“Collaborate , Bel ieve , Succeed”

MISSION Royal Orchard Middle School

will foster an

environment that values

mutual respect, lifelong

learning and diversity. We

celebrate staff, students and

community

VISION Royal Orchard Middle School

will cultivate a

collaborative professional

learning community:

Staff, students, parents

and community strive for

Excellence in the 4 A’s

Engagement and a

celebration of

Diversity and

Student Success

77 Royal Orchard Drive Brampton, Ontario

L6X 4M4

Phone: 905-455-3760 Fax: 905-455-0178

ARRIVAL, LUNCH and DISMISSAL TIMES CORE VALUES

Respect

Honesty

Responsibility

Perseverance

Empathy

SCHOOL HOURS Morning bell: 8:25 a.m.

Lunch hour: 11:55 a.m.-12:55 pm

Dismissal: 2:35 p.m.

Please visit our school website:

www.peelschool.org @ ROMSAIM

Follow us on twitter: @ Royal_Orchard

SPOTLIGHT on BLACK HERITAGE

In December 1995, the House of Commons officially recognized

February as Black History Month, with a motion introduced by the first Black

Canadian woman elected to Parliament, the Honourable Jean Augustine. During

Black History Month, students, staff and parents from across Peel will participate

in a number of activities promoting understanding of the many contributions made

by Black Canadians. Some events at Royal Orchard Middle School:

February 1-Kick-off assembly with poet Dwayne Morgan

February 28-Student Led Finale Assembly with student performers

February 8-Spotlight on Black Heritage Event @ CBO

Daily-Students from the First Ladies of ROMS will present daily morning

announcements celebrating accomplishments

Art Competition and more!!!

PRINCIPAL

Mr. Kervin White

VICE-PRINCIPAL

Mrs. M. Martin

OFFICE MANAGER

Ms. D Guglietti

SUPERINTENDENT OF

SCHOOLS

Mr. Adrian Graham

905-451-2862

TRUSTEE

Mr. David Green

ATTENDANCE

To report your child’s absence, please call this number and follow the prompts:

1-855-209-6155

WINTER CONCERT/STUDENT LED LEARNING WALK On January 25 we held our Winter Concert and Student Led Learning Walk

featuring featured displays of visual arts, dance and drama. Concert performances

featured our School Bands, solo musicians and South Asian Dance groups.

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KISS AND RIDE

Thank you for working with our staff in keeping the Kiss and Ride area safe. Please continue to pick up

and drop off your child at the Kiss and Ride area at the east end of the school parking lot. Please stay in the

right hand lane. When you arrive in the Kiss and Ride lane, please pull your car forward as far as possible

so that many students can be dropped off at one time. Thank you to all.

Let’s keep working together for a safe year!

SCHOOL COUNCIL Please join us for our School Council meeting on Wednesday, February, 1, 2017at 7:00 p.m.

in the library. Learn about our school. Contribute your voice to our ROMS community.

Everyone is welcome!

DATES TO REMEMBER

Jan.30 –Feb.1 Camp Wanakita Trip for Grade 6 Students

February 1 School Council Meeting

February 2-3 Peel Showcase Basketball Tournament at ROMS

February 8 Spotlight on Black Heritage Event @ CBO

February 8 Ski, Snowboard and Tubing Trip

February 10 Valentine’s Day Dance

February 10 Report Cards Go Home

February 15 AIM Participation Evening for Grade 5 Students

February 16 HPV Vaccination for Grade 8 Girls and Grade 7 Vaccination

February 17-18 Senior Hockey Tournament in Toronto

February 17 Professional Learning Day-No School for Students

February 20 Black History Month Art Competition

February 28 Black History Month Finale Assembly

February 28 AIM Participation Evening for Grade 5 Students

COUNTING ON YOU

Grade 7 and 8 Numeracy and Literacy Support Counting On You (Numeracy) will resume on Monday, January 16th.

Counting On You (Literacy) will resume on Tuesday, January 17th .New registrants are welcome.

Please contact Ms. Dudzik for a permission form.

OFIP TUTORING OFIP tutoring for Grade 6 students will begin in February.

Please contact Ms. Winters for more information.

Insπre. Gr23ness. 2gether. Everyone is a math teacher, parents included

Parents and other adults in our students' lives are important partners in children's mathematics education. By

engaging your children in thinking and talking about mathematics, you help support their numeracy success.

To help you with this, one great resource is the Ministry of Education's Doing Mathematics With Your Child.

You can find this guide for parents of children in kindergarten to grade 6 online at www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/

literacynumeracy/parentGuideNumEn.pdf.

For more math tips and tools for parents of kindergarten to grade 12 students, visit the Peel District School

Board’s Math Help site at www.peelschools.org/parents/helpyourchild/math.

REGISTER TODAY

Saturday, April 1, 2017 – 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Mississauga Secondary School, Mississauga

The Peel District School Board is hosting its annual parent conference on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Missis-

sauga Secondary School in Mississauga. Once again, the conference will focus on numeracy—30 out of 60

workshops help with math. Parents will still have the opportunity to attend workshops on other topics, includ-

ing literacy, special education and science.

This free learning event is open to Peel parents of students at all grade levels. Child care will not be provided.

The conference includes:

a powerful keynote presentation focused on math success

your choice of 60 practical workshops facilitated by Peel board staff

a display area with educational exhibits from local organizations

free lunch and an opportunity to meet Peel parents

Register online, beginning Feb. 1, 2017, at www.peelschools.org/parents/conference

Bus cancellation & closing schools due to bad weather During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools because of inclement weather. Information regarding details of cancellations or closures will be announced on radio and television stations listed below and will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Facebook at www.facebook.com/peelschools, www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca or by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146.

