It has been a cold month with a few indoor recesses. Students at E. T. Crowle are warming up the air with good character and respectful behaviour. When playing indoors, students for the most part have been following our indoor recess policy. Congratulations to all students and staff for keeping students’ safety as our first priority. Felicitations to our Voice Club members! Our first Banana/Pajama spirit day was a great success. Banana splits were prepared by the voice club and some parents, and they were enjoyed by all!!! The Voice club is working on two new initiatives for the month of February. 1. Door Decorating Contest : Each class will decorate their classroom doors portraying love, care and kindness. One class from each division will be awarded! 2. Act of Kindness Project : Throughout the month of February, every staff and student at E.T. Crowle will demonstrate an act of kindness towards another member in the school community. This will hopefully help students to say No to Bullying! Students and staff will capture the act on a pre-made card which will be posted around the school. Please review with your child what an Act of Kindness looks like, sounds like and feels like. On February 25th, we will hold an assembly where the voice club will show a few clips on real Acts of Kindness around the world. Students are encouraged to wear pink or their pink shirt purchased last year. F ROM THE P RINCIPAL ’ S D ESK . . . Edward. T. CROWLE P.S. 15 LARKIN AVENUE, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3P 4P8 TEL: (905) 471 5775 www.edwardtcrowle.ps.yrdsb.ca Ghada Sadaka: Principal Barbara Norton: Office Admin. Lisa Walsh: Superintendent ( 905 ) 940 – 7800 Allan Tam: Trustee ( 905 ) 476 – 3655 CROWLE NEWS Inside this edition…. Voice Club Update Dance-a-thon info Social Media presenter overview Coddled Kids Article Looking back at December Cold & Flu Prevention Nutrition Corner February Calendar Dance-a-thon January 11th, see details on page 5! The love of family is life’s greatest blessing….. 3. Report Cards : Report Cards will be going home on Tuesday, February 17th. Please note that there is not a formal parent-teacher interview time set by the Board following the completion of the Term 1 Provincial Report Card in February, as there was in conjunction with the Elementary Progress Report Card in November. There is an expectation that communication about student learning and achievement will be ongoing, timely and meaningful to give parents a comprehensive understanding of their child’s progress. Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 “Math Go Round” On May 6th 2105, parents and students will be invited to come in the evening and learn about how their children are doing in Math. It will be a new practise that invites students, parents and community partners to journey into learning together. Students will lead the walk and articulate the task they had to accomplish, and how well they did compared to the standards. Parents will have the opportunity to go around the gymnasium and see all students work displayed from Kindergarten up to grade 8. No name or grades will be attached. This will better our understanding around learning expectations in Mathematics. I am sure it will be an energizing experience!
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It has been a cold month with a few indoor recesses. Students at E. T. Crowle are warming up the air with good character and respectful behaviour. When playing indoors, students for the most part have been following our indoor recess policy. Congratulations to all students and staff for keeping students’ safety as our first priority.
Felicitations to our Voice Club members! Our first Banana/Pajama spirit day was a great success. Banana splits were prepared by the voice club and some parents, and they were enjoyed by all!!! The Voice club is working on two new initiatives for the month of February.
1. Door Decorating Contest: Each class will decorate their classroom doors portraying love, care and kindness. One class from each division will be awarded!
2. Act of Kindness Project: Throughout the month of February, every staff and student at E.T. Crowle will demonstrate an act of kindness towards another member in the school community. This will hopefully help students to say No to Bullying! Students and staff will capture the act on a pre-made card which will be posted around the school. Please review with your child what an Act of Kindness looks like, sounds like and feels like.
On February 25th, we will hold an assembly where the voice club will show a few clips on real Acts of Kindness around the world. Students are encouraged to wear pink or their pink shirt purchased last year.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL ’ S DESK . . .
Edward. T. CROWLE P.S.
15 LARKIN AVENUE, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3P 4P8
TEL: (905) 471 5775 www.edwardtcrowle.ps.yrdsb.ca
Ghada Sadaka: Principal
Barbara Norton: Office Admin.
Lisa Walsh: Superintendent
( 9 05 ) 940 – 7800
Allan Tam: Trustee
( 9 05 ) 476 – 3655
CROWLE NEWS
Inside this edition….
Voice Club Update
Dance-a-thon info
Social Media presenter
overview
Coddled Kids Article
Looking back at December
Cold & Flu Prevention
Nutrition Corner
February Calendar
Dance-a-thon January 11th, see details on page 5!
The love of family is life’s greatest blessing…..
