Second Street Junior Middle School

Second Street Junior Middle School

Weekly Update 

April 22-26

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April 22 - Earth Day - School yard and surrounding area clean up

April 24 - Subway Lunch

May 1 - Subway Lunch

May 7 - Pizza Day

May 8 - Subway Lunch

May 15 - Welcome to Kindergarten (invite sent out to incoming JK students)

May 15 - Subway Lunch

May 20 - Victoria Day (no school)

May 22 - Subway Lunch

May 28 - Pizza Day

May 29 - Subway Lunch

June 18 - Pizza Day


Good afternoon,

This week Second Street was busy with dental screening, pizza day, subway lunch, community visit(see below), trip to the Science Centre,volleyball and soccer tournaments and lots of learning! Next week we look forward to Earth Day. What are you doing for the Earth?

Have a great weekend!


Best,

Sylvia and Edward 

Please reach out if you have any questions  @ edward.vella@tdsb.on.ca & sylvia.ghobranios@tdsb.on.ca

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Volleyball

Congratulations to our CoEd volleyball team.  They had a great season, finishing second place in their conference, securing a banner for our gym to forever commemorate the hard work these athletes put in all season long.  Mr. Lazenkas, Ms. Greene and Mr. Falconer enjoyed working with this group of students who always remained positive and respectful to each other and their opponents.  We are all very proud of their success. Go Storm!


Community Visit

Earlier this week, the students in Mme Teixeira and Mme Newman’s class walked to the New Toronto Public Library. Gigi, the Librarian, presented a wonderful program including read-loud, songs and even a puppet show. Thank you to our parent volunteers for joining us on this special visit!



Big Box of Cards Fundraiser

We’re one week into our Big Box of Cards fundraiser! Thanks to all who have ordered so far!

Last week we sent home a sample card, but did you hear about the PRIZES?!

  • If we sell 75 boxes, the top-selling class will win a pizza party! 
  •  If we sell 150 boxes, we qualify for the Grand Prize draw! For every 3 boxes of cards your family sells, your name will be placed in a draw to win 1 of 4 $25 gift cards for local retailers like Best Buy, Cineplex, Toys R Us and EB Games.
  •  If we sell 400 boxes, there will also be a draw for a Samsung 8-inch tablet!

There is no limit on the number of times you can enter - the more boxes you sell, the more times your name will go into the draw for the gift cards and the tablet if we reach these goals!

You can find more info on the 4 card options here: https://www.bigboxfundraising.com/collections/frontpage.

To order, go to your School Cash Online account and select which options you want to order. The deadline to order is Friday, May 3rd. Orders will be sent home with students mid-May. 

All funds raised will go directly towards initiatives that benefit the students, such as funding field trips and purchasing new learning supplies & technology. Thank you so much for your support! 




 Earth Day display & Leafs Series Predictions 

Earth Day

Throughout the week, we have been discussing ways to protect the Earth (e.g., conserving water; planting trees; conserving energy; walking; taking a bicycle; taking care of animals; cleaning up our garbage; etc.). 

Here is our display showcasing our learning 😊


Bringing Current Events into our classroom 🏒

Today, we documented our predictions for who will win the upcoming Leafs vs. Bruins series. Many children demonstrate an interest in hockey as many students in our class play or have siblings who play hockey, watch hockey on television and/or follow the Leafs (or other teams). We will continue to document the series in age appropriate ways. We will share more on this next week.




Reminders

Excursion Management Application Support For Families

The following are tips and supports for families to use EMA(online trip and sports permission system)

ISSUE: PARENT WHO “DIDN’T RECEIVE A LINK/EMAIL”

 Parent link, will work whether or not they received an email, https://parent.ema.tdsb.on.ca/#/


ISSUE: NEW EMA ACCOUNT

For registering their account they can use these instructions.

Parent link, will work whether or not an email is received, https://parent.ema.tdsb.on.ca/#/

If you are having account setup challenges it is likely for one of the following reasons:

  1. Wrong parent email (must be what the office has, was on Data Verification) 
  2. Wrong postal code, they have to use a space for example M8X2R1 will not work but M8X 2R1 will.
  3. Inputting the child’s OEN in place of a student number (speak to the teacher to receive this if needed).

ISSUE: SPORTS TEAMS 

There is an extra step involved to access these permission forms, please follow these instructions.

Note: once parents have completed the Tryout & Participation Form there are no subsequent forms for TDESSA tournament dates. Parents/Guardians will receive an email when a tournament date is submitted but they do not have to provide additional permission.



Subject: Subway Lunches - How to Order

Have you heard? We’re now offering Subway lunches EVERY Wednesday! Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Subway lunch this week! 

SAC has partnered with LunchBox by SchoolCashOnline to offer this program. Ordering is easy, just follow these steps:

To register for LunchBox:

  1. Log in to your account on SchoolCashOnline.com and click on “Items” on the top menu. 
  2. From the Items Page, find the blue banner that says LunchBox and click “Order Now”. 
  3. To register your child(ren), select their classroom from the drop-down menu. Add your
  4.  phone number and any relevant allergy information. When finished, click “Add”. 

To order: 

  1. Access LunchBox through SchoolCashOnline.com (see above).
  2. Click the “Order Now” button beside your child’s name.
  3. Select an available date in the calendar. So to order for next week, select Wednesday,March 24th. 
  4. Select your sub & toppings from the menu options.
  5. Select the date for your order. If you would like to pre-order the same sub each week,you can select a range of dates. 
  6. Select “Add to Cart”. To make an order for another student, click “Order for Another Student” and repeat the steps above, or to complete your order, click “Continue to Checkout” and confirm your payment information. 
  7. The deadline to order for the week ahead is Sunday at 12 p.m.

For more information, please see the How To Order Guide attached. If you have any questions please email events@secondstsac.com. 

A portion of the sales will go back to SAC, and will be used for things like field trips, new technology and engagement activities. Thank you for your support!

Parking Lot

For student safety students are not to be in the staff parking lot. Students are to be dropped up and picked up on Maple Street at our Kiss n Ride which is supervised by staff before and after school. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe. 

Dogs

While we love our shaggy pets, please remember dogs are not permitted on school property at all. Thanks for leaving our furry friends at home. Thank you for your cooperation.

Playscape

The Playscape will be closed before and after school as there is no supervision.