ALLAN A. MARTIN SR. PUBLIC SCHOOL1390 Ogden Avenue, Mississauga905-278-6104Contact: Amanda Cull

April 18 8:30 – 9 a.m. We Inspire Opening Assembly – kick-off assembly, we inspire button making all week

April 19-20 8:30 – 9 a.m. Earth Day – assembly & community clean-up

April 20 8:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Literary Guest Speaker – TBA

April 21 6:30 – 8 p.m. Arts Alive – celebrating our school's arts community

April 22 9:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Open House – highlighting our many hands on learning initiatives including but not limited to coding, programming, robotics, science, math, language, etc. Assembly to celebrate our Award of Distinction recipients.

ALLOA PUBLIC SCHOOL12287 Mississauga Road, Caledon905-843-2332Contact: Jody Farkas-MacLean

April 18 Noon – 3 p.m. Author Visit – Eric Walters will be presenting at our school

April 20 9:30 – 3:30 p.m. Inspirathon – students will create, make and build items that inspire them. Different categories will be given and judged (e.g. make an object out of recycled materials).

April 21 6:30 – 8 p.m. School Opening – speeches, music, art display and classrooms will be open

ALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL19657 Main Street, Alton519-941-3729Contact: Laurie Johnson

April 20-21 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lion King Jr. Musical – our school is performing Lion King Jr., the& 7 – 9 p.m. Musical, at Orangeville Theatre. All of our grade 4,5 and 6 students

are performing. Tickets can be bought through the school only. We have matinees April 20th and 21st at 11 a.m. and night time performances beginning at 7 p.m.

BALMORAL DRIVE SR. PUBLIC SCHOOL233 Balmoral Drive, Brampton905-793-6070Contact: Cathy Fera

April 19 9 – 11:30 a.m. STEM Class Workshops – classes will be participating in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities. Kits will be

provided to classes and students will then participate in the workshops. Products will then be presented during the open house.

April 20 5:30 – 7 p.m. Open House – invite parents to come in and participate in the STEM activities completed from classes earlier in the week. Parents will be able to experience the variety of activities that students have been engaging in throughout the week, parent workshops will be led by both teachers and students.

April 21 9 – 11:30 a.m. & You Inspire Workshops – inspirational individuals will be invited1 – 2:30 p.m. into the school to speak to groups of students about their areas of

expertise; students will participate in self-selected workshops run by the experts.

BRISDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL370 Brisdale Drive, Brampton905-840-2135Contact: Angela Antonopoulos

April 21 5:30 – 8 p.m. Bake Sale – selling baked goods with proceeds going to Outreach Club

BURNT ELM PUBLIC SCHOOL85 Burnt Elm Drive, Brampton905-495-9368Contact: Wendy Vokey

April 18 9 – 10 a.m. Award of Distinction Assembly – to celebrate our award recipients

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Grade 4 & 5 Concert – a celebration of music

April 22 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Earth Day Activities – a celebration of our planet

CALEDON EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL15738 Airport Road, Caledon East905-584-2701Contact: Carrie Campbell

April 20 2:30 – 4:30 & Annual Art Showcase – display of grade K-8 visual art & musical 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. performances from each division

CARBERRY PUBLIC SCHOOL526 Fernforest Drive, Brampton905-595-1654Contact: Lesley Belanger

April 19-21 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. & Pirates 2: The Hidden Treasure – junior musical, grades 3,4 & 57 – 8 p.m.

April 22 TBA Chat and Chai meeting: Literacy – parent meeting to discuss literacy at Carberry

CASTLEBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Contact: Michelle Haddad

April 18 9 – 10 a.m. Whole School Kick-off Video and DPA Outside – all students will watch a Ed Week video of student learning and then head outside for a whole school DPA led by phys.ed teachers and grade 5 students

April 18-21 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Book Fair – students also do Forest of Reading votes

April 18 - 22 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Parent Open House – casual parent drop in to classes all week

April 22 TBA Author Visit – author Janet Wilson visits grade 4 students and the Social Justice Club

CASTLEMORE PUBLIC SCHOOL9916 The Gore Road, Brampton905-595-1656Contact: Maria Grixti

April 18 10 – 11:30 a.m. Grandparents' Tea Party – grandparents are invited for tea

April 18-22 9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. We Inspire to Care for our Earth – TBA schoolwide presentations to encourage students to care for our earth. Math or Science Earth Hour, litterless lunch day, reduce the number of water bottles initiative. GOAL: reduce the numer of water bottles in our school. In March, water bottles will be collected by the recycling team and displayed visually. During Education Week, we will collect them again and display them so that we can see the difference/decrease.

April 19 6 – 8 p.m. Open House & Fun with Science Night and Speeches – TBA presentation and break out into classrooms for experiments. School wide art Grade 7’s presenting speeches about who inspires them.

