WEEKEND UPDATE – May 11th, 2024


Visual Arts Enrichment

Classroom Workshops & Gallery Walks

This spring, the Parent Council was thrilled to present over 24 in-class visual arts workshops tailored for Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. To celebrate their creativity, we invite families to enjoy their masterpieces during gallery walks in conjunction with their Spring concerts.

On the day of the concerts, be sure to visit the breezeway to immerse yourself in their talent!

Volunteers are needed for setup and teardown. Contact us at runnymedeart@gmail.com to lend a hand.

P.S. Exciting news: More workshops are scheduled for Grade 8 students in June! Yay!

Sneak peek of Mme Enrico’s Class’ work:


Can you organize the

Teacher Appreciation Lunch this year?

School council currently has reached out to all committees, and currently we have no volunteers who are able to take on the job of organizing the annual Teacher Appreciation Lunch.  This is a huge undertaking each year, and all committee volunteers are at full capacity and unable to Lead another event.

If you are willing and able to give your time to take on the task, please reach out! 
We would need to know by Friday if we are going ahead with the event this year.

Please reach out to RunnymedePS@gmail.com 


WANT TO VOLUNTEER NEXT YEAR!?

Joining one of the Runnymede School Council Committees is a great way to get involved, help out at the school, and make a difference in your child’s school experience! 

You can volunteer for just a one time activity, help to organize pizza lunch, make posters behind the scenes, come to help at Yard Day, lead an event like Movie Night, Pub Night or collect Cookie Dough orders, help with Math Amazing Race events, help set up at Nuit Orange or during Artist in the School, or you can even Chair a team or committee! 

You don’t need experience, just a willingness to help out. 
Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year! 

Let us know what you might be interested in helping out by contacting a specific committee directly or SIGN UP HERE

REMEMBER : WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS, THESE AMAZING INITIATIVES CAN’T HAPPEN!
 


Save the Date for Illuminations

Thursday June 6

The senior students and teachers are pouring their hearts and souls into curating an unforgettable evening of arts and entertainment at our school.

It’s an event unlike any other, filled with beautiful performances and experiences.
Get ready for a showcase that the whole family will enjoy!

Mark your calendars because this is an occasion not to be missed, and the entire school community is invited to join in the celebration!

Grade 3/4 Concert will be outside on the field at 3:30pm
Grade 6-8 Jazz Band will be @ 5pm
6pm Illuminations BEGINS!


Runnymede Welcome Garden

Many of you will have seen the beautiful new flowers, plants and memorial plaque placed at the entrance of Runnymede to commemorate former Runnymede Principal, Bob Davidson and teacher Anna Heninger-Ochocinski. 
This was all made possible through a generous contribution from our very own Mme Kling.

Mr. Davidson hired many current and former Runnymede teachers including Mme Kling, Mme Bedard, Ms. Visconti, Mme Nitsis, Ms. Javor and Mr. Hallman-Chong.

Special thanks also go to the Admin & office staff for their assistance with selecting the stone,
Ryan Lockhart and the Green Team for helping to organize the project and for continuing to make the front garden look beautiful!

More plants to come, so keep your eyes peeled! 

Message from the Green Committee:

We spread a mountain of mulch on the trails, refreshed the Kindergarden, gave the amphitheatre area a new look to protect it from erosion, and installed 6 new planters into the yard to get ready for an exciting new project growing Three Sisters Gardens, of corn, bean and squash.

Volunteer families enjoyed refreshments, and children had fun planting worms, making bookmarks and doing a scavenger hunt around the garden.

Big thank you also to our wonderful school custodians and administration staff for helping us to organize this event, and a big shout to Mme Kling and Mr Lawrence for their ongoing support of our Yard Events. 

PARENT PUB NIGHT is on April 12th!

 

Parents’ night out! – Limited # of tickets available.

