A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR NEW PRINCIPAL!

DOVERCOURT PUBLIC SCHOOL
Proud to be a TDSB Platinum Eco-School
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
228 Bartlett Avenue,
Toronto, ON., M6H 3G4
dovercourtcouncil@gmail.com
June 2013 Newsletter
To the Dovercourt school communityA big thank-you to everyone who contributed to the Spring Fling and helped to make it such a success. The expression
is that “many hands make light work”. While I don’t think anyone would describe the organization of the Spring Fling as
“light work”, it certainly wouldn’t be possible without help from so many people. I hope everyone has an enjoyable and
safe summer and we look forward to sharing stories at our “Welcome Back Breakfast”on September 11th.
Heather Posgate
SAC Chair
SAC events such as Spring Fling helps
contribute to the funding of
extracurricular programming, music,
sports and field trips and other activities
that the school budget could not otherwise afford.
Thank you everyone for another
great fundraising year, Have a safe
and happy summer.
Thank you Dovercourt Students and
Families for helping to make this
year’s Spring Fling event the BIGGEST party on the block!
The Dovercourt School SAC and
Spring Fling Committee appreciates
the support of the Dovercourt School
families, businesses and organizations
in making Spring Fling a great success.
We would also like to acknowledge
the support of the school administration and support staff; Mr Boulton, Mr
Fazl, Debbie and Lisa, Bert, the school
custodians and the teaching staff for
their encouragement and assistance.
Without everyone’s contributions, our
school events would not be possible.
A special THANKS to Toni Magaletta
for her awesome job with the raffle
ticket sales.
It truly was our BIGGEST fund-raiser
yet with totals so far exceeding $12,000
in funds raised. That is an amazing
number with more funds coming in as
we wrap up.
Congratulations to all raffle prize winners and to the talented and creative
students who participated in the Student Talent Show.
Remember that many donors, vendors
and families contributed to Spring Fling,
please be sure to say “thanks” whenever you visit their businesses so they
know that Dovercourt School appreciates their generosity.
Joycelyn SAC Events/
Spring Fling Coordinator
A SPECIAL
WELCOME
TO OUR NEW
PRINCIPAL!
With Mr. Bolton’s retirement, we know the TDSB
has spent time finding our school a new principal
who accurately matches all our educational / adminstrative and environmental requirements. Her name
is Judith Kramer and she epitomizes the principal
that we outlined in the School Statement of needs.
She was recently VP at Carleton P.S. and before that
Annette P.S. and has lots of experience at
diverse K-8 schools. She was born and raised in
downtown Toronto and lives close enough to the
school that she is excited to be able to ride her bike
to work (she has a very strong eco-background).
This is her first Principal position. We are all very
excited to having her join our Dovercourt community.
SOCCER STARS! DOVERCOURT DRAGONS
CRUSH THE COMPETITION TO BRING HOME
THREE DIVISIONAL BANNERS!
On June 6th, the Dovercourt Dragons 3 soccer teams (Grade 5/6 Co-ed, Grade 8 Girls, Grade 8
Boys) participated in the TDSB Conference Final tournament for our division. We are very proud
to say that ALL of our three teams WON their Divisional Championships! Special thanks to all
of the teachers who coached the students and the parents who volunteered. We could not have
done it without you.
Three new CHAMPIONSHIP banners now adorn the main hallway. Congratulations!
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Summer Watering Schedule
Can you help out this summer?
The new trees planted in the west yard need your help for only
one evening this summer - can you assist in watering the their new
planters in the west yard? Karen Craine is setting up a watering schedule- and divided up into one good soaking a week, we need only 8
volunteers to come out on one convenient evening over the summer and
water for half an hour. If you are able to help us establish these two young
trees please contact Karen at kcraine@sympatico.co and she can slot
you in on an date that works best for you! Thanks from the Green Team.
The annual school Eco-day was a great success and enjoyed by all. Especially appreciated by teachers and parent volunteers was the assistance of
the grade 7 & 8 students, at each of the stations. We look forward to seeing
the older students take on more leadership roles in our Eco-endeavours.
Have a great, green summer. Enjoy the outdoors. Try turning the A/C off
occasionally and open your windows. It’s good for you...and the planet.