CHERRYTREE PUBLIC SCHOOL155 Cherrytree Drive, Brampton905-454-2251Contact: Gabriella Filler

April 18 9 – 10 a.m. & Kick-off Assembly – "You Inspire" assembly including the1 – 2 p.m. presentation of awards

April 19 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Spring Clean-up – school yard clean-up

April 20 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Chat and Chai with MSEP Worker – parents and grandparents invited in to meet with the MSEP worker - topic to be determined

April 21 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. & Open House – families are invited to see "Math in Action" in2:30 – 3:30p.m. Cherrytree classrooms

April 22 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Numeracy Earth Day - students and staff will be turning off lights for one hour to celebrate their commitment to the planet - during the hour K-5 students will be engaging in different math activities, puzzles, games, rich problem solving

CHRIS HADFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL465 Fairview Road West, Mississauga905-755-8843Contact: Manuela Filippone

April 18 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Kickoff Assembly, Game Show Style – introduce week's events to students: fun interactive game show to raise excitement for the week

April 19 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Student Guest Read Alouds – grade 5 students will go to K-4 classrooms to read aloud

Used Book Exchange – students can bring in gently used books and exchange them with books from other students

April 20 9 – 10:40 a.m. Open House and Collaborative Art – parents will be welcome to join their child in class to complete a simple art piece that will be displayed in collaboration with all other students

April 21 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Amazing Race – student 'houses' will rotate every 15 minutes to a new 'country' to participate in a global awareness activity

April 22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Earth Day Clean-up – classes will go out for 20 minutes each to a designated area on the school premises or nearby community to pick up trash

CLAIREVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL97 Gallucci Crescent, Brampton905-794-8714Contact: Shabina Bakhtyar

April 18-21 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.Smile-O-Grams – students will have the opportunity to buys a fancy pen/pencil to give to a person of their choice in the school. A small message will be attached to the smile-o-gram. These will be delivered to the classrooms on the last day of the week.

April 18-22 9:15 – 9:20 a.m. Morning Annoucements – messages involving the theme “You Inspire”

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Used Book Sale – children’s used books will be sold at a very minimal price during the week. Funds raised will be donated towards purchasing new books for the library.

CLARK BOULEVARD PUBLIC SCHOOL201 Clark Blvd., Brampton905-793-6060Contact: Meena Padman

April 18-22 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Book Fair – Scholastic Book Fair

April 20-21 11:40 a.m. – 1 p.m. & JOust- a Mediaveal Fiest – junior school musical presented to6:30 – 7:30 p.m. school and parents in the evening

April 22 1:40 – 2:30 p.m. Superfire – School assembly presentation group - Erin Oak Alumni Rock band

CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOL300 Conestoga Drive, Brampton905-846-2311Contact: Nyma Choudhary

April 18-22 TBA Scholastic Book Fair

Various Eco-Schools Initiatives – litterless lunches, yard clean-up, recycling audits, light conservation

Open House – during the day for parents

Inspired to Play – grades 1 and 2’s face off in the gym with the teachers

COPELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL5 Young Drive, Brampton905-595-1652Contact: Parveen Chahal

April 18-21 9:05 a.m – 3:25 p.m. Scholastic Book Fair

April 20 11:25 a.m. & 1:25 p.m. P.A.W.S. Assembly and Open House – parents visit classrooms to participate in class activity before heading to gymnasium for P.A.W.S. and Education Week award presentation

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Math Night – families and students invited to attend interactive math night to learn how to promote math skills through conversation and play

CORLISS PUBLIC SCHOOL3730 Corliss Crescent, Mississauga905-677-5350

Contact: Rachel Haik-Reem

April 22 9 – 9:40 a.m. Education week assembly – presentation of award of distinction, collaborative activity for "I inspire"

CREDIT VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL2365 Credit Valley Road, Mississauga905-607-0770Contact: Peter Kwasney

April 19 10 – 11 a.m. Jump Rope For Heart Demonstration Assembly – a Jump Rope for Heart skipping demonstration team will help to kick-off our fundraising for this worthy cause

April 20 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Walk To School Day – to promote fitness and clean air, we will be encouraging students to walk to school with family or friends on this day. Weather permitting, we will promote walking activities during the school day.

April 21 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. &1:50 – 2:10 p.m. United Way Team Pinball Matches – grade 2's and staff are

encouraged to donate a loonie or toonie to play Team Pinball in the gym at lunch recess times to help raise funds for the United Way

DORSET DRIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL100 Dorset Drive, Brampton905-793-5210Contact: Maxine Miller

April 21 6 – 6:50 p.m. Spring Concert – junior concert showcasing talents of the grade 4 and 5 students

EAGLE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOL40 Eagle Plains Drive, Brampton905-793-4969Contact: Sara Milroy

April 18 8:45 – 10 a.m. Education Week Kick-off Assembly – to recognize our Award of Distinction recipients and showcase some of the Arts groups at the school to kick-start our Education Week Activities

April 21 5 – 7 p.m. BBQ and X Movement Night – X Movement and leading members of our community will be joining us for our annual BBQ. Families will have the opportunity to participate in the activities that the students are doing at school.

EARNSCLIFFE SR. PUBLIC SCHOOL50 Earnscliffe Circle, Brampton905-793-2903Contact: Lisa Kao

April 18-22 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. You Inspire Door Decorating Contest – all homerooms will have the chance to decorate a canvas for the theme "You Inspire” which will be displayed on the homeroom door

April 19 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Forest of Reading Vote and Breakfast – students who participated in the Forest of Reading Programs will gather in the library to vote, and enjoy a breakfast to celebrate the completion of the program.

