Tuesday 31 May 2016
Monday 30 May 2016
Snuggle Up with Math - June 8 morning
If you are able to attend, please fill out the form through this link: http://goo.gl/forms/otBZ2lHqWb
Reminder: For registered participants of Google Read and Write Workshop
We are now full. This is a reminder notice for our registered participants.
You can’t drive but you can Google Drive to success,
Google Drive Interactive Workshop
Jacob Rodé & Mrs. Lucas
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Do you want to know how to support your child with completing assignments and doing research at home, but you just don’t know what tools to use?
You and your child are invited to a Google Drive Interactive Workshop at Silver Stream on Tuesday May 31, 2016 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the library. You will learn about Google Drive and its functions with your child, through fun interactive activities, so that you can support your child at home. This workshop is intended for students from grades 4 - 8. (Every child attending must be accompanied by a parent. Both parents are welcome to attend with their child. More than one child may attend with their parent.)
Bring your own laptop or use a school laptop for this fun interactive Google Drive workshop, with fun treats and prizes!
If you are planning to attend, please click on the link below and fill out the Google Form by
Friday May 20th, 2016.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday May 31st!
Jacob Rode (Silver Stream student) & Mrs. Lucas
Library Books DUE
Dear families,
To support an inventory of our library collection, please return all library books by June 2. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Math Olympics
On Saturday, four of our intermediate students participated in a Math Olympics at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Students from Silver Stream were selected based on tryouts to solve multiple problems. The students competed against 24 schools from across the province. Math Olympics consists of couple partner challenges, an individual component and a team relay challenge. Congratulations to Elijah for receiving the highest scoring for a Grade 7 student! The team received an award for winning the team relay challenge solving 16 problems in an hour! The competition was fierce and we are so proud of the team. Congratulations to Jessica G., Elijah L., Lana B., and Yang C. Thank you to Ms. Sun for providing our students with the opportunity.
Friday 27 May 2016
Early Release on Wednesday June 29
All schools in the York Region District School Board are
committed to improving student achievement and well-being. On Wednesday,
June 29th, 2016 an early release day will take place to allow elementary
teachers and support staff to take part in meetings during the afternoon of
that day. These meetings will allow for
school staff to engage in culminating activities regarding the review and
revision of the School’s Improvement Plan as well as year-end and transition
activities that support student success.
As has been our practice in the past, students will attend
school during the morning of Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 only. Students will be dismissed early that day at
11:05am. Arrangements will be made to ensure that
students who are normally bused to and from school will receive transportation
at this time. Parents/guardians whose
children attend after school child care should make appropriate arrangements to
address this change in schedule.
Jump Rope or Hoops for Heart
It was warm but students persevered to exercise their heart! A heart felt thank you to Ms. Andrade for organizing the event for our school. Any donations for the Heart and Stroke foundation will be accepted until Thursday. Thank you to all of our families for your support.
School Cash online
A few weeks ago, information went home about School Cash online. YRDSB is encouraging all schools to go cashless where possible. A student number was provided to you in the information that went home. If you have not yet had the chance, we encourage you to sign up for this new online system. If this system is not appropriate for you, we will continue to provide you with hard copies.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Bike to School Week Coming up!
Bike to School Week (May 30-June 3, 2016) is a celebration of cycling and
active transportation with the goal of increasing the number of children who
bike to school. School boards, public health units, NGOs, municipalities,
and regions across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area are working with Smart
Commute to coordinate this second
annual Bike to School Week.
Research shows that biking to
school improves children’s physical and mental health, and academic
performance, while also reducing traffic congestion (and related safety and air
pollution effects) in school neighbourhoods. Find out more about benefits here.
Thursday 26 May 2016
Jump Rope postponed until tomorrow
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate today and we were unable to do our Jump Rope for Heart activities. We have re-scheduled for FRIDAY afternoon.
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Silver Stream School Spirit Wear
Show your School Spirit and purchase gym wear. Samples of the sizing will be available at the School BBQ/Carnival on June 2.
Bicycle safety on school property
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| It is wonderful to see so many students choosing an active route to school by riding their bikes. For the safety of others, please remind your children that they need to walk their bicycles while on school property. Thank you for your support. |
Jump rope for Heart and Hoops THURSDAY afternoon
All students will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops on Thursday afternoon immediately following the lunch hour. There will be designated areas for
jumping rope,
using "skip-it's", using hula hoops, and there will be 2
basketball areas being used for "bump".
Students should dress appropriately for the warmer weather and come to school with a reusable water bottle and applied sunscreen. This is an annual fundraiser in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and promotes the necessity of keeping a healthy heart through exercise.
Friday 20 May 2016
Reminder: EQAO GRADE 3 & 6
Reminder:
EQAO assessment begins for grade 3 and 6 students on Wednesday May 25 and continues on May 26, May 27, May 31, June 1 and 2. Students will spend a portion of the morning on each of those days writing the assessment. Please ensure your child is at school on time.
Thank you.
