Morning Glory Public School
(705) 437-1537
Principal: Tony Lorbetskie
V-principal: Cathi Robinson
Bus Routes Hotline
1-877-330-3001 or
www.schoolbuscity.com December
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
Traveling Road Show -
Nurses visit Gr. 1/2
5
Immunizations Gr.7‟s and
Gr. 8 girls
Primary Movie Night–
2:45pm in the gym
6
7 8 9 10 11
Primary Holiday Concert
6:30pm in the gym
12
Funky Sweater
Day
Winter break Dance
Gr.‟s 4-8 7-9:30pm
13
14 15 16 17 18
Jr/Int Sharing Assembly
1pm
19
Primary Sharing Assembly
10:30am
Pyjama Day
20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Winter Break
Winter Break
Morning Glory Public School
(705) 437-1537
Principal: Tony Lorbetskie
V-principal: Cathi Robinson
Bus Routes Hotline
1-877-330-3001 or
www.schoolbuscity.com January
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5
Welcome Back!
School Council Meeting
7pm
6
VIP‟s visit
Gr. 7 - 8:30-9:30
Gr. 6 - 10:30-11:30
7 8 9
Skating Trip - Ms Aldrich
& Ms Calder
10
11 12
Kindergarten Registration
13
VIP‟s visit
Gr. 8 - 8:30-9:30
Gr. 6 - 10:30-11:30
14 15
French Immersion Night -
Keswick PS
Gr9 Course Selection &
SDHS Info Night
16
PA Day
17
18 19 20
VIP‟s visit
Gr. 3 - 8:30-9:30
Gr. 6 - 10:30-11:30
21 22 23
Skating Trip - Ms Wilstra
& Ms Parno
24
25 26 27
Card Board Boat Races
VIP‟s visit
Gr. 3 - 10:30-11:30
28
Skills Canada visit Gr. 7&8
29 30
Jr/Int Sharing
Assembly - 1:40pm
Skating Trip - Mrs. Bon-
ner, Mrs Mitchell/ Mrs
Morton and Mrs Hanson
31
Winter Break
What’s the story Morning glory
Morning Glory Public School
29478 Highway 48,
Pefferlaw Ontario, L0E 1N0
(705) 437-1537
www.morningglory.ps.yrdsb.ca
Principal: Mr. Tony Lorbetskie Vice-Principal: Ms. Cathi Robinson
Superintendent: Ms. Dianne Hawkins North Community Education Centre 130 Carlson Drive, Newmarket (905) 895-5155
Trustee: Mrs. Nancy Elgie 905-476-4184
School Calendar A - B
School News 1 - 8
IN THIS ISSUE
December’s Character
Trait Is
Empathy
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 13, 2014
Christmas/Winter Break Monday, December 22, 2014 to
Friday, January 2, 2015
Family Day Monday, February 16, 2015
Mid-Winter Break Monday, March 16 to
Friday March 20, 2015
Good Friday Friday, April 3, 2015
Easter Monday Monday, April 6, 2015
Victoria Day Monday, May 18, 2015
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAYS
Monday, September 22
Monday, October 27
Friday, November 14
Friday, January 16
Monday, February 2
Friday, March 13
Friday, June 5
Friday, June 26
December 4 Traveling Road Show - Nurses Presentation for Gr. 1/2
December 5 Immunization Clinic - Gr. 7‟s Meningitis & Gr. 8 Girls HPV
December 5 Primary Movie at MGPS in the gym - 2:45pm
December 11 Primary Holiday Concert - 6:30pm
December 12 Funny Sweater Day
December 12 Winter Break Dance - Gr.‟s 4-8 - 7-9:30pm
December 18 Jr/Int Sharing Assembly - 1pm
December 19 Primary Sharing Assembly in the gym - 10:30am
December 19 Pyjama Day
January 5 Welcome Back / School Council Meeting - 7pm
January 9 Skating Trip for Ms Aldrich and Ms. Calder‟s classes
January 12 Kindergarten Registration Begins for 2015/2016 school year
January 15 French Immersion Info Session - Keswick PS - 7pm
January 15 Grade 8 Course Selection for Gr. 9/SDHS Info Night - 7pm
January 16 PA Day
January 23 Skating Trip for Ms. Wilstra and Ms. Parno‟s classes
January 28 Skills Canada visit Gr.‟s 7&8 - 1:15pm in the library
January 30 Jr/Int Sharing Assembly - 1:40pm
January 30 Skating Trip for all Gr. 1/2 classes
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Lost and Found Reminder
On Monday December 9th, all lost and found
items will be put on display at the front of the
school. These items will remain available to stu-
dents and parents until December 18st when
they will be packed up and sent to Stretch.
