Good Morning ACPS Families!
WELCOME TO WEEK 35 @ ACPS
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ACPS SPRING CONCERT
We are thrilled to announce the return of the ACPS Spring Concert! This event is a great way to celebrate the incredible creativity and hard work of our students.
Like last year, the showcase will feature our talented school band and orchestra, along with a variety of individual and group acts. We invite students in Grades 4–8 to audition and share their musical, dance, or artistic skills. Whether your child wants to perform a solo or team up with friends, this is a wonderful opportunity for them to express themselves in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Important Dates for Your Calendar
Dress Rehearsal (Student Performance): Wednesday, May 27
Parent Performance: Thursday, May 28 (Periods 5–6)
We look forward to seeing you in the audience! Specific timing and entry details will follow closer to the date.
Please review the PDF for more specific details regarding audition sign-ups and performance requirements.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM COUNCIL AND ACPS STAFF
A BIG THANK YOU to all who helped make our Staff Appreciation Lunch tremendously successful! From seafood, kabab, chicken wings, spanakopita, pizza, fruits, coffee and desserts (to name but a few) and decorated with beautiful bouquets of flowers - Every donation contributed to a successful, and much appreciated day.
Merci beaucoup tout le monde!
ACPS COUNCIL ICE CREAM TRUCK LUNCH FUNDRAISER
During lunch recess on June 17th, an ice cream truck will arrive helping the kids cool off on a warm sunny day!
$3.25 for a vanilla or chocolate cone to enjoy during the last days of the school year.
1. 📣 ACPS ANNUAL BBQ CARNIVAL – PARENT VOLUNTEER CALL-OUT 📣
Dear Parents,
The ACPS Annual BBQ Carnival will be held on June 4th! To help make this event a fun, safe and successful experience for all students and families, the School Council is recruiting parent volunteers to support the event.
Volunteer shifts are divided into the following time slots:
🕐 Shift 1: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
🕑 Shift 2: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
🕒 Full-Day Shift: 1:00 PM – 8:30 PM
✅ You may choose one shift
✅ Or sign up for both evening shifts
✅ Full-day volunteers are especially appreciated
Whether you can help for a couple of hours or for the full event, your support makes a huge difference and helps create a wonderful experience for our students and school community.
If you are interested, please use the following link to complete the sign-up form: ACPS VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP
Thank you so much for your continued support! ❤️
2. 🔔 ACPS Silent Auction 2026 - Bidding is now open!🔔
ACPS Silent Auction is now open and will run until Sunday May 31st @ 6 pm.
Starting bids are at 25% retail value providing a great opportunity for both school fundraising and community savings!
We are using a new website platform to handle the auction with payment to be brought in during pickup at the ACPS Fun Fair BBQ on Thursday June 4th,2026.
Feel free to browse and join in on this year’s items: https://www.32auctions.com/ACPS2026
Thanks for your continued support,
ACPS Council
3. 🍗🍗Last Call for Adrienne Clarkson Annual BBQ Pre-Orders - Closes this Sunday at Midnight🍗🍗
It's time to celebrate another wonderful school year and all our achievements! Please join us for a night of fun at the Adrienne Clarkson Annual BBQ on Thursday, June 4th 5:30-8pm. Delicious BBQ, pizza, Persian foods, ice cream, bubble tea and desserts are on the menu. There will be Carnival Games, DJ, face painting and many fun activities, all for FREE!
Make sure to pre-order your food and treats online for big savings. Onsite food will be available for purchase; however, quantities are limited and prices will be higher. We encourage purchasing early to ensure availability. SchoolCash online pre-orders will end on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Midnight.
Food Choice (Combo includes a drink and chips) | Online Pre-Order Price | Onsite Cash Price (Quantity Limited) |
| Beef Hamburger Combo | $12 | $15.00 |
| Veggie Burger Combo | $12 | $15.00 |
| Beef Hot Dog Combo | $12 | $15.00 |
| Halal Beef Hot Dog Combo | $12 | $15.00 |
| Hawaiian Pizza Combo | $12 | $15.00 |
| Persian Beef Meatball Combo | $15 | $18.00 |
| Chicken Salad Wrap Combo | $15 | $18.00 |
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| Ice Cream | $3.50 | $5.00 |
| Slushie | $3.50 | $5.00 |
| Milk Bubble Tea (Less Sugar, Less Ice) | $4.50 | $6.00 |
| Mango Sago Smoothie | $5.50 | $7.00 |
| Portuguese Egg Tart | $3.50 | $5.00 |
| Drink (Water or Pop) | $1.50 | $2.00 |
| Chips | $1.50 | $2.00 |
SCHOOL BBQ/FUNFAIR - JUNE 4, 2026 - TIME: 5-8PM
ACPS School Council is requesting donations of cardboard boxes (large or small) for an activity station at the upcoming School Council organized BBQ. If you have any cardboard boxes please send it to school with your child and we will store it for the event.
