Janet I. McDougald P.S.

May 2018

Important Dates

May 1 Wear Green for

Children’s Mental

Health

May 3 Junior Concert

May 5 Mississauga Marathon

May 7 School Council

May 11 Kickball Tournament

May 15 Arts Workshops

Gr. 1-5

PRO Grant Night for

Families

May 15 Cross Country Gr. 3-

5

May 17 Gr. 2 Assembly

May 18 Soccer Tournament

May 21 - Victoria Day No School

May 23-31 Gr. 3 EQAO

May 21 - Victoria Day No School

May 25 Spirit Day:

Favourite Movie

Character

May 30 Ride & Roll Day: Bike

to School Week

May 31 Start with a Smile

Night: for New JK

Students

June 27 Grade 5 Celebration

(PM)

MAY 2018

498 Hartsdale Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 2G6 Phone: 905-278-1010 Fax: 905-278-4347

Trustee and Chair of the Board: J. McDougald Vice Principal: C. Murphy

Superintendent: D. Van Hooydonk Office Manager: D. Goldthorpe

Principal: L. Culbert Assistant Secretary: K. Lindow

We Inspire!

Children’s Mental Health week is an important month in May. It’s a time for us to refocus our efforts to support the well-being of our students. We continue to work

to support students academically, socially and emotionally. Some of our efforts

include focusing on restorative practices, self-regulation, mindfulness, outdoor

education, healthy living, gratitude, and our Peel Attributes:

Respect Inclusiveness

Honesty Responsibility

Collaboration Caring

Many of our staff participated in a book talk this year focused on the work of

Stuart Shanker, and “Calm, Alert and Learning.” The Mehrit Society, further

supports the work of Mr. Shanker in spreading the word about how self-regulation

is so important to the well-being of our children and adults too! Consider following

them on twitter @Self_Reg or their website www.self-reg.ca for more information about how parents and educators can support our

children.

The last week of April was an exciting one and jam-

packed with fun and inspiring events. Education Week was a time for us to celebrate the work our

parents, community members, students & staff do to

inspire hope. The theme was #weinspire.

Our EdCamps were amazing again this year. This was our fourth annual Ed Camps (primary, junior,

and kindergarten). The staff offered a variety of

sessions where students had the opportunity to explore some of their interests!

Thanks to our staff and community members who volunteered their time to lead

elective sessions. Some of the fabulous sessions offered included:

Pizza Making Coding Fun Mindfulness

Gardening Slimemaking Orgami

Art Activities Movie Making Weaving

Rhythm Works Checkers Drama

Sock Puppet Making Button Making Mindfulness

We also hope you had a chance to join us for our Empowering Modern Learners

Night. You can read more about this exciting event inside the newsletter.

Please join us this month on May 15th in the evening with your children for our

PRO grant workshops for families. Come join the fun as we explore Tackling

Stress and Anxiety through Arts and Mindfulness.

Sincerely,

Laila Culbert Ciera Murphy

Proud Principal Proud Vice Principal

Follow us on Twitter

@jmcdougaldps

JANET I . MCDOUGALD P.S .

School Council Newsletter May 2018

Happy Spring, everyone. Here’s a quick update on what’s been happening, and what’s coming soon from the School Council:

APRIL RECAP

Hot Dog Day/Milk & Cookie Day Thank you to those who purchased hot dog, juice, milk & cookies on April 24

th, and to our

volunteers who helped make this event happen! We sold almost 400 hot dogs and 250 cookies. All proceeds from this event will go towards school presentations. JIMPS @ The Toronto Blue Jays game Over 290 students, family members and friends came out to watch the Jays defeat the Texas Rangers 7-2! Jr. Jays activities throughout the stadium concourses were fun for all and kids ran the bases after the game. All proceeds from this event will also go towards school presentations.

COMING SOON

Monday, May 7 – Final School Council meeting of 2018 Join us in the library from 6:30-8:00. Free babysitting will be available and refreshments will be served. Tuesday, May 15 – Tackling Stress and Anxiety through Arts and Mindfulness – a FREE family event Participate in a family Mindful Movement workshop, plus students will enjoy a Storytelling presentation while parents attend a discussion on child anxiety, mental health and tools to help kids achieve a lifetime of wellness. TO REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE, PLEASE RETURN YOUR REGISTRATION FORM to the school on or before Tuesday, May 8. These events are courtesy of fundraising for presentations and the PRO (Parents Reaching Out) grant. Tuesday, May 15 – Hot Dog Day One less lunch to pack in May! Watch for School CashONLINE and order forms, coming soon.

