Get Your Runnymede Gear Now!

Show your school spirit by ordering your orange & black Runnymede gear!

new! NEW – Online Ordering!
No more line ups, paper forms or lost money

NEW – Expanded Product Offerings!
Same great t-shirts, now also offering hoodies and caps

Order Deadline is Thursday September 14th to have your Orange shirt delivered in time for the first cross country meet!

If your child is doing cross-country in the fall, plan ahead and get their Runnymede shirt now
Makes a great 1st day of school gift for new Runnymede students!
Many teachers like kids in “Runnymede Orange” for field trips

Our full line of Runnymede gear (t-shirts, hoodies, hats) will be open soon for delivery sometime in October.

Questions? Email Erin.meana@sbcglobal.net

Orders will be delivered to the school and sent home with students.

Your Help is Needed to Plan Our PRO Grant Speaker for Next Year!

ontario_logo Parent Council is applying for a Ministry of Ontario PRO Grant, to fund next year’s speaker series for parents.

We need your help to narrow down a topic of interest!

Please take a moment to complete our quick 1 question survey, and give your input on topics you might find most valuable.

Survey Deadline Friday May 25th.

Spring Yard Day: April 28th!

Yard Day 2018 updated Note New Date! Saturday April 28th

Help tidy up the school’s Nature Garden and get it ready for spring outdoor learning! Bring the whole family out for Yard Day and Earth Day on April 28th from 9am – noon.

Help spread a ‘Mountain of Mulch’ onto the Nature Garden’s trails
Celebrate Earth Day with our Kids’ Book Swap (bring a book and take one home)!
“Plant” some live worms in the Nature Garden
Do a nature craft!

What is Yard Day?
It’s a fun, family friendly event that brings the school community together to clean up our nature garden and the schoolyard. In addition to the yard work, we’ve got fun spring-themed/Earth Day kids’ activities planned.

Who should come?
Runnymede families! Yard Day is for students, parents, teachers and staff.

What should I bring?
It would help to bring things like:

Buckets
Shovels
Wheelbarrow
Nut-free baking
Re-usable coffee cups and water bottles (to re-fill on-site if you get thirsty)
Lots of energy to help with the work!

Hope to see you at Yard Day!

More questions?

Get in touch at runnymedeyard@gmail.com

Save the Date: Runnymede Pub Night!

Mix and mingle with our amazing parent community (without the kids)! Runnymede’s annual Pub Night is slotted for May 4th, so why not book a sitter now and plan for a fun night out?

Date: Friday May 4, 2018
Time: 7:00pm (live band performance at 10:00)
Where: 3030 Dundas West.

Advanced tickets now on sale for $35 ($40 at the door).

Arts Enrichment Returns for Spring!

Parent Council’s Arts Committee is thrilled to bring Phase 2 of the FDK-Grade 5 Arts Enrichment to Runnymede for a spring session.

Students have been experimenting and creating original works with acrylics, chalk pastels, and watercolours.

They’ve also been using different techniques, like resisting and scraping in the styles of Edouard Manet, Pablo Picasso, Maria Sibylla Miriam, Paul Klee, Wang Yani, and Tom Thomson!