MARCH—APRIL 2019 - York Region District School Board

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Fostering a Climate of Inclusion in our School: the Clearmeadow way! We, at Clearmeadow Public School, believe that everyone has the right to succeed in school. And we believe that it is important for every child to have the opportunity to succeed and reach his/her full potential. Inclusion offers that opportunity. Inclusion starts in families and is reflected in our schools and communities. I doubt there is a parent or adult among us who does not remember vividly the stab of pain, embarrassment and humiliation that comes from an insensitive remark from the mouth of someone they trusted. Even worse are the taunts, teasing, threats and put- downs that are unfortunately a part of grow- ing up. We work hard at school to make sure that each child is included and valued for who they are. Every child is unique. Her/his different strengths, abilities and diverse learning needs must be recognized as their foundation for learning, and their learning challenges must be identified, understood and accommodat- ed. Every child, no matter their differences, has the right to learn to their potential with their peers and feel safe, secure and respect- ed while doing so. Children and students of all backgrounds, including those new to Can- ada, First Nations, those with socio- economic challenges, struggling learners, those with behaviour issues, and those with disabilities benefit from inclusive, positive learning environments. Inclusion is based on values and beliefs that support each child while promoting social cohesion, belonging, active participation in learning, a complete school experience, and positive interactions with peers and others in the school commu- nity. Unfortunately it is a fact of life, that despite what we know, and even perhaps what we have experienced personally, children can still be insensitive and hurtful to those they perceive as “different” for whatever reason. For this reason, we are asking for your help in reinforcing the princi- ples of inclusivity and tolerance in all our children. Through inclusion, we are ensuring access to the experiences, the knowledge and the skills that will prepare our children for the future. Thank you for your crucial part- nership in this worthy goal! Drop Off and Pick Up at Clearmeadow P.S. In order to keep our students safe, we would like to remind parents of our pro- cedure in place for drop off and pick up. In the morning there is the main parking area at the East side of the school. You may use that to drop off your child begin- ning at 8:45 a.m. Please do not enter the front parking lot/loop from 8:40 am to 9:05 am and 3:05 pm – 3:40 pm. We have essential YRDSB buses and vans en- tering our bus loop and it is not safe to have cars driving through, for the loading and unloading of students (some severely handicapped), and for children to be walk- ing between buses to get to their cars in the lot even with adult supervision. In the morning or afternoon you may use the parking lot by the park to park your car while you walk on the sidewalk to drop them off or pick them up. On another note, please be aware that the bus loop is a fire route and folks are not legally to park their car in the loop. We are pursuing the placement of more visible signage for the safety of our students and community members. Unfortunately, parking spaces can be very limited at Clearmeadow P.S. at times. Your continued co-operation in keeping our students, parents and staff safe is greatly appreciated. (Continued on p. 7.) F ROM THE PRINCIPAL S DESK... I NSIDE THIS ISSUE : S CHOOL COUNCIL 2 S PORTS & I NFORMATION 3 S PECIAL DAYS 4 ECO-NEWS , EARTH HOUR & EARTH DAY 5 CLEARMEADOW WINTER THRILLS & REMINDERS 6, 7 HEART & S TROKE 8 MARCH-APRIL CALENDARS 9, 10 March Break is March 9th -17th Moving Next Year?? We are now in the early stages of planning for next year. If you are moving or plan to be moving over the coming months, please be sure to let the office know as we are already planning for our students and staff. EQAO Dates The following are the CPS Grade Three and Six EQAO dates for this school year: May 21st - June 3rd, 2019. Please refrain from booking any students’ medical appointments during that time. 200 Clearmeadow Blvd., Newmarket, ON (905) 868-8081 M ARCH —A PRIL 2019 T. MCE LREA, P RINCIPAL K. T AYLOR REED, V ICE P RINCIPAL J. HALL, EOAA D. O’REILLY, M. WILLIAMS , OFFICE ADMINISTRATION S. B REDIN, S UPERINTENDENT (905) 895-5155 L. GILBERT, T RUSTEE (416) 509-6900

Transcript of MARCH—APRIL 2019 - York Region District School Board

Fostering a Climate of Inclusion in our School: the Clearmeadow way!

