EARTH DAY – PARKVIEW RECYCLES! Earth Day Celebrations continue at Parkview! Everyone can join in! It’s time to Spring clean and make your donations to our recycling programs!

• BAG2SCHOOL – This program is about donating used clothing, belts, shoes, boots, purses, bedding, towels, stuffed animals, etc. Any textiles are welcome. Use any bags to bring in your donations. Drop off your bags to the school between April 17-21.
• RECYCLE ELECTRONICS – Do you have old key boards, cables, TV’s, speakers, printers, VCR’s, DVD players, monitors, photo copiers, ink & toner cartridges etc? Does your office have anything that needs to be recycled? Bring them to Parkview on April 21 between 9:00-12:00. The more you bring the more money the school raises! The more space you will have too!
• BATTERIES – Used batteries are being collected in the school lobby until April 20.

BEING A SUPER FEELER – Understanding big feelings and what to do about them. Our School Council, in collaboration with the school, will be hosting a presentation for our families by Boomerang Health – a subdivision of SickKids Hospital. The goal is to help parents better understand the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviours; learn strategies to cope and explore various mindfulness techniques. Please mark your calendars: April 23, 2018 @ 5:30 PM. Please RSVP to the school if you are able to attend or require a translator via email.

• April 11 – Wear PINK to stand up against Bullying – International Day of Pink

End of Day Dismissal is at 3pm. If you are running late, please inform the office immediately 905.477.2172.  If your child is in grades K-4 please ensure that your child’s teacher has an updated dismissal form; if there are any changes in dismissal routines, please inform your child’ teacher and the office. Thank you for your support in ensuring student safety.

Hands Across the Nations is an organization that is committed to changing lives in a practical way. Considering their mission, the Parkview community is encouraged to donate used eyeglasses for those in need of eyewear. Please deliver all donations to the Main Office. Thank you for helping us to make a difference.

The Annual Parkview School Council BBQ & Fun Fair will take place on Wednesday, June 6^th, 2018 from 3:15 pm to 6:00 pm.  Save the date!! The next meeting of the Parkview School Council BBQ Committee will be on Monday, April 9^th from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm at the school. Everyone is welcome to attend the Parkview School Council BBQ Committee meetings and help plan this fun event. If you would like any additional information, please feel free to contact the Chair of the Parkview School Council BBQ Committee,  Julie Sellery

• Reminder to those that would like to contribute to the baskets for the BBQ to please bring in new, unused items.

Settlement and Education Partnership in York Region (SEPYR) – We have a settlement worker who can speak Mandarin, at Parkview Public School on Monday mornings to support you. You can contact Ms. Julie Zhang by email or phone @ 416.567.4026.

We would like to remind all of our families that our goal is to work together to support the well-being of all our students. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to working in partnership with our Parkview Community.

Our next School Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th @ 7:00pm. All are welcome to join.

Please visit our School Website for all up-to-date school information.