Items collected after December 12th will not be
included in this culling, but will remain at the
school until the March Break.
Be Vigilant - Keep Checking for Lice and Nits
As you may be aware, according to York Region District School Board policy, a
student with lice or nits must be removed from class
and may not return to class until ALL nits (eggs) have
been removed from the hair. Please take a moment to
check your child‟s head on a regular basis. In order
for the school to facilitate classroom checks, we re-
quire volunteers. If you would like to be trained to
check for lice, please contact the school. For fur-
ther information about Head Lice please contact
York Region Public Health Services.
Christmas Gift Giving
As staff and students plan for the holidays they have been discussing
gift giving. If your family has been considering the purchase of a gift
for their teacher, please consider a donation to: “Free The Children”
in their honour. Both staff and the student team support this idea.
Office Message
Safety and Inclusivity is the focus for all our students at
Morning Glory Public School
As some of our students have life-threatening allergies to peanuts/nuts
and nut products, we would like to remind parents that we are a nut
safe school. We also do not allow Nutella or Wow Butter . Although
Wow Butter is nut free, it is not really safe as it presents just as much
anxiety and stress to the child with anaphylaxis nut allergies as the
real thing. Think about it in the same way we do replica guns - they may
not hurt you, but they are still pretty threatening to some. If you have
any questions or concerns please call the office at 705-437-1537.
Focused on Instruction
As we try to cut down on interruptions in the class-
rooms during instructional time, parents must help
us by sending notes with their child or by calling the
office before lunch if any bus changes are to be
made. This applies to early pick up as well. We un-
derstand emergencies and that plans can change last
minute and we will always try to accommodate these requests, but we
do need to make improvements in this area..
Primary Movie at Morning Glory
Movie: Unaccompanied Minors
When: Friday December 5 at 2:45pm
Where: MGPS Gym
Pick Up Time: 4:30pm
Popcorn $0.50
Drinks $0.50
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you return this form to the school with your child we will enter their name into a draw to win cool prizes. I have looked at the list of math games that would be fun to play at home my child/ren. Parent/guardian: Name: ________________________ Child:______________________ Teacher:________________________
Mathematicians for Nov. 10 -21st include: Mason, Brianna, Maggie,
Ryan, Rebecca, Kaden, Mark, Zachery, Parker, Brianna, Autumn,
Ethan, Markus, Adam, Charlie
We have consulted with our experts, the students, and
these math games are popular. Check the game box for
recommended ages or speak with your child‟s teacher.
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Counting, Adding, and Subtracting
Backgammon
Chutes andLadders®
Dominoes
Goodnight Moon
Snakes andLadders®
Hi Ho! Cherry-O®
Frustration®
Scrabble®
Strategy and Spatial Perception
Mille Bornes®
Monopoly®
Othello®
Parchisi®- Sorry®-Trouble®
Poker-Keno®
Rack-O®
Risk®
Rummy-O®
Score 24®
S‟Math
Solitaire
Tangrams
Tri-ominos
Uno®
Yahtzee®
Strategy and Spatial Perception
The a-Maze-ingLabyrinth®
Brain Quest Cards
Battleship®
Checkers
Chinese Checkers
Chess
Clue Jr®, andClue®
Connect Four®
Cribbage
Hearts
Jenga®
Life®
Mancala
Master Mind®
Math Memory
Memory Games
Attributes
Candy Land®
Crazy Eights®
Guess Who?®
Guess Where?®
Jigsaw puzzles
Rummikub®
Tangrams
Parents are encouraged to sign
the newsletter return slip.
Parker‟s name was drawn from
among the returnees. He won a
math game for his mom‟s
efforts. We also draw a name
each month we from the weekly
Mathematician pool. Ronnie won
a pizza party for his class
Snowball Reminder
Please discuss at home as students who do not meet the
expectations will receive consequences.
