With the help of Story Planet in Toronto, Topcliff students enjoyed a spectacular display of a crashed alien spaceship in our school yard late in April.  Who are these visitors?  Why are they here?  How might we help them at Topcliff?  These are only a few of the many questions that our students asked.  This was part of our school-wide week-long celebration of Literacy where students were able to explore their curiosity and creativity and create original narratives about this crash site.  Students explored various narrative forms and created original news articles, comics and stories.  Stay tuned for some of these published writing pieces from our students from Kindergarten to Grade 5.  Happy writing Topcliff!

For the second year in the row, our ForKicks team organized a toy drive to support Sick Kids Foundation and their toy drive.  The team along with parent volunteers popped and sold popcorn for over a week and raised $300.  The team went out to buy a selection of toys and then travelled down to the hospital to make a toy donation on behalf of our Topcliff community.  Way to go Topcliff!  Thank-you Ms. Ferretti, Mr. Hyatt, Ms. Mouland and Ms. Bourassa for supporting the students by taking them shopping and to the hospital.

   

December 2013

We had our second annual Hot Turkey Lunch for all students and staff on December 17th.  Thank-you to Sergeant Hicks and ForKicks for helping to sponsor this special event.  Thank-you also to the group of police officers from the 31 Division who volunteered their time to serve hot lunches.  It was a special celebration for all involved!

   

Many of our students celebrate different festivities throughout the year.  As a way to learn more about Eid and Diwali, a group of teachers and parent volunteers organized a Henna party for our students.  During this event, students were invited to get their hands painted in traditional Henna style.  What a fun way to learn about each others' cultures and festivities!

  
      
Thank-you to Ms. Perri, Ms. Verma, Ms. Egan, Ms. Evangelou, Mr. James and our parent volunteers for creating such beautiful desgins!
 

Topcliff students enjoyed a creative Art Day.  With a focus on the Aboriginal culture, students participated in a half-day workshop in painting, pottery, drumming, storytelling, canoe-making or making Haida blankets.

  

  

            

What a fun beginning to the new school year!  Topcliff students enjoyed a very informative presentation from Earth Rangers who taught students about the diverse ecosystems that we have and need to treasure in Canada.  The children learned about several animals that are native to Canada including this snake!

  
 

The annual Topcliff Community BBQ was a huge success!  Over 200 families joined Topcliff staff for an evening of food, yummy treats and great student performances.  Students danced, played steel pans, violins and xylophones and showcased their special talents.

Topcliff students enjoyed a fun-filled and exciting afternoon participating in the Jump Rope For Heart event that was organized by Ms. Crawford.

     

                            

Q-Mack and J Box entertained and educated all of Topcliff students about bullying prevention and confidence building. This was a celebration assembly after several weeks of learning, discussing and sharing information on bullying prevention. 

              



Check out Topcliff's Anti-bullying door decorating contest!  We have been talking about and learning about bullying and bullying prevention all school year.  With the support of the school's Caring and Safe Schools Committee, classes demonstrated their learning by creating creative messages on their doors.  Great positive messages Topcliff!


   

                                                                                                                              

     


The Hong Luck Dance school visited our students to perform a traditional Lion Dance. The Lion offered our school a year of fortune!