Parent Weekly Update from Thornhill Public School - October 20 - 24

Thornhill PS Email Information: Monday October 20, 2025

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Tuesday, October 21

• Donations Continue to be accepted for School Council’s Basket Fundraiser (see below)
• Pizza Lunch – for hose who ordered
• Grade 7 Immunization Clinic
• Swan Lake Trip for Grade 4s

Thursday, October 23

• Subway Lunch – for those who ordered
• Regional Cross Country Meet

Friday, October 24

• PA Day – No School 

EVENTS NEXT WEEK

Monday, October 27

• Last day to bring a donation for School Council’s Basket Fundraiser (see below)

• Swan Lake Trip for Grade 7s

   

Tuesday, October 28

• Pizza Lunch – for hose who ordered

Thursday, October 30

• Subway Lunch – for those who ordered

Friday, October 31

• Fall Spirit Day

In this issue: 

• Fall Spirit Day

PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED

• A Message from you School Council
• Cookie Sales Fundraiser for Grade 8s
• Popcorn Fundraiser

FALL SPIRIT DAY!

Our Leadership Team will be coordinating a Fall Spirit Day on Friday, October 31^st.  To celebrate Fall, students may choose to wear fall colours, including red, yellow, orange and black.  Students are also welcome to dress up in costume (ensuring it aligns with Board expectations below);

• Not require students to change at school
• Not include a mask (i.e. that is not the mask normally worn as per COVID-19 protocols)
• Not include make up that requires reapplication
• Not include any replica weapons of any kind
• Be respectful of others. Symbols or objects representative of a person’s culture or religious beliefs should not be worn as a costume.

Students are welcome to bring their own treat to eat as a snack, but there will be no sharing of treats and no class parties. Our Student Leadership team will be coming to classes to lead dance activities for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 and will lead a dance-a-thon in the gym for the Grade 7 and 8.  These activities support our Daily Physical Activity program.

PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED

🌟 A MESSAGE FROM YOUR SCHOOL COUNCIL 🌟

Dear Families of Thornhill Public School,

The holiday season is almost here, and with it comes one of our most loved traditions… 🎁 The Great Holiday Basket Auction! 🎁

Each year, our School Council raises funds that directly support your children through:

📱 Upgrading classroom technology (iPads, Chromebooks, etc.)

📚 Inspiring a love of reading with the Forest of Reading program

✨ Enhancing student learning through other enrichment opportunities

🛝 Playground improvements to make recess more exciting and inclusive

🧸 Sensory toys and play items for our Community Classes

This fundraiser makes a HUGE difference in our school community — and we need your help to make it a success! 💛

🧺 How It Works:

From now until Monday, October 27th, we will be collecting brand new, unwrapped donations for your child’s classroom Holiday Basket. Each class has a fun theme (see the list below for ideas ✅), and all donations will be beautifully put together into festive baskets.

➡️ During Parent-Teacher conferences on November 20th & 21st, the baskets will be on display in the library alongside our Book Fair 📖. Families will be able to place bids online, and the highest bidders will take home these incredible themed baskets!

💡 Why Donate?

Your contribution — big or small — helps build a one-of-a-kind basket while directly supporting the programs and tools our students benefit from every day. Plus, it’s a fun way to come together as a community and make the holiday season brighter for all.

🎯 Important Dates to Remember:

• October 27th → Last day for donations
• November 20 & 21 → Baskets on display + bidding opens 🖤
• November 24 → Winners announced & basket pick-up via School Cash Online

🙌 Additional donations (even for other class themes) are always welcome! If you know a local business that would like to contribute, please have them contact Ainslee Hertzberg at ainsleehertzberg@gmail.com.

Thank you, families, for your generosity and school spirit. Together, we can make this fundraiser sparkle ✨ and ensure our students continue to thrive.

With gratitude,

Your Thornhill P.S. School Council 🌸

COOKIE SALE FUNDRAISER FOR GRADE 8 GRADUATION
Thornhill Public School will be having a Cookie Sales Fundraiser to support our Grade 8 Graduation.

You can pre-order individually wrapped cookies from Terra Cotta (nut free, kosher & halal certified) for $2 each.  

Total of $40 for 20 weeks.

You may also order once a week for $2 each, from the "Weekly Order - Grade 8 Graduation Cookie Sales Fundraiser" item on School Cash Online.

Three choices are available:  Chocolate Delite, Funfetti Delite, or Fudge Chip Delite.

We will also have some special theme cookies for October 28^th (Vanilla Pumpkin) and February 10^th (Vanilla Heart).

Cookies will be delivered weekly on the following Tuesdays:

October 21, 28

November 4, 11, 18, 25

December 2, 9, 16

January 6, 13, 20, 27

February 3, 10, 17, 24

March 3, 10, 24

Thank you for your support to our Grade 8 students.

POPCORN FUNDRAISER

We will be having a Popcorn Fundraiser at T.P.S. to fund educational programs and materials for our classes.

Popcorn will be sold twice a month for the months of November, December, (2025) January and February (2026) on the following dates:

November: Wednesday, November 5th, and Wednesday, November 19th

December: Wednesday, December 3rd, and Wednesday, December 17th

January:   Wednesday, January 7th, and Wednesday, January 21st

February:  Wednesday, February 4th, and Wednesday, February 18th

Pre-packaged butter/salt 23g popcorn bags will be sold for $3.00 each, for a total of $24.00 for eight bags of popcorn, delivered twice a month. If you are interested in purchasing popcorn for your child, please purchase using School Cash Online by Friday, October 31st, 2025.

Popcorn will be delivered to students on the mornings of all of the dates listed above. 

Thank you for your ongoing support.