School Council Meeting - January 19th at 7 pm

Everyone is welcome to our next School Council meeting on this Thursday, January 19th starting at 7 pm in the School library.  Ms. Vieria, our school librarian, will be giving a presentation on TDSB Online Tools and Resources.  If your children are starting to do school projects - this presentation is a must!

As always there will be free child care in Room 103.  For details on the agenda, please click here.  For a list of upcoming events a calendar has also been sent home.  See you there!

School Council - Nov 2011 Meeting Minutes

Our last School Council meeting was alive with discussions on the budget, brainstorming and updates on the school!  For all the details, click here for the meeting minutes (thank you Andrea!), the 2010-2011 Budget and the 2011-2012 Budget (thank you Susan!). 

Make sure to join us at the next School Council meeting on Thursday, January 19th at 7 pm in the School Library.  As always, free child care will be down the hall in Room 103.

McMurrich Gear - Delivery Date and Extension of Order Deadline

Our McMurrich Gear supplier has confirmed that deliveries of the gear will NOT be arriving before the Holidays.  If you have already ordered, cheques will not be cashed until January 4, 2012.  Click on this "gift card" in lieu of the clothing that you can use.

This delay does mean that we are STILL ACCEPTING ORDERS!  Please ensure your orders are into the school office by Friday, December 23rd.  If you can't get into the office, we will be accepting order forms and payment at the Winter Concert lineup - Thursday, December 22nd.  Please ensure your cheques are addressed to "McMurrich Home and School Association" or bring exact cash funds.  All orders are expected to be delivered the first week of school in the New Year. 

Winners for Indigo Raffles and FRONT ROW Winter Concert Seats

Congratulations again to the following lucky people:

• Megan Botier and Mimoza Gjolikli each won $10 gift certificates for Indigo at the Indigo fundraiser earlier this month
• Margot McKinnon won FRONT ROW reserved seats at the Winter Concert (this Thursday, December 22nd!) at the recent Movie Night

Make sure you join us at future events in the New Year - attendance can be REWARDING!

Don't forget the Winter Concert this Thursday, December 22nd in the McMurrich Gym.  Space is limited and seats are at a premium - the line up usually starts up to one hour before the show start time of 6:30 pm.

Fiesta Farms Christmas Trees!

Purchase your Christmas tree from Fiesta Farms and they will give 10% of the tree cost to our School!  Look in your kids backpack for the green coupon.  Just give the coupon at the register when you buy your tree!

This offer is good until December 24th or as long as supplies last.  Fiesta Farms is located at 200 Christie St with Garden Centre Hours Mondays - Fridays from 9 am - 8 pm and weekends from 9 am - 6 pm.  For tree information click here.

McMurrich Merchandise - Sizing

If you are wondering what the sizing for the McMurrich Merchandise is - our supplier is Gildan.  Check here for sizing information for children and here for adults.

Happy shopping!

Indigo Fundraiser TODAY

Just a reminder of our Indigo fundraiser tonight at Yorkdale Indigo from 6 - 9 pm!  15% of Sales will go towards our Libraries and Classrooms!  All items except for Gift Cards and Sale items qualify.

Don't worry if you cannot come tonight - all purchases TODAY, December 6th, at Yorkdale Indigo can count towards our fundraising - just mention you are with McMurrich when you check out.

City of Toronto Budget Recommendations Affect TDSB... and our schools

We received information from our School Trustee, Shelley Laskin, on how the City of Toronto could affect our TDSB School Ward through shared use Community Centres.  For more information please refer to this document.

A few dates to note:

Councillor Matlow’s Community Budget Consultation will be Wednesday, January 11 at 7pm at North Toronto Memorial Community Centre. Councillor Mihevc is considering a date after the holidays.

The City released the following notice about the day the public can speak to the Budget Committee on the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets. It is Wednesday December 7, 2011 beginning at 9:30 am. To register to speak, contact Janet Chivilo at 416-392-1032 or Merle MacDonald at 416-392-7340 or you can email buc@toronto.ca. Include all your contact information. The deadline to sign-up is December 6 at 4:00 pm.  Also, once the meeting's agenda is posted, you can click the "Request to Speak" button that will appear at the top of the page for each specific agenda item, which will let you send a message to request to speak about that item.

Mabel's Labels - New Icons Available!

New icons now available for your Mabel's Labels!

Our Mabel's Labels fundraiser continues throughout the school year!  Lets raise funds while shrinking the lost and found! 

Visit this link to place your order online anytime throughout the year!  Thank you for your support!

McMurrich Merchandise is Here!!!

UPDATE:  Our supplier has just informed us that they CANNOT guarantee delivery before Winter Break but will make every effort to do so.  Please drop off your orders as early as possible!  Purchases not delivered before Winter Break will be delivered in January 2012.

Our new McMurrich Merchandise is here!  If you have been with our school for a number of years you know it has been a WHILE since we've had any t-shirts, sweaters, etc available for purchase.  McMurrich t-shirts are a hot commodity in our household!

Make sure you get your very own McMurrich Gear!  (and some for the kids too!)  Fill in this form and either send to school with your children or drop off at the office before Wednesday, December 7th.  Payment should be made BY CHEQUE addressed to "McMurrich Home & School Association".  If  you miss this wave of ordering, we will have ordering again in the Spring.