Trudy Pearylal-Maharaj

Martina Asta

Melissa Brown

Tel: 905-791-6025

Home of the

SIB Bobcat

VISITORS

All visitors to Sir Isaac Brock P.S. are required

to sign in at the office and get a visitor’s

pass.

Principal’s Message Another successful year at Sir Isaac Brock is soon coming to an end. I am impressed with the academic and social achievement of our students this year! They have worked very hard to accomplish their academic and personal goals. Their teachers played a significant role in their success and have always gone above and beyond to help your children achieve, and even ex-ceed, their potential. The students enjoyed learning from the rich unique opportunities pro-vided by their teachers throughout the year. I would like to thank all of you for working with our staff to help our students achieve their full potential. I would like to thank our School Council and volunteers who supported students and staff in many different ways. From all the staff at Sir Isaac Brock....Have a wonderful summer with family and friends!

WE would Not Have Done This Without You! Our SIB WE Change Makers would like to send a giant THANK YOU to our SIB families and friends for supporting our global initiatives. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to make a difference. Our bake sale raised almost $900.00 that will make a tremendous difference in the lives of women and children in Ecuador as they will not have to travel for hours each day to fetch water! The money donated will to help provide clean water in their communities. Rafikis Bracelets were a big hit this year. We sold 110 Rafiki Bracelets and $550.00 will go to the women in Kenya! The money raised from the Rafiki Bracelets is being sent to the Mama artisans in Kenya who earn a living by making the bracelets to send their children to school and take charge of their future. SIB families are truly global leaders! We appreciate your support!!

Sir Isaac Brock Public School

Newsletter

http://schools.peelschools.org/1417 June 2017

Staff Changes for the Upcoming School Year The end of the year brings with it farewells. We have some staff changes this year. All the best to: Ms. Phillips, Ms. Shandal and Ms. McKenzie. You will be missed at SIB by staff and students and we wish you the best at your new schools! We welcome several teachers from other schools in Peel who will be joining the Sir Isaac Brock staff in September. Welcome to the following teachers: Ms. Ferreira (Kindergarten), Ms. Sarao (Kindergarten), Ms. Sterling (Kindergarten PT), Ms. Lotay (Gr. 5), Mr. Goel (ISSP), Ms. Leung (ESL/PT), Ms. Fenech (TA) and Ms. Commandant and Ms. Phull (TA). Welcome to our amazing school!

Ontario Skills Challenge

Congratulations to our Vex Team which represented all of Peel Region against the best teams from various school boards in the all Ontario Skills Vex Robotics Challenge. They showed great programming, building and team work winning the first place gold medal!!

Arduino Challenge your Robots Got Talent

Congratulations to our two Grade 6 Robotics Teams that took part in the Arduino Robotics Challenge at Turner Fenton Secondary School. They successfully built a robot from electronic components and real programming languages. Job well done!

Boys Flag Football

Congratulations to our Senior Boys for their great performance in the Peel Flag Football Tournament on May 23rd. They came a long way and learned a lot about football. They came very close in the tournament and came in 3rd place taking bronze!! Well done!

Girls Flag Football When competing in the recent Division Tournament, the Senior Girls Flag Football Team showed great determination, confidence and skills as they rallied against other schools. The girls did an amazing job at passing, running touchdowns, showing sportsmanship and team work. We would like to congratulate the team on a job well done! Go Bobcats!!

Three Steps to Quality Summer Child Care for your Child

If you have a school-age child, finding summer child care can be a real challenge. But you can follow these three simple steps to help you choose a program that’s best for your family. It will mean a summer full of fun and learning for your child—and peace of mind for you. Step 1 Call Child Care Info Peel 905-890-9432 or 1-888-836-5550 Child care experts provide specific information about summer camps and other child care providers in your neighbourhood. They can answer your questions and give you information to help you choose the program that’s right for your family. It’s a good idea to call the info line early to give yourself enough time to investigate potential programs and make your decision before the program fills up. Step 2 Schedule an appointment to meet with the program director or to speak over the phone, so that you can get more information about the program. If possible, visit the program in which it will be held. The more information you have, the better you will be able to decide if this program is a good "fit" for your child and your family. Step 3 When you are checking out summer programs, don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions—it’s the best way to make sure you have all the information you need. In general, you will want to ask questions about the program, staff, health and safety practices, food provided, and costs. For more information, call Child Care Info Peel or visit www.cdrcp.com/ccip.html.

French Café at SIB!

The grade 4-8 students in the Core French Programme at Sir Isaac Brock have been exploring various aspects of French culture across the world. The students participated in an exciting day on Friday, June 2nd, 2017. The school forum was transformed into our own “Paris à SIB” complete with music, street artists and performers, a museum (The Louvre), some French buildings (student projects) and a café.

