March 2017 Follow us on Twitter Perth Avenue Public School 14 Ruskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M6P 3P8 Tel: 416 393-1410 Fax: 416 393-1403 Principal’s Report PERTH PULSE We are officially into the second and final term of learning. February has proven to be busy with lots of school wide activities. In February we recognized African Heritage Month and Chinese Her- itage month. Did you know this year is the year of the Rooster? We had a wonderful assembly on February 6 with parents Chidi and Erica who brought “My Roots Foundation” to our school. Children enjoyed drumming, dancing and storytelling. Also during this past month, we turned our library into a museum showcasing African Inventors. All students got to tour the museum and learn more about the important contributions of African inventors to our present day. The Aboriginal Art Mural to be installed outside the library is almost complete. Thank you for the kindergarten students who provided images and ideas into the murals. Thanks to our Grades 5/6’s who painted and brought to life the mural alongside Philip Cote. This mural started in January and it has been quite the labour of love. Details around the final installation are forthcoming Our student editors are back on Perth Pulse this month. Please enjoy student written articles throughout this edition. Thank you students for letting your “student voice” come out and be heard. Thank you for all your support during the Red Noses Campaign. Perth raised $288.55 towards To- ronto Foundation for Student Success. Have a wonderful March Break everyone! Yours in partnership, Andrea McPherson, Proud Principal, Perth Ave JPS You’re invited to our annual Parents as Partners Conference! Registration is open. The Parents as Partners Conference 2017 is on Saturday, April 1 and all parents are welcome! This free conference – planned by parents, for parents – includes a variety of work- shops and resources that will help any parent support their child in their achievement and well-being at school and at home. Keynote speakers include John Malloy, Director of Education at the TDSB, and Itah Sadu, an award-winning storyteller and author. Transportation, childcare, lunch and translators are all provided. www.parentsaspartners.ca for more information TDSB Parents as Partners Conference—April 1 UPCOMING EVENTS: March 1 and 8—Junior Ski Trip to Earl Bales March 7 and 8—Artsfest March 8—The Big Crunch @ 2:30 recess March 13-17—March Break March 20—Primary Drum- ming program begins March 23—Perth and St. Luigi Lockdown drill @ 9:30 am March 28—Birds of a Feather Play March 29-31—Grades 5/6 to Island Natural Science School March 29—Jump Rope for Heart Assembly March 31—Pizza and School Spirit Day— Stuffie Day
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March 2017
Follow us on Twitter
Perth Avenue Public School
14 Ruskin Avenue,
Toronto, ON
M6P 3P8
Tel: 416 393-1410
Fax: 416 393-1403
Principal’s Report
PERTH PULSE
We are officially into the second and final term of learning. February has proven to be busy with
lots of school wide activities. In February we recognized African Heritage Month and Chinese Her-
itage month. Did you know this year is the year of the Rooster? We had a wonderful assembly on
February 6 with parents Chidi and Erica who brought “My Roots Foundation” to our school. Children
enjoyed drumming, dancing and storytelling. Also during this past month, we turned our library into
a museum showcasing African Inventors. All students got to tour the museum and learn more about
the important contributions of African inventors to our present day.
The Aboriginal Art Mural to be installed outside the library is almost complete. Thank you for the
kindergarten students who provided images and ideas into the murals. Thanks to our Grades 5/6’s
who painted and brought to life the mural alongside Philip Cote. This mural started in January and it
has been quite the labour of love. Details around the final installation are forthcoming
Our student editors are back on Perth Pulse this month. Please enjoy student written articles
throughout this edition. Thank you students for letting your “student voice” come out and be heard.
Thank you for all your support during the Red Noses Campaign. Perth raised $288.55 towards To-
ronto Foundation for Student Success.
Have a wonderful March Break everyone!
Yours in partnership,
Andrea McPherson,
Proud Principal, Perth Ave JPS
You’re invited to our annual Parents as Partners Conference! Registration is open.
The Parents as Partners Conference 2017 is on Saturday, April 1 and all parents are
welcome!
This free conference – planned by parents, for parents – includes a variety of work-
shops and resources that will help any parent support their child in their achievement
and well-being at school and at home.
Keynote speakers include John Malloy, Director of Education at the TDSB, and Itah
Sadu, an award-winning storyteller and author.
Transportation, childcare, lunch and translators are all provided.
www.parentsaspartners.ca for more information
TDSB Parents as Partners Conference—April 1
UPCOMING EVENTS:
March 1 and 8—Junior Ski
Trip to Earl Bales
March 7 and 8—Artsfest
March 8—The Big Crunch
@ 2:30 recess
March 13-17—March
Break
March 20—Primary Drum-
ming program begins
March 23—Perth and St.