May 25-26-27 – Carassauga 2018 Enjoy Mississauga’s Festival of Cultures! Get your Passports at the office

for just $10 each. For more information visit www.carassauga.com

EQAO—Grade Three

Our Grade 3 students will be writing EQAO on Tuesday, May

22nd—Thursday, May 31st. They will be doing one portion of the

assessment each day. Please ensure your child is on time and is

well rested for this week. It is also important that your child attend

regularly this week. The best way to support your child in writing

the test is by supporting his or her success at school throughout the year.

You can use the test materials released at www.eqao.com to help your child become familiar

with the format of the provincial tests and the types of questions asked; however, no home

preparation is necessary because our teachers have been using similar formats and questions

throughout the year. If you have any questions please touch base with your child’s teacher or

contact the office.

JANET I . MCDOUGALD P.S .

GREEN TEAM NEWS FOR MAY

Walking club is back! Students will have the opportunity to walk and talk during last

nutrition break on Mondays.

The warmer weather and longer days make spring a great time of year to walk, bike

or roll to school. Using these modes of active transportation helps to reduce congestion, improve

air quality and promote health. Students who travel to school actively arrive at school more alert,

focused and ready to learn. Find out more at biketoschoolweek.ca.

Celebrate Bike to School Week with Janet McDougald Public School!

Date of event: May 28- June 1, 2018 (Ride & Roll Day on May 30th)

Time of event: Before and After School

Event description: Ride your bike to and from school. Make sure you have a helmet!

Thanks for your support!

The Green Team

Peel schools honour police officers during Police Appreciation Week The Peel District School Board will pay tribute to police officers by holding Police Appreciation Week from May 14 to 18, 2018. Peel students and staff will show their appreciation for the tremendous job being done by police to protect schools, homes and communities. Police Appreciation Week coincides with National Police Week. National Police Week pays tribute to the work of police officers across Canada.

During this week, students, staff and parents in schools throughout Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga will honour the work of police officers and thank them for enhancing public safety and security.

EMPOWERING MODERN LEARNERS NIGHT

Special thanks to all our students, parents and community members to came to participate in our

Empowering Modern Learners night. Staff and our student ambassadors helped visitors navigate

through their EML passport activities:

We had fun watching our students show their parents math provocations, take a trip using our Green

Screen and then take a calming moment using self-regulation tools. Special thanks to our resource

staff Tina Zita and Laura Richards for their contributions assisting our school committee. Thanks also

to our students ambassadors for their work making our night a big success!

Congratulations to all our families who completed their passports. After a draw on April 30th, thirty

of our students received Husky prizes in our passport draw. Way to go Huskies!

It was a great night showcasing some of the

wonderful things happening throughout our school.

It was also a night to highlight improvements to our

Kindergarten outdoor space and our Makerspace in

the library.

CLIMATE UPDATE We have seen such amazing school spirit this year.

Our school was full of twins in April.

We still have two more spirit days left before our school year is over. Favourite Movie Character Day and Jersey Day. So far the team points are as follows:

In June we will have a celebration for the winning team. Keep up that awesome spirit Huskies! We can’t wait to see your Favourite Movie Character Day costumes on May 25th.

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Lyndwood Community Association

April Events

Family Paint Night took place on

April 12th with a SOLD-OUT crowd

of budding artists! A total of 28

painters of all ages took on the task

of creating the ever awesome

“Jellyfish”. Everyone’s paintings looked incredible and the night saw lots of

winners. Thank you to The Studio Paint Bar for hosting these events

Despite the non-stop rain fall and all four Toronto’s sports teams playing in some

pretty important games on Wednesday April 25th, LCA Sports Night still saw families come out for some

pretty tough dodgeball competition. We cannot thank you enough for your participation. Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you!

See what’s happening in the month of May below!

Gym rentals at JIMPS are still ongoing.

Want to book a sports play date? Birthday party? Paint night? Badminton night?

Volleyball night? Give Cynthia Schaeffer a call at 416-684-2295 or email us at

lyndwoodca@gmail.com to book your permit today!

[Bookings available Monday to Friday from 6pm to 10pm - $15 per hour + min. insurance fee]

Monthly Meet-up – Wed May 2nd, 2018 @ 7:30pm JIMPS library. Come out and meet LCA

members and share your ideas on how we can better serve our community.

Join us today!

LCA Sports Night – May 30th from 6pm-8pm

Sport to be finalized soon. Keep your eyes peeled for details.

Coming to your inbox soon!

Annual General Meeting – Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 6pm

Everyone is welcomed to join us at Janet I. McDougald PS Library.

Maple Leafs Blue Jays Raptors

1 175 Spirit Points 1 552 Spirit Points 1668 Spirit Points

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MISSISSAUGA MARATHON—STUDENT RELAY

On May 5th, six teams (24 students) will be participating in the Mississauga Marathon Student

Relay. Each team member will be running 2.5 km. along our beautiful waterfront trail in Port

Credit. Students have been training hard to build up their stamina and are ready for their leg

of the relay. We are very proud of their hard work and dedication! Come cheer them on.

