CLARK CONNECTIONS November 2013 - All Schools · 2014-07-11 · Indian/Canadian Chef, who owns two...
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CLARK CONNECTIONS
Looking Ahead
Nov. 1—Progress Reports go Home—Grades 1-5
Nov. 5—Grd. 3 Swim to Survive—Ms. Spurrell’s class @
10:30 a.m., Mrs. Clarke’s class @ 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 7—Grd. 3 Swim to Survive—Ms. Stolk’s class @ 10:30
a.m., Mrs. Masih’s class @ 1:00 p.m.
Nov. 7 —Parent Teacher Interviews-Grds. 1-5 (3-5 pm &
6-8 pm)
Nov. 8—Parent Teacher Interviews-Grds. 1-5 (8 am—12 pm)
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!!!!!
Professional Activity Day!
Nov. 11-Remembrance Day Assembly—11:50 am in the gym
Nov. 18-22—Bullying Awareness & Prevention
Nov. 15—Photo Re-take Day
Nov. 20—Choose to Action-Powerade Ctr.-Grade 5’s
Nov. 20-22—Dental Screening—Grades: JK, SK, 2 & 4
Nov. 21– School Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the library.
All are Welcome! Childcare provided!
Nov. 29—Primary Assembly 9:00 a.m. Grades 1 & 2
Nov. 29—Junior Assembly 11:50 a.m. Grades 3-5
Nov. 29—Book Fair 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Nov. 29-Sprit Day—Diversity Day-wear your Cultural
Clothes
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
A reminder to parents that supervision starts at
8:25 a.m.
Clark Boulevard P.S.
Telephone 905-793-6060
Absence Reporting 905-793-0235
Superintendent of Schools—Jan Courtin
Trustee—Beryl Ford T. 905-793-0800
http://schoolspeelschools.org/1408/Pages/default.aspx
November 2013
From the Principal's Desk Dear Clark families,
October has been a very busy time at Clark. We started out the month
with our newly re-organized classes, and are ending the month with the
completion of our progress reports. In between, the Clark staff had a
Professional Learning day, which focused on working collaboratively to
examine our EQAO data, and create school-wide goals on curriculum
areas like Literacy and Numeracy, but also our Community, Culture and
Caring goal. In the new year, we will be publishing our goals, in the
form of a report to the community. This will be made available on our
website. Please stay tuned for more information.
On October 17th, despite the pouring rain, we also held our first School
Council meeting. Thanks to the parents who attended. These meetings
usually take place on the 3rd Thursday of the month in which they are
held. Our start time is 6:30 pm and the meetings usually last for about
one hour. Babysitting is available at no cost. The agenda and the follow
-up minutes are posted on our website. School Council is also a good
opportunity to understand: school program priorities, planning for im-
provement, and board initiatives that effect student achievement. Our
next meeting will take place on Thursday November 21st at 6:30 pm
and we will, at that time, be holding our elections. I encourage you to
become an active member of your School Council. We value your sup-
port and input!
Looking forward at our calendar, things aren't about to slow down at
Clark. Our Grade 3 students have been actively involved in the Swim to
Survive program at Balmoral Recreation Centre, and groups will con-
tinue into November. A big thank you to Mr. Calabria for organizing the
sessions along with the Grade 3 homeroom teachers. We continue to
encourage families to walk to school. With the help of our Region of
Peel Health nurse, Carla Alfieri and our PE staff, Mrs Neal and Mrs
Lewis, we have surveyed parents and kids around the barriers to walk-
ing, and are ready to report the results (see enclosed). On November 6th,
the team has organized a "walking school bus" which will take the entire
school on a safe walking tour of our most frequently walked
route. Walking school busses will also take place on the parent inter-
view evening. Please join!
Last month, we raised money for the Terry Fox walk. As many of you
know, Ms Mody has been effected personally by cancer. This month,
Ms Mody will be organizing a special assembly on November 18th with
celebrity chef Vikram Vij. See enclosed for more information about
how you can support Ms Mody and her goal to raise funds for cancer
research.
The week of Nov 18 –22nd is Bullying Prevention and Awareness week.
Our Climate Committee has planned some exciting activities for the
school, which will be showcased at our November 29th assembly. As
always, you are welcome to join us in the celebrations!
