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Have a wonderful summer!

Have a safe and fun summer.  School begins again on September 2.  The office will open the last week of August for any registrations or inquiries.

Play Day was a huge success yesterday.  Kids had a great time dancing, splashing and eating. The weather could not have been more perfect.  Thank you to all the staff who helped organize and to Parent Council for supplying all the treats.

Fun Fair 2014

A huge thank you to the Ancaster PS community for supporting our Fun Fair today.  With over 200 school and community visitors, our fundraising goals were realized.  Visitors enjoyed BBQ treats,  sampled the greatest cod cakes, samosas and sweet treats, and won great prizes in the carnival games. Thank you to all those that donated their time and items for the day.  A special thank you to parent council for organizing such a wonderful event and to staff who gave up their time to assist with the festivities.

Creating a Bird Habitat at Ancaster

This morning, staff, parents, students, and our friends from Unifor Local- Bombardier came to Ancaster to give us a helping hand with our bird habitat project.  A few months ago our student ECO committee decided they wanted to have more natural visitors to our schoolyard.  Specifically, our ECO committee wanted to create a bird habitat.  Our friends from Unifor - Bombardier not only supported our initiative raising over $1100, but they came to lend a helping hand as well. THANKS!!!  Also, thank you to everyone who helped, Coffee Time for the lovely treats, and especially the organizing teachers!  It was a great morning.

Here are some pictures from the day:

Planter boxes getting a coat of paint.

Having fun decorating the enclosed fence habitat.

Building birdhouses.

What great paintings!

Painting birdhouses.

 

An aspiring artist.

Easter Holiday

There will be no school on Friday April 18 or Monday April 21 for the Easter holiday weekend. For those families that celebrate, Happy Easter!

A message from Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Weather Conditions:
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) advises that Environment Canada is forecasting a weather system that may bring 20 to 25 mm of precipitation to the Greater Toronto Area. Precipitation will start Thursday afternoon with the heaviest rainfall amounts expected Thursday overnight. In addition, the rain and rising temperatures will melt some of the remaining snowpack.

Issues:
While significant flooding is not expected at this time, forecasted rainfall amounts mixed with melting snow will result in higher than normal water levels and flows, and possible ice break-up in our rivers and streams, creating dangerous conditions.

The combination of slippery and unstable banks, unsafe ice and cold water temperature will create very hazardous conditions close to any river, stream or other water bodies.

Actions:
Please stay away from rivers and streams and exercise caution around all bodies of water. Please alert any children under your care of these dangers and supervise their activities.

This Flood Outlook Watershed Conditions Statement will be in effect through to Saturday March 29, 2014. TRCA will continue to monitor streams and weather conditions closely. Further flood related messages will be issued as required.  For more information please contact the on-call Flood Duty Officer.

               
Flood Duty Officer                  Chief Flood Duty Officer
Amy Winterhalt                        Ryan Ness
416-661-6514        
416-661-6600ext.5226

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great March Break.  This is just a reminder that this Wednesday, March 19, we have a special Parent Council meeting at 3 pm.  Councillor Augimeri will be joining us.    Hope to see you then.

March Break.

March 7th is a PA day and March 10 - 14 is March Break.  There will be no school on these days.


Have a wonderful Break!

Olympic Day, Suitcase Theatre, Earth Rangers

It has been a busy week at Ancaster.  Students participated in an Olympic Day, and had presentations from Suitcase Theater and The Earth Rangers

This first group of photo's show some of the great activities that took place on Olympic Day.  A big thank you to all the teachers who helped organize this great event.  Students participated in curling, sledding, and hockey, to just name a few events.  Fun was had by all and the hot chocolate station was a hit!

Later in the week, the Suitcase Theater presented a musical production called "The Friend Ship".  The characters were dressed like pirates and discussed friendship.   Students had a great time!

Finally, The Earth Rangers visited and brought some great animals for the students to see.  Can you guess what the animals are?  This was a great presentation and very educational.  Students learned about ecosystems and endangered species.

Ancaster Fun Fair - Parent letter

We have just begun planning our Fun Fair.  Please read the letter below and contact the school or parent council if you are able to help.

