Back to School Edition September 11, 2017 THORNWOOD … · CELEBRATION FAITH AND CULTURE September...
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Back to School Edition September 11, 2017
Message from your Admin. team Welcome back to school! We hope that you had a wonderful summer break, visiting with family and friends, engaging in activities that bring you much joy and relaxation. We are happy to have you back for the 2017-2018 school year and look forward to what the school year has in store! Please join me in welcoming our newest educators to Thornwood PS; all 18 of them! We are excited that they have joined our amazing team! They have all worked very hard getting Thornwood PS ready for your arrival and are equally excited to get started! It’s going to be a great year!
S. Stanford - Principal & N. Madgett - Vice Principal (Acting)
Joinourschoolcouncil—shareyourideasEvery Peel school has a school council—a group focused onhelping students succeed. School councilsprovidea voice forparents and the community and offer advice to the schoolprincipalonanumberoftopics.
We are holding a school council informa=on night on Sept.11that6:30p.m.
Ifyouwouldliketoknowmoreorareinterestedinjoiningourcouncil,pleasecontactourschooldirectly.
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Contact Us
Principal S. Stanford Vice Principal (Acting) N. Madgett Office Manager A. Allen 905-275-4077
Superintendent of Education
D. Van Hooydonk 905-336-8800
School Board Trustee
S. Lawton Mississauga Wards 3/4 [email protected] 905-625-8084
THORNWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOME OF THE WOLVES
We are a community of connected, confident, critically thinking citizens growing in a changing world.
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What’s Happening in September ….
September 11 - School Council 6:30 p.m. Library
September 21 - Thorntreats Flavoured Popcorn $1.25
September 22 - Terry Fox Run and Fundraiser Event
September 25 - Subway Lunch Order Forms due
September 26 - PD Day - No School for Students
September 27 - Thorntreats Flavoured Popcorn $1.25
Looking Ahead in October …. October 4 - Subway Lunch Day
October 5 - Open House BBQ
October 6 - PD Day - No School for Students
October 13 - Picture Day
Thornwood’s 16th Annual BBQ & Open House
Thursday, October 5th, 2017
A fun evening is being planned for all our Thornwood families including a BBQ, Outdoor
Family Activities, Book Fair, Silent Auction and Classroom visits.
Meals must be PRE-ORDERED – a flyer will be
sent home soon.
We need your help!!
We need items for our Silent Auction. If you have NEW household items, toys, gift certificates, gift
baskets, that you would like to donate, please contact Ms. Russell at 905-275-4077 ext. 414
Let’s start off another great school year by connecting with Thornwood staff and
families!
CelebratingFaithandCultureSeptember2017DATE
CELEBRATION FAITHANDCULTURE
September GenuuqwilkwandCornMoon AboriginalSpiritualitySeptember1September1September4September4September4and5September5
InstallationofGuruGranthSahibEid-Ul-AdhaFarvardeganLabourDayAnantChaturdashiDharmaDay/Ullambana
SikhismIslamZoroastrianismCanadaHinduismandJainismBuddhism
September6 Khamavani/DaslakshanParvaends JainsimSeptember7to25 Themonthof‘Izzat Bahá'íSeptember9September11September12to16September19SunsetofSept20to22September20September21September22September22Sept26toOct13September27or28September29SunsetofSept29to30September30
BuddhistJoyDayNayrouzGhambarPaitishahemPowleyDayRoshHashanahSharadNavratriNewYear(Hijra)andMuharramShuki-Sorei-SaiMabon/HarvestideMashi'yyatDurgashtamiVijayaDashmi/DussheraYomKippurAshura
BuddhismChristianityZoroastrianismAboriginalSpiritualityJudaismHinduismIslamShintoWiccaBahá'íHinduismHinduismJudaismIslam
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VisitThornwood’swebsitethornwood.peelschools.org/
Wanttokeepuptodatewithwhat’shappeningatThornwood?Checkoutourschoolwebsitewhereyou'llfind:
Visitschools.peelschools.orgtofindyourchild'sschoolwebsite,whichfeatures:¥ thelatestschoolnews¥ contactinforma=onforschooladministra=on,superintendentandtrustee¥ theschoolcalendar¥ enrolmentdata¥ schoolhours¥ registra=oninforma=on¥ onlinelibrarycatalogue
Youcansubscribeonlinetoreceiveemailno=fica=onsforschoolnews,calendareventsandvolunteerjobopportuni=es.Youcanalsochoosetoreceiveemailand/ortextmessageno=fica=onsforcri=calnews,suchasschoolclosuresduetobadweather.Clickonthe“Subscribe”linkontheleRsideofthemainpageoftheschoolwebsite.