Sincerely,
Deborah Falcao-Linton
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
A recent excursion to the greens of BraeBen Golf Course had 40 grade 5 students from
Clark Boulevard P.S. happily mastering their golf swing. For many of these students, it was
the first time on a golf course.
Mr. Calabria promotes golf as a great activity for his young students to stay active. “Not
only were these kids active, walking up and down the beautiful hills of BraeBen, but they
also learned about discipline, honesty, and golf etiquette such as respect and courtesy.
Shawn Morey and his team gave the kids a brief history of both the game of golf and Brae-
Ben itself. After a quick lesson, the students were eager to practice their swing.
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
November 18th to the 22nd is Bullying Aware-
ness and Prevention week across school boards in
Ontario including Peel District School Board.
One of Clark Boulevard’s character traits of the
month is inclusiveness. During this week students
will be encouraged to learn about and demon-
strate this character trait with regards to Bullying
Awareness and Prevention. Topics of discussion
may include bullying at school, cyber bullying
and taking an active role to include everyone.
Please take this opportunity to discuss what it
means to be inclusive with your child at home at
school and in the community
Remembrance Day Assembly
Lest we Forget!
Clark will be holding its annual Remembrance
Day assembly on Monday November 11th at
11:50 a.m. in the school gymnasium.
All students will be offered a poppy to wear on
the day in honor of our soldiers and veterans. A
small donation would be greatly appreciated. We
would like to invite you to join us at this solemn
occasion.
November 3rd @ 2 a.m.—don’t forget to
turn your clocks back 1 hour!!!!
ABSENCE REPORTING
CALL 905-793-0235
Before 9:30 a.m.
If your child will be
absent from school!
SCHOOL HOURS
8:25 a.m.—Supervision begins outside
8:35-8:40 a.m.—Entry and Opening Exercises
11:00-11:40 a.m.—1st Nutrition Break/Recess
1:00—1:40 p.m. –2nd Nutrition Break/Recess
3:00 p.m.-School Ends
Cancer Fundraiser
My name is Sara Mody and I am a grade one teacher at Clark Blvd. Public
School. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2009. Each day, I focus
on things that are important to me: eating healthy foods, exercising including
yoga, laughter and positive thinking. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet a
Canadian idol of mine at a fundraising event. Vikram Vij, is a well renowned
Indian/Canadian Chef, who owns two successful Indian restaurants in Vancou-
ver. He believes that spices such as, turmeric, cumin, ginger, garlic, onion and
foods play an important part in keeping us healthy. Presently, I am working
towards participating in the Cook for Cure fundraiser highlighted on the Food-
Network. My goal is to raise $2500 by the end of November in order to cook with Vikram at this huge
cooking showdown in December and compete against other Canadian Chefs! My 5th year anniversary
of being cancer-free is quickly approaching, I would love the opportunity to cook alongside Vikram and
learn how to cook Indian food from the master, himself. Vikram will be tentatively, based on his sched-
ule, visiting us at Clark Blvd PS on November 18th for a special, whole-school assembly. Stay tuned for
more information!
Please support me and cancer research by contributing to the cause. For more information please check
out http://www.cookforthecure.ca/ Any donation would be greatly appreciated (e.g. $1, $2, $3, $5) and
will be collected by homeroom teachers.
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
Progress reports and Parent-Teacher interviews
Progress reports will be sent home for grade 1 to 5 students on Friday, November 1st.
Parent-teacher interviews will take place on the evening of Thursday, November 7th
and the morning of Friday, November 8th.
Kindergarten Observations and Parent-Teacher Interviews
Parents of children in the first year of kindergarten will be invited to observe your child
in their class during the week of December 9th.
Parents of children in the second year of kindergarten will be invited to attend an inter-
view with the teacher in January.
This will allow teachers to have more time to spend with the children to assess their de-
velopment in the different areas of the kindergarten program. Parents of kindergarten
children will receive their child's report card at the interview.
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
Prevent the flu. It’s in your hands.
Hand washing is the most important way to prevent the spread of
infection. Always wash your hands with soap and water when they
are dirty.
