MACVILLE MATTERS FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013

MACVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL, 7280 KING ST. CALEDON, ON L7C 0S3

Principal: Shari Penty Macville P.S. 7280 King St. Caledon, On L7C 0S3

Trustee: Stan Cameron Phone: 905-857-3448, Fax: 905-857-7732

Phone # (905) 880-1162

Principal’s message 1

Kindie Registration Immunization Info

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Library Faith/Culture

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Action Plan— The Journey Ahead

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Lice Squad Breakfast Program

Earth Rangers Paul Behnke Presentation

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School Council News 6

Hot Lunch program 7

Calendar 8

Inside this issue:

Where is the snow this year? Last week the snow arrived but with it came

frigid temperatures and we had to have indoor recesses. Hopefully, with

the warmer temperature this week, the snow will not disappear too quickly

and the students will be able to play outside in the snow with shovels and

snow blocks. We hope everyone has a wonderful Family Day on February

18th.

Atlantic Salmon Classroom Hatchery Program

Our grade 4-8 students have worked with Ontario Ponds and Streams to

plant over 800 trees and shrubs at the corner of Centreville Creek Road and

King Street. We are excited to work with them once again in a fish hatch-

ery program. A salmon fish hatchery kit was assembled in Mrs. Dacres’

grade one/two class. They will learn about habitat, stewardship, and biodi-

versity. We hope students take back their experiences to their families and

community.

Itinerant Contact Team

An itinerant contact team worked at Macville January 15—18. The team

consists of a Special Education Teacher and Behaviour Teaching Assistant.

Students worked with the team in an interactive workshop to develop an un-

derstanding of empathy. Building strong, positive and supportive relation-

ships is at the heart of Character Education.

Buses

Students need to be at their bus stops at least 10 minutes before the

scheduled arrival for the bus. Do not wait at the house until the bus arrives.

Buses cannot stop to wait for a student to walk down the driveway to board

the bus.

Retirement

My retirement date of March 31st, 2013 has been approved by the Peel

District School Board. I have had five wonderful years at Macville and so

many fond memories to think back on. In March, I will connect with you all

again to thank you for your support, friendship and amazing children.

Mrs. Penty

It is time once again to start thinking about KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR

SEPTEMBER 2013. Children born in 2009 are now eligible for full day Junior Kindergarten be-

ginning in September 2013. A special Pre-registration Survey has been sent home. If you have

a child born in 2009 or know of anyone else, perhaps a neighbour or a friend, who may have a

child who is ready for kindergarten in the fall, please fill out the form and return it to the

school office or pass the form along to someone who has a child who will be registering for Sep-

tember. Please remember that you have to live within the school's catchment area to register

at Macville. Check with the office if you are not sure if your address is in our area.

Our REGISTRATION DAYS will be

FEBRUARY 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th

9:00—3:00

Additional hours—5:00—8:00—Feb. 7th only

What to bring:

proof of child's age and Immigration Status

proof of address —a copy of an offer to purchase or lease agreement or a bank statement or

utility bill with your name and address

proof of custody—a child under 16 must reside with their parent(s) unless custody has been

awarded by a court to a guardian

proof of immunization— proof that your child has been immunized, according to the recom-

mended immunization schedule in Ontario, to protect against the following:

* Diphtheria * mumps

* Polio * red measles

* rubella (German measles) * tetanus

The required immunization forms must be complete before your child will be allowed to attend class.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

Important Information about immunization

In order to attend school in Ontario, your child must have an up-to-

date immunization record. When you register your child for school,

you will provide a copy of your child’s immunization record and the

school will send it to Peel Health. After registration, keeping your

child’s records up-to-date is your responsibility. Peel Health reviews

immunization records regularly. Students who are not completely

immunized and do not have a valid exemption may not be allowed to

attend school.

For information about immunization, or to get a copy of your child’s

record call Health Line Peel at 905-799-7700; Caledon residents can

call toll-free at 905-584-2216. Translation services are available.

