NOVEMBER 2017 1385 Sherwood Mills Blvd, Mississauga, On. L5V 2B8 905-812-8265 Principal: Ms. M. Patterson Vice-Principal: Ms. T. Lai Thom Office –Manager: Ms. V. Kenna Superintendent: Mr. J. Robertson Trustee: Mr. R. Crocker

Important Dates to Remember Nov 3rd— Picture Re-take Day Nov 7 & 8th— Grade 4 students—CCAT testing Nov 9th- School Council Meeting—6:30-7:30pm Nov 10th— Reports Go Home

Remembrance Day Assemblies

Nov 16th— Interview Evening

Nov 17th— School closed— Interviews

Nov 23rd - Numeracy Evening for Parents (details to follow)

Nov 24th— Pajama Day!

Nov 26-Nov30– Bully Prevention Week

A Note from ADMINISTRATION… We have had a busy October 2017! Thank you to all of our Parents who visited our School during our Open House and supported our book fair which was very successful. We raised close to $2000 for our school library. Many thanks to our teacher Librarian and many volunteers who assisted with this. We also had a well attended School Council Meeting this month and continue to look forward to working with our parents to introduce and maintain the many fun events at Sherwood Mills! Our next meeting is in the library on Nov. 9 at 6:30pm. We would like to remind Parents that school starts at 8:30AM. We have many students who are arriving well after our bell rings. Students who are frequently late miss important teaching and information that is usually shared first thing during announcements. Students who are late often feel embarrassed or self-conscious. Lateness makes it hard for students to join in the rhythm of the school and can lead to academic and social frustration, as well as lowered self-esteem. Thank you for making every effort to ensure that your child ar-rives at school on time. We are encouraging all parents who have students who are bussed to school to please visit STOPR.CA to sign up to receive late bus information. We look forward to seeing many families during our upcoming Progress Report Interviews. Sincerely, Mrs M. Patterson, Principal and Ms. T. Lai Thom, Vice-Principal.

STUDENTS IN K4 NOTICED CHANGES IN

THE COLOURS OF THE LEAVES

OUTSIDE.

THEY DECIDED TO RECREATE THE

EFFECT IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOM BY

PICKING LEAVES AND ATTACHING THEM

TO A DEAD TREE THEY FOUND OUTSIDE!

NOV 2017

K4’s FALL COLOURS

Bits and "Bytes" from the Ocean Floor & News From the Shark Tank for November

A big thank you to all students and their families for support in the Terry Fox School Fundraiser.

Congratulations for raising $1850.00 this year. Our school history totals over $20,000. Way to go Sharks!

Congratulations to the Hammerhead Sharks who after 3 replay games won in the final over the Great White

Sharks. Both teams displayed excellent sportsmanship and skill.

Next up in our school intramural programme are the Grade 1 students. They will be playing Ship Shore. Good

luck and have fin!

In November, the Shark Tank gymnasium will continue to be busy with the Grade 5 Basketball Club. Several

times per week, grade 5 classes are invited to the Shark Tank to play basketball at an energy break. This club

provides an opportunity for students to have fun while building positive relationships with their classmates.

Cross Country Competition at Edenrose Public School

As an extension of our physical education program, the Sherwood Mills Cross Country

Running Team will be attending a competition at Edenrose Public School on Friday, November 3, 2017. This

trip will be supervised by Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Hawkins. We wish our team the best of luck as they compete

at this exciting event.

#chooseACTION on Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

The Peel District School Board will recognize Bullying Awareness and Pre-vention Week during the week of Nov. 20 to 24, 2017. This year, we ask our Peel community to ‘#chooseACTION to be inclusive’ in their classes, offices, schools, or communities, in order to make these spaces better places for everyone. The Peel Board would like to hear about the big and small actions, the pledges, the promises and the attitudes that our Peel community value, and ask that you take a moment to share your #chooseACTION moments on social media.

Across the Peel board, schools use many programs and initiatives to prevent bullying and to intervene when bullying happens. Though the programs vary, their messages are consistent. Students are taught to: define bullying identify forms of bullying identify the shifting roles in bullying relationships, for example the person who bullies, the target, the

bystander or the trusted advocate determine how to safely “choose action” to prevent and intervene in bullying and harassment understand that bullying is a relationship problem with relationship solutions determine positive ways to interact with others in an accepting, inclusive way demonstrate character attributes and be a leader to help maintain positive and safe school communities Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week is one of the key items contained in Bill 13: The Accepting Schools Act, that came into effect on Sept. 1, 2012. For more information, visit www.peelschools.org/aboutus/safeschools/bullying or www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/safeschools/prevention.html.

PALS are here!

Grade 4 and 5 Students were recently selected to participate in PALS training at school. A nurse from Peel Health and Ms. Magee trained students for two mornings. The PALS leaders are able to now lead some games with primary students during Nutrition Breaks. They recently started their sessions and having been doing an excellent job.

Many of our Families recently celebrated Diwali. As with all of our celebrations, groups of Grade 5 students rotated through classrooms, sharing information. The pictures shown here are of 3 grade 5 students sharing information with a Kindergarten class. Students listened carefully and even participated in a multiple choice test at the end of the presentation.

