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Inspire Success, Confidence and Hope Principal: Mrs. S. Stanford [email protected]
Vice Principal (Acting): Mrs. N. Madgett [email protected]
Office Manager: Ms. A. Allen [email protected]
277 Mississauga Valley Blvd., Mississauga
905-275-4077
Superintendent: Mr. A. Edwards
Trustee: Mrs. S. Lawton
Follow us @ThornwoodPS
APRIL 2017
Our students, family members and staff have
been busy selling chocolates. Thank you for supporting
our fundraising initiatives! We continue to use
fundraising dollars for school-wide performances,
school trips and guest speakers. This Spring some of our
classes are looking forward to visiting Crawford Lake
and Springridge Farm!
Don’t forget to make ‘Your Voice Count.’
Go to: https://www.sspsurveyhub.ca/yvc/
parent/
Please note: The May 15th evening has been cancelled.
Instead, the School Council will join, hosting a healthy eating
table, the participants for our Community evening on April
12th.
Not on Twitter? Follow us at twitter.com/thornwoodps
Our annual CHOCOLATE
FUNDRAISER is well
underway!
This year we are selling the
Lamontagne King Selection
chocolates! Each individual
box sells for $3.00
Our fundraiser wraps up on
April 10th and we are half
way to reaching our
school’s fundraising goal!
Keep up the great sales!
Early bird prizes have been
handed out to …
Congratulations to all of our
winners so far!!
Caleb ASD Steven 2C
Maiya 4C Yasmin 5A
Jayden 5B Mithilan 5A
Martim 5B Alicia KB
Zoya 1B Isaiah KE
Neev 2/3
Celebrating Faith
& Culture at Thornwood PS
April 2017
DATE
CELEBRATION FAITH AND CULTURE
April Mmaal and Sucker Moon Aboriginal Spirituality
April 4 Shri Ramnavami Hinduism
April 8 Farvardegan Zoroastrianism
April 8 to 26 Month of Jalál Bahá'í
April 9 Palm Sunday Christianity
April 9 to 16 Holy Week begins Christianity
April 9 Mahavir Jayanti Jainism
Sunset of April 10 to 18 Pesach (Passover) Judaism
April 11, 13 or 14 Theravada New Year Buddhism
April 13 (J) Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) Christianity
April 13 or 14 Vaisakhi or Baisakhi Sikhism and Hinduism
Saka and New Year’s Day Buddhism and Hinduism
April 14 Good Friday (Holy Friday) Christianity and Canada
April 16 Easter or Pascha Christianity and Canada
April 17 Easter Monday Christianity and Canada
Sunset of April 19 to May 1
Ridvan Bahá'í
Eve of April 22 or 23 to April 23 or 24
Isra and Mi’raj Islam
April 23 to 24 Yom HaShoah Judaism
April 24 Zarathosht-no-Diso Zoroastrianism
April 27 to May 16 Month of Jamál Bahá'í
April 29 Akshaya-tritiya Jainism
April 30 to May 4 Ghambar Maidyozarem Zoroastrianism
April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3 4 5
Cookie and
Milk Day
6 7
School
Assembly
Gr 3 Hosting
8
9 10
Chocolate
Fundraising
Ends
DAY OF PINK
11 12
Pizza Day!