Clean your hands before:
touching your eyes, nose or mouth
touching/preparing food or drinks
eating or drinking
caring for someone in your home who can easily get sick
(baby, elderly or someone who has an unhealthy immune
system)
first aid
Clean your hands after:
touching pets or other animals
touching raw meat, particularly chicken
touching surfaces such as a railing or grocery cart
touching money
touching objects sick people have touched
touching blood or body fluids such as urine, vomit or feces
contact with those who have a cold, the flu, diarrhea or virus of
any kind
changing diapers
wiping your own or a child’s nose
sneezing or coughing
using a facial tissue
using the washroom
removing gloves
cleaning
gardening
What to do when you cough or sneeze:
cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve
put used tissues in the wastebasket
clean your hands with soap and water or a hand sanitizer
For more information call Peel Health at 905-799-7700 or visit
www.peelregion.ca/flu.
Help your child prepare for tests
Many students will become anxious at the thought of
writing a test. Anxiety about an upcoming test can
affect a child's behaviour, thoughts and actions. Here
are some ways you can help minimize anxiety at test
time:
Organize & Prepare
Encourage your child not to leave assignments,
studying and homework to the last minute.
Schedule time for review and work on assign-
ments each day.
Establish a regular time of the day for home-
work, studying etc.
Make the home a homework-friendly environ-
ment where learning is regular routine.
Remove distractions like the television, stereo,
telephone when studying.
Tell your child to make sure tests and due dates
are marked in their agenda.
Practice
Encourage your child to think about what,
when, where and how when preparing/
completing assignments.
Develop practice tests and help them anticipate
questions.
Review previous exercises.
When appropriate, encourage your child to pair
up with a friend to review information and
brainstorm.
Build learning into family activities— suggest
keeping a journal, writing a report or a news
article about family events, outings or trips.
Be in the know
Check out the curriculum for your child’s grade
level (available as PDF files at
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum)
Ask your child’s teacher about major topics
studied and how these topics are structured—
homework, assignments, exercises
Use your child’s agenda to communicate with
their teacher—ask questions, check for home-
work tips, etc.
For schools in Brampton/Caledon
Peel Board Advantage Education Fair on Nov. 9
If you live in Brampton or Caledon, plan to attend the Peel Board Advantage Education Fair at
Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School on Nov. 9. Drop by between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to
learn about our middle schools with regional programs and secondary schools in Brampton and
Caledon. Staff and students will be available to answer questions about the schools’ academic
and extracurricular programs.
The day will also include student musical performances and sport games in the gymnasium.
Snacks will be provided. Register for French Immersion by Jan. 31, 2014
Are you thinking of registering your child for French Immersion (FI)? For the 2014-15 school year, parents must
register children for entry into grade 1 FI by 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014.
Registration for FI will be done through an online registration form that will be available on Nov. 22 at
www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/French/registration.
What is the FI program like? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the program? How can you tell
if it is the right choice for your child?
One way to help answer these questions is to attend the information meeting at the FI school your child would at-
tend. Meet the principal and some of the teachers from the school. Hear about the program and have an opportunity
to ask questions. Talk with some parents whose children are now in the program. A parent information night will
be held at each FI school in Peel on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
Registration process
A grade 1 FI enrolment cap is in place. This means that a specific number of spots are available for students enter-
ing grade 1 FI. If the number of students registered by the deadline exceeds the number of spots in grade 1 FI, a
lottery system will be used to identify students gaining entrance into the grade 1 FI program.
All students who make the registration deadline will be placed in a lottery and assigned a rank using
a computerized random selection process. Spots are not assigned on a first come, first served basis. Once stu-
dents have been assigned to all available spots, remaining students will be placed, again in rank order, on the
school's waitlist.
Some students will be automatically placed in grade 1 FI. To find out if your child does not need to participate in
the lottery, and for more information about the lottery and waitlist processes, visit www.peelschools.org/parents/
programs/French/registration.
How to get more information
Visit the Peel board website—www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/French/registration.
Call Dorset Public School at 905-793-5210.
Visit the Canadian Parents for French website at www.cpfont.on.ca.
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
ALL STUDENTS CAN SHINE!
Open House Survey Contest Winner, Shivansh
The classes of:
Ms. Hayman Ms. Stolk
Mr. Fox Ms. Monte
Ms. Chadwick