the great giving kenollie ps - all schools · community came together to officially dedicate our...

Sounds of the

Season

Playground

Dedication

The Great Giving

Spirit of

Kenollie PS

Mr. Anthony Edwards

Superintendent

905-366-8800

Mrs. McDougald

Trustee / Chair

905-278-1402

December 2014

1376 Glenwood Drive Mississauga, ON L5G 2X1

http://schools.peelschools.org/1279

Phone 905-278-8991 Fax 905-278-1595

Jennifer El Refaie, Principal Catherine Morrison, Office Manager

The snow on the ground really makes us begin to think about the holidays! This time of year is definitely one of my favourites as the school and home become such warm and happy places in anticipation of the holiday season and all that it brings. I always find that while there is much activity taking place, this time of year is a celebratory time where we can look back and reflect on the year and what we have accomplished. We look forward to welcoming all of our Kenollie Community to share in two community events this December; On December 3rd at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm we will hold our annual holiday concert, “Sounds of the Season” and on December 17th at 7:00 pm we will have our second annual holiday caroling event outside on the hard top near the playground. On behalf of everyone on the Kenollie staff I wish you and your families all of the very best for a wonderful holiday season. We hope that you are able to join us for these great events!

On Friday, November 28th students, staff and our parent community came together to officially dedicate our Kenollie Playground and Plaque! It was a cool day, but many of our Scorch Assembly families braved the cold along with our students to share in this special ceremony. It was a great opportunity for us to recognize the amazing efforts of the Playground Committee: Lori Ellis, John Fergusson and Mike Miske! These individuals worked tirelessly throughout the past three years to bring a vision for a new community playground to a reality! We are so very thankful to everyone in the Kenollie community for their generous support and are thrilled to be able to dedicate this amazing new playground space to all of you! Congratulations everyone on a job well done!

I often take some time in the December newsletter to speak about the amazing giving nature of the Kenollie Community. Whenever I am asked about what makes this school such a great place to learn and work, I always respond immediately by sharing that it is the wonderful community and the feeling you get when you enter the school. On any given day you will likely meet volunteers reading with students, working with teachers, tying up skates, supporting our Kiss and Ride program, handing out pizza, working on School Council and much, much more. The friendly, positive and giving spirit of everyone directly influences the decisions our children make. For example, at our November Scorch Assembly, a small group of students from our Grade 1, 2/3, 3 and 3/4 class started a new fundraising drive on their own (shared using Haiku Deck a wonderful presentation app!). They will be collecting pop can tabs for charity over the course of the rest of the school year! Please be sure to save your tabs and send them in. There are containers in each of our classrooms and the student leaders are very excited about their ability to donate and make a difference. We also had a visit from the Salvation Army, organized by our Grade 5/6 class, and a special presentation on the Canadian Red Cross. We continue to collect food for the food bank and monetary donations for the Canadian Red Cross. Donations will be accepted until the end of the day on Friday, December 5th. Please also remember to bring a non-perishable food item to our Holiday Concert on Wednesday, December 3rd. We are looking forward to making this year the best drive ever!

We are also wrapping up our fundraising for Jessica Ursitti and her family. If you haven’t had a chance to donate

yet, please be sure to follow this link for more details and ways to get involved: https://www.smore.com/x0ch8. I

would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you for all of the support you provide to our school. This is such an amazing school community and each of you are the reason for it! Thanks for helping us to achieve our goals and teaching students to strive to “Be All They Can Be.” We are very excited to continue sharing the many ways we are supporting our school, community, and the World in upcoming communications.

Wherever you happen to be, and however you celebrate the holiday season, I hope that you have an opportunity to share thanks with loved ones who are near and far. May your holidays be filled with Stars and Light!