We, at Clearmeadow Public School, believe that everyone has the right to succeed in school. And we believe that it is important for every child to have the opportunity to succeed and reach his/her full potential. Inclusion offers that opportunity. Inclusion starts in families and is reflected in our schools and communities. I doubt there is a parent or adult among us who does not remember vividly the stab of pain, embarrassment and humiliation that comes from an insensitive remark from the mouth of someone they trusted. Even worse are the taunts, teasing, threats and put-downs that are unfortunately a part of grow-ing up. We work hard at school to make sure that each child is included and valued for who they are. Every child is unique. Her/his different strengths, abilities and diverse learning needs must be recognized as their foundation for learning, and their learning challenges must be identified, understood and accommodat-ed. Every child, no matter their differences, has the right to learn to their potential with their peers and feel safe, secure and respect-ed while doing so. Children and students of all backgrounds, including those new to Can-ada, First Nations, those with socio-economic challenges, struggling learners, those with behaviour issues, and those with disabilities benefit from inclusive, positive learning environments. Inclusion is based on values and beliefs that support each child while promoting social cohesion, belonging, active participation in learning, a complete school experience, and positive interactions with peers and others in the school commu-nity. Unfortunately it is a fact of life, that despite what we know, and even perhaps what we

have experienced personally, children can still be insensitive and hurtful to those they perceive as “different” for whatever reason. For this reason, we are asking for your help in reinforcing the princi-ples of inclusivity and tolerance in all our children. Through inclusion, we are ensuring access to the experiences, the knowledge and the skills that will prepare our children for the future. Thank you for your crucial part-nership in this worthy goal!

Drop Off and Pick Up at Clearmeadow P.S. In order to keep our students safe, we would like to remind parents of our pro-cedure in place for drop off and pick up. In the morning there is the main parking area at the East side of the school. You may use that to drop off your child begin-ning at 8:45 a.m. Please do not enter the front parking lot/loop from 8:40 am to 9:05 am and 3:05 pm – 3:40 pm. We have essential YRDSB buses and vans en-tering our bus loop and it is not safe to have cars driving through, for the loading and unloading of students (some severely handicapped), and for children to be walk-ing between buses to get to their cars in the lot even with adult supervision. In the morning or afternoon you may use the parking lot by the park to park your car while you walk on the sidewalk to drop them off or pick them up. On another note, please be aware that the bus loop is a fire route and folks are not legally to park their car in the loop. We are pursuing the placement of more visible signage for the safety of our students and community members. Unfortunately, parking spaces can be very limited at Clearmeadow P.S. at times. Your continued co-operation in keeping our students, parents and staff safe is greatly appreciated.

(Continued on p. 7.)

FROM THE PRINCIPAL ’S DESK. . .

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

SCHOOL COUNCIL 2

SPORTS & INFORMATION 3

SPECIAL DAYS 4

ECO-NEWS, EARTH HOUR & EARTH DAY

5

CLEARMEADOW WINTER THRILLS & REMINDERS

6, 7

HEART & STROKE 8

MARCH-APRIL CALENDARS 9, 10

March Break is March 9th -17th

Moving Next Year?? We are now in the early stages of planning for next year. If you are moving or plan to be moving over the coming months, please be sure to let the office know as we are already planning for our students and staff.

EQAO Dates The following are the CPS Grade Three and Six EQAO dates for this school year: May 21st - June 3rd, 2019. Please refrain from booking any students’ medical appointments during that time.