Community
Connection
Evening
13 14
Good Friday -
No School for
Students and
Staff
15
16 17
Easter Monday
-No School for
Students and
Staff
18 19
Cookie and Milk
Day
20
Earth Day
Wear Green &
Blue
EQAO Info
Session Gr 3
Parents 3:30pm
21
22
23 24 25
Grad Photo
Day for Grade
5’s
26
Pizza Day
27 28 29
30 Stay Tuned for Education Week Events
coming up May 1 — 5
March - Student of the Month
Grade Teacher Student Character Trait
1 Geddes Dhanesh Responsibility
1 Belvedere Shounak Responsibility
1 Simpson Kabeer Caring
2 Passarelli Khaled Inclusive
2 Janthur Myles Responsibility
2 Thampi Aryam Responsibility
2/3 Donnelly Savannah Caring
3 Vedi Jayashree Cooperation
3 De Castro Salwa Caring
3 Zikmanis Faaria Khan Responsibility
4 Ryu Noorulzahraa Caring
4 Zavarella/
Smith
Zoya Responsibility
4 Caron Laila Caring
5 Stuckless Saanavi Responsibility &
Initiative
5 Wisner Afifah Caring
5 Giblen Afrida Cooperation
ASD/ISSP Burgess Lucas Responsibility &
Inclusiveness
Each month,
classroom
teachers
recognize a
student from
their class for
consistently
modeling Peels’
Character
Attribute Traits.
Congratulations
to our award
recipients, who
were each
personally
acknowledged in
March for their
accomplishment.
Look What is Happening at
Thornwood Public School
We just finished yet another Art contest with over 70 entries. The theme the students
selected this time was Flowers and Trees. Students created their own artwork in whatever
medium they chose. All classes from grades 1 to 5 voted for their favourite artwork and
the 6 winning students with the most votes are as follows:
For Grades 1 and 2:
In third place, from Ms. Donnelly’s class is Manasvini, with her brightly painted landscape.
In second place, from Ms. Simpson’s class is Abdullah with his softly coloured flower vine.
In first place with the most votes, from Ms. Donnelly’s class is Jumana with her vivid single rose.
For Grades 3,4 and 5:
In third place, from Ms. Stuckless’ class is Adithi with her colourful flower pot.
In second place, from Ms. Giblen’s class is Afrida with her detailed flower vase.
In first place with the most votes, from Ms. Giblen’s class is Jasper with his creative seasonal tree.
Congratulations to the 6 winners and a BIG THANK YOU to all the students who entered
and voted. Please check out the winning pieces on display by the front office.
Thornwood students and staff participated
in The Big Crunch on March 9th to promote
healthy eating of fruits and vegetables.
All students received an apple to
‘crunch’ together! It was a
delicious event!
Lamontagne Chocolate sales representatitve,
John McGee visited Thornwood to launch our
chocolate fundraising campaign. The students
were so excited about the fundraising initia-
tive, and even more excited when John gave
away some free chocolate as prizes!
April is looking to be an exciting month for Physical Education! Mr. Falbo and
Mr. Wilson look forward to working on these great things...
Grades 1 and 2: An introduction to team games using a variety of equipment.
Learning to coordinate body movement using scooter boards.
Grade 3: Coordinating body movement using advanced scooter board skills.
Beginning to learn move advanced
moves with jump rope. Basic basket-
ball dribbling and shooting skills will
be explored.
Grade 4: Learning the new game of
Newcombe Ball. Applying throw and
catch skills in a team game.
Grade 5: Learning advanced skills for the game of Newcombe
Ball. Introducing lead-up skills to volleyball.
Health and Physical Education Curriculum supports the physical, emotional and
social well-being of students
Working together to keep our students safe and healthy
The Peel District School Board implemented the Ministry of Education’s revised Health and Physical Education (HPE)
curriculum in the 2015-16 school year. The curriculum is divided into four elements that work together to support
the physical, emotional and social well-being of students:
active living
movement competence
living skills
healthy living
Peel staff will again teach the human development and sexual health component to students, beginning spring 2017.
This provides time for teachers to develop strong relationships with their students prior to this phase.
Advance notice letters will be sent home with students two weeks prior to the human development/sexual health
lessons. Families can submit religious accommodation requests at any time prior to the lesson by contacting the
school directly.
To get more information on how the HPE curriculum will be taught, please visit our website at www.peelschools.org/
HPE.
Thornwood Goes Pink on April 10!
Day of Pink, the international day to celebrate diversity and inclusion to work towards ending homophobia, transphobia and all forms of bul-lying and discrimination, falls on the second Wednesday of April each year. As this conflicts with a holy day, in order to give all of our stu-
dents an opportunity to be part of this important inclusion activity, the Peel District School Board schools will recognize Day of Pink on April 10 this year.
“Equity and inclusion is something that all Peel schools teach throughout the year and discuss with students daily—it is embedded in everything we do,” says Tony Pontes, director of educa-tion. “Day of Pink is just one more way for us to ensure students and staff learn, work and de-velop in environments that are safe, equitable, inclusive, respectful and nurturing for all.”
Day of Pink began when a high school student in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, was bullied with ho-mophobic language because he wore a pink shirt to school. The next day, hundreds of stu-dents at his school stood up to bullying and wore pink to school to show their support for eq-uity and inclusion.
On this day, students, staff and families from across Peel may wear pink. Here at Thornwood,
wearing pink means: I do not support bullying of LGTBQ+ people, I stand against homopho-
bia, I want our school to be safe for everyone.
EDUCATION WEEK AT THORNWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Education Week will be celebrated the week of May 1st - 5th.
At Thornwood PS, we are planning a number of exciting events!
Details will follow towards the end of April. In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendars
for Wed. May 3rd at 2 p.m. for our annual Education Week Open House.
You are cordially invited to Thornwood Public School’s
Parent Community Night on
Get the opportunity to meet representatives from:
Mississauga Valleys Community Centre
Mississauga Valleys Public Library
Peel Region Police
YMCA
Newcomer Centre of Peel
A representative from Mississauga Landscape and Gardening
Thornwood Public School Council with a ‘make and take’ healthy snack to share
And more …...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Place: Thornwood Public School
Did you ever want to enhance your parenting skills or just to help your child eat better?
Then please join us to get information from our presenters on
Parenting
&
Helping your child eat healthier
THORNWOOD WOLVES
LUNCH TIME BEHAVIOUR
وقت الطعامثورون وود سلوك ثعالب WE WILL:
نحن سوف:
sit quietly and talk softly.
نجلس ونتكلم بهدوء
stay in our seat.
نبقى في أماكننا
ask permission to leave the classroom.
نستأذن قبل الخروج من الصف
listen to our lunchroom supervisor.
نتبع تعليمات مشرفتنا
tidy up after we eat.
ننظف أماكننا بعد الطعام
sort our garbage and recycling.
نرمي المخلف ات في سلة المهمالت المخصصة
At Thornwood Public
School we promote
positive behaviour
both inside and outside
of the classroom.
This month, all
classrooms will be
posting our revised
Lunchroom
Behaviour
expectations.
If your child stays at
school for lunch, we
encourage you to
review the lunchroom
expectations to
support promoting
positive behaviour in
the lunchroom.
A reminder that we are
a nut free school and
that students are not to
bring nut products to
school. We ask that
you check the package
labels and look for the
nut free symbols when
purchasing snacks to
pack in your child’s
lunch.
The Parent Council met March 30th and decided to present our Healthy Snacks
recipes initiative at the Community Event April 12th.
The Parent Council is your opportunity to have a voice in the many aspects of our Thornwood
community. It gives you a chance to influence, participate and suggest community events for the
families of our school community. We typically meet one evening a month at the school. Every-
one is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Please drop by our table at the Community evening on April 12 and enjoy some sample healthy
snacks, get some recipes for healthy snacks submitted by the families of Thornwood and meet us.
We might even have some prizes you can win!
A Message from Thornwood Public School
Parent Council
Celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Peel schools will pay tribute to administrative professionals on Administrative Profes-sionals’ Day on April 26, 2017. The day will be celebrated with special activities and events that provide teachers, students and parents an opportunity to thank the adminis-trative staff who help support student success each and every day.
The Peel board appreciates the important job administrative staff do each school day and April 26 provides an opportunity to give these individuals the recognition they de-serve.
Register today for Adult ESL or LINC classes
Do you know an adult that is interested in improving their English language skills for work,
study or daily life?