Go Huskies Go!

Special thanks to our Mississauga Marathon Coaches including Ms.

Atkinson, Ms. Smellie, Ms. Parzei, Ms. Middleton, Ms. McPolin, Ms.

Murray, Ms. Joost

Using social media safely

With the growing number of social media sites, it is no surprise that social media is the most common form of commu-nication for children and teenagers. Posts, status updates, comments, instant messages, video uploads, tweets and texts have become a regular part of their lives. While there are many positive benefits to using social media, including staying connected with friends and expressing your interests, students must be cautious in their use of these net-works.

Among the most popular social media platforms used are Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and Whatsapp Messenger. Many of these platforms are free and are available on smartphones and other electronic devic-es. These platforms are easy to navigate and often allow information to be shared instantly, not only with friends, but with strangers. On social media, it is important to remember that the world is watching.

Here are some tips, provided by the Canadian Safe School Network and GetSafeOnline.org, to keep your children safe and help them make smart choices when using social media:

Set some boundaries for your child before they get their first ‘connected device’ (mobile, tablet, laptop or games console). Once they have it, it can be more difficult to change the way they use it or the settings.

Have a conversation about what is appropriate online behaviour and what actions could have huge repercussions that could damage their reputation and be harmful to others.

Talk to your child about the kind of websites they look at. Encourage them to speak to you if they come across something they find worrying or upsetting on websites, games or social media.

Discuss with your child what is safe and appropriate to post and share online. Written comments, photos and vide-os all form part of their ‘digital footprint’ and could be seen by anyone and available on the internet forever, even if it is subsequently deleted.

Explain to your child that being online doesn’t give them anonymity or protection, and that they shouldn’t do any-thing online that they wouldn’t do face-to-face. Users should only accept people they know in order to protect themselves from spammers, strangers and others who may be using social networking sites to commit crimes.

Unlike when they’re meeting someone face-to-face, children don’t always know who they’re actually ‘talking’ to online, even if they think they do. Tell your children they must never email, chat, or text with strangers, and it’s never okay to meet a stranger in the real world.

Ensure your children set their privacy settings appropriately. Take the time to learn how privacy settings work on your children’s favourite sites, and teach them how to control their privacy.

Tell your children never to share personal and private information with anyone online. This includes, but is not lim-ited to, his or her full name, age, birth date, address, phone number, social insurance number, credit card infor-mation and parents’ full names.

Limit the amount of time that your children spend on social media platforms and talk about the importance of healthy and appropriate use of technology.

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On the road again: How to keep your cyclist safe

Here are some tips you can review with your child to ensure bike season gets off to a great start: The right fit

children should be able to straddle the bike with both feet on the ground

a bike that is too big or too small can be a safety hazard

the helmet should fit—if it's too loose, it could fall off, if it's too tight, it's uncomfortable

Get noticed

a young child's bike should be equipped with a bell and reflector

older riders should have a light and/or reflectors Follow the rules

no riding on busy streets and no riding at night

stop for all STOP signs Actions that cause injuries

driveway ride out—not stopping and looking both ways before entering the street

running the stop sign

turning without warning

cycling in the dark

following the leader—one child goes through a stop sign or misses a parked car but the second cyclist doesn't

EXCELLENCE IN ELOQUENCE

On April 17th five of our Gr. 4 and 5 student met in the gym to

showcase their public speaking skills in our Excellence in

Eloquence speech competition. They all did a fabulous job

representing their classrooms. Congratulations to Will who will

be representing our school at Allan A. Martin on May 2nd. All

our students should be proud of their efforts!

Special thanks to our Ms. Young for organizing our school event and assisting with the regional event.

Janet I. McDougald puts the spotlight on Asian Heritage

In December 2001, the Senate adopted a motion proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy to officially designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In May 2002, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month.

Throughout May, students, staff and parents from across Peel will participate in a number of activities that promote the understanding of the many contributions made by Asian Canadians.

Throughout this month, the Janet McDougald community will learn about the valuable contributions a few of the many Asian Canadians have made to Canada such as Adrienne Clarkson, David Suzuki, and Lily Singh.

Our Grade Two students will be hosting our Asian Heritage Assembly on May 17th.

JUNIOR CONCERT

Please join us on Thursday, May 3rd as our Gr. 4-5 students present, “It’s Saturday.” Students are

asked to arrive at 6:15pm for the 6:30 performance. Walk if you can to avoid our busy parking lot.

Special thanks to Ms. Gardener-Edwards for co-ordinating this musical presentation!

Children’s Mental Health Week

The students and teachers at JIMPS are wearing green on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 to show

our support.

Children's Mental Health Week focuses on increasing awareness of the signs of child and youth

mental health issues, decreasing stigma and understanding that help is available and treatment can

work.