Sincerely, Jennifer El Refaie, Proud Principal of Kenollie Public School

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Together you have raised money to purchase many wonderful enhancements for the students of Kenollie PS. At our annual

general meeting on Monday, November 24th, School Council

approved many new items that will be purchased in the coming

months. Based on the resource inventory that the staff

undertook this September, a needs list was presented to school

council at the October meeting.

Thanks to your support we will be able to purchase the

following items and/or experiences this school year:

“Scientists in the School” presentations for each of our

classes, Kindergarten to Grade 6 (these will be booked by

individual classroom teachers)

Teacher discretionary (for in-class projects as determined by

students and staff)

Art Easels

Popcorn Machine

Principal’s discretionary (to be used to support student

presentations, character education and trips)

Groovin’ Kids Workshop (dance for all K-6 students)

Silver Birch and Blue Spruce books for the annual Forest of

Reading series

Renewal Library books

Support for the Grade Six Graduation ceremony

Kindergarten Mobilo and Alphabet Starters

Gym equipment (various items)

Specific Learning materials for the 4/5, 5/6 & 6 classes

Extra-Curricular support (e.g., student cameras and speed

stacks)

Technology enhancements (student headphones, lights for

our concerts, iPad wireless keyboards)

We have also kept some money back and are looking forward to

the Dad’s BBQ fundraiser where we hope to raise some funds

for a new soccer field, trees, library learning commons conversion and an outdoor classroom project!

Thank you once again for everything you do to

help Kenollie students thrive!

December 1 Dress Rehearsal (students only) 9:20 am

Book Fair 12:15-1:15 and 3:30-4:00 pm

December 2 Dress Rehearsal (students only) 9:20 am

Lunch Moms

Book Fair 12:15-1:15 and 3:30-4:00 pm

Gr.1 Craft Club 12:35 pm

December 3 Book Fair 12:15-1:15 and 3:30-7:00 pm

Junior Knitting Circle 12:35 pm

Holiday Concert (2 performances)

1:30 pm (no tickets required)

7:00 pm (tickets required)

December 4 Lunch Moms

Book Fair 12:15-1:15 pm

Gr.5&6 Quidditch 12:35 pm

Art for Kids 3:30-5:00 pm

Regional Programs Info. Mtg. 7:00 pm

December 5 Glee Club 12:35 pm




December 10 Skipping Try-outs 12:35 pm


December 11 Gr.1-6 Skating Trip #2

Lunch Moms



December 12 Pizza Day




December 17 Toonie Collection Day for United Way



Holiday Sing-a-Long 7:00 pm



December 19 SCORCH Assembly 9:15 am

December 1 - 4 Just in time for the Holidays!

Kenollie will once again be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair. This year it will be held in December from December 1 - 4,

hours as follows:

Mon., Dec. 1 12:35-1:15 pm and 3:30-4:00 pm

Tues., Dec. 2 12:35-1:15 pm and 3:30-4:00 pm

Wed., Dec. 3 12:35-1:15 pm and 3:30-7:00 pm

Thurs., Dec. 4 12:35-1:15 pm (closes after lunch)

The Book Fair will be open during the evening of the

Holiday Concert on Wednesday, December 3rd.

Students will be invited down with their class to browse the

book fair during the week, and may also purchase books any day

during lunch and after school hours as listed above.

Parents & Guardians are welcome to come throughout the day to

do some holiday shopping. Remember all adults entering the

building must sign in and pick up a visitor pass in the office.

We’re excited to announce that on Wednesday, November 19th

students and staff at Kenollie P.S. participated in Art Day.

For Art Day, students from all classes were divided into 10

groups,. Kindergarten students participated in the day as well,

travelling with their class to try some different art activities.

Groups rotated throughout the school to complete 4 out of the

12 art activities offered. Students had the opportunity to

explore different mediums and techniques such as printmaking,

torn paper art, sketching, and ornament making. Staff and

students had an exciting day where we celebrated the artist

within us all!

We look forward to sharing some of the

artwork on the walls of the gym at this

year’s Holiday Concert.

