Principal’s Message

Y O R K R E G I O N

D I S T R I C T

S C H O O L B O A R D

March, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 7

The Howitt Herald

Principal

Elizabeth Lue-Kim

Vice-Principal

Shauna Small

Administrative Assts.

Debbie Lagzdin

Mary Anne Bernardinis

Superintendent of

Schools

Michael Cohen

905-884-4477

Trustee

Cindy Liang

901-881-8762

School Council Co-Chairs

Xiaobo Wang

Kim Dresser

Inside this issue:

Spring Math 2

Summer Institute 2

Kindergarten

Registration

3

Milk Bag

Initiative

3

Children’s March

Break Programs-

Richmond Hill Pub-

lic Library

4

March, 2019

Calendar

5

April, 2019

Calendar 6

School Email:

charles.howitt.ps@yrdsb.ca

School Web Site:

www.charleshowitt.ps.

yrdsb.edu.on.ca

School Telephone #:

905-889-2522 February was a busy month at Charles Howitt PS! Our students were engaged in a wide variety of

activities both inside and outside their classrooms.

Our School Council Dance–a–thon Fundraiser was

a great success! The students had so much fun!

Thank you to everyone who helped support this

event.

We are now well into the second term of this

school year. In moving forward towards the goals

of academic success and student well-being, we

encourage you to contact your child’s teacher(s)

and the school on a regular basis to ensure that

expectations regarding “next steps” for your child

are put into action, and clearly understood by all

involved: students, parents, teachers, and admin-

istration. We continue to encourage a proactive

approach to productive and collaborative partner-

ships.

We would like to extend a “thank you” to our

parent community for their efforts in supporting

safe driving and parking practices during the very

busy pick-up and drop-off times at school. It is

both hoped for, and encouraged that, with the

coming of warmer weather, parents will encour-

age their children who are not eligible for bussing,

to walk to and from school. This is not only a

healthy practice, but also reduces significant traffic

congestion around the school. We feel that less

traffic on the road will contribute to safer condi-

tions for both pedestrians and motorists, alike! In

addition to the aforementioned, here are some

additional suggestions to support our continued

efforts in supporting road safety:

a) Richmond Hill Road Watch is a com-

munity initiative that enables any member of

the public to report dangerous driving by

providing information about the offending inci-

dent on this website: https://

onlinereporting.yrp.ca/dors/en/

crupfilingperson. The report is anonymous and

the registered owner of the vehicle will be

contacted by the YRP in writing. More infor-

mation about this initiative can be found at:

http://www.richmondhill.ca/subpage.asp?

In partnership with York Regional

Police, parents should be encouraged to report

instances of dangerous driving around the

school

b) Please follow the rules of the

road: Parents and community members are

reminded to adhere to safe driving practices

and to respect the posted signage on the road

(i.e. parking along the road only where permit-

ted and never in the staff parking lot; not pull-

ing U-turn’s on the road – they are illegal; etc.).

Also, please do not drop off in the staff south

parking lot as there is no dedicated turn

around .

We would like to wish everyone a safe and

relaxing March Break with family and friends.

Elizabeth Lue-Kim, Principal

Planning for September - Are you moving?

If you will be moving out of our area in the next 4 to 6 months, please let the office know of your intentions at your earliest con-venience. We are well under way in planning for September, 2019 and it is critical that we have accurate numbers at all stages of the process. We ask that families assist us with these prepara-tions by informing the office (in writing) if you are moving out of the Charles Howitt P.S. area. Please include the last day of at-tendance and the school your child(ren) will be attending. This will also facilitate in the transfer of your child’s records (OSR). Thank you!

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Spring and nice weather make for a great time to get outdoors and connect with math. Whether you

are taking a walk, filling compost bags with leaves or starting to build that garden shed, there are many

opportunities to engage in rich mathematical discussions with your child.

Here are some questions you can pose to your child as you engage with nature:

What shapes do you see in that house?

How tall do you think that tree is?

How far do you think we walked today?

How many piles of leaves do you think will fit into this bag?

How many ____ did you see on our walk?

How many windows do you think are in that building?

How long do you think it will take us to walk one kilometer?

If we double our pace how long do you think it will take us to get home?

So the next time you spend some time outdoors with your child, take some time to engage in some math talk!

To find out what your child will learn in math this year or to find other fun activities that you can do together as a family, please vis-

it http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/Math/Pages/default.aspx. Be sure to also try our Problem of the Month

Important Bussing Message

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Re: Student Bussing Eligibil-

ity

Did you know that students’

bussing eligibility changes

throughout their school career?

Your son/daughter’s eligibility to

ride the school bus may change

according to their grade and

distance from home to school.

Below are the provisions for

eligibility identified in the Board’s

Transportation Policy #680:

• All YRDSB students in Grades

JK-3 who live within 1.2 km of

their school are not eligible for

transportation

• All YRDSB students in Grades

4-8 who live within 1.6 km of

their school are not eligible for

transportation

• All YRDSB students in Grades

9-12 who live within a transit

served area are not eligible for

transportation.

