Nelson Mandela Park Public School

NMPPS Weekly Message

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NMPPS Weekly Message
Saturday Dec 21, 2024


Winter Break - December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2024
Have a happy and safe winter holidays. Hope you all get some time to enjoy with your family. The school will be closed from December 21 to January 5. School resumes on Monday January 6, 2025.

Nelson Mandela - STEM Night Poster & Families in STEM

As we break for the winter we would like to share some exciting things coming up in the new year! We will be having a STEM night, on January 16th, where families are invited to a showcase of the amazing work students have been engaging with in STEM! We would also love to showcase any family members who work in STEM for students to see how their families are reflected in the work of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! 

If you have a career/job in the fields of STEM please feel free to fill out the following template! Once you have filled it out and added your picture, please share it with karrin.huynh@tdsb.on.ca

Template: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PR-m3x1B45vdJtlEp7AqMfVU57hgzYrR-Ggr1ycV3Zw/copy

Here is a video to support! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IyBalxIQYFSSzFcRqNms1aFgeAGmT3us/view?usp=sharing

 

Family Skate Night - School Council

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Skate night. It was great fun and we look forward to doing it again next year. 

Happy Holidays from the school council. We hope you all have a nice break and wish you a Joyous New Year!

 

Spirit Week at Nelson Mandela. 

Each day this week staff and students dressed up for different themes. From wearing traditional or festive attire on Wednesday, to dressing to impress on Tuesday, ending of in the relaxed comfort of wearing pajamas to school. One Wednesday, there was a school wide Rock, Paper Scissors competition. I'd like to introduce to you the reigning, the undisputed, Rock, Paper, Scissors champion of Nelson Mandela!

I had the pleasure of losing to him early in the day. I knew I should have gone rock!

 

January Hot Lunch and Snack

Thank you for all the contributions to our lunch and snack program. Payments for Hot Lunch and donations for the Snack and Breakfast Programs are through School Cash Online .

Menu for January Hot Lunch program.   

 

Holland Bloorview's 2025 Recreation, Respite and Life Skills Fair

Please see flyer attached for more details.  

Past Weekly Messages

Nelson Mandela Park P.S.

As part of the Toronto District School Board, we value

  • each and every student;

  • a strong public education system;

  • a partnership of students, schools, family and community;

  • the uniqueness and diversity of our students and our community;

  • the commitment and skills of our staff;

  • equity, innovation, accountability and accessibility; and

  • learning environments that are safe, nurturing, positive and respectful.


As a school we continue to focus on:

Academic Achievement

  • Numeracy – Addressing educator learning needs in understanding the student numeracy learning continuum

  • Literacy – Comprehensive literacy with a focus on using Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy.

Equity

  • Promoting an anti-oppressive stance within an explicit focus on confronting anti-black racism

Wellbeing

  • Building staff strategies to support student coping skills to build feelings of optimism and safety

                  

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