Reminder to all interested Runnymede families.  Friday, January 13 is our good luck night as the Runnymede Family Swim Club swims at Humberside Pool.  We’d like to keep celebrating the new year with an invitation to Bring a Friend For Free evening.  We are waiving the $5 one-time visitor fee and encouraging you to invite a friend or family member to join us and try out the fun family swim night as our guests.  We have the whole pool for swimming, diving and playing from from 7:00 to  9:00 pm.  Hope you can make it!

A note from Runnymede administration:
Head Lice Screening Day: Grades JK-6
Thursday, January 12, 2012

 Head lice and their eggs (nits) are a nuisance that can infect any of us. If you have experienced them, you know how frustrating and time consuming it is eliminating the lice and nits from your child(ren), and your home.

 The classroom screening for head lice and nits will take place at our school on Thursday, January 12, 2012,for all classes in Grades JK-6.

 If a child is found to have lice or nits, the parent or guardian will be informed through the office. Children will not be informed in the classroom in order to maintain confidentiality.

 In accordance with TDSB procedures, if a child is identified as having head lice or nits, the parent will be required to make arrangements for treatment and to keep the child at home until the problem is cleared. Nits must be removed before the student returns to school. The student will be re-admitted with a form signed by the parent indicating the treatment used and confirming that all nits have been removed. A Treatment Instruction Sheet will be provided to each parent or guardian of an infected child.

 Parents who do not wish their child(ren) to participate in this screening must inform their teacher in writing by Monday, January 9, 2012. Parents whose children do not participate in the school screening are expected to do the lice check themselves. If your home lice check reveals the presence of lice or nits, do not send your child to school. Please inform the school right away and we will send you the appropriate information and instructions.

 Thank you for your co-operation and support.

 Sincerely,
Amelia Dennis, Principal
Rob Hochberg, Vice-Principal

City Councillors Sarah Doucette and Gord Perks have prepared this website, www.letsmakewaves.ca, opposing proposed budget cuts to pool funding. The website features a petition you can sign online, or you can print this  hard copy petition, sign and/or gather signatures, and send in. The issue at hand is: “The City of Toronto 2012 Budget proposes to cut funding for the following Ward 13 and 14 children’s services: The Runnymede C.I. Pool, the Lambton Arena, the Keele Community Centre, the Mazaryk-Cowan Community Centre, the Warren Park Breakfast Program, and St. Mark’s Daycare.”

We have been asked to share the following notice from Irene Atkinson’s constituency office:

Over the past year there have been many parents voicing concerns over the current methods of teaching math to elementary students. In order to help parents understand the new methods and tools we have arranged with Central Board staff to host an Elementary Math Curriculum night.

The event will be held at the Western Tech cafeteria on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm.

Thank you and congratulations to everyone who had a hand in all of Runnymede’s amazing holiday concerts and charitable efforts, helping us to kick off the holiday season in style. On behalf of the Runnymede School Council, we wish the entire Runnymede community the very best of the holidays. We look forward to seeing everyone back on January 9, 2012!