There will be a school wide lice screening on the morning of Monday May 4th.

Thanks.

Essex and Hawthorne parents are invited to a presentation at Palmerston PS

HELPING BOYS LEARN
Speaker/Author – Dr Dixon

Mark your Calendars – April 28th @ 7PM

THE 6 SECRETS AND HOW TO APPLY THEM
Learn how to be an effective advocate for your boy’s learning.
Discover some differences between girls’ and boys’ learning.

Check out the flyer for more info Flyer Dr. Dixon

Download the flyer here.

Spring Fling is just around the corner. From dunk tanks and pizza to bake sale and silent auction, lots of preparations are already underway to make our second annual Essex and Hawthorne Spring Fling as fun for all involved as last year – and then some! Mark your calendars, Friday May 29 from 5-8 and please feel free to get in touch with Ruth (rarosenblood@gmail.com) or Adriana Machado da Costa (adrimachado21@gmail.com), if you want to help out.

Stay tuned for more information in the weeks to come!

Our next Parent Council Meeting is on Thursday April 23rd. Please note that we will be starting the meeting early, at 6pm, with a workshop on Growth Mindset led by Essex parent and Certified Professional Coach, Milisa Burns. Come out and learn how our mindset affects our ability to grow, learn and take risks – for both parents and kids.

Download more information about Milisa and growth mindset here.

The workshop will be immediately followed by the Parent Council meeting where we will be discussing many interesting and important topics like Spring Fling, Hot Lunch program and many more (agenda below). We hope to see you there! All are welcome, childcare is available and refreshments will be served.

AGENDA

• Milisa Burns – Growth Mindset Presentation
• Welcome and introductions – All
• Review/Approval of Minutes – All
• Principal’s Report – Jim Stathopoulos
• Treasurer’s Report – Samarra Khaja and Nicole Belcourt
• Fundraising Report – Garage Sale Report and Spring Fling Planning – Samarra Khaja
• Communication Committee Report – Bulletin Board – Sue Hutton
• Health and Wellbeing Committee Update – Lunch Buddies Report – Milisa Burns
• Lice Checking – Lynette Bacon
• Real Food For Real Kids – Heather Leilmanis
• Other Business – All
• Confirm and Set Next Meeting Date – All

The registration form for the Model School Parent Academy Training Week is below.

Thanks.

Download Form Here.

Watch the Essex and Hawthorne Glee Team do a fantastic job at Show Choir Canada.

Video courtesy of Idas Levato.

Thank you and well done!

Video Link: http://1drv.ms/1NzP8UM

PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Ontario is moving forward with its commitment to review the governance structure at the Toronto District School Board with the launch of public consultations. Information is provided on the attached news release.

Torontonians are invited to attend in-person sessions at locations across the city. The consultation site has information on times, locations, how to register, additional dates as well as how to contribute to the consultations online. This week there are two sessions taking place as follows:

April 13, 2015 at the North Toronto Community Centre.
April 15, 2015, Centennial College Residence & Conference Centre

This is an opportunity to share how well the system is working for our students and families, as well as to provide suggestions for areas of refinement.
If you have any questions about the upcoming Consultations on TDSB sessions, please email info@consultationsontdsb.ca

Jim Stathopoulos
Principal

Download More Information Here.

It’s almost time for the
ESSEX SPRING GARAGE SALE
Saturday, April 18, 2015
9:00am-1:00pm

This Essex School fundraising event will be hosted in the school gym.
Baked goods will be available for purchase.

We are still currently accepting donations of gently-used items* for our 2nd annual sale:

1. Items include gently-used childrens clothing, small household items, toys and books.
2. Everything MUST be clean and be in good condition.
3. No furniture or large items. No adult clothing. No carseats, please.
4. Drop off items in clearly-labeled bags marked “Essex Garage Sale” in the Lost & Found Room next to the gym.

*Please be considerate of the above criteria as this is a 100% volunteer-run event. We need your help to ensure it’s a successful one!

Thank you in advance for your generous donations,
The Essex Fundraising Committee

The International Day of Pink is a day of action, born when a youth in a high school in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied because he wore a pink shirt to school. His fellow students decided to stand up to bullying; and hundreds of students came to school wearing pink to show support for diversity and stopping discrimination, gender-based bullying, homophobia and transphobia.