3. Report Cards: Report Cards will be going home on Tuesday, February 17th. Please note that there is not a formal parent-teacher interview time set by the Board following the completion of the Term 1 Provincial Report Card in February, as there was in conjunction with the Elementary Progress Report Card in November. There is an expectation that communication about student learning and achievement will be ongoing, timely and meaningful to give parents a comprehensive understanding of their child’s progress.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
“Math Go Round”
On May 6th 2105, parents and students will be invited to come in the evening and learn about how their children are doing in Math. It will be a new practise that invites students, parents and community partners to journey into learning together. Students will lead the walk and articulate the task they had to accomplish, and how well they did compared to the standards. Parents will have the opportunity to go around the gymnasium and see all students work displayed from Kindergarten up to grade 8. No name or grades will be attached. This will better our understanding around learning expectations in Mathematics. I am sure it will be an energizing experience!
The Voice Club Update The Voice Club is a group of eight students from grade seven to eight. The team consists of Cindy, Colin, Ethan Sa., Ying Ying, Kassie, Ethan Sk., Katia and Cassandra under the guidance of Mrs. Sadaka.
They come together to help the school be a better place. These students are the voice of their peers in E.T Crowle. They come up with fun ideas to make the school an exciting community but also bring awareness to the students about different issues happening in the world today. The voice club also organizes Spirit Days, which get the whole school to join together as a team and interact with each other.
This special group of students is very important in leading the school and supporting our E.T Crowle community to continue our safe and enjoyable environment. The club is guided by the mission statement of the school, which is to advance student achievement and well-being through public education, which motivates learners, fosters inclusion, inspires innovation and builds community.
Written by: Cassandra W.
On January 12th Chris Vollum visited ET Crowle to talk about social media and how
to successfully navigate in our 24/7 connected world.
Here is some feedback from our grade 8 students…
“I learned what not to post on line.”
“I learned to carefully blog about my day.”
“I’m glad I learned how to make my profile private on instagram.”
“What you post on line stays there forever even if we erase it.”
“I learned to turn on a setting on my phone so I can have wifi.”
“I learned how our social media can affect us negatively in the future applying for jobs.”
“I learned that we are all probably googleable.”
“I learned it takes many steps on facebook to maintain privacy.”
We are all more safe and informed about the way to be social media savvy now
from this presentation.
Social Media Presenter Chris Vollum
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Junior
Volleyball
Our hearty congratulations to our co-ed
Junior Volleyball team who went
undefeated through their pool in the
Area tournament before losing in the
semi finals.
Team members: Eric S., Greg H., Hayley H.,
Jannah M., Jamie I., Jamie N., Larissa S.,
Lily P., Logan L., Logan M., Luke W., Olivia
S., and Sophia M.
Thank you to our wonderful coaches:
Mr. J. Kellman and Mr. B. Donald
MARCH BREAK COURSES
Reminder: There
will be a School
Council meeting
on Wednesday
February 4th at 7:00.
Everyone is welcome.
SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE….
Babysitters Training
Where: Markham
When: Tuesday March 17th
Age: 10 - 14 years old
Time: 9 am - 3:00 pm
Address: Markham District
Veterans Association,
7 Washington Street.
French Immersion and Kindergarten registration is underway. If you know of potential JK students who might plan to attend our school, please let the parents know to come and register ASAP so we can have a solid number to work with for next year and aim for the best organization possible.
If you are moving or planning to move by September, and your children will no longer be attending E.T. Crowle, please let us know ASAP.
Home Alone Course
Where: Markham
When: Sunday March 1st
Age: 8 - 11 years old
Time: 10 am - 4:00 pm
Address: Markham Village
Conservancy ( Train Station )
214 Main Street Markham
North
French Immersion and
JK Registration
Register Online: www.varisafe.ca
Questions? Email or call toll free Mon-Fri 1-866-974-7488
For other dates and courses please go to www.varisafe.ca
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Cold Weather and Indoor Recesses
With the arrival of the cold
weather, it is imperative that
you send your child to school
dressed appropriately. This includes
remaining outside for 30 minutes at
morning recess and 40 minutes at lunch
recess. With severe weather conditions,
reduced outdoor recesses or indoor
recesses may take place. This decision is
made on a day by day basis. Please ensure
that your child(ren) come to school with
extra clothes as it is easier to take off a
layer if they get too hot than it is to put
on a layer they may not have if they get
too cold. Also, please pack extra socks and
pants so your child will have something to
change into if they should happen to get
wet.
COLD AND FLU PREVENTION
Please have a discussion with
your child about how to best
prevent the spread of cold and
flu viruses. Students need to wash their
hands frequently throughout the day,
particularly if they are coughing and
sneezing in their hands. They should cough
or sneeze into a tissue if they have one. If
not, they should cough or sneeze into their
sleeve. Remind your child ( ren ) not to
share food or water bottles. Also, they
should avoid sharing musical instruments
unless they have sterilized the mouthpiece.
If your child is not well, please keep them at
home to help prevent the spread of flu and
viruses.
