10 Pinestaff Road, Brampton, ON L6P 3X8 Phone 905-796-4572 Fax 905-796-4573

Principal—Mrs. P.Lone Vice-Principal—Mrs. T. Ajrawat Vice-Principal - Ms. S. Bineesari

Office Manager—Mrs. B. Elder Superintendent—Ms. Patrika Daws Trustee - Ms. Carrie Andrews 905-792-1412

Walnut Grove P.S. Newsletter

Walnut Grove’s Daily

Schedule

Entry Bell 9:15

Period 1 9:15 - 9:55

Period 2 9:55 - 10:35

Period 3 10:35 - 11:15

Nutrition Break A 11:15 - 11:35

Nutrition Break B 11:35 - 11:55

Period 4 11:55 - 12:35

Period 5 12:35 - 1:15

D.P.A. 1:15 - 1:35

Nutrition Break C 1:35 - 1:55

Nutrition Break D 1:55 - 2:15

Period 6 2:15 - 2:55

Period 7 2:55 - 3:35

Dismissal 3:35

June 2015

School Security

All parents and visitors enter-

ing the school during school

hours must be buzzed in

through the front doors and

sign in and out at the office.

You are also reminded to

wear a visitor’s badge while

you are in the school. For

safety reasons, it is important

that we know who is in the

school at all times.

A Message from the Principal

It is unbelievable to me that this school year is coming to a close. We certainly

packed a lot into this year, including moving in to our beautiful school on

Labour Day weekend, ordering and organizing all of our brand new 21st century

learning resources, participating in a huge variety of athletic tournaments,

intramurals and extra-curricular activities, monthly assemblies, Counting on You,

OFIP tutoring, and Family Reading, Numeracy and EQAO nights, a Quebec

City trip and numerous other field trips. We enjoyed a wonderful Primary

Winter holiday concert, a spring “Pirates” play, and an absolutely incredible

“Official School Opening” ceremony.

In June, we are looking forward to 2 special Kindergarten events: Welcome to

Kindergarten Night, and our first Annual Kindergarten Concert. The school will

participate in Pan Am Games Day, and the month will end with our first Grade

8 Graduation Ceremony.

Thank you to all of our Walnut Grove families – you have been so supportive

throughout the entire year. We are so proud of our school and our entire

school community. Our students have had an amazing academic year, with

incredible opportunities to participate in so many enriching activities. It has

been a fabulous year together!

On behalf of the Vice Principals, Mrs. Ajrawat and

Mrs. Bineesari, I would like to wish all of our Walnut

Grove families a safe and happy summer! We look

forward to seeing you on September 8th!

Goodbye Mrs. Ajrawat

It is always hard to say goodbye to someone that means so much to us. It is with mixed

emotions that we must say “Goodbye” to Mrs. Ajrawat as she moves on to her new,

very important job. Mrs. Ajrawat has been assigned as PRINCIPAL, to a school in Missis-

sauga, Munden Park Public School. We know that she will be an excellent Principal, and

will do a great job working with the staff , students and community of Munden Park.

We wish her well in her new position, and we thank her for all that she has done for us

at Walnut Grove. Good Luck Mrs. Ajrawat! We will miss you.

Monthly Character Trait Winners

Each month students will be recognized for demonstrating the monthly character traits. The character trait for May was

Honesty and the students that were recognized are:

Kindergarten: Rishan G., Niko K., Hersh P., Pari S., Paramveer P., Danveer B., Navaya P., Gary W., Arman U., Paavan S.,

Aarav M., Aiyshaann N. and Suhani B.

Grade One : Sahib U., Massee S., Paavan P., Prabhveer K., Keishore G., Tegh J., Nichaela A., Gurshan G., Harsh S., Davin

N., Mahi G., Raghav S., Zeynab S., Abhijeet K. and Mahek M.

Grade Two: Bhakti C., Parth P., Kavleen M., Aryan S., Sian M., Brandon R., Ishaan S., Solemn T., Athavi J., Conia Y.,

Jaden T., Jaidyne L., Neiah W. and Jaida-Kay L.

Grade Three: Nathaniel J., Agam J., Saginn Y., Vatsh D., Hartaj A., Subha R., Eric T., Zain S., Janani J., Navneet C., Akshi

P., Silas K., Asia A., Sohaani D., Saleena B. and Anjali S.

Grade Four: Abishan E., Saiyam D., Shiya W., Richey V., Yuvraj H., Harman S., Anmoal T., Aliza M.,

Rheanna O., Haneen P., Mehak M. and Sogilson I.

