Parent-Teacher Interviews Nov 6

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Sathya Sai School
Toronto, Canada
Bi-Weekly Parent Information Letter # 4 | Oct 30, 2015
Student Elections:
Leadership & Government
Student government, be a leader in your class! More athletics and team sports!
Pets in the classroom! Downloadable textbooks! More field trips!
“Human life is made of
three virtuous qualities.
But man today does not
cultivate the three
attributes of charity,
morality and
character.”
~Sathya Sai Baba
Halloween Food Drive
OCT 6 – NOV 6
Progress Reports, Science
Fair Topics
NOV 2
Winter Uniform-Purchase
NOV 2&3
Picture Retakes
NOV 4
Trustee-Parent Meeting
NOV 4
P.D. Day (No Classes)
NOV 6
Parent-Teacher Interviews
NOV 6
These were some of the policies put forward in the first ever election campaign
at Sathya Sai School. After several weeks of campaigning, the grade 5 running
teams held a debate on “election day”, Monday, October 26, 2015, as a final pitch
for student votes. Each team put forth their policy proposals with conviction and
fielded questions competently, demonstrating that debating has a good future at
the school. Then the votes were cast and the winner was Team Aqua!!! The
elections were coordinated by Social Studies teacher, Mr. Parthi Kandavel (see
article on page 4).
Parents & Trustees Meeting
rescheduled to Nov 4th
School Trustees will hold a meeting with the Grade 3 to 8 parents (and JK to Grade
2 parents who missed 1st meeting) on Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 2015 @ 6:30 PM.
The meeting will take place in the gymnasium at 505 Ellesmere Road. Parents,
please make every effort to attend this important and informative meeting.
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From the Principal’s Desk
Revathi Chennabathni
Dear Parents
I congratulate each and every one for taking heed of the
parking regulations during drop off and pick up of your
child(ren). Continue this trend, as this definitely aids in smooth
traffic flow and helps bring a cheer to our volunteer parent
ge those parents parking in the parking lot
belonging to “Maritime Lobster” to refrain from doing so with
immediate effect and oblige.
We dedicate October month to Parents for all their support
towards the food drive service project. We have sent one
shipment of non-perishable food items to the North York Food
Bank and working on sending the next soon.
Effective November 2, 2015, all Sathya Sai School students are
required to switch to winter uniforms. I request parents to help
bundle up your child(ren) with necessary outer gear such as a
warm coat, scarves, hats, gloves and boots from now on until
the end of winter season. Unless the temperatures are below 15°C, all students go out during lunch recess to get fresh air.
Please take a note of weather vagaries during this season. In
case of inclement weather, outsourced school buses will not ply
and chances are the school will remain closed under such
conditions. Your child(ren)’s class teacher will notify you
accordingly via telephone call or class blog. Also note that in
case of siblings, only the oldest child(ren) will be notified.
Please take a note of the upcoming events at the Sathya Sai
School:
Progress Reports and Science Fair projects will be sent home on
November 2, 2015
Trustees’ and Parents’ Meeting on November 4, 2015 from
6:30 pm- 7:30 pm.
Parent-Teacher interviews on Friday, November 6, 2015 from
8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Food Drive terminates on Friday, November 6, 2015.
For the Parent-Teacher interviews, please make necessary
arrangements to meet with your child(ren)’s grade teacher(s)
at the allotted time.
Please do continue sending light and love to the successful
completion of the permanent building of Sathya Sai School of
Canada by early 2016.
Happy Festival of Lights to each and every one of you.
CONTENTS
Student Elections: Leadership & Government ...... 01,04
From the Principal’s Desk ........................................... 02
Upcoming Events ....................................................... 02
Parents and Trustees Meeting ................................... 03
Parent-Teacher Interviews Nov 6th ............................ 03
Halloween Food Drive – Last Week ........................... 03
Winter Uniforms in Effect .......................................... 06
1st School-Wide Art Competition ............................... 06
Raptors Superfan: Changing Perceptions ................... 07
Chancellor Sathya Sai Baba to Students..................... 09
Human Value for Nov/Dec: Peace.............................. 09
SK: Learning about the Senses ................................... 10
Grades 1, 2, 3: Enjoying Nature ................................. 12
Grades 4 & 5: Visit to Ontario Science Centre ........... 14
Grades 6, 7, 8: Bringing Halloween Cheer to Seniors. 17
Halloween Parade ...................................................... 19
Multi-Faith Festivals around the World ..................... 21
Uniform Purchase Days .............................................. 21
Important Dates ......................................................... 21
Upcoming Events
Halloween Food Drive: Oct 6-Nov 6
Last week for donating food. Thank you!
Progress Reports, Science Fair Topics
sent home: Nov 2 (see page 3)
Winter Uniform Purchase: Nov 2&3
Uniforms available from 10:00 – 3:30 (see page 6)
Picture Retakes: Nov 4
For students who requested retakes or were absent.
Trustee – Parent Meeting: Nov 4
Meeting at 6:30 PM in school gymnasium.
P.D. Day (No Classes): Nov 6
School open for parent-teacher interviews (see p.3)
Parent-Teacher Interviews: Nov 6
From 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM. Students to join parents.
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Parents & Trustees
Meeting rescheduled to
Nov 4th
School Trustees will be holding a meeting with the
Grade 3 to Grade 8 parents (and JK to Grade 2 parents
who missed the 1st meeting). Due to weather alerts in
the wake of hurricane Patricia, the meeting has been
rescheduled to Wed., Nov. 4, 2015 @ 6:30 PM.
The venue will be school the gymnasium at 505
Ellesmere Road. Parents, please make every effort to
attend this important and informative meeting.
