Administration Team:

Principal Vice-Principal Vice-Principal Vice-Principal A. Daniel A. Gheewala D. Heron S. Maharaj

November 23, 2018

To the parents/guardians/caregivers of «First_Name» «Last_Name», On Saturday, November 17th, Middlefield Collegiate Institute staff and administration attended the Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association’s (MACCA) 31st Annual Scholarship Awards Gala in celebration and support of students of African Caribbean heritage. Two MCI graduates – Shanel Tucker and Andrique White – were honoured at this very prestigious event. MACCA awards post-secondary scholarships to students across York Region who demonstrate high academic achievement and a passion for community involvement. Congratulations to Shanel and Andrique, as well as their families, on this incredible achievement. You have made MCI proud!

Sincerely,

A. Daniel, A. Gheewala, D. Heron, S. Maharaj

Character Matters Trait of the Month: Courage

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney

What’s Happening:

November 26-30 Grad Photos

November 27 Full Disclosure Date

November 29-30 Winter Clash Tournament

Middlefield C.I.

Looking Ahead:

December 5 Grade 8 Open House

December 6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 6 S.A.F.E. Assembly

MCI HIGHLIGHTS

Transgender Day of Remembrance

A big thank you to everyone who wore black on Tuesday in solidarity with our Transgender community. Below is a

picture of staff from this very important day.

Silverhawks Soar!

This year, students from our grade 11 Media Arts entered the York Region Police Youth Film Festival and two groups were selected for a film screening at the Vaughan Colossus Cineplex Theatres! Each film had to explore the relationship between Police and the need to end gang violence. Big Congratulations go to MCI films “Choice” by Sonia Tumkur, Vasi Sivakumar, Dipansh Jindal, Jasmine Li and Archana Sivakuganandan and “No More” by Estella Chiu, Kavi Gurunathan and Kelly Zhou. EXTRA CONGRATULATIONS also goes to our film “Choice” walking away with SECOND PLACE at the film festival winning $300!! It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to see their works on the big screen!

Attention all Drivers in and around MCI!

A gentle reminder to all of those who drive or get a ride to school, that we need to make sure that we are being safe in the parking lot and on the streets in and around MCI. We would like to ask that all parents, guardians, caregivers, family members and students who are driving be extra careful of other vehicles on the road and also of pedestrians in the area. MCI has partnered with the York Regional Police in an effort to help keep our streets safe for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. There will be more police presence around the MCI community who will be monitoring road safety. Let’s all do our part to be mindful and take care of each other on the roads!

Human Rights Commissioner’s Office

York Region District School Board is committed to creating safe, equitable and inclusive learning and working environments. As part of this commitment, the Board established a Human Rights Commissioner’s Office (HRCO).

The HRCO was created in response to a growing awareness that a space was needed within the school board environment to effectively address issues of discrimination and harassment specific to the Human Rights Code.

The HRCO is an arms-length office for Human Rights Code compliance under the Board’s Human Rights Policy.

The HRCO website provides the YRDSB community access to important information related to human rights, a confidential complaint reporting process and contact information for the office. The website can be found at www.yrdsb.ca/hrco.

Alliance of Educators for Black Students Event

Network opportunity for Tamil Parents/Guardians!

Ottawa Trip Reflection

Over the next few weeks, we will have student reflections from the Art Department’s recent trip to our nation’s capital. Here is our second installment, courtesy of Serena Wong.

Therapy Dog Event!

MCI’s recreational and leadership class is hosting a therapeutic dog event on November 29, 2018, during period 4, in room 206. Students are welcome to sign up in the rotunda and interact with our friendly and fluffy visitor. Therapy dogs are known to alleviate stress, improve self-confidence, provide comfort and lift moods. Students will have an unforgettably relieving experience!

INFORMATION ITEMS – HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The month of November was a busy time for students taking Health and Physical Education courses. Both Male and Female classes were engaged in completing their conflict resolution units. The grade 9 boys were taught by instructor Sean Wong from Nox Dojo. The grade 9 girls were taught by Carol Connor from Total Defense Inc. We would like thank Ms. Connor for her 20 years of service to the Middlefield community. Both classes learn the importance of deescalating potential physical situation and bullying prevention techniques.

The Senior Boys Basketball team won the Rick Mahoney Memorial Senior Tournament at Brother Andre Catholic High School on Saturday, November 17. MCI beat our rivals from Father Michael McGivney 60 to 56 in an exciting and competitive game. Congratulations to our Senior Team who won this tournament last year as well and are now back to back champions!!!

Congratulations go out to the Junior Boys Basketball team who won their first tournament of the year at Woodbridge College. The boys beat the home team Woodbridge in the finals by a score of 60 to 38. Aaron Manoharan was awarded the tournament MVP for his stellar play. Congratulations to the other members of the Junior Team: Jerry Cheng, Jamer Codington, Thandthan Balasuriyan, Joshua Manoharan, Ubaid Rana, Ahmad Mohsin, Yihan Li, Mohammad Gheewala, Gurmen Rathore, Viekaash Thayalan, Asim Nisar, Ravroop Rathore, Shazhan Tariq, Dillon Edward and Vishal Chib.

UPDATES FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

There is a positive relationship between regular attendance and success in school. Students at MCI are required to attend regularly, to be punctual, and to participate in all scheduled classes.

VALID ABSENCES include illness, bereavement or family emergency.

AUTHORIZED ABSENCES include dentist/doctor appointments, driver’s test, and court appearances.

EXCUSED ABSENCES refer to field trips and school sanctioned events. Students are still considered to be at school.

EXTENDED ABSENCES of four days or more require the completion of a “Special Leave” form at least one week in advance of the leave. This form may be obtained from the Main Office. A parent/guardian signature is required. It is the student’s responsibility to catch up on all work missed.

