Principal’s Message Our sincerest thanks and best wishes of success to the staff who will be leaving Derry West Village Public School to pursue different teaching and learning opportunities. We greatly appreciate their many contributions to our students and school and will miss them as valued colleagues of our learning community. Good Bye to… Mrs. A. Thring has been a valued staff member at Derry West Village Public School for the past eleven years! During this time, she has sup- ported students as an In-School Support teacher, ESL teacher, Physical Education teacher and in her current role as a Grade 2/3 teacher. Mrs. Thring will be teaching Grade 3 at James Potter Public School. Her kind spirit and professionalism will be missed! Ms. M. Sandhu has become a familiar face around Derry West Village. Firstly as an Occasional teacher, then as the Long Term Occasional teacher of the PTP class and currently as a Grade 1 Dance teacher. She has accepted a teaching position at Worthington Public School where she will be opening a Junior ASD class. Congratulations Ms. Sandhu!!! Mrs. R. Manzo-Chan supported Class K7 with Mrs. Steane. Her last day at Derry West Village was June 6, 2014. Mrs. Chan resigned from her position as a DECE to become an Occasional Teacher with the Peel Distrcit School Board. Although, Mrs. Chan is loving her new role she misses her students in K7 and Derry West Village P.S. Mrs. J. Graziano has supported the Full Day Kindergarten students in Class K6 for the past two years. She has promoted inquiry based learn- ing with our little learners and supported them through their discoveries through play. Mrs. Graziano will be a DECE at Birchbank Public School which is much closer to her home. Best Wishes! Mrs. B. Shah has also been at Derry West Village since the arrival of Full-Day Kindergarten. She has supported the students in Class K2 with Mrs. Cooper. We appreciate Mrs. Shah’s many contributions to the learning and discoveries of her students. Mrs. Shah will be opening the new FDK program at Champlain Trail P.S. as a DECE. They are lucky to have you, Mrs. Shah! A Message from the Principal’s Desk It takes a village to raise a child. Nigerian Proverb Final Newsletter 2014 Derry West Village P. S. Derry West Village P. S. 620 Twain Avenue Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1M1 Tel: 905 565-5762 Fax: 905 565-0173 Attendance Line: Ext. 1 Principal: Ms. Grewal Vice Principal: Mrs. Cummings School Office Opens Aug. 25-29 Labor Day-No School Sept. 1st First Day of School Welcome Back! Tues., Sept. 2nd School Hours: 7 Day Cycle 7 Periods at 42 min. 8:25 — 8:40 Supervision 8:35 Entry Bell 8:40 – 8:46 Announcements 8:46 – 9:28 Period 1 9:28 – 10:10 Period 2 10:10 – 10:50 Nutrition Break #1 10:50 – 11:32 Period 3 11:32 – 12:14 Period 4 12:14 – 12:56 Period 5 12:56 – 1:36 Nutrition Break # 2 1:36 – 2:18 Period 6 2:18 – 3:00 Period 7 3:00 Dismissal
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Principal’s Message
Our sincerest thanks and best wishes of success to the staff who will be leaving Derry West Village Public School to pursue different teaching and learning opportunities. We greatly appreciate their many contributions to our students and school and will miss them as valued colleagues of our learning community.
Good Bye to… Mrs. A. Thring has been a valued staff member at Derry West Village Public School for the past eleven years! During this time, she has sup-ported students as an In-School Support teacher, ESL teacher, Physical Education teacher and in her current role as a Grade 2/3 teacher. Mrs. Thring will be teaching Grade 3 at James Potter Public School. Her kind spirit and professionalism will be missed!
Ms. M. Sandhu has become a familiar face around Derry West Village. Firstly as an Occasional teacher, then as the Long Term Occasional teacher of the PTP class and currently as a Grade 1 Dance teacher. She has accepted a teaching position at Worthington Public School where she will be opening a Junior ASD class. Congratulations Ms. Sandhu!!! Mrs. R. Manzo-Chan supported Class K7 with Mrs. Steane. Her last day at Derry West Village was June 6, 2014. Mrs. Chan resigned from her position as a DECE to become an Occasional Teacher with the Peel Distrcit School Board. Although, Mrs. Chan is loving her new role she misses her students in K7 and Derry West Village P.S. Mrs. J. Graziano has supported the Full Day Kindergarten students in Class K6 for the past two years. She has promoted inquiry based learn-ing with our little learners and supported them through their discoveries through play. Mrs. Graziano will be a DECE at Birchbank Public School which is much closer to her home. Best Wishes! Mrs. B. Shah has also been at Derry West Village since the arrival of Full-Day Kindergarten. She has supported the students in Class K2 with Mrs. Cooper. We appreciate Mrs. Shah’s many contributions to the learning and discoveries of her students. Mrs. Shah will be opening the new FDK program at Champlain Trail P.S. as a DECE. They are lucky to have you, Mrs. Shah!