April 20 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Gregg LeRock Concert – grade 6 students will enjoy this musical performance

April 21 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Career Day – grade 8 students will be able to participate in a Career Day carousel featuring various professions

April 22 9: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Education Week Assembly – students will participate in an assembly which showcases the talents of their fellow students, e.g. band, dance, choir, etc.

EASTBOURNE DRIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL702 Balmoral Drive, Brampton905-792-2264Contact: Anila Khan

April 18 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Outdoor Educational Science Connections - students will engage in outdoor educational activities linked to a current grade level Science focus

MATH WALLS – teachers to showcase student learning in numeracy throughout school bulletin boards

Bookmark "Inspirograms" – to be exchanged among students with messages of how students are inspired by each other - messages of inspiration filled out by students and posted on bulletin boards

Samosa Lunch – for students

April 21 6 – 7:30 p.m. Open House Numeracy Night & Talent Show – staff and students will participate in Math Centres in the classroom reflecting current math focus and students will showcase their talents for parents at the Talent Show

April 22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Earth Day Activities – Awards of Distinction assembly, Earth Day yard clean-up by classes, litterless lunch Friday and collaborative Earth Day/environmental activities with other classes

EDENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL6770 Edenwood Drive, Mississauga905-824-1020Contact: Raquel Walker

April 20 9 – 11 a.m. Principals Honours Breakfast – grade 7 and 8 students who received honours on their first term report card will be invited to at breakfast with their parents and the principal

April 21 8:30 – 11:06 a.m. & Inclusion Summit – PDSB graduate Wali 'Flo' Shah will be at12:06 p.m. Edenwood for our 1st ever Inclusion Summit! Our student

leadership group, the Avengers , will be co-facilitating with Wali 2 ½ day sessions that take students though team bonding and self-reflection activities. Wali was recently recognized as one of Canada's Top 20 under 20 and through spoken word he will share his own experiences of diversity and inclusion to engage students in critical thinking. By the end of the sessions, students will have explored how they can demonstrate respect and activate compassion to create a safer and more inclusive community.

ELDORADO PUBLIC SCHOOL25 Wardsville Drive, Brampton905-456-7690Contact: Melanie Choukour

April 21 6:30 – 8 p.m. “A Barnyard Moosical” – a Primary (K-2) musical about a barnyard full of animals with unique talents

April 22 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. Walking with Parents and Classroom Visits – parents are invited to walk their kids to school; upon entry, parents are invited to see their child's classroom. At 9:30 a.m. parents will be invited to the library for refreshments with the administration and to visit the school's Innovation Studio

ELLENGALE PUBLIC SCHOOL3480 Ellengale Drive, Mississauga905-279-1555Contact: Bo Kwon

April 18-22 9:15 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Book Fair

April 20-21 1 – 3 p.m & Spring Concert – students will perform songs/dances/instruments6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Spring Concert.

April 22 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Lemonade Lawn Party – this will be an outdoor celebration to commemorate our new bus turnaround. Ellengale families and community residents will be invited. The choirs will perform a few songs as part of the celebration and there will also be lemonade stands and popcorn sales.

ELLWOOD MEMORIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL35 Ellwood Drive East, Bolton905-857-3021Contact: Tralee Lawlor

April 19 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Technology Showcase – student representatives from each class will be in the library showcasing various technology related learning

activities that they have taken part in this year to date. (iPads, computer lab, lap tops, Apple TV)

9:10 – 10:10 a.m. Math Showcase Open House – all classrooms will be open for parents to come in and visit during the first hour of the morning. Teachers will be highlighting math activities, teaching strategies and lessons that have been implemented in their classrooms this year. Parents are encouraged to interact with their children in their mathematical learning. #Engagemath

April 22 9:10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Earth Day Dance-A-Thon – the entire school will be participating in a one hour block of dancing time. This is to promote daily physical activity and fundraise for materials for the school. An Earth Day theme is being utilized to prompt discussion in the classrooms and look for ways that the Ellwood students can help in their community.

FERNFOREST PUBLIC SCHOOL275 Fernforest Drive, Brampton 905-793-6157Contact: Kristen Rielly

April 18 2:40 – 3 p.m. School-wide DPA – the school will come together and participate in a school-wide DPA with a chosen song and choreographed dance that will be taught prior to this day. This will be our kick-off to Ed. Week.

10:20 – 10:30 a.m. Choral Reading – our principal will read a story over the PA system and one of our teachers will scan the story online prior to, allowing the staff to share the book with our classes while it is being read. There will be follow-up activities to go with the story.

April 19 10:40 – Noon Staff Chili Luncheon – several members of our staff will make a chili and our Admin team will judge which one is the best while staff who purchase tickets, enjoy the chili for lunch. Money raised from our ticket sales will go to Wellspring Chinguacousy to support the cancer centre in our community.

April 20 9 – 10:40 a.m. Assembly – we will be hosting an assembly to showcase the talents around our school. This assembly will be held for our FDK students through to grade 2.

8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m. Day of Pink – we will be holding our Day of Pink this week because our students will be attending the Marlies game on April 13 when the Board acknowledges it. Staff and students will wear pink to show their support against bullying.

