Parent Council is applying for a Ministry of Ontario PRO Grant, to fund next year’s speaker series for parents.
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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.
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:
Hope to see you at Yard Day!
More questions?
Get in touch at runnymedeyard@gmail.com
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).
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!
Have you met our new neighbour?
Just in time for the holidays, a new speed awareness sign was installed on Runnymede Road near the Glenwood crosswalk. As indicated in November’s letter from Councillor Doucette, these signs are part of a larger School Safety Zone strategy, designed to make the streets around Runnymede safer.
Unfortunately, there is discouraging news coming from City Hall about a second initiative, which is the proposal to install traffic calming bump-outs on upper Kennedy Ave. The area in question is north-east of the school, near the parking lot pedestrian walkway.
At our most recent Parent Council meeting, a Runnymede parent shared the proposed design and dimensions for the new bump-outs and voiced serious concerns about the safety of the design. While pleased with the speed control initiative, residents are worried that the design proposed by the city obstructs sight lines, creating dangerous pedestrian situations for Runnymede students.
Local residents are working alongside Councillor Doucette, school Administration and Parent Council to try to resolve these issues with Transportation Services prior to installation.
If you would like more information about this issue please e-mail Runnymedeps@gmail.com.
