Donation to Roden Public School

Roden school council would like to extend its thanks to community sponsor Gurnam Multani for his generous donation to Roden public school last month.

Multani, who owns a number of businesses on Gerrard, including the India Centre which is currently under redevelopment, donated $2,100 to the school this past March. That money has gone towards the school’s snack program, which provides breakfast and snacks to students from both Roden and Equinox schools.
On March 26, Multani hosted a community dinner for Roden families at Skylark restaurant, where he presented the cheque to Roden school representatives.
The donation was secured through the efforts of Michael Yhip, Community Liaison for Roden School Council and Belynda Blyth who work closely with the residents and business community in the area in an effort to foster a more vibrant community.

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Pictured that evening, from left, are Chand Kapoor, chair of the Gerrard India Bazaar BIA, Michael Yhip, the Roden community liaison, Andres Athanasiou, project manager of India Center Redevelopment, Guillermo “Will” del Aguila, chair of the Roden School Council, community donors Mr. and Mrs. Multani and Belynda Blythe, co-chair of Gerrard East Community Organization (GECO.)

The story of the donation was also featured in the April 15th issue of the Beach Metro.

Sports and Clubs

The following is a list of all Sports activities and clubs that are run either before or after school or at lunch time.

Read Up Club at 3:30 – 5:30 pm on Tuesdays in theLibrary.
Eco-Mentoring Club – Big Brothers and Big Sisters at 3:30 – 4:45 pm on Tuesdays in the Gym.

Boys Volleyball – Gr. 3 at 3:30 to 4:15 pm on Fridays; contact Mr. Poon for more information.
Tennis Club – Gr. 2 at 8:30 – 9:00 am on Thursday; contact Mr. Poon for more information.
Badminton – Gr. 4 at 8:30 – 9:00 am on Fridays; contact Mr. Poon for more information.
Indoor Soccer at 3:30 – 4:30 pm on Mondays and Thursdays in the Gym.

Coming Soon: Spring Running Club; contact Mr. Poon for more information.
Coming Soon: Track and Field; contact Mr. Poon for more information or Intermediate students contact Mr. Lam.

Roden Homework Club (Grades 1 – 8) at 3:30 – 4:30 pm on Wednesdays in Area 32 contact Ms.Uzma Ansari for more information.
Chess/Scrabble Club (Gr 4 to 8) at lunch on Wednesdays in Area 34, contact Mr. Mighton, Mme Stavrakos or Ms. Montgomery for more information.
Ukelele Club at lunch on Fridays; contact Ms. Montgomery.
Lego Club at lunch on Wednesdays in Area 22, contact Mr. Donavon for more information.

Book Swap a Success!

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In March, Roden students participated in a very successful book swap! Donations were overwhelming and much appreciated. Over 600 books were donated and swapped by students from JK to Grade 8. It was heartwarming to see kids walk away happy with their “new” books. The Roden library and JK/SK classes were able to benefit from the surplus books.

A special thanks goes to all the volunteers who helped make this event such a success: Tawyna, Balwinder, Tanya, Suzanne, Melissa, Fiona, Sarah, Julie, Kathleen, Angelie and Colleen. We are especially grateful to Ms. Montgomery and Mr. O’Shaughnessy for their support in running the swap and to the Toronto Book Bank for their generous donation.

We are looking forward to swapping again in the future!

School Spirit Days

Look out for more information on the following Spirit Days:

May 9th – Twin Day – Pair up with someone and come to school as twins!

June 13th – Crazy Hair Day – Come to school with wacky hair!