Lots of Halloween Fun!

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Take advantage of our electronic subscription service to automatically receive updates from the Peel District School Board. Subscribing is easy—just visit our website at www.peelschools.org and click on the subscrip-tion link under "Quick Links." During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools because of inclement weather. In-formation regarding details of cancellations or closures will be posted on our Twitter (@Peelschools) and Fa-cebook (www.facebook.com/peelschools) accounts, as well as, on www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca. You can also subscribe to receive: News releases Keep up with the news at the Peel board. Subscribe to receive Peel board news releases to learn more about board news and school events. Board agendas Learn more about Peel board meetings by subscribing to receive agendas. Meetings of the board are open to the public and are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Board highlights Briefing is a newsletter with highlights of decisions made by trustees at board meetings. It is sent out on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and immediately following any special board meetings. Job postings for non-teaching staff Learn about each new non-teaching job that is posted on the Peel board's Job Board.

K3 read an awe-some book called

Sky Colour and then they made their own sky colour.

What an AWESOME JOB they did! Well Done!

Train More. Rehearse More. Learn More.

Peel District School Board program offers flexible school options for student athletes, artists Does your child/teen have an intense sports or arts training and competition schedule that makes it difficult to attend school regularly? The Peel District School Board’s Peel Region High Performers Program will offer flexible timetabling to accommodate student athletes and artists with demanding practice, competition, re-hearsal and/or performance schedules.

Information nights will be offered as follows: The Peel Region High Performers Program is also available to students in grades 9 to 12 at Mississauga Secondary School. For more information about Mississauga’s program, please call 905-564-1033.

Applications open Nov. 6, 2017

For more information and applications, visit www.peelschools.org/HighPerformers.

Grades Information Night Location

4 to 5 Nov. 8, 2017 Britannia Public School 1145 Swinbourne Dr. in Mississauga

6 to 8 Nov. 30, 2017 Dolphin Sr. Public School 18 Brookside Dr. in Mississauga

Notes from the Music Room:

Remembrance Day Assemblies--Friday, November, 10 at 9:00 am and 11:00 am Our Junior Choir will lead us through our Remembrance Day Assembly. Our theme this year is the idea of World Peace. Please come and listen to this solemn collection of readings and songs. A Grade Three Evening of the Arts-- Thursday, December 14 at 7 pm Please come to the Grade Three Evening of the Arts. The Grade 3 students are hard at work preparing a showcase of their learning and the curriculum. You will see cross-curricular evidence of learning through dra-ma, dance, music and visual art. See you there! Sherwood Mills Sings O Canada at the Hershey Centre—Friday January 26, 2017 Please join our school community for a Mississauga Steelhead hockey game versus the Peterborough Petes. Our junior choir will sing the anthem to open the game.

Is French Immersion right for my child?

If your child will be starting grade 1 in September 2018, one of the important choices you will make is whether you want to apply for the French Immersion (FI) program. What is the program like? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the program? One way to help answer these questions is to attend the information meeting on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the French Immersion school your child would attend. To find out the FI school your child would attend:

visit our website www.peelschools.org/French

call the school in your area Online application The application form for Grade 1 French Immersion for the 2018-19 school year will be available online at www.peelschools.org/French on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at 1 p.m. The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 4 p.m. Applications received after that date will be put on a waiting list. A French Immersion enrolment cap is in place. This means that a specific number of spaces are available for students entering grade 1 French Immersion. A random selection process will be used to identify stu-dents gaining entrance into the program. For more information about the random selection process visit www.peelschools.org/French. Important dates Information meeting Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 at 7 p.m. Application process opens Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at 1 p.m. Application deadline Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 4 p.m. For more information visit www.peelschools.org/French call your nearest French Immersion school talk with parents who have children in the French Immersion program

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Bus cancellation and closing schools due to bad weather

During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools be-cause of inclement weather. Information regarding details of cancellations or closures will be announced on radio, television stations 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. 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 can-celled. 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 Peel 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 Peel 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 Peel board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

Community Corner Stay up-to-date with community-based opportunities The Peel District School Board is pleased to introduce an electronic resource page on www.peelschools.org called, Community Corner, which contains links to information and resources in the community that may be of interest to students and their families. This site replaces our previous method of sending promotional materials about community clubs, camps, contests, fundraisers and events home with students on a regular basis. How you can access Community Corner Visit www.peelschools.org/parents/communitycorner

Click on the “Community Corner” button, found on the main page of school websites, as well as on www.peelschools.org.

Parent resources help you support your child’s learning At the Peel board, our mission is to inspire success, confidence and hope in each child. There is no doubt that families play a vital role in helping us achieve this goal. As our partner in education, we hope you'll stay connected to your child's learning throughout his or her entire school experience. Visit www.peelschools.org/parents/helpyourchild to explore all resources available to parents. There you will find easy-to-navigate buttons that connect families to tip sheets and web pages on a number of dif-ferent topics, including math, homework, special education, EQAO and mental health.