The Ring of Peace

Fossil Hill will be participating in The Ring of Peace this Thursday.  Mrs. Lomanno and Mrs. Lamy will be chaperoning Intermediate students.  We are looking forward to attending this wonderful event.

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Jump Rope For Heart

Our students had a fantastic day jumping rope for heart!  We had a variety of fun-filled activities that kept our hearts pumping!

A special thank you to Mr. Colosimo and his Grade 6/7 students for all their hardwork and leadership!

Here are some pics of our day...

Crossing Guards Wanted

Dear Families:

The City of Vaughan is in need of Crossing Guards.   Please see attached flyer and poster for your reference.

The program runs from September to June each year.  Guards are required to work a 2 or 3 shifts per day (lunch hour coverage may be required at some locations) and are paid a minimum of 3 hours per day.

The rate of pay as of January 1^st 2018 will be $14.00 per hour. Those travelling farther than 5k receive a flat rate of $4.00 per day for travel.

Full training on proper procedure and health and safety matters, as well as proper attire and equipment is provided to all crossing guards.

Anyone interested can contact Benda Bisceglia  at 905-832-8577 ext. 6144  or can email her at brenda.bisceglia@vaughan.ca

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Dear Grade 8 Students and Families:

The online International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme registration is now open until November 8th. 

Families are to create an Edsby account to complete their registration and will be asked to pick a date for their child to come to Maple High School to complete their IB assessment. 

Families can access the registration package from Maple High School's IB web page ( http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/maple.hs/IB/Pages/default.aspx ) and click on 

YRDSB IB Application Registration 

   

Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

In honour of Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day, we would like to recognize the efforts and contributions of all of our Early Childhood Educators at Fossil Hill. 

Thank you for your extended efforts, and your care and concern each day on behalf of our students and their families to support their educational journey.  

Free Parent Presentation - Emotional Regulation

Dear Families:

Blue Willow P.S. will be hosting a free parent presentation on Emotional Regulation.

School Council Update and Next Meeting

Dear Fossil Hill Families:

We were happy to see parents come out to our first School Council meeting on September 27. Much information was presented about school initiatives by Joanne and Carolyn. Parents were able to ask questions and hear how they could contribute to our school and their child's education.  

School Council elections were held and we are pleased to announce that our executive for the 2017-2018 year is:

Chair:                          Sonia Preston

Vice-Chair:                  Danielle Jeukens

Treasurer:                   Urvi Patel

Secretary:                   Linda Lazarou

Fundraisers:               Anu Sharda and Shyam Solanki

Communications:       Melanie Shuember-Bisnath

School Council Minutes can be accessed on the Fossil Hill Public School website under the School Council tab.  http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/fossilhill.ps/Pages/default.aspx

We appreciate your participation and feedback from every family at our next council meeting, so we can share information and seek your input on matters the Council is discussing.  If you want to bring your children, please email carolyn.lamy@yrdsb.ca and we can arrange babysitting and an activity.  

We also had parents sign up for fundraising to help on different projects and fun school events throughout the year. We always need help to make things run smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering, please email fossil.hill.ps@sc.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

We also had parents sign up for fundraising to help on different projects and fun school events throughout the year. We always need help to make things happen smoothly. Please email us at  fossil.hill.ps@sc.yrdsb.edu.on.ca if you would like to volunteer.

An engaged and active parent community through the work of our School Council is what makes Fossil Hill a great school!  Please help in whatever way you can.  We hope to see you at our next School Council Meeting.

Thank you!

Your School Council 

Upcoming Council Meetings:              Tuesday, October 24, 2017

                                                            Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Jump Rope for Heart - Save the Date

 

Dear Fossil Hill Families:

Our school has registered to participate in Heart & Stroke’s Jump Rope for Heart program. For more than 35 years, Jump has been equipping kids with the knowledge and skills they need to transform their health and the health of other kids too!

Jump Rope for Heart is an activity-based program that is helping reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke among Canadians by building healthy habits at an early age. By raising funds in support of Heart & Stroke, Jump also encourages kids to help other kids get a healthy and happy start to life.

This year, Jump Rope for Heart is striving to get 1 million students jumping in close to 4,000 schools across Canada.  Let’s all be part of it!

Please help support our Jump Rope for Heart event on Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Our school can also earn HeartSmart^TM Points that can be redeemed for valuable school resources including sports equipment, school supplies, electronics and more. We earn one point for every dollar raised, two points for every student who raises fund, plus two bonus points for every student who raises funds online!

 

Thank you in advance for your participation and support.

Sincerely,

Mr. Fiore Colosimo

Grade 6/7 Teacher

Diwali Greetings

 

To all our families celebrating Diwali, we would like to wish you a very happy celebration.

Join our Arts Express Cartooning Workshop!

This Club is perfect for our Junior and Intermediate students. 

We begin next week.  Lunch time on Thursdays!  

For more information, please email Ms. Lamy (carolyn.lamy@yrdsb.ca)

Cross Country Area Meet

The Fossil Hill Cross Country team competed at the Area meet today in Thornhill.  The team did a phenomenal job.  Our students trained hard during the September heat wave, and then braved the cold today for the competition. All of our athletes were amazing, demonstrating respect, perseverance and dedication. 