200 Clearmeadow Blvd., Newmarket, ON

(905) 868-8081

MARCH—APRIL 2019

T. MCELREA , PRINCIPAL

K. TAYLOR REED, V ICE PRINCIPAL

J. HALL, EOAA

D. O’REILLY, M. WILLIAMS ,

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

S. BREDIN , SUPERINTENDENT

(905) 895-5155

L. GILBERT, TRUSTEE

(416) 509-6900

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Clearmeadow P.S. Coyote Fund A sincere thank you to the many families who have made donations to the Coyote Fund in January and February. Together we have raised $1,745 of our $6,000 budgeted goal, and we hope to bridge that gap in the coming weeks and months. Your support will ensure we can continue to make the following programs available to our students:

Health & Well-Being (Nutrition Program, Lice Lady Inspections, Skating Days) Math and Literacy (Dreambox Licences, Raz-Kidz Licences, Forest of Reading Program) Student Acknowledgement (Bars, Letters, Awards, Graduation Ceremony) Parent Resources (Guest speakers, workshops) Special Projects like Electronic Scoreboard (Gym)

We understand the timing of the School Cash Online item may not have been ideal, as it coincided with other expenses such as our new Milk Term, Pizza Term, Electives and even a few field trips. Another School Cash Online item will be sent out in the Spring for your consideration. Thank you for your support! Cari Pickford (School Council Fundraiser and Nutrition Programmer)

Electronic Scoreboard Excitement is in the air and the long-awaited Electronic Scoreboard has

been mounted in our school gymnasium. There is some electrical work

needed to finish the installation, and the board will be up and running!

The Scoreboard has been funded as a Special Project by School Council,

with donations to our Coyote Fund, and last year’s Pepperette sales.

Our students can’t wait to see the board in action, and look forward to us-

ing it as part of their Phys Ed classes, extra-curricular sports, and tourna-

ment play. Go Coyotes!

Here’s a sneak peak! Penny Lawson-Cameron (School Council Chair)

Mindful Movement for Students and Staff

The Mindful Movement lunch time opportunity starting in March for Grade 1 to 5 students and staff will begin in March.

Grades 1-5 will be the following March Dates March 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th.

During Friday's lunch hour from 1:00 -1:40 pm in the gym.

Students are welcome to bring a yoga mat if they have one on the day. This will be a weekly mindful movement session to give students the opportunity to breathe, play and bring some mindful movement to their busy learning day, allowing for some much needed grounding & refocusing to occur to help them with the rest of their day. This is being fully subsidized by our amazing School (Parent) Council. Mrs. R. Lance

School Council News & Updates

Spirit Wear is Here!

For the month of March, Spirit Wear will be

available for sale on School Cash Online. Watch

for posters at Clearmeadow and information

online starting on Monday, March 4th!

PAGE 3 Clearmeadow Basketball is Healthy and Thriving In Athletics this month, the Junior Girls and Boys basketball season has started up. The

teams are beginning to practise and exhibition games and tournaments will be starting up

shortly. In the Intermediate division, badminton camp has concluded and try-outs are

commencing. Also happening in the gymnasium this month are the Mindful Movement

sessions for grades 1 to 5 every Friday at lunch. These weekly mindful movement sessions

provide students the opportunity to breathe, play and bring some mindful movement to

their busy learning day, allowing for some much needed grounding and refocusing to oc-

cur to help them with the rest of their day. Congratulations to the Intermediate Girls basketball team for

finishing 2nd at the Newmarket Area Championships! Mr. P. Boley (Athletic Representative)

Bring the whole family out for dinner and fun at Boston Pizza, on Wednesday, March 6th, March 20th or

March 27th between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. and help support our Grade 8 Grads raise funds. Boston Pizza

will graciously donate 10% of all food and drink purchases made during the event, to Clearmeadow

Public School Grade 8’s. Our graduates will be assisting with various tasks in the restaurant including

shadowing servers! Mrs. D. Malinos (Gr. 8 Parent Grad Committee)

Lunch School Assistants Needed We are in need of adult supervisors over the school lunch hour from

12:40 pm – 1:40 pm each day. This is a paid posi-tion. School assistants supervise the students eating their lunch in their classrooms and on the yard during lunch recess. Please contact us at the school for more information and to apply for a position, (905) 868-8081. Just a reminder that our School Assistants are staff members. We are confident in our School Assistants’ abilities to handle situations as they arise. They fulfill an essential role and as such, students are to give them the same respect as they would to teachers, caretakers, office adminis-trators and educational assistants. (Please remem-ber to address school-related issues with School Assistants at school during school hours).

