905 Reading Challenge

Congratulations 5A&5B for rising to

this reading challenge!

Mardi Gras Grade 7s learn

about Mardi Gras in French.

The Wizard of Oz

Rehearsals are in full swing for our Spring Musical.

AUTHORS VISIT Not one, but two

authors visited Hillside.

1COME ON HOME,

BRONZE! Girls Basketball team experiences victory.

2CHOIR TAKES SILVER Hillside Choir receives a silver standing at last month’s Kiwanis Music

Festival.

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Empowering modern learners in our Library Learning Commons where students learn to code through connections to literacy. We believe our students need to know the basics of how computers communicate, and how to engage with them, to be prepared for the world we live in today. Coding is also fun!

Connecting Literacy and Coding

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TWO Authors Visit Hillside We had great fortune to host two authors in February! Our K-3 students interacted with the author of Shark Lady, Jess Keating. Everyone in her presentation were turned into scientists and made new discoveries about sharks. Ask your student - how long is a whale shark? How did we measure it? Our 4-8 students had the opportunity to interact and ask questions with Helaine

Becker, author of Monster Science. It was a monstrously good time! How much might an author make on one book that the publisher sells for $16.99? Your students will know! 

Girls Basketball Wins Bronze!

On February 27th, the Hillside Girls Basketball team participated in a round-robin tournament at The Woodlands. It was a day of competition , sportsmanship, and Timberwolf pride! They fought hard and brought home the bronze medal. A special thank you to Nish (gr. 8) for being an amazing assistant coach. Ms. Rossi, Mrs. Morrison, and the entire Hillside community are so proud of your efforts! Job well done ladies. 

Grade 5-8 Students Compete in Scrabble Tournament

Established in 2008, School SCRABBLE® Canada is a not-for-profit group of interested teachers, parents and avid SCRABBLE® players making strides toward bringing the game of

SCRABBLE® into classrooms across the country for use as a fun educational tool. Under the supervision of Mrs. Mulcaster and Ms. Tugby, pairs of students from grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 will travel to Morning Star Middle School to compete in this years Peel Qualifier. Successful teams will advance to the City Championships on Tuesday, March 27th. Go, Timberwolves!

Hillside Choir Receives a Silver Standing at Kiwanis The Hillside PS Choir, under the direction of Mrs McEachran, competed in the Toronto Kiwanis Music Competition. We prepared two songs for Kiwanis “The Lighthouse” and “Kye Kye Kule”. The choir received a high mark of 85 and a silver standing. The competition was a great experience because after our performance we had the opportunity to work with world renowned conductors on our performance pieces. 

Listen to Kye Kye Kule here: https://youtu.be/WFovTGzWPp8

Listen to The Lighthouse here: https://youtu.be/huRsbFXBmzA

5A & 5B are Reading All Stars!

Over the past 7 weeks, students in 5A and 5B participated in the Raptor's 905 Winter Warm-Up Reading Challenge. Students competed against a dozen Grade 5 classes across the Peel District School Board to read a variety of fiction and non-fiction books, as well as complete a creative book review for every book read. Stay tuned for the results of the Challenge, which will be announced at our celebration day at the Hershey Centre on February 27th. Congratulations, to all of our star readers!

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What’s Going On in Your Library Learning Commons

For the past few weeks students have been using Forest of Reading  texts as a provocations to extend thinking, and create artifacts to communicate learning. Some highlights for our junior and intermediate students have included using Monster Science as a provocation to explore making and viewing werewolf holograms. Other classes explored the text 5 Giraffes and created devices using various loose parts that might feed a giraffe at the zoo. Our primary students explored A Squiggly Story, making and creating their own stories. More recently we read The Little Boy that Lived Down the Drain where we made drains incorporating different kinds of angles (right, acute and obtuse) to send a marble

down to the little boy to play with.