Students had the opportunity for spontaneous conversations and practiced ordering French food and drinks. The café served French pastries like croissants, pain au chocolat, crêpes and French cookies. They also tried beverages such as jus (sparkling French juice) and chocolat chaud (hot chocolate). The experience of listening to French music and being in a French environment will always be a positive memory for our students. Some students also captured pictures of themselves visiting “La Tour Eiffel”. What a great expérience! Madame Alarcon, Madame Verghese, Madame Turcotte and Madame Virk

Peel Board Recognizes Crossing Guard Appreciation Day on June 13

The Peel Board will recognize the contribution of school crossing guards on Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, June 13. The Board encourages students, parents and staff to take a moment to thank the neighbourhood crossing guards who help to ensure a safe journey to and from school for thousands of students every day.

Religious Accommodation Available to all Faiths, Reflects Board Commitment to Inclusion All Ontario school boards are legally required to offer religious accommodation (as per the Ontario Human Rights Code) and have a religious accommodation procedure in place (as per the Ministry of Education’s 2009 Provincial Equity and Inclusive Education strategy). While the Peel District School Board has been providing religious accommodation to its students and staff for over 15 years, the board has revised its formal Religious Accommodation Operating Procedure, which has been in place since 2012. The Peel board recognizes and values the religious diversity within its community and is committed to providing a safe, respectful and equitable environment for all, free from all forms of discriminatory or harassing behaviour, including those based on religion. Who can make a religious accommodation request? Parents of Peel students or staff of any faith background can make a religious accommodation request. How can a student or staff member make a religious accommodation request? Parents of Peel students or staff should contact their school principal or site supervisor in early September (or as early in the school year as possible) to submit a religious accommodation request. What religious accommodation can be requested? For many students and staff in Peel schools, there are a number of areas where the practice of their religion that may result in a request for accommodation:

observation of major holy days, ceremonies, commemorations, and celebrations school opening and closing exercises prayer and rituals dietary requirements fasting religious attire modesty requirements religious leave participation in daily activities and curriculum

For more information on religious accommodation, visit our website at www.peelschools.org/aboutus/equity.

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS REGARDING SCHOOL START UP

TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 If your home address will be changing during the summer, please notify the office staff at your child’s school prior to June 30. Late requests will not be reflected in the planned bus routes to commence in September and may result in transportation services not being available for your child during the first weeks of school. Parents will be responsible for their children getting to and from school until appropriate transportation service is arranged.

The distance criteria for transportation eligibility must be more than:

1.0 kilometer Kindergarten and Grade 1

1.6 kilometers for Grades 2 – 4 2.0 kilometers for Grades 5 – 8

3.8 kilometers for Grades 9 – 12

If your child is moving to grade 2, grade 5, or grade 9 in the 2017-2018 school year, their eligibility status for transportation may be changing. Eligibility information can be accessed at the website noted below. Parents who received letters in May of this year indicating that the transportation eligibility status for their children is being revised due to eligibility reassessment are reminded that this change will occur effective September 5, 2017. All transported kindergarten and grade 1 students are required to be met by a parent/caregiver when disembarking from their bus on their return trip from school. Courtesy transportation, which is assignment of ineligible students to available, empty seats on buses, will not be initiated prior to October 2. No exceptions. Please be aware that during September and early October, STOPR priorities are eligible students requiring transportation service, bus overloads, and route timing adjustments. Requests for additional or adjusted bus stop locations, route adjustments, and challenges to eligibility status will not be addressed until late October. Please be patient. STOPR provides transportation services for approximately 65,000 students to 350 schools on 1,400 buses. This is accomplished with an operations staff of 15. Every effort is made to complete required adjustments as quickly as possible, but there are limitations to the volume of changes which can be appropriately communicated and implemented each week. All transportation operations issues are the responsibility of STOPR and not either Board or individual Trustees. Contacting STOPR Internet: www.stopr.ca. This website provides up to date delay and inclement weather cancellation information in addition to policy, procedures and frequently asked questions Businfo.stopr.ca. This website allows parents to access information specific to “what school do I attend” and “am I eligible for transportation”. This site also provides parents access to specific bus stop location and pick up and drop off times for their children if eligible for transportation Telephone: STOPR: Phone: 905 890-6000 Toll free: 1-800 668-1140

WELCOMING ALL KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TO YOUNG RIDER ORIENTATION DAY

Introduce your children to school buses prior to the first day of school Saturday, August 26, 2017

9:00 am – 12:00 noon

We encourage you to participate by bringing your kindergarten children and elementary age siblings to a one hour program between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. Bus rides and a school bus safety video are only part of the informative fun! To confirm your attendance and preferred time slot, please contact one of the bus companies listed below in June 2017.

