Natalie

Since 2014, Roden School Council has run a year-end Fun Fair. Each year has been tremendously successful having raised over $12,000 for our kids and creating an enormous amount of fun and school spirit.
The fairs haven’t been easy to pull off though. In previous years, we’ve relied on the considerable efforts of a small group parents, which has proven to be exhausting and unsustainable.
This is where YOU come in.
Yes, you.
If the Fun Fair is going to happen in June 2016, we need you to volunteer some of your time to make our fair successful and to fill our children with school spirit. Being on the Fun Fair team doesn’t mean long hours or endless meetings. We’re looking for a BIG team of people who can each take on a SMALL task so that together, we can pull off the biggest and best Fun Fair our school has ever seen. It’s such a great way to end the school year and the students love it!
Here’s an idea of roles we’re looking to fill:
* Generating ideas by attending a meeting or two
* Graphic design
* Hanging posters in the neighbourhood
* Promotion on social media & other local media outlets
* Find monetary sponsorship (If we had 10 people find one sponsor we’d be laughing)
* Find vendors for face painting, balloons and other activities
* Food (plan menus, find food sponsors and vendors)
* Find Entertainment
* Equipment rental (bouncy castles, rock climbing wall, etc)
* Games (generating ideas and finding supplies)
* Administrative things (photocoying, data entry, spreadsheet tracking, etc)
* Prizes (generate ideas and find donations)
* General running around (shop basic supplies, pick up prizes, etc)
* Recognition (print certificates and coordinate delivery after the event)
* Recruit volunteers for event day

In many cases, these roles can be split, so partner up with a friend!
We’re counting on YOU.
E-mail us at chair@roden.ca to confirm your interest in joining the Fun Fair Team OR look for the sign up sheet in the main office.

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Once again this year, our school together with the support of the Roden school council will participate in the local community food drive for the Glen Rhodes Food Bank. Mr. Mighton and the grade 8 students along with Ms. Vacrinos and the JK/SK students will be working on signs to help promote the event.

This is an excellent opportunity for all students to learn about social responsibility and to participate first hand, by helping to shop for and to deliver the food donation items to the school.

The drive will run from December 1-15th and food donations can be dropped off in the main lobby or in the JK/SK area.

The foods most needed are:

canned vegetables

pasta/ pasta sauce

canned fruit

100% fruit juice

rice

high fibre/low sugar cereal

oatmeal

flour

granola bars

canned meat in water

canned fish (tuna in water)

dried/canned beans

peanut butter

powdered millk

baby food (vegetables and fruit)/ baby cereal/ baby formula

Thank you in advance for your support.

RODEN SPIRIT WEAR IS BACK!!!


Back by popular demand RODEN SPIRIT WEAR! This year we are proud to offer hooded pullover sweatshirts just in time for the cold weather! The shirts are available in either grey or maroon and come in a full range of sizes for youth and adults. They feature the Roden school crest on the front and our school name on the back. The text and crest are both printed in white. The shirts are Gildan classic fit hooded sweatshirts, 50% cotton / 50% polyester preshrunk fleece with a handy front pocket. There will be samples of the youth sizes hanging in the school office should you want to confirm your size and view the colour options.

The sweatshirts are $25 each and orders are due no later than Monday November 30th. Don’t worry, they will be in before the winter break for all your holiday comfort. This is a limited time offer so get yours while you can and show your school spirit!

Safe Schools & Mental Health
If you would like to be part of our Safe Schools / Mental Health Committee, we meet 11:50am – 12:30pm the last Wednesday of each month in the Library, please plan to attend to see how you can help and share your ideas.

The next meetings is Wed. Nov. 25, 2015.

The committee is a forum for sharing, consultation and promotion of safety and student/staff/community well-being and mental health.

Ideally we would like reps from the students (student council), each employee group, school council (parents/guardians) and the community (PFLC, RCCC, other, etc.) and all those with an interest and willing to give some of their time. Admin, social work and psychology are standing members and the more , the merrier.

If you are interested, please do attend. No RSVP required.

Introducing Our New Buddy Bench
If you haven’t heard yet, we have a new Buddy Bench that was recently featured by the TDSB. Check out this link for more information:
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/News/ArticleDetails/TabId/116/ArtMID/474/ArticleID/847/Roden-Public-School-Equinox-Holistic-Alternative-School-launch-Buddy-Bench-.aspx

Lunch Room Supervisors Needed
If you are available and interested in a part-time, temporary job in one of our seven lunch rooms, please leave your name at the main office and we’ll be in touch. We are currently looking to expand our supply list for the new year.