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November, 2013
Please join us in welcoming
Mrs. Wu in Grade 3 French Immersion Class,
Mrs Kaur in Grade 6 French Immersion,
Mrs Pilon as Grade 3 English
Mrs Evans As Guidance and ISSP Teacher
From the Library Resource Centre
Book Fair Bonanza
The Fall Scholastic Book Fair was a great success,
providing over one hundred and fifty new and excit-
ing books for our students. Hundreds of parents and
family members visited the
Book Fair on Open house
night. Many thanks for the
generous support of the com-
munity. We are very fortunate
at Herb Campbell to have a
community that supports liter-
acy. The excitement created by the Book Fair bene-
fits our school and also helps increase the love of
reading among teachers, parents, and students.
Plans are already under way for
the next Book Fair in April.
Merci beaucoup and thank you!
Climate for Learning and Working
For the Peel District School Board, creating safe
and inclusive schools is just as important to stu-
dent success as creating comprehensive academic
programs. With student success as our top prior-
ity, it’s important that we work together to en-
courage acceptance so that students are given
every opportunity to achieve to their fullest po-
tential. We want our students and staff to learn,
work and develop in environments that are nur-
turing, engaging, respectful and inclusive. There
is adequate research to support the fact that when
students and staff feel welcomed and accepted in
their schools, they are more likely to succeed.
Ontario has designated the week beginning on
the third Sunday of November as Bullying Aware-
ness and Prevention Week to help promote safe
schools within a positive climate for learning and
working. Our theme is “Choose Action.” During
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week – No-
vember 18 - 22, 2013 – PDSB staff, students,
board personnel and parents will be participating
in a variety of activities to learn more about how
they can “Choose Action” to create caring and
inclusive schools to combat bullying and its ef-
fects on achievement and well-being.
Within the Peel District School Board our
strength is in our diversity. Valuing diversity and
inclusion is something that all Peel schools en-
courage students to do. It is not something that we
pause to teach—it is embedded in all we do and
teach every day. Recognizing Bullying Aware-
ness and Prevention Week is just one way for us
to reflect and strengthen our focus towards
achieving equity for all students and staff. Thank
you for your support as we continually strive to
make Herb Campbell Public School and our
world an inclusive place that celebrates diversity.
To learn more about Bullying Awareness and
Prevention Week, visit the Ministry of Education
website at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/
safeschools/prevention.html.
http://herbcampbell.peelschools.org
Regional Learning Choices Program Applicants
Peel board secondary Regional Learning
Choices Programs are open to all students en-
tering grade 9. Students who meet the criteria
for acceptance to the programs and who live in
Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga will be
offered spots first. Students who meet the pro-
gram criteria and who live outside of Peel Re-
gion will be offered spots once local student
applicants have been accommodated. In some
cases, all spots may be offered to students who
live in Peel.
NEWSLETTER Page 2
PALs are in the yard! Grades 4 and 5
who want to help out with games are in the yard during Nutrition Breaks!
Starting in the month of October , Mrs. Har-
vey initiated a "Playground Activity Leaders
in Schools” program, PALS for short. This
program promotes physical activity during
leisure time. It also reduces bullying behav-
iour on the playground and provides children
with leadership opportunities.
Remembrance Day We will never forget.
Students and staff will be remembering by
participating in a special Remembrance Day
assembly on November 11h from 10:15 am to
11:03 am. Families are welcome to attend.
Fall Down Laughing
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, the May-
field School Athletics and Music Parents As-
sociations will be hosting Fall Down Laugh-
ing at the Brampton Fairgrounds.
Fall Down Laughing will be a fun night with
2 YUK YUK comedians, Clay Hills band,
dancing, silent auction and food stations. This
event is in support of the Mayfield School
athletics and music programs.
Funds raised will be used to supplement fees
that are associated with being part of a sports
team. As parents, we believe that every stu-
dent should have the privilege of being a
Maverick! This is a long tradition that we are
very proud of.
Our community is fortunate to have May-
field’s Regional Arts Program available to
our sons & daughters. Funds raised from this
event will go towards purchasing “dream”
items that the students in the music program
require to be competitive in this program.
This is going to be a fun community event.
You can follow us on Facebook at Fall Down
Laughing .
