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Thorncliffe Park News 1
Thorncliffe Park PS News Jan. /18
Volume 1, Issue 4
December 22, 2016
Vice-Principal’s Message
Welcome back! We hope that you had a fabulous
holiday!
Students are back and in full swing creating goals
for the new term.
Ms. Beretta’s class has created some fantastic New
Years Resolutions, see page 4. Ask your children
what goals they have set for the New Year!
You will be receiving your child’s first term report
card on Feb. 13th. Interviews are for those students
whose teachers recommend the need to meet and
discuss further progress. Not everyone will require
an interview. Please communicate with your child’s
teacher if you request an interview.
Chinese New Year and Black History month are
coming soon. Chinese New Year is on Friday
February 16th
, this year is the year of the Dog and
Feb. 1st marks the beginning of Black History
Month.
Character Ed Assemblies will now be led by our
student leaders. Using innovation and creativity in a
global digital context, our student leaders will
demonstrate how character traits are necessary for the
preparation of future roles in society. Thank you Mr.
Darawal for your dedication and leadership role.
TDSB Character Traits: Sept . Respect
Oct. Responsibility
Nov. Empathy
Dec. Kindness and
Caring Jan. Teamwork
Feb. Fairness
March Honesty
April Co-operation
May Integrity
June Perseverance
VP K. Kandankery
VP- K. Sanchez-Kandankery ----------------------------------------------------------------
Table of Contents
PAGE
1 Vice-Principal’s Message- 2 School News-Renewed Math Strategy 3 3 Part Math in Action! 4 ELL/News Years Resolutions 5 Making Learning Fun! 6 November Character Trait Winners 7 Mr. Darwal’s Corner 8 Nutrition Tips/Health Tips 9 Cold Weather Protocol
Please note the STAFF PARKING ONLY signs in
our parking lot. We ask that you are respectful of the
parking lot. There are still some parents who are
driving in to drop off and pick up students. We ask
that you discontinue this practice as it is a safety
issue. Also, please do not leave your cars parked in
the loop, as it is a bus loop. There is short term
parking at the mall or you may choose to park further
away and walk with your child. Thanks for your co-
operation.
Principal: J. Crane
Vice-Principal: K. Sanchez-
Kandankery
M. Wolf
Office Administrator: M. Sheehan
School Secretary: C. Giannopoulos
Superintendent: I. Allison
Trustee: G. Gershon
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SCHOOL NEWS
Renewed Math Strategy Teachers are working together to create an
environment that allows students to use their
social, physical, cognitive and emotional
connections to learning mathematics. At our professional development workshop
with Learning Coach Ariel Vente teachers
spent time understanding the mathematical
needs of their students and ways in which to
teach math so that all students are achieving.
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Ms. Brockie’s Grade 2
class engaged in a 3 part
math lesson with Mr.
Ariel Vente Learning
Coach.
What we learned today
in Math: Shrinking patterns
Repeating patterns
Growing patterns
The core is the part that
repeats in a repeating
pattern
Attributes-colour, size,
position, number, letters,
shape, action
Background
Knowledge:
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Ms. Beretta’s Gr. 4
class has some
inspiring
resolutions.
Grade 4 and 5 English Language Learners have been learning about Canada in Mrs. Hind’s ESL class. The unit
of study on Canada is a cross-curricular unit connecting curriculum expectations in Language and Social Studies.
As a culminating project students built small plasticene sculptures of RCMP officers in their own likeness. They
will use their sculptures to create an animated i movie with an original soundtrack. Students are excited to mount
their movie on youtube so that they can share their learning with friends and family members here in Canada and
also in their home countries as far away as Pakistan, Syria, Slovakia and more. This project offers students the
possibility of envisioning the RCMP of the future, as a diverse national police force working together to serve and
protect their country.
Susan Hind
ESL Teacher
Thorncliffe Pk PS
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Students in Ms. Hopkin’s Gr. 5 class spent some time
working together to explore Shakespearean era through
readers theatre. Students were acting out the story of
Shakespeare’s Hamlet to assist in developing their oral
communication skills.
