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Principal: Scott Moody Vice-Principal: Teralyn Phipps

Williams Parkway

Happenings

April, 2016

Williams Parkway is always a place of

opportunities for our students. This

month as the weather gets warmer,

we have been preparing for some of

our outdoor sports and continue

helping within our community. Some

highlights were; the community

clean-up and Terry Fox run

supporting cancer research.

Education Week Highlights

Education Week at Williams Parkway

was a huge success. The entire

school community came together in

various ways to work collaboratively

and celebrate each other. We all

joined in together on April 19 for an

entire community clean-up.

Teachers and their classes picked up

garbage all around the school yard

and community to maintain a clean

and healthy environment for all. On

April 20, staff and students were

encouraged to celebrate each

other by coming to school wearing

their traditional clothing. Each class

recognized Earth Hour by turning off

all their lights and devices between

12:35 to1:35 pm. Williams Parkway is

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very grateful for all of our hard

working staff and volunteers. In order

to appreciate them we gathered

together to have some tea and

desserts on April 21. Finally what a

great way to end the week with the

entire school re-grouping together,

including our Principal Mr. Moody

supporting a great cause as we

participated in our Terry fox Run on

April 22.

WP Continues to help

Organizations…Walking for Terry,

“The Sky is the Limit”, and Earth

Rangers

Ms. Harper continues to train with the

cross country team, who had their

first opportunity of glory to lead the

Terry Fox Run, encouraging the

participants to run the route.

Together as a school we raised

$1100 as we walked 5km around

Ching Park. In total to date WP has

raised $108,000 supporting advances

in cancer research.

Run4Hope/The Sky is the Limit

WP had 26 runners, including

teachers participate. Desmond

Fraser came in 10th and Josh Glyn-

Williams 11th. Grade 7 girls relay team

came in 4th grade 6 girls & boys

came in 5th for relay. Some of our

cross-country team members ran

against high schools at Professor's

Lake on Sunday April 24th and raised

funds for “The Sky is the Limit

Charity”, which provides laptops to

youths who need them.

Jannat Merchant, one of our grade

6 students raised money for Earth

Rangers by selling popcorn during

the month of April. All proceeds

went to the Organization to help the

endangered Wolverines.

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Day of Pink

Williams Parkway staff and students

supported putting an end to bullying

by coming to school dressed in pink.

Thank You Panthers for making our

school a safe and bully-free zone.

Curriculum Connections

Grade 6 Social Studies and Science

The grade 6’s had the opportunity to

go on a self-guided exploration of

two very different Urban

Communities - Chinatown and

Kensington Market. The students

explored the past and present

history of immigration to Canada.

They experienced first-hand different

communities in Toronto and their

contributions to our society

(cultural traditions, religious,

celebrations, etc.). Learning about

challenges faced by these groups

was also a topic of discussion

amongst classes.

Grade 6 students had the

opportunity to meet Pilots Ryan and

Candace during a recent visit to

Williams Parkway. Students learned

about flight school, job opportunities,

the life of a pilot, and the amazing

forces that allow planes to fly. Based

on interest, it looks as though many

of ours students will be future pilots!

Grade 7- Pathways to the Future-

Thinking about Careers

Grade 7’s attended The Pathways to

the Future Program at Judith Nyman.

It was a great opportunity for

students to explore various

apprenticeship programs offered at

the school such as; chef training,

baking auto-mechanics,

cosmetology etc.. It was a wonderful

opportunity for the high school

students and their teachers to take

on a leadership role while working

with our grade 7 students.

Grade 7 classes continue with the

Physical Fitness Program, Swim to

Survive offered complimentary to

our students through Century

Gardens Recreational Centre.

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Grade 8 Math

Our grade 8 students and teachers

worked along with our North Park

teachers and resource staff,

engaging students in Math and

preparing them for a great transition

into high school.

Grades 6, 7, 8 Speech Finals

This year representing Williams

Parkway at The Excellence in

Eloquence Speech Competition is

Alysha Frey, of Mrs. S. Patel's class.