FIFA WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTIES
The City of Richmond Hill would love to invite local schools to join us for our upcoming FIFA Viewing Parties taking place this summer.
These are outdoor community celebrations built around live FIFA match screenings, with lots happening beyond the game itself. We think they could be a fun experience for students to attend with their school groups.
Event Dates & Details
Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group Stage)
Friday, June 12 (Match starts at 3 pm)
Party runs from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond Green
Canada vs. Qatar (Group Stage)
Thursday, June 18 (6 pm)
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond Hill Central Library
Canada vs. Switzerland (Group Stage)
Wednesday, June 24 (3 pm)
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond Hill Central Library
Final Match
Sunday, July 19 (3 pm)
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond Green
Each viewing party will include a live match screening, participation from local soccer clubs, interactive areas for attendees, strolling entertainment, and food and beverage vendors.
If your school is interested in being more involved, we’re also open to schools bringing student‑led activities, demonstrations, or half‑time/intermission performances (such as dance, cheer, or cultural performances). Stage Space and time slots can be made available, depending on availability and scheduling.
Schools are welcome to attend as a group with appropriate supervision. Advance notice of interest is appreciated to help with planning.
We hope to see your school and students join us for these community events.
Kind regards,
Nevil Kaswala
Cultural Services Assistant, Events
Recreation & Culture Division | Community Services Department
905-787-8471 ext. 3804 | nevil.kaswala@richmondhill.ca
LUNCHBOX ORDERING @ ACPS
Sushi Thursdays with Ren Sushi - You need to Log into School Cash Online first, then select the Orange “ORDER NOW” button at the top, which will redirect you to another link for “LUNCH BOX.”
Here you will need to create an account and add your child’s name. Then follow the prompts to select the class. Finally follow the prompts to place the order.
*The orders can be placed on a weekly basis or you may select to do a month at a time. Just ensure that you have the order placed before Sunday evening of the following week.
See the RED ARROW on the School Cash Online page, click ORDER NOW
NEWS FROM YORK REGION PUBLIC HEALTH (YRPH)
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EQAO INFORMATION
Webinars for Parents and Guardians
EQAO Literacy Session for Families: Focus on Reading
(June 3, 2026, 6:00 PM)
This session will explain how EQAO assesses students’ reading skills at key stages of their education. EQAO staff will discuss reading samples and questions from the literacy components of the primary- and junior-division assessments and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Participants will learn how these reading passages and questions help assess the skills students are learning in class. Staff will also highlight valuable insights and resources that can help parents and guardians support their child’s learning.
- Screen Time & Academic Achievement on EQAO Assessments
(June 9, 2026, 6:00 PM)
EQAO is pleased to welcome the TARGet Kids! Research Team (www.targetkids.ca) as they present their work examining the relationship between children’s screen time and other health behaviours and academic achievement over time on EQAO's large-scale assessments of reading, writing and mathematics. Team members from EQAO and TARGet Kids! will answer participants’ questions about this important research. Live English to French translation will be available to participants. - EQAO Literacy Session for Families: Focus on Writing
(June 11, 2026, 12:00 PM)
This session will explain how EQAO assesses students’ writing skills at key stages of their education. EQAO staff will discuss writing prompts and questions from the reading components of the primary- and junior-division assessments and from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Participants will hear how these prompts and questions help assess the skills students are learning in class. Staff will also highlight valuable insights and resources that can help parents and guardians support their child’s learning.
MONTHLY MATH NEWSLETTERS
May Newsletter: Sparking Joy through Outdoor Math Adventures
Welcome, families! As the weather gets warmer let's take our math conversations outside! This month, we're exploring Math in the Outdoors and discovering how the natural world around us is filled with rich mathematical opportunities. From counting pebbles to measuring shadows, bringing math outdoors makes learning hands-on, engaging, and incredibly joyful.
Connecting it Back to the Classroom
Using math to directly observe and interact with nature can help students to understand concepts in measurement, spatial sense, number sense and patterning; all concepts they are exploring in the classroom. Students can engage with the math at home and outdoors by estimating the height of trees, measuring the perimeter of a garden using standard and non-standard units of measurement, finding patterns they see in nature, within buildings structures, or having them identify properties of shapes (edges, vertices, diameters, circumferences) in natural objects. Students can even collect and organize data about observed animals, plant types, or weather patterns, and then display that information in a graph or table
Engaging in Outdoor Math Conversations at Home
The great outdoors is your ready-made math classroom! Here’s how to spark meaningful math conversations:
Counting Collections:
Ask your child to collect a certain number of natural items (e.g., "Find 10 smooth stones," "How many dandelions can you count in this patch?"). Practice skip counting by 1s, 2s, or 5s.
