On behalf of our entire Parkview team, we would like to thank you for your cooperation, flexibility, patience and understanding as we navigate through the complexities of this continued pandemic.  Our students are doing a tremendous job in remembering to distance, mask and practice good hand hygiene. 

 A reminder that  all students are required to complete the screening guide daily before coming to school. Keeping Parkview safe is a shared responsibility, it is important that parents/guardians and caregivers screen their children prior to sending them to school. Please ensure that your family contact information is up to date. 

We would like to thank  our Panther family for your continued support in keeping Parkview safe.  A reminder that parents and caregivers  who are dropping off their child must wear a mask and are kindly asked to not remain on board property once their child is in the care of an educator in order to avoid crowding/congestion. Pets are not allowed on school property.

Below you will find a few reminders from York Region Public Health.

Upcoming School Holidays

Friday April 2nd, 2021

Monday April 5th, 2021

April 12th-16th, 2021

Preparing for Potential School Staff Shortages During In-Person Learning

We continue to work with York Region Public Health to ensure our schools are safe for students and staff. In doing so, there are occasions, where students and staff members are required to self-isolate. These measures require the board to rely on ensuring adequate student supervision for safety. In previous years, where no occasional teacher or other staff member was available, schools combined classes for short periods of time. During the global pandemic, student contacts must be minimized and classes cannot be combined. As such, we may face specific situations where schools are required to close to in-person learning due to self-isolation requirements, even if COVID-19 case counts do not appear significant. We will continue to take all necessary planning and precautions to keep schools open, but may also need to make difficult decisions to close to ensure safety. 

Equity & Inclusive Education 

At Parkview we are committed to Equity and Inclusive Education. At our last council meeting we reviewed the book Anti Racist Baby. We want our Panthers to become critical thinkers and agents of change in the world. Thank you to our Parkview community for all your support over the years. Here are some resources for families:

5 Tips – Talking About Race

                   Speaking to Young Children About Race

                   A Kids Book About Racism

                   Parkview’s Virtual School Library  for  Parent/Guardian/Caregivers

                  Addressing Anti Asian Racism

                 Anti Black Racism Resources for Parents 

Food Vouchers

If you are interested or in need of food vouchers please contact the office at Parkview.ps@yrdsb.ca or call the main office 905.477.2172

Indigo Fundraiser

Please support our fundraiser!  When you purchase a gift card using this link, 20 % goes directly  towards our fundraising goal.  If you then use the gift card to purchase Indigo products, an additional 3% will be added to our fundraising goal.  Indigo not only sells books but a variety of electronics, homegoods and even apparel.  Check it out.  

Here are some book recommendations from our Junior Division Teachers:

1. The New Kid
2. The Magic Misfits Series
3. And Then It Happened Series 
4. Ghost
5. Mastermind  
6. Spy School
7. Funjungle Series 
8. 39 Clues
9. Spiderwick Series
10. Red Pyramid
11. Percy Jackson
12. Fish in a Tree
13. The Divergent series 
14. The Harry Potter Series
15. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
16. Land of Stories​
17. Lunch Lady
18. Babysitter’s Club
19. Babymouse
20. Bad Guys
21. Big Nate
22. Amulet
23. W.I.T.C.H
24. The Legend of Zelda
25. Skin Again
26. Sulwe
27. Fatty Legs
28. Becoming for Young Readers
29. The Last Fallen Star
30. The Shape of Thunder
31. Refugee
32. Amina’s Voice

Thank you to our School Council for arranging this opportunity for our school!

 

Spirit Wear 

All Parkview families have the opportunity to purchase Parkview Spirit Wear!  Parents/Guardians can  place orders and 20% of all sales will go directly back  to our school to support student achievement and well being initiatives. Show Parkview spirit by purchasing Spirit Wear items!  COVID protocols outlined by the board and Public Health will be followed while distributing Spirit Wear Items. Any EVS families who would like to purchase Spirit Wear items may contact the main office 905.477.2172 to make arrangements for pick up once they have purchased items. 

Save the Date for the following Parkview Events in April!

RSVP to the TVO Presentation 

‘Nurturing Your Child’s Emotional Well Being’ Workshop for Parkview Families- April 22, 2021

Thank you to our School Council for completing and submitting our PROGrant Application. The workshop that we will be hosting for families will take place on April 22, 2021 from 5:30-6:30pm. The session will focus on ‘Nurturing Your Child’s  Emotional Well Being.’ All families who are interested in attending should RSVP here. 

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Upcoming Community Events and Supports

Black Foundation of Community  Network Presents

The Friday Focus parent workshop for Black parents called Foundations Of Financial Literacy.  It is presented by Mutiat Bello, of MBRE, and featuring Ivor Christopher.  More information can be found here. 

Communication Strategies and Healthy Boundaries 

Parent Engagement Event:Participants can choose to attend the sessions in Mandarin, Cantonese or English. The sessions are provided by Hong Fook and Family Services for York Region.  Registration can be found here.

Upcoming Faith Days

For faith observances in March and April, please see the YRDSB Multifaith Calendar at the bottom of the Significant Faith Days page on the board website.