For tickets and information please contact
Tish Hansen 416-434-1717/[email protected]
If you have any questions, please contact us
The Director’s Cut
"The Grade 2 students in Mme Dear, Mme
Hancock, Mrs. McBrien, Mrs. Metler and
Mme Smith will be taking part in media liter-
acy workshops put on by The Director's Cut.
This event will provide the students with the
opportunity to work collaboratively in "film
crews" to create their own digital story retell.
Stay tuned for the chaptered DVD of your
students work in a Hollywood studio" envi-
ronment!".
NEWSLETTER Page 3
Winter bus safety
The following winter school bus safety tips
will help to keep your child safe throughout
the winter months.
Allow extra time to get to your bus stop.
Wear bright clothing so the bus can see you in
the early morning and late evening.
Stand away from where the bus stops. Buses
need extra room to stop when there is snow
and ice.
Use the handrail when boarding or exiting the
bus to prevent slipping on wet or icy steps or
road surfaces.
Dress properly—winter clothing, hats, and
boots will keep you warm.
Don't throw snowballs at the bus or other chil-
dren waiting for the bus.
Don't slide on the snow or ice patches in drive-
ways or on the street.
Don't push or shove around the bus. Someone
could fall down on the ice and get hurt.
On very rare occasions, buses are late because
of weather conditions or mechanical problems.
Talk to your child about what to do if the bus
is late. Here are some suggestions:
When possible, wait with your child for the
bus.
Make sure your child knows a phone number
where he can reach you or another trusted
adult.
Teach your child how and where to get help.
Talk to your child about what a "safe" stranger
is.
Help your child set up a bus stop buddy system
so your child has someone to wait with for the
bus.
Prevent the flu. It’s in your hands.
Hand washing is the most important way to
prevent the spread of infection. Always
wash your hands with soap and water when
they are dirty.
Clean your hands before:
touching your eyes,
nose or mouth
touching/preparing
food or drinks
eating or drinking caring for someone in
your home who can easily get sick (baby, elderly or someone who has an
unhealthy immune system)
first aid
Clean your hands after:
touching pets or other animals
touching raw meat, particularly chicken
touching surfaces such as a railing or
grocery cart
touching money
touching objects sick people have
touched
touching blood or body fluids such as
urine, vomit or feces
contact with those who have a cold, the
flu, diarrhea or virus of any kind
changing diapers
wiping your own or a child’s nose
sneezing or coughing
using a facial tissue
using the washroom
removing gloves
cleaning gardening
What to do when you cough or sneeze:
cover your mouth and nose with a tis-
sue or your sleeve
put used tissues in the wastebasket clean your hands with soap and water or a
hand sanitizer
For more information call Peel Health at
905-799-7700 or visit www.peelregion.ca/
flu.
1.
NEWSLETTER Page 4
Peel Board Advantage Education Fair
November 9, 2013
If you live in Brampton or Caledon, plan to
attend the Peel Board Advantage Education
Fair at Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary
School on Nov. 9. Drop by between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m. to learn about our middle schools
with regional programs and secondary
schools in Brampton and Caledon. Staff and
students will be available to answer ques-
tions about the schools’ academic and extra-
curricular programs.
Watch student exhibition sports games and
musical performances throughout the day,
and enjoy refreshments prepared by stu-
dents in our culinary programs. Additional
parking is available at the Brampton Soccer
Centre, 1495 Sandalwood Pkwy E., and
Jamiat-Ul-Ansar Islamic Centre, 291 Great
Lake Dr.
Need help in math? Free tutoring
now available online
Math students in grades 7 to 10 can access
live, interactive online math help by visiting
www.homeworkhelp.ilc.org. Homework
Help is free, real-time math tutoring by cer-
tified Ontario teachers.
Students can log in from Sunday to Thurs-
day, between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. for indi-
vidualized confidential math tutoring. There
are discussion rooms for each grade where
students can join and see what questions
other students are asking, watch the tutors
draw on the whiteboard – and ask their own
question for on-the-spot help.
Students will also find 24/7 discussion
rooms, video lessons and commonly asked
questions. Other online math resources in-
clude math games and a virtual locker,
where students can save their work.
Homework Help is a project funded by the
Ministry of Education.
Help your child prepare for tests
Many students will become anxious at the
thought of writing a test. Anxiety about an
upcoming test can affect a child's behaviour,
thoughts and actions. Here are some ways
you can help minimize anxiety at test time:
Organize & Prepare
Encourage your child not to leave assign-
ments, studying and homework to the
last minute.