Luigi Lockdown drill @
9:30 am
March 28—Birds of a
Feather Play
March 29-31—Grades 5/6
to Island Natural Science
School
March 29—Jump Rope for
Heart Assembly
March 31—Pizza and
School Spirit Day—
Stuffie Day
School Spirit Day—February 24—HAT day
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Check out these fun photos from Hat Day. Hats off to great school spirit!
Student Wellness Assembly Our Wellness Leaders in Room 211 prepared a slide show and presented some skits to the students at Perth on Valen-
tine’s Day to promote positive self image and respect for each other.
In February Room 109 made musical instruments.
First we painted paper towel rolls red and blue. Then we sealed one end with tape. We poured rice into one end of the tube using a funnel so the rice would not spill when we poured it. The last step we sealed the end of the tube with more tape to keep the rice inside the tube. We made music by shaking the tube. When we shook it using one hand the sound was different than when we shook it using two hands, one hand at either end of the tube. We played the instruments alone and then together. We made a band or an orchestra. We created rhythms when we played together; one beat was followed by two beats.
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News from Room 109
Caution—Artists Working—Important Work in Progress
Work continued into the month of February for our Aboriginal Mural Project at Perth. It is almost complete! After
March Break, the murals will be permanently installed outside the library walls. We are very proud of our students
for their hard work in making this project come true.
The children in rooms 101, 107 and 207 braved the cold February weather on their field trip to Warren Park Outdoor
Education. Check out the photos (even though in some photos it is hard to find the camoflagued students!).
Rooms 101 107 and 207 at Warren Park Outdoor Education
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According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the year of the rooster. In chinese mythology, a beast called Nian would storm through villages and feast on villagers. One night, an old man appeared when the villagers were in hiding and claimed to get revenge on the beast. He decorated the village with red lanterns and fire crackers. When the villagers returned the next day, they were shocked to discover the fact that the village was well preserved. Assuming the man was a deity, the villagers learned than Nian was afraid of the colour red and loud noises. When the new year arrives, the villagers would wear red clothes, hang lanterns and scare away the beast with ceremonies. The Nian was eventually caught by a monk named Hongjun Laozu and became the Laozu’s mountain. Chinese Lunar New Year begins at the new moon that falls between January 21 and February 20. Along with the 12-year cycle of the animal zodiac, there is a 10-year cycle of heavenly stems. Each heavenly stems is associated with one of the five elements of Chinese astrology, wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The twelve animals include the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In 1967 during the Cultural Revolution, official Chinese New Year celebrations were banned in China. During chinese celebration, people would give and receive red envelopes with money sealed inside that is usually an even amount. Gifts would also be exchanged on this particular holiday. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities and ancestors. Red diamond shaped characters would be hanged on the entrances of homes for luck.
The Year of Rooster by Jessica in Room 211
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Celebrating African Heritage at Perth Ave JPS
February is African Heritage Month. Children enjoyed an interactive assembly and welcomed
My Roots Foundation for drumming, dancing and storytelling. We also hosted an African Inven-
tors Museum in our Library. Children also learned and appreciated African Heritage through
various classroom activities.
Junior Basketball Team at Perth
“Go Perth Go!” On Monday, February 13 2017, the Perth Panthers basketball team went over to Carleton Village to join them and others schools for a Basketball tournament. When we got there we went over the rules and strategies, and guess what the first rule was...HAVE FUN, and that’s exactly what we did. Here we were all on the same team and cheering for each other, it was a blast! It was an amazing experience being able to run up and down the court passing to each other and shooting getting some points. Perth and Carleton weren't the only school there, Blake, Eglinton and King Edward were there too! We were able to talk to each other and watch our fellow team mates play! The first game it was us vs Carleton, their team was great! Ours was too. Carleton had months of practice compared to Perth which had about a month of practice. The second game was against King Edward their defence skills were amazing as well as ours. We lost again but we still had hope in winning one game (hopefully). Guess what? Luck kicked in, when we play our last game against Blank and the score was 0-4. We might have got to happy and excited because soon it was like 6-4. We started to lose hope again and the score was 32-8! We didn’t end up winning any games but at least we followed rule number one, HAVE FUN!
Written by: EmmaD. & Lillian (Room 211)
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African Heritage Month
The ancestor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Organization for the Study of Negro Life announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week." This week was chosen because it synchronized with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln on February 12 and of Frederick Douglass on February
14, both of which dates Black communities had celebrated together since the 19th century
Negro is a member of a black group of people who are originally native to Africa or south of the Sahara. A Negro refers to a person’s black heritage or appearance. The word negro means “black” in Spanish and Portuguese. “Negro” replaces the word “coloured” because that was
classified as the most “polite” term.
"If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” -Carter G. Woodson. In 1995, politician, Jean Augustine, representing The Liberal Party in Canada's House of Com-
mons, officially recognized February as Black History Month and honored Black Canadians.