Friday File

March 8, 2024

Dear Fieldstone Community,  

Happy International Women’s Day! Today, our students acknowledged the achievements of notable Canadian women and pledged to honour strong women who create change.  

Today, our students also celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a fun, activity-filled day! Beginning with a ‘door decorating’ competition between the different homerooms to a special ‘St. Paddy’s Day’ House Games which included learning the Irish jig to the tunes of Mr. Morales’s music group and a special guest, our students had loads of fun! A very special thank you to Ms. Carey and Ms. Murphy, who planned and organised the day’s events, and to Mr. Morales for his wonderful Irish music!  

Also, March Reports will be available to view on Connect today. If you are unable to view the reports, please send an email to office@fieldstonekcschool.org 

On Sunday, some of our talented speakers will be participating in the Zone-level round of the Legion Public Speaking Competition. We wish our brilliant students the best!  

As a friendly reminder, The Fieldstone String Orchestra will be performing at the Toronto Marlies game on Wednesday, April 10. Please come with your family for a fun evening and support our amazing orchestra. If you wish to attend this event, please let us know by completing the form HERE. Please submit the form by the end of Friday, March 8 (today).  

Finally, we wish our students who will participate in the Kangaroo Math Contest and those who will participate in the Toronto Science Fair on Sunday, March 24, the very best of luck. We trust everyone will have an enjoyable two weeks of March Break! Classes resume on Monday, March 25.  

Wishing you and your families a wonderful March break!  

Sincerely,  

Shumaila Khan 

Head of School  


Weekly Updates: 

After-School Tutorials and Clubs 

An overview of Spring Clubs is HERE.  

Spring Club Form HERE. Please fill out this form before Tuesday, March 26.  

NEW! Coding Club! 

We are introducing a new ‘Coding Club’ (details in the overview brochure linked above).  

LINK to PAY:  KIDS CODING AT FIELDSTONE   

The updated Tutorial schedule will be shared after the March break.  


Weekly Updates: 

Kindergarten – Grade Four

Grades Five – Eight


IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, March 11  March Break Begins  
Friday, March 22   March Break Ends  
Monday, March 25  Classes Resume 
Thursday, March 28  FPA Pizza Day 

Formal Dress Day 

Friday, March 29  Good Friday – No Classes 
Monday, April 1  Easter Monday – No Classes 

Please check HERE for a list of Important Dates for 2023 – 2024. 


March Lunch Update:  

Please fill out the March Lunch Form and return the completed form and payment to Ms. Park. All these wholesome, healthy meals are prepared in-house, and our students love them!  


New Student Referral Programme 

We are introducing the New Student Referral Programme for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you refer new students to Fieldstone and they enroll, you will receive a $1,000 tuition subsidy or cheque per new student as a token of appreciation. 


Buddy Day

Help Fieldstone grow! If you know someone who’s interested in Fieldstone, send us an email so they can experience our unique programme.


Fieldstone Houses 
House  House Colour  House Points 
Carr  dark green/green  1360
Fox  red  1392
Peterson  navy blue/blue  1516
Richler  grey   1767

Please complete the form HERE if you wish to order a House shirt for your child. If you have filled out the form and made the payment ($17 per shirt), the House shirt will be given to your child by his or her Homeroom teacher.  


Health Advisory 

Recently, TPH announced an investigation of a confirmed case of measles linked to travel. This virus continues to spread in many parts of the world. If you are planning to leave the country over March Break, get the best protection for you and your loved ones by staying up to date with your routine vaccines, including the measles vaccine. These vaccines are available from your primary health care provider or at a TPH community clinic for school-aged children by appointment. Visit TPHbookings.ca for more information. If you are unsure of your child’s vaccination status, check their yellow card (Ontario Immunization Record), TPH’s Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) or speak with their primary health care provider.  

Please read the letter from Toronto Public Health HERE.


REMINDERS 

Edsembli Connect for Parents: All our parents should be able to access their accounts on Edsembli Parents Portal HERE. The portal is where parents can check their child/ren’s reports.  

If you are a first-time user, you will have received an email from Edsembli Connect at the email address we have on record for you. Please follow the steps to create a new password by clicking on ‘request a password change.’ Once you have a new password, you can access the account and check reports. If you have previously been able to log into the Parents portal and have been unable to do so now, please let us know, and we’ll fix the problem.  

Join Google Classroom (Kindergarten to Grade 8) – In the Summer Mailing email, students were asked to join their class on Google Classroom. If you haven’t yet, please log in to Google Classroom using the Fieldstone-specific Google account username and password and join your class using the code that was provided. If you need assistance, please email frontdesk@fieldstoneschool.org. 


Character Counts! Pins Programme 

Character building is important at Fieldstone, where we truly believe that character counts. The Character Counts! programme has found that there are at least six values that should be taught to all children. These are known as the “Six Pillars of Character”. Fieldstone students work diligently towards earning their Character Pins (photos on the right). We are very proud of them! Several students have been working diligently on their Character pins! You can find out more about the Character Counts Pin Programme HERE. If your child would like to participate in this wonderful programme, please ask your child to see Ms. Butcher. 


Curriculum Matters – November 2023

At Fieldstone, we are very proud to offer the academically advanced Cambridge curriculum through innovative and enriching instruction. In our November issue of the 2023-2024 Curriculum Matters, you will find highlights of the vibrant curricular life of Fieldstone, our history and philosophy, and our rich present, where students from JK to Grade Twelve engage with concepts in ways that are proudly, uniquely, Fieldstone. Click HERE to view. 


Community Reminders and Updates 

A reminder that smoking/vaping is not allowed within 20 meters of the school perimeter and is strictly prohibited on school property. This is both a school policy and provincial law. 

There may be some children in your child’s class who have peanut and/or tree nut allergies. A friendly reminder that Fieldstone is a nut-free school. Please provide your child with nut-free snacks and lunch.