principal`s message from the office green glade newsletter
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principal`s message from the office green glade newsletter
GREEN GLADE NEWSLETTER “BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE” PRINCIPAL Norm Black 1550 Green Glade Phone: 905-822-8386 Fax: 905-822-9992 SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION Mrs. W. Dowling FEBRUARY 2014 – EDITION TRUSTEE Mr. Brad MacDonald (905-593-3547) SIX PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Parents/Guardians: Earlier this month, our students received their first term Ontario Provincial Report Card. We encourage you to review this carefully as we move into the second term. Goal-setting, especially in the Learning Skills area, as well as in the academic subjects will be essential in keeping your child “on track” throughout the second term and help them focus in the soon-to-be-warm temperatures of spring. Writing the goals down adds further commitment and energy to the process and does provide a permanent record to refer back to in a few months. Norm Black Principal FROM THE OFFICE Bus Issues This is snow season! The bus routes are timed for regular traffic and weather conditions, so if there is snow or inclement weather, the routes will be delayed. Parents are advised to check the school bus website in the morning, before your child goes to the bus stop. School bus delays are listed, so you can gauge the time more effectively. The information is available at www.STOPR.ca and is updated regularly. Parents and students are also reminded that bus drivers are only permitted to pick up and drop off students at the designated stop. If a child misses the bus, the driver should not allow the student on at another location. If a child is planning to ride home on another bus (to work with a partner on a project, for example), the appropriate STOPR form must be completed a day before making the change, and permission will be granted only if there is space on the bus requested. Ear Plugs, Head Phones and iphones Just a quick reminder that we are permitting students to use BYOD devices in our classrooms for learning purposes. However, students are not to be using ear plugs, and/or head phones in the hallways are not permitted for safety reasons. Our hallways are congested at entrance and dismissal time and students who are not able to hear instructions or are unaware of their surroundings presents an unsafe situation for themselves and others in the hallway and/or classrooms. Your support with this safety rule would be appreciated. Students may use the ear plugs and/or head phones on the buses if they wish. Eric Walters Student Reflections On January 31st, world renowned author, Eric Walters, came in to Green Glade and talked to our students about the importance of literature, and encouraged them to be a part of the writing process. Eric Walters is 56 years old, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Each year, he speaks to over 125 000 students, many of them across North America, and Green Glade was lucky to be included in that number. Eric Walters helps inspire students by challenging them with various role playing, interaction, and exercise of their creative spirits. Eric Walters, primarily an elementary teacher, has won over 20 different awards and published over 80 novels. His most recent novels include Between Heaven And Earth, which has been nominated for the Red Maple award this year, The Rule Of THREE, Enigma, My Name Is Blessing, and Powerplay. I, for one, have recently read Between Heaven and Earth, and it was a very inspiring novel. Eric Walters himself climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to experience it, and described the atrocities of the great mountain in the point of view of his character. By Aleksa Veletić and Ella McGurk Le 31 janvier 2014, l écrivain Éric Walters, est venu a Green Glade et a parlé a nos étudiants au sujet de l'importance de la littérature. Il a encouragé nos étudiants à faire partie du processus de l’écriture. Eric Walters a 56 ans, et vit a Mississauga. Chaque année, il parle a plus que 125 000 étudiants, beaucoup d’eux vient a travers tout l'Amérique du nord, et Green Glade a été chanceux d’être inclut dans ce nombre. Eric Walters aide inspirer les étudiants en utilisant des jeux de rôles, d’interactions, et d’exercices qui font travailler leurs esprits créatifs. Eric Walters, a commencé sa carrière en éducation comme enseignant. Depuis lors, il a gagné plus de 20 récompenses différentes et a publié plus de 80 romans. Quelques de ses romans les plus récents sont Between Heaven And Earth, qui a été nominé pour le Red Maple cette année, The Rule Of THRE3, Enigma, My Name Is Blessing, et Powerplay. J'ai lu Between Heaven And Earth, et je l’ai vraiment aimé. C’était un roman très inspirant. Eric Walters a grimpé le mont Kilimandjaro. Walters a grimpé le mont Kilimanjaro pour l'aventure, et il a décrit les atrocités de cette montagne dans son livre. Par: Aleksa Veletić et Ella McGurk. St. Valentine’s Day Dance Back by popular demand, Green Glade’s Valentine’s Dance, Friday February 14th from 12:30 until 2:15 P.M. cost is $2.00. Class 8-3 will be leading the event and have chosen the Sick Kid’s Foundation as their charity. All proceeds from the Snack Bar will be donated to this charity. The classis also responsible for announcements, decorations, and signage. They will also supervise the entry doors with staff support and organize the Snack Bar. Any baking donations (peanutfree please) would be appreciated. Alternative work and social areas – library, games room and Computer Lab will be available to students supervised by staff. Grade 6 Science Is Egg-Citing Scrambled eggs were definitely not on the menu for our Grade 6 scientists last week. To reinforce space concepts connected to space craft construction and life-support systems. Mr.s Porter’s class were busy dropping their customized egg lander with their valuable cargo of one or two eggs. The spaceships were creatively designed using such household materials as paper rolls, hangers, candy boxes, cardboard, and lots of cotton batten!! With size and weight requirements, the capsules were carefully dropped from a ceiling height of 9 feet, thanks to the OFFICIAL LAUNCHER and Data Recorder Ms. Attia. The results were very impressive-almost all “passengers” survived the trip. Every student made the capsule and participated in the official launching – that was AWESOME! Special recognition goes to all the students for their successful (and soft) landing of two eggs without a crack using, among other things, a rotor system, tubular design, recycled/non-wasteful “Scrubbing Bubbles” lander, marshmallow containers and some decorative egg costumes! Living with Technology How can parents manage the benefits and perils of the always-on environment? What might children’s and teen’s healthy media habits look like? Come and get tips to improve family and children’s learning. Library, Green Glade Senior Public School 7:00 p.m. February 26, 2014 Neil Anderson is a media literacy educator. He is president of The Association for Media Literacy (ami.ca) which advocates for and supports media literacy education. He has created websites, movies, videos, programs, posters, T-shirts and written student textbooks, teacher resource books, journal articles and study guides. Neil has spoken across Canada and in the US, UK, Australia, Sweden, China, Japan and India. He enjoys working with teachers, students, parents and families. 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 posted at www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca. Information will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Facebook at www.facebook.com/peelschools or by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146. VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9 CFNY FM102.1/AM640 CFRB AM1010 FM Z103.5 CHIN FM100.7/AM1540 CITYPULSE CHUM AM1050 CJCL AM590 EZ ROCK FM97.3 FM93.1 CBC99.1 GLOBAL NEWS CFTR AM680 CHFI FM98.1 CJBC (FR) AM860 FM Q107 CTV 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 bussing 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.