We are so proud of all that we continue to accomplish as a school community. By popular demand from students and staff, Churchville Public School is looking to host a Drum-Beat-a-Thon to fundraise to purchase the following: • 3 outdoor basketball nets (students have been asking for these since September!) • One 3-D printer • Dash and Dot robots (students learn problem solving and programming from

Kindergarten up) • Outdoor sound system to help us make blacktop recesses more fun and active Students would get pledges from friends and family members to support their involvement in the Drum-Beat-a-Thon on April 19th and 20th. On those days each class will have a 30 minute time slot in the gym doing Drum Fit, “the un-BEAT-able workout for everyone” (see http://www.drum.fit/) . Pledge envelopes will be sent home before the March Break. Please be sure to collect money as you accept the pledges and include it in the envelope which must be returned to the school by April 15th. Four lucky students returning the envelope and all money by the 15th will win a special lunch with Mrs. Ho and Mrs. Crofoot. One student will have a chance to be Principal and another to be Vice Principal for the day! PRICELESS! Your support is greatly appreciated. Together we’ll make Churchville even better! Mrs. Crofoot & Mrs. Ho (Proud Administrators)

We are reminding families to obey the traffic laws and municipal by-laws. Please be aware

that Peel Police continues to be onsite periodically and will give out fines and tickets for

any infractions to the law.

• Never make a U-turn or a 3-point turn in a school zone

• Always have a booster seat for children who require one

• Always have enough seat belts for the number of people riding in the vehicle

• Always wear a seat belt

Churchville Chatter

Home of the Chargers

Newsletter Edition 3

March 4, 2016

The Journey Continues…

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TRAFFIC AND SEAT BELT SAFETY

Bus delays, cancellation information available on STOPR website

At the Peel District School Board, we are committed to providing safe and efficient transportation services for our students to and from school every day. Transportation staff do their best to ensure that buses arrive and leave on time, but sometimes, delays happen. Information about delays may not always be available through the school, especially if they happen outside of the school day. The best place for find information about bus delays and cancellations, as they happen, is the Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR) website at www.stopr.ca. To find information specific to your child's bus, you will need the bus route number. School starts promptly at 9:15 am. Students arriving after 9:15 must report to the office for a late slip before going to class. Please arrive on time to avoid the loss of instructional time and unnecessary safe arrival calls to parents. Once again, our lost and found has been growing and growing. We are hoping that you can stop by and have a look to see if anything belongs to you. Anything remaining will be donated to a local charity on March 11th, 2016. The Lost and Found box is located in the Kindergarten Hallway beside the gym doors.

A reminder to our families that we are accepting Kindergarten registrations for children born in 2012. Please share this information with your neighbours. Due to the cancellation of busses on March 2nd, our Snow Valley trip and Winter Play Day was unfortunately cancelled. We are happy to inform everyone that the trip and Winter Play Day have been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 8th. Please review the information letter containing important information that will be sent home on Friday, March 4th. We look forward to a fun filled day both on the hill and at school for all students. Please ensure that students are dressed appropriately for outdoor play.

LATE FOR SCHOOL

LOST AND FOUND

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

SNOW VALLEY UPDATE

BUS DELAYS AND CANCELLATION

IMPORTANT TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION It is important for all immunization records to be complete and updated with Peel Public Health. Students who do not have up to date immunization records will be suspended from school on March 22, 2016 if the required information is not received before suspension takes effect.

To avoid unnecessary interruption to your child’s schooling, please update records promptly. Suspended students will not be re-admitted until confirmation is received from Peel Public Health that all records are up to date. Please submit copies of immunization records directly to the Immunization Records Team at Peel Public Health. Families should be following the directions in the letter they received. For questions or concerns, please contact Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700.

The yearbook committee has been busy working on our first ever Churchville yearbook. This keepsake will be on sale during the month of March and April. The cost per yearbook is $20 and will be distributed to students during the last week in June. Please use the Yearbook Order form from December or the new order form that is being sent home this month. All forms and payment must be returned to the school by Friday, April 29th. Please note that this is not a fundraiser. All money goes towards the yearbook. All students who purchase a yearbook will be entered into a draw to win some great prizes. The prizes are: 1. A free yearbook - $20 will be refunded (early bird draw on Friday, April 1st)

2. Full day to be the second Vice-Principal - this interactive experience includes working closely with Mrs. Crofoot and Mrs. Ho in the office, the use of the second Vice-Principal office for the day, name tag and decision making opportunities (early bird draw on Friday, April 1st) 3. Churchville Spirit Package which includes a Sweatshirt and T-Shirt 4. A day to be the PE teacher (whistle included!) – join Mr. Zizek, Ms. Cochrane and Mr. Pagnan in the gym 5. A one page spread in the yearbook designed by you and your friends 6. A starring role for you and a friend in a Charger Channel news segment Bonus Prize: The first class with full participation will win a yearbook for their teacher and a pizza party. The draws will take place as noted above or in May. Show your Churchville spirit and purchase a yearbook to remember the memories from your first year at Churchville.

YEARBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

IMMUNIZATION RECORD UPDATE

The library was filled with a variety of activities this month for both staff and students. Staff had the opportunity to celebrate Chinese New Year through the amazing chopstick race in the Churchville learning commons while being cheered on by the students.

Our grade 3 students hosted the Peel Aboriginal Network and learned about aboriginals through the "I am Aboriginal" presentation.

We also had a school visit with Sharon McKay, a celebrated Canadian author. Sharon inspired students in Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7 with her wit and passion for writing.

In celebration of Black History month, our school Trustee Kathy McDonald dropped by for a story telling session with our students. The Silver Birch reading club has students in Gr. 5 and 6 who love to read and talk about books. Mark your Calendar: Scholastic Book Fair takes place April 14-21st, and Wear Blue to School day for students in K, Gr. 1 and Gr. 2 takes place on Friday April 22nd!

LIBRARY NEWS

Camp I Can will be offered at Churchville over the March Break. This program is an education program that focuses on hands on education learning activities where students learn through collaboration and active participation. The camp will run from Monday, March 14th to Wednesday, March 16th from 9 am to 3 pm daily. The cost to attend the camp is $10. Please contact Mr. Zizek for more details about the program as space is limited. Our PALS (Playground Activity Leaders in Schools) program is up and running during nutrition breaks. Student leaders in grade 4 and 5 have been trained to play games of low organization with our primary students.

CAMP I CAN

PALS

PALS leaders and our Grade 3 students lead the way, encouraging others to make kindness contagious at Churchville....

In the Churchville Kindergarten program we use different levels of technology to create and innovate. We make, test and remake. Last week, students made robots out of boxes, elastics and markers. After our robots were completed we added motors, wiring, and batteries to the project. Students had to assemble the motor independently. If they got stuck? More questions from the teacher to facilitate exploration. When the motor was working we attached it to our robots, and set them on paper. Our robots made beautiful patterns that inspired more questions. What shapes did they draw? Why did this robot fall over after only a few lines? Why did the circles get bigger? We thought out problems, tested our designs, and used technology to be creative. Most importantly we realized that we could all be makers.

These photos demonstrate hands-on activities happening in 2B. Students designed and tested boats and made yummy waffles. Later we created a procedure using the app Puppet Edu.

TECHNOLOGY AND CLASSES IN ACTION

As the inaugural season wraps up on the Senior Girls’ Basketball season on March 7, 2016 Coach Pagnan and Coach Archer would personally like to thank the girls for their outmost commitment and dedication to their development within the sport and the basketball program here at Churchville. The team’s future looks very promising and strong for years to come. Great job girls! 2015 – 2016 Churchville Chargers Senior Girls Basketball Team: Tiffany, Amrita, Gurmehr, Michelle, Ayesha, Debbie, Angel, Pragjot, Prableen, Aura, Ishika and Navroop

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ATHLETIC NEWS

A Celebration of African Culture Through the Arts Beaux-Arts Gallery, February 2016

The talent and creativity of Churchville’s Gr.6 and 7 Studio Artists was celebrated at Beaux-Arts

Gallery in Brampton throughout the week of Feb. 8-13. It was an amazing experience for our young artists to have their work displayed in a gallery for all to see!

The exhibit focused on celebrating African culture through the Arts, and artists had a lot of fun creating a variety of African-inspired pieces such as masks, paper bead jewellery, instruments,

TingaTinga paintings and Bogolanfini mudcloths.

At the Gala event, families came together to celebrate and appreciate the creativity and talent of their children. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces and proud moments!

ART NEWS

MUSIC NEWS

The music department has been hopping with events! Churchville’s Glee Club and Orff Crew were selected to perform in front of a large audience at the Peel District School Board's Spotlight on Black Heritage Month event! We were also invited to bring some musical entertainment to the Beaux Arts Gallery. We ended the month of February with a school wide performance celebrating Black History month that featured dancing, instrumental performances, singing, movement, and spoken word, depicting through the arts all that Churchville students have learned about Black History! Stay tuned for more performances at our Day of Pink celebration in April and our Grand Opening in May!

SNAP! (Remove the face cards for these games.)