A Message from the Principal’s Desk
It takes a village to raise a child. Nigerian Proverb
Final Newsletter 2014
Derry West Village P. S.Derry West Village P. S.
620 Twain Avenue
Mississauga, Ontario
L5W 1M1
Tel: 905 565-5762
Fax: 905 565-0173
Attendance Line: Ext. 1
Principal: Ms. Grewal
Vice Principal: Mrs. Cummings
School Office Opens Aug. 25-29
Labor Day-No School Sept. 1st
First Day of School Welcome Back!
Tues., Sept. 2nd
School
Hours:
7 Day
Cycle
7 Periods at 42 min.
8:25 — 8:40
Supervision
8:35
Entry Bell
8:40 – 8:46
Announcements
8:46 – 9:28
Period 1
9:28 – 10:10
Period 2
10:10 – 10:50
Nutrition Break #1
10:50 – 11:32
Period 3
11:32 – 12:14
Period 4
12:14 – 12:56
Period 5
12:56 – 1:36
Nutrition Break # 2
1:36 – 2:18
Period 6
2:18 – 3:00
Period 7
3:00
Dismissal
Good Bye’s Continued
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered one of the holiest months of the year by followers of Islam. June 28th or 29th, 2014 marks the beginning of Ramadan this year. It is during Ramadan that Muslims observe the Fast for the entire month. It is a time of worship and con-templation. A time to strengthen family and community ties. We wish our Muslim community the very best during this special time and an early “Eid Mubarak”.
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Ms. B. Brown will be joining Derry West Village as a 0.5 Teaching Assistant in September 2014. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the area of Special Education. We are excited to have her on staff and look forward to working with her! Ms. M. Moss will be joining our Full-Day Kindergarten team as a DECE. She will be partnering with Mrs. Gould to support our students in K3. Welcome Ms. Moss!
Ms. K. Watkins is the newest member of our Full-Day Kindergarten team as a DECE. She will be teaming with Mrs. Bowen to support our Year 1 and Year 2 students in K6. Welcome Ms. Watkins!
We have been very fortunate to have outstanding Long Term Occasional teachers who have demonstrated their commitment to our students and school with their excellent knowledge of curriculum, willingness to support in any capacity necessary and high level of professionalism. Thank you to:
Mrs. K. Kamboj who has filled in for Mrs. Bowen as the FDK teacher of Class K6. Mrs. H. Sandhu who has filled in for Ms. Osborne in Grade 3.
Ms. M. Lerner who has supported our Full-Day Kindergarten students as their Music and Physical Education teacher. Ms. K. Carlos who supported some of our students with Special Needs. Ms. J. Chen who replaced Mrs. Manzo-Chan as the DECE of Class K7.
Ramadan
Staffing 2014 – 2015
I would like to thank our staff for the outstanding work they have done in providing enriching and rewarding pro-grams and the many extra-curricular activities to the students at Derry West Village Public School. There will be a few changes to our staffing organization for the upcoming academic year 2014 – 2015.
Class Teacher
K1 Campagna / Kaur
K2 Cooper / Shaw
K3 Gould / Moss
K4 Dewaele / Brum
K5 Bath / Paul
K6 Bowen / Watkins
K7 Leeming / Trichilo
PTP Devlin
1A Steane
1B Hassan
1C Kennedy
1D Machry
2A Grey
2B Vashishtha
2C Wallace
2D Patel
3A Chawla
3B Houghton
3C Osborne
3/4A Clattenburg
4A Crawford
4B Wattier
4C Lee
4/5A Macaulay
5A Davé
5B Andrews
5C Allen
Phys. Ed. Norman
Music Alderman
Music Barton
French Jaillal
FDK PT Hallett
PT TBA
Library Lappan
ESL Singh
Spec. Ed. Bosompra
Spec. Ed. Sell
PTP TA Lozinski
PTP TA Wattoo
TA Isabella
TA Nadeem
TA Kelly
TA Walters
TA Brown
We can still feel the energy of our wonderful Asian assembly/talent show. There is no shortage of talent at Derry West Village from Kindergarten to Grade 5. Our students showcased the rich cultures and heri-tage of Asia through poems, skits, many songs, instrumental performances, dances – Hip Hop, Bharat-nathyam, Bangra and many more. Thank you to our students, staff and parent community for making this assembly and talent show so meaningful and memorable for everyone!!
