CAMBRIDGE CONNECTION 250 Cambridge Street North, , K1R 7B2 Principal: LOUISE LABONTÉ Office Administrator: MARINA MERLO Chief Custodian: MICHAEL KIRK Office Assistant: LUCIA CHIRIBOGA

Telephone: 613-239-2216 Fax: 613-239-5981 Newsletter #10 2018- 2019

June 2019 Newsletter

Principal’s Message

It is hard to believe that we are in our last month of learning for this school year. Only 17 days of school left!

Our annual school barbecue will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. This family event is organized by the members of our school council. It is a wonderful opportunity to gather as a school community to eat, have some fun and celebrate our year together before the summer holidays.

Term 2 report cards and JK/SK Communication of Learning reports will be sent home on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. If you have any questions about the last report card, please do not hesitate to speak with your child(ren)’s teacher(s).

The last day of school will be Thursday, June 27, 2019. There is a professional development day for staff on Friday, June 28.

The Cambridge school office will re-open August 26 – 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The first day of school will be Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

It has been a true pleasure serving the community of Cambridge for the past two years. I will miss you. Wishing you all much success and happiness in your life!

Have a wonderful and relaxing summer!

Louise Labonté Principal at Cambridge Street Community PS

Cambridge is saying good bye to a few staff members at the end of June.

Ms. Allison Wood, JK/SK teacher, is retiring. We wish her a happy retirement!

Ms. Catherine Pacella, ESL/ELD teacher, accepted a position at PS in the fall. Ms. Laura Cowling-Mitchell, Educational Assistant, accepted a position at First Avenue PS. We wish them much success at their new schools and in their careers in education.

Ms. Joanne Hayes who worked as a tutor, lunchtime monitor, and sometimes as an emergency ECE and EA will not be returning to Cambridge next year. She will be pursuing other interests in the fall.

We are saying goodbye to our grade 6 students who will be attending grade 7 in various schools in the fall. Some students and their families are moving and will not be returning to Cambridge.

May everyone find the joy and passion for learning wherever they may be!

Remember that you are always welcome at Cambridge.

We welcome Ms. Tosha Urbach, Principal at Cambridge Street Community PS in September 2019!

Wendy Dunn, Program Supervisor of the EarlyOn Centre at Cambridge, will be retiring at the end of June. We wish Ms. Dunn a happy retirement!

This year’s Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend (May 25-26) featured 158 OCISO “Run for a New Start” volunteers, walking and running in the 2km 5km, 10km, half marathon and marathon events. Together with their 400+ sponsors, their volunteers raised a record $33,000+ to support the important work of Refugee 613 in the Ottawa area.

Huong Thai, MLO (Multicultural Liaison Officer) at Cambridge ran the full marathon! We are so proud of your accomplishment Huong!

Participant and Huong Thai

On the OCISCO website, you will find a Run for a New Start article and dozens of team photos. There is also a Subscribe button to their monthly eNewsletter, “OCISCO Newcomer News” if you would like to keep abreast of the latest news. https://ociso.org/campaigns/run-for-a-new-start-2019-another-record-breaking-year/

New Schedule for September 2019 Starting September 2019, the balanced day schedule will change slightly by 20 minutes due to timetabling.

Current Schedule New Schedule for September 2019

8:40-8:55 Arrival on the yard 8:40-8:55 Arrival on the yard 8:55-10:55 Learning Block 8:55-10:55 Learning Block 10:55-11:15: Nutrition Break #1 10:55-11:15: Nutrition Break #1 11:15-11:40: Activity Break #1 11:15-11:40: Activity Break #1 11:40-1:40: Learning Block 11:40-1:20: Learning Block 1:40-2:00: Nutrition Break #2 1:20-1:40: Nutrition Break #2 2:00-2:25: Activity Break #2 1:40-2:05: Activity Break #2 2:25-3:25: Learning Block 2:05-3:25: Learning Block

Tentative School Organization for September 2019 Our projected enrolment for 2019-2020 is 87 students.

Here is our tentative school organization. JK/SK Grade 1/2 Grade 3/4 Grade 5/6 Junior LLD class: Grade 4,5,6

The JK/SK program is 50/50: French/English. Students in Grades 1 to 6 will receive instruction in French (Core French) for 40 min. per day. Support Staff will include: 0.5 LST, 0.5 LRT and 0.5 ESL/ELD

We are still in the process of staffing the school. A list of staff and their assignments will be shared in the fall.

Visit to the Museum of Science and Technology - Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 Students in Ms. Walsh, Ms. Oxley and Ms. Dragan’s class took part in various workshops and visited the exhibitions at the Museum of Science and Technology on Wednesday, May 1. Here are a few pictures taken at the museum.

A BIG thank you to the museum for covering the cost of the entrance fees and workshops and to OCDSB Curriculum Services for covering the cost of the transportation.

Junior Girls’ Basketball Team Pictured are members of the junior girls’ basketball team before leaving Cambridge to go to their tournament at Glebe HS on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Back row: Chloe, Aurora and Kelly Front row: Savannah and Praise

Thank you to Ms. Joanne Oxley, teacher at Cambridge for coaching the junior girls and boys basketball teams.