Please Sponsor Our Yearbook Parents… If you have a business and would like to be a part of our 2018-2019 Clearmeadow PS Yearbook, please send us a digital version of your colour business card by email to Mrs. Horner at [email protected] (subject line - Yearbook Sponsor). Also, please pay your $25.00 via School Cash Online or by cheque made out to Clearmeadow Public School, and we will place your card on our sponsor page.

Thank You From the Office

Thank you to all those who continue to phone the school

when your child is ill or will be late. This allows us to con-

centrate on those students who are absent without notifi-

cation. As we know you will agree, every second counts

when a child is missing!

Emergency Information If you have a change in home phone num-

ber, work numbers or emergency contact

information, please be sure to let Mrs. Hall,

Mrs. O’Reilly or Ms. Williams know so that

we can update our records accordingly.

Indoor Shoes Children are required to have a pair of indoor shoes. Many children have been in their stocking feet the past few weeks. Not only is this a safety issue, but it is a health issue also. An inexpensive pair of shoes or slippers with non marking soles are fine. Please be sure to have your child’s name labeled inside her/his shoes.

Grade 8 Graduation Fundraiser

SAVE THE DATE(S). . .

March 6th, March 20th & March 27th Let the Grade 8 Grads Serve you dinner at Boston Pizza

18199 Yonge Street, East Gwillimbury!

March 21, 2019 — World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD).

On Thursday, March 21, 2019 Clearmeadow P.S will be recognizing this

important day by wearing YELLOW - the official colour for World Down

Syndrome Day, and by wearing our “Odd Socks.” Hopefully wearing two

very different socks . . . and reveling in the fact that they and we, are all

kind of the same, but also different . . . and this is a really good thing! We

will be wearing our “odd socks” and displaying them as a symbol of ac-

ceptance and understanding of not only the differences of those with Down

Syndrome, but in celebrating everyone’s differences!

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 — World Autism Awareness Day On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, our school will be recognizing “Light it up Blue for Autism”. Every year, organizations across Canada promote awareness about Autism hosting various celebra-tions. We want to remember that each person is unique in their own way, we are all the same on the inside, and how all people “fit” together. We are asking that students wear BLUE on April 2nd to show their support.

Clearmeadow SHAVE for the BRAVE Mrs. Bell to “Shave for the Brave”

Hey there Clearmeadow Families,

We are always looking for new and exciting fundraising programs to be able

to help support our community, as well as teach our students on what we can do

to help others. This year we have decided to team up with YACC (Young Adult

Cancer Canada), a charity that offers programs for young adults that are living with cancer (either themselves or with a family member). YACC is the only na-

tional charity focused on support for this age group and they have developed a

number of conferences, workshops, expeditions, and other support resources

that are provided for the young adults that really need them.

Each year YACC runs their largest fundraiser called SHAVE for the BRAVE.

This event is held in schools, offices, communities and in hair salons from coast

to coast. Running from March 19th until April 5th, Clearmeadow will be hosting a

Shave for the Brave event and will be raising money and collecting hair dona-

tions to help support YACC.

We will kick things off by having an assembly for

all of the students on March 19th, explaining the Shave for the Brave event and what YACC is all

about. We will also have some “incentives/rewards”

such as movie day in the gym, an extra recess day or

maybe even a teacher or principal will get a pie in the face to help inspire everyone that

would like to participate by raising money and/or donating 10 inches or more of their

braided, non-bleached or non-permed hair.

We are setting our goal to raise $3000 and as an additional incentive, Mrs. Bell (one of our Kindergarten Edu-

cators) will shave her head on stage during our wrap-up assembly. Stayed tuned for further information on this exciting event.

If you would like more information on YACC visit their website at www.youngadultcancer.ca or

www.shaveforthebrave.ca.

Y.E.S. DAY 2019 On Friday, April 12 Clearmeadow Public School will host our 1st ever Youth Empowerment Symposium. (Y.E.S. Day) The day will focus on interactive mini workshops around mental health, and well-being for students in grades 6 and 7. Y.E.S. Day has 2 key themes: Self-Awareness and Making Good Choices. This inspirational day will help provide students with tools and strategies to use their Voice to help navigate our Social World.