Grade Five: Sharleen S., Brayden B., Sehaj Kaur K., Neil P., Mauli P., Supriya R., Jagroop H., Preet

T., Papa O. and Tia B.

Grade Six: Sukhvir K., Vanessa B., Nathan L., Armaan G., Aliyah Y. and Shayla C.

Grade Seven: Raksha A., Davjit S., Sonika S., Deep S., Sahij K. and Hassan H.

Grade Eight: Tanya R., Tarndeep H., Abdullah P., Hosna S., Mili P., Jacquline S. and Enoch A.

Canadian Red Cross First Aid Training

For those who signed up for the First Aid Courses, our train-

ing sessions are coming up very soon!

For Grades 1-3:

WHEN: Friday June 5, 12, 19, 2015

TIME: 11:15-11:55am /1:35-2:15pm (nutrition break program)

For Grades 4-7:

WHEN: Mon June 1, Tues June 2, Tues June 9, Thurs June

11, Mon June 15, Tues June 16, Mon June 22, 2015

TIME: 11:15-11:55am (nutrition break program)

Late Arrivals

If a student arrives late to school, after the

9:15 a.m. entry bell, they must report to the

office to sign in and receive a late slip before

going to their class. Please help your child

arrive to school on time up establishing and

encouraging morning routines.

Monthly Character/Equity Focus

This month the Character focus is Good Character. Our Equity focus is

Circles and Cycles. When thinking about Good Character, we are looking

at consistently showing good character throughout the year.

Things to consider when thinking about Circles and Cycles:

The concept of the circle is used to show students how they can continue

to examine their own lives and the world around them. It can also show

how, by learning, they can help others to learn, making an ever-widening

circle of people who

are open-minded and

inclusive. What have

students learned?

What do they want to

learn more about?

“Lunch Box Orders”

For each Wednesday in June you will be

able to order either Mr. Sub or Swiss Chalet

for your child's lunch. The place an order

please visit lunchboxorders.com. Ordering is

quick, easy and payments are done on-line.

The dates for our Lunch Box Orders are:

Wednesday, June 3rd - Mr. Sub

Wednesday, June 10th - Swiss Chalet

Wednesday, June 17th - Mr. Sub

Wednesday, June 24th - Swiss Chalet

****Please also remember that our pizza

days are coming to an end, our final pizza

day for this school year will be on Friday,

June 5th!****

Thank you Volunteers

Volunteers are an important part of our school. We

would like to thank all of you who have volunteered

your valuable time this year to support our students.

We value you as a volunteer and appreciate your dedi-

cation to the children as a supportive aide and role

model. To recognize our volunteers, we will be pre-

senting our volunteers with a token of our apprecia-

tion at our Character Assembly on June 25th at 9:30

am.

For next year, if you are interested in volunteering

your time in sharing your skills, ideas and knowledge

please let us know. Thank you again for your continu-

ous support. Together we can make a difference in the

lives of children!

2015-2016 School Hours

Please be advised that the school hours will remain the same

next year. School will start at 9:15 am, and will finish at 3:35

pm. As well, we will remain on a 5 Day Cycle.

Time

9:13 am Warning Bell

9:15 am Entry Bell – Instructional Day begins

9:15 – 9:55 Period 1

9:55 – 10:35 Period 2

10:35 – 11:15 Period 3

11:15 – 11:55 NUTRITION BREAK #1

11:55 – 12:35 Period 5

12:35 – 1:15 Period 6

1:15 – 1:35 Daily Physical Activity (D.P.A.)

1:35 – 2:15 NUTRITION BREAK #2

2:15 – 2:55 Period 6

2:55 – 3:35 Period 7

A Few More Goodbyes…

Every year, staff have opportunities to move to different schools,

and this year we would like to say Thank You, and Goodbye to

some very special staff members, who have done great work at

Walnut Grove:

Mr. Hall Mrs. Sanderson

Ms. Arslan Ms. Hasfal

Mme. Seguin Mr. Amaroso

Mrs. Sidhu Mme. Crozier

Ms. O’Neil

Thank you for all you have done to support the staff and stu-

dents at Walnut grove – we will miss you.

We also say thank you and goodbye to our LTO teachers, who

have worked so hard with us this year. Your work and commit-

ment to the school is much appreciated.

Ms. Thapar, Ms. S. Rositano, Ms. C. Rositano, Ms. Sanghera, Ms.

Dhanki, Ms. Oguntala, Ms. Truong, Ms. Singh, Ms. Moosuddee

Welcome to our new

Walnut Grove Staff

Welcome to Mrs. Bineesari, who will now be with us

as our full-time Vice-Principal and Ms. Dell, who will

join us as our 0.5 Vice-Principal.

