M A R C H 2011 NEWSLETTER Maple Wood Public School 2650 Gananoque Drive Mississauga, L5N 2R2 Phone (905) 826-3902 Fax (905) 826-9941 Fanitsa Housdon Larisa Jeffrey Acting Principal Office Manager Giving students the wings of courage and independence to soar into the future Trustee: Meredith Johnson 416-706-9215 Superintendent: Dianne Miles 905-569-9946 TEAMPLAYER PROGRAM This past month we highlighted the ‘L’ of TEAMPLAYER. Many examples of ‘lifelong learning’ were demonstrated by our students in their day-to-day routines here at Maple Wood. For the month of March we will be focusing on the ‘A’ of TEAMPLAYER. An ‘achieving’ student accomplishes goals through skill, work and courage. This individual strives to be successful. We are confident that most, if not all of our students, will exemplify and further develop the attributes of being an ‘achiever’, not only this month, but throughout the year. MWPS SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS On Friday, February 25th the School Council held a Dance-A- Thon and it was a great success! Not only did we raise lots of funds to replace the outdated monitors in the Computer Lab with flat screens, the students also had a wonderful time. The Council would like to thank Julie Smithson and Candace Cassidy for organizing this event and also express our gratitude to Smithson Martin Productions for donating their time, the equipment (including the Emulator screen!), and the sno-cone machine and supplies. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://schools.peelschools.org/1554
Acting Principal Office Manager Giving students the wings of courage and independence to soar
into the future
Trustee: Meredith Johnson 416-706-9215Superintendent: Dianne Miles 905-569-9946
TEAMPLAYER PROGRAM
This past month we highlighted the ‘L’ of TEAMPLAYER. Many examples of ‘lifelong learning’ were demonstrated by our students in their day-to-day routines here at Maple Wood.
For the month of March we will be focusing on the ‘A’ of TEAMPLAYER. An ‘achieving’
student accomplishes goals through skill, work and
courage. This individual strives to be successful. We are
confident that most, if not all of our students, will exemplify and
further develop the attributes of being an
‘achiever’, not only this month, but throughout the year.
MWPS SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
On Friday, February 25th the School Council held a Dance-A-Thon and it was a great success! Not only did we raise lots of funds to replace the outdated monitors in the Computer Lab with flat screens, the students also had a wonderful time. The Council would like to thank Julie
Smithson and Candace Cassidy for organizing this event and also express our gratitude to Smithson Martin Productions for donating their time, the equipment
(including the Emulator screen!), and the sno-cone machine and supplies.
SAVE THE DATE! School Council is proud to present ‘Movie Night’ Friday, March 25th at 7pm in the school gym. All students and parents are invited to watch a free screening of ‘Despicable Me’, enjoy popcorn and pizza, and take part in the raffle for an autographed Lee Evans Buffalo Bills jersey
(courtesy of NFL Canada). Please make plans to join us for this fun event - details will be sent home shortly.
As always, please send any requests, comments or suggestions to our NEW Peel email address:
THE LIBRARY LINK
On March 29th our students have a very special author visit planned with Michael Wade. He’s written a number of children’s books in
his ... And Then It Happened Series. We look forward to hearing him bring his stories to life and entertaining our students with his personal account of what it’s like to write books.
CONFERENCE HELPS PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN LITERACY
AND BEYOND
The Peel District School Board is hosting its eighth annual parent literacy conference on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School in Brampton. The free conference, Make a difference in
literacy and beyond – practical ways parents can boost learning, features sessions by leading experts who will provide helpful tips and ideas.
Workshops for parents of children in kindergarten to
grade 5 include: building literacy with storytelling, making science fun, helping your child succeed in math, building self esteem, developing strong social skills and helping your family cope with stress.
This free learning event includes lunch and is open to Peel board parents of students at all grade levels. Parents, this is your chance to learn practical ways to boost learning.
Register online in the ‘Parents Boost Learning’ section of www. peelschools.org
EXTRA-CURRICULARS IN THE GYM
Our Gr. 6 Student Athletic Council have been doing a great job setting up and
running activities for our Primary and Junior Students
during morning, lunch and afternoon recesses. We thank; Adam, Alicia, Chris, Cole, Eytan, Jagger, Javaryah, Macaiah, Mehz, Melody, Myra and Reid who have Our Grade 1 students have been enjoying Parachute Club, our Grade 2 students have been staying active with Skipping Club and our Grade 3 students have been learning new and fun games in Games Club. Our
Gr. 4-6 students have been further developing their basketball skills this session. Finally we’d like to thank Mrs. McQuay, Mr. Rosenberg, Mrs. Lynch-Pappas and Mrs. Brooks for volunteering to supervise these activities.
PRIMARY KEYBOARDING CLUB
We would like to thank the following Gr. 5 leaders who have volunteered to assist many of our primary students during Keyboarding Club; Alex, Christine, Danae, Maha, Mahaboob, Makayla, Paul and Zen. The Gr. 1-3 students who have been participating in this club are developing and further strengthening their keyboarding skills. We also thank Mrs. Reuter and Mrs. Chow who have volunteered to supervise this activity.
COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY IN MATH
This year our junior classroom teachers have been involved in a Collaborative Inquiry Learning project, focusing on math (CIL-M). We have been working closely with a network of other junior teachers from McBride Avenue P. S. and Sheridan Park P. S., with the support of many of our resource teachers. Every few months, teachers involved in this project visit one another’s classrooms/schools and have an opportunity to co-plan, co-teach and co-learn. This month, it was our turn to host the CIL-M session and our Gr. 6 students in had an opportunity to invite teachers from these schools into their classroom. The students demonstrated their problem-solving skills and took great pride in sharing their thinking and strategies. It was great sharing and learning for all!
Celebrating Faith and Culture: March
Date Celebration Faith/Country Date Celebration Faith/Country1-20 Alá (Fasting month) Bahá'í 19-20 Purim Judaism2 Mehergan Zorastrianism 20 Hola Mohalla Sikhism3 Mahashivratri Hinduism 20 Lady Day (Ostara) Wicca4 World Day of Prayer Christianity 20 Sakyamnuni Buddha's Nirvana
DayBuddhism
7 Clean Monday Christianity 20 Shunki-sorei-sai Shinto9 Ash Wednesday Christianity 20 Spring Ohigon Buddhism14 New Year Sikhism 21 Eid e-Navroz Islam
