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Good news: The deadline to submit order forms and payments for Pizza Lunch has been extended to Wednesday, January 27th!  If you didn't receive an order form, you can download the form from this website.

You can pay by cash/cheque or by email money transfer. If you wish to pay electronically send your payment to gardenavepay@gmail.com with a security password of pizzalunch.

NOTE: We recognize that paying for 18 weeks of Pizza Lunch at one time may not work for everyone. If you would like to pay in 2 or 3 installments over the next 4 months, please email gardenavepay@gmail.com to arrange your payments.

Pizza Lunch is starting up again and will now be on THURSDAYS. It will run from Thursday 4 February through to Thursday 9 June. A Pizza Lunch Order Form should have come home in your child's bag.  If you didn't receive one you can download the form from this website. Forms are due on Thursday 21 January.  You can pay by cash/cheque or by the new and convenient interac process.  If you wish to pay electronically send your payment to gardenavepay@gmail.com with a security password of pizzalunch.  There is a place on the Pizza lunch form to indicate you have paid electronically.  This account is monitored by our treasurer and all funds will transfer directly into the Garden School Council Account.  Your bank may charge you a small fee for interac.

To run the Pizza Lunch program we need 5-6 volunteers every Thursday lunch.  If you are able to volunteer for one or more shifts, please mark your availability on your Pizza Lunch form.

Primary floor hockey at Garden is back. Sign up is today Friday, January 8th, and Monday January 11th.

Grade 3's will play on Day 3's during afternoon recess and Grade 1 and 2 will play during morning and afternoon recess on Day 4's.  Let's go Garden!

Take care

Mr. McClure

Dear Families,

Students at Garden Avenue Public School are once again invited to participate in the Silver Birch reading program at lunch. This program is run by the Ontario Library Association, and students across the entire province of Ontario participate in it. There are three different types of Silver Birch books to read, and students will choose from one of the following options: Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Non-Fiction, or Silver Birch Fiction.

It will take place on Thursdays at lunch. Junior students who are participating will attend during the first part of the lunch hour (11:45-12:10), and Primary students who are participating will attend during the remaining part of the lunch hour (12:10-12:30). All students will be going outside for part of the lunch hour, so they will still need to bring weather-appropriate outdoor clothing. We will begin on Thursday January 14th and continue until the middle of April. Students who read at least five books out of their chosen option (Express, Non-Fiction, or Fiction) will be invited to attend the Festival of Trees celebration at Harbourfront on May 18th, 2016.

Permission forms can be picked up in Ms. Cox’s Room and must be returned by January 11th.

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year! We are excited to begin Garden Ave’s Junior Choir for the Winter/Spring of 2016. Participating in a choir is a rewarding experience that teaches our students about commitment of time and energy and teaches the skill of reading music, singing and performing on a team.

Our choir will meet every Wednesday afterschool from 3:30PM-5:10PM, beginning on Wednesday, January 20th. We will begin each practice with snack time, so please ensure that your child, if they require a snack, has one. Or if they are part of daycare they can get that snack.

We will perform in May for Music Monday and I am waiting to hear back for other exciting performance opportunities! 

Please fill out the following permission form which provides me with contact details and allows your child to attend rehearsals.

Sincerely,

Ms. Zampiero

We have three fabulous gingerbread houses that are still waiting to be picked up. Ticket numbers #6881097, #664520 and #664583 are winners!!!  Please check your tickets. Your Holiday houses are waiting for you outside of the office. 

Yesterday (Wednesday 9 December), the Garden Avenue girls’ basketball team participated in a tournament at Palmerston Public School. They played a total of 5 games, improved their skills and had a lot of fun!! Special thanks to Coach Paladino and Ms. Tracey for putting in so much time and effort with the team!!!  Way to go girls!!  Garden is so proud of you!!

Ms. Hardy

Join us for our annual Holiday Sing-a-long on Thursday from 6:30pm-7:30pm. We’ll be singing holiday tunes and will be regaled by a Junior Strings performance. Weather permitting, we'll be on the front lawn of the school outside the gym doors. Weather not-permitting, we'll be in the gym. Either way, this longstanding tradition always kicks off the holiday season with verve. Stay to the end and see if you get to bring home a Gingerbread House! Hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to be offering, beginning Tuesday December 1st, Garden Apparel. There will be a variety of colours and styles to choose from including t-shirts and sweatshirts for both students and adults. You can either order online at https://gardenavenue2015.itemorder.com or come and see us in person in the front foyer. Please look in your child’s backpack for a letter going out on Monday with all the details. If you order by December 11th Axis Gear will deliver your apparel to the school in time for Christmas.

For those of you who have signed up for the afterschool chess program, the first class is this week (Tuesday for grades 1-6, Wednesday for JK and SK). If you have not signed your child(ren) up yet, it's not too late! Click on the registration form (below) for details. For more details on where the chess club will be meeting and other logistics, check back on the website later today (Monday).
 

You can find out more about the Solar Schools Project on the TDSB website.

The Solar Schools Project is an exciting initiative that will see solar panels installed on the roofs of 311 TDSB schools starting in the spring of 2014. As one of the greenest school boards in Canada, we’re proud that this project will generate energy equivalent to the amount used annually by approximately 4,250 households in Toronto.[...]

Please join us in the library on Thursday at 6:30 pm for our School Council meeting. Come for a "behind the scenes" look at what's going on in the school and to add your thoughts.