EDENBROOK HILL P.S. http://schools.peelschools.org/1469 @Edenbrookhill October 2016 Important Dates Oct. 5 Teacher Appreciation Day Oct. 6 Food Drive Ends Oct. 3-6 Jungle Sports Oct. 6 School Council Mtg. 6:15 Oct. 7 PL Day No School for Students Oct. 10 Thanksgiving Holiday Oct. 12 Rainbow Lunch Oct. 18 Pizza Day Oct. 19 Bus Driver Appreciation Oct. 20 Photo Day Oct. 20 Math Night for Parents Oct. 26 Rainbow Lunch Oct. 26 TA & ECE Appreciation Day Oct. 31 Character Trait and Shar- ing Assemblies 9:35 & 11:35 Oct. 31 Halloween Celebrations Oct. 1 Sharad Navratri Oct. 2-4 Rosh Hashanah Oct. 7-9 Jalsa Salana Oct. 9 Durgashtami Oct. 10 Vijaya Dashmi/Dassehra Oct. 11 Ashura Oct. 11-12 Yom Kippur Oct. 16-23 Sukkot Oct. 18 Karva Chauth Oct. 20 Installation of Guru Granth as Guru Oct. 20-23 Simchat Torah Oct. 29/30 Diwali Oct. 30 Diwali/Lord Mahavir Nir- van & Bandi Chhor Divas Oct. 30/31 New Year’s Day/Day Walk to School Month Dear Parents/Guardians, It was so nice meeting many of you at Open House. A fun time was had by all in spite of the rainy weather. Hopefully you got a chance to meet your child’s teacher, have a look around the school, enjoy some BBQ and participate in many of the fun activities. Many thanks to our School Council and our staff for all their hard work as well as, to our par- ents by supporting the event. We have established our new school council for this year. We look forward to sharing our ideas with you in the up- coming months. Please mark your calendar for October 20th when Trevor Brown is coming to speak to parents about supporting their children with their mathematics. This is an evening event and one that promises to be both illuminating and fun for all who participate. Stay tuned for more information. Thanks to all those families who have been following the new SafeArrival program. We are able to quickly identify issues in our school. For those of you that have not yet had to use the system please check out page two of this newslet- ter. The congestion in the parking lot at morning drop off and after school pick up continues to create difficulties. If at all possible we encourage parents to walk their young children to and from school and older children to walk to and from school in groups. Walking has proven physical and aca- demic benefits for your children. Constable Smith will be here in October to provide Street - Proofing lessons to all Grade 4 students. We are accepting donations for the food drive until October 6. Please consider sending any extra non-perishable items you can spare. Sincerely, Colleen Lowry Ruby Delill Principal Vice Principal
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EDENBROOK HILL P.S. http://schools.peelschools.org/1469
@Edenbrookhill
October 2016
Important Dates
Oct. 5 Teacher Appreciation Day
Oct. 6 Food Drive Ends
Oct. 3-6 Jungle Sports
Oct. 6 School Council Mtg. 6:15
Oct. 7 PL Day No School for
Students
Oct. 10 Thanksgiving Holiday
Oct. 12 Rainbow Lunch
Oct. 18 Pizza Day
Oct. 19 Bus Driver Appreciation
Oct. 20 Photo Day
Oct. 20 Math Night for Parents
Oct. 26 Rainbow Lunch
Oct. 26 TA & ECE Appreciation Day
Oct. 31 Character Trait and Shar-
ing Assemblies 9:35 & 11:35
Oct. 31 Halloween
Celebrations
Oct. 1 Sharad Navratri
Oct. 2-4 Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 7-9 Jalsa Salana
Oct. 9 Durgashtami
Oct. 10 Vijaya Dashmi/Dassehra
Oct. 11 Ashura
Oct. 11-12 Yom Kippur
Oct. 16-23 Sukkot
Oct. 18 Karva Chauth
Oct. 20 Installation of Guru
Granth as Guru
Oct. 20-23 Simchat Torah
Oct. 29/30 Diwali
Oct. 30 Diwali/Lord Mahavir Nir-
van & Bandi Chhor Divas
Oct. 30/31 New Year’s Day/Day
Walk to School Month
Dear Parents/Guardians,
It was so nice meeting many of you at Open House. A fun
time was had by all in spite of the rainy weather. Hopefully
you got a chance to meet your child’s teacher, have a look
around the school, enjoy some BBQ and participate in many
of the fun activities. Many thanks to our School Council
and our staff for all their hard work as well as, to our par-
ents by supporting the event.
We have established our new school council for this year.
We look forward to sharing our ideas with you in the up-
coming months. Please mark your calendar for October
20th when Trevor Brown is coming to speak to parents
about supporting their children with their mathematics.
This is an evening event and one that promises to be both
illuminating and fun for all who participate. Stay tuned for
more information.
Thanks to all those families who have been following the
new SafeArrival program. We are able to quickly identify
issues in our school. For those of you that have not yet had
to use the system please check out page two of this newslet-
ter.