VisitthePeelboard'sotherwebsites:www.peelschools.org—learnmoreaboutschoolprogramsandwaystohelpyourchildsucceedinschool
www.peelschools.org/parents/helpyourchild—anonlineresourcecentrewith=psandresourcesforparentstohelpencouragestudentsuccessathome
www.peelschools.org/parents/involved—learnaboutwaystogetinvolvedwithyourchild’seduca=on,includingvolunteeropportuni=esandschoolcouncil.
FollowusonTwiDer@ThornwoodPSandtakeafirsthandlookatyourchild’slearningjourney!
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BepunctualandarrivetoschoolonKmeAtThornwoodPS,supervisionontheplaygroundbeginsat8:25a.m.andtheinstruc=onaldaybeginspromptlyat8:40a.m. Parentsareremindedtohavetheirstudentsarriveatschoolon=meeachdaytoensurethattheyarenotmissingvaluableinstruc=onal=me. Toensurethatyouareatschoolon=me,afewhelpfulstrategies;
• Plantoarriveby8:25a.m.• AvoidcongesKonintheparkinglotandonthecitystreetsbywalkinginsteadofdriving• Haveyourchildridetheirbiketoschool• Packlunchesthenightbefore• Setmorningalarmclocks15minutesearlier
Keepstudentssafeinschoolparkinglots
ManyelementaryschoolsofferaKissN’Rideprogram,whereparents/guardianscandropoffandpickuptheirchildrenatadesignatedareaonschoolproperty.Theprogramwasestablishedtoprovideaconvenientandsafeop=onforourstudentsandparentsdrivingtoschool.Toensurethesafetyofstaffandstudents,weaskallparents/guardiansbemindfulofthefollowingguidelines:
• Thereisnoparkingandnowai=ngintheKissandRidelane.Paya_en=ontothetrafficinfrontofyouandpullforwardascarsmoveforward.Ifyouchoosetoparkintheparkinglot,pleaseescortyourchildtothenearestfootpatrollerandusethemaincrosswalk.
• VehiclesenteringtheKissN’Ridelanemuststayinthedesignatedlane,unlessotherwisedirected.
• TheKissN’Rideprogramisonlyavailabletostudentswhoareabletodisembarkindependently.
• Studentsmayonlyexitfromthepassenger(right)sideofthevehicle.• ARerpickingupordroppingoffyourchild,leavepromptlysothatotherscangetinbehind
you.• Ifyourchildisnotwai=ngforyouattheendoftheday,pleasecircletheparkinglotand
rejointhelineorparkinadesignatedparkingspacetowait.• Alwaysrespecttrafficflowandabidealltrafficlawsandsigns.
Keepinglunches,snackpeanut-free
Anaphylaxisisapoten=allylife-threateningallergicreac=onthataffectssomechildren.Weaskthatyouhelpustakecareofthesestudentsbysendinglunchesandsnacksforyourchildthatarefreefrompeanutsornuts,becausethesefoodsaretheleadingcauseofanaphylaxis.
Pleasereadthelabelofanyfoodyouplantosendtoschoolwithyourchild.Ifthelabelsays,"Maycontainnutsorpeanuts,"pleasedonotsendittoschool.
YoucangetacompletecopyofthePeelboard'sanaphylaxisguidelineatwww.peelschools.orgundertheParenttab,underStudentHealth.