We would also like to welcome the following staff

who will be joining us in September -

Ms. Rajprit Dhinsa – Primary Planning Time

Ms. Simmi Gupta – Grade 5/6

Ms. Cara McKenzie – Grade 2/3 French Immersion

Ms. Tanja Kilibarda – Grade 3/4French Immersion

Peel board recognizes Crossing Guard Appreciation

Day on June 9

The Peel board will recognize the contribution of

school crossing guards on Crossing Guard Appre-

ciation Day, June 9. The board encourages stu-

dents, parents and staff to take a moment to

thank the neighbourhood crossing guards who

help to ensure a safe journey to and from school

for thousands of students every day.

Walnut Grove’s Official School Opening - May 7, 2015

We are so proud of our staff and students at Walnut Grove. They had worked for many months, preparing for our

Grand Opening, and it was grand indeed! The art work that adorned the hallways, the staff room, the Forum and the

Gymnasium was simply incredible. The TALENT in the performances was astounding! The history of Walnut Grove was

told through a series of 6 slideshows and Black Light shows, performed by the Grade 6, 7, 8 classes:

The Roots of Walnut Grove

Social Justice, A Safe Place to Be

Technology and Numeracy

Faiths and Cultures of Walnut Grove

Arts and Sport at Walnut Grove

A Celebration of Past, Present and Future

Our Grade 3 French Immersion Choir captured the audience with their singing, particularly with the unveiling of our

school song, “Walnut Grove is the Place to Be.”

Our Bollywood and Bhangra student dance teams dazzled the audience with their joy of dancing.

We welcomed special guests, Superintendent Patrika Daws, Trustee Carrie Andrews and Associate Director of Operations,

Jaspal Gill. Our School Council represented the wonderful Walnut Grove community.

All staff worked incredibly hard to make sure that the evening was a huge success, and it was! THANK YOU STAFF – you

are an amazing team of educators!

Walnut Grove’s Official School Opening – May 7-8 Daytime Activities

As part of our celebration of our Grand Opening, students were treated to a variety of other fun activities.

Over the span of 2 days, all classes from Grade 1-8 participated in fun, cooperative and team building activities

run by the City of Brampton’s Parks and Recreation Committee.

The PALS leaders provided fun activities for our Kindergarten students

One of our parents, Mr. Chaggar, donated his “photo booth” for students to have fun photos taken with their

friends (we will have these photos available to students shortly, as we are in the process of printing them – the

remaining students will also have their photos taken soon J)

The School Council provided Ice-Cream Bars for all students in the school

Students received certificates and pins as inaugural students of Walnut Grove Public School

Grade 8 Graduation

The results are in and Walnut Grove's first ever graduating class have voted Red Carpet as the

theme for grad night. We are super excited for the special event, and have a jam packed,

tailored program planned out for the Grade 8s, including a graduation luncheon, a grad trip,

and the big ceremony itself. Our star wolves will be celebrating in style with performances

from the junior wolves, a professional photo booth, arcade games, a DJ and, of course,

food!

We are very proud of our grade 8 students, their cooperation, forward thinking and charac-

ter – they will be missed.

Preparing for the Summer

Excessive exposure to the sun can lead to health concerns such as sunburn and skin cancer. As summer

approaches and the weather gets warmer, it is necessary to apply sunscreen to protect ourselves from

too much sun damage and burns.

In summer, we are exposed to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) rays. This exposure is a risk factor for

developing skin can-cer and cataracts later in life. The UV index is the measure commonly used in Cana-

da to assess the strength of the sun’s UV rays risk on a given day.

What is the UV Index?

The index scale ranges from 0 to 10. The higher the value, the more intense ultraviolet rays.

The UV index is calculated daily by Environment Canada using ozone and weather information. It can vary from day to

day with changes in the ozone layer – the thinner the ozone layer, the higher the index reading.

How to protect your family from the sun?

Wear a hat (preferably with a broad brim), sunglasses and protective clothing on sunny days.

Use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or greater whenever you're outdoors.

Encourage your children to play in shady areas if they are outside for a long period of time.

Remember that sunburn can occur even on a cloudy day, as up to 80 per cent of UV rays can pene-

trate light clouds, and 40 per cent of UV rays can bounce back from sand, water or concrete.

Medication

If your child will require to take or have

any medication (eg. Epi-pens, inhalers)

while at school due to asthma, allergies

or other medical conditions please in-

form the office. You will be given a

medical form that will need to be com-

pleted by your family doctor and re-

turned to school with the

medication. No medica-

tion can be administered

at the school without

having a current medical

form completed and on

file at the school.

