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Principal Thane Jovanovich Secretary Laurie Johnston September 2013 Superintendent Linda Curtis Trustee, Ward 12 Mari Rutka

Principal’s Message Student Safety Line and Kids Help Phone Welcome back and a special welcome to our new students, The Student Safety Line is an anonymous way for you to parents and guardians joining this great Hollywood PS tell someone about your personal or school safety community. I am very impressed with our students’ level concerns. The Student Safety Line will help make our of engagement and participation in their learning. At schools even safer, fairer and more caring learning Hollywood PS, we hope to instill pride in our students and environments for everyone. in their school. Hollywood is truly a community school When you call 416-395-SAFE (7233), you can leave an where all involved share a simple but powerful focus of anonymous message with information for the TDSB to supporting our students. As a result, the school follow-up. You do not need to give your name to make a environment created at Hollywood is one where the report. You can leave a voice message without anyone learning environment is safe, nurturing, positive, and knowing or finding out who you are. Messages are respectful. Best wishes to all of our students for this checked regularly during the school day. academic year! What if I need to talk to someone? You can contact the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 for counselling Hollywood News on the Internet and by Email support. As an ECO School, Hollywood PS has taken on the initiative to attempt to move to internet and email to Student Transportation support communication. If you have not provided your At the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) busing email address on the last mailing and would like to receive service may be provided for elementary students (grades information through email, please provide your email K-5) residing 1.6 Km or more from their designated address to your child’s homeroom teacher. Also you can school. TTC tickets may be provided for middle school visit our school webpage for monthly news, calendar, students (grades 6-8) residing 3.2 Km or more from their Hollywood Student Information Guide, and more. designated school. [email protected]/hollywood The safety and welfare of students is a shared responsibility. Parents can help to ensure that it remains Hollywood Public School Online Library safe by stressing school bus safety with their children. Our students can explore our wonderful library resources ... they are just one click away. Severe Weather Links on Online: Encyclopedia, Databases, Toronto Occasionally, severe weather conditions may require the Public Library, Knowledge Ontario, Secondary Library, TDSB to cancel transportation. This may occur before the Website, Quick-Start Internet Search, Internet Reference beginning of the school day or if conditions become Works, News Services severe during the school day. The Board Severe Weather http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Findyour/Schools/LibraryCat.aspx? Procedures will guide decisions and operations. Visit the schoolNo=3170 web site at www.tdsb.on.ca or listen to the local radio or TV station from 6:30 am onward for bus cancellation Safe Welcome Program/Secure Access Systems announcements. Parents and guardians should familiarize Over the summer, our school received funding under the themselves with the procedures and communication plan Ministry of Education Safe Welcome Program and we to ensure the safety of their children. have installed devices that give our school staff more control over who enters our school. This means that when Adult High School you arrive at our school the outside doors will be locked At our five adult high schools, the TDSB supports more and a buzzer system will need to be used to gain access to than 12,000 learners to find a career path and to meet their the school. Using this system will support a safe and academic goals every year. Tuition is free. Earn credits welcoming environment. All visitors must sign in at the faster. Gain Canadian work experience. Explore our main office. specialty programs which include nursing, child care, carpentry, robotics, support worker, hairstyling and more. Visit www.adultschoolstoronto.ca for more information Learn English with Us We will meet every Thursday at lunch from 11:25-12:25 The TDSB offers free English as a Second Language a.m. If you are interested in joining please get a classes in communities across the city, to adults who are permission form from Mrs. Feldbloom, Mrs. Rosenbaum residents of Canada or are applying for residency. Build or Miss Gazey. All permission forms are to be returned by your literacy and English language skills. Learn about October 3. your community and the services available. Prepare for further education, citizenship and language proficiency Terry Fox Run Week, by Ako, Louella and Aabid tests. Improve your conversation skills. Discover our All kindergarten to grade six students ran the Terry Fox bilingual programs, where English is taught with the help Run this week. We raised more than one thousand dollars. of other languages. Visit www.ESLtoronto.ca or call 416- Everybody did a great job running. 338-4300. Eco Club, Mr. Steele International Languages The Go Green ECO Club is off to a great start this year In an increasingly global world, learning languages and with over 40 members. We look forward to another cultures benefits our students today and helps them build successful campaign to reach PLATINUM status as an skills for the future. Through our International Languages ECOSchool. Last year we received GOLD status that and African Heritage programs, we offer 30,000 students involved many great initiatives at Hollywood PS. We are classes in more than 55 languages. Join us! The $20 presently working on weeding the gardens and trees for materials fee is payable by cash, cheque, VISA and the winter season (with the wonderful help of some MasterCard. parents - THANKS!). Our morning announcements are To Register: Please note that registration takes place at once again full of ECO tips and suggestions that our the schools offering the program and ONLY during members think up. Speaking for our ECO Club, I am very International Languages Elementary class time hours. proud of all of the members and their leadership skills. Contact us at: 416-338-4100 or [email protected] KEEP IT GOING ECO Club! www.ILEprograms.ca . Hollywood AllStars Child Care School Council The Child Care currently has four spots available for We want to extend our school’s appreciation to the children in grades JK, SK and grade one. There is still a following for their voluntarism and participation on the wait list for all other grades. Please speak to Angela to School Council. discuss registration, or call 416 221 7827. Chair - Steve Fuh, Co-Chair - Stephen Robinson, Treasurer - Omid Mostafavi, Secretary - Alana West

Community News There is a community news board in the front foyer. Community athletic and arts activities are posted there. Students can pick-up brochures from there. The school is facilitating community communication. The school does not endorse any of the programs.

Lost and Found The Lost and Found is located in the main office. If any items are lost, please have the students check the box in the office.

Girls' Club Girls' Club will be starting October 3 in room 103. This club is for girls in grades 5 and 6. In this club, we will discuss how to positively deal with preteen girls’, real life issues.

Discussions may include: - facing bullying - discussing body image - dealing with emotions (e.g. anger, sadness, anxiety) - coping with personal, family and friend problems