EQAO assessment begins for grade 3 and 6 students on Wednesday May 25 and continues on May 26, May 27, May 31, June 1 and 2. Students will spend a portion of the morning on each of those days writing the assessment. Please ensure your child is at school on time.
Thank you.
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Monday 16 May 2016
Read&Write Workshop for students at Silver Stream PS
One of our students Jacob Rode, with support from one of our teachers, Ms. Lucas applied for a Elementary Ignite Technology Award and his proposal was selected! Congrats Jacob!
You can’t drive but you can Google Drive to success,
Google Drive Interactive Workshop
Jacob Rodé & Mrs. Lucas
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Do you want to know how to support your child with completing assignments and doing research at home, but you just don’t know what tools to use?
You and your child are invited to a Google Drive Interactive Workshop at Silver Stream on Tuesday May 31, 2016 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the library. You will learn about Google Drive and its functions with your child, through fun interactive activities, so that you can support your child at home. This workshop is intended for students from grades 4 - 8. (Every child attending must be accompanied by a parent. Both parents are welcome to attend with their child. More than one child may attend with their parent.)
Bring your own laptop or use a school laptop for this fun interactive Google Drive workshop, with fun treats and prizes!
If you are planning to attend, please click on the link below and fill out the Google Form by
Friday May 20th, 2016.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday May 31st!
Jacob Rode (Silver Stream student) & Mrs. Lucas
Friday 13 May 2016
Acapella Performance
Congrats to our Intermediate Badminton Team!
Snuggle Up and Math! June 8
Student Placement Information
This week, a Student Placement Information form went home to all JK to Grade 7 parents for your input. Please ensure that you take the time to complete the information on the form and return it to your child's teacher on Monday May 16. This is helpful information to us when creating classes for the next school year. Thank you for your support.
Wednesday 11 May 2016
Congratulations to our Grade 7 & 8 Musicians!
Today our Grade 7 and 8 students in our Band participated in Music Alive. This is an opportunity for them to perform in front of an adjudicator who provides feedback on how they are playing. Our Grade 8s received a level of GOLD and our Grade 7s received a level of SILVER. In addition to an acknowledgment of how well they played, they will receive recorded feedback on the specifics of how they can improve in their practice. Thank you to Mr. Smith and Ms. Appolloni for providing this opportunity to our students and of course, for your guidance and teaching. Thank you to our students for their hard work and motivation to achieve in music.
Are you Moving?
Just a reminder to our families, that if you are moving or planning to move, and your children will no longer be attending Silver Stream PS in September, please let our office know. This is very helpful and important information when planning our classes for the next school year. Thank you!
Tuesday 10 May 2016
* NEW School Cash ONLINE!
Silver Stream is aiming to have School Cash ONLINE fully implemented in September 2016. Some of our staff will begin to use this system and others will wait until September. In preparation for full implementation, we do need parents to register. Information that included the instructions below was sent home with your child this week. Your child's student number was provided to you in the information that was sent home and is required to register.
Silver Stream PS is accepting online payments
through School Cash ONLINE!
School Cash Online provides
the following benefits:
• A
convenient fee payment option that saves time
• Reduces
paper
• No
more need to send cash or cheques to school
• A
quick way to register. It takes less than 5 minutes to register.
Parents that opt to
participate will receive notification via email of student fees owed (both
required and optional), and can make secure online payments by credit card or
Interac and receive a receipt.
To view a
presentation about the program, go to http://www.kevsoftware.com/movies/ParentRegEnglish/.
Silk Road Performance
Today, our students in grade 4 to 8 were entertained by Silk Road Music in a performance titled "China Speaks Your Language". In ancient times, Chinese explorers visited many places in the world, from Africa to Australia. This music performance introduced our students to different cultures through the experience, discoveries, and travels of the Silk Road Duo. The introductions to the various instruments used and the compositions were delivered in French. Merci to Madame Barell for organizing this for our students.
Monday 9 May 2016
Money for McMurray
Dear families of Silver Stream PS,
Fort McMurray, a city in Alberta, Canada, has been
destroyed because of forest fires. Many
families have lost their homes because of the fires. It is not safe to stay in Fort McMurray so
many families are leaving the city for safer places. At Silver Stream, we want
to help these families. We will be
having a Money for McMurray fundraiser this week only. Please consider donating your change to help make a change in Fort McMurray. There will be a box in your child's classroom starting
today. Drop in your coins in the
schoolhouse boxes this week. Thank you
Silver Stream for caring!
We appreciate your support in helping our students demonstrate compassion towards others.
Thursday 5 May 2016
Wednesday 4 May 2016
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Music Monday across Canada
Music Monday is an annual initiative that brings together thousands of students, musicians, parents and community members across the country to celebrate the gift of music in our lives, on the same day at the same time.
Yesterday, Silver Stream participated in this wave of music across Canada, with many of our students from different grades, and our teaching staff performing a variety of songs with a wide selection of instruments. Our teaching staff even performed a song! The performance ended with a whole school song "We Are One".
Thank you to our Music Teachers Mr. Jim Smith and Ms. Dalia Appolloni for their time in supporting and facilitating Music Monday in our school.
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