Administration Team:

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

December 6, 2019

To the parents/guardians of «First_Name» «Last_Name»,

On Thursday, December 5th, the MCI Me to We Team and Senior Boys Basketball Team hosted a Period 5 buy-in basketball game to raise money for the Red Door Family Shelter. The Me to We Team also held a bake sale after school. They baked brownies, cookies, cake pops and cupcakes with the proceeds going towards assembling and distributing care packages for the Red Door Family Shelter…and MCI kicked of the Winter Clash Tournament with a big win over York Region rivals Markville SS. Thanks for your support, MCI, and go Silverhawks!!

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

Character Matters Trait of the Month: Empathy “Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.” – Barack Obama

Middlefield C.I.

** This is a reminder for students who have not yet taken their Graduation pictures to please come to the main office and sign up for an appointment slot. Once we have a large number of students we will be scheduling appointments for the 2nd week in January. ** Next week @ MCI… December 9 SAFE Assembly December 12 Holiday Concert & Grade 12 Art Show Looking Ahead: December 16 Co-op Career Fair December 19 Mosaic December 21 Winter Break Begins!

MCI HIGHLIGHTS

Exam season is coming!

This is a friendly reminder that January 23-30th are our Semester 1 Final Exam dates. These dates are reserved on our calendars and families should be aware to not book any travel/medical appointments/other reasons for missing school during this time. It is an extremely crucial time for our students, and can be the cause of lots of stress and anxiety. Stay tuned for tips from our Guidance Department in the coming weeks on dealing with the stresses of exam time!

Students signing out for Friday Prayers

As our days have started to get shorter, prayer times have started to coincide more and more with the latter part of the school day. We would like to remind parents and guardians that we do have a prayer space available at MCI. Students who would like to use our prayer space are invited to come to room 207 between 12:30-1:00pm. Please have students inform their teachers if they are going to be making use of this space so that attendance may be tracked accurately. If, however, your child is going to be signing out for Friday prayers, please be proactive and send in a note explaining when your child should be signing out and if they are to be returning to school the same day, when we should expect them back. This will help our office staff as they keep track of attendance and it will also avoid a phone call home to let you know that your child missed part of the day. Thank you in advance for your support!

Yearbook

Hold on to your child’s memories at Middlefield Collegiate Institute with the 2019-2020 yearbook! The yearbook is a collection of photos highlighting your child’s most unforgettable moments throughout the school year. The yearbook features school events, sports teams, clubs, student achievements and much more! If you are interested in purchasing your copy, you can pre-order your yearbook on School Cash Online for only $40! Prices will increase to $50 after December 16.

Drive safe reminder!

Attention all drivers in the MCI Community! We have had a number of dangerous situations arise in the past where members of the MCI family have been injured by unsafe drivers in and around the school. We would like to remind you to adhere to the rules of the road and to keep the following in mind:

• Please follow the speed limits. Driving a little bit slower, especially in school zones, is a good way to practice safe driving habits!

• Please leave home early – often times accidents happen when people are rushing. • With the daylight savings time change soon approaching, roads will be darker so please pay

extra close attention to pedestrians in the early hours of the day as well as late at night. • Please follow the rules of the road – the MCI parking lot has one dedicated entrance (west

end of the parking lot) and one dedicated exit (east end of the parking lot). • Put your phone away. Distracted driving is never a good idea…your texts can wait! • Reduce all potential distractions and focus on the road at all times. • Be extra cautious and always be prepared to make a sudden stop. • Be aware of school buses and other vehicles in pick up/drop off areas. • Take extra care when approaching stop signs, crosswalks, and traffic lights. • Roads will soon become slick with the cold weather only weeks away…ensure that your

vehicle is ready for harsh winter climates!

Happy Holidays from Room 139

Our creative students in Ms. Cha’s class created a beautiful Holiday Mural and wanted to share it with our parent/guardian community. Well done, Ms. Cha’s class on a very artistic mural!

Bus or School Cancellations

Bus or School Cancellations With winter weather already here, we want to share some important reminders for families. When an inclement weather or extreme cold or day is declared, school transportation (including buses and taxis) are cancelled in the morning and afternoon. Schools will remain open. If you drive your child to school, or your child takes alternate transportation, you must make arrangements for your child to get home at the end of the day. Please call the school if your child will not be attending school on those days. Students will not be penalized for missing school on these days. There may be rare instances when emergency winter events occur and we need to close all schools and Board locations. Please take the time to make plans in the event of an emergency school closure. Information about transportation cancellations and Board closures will be shared through local media, Board and school website and on twitter @YRDSB. Our process for extreme cold, inclement weather and emergency weather days are outlined in the Board’s Severe Weather policy, which has been recently updated and is available for public comment. Seeking feedback from staff and community members, including parents/guardians, is an important part of the review process. All policies available for comment are sent to school council chairs and are posted on the Board website, along with information about how to provide feedback.