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Whatyouneedtoknowaboutbusing
PeelDistrictSchoolstudentsmayaccesstransporta=onservicesiftheirprimaryaddressiswithintheschool'sa_endanceboundary,atadistanceofmorethan:
• kindergartenandgrade1students–1km• grades2to4students–1.6km• grades5to8students–2km• grades9to12students–3.8km
EligibilitydistancesarecalculatedusingappropriateroadwaysandpedestrianwalkwaysandaremeasuredfromhomepropertylinetoschoolpropertylineusingBoardapprovedsoRwaretoensureaconsistentandequitableassessmentofdistanceforallstudentsandallschoolswithintheBoard.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatparentsareresponsibleforsafelygelngtheirchildrentoandfromschool.
HowdoIknowifmychildiseligiblefortransportaKon?
StudentTransporta=onofPeelRegion(STOPR)hasawebsite,www.stopr.ca,whereyoucanfindinforma=onconcerningtransporta=onincludingbussafety,procedures,latebuses,cancella=ons,andfrequentlyaskedques=onsandaswellwhetheryourchildiseligiblefortransporta=onbasedonyourhomeaddress.Clickon"AmIEligibleforTransporta=on"andenteryourinforma=on.
Inaddi=on,ifyourchildiseligiblefortransporta=on,beginningthelastweekofAugusttotheendofJuneeachyear,atwww.stopr.cayoucansecurelyaccessyourchild’sspecifictransporta=oninforma=on,includingbusstoploca=onandpick-upanddrop-off=mes.Clickon“Parent/StudentLogin”andentertheinforma=onrequired.Toensureprivacyofinforma=onyouwillberequiredtoentertheOntarioEduca=onNumber(OEN),whichcanbefoundonyourchild’sreportcard.
Parentscannowsign-uptoreceiveautoma=ce-mailno=fica=onsofdelaysorcancella=onsfortheirchildren’sbusrun.Gotowww.stopr.caandclickonthe“busdelaysandcancella=ons”linkandthenclick“subscrip=ons”tosign-upforthisservice.
SchoolCrossingGuardsCrossingGuardsareemployeesoftheCityofMississauga.CrossingGuardsareresponsibleforcrossingstudentsandanyoneelseofanyage,includingparents,whiletheyareonduty.Studentsandparentsmustwaitun=lthecrossingguardsignalsthemtoenterthecrosswalk.Driversmustwaitun=ltheschoolcrossingguardfinishescrossingthestudentsandboththecrossingguardandthestudentsaresafelyonthesidewalkbeforeproceeding.
Ourschool’scrossingguardsarelocatedatMississaugaValleyBlvd@ThornwoodPSandatMississaugaValleyBlvd/CentralParkway.OurcrossingguardsnamesareTerriBoudreau,SharonNewingandMiraLazic.
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HowtoregisterataPeelschool
Here’swhatyouneedtoknowaboutregisteringyourchildforschoolWhocanaDend?ThePeelboardserveschildrenage4andolder.OurschoolsPeelhasmorethan253elementaryandsecondaryschools.Youcanfindthenameandloca=onofyourlocalschoolbycallingourPlanningandAccommoda=ondepartmentat905-890-1010or1-800-668-1146,extension2212.WheretoregisterIfyourfamilyisnewtoCanada,yourchildmayneedanorienta=oninterviewtoregisterforschool.Toassistyouwithregistra=on,weofferthreeWelcomeCentres.Pleasecall905-366-8791totalktoourstaffandbookyourappointment.Thereisnofeeforregistra=on.DocumentstobringtoregistraKonProofofchild'sage
• Canadianbirthcer=ficate
• Canadianpassport
• ci=zenshipcard/cer=ficate
• PermanentResidentCard
• RecordofLanding
• confirma=onofpermanentresidence
• workpermit
• refugeepermit
Proofofaddress
• purchaseagreement
• u=litybill
• bankstatement/clientslip(directlyfromfinancialins=tu=on)
• creditcardstatement
• federalgovernmentforms(e.g.SocialInsuranceNumber,ServiceCanadadocuments)
• Ontariodriver'slicence
Proofofcustody–childrenmustlivewiththeirparent(s)unlessprovideddocumenta=onsupportsanalternatelivingarrangementProofofimmuniza6on–proofthatyourchildhasbeenimmunized/vaccinated
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Missingdocuments?Ifyouaremissingsomedocuments,youcans=llvisittheWeWelcometheWorldCentres,andourstaffwillhelpyouwithallregistra=onrequirements.Yourchild’sfirstdayofschoolOncetheorienta=oninterviewiscomplete,youwillgetanappointmentcardwiththedateyourchildcanstartschool.Pleasebringthiscardwithyouonyourchild’sfirstday,sothatheorshecanreceiveanewschoolscheduletocompletetheregistra=onprocess.InternaKonalstudents
Interna=onalstudentsareenrolledinthePeelSchoolsforInterna0onalStudentsprogramcurrentlyofferedatApplewoodHeights,Clarkson,RickHansenandHaroldM.Brathwaitesecondaryschools.Theschoolsprovideaunique,world-classprogramthatintegratesstudentsfromaroundworldintothedynamicandwelcominglearningenvironment.