Snow Must Stay Out Of Hands And On The Ground At All Times.
Students are aware of the following consequences: 1st incident: note to student and yard privileges temporarily removed
2nd incident: warning letter/phone call goes home; yard
privileges removed
3rd incident: phone call home/meeting with parent(s); yard
privileges removed; possibility of suspension
(see below).
Injury to a student could result in suspension even for a first incident. We
appreciate your support in all matters relating to your child(ren)‟s safety.
MGPS SNOW FORT MOTTO
YOU DIDN’T MAKE IT— YOU DON’T BREAK IT!
Winter Sun Safety
It’s true. The winter sun contains UV rays and sunburns do
occur, even though it is cold outside.
Winter sun facts: Snow reflects up to 80 per cent of UV rays, which bounce
off the ground, so sunburns can occur in unusual areas
(e.g., under the chin)
Sports at higher altitudes increase the risk of serious sun-
burn, as there is less atmosphere to block the sun’s rays
“Snow blindness” can occur if your eyes are unprotected -
eyes can temporarily feel gritty and watery
Protect yourself:
Cover up! When outside, wear protective clothing and a hat
Wear sunglasses with 100 per cent UVA and UVB protection. Close-fitting, wrap-
around styles can offer greater protection
Use a sunscreen and lip balm SPF 30 or higher
Remember to apply sunscreen 15 to 30 minutes before going outdoors and reapply
All students at MGPS have received Bus Safety sessions from our
school bus drivers. Responsibilities when riding the School Bus were
explained to all students.
Students are responsible to the principal for their conduct on the bus and
are asked to listen to instructions from the driver. Student
conduct that endangers safety or the health of others may result in the
loss of transportation privileges.
Please remind your children of the expectations when riding the school
bus. Thank you for your ongoing support by encouraging the following ap-
propriate behaviour:
Students shall: Arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled pick up
time
Refrain from boisterous behavior, fighting and the use of profane lan-
guage
Remain seated at all times
Eating, drinking or littering is not allowed
Be responsible for any wilful damage or vandalism to the school bus
The Pledge
Please join us. All staff and stu-
dents at MGPS took the pledge
on November 19th. Speak about
this at home and take the pledge
together as a family.
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French Immersion Information Sessions and Registrations
Information sessions for the French Immersion (FI) program will
take place at Keswick Public School on January 15, 2015 at 7 p.m.
FI registration will begin January 16, 2015. In order to streamline
the registration process, parents or guardians of Senior Kinder-
garten students entering Grade 1 in 2015, and wishing to enroll in
the FI Program, can visit or call the Morning Glory school office
and request an Office Index Card - short version. The Office In-
dex Card must be signed by the principal of the home school
(Morning Glory Public School). Parents or guardians then take this
form, along with one piece of identification showing their address
to Keswick Public School to register between January 16 and Feb-
ruary 13, 2015. This eliminates the need to provide duplicate en-
rollment information or to pre-register.
YRDSB‟s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency
and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable
YRDSB to continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to en-
roll. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track
settings, in a variety of configurations. In order to meet commu-
nity needs and optimize available space in our schools, a commu-
nity's Grade 1-8 FI program may be provided over more than one
school during the course of a student's FI education. This will al-
low flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity
to use existing space in schools. More information is available on
the Board‟s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Please note: Some of the FI
accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the de-
velopment of new schools and will require short-term transition
plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-
term vision. Overflow refers to situations in which the Board di-
rects students to attend a school other than their community
school or optional program for a specific period of time, as defined
in Policy #108.
School Bus Cancellation Notice
On occasion, service cancellation due to inclement weather conditions may
be required. A decision to cancel school bus transportation may be system
wide (where all buses in York Region are cancelled) or municipality spe-
cific (where buses in one or more municipalities
are cancelled). Parents, students and school
staff are asked to access local radio and televi-
sion stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus can-
cellation information. A bus cancellation
message will also be available at:
www.schoolbuscity.com and 1-877-330-3001.
Something to keep in mind:
♦ If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the
afternoon. Therefore, students transported to school by parents will
require the same transportation home. Student Transportation Services
puts student safety first, and thanks you for your cooperation and
understanding.
Kindergarten Registration to Commence January 12, 2015
Kindergarten registration will commence on
January 12, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year.
