News from the
2007-2008 school year:
Literary News
Congratulations to Raisa Bhuiyan, Newtonbrook’s own
talented and funny literary giant, who won this year’s Stephen
Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Raisa Bhuiyan at the Awards Dinner
Fore more details on this event and the
Writer’s Craft course, visit the Programs/Departments
page and click on English! or click
here.
Posted June 24, 2008
Congratulations
to the
Mathematics Awards winners
for the 2007/2008 school year
as listed
here!
Posted June 24, 2008
Congratulations
to all Newtonbrook
Athletes
for an outstanding year. To view the list of this
year's
Athletic Banquet Awards recipients,
click here.
Posted June 18, 2008
News from the
Modern Languages Department
Ça bouge!
It has been an exciting semester in the Modern Languages
Department. Our students have been busy representing Newtonbrook
at a number of different events. We would recognize the
commitment and dedication of a number of students to their
French studies.
In April a group spent the day at Glendon College, York
University at the French for the Future conference. This
conference encourages and promotes linguistic duality in Canada
by highlighting its positive social and career benefits. They
attended workshops presented by local francophones who
highlighted the positive career potential resulting from French
language education. A special thank you to Ali Daneshvar
and Maia Forster for introducing two of the guest
speakers at the conference.
In addition, Ali Daneshvar, Adrienne Siu and Natalia
Shevcun competed in the University of Toronto French
Contest. They were given a battery of tests both written and
oral to test their competency in the language of Molière. We are
proud of the strong results of our three participants and we
would like to congratulate Adrienne Siu for receiving 2nd
Prize: “Prix d’excellence of français”.
We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate
Ali Daneshvar for his outstanding performance at the
Canadian Parents for French (Ontario)’s 24th annual French
public speaking event (Concours d’art oratoire). Along with 300
participants from across Ontario, Ali took the third place prize
in his category. Félicitations, Ali!
Modern Languages Department
Brian Blattberg
May 21, 2008
Posted May 26, 2008
Thank You
from the Canadian Blood Services!
On behalf of Canadian Blood Services and my self, I would like
to thank you, your wonderful students and the school at large
for your support in hosting, promoting and coordinating the
blood donor clinic at your school on May 21st.
The clinic was a great success! A total of 60 donors attended
the clinic and we collected 46 units which translates into 90% %
of our 51 unit goal. This figure is even more rewarding as we
realize that the 46 units collected can save or improve the
lives of up to 138 people.
Please pass my gratitude and appreciation to the students who
worked hard to make the event a success. A 'thank you' letter
for them is in the mail.
Once again, thank you very much for you continued support to
this essential community service.
I look forward to seeing same enormous success in our clinics in
future.
Sincerely
Hailu Mulatu
Community Development Coordinator
Canadian Blood Services
Posted May 26, 2008
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Congrats to
Ulkar Mammadova &
Erica Kowal
for their Impact on
Students Within their School certificates!
Congrats to Ulkar
Mammadova and Erica Kowal. Both students were
recently honored at the OSSTF District 12 Status of Women 8th
Annual Awards Dinner held at the Montecassino Hotel & Banquet
Centre on Thursday, May 1st, 2008. Among the many
other candidates nominated by their teachers throughout the TDSB
secondary schools, both Ulkar and Erica were recognized by the
secondary school teachers’ union for their respective
contributions made in the category of Impact on Students Within
their School. Our two students were accompanied to this event
by Ms. Hecht, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Gordon, Ms. Clish, Ms. Pak, Mr.
Booth, Ms. Simmons and Ms. Kowal, Erica’s mom. Highlights of
the evening, following dinner included guest speaker Susan Ursel,
Labour and Human Rights lawyer who delivered an impassioned and
totally riveting talk to all in attendance concerning bullying
issues in our schools today, followed by Ulkar and Erica
receiving their prestigious certificates.
In addition to our two
award recipients, there were a number of other students,
teachers and professional student services personnel who were
also recognized and received awards in other various categories.
Our girls, of course, were
honored for their extra-curricular involvement at Newtonbrook.
Ulkar has represented herself as an exemplary role model
to her teachers and fellow students in all activities she
undertakes whether they involve athletic teams such as girls’
volleyball, rugby, badminton or basketball. In addition, to
these sports activities, she is also actively involved in many
other important worthwhile organizations such as Free the
Children, Invisible Children and NAC. In every activity, Ulkar
generously commits her time, her effort and positively
represents what Newtonbrook school spirit is all about.