Schedule time for review and work on
assignments each day.
Establish a regular time of the day for
homework, studying etc.
Make the home a homework-friendly en-
vironment where learning is regular
routine.
Remove distractions like the television,
stereo, telephone when studying.
Tell your child to make sure tests and due
dates are marked in their agenda.
Practice
Encourage your child to think about
‘what, when, where and how’ when
preparing/completing assignments.
Develop practice tests and help them an-
ticipate questions.
Review previous exercises.
When appropriate, encourage your child
to pair up with a friend to review in-
formation and brainstorm.
Build learning into family activities—
suggest keeping a journal, writing a
report or a news article about family
events, outings or trips.
Be in the know
Check out the curriculum for your child’s
grade level (available as PDF files at
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum)
Ask your child’s teacher about major top-
ics studied and how these topics are
structured— homework, assignments,
exercises
Use your child’s agenda to communicate
with their teacher—ask questions,
check for homework tips, etc.
NEWSLETTER Page 5
Continuing Education Interna-tional Languages 2013-2014
program
Elementary international languages courses are
available to currently enrolled Peel District
School Board students. Instruction is provided
in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Eritrean, Greek,
Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam,
Mandarin and Mandarin-Pinyin, Marathi,
Nepali, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Serbian, Sin-
halese, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.
The program is available at 22 locations in
Brampton and Mississauga. For details on
which languages are available at what loca-
tions, please visit our website at
www.peelschools.org/conted/il.
How do I register my child? Registration is an
online process accessible through the website at
www.peelschools.org/conted/il. Registration
for elementary classes remains open until Feb-
ruary 28, 2014. Enrolment is limited at each
location and classes with insufficient enrolment
will be cancelled.
French Immersion
Is French Immersion right for my child?
Are you thinking of registering your child for
French Immersion (FI)? For the 2014-15
school year, parents must register children for
entry into grade 1 FI by 4 p.m. on Friday,
Jan. 31, 2014. Registration for FI will be done
through an online registration form that will
be available on Nov. 22 at
www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/
French/registration.
What is the FI program like? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of the pro-
gram? How can you tell if it is the right
choice for your child?
One way to help answer these questions is
to attend the information meeting at the FI
school your child would attend. Meet the
principal and some of the teachers from the
school. Hear about the program and
have an opportunity to ask questions.
Talk with some parents whose children
are now in the program. A parent in-
formation night will be held at each
FI school in Peel on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
Registration process
A grade 1 FI enrolment cap is in place. This
means that a specific number of spots are
available for students entering grade 1 FI. If
the number of students registered by the
deadline exceeds the number of spots in
grade 1 FI, a lottery system will be used to
identify students gaining entrance into the
grade 1 FI program.
All students who make the registration
deadline will be placed in a lottery and as-
signed a rank using a computerized random
selection process. Spots are not assigned
on a first come, first served basis. Once
students have been assigned to all available
spots, remaining students will be placed,
again in rank order, on the school's waitlist.
Some students will be automatically placed
in grade 1 FI. To find out if your child does
not need to participate in the lottery, and for
more information about the lottery and
waitlist processes, visit
www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/
French/registration.
How to get more information
Visit the Peel board website—
www.peelschools.org/parents/
programs/French/registration.
Call Herb Campbell Public School at 905-
838-3952.
Visit the Canadian Parents for French web-
site at www.cpfont.on.ca.
NEWSLETTER Page 6
News from the Herb Campbell
Environmental Council Established in the 2008-2009 school year, the Herb Campbell
Environmental Council continues to support environmental
learning, initiatives, and actions involving the participation of
our school learning community of students, staff, families,
and community members. For information about our environ-
mental learning, initiatives, and actions, please visit our web-
site @ http://myclass.peelschools.org/ele/NA/6732/
Default.aspx . Representatives of the Herb Campbell Environ-
mental Council are invited to share updates at Herb Campbell
School Council meetings and the minutes of these meetings
are available @ http://schools.peelschools.org/1464/pages/
schoolcouncildocuments.aspx Below you will find Herb
Campbell Environmental Council information updates about
our current environmental learning, initiatives, and actions.
Ontario EcoSchools Recertification
The Herb Campbell 2013-2014 EcoSchools Team has formed
and officially met as a group on Tuesday, October 29th,
2013. They will meet on a monthly basis to set goals and plan
new environment-related initiatives, to implement action
plans to meet their goals, and to assess their results.