REGION BUS COMPANY TELEPHONE # LOCATION

East Mississauga First Student Canada (Wolfedale

Division)

905 270-0561 Philip Pocock SS

4555 Tomken Road

Mississauga, ON

Central Mississau-

ga

Switzer-Carty Transportation Inc. 905 276-2224 Fr. Michael Goetz SS

330 Central Parkway W.,

Mississauga, ON

West Mississauga Attridge Transportation 905 855-7771 John Fraser SS

3665 Erin Centre Blvd.

Mississauga, ON

Bramalea Parkview Transit 905 857-9894 St. Marguerite d’Youville

10815 Dixie Road

Brampton, ON

Brampton Switzer-Carty Transportation Inc. 905 362-1967 St. Augustine SS

27 Drinkwater Road

Brampton, ON

Caledon/Dufferin Parkview Transit 905 584-0400 St. Michael SS

9130 Columbia Way

Bolton, ON

The Safety of our Students is our Top Priority

Throughout the school year, incidents in our school communities happen. Our staff take precautions to emphasize street-proofing skills with your child. However, we feel that it is important that you take an opportunity to review safety procedures with your child. Peel Police have provided the following safety guidelines if your child encounters a stranger: Tell your children to never go anywhere with a stranger, not to talk to strangers and never take anything from

them. You also have to teach them what a "safe stranger" is in case they need help. A safe stranger includes a police officer, a cashier, a fire fighter, etc.

Remind your child to never walk alone—always walk with a group. Develop a "what if" game for the kids to get them thinking of how they would respond if they felt threatened

or afraid. Know who your children play with and where they go. This includes keeping a list of their friend's addresses

and phone numbers. Remind your children not to take short cuts through parks, ravines, or other secluded areas. Your child's body is private. Tell your child that no one may touch the area their bathing suit covers. If

someone does or tries to touch them, they should advise you immediately. Teach your children to talk to you immediately when someone does anything that makes them feel strange or

uncomfortable. Listen when your children are trying to tell you about something that bothers them and provide them with support and understanding.

Tips for riding the bus: Take a seat as quickly as possible, put belongings under the seat and stay seated. Never stick anything out of the window, including part of your body. Refrain from eating on the bus. If a choking incident occurs, the driver may not be able to help immediately. Wait until the school bus stops before standing up to exit the vehicle. Tips for exiting the bus: When getting off the bus, take two large steps away from bus. If you have to walk in front of the bus, do so at

least three metres (10 giant steps) away from the bus. The driver must be able to see students exiting the bus and will give a signal when it is safe to cross. If more

than one student is crossing in front of the bus at the same time, they should cross in single file. Children must never reach for something that is under the bus without the driver’s permission. Let the driver

know that something is under the bus or wait until the bus moves out of the way.

Tips for walking to school: Help your child establish a safe, direct route to school. Avoid potential safety hazards such as train tracks,

busy intersections, and reinforce what safety precautions to follow. Stay on sidewalks whenever possible. If there is no sidewalk, walk on the left side of the road and walk facing

traffic. Cross streets at intersections and at crosswalks and learn to look to the left, the right, and the left again

before proceeding. Wait until traffic comes to a stop before crossing. Make sure drivers see you before you cross. Don't assume

the driver will stop for you.

Preparing for the Summer Sun

Excessive exposure to the sun can lead to health concerns such as sunburn and skin cancer. As summer approaches and the weather gets warmer, it is necessary to apply sunscreen to protect ourselves from too much sun damage and burns. In summer, we are exposed to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) rays. This exposure is a risk factor for developing skin cancer and cataracts later in life. The UV index is the measure commonly used in Canada to assess the strength of the sun’s UV rays risk on a given day. What is the UV Index? The index scale ranges from 0 to 10. The higher the value, the more intense ultraviolet rays. The UV index is calculated daily by Environment Canada using ozone and weather information. It can vary from day to day with changes in the ozone layer – the thinner the ozone layer, the higher the index reading. How to protect your family from the sun?

Wear a hat (preferably with a broad brim), sunglasses and protective clothing on sunny days. Use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or greater whenever you're outdoors.

Encourage your children to play in shady areas if they are outside for a long period of time. Remember that sunburn can occur even on a cloudy day, as up to 80 per cent of UV rays can penetrate

light clouds, and 40 per cent of UV rays can bounce back from sand, water or concrete.

40 Hours to Graduate – Start this Summer Since 1999, all students in Ontario secondary schools are required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement in order to receive a diploma. The purpose of this requirement is to encourage students to develop an understanding of the various roles they can play in their community. Students are encouraged to start accumulating community involvement hours in the summer before they enter Grade 9. Research shows that early involvement in community service helps students build a spirit of civic responsibility which can be expanded as they move through secondary school. The aim of the 40-hour requirement is to encourage students to become actively involved in making positive contributions to their community. The community involvement component is an opportunity for students and parents to work together, independent of the school. With parent support, your teen is responsible for finding and completing 40 hours of community service. Parents should provide assistance to their teen in the selection of community involvement activities. Here’s how to get started: Spend some time with your teen going through the list of eligible and ineligible activities in the Peel District

School Board’s “40 Hours” brochure. You can obtain a copy of the brochure from your school or online at www.peelschools.org/students/40hours/

View online resources and volunteer opportunities at www.peelschools.org/students/40hours/ Please note that the selection of the activities should take into account the age, maturity, and ability of the student, and the location and environment of the proposed activity.

