What's Happening May 2 to May 6 @ Silver Stream

Day 2  MONDAY May 2

1:00pm Music Monday performance  (gym)  Parents Welcome 

Mad Science 

Day 3 TUESDAY May 3

·         Gr 8s @ Ottawa

·         Gr 4 trip to ROM

Day 4 WEDNESDAY May 4

·         Gr 8s @ Ottawa

·         Intermediate Band at lunchtime

·         French Tutors @10:05am

Day 5 THURSDAY May 5

·         Gr 8s return from Ottawa

·          6:30pm School Council Movie Night

Day 0 FRIDAY May 6

• PA DAY - NO SCHOOL for students 

REMINDER: Friday May 6 PA DAY

There is no school for students on Friday May 6. 

Family Movie Night Thurs. May 5

Happy Easter! (Eastern)

Best wishes to all of our families  who commemorate Holy Friday.

To all those who celebrate Easter (Eastern), on behalf of Silver Stream PS Staff, we  would like to wish you and your families a very happy celebration.

Asian Heritage Month Celebration

Reminder: Presentation for Parents on THURSDAY evening @Silver Stream PS

Parenting Workshop @ Redstone PS

Link for registration: https://docs.google.com/a/gapps.yrdsb.ca/forms/d/1aPt92jlM14-XwmaWpRZDi8fIA2n_P-UfQU4mQUWyeMU/viewform

Lost and Found

Belongings that were lost during the winter months are now located on tables outside the library.  Please encourage your child to take a look for any missing items.  There are many!  At the end of the week, any remaining items will be donated to a local charity. 

Happy Passover to our families who celebrate

On behalf of the staff at Silver Stream, to all of our families  who celebrate Pesach, we would like to wish you and your families a very happy celebration.

Earth Day is everyday

Today, many of our classes participated in an Earth Day clean up.  With gloves and bags, classes were assigned an area of the schoolyard and beyond to pick up any litter, encouraging responsible environmental stewardship.  

To encourage conservation of energy, our school minimized the amount of lights that were turned on and wherever possible, shut off the lights to save energy and support the Lights Out initiative. 

The overall messaging of the day was to remind all of us to take care of our earth.  It's the only one we have. 

Bicycles

Now that the warmer weather is upon us, it is wonderful to see so many students choosing an active route to school.  We do encourage our students to ride their bikes to school and remind them that:

• Students under the age of 18 MUST wear a helmet
• Students can leave their bike locked in the rack next to the portables  OR in the rack near the fenceline on school property near the primary play structure.  
• Students must walk their bike when on school property for the safety of others.

Thank you for reinforcing this message with your child.  

What's Happening April 25 to April 29 2016

Day 2  MONDAY April 25

3:00pm Jr Girls Basketball @ Redstone

Mad Science 

Day 3 TUESDAY April 26

 1:00pm – 2:00pm Gr 6 VIP with York Region Police (Library)

Day 4 WEDNESDAY April 27

Intermediate vaccinations (library)

Intermediate Band at lunchtime

·        French Tutors @10:05am

      Chess Club 

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·       Day 5 THURSDAY April 28

·         9:00am – 12:00pm Gr 8s visit BSS

·         9:00am – 10:00am Fitspirit Zumba

·         6:30pm Poetry Slam Finals

·         7:00pm School Council Mtg & Speaker

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      Day 1 FRIDAY April 29  Holy Friday (Eastern

        12:00pm – 2:00pm Music Monday Rehearsal 
        Hip Hop

        Cartooning 

Reminder: Parenting Workshop at Silver Stream PS Thurs. April 28

Ridvan

On behalf of the staff at Silver Stream PS, we would like to wish our families, who celebrate Ridvan a very happy celebration.

Supporting Children with Attentional Challenges

EQAO Assessments

Dear families,

Ontario students write province-wide assessments of their reading, writing and math skills at key stages in their education.  In Elementary school, the assessments are written in Grades 3 and 6.  The assessments are administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an independent agency of the Ministry of Education.  Below, are helpful links for more information about the assessments:

http://www.eqao.com/en/assessments/communication-docs/guide-elementary-assessments-english.pdf

http://www.eqao.com/en/assessments/Pages/parents.aspx

http://www.eqao.com/en

At Silver Stream,  the EQAO assessments will be administered on May 25, 26 & 27 AND May 31, June 1 & 2.    

What's Happening this Week at Silver Stream PS

Day 2  MONDAY April 18 

·          3:00pm Jr Boys BB @ Redstone

 Day 3 TUESDAY April 19

Gr 7/8 @McMichael Art Gallery     

 1:00pm Gr 8 VIP (York Region Police program)

·       Day 4 WEDNESDAY April 20

·         Mathematica Contests (Gr 4-8)

·         Intermediate Band at lunchtime

·         French Tutors @10:05am

·        3:00pm Jr. Girls BB @ Richmond Rose

Day 5 THURSDAY April 21 Ridvan

·        1:00pm Gr 6 VIP (York Region Police program)

·         1:30pm Gr 7 AIR performance afternoon

Day 1 FRIDAY April 22  EARTH DAY

12:15pm Hip Hop begins

12:15pm Cartooning begins

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   Coming up...    