Our second monthly trivia challenge was a great success and rather … loud … with excitement. Students tested their knowledge on Harry Potter and Stranger Things. Thanks to all the students who created the quizzes and those who came out to participate. Students in our Makerclub continue to explore, discover and create.  Making ranges from creating games in Scratch, coding VR worlds in CoSpaces, using physical computing to create robots to sewing sock monkeys, giraffes or elephants. Please ask Ms. Mulcaster to see how you can be involved.

Our library learning commons is a place where inspiration lives. The sharing of ideas, and the collaboration/creation of new discoveries will be paramount to none. We can’t wait to

continue to discover what we will learn from and with each other.

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School Cash Online Now Available! We are excited to announce that our school now offers a new, preferred method of payment for all school fees. School Cash Online is a safe and secure form of online payment that allows you to pay for your child’s school items, like field trips and pizza days, from your computer or smartphone using eCheck, Visa or MasterCard. Register nowBy registering, you’ll have the ability to:

• Keep track of your children’s school item and activity fees • Check account history • Print or view receipts • Make donations to school fundraisers online and instantly receive a tax receipt • Pay for school fees with the click of a button

For more information and to register, visit https://peelschools.schoolcashonline.com. If you have any questions, please contact the school directly.

Conference helps parents empower modern learners

The Peel District School Board is hosting its annual parent conference, co-presented by the Peel Elementary Teachers’ Local, on Saturday,

March 24, 2018, at Mississauga Secondary School in Mississauga. Once again, the conference will focus on Empowering Modern Learners. Parents will still have the opportunity to attend workshops on topics, including numeracy, literacy, special education, technology and science.

This free learning event is open to Peel parents of students at all grade levels.

Our keynote presentation will be delivered by Dwayne Matthews, a life and education strategist, who converges and shares knowledge on modern learning, disruptive technology, and the evolution of work. Dwayne will present Learning in the 21st century: Why it's different, why it matters and how to help children thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Registration is open now! Stay up-to-date!

For more information, visit www.peelschools.org/parents/conference.

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Self Regulation Tip for the Prosocial Domain

Self-regulation in this domain refers to the ability to empathize with others and to demonstrate behaviours that “lead” towards positive social interactions, including making friends and helping others. Prosocial regulation involves an ability to self-regulate in the other four frames.

Can we say that we are almost done with flu season?

Being sick and caring for the sick can be major stressors affecting the Prosocial Domain.

Success story from our community:

Some of our community members have been regularly sharing their success stories with the mindfulness strategies that our students have been practising. “We have been doing the roller coaster breathing at home before bed and noticed a calmer bed time routine.”

Here are some strategies to try:

Mindfulness of Breath

Focus your attention on the sensations of breathing

Mindfulness of Thought

Notice thoughts arising and passing without getting involved in the story.

Body Scan

Focus on each body part in turn, from head to toe.

Kind Wishes Practice

Foster caring feelings for a loved one, for yourself, for others, and gradually the whole world.

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Grade 8 Graduation Tuesday, June 26th at

6:00pm

More information to follow.

Save the Date!

Mar. 5 to 9 K-8 Dental Screening

Mar. 6 Tripleball Tournament

Mar. 7 Move-a-thon FUNdraiser

Mar. 8 9:00am Character Assembly

Mar. 8 Scrabble Tournament

Mar. 8 Peel Dance Showcase

Mar. 9 Eco-Source Assembly

Mar. 12-16 Spring Break

Mar.21 Preventative Dental Clinics begin

Mar. 27 6:45pm School Council Mtg

April 4 6:30pm Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Presentation for Families

April 12 Grade 8 Graduation Photos

Contact Us Principal: Mr. Jim Brooks

Vice Principal: Ms. Brenda Gibson Office Manager: Ms. Frances Ripley Office Assistant: Ms. Alison Govan

Phone: 905-822-0122 Attendance: 1-855-209-6155

Superintendent of Education: Ms. Nina Jaiswal 905-366-8800

School Trustee: Mr. Brad MacDonald 905-593-3547

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@thehillps

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