April 21 9 – 10:40 a.m. Assembly – we will be hosting an assembly to showcase the talents around our school. This assembly will be held for our grade 3 students through to grade 5.

April 22 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Community Clean-up – to celebrate Earth Day, our school will participate in a school-wide garbage clean-up in our community. We

will clean up our school yard as well as the park and forest in our community.

FOREST GLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL3400 Ponytrail Drive, Mississauga905-625-1462Contact: Lisa Smith

April 18 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. French Café – along with the French Teacher, students set up and run a French Café. Croissants can be ordered in advance and parents come to join with their children.

April 19 TBA Chris McKhool Fiddle Fire and the Sultan's of String – using a violin and other instruments, performance for the students

April 21 9 – 10 a.m. Open House – with a math focus, parents welcome

April 22 12:40 p.m. Closing Assembly and Award Presentation

All day Earth Day – students will take turns to collect garbage.

GLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Contact: Natalie Lemos

April 18 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Award Ceremony/Opening Ceremony – school wide DPA with the "Smile Team Dancers"; Book Fair begins; opening Assembly and Award of Distinction presentation

April 19 9:05 a.m. – 3:25 p.m. Math Day/Parent Visit – school wide DPA with the "Smile Team Dancers"; Glendale welcomes members of our community to read and share a love of books with staff and students

April 20 8:50 – 10:45 a.m. Glendale's Got Talent Showcase/Earth Day – school wide DPA with the "Smile Team Dancers" and Glendale's annual talent showcase

GOLDCREST PUBLIC SCHOOL24 Goldcrest Road, Brampton905-791-8558Contact: Frances Campbell

April 18-22 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Mad Science – Mad Science teams will do science workshops for all classes in the school throughout the week

April 19 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m Community Clean-up – classes will go out into the community throughout the day to participate in the Brampton Yard Clean-up 2016.

April 21 12:20 – 7 p.m. Science, Math, Technology Day and Scholastic Book Fair – science fair and parent workshops

GREAT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL285 Great Lakes Drive, Brampton905-793-8532Contact: Ripenjit Hothi

April 20 6 – 7 p.m. Open House – parents can visit their children's classrooms to see the display that their kids created for any personalities that inspire them, following will be an assembly.

GREENBRIAR MIDDLE SCHOOL1140 Central Park Drive, Brampton905-791-2332Contact: Cristina Sciamanna

April 18-22 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Need-To-Read Marathon – school council will organize (with the support of Greenbriar's staff and administrators) a reading marathon fundraising event during Education Week.

April 20 6 – 7 p.m. EQAO Presentation for Families – in collaboration with the school Council, we will host an information session about EQAO testing, presented by an officer of EQAO.

GRENOBLE PUBLIC SCHOOL33 Greenbriar Road, Brampton905-791-2333Contact: Maleka Ramnarine

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Primary Concert – primary concert for Kindergarten to Grade 2

April 21-22 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Scholastic Book Fair – students to purchase books, parents can shop on April 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm

HICKORY WOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL630 Ray Lawson Blvd., Brampton905-451-3444Contact: Agam Kochhar

April 18-22 8:50 – 9:10 a.m. Annoucements – inspiring quotes about education will be shared over the announcements, different grade levels will be encouraged to participate

8:50 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. Read-A-Thon – grade levels compete against their grade for reading the most books (at home & school)

Book Fair – for the students to purchase books, a math literature section will be highlighted

April 20 8:50 – 10:15 a.m.& Open House – teachers open their classrooms to all parents and2:20 – 3:15 p.m. guardians. Teachers are free to decide what this looks like in each

room

April 21 5:30 – 7 p.m. Book Fair and Numeracy Game Night – teachers plan activities and fun math games for families to play. Resources shared (e.g. cards, dice, math literature)

April 22 8:50 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. Earth Day Spirit – wear blue and green to recognize Earth Day

HILLDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL100 Hilldale Crescent, Brampton905-793-4452Contact: Tracy Dockeray

April 18 9:05 – 9:40 a.m. Opening Ceremony – for all students, parents are invited if they want to join. Principal to talk about all the activities going on for Education Week. We will end the assembly with a whole group Music and movement activity to get the school moving!

April 18-20 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Book Swap – Monday to Wednesday student will bring in used books to participate in a book swap. If they bring in 1 book then they can choose 1 book from the pile of donated books. Staff and students will work together throughout the week to organize and collect the books. On Wednesday students will be called down to the class to pick a used book to replace their donated book.

April 18-22 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Scholastic Book Fair – for students to purchase books, including before the Spring Concert.

1 – 2:25 p.m. Open House for Parents – to come into school to see our students hard at work. We are going to have students participate in a math focus afternoon so that parents can see the process that the students go through during a 3 part lesson, using hands on materials and manipulative and working together as a class.

April 21 9:05 – 10:25 a.m. &6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Spring Concert – dress rehearsal during the day - parents are

invited to join. Spring Concert during the evening - all parents and family invited to join. All classes are participating in the Spring Concert (the joys of a small school - we all get to participate!)

