West Hill showcase

The Showcase is tonight!!! Please have your child here by 5:45. Thank you!

Fun Fair!!

West Hill’s Fun Fair is only a few days away!!! We are all so excited for this event! Looking forward to seeing everyone out there on Thursday, June 13!

This is a rain or shine event. 

June is Pride!!!

Toronto District School Board Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Every Day

Our TDSB community has a rich culture and history of celebrating diversity and our LGBTQ community every day. Learn more about the history of Pride by visiting Pride Toronto and learn more about how we celebrate at the TDSB.

Join us at the Toronto Pride Parade!

Toronto's annual Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, June 23, 2019, and a proud TDSB contingent of students, staff, Trustees and community members will be taking part, just like we've done every year since 2000.

Everyone is welcome! Come out and join TDSB friends and colleagues. More details to follow!

Follow all the fun on Parade day via Twitter (#PrideTDSB). 

Above Information taken directly from the TDSB website - https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Innovation/Gender-Based-Violence-Prevention/Pride

PA DAY

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 is a PA DAY. There is no school for students. School will resume on Monday, June 10. Have a lovely weekend! 

Spirit Day - Thursday, May 30

Thursday May 30th is Raptors Day at West Hill!! Show your Toronto pride by wearing anything that celebrates our Toronto Raptors, as they begin their quest in the NBA Finals.  Let’s celebrate “Canada’s team,” by wearing Raptors gear, ‘We the North’clothing or anything red and white.

Let’s go, Raptors!! Let’s go, West Hill!! Let’s have a great spirit day!! 

2019 Fun Fair

Inspired to Excel Pre-Kindergarten Summer Learning Program

Parent Education Expo

LC3 Math Symposium

Friday!

There is so much happening this week Friday!

1. Character Ed and Greek Heritage Month Assembly for honesty. The assembly will start at approximately 1pm. Students from all classes who have exemplified honesty will be celebrated. In addition, there will be a presentation highlighting traditional Greek music and dance. Please come and support the students!
2. As usual, students are encouraged to wear their Pack colours because it's a Spirit Friday.
3. Pizza lunch is ALSO this Friday! 
4. Earth Hour is being recognized by TDSB schools this Friday from 2-3 pm. The official time and date are Saturday March 30 from 8:30-9:30 pm. Students will be talking about the reason for this event at school. We will be turning off lights and avoiding using technology which is non-essential. Please participate on Saturday by turning off lights and other electronic devices between 8:30-9:30. It is a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time as a family if you can by talking about ways that you can make a difference, playing games, or telling stories. Information and ideas for family activities can be found here as well as on the TDSB information page.

This Thursday's special Spirit Day!

This coming THURSDAY is "bring your favourite stuffy to school day"! Students who bring in a stuffy will earn Pack Points.

Please encourage your child to wear their pack colour and to bring in their favourite stuffed toy. A word to the wise - don't send in enormous stuffies or there won't be room for the students in their classrooms! A good guide would be, if it won't fit inside a backpack, leave it at home!

Uh oh! I'm just too big!

Scientist in the School

Ms. Neim's and Ms. Subzwari's classes enjoyed a morning of Scientist in the School last week. Please enjoy the photos below which show students, teachers, parent volunteers, the scientist, and students engaged in hands-on experimentation with the properties of water.

Making boats.

What sinks, what floats, and why?

Investigating absorption using water droppers and a variety of solids.

Investigating how liquids cause refraction of light.

...and good old PLAYING with water, including the energy properties of water.

Upcoming dates in March

Monday March 18: Chocolate fundraiser begins and continues until Friday April 26.
Friday March 29: Pizza lunch.

March Break!

From all the staff at West Hill - Have a wonderful March Break everyone! 

See you on Monday, March 18.

Spirit Friday!

Don’t forget to wear your pack colour tomorrow! Every Friday is a West Hill spirit day!

Please support our move-a-thon!

Polar Bear Walk Success!

Today, West Hill students and staff walked a combined 356.5 km to raise awareness for the plight of polar bears. THAT'S AMAZING!!! Ms. Goldenstein commented today that not only did the students have fun, but that, and I quote; "This was West Hill Spirit at its finest, seeing the older students in grades 6, 7, and 8 holding hands with the primary students every step of the way".

We are continuing to collect donations, however small, so please do keep sending them. Thank you to all those families who have already generously done so.

Please enjoy these images of happy children doing good for a good cause!

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”  ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist.