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Silverthorn Public School

3535 Cedar Creek Drive

Mississauga, ON

L4Y 2Y4

(905) 279—1651

School Website: http://schools.peelschools.org/1160

TWITTER:

silverthornps

Mr. D. Forgione

Principal

Mrs. A. Zaffino

Office Manager

Ms. C. MacDonald

Office Assistant

Mrs. I. Fournier

Superintendent

of Education

905 366 - 8800

Ms. Sue Lawton

Trustee

Wards 3 & 4

905 625 - 8084

Peel District School Board

www.peelsb.com

December 2014

success, confidence, and hope in each student.

Dear Parent/Guardians: I would like to THANK all families who participated in our Move-a-Thon campaign this year. It is wonderful to see how our families support the efforts of the School Council in fundraising for our students. This year we raised a total of $ 10,120.00. THANK YOU to our School Council for the many hours of planning, organizing, prize purchasing and overall effort to do another amazing job. We truly appreciate your efforts. There are several items on our school’s Wish List for this year including the future replacement of the Creative Playground. Due to strict Board policies, guidelines, and safety procedures, this costly project will require considerable time. effort and planning. This spring we will have to remove the current unusable. At our next parent Council meeting in December, we will be discussing the allocation of funds raised and updating the current Wish List, keeping in mind that our School Board focus is on technology, numeracy and equity. On behalf of the staff at Silverthorn, I’d like to wish all families a very Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Yule, Happy New Year and a wonderful and safe holiday season! Sincerely, Dan Forgione Principal

Salvation Army Food Drive

Once again this year, we are collecting non-perishable food items for those

families less fortunate than ourselves at this time of year. Our Food drive

will run starting Monday December 01 until Monday December 15, 2014.

Students are asked to bring non-perishable food items to school. The food will be

collected and put in the boxes for the Salvation Army. Our goal is collect more

than 50 boxes of food!

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Important Dates in December

December 1 - Salvation Army Food Drive Begins

December 6 - Pizza Day

December 10 - Honesty Assembly @ 2:15 m in the gym

December 15- Salvation Army Food Drive Ends

December 17- School Council @ 7:00 pm

December 19 - Pizza Day

December 22 - January 02 - Winter Break—No School

Library News

As the holidays approach I invite you to consider how books make wonderful gifts for children. It is a great way to

encourage them to read while letting them know how much you value reading. Take note of your children’s personal

interests and give them books that will support their interests while stimulating their curiosity to learn more. Should you

need ideas for great books, check your local bookstore or go online for book reviews on the classics or the latest gems.

These websites may be helpful:

https://www.goodreads.com/ http://www.parents.com/fun/book-gallery/

Your local public library is also another good place to start. Instead of giving your children a book, you can also give

them a library card (which is free!!!), and open their world to the joys of reading in an inexpensive, practical and more

environmentally friendly way. Regular visits to your local library are a fun outing, especially during a cold winter’s day,

and kids love to select the books themselves. The important thing to remember is... keep on reading!!!!

Happy Holidays!

Mrs. Murphy

Allergy Reminders

Silverthorn Public School is a peanut conscious school. Several of our students have severe allergies to peanuts, nuts, peanut oil. For some children, even a small amount of the oil can result in a life threatening situation. Please do not send snacks or lunches that contain peanuts, peanut products or their oils. Please talk with your children about not sharing snacks or lunches with others. Parents are asked NOT to send treats to the classrooms, due to often unknown food allergies. This is to protect all our children. Teachers may occasionally organize a class event involving food, and they will inform you in their newsletters. Please advise the school if your child has any sort of allergy or medical alert.

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Silverthorn School Council News

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17th at 7:00pm All parents are welcome to attend.

Future meeting dates (at 7:00pm): February 11, May 13

Materials in our parent library can be borrowed at any time. A complete list of the

materials available, book descriptions and request order forms can be found on the

School Council bulletin board inside the school front doors as well as on the school

website at http://schools.peelschools.org/1160 .

Thank you to all those who generously supported Silverthorn with

prizes and donations. A full update of this event will be provided in

next month’s newsletter.

This is a reminder that the final pizza day before the winter break takes place on

Friday, December 19th. Pizza Days resume on Friday, January 9, 2015. Our thanks to

the volunteers who are helping out on Pizza Days!

NEXT SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

PARENT LENDING LIBRARY

MOVE-A-THON FUNDRAISER INFORMATION:

PIZZA DAY:

Absences and Late Arrival to School:

Parents/Guardians please be reminded that school begins promptly at 9:00 am. The bell rings at 8:58 am for entry.

Please prepare to have your children arrive at school between 8:45 am and 8:55 am so they are ready to enter the build-

ing at 8:58 am with their class.

Teachers are not on duty until 8:45 am. Children are not supervised before this time. No children should be dropped

off before 8:45 am, as this is a safety issue.

To assist the office staff with safe arrival, please let the school know in advance if your child will be away .

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Bus Cancellation & Closing Schools Due to Bad Weather

During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools because of inclement weather.

