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Dear Whiteoaks Families,

This past week our Junior students enjoyed a visit from author Michael

Wade. Michael‟s presentation was very well received by our students. Please

see more information about his visit in this newsletter. Michael Wade‟s visit to

our Grade 4 and 5 students was paid for through funds allocated from School

Council fundraising. Thank-you so much to our community for supporting the

Council fundraising efforts that help us bring the special extras to Whiteoaks.

Our School Council meets the first Wednesday of each Month with the

exception of December and March. School Council agendas are sent out in

advance of the meeting to our community. Agendas not only let our commu-

nity know what items will be discussed, but also act as an invitation to all to at-

tend. School Council minutes are posted on the School website under the

School Council tab. Items discussed and decisions regarding the items are re-

ported in the minutes. Minutes are also posted on the

School Council bulletin board in the front foyer of the

school. I would invite you to take the time to read the

minutes to keep up-to-date regarding items discussed

at Council.

Last Wednesday, April 30th, our Parents

Reaching Out (PRO) presentation organized by our

School Council was very well attended. It was great

to see so many parents and guardians in attendance.

Karen Bouganim spoke to parents and guardians

about “Stopping the Power Struggle with your Kids”.

Karen presented strategies to respond to different

challenges and answered questions posed by our

parents and guardians. The evening was a great suc-

cess.

Our amazing Fun Fair is fast approaching. Each year it is a wonderful

event where our community comes together to support our school and to en-

joy the company of others in our learning community. This year‟s Fun Fair is

shaping up to be the best yet! Proceeds from the Fun Fair are used to bring

several enrichment activities to Whiteoaks each year that help create special

and memorable experiences for our students. We are still in need of volunteers

to support this year‟s Fun Fair. Please see the update in this newsletter from April

Napolitano regarding supporting this year‟s Fun Fair. Thank-you in advance for

Principal’s Message

Wednesday May 7, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 31

Whiteoaks

Wednesday Weekly Whiteoaks Public School

1690 Mazo Cres.

Mississauga, Ontario

L5J 1Y8

Phone: 905.822-0451

Fax: 905.822-5973

http://schools.peelschools.org/1259

Principal: Greg Lorentz

Vice-Principal: Christine Barnes

Office Manager: Jolanta Nolevski

Office Assistant: Grace Piatek

Superintendent: Wendy Dowling

Assistant: Eileen Martak

Phone: 905-366-8800

Trustee: Brad Macdonald

Phone: 905-593-3547

Inside this issue:

Principal’s

Message

1-2

Upcoming Events 2

Celebrating Faith

and Culture

3

Principal for a

Day

3

Numeracy

Challenge

4

Literacy Link 4

Crochet Club 4

Chess and

Checkers Club

4

Author Visit 5

Safe Rider

Nominations

5

Primary Musicals 6-7

Busy Hands

Summer Camp

8

Fun Fair/Silent

Auction

9-

10

Other items 11

Karen Bouganim presents at

Whiteoaks School Council PRO

presentation , April 30th.

Whiteoaks Wednesday Weekly

Principal’s Message...continued

your help.

Each year in the Silent Auction held at the Fun Fair, parents bid on having their child be Prin-

cipal for a Half Day. Please see the article from Callum in this news letter describing his experience

this past week as Principal for a Half Day.

Results for the Your Voice Counts survey will be made available in the upcoming weeks.

Thanks to all who took the time to complete the survey.

Sincerely, Yours in Education,

G. Lorentz, Principal

May 7 — Your Voice Counts Survey closes

May 7 — School Council

May 15 — Hillcrest Information Evening

May 19 — Victoria Day

May 12 — Grade 5 Graduation Roof Top Photo 1:15 pm

May 12 and 13 — Grade 2/3 Concert (more information in this newsletter)

May 21 — Welcome to Kindergarten 6:00pm

and New Parent Evening Information 7:00pm

(more details to follow)

May 24 — Fun Fair and Silent Auction

May 27, 28 — Dr B - Grade 2

May 27, 28 and 30 — EQAO Testing for Grade 3

June 3 — Grade 1 Concert (more information in this newsletter)

June 4 — School Council

June 9— PD Day — no school for students on this day

June 13 — Grade 5 classes visit Hillcrest Middle School

June 19 — Grad Rehearsal

June 20 — Graduation

June 25 — Grad excursion (details to follow)

June 25 — Report Cards sent Home

June 27 — The last day of school

Upcoming Events

NEW

EQAO Testing

EQAO testing for all our Grade 3 students will occur on May 27th, 28th and 30th this year. We ask

that you ensure that your child is in attendance during this time. We would ask that you do not

book any appointments for your child during the testing period in order to ensure his/her con-

sistent participation. Thank-you in advance for your support.