Registration forms are available on YRDSB‟s
website: www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. Children who
turn four or five years old during 2015, live
within the school boundary and whose parents are public
school tax supporters will be eligible to register for kinder-
garten. A kindergarten information session for parents is be-
ing planned for this spring. For more information please visit
the YRDSB website or contact your local school.
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2014 Christmas Holiday Concert December 11th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
This year‟s Winter Christmas Con-
cert will feature students from
our junior and senior kindergarten
classes through to our grade 3/4
classes. Our Intermediate Music
Club will also play for us. Details
for the evening are as follows:
Students performing in the concert, must be at the school no later
than 6:15pm - they will go to their homeroom classes
The concert will begin at 6:30pm - Please be on time
Parents and guests are expected to park in the school parking lot
Volunteers will be at MGPS to help direct traffic
Parents and Guests will also be able to access the building from our
entry doors at the back of the school where additional parking will
be provided - it‟s closer to the gym
We ask that all students are picked up in their homeroom classes
at the end of the concert
To make room for guests in the gym, after performing, students
will return with their teachers to programming in the library
A donation box will be located at the entry doors of the gym if you
would like to support the school‟s music and extra-curricular
programs
Sincerely,
Morning Glory Staff
Watch The MGPS
Pledge In Action
To see our students in action visit our school website at:
http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/morningglory.ps
Please note that all students at MGPS took the Pledge during anti-bullying week and the Pledge was sent home to be shared with parents.
Congratulations to the Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball Team on
their 2nd place season finish! The girls have exhibited great
results along with excellent and sportsmanship all season! 1st
place at the Sutton Public School tournament and 3rd place at
the R.L. Graham tournament. Great work ladies! We are proud
of your tremendous improvement! Team members: Rachel, Emily, Rebecca, Grace, Savannah Nicole,
Rachel, Keelan, Anna, and Taylor. Ms. Symes and Mrs. Stapleton
The Senior Boys’ Volleyball Team finished third in the R.L.
Graham Invitational, played on November 12th and showed some
great skill and teamwork.
On November 26th, 9 athletes took part in the Area tournament
at Sutton High. The team cruised through the first three round
robin games beating WJ Watson, Fairwood and Jersey. We lost a
close one to Deer Park by a score of 25- 22. The next game was
against RL Graham. The game was close, but we ended up losing
25- 23 and unfortunately, we didn‟t have enough points to
advance to the final round.
Thank you to a great group of young men, to the staff and stu-
dents of Sutton High for hosting the tournament, and to the
parents who drove and supported our team.
Team members are: Will, Markus , Nick, Nolan Tyler, Doug ,
Cole , Brandon , Colton, and Josh.
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
As the holiday season approaches, staff and students are thinking about how we can make a difference in the lives of
others. Our “WE SCARE HUNGER” campaign was an incredible success! We sent over 1800 products to our local food
bank, the Georgina Food Pantry. Thank you goes out to our grade 7/8 „WE DAY‟ students for organizing this drive. As
well, a huge thank you goes out to all of our families who donated food to this program!
Now we are thinking about global action we can take to make a difference in our world. In the past several years, many of our Morning Glory families have
given a donation to “Free the Children” as a Christmas gift to a staff member.
If you are considering a gift for a staff member, please consider donating a sum of money to “Free the Children” in honour of that person(s).
Last year, we sent about $1000.00 to this charity, helping a third world country build a school, or provide classrooms with school supplies, or provide a
lunch program for students. What a great way to say “Merry Christmas” to a Morning Glory staff member! “Free the Children” will provide a charitable
tax
receipt for all donations over $10. If you require a tax receipt, please provide us with the information in the chart below. Cheques should be made out
to Morning Glory Public School. We will send one cheque to “Free the Children” and we will send in your tax information to them at the same time.
If you google “Free the Children” or “Me to We”, you can check out more of this group‟s worthwhile activities. Thank you for your support. If you have any
questions, please contact me at the school (705.437.1537).
Sincerely,
Cathy Mitchell
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I would like to donate $ ____in honour of _______________________________________________ (staff member‟s name(s)
My child‟s name is __________________________________. I‟m enclosing: CASH CHEQUE (payable to M.G.P.S.)
Your Name Your mailing address Phone number Pledge total Tax receipt? (y or n)