April 22 9:05 – 10 a.m. Closing Ceremony – during this, the principal will give a little speech about all the activities that the school participated in during the week. The principal will hand out the Awards of Distinction to recipients. The school dance club will also preform for the school to close the ceremony.

9:05 a.m. – 3 p.m. Park/Schoolyard Clean-up – school yard and park clean-up. All students and all classes are going to go out into the community to clean up the park and school yard. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided to each classroom. Teachers will take out the students throughout the day as it works within their schedule.

9:05 a.m. – 3:15 p.m Lego League Showcase – there will be a display in the library of all the work that the Lego league has been working on. Students will have their work presented on poster presentation boards with their displays in front. Classes can have a chance to tour the displays during the day throughout the week when their class is in the library during library time.

HOMESTEAD PUBLIC SCHOOL99 Fletcher's Creek Blvd., Brampton905-874-4142Contact: Kelly Kerr

April 18 10:40 – 11:20 a.m. Smarter Than a Homesteader – game show, the teachers vs. the students up on stage, ring the buzzer to answer the question, team with the most wins. Kids in the school come and watch and cheer on their classmates.

April 19 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Awards of Distinction – presentation of awards to recipients, a few presentations of singing, story telling and dancing will also celebrate this occasion.

April 20 10:40 – 11:20 a.m. Floor Hockey – teachers vs. grade 5 students in an intense fun match of floor hockey

JAMES POTTER PUBLIC SCHOOL9775 Creditview Road, Brampton905-595-1495Contact: Charlotte Smith

TBA TBA Book Fair

TBA TBA Museum – an opportunity for student sto choose a pieve of art that they are proud of and display it in the “museum”. Donations made for entering the museum will be given to a local charity.

TBA TBA Spring Concert and Open House – invitation extended to parents to welcome them to the school and classrooms

KENOLLIE PUBLIC SCHOOL1376 Glenwood Drive, Mississauga905-278-8991Contact: Jennifer El Refaie

April 22 9 – 10:40 a.m. Open House – our school and classrooms will be open to parents and volunteers , everyone is welcome to drop by and visit classrooms and check out displays within the school.

10:55 – 11:30 a.m. Earth Day Tree Planting – in honour of Earth Day and our Education Week celebrations, students, staff and community members will be invited to a tree planting ceremony. We will also be showcasing our new outdoor classroom and inviting people to learn about our new Rain Garden. I

6:30 – 8 p.m. Movie Night – we will once again be opening our school doors for a Movie Night. This movie night will also be a fund raiser in support of SOAR (Students Helping Orphans in Africa With Relief). We have yet to determine the movie we will be showing, but we know that this will be a fun and well attended event.

KINDREE PUBLIC SCHOOL7370 Terragar Blvd., Mississauga905-824-8371Contact: Leah Romaniello

April 21 6:30 – 8 p.m. Numeracy Night – parents are invited to visit a number of numeracy carousels that engage them in the problem solving process and mathematical thinking

LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL7425 Netherwood Road, Mississauga905-677-5844Contact: Satwinder Osahan

April 20 5 – 6:30 p.m. Lancaster Lightening League/Math Night – engaging parents/families in an evening of fun math activities to support numeracy -showcase of a variety of clubs and activities (e.g., Origami, Magic, Walking School Bus, Silver Birch Express, Recycling Art, Board Games, etc.)

LARKSPUR PUBLIC SCHOOL111 Larkspur Road, Brampton905-799-2952Contact: Catherine Allegretti-Costa

TBA 8:50 a.m. – 2:50 p.m. Professional Presenters – Julie Kryk, from "Jingle Sessions" and Jeff Salem, from "Enviro Drums" will each be presenting a three day workshop to the school. The focus will be building community / school spirit by creating a school song and being aware of the environment through music.

TBA TBA Art Gallery – an invitation to the teachers to see if there are any that would like to showcase their students' art work. The focus will be the environment. We will collect the art work and display it in the atrium or in other parts of the school. One teacher would like to do a collaborative mural project with interested classes.

TBA TBA Assembly Awards – we will present Awards of Distinction, Awards of Excellence and/or Education Champion Awards to deserving staff and community members. A select few from Larkspur Variety Show acts will perform. We will open the doors to teachers who would like to present something that their classes have prepared.

TBA TBA Community Fitness Meeting – our gym teachers will be hosting a community fitness evening at Larkspur. They will have three locations in the school to which students/family members rotate: an active session in the gym, an information session in the library, and a meet and greet organized by community sponsors in the atrium.

LEVI CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL1525 Samuelson Circle, Mississauga905-564-9879Contact: Nicole Vosper

April 18-21 TBA Book Fair

April 19 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Day of Inspiration – special guests visit the school and share about their occupation and inspire others; they will speak to classes about their jobs and about how numeracy has helped them in their work.

April 20 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Inspired by Film – watch an inspirational film in the gym

April 21 6 – 7 p.m Open House – each class will have math games to teach to parents

MACVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL7280 King Street, Bolton905-857-3448Contact: Lisa Okazawa

April 18 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. North Star Productions Mobile Planetarium – Mobile planetarium coming to the school to present to the entire school K-8, inline with our SCI/Tech school focus.