Summer Activities that Boost Learning Kindergarten to Grade 4

Sorting and stacking – Teach classification skills with dinnerware. Ask your child to match and stack dishes of similar sizes and shapes. Also have your child sort flatware – forks with forks, spoons with spoons. This is like recognizing the shapes of letters and numbers. Comic strip writing – Use comic strips to help with writing. Cut the segments of a comic strip apart and ask your child to arrange them in order. Then ask your child to fill in the words of the characters (orally or in writing). Float and sink – Encourage hypothesizing (guessing). Use several objects – soap, a dry sock, a bottle of shampoo, a wet sponge, an empty bottle. Ask your child which objects will float when dropped into water in a sink or bathtub. Then drop the objects in the water, one by one, to see what happens. Grades 5 to 8 Follow the news – As a family, choose an important news event to follow for a day or two. Ask each person to find as much information on the topic as possible – read newspapers, look at online news webpages, listen to the radio and watch TV news. Then talk about what everyone learned. Pro and con: what do you think? – Make a family game of discussing a special issue. For example, "Teenagers should be allowed to vote," or "There should never be any homework." Ask your children to think of all the reasons they can to support their views. Then ask them to think of reasons opposing their views. Which views are most convincing? For variety, assign family members to teams and have them prepare their arguments pro and con. Stretch, run, walk – Ask your child to do at least one kind of exercise every day. For example, run or walk briskly for 10 minutes. Walk, when possible, instead of driving, for any distance less than a mile. Have your child make a week-long exercise plan. Try to think of a modest reward for sticking to the plan and exercise with your child. Let your voice be heard – Promote good citizenship. Help your child write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper about an issue affecting children – for example, suggest that a bike path be built near the school or that a city event be planned for youngsters. Children are citizens, and their ideas are worth hearing.

ParentConnect is Coming to YOUR School this Fall!

The Peel District School Board is excited to announce that ParentConnect, our new parent portal, is launching this fall at your student’s school. ParentConnect is a safe and secure application that provides access to electronic services for your Peel student(s). From alerts to busing, absence reporting to earned credit history, ParentConnect offers easy and convenient self-service access to important K-12 student information. Best of all, ParentConnect is mobile friendly so you have access when you’re on-the-go. Registration is easy. With the Student ID Number and a ParentConnect token passcode, you can access information about all of your children from one website, virtually any time! Watch for your unique ParentConnect token passcode via email, then go online and register. Want to learn more? Visit YouTube.com and search ‘Welcome to ParentConnect.’

Important Dates to Remember

June 1st—Gr. 2-5 Peel Children’s Water Festival June 2nd—French Café in the Forum June 5th—Gr. 7 Cedar Glen June 6th—Jr. Girls Soccer Tournament June 6th—Gr. 3 and Gr. 6 Bowling Excursion June 9th—Career Fair June 13th—Crossing Guard Appreciation Day June 14th—Track and Field at Castlebrooke June 19th—Rescheduled Gr. 7 & 8 Girls Vaccinations June 21st—Year End Assembly June 26th—Gr. 8 Grad Excursion June 27th—COY Movie Night Excursion June 29th—Last Day of School—Have a Safe and Fun Filled Summer!! June 30th—PA Day (No School for Students)

September 5th—First Day Back To School!

Celebrating Faith and Culture DAYS OF COMMEMORATION & CELEBRATION

DATE CELEBRATION FAITH AND CULTURE

June Miso'o and Strawberry Moon Aboriginal Spirituality

June Aboriginal History Month Aboriginal Spirituality

Eve of May 30 to June 1 Shavuot Judaism

June 4 to 22 the month of Núr Bahá'í

June 4 Pentecost Christianity

June 9 Poson Buddhism

June 11 All Saints Day Christianity (J)

June 12 to 16 Aboriginal Week Aboriginal Spirituality

June 16 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sikhism

June 21 National Aboriginal Day Aboriginal Spirituality

June 20 to 21 Lailat ul-Qadr Islam

June 21 Litha Wicca

June 23 to July 11 the month of Rahmat Bahá'í

June 23 Jamatul Widha Islam

June 24 St. Jean Baptiste Day Christianity and Canada

June 25 Eid ul-Fitr Islam

June 27 Multiculturalism Day Canada

June 29 to July 3 Ghambar Maidyoshem Zoroastrianism