Administration Team:

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

November 22, 2019

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

On Friday, November 15th, 2019, some members of the Middlefield African Caribbean Club attended the Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association Annual Scholarship Awards Gala. Fifteen students from across York Region received scholarships for their outstanding achievement in their final year of high school. Our staff & students were inspired by this celebration of excellence and also by the keynote address delivered by Member of Parliament Michael Coteau.

Sincerely,

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

Character Matters Trait of the Month: Courage “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”

– Anais Nin Next week @ MCI…

November 25 Full Disclosure Date

November 28 MSA Gala

Middlefield C.I.

Looking Ahead:

December 5-6 Winter Clash Tournament

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

MCI HIGHLIGHTS

Information from our friends at Aaniin

Also from Aaniin:

Aaniin would like to hire an MCI student to be a chess instructor for young people ages 6 to 10 years old. This is a paid position and would require a student committing to about 2 hours on Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday (from either 5:30 – 7:30 pm or 6:00 – 8:00 pm depending on the day). The job is posted online or students can see Sam Low, Community Program Supervisor at Aaniin.

STEM Fellowship

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!

BFCN

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!

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Constituency Youth Council

INFORMATION ITEMS – HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Last month students taking Health & Physical Education classes had the incredible opportunity to participate in Junglesport. Junglesport is a company that brings a state of the art portable climbing structure to our small gymnasium. Students tested their skills at indoor rock climbing, rope climbing and various problem-solving activities. The highlight of the week was the “leap of faith” challenge. This challenge had students jumping into the air and grabbing a trapeze bar. MCI is looking forward to welcoming Junglesport back second semester for more exciting problem solving fun for students enrolled in Health and Physical Education classes.

In the month of December, Ms. Bell’s Grade 12 Recreation and Healthy Active Leadership class will be offering a variety of health and wellness activities to the students at MCI. The activities were selected in an effort to help with stress reduction and promote school spirit. Activities include a volleyball tournament, a basketball tournament, a dodgeball tournament, a gaming day, various winter games and a hockey tournament.

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 – November 21st, 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_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 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 Ho, Sonia 4624 Nasreen, Tahira 4666

Arsenault, Michelle 4613 Hobbs, Andrew 4627 Ng'Ong'Ola, Neps 4667

Atcha, Saeed 4654 Hoult, Sarah 4675 Nguyen, Vincent 4641

Bakshi, Shirleen 4605 Hunte, Camille 4611 Okongwu, Ngozi 4669

Balakumar, Vithyani 4607 Huryn, Karolina 4629 O'Neill, Jeremy 4703

Baldassini, Susanna 360 Hytman, Barry 4640 Patras, Sofia 4302

Bell, Catherine 4656 Istanbul, Martha 4631 Pawlicki, Barb 4628

Blanchard, Dan 4608 Kapustina, Elena 4622 Pownall, Alyson 4625

Boy, Martina 4609 Khandaker, Shopan 4661 Prinsloo, Heather 4658

Boyd, Morgan 4653 King-Sewell, Rockell 4701 Puri, Tanu 4697

Brijmongal, Ganesh 4610 Korres, Vasiliki 4612 Reid, Rebecca 4676

Brown, Tonya 4606 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 Tamber, Kamal 4617

Dornai, Angie 4678 Mallin, Evan 4695 Tang, Iris 4626

Duffy, Michael 4601 Markandaier, Shiva 4644 Terranova, Tamara 4679

Escoffery, Nigel 4624 Mavridis, Peter 4659 Thakrar, Sandeep 4688

Falzarano, Janet 4633 McLoughlin, Dawn 4639 Thompson, Reginald 4689

Firasat, Heera 4680 McMullen, Dan 4642 Tsui, Ada 4643

Gauthier, Melanie 4663 Mein, Andrew 4660 Tyler, Pamela 4668

Geronikolos, Lazaros 4603 Mobilos, Cathy 4630 Van Den Kroonenberg, Anna 217

Gheewala, Amol 156 Mogilevskaya, Vera 4638 Wong, Jack 4694

Glass, Jamie 4632 Moore, Lara 4620 Woo, Rajvinder 4684

Harvey, Walter 4683 Morin, Mike 4664 Zissopoulos, Dimitra 4686

Heron, Deanna 159 Murray, Stephen 4657