FEBRUARY—MARCH 2013 Page 3

The 'Forest of Reading Program' is underway once again! This program involves all primary

students, J-Com, and I-Com classes and many students in the Junior and Intermediate Divisions

for a total of 193 participants. The program will run from January to April. Voting will take

place in late April.

A big Thank You to our wonderful and supportive Macville School Council for fully funding the

purchase of all the books for the various reading programs (Blue Spruce, Silver Birch, Silver

Birch Express and Red Maple) from Kindergarten through to Grade 8 !

Just a reminder for students to please return borrowed library books on time and in good

condition.

Once again Mrs. Leupolt would welcome new and/or gently used books for the library. If you are

cleaning up and cleaning out, please remember that the school would love to have your quality

book donations…

HAPPY READING, EVERYONE!

LIBRARY NEWS

Celebrating Faith and Culture—February 2013

DATE CELEBRATION FAITH AND CULTURE

February Buxwlaks Aboriginal Spirituality

February 2 Imbolc Wicca

February 3 Setsubun-sai Shinto

Eve of February 3 to

February 4

Milad-ul-Nabi Islam

February 7 to 26 month of Mulk Bahá’í

February 7 Magha Puja Buddhism

February 7 Lantern Festival Buddhism

Sunset of February 7

to February 8

Tu B’Shevat Judaism

February 15 National Flag Day Canada

February 15 Nirvana Day Buddhism

February 19 Mahashivratri Hinduism

February 20 Heritage Day Canada

February 20 Family Day Ontario

February 22 Ash Wednesday Christianity

February 27 Clean Monday Christianity

February 26 to March 1 Intercalary Days Bahá'í

FEBRUARY—MARCH 2013 Page 6

Action plan provides roadmap for equitable hiring, promotion at Peel board

Research-based plan will “transform” work of board in equitable hiring

A new action plan, The Journey Ahead, will transform the work of the Peel District School Board in

equitable hiring and promotion. The detailed action plan will help create a more diverse workforce at all

levels of the organization. It is based on extensive research by an external firm with significant and spe-

cific expertise in the area of diversity hiring.

Notes Director of Education Tony Pontes, “It’s critically important that we immediately take action on the research report. We have developed and will implement The Journey Ahead: Our Action Plan for

Equitable Hiring and Promotion in Peel. This detailed action plan directly addresses the findings

from the research. It will ensure that our work in the area of equitable hiring and promotion is bias-

free, deliberate, planned, systematic and consistent with our goals, policies and mission. The Journey

Ahead action plan will transform the work of the Peel District School Board in equitable hiring.”

One of the board’s key goals is to “attract, develop and retain a diverse staff of committed, dedicated

and caring people.” Explains Pontes, “The Journey Ahead turns our goal into action, with immediate changes, defined timelines, clear transparency and public accountability. It’s a roadmap to help us

achieve our goal of ensuring a highly qualified, diverse workforce.”

In January 2012, the board’s Diversity Leadership Council—composed of staff and community repre-

sentatives reflecting the five groups identified in the Human Rights Code—recommended a review of

the board’s hiring and promotion practices. To ensure that the research was neutral, a company with

significant and specific expertise in the area of diversity hiring, Turner Consulting Group Inc., was hired to conduct the research and develop the research report. The consultants reviewed policies and

documents, reviewed competition files, conducted focus groups with staff, interviewed individual staff

and leaders, and invited all staff to participate in an online questionnaire.

The research report provides the context and data based on this extensive process and provides find-

ings to strengthen the board’s hiring and promotion processes in three priority areas:

Ensure equitable hiring processes

Ensure an equitable academic promotion process

Diversity and Inclusion

The Journey Ahead action plan defines specific actions for the 33 findings in the three priority areas, and sets a timeline for completion. Recommendations, which are subject to budget, will be brought for-

ward to the board separately.