•      April 28: Gr 8s visit Bayview Secondary School 
•      April 28 @7pm: Speaker for Parents: How to teach my Child Resiliency
•      May 5th: School Council Movie Night
•      May 6th: PA DAY - NO SCHOOL

• May 10th - Make up Pizza day 
• May 25, 26, 27, 31 and June 1,2:  EQAO Grade 3 & 6
• June 2nd: School Council BBQ & Carnival
• June 3rd: PA DAY - NO SCHOOL
• June 8 (8:05am to 10:30am): Snuggle Up and MATH     *Revised date

Redstone PS Parent Evening ~ You're Invited May 2

There is a Parent Wellness Meeting on Monday May 2^nd from 7pm to 8pm open to our Richmond Hill community. During this parent only event parents/caregivers will have a unique opportunity to ask questions and hear information from a panel of guests around topics such as “how do I help my child overcome anxiety”, “supporting independence in my child”, “bullying at school” and much more. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet and speak with other families and possibly win prizes.

Register NOW by clicking here Redstone Parent Wellness Registration

Richmond Hill Soccer

Presentation for Parents - APRIL 28

Music Monday!

 

Music Monday is a special day where students all across Canada showcase learning and making music in Canadian schools and communities during a normal school day.  At Silver Stream, we will be performing our fourth annual Music Monday concert on Monday, May 2, at 1:00pm in our school gymnasium.  Join us to see and hear performances by dozens of students performing a variety of songs on a wide range of instruments!

Look way up... We have a new scoreboard in our gym!

Poetry Slam

Congratulations to our team of  grade 8 students (Matthew A., Glen W., Iris X., Angel X., and Eric S.) who have placed first in the semi-finals for Poetry Slam in York Region!  They will go on to the finals on April 28.  Good luck in the next round.  

Mark your calendars! Upcoming events at Silver Stream

• Apr 28th: Fostering Resilience in Children - Presentation for Parents by Dr. Glenn DiPasquale 
• May 5th: Movie Night
• May 25, 26, 27, 31 and June 1,2:  EQAO Grade 3 & 6
• May 6th: PA DAY - NO SCHOOL
• May 10th - make up Pizza day 
• May 17th (8:05am to 10:30am): Snuggle Up and MATH 
• June 2nd: BBQ & Carnival
• June 3rd: PA DAY - NO SCHOOL

More information to follow about these events...  

Helping Kids Take Criticism Constructively

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/helping-kids-take-criticism-constructively-even-when-it-isnt-constructive/?_r=3Helping Kids Take Criticism Constructively

Presentation for Parents

Chess Tournament

We are a little late on reporting this… on Friday February 26^th, 24 of our students in Grades 5-8 participated in the Optimists Club Regional Chess Tournament.  We are very proud of all our students’ sportsmanship and support of each other as they competed against students in other schools in York Region.  We would specifically like to congratulate seven of our students who were successful at the tournament and will participate in the Provincial Chess tournament on April 17^th:

In Grade 5:

Andy C. placed 3^rd; and David Y. was 1^st overall

In Grade 6:

Nicholas C. placed 3^rd and Daniel C. won 1^st place overall

In Grade 7:

Paul Z. was 4^th place, and Timothy D. placed 3^rd

And in Grade 8:

Yang C. placed 2^nd

Thank you to Mrs. Harikrishin and Mrs. Esho for their support of the students leading up to the tournament and a special thank you to Mrs. Esho for supervising the students at the tournament Friday. Congratulations to all our participants!

HOPE - Helping Other Parents Everywhere

http://hope4parents.ca/

HOPE is a network of support and self-help groups for parents, guardians, and relatives who are troubled by behaviours of a teen or young adult in their life.

Are you facing any of these challenges with your teen or adult child?

•  withdrawn from family or friends
•  skipping school or suspended
•  in trouble with the law
•  neither working or going to school
•  abuses alcohol or other substances
•  verbally abusive
•  physically abusive or threatening
•  vandalizes the home
•  steals money or valuables
•  not moving forward with life
•  lies
•  often comes home late or not at all
•  concerned about their mental health 
  

York U Science Fair

On Saturday, April 2, 2016, 150 students from 37 schools from around York Region participated in the York Region Science and Technology Fair. The students listed below are award winners of the 2016 fair:

·         Honourable Mention - Leiah N, Nikita L, Silver Stream Public School, YRDSB - The Amygdala in Humans

·         Honourable Mention - Keishini S, Silver Stream Public School, YRDSB - Elevated TTC Tracks

Congratulations to our students!  Thank you to Ms. Daryanani and Ms. Karalis for your encouragement and support of our students.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2843034

Winits Assemblies

Today, our students in grades 1 to 8 were recognized with Winits for first term.  Winits is a form of recognition of achievement in an area whereby students receive a sticker(s) for their winits' card.   Many students in each class were recognized for success in subject areas such as math, literacy and phys ed and/or recognized for demonstrating positive character, for being a friendly falcon, for their leadership skills, or for their contributions to the school.  

Wear BLUE for Autism on Monday April 4

On Monday, we are asking our staff and students to wear blue to shine a light on building awareness and understanding of Autism.  We will be having an assembly on Monday that includes a guest speaker from Kinark to share a presentation about Autism with our students.  In addition, one of our students  who  has Asperger syndrome will be bravely speaking about his personal story.