Our EcoSchools Team aims to be representative of the school
community by including student grade-level leaders (who
applied for their positions), administration, interested teachers
and staff, and parents. The overall goals of our EcoSchools
Team are to reduce our community and school's environ-
mental footprint and to educate the children and community
regarding environmental responsibility and stewardship.
If you would like to be part of this exciting group and make a
positive difference within our local school community, please
contact Wendy Sutherland (our EcoSchools Team Leader) by
phone at school 905-838-3952. We are proud to have been
certified as Ontario EcoSchool in previous school years and
look forward to the collaborative teamwork of our school
learning community in recertifying again this year.
For more information about Ontario EcoSchools, please visit
their website @ http://www.ontarioecoschools.org/ . Here are
some specific environmental learning, initiatives, and actions
connected to our 2013-2014 Ontario EcoSchools recertifica-
tion.
At-School Grown Pumpkin Contest Last Spring, all grade 3 and Kindergarten students planted the
Three Sisters vegetables to learn about Native People food
culture (Corn, Beans, and squash). We used the corn to make
Husk Dolls and decorated the school front entrance, and we
use the Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins to decorate our classroom
for Halloween. The best decorated classroom pumpkin won a
prize!
EcoWalls Purchased with a generous grant from the Peel
Ecoschools Initiative, the 3 EcoWalls are large
bulletin boards where students and teachers can
show off their environmental and citizenship col-
ours. It's all about our community and the good
things with do for the environment. When you visit
our school, don't forget to have a peek at our
EcoWalls. You can see art pieces created by stu-
dents and inspired by nature, facts posters about
what's happening out there as Nature prepares itself
for each seasons, and pictures and information
about activities going on in school.
Waste Free Lunch Challenge This past month, students at Herb Campbell par-
ticipated in the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge (Oct
21-25). We worked very hard at bringing our lunch
in reusable containers and help reducing waste at
school. We also discovered that buying in bulk not
only help reduce waste at school but saves mom
and dad money on the grocery bill!
Our Herb Campbell Community Garden
The planting and harvesting of vegetables men-tioned above provides an example of the many curriculum-integrated learning opportunities in our all season Herb Campbell Community Garden which includes; outdoor classrooms in our butter-fly and tree gardens, and connected pathways through natural meadow and forest habitats on our 9 acre school site. Extending beyond our com-munity garden is our shaded stone circle which provides another outdoor learning space for our school learning community. And to see specific examples of our curriculum-integrated environ-mental learning, you might want to visit our blog @ http://herbcampbellcommunitygarden.blogspot.ca/ From 2008-to present, funding support to estab-lish, expand, and maintain our outdoor learning spaces has come from grants and awards received for our support of environmental learning, initia-tives, and actions involving the participation of our school learning community of students, staff, families, and community members. We would also like to thank our Herb Campbell Community School Association for their funding support to continue providing environmental learning oppor-tunities for our school learning community.
NEWSLETTER Page 7
Hawks Find Silver Lining in Flag Football Final
Late October signals an end to a busy flag foot-
ball season. Our intramural program consisted
of 16 teams and over 100 players in Grades 6-8.
In the intermediate final, the Bills defeated the
Tiger Cats by a score of 14 - 6. Meanwhile in
the junior championship, the Mustangs topped
the Lancers with a 32 - 12 result. Thanks to all
our student referees and players for a great year!
On October 30, the boys’ flag football team
travelled to Caledon Central for the
N.P.P.H.E.A. Division 4 Flag Football Tourna-
ment.
In round robin play, the squad compiled of per-
fect record with 3 wins and 0 losses. After earn-
ing playoff victories over Mount Royal and In-
gleborough, the team faced Caledon Central in
the championship game. It proved to be a defen-
sive contest with both teams utilizing their obvi-
ous quickness and keen instincts. Unfortunately,
the Hawks could not muster enough offence and
dropped a tough final game by the score of 6 - 0.
Mr. Sutoski and Mr. Mitchell are proud of the
silver medalists and congratulate them for dis-
playing strong skills, teamwork, sportsmanship,
and dedication. Congratulations to Nathanyal,
Cooper, Josh, Cameron, Brayden, Matthew,
Adam, Connor, Simon, Hayden, Devon, Braden,
Quinton, Shaun, Ryan and Tyler.