On the evening of January 27th, Alyson Schafer, psychotherapist, author and television personality, enlightened and encouraged a large group of Crowle parents along with many guests and community members. Alyson has kindly donated three of her published books, Breaking the Good Mom Myth, Honey, I Wrecked the Kids, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ to the Parent section of our school Library. Please contact Mrs. White, our school librarian to sign out these informative books.
Thank You to our School Council for hosting this presentation.
Alyson Schafer Presentation
‘Overcoming Anxiety and Building
Resiliency in our Children’
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Please return your child ’ s
dance-a-thon pledge envelope
to the school by Monday, February 9th.
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PAJAMA BANANA DAY
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Dr Carr-Gregg said it was up to parents to help avert a bigger mental health crisis by making their children do the hard work. "I have a rule of thumb, 'never do for your children what they can do for themselves'," he said. He said this meant putting children on a bus or bike, or showing them how to use public transport to get to school. They should also have regular chores, strict rules about using technology and, when they are old enough, a part-time job to teach them the value of money "We just have to stop pampering them - it's reached epidemic proportions," he said. "Many of the kids I talk to have never actually cooked for themselves, they've never actually made their own bed or tidied their own room, washed their clothes or ironed their shirts. "Kids aren't made of glass and they are not going to shatter."
How to care for your kids without being a snowplough:
Make sure your kids get enough sleep
Sleep is the single most important study tool because kids who don’t get enough sleep are ‘‘crabby and unpleasant and can’t learn properly’’.
Make sure they eat a healthy breakfast
Research suggests 10per cent of schoolchildren don’t eat breakfast and another 15per cent eat unhealthy food - they are neurologically unteachable.
Zero tolerance of alcohol
Alcohol is toxic to the developing brain, so children should not drink anything at all until at least 16.
Moderate and limit technology use
Dr Carr-Gregg says most parents are unaware of tools that allow them to block or moderate their children’s internet and video game use. Parents need to use programs to allow kids to access the internet for homework but block social media that will distract them.
Talk to your kids. Eat at the table
Parents don’t spend enough time talking one-on-one with their kids when they are young. Eating at the dinner table leads to better academic results, language development and protection against alcohol and drug abuse.
E.T. CROWLE DECEMBER NEWS
A generation of "snowplough" parents have pampered their children so much that they are driving a mental health epidemic among today's teenagers, a leading Australian child psychologist says.
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, a high-profile parenting expert who spoke to teachers and parents at The Illawarra Grammar School this week, said many Generation X parents had made their children's lives so easy that the kids were left with no way to handle problems or overcome obstacles on their own."This generation of parents just push all the obstacles out of the way and try to make life as simple and as easy as possible for their kids," he said."On the face of it, that's admirable because we all want the best for our kids, but it teaches them absolutely nothing about resilience and creates immense vulnerability when they leave home and go into the big wide world."A snowplough parent drives their child right to the school gate instead of making them catch a bus or walk to school. They buy their children all the latest gadgets and toys, wash, clean, cook and iron without making kids pitch in, and they make sure their sons and daughters only hand in meticulous homework and assignments. Dr Carr-Gregg blames this increasingly common parenting approach on guilt, caused by mothers and fathers not spending enough time with their children. "Part of it is that you've got parents with much smaller sized families, [who are] less connected to extended families so there is less support," he said."The parents are time poor, they are guilty and they tend to indulge their kids too much. This was not only creating a generation of spoilt and overindulged children, he said, but was contributing to an unprecedented mental health crisis by leaving young people ill-equipped to deal with their own problems. He said the rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide were higher in regional areas like Wollongong than in major capital cities. "About one in four young people will have a major psychological problem before leaving school ... so arguably this is the most vulnerable generation in the history of the Illawarra," he said. "It's ironic because we've seen the First and Second World Wars and Vietnam but in fact, from a psychological point of view, these kids are less resilient than their parents or grandparents."
Coddled kids paying high price: Expert Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg By: Kate McIlwain
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LOOKING BACK AT EVENTS IN DECEMBER
Christmas Concert
ET Crowle Holiday Skate
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Healthy Alternative to Comfort Food Favourite
Chilli Chilli Bang Bang
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup coarsely chopped onions
1 cup each of chopped sweet red and green peppers, celery and chopped carrots
3 Cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. chili powder
1/2 cup quartered mushrooms (optional)
1 cup cubed zucchini
1 (28oz) can tomatoes, undrained and cut
1 (19oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (19oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 (19oz) can kernel corn, undrained
1 tbsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tbsp. each of dried oregano and basil
1/2 tsp. dried cayenne to taste
Directions
Spray a large pot with non-stick cooking spray, add onions, peppers, celery, carrots, garlic and chili powder.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until vegetables are softened(approx. 8-10 minutes)
Add mushrooms, zucchini, cook and stir for 4 more mins., add tomatoes, beans, chickpeas, corn (with liquid), cumin, oregano, basil, and cayenne pepper.
Stir well, cover and simmer over low heat for 20-30mins., stirring occasionally.