Parent Engagement and Network for Chinese Families

Parents for Children’s Mental Health

Constituency Youth Council

INFORMATION ITEMS – GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

Field Study

On Tuesday, October 29th, 124 grade 9 MCI Geography students participated in the Great Canadian Niagara Falls field trip! We visited Clifton Hill, the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara’s Fury 4D experience and the Landscape of Nations in Queenston Heights. This field study enhanced student learning of Indigenous knowledge and the important physical, economic, transportation and tourism aspects of the Niagara region.

MCI Green Team

The MCI Green Team has been conducting classroom audits of the recycling bins. They have also been working on awareness campaigns about the climate change crisis and other environmental issues. They will continue to make MCI an eco-friendly school and hopefully move MCI from a Silver certified Ontario Eco School to Gold this year!

Geographic Inquiry in Action!

The grade 9 Canadian Geography students are preparing for their roles in the Alberta Oil Sands and Water Quality Town Hall meeting. We will listen to and debate with various First Nations groups impacted by the oil sands and pipeline production, the Alberta and federal governments, petroleum producers, as well as environmentalists. The process of geographic inquiry allows students to collaboratively explore issues from different viewpoints while developing critical thinking skills.

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 3rd, 2019 – December 5th, 2019, 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_Seri 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 2019-2020 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, Fatemah 4600 Heron, Deanna 159 Murray, Stephen 4657 Arsenault, Michelle 4613 Ho, Sonia 4624 Nasreen, Tahira 4666 Atcha, Saeed 4654 Hobbs, Andrew 4627 Ng'Ong'Ola, Neps 4667 Bakshi, Shirleen 4605 Hoult, Sarah 4675 Nguyen, Vincent 4641 Balakumar, Vithyani 4607 Hunte, Camille 4611 Okongwu, Ngozi 4669 Baldassini, Susanna 360 Huryn, Karolina 4629 O'Neill, Jeremy 4703 Bell, Catherine 4656 Hytman, Barry 4640 Patras, Sofia 4302 Blanchard, Dan 4608 Istanbul, Martha 4631 Pawlicki, Barb 4628 Boy, Martina 4609 Kapustina, Elena 4622 Pownall, Alyson 4625 Boyd, Morgan 4653 Khandaker, Shopan 4661 Prinsloo, Heather 4658 Brijmongal, Ganesh 4610 King-Sewell, Rockell 4701 Puri, Tanu 4697 Brown, Tonya 4606 Korres, Vasiliki 4612 Reid, Rebecca 4676 Cha, Jessica 4617 Kumar, Rita 4615 Rosenberg, Eric 4634 Chan, Laura 4614 Ladas, Niki 4665 Rueckert, Jennifer 4645 Chang, Mary 4649 Lane, Janine 4699 Rutherford, Claudette 4673 Chiejina, Pat 4619 Lawrence, Grace 4700 Sadacharan, Skanda 4677 Dabas, Jogender 4616 Li Kam Cheung, Priscilla 4651 Sanchez, Rodolfo 4621 Dadar, Mehdi 4693 Liau, Sandra 4662 Stephenson, Paul 161 Daniel, Aline 158 Lloyd, Jonathan 4650 Suganthan, Piraveena 4636 Del Rosario, Melissa 4648 MacPherson, Alison 4685 Sukhera, Sabrina 4682 Derry, Joyce 4637 Maharaj, Susan 157 Tang, Iris 4626 Dornai, Angie 4678 Mallin, Evan 4695 Terranova, Tamara 4679 Duffy, Michael 4601 Markandaier, Shiva 4644 Thakrar, Sandeep 4688 Escoffery, Nigel 4624 Mavridis, Peter 4659 Thompson, Reginald 4689 Falzarano, Janet 4633 Mcloughlin, Dawn 4639 Tsui, Ada 4643 Firasat, Heera 4680 McMullen, Dan 4642 Tyler, Pamela 4668 Gauthier, Melanie 4663 Mein, Andrew 4660 Van Den Kroonenberg, Anna 217 Geronikolos, Lazaros 4603 Mobilos, Cathy 4630 Wong, Jack 4694 Gheewala, Amol 156 Mogilevskaya, Vera 4638 Woo, Rajvinder 4684 Glass, Jamie 4632 Moore, Lara 4620 Zissopoulos, Dimitra 4686 Harvey, Walter 4683 Morin, Mike 4664