaynub Ms Bayley

Natley Ms Paris Jane Mr Birta

Angelo Ms Paris Taniga Mr Birta

Abira Ms Shnayderman Gerald Mr Maskerine

Habiba Ms Shnayderman Harsh Mr Maskerine

Shenuka Ms Stephen Arunya Ms Bonnell

Anmol Ms Stephen Ragavinth Ms Bonnell

Athithan Ms Sawyer-Hazell Kwasi Mr Mark

Ashaa Ms Sawyer-Hazell Zaarah Mr Mark

Anthy Ms Saeed

Kamoya Ms Saeed

Please note the following school day times.

Morning Entry 8:40 AM

Arriving at school on time allows students to experience positive interactions

with others and participate more fully in learning activities.

School day End 3:10 PM

Student Supervision Ends 3:25 PM

TDSB APPOINTS ABDUL HAI PATEL AS NEWEST TRUSTEE

Abdul Hai Patel Appointed Trustee for Ward 21 (Scarborough-Rouge River)

The TDSB would like to welcome Abdul Hai Patel to the Board of Trustees. Mr Patel was

appointed Trustee for Ward 21 (Scarborough-Rouge River) at the April 19, 2017 Board

Meeting. As a long-time resident of Scarborough, Trustee Patel helped develop the

TDSB’s first Faith Accommodation Guide and has acted as a resource to the TDSB’s

Human Rights and Equity Office on matters of faith and cultural accommodations. He

currently serves as a member of the TDSB Equity Policy Advisory Committee.

Commencing September 2017, Tom

Longboat JPS will be using School

Cash Online. Over 100 TDSB schools

have already converted to School

Cash Online with all schools using the

program by 2018.

To get started parents are required to create a PARENT LOGIN.

Go to www.schoolcashonline.com to REGISTER TODAY.

Commencing August 28 parents will be able to attach their children to their

profile.

As a reminder parents are

required to call the school

(prior to the school day start –

8:30 AM) tel 416.396.6610

press 1 for Safe Arrival.

Please leave us a voicemail message that contains:

Your Child’s name

Reason for the absence

Absence period: All Day, Morning Only, Afternoon Only

Who is leaving the message: ie Mom or Dad

Should we not receive notification from you, the automated

system will call you.

The automated system cannot determine if your child is going to

be absent for the entire school day. Should you receive a call in

the morning please do answer the questions and if your child is

going to be away all day, please contact the office. This way, the

automated system will not call again in the afternoon if your child

is absent.

Junior Boys

Basketball

On March 8, 2017 the

Boys Junior Basketball

team took part in a

Division 3 Tournament.

Tom Longboat along

with Woburn JPS,

Highland Creek PS

participated in a drills

and skills workshop in

the morning and a

Tournament in the

afternoon.

The boys had a great

time getting to know each other and how to better play the

game they all love. I would like to thank all the players and

their families for supporting them through this event.

WATER BOTTLE SALES

On April 25 & 26 we had water

bottle sales @ Tom Longboat

Thank you for your support

Students will have an opportunity

later in the month to purchase

bottles again.

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Our next Parent

Council Meeting

will be Thursday,

May 4th at 9:00am

in the Conference

Room. All parents

are welcome to

attend. This will

be the last

meeting of the

year.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 3 Family Fitness Night 5:00pm-7:00pm

May 9 Pizza Lunch (arranged by Kids for Change)

May 10 Pediculosis Check

May 15 Sight & Sound Program

May 16 Dental Screening

May 16 Birchmount Track & Field

May 18 Dental Screening continues

May 19 Dental Screening continues

May 22 Victoria Day – No School

May 24-26 EQAO Grade 3 & Grade 6

May 25 Kindies visit to Markham Museum

May 26 School Spirit Day – Bring Your Fuzzy Friend to School Day

May 30 Longboat Leader Assembly 9:00am

June 6 1A, 1/2 & 2A visit to Varley Art Museum, Markham

June 7 2/3A & 2/3 B visit to Varley Art Museum, Markham

June 8 Welecome to Kindy 9:00am-10:00am

June 9 PA Day – No School

June 13 Safety Patrol Fun Day

June 14 Longboat Spelling Bee (Grade 3 &4 – Grade 5&6)

June 20 Ms Sawyer-Hazell’s class to Hillside

June 20 Ms Saeed’s class to Hillside

June 23 Longboat Leader Assembly 9:00am

June 27 Report Cards go home

June 28 Grade 6 Graduation – 1:00pm

June 29 Last day of School

MOVING? TAKING AN EXTENDED VACTION?

Please contact the office and notify us if you will be moving over the summer or if you

will be leaving early for your summer vacation.

The Ministry of Education requires that students absent for a period of 15 days should

be demitted from our system. Parents are then required to re-register their children

on return. Please contact the office should you have any questions.

TOM LONGBOAT EARTH DAY CLEAN UP - APRIL 21

TOM LONGBOAT STEM NIGHT – APRIL 12