Students may choose to wear a costume or

wear orange and black to school on Octo-

ber 31st. There are some requirements that

must be followed by all:

SAFETY is the first consideration. Stu-

dents must be able to participate in all regu-

lar school activities, including recess while in

their costume.

Costumes can be worn to school. Stu-

dents will not have an opportunity to

change at school

No masks are to be worn

No props should be brought to school

Costume theme must be non- violent

and non-threatening

The school cannot assume any respon-

sibility for wear and tear on costumes

Please do not send treats for your child

to share.

BRAVEHEART E-BLAST

Week of October 30, 2017

In this issue:

Parent Power

Halloween

Brampton Beast Game &

SMOS Choir PICS

Toronto Star Teacher

Stewards of Creation

Taking Care of Books

Important Dates

Prayer for Today

Braver Wiser Kinder

Parent Power : Art and Math

Virtue of the Month: Gift of Conscience

“Teach us to give and

not count the cost.”

-St. Ignatius de Loyola

Art and math have a lot in common with each other. In fact you can see the math in art and the art in math! Patterns, shapes, geometry, symmetry, spa-tial reasoning, proportional reasoning, etc… are all a part of the arts (visual art, music and dance), as they are of mathematics.

Some of what you see your child doing in school in the arts, is also an engagement with mathematical ideas at the same time! By blending mathematics and the arts, students learn in ways that are intel-lectual, emotional and physical. Children learn in many different ways, and research tells us that par-ticipating in the arts is one way that is very engag-ing for all of us.

A child stringing beads in a pattern on a string or creating a patterned bracelet is creating an under-standing of patterning, although to them it may look simply like a pleasing design. When a child learns to play the piano, they are developing mathematical understanding of the relationships between scales, notes and chords. Symmetry can be seen in the symmetrical features of a butterfly or in a design when building. Children may notice patterns in wall-paper, tile tessellations on the floor or on a phone cover, rhythmic beats or repeated choreography in music videos or chords in a popular song. There is math everywhere!

How might you and your child notice and name the mathematics in the arts (visual, music and dance) that you encounter? Making the links helps deepen the understanding of both!

Interested in more?! Search on the internet for “golden ratio” to see an example of mathematics at work in nature and art!

Q: Why didn’t the

skeleton want to go

to school?

A: His heart wasn’t in

it.

Students of the Youth Faith Ambassador (YFA) Program in partnership with the City of Missis-sauga had the opportunity to be involved in the "One Million Trees" initiative. By 2032, the goal is for one million trees to be planted in the re-gion of Peel. The YFA's are encouraged and con-tinuously engaged in our calling as Christians to be as Stewards of the Environment. Our YFA's were excited to plant 75 trees at Brookmede Park on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. We look forward to seeing our trees being nurtured and grow into mature trees for everyone's enjoyment in our community.

Congratulations Mrs. Meagan Celestino

Congratulations Meagan Celestino on being nominated for the 9th An-nual Toronto Star Teacher Award by students. On Tuesday October 24, Trustee Sharon Hobin and Trustee Mario Pascucci presented her with an award. Celestino started teaching Kindergarten and currently teaches grades 4/5 at St Margaret of Scot-land. She has been with DPCDSB for close to 9 years. Mrs. Celestino is kind, generous, patient and helpful to both students and staff. She devotes time with students in need. She models 21st Century learning in the way she sets up her responsive classroom, delivers curriculum, and collaborates with col-leagues Her use of social media celebrates student success and achievement by posting updates, pictures and short anec-dotes. She humbly shares her gifts in co-curricular activities in-cluding leading Chess Club, Track and Field, Dance and the Arts.

Mrs. Celestino is currently on leave. We look forward to her re-turn. St. Margaret of Scotland stands proud of Mrs. Celestino’s achievement .

UPCOMING DATES:

October 30, 2017—Cross Country 4-8

October 31, 2017– Halloween

November 1, 2017 -Walk to School Wednesday

-Pizza Day

-Sacramental Preparation

-Picture Retake

-Officer Bill visit

-Picture retake

Please consider the environment before printing

CONSCIENCE

Act of Contrition:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having of-

fended Thee, and I detest all my sins be-

cause I dread the loss of Heaven and fear

the pains of hell, but most of all, because

they offend Thee, my God, who art all good

and worthy of all my love. I firmly intend

with the help of Thy grace to confess my

sins, to do penance and to amend my life.

AMEN

Stephan Pelland Principal Pat Passarelli Vice Principal

Julie Lundrigan Chairperson Kirsten Garces Treasurer

Camille Edwards Co-Secretary Deirdre Wong Co-Secretary

Maricor Pitt Parish Rep Ian Lodge OAPCE Rep

Tania Packalen Teacher Rep

Louise Roach Parent Rep Melodie Freiria Parent Rep

Trisha Co Parent Rep Adele del Bono Parent Rep

Cassandra Cunha Parent Rep Nancy Greco Parent Rep

Monica Wdowiak Parent Rep Chantal Hebert Parent Rep

Everyone welcome!

TAKING CARE OF BOOKS Typically, students are encouraged not to take books outside due to the weather. But the weather has been incredibly warm and dry which won't damage the books. This is just natural wear and tear whether at home, in the car, or out-side. Plus, it gives those students something to do. Once the cooler weather sets in and the snow comes this becomes a concern. Students will have wet gloves, scarves, hats, etc., that mix with books in their bags. You've seen the crimpled agendas and notebooks. That is water damage and it is the number one issue when it comes to library books. Books get thrown out when water damage occurs. Therefore, to help keep books dry they are encouraged to put them into a plastic bag in their backpacks and to not take outside.

In the Sacrament of Penance the

Faithful who confess their sins to

a Priest, are sorry for those sins

and have a purpose of amend-

ment, receive from God, through

the absolution given by that

Priest, forgiveness of sins they

have committed after Baptism,

and at the same time they are

reconciled with the Church, which

by sinning they wounded. (Canon

959)