Celebrating Faith and Culture

At Whiteoaks, we continue to work to be an inclusive school. To honour the fact that at Whiteoaks

our student body represents many cultures and faiths, we celebrate the faith and cultures at

Whiteoaks regularly as they occur, by reading messages about cultural celebrations over the an-

nouncements. In addition, we insert a chart in each week‟s newsletter indicating Days of Celebra-

tion, their dates and the Faiths and Cultures that observe them. We have included the chart of

celebrations for this week in this newsletter.

April 28 to May 17 Month of Jamál Bahá'í

May 6 or 13 Sakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday Buddhism

May 14 Wesak Day Buddhism

May 17 the month of 'Azamat Bahá'í

May 19 Victoria Day Canada

Eve of May 22 to May 23 Declaration of the Báb Bahá'í

May 25 or 26 Isra and Mi’raj Islam

May 25 Zarathosht-no-Diso Zoroastrianism

May 29 Ascension Christianity

May 25 Zarathosht-no-Diso Zoroastrianism

May 29 Ascension Christianity

May 29 Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í

Volume 1, Issue 30

My Morning as Principal

My name is Callum. I’m in Grade 2. On Thursday, May 1

st, 2014, I was the Principal for half the day. I chose my

friend Sean to be Vice-principal. It was a fantastic fun time! We got to fill up the ice bags with water for when people get hurt. We sorted letters for going home. I had my picture taken while I was sitting at Mr. Lorentz’s desk and my name was on the name plate! There are a lot of pa-pers on Mr. Lorentz’s desk and I like the mug Mr. Lorentz has. My friend and I also got pizza for lunch! I would be Principal every day if Mr. Lorentz let me.

Crochet Club

One session left this year:

Friday, May 9 (day 5) Boys and girls grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!

12:20 -12:50 in Room 3 (Mme Mundy and Mrs. Rave)

Your child will need to bring a crochet needle (size G or larger) and plain

yarn of 4 ply weight (it says 4 and/or worsted weight and indicates that it has 4 plies to make up

one yarn string). Plain yarn (nothing fancy like furry or fuzzy yarn) is the best for beginners as it is

easier to identify the different parts of the stitch and how to count rows and stitches. Thicker yarn

(5 or 6 ply) and a larger crochet hook (size M or N) are recommended for small hands (grade 1s

and 2s).


Literacy Link

Literacy Games from http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/famlit/howtokit/moregame/

moregame.pdf See the Light

1. Two players leave the room and secretly decide upon a word.

2. They come back to the room and carry on a conversation between

themselves to help throw some light on what the word is. While

talking, they give hints about the word but they do not actually say

the word.

3. All the other players must try to guess the word by listening to the

conversation.

4. If a player thinks he knows what the word is, he calls out "I see the

light”, and then whispers his guess to one of the two lead players.

5. If he is correct, he joins the first two players in the conversation

while the rest of the players continue to guess.

6. If he is incorrect, he continues to listen and to guess the word.

7. The game continues until everyone has figured out the word.

Chess and Checkers Club

Grade 2 students are invited to participate in the Chess and Checkers Club every

Thursday during the lunch hour in Mlle Oliva‟s classroom. Come out and learn some

new games!

Numeracy Challenge

Here is this week‟s numeracy challenge:

Big Idea: To collect data, it is necessary to decide what information is appropriate and how to use that

information.

Primary Question: Think about a question you might ask your family to which there are three possible an-

swers. Conduct a survey and then graph the results.

Junior Question: Imagine a pizza order from your school. Students were able to choose among vegetar-

ian, pepperoni, and cheese. What do you think the bar graph might look like? What scale makes sense

to use and why?

From: Marian Small “Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction”


Week of : May 5 - 9 At Whiteoaks, we celebrate safety in our bus lines and on our busses. The following students have been identified as

safe riders today! Congratulations!

Remember your bus line safety rules and good manners: line up in your grade in alphabetical order, toys in your pock-

ets or backpack, whisper with your friend in front or behind you in the line, and calm down for a smooth bus ride.

Remember your bus safety rules: remain seated, face forwards, whisper with your friend, keep the aisle clear.

Safe Rider Nominations

Safe Rider

Blue Bus

Annette grade 1/ Helsby

White Bus

Cole grade 4/ Kim-Milroy

Yellow Bus

Camilla grade 3 /McKillop

Orange Bus

Kieran grade 2 / Chiasson

Green Bus

Katya grade 3 / Patrick-Cassidy

Purple Bus

Chloe Kindergarten / Walton

Red Bus Elle grade 5 /McFarland

Author Visit from Michael Wade

Thanks to School Council, our Grade 3-5 students recently enjoyed an entertaining and

inspiring presentation by Michael Wade. He is the co-author of the “And Then it Happened”

series of short stories involving three friends who get into all kinds of mishaps both at home and

at school. The outcome is always funny especially when the adults get caught up in their crazy

schemes!