Eco News March’s Eco theme is to remind us to turn off their electronics (e.g., computers, laptops, iPads, or phones) if they are not in use to save electricity. Saving electric-ity is important because when we save electricity it will also save our natural re-sources and cut down on pollution. In addition, saving electricity means saving money. April’s Eco theme is to remind us to use reusable containers for our snacks, lunches and drinks. This will reduce the amount of waste produced at school and home. In addition, it is good for our environment by minimizing our contribution to garbage in landfills. Here are some tips for reducing waste: use reusable lunch bags instead of plastic bags, use plastic or glass containers instead of foil or plastic wrap, use stainless steel or plastic water bottles instead of single-use juice boxes,

and/or bring your own utensils instead of single-use ones.

Cold Weather Recesses and Excursions The York Region District School Board is very concerned about the health and well being of all its stu-dents. One of the components of a healthy school culture includes ensuring that all students have oppor-tunities for fresh air and exercise during the school day. As with any extreme exceptional conditions at school, principals have discretion to implement indoor recess breaks in cases of violently extreme weath-er conditions such as driving rain, ice pellets or extraordinarily high wind chill factors. There is no Board-wide temperature threshold for the automatic suspension of outdoor activity. Outdoor

temperatures and shelter conditions vary substantially from school to school. Winter temperatures in the minus teens and even minus twenties are not uncommon for many Ontario students to face en route to and from school. We do not agree that such temperatures are inherently dangerous. In fact, they are quite normal for Northern On-tario students. Health authorities (York Region Public Health) advise that risks arising from cold weather come from prolonged expo-sure of unprotected skin. That is why we insist that all students come to school appropriately dressed for outdoor activity. In the winter that means warm coats, mittens, hats and scarves. For greater comfort many younger children wear snow pants, snow suits or leggings. Despite the many, very cold school days we have experienced during recent winters, among our 115,000 students we have not received a single report of a child suffering ill health effects from outdoor recess. Some parents of students recovering from minor illnesses like colds and flu have asked to have their children remain indoors. To pre-vent the spread of illness to others in the school, we ask instead that children remain at home until they are fully recovered. For your further information, please go to York Region's website, which details ideas for staying warm outside.

Earth Hour For the past few years, hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour. Earth

Hour 2019 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our fu-ture. Earth Hour, will take place at 8:30 pm on Saturday, March 30th, 2019. As a school we will recognize Earth Hour on Friday, March 29th by taking a pause from electricity for one hour. During this time we reduced our electricity con-sumption by turning out the lights. Way to go Clearmeadow for making a difference in just one hour!

Earth Day/Walk to School Day Earth Day is recognized annually on April 22nd. Clearmeadow will participate in Earth Day activities on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. One initiative will be our Spring Walk to School Day! Students are encouraged to walk to school on this day. Another initiative is that our Eco team will be helping the earth by cleaning up waste. The Eco team is very excited to let our community know how much waste we’ve gathered and what a difference we’ve made! Mrs. Cristofoli, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. J. Grant &

your “awesome” Eco-Team Students!

Continued from the Principal’s Desk . . . .

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” Diane Ackerman

March is upon us! Life at Clearmeadow continues to be busy and productive. The month of February brought much learning and celebration! Our highly successful Walk to School Day, National Sweater Day, Waste-free Wednesdays and of course, our Valentine’s Day activities included classroom festivities, visits, decorations and a dance for our Intermediate students. We celebrated inclusivity with our Girls Inc. program, National Flag Day, Winter Fun Days, and VIP Program, each reflecting great student and staff participation. Term I report cards went home, and students and staff have been busy with exciting learning opportunities such as school our Cathy Fosnot mathematics visit and filming, our Gr.4-8 Jay vs. the World dramatic presentation, each of which informed and engaged their audiences and partic-ipants! Our chess, co-ed volleyball and boys and girls basketball teams were busy practicing, playing and doing us proud, while we set our sights on warmer weather and Track and Field. Students are preparing for upcoming academic and extra-curricular events such as EQAO, Down Syndrome Awareness Day, Epilepsy Awareness Day, Autism Awareness Day, the CPS Earth Hour(s), Earth Day, In-ternational (Anti-Bullying) Day of Pink, Intermediate boys and girls basketball championships, Outdoor Education trips to Sibbald Point and Scanlon Creek, our Jump Rope for Heart kick-off, and the Intermediate Gauss Mathematics Contest. As always, we appre-ciate the work that our staff are doing to support these important events at Clearmeadow P.S.