Alysha had the great privilege to

present her speech in the North Peel

regional competition held at

McCrimmon Sr. Public School on

Wednesday, April 27th at 7pm. We

are proud to announce that Alysha

did an amazing job and is a finalist

placing in the top 3 out of 12 schools

and will moving on to the Final Peel

Board competition on May 4.

Congratulations Alysha!

EQAO News

The following supplies are needed

for EQAO. A large Ziplock bag will be

provided by your child’s homeroom

teacher to hold all the supplies.

2 HB pencils

Sharpener

Eraser

White Out (no liquid)

2 Blue or black pens

1 Alternative coloured pen (purple,

red, pink, green)

Ruler

Protractor

Calculator

Highlighter

Reading/Activity Book

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Sports at WP

Our badminton team had a great

season. The dedicated group

practiced their skills throughout the

past few months. The girls had their

first tournament on April 20th and did

a great job representing our school.

They came in 2nd place overall in the

tournament. Coaches Mrs. Leung

and Mr. Laidlaw are very proud of

their team. The boys also had a

great season and displayed

dedication throughout all their

practices.

Mr. O’Reilly, our gym teacher

deserves a BIG thank you for taking

some of our students to the handball

and Tchouk ball tournaments. Both

tournaments were highly

competitive, “we only won 1 game

in handball, but we had fun” said

Rio, one of our handball participants.

Mrs. Laroche and Ms. Marchant

have started working with all of our

grade 6-8 boys and girls interested in

soccer. The soccer conditioning

clinics are held every Thursday.

Students focus on stamina building,

through jogging, dribbling drills to

build skills and agility training by

practicing squats. What a great

workout in preparing for the

upcoming soccer tryouts.

As our ice hockey season comes to

an end, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Hogan,

and Mr. Marcovici have started

working with the girl’s and boy’s floor

hockey teams. They are getting

ready for an upcoming tournament

on May 10.

Mr. Laidlaw has been training our

cricket team for the upcoming

tournament May 5.

Chess Competition

The Chess club members have been

using their strategic thinking skills and

have had a lot of fun with Mr. Carr

playing and learning about various

moves. The students had a great

experience at the Chess

tournament.

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Music and Drama at WP

Our grade 6, 7, and 8 bands

travelled to the Living Arts Centre in

Mississauga on Monday April 25 to

perform at the Annual Peel Music

Festival. Students played “Big

Mambo” and “Blue Lake

Reflections”. They performed

extremely well, and were on their

best behavior, thus representing WP

very well! Students are now

preparing for the Spring Concert,

which is June 1st at 7:00PM. $2.00 per

person. All of Mrs. Brown's music

groups are performing - choir,

bucket drumming, and all 3 bands.

This year has been one of William’s

Parkway’s most successful years ever

in “Competitive Drama. At the Peel

Music festival. Our Panthers

captured first place in an inflatable

jacket after a cruise ship lurched

sideways. These were the directions

given by the teacher coordinator

Mrs. Harmsworth, based on the 104th

anniversary of the sinking of the

Titanic on its maiden voyage.

Congratulations Paige Coats, Malika

Saggoo, Harleen Sangha, Fiza

Rangrej and Kearsten Rankin for 1st

place.

Very exciting news! Mr. Cooke, and

the whole cast and crew are

preparing for the final production of

“Once Upon a Midnight” coming up

next week May 3rd-5th. “Break a

Leg”, Our extraordinarily talented

actors.

Eco Club

Eco club is continuing its last round

of litter-less lunches. Our goal is to

encourage students to bring their

lunches to school in recyclable

containers each day. To continue

our contributions to minimize waste

and pollution in the environment our

next whole-school initiative is for

students to bring in as many plastic

bags as they can. The classes who

bring in the most amount of plastic

bags will be our next class pizza

party winners. Congratulations to all

classes, as we continue to work

together to help make our

environment a better place to live in.

Hope 24/7

The Hope 24/7 team members are

working together continuing to foster

a sense of community within the

school. This month the group is

working on a script for a play to

demonstrate inclusiveness. The Hope

24/7 groups will be attending the 3rd

Annual Youth Summit in May.

This youth-focused event will host

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schools from across the Region of

Peel.

