Westervelts Corners Public School
20 Brickyard Way
Tel: 905-459-3456
Principal: Ms. S. Fraleigh Vice-Principal: Mrs. T. Paiva
Office Manager: Mrs. J. Turner Office Assistant: Mrs. K. Celenza
Date / Event / DetailsMay 13 / Grade Three Field Trip / p.m.
May 14 / Menaka Thakkar Dance Troup / All Grade 1-5 students
May 15 / Character Assembly- Honesty
Beach Day / All Kindergarten Students performing
May 16 / Royal Orchard to visit / Grade 5 students
May 19 / Victoria Day / No school for staff and students
May 21 / A Day in the Life of RO / All grade 5 students to RO
May 22 / Welcome to Kindergarten / 5:30-7:00 for all students who will be in Year One Kindergarten next year
Grade 2s to Water Festival
May 23, 27, 28 / Scientist in the School / Kindergarten and grade 2
May 26-28 / EQAO Testing / For all grade 3 students
May 29 / “ Dig it” - Musical / 12:00 and 6:30
June 2 and 3 / Aussie X / Cricket workshops
June 6 / Stripes and Polka Dot Day
June 9 / Professional Activity Day / No school for students
June 17 / Soccer Tournament / Grade 4 and 5
June 20 / Talent Show
June 25 / Grade 5 Moving On / 2:20
June 27 / Staff vs. Student Soccer Baseball / Grade 5 students
Kindergarten Registration and Welcome to Kindergarten
On Thursday, May 22, Westervelts will be hosting a “Welcome to Kindergarten” evening. This evening provides all children who will be starting Kindergarten in September with a wonderful opportunity to experience a full day kindergarten program. Families will learn about the importance of play, inquiry, literacy and numeracy as they visit our kindergarten classes. Teachers will be available to answer questions and share information. Families will receive a courtesy reminder call this week. We are all very excited to meet our newest Westervelts friends!
We are still accepting registrations for next year for junior and senior kindergarten. If you have not yet registered, or have neighbours who have children born in 2008 or 2009, please encourage them to contact Westervelts Corners P.S. at 905-459-3456. We will be happy to provide you with a registration package and let you know more about our Full Day Kindergarten programme.
Cross Country
On Tuesday May 7th, our students from grades three to five competed in the cross country meet held at Heart Lake Conservation Area. During this competion the students raced against participants from 25 other schools on a very difficult 2.0 or 2.5 km course. We are very pleased to say that runners not only performed well, but also without injury. They represented great sportsmanship throughout the day and competed with great heart!
Some highlights of the day included:
Top Westervelts Grade 5 Boy: Vraj
Top Westervelts Grade 5 Girls: Gunika
Top Westervelts Grade 4 Boy: Tarnjot
Top Westervelts Grade 4 Girl: Ope
Top Westervelts Grade 3 Boy: Terrence
Top Westervelts Grade 3 Girl: Manjot
Special recognition goes to Vraj who finished 10th out of 150 grade 5 boys and Terrence, who finished first place in his race competing with 146 grade 3 boys! Well done Wildcat Racers. Congratulations and keep on running!
Mr. Bond and Ms. Welsh
EQAO-Grade Three Testing
From May 26-28 ,our grade three students will be involved in the Ministry of Education’s grade three testing. Over the three days of the testing, students will write six, one hour tests, two Writing, two Reading and two for Mathematics. The students and teachers have been preparing for this testing since grade one and we are confident that our students will do their best! It is very important that all students are in attendance during these days. We would appreciate it, if you could not schedule appointments during this time, and ensure that your children are prepared for the test, by arriving on time, well rested after eating a healthy breakfast. We thank you for your support and wish our grade three students the best of luck!
Character Education
This month, Mrs. Augiton, Mrs. Law, Mrs. Mautner and Mrs Sohail’s classes hosted a wonderful assembly with a focus on co-operation. It was wonderful to see so many parents in the audience! We also had a cultural presentation to highlight the many different tradition celebrated by our students.
At this assembly we also recognized many students whose names were selected from the “Gotcha” box. Congratulations to the following students; Chamarthy and Malik (1A), Ysabella and Lauren (1B), Oshini and Fabian (1/2A), Naomi and Manya (2A), Emily and Arvion (2B), Limar and Jasmin (2/3A), Iman and Mea (3A), RaeAnne and Noor (3B), Kyle and Divjot (3/4A), Braeden and Eben (4A), Sneh (4/5A), Parachi and Mudia (5A), Anaya and Krysta (5B).
Our next character focus is on the trait of honesty. We can show that we are honest when we:
· Demonstrate integrity in your words and actions.
· Acknowledge responsibility for your actions and words.
· Tell the truth and admit to your mistakes.
· Play by the rules.
· Do what is right, even when no one is watching.
Westervelt’s Corners is Planning a Musical!
On Thursday May, 29th, students in grade 4 and 5 are performing two shows of the musical “Dig It”! The musical numbers are all about Ancient Civilizations. The staff and students having been working very hard to prepare for this event and we are hoping that families will be able to attend one of the performances. The afternoon performance will take place at 12:00 and the evening performance will be at 6:30. We hope to see you there!
Dig It News! Bring your money!
The ISELP team will be selling tasty treats and drinks on the night of the play (May 29th). All proceeds with go to Doctors without Borders. Please help us out by buying some tasty munchies to enjoy during the play.
Grade Five Events
It is hard to believe that we are already looking towards the end of the school year! For our grade five students, this is a very exciting time! We know that for some students, moving to middle school can be quite stressful. To help ease this transition, Royal Orchard provides many opportunities for students to learn more about their school. Staff and students from Royal Orchard shall be visiting Westervelts on May 15th and 16th. Our students then have the opportunity to visit Royal Orchard on May 21st and May 28th. If you have questions regarding these visits, please contact your child’s teacher.
On Wednesday, June 25th, at 2:20, our students will be hosting a “Moving On” Ceremony. Unlike the more formal occasions that take place at the end of grade twelve, this ceremony provides student and families with a more casual opportunity to recognize this important transition to Middle School. It is not necessary to purchase “dressy” clothes for this event.
Raptor’s Day at Westervelts
In hopes of helping our Toronto Raptor’s Basketball team defeat the Brooklyn Nets and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs, Westervelts Corners had a Toronto Raptor’s Day on Friday, May 2. Staff and students proudly wore their red and white, decorated the school and took part in a basketball shoot out! Congratulations to Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Augiton and Mrs. Jindal’s classes for achieving the highest scores in the contest. Unfortunately, the Raptors were eliminated after a extremely close game seven! We are looking forward to cheering the team on again next year in the playoffs! Go Raptors!