February, March and April will have been marked with continued professional learning for our staff. With a focus on Inquiry through math, modern learning, design thinking, science, literacy and the arts, resource sharing, EQAO preparations, differentiated instruc-tion, mental health and student support. Staff will have participated in collaborative learning which was designed to support classroom practice and benefit student achievement. These are very exciting days with an assortment of new learning for us all!

We’d also like to draw your attention to and ask for your support in regards to the morning arrival. At Clearmeadow P.S. we val-ue punctuality as one of very important life-skills that our students need to develop. Students are expected to at-tend school on a regular basis and arrive on time. We understand that some late arrivals are unavoidable due to emergencies and special appointments. The majority of late days, however, can be prevented by following established morning routines. When students arrive late for school, not only have they missed an important part of their program, their arrival also causes disruption to the other students in their class.

We greatly appreciate your support and understanding as we work together to ensure the development of responsible CPS citizens.

As we move into the spring months, we continue to have much to look forward to and celebrate. March Break is also a welcome time of renewal and refreshment as families take the time to enjoy a week of fun and relaxation together. Wishing everyone a wonderful time and safe travels!

The Safe Welcome Policy The Safe Welcome Policy came into effect on February 3, 2014. Our schools continue to be safe environ-ments for all our stakeholders and this is just one more way to enhance safety for your children and the community at school.

Kindergarten Registration We are still accepting Kindergarten registrations. Please help us by passing this information on to neighbours. The sooner we know of student registrations the better for us to plan for next year.

The Lost-But-Never-Found Items We know these items belong to someone in the building, so we are hesitating to give them away. The lost and found table is covered in clothing once again. Please ask your children to look one more time!

Did you know . . . When a body's immune system reacts to a particular protein or irritant, an allergic reaction occurs. A reaction may be caused by literally hundreds of products but food, insect stings, latex and medica-tions are the primary causes. Severe allergic reac-tions can occur quickly and without warning. Anna Ortino, Newmarket Parent & Community Member

March 2019

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Tip of the Month

Recipe of the Month

Question of the Month

Q: How can I get my kids to eat healthy?

A: For the most effective way to get your kids to eat healthy Avoid placing restrictions on food

Keep healthy food at hand Don't label foods as "good" or "bad"

Directions In a large bowl, stir together vinegar, mustard, parsley, oil, garlic and pepper; set aside. Cut turkey breast into 6 to 8 strips that are about the same size and add to bowl. Stir strips well to coat with marinade. Let stand 10 minutes or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Meanwhile, heat grill to medium high heat. Place turkey strips on greased grill for about 12 minutes, turning once or twice until no longer pink inside. Enjoy right away or let cool; cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Alternatively freeze for up to 2 weeks.

Makes 4 - 6 servings

Total Cook Time 20 min

Ingredients 2 tbsp. (25 mL) apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp. (15 mL) Dijon mustard 1 tbsp. (15 mL) minced fresh parsley 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil 1 large clove garlic, rasped 1/4 tsp (1 mL) fresh ground pepper 1 boneless skinless turkey breast (about 1 lb./500 g)

SAVE THE DATE! CLEARMEADOW will kick off our

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Fundraiser on

Friday, May 3, 2019!

Sending Snacks for a Whole Group When sending food to school for children

other than your own (i.e., birthday snacks),

please discuss with the teacher first and plan

with student nutritional needs and allergies in

mind.

Have to pack a lunch again?! We ask that all children bring a healthy

lunch each day. For your reference, you

may wish to access Canada’s Food Guide to

Healthy Eating.

Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling

good about yourself.