Information regarding details of cancellations or closures will be announced on radio and television stations

listed below and posted at www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca.

Information will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Facebook at www.facebook.com/peelschools or

by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146.

VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9 CHUM AM1050/104.5 FM CFTR AM680

CFNY FM102.1/AM640 CJCL AM590 CHFI FM98.1

CFRB AM1010 EZ ROCK FM97.3 CJBC (FR) AM860

FM Z103.5 FM93.1 FM Q107

CHIN FM100.7/AM1540 CBC99.1 www.thehazefm.ca

CITYPULSE GLOBAL NEWS CTV

1650 (@CINARADIO 1650AM) 92.5 (@KISS 925 93.5 (@flow93.5

93.6 FM(@CLASSICAL(96.3FM 96

One of the following messages will be announced (highlighted text only):

Peel District School Board buses are cancelled. This means that schools remain open for students and staff, but buses are cancelled. Bus cancellations could

occur in all or parts of municipalities. Buses will remain cancelled all day. All activities that require busing

will also be cancelled. Permits, night school classes, child care and other activities in schools will operate as

usual.

All Peel District School Board schools and board offices are closed. This means that all schools and Board offices are closed to students and staff. All activities in schools and

board offices are also cancelled, including child care, night school and permits.

All evening programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education

courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

All weekend programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education

courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

Register for French Immersion by Jan. 30, 2015

Are you thinking of registering your child for Grade 1 French Immersion (FI) for the 2015-16

school year?

Registration for Grade 1 FI for the 2015-16 school year will be available online at www.peelschools.org/French as of

Monday Nov. 24, 2014 at 9 a.m.

The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 at 4 p.m. Registrants after that date will be put on a waiting list.

The FI school for our area is Burnhamthorpe Public School. The phone number is 905 625 - 0140

Registration process

A grade 1 FI enrolment cap is in place. This means that a specific number of spots are available for students entering

grade 1 FI. If the number of students registered by the deadline exceeds the number of spots in grade 1 FI, a random

selection process 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 random selection process and assigned a rank using

a computerized random selection process. Spots are not assigned on a first come, first served basis. Once students 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

random selection process, and for more information about the random selection and waitlist processes, visit

www.peelschools.org/French.

How to get more information

Visit the Peel board website—www.peelschools.org/French.

Call Burnhamthorpe Public School. at 905 625 - 0410

Visit the Canadian Parents for French website at http://on.cpf.ca/.

Help Your Family Stay Warm this Winter

Canada Safety Council recommends the following tips for staying comfortable and preventing hypothermia when work-

ing or playing outdoors:

Wear a warm hat—most body heat is lost through the head. Children should keep an extra hat at school.

Wear layered clothing. Layers allow warm air to stay trapped around the body.

Protect your feet and hands. Wear loose waterproof boots. If the boots have liners, carry an extra pair to replace

damp ones or take an extra pair of socks. Mittens are warmer than gloves. Carry an extra pair of mittens to

school, on outings, etc.

Prevent dehydration and exhaustion, which can lead to hypothermia. Drink plenty of fluids and pace yourself when

doing vigorous activities.

Stay fit by exercising and eating well—people who are fit are less susceptible to hypothermia.

If you stay indoors, avoid moving from a hot environment to a cold one. Excessive sweating caused from an

extreme change in temperature increases the risk of developing hypothermia.

Eat high-energy food such as nuts and raisins.

If you are travelling (on the road or in the wilderness) carry emergency supplies.

It's Time to Register Children Born in 2011 for Kindergarten

Register at Silverthorn P.S. on Feb. 2, 3, 4 & 5 We inspire success, confidence and hope in each student…and it all starts in kindergarten! If your child was born in 2011, he or she can start kindergarten in September 2014. Registration will be held at our school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 5. What you will need to bring to registration Proof of child's age

Canadian birth certificate Canadian passport citizenship card/certificate Permanent Resident Card confirmation of permanent residence work permit refugee permit

Proof of address

Ontario driver's license utility bill bank statement/client slip (directly from financial institution) credit card statement federal government forms (e.g. Social Insurance Number, Service Canada documents) purchase agreement

Proof of custody – children must live with their parent (s) unless provided documentation supports an alternate living arrange-ment Proof of immunization – proof that your child has been immunized/vaccinated Extended-day program for kindergarten students Families have the option of enrolling their child in before and after-school programs developed by the Ministry of Education to complement the full-day kindergarten program. These programs are run by quali-fied, experienced staff from our childcare partners. At registration, we will ask families to tell us whether they are interested in the extended-day programs. The programs can only run if there is enough interest among families. Important information about immunization In order to attend school in Ontario, your child must have an up-to-date immunization record. When you reg-ister your child for school, you will provide copy of your child's immunization record and the school will send it to Peel Health. After registration, keeping your child's records up to date is your responsibility. Peel Health reviews immunization records regularly. Students who are not completely immunized and do not have a valid exemption may not be allowed to attend school.