Adds Pontes, “This action plan is ambitious, and the journey may be challenging, but this work is

absolutely necessary and will be done. The Journey Ahead action plan will help us to achieve our

mission: to inspire success, confidence and hope in each student. I stand behind the plan, with a

commitment to our staff and community that we will do more to ensure a diverse workforce at all levels

of the organization that is reflective of our community. This plan clearly defines the journey to reach that destination.”

The Journey Ahead Action Plan and the research report can be found online at www.peelschools.org.

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The Breakfast Program began on January 24th. Thank you to our volunteers Ms Harvey,

Mr. Sidhu, Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Bayley for continuing to help with this valuable

program. Students can register at any time by contacting the office or Mrs. Okazawa.

Breakfast Program

The Lice Squad visiting Macville Public School on February 21st

Have your child’s head checked on February 21st for only $2.00. Let’s all work together

to keep our children in a lice free environment and stop those annoying itchy lice from

spreading. Sponsored and arranged by Macville School Council.

Through the use of songs,

and stories, Paul talked

about strategies for dealing

with bullies and positive

character building.

Paul provided an interactive

presentation that was age

appropriate for students.

This was presented in two

sessions—one for grade k to

3 followed by grades 4 to 8.

PAUL BEHNKE

PRESENTATION

On February 7th, Earth Rangers will back at Macville P.S. for students in Grade 1-6.

Earth Rangers is a live school eco-presentation that inspires and educates kids about the impact we have

on all living species and their habitats and the importance of making responsible choices

Did you know...

60% of the world's ecosystems have been degraded

50% of the world's forests are gone

67% of the world's wetlands are gone

1.5 billion hectares of ocean floor habitats are destroyed every year

In Canada, 13 species have already gone extinct and over 400 are listed as species at risk

For more information, you can visit: http://www.earthrangers.com

Earth Rangers

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SNOW FEST FAMILY DAY

Free Admission

Monday, February 18th

Caledon Fairgrounds

Caledon Village

10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Firefighters Challenge

Outdoor Hockey

Snowshoeing

Snow Castle Competition

Skijoring

Outdoor Family Skating

Chilly Cook-off

Family Fun

www.snowfestcaledon.ca

MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR

CALENDAR

What Does Macville Collect?

Pop can tabs

Ms. King has spear-headed a campaign to collect your pop can tabs. These tabs can be re-cycled into metal used for new wheel-chairs. Tabs go into a large container out-side the office.

Gently Used Books, Skates and

Helmets.

Please send these into the school.

Zehrs Receipts

For every $1,000 spent at Zehrs, Macville will get $0.04. It might not sound like much but imagine the potential if many families participate. You can drop off your receipts at the office. Thanks to Mrs. Bartucci for collecting and submitting these receipts.

Used printer cartridges

Used cell phones

Support Macville’s Greener School Initiative. Don’t let old print cartridges and cell phones fill up landfills. Bring them in to the office and they will be recycled. Macville earns money for these items. Thanks to the Palmer family for helping Macville with such a valuable program.

Cut out this list and stick it on your fridge!

Macville School Council Newsletter

School Council raised $353.00 with our

Poinsettia Sales. Thank you to everyone

who supported this fundraiser.

MACVILLE FAMILES

We are looking for volunteers to help with our

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

TIME REQUIRED: 11:30 a.m.—12:15 noon (45 minutes !)

WHEN: Wednesdays—Feb. 6 & 20, March 6, 20 & 20

As of April 3, every Wednesday

WHAT IS REQUIRED: Sorting and distributing hot lunches to the classroom……… A smile!

If you would like to volunteer, even for just one day, please contact the school office.

Thank you Macville Families for supporting the Hot Lunch program.

Your children are worth it!

Macville School Council

WEDNESDAY, PIZZA LUNCHES

www.sololunch.com

Please note that we have 3 separate sign up sessions for pizza lunches.

One in the fall (September to December)

One in the Winter (January to March)

One in the Spring (April to June)

Please remember to sign up on ine for each session.

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