10 – 11 a.m. You Inspire Whole School House Team Assembly – whole school will assemble in our four House Teams: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water to promote positive school spirit and reflect on 'our' accomplishments. We will 'brainstorm' how 'You Inspire' within our school and beyond. Inspirational video. Follow-up written activity.

April 21 2 – 3 p.m. Dufflebag Theatre – dual language (French/English) theatre performance for whole school K-8.

MASSEY STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL95 Massey Street, Brampton905-791-9392Contact: Natasha Reynolds-Ashley

April 18 All day Meaningful Monday – students sign a pledge for the environment

April 19 All day Take Action Tuesday – students address a local environmental issue by writing a letter

April 20 All day Waste Free Wednesday – encourage students to bring literless/boomerang lunches

April 21 All day Thirst Quench Thursday – encourage students to bring reusable water bottles to school

5 – 7 p.m. Open House and Scholastic Book Fair – student led mini presentations held in classrooms that highlight the many ways we inspire success in our students (e.g., self regulation, the SAM club, Raz-Kids, etc.) Art gallery walk: student work depicting who or what inspires them will be on display (in classrooms or in the halls, TBA) - Refreshments for the community will be on sale and the book fair is open to the community.

April 22 All day Footloose Friday & Earth Day – invite families and the community to walk/bike to school; school-yard and forest clean-up

MCBRIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL974 McBride Avenue, Mississauga905-270-6414Contact: Katie Lang

April 20 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Open House

MCHUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL31 Craig Street, Brampton905-451-515Contact: Lada Sergeeva

April 18-22 8:50 – 8:55 a.m. Thematic Morning Announcements – intergrade theme "You inspire" into announcements, kids will share about who inspires greatness, focus on everyday people (e.g., relative, teacher, student, neighbor, etc.)

April 20 8:45 – 10:45 a.m. French Plays Presentation – grade 4 &5 students present French plays to school

April 21 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Spring concert – grade 3-5 students present their music programme

MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC SCHOOL5482 Middlebury Drive, Mississauga905-821-8585Contact: Frances Nicitopoulos

April 18-22 9 – 11:30 a.m. Book Fair

MILLER'S GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL6325 Miller's Grove, Mississauga905-824-3275Contact: Emily Leadbeater

April 19 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Grandparent's Tea – grandparents and parents are invited to our annual Tea. At this event, students and their families are offered snacks and drinks to enjoy at our beautifully decorated event. This event is our way of thanking and showing appreciation to our families at Miller's Grove.

April 20 1 – 2:30 p.m. Earth Day Assembly and Yard Clean-up – as a school, we begin our Earth Day by coming together in an assembly. We share stories and Earth Day activities in an interactive way. Classes will share what they are learning and provide a slide show of classroom activities that support the message of Earth Day. Following our assembly, we head outside to our school grounds to participate in a clean-up. Students become aware of the litter that has accumulated over the winter and working together to take care of our school and Earth.

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Numeracy Open House Evening – our annual open house for this year will once again be focused on Numeracy. Each classroom will be set up with Numeracy related activities for students of all ages. Families are invited to take a passport as they go from room to room and participate in these activities. As they leave each room, their passport will receive a stamp to indicate they have visited. Once they have completed activities in all the classrooms, each family will receive a loot bag filled with numeracy related materials for some take-home fun.

MOUNT PLEASANT VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL100 Commuter Drive, Brampton905-495-8778Contact: Denise Ingoldsby

April 21 6 – 8 p.m. Family Math Night – family math night for parents and kids, kindergarten to grade 8; parents will see how kids learn math using problem solving, intentional talk and technology

NELSON MANDELA PUBLIC SCHOOL10125 Chinguacousy Road, Brampton905-595-1655Contact: Judi Setton

April 18 9:10 – 10:10 a.m. French Crepe Making – we explore the art of cooking in class, by making and eating crepes!

April 19 9:10 – 10:10 a.m. French Music Concert – a French concert by artist Roland Bibeau to celebrate the art of our second language at Nelson Mandela: French

April 20 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. Jump Rope for Heart – kick off assembly for our Jump Rope for Heart event. Lets get active and keep fit!

April 21 6 – 7:30 p.m. Celebration of the Arts that Inspire Us – for our parents to come to Nelson Mandela P.S. and celebrate the art of music, dance and art created by our students.

April 22 9:30 – 10:10 a.m. Spring Clean-up – cleaning up our school space so that we can continue to be inspired to learn in our beautiful building!

10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Forest of Reading Voting Day – students in Kindergarten to grade 5 will vote in the library for their favorite books! We love to read.

PLUM TREE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL6855 Tenth Line West, Mississauga905-824-0155Contact: Lynda Ellison

April 18-22 9:10 a.m. – 3:40 p.m. French Book Fair

April 21 TBA Open House

TBA TBA Assembly – with olympic althlete speaker

QUEEN STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL20 Academic Drive, Brampton905-455-6144Contact: Daljeet Rakkar

April 21 6 – 7 p.m. Celebration of Music Concert – primary students will perform a selection of songs, all parents and community guests are invited

April 22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Earth Day Clean-up – each class will help clean their local community throughout the day, parents and community guests are invited to participate

RAY LAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOL725 Ray Lawson Blvd., Brampton905-451-3819Contact: Cathy Standring

April 21 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. &6:30 – 8 p.m. Ray Lawson Presents Walt Disney's "The Jungle Book" – the

students and staff of Ray Lawson PS proudly present Walt Disney's "The Jungle Book". All students will be performing! Tickets go on sale in early April.