The congestion in the parking lot at morning drop off and
after school pick up continues to create difficulties. If at all
possible we encourage parents to walk their young children
to and from school and older children to walk to and from
school in groups. Walking has proven physical and aca-
demic benefits for your children. Constable Smith will be
here in October to provide Street - Proofing lessons to all
Grade 4 students.
We are accepting donations for the food drive until October 6.
Please consider sending any extra non-perishable items you can
Edenbrook Hill School Council Our Mission is to “work together to enhance
the quality of our children’s education,
promote an inclusive school environment
and foster positive relationships within
the community”.
Congratulations
The following people were acclaimed as members of this
year’s School Council: Hiba tul Hadi Ahmad Wesley Ferris
Rima Too-Dehar Alaina Turney
Rimani Vimal
Members at Large
The following people have expressed an interest to represent
their school community by providing input to the School
Council: Kosal Ky Anshu Chopra-Anand
Milan Potrok Amanda Borck
Beenish Hasnain Balpreet K. Dhaliwal
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed
Important Dates for School Council
-Meetings Dates: October 6, November 3, January 12,
February 2, April 6, May 4 and June 1 (if needed) 6:15-7:30
pm @ Edenbrook Hill PS
-Trevor Brown Parent Math Night October 20, 6:30-8 pm
-PDSB Parent Conference April 1, 2016
World Teachers’ Day Since 1994, parents and students from around
the world have celebrated World Teachers’ Day
to commemorate the work of teachers and their
contributions to society. On October 5, take the
time to let your child’s teacher know he or she is truly appre-
ciated.
Chat ‘n Chai Parents & Grandparents are invited to Chat ‘n Chai hosted by our school settlement worker, Mashela Samadi on the topic of Sup-porting your child in school: Areas of Social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language development and the importance of home language to English learning. Thursday October 27, from 2:20 pm to 3:20 pm at Edenbrook Hill PS.
Report student absences
through new SafeArrival sys-
tem Beginning Sept. 6, 2016, all parents/
guardians need to report their children’s
full-day absences, late arrivals and/or
early departures from school via our
new automated SafeArrival phone num-
ber at 1-855-209-6155, online at
pdsb.schoolconnects.com, or by
downloading the mobile app for
Apple and Android devices. For absenc-
es longer than 5 consecutive school
days, please contact the school office.
Parents are encouraged to provide an
email address to schools. Parents who
have an email address on file at school
will receive an email invitation from
Synrevoice Technologies during the
week of August 29. The invitation will
include login information. Starting the
week of August 29, parents who do
not have an email address on file at the
school can visit
pdsb.schoolconnects.com and choose
CREATE LOGIN to create your account
and receive login credentials that can be
used online or with the mobile app.
Parents need to have a cell phone that is
capable of receiving text messages to com-
plete the setup process. The cell phone
number must be on file with the school. All
three options are available 24 hours a
day.
There is no longer an absence
reporting phone line at school. If
you have any questions or require any
assistance, contact the school directly at
905-452-8296.
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October 19 opportunity to say ‘thanks’
to bus drivers Peel schools will pay tribute to bus drivers on Bus
Driver Appreciation Day on October 19. If your
child rides the bus to school., take this opportunity
to thank the bus driver for his or her contribution
and ask your child to do so too. We all appreciate
the important job bus drivers do each school day
and October 19 provides an opportunity to give
these individuals the recognition they deserve.
October 26 - Celebrate Peel Teaching Assistant and Early Childhood Educators’ Appreciation Day In 2014 the board of trustees declared the last Wednesday in October as the Peel Teaching Assistant and Early Child-hood Educators’ Appreciation Day. This year, the recogni-tion day falls of October 26, 2016. The Peel board appreci-ates the important work of teaching assistants and ECEs, and the contributions that they make in the lives of chil-dren, families and community members.
Halloween In Britain and Ireland in the Middle Ages there existed the prac-tice of “souling” . This practice involved poor folk going door to door, receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day. Today children go Trick-or-Treating, house to house in costumes asking for treats such as candy. Halloween is an exciting tradition at Edenbrook Hill. Many staff ands students come to school dressed in cos-tume. Costumes are not required. Your child may choose to dress in orange and black, or they may choose to come dressed as they normally would. Regardless of whether your child chooses to participate in Halloween events or not, all members of the school community are expected to be respectful of oth-ers, themselves and the school environment. Costumes should be easy for student to move around the school in. Students should leave any props (guns, whips, swords etc.) at home as they are not appropriate in a school environment.
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Help protect students
with severe allergies
by keeping lunches,
snacks peanut-free
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life
-threatening allergic reaction
that affects some children. We
ask that you help us take care
of these students by sending
lunches and snacks for your
child that are free from pea-
nuts or nuts, because these
foods are the leading cause of
anaphylaxis.
Please read the label of any
food you plan to send to school
with your child. If the label
says, "May contain nuts or pea-
nuts," please do not send it to
school.
You can get a
complete copy
of the Peel
board's anaphy-
laxis guideline
from the school
office.
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