Sort or organize some found in nature items in different ways
Measurement Adventures:
"How many steps from the front door to the big tree?"
"Can you find a stick that is double the length of your shoe?",
“Can you determine the distance around the tree?”
Geometry in Nature:
Challenge students to find different shapes in nature (e.g., circular spiderwebs, shapes in leaves, rectangular brick patterns, archways in buildings).
“Can you find an object with a line of symmetry?”
“Where might you find some examples of parallel lines and perpendicular lines in your surroundings?”
“ What angles might you see in the branches of the trees?”
Pattern Detective:
“What patterns can you see on this bug’s wings or this flower?
Looking for repeating or growing patterns in plants, or even the arrangement of seeds in a pinecone. Challenge students to determine what might come next in the pattern.
Can you find a pattern in the way the tree branches grow? Describe the pattern using numbers or a rule
Estimation Games:
Look at larger numbers and ask ,“How many leaves do you think are on that branch?"
“Estimate how long it will take us to walk around the block." ,
How many trees might there be in the forest?”
A Fantastic Resource for Families: Canadian Outdoor Learning Resources
This website helps students (and adults!) learn about trees in Canada through interactive tools and games. You can use it to identify different types of local trees, review diagrams on how to help forests grow, or use the interactive map to help you find the trees you are interested in. You can also access this website: https://www.york.ca/environment/forests/outdoor-education to learn more about outdoor education in York Region and download printable nature‑based activities that are ideal for family nature walks.
By embracing math in the outdoors, you'll be fostering mathematically curious and capable thinkers who appreciate the beauty and order of our natural world.
Happy outdoor math adventures!
YORK REGION SUMMER PROGRAMS 2026
York Region offers subsidies for recreation programs, day camps and youth overnight camps. Recreation programs and day camp subsidies provide children from families with low income the ability to take part in programs offered by the municipal recreation departments. The youth overnight camp funding helps eligible youth ages 12 to 17 attend an approved overnight camp.
Available Subsidies for:
Positive Leisure Activities for Youth (PLAY)
Summer day camp funding
Youth overnight camp funding
York Region does not guarantee space in programs or camps. Please visit the York Region website for registration and information or call Access York at 1-877-464-9675 or https://www.york.ca/support/financial-assistance/recreation-subsidies
PLANNING FOR 2026-2027
Dear Families
The YRDSB 2026-2027 school year calendars have been approved by the Ministry. These calendars may be accessed on the YRDSB website at:
2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
Here are a few key dates for you as you plan for the 2026-2027 school year:
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Labour Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| 1st day of 2026-2027 school year | Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Winter Break | Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| Family Day | Monday, February 15, 2027 |
| Mid-Winter Break | Monday, March 15, 2027 to Friday, March 19, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26, 2027 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, March 29, 2027 |
| Victoria Day | Monday, May 24, 2027 |
| Last day of 2026-2027 school year | Tuesday, June 29, 2027 |
ADRIENNE CLARKSON SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR IS AVAILABLE AGAIN!!!
ON THE HORIZON
TUESDAY MAY 26 - EQAO (GRADE 3) begins today
WEDNESDAY MAY 27 - Dress Rehearsal for Spring Concert
THURSDAY MAY 28 - Parent performance for Spring Concert
FRIDAY MAY 29 - Grade 8s visit Thornlea SS
MONDAY JUNE 1 - THURSDAY JUNE 4 - X Movement is at ACPS
THURSDAY JUNE 4 - ANNUAL ACPS FUN FAIR
FRIDAY JUNE 5 - PA DAY; no classes for students today
MONDAY JUNE 8, TUESDAY JUNE 9 - Grade 8 Grad Trip
TUESDAY JUNE 9 - FINAL SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING @ 7PM
THURSDAY JUNE 18 - GRADE 8 GRADUATION @ RICHMOND HILL COUNTRY CLUB
THURSDAY JUNE 25 - LAST DAY OF THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR FOR STUDENTS
FRIDAY JUNE 26 - PA DAY; no classes for students today
Have an Excellent Weekend!
Merci,
Mr. Arin Otis
Principal
Adrienne Clarkson PS | 68 Queens College Drive | Richmond Hill, Ontario | L4B 1X3 | 905-709-3554
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