RED WILLOW PUBLIC SCHOOL80 Redwillow Road, Brampton905-794-4728Contact: Jennifer Robinson

April 18-22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Theme of 10 Artwork/Daily Quotes – students will be creating artwork with the theme of 10 for our 10th year anniversary, this will be displayed around the school during our Open House. Daily quotes will be read during the morning announcements related to the theme You Inspire.

April 20 9 – 9:30 a.m. School Roof Top Photo – all students will have their photo taken in the shape of the number 10

April 21 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. 10th Year Open House, BBQ and Book Fair - school wide open house and BBQ for parents (pre-ordering of food will take place during the month of April)

RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL7207 Cambrett Drive, Mississauga905-677-1350Contact: arvinder seehra

April 18-22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Operation Clean Sweep-up - each class will sign up a time to go out in the neighborhood to clean and pick up the litter around the school area.

April 21 11 – 11:40 a.m. Books Inspire Us – parents/grandparents are invited to their child/children's class to drop everything and read for enjoyment.

April 22 8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m. Spirit Day – students and teachers will dress up as someone who inspires them. Students can make thank you cards, decorate them and give to a teacher/bus driver/volunteer/office staff/custodian who inspired them.

ROBERT J. LEE PUBLIC SCHOOL160 Mountainash Road, Brampton905-792-2195Contact: Esther Matheuszik

April 21 6 – 8 p.m. Aussie X Parent Engagement Event – community barbeque and a physical movement program that uses sports such as cricket, netball and football to cultivate positive, healthy and energizing life-changing habits in students

ROBERTA BONDAR PUBLIC SCHOOL30 Pantomine Blvd., Brampton905-457-1799Contact: Poonam Gupta

April 22 8:30 – 10 a.m. REACH Assembly and Education Week Awards

ROYAL ORCHARD MIDDLE SCHOOL77 Royal Orchard Drive, Brampton905-455-3760Contact: Melissa Clarke

April 18 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. College and University Fair – students will attend the fair with their class during the day, the purpose is for students to be exposed to various programs and career paths available to them through post-secondary education

April 19 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Junior Achievement – students in grade 7 and 8 will be participating in the Junior Achievement program

April 21 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Career Day – students attend 2-3 workshops based on their future career interests - workshop presenters/guest speakers will be professionals from the community

SETTLER'S GREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL5800 Montevideo Road, Mississauga905-826-4947Contact: Sarah Brovold

April 18 9:10 – 9:50 a.m. Kick-off Assembly – celebrating the ways we inspire at Settler's Green with the premier screening of our video "You Inspire." Honoring our Award of Distinction recipient (our parent volunteer who runs Breakfast Club)

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Family Math Night – families and community members are invited into the classrooms to experience math activities focused on the Big Ideas and Learning Goals that students are experiencing during math problem solving. Families are free to rotate through the K-6 classrooms as well as seeing how math concepts are integrated into other subjects, such as music, gym and French.

April 22 1:50 – 3 p.m. Earth Day Community Clean-up – community clean-up of path system, school yard, Lake Aquitaine and surrounding area. Students will dress in green or blue to celebrate Earth Day. Lead up discussions and lessons in classrooms around the importance of environmental responsibility, and how we are all able to contribute to a better environmental future. Lessons on inspirational environmentalists who have helped change mindsets

SHAW PUBLIC SCHOOL10 Father Tobin Road, Brampton905-564-1065Contact: Theresa Deguire

April 19 8:15 – 8:55 a.m. Shaw Spring Breakfast – families are invited to come to a light continental breakfast and enjoy socializing with other parents and teachers

April 20 1:10 – 1:30 p.m. Shaw Community Clean-up – students and staff will be encouraged to bring a litter-less lunch to school to reduce waste, and we will clean up the community around Shaw P.S.

April 21 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. & Spring Concert – there will be a variety of performances (e.g.,

6:30 – 8 p.m. singing, dancing) from grades 1-7. Guests may attend the morning or evening concert.

SHERIDAN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL2280 Perran Drive, Mississauga905-822-2401Contact: Brigitte Roman

April 18 2:10 – 2:45 p.m. Flash Mob – all students are called to the gym, as they enter we all break into a dance known as the Flash Mob as a way to "BE ONE". It is a spontaneous and fun activity known well around the world and we have done one at our school already. It helps build community.

April 22 1:15 – 2:10 p.m. Talent Show – students of all grades level will go through a tryout process. Acts will be chosen to present at the Talent Show during Education Week. A variety of acts including dancing, singing, magic, etc will be displayed. A representation of all grades will be selected. Parents are invited to attend.

SIR ISAAC BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOL45 Meltwater Crescent, Brampton905-791-6025Contact: Joseph Orazem

April 18-22 9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. Book Fair

April 19 10 – 11 a.m. Aboriginal Speaker & Awards Assembly – Aboriginal guest speaker from 'Passages Canada' and Awards of Distinction

April 20 9 – 11 a.m. 'Chai and Chat' & Open House – informal chat session with complimentary chai prepared by the school settlement worker, followed by open house for parents to visit classrooms

April 21 10 – 11 a.m. & Spring Concert – daytime and evening performances7 – 8 p.m.