School Council

Our final School Council Meeting

of the year will take place on

Wednesday, June 10, from 6:30 –

7:30 pm in the Library. We will

be wrapping up the school year,

and discussing election procedures

for September, 2015. School council elections are

tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, October 7th,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the

School Council for their continued support and their

dedication to the students and the community of

Walnut Grove Public School. Thank you so much

to : Raj Kumar, Co-Chair, Bob Nagra, Secretary,

Dwight Rodgers, and Sandy Dhillon, Treasurers.

Library News

Forest of Reading Celebration:

Thirty students in grades 3 to 8 at-

tended the Forest of Reading Cele-

bration on May 21st. We had a fan-

tastic day listening to authors speak

and dancing to Culture Shock.

Library Book Returns:

All library books are due back by June 12th.

Please make sure to return all of your books and

clear up lost fines by that date.

1st Annual Kindergarten Performance

On Thursday, June 11th at 11:30, our Kindergarten students will be taking you

on a journey to the zoo. The show is full of songs and dances so come and

join us on this special day. We look forward to seeing you all there.

2015-16 Lunchroom Supervisors

Walnut Grove will be hiring Supply Lunchroom Supervisors

for the 2015-2016 school year. Our Nutrition break times

are:

10:35-11:15 Kindergarten Snack and Play

11:15 -11:55 Nutrition Break A & B

12:35- 1:15 Kindergarten Lunch and Play

1:35 - 1:55 Nutrition Break C & D

If you are interested in applying for a Supply Lunchroom

Supervisor position at Walnut Grove Public School, please

submit a resume. Applicants will interview with the Vice-

principal and upon a successful interview, will be required

to obtain a Criminal Record Check and deliver it to the Peel

District School Board head office.

All individuals are required to provide an original Criminal

Record Check that is satisfactory, to the board, prior to the

commencement of any duties. We look forward to hearing

from you.

Sports @ the Grove

May has been a busy month for the

Wolves! On May 6th the entire school par-

ticipated in a Skip-a-thon to support Sick

Kids Hospital and we are very thankful

for the many students who brought in

stickers and skipped their hearts out.

Ball Hockey

On May 12th and 14

th, the grade 7 and 8 Boys’ and Girls’

Ball Hockey teams competed in tournaments at Century

Gardens and Ingleborough PS. Coaches Simone and Beat-

tie are very proud of the athleticism, enthusiasm, and

good sportsmanship the teams showed during the tourna-

ment and all of the practices leading up to it.

Ms. Simone

Grade 2 Sports Club

Grade 2 sports club has been a huge success! All classes

have been attending each week and have been demon-

strating excellent sportsmanship skills, playing fairly and

most of all learning how to accept winning and losing a

game. We look forward to the championship game which

will be between the two classes that won the most games!!

Gooooo... Wolves!

Ms. Chadha

The Wolves make us proud once again!

Walnut Grove’s grade 6, 7, 8 co-ed soccer team

travelled to Credit View fields on Wednesday

May 22nd

to compete in an all day tournament

against several other schools. Walnut Grove

came in 3rd

place after an exhilarating 9 games

played, only losing the one final game. Our

amazing offensive line up consisted of Angad, Max, Sakshi,

Simran, Veer, Rajveer, Kiran, Sahij, Rohan, Arif, Hawzegan

and Jacquline. An awesome defence was played by Bon-

bon, Hersimran, Enoch, Tarnvir, Anoushka, Sabina, and

Jasleen. Goalies Humraj and Avneet made some great

saves in the net. Big thanks to Adamh,

Luvpreet, Cyrus, Sukhvir, Inderveer, Shririam,

Ritik and Rajan for helping the team get ready

for the tournament. See you next year! Go

wolves go!

Mlle Quintiliani and Mme Bawab-Crozier

French Corner pour le mois de juin

Information on French resources and programs are availa-

ble on the Canadian Parents For French Ontario website at

www.cpfont.on.ca

Some excellent website for French Resources:

http://www.ecolebranchee.com/ allows French Teachers to

find the bestwebsites to support their teaching in French

http://crdp.ac-

dijon.fr/spip.php?page=clic_images&id_mot=42&men=t

French Clipart

http://www.phonemus.fr/phonocomptines/phonocomptine

s.htm French Phonics, Poems

http://www.aimlanguagelearning.com/index.htm AIM ac-

celerated Language approach

www.granddictionaire.com - translates English to French

www.quia.com - go to quiaweb

3 Good links from our elementary F.I. Teachers are:

babygo.fr (like google but French and for kids) and

http://www.takatrouver.net which is also a search engine.

