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Public Schools
1 Centennial Road
271 Centennial Rd: 416-396-6125
2 Charlottetown Junior Public School
85 Charlottetown Blvd: 416-396-6135
3 Joseph Howe
20 Winter Gardens Trail: 416-396-6405
4 Mowat Collegiate Institute
5400 Lawrence Ave: 416-396-6802
Separate
5 St. Brendan
186 Centennial Rd: 416-393-5359
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Sir Oliver Mowat
Posted April 2013
By: Anisah Dass
Extra-Curricular Activities makes its Return!
As flowers begin to bloom and spring visits the
Centennial community once again, it seems to also be a refreshing time for
Sir Oliver Mowat with the return of extra-curricular activities. After
several months of protesting, students are now thrilled to resume the many
clubs and teams they once were a part of. Although the staff in Ontario
high schools now have permission to continue these activities for
students, the decision of whether such activities are to recommence are
completely up to the staff of each school. Thanks to the amazing teachers
at Sir Oliver Mowat, this has not been an issue as they are very
enthusiastic and glad to volunteer to give extra-curriculars back to the
students.
 It
is unfortunate that the seasons for a number of sports teams at Mowat were
cancelled due to the strike, however, now many spring and summer sports
are able to go on. Although the junior/senior girl’s volleyball season had
been cancelled, to give the students a chance to play, their coaches have
arranged for a tournament hosted by Mowat on Wednesday, March 27th.
The girls are very appreciative to have the chance to play, and are
practicing hard to bring home another gold! Mowat’s Athletic Council is
also very excited to once again promote physical activities for their
fellow peers to enjoy. Currently they are planning to continue their usual
intramural games at lunch – starting with basketball. They also began
selling tickets for the Right to Play tournament they have each month to
raise money for this charity.
Now that teachers have volunteered to help coach and supervise events,
students are scurrying to get their initiatives back on the move. The
Student Council is overjoyed to be planning their annual semi-formal dance
which had previously been cancelled. The Athletic Council is also now able
to have their year-end athletic banquet at the end of May/early June.
Moreover, student initiatives at Sir Oliver Mowat have thrived as now
many of the ideas requiring teacher supervision can now be fulfilled. The
Music Council (MMC) is preparing to have a Coffeehouse event on April 16th,
open to the school and the rest of the community. This event will showcase
the musical talents of the students while providing dessert and warm
beverages for all. They also are delighted to be able to once again have
annual concerts for their fellow students and parents to enjoy!
The students at Mowat are very pleased to have the
second half of their year filled with a great amount of events to
participate in. After experiencing the absence of extra-curricular
activities, they are filled with joy and eagerness to resume the many
clubs and teams at Mowat.
Joseph Howe Senior Public
School
posted Sept 2012
JOSEPH HOWE-CAMP OLYMPIA
On June 4,
2012 Joseph Howe grade eights went on the grad trip to Camp Olympia, it
was an amazing experience. Over the course of four days the students did
a variety of activities including high ropes, low ropes, giant swing, zip
lining, Inuit blanket, sports, orientation, trust and survival skills.
These activities were done during the day but the students also had
activities during the night like the dance, minute to win it, poker night,
and capture the counselor. This trip was a great experience because it
was able to reunite the class of 2012 before we set off to high school
together.
Now this
trip was not only a bonding experience for all the grade 8 students at
Howe but everyone loved the unique outdoors experience this camp offered.
Kaylen M., a grade 8 student on the trip, said “this trip was amazing; I
wish we could have stayed longer!” Also, another grade 8 boy said “the
trip was actually really fun, even better than Quebec!” From the minute
we all boarded the bus to the time we to the time we set foot on the camp
ground there was a sense of freedom among the entire grade 8 group.
Although
Olympia might sound a lot like Kearney, it was definitely not! Olympia
was very laid back, not strict and they actually treated you like your
age. The counselors were amazing. They always had a smile on their faces
and the minute we arrived they treated us as if they had known us forever.
The food
at Olympia was out of this world!!! You could obviously tell the chefs
knew what they were doing because every night they prepared a new dish and
every night it was fantastic! One of the dishes they made for us was
lasagna and it was probably the best lasagna I have ever tasted in my
life. Plus sitting at a table with all of your friends made it ten times
more fun.
Overall
camp Olympia was an amazing trip. We would like to thank Mr. Milgram and
Ms. Richards for organizing the trip and we would like to thank all the
teachers who volunteered their time to come down and watch us over the
course of the four days. Hopefully when we all look back on our grade 8
year this trip will stand out because it should be something that we
should never forget.
Hannah M.
and Emily V
Posted Oct 2012
On June 27th,
the 16th annual CCRA award for proficiency in French in the 6th
grade at Charlottetown Junior Public School went to Shemiah Brown-White
and Ana Jordanovska. They are seen here with Principal Peter
Sellenkowitsch.
Posted Sept 2012
SPENCER WEST VISITS
CHARLOTTETOWN JUNIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL JUST BEFORE HIS CLIMB OF MOUNT
KILIMANJARO
Spencer West is a Free The Children
ambassador with the courage and perseverance to “Redefine Possible” each
and every day. At five years old, Spencer West lost his legs due to a
genetic disease yet he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in June to raise funds
for clean water projects with Free The Children in Kenya as they battle
the effects of the worst drought in 60 years. All year, Charlottetown
Junior Public School has been inspired by Spencer’s story and been
fundraising for Free The Children. After the schools first Me to We
Leadership Club attended We Day in September of 2011, the eager group of
grade five students vowed to work as hard as they could to raise funds and
awareness for both local and global issues. They recently met and
surpassed their goal of raising $5000 for a clean water project in Haiti.
Through creative fundraisers such as a school wide “Amazing Race” that
linked curriculum expectations with global issues awareness, a first ever
Waterfront Water Walk and many family lead lemonade stands, cupcake sales
and yard sales; Charlottetown Jr. Public School was thrilled to present
Spencer West with a cheque for $6500 on May 11th. Global News
and the local newspaper were in attendance for the special celebration
with the world known motivational speaker. Spencer was overjoyed to be
honoured with a massive mural of 465 handprints in the form of Mount
Kilimanjaro to cheer on his journey of a lifetime. After his inspiring
speech to the school, the children lined up outside the school to “high
five” him to “Mount Charlottetown”, a hill behind the school building.
Once at the bottom of the hill, Spencer raced 3 Charlottetown JPS students
as the large crowd took pictures and applauded. Kindergarten student Sarah
Aref raced up the hill with enthusiasm. Grade three student, Nicholas
Hutzol climbed the hill on his hands while his friend Lynn-Asia in grade
five helped him. “I never gave up, just like Spencer never did when the
doctors told him he’d never sit up or walk when he was little!” exclaimed
Nicholas to the Global News reporter when he reached the top of the hill.
“This will be a day the students will remember forever” said Gabriela
Parada-Morose, Grade Two teacher and the school’s Me to We Leadership Club
Teacher Advisor. “It has been a real honour meeting our hero,” added
Candace Quick, grade five teacher and the other teacher advisor for the
schools’ Me to We Leadership Club.
You too can read or donate to
Spencer West’s journey of lifetime on his website:
www.freethechildren.com/redefinepossible
The public can sponsor a step for
$10 as Spencer and his team hopes to raise $750,000 for clean water
projects in communities in Kenya where Free The Children works.
Full coverage of the event can be
seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAnrE6XYS8M&feature=plcp
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