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Monday, February 26, 2024

Black History Month

Aurora Grove continues to learn about Black history during Black History Month.  

Grade 2 students learned about Rosa Parks and her courage to stand up for equal rights. 

Our grade 6 students are learning about the history and journey of enslaved black people. They are creating a symbolic "Train to Freedom" railroad all along the second floor. They are working on understanding terms like segregation, racism, and oppression. They are learning about the journey, struggles, and culture of black people in Canada through a historical lens including those who lived Africville in Nova Scotia. 




Lunar New Year

Aurora Grove enjoyed a Chinese Lion Dance to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Everyone had a great time experiencing such a beautiful and fun tradition and learning about the Lunar New Year!





  

Yut Nori

To celebrate the Korean New Year, students and staff learned how to play Yut Nori. This is a traditional game played in Korea, especially during the Korean New Year. Everyone had so much fun!

  

  

  

  



Pink Shirt Day

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 is Pink Shirt Day.
Pink Shirt Day emphasizes kindness and the importance of lifting each other up.
The origins of this day trace back to 2007, when Nova Scotia secondary students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw a grade nine student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. In an effort to stand up for the student, they purchased 50 pink shirts and distributed them to other students, who wore them in solidarity. Since David and Travis’ act of kindness in 2007, the spirit of their effort has grown each year. Over the past number of years, people in almost 180 countries shared their support of Pink Shirt Day through social media posts and donations. (For more information, visit the official website for Pink Shirt Day.)
Please encourage your child to wear a Pink shirt to school on Wednesday, February 28. Let’s engage in kindness and stand up to bullying next Wednesday and every day!


Friday, February 23, 2024

Lunch Program - Time To Order

Have you ordered your next lunch package yet?

Since orders are purchased as a package, refunds cannot be issued due to student absences

Please note: Orders will be due on Wednesday, March 6th at 12:00pm. 


You can find each option in SchoolCash Online.


Please get your order in before the deadline as orders after this date will not be accepted. There will be no refunds.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Spirit Wear Store Closes Feb 23rd

 Do you want to order AGPS spirit wear? 

The online store is open until February 23rd.

We hope to see all the AGPS logos around the school soon!








The online store is open until February 23rd.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

New Lunch Package - Order Now on SchoolCash Online!

Starting today, the Lunch Program package that runs from March 18 - April 8 is available to order on SchoolCash Online

Mondays: Teriyaki Chicken/Tofu, Veggies & Rice from Kookjae Sushi

Tuesdays: Pizza from Toppers Pizza

Wednesdays: Maki Rolls from Kookjae Sushi and Chicken Fingers/Spaghetti from East Side Marios

Thursdays: Pizza from Toppers Pizza

Fridays: Subs from Subway


You will find each option in SchoolCash Online now. Please make sure to read the information in each option carefully.

Since orders are purchased as a package, regrettably, refunds cannot be issued due to student absences


Please note: Orders will be due on Wednesday, March 6 at 12:00pm


Please get your order in before the deadline as orders after this date will not be accepted. There will be no refunds.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Lunch Program: Next Package On Sale Tomorrow

It's almost time to order your next package of lunches. The next package will run for only 3 weeks. Since orders are purchased as a package, refunds cannot be issued due to student absences

Please note: Orders will be due on Wednesday, March 6th at 12:00pm. 


Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, February 20th, you will find each option in SchoolCash Online.


Please get your order in before the deadline as orders after this date will not be accepted. There will be no refunds.


Also, students must bring their own utensils.

LUNCH OPTIONS:

  • MONDAYS: Teriyaki Chicken/Tofu, Veggies & Rice from Kookjae Sushi
  • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Pizza from Toppers Pizza
  • WEDNESDAYS: Sushi from Kookjae Sushi and Chicken Fingers with Vegetables or Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce from East Side Marios

  • FRIDAYS: Subs from Subway

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Black History Month at AGPS

Aurora Grove is celebrating Black History Month with many different lessons and experiences from Kindergarten to grade 8. Below is just a little bit of what's been going on.
 
Our 2nd floor hallway display highlights figures from Black History around the world, and encourages our students to celebrate their rich history and the ancestors who came before us all. It's a loving reminder to our students that they were born to shine and can do anything! 