Many of the boys will turn their attention to the
upcoming volleyball season in November and
December.
Girls Flag Football
Once again the girls flag football season was a
great success. The girls all showed a lot of dedi-
cation and team work throughout all of their
games during the tournament this week. In true
Herb Campbell fashion the girls clenched a sec-
ond place finish, bringing home some hardware
for the fifth year in a row! Mrs Flood and Mrs
Coulson are proud of the silver medalists.
Congratulations to the following girls: Abiola,
Alex, Caitie, Claudia, Cayleigh, Emma, Hannah,
Katelyn, Karlene, Issie, Keren Lyndze, Riana,
Taylor and Shenessa.
Go Hawks go!
Intermediate Cross Country
On October 22nd, 2013 30 intermediate
students travelled to Heart Lake Conserva-
tion Area to participate in the NPPHEA
Cross Country Fall Run. The conditions
were perfect for running, crisp and cool
with a tail wind at the finish line.
All athletes are to be commended for the
time and effort they dedicated towards
training for this event. Due to their com-
mitment, the Herb Campbell Hawks ex-
celled and had some truly remarkable re-
sults.
At the end of the day, the Hawks brought
home eight top 20 finishes, one podium
finish and two overall team medals.
Congratulations to all runners!!
Swim to Survive
Swim to Survive school program is a
Lifesaving Society survival training pro-
gram for Grade 3 students. The goal is to
have every Grade 3 student in Ontario
achieve the Swim to Survive standard.
There are 3 parts: 3 in-water lessons (1
hour each), 3 classroom water safety les-
sons and a handout for parents of partici-
pating children. All Grade 3 students at
Herb Campbell will participate in the
Swim to Survive school program starting
in November.
NEWSLETTER Page 8
Community School Association
Thank you to everyone who participated in the
Jazzy Jar fundraiser! $1674 was raised and will
support field trips and special classroom pro-
grammes.
Need to host an event, party or meeting on an
evening during the week? Consider renting
space at Herb Campbell. Contact us at
[email protected] for more
information.
Want to get involved? Join us at the Associa-
tion’s next meeting: November 18 at 7:15pm
in Gym C.
Childcare will be provided by the School Asso-
ciation
Breakfast with Santa Save The Date! Saturday December 7th is
Breakfast With Santa. The flyer and sign up
form will be sent home in November. Our very
popular Penny Sale and Raffle, as well as a
Bake Sale will be part of the event. If you have
a donation or would like to volunteer for the
event, please contact Pat Shields at (905) 838-
2941.
Watch for the flyer coming home!
See you at the Breakfast!
Clean Lunches with Tosca Reno Are you AND your kids tired of the same old
thing for lunches? Please join us at Herb
Campbell on Thursday Nov. 21 from 7:30 to
9:30 pm for an evening of Clean Lunches with
Tosca Reno, Bsc, NTP.
Tosca is a New York Times bestselling author
and creator of the Eat-Clean Diet series. She is
also a resident of Caledon East. With 4 children
of her own she knows well what it's like to pack
a school lunch. She will be here to inspire you
with nutritious and delicious lunch box choices,
kid tested & mom approved.
She will also share her tips and ideas to
help plan healthy meals while juggling the
demands of work, home and school. Your
kids might even wind up asking for broc-
coli! We look forward to a great turnout
and in order for us to plan the evening ac-
cordingly please RSVP to Katrien Mooney
at [email protected] or 905-584-
6640. Kids are welcome to attend. For
more information on Tosca please
visit www.toscareno.com or www.eatclean
diet.com.
School Council News
Our next meeting will be November 18th at
6:30 p.m. in Gym "C" followed by the
Herb Campbell Community School Asso-
ciation meeting. We encourage all parents
to attend - remember, you don't have to be
a member to attend - ALL are wel-
come! Childcare will be provided. Please
keep in mind that we are in need of a secre-
tary so if anyone is interested, please let me
know. All inquiries can be sent to our
school council email address - attention
Cathy Butchart.
November Calendar
Please review the coming events at Herb
Campbell Public School on the November
Calendar, also posted on our website.
Remember to subscribe to our website to
receive valuable updates and notice of bus
cancellations. On the monthly calendar
are: class trips, school and grade level
events.
http://herbcampbell.peelschools.org
Don’t forget that Parent/Teacher Confer-
ences will be held during the evening of
Thursday, November 7h and the morning
of Friday, November 8th.