New for 2014! Let’s Play in the Park is a free, safe and supervised nine week outdoor playground summer program. This no registra-tion required program will be offered at 12 local playgrounds across Mississauga. Children 6-12 years of age along with their parents, grandparents and caregivers can drop by and our trained summer park leaders will guide active play through physical activities, crafts, drama, and games. With only 5% of children meeting the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity every day, play might be one of the easiest, most affordable and fun ways for our children to get moving. The City of Mississauga is committed to supporting the benefits of play through a free, no registration playground program for healthier and happier children, parents and caregivers.
Let’s Play in the Park is designed to meet the High Five Quality Assurance Standard for delivering quality recreational services for children. We train all our leaders working with children in HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Develop-ment (PHCD) to best address the needs of your child. HIGH FIVE helps us ensure your child is in good hands and will enjoy a positive experience in our programs. We are always open to your feedback about our programs. For more information, locations and times, check out the website at mississauga.ca/play
Location closest to Derry West Village Public School: Neebin Park 1—4 p.m.
Asian Heritage Month Assembly/Derry’s Got Talent Show
Let’s Play in the Park
Mississauga Valleys Cross Country Meet 2014
Congratulations to all the DWV team members who represented our school at the Cross Country Meet. Each race had over 95 competitors in it!! A special thank you to Mr. Norman and Mrs. Thring for coaching our great cross country athletes!!!
Listed below are 9 fantastic books to read this summer:
These books were selected because they connect to the Peel District School Board’s commitment to a positive learn-ing and working environment. Suggested activities for each book are provided on the Peel’s website http://www.peelschools.org/parents/helpyourchild in the “Parent” section under the heading of “Help your Child - literacy”.
For other great books to read, please visit the public library. The librarians can recommend other fantastic books to read during the summer.
Reading Tips: 1. Talk about the book as you read the story and after you read it.
2. Re-read favourite books. 3. Be a good example. Let your child see you reading. Discuss with your child what you read.
Week 1 Play with your child and pretend to have conversations with characters from your favourite stories – e.g., Talk to Goldi-locks to find out how she felt when she met the Three Bears. Toy telephones will help encourage make believe conver-sations.
Week 2 Using blocks, Lego and model toys, build a structure together and pretend you are the construction worker planning and building a new road – “Do you think we need a bridge? What should we use to build it?”
Week 3 Play the I Spy game. “I spy with my little eye something that is blue and starts with the ‘sk’ sound.”
Week 4 Help your child to create a restaurant, grocery store, post office, etc. Talk about the furniture and objects that you will need. Talk about the jobs of the people in the settings. “Do they wear uniforms? What can we use?”
The Learning Partnership
R - Be a role model to your child
E - Enjoy reading together
A - Allow your child to choose their books
D - Read daily
“Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commis-sion for Human Rights as a right of every child.”
(American Academy of Paediatrics, 2012)
Ideas for parents:
Encourage your child to put on a show for the family. Use dress up clothes, puppets and hats. Let him/her pick
the show topic. Provide dress up clothes and props. Use old clothes, necklaces, ties,
or something from a garage sale for creative play. Boxes, blankets and cushions make great forts, castles and hide-
aways.
Early Literacy
Rain on the Green Grass Rain on the green grass Rain on the tree
Rain on the rooftop But not on me.
Monthly Reading Activities
Week 1 Collect newspapers and flyers that come in the mail. Help your child to cut out and paste the pictures and words to make little books – e.g., My Red Book, My Favourite Snacks.
Week 2 Play games using reading, writing and matching – e.g., Go Fish, Uno, Bingo, Concentration.
Week 3 Write a message, send a greeting card or make a lsit. Take the time to show your child what you are doing and read it together.
Week 4 At the grocery store or shopping centre play the game “Can you read the sign?”. Point out signs and labels and ask your child to guess what each is, using the clues around.
The Learning Partnership
R - Be a role model to your child
E - Enjoy reading together
A - Allow your child to choose their books
D - Read daily
“Before you write or speak there is a physical response. To help children learn, they need to use a variety of their
senses, which is achieved through active participation in their learning process.” (NAEYC, 2010)
Ideas for parents:
Sing songs like “Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes.”
Put some music on and dance together.
Use large sidewalk chalk to draw and trace together. Play sports, talk about the rules of the game, connect words to
body movements (run, jump, skip etc.) Read a book or sing a song with lots of actions (We’re going on a
bear hunt).
Early Literacy
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around, Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground, Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the lights, Teddy bear, teddy bear, say “good night”.