The students in Ms. Zbogar and Ms. Zuccarelli’s class have

been working on what it means to be good citizens of our local

and global communities. They are committed to putting into

action the concepts of sharing and helping those in need. They

have been creating posters and announcements to help promote

our Salvation Army Food Drive and The Canadian Red Cross

Fundraising Drive initiatives. Information about these

campaigns will also be shared at the Scorch Assembly on

November 28.

Beginning on Monday, November 24, the children of Kenollie

were encouraged to help our local community by bringing in

nutritious, non-perishable food items, such as canned soup/

stew, canned fruits, vegetables, fish and meat for the Salvation

Army Food Drive. Items will be collected until Friday,

December 5.

Also beginning on Monday, November 24, the children of

Kenollie were encouraged to help our global community by

bringing in a small donation for The Canadian Red Cross.

Donations will be accepted until Friday, December 5.

Please also note that you may contribute to either of

these worthwhile causes during our

Holiday Concert on Wednesday, December 3.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Please be sure to take your Scorch shirt with you and get some

fabulous photos wearing your shirt! Please email the photos to

Ms El Refaie if you wish for your child`s photo

(with their Scorch shirt on) to be a part of our

newsletter. Together we can take Scorch around

the World! Have fun everyone :)

Please join us for a great community event at Kenollie PS.

December 17 at 7:00 pm

Kenollie's Holiday Concert Performance is on

Wednesday, December 3

at 1:30 pm & 7:00 p.m.

Our annual Holiday Concert is here! This year our concert is

called ‘Sounds of the Season’. The Grade K-6 students have

been hard at work preparing for the performance and they can’t

wait to showcase their amazing talent. We look forward to

seeing you there!

Performances Wednesday, December 3

1:30 pm

7:00 pm

A reminder that students need to be in their classrooms by 6:40

pm for the evening performance.

Mrs. Stoch/Mrs. Mack, Ms. Misheal, Mrs. Stoyanova , Mrs.

Woodward, Mr. Comstock, and Ms. Zbogar/Zuccarelli

classes are reminded to wear a white top and black (or

dark) pants/skirt for both the dress rehearsals and both of

the December 3rd performance times.

Mr. Currie/Mrs. Newton-Faulkner, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs.

Foster, and Ms. Hamilton classes are reminded to wear a

black top and black (or dark) pants/skirt for both the dress

rehearsals and both of the December 3rd performance

times.

Please be sure that you have your tickets for the evening

performance, as these will be required for seating. There will

be student ushers at the door to assist you.

We are really looking forward to this wonderful community

event and we hope that you enjoy the show!

In keeping with the spirit of giving, a non-perishable food item

for the Salvation Army and a small donation to the Non-

Governmental Organization (an NGO charity), voted on by the

student body based on research completed and presented by the

Grade 6 class, would be greatly appreciated!

It's time to register children born in 2011 for Kindergarten!

Register at Kenollie Public School on February 2, 3, 4 & 5

We inspire success, confidence and hope in each student… and it all starts in Kindergarten! If your child was born in 2011, he

or she can start Kindergarten in September 2015.

*Please make an appointment to register your child.*

Our Principal and Office Manager will welcome parents and be available to answer questions. If you are unable to attend on

Monday, February 2, 2015, please make an appointment to register your child on February 3, 4 or 5 or anytime thereafter.

Evening appointments are available on Thursday, February 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

What you will need to bring to your registration appointment:

Completed Peel District School Board Registration Form and Kindergarten Questionnaire Mrs. Morrison will email you a Registration Form and Questionnaire when you make your appointment, or

The Registration Form can also be printed from the Kenollie website at http://schools.peelschools.org/1279 (click on Register for

School on the left side)

Please provide as many emergency contacts as possible on page 2 of the Registration Form

Proof of Age & Immigration Status Canadian Birth Certificate

Canadian Passport

Citizenship Card/Certificate

Permanent Resident Card

Confirmation of Permanent Residence

Work Permit

Refugee Permit

Proof of Address/Residency in Peel Ontario Driver's License

Utility Bill

Bank Statement/Client Slip (directly from financial institution)

Credit Card Statement

Federal Government Forms (e.g. Social Insurance Number, Service Canada documents)

Purchase Agreement

Proof of Custody – children must live with their parent(s) unless provided documentation supports an alternate living arrangement

Immunization Records – proof that your child has been immunized/vaccinated

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.