Erica has been a
strong leader at Newtonbrook since she started the Music
Organization of Brook (MOB) in her grade 10 year. Since then,
she has been a role model to her peers with her gracious
leadership in the Concert Band, with her community work in the
NOW program, with her school spirit as a Newtonbrook Leader and
her skills on the Girl’s Volleyball and Ultimate teams. She is
truly a team player and her positive attitude is infectious to
all those around her!
L. Simmons and L. Booth
Posted May 19, 2008
School
Trustee update
Please find the latest
update from our School Trustee, Mari Rutka in
this link.
You can also find
links to previous editions of this newsletter, under the About
Us / Administration page on this website.
Posted May 13, 2008
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Congratulations from Forest Valley Staff to Sandra Walters and
her fantastic Grade 9 Geography class!
We couldn't resist sending out a huge thank you and
congratulations note to Newtonbrook for the absolutely
phenomenal effort from Sandra Walters' Grade 9 Geography class
that came to Forest Valley this past week. Students were
actively involved in trying to minimize the impact of flooding
from spring runoff and damage to our pathways. Students were
either extending a path in our meadow area using caprock or
building a bog bridge/boardwalk on a separate path further from
the main area. In the afternoon, students combined to continue
working on the boardwalk and also lining a new trail with logs
and brush. All areas were used the very next day by our classes!
With 5 classes on site each day, it's easy to see that hundreds
upon thousands of students will benefit from Newtonbrook's
commitment to community and experiential learning.
Congratulations once again from Forest Valley Staff to Sandra
Walters and her fantastic Grade 9 Geography class!
Sandee Sharpe
Site Supervisor
Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre
Posted May 13, 2008
Newtonbrook's Poetry Slam
On Friday, April 4th, the Writer’s Craft class treated some
Newtonbrook students to a Poetry Slam. For those who’ve never
been to one, a poetry slam consists of poets performing their
spoken word poetry, and being judged by members of their
audience. The audience claps or snaps on lines that excite,
cheers and hollers when it agrees with the score of a judge, and
boos if it doesn’t.
Fore more details on this event and the Presentation and
Speaking Skills grade 11 elective course ,
visit the Programs/Departments page and click on
English! or click
here.
Janelle, David & Arianna
Students enjoying the poetry slam
Posted
Apr. 23, 2008
Another GOLD for
Newtonbrook!
Congratulations to the
following students and teacher that participated in this year's
SKILLS CANADA competition.
Another GOLD
for Newtonbrook - how
fabulous!
Good Luck to the
competitors in the Qualifying Competitions this coming weekend
at Humber College.
Student Winners in TV &
VIDEO Production at Skills Canada representing Newtonbrook and
The NW quadrant of TDSB at the qualifying Competitions this
weekend are:
Ashley Kaplain & Dimitra Brokalakis:
Newtonbrook's GOLD
MEDAL winners
Teacher: Al
Weinberg
Posted
Apr. 12, 2008
NEWTONBROOK IN EUROPE 2008
Photo gallery
See write up below.
Posted
Apr. 11, 2008
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Teacher websites
now available:
Ms. Labi-Han
Ms. Farmer
Posted
Apr. 10, 2008
Congratulations Dance Team!
On April 2nd The Dance Team competed at the Kiwanis Dance
Festival at York University.
In a competition amongst 48 other schools/dance studios we were
awarded:
Junior Squad: A score of 89 with a Gold Medal
Team Squad: A score of 86 with a Gold Medal
Senior Squad: Choreographed by Rochelle Harrision, A
score of 91 with a Platinum Medal
Company Squad: Song composed by Janelle Thomas and
Choreographed by Arielle Prescod, A score of 93 with
a Platinum Medal. This number was so well executed that
they were awarded the
BEST OVERALL LYRICAL PERFORMANCE!
Wish us luck at our next competition in North Bay (Dancefest
2008)
on April 17th-20th.
Mrs. Perlus and Ms. Lefort
Posted
Apr. 8 2008
NEWTONBROOK IN EUROPE 2008
During March Break, Ms Manios and Mr. Fogel
travelled to Italy and Greece with 36 students.
Everyone had an amazing time. New friendships were
forged, and old ones rekindled. It was a trip to
ancient civilizations, as we spent time in Rome and
Athens. Highlights from Rome included sharing a
gelato (ice cream) by the Trevi Fountain, racing
around the Coloseum, and standing in St. Peter's
Square with 50 000 people from around the world
listening to the Pope deliver his prayer for peace.
In Greece, we learned the true meaning behind the
mystery of the oracle of Delphi, climbed the
Acropolis and the Temple of Athina, and danced on
stage with local musicians in a traditional Greek
taverna. It was a terrific experience, and everyone
had a lot of fun; even the torrential rain and hail
in Capri in the south of Italy was met with
laughter!