Dovercourt SAC (Parent Council) Elections
Do you want to become more involved and help guide enrichment and community efforts within the
school? Our 2013 -1024 SAC elections will take place on Tuesday, September 10th, 6:30pm in the main
floor staff room. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Many positions are open- from the simple Classroom Rep to the Co-chair. Most jobs really entail only a few
hours a month. Here are some ideas.
SAC Co- Chair (working with Heather Posgate)- Take turns chairing the monthly meetings
Meet with/liaise with Principals on behalf of the SAC (Find out what is going on before everyone else does!)
-represent the SAC at school functions (minimal public speaking)
-Organize various SAC roles and delegate/coordinate tasks that need to be done (being Co-Chair does
NOT mean that you need to be involved in everything that is going on!)
-Liaise with parents, seek input/involvement from parent community
Communications Officer- Get timely information about school and all events out to DPS community. Minute
SAC meetings and post to list serve, communication boards, SAC board in the school, school website.
Create monthly SAC newsletter with info supplied by school, teachers, other SAC members. Spread the
news about events, greening, Eco team, Sports teams, art enrichment programs and initiatives, fundraising
endeavours etc). Communication systems are already established.
Events Officer- (most fun!) With an established team of co-coordinators, initiate, organize and supervise
the major school events and fund-raisers that keep our kids in enrichment and keep us connected as a
community. Events include, Welcome Back Breakfast , Movie Night, Danceathon, Winter Feast, and Spring
Fling. You can help with just one, or work on a few over the course of the year- and you are never working
alone- there is always a team to help plan and assist. Great way to get involved!
Financial Officer- Preparing all bank documentation throughout the year. Prepare all floats. Prepare and
record all deposits. Prepare, record and distribute payments for all expenses. End of year- send all relevant
documentation showing all transactions to the board. Present monthly financial updates at SAC meetings.
Greening! Join the Green Team with Karen Craine. Work in the school gardens once a month during the
autumn and spring- dig, prune, plant, mulch, water, tidy. Plan new garden ideas! Food? Flowers? Native
plants? Create more outdoor art! Natural playground equipment? Great for the mind and the body.
Health and Safety- Easy-peasy job- organize one to two evening events at the school on relevant health
topics for parents/kids. City of Toronto Health professionals can come in to talk, free of charge about a
variety of subjects!
Class Reps- get to know other parents of children in your childs class. Liase with them (via email) and the
teacher and share your ideas with the SAC to initiate positive changes. Vitally important communication
position but light on time commitment! Great starter role- only1- 2 hours a month!
If you cannot devote consistent time we suggest you sign up to help out with just one event- all volunteers
are very much appreciated. We cannot do this without everyone’s help. If you cannot make the September 10th meeting you can contact the SAC on communication.dovercourtcouncil@gmail.com with your
volunteer information.
Dovercourt Summer
Reading Challenge!
Attention Dovercourt Students!
The SAC would like to challenge
DPS students to participate in a
reading program over the summer break. We ask students to
read a number of books from the
Forest of Reading program over
the summer – the number varies
depending on the students’ grade
- and keep track of the books
read using the tracking sheet
that will be distributed on the
last day of school. In September,
the students who participated
will be asked to submit their
tracking sheet to Ms. Sniderman
and there will be 3 draws for a
$50.00 gift certificate at Indigo.
Please email Esther Uhm
estheruhm@yahoo.com
or Lisa Hutt ljhutt@gmail.com
for more details.
Summer camp programs are still
available for registration. Check out their
website for details. Last day of regular
schedule B&G club is June 22nd.
Summer programs start July 2nd and run
to August 23rd.
Fall programs start September 3rd.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER- Certified Baby
Sitting Course! Ages 12 and up. Dates and
times to be announced! A Babysitting list
registry is also available at the club if you
are in need of a sitter. Please contact
Manny at 416-536-4102
UPCOMING EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
June 28th- Last Day of School
September 3rd- Back to School
September 10th - SAC (Parent Council) Elections- Main floor staff room. 6:30pm
September 11th - Back To School Breakfast - 8am - 8:50am- West Yard
CHECK OUT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE AT
SCHOOLS.TDSB.ON.CA/DOVERCOURT FOR INFORMATION AND EVENTS.
Want to be involved in the SAC? (Parent Council). The next meeting is Tuesday, September 10th @ 6:30pm in the Main Floor Staff Rom. Everyone is welcome. Free Childcare is available. Can’t attend but have an opinion/suggestion? email communication.dovercourtcouncil@gmail.com