Thank you to the Christian Chinese Church for their generous donation.

Our school was able to purchase new books for the library.

New Sign on Outdoor Storage Shed in Primary/Junior Yard

Thank you to Mr. Dan Sheshko, parent at Cambridge, for putting a plastic sheeting over a sign with all the names and location of the trees in the primary/junior yard and permanently installing it on an outdoor storage shed where it is visible for all students to see.

Y Kids Club Program Closure

After extensive analysis and careful consideration, the YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region has made the difficult decision to permanently close the Y Kids Club (before and after school) programs at Cambridge Street Community PS, St. Anthony’s School and Katimavik PS as of June 27, 2019. The Y has been grateful for the opportunity to serve the children and families in these schools.

The decision will not impact the Y Kids Club (after school) programs at the Ruddy Family Y, Taggart Family Y and Woodroffe United Church.

For more information, please contact Sam Cardarelli, Operations Manager at 613-237- 1320, ext. 7521. [email protected]

Gee-Gees Sports Clinics at Cambridge on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 The uOttawa Gee-Gees had sports clinics for the students in JK/SK, Ms. Sgabellone’s and Ms. Dragan’s classes. The Gee-Gees’ initiative is to teach children of this city the benefits of sport on physical and personal development.

The sports clinics offer children the opportunity to gain basic athletic, leadership and social skills.

Indigenous Knowledge Ms. Kareen Butler, OCDSB Indigenous Education Itinerant Instructional Coach (K-8), has been co-planning lessons and sharing resources with staff. She will be coming to Cambridge a few more times during the month of June to do activities with the staff and students.

Ms. Kareena Butler shares a resource with Ms. Stacy Budel, Learning Support Teacher.

Ms. Butler facilitated a social studies game called “Protect the Treasure” with the students in Ms. Oxley and Ms. Walsh’s classes. After the game, Ms. Butler organized a circle to discuss the significance and purpose of the game as it relates to treaties.

Math Night – Thursday, May 9, 2019 Thank you to all the children and their families who attended! It was a fun math learning opportunity for all of us!

Plant Sale – Sunday, May 12, 2019 It was nice to see many families and neighbours stop by the school and purchase plants for their gardens in support of our school fundraiser. Thank you to all the Cambridge families who grew plants and/or donated plants. As this was such a successful event, the school council may decide to do this again next year! Who knows, this may become an annual event at Cambridge!

Drumming Workshops with Jody Marselais – Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Each class learned some basic rhythms and games with the drums appropriate for their age group. Towards the end of each session, the groups had the last 10 minutes to experience playing on a large First Nations Pow Wow drum where 11 at a time could play and the others instructed to follow along. With older groups, Mr. Marselais played some team building games with the drums, and conclude with the students having a chance to hit a large Asian gong.

Cambridge’s 2nd Annual Shoe Fundraiser at the Great Glebe Garage Sale at First Avenue PS – Saturday, May 25, 2019

Simon Coady from the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre was at Cambridge on Thursday, May 30, 2019. He presented various workshops to all the classes. Some of the primary classes discussed topics such as the environment, animals, celebrations, housing, myths and legends. Most classes learned how to play various Inuit games. Our junior students did visual arts activities (i.e., Inukshuk).

Cambridge Street Public School Annual Community BBQ Thursday, June 6th, 2019 5 - 7 p.m.

Activities:

• Jump roping show and workshop • Face painting & balloon twisting

• Soccer & other games

FOOD: Tickets 4/$5.00 ($ 1.25 each) Hotdogs 1 ticket Burger 2 tickets Spring rolls 2 for 1 ticket Samosas 2 for 1 ticket

Complimentary Veggies, Watermelon & Freezies!

BBQ by Seed to Sausage

Bring your reusable water bottle – Save

Cambridge Street Community PS

Grades JK,SK, 1, 2 Kiddlywinks Music Programme Invite YOU to celebrate our success At our afternoon concert…

When? Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 2:25 p.m. Where? Gymnasium Who? Parents, friends, relatives, neighbours and all classes grades JK to 6 What? 40 minutes of music enjoyment including recorders, glockenspiels and singing

We hope you will come and enjoy our music!

Track and Field Students are getting ready for the track and field meet on Tuesday, June 11. Thank you Ms. Oxley for all the training and practices.

TVO mPower, developed by the creators of award-winning TVOkids, offers a series of exciting, cross-curricular and FREE online math games that foster positive attitudes towards math in the classroom and at home.

To get started, go to tvo.org/mpower to create a TVO mPower account for your child. It’s safe, easy and will help support the mastery of tough-to-learn math concepts and inspire a love of math.

Having Fun Outside!

Virtual Ventures Members from the Faculty of Engineering and Design from are doing some virtual workshops with the students from Grade 1 to 6 at Cambridge. They are pictures here with students from Ms. Dragan’s class.

Beautiful Natural Space

The leaves on the trees are almost in full bloom. Finding butterflies in our yard.

First Day of School is Tuesday, September 3

Picture Day: Friday, October 11, 2019

Photo Retakes: Monday, Nov. 11, 2019

Fabric Flea Market: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at the Glebe Community Centre