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LEGENDARYBRITISH COLUMBIA
BY: OMER
Tourism (popular and interesting places to visit)
Vancouver’s Downtown
Vancouver’s downtown is known for its buzzing nightlife scene. It is located on neon lit Granville Street on the
south side of Vancouver. It’s a busy shopping hub of chain and luxury boutiques, plus high-end department stores in
the CF Pacific Centre Mall.
Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Stanley Park has many places to visit, including: totem poles, beaches, gardens and even an aquarium. Its location
is on the south side of Vancouver and it is a bit close to Vancouver’s downtown so if you read the Downtowns
information properly you can go to the Stanley Park easily. Butchart gardens
The Butchart Gardens is a bunch of beautiful and blooming floral display in Bentwood Bay, located near Vancouver
Island. It’s a popular place with over 1 million visitors a day.
Capital city
The capital city of British Columbia is Victoria. Major cities
Other major cities of British Columbia are
Vancouver, Kamloops and Fort Nelson. Provincial bird
Steller’s Jay is British Columbia’s provincial
bird. It mainly lives in coniferous forests
Provincial flower
Pacific dogwood is British Columbia’s provincial
flower Climate
In the summer, British Columbia’s temperature
goes till 30 degrees Celsius. The temperature rarely
drops below freezing. Popular spoken languages
English, French, Punjabi, Farsi, German, Tagalog,
Mandarin, Korean and Spanish are the popular
languages spoken in British Columbia. Vegetation
The vegetation of British Columbia ranges from
wet coastal forest to dry interior grassland. From
sea level salt marsh to alpine tundra. Population
The population of British Columbia is 4 014 300.
Vancouver’s population is 647,540. The
population of Victoria is 84,289.
In Mr. Darawal's social studies classes, the students are learning about Canada. As part
of their exploration and learning, each student researched a province and created a
digital travel brochure, that demonstrated their knowledge, understanding and insight of
Canada.
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Nutrition Tips
January: Think cookie cutters are just for
cookies? Think again. Use cookie cutters to turn boring
sandwiches into fun shapes! For more contrast (and a
fun way to introduce whole grains into your child’s
“wonder white” diet) use 1 slice of white bread and 1
slice of whole grain bread. Make the sandwich, use the
cookie cutter to make the shape, then flip the shape
and put it back inside the sandwich so both white and
whole grain bread are showing on each side of the
sandwich.
SSource:
https://www.pinterest.ca/schoollunches/
sandwich-ideas/?lp=true Accessed:
Sept. 19, 2017
Written by Zoe Barnett, Registered Dietitian. For more information or to speak to the Health
Access Thorncliffe Park Community Dietitian, please call 437-999-7692.
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Health Tips
Canada’s Food Guide aims to help people make better food choices. It is a guide for our multicultural
population of 30 million people and can be used for healthy people aged two and older. There is also a food
guide for First Nations, Inuit and Metis. This is available in five languages.
Canada’s Food Guide divides food into four main groups:
vegetables and fruit
grain products
milk and alternatives
meat and alternatives.
To help you and your family meet all your nutritional requirements, try making choices from each food group
as recommended.
No single food group or individual food is more important than any other, no matter what claims surround it.
For example, some exotic fruits might be high in antioxidants, but they may lack the important nutrients that
are found in more common foods such as milk or whole grains.
(http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/Nutrition/Food-fundamentals/Canadas-Food-Guide/Pages/default.aspx)
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Principals are often asked how we decide whether it's too cold to allow our students out in the schoolyard for recess.
Fresh air and exercise are important for children. It keeps them physically fit, and helps them stay alert all through the school day. Parents can help by making sure their children come to school prepared to spend time outdoors. Hats, mitts, boots and a warm jacket are important to keep students comfortable during lunch and recess.
But extreme cold can be dangerous, and parents want to know that their children will be safe. When the temperature is predicted to drop below -15C, the City of Toronto may declare a cold weather alert. Schools are very sensitive to the needs of our students and pay close attention to the weather, especially when the windchill is below -20 C.
The TDSB Severe Weather Protocol is flexible, so that every principal can make a decision that meets the needs of his or her school. It sets guidelines for when to allow students outside for recess, when to make outdoor breaks shorter, and when to keep students inside altogether.
Canadian winters can be wonderful but when the weather is cold, school staff keep one eye on the thermometer and the other on the needs of our students - a perfect balance of fun and safety.