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Principal: Carolyn WrightNorseman JMSNorseman-Castlebar

Vice-Principal: Martha Lang105 Norseman Street,70 Chartwell Road,

Vice-Principal: Janet BambrickEtobicoke, ON M8Z 2R1Etobicoke, ON M8Z 4G6

Trustee: Pamela Gough 416-393-1972Tel. 416-394-7880Tel. 416-394-6802

Superintendent: Tracy Hayhurst 416-396-9174

September2017

From the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

We’re off and running! It has been a very busy start to the Norseman year and we have successfully opened the doors to Norseman-Castlebar down the road for our grade 4 and 5 students.

We’d like to welcome:

  • Ms. J. BambrickVice Principal & Teacher - Special Education – Castlebar
  • Ms. C. LeoniTeacher – Grade 3
  • Ms. A. GregoryTeacher – Special Education
  • Ms. D. TrigianiTeacher – Special Education (a.m.)
  • Ms. M. GianariSecretary – Castlebar (a.m. only)
  • Ms. R. RichardsLunchroom Supervisor - Castlebar
  • Ms. S. VautourSupply Secretary – Norseman (a.m.) & Castlebar (p.m.)
  • Ms. E ReaneyLong term occasional teacher for ESL
  • Ms. N Kovac Long term occasional teacher for JSK-B

We are pleased to welcome back:

  • Mrs. M. LoopTeacher – Grade 1
  • Mrs. A. DuckettTeacher – Grade 4

Our Meet the Teacher evening has been scheduled for Tuesday September 19th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. It is a great opportunity to meet the teachers and see the classrooms! We look forward to seeing you then.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Wright

Principal

NEW KINDERGARTEN REPORT CARDS

The Ontario government is introducing new provincial reports in Kindergarten. For the first time, teachers across Ontario will be using standard templates for communicating children’s learning in the Full-Day Kindergarten Program. The TDSB began phasing in these new reports in the June 2017 reporting period.

The new Kindergarten reports will help parents understand their child’s progress during the course of the school year. They are part of Ontario’s updated policy on the assessment, evaluation and reporting of children’s learning in kindergarten, found in Growing Success – The Kindergarten Addendum 2016.

The attachedguide “Full-Day Kindergarten: Understanding Your Child’s Reports” has information to help families understand the format of the new reports and how they can support their child’s learning through ongoing communication with their educators.

REMINDERS

  • Please do not post (e.g. youtube) material that includes students other than your own children. This includes concerts and assemblies.
  • The parking lots at both Castlebar and Norseman are for staff only. Parents/caregivers are not to be entering the lots at any time.
  • The Adventure Playground is closed to all students and caregivers/parents in the morning before school and after school until 3:20 p.m.
  • Norseman and Castlebar continue to follow the Boomerang Lunch policy. All waste and recyclables are “packed back” home so that they can be properly sorted and disposed of at home.