VIRGIN RADIOFM99.9 CHUM AM1050 CFTR AM680 CFNY FM102.1/AM640 CJCL AM590 CHFI FM98.1 NEWSTALK1010 AM EZ ROCK FM97.3 CJBC (FR) AM860 FM Z103.5 FM93.1 FM Q107 CHIN FM100.7/AM1540 CBC99.1 CITYPULSE GLOBAL NEWS CTV BREAKFAST TELEVISION

One of the following messages will be announced (highlighted text only): Peel District School Board buses are cancelled. This means that schools remain open for students and staff, but buses are cancelled. Bus cancellations could occur in all or parts of municipalities. Buses will remain cancelled all day. All activities that require busing will also be cancelled. Permits, night school classes, child care and other activities in schools will operate as usual. All Peel District School Board schools and board offices are closed. This means that all schools and Board offices are closed to students and staff. All activities in schools and board offices are also cancelled, including child care, night school and permits. All evening programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed. All weekend programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

Help your family stay warm this winter Peel Public Health recommends the following cold weather guidelines for preventing cold-weather injuries:

1. Reduce amount of time children (grade 8 and under) spend outdoors when the temperature is –20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without the wind chill.

2. Keep children indoors when the temperature is -25 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without wind chill. Some medical conditions may increase sensitivity to cold. Parents should consult their physician (Source: Environment Canada).

3. Allow indoor breaks if children say they are feeling cold or during extreme temperatures.

4. Ensure children are dressed warmly, covering exposed skin: insulated boots, winter weight coats, mittens, hats, neck warmers.

5. Change wet clothing or footwear immediately.

6. Although these conditions are unlikely to occur during the school day, ensure that all staff are able to recognize and treat symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia. Given plenty of warm fluids to prevent dehydration.

7. When children are outside, be watchful for shivering or signs of numbness in faces, ears, hands or feet.

8. Educate children in dealing with cold weather: drinking plenty of fluids, dressing warmly, and recognizing signs of cold injury.

What you need to know about head lice

What is head lice?

Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp where they lay their eggs. They have three stages: the egg (nit),

the nymph and the adult. Head lice do not spread diseases and cannot be spread between animals or pets and

humans, only through direct contact between people.

Head lice spread easily, especially where people are in close contact. They are very common among school-

aged children or children attending child care, where they spread through direct hair-to-hair contact or directly

by sharing things like hats, combs, hairbrushes or headphones.

One of the first signs of head lice is an itchy scalp. However, children can have head lice for several weeks

with no symptoms. If you think your child has head lice, check their hair for nits right away, then again after

one week and after two weeks.

What to do if your child has lice

Parents are advised to keep their child at home until they have been treated for lice. Students may only return

to school if they are “nit-free.” If your child has live lice, ensure that they avoid head-to-head contact with oth-

er children until the lice are gone. Children should not share combs, hairbrushes, caps, hats or hair ornaments.

You should also check all family members for head lice. Be sensitive to your child’s feelings and let them

know that having head lice does not mean they are not clean.

Head lice can be treated with the following approved insecticides:

pyrethrin (found in R&C Shampoo + Conditioner)

permethrin (Nix Creme Rinse or Kwellada-P Creme Rinse)

lindane (Hexit Shampoo or PMS-Lindane Shampoo).

Offence Declaration required for returning volunteers

Parents play an important role in the development and education of their children and in the success of

the school community. At Royal Orchard Middle School we welcome and encourage the participation

of parents and community members, and are grateful for the countless hours our volunteers contribute

throughout the school year.

To volunteer at our school, you must complete a short interview and a criminal record check. A crimi-

nal record check is required for all school volunteers in Ontario. Even if you want to accompany your

child on a field trip, you need this record check.

Once you have completed the process, you are on file with the Peel District School Board as being a

school volunteer. All returning volunteers will receive an Offence Declaration form that must be filled

out and returned to the board office each year. Completing the Offence Declaration will ensure that

you can continue volunteering in the next school year. Expect to receive the form in February.

Health and Physical Education Curriculum supports the physical, emotional and social well-being of

students

Working together to keep our students safe and healthy

The Peel District School Board implemented the Ministry of Education’s revised Health and Physical Educa-

tion (HPE) curriculum in the 2015-16 school year. The curriculum is divided into four elements that work to-

gether to support the physical, emotional and social well-being of students:

active living

movement competence

living skills

healthy living

Peel staff will again teach the human development and sexual health component to students, beginning spring

2017. This provides time for teachers to develop strong relationships with their students prior to this phase.

Advance notice letters will be sent home with students two weeks prior to the human development/sexual

health lessons. Families can submit religious accommodation requests at any time prior to the lesson by con-

tacting the school directly.

To get more information on how the HPE curriculum will be taught, please visit our website at

www.peelschools.org/HPE.

Register today for Adult ESL or LINC classes

Do you know an adult that is interested in improving their English language skills for work, study or daily

life?

Through the Continuing & Adult Education department, the Peel District School Board offers a wide variety

of English language classes that help parents experience success in Canadian English in both listening/

speaking and reading/writing. Courses are designed for a range of basic, intermediate and advanced Eng-

lish (Levels 1 to 7) as well as the more experienced learner needing to prepare for an IELTS exam.

Winter courses begin February 6, 2017.

All learners that complete a session will earn a certificate of learning from the Peel District School Board.

Classes operate from six locations in Brampton and Mississauga with three specially designed adult centres

at:

Bramalea - Adult Education Centre - 25 Kings Cross Road, Unit 3

Brampton - Adult Education Centre - #300 - 7700 Hurontario Street

Mississauga - Adult Education Centre - 100 Elm Drive West, Room 117

To learn more or to register, call 905-270-6000. Also visit www.peelschools.org/adulteducation or follow

us on Twitter: @PDSBLearnESL