Lion King – Equinox Production

All are invited to the Equinox grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 production of the Lion King. This magical coming of age story about the Circle of Life is family friendly and great for children of all ages.

There are 2 performances headed up by two outstanding casts.

Doors open at 6pm.

Shows are from 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Wednesday, April 30 (cast 2)
Thursday, May 1 (cast 1)

Tickets are for the evening shows and cost $5.00 for adults and children.

Ticket Order Forms are attached. Please deliver completed order forms and payment to the office.

Rummage Sale – this Saturday!

Saturday, April 26th (9.30am-1.30pm), School Gym

Spring cleaning? Decluttering your home? Set aside your gently-used toys/clothing/books and household items for our school Rummage Sale! Entrepreneurs can rent a table for $20 to sell their own used items (contact rodenrummagesale@gmail.com to RSVP a rental table). Families can also contribute by donating gently-used items to be sold at Roden’s tables – all proceeds to the school. Please drop off donations on the table next to the Breakfast Club.
Bring your reusable shopping bags and plenty of small change on the day, and get ready for some bargains!

Parenting Workshop

Roden parent council invites you to
“Time Ins vs. Time outs”

a FREE workshop offered in English and Urdu/Hindi by facilitators Joanne Gallagher & Farzana Yusuf from the East End Community Health Centre
Learn about different parenting styles and strategies to use to help your children calm down when they’re losing control

Wednesday, May 7 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
in the library at Roden Public School: 151 Hiawatha Rd.
Refreshments/ Childcare & pizza for the kids

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.