Mental Health Minute Activity

For Children’s Mental Health Week, let’s try a Mental Health Minute Activity.

Grateful seeing - Look FIRST for what’s good and working for us in life. Ask your child to share one (or two) good things about their day. Make sure you share what’s good about your day too!

“We’re going for a walk!” - Exercise relieves anxiety for up to several hours as it burns excess energy, loosens tense muscles and boosts mood. If your child can’t take a walk right now, have them run in place, bounce on a yoga ball, jump rope or stretch.

Three hugs, three big breaths - Hug your child and take 3 deep belly breaths together. Share a smile and move on with your day. This is a quick way to pause, connect and be in the moment together.

Experiment! - Together with your child you might: try a new recipe, write a poem, paint something, or play a new game. Creative expression and well-being are linked.

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Day of Pink was celebrated on April 11th, 2018 in the Peel District School Board. The Grade 3 team

and student climate team performed an assembly that would inform students about how the Day

of Pink started, and why we recognize it. Students spread awareness about bullying, and bullying

against homophobia and transphobia.

Our focus was on the characteristics of our Peel Attribute of INCLUSIVENESS including: welcoming

and engaging others; treating everyone with respect and value; approaching situations free of

prejudice; reaching out to others in a fair and equitable manner; respecting differences.

Our next contest will be

taking place Wednesday,

May 2nd, 2018 (grade 3

and 4) and Thursday May 3rd, 2018 (Grade 5).

The next interactive question will be Sokoban.

Please use the Cariboutests.com website to

practice the game prior to writing the

competition. You can find it under the GAMES

tab on the left hand side of the webpage.

Kindergarten Ed-Camp

With a 90% chance of rain, the Kindergarten

Ed-Camp day did not look promising!

However, with a few changes in locations and

a twist of creativity, the ed-camp sessions

went off without a hitch! Students

participated in 9 different stations

throughout the school where they showed

their creativity, explored their green

thumbs, partook in mindfulness activities,

and so much more Students built individual

catapults, explored small worlds, planted

seeds, learned about their digestive

systems, engaged in water play, explored

rhythm and beat, relaxed with some yoga

and books, and also showed their artistic

side by painting large beach rocks. A special

thank you to all of our volunteers who helped

run and facilitate our fun filled morning!

JUNIOR

EDCAMPS

PRIMARY

EDCAMPS

AWARD OF

DISTINCTION

RECIPIENTS

Ms. Fuhl &

Ms. Schaeffer

Environmental

Pledges

Some of our

Ambassadors for

our EML Night

Changes coming to elementary SafeArrival system on May 14, 2018

As you know, the Peel District School Board implemented SafeArrival, an automated absence reporting system for all students in its elementary schools in September 2016. Recently, the service provider for our system was sold to a new company and so, beginning May 14, 2018, there will be some slight changes on how you will report your child’s absence from school.

Use one of the following methods to set-up your new SafeArrival account. Please ensure the number and email address that you are using to report your child’s absences are those that we have on file.

SchoolMessenger app (free from Apple or Google Play)

1. Download the SchoolMessenger app

2. Tap Sign Up to create your account

Web and Mobile Web: go.schoolmessenger.com

1. Go to the above website

2. Click Sign Up to create your account

Interactive Toll-free Phone

1. Call the toll-free number: 1-855-209-6155

2. Listen to and follow the instructions to report an absence

As always, please report your child’s absences before the start of the school day. Late arrivals and/or early departures should be reported as soon as possible. If your child’s absence is not reported in advance, the automated notification system will contact you to inform you of the absence and will provide an opportunity to verify the absence. By reporting your child absent in advance on the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or SchoolMessenger mobile app, you will not receive a call.

All families must set up a new SafeArrival account beginning May 1, 2018. The new system will be “live” as of Monday, May 14, 2018 so please ensure your new account has been created by then. Please note: the new SafeArrival system CANNOT be used before May 14 to report any school absences. You must use our current SafeArrival system until Friday, May 11, 2018. The phone number will remain the same, only the App and website will change.

May 1 – Parents begin to set-up new

SchoolMessenger accounts

May 11 – Last day to use current

SafeArrival App or

pdsb.schoolconnects.com

May 14 – Use new SchoolMessenger App

or go.schoolmesenger.com

A new way to ‘Share the Smile’

In every Peel school and worksite, there are endless inspiring stories just waiting to be told. To help share the smile, the Peel board will launch a new website on April 30 to showcase these amazing #PeelFam stories, people and creations.

Visit www.sharethesmile.ca to view some of the stories, people and creations we’ve featured so far. We encourage students, staff, parents and the community to share the stories happening in their school community. In the top right corner, you share by clicking ‘Share Your Story’.