Stay tuned for more information on next year's trip
to exciting England and France, where we will visit
London, Canterbury, St. Malo, Normandy, Chartres,
and Paris.
Posted Mar.
26,
2008
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Congratulations
Newtonbrook Wrestling Teams!
This year the wrestling teams continued their success in recent
years by adding more championships. During the season the
Newtonbrook Wrestling team won the Port Credit tournament, which
indicated the kind of season it would be. The girls’ team won
their 5th consecutive regional and city championships
while the boys were able to get their 4th consecutive
regional and 3rd consecutive city championships. The
boys’ team qualified 15 wrestlers to compete at OFSAA while the
girls’ team added 12 of their own wrestlers. Out of over 200
competing schools, the boys’ team came back from OFSAA placing
in 7th place and Newtonbrook as a school, with the
help of the girls’ wrestling team, finished in 6th
place. Individually congratulations to Rebecca Levitt,
Rebecca Mayers and Jasmine Warner for finishing in
the top 8 at OFSAA in their respective weight classes. Special
recognition goes to Alex Siplyarsky who finished in 2nd
place in the 77kg weight class and
Cruiz Manning for winning the 57.5kg weight class and becoming
an OFSAA Champion to complement his 2008 Ontario
Provincial Open Championship.
For
names of the medalists and the team points from the regionals
and the city championships, go to the
wrestling page.
Mr. Kilimnik, Mr. White and Ms. Clish would like to express how
proud they are of their teams and the many accomplishments they
had this year both individually and team titles. We admire you,
we are proud of you and we thank you for all the hard work and
dedication that you showed throughout the season.
Posted Mar.
24,
2008
Congratulations
Jr. Boys Cross Country Running Team!
Congratulations to Arie V., Sasha, S., Dimitry G. & Christian
A., members of the Jr. Boys’ Cross Country Running Team for
qualifying and competing in the Ontario Championship in Niagara
Falls, Ontario!
Posted
Feb. 1, 2008
Canadian
Open Mathematics Challenge Competition
In November 2007 twenty two of
Newtonbrook students participated in the Canadian Open
Mathematics Challenge Competition that is run by the University
of Waterloo. The results were just published and are as follows:
six of the participants qualified for the “Certificates of
Distinction” by scoring within the top 25% of all contestants in
Canada. Special congratulations go to Zheng Cui who was
our top scorer. The rest of the certificate recipients are
Nima Afsardeir , Zhongyuan Zhang, Leon Chen,
Dzmitry Skarabahatau and Amir Sotoodehfar.
Thank you to
all students who took part in the competition.
Posted
Jan. 26, 2008
Some recent
Chemistry Displays can now be
viewed on
the Programs/Departments page. Just click on
Biology, Chemistry (or click
here).
Posted
Jan. 22, 2008
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Newtonbrook Student Among Top Four in Canada!
What’s
the big idea? For grade 12 student
Floura Nasri it was a
special device that
detects a sleeper’s snoring and sounds a
gentle alarm to wake the sleeper.
Floura’s idea was one of
four “Ideas of the Year” at the third national Idea Competition
sponsored by Rogers Communication and the University of
Toronto’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Floura was awarded a
$1000 scholarship and $500 in cash.
Congratulations, Floura!
Posted Jan. 16, 2008
Some Notes
on The Falconer Safety Report
Click
here to see Trustee
Mari Rutka's latest letter regarding school safety. It is a very
interesting and worthwhile read.
Posted Jan. 14, 2008
Congratulations
to the entire cast and crew of
Little Shop
of Horrors!
Thank you so much for
entertaining us these past days. You are truly an amazing and
incredibly talented group! Thank you to the staff, musicians,
actors, set design, set construction, lighting and sound folks!
You blew us all away with your exceptional talent and
performances!!
Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you!
Posted Dec. 17, 2007
Interested in
knowing when and where
the
North Stars
are playing?
Find out when
your favourite team is playing by checking the schedule on-line.
Just go to our website's Programs/Athletics/Schedule page. You
can even check how we're doing by browsing through the
Programs/Athletics/Standings page. These pages are updated
regularly as the seasons progress, so keep checking throughout
the year!
Posted Oct.2, 2007
DID YOU KNOW NEWTONBROOK COLLECTS:
-
used ink cartridges? Just drop them off in the appropriate box
in the library.
The school library receives a small monetary reward for each
box filled.
-
used
household batteries?
Again, just drop them off in the appropriate box in the
library.
-
pop can tabs?
Take them to
the NAC room
120. These tabs will help benefit someone who needs a
wheelchair.
Posted April 17 2007
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