Girls on the GO

Girls have been getting on their

“dancing shoes” focusing on healthy

fitness by learning some basic line-

dancing moves-Thank You Miss. Lilly

for getting us all into the groove.

Some really cool activities coming

up as the weather warms up.

Science Fair

Congratulations to our participants

Simran and Ekamjot, who

represented our school and

received an honorable mention at

the Peel Regional Science Fair.

Technology News

Exciting news, thank you to Jasdeep,

who worked with Mrs. S. Patel

demonstrating his basic coding skills

with the “MBOT” robot. We will be

now introducing 3 more Mbots

(programmable robots) to our

maker-space club. Come out and

try coding our little robot. Robotics

club continues to run every Thursday

at lunch. All students are welcome to

come and explore and show off their

creativity.

IBT Business Fair

The Williams Parkway IBT students are

dedicating their time to creating

and operating their businesses. The

Grade 6, 7 and 8 students have

been working collaboratively to

achieve the target goals for their

companies they represent. You can

purchase many types of

merchandise which include; phone

cases, vinyl designs, accessories,

bracelets, game, shirts, silicone

bands, etc. All the profits made will

be donated to charity.

Library News/Book Fair

Thank you to all the avid readers

who supported this year's book fair.

We hit our target goal of almost

$2000 in sales which means that

Scholastic Canada gave us $900

worth of new books for the library.

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Phone: 905-791-4324 Fax: 905-791-8861

Principal: Scott Moody Vice-Principal: Teralyn Phipps

Williams Parkway Drama Club

presents...

Once upon a Midnight

Thursday, May 5th, 2016

7:00 PM

Tickets $5.00 at the door

South Asian Show

South Asian Show practices are

under-way, preparing for the big

show in May.

Gauss Math Contest

Students participating in the Gauss

math contest are encouraged to

keep practicing for the test on May

11. Good Luck to our participants.

Breakfast club

Breakfast club continues each week.

If you are running late or need a

morning snack please come by our

breakfast club in room 100 every

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

OFIP and EQAO Math Buddies

Tutoring

Attention All Grade 6 Students and

Grade 7/8 Tutors! EQAO Math Buddy

Club runs every Tuesday! Meet us at

the entrance of the gym at 11:50

am. Looking forward to seeing you!

Practice makes perfect!

OFIP students meet with your

teachers every Monday and

Wednesday for Math practice.

GRADE 6 STUDENTS Homework Club

Falling behind in homework? Need

help with organizing your notes?

Please see Mrs. Kapoor and Mrs.

Baraniecka every Wednesday in

Room 208/209. The best 40 minutes

of your week!

Teacher Quote of the Month

“You’ll always miss 100% of the shots

you don’t take.”

Mrs. S. Patel

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Student Quote of the Month “The best way to predict the future is to

create it” Abraham Lincoln

Beyonce Wallace gr 7

April Writers and Photographers:

Student: Maheep Sasan

Teachers: Mrs. S. Patel, Mrs. Baraniecka,

Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Gill, Ms. Harper, Mr.

Laidlaw, Mr. Cooke, Ms. Low, Mr.

McFeat, Mr. Peet

(Photography: Mme. Laroche, Ms.

Cummins, Mr. Banerjee, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.

Hogarth, Mrs. Kapoor, Mrs. Leung, Mrs.

Saini, Mrs. Dhillon )

Williams Parkway School Website:

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Peel Board News

In December 2001, the Senate

adopted a motion proposed by

Senator Vivienne Poy to officially

designate May as Asian Heritage

Month in Canada. In May 2002, the

Government of Canada signed an

official declaration to designate May

as Asian Heritage Month.

Throughout May, students, staff and

parents from across Peel will

participate in a number of activities

that promote the understanding of

the many contributions made by

Asian Canadians.

Peel schools honour police officers during Police Appreciation Week

The Peel District School Board will

pay tribute to police officers by

holding Police Appreciation Week

from May 15 to 21, 2016. Peel

students and staff will show their

appreciation for the tremendous job

being done by police to protect

schools, homes and communities.

Police Appreciation Week coincides

with National Police Week. National

Police Week pays tribute to the work

of police officers across Canada.