It‟s not surprising that the library copies of these books have been flying off the shelves in

the last few days. If you happen to notice that your child is reading a book upside down in the

next little while, don‟t worry too much. It„s just another way that Michael Wade has brought a

sense of mischief into reading. Please take a look at www.boysbookshelf.com to read an ex-

cerpt from one of the books, order books on-line and download word games based on the sto-

ries.

Thanks once again to our School Council for supporting literacy at Whiteoaks!

http://www.boysbookshelf.com

Grade One Musical


Fun Fair Donations


Volume1, Issue 26

Whiteoaks Public School in Lorne Park, Mississauga, is inviting you to make a difference in the childrens’ lives that make up this wonder-

ful community.

The Silent Auction Team has started working towards our annual Silent Auction.

Silent Auction in conjunction with Fun Fair is attended by over 1,000 people from Whiteoaks Public School and the surrounding commu-

nity.

The over 400 Families who constitute the Whiteoaks Community are encouraged to frequent those businesses that support this Auction.

All contributors are publicized before, during and after the event. We would love to have your business be a part of this big event.

To arrange a donation or for more information, contact Diane today!

We are waiting for your call! Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your support.

Diane Harling, [email protected]

Whiteoaks P.S. Silent Auction 2014

How Do Proceeds Help? How Can You Help?

Technology & computer up-

grades

Resource materials

Library books

Field trips

Music programs

Physical education programs

Enrichment activities

Have a favourite business?

Gift closet overflowing?

Approach your employer for sports

tickets or gift cert.

Own a business.

Want to offer a service or volunteer

some time?

Own a cottage, time-share? Do-

nate a week or weekend

Make a great pie, cake or

cookies?

How about a special selection?


Peel schools honour police officers during Police Appreciation Week


The Peel District School Board will pay tribute to police officers by holding Police Appreciation Week

from May 4 to 10, 2014. Peel students and staff will show their appreciation for the tremendous job

being done by police to protect schools, homes and communities. Police Appreciation Week coin-

cides with National Police Week. National Police Week pays tribute to the work of police officers

across Canada.

"The Peel board appreciates the dedication and commitment of police officers who work to keep

our schools and communities safe," says Janet McDougald, Peel board chair. "Police Appreciation

Week is our way of thanking officers who dedicate themselves to protecting our community. It's also

a way to give these officers the special recognition they deserve."

During this week, students, staff and parents in schools throughout Brampton, Caledon and Missis-

sauga will honour the work of police officers and thank them for enhancing public safety and secu-

rity .

11 tips for helping children cope with fears, anxieties

Parents can help children learn techniques to manage anxiety. Here are some tips to try:

Reduce stress: Excessive stress and tension in your home can have a negative effect on your child.

Look for ways to reduce stress by doing calm activities together and deal with conflict as it arises,

avoiding raised voices or arguing around children.

Make a routine: A regular routine for meals, homework, quiet time and bedtime can be comforting

to an anxious child.

Be supportive: It is difficult for children to face their fears. Don't laugh at your child or minimize your

child's fears. Let your child know it is normal to have fears and listen to your upset child and let them

know it is okay to talk about feelings. Help your child figure out ways to handle difficult situations. Ask,

"How can we make this easier for you?"

Encourage independence: Although it is tempting to do things for your child when they are anxious

or fearful, it is much more beneficial to help children learn to do things for themselves and take some

risks. By doing this, you will help your child develop the skills and abilities to cope with life. This can in-

clude giving your child responsibilities around the house or brainstorming ideas for solving problems.

Be supportive but don't take over.

Avoid giving excessive help and reassurance: Giving constant help and reassurance can prevent

your child from learning how to cope on his own. Teach your child to answer their own questions and

model problem solving for them.

Build self-confidence: Praise your child for their accomplishments in facing their fears. Involve your

child in activities that help him feel proud.

Have realistic expectations: It is important your child is taking steps forward, even if they are small

steps. Help your child set and achieve goals that can be more easily met, perhaps at a slower pace.

Have realistic expectations for your child.

Take care of yourself too: It can be very difficult dealing with an anxious child. Make sure you man-

age your own reactions and take care of yourself. Remember the basics of eating well, getting

enough rest and give yourself permission to take some time off.

Source: Anxiety BC website (www.anxietybc.com)

http://www.anxietybc.com

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