DO NOT plan absences or family vacations during culminating and exam periods as the evaluations CANNOT be rescheduled.

Type of Absence Parent/Guardian Responsibility Absent for a Full Day Phone the school with a valid reason the same day or send a note

upon return

Absent for One or More Classes Phone with valid reason indicating the time of absence or send a note with the student

Leaving Before the End of the Day Student signs out in attendance office with a note from the parent/guardian

In the Event of an Emergency Contact the office as soon as possible.

For safety reasons, students who have signed out must leave the building as they will not be directly supervised.

Dear parent/Guardian of «First_Name» «Last_Name»,

Please review the following attendance report. The report includes semester lates and absences from September 4th, 2018 – November 22nd, 2018, as well as Community Service Hours submitted to date.

Course Period Teacher Total Absences

Semester 1 Total Lates Semester 1

«Course_A» «Period_A» «Teacher_Last_A» «Absence_A» «Lates_A»

«Course_B» «Period_B» «Teacher_Last_B» «Absence_B» «Lates_B»

«Course_C» «Period_C» «Teacher_Last_C» «Absence_C» «Lates_C»

«Course_D» «Period_D» «Teacher_Last_D» «Absence_D» «Lates_D»

«Course_E» «Period_E» «Teacher_Last_E» «Absence_E» «Lates_E»

«Course_F» «Period_F» «Teacher_Last_F» «Absence_F» «Lates_F»

«Course_G» «Period_G» «Teacher_Last_G» «Absence_G» «Lates_G»

Totals «Total_Abs» «Total_Lates»

Community Service Hours Submitted to date for «First_Name» «Last_Name» «Community_Servi»

This report lists the dates of each absence and the coding (ill, medical, truant).

Want more information about student attendance? Students under 18 and/or their parents can pick up a detailed attendance report from the main office.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

MIDDLEFIELD C.I. PHONE EXTENSION LIST

MIDDLEFIELD C.I. SCHOOL LINKS

Middlefield C.I. Webpage: http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/middlefield.ci

York Region District School Board: http://www.yrdsb.ca/

Y.R.D.S.B. Guide to the 2018-2019 School Year: Guide to the School Year

SHSM: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/morestudentsuccess/SHSM.html

Teacher's Name (Last Name, First Name)

VM # Teacher's Name (Last Name, First Name)

VM # Teacher's Name (Last Name, First Name)

VM #

Afsharnejad, Fatemeh 4600 Gordon, Jackie 4695 Nasreen, Tahira 4666

Arsenault, Michelle 4613 Guthrie-Stewart, Jureen 4647 Ng'Ong'Ola, Neps 4667

Atcha, Saeed 4654 Heron, Deanna 159 Nguyen, Vincent 4641

Bakshi, Shirleen 4605 Ho, Sonia 300 Nicolopoulos, Konstantina 127

Balakumar, Vithyani 4607 Hobbs, Andrew 4627 Okongwu, Ngozi 4669

Baldassini, Susanna 360 Huryn, Karolina 4629 O'Neill, Jeremy 4703

Bell, Catherine 4656 Hytman, Barry 4640 Owen, Melinda 4653

Blanchard, Dan 4608 Istanbul, Martha 4631 Patras, Sofia 4302

Boshoer, Janna 4638 Kafaf, Angie 4638 Pawlicki, Barb 4628

Boy, Martina 4609 Kapustina, Elena 4622 Penak, Tori 4635

Brijmongal, Ganesh 4610 King-Sewell, Rockell 4701 Pownall, Alyson 4625

Brown, Tonya 4606 Klein, Darlene 4611 Prinsloo, Heather 4658

Chan, Laura 4614 Koliviras, Eleni 4612 Pulickeel, Jessica 4637

Chang, Mary 4649 Kumar, Rita 4615 Puri, Tanu 4697

Chiejina, Pat 4619 Ladas, Niki 4665 Reid, Rebecca 4676

Chu, Wan-Ling (Alice) 162 Lane, Janine 4699 Rocheleau, Shawn 4646

Cowan, Darrell 4635 Lawrence, Grace 4700 Rutherford, Claudette 4673

Dabas, Jogender 4616 Li Kam Cheung, Priscilla 4651 Sadacharan, Skanda 4677

Dadar, Mehdi 4693 Liau, Sandra 4662 Sanchez, Rudy 4621

Daniel, Aline 158 Lloyd, Jonathan 4650 Stephenson, Paul 161

Del Rosario, Melissa 4648 MacPherson, Alison 4685 Suganthan, Piraveena 4636

Derry, Joyce 4637 Maharaj, Susan 157 Sukhera, Sabrina 4682

Dornai, Angie 4678 Markandaier, Shiva 4644 Tamber, Kamal 4617

Duffy, Michael 4601 Markovitz, Robert 4645 Tang, Iris 4626

Escoffery, Nigel 4624 Mavridis, Peter 4659 Terranova, Tamara 4679

Falzarano, Janet 4633 Mcloughlin, Dawn 4639 Thakrar, Sandeep 4688

Farag, Randa 4648 McMullen, Dan 4642 Thompson, Reginald 4689

Firasat, Heera 4680 Mein, Andrew 4660 Tsui, Ada 4643

Fister, Natalia 4603 Mobilos, Cathy 4630 Van Den Kroonenberg 217

Gauthier, Melanie 4663 Moore, Lara 4620 Wong, Jack 4694

Gheewala, Amol 156 Morin, Mike 4664 Woo, Rajvinder 4684

Glass, Jamie 4632 Murray, Stephen 4657 Wu, LuSi (Kitty) 4634