We received this information from Irene Atkinson’s office:

All members of the community are invited to attend a free presentation by Dr. Audrey Huberman on Skills for Living at the Swansea Community Centre on January 14, 2014 at 7 p.m. Dr.Huberman will share social, emotional and behavioural skills for parents, teachers, students and others to help them manage the complexities of family life and to support young people in improving their social-emotional functioning at school and at home. Mark your calendars!

Now at Pizza Lunches, each lunchroom has a green bin for food waste. Runnymede’s parent volunteers and Green Team members will be assisting with this program to ensure it runs smoothly.

The Front Door Mural is up!

The mural looks amazing, and helps to restore the front of the school to what it would have looked like almost 100 years ago.

The mural is a beautiful piece of artwork by local artist Elizabeth Jackson Hall. A huge thank you and congratulations to Angela Buechner who coordinated this entire project, and also to her husband Peter who helped with the mural installation.

Leading up to the Centennial in 2016, a 2nd floor mural above the door designed to look like a stone etched lion (the school’s crest), will be added. Depending on funds, the Parent Council hopes to have the next phase of the mural complete by the end of the school year.

 

Please take note of these upcoming events.

• Halloween Activities: October 31 – Please see the attached flyer
• Photo Re-take Day: November 5
• Chapters Night: November 26, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
• Winter Concerts:
  • AM Kindergarten: December 12, at 9:30 am
  • PM Kindergarten: December 12, at 2:30 pm
  • Primary (Gr. 1 – 3): December 18, at 9:30 am
  • Junior (Gr. 4 – 6): December 12, at 7:00 pm
  • Senior (Gr. 7 & 8): December 5, at 7:00 pm

Runnymede, through the Council’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Committee, has been very fortunate to receive a grant for over $3,100 from the TD Friends of the Environment for environmental education. Some of the items in the grant include a weather station, solar and electric cars, wind and hand powered energy kits, and a number of smaller items relating to science kits that promote environmental education.

We also received a grant of $1,200 from Bayer Canada for work on our science kits.

Thanks to TD Friends of the Environment and Bayer Canada for helping us improve our science programs!

We would also like to acknowledge the support from First League Lego ($250) and the TDSB ($330) which is indispensable to our our First Lego League robotics programs.