This is your official permission slip to swap bedtime stories for barstool banter and join Runnymede parents for a night of adult conversation, live entertainment, delicious snacks and a raffle with fabulous prizes. 

*Cash Bar* We highly encourage everyone to walk/Uber/take public transit to the event, and a reminder to please drink responsibly.

Purchase your tickets here: http://www.sagoto.com/rpsc/pubnight

If you have any raffle prizes to donate (gift cards, services, tickets, gift baskets, etc.), we would love to hear from you at runnymedespiritcommittee@gmail.com – thanks!

Minutes & responses from School Superintendent from January’s Runnymede Council meeting


The January School Council meeting included a Q&A period with our school superintendent, Debbie Donsky.  There were more questions than we were able to discuss and address at the meeting, and we have recently received a follow-up response.  We appreciate Debbie Donsky and all of the parents who were able to come for taking the time to attend.


Here are the original questions, the response from Deborah Zamin and Debbie Donsky, and the council meeting minutes from the January meeting.  

Original Questions:

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Response document:

January Meeting Minutes:




Join us at the next School Council Meeting!

Check the Runnymede calendar for Council meeting dates
all are welcome to attend!
The next meeting is Monday, March 25th @7pm 

Please remember to visit the Council website for more information about Council committees, Fundraising, School Council NEWS, the Runnymede Calendar, and updates about Spirit events and ordering links http://www.runnymedecouncil.org

  Please contact runnymedeps@gmail.com with any further questions or concerns.

Runnymede Council Weekend Update! – Feb 9


Science Fair is coming!
February 22nd is the Runnymede Science Fair

The Runnymede Council STEM committee is organizing a Science Fair at Runnymede! 
(More details to come on that in the next few weeks) but we need tables! 
Do you have access to LOTS of folding tables (like 50-60) that we can use?  

Please reach out to RunnymedeSTEMcommittee@gmail.com if you can help or would like to volunteer on the day!


Nuit Orange was a huge success!

Thank you to our Runnymede Council SPIRIT & ARTS committee members, volunteers, Runnymede Arts teachers, admin, and the amazing performers for making Nuit Orange an amazing event for all!


Building Strong Roots, Nurturing Mindful, Resilient and Joyful Families

The next Building Strong Roots workshop will take place Tuesday February 20th at 7pm.

As parents and caregivers, we all want to cultivate a resilient and joyful family life for ourselves and our kids.  We want to equip them with the skills to experience life’s struggles and disappointments with strength and compassion as well as to recognize and embrace all the good stuff! 

Runnymede has organized a series of FREE monthly workshops that will draw on evidence-based tools and strategies to help parents and caregivers cultivate resilience, joy, and compassion within their families while navigating the complexities of modern life.

This FREE series will consist of 2 meetings per month between January and May – one monthly 1.5 hour in-person session at the school, and one online half hour follow up session.

Learn more and sign up here: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-strong-roots-nurturing-mindful-resilient-and-joyful-families-tickets-808375742607

Registration is now open!


Need to update your Pizza order?

You can still order pizza for the rest of this year’s remaining Pizza Days in February, March, April & May, or add extra slices to an existing order! 
Prices will be pro-rated.

The Deadline for new orders is the MONDAY before each pizza day!

Click HERE for details and to order for the rest of the year!


Check out these Runnymede
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

If you have a business or are part of a company that would be interested in Sponsoring Runnymede Council Spirit events throughout the year, please reach out to
Runnymedespiritcommittee@gmail.com


🎷 🎻
Call for Instruments, Music & Art Gear!

🎶 Hey music enthusiasts, got any instruments, music or art gear gathering dust?

We’d love to give them a new life in our incredible programs! Whether it’s a ukulele, a tenor sax, mic stands or even art easels, your donation could make a huge difference.
Help us keep the rhythm going strong for our students and our awesome programming.
Get in touch—we’re super excited to chat! 🎶
RunnymedeArts@gmail.com


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