April 22 9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. Earth Day - Earth Day activities, community clean-up, litterless lunches

SIR WILLIAM GAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL625 Queen Street, Brampton905-456-3394Contact: Andrea Lindsay

April 18-22 8:30 a.m. – 2:10 p.m. Unleash Your Passions – students will participate in teacher led activities throughout the week (past activities include baking, cooking, construction, guitar, activities in the community, scrapbooking, sports, etc).

April 21 6 – 7 p.m. Unleash Your Passions Showcase – parents are invited to attend (highlighting events and learning from Unleash your Passions)

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL PUBLIC SCHOOL89 Ardglen Drive, Brampton905-459-2320Contact: Pauline Lozada

April 21 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Education Week Open House – featuring classroom displays, parent/child math night event in the gym , book fair in the library, a passport of the night's event will be put together for parents to know what is happening in each classroom.

SOMERSET DRIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL50 Somerset Drive, Brampton905-846-2500Contact: Alexandra Baetz

April 19 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Math Hour – school-wide math hour, parents welcome to join their child's class engaging math games

April 21 9:30 – 11 p.m. Spring Concert – parents are invited; theme: music through the decades

April 22 Noon – 1 p.m. Earth Day Clean-up Hour – school-wide grounds clean-up

SOUTHFIELDS VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL110 Learmont Avenue, Caledon905-843-3281Contact: Zohrin Mawji

April 18 9 – 11 a.m. Tribes Day – kicking off Education Week

April 21 6 – 8 p.m. Family Math Night – great night of math workstations to show parents how students communicate their mathematical thinking

SUNNY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL30 Chapparal Drive, Brampton905-789-1707Contact: Monica Boparai

April 19 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Parenting Workshop – this workshop is for parents/guardians on problem solving.

April 21 9 – 11:30 a.m. Diversity Assembly – celebrating the diversity at Sunny View Middle School and in our community.

April 22 9 a.m. – 2:39 p.m. Earth Day – the school will participate in cleaning up the community.

THORN LODGE PUBLIC SCHOOL

2730 Thorn Lodge Drive, Mississauga905-822-5481Contact: Athena DiPasquale

April 18 9:15 – 10:05 a.m. Education Week Kick-off Event – to discuss the importance of education week and how we are inspired at school everyday. Students will then go outside for school wide DPA with Aussie X.

April 18-21 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Aussie X – Aussie X fitness program.

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Spring Concert – junior concert

THORNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL133 Thorndale Road, Brampton905-913-1490Contact: Sharon Chan

April 20 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Elective Day – students will choose from a list of art related activities and rotate in heterogenous groups to two of the activities.

April 21 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Multicultural Day – each class will be given a country. For the country, they will need to create the national flag and research a list of information about the country to share with the school, the information will be posted in the hallways on the bulletin strips.

April 22 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Showcase Day – we will have an assembly with a visit from a city MPP which include some of the learnings from the week - focus art and multiculturalism. Followed by parents and visitors being allowed to walk around the school and look at all the art activities that were created.

TRELAWNY PUBLIC SCHOOL3420 Trelawney Circle, Mississauga905-824-0360Contact: Amanda Lucic

April 18-21 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Book Fair – book fair visits, special readings, and a variety of opportunities to buy books

April 18-22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Buskerfest Electives and Preparation – students participate in a variety of arts activities: bucket drumming, hip hop, circus skills, drama, creation of an art gallery. Buskerfest performance the following week

April 22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Me to We Day/Earth Day Activities – neighbourhood clean-up, lights out to conserve energy. Activities to highlight our work with Me to We (to be determined).

VISTA HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL89 Vista Blvd., Mississauga905-826-1581

Contact: Danna McFadden-Hillman

April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Open House & Art Gallery – K to grade 5 classrooms open to families, “You Inspire” theme, poetry, inspirational quotes, skipping demonstrations.

WESTACRES PUBLIC SCHOOL2165 Breezy Brae Drive, Mississauga905-277-0912Contact: Paul Anderson

April 18 9 – 10 a.m. Kick-off Assembly and Awards of Distinction – the focus of our assembly will be "We Inspire - Imagination"

April 19 8:40 a.m. – 3 p.m. Offical Grand Openning of our Learning Commons – this will mark to official opening of our Learning Commons and Maker-space, where imagination live!

9:30 – 10:30 a.m, Dufflebag Theatre Presentation – our imagination will be inspired through a production of Peter Pan.

WHITEOAKS PUBLIC SCHOOL1690 Mazo Crescent. Mississauga905-822-0451Contact: COnor Cummings

April 18-21 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. X Movement – whole school activity, based on inclusive play, new sports/activities

April 19 10 – 11 a.m. Neighbourhood Walk – community walk around our neighbourhood

April 21 7 – 8:30 p.m. Open House – open house for families, visits to several locations in the school, Movement X activities for parents

April 22 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Pitch-in Canada – school yard clean-up, all grades involved, Earth Day