The third site is a search engine by theme. It

is called http://www.pomverte.com

Bonnes vacances à tous nos famillesJ

On the road again—how to keep your cyclist safe Here are some tips you can review with your child to ensure bike season gets off to a great start:

The right fit children should be able to straddle the bike with both feet on the ground

a bike that is too big or too small can be a safety hazard

the helmet should fit—if it's too loose, it could fall off, if it's too tight, it's uncomfortable

Get noticed a young child's bike should be equipped with a bell and reflector older riders should have a light and/or reflectors

Follow the rules no riding on busy streets

no riding at night

stop for all STOP signs

Actions that cause injuries driveway ride out—not stopping and looking both ways before entering the street running the stop sign

turning without warning

cycling in the dark

following the leader—one child goes through a stop sign or misses a parked car but the second cyclist doesn't

The Peel District School Board’s We Welcome the World Centres located in Brampton, Malton and Mississau-ga, are the first point of contact for all newcomer families to become familiar with the educational system in Peel. The centre are open all year—including the summer months. In addition to providing literacy and numeracy assessments, We Welcome the World Centres provide new-comers with a host of services including: reception, orientation, interpretation and referrals.

At each centre parents/guardians and students will discover: computer portals—guided introduction to the Peel Welcome to School Kits and other Peel resources settlement service information translation of materials to support the reception and assessment process age and grade appropriate educational and related program resources audio-visual materials to explain the adult education program professionally administered child-care (only available during assessment and orientation process) information about various community supports and programming available For more information about the We Welcome the World Centre and the services they provide, call 905-366-8791.

Summer activities that boost learning Kindergarten to grade 4

Sorting and stacking – Teach classification skills with dinnerware. Ask your child to match and stack dishes of similar sizes and shapes. Also have your child sort flatware – forks with forks, spoons with spoons. This is like recognizing the shapes of letters and numbers. Comic strip writing – Use comic strips to help with writing. Cut the segments of a comic strip apart and ask your child to arrange them in order. Then ask your child to fill in the words of the characters (orally or in writing). Float and sink – Encourage hypothesizing (guessing). Use several objects – soap, a dry sock, a bottle of shampoo, a wet sponge, an empty bottle. Ask your child which objects will float when dropped into water in a sink or bathtub. Then drop the objects in the water, one by one, to see what happens.

Grades 5 to 8

Follow the news – As a family, choose an important news event to follow for a day or two. Ask each person to find as much information on the topic as possible – read newspapers, look at online news webpages, lis-ten to the radio and watch TV news. Then talk about what everyone learned. Pro and con: what do you think? – Make a family game of discussing a special issue. For example, "Teenagers should be allowed to vote," or "There should never be any homework." Ask your children to think of all the reasons they can to support their views. Then ask them to think of reasons opposing their views. Which views are most convincing? For variety, assign family members to teams and have them pre-pare their arguments pro and con. Stretch, run, walk – Ask your child to do at least one kind of exercise every day. For example, run or walk briskly for 10 minutes. Walk, when possible, instead of driving, for any distance less than a mile. Have your child make a week-long exercise plan. Try to think of a modest reward for sticking to the plan and exercise with your child. Let your voice be heard – Promote good citizenship. Help your child write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper about an issue affecting children – for example, suggest that a bike path be built near the school or that a city event be planned for youngsters. Children are citizens, and their ideas are worth hearing.

Peel Explore and Learn Centres

School Age Programs and Day Camps

Engaging and supervised Before & After School Programs are available right inside Walnut Grove Public School. These programs are for students in junior and senior kindergarten, as well as Grade 1 to 12 years old. Through the school holidays and on professional activity (PA) days exciting Day Camps are also available. These Programs are operated by Peel Explore & Learn Centres and licensed by the Ministry of Education. Our goal is to engage school-aged children when school is out. The Before School Program opens at 7 am and offers a nutritious breakfast snack and a range of activities each morning. At 9:10 am students join their friends and school staff in the school’s playground in preparation for morning entry.

The After School Program starts once school is dismissed at 3:35 p.m. and contin-ues until 6 pm. Children enjoy a healthy snack and weekly programming, participate in recreational activities, and have support to complete school assignments. The Day Camps offer full days of excitement combining engaging themes with physical activity, creative arts, and field trips!

Registration for Summer Camp and the 2015-2016 school year is now open

To register or for more information contact us at PEALCentres@gmail.com or (905) 790-6958

Child care subsidy from the Region of Peel is accepted

See www.peelregion.ca/children or call (905) 793-7200 for information