Interna0onalstudentsinterestedinourprogramshouldvisitwww.peelschools.org/interna=onalorcall1-800-668-1179ext.2638.
RegionalLearningChoicesprogramsunlockpassions
RegionalLearningChoicesProgramsofferedbythePeelDistrictSchoolBoardempowerstudentsbyprovidingthemwithopportuni=estodevelopandexploreskillsinapar=cularareaofinterest.Regionalprogramsareopentoallstudentswhomeetthecriteriaforacceptance.Studentsandtheirfamiliesareencouragedtoa_endtheinforma=onnightfortheprogramoftheirchoicetoreceivemoreinforma=onabouttheprogramandapplica=ondetails.Transporta=onisnotprovidedforstudentsinregionalprograms.Ifstudentshavebeenacceptedintoaregionalprogramandtheylivewithintheschoolboundary,theyareeligibleforbusingonlyiftheymeetthedistancecriteriaoutlinedintheboard’sTransporta0onPolicy#39.
Allregionalprogramsincludeannualfees,includingan$40applica=onfeeforallregionalprograms.TheapplicaKonprocessforsecondaryregionalprogramsopensNov.6,2017.Applica=ondatesformiddleschoolprogramsvaryfromschooltoschool.Grade6programsinclude:Ac=velyinMo=on(AIM)–RoyalOrchardMSArts–EarnscliffeSr.PS(startsingrade6)ArtsandTechnology–MorningStarMSInterna=onalBaccalaureate–BristolRd.MS,WGDavisSr.PSInterna=onalBusinessandTechnology–AllanA.Mar=nSr.PS,LisgarMS,WilliamsPkwySr.PSSciTech–CentennialSr.PS,MacvillePS,TomkenRd.MS
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AnumberofotherspecializedprogramsthatextendbeyondtheregularcurriculumareavailabletoPeelhighschoolstudents.Learnmore:• Co-opera=veEduca=onProgram• DualCreditPrograms• ExploreHighSkills• ExtendedFrench/FrenchImmersion
• OntarioYouthAppren=ceshipProgram• PeelRegionHighPerformersProgram• RegionalCo-opera=veEduca=onPrograms• SpecialistHighSkillsMajor(SHSM)Programs
FormoreinformaKonaboutprograminformaKonnights,busing,feesandtheapplicaKonprocess/dates,contacttheschoolorvisitwww.peelschools.org/RegionalPrograms.
PeelRegionHighPerformers
TrainMore.RehearseMore.LearnMore.
NewPeelDistrictSchoolBoardprogramoffersflexibleschoolopKonsforstudentathletes,arKsts
Doesyourchild/teenhaveanintensesportsorartstrainingandcompe==onschedulethatmakesitdifficulttoa_endschoolregularly?ThePeelDistrictSchoolBoard’snewPeelRegionHighPerformersProgramwillofferflexible=metablingtoaccommodatestudentathletesandar=stswithdemandingprac=ce,compe==on,rehearsaland/orperformanceschedules.
AsofSeptember2017,thePeelRegionHighPerformersProgramwillbeofferedat:• BritanniaPublicSchool(grades4to5)• DolphinSr.PublicSchool(grades6to8)• MississaugaSecondarySchool(grades9to12)
Formoreinforma=onontheprogram,visitwww.peelschools.org/HighPerformers
Weinspiresuccess,confidenceandhopeineachstudent.
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