Number recognition Players split the deck of cards and simultaneously flip over the top cards. The player who flips the card with the greater value must make a mathematical statement in order to win the round. For example, “8 is greater than 6.” If the players flip cards of equal value, they must both make a statement such as, “5 is equal to 5.” Then both players will flip an additional card. The player who has the card of greater value must make a mathematical statement to win the cards from both rounds! Addition Players split the deck of cards and simultaneously flip over the top two cards. Each player finds the sum of his/her cards and makes a mathematical statement. For example, if Player A flips a 6 and an 8, he/she would say, “When I add 6 and 8, the sum is 14.” If Player B flips a 4 and a 9, then he/she would say, “When I add 4 and 9, the sum is 13.” The player who flips the cards with the greatest sum must make a mathematical statement in order to win the round. Player A would say, “14 is greater than 13” to win the round. If the players flip cards of equal value, they must both make a statement such as, “15 is equal to1 5.” Then both players will flip two additional card and find the sum. The player who has the cards of greater value must make a mathematical statement to win the cards from both rounds! Subtraction Players split the deck of cards and simultaneously flip over the top two cards. Each player finds the difference of his/her cards and makes a mathematical statement. For example, if Player A flips a 6 and an 8, he/she would say, “The difference between 8 and 6 is 2.” If Player B flips a 4 and a 9, then he/she would say, “The difference between 9 and 4 is 5.” The player who flips the cards with the greatest difference must make a mathematical statement in order to win the round. Player B would say, “5 is greater than 2” to win the round. If the players flip cards of equal value, they must both make a statement such as, “5 is equal to 5.” Then both players will flip two additional card and find the difference. The player who has the cards of greater value must make a mathematical statement to win the cards from both rounds! Multiplication Players split the deck of cards and simultaneously flip over the top two cards. Each player finds the product of his/her cards and makes a mathematical statement. For example, if Player A flips a 6 and an 8, he/she would say, “When I multiply the factors 6 and 8, the product is 48” If Player B flips a 4 and a 9, then he/she would say, “When I multiply the factors 4 and 9, the

Number Sense Games Materials required: Playing Cards

product is 36.” The player who flips the cards with the greatest product must make a mathematical statement in order to win the round. Player A would say, “The product 48 is greater than the product 36” to win the round. If the players flip cards of equal value, they must both make a statement such as, “15 is equal to 15.” Then both players will flip two additional card and find the product. The player who has the cards of greater value must make a mathematical statement to win the cards from both rounds! *This game can be made more challenging by flipping three cards each per round. Multiply a two digit factor by a one digit factor (i.e. 13 x 5) to get a product (45). Division Pick the divisor: Begin the game by deciding what the divisor is going to be. You might begin by playing with a divisor of 2 to practice creating “halves.” Players split the deck of cards and simultaneously flip over the top two cards. Each player finds the quotient of his/her cards and makes a mathematical statement. For example, if Player A flips a 6 and an 8, he/she would say, “When I divide 68 by 2, the quotient is 34.” If Player B flips a 4 and a 9, then he/she would say, “When I divide 49 by 2, the product is 24.5.” The player who flips the cards with the greatest quotient must make a mathematical statement in order to win the round. Player A would say, “The quotient 34 is greater than the quotient 24.5” to win the round. If the players flip cards of equal value, they must both make a statement such as, “5 is equal to 5.” Then both players will flip two additional card and find the quotient. The player who has the cards of greater value must make a mathematical statement to win the cards from both rounds!

“22” (This game can be played in a group or individually. If you have more than 3

players, use two decks of cards.) Begin by laying the cards face up in a 5 x 5 array. Each player will take a turn to create an equation where the answer is 22. Use any combination of operations to create your answer! At the end of each player’s turn, use the additional cards from the deck to refill the array. For example, Player A might create the equation 5 + 8 + 9 = 22 while Player B might create 10 x 2 + 5 – 3 = 22and Player C might create (9 x 9) – (9 x 7) + 4 = 22

Practice using mathematical language as you play the game! Sum – the answer to an addition question Difference- the answer to a subtraction question Product – the answer to a multiplication question Quotient – the answer to a division question

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Churchville celebrated Pink T-Shirt Day on February 24th. Students shared notes of encouragement in an attempt to #makekindnesscontagious. What started with one class spread throughout the school, soon, there were pink notes and t-shirts EVERYWHERE! Thank you for helping to put an end to bullying by spreading the love.

PINK T-SHIRT DAY AT CHURCHVILLE

Winter Activity Day – Tuesday, March 8th

March Break – March 14th to 18th

Yearbook Early Bird Draw – Friday, April 1

PD Day – April 11th (no school for students)

Scholastic Book Fair – April 14th to 21st

Drumfit Fundraiser – April 19th and 20th

Cops for Cancer Event – April 21st

Earth Day: Community Clean up – April 22nd

Last day to buy yearbooks – April 29th

School Grand Opening – May 12th

Stay tuned for more to come……