Westervelts Corners Public School20 Brickyard WayTel: 905-459-3456

Principal: Ms. S. Fraleigh Vice-Principal: Ms. C. PaisleyOffice Manager: Mrs. J. Turner Office Assistant: Mrs. K. Celenza

Westervelts Corners NewsIt’s hard to believe that we are already into March. It’s been wonderful to see students so engaged in classroom activities as well as numerous other activities such as Speed Stacking, choir, and our Tech Challenge. Throughout the month our focus will be on the Character Attribute of Honesty, please join us for our assembly on March 31st at 2:20. Thank you for your ongoing support of our school and your children.

Tribal Vision Dance coming to Westervelts Corners Westervelts Corners is pleased to welcome a wonderful multimedia show for our students. Tribal Vision features vibrant colour and high energy dances and songs that are very interactive. Students and Staff are entertained while they are getting historical and cultural information. We are sure our students will be enthralled as they learn about and celebrate Native Culture.

Our Mini Book Fair was a Success! With your support, we were able to raise over $1000 for the purchase of new books for our classrooms. Thank you to our Westervelts Corners’ families for your ongoing support ! A shout out to Mrs. Rasmusson for organizing this event for our students and school.

Date Event Details

March 11th Backwards/Inside Out Day Support Your House Team!March 14-18th Spring Break Enjoy Your Family Time!

March 19th Earth Hour WWFEarthHourCanadaLinkMarch 24th Tribal Vision Dance Aboriginal Arts Education

specializing in Native DanceMarch 25th and 28th Easter Weekend More Family Time!

March 31st Character Assembly“Honesty”Beach Day

2:20 Ms. Lookman/Ms.Amos, Ms.Aguiton, and Ms. Law’s classes

hosting

“The Earth Rangers were cool!” Jaden“I liked the animals. It was interesting.” Anchal

“It was really cool when the owl flew over our heads.” Gavin“I love the animals when they flew and it was super great!” Akayle

“It was a good experience to see the animals.” Silas

Speed Stacking MastersCongratulations to our Wildcat Speed Stacking Team who competed in the Fletchers Meadow Stack Meet held last Friday. During the day students from grades 3 to 5 competed in various skill competitions including 3-3-3, 3-6-3, and the cycle. This is Westervelts second time competing in this tournament and we got the opportunity to battle against the same eight teams from neighbouring schools as last year. We earned a respectable 6th place finish out of nine schools. Our overall record didn’t reflect the amazing effort and improvement our Wildcat team showed throughout the day, as well as throughout the year.

All 15 students had fun, performed well and of course represented our school with fantastic sportsmanship and an overall positive attitude throughout the day.

Individual Accomplishments:Grade 3- Nevaeh earned a 9th place finish out of 45 Grade 3 competitors

Grade 5- Minh earned a 3rd place finish out of 45 Grade 5 competitors

Well done Speed Stackers we are extremely proud of your

accomplishments.

Our Speed Stacker Participants: Marcell, Nevaeh, Aiden, Aarav, Sienna, Erickson, Daniel, Karmeen, Vani, Anika, Minh, Silas, Veerdeep, Gavin, and Sharon

On February 16th the Earth Rangers and

their furry and feathered friends visited our school.

Tech Challenge! Our Technological Skills Challenge Day in February, enabled students to obtain authentic experiential, hands-on learning opportunities while working collaboratively to demonstrate their skills learned. Our Grade 4 and 5 teachers have worked hard to bring our students authentic opportunities to explore various technology challenges.

Character EducationLast month our Grade one classes hosted our monthly assembly and shared with us the importance of being INCLUSIVE. Thank you to Ms. Martucci, Ms. Sohail, Ms. Gardash, Ms. Hansra, Ms. Calder, Ms. Dennis and Ms. Tomanov’s classes. Our Character Trait for March is Honesty. Being truthful, trustworthy and sincere in what you say and do.You show HONESTY when you:

Tell the truth - be sincere, genuine and trustworthy. Take responsibility for your actions and words. Admit to your mistakes. Play by the rules. Do what is right, even when no one is watching.

The Pink Piranhas were theHouse Colour Winners for February!

Student SafetyThe safety of our students is of upmost importance to us; therefore, we ask for your support and cooperation when dropping off or picking up your child(ren) from school. Many of Westervelts Corners students are within WALKING

distance of the school.  We encourage all students to make arrangements to walk to and from school.  However, if you are providing a ride for your child(ren), please note the following: Front of School “Kiss and Ride” Loop – The Kiss and Ride program is intended for parents who are dropping off or picking up their child(ren). If you are dropping and picking up your child(ren) at the Kiss ‘n Ride during morning drop off and pick up times, we ask that you only follow the Kiss and Ride Loop at the front to the school. -Our staff is on duty at 9:05 to assist with front of the school Kiss and Ride and to ensure that all students enter the building safety. -Pull your vehicle all the way forward to allow for as many cars to enter our kiss and ride.-Your child(ren) should have their backpack on their lap to enable them to exit the vehicle quickly. -School begins at 9:15; students arriving after 9:15 are considered late to school. -For the safety of our students and staff, the school parking lot is closed to parents unless they are coming to meet with teachers or visiting the office.-Please be courteous to the school staff; they are only trying to keep your child safe.

Bus delays, cancellation information available on STOPR website

At the Peel District School Board, we are committed to providing safe and efficient transportation services for our students to and from school every day. Transportation staff do their best to ensure that buses arrive and leave on time, but sometimes, delays happen. 

Information about delays may not always be available through the school, especially if they happen outside of the school day. The best place to find information about bus delays and cancellations, as they happen, is the Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR) website at www.stopr.ca. To find information specific to your child's bus, please use the bus route number listed below.

Bus 1: Route 594 x001: route 1536Bus 2: Route 400 x090: route 2506

Bus 3: Route 541Bus 4: Route 596