To view Board Policy #680 Stu-

dent Transportation, please visit

www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. For more

information about bus transpor-

tation and to determine your

son/daughter’s eligibility please

visit

*Please note: As Yonge Street

is a major roadway, all students

living east of Yonge Street are

eligible for bussing regardless of

age.

Summer Institute 2019

Spring Math– Math is Outside too!

Looking for summer learning and fun activities for

students entering Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8?

Summer Institute offers academic, recreational and

athletic programs and activities with intentional links

to the Ontario Curriculum.

The program runs for six weeks during July and

August. It is offered at school sites around York

Region.

For more information on dates, programs and loca-

tions, please visit the Summer Institute page on

www.yrdsb.ca.

Registration opens March 6. Families can now regis-

ter online, as well as in person or by mail.

Base Registration Weekly Fees:

York Region District School Board students:

$110 (4 day weeks) $125 (5 day weeks)

Non- York Region District School Board stu-

dents: $135 (4 day weeks) $160 (5 day weeks)

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March Break

Parents are reminded that March Break

will take place from

Monday, March 11-Friday, March 15

inclusive.

There is no school during this week.

Easter Holidays

The school will be closed on the

following days;

Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22,

2019

Kindergarten Registration

A reminder that Kindergarten Registra-

tion for September, 2019 is underway.

Eligible children will have been born in

2015(JK) or 2014 (SK). If you know of

anyone in the community with Kindergar-

ten-age children, please share this infor-

mation with them. Students currently in

our Junior Kindergarten classes do not

need to register for Senior Kindergarten.

NOTICE: Students new to Canada must

first make an appointment to visit the

Board’s Reception Centre before registering

at our school. Please call them at

1-888-811-0229 for an

appointment.

Our Eco-club milk bag initiative has been a great suc-

cess. Thank you to all of our families who contributed

milk bags. The bags will be taken to facilities where

volunteers will weave them into

sleeping mats. As this initiative is

now finished, please do not send any

more milk bags to school.

Milk Bag Initiative STEAM Night - May 2, 2019

Charles Howitt P.S. will be holding our first STEAM

Night on Thursday, May 2, 2019. STEAM stands for

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and

Mathematics.

Stay tuned for more

information.

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Richmond Hill Public Library March Break Programs

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YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOLBOARD March 2014

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YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOLBOARD

30 Pearson Avenue, Richmond Hill, L4C 6T7

Email Address: charles.howitt.ps@yrdsb.ca

Telephone: 905-889-2522 Fax: 905-889-9694

Website: www.charleshowitt.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

March, 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 2 2

3 4 Day 3 5 Day 4 6 Day 5 7 Day 1 8 Day 2

9

10

Daylight Savings

Time-clocks go

forward 1 hour

11 12 13 14 15 16

17 St. Patrick’s Day

18 Day 3 19 Day 4

Music Alive

Competition

20 Day 5

Voices for Africa

21 Day 1 22 Day 2 23

24 25 Day 3 26 Day 4 27 Day 5 28 Day 1 29 Day 2

Earth Hour

2:00-3:00 p.m.

30

31 1 Day 3 2 Day 4 3 Day 5 4 Day 1

Dental Screening

5 Day 2 6

March Break - Schools are closed

Travelling Stage—Dance

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30 Pearson Avenue, Richmond Hill, L4C 6T7

Email Address: charles.howitt.ps@yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Telephone: 905-889-2522 Fax: 905-889-9694

Website: www.charleshowitt.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOLBOARD April, 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 3 2 Day 4

Pizza Lunch

3 Day 5 4 Day 1

Dental Screening

Sub Lunch

5 Day 2 6

7 8 Day 3

School Council

7:00 p.m.

9 Day 4

Dental

Screening

Pizza Lunch

10 Day 5 11 Day 1

Arts Night

Sub Lunch

12 Day 2 13

Vaisakhi

14 15 Day 3

Tour of

Humanity

Gr. 6-8

16 Day 4

Pizza Lunch

17 Day 5

Tour of

Humanity

Gr. 6-8

18 Day 1

Sub Lunch

19

Good

Friday

Schools are

closed

20

Pesach begins

21

Easter Sunday

Ridvan

22

Easter

Monday

Schools are

closed

23 Day 2

Pizza Lunch

24 Day 3

Area

Tournament

Junior Girls

Basketball

25 Day 4

Sub Lunch

26 Day 5

Gr. 7’s-Hep B

and Menactra

Vaccinations

Holy Friday

(Eastern)

27

28

Easter Sunday

(Eastern)

29 Day 1 30 Day 2

Area

Tournament

Junior Boys

Basketball

Pizza Lunch

1 Day 3

2 Day 4

STEAM Night

Sub Lunch

3 Day 5

Earth Week