Lunch Time Expectations Parents, we ask that you please review with your child(ren) the expectations for student behaviour during lunch time here at Clearmeadow P.S. While the majority of our students are behaving in a respectful and responsible manner, there are a few students who are not following the rules and routines that are established.

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24 25 Day 3

26 Day 4

27 Day 5

Boys Area BBall Tournament

Boomerang Lunch Girls Inc.

28 Day 1

Snack Shack

1 Day 2

2 Holi The Bahai Fast

3 4 Day 3 Mahashivaratri (Shivaratri) Intermediate Girls BBall Regional Qualifier (Keswick H.S.)

5 Day 4 Intermediate Boys BBall Regional Qualifier (Middlefied S.S.)

Staff Mtg. 3:30

6 Day 5 Ash Wednesday Primary Science Day

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc. Intermediate Girls BBall Regionals (Bill Hogarth S.S.)

7 Day 1 International Women’s Day

Snack Shack

Intermediate Boys BBall Regionals (Bill Crothers S.S.)

8 Day 2 Gr. 7 VIP Program

Last day of classes

for students and staff

before March Break!

9

10 Daylight Savings Time begins at 3 a.m.

11

12

13

14 Sikh New Year’s Day

15 16

17 Gambar Ha-maspathmaedem

18 Day 3 Welcome back! Science Centre

Field Trip Gr. 4

19 Day 4 Junior Division Mtg.

Shave for the

Brave Kick Off

20 Day 5 Spring Ohigon First Day of Spring Ostara

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

Lice Checks

21 Day 1 Now Ruz Holi Purim

Snack Shack

Down Syndrome

Awareness Day -

“Wear Yellow &

Odd Socks Day”

22 Day 2

23

24

25 Day 3 Rmanavani

3:30 pm: Staff Leadership Team

26 Day 4 Math Network

Wear Purple Day

for Epilepsy

27 Day 5

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

28 Day 1 Maundy Thursday Birthday of Zarathustra

Snack Shack FDK Division Mtg.

29 Day 2 CPS Earth

Hour(s) (11:05

am– 2:05 pm)

30 Earth Hour

8:30-9:30 pm

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

March Break

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1 Day 3

.

2 Day 4 Wear Blue for

Autism

Awareness Day

3:30 pm: Staff Mtg.

3 Day 5 Miraj-un-Nabi

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

4 Day 1 Snack Shack

5 Day 2 International Day of Pink Navaratri (Spring)

6

7

8 Day 3

9 Day 4

Mahavir Jayanti

10 Day 5 Team/Group Photo Day Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

11 Day 1 Gr. 8 VIP Program

Snack Shack

12 Day 2 Vaiskhi Chiatra/Chithirai New Year Saka

13 Vaisakhi Ramanavami Saka New Year

14 Saka New Year Palm Sunday Chaitra/Chithirai New Year

15 Day 3

16 Day 4 Gr. 2: Sibbald Point

Jr. Boys Area Basketball

17 Day 5 Gr. 2: Sibbald Point

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc. Parent Symposium (5:00 pm @ Sheraton Parkway)

18 Day 1

Maudy Thursday

Primary

Earth Day

Snack Shack

19 Day 0

Good Friday (No classes for students or staff)

20 Passover/Pesach

21 Easter Sunday Ridvan Nisfu-Shaban

Pitch-In Week

22 Day 0 Easter Monday

(No classes for students or staff)

Eco-Earth Day

23 Day 2

Earth Day

@ CPS

24 Day 3

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

25 Day 4 Gr. 7: Sibbald Point

Snack Shack

26 Day 5

Holy Friday

27

28 Easter Sunday (Eastern)

29 Day 1

Ridvan

Gr. 7’s to Sibbald Point Kindies: Scanlon Creek

3:30 pm: Staff Leadership Team

30 Day 2 Gr. 7’s to Sibbald Point Kindies: Scanlon Creek

May Newsletter

emailed home

1 Day 3

Boomerang Lunch

Girls Inc.

2 Day 4

Snack Shack

3 Day 5

Jump Rope for

Heart Kick-off

Assembly

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday