Dear Aurora Grove Community,
As we come to the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we want to take this opportunity to reflect on the wonderful year we had at Aurora Grove. It has been a pleasure getting to know and work with the students, parents, families and staff of Aurora Grove.
We would like to thank all of the students for their hard work and dedication they showed at school. We wish them good luck in their next grade and look forward to seeing them in September.
We would like to say goodbye to our Grade 8 Graduating Class and their families who have supported the Aurora Grove Community all these years. You will be missed, but we are confident that each and everyone of our Grade 8’s will have a bright and exciting future! Congratulations!
We would like to thank all the amazing educators in this building. This includes teachers, support staff, office staff, caretakers and lunch assistants. These individuals spend their days teaching, planning, caring and dedicating their time to our students.
We are saying goodbye to the following staff and wishing them well on their new endeavours. We are sad to see you go; however, this is not goodbye...just see you later.
Heartfelt well wishes go out to Ms. Brown, Ms. Choy, Ms. Ebenbauer, Ms. Hargitai, Ms. Hamel, Ms. Lombardi, Ms. Nugent, Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Rath, Ms. Rankin, and Ms. Valkanas. Also, congratulations to Ms. Desouza! She will be moving on from teaching as she will be retiring at the end of June.
We want to thank each and everyone of you for your commitment and dedication to our students and school community. You have had a positive impact on students, staff, and families and have made a difference in the lives of others. Thank you for your service to our Aurora Grove Community. Wishing you well and good luck.
We would like to wish the entire Aurora Grove Community a safe and happy summer vacation filled with laughter, adventures and memories. We will continue our journey in September!
As a reminder, students will be dismissed tomorrow at 12:00PM. Arrangements will be made to ensure that students who normally take the bus to and from school will receive transportation at this time. Parents/guardians whose children attend after school child care should make appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule.
Ken Leang & Kim Pollishuke
Here is a little taste of what we all did at Aurora Grove this year:
AFFIRMING IDENTITY
Lunar New Year celebration with the community
Nowruz book reading for the whole school
Haft Seen in the display case
Strength chain for Autism Awareness month
Announcements for all diamond day holidays
Tour for Humanity school bus came to AGPS so students from grades 5-8 could learn about the Holocaust and anti-semitism
GSA available for Grade 4-8
Pride Assembly and Flag Raising
Hosted and organized the first whole school Progress Pride Flag raising ceremony and Pride assembly
Made 'All Access Bathrooms' known and available to ALL staff and students, creating a more safe and inclusive school environment
Raised money through cookie sales for the Canadian Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Organized Pink Shirt Day, International Day against homophobia and transphobia, International Day of Pink, 2SLGBTQ+ History Month and Pride month awareness initiatives (including visible posters and weekly announcements)
Identity Poems
Remembrance Day assembly that reflected many different identities
Orange Shirt Day at the Willow Tree
INNOVATIVE LEARNING
Solar system talk shows
Literature museums
Literature circles
Food truck designs
Designed our ideal classroom
French presentations
Created a cardboard castle and learned about knights/kings/queens
Celebrated 100th day by bringing in 100 items from home and displaying them in the hallway
Created a cardboard boat and tested things that float and sink
Created a solar system display and a rocket ship that students could play and learn in.
Made sticker stories with stickers donated by parents
Pen pals with seniors from Kingsway Place
Collaborated with DogTales to create adoption posters & many dogs were adopted
Followed a nest of robin's eggs until the fledgling birds flew away - thanks to a parent who sent in updates and pictures to share with the class
Maintained a classroom instagram that created fun conversations with students and parents
Classroom planting
Gauss math test
Class garden (near Kinder Pen)
THE ARTS
Winter Concert
Played the ukulele
Started a school band
Sprint Arts Showcase
ATHLETICS
Cross Country
Regionals - 1st place in 100m dash
Ran a Volleyball Club
Track and Field for grades 4-8
Basketball teams
Volleyball teams
GUEST SPEAKERS & PERFORMANCES
Guest Speaker from the Center for Gender and Sexual Identity came to AGPS so students from grades 5-8 could learn about gender and sexual identity
Paul Davis spoke to grades 3-8 about social media and online safety
No Fun Allowed Musical Presentation
Dog Tales
FUNDRAISERS
Guess the lego in the jar contest
4 movie nights
2 school dances
Cookie sales for graduation
Hot lunch program
Popcorn sales
Cookie sales for the Canadian Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity
FIELD TRIPS
McMichael Canadian Art Gallery
Ripley Aquarium Virtual Field Trip
The Around The Bend Farm
Grade 8 overnight trip to Brock University
Community walks in the forest and outdoor exploration in the rocks/sand pit
Movie Theater trip
SCHOOL EVENTS
Primary Play Day
Community Night
Discover Kindergarten
Safe School Assemblies
Grade 8 Graduation
Welcome to Aurora Grove
Paul Davis spoke to our community about social media and online safety
Affirming Identity talk at School Council meeting
CROSS-GRADE COLLABORATIONS
Reading Buddies
Trips to the Willow Tree
Play Leaders
Student SIP Talks
Trivia Team
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
School Council elections
School Council
Student Ambassador program
Play Leader program with grade 3 & 4 and kindergarten students
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