Our main floor display highlights Canadian Black History and is part of a school-wide visual art collaboration for grade 5-8. In class, students are preparing for the collaboration by learning about Freedom Quilts on the Underground Railroad with their teachers. They will then go on to create their own self portraits as part of a larger ‘Grove Patchwork Quilt’ that will show both our connection to Black History and to one another. Stay tuned for the finished display in a couple of weeks!
Our grade 4 students are watching videos and reading stories about significant Black Canadians and then they are drawing portraits of one of the key individuals who inspired them.
Our grade 7 and 8 students are engaging in "A Person A Day" Black History Month trivia to learn about and celebrate Black Candians from the past and present.

We'll share more of our school-wide learning during Black History Month throughout the month of February.

Chinese Heritage Student Groups - Virtual Info Night Feb 15 (tomorrow!)

English 

Aurora Grove Public School will be running two Chinese Heritage Student Groups. We’re holding a virtual information session on Thursday, February 15th at 5pm so families can learn more about the focus of each group.

Group 1: STRONG

The STRONG program is an opportunity for students who are relatively new to Canada to learn coping skills, discuss their experiences, feel a sense of belonging, and help them adjust to life in their new home.

Group 2: SKY LANTERN

The SKY LANTERN program is an opportunity for students of Chinese heritage to affirm their lived experiences, understand the intersectionality of their identities, recognize the traditional Chinese wisdom, and explore innovative coping strategies that help them to face every day’s life. 

Please join us on Thursday, February 15th at 5pm at the following Google Meet link:  https://meet.google.com/sfv-zjtg-jxb

Mandarin: 

Aurora Grove Public Sc​​hool 将提供两个支持华裔学生的小组。我们将于215日星期四下午5举办虚拟信息发布会,以便家长们可以更多地了解每个小组的重点资讯。

第一 STRONG 计划为刚到加拿大的学生提供学习应对技巧、讨论他们的经历、感受归属感并帮助他们适应新家庭生活的机会。

第二组:SKY LANTERN 计划为华裔美国学生提供了一个机会,让他们分享自己作为华裔学生的经验,加强自我身份认同和对中国传统文化的认知。从而帮助他们面对社会各种不同的压力。

请于215日下午5点通过以Google Meet链接加入我们: https://meet.google.com/sfv-zjtg-jxb

Cantonese:

Aurora Grove Public School 將提供兩個支持華裔學生的小組。我們將於215日下午5點舉辦虛擬資訊發布會,方便家長們可以進一步了解每個小組的重點資訊。

第一組 STRONG 計畫為剛到加拿大的學生提供學習應對技巧、討論他們的經驗、感受歸屬感並幫助他們適應新的家庭生活的機會。

第二組:SKY LANTERN 計畫為華裔美國學生提供了一個機會,讓他們分享自己作為華裔學生的經驗,加強自我身份認同和對中國傳統文化的認知。

從而幫助他們面對社會各階層請於215日下午5點透過以下Google Meet連結加入我們:https://meet.google.com/sfv-zjtg-jxb

Friday, February 9, 2024

Happy Lunar New Year!

To all our Aurora Grove families who celebrate Lunar New Year, we would like to wish you and your families a very happy celebration! 


Thursday, February 8, 2024

Spotlight: Ms Meyers' & Ms Walkley's class (Lunar New Year)

Ms Meyers' and Ms Walkley's class have been learning about the Lunar New Year and the Zodiac animals.  They learned that their year two students are the dog (faithful, courageous, smart, and warm hearted) and their year one students are the pig (playful, friendly, sensitive and intelligent).

The students are very grateful to the families who generously donated the materials to make their beautiful bulletin board outside their classroom.


Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Spotlight: Kindergarten (Winter Walk Month)

Today is Winter Walk To School Day and February is Winter Walk Month!

The Kindergarten students at Aurora Grove PS worked very hard to create a few Public Service Announcements about how to stay safe in the Winter. Please check out our superstars on Instagram! The first one is already posted with a couple more to come this month.

Games Club

Last week, AGPS kicked off it's daily Morning Recess Games Club and it's quite the event!

Kids from grades 3 to 6 are having a great time playing games like Battleship, Uno, Sorry, Guess Who, Connect 4, Chess and more!

It's great to see them cooperating and cheering each other on.