We are excited for Regionals next week, where we have 6 athletes competing. A thank you to our parents who supported us during the season. A special thanks to our coaches, Stephanie Davies, Kristina Lisi and Kevin Hutton for their time and dedication. 

EQAO Results 2016-2017

Dear Families:

EQAO results are one of the many ways we measure student achievement and provide a snapshot of results across our Board and the province. EQAO data, along with other data sources, is used to inform school and board improvement strategies to continue to support the needs of all our students. Each year, although the test results focus on that year's cohort of children with varying degrees of strengths and needs, it provides us with valuable information on our teaching methods in general for all grades.  

Our Fossil Hill 2016-2017 EQAO Achievement Data Results are as follows:

Grade 3:                                                                       

88% at or above the provincial standard in Reading

92% at or above the provincial standard in Writing  

66% at or above the provincial standard in Math

Grade 6:

92% at or above the provincial standard in Reading

93% at or above the provincial standard in Writing  

62% at or above the provincial standard in Math

Individual student results have arrived and are being collated.  They will be sent home with students in the coming weeks.  Fossil Hill teachers and staff will be analyzing these results to identify the strategies that are proving successful and further understand the areas that continue to need improvement. In the next few months, we will be unpacking the EQAO results to understand the skills our students need to continue to improve to meet curriculum expectations successfully.

The Board's focus on Mathematics, Modern Learning and Mental Health supports the needs of our students in many ways. Our School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement and Well-being is continuously being updated to better support the needs of all our students.  

Mathematics is clearly an area of need for our school as well as the rest of the Board and Province. York Region District School Board is committed to supporting students in becoming confident problem solvers who use mathematical knowledge, skills and processes to be contributing members of a changing society. Math learning and teaching are responsive to students’ strengths and areas of need to support the development of conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and application of problem solving strategies.  Students continue to learn basic skills and how to apply them to real world situations in their math classes and in other subjects throughout the day.

At Fossil Hill, Math and Literacy coaches support our teachers to participate in professional learning opportunities and build their own learning and teaching strategies to support student growth. Innovative strategies such as our "Math Adventure" from last year, where teachers engaged in professional development to support implementation of the Comprehensive Math program to improve students  problem solving abilities, proved beneficial. We trust that these and other strategies to support math and literacy skills will continue the improvements our students are making.

Our belief in our students' abilities to continuously improve and grow is paramount to our school's vision and motivates each of our professional staff to strive for new ways to help them achieve to the best of their abilities. Developing a "growth mindset" in our students and our staff is what drives Fossil Hill. We thank our families for your support and partnership. Together we can provide an excellent education for our students.

For more detailed information of our EQAO results please go to www.eqao.com.  Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us.

Sincerely,

Joanne Lomanno-Aprile Carolyn Lamy

Principal Vice Principal

Islamic Heritage Month - Free Art History Workshop

In recognition of Islamic Heritage Month, families and students in  grades 1 to 8 are invited to participate in a free Art History Workshop facilitated by the Aga Khan Museum.

Parent Workshop - Emotional Regulation

Dear Families:
Forest Run P.S. invites all parents on October 26 to join for a parent presentation on Emotional Regulation.  Please see the poster below.

Absence Reporting: 1-855-203-2994

When your child is sick or is at a morning appointment, it is important that you report the absence before 8:40 a.m. 

Please call the Absence Reporting line at 1-855-203-2994 or login and enter the information on the parent portal: 

https://parent.schoolconnectsweb.com/parentportal33/login/default.aspx?yorkrdsb

** NOTE: The automated system will continue to call you until you answer the telephone and confirm the absence.

Grade 7 Immunizations - October 11

A reminder that York Region Public Health will be at Fossil on October 11, 2017. 
Please visit york.ca/immunizations and click on School Immunization Clinics for more information.

Parenting Workshop - October 11

German Mills P.S. will be hosting a free parenting workshop on Parenting Traps on October 11 starting at 7 p.m.  

Thanksgiving

To all our families celebrating Thanksgiving, we would like to wish you a very happy celebration. 

Enjoy the long weekend!

See you back at school on Tuesday, October 10.

Pizza - From the Garden!

PIZZA

Ms Lomanno and Ms Lamy are always ready to be the first to taste the cooking from our students!  

On Wednesday, we were surprised with a pizza treat from some of our Gr 3 friends.  

SCRUMPTIOUS!!!

Thank you for the delicious pizza treat!!

BBQ and Curriculum Night 2017

Thank you to all our families that came out for our annual BBQ and Curriculum Evening.  It was a lovely evening and it was so nice to see so many families visit our school and meet the teachers!  A special thank you to Golden Star for the delicious BBQ.

Here are a few pics from the evening!

October 5th is Happy World Teacher's Day!

Thank you to our dedicated

and AMAZING teachers!

Say Cheese - It's Picture Day on Thursday, October 5th.

A reminder of our school Picture Day coming on Thursday, October 5.  There will be class pictures as well as individual student pictures. A retake day has been scheduled sometime in November for those who are absent on Thursday. 
  

We raised over $800!

Congratulations Fossil Hill for raising over $800 in donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in support of Terry Fox!

Thanks for your part in helping to support the cause!