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Dear Parents,

The Parent Council and staff of Ancaster Public School are planning our annual Fun Fair which is scheduled for Saturday, June 7^th, 12 – 3 pm.  The students are all very excited and will be assisting with the games and events planned for the big day.  There are many goals associated with our fun fair. Community building and fun are first and foremost and very important, but we are also hoping that this will be a successful fund-raiser to help the school with upcoming expenses. Our last event helped pay for ipads in the classrooms, necessary equipment, a summer BBQ for the students, a holiday lunch and helped reduce field trip costs for students. 

This type of event can only be successful if everyone helps out.  There are a variety of ways that your contribution would be appreciated.  We realize not everyone can help by volunteering their time and assisting on the day of the event, but we are hopeful that many of you can help out in other ways before the event:

Here are some of the possible items we are looking for:

·         Cash donations (Any amount) or Prizes for the children

·         Food donations for June 7^th (BBQ items, drinks, snacks, buns, etc.)

·         Silent auction/raffle items (i.e. gift certificates, electronics, bikes)

·         If your business can sponsor an event such as our face painter, an inflatable, the food table. We would have a sign posted beside it stating that is was sponsored by your business

·         Volunteer to help on the day of the event (commitment of 2 hours) set up, clean up, assist with games

·         Volunteers (older children, friends or family in high school looking for community hours)

·         Everyone is welcome; please bring your family and friends along to join in the fun.

Anything you can donate would be greatly appreciated and will certainly be acknowledged in our school newsletter and letters of appreciation. 

If you would like to join our planning committee, our next meeting will be March 19, 2014, 3 pm.

We look forward to hearing from you. Please return the form attached by March 31.  Your support will be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 

Yours truly,

                                               

Ancaster Parent Council Committee              

John Park School Assembly

Yesterday, the students of Ancaster PS took part in a Power of Perseverance School Assembly.  The performer, John Park, spoke to the children about never giving up, dividing larger goals into smaller steps and using a role model for inspiration.  Children enjoyed the message and his juggling.  For more information on the performance, visit www.schoolassemblies.ca.

Happy Family Day

I wish everyone a wonderful Family Day.  Just a reminder there is no school on Monday.

Literacy Day Event

Mrs. Goldberg, our Teacher-Librarian, organized a Literacy Day event.  Staff and students dressing up like their favorite book characters.  Can you guess who our favorite characters are?? 

Student Character Education Assembly

This morning all classes participated in our January Teamwork Character Education Sharing Assembly. Each month, the staff and students will meet and discuss the TDSB Character Trait of the month.   Here is a link for more information: TDSB Character Traits.  Students and classes are also invited to share some of their classroom achievements.  Today, we viewed a digital story called Franklin's Big Game.  The story discussed fairness, teamwork, and the importance of working together regardless of winning or losing. Here is the video link:  Franklin's Big Game. The grade 4/5's also shared a video of their collaboration on building bridges. Next month the TDSB Character Trait is Fairness.

No school - January 24

Tomorrow is a Professional Activity Day and the school will be closed.  Teachers will be spending the day completing student assessments and working on report cards.   


Have a wonderful weekend!

Book Character Day - January 27

In celebration of Family Literacy Day, on Monday January 27, Ancaster PS will have its very own Book Character Day.  Be creative, have fun and dress up like your favourite book character.  There will be prizes for the class with the most characters.  I have my costume ready to go!

Special visitor at Ancaster PS.

Ancaster PS had a very special visitor in our playground at lunch.  Students and staff were very excited to see a Snowy Owl perched on one of the flower boxes.  To learn more about the Snowy Owl, check out this National Geographic link:  

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/snowy-owl/

Phones are now working.

All phone service has been restored to Ancaster Road PS.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Ancaster PS

Ancaster PS parents and community members, welcome to my BLOG.  Check back often for school events and important information.  I am looking forward to working with you!


General Alert                        
School phones at Ancaster PS are temporarily out of order. Staff are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Should you need to contact the school in the mean time, please email us at ancaster@tdsb.on.ca. We apologize for any inconvenience.