Through the Continuing & Adult Education department, the Peel District School Board offers a
wide variety of English language classes that help parents experience success in Canadian
English in both listening/speaking and reading/writing. Courses are designed for a range of
basic, intermediate and advanced English (Levels 1 to 7) as well as the more experienced
learner needing to prepare for an IELTS exam.
Classes are ongoing - Register anytime.
All learners that complete a session will earn a certificate of learning from the Peel District
School Board.
Classes operate from six locations in Brampton and Mississauga with three specially designed
adult centres at:
Bramalea - Adult Education Centre - 25 Kings Cross Road, Unit 3
Brampton - Adult Education Centre - #300 - 7700 Hurontario Street
Mississauga - Adult Education Centre - 100 Elm Drive West, Room 117
To learn more or to register, call 905-270-6000
Also visit www.peelschools.org/adulteducation or follow us on Twitter: @PDSBLearnESL
Help us to encourage and enhance parent involvement in Peel Apply for a position on the board's Parent Involvement Committee
The Peel board’s Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) meets regularly throughout the school year to review the board’s plans for parent involvement as they relate to parent, family and community engagement, and to make suggestions to schools, councils and the board regard-ing additional parent outreach.
As mandated by the ministry, the purpose of Peel board's PIC is to:
support, encourage, and enhance meaningful parental involvement within schools and across the district, including, outreach to parents who find involvement more challenging
work collaboratively with the school board to support student success
seek out the advice and ideas of school councils, and other parents and partners as they plan and implement strategies to involve more parents at the regional level
develop strategies for enhancing parental engagement and outreach
Parent application packages will be made available on April 10, 2017 at www.peelschools.org/PIC. The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2017.
Summer School 2017 Secondary School full credit and 55-hour session classes will be offered at 12 high schools throughout the Board this summer. Peel eLearning-Summer classes, two-credit Co-operative Education, ESL and Summer Study/Travel programs are also available.
Join us at the Adult Education Centre - South, 100 Elm Dr. W., Mississauga on Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 6 - 8 p.m. for our Summer School Parents’ Infor-mation Night.
Parent resources help you support your child’s learning
At the Peel District School Board, our mis-sion is to inspire success, confidence and hope in each child. There is no doubt that families play a vital role in helping us achieve this goal. As our partner in educa-tion, we hope you'll stay connected to your child's learning throughout his or her entire school experience.
Visit www.peelschools.org/parents/helpyourchild to explore all resources avail-able to parents.
There you will find easy-to-navigate buttons that connect families to tip sheets and web pages on a number of different topics, including math, homework, special education, EQAO and mental health.
Keeping children safe in and around storm sewers, waterways g children safe in and around storm sewers, waterways Rising and fast moving water in lakes, ponds and creeks is increasingly likely during spring. Children playing in and around storm sewers and watercourses, entering storm sewers through the outfalls, and entering storm sewers through access covers is dangerous. The fol-lowing information will help keep children safe:
water flows in storm sewers and watercourses are unpredictable and may change quickly
toxic gases may be present in and around storm sewers and watercourses
access is restricted, making rescue attempts are difficult
tragic falls could take place
Please review this information with your children and let them know how dangerous storms sewers and waterways are.
April - Earth Month
Earth Month encompasses the international celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2017. This is the most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Initiated in 1970, this event has been considered the birth of the environmental movement.
Each year, more than 6 million Canadians join 500 million people in over 180 countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental issues. In Canada, Earth Day has grown into Earth Week and even Earth Month to accom-modate the profusion of events and projects. Here are some ways that you can celebrate earth week with your family:
create a backyard or schoolyard habitat
plant a garden or tree
start a recycling program at home
organize a carpooling campaign in your neighbourhood to reduce air pollution
pick up trash in your neighbourhood
read a book about an endangered species
make a visit to your local zoo, aquarium or museum
visit a local park, wildlife area or farm to provide a fun opportunity to learn about the environment and life
At Thornwood PS we care about our environment and will be doing our part to clean up our school grounds on Earth Day.