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During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools because of inclement weather. Information regarding details of cancellations or closures will be announced on radio and television stations listed below and posted at www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca. Information will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Facebook at www.facebook.com/peelschools or by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146.

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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 cancelled. 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 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 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 Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

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Safety is a top priority at our school. Here is a list of traffic tips to keep students, staff and parents safe while commuting to and from school. Respect traffic signs and road markers around the school. Drive slowly and with caution on and near school property. Adhere to the posted speed limits on any

surrounding streets used by students on their way to and from school. Always yield to pedestrian traffic. Wait for students, staff members and parents to cross before driving

past them.

When dropping your child off at the school, use the Kiss'n'Ride area. This is a supervised area that is designed to keep students safe.

Do not double park or do anything else to block traffic or draw your child off the curb and into traffic. Do not take shortcuts over curbs.

Have your child ready to exit the car when you reach the curb. Say goodbye to your child before you park at the curb to let your child out of your car.

During regular drop-off times, students are to remain in the car until it is safe for them to exit the car onto the curb.

Follow the directions of staff or volunteers on duty in the school parking lot and treat staff, students, volunteers, passengers and other drivers with respect.

Consider parking off site and walking a short distance to school. This will give you time to talk to your children about their day, review new vocabulary words, math concepts, etc.

Remind your child to only cross the street at an intersection or crosswalk. They should never “jaywalk” by crossing in the middle of the street.

Students who bike to school should always wear a helmet, and follow all traffic laws. They should only cross the street at a crosswalk or intersection—never in the middle of the road.

Are you thinking of registering your child for Grade 1 French Immersion (FI) for the 2015-16 school year? Registration for Grade 1 FI for the 2015-16 school year will be available online at www.peelschools.org/French as of Monday Nov. 24, 2014 at 9 a.m. The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 at 4 p.m. Registrants after that date will be put on a waiting list. The FI school for our area is Mineola Public School. The phone number is 905-278-3411. Registration process A grade 1 FI enrolment cap is in place. This means that a specific number of spots are available for students entering grade 1 FI. If the number of students registered by the deadline exceeds the number of spots in grade 1 FI, a random selection process system will be used to identify students gaining entrance into the grade 1 FI program. All students who make the registration deadline will be placed in a random selection process and assigned a rank using a computerized random selection process. Spots are not assigned on a first come, first served basis. Once students have been assigned to all available spots, remaining students will be placed, again in rank order, on the school's waitlist. Some students will be automatically placed in grade 1 FI. To find out if your child does not need to participate in the random selection process, and for more information about the random selection and waitlist processes, visit www.peelschools.org/French. How to get more information Visit the Peel board website—www.peelschools.org/French. Call Mineola Public School at 905-278-3144. Visit the Canadian Parents for French website at http://on.cpf.ca/.

Are you thinking of registering your child for Grade 7 Extended French (EF) for the 2015-16 school year? Registration for Grade 7 EF for the 2015-16 school year will be available online at www.peelschools.org/French as of Monday Nov. 24, 2014 at 9 a.m. The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 at 4 p.m. Registrants after that date will be put on a waiting list. The EF school for our area is Green Glade Senior Public School. The phone number is 905-822-8386. How to get more information Visit the Peel board website—www.peelschools.org/French. Call Green Glade Public School at 905-822-8386. Visit the Canadian Parents for French website at http://on.cpf.ca/.

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