"The Peel board appreciates the dedication

and commitment of police officers who

work to keep our schools and communities

safe," says Janet McDougald, Peel board

chair. "Police Appreciation Week is our way

of thanking officers who dedicate

themselves to protecting our community. It's

also a way to give these officers the special

recognition they deserve."

During this week, students, staff and

parents in schools throughout

Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga

will honour the work of police officers

and thank them for enhancing

public safety and security.

May 1 to 7 is Emergency Preparedness Week What is Emergency Preparedness Week?

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Principal: Scott Moody Vice-Principal: Teralyn Phipps

The first full week of May of each

year is Emergency Preparedness (EP)

Week. This year, we will celebrate EP

week May 1 to May 7. EP Week is a

nation-wide initiative to increase

awareness about individual and

family preparedness, emphasizing

how the public can reduce the risks

and consequences of an

emergency by being better

prepared. During this week, we

promote, educate and bring about

awareness concerning emergency

management planning and

personal preparedness.

What is the purpose?

The purpose of EP Week is to

educate students, parents and the

community about the importance of

being prepared in the case of an

emergency.

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.

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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.

On the road again: How to keep

your cyclist safe

Here are some tips you can review

with your child to ensure bike season

gets off to a great start:

The right fit children should be able to

straddle the bike with both

feet on the ground a bike that is too big or too

small can be a safety hazard the helmet should fit—if it's too

loose, it could fall off, if it's too

tight, it's uncomfortable

Get noticed a young child's bike should be

equipped with a bell and

reflector older riders should have a light

and/or reflectors

Follow the rules no riding on busy streets no riding at night stop for all STOP signs

Actions that cause injuries driveway ride out—not

stopping and looking both

ways before entering the

street

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running the stop sign turning without warning cycling in the dark following the leader—one

child goes through a stop sign

or misses a parked car but the

second cyclist doesn't

Keep your child safe around train

tracks

Trains are often closer and are

moving faster than most motorists

and pedestrians perceive. That's why

all members of a family should be

are aware of the importance of rail

safety.

Safety steps for children

Playing on railway tracks and

bridges is dangerous. Find

safe, supervised and open

areas (e.g., neighbourhood

parks) in which to have fun.

The only way to safely cross a

rail track is to use designated

railway crossings.

If you must cross railway tracks,

for example on your way to

and from school, stop, look

and listen before crossing.

It is against the law to trespass

on railway property.

Safety steps for adults

Be prepared to stop at a

highway/ railway crossing.

Listen for warning bells and

whistles of an approaching

train. Turn off, or turn down

distracting fans, heaters,

music/radios.

Obey the signals. Never

attempt to drive under a gate

as it is closing or around a

closed gate. If the gate begins

to close while you’re

underneath, keep moving

ahead until you clear the

crossing.

If a police officer or a member

of the train crew is directing

traffic at the crossing, obey

their directions.

If your vehicle stalls on the

tracks, get out quickly and

away from the vehicle and

tracks. Move in the direction

that the train is approaching

from to avoid being hit by

debris. Your vehicle will be

swept forward by the

momentum of the train.

Register today for Adult ESL or LINC

classes

Do you know an adult that is

interested in improving their English

language skills for work, study or daily

life?

Through the Continuing & Adult

Education department, the Peel

District School Board offers a wide

variety of English language classes

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that help parents experience

success in Canadian English in both

listening/speaking and

reading/writing. Courses are

designed for a range of basic,

intermediate and advanced English

(Levels 1 to 7) as well as the more

experienced learner needing to

prepare for an IELTS exam.

Classes are ongoing - Register

anytime.

All learners that complete a session

will earn a certificate of learning

from the Peel District School Board.

Classes operate from six locations in

Brampton and Mississauga with three

specially designed adult centres at:

Bramalea - Adult Education

Centre - 25 Kings Cross Road,

Unit 3

Brampton - Adult Education

Centre - #300 - 7700

Hurontario Street

Mississauga - Adult Education

Centre - 100 Elm Drive West,

Room 117

To learn more or to register, call 905-

270-6000

Also visit www.peelschools.org/adulteducation

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