Last Week to Donate to
Halloween Food Drive
“So many kids go hungry every night. Let’s make a
promise with the help of our parents to bring food for
the Food Drive to help others.” – Grade 6 students
Suggested items from the Food Bank are:
• Canned veggies
• Canned fruit
• Canned beans and pulses
• Fruit Juices
• Low sugar cereals
• Low sodium instant meals and soups
• Baby food (please avoid glass jars)
• Baby formula
• Cooking oil
• Rice (or even quinoa!)
• Nutritional supplements
Just a reminder to check expiry dates.
Halloween Food Drive
Oct 6 – Nov 6
PLEASE DONATE!
Progress Reports &
Science Fair Topics, Nov 2
In accordance with the Ministry of Education’s policy for
communicating the progress and achievement of students,
Grade 1 to 8 students will receive an Elementary Progress
Report on November 2, 2015 [with no grades], and
Elementary Provincial Report Cards [with grades] in
February and June. The Kindergarten teachers are
currently in communication with parents regarding the
progress of their children. KG students will receive Report
Card 1 in February and Report Card 2 in June. This current
Ministry of Education reporting system gives more
emphasis to the development of learning skills which are
essential for success in the 21st century. Teachers will
discuss with parents their child(ren)’s progress and discuss
strategies to ensure future success.
Science Fair Topics go home, Nov 2
The school Science Fair Exhibition will be held on January
15, 2015 for Grades 1 to 8. To give students and parents
a head start, the science fair topics will be sent home
on Monday, Nov 2nd, along with the Progress Reports.
This year’s Science Fair coordinator is Grade 5 teacher
Ms. Theeba Ratnarajah.
NEW SCHEDULE:
ALL INTERVIEWS ON ONE DAY
Parent-Teacher Interviews Nov 6
Since parent participation in their child’s learning and
development is key to their success, all parents (JK to
Grade 8) are expected to attend the Parent-Teacher
Interviews. This year all the interviews for Grades 1 to
8 will be held on one day – Friday, November 6.
Appointment times will be available in the AM and PM,
and will be arranged through your child’s teacher. The
JK and SK teachers are meeting with parents on a
different schedule in order to accommodate the
requirements of the Kindergarten facility.
P.D. Day Nov. 6 (No Classes for students)
There will be no classes for students on Friday,
November 6, 2015, the day of the Parent-Teacher
Interviews.
However, students are expected to attend the ParentTeacher Interview along with their parents.
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Leadership & Government
By Mr. Parthi Kandavel, Social Studies Teacher
As you are aware, Canada recently underwent a large
scale and competitive national election. Similarly, the
Grade 5 class as part of their Government Unit in Social
Studies had the opportunity to form political parties
(Aqua, Green, Yellow, Purple) and compete in a school
wide election. This 5 week long project saw the teams:
1. Create a policy platform of 3 big ideas.
2. Present their 3 big ideas in persuasive campaign
literature in the form of TV & Radio commercials,
political brochures & posters.
3. Perform public speeches to their fellow citizens.
4. Participate in a school wide debate amongst all 4
parties.
The children greatly
enjoyed this handson and interactive
learning process,
which
provided
them the chance to
build their critical &
strategic thinking,
communication,
and problem solving skills. Also, this project allowed the
class to make real world connections, through values
and ideas, with what they were witnessing in the
Canadian national election.
Election Day was on Friday, Oct. 23rd with grades 2 to
8, volunteers, and staff voting. A total of 111 ballots
were cast with Team Aqua (Kritika, Branavkumar,
Abhilash, Anishraam, Jaanani M.) coming out the
winner. Also, interestingly enough, teams Yellow and
Purple tied for 2nd place, with team Green achieving 3rd
place. It was a
pleasure conducting this project with
the Grade 5 class,
who I must commend for their
enthusiasm
and
great interest in
leadership
and
government.
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Grade 5 elections
By Sai Sudhish Voora, Grade 8
Vote for green
team, vote for
team aqua, no
team yellow, what
are you talking
about team purple
for the win? On
Friday Oct. 23,
2015 the grade 5
students had the
grade 5 student election. The grade 5 students thought
of three different policy’s for each group. There were
four different teams and each team thought of three
policy’s and started to campaign them in the school.
They used their knowledge in politics to think of
appealing policies and how to campaign them. Some
policies they had were downloadable textbooks, track
and field, glam it up and pets for each class.
This election taught
the grade 5 students
and the whole
school
firsthand
about politics, campaigning
and
democratic governments. The grade 5’s
used different types
of media to get
notice about their policies. They made websites,
brochures and posters. Also each of them created a
campaign commercial. Each team also went to every
class to inform the students about their policies. During
the period of the grade 5 election campaign, the federal
elections were going on. The grade 5’s used in their
group’s campaign what they learned from watching the
federal election.
Finally the winner of the grade 5 student election is
team Aqua and tied in second place is yellow team and
purple. With a close follow in third place was team
green. Each of the teams had different but strong
arguments. They portrayed their arguments finally
through a debate and a commercial on Friday the 23rd
itself. After that the student and staff voted and finally
the results as shown were revealed. Team Aqua won.
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The Great Debate
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Winter Uniforms in Effect
Beginning November 2nd
Sathya Sai School
Art Competition
Now that the colder season is here, students are
required to switch to the “Winter Uniform,” starting
November 2nd, to ensure that they are warmly dressed
to safeguard their health. If there are any items which
your child(ren) need, these can be purchased on
November 2nd and 3rd. Please check the following table
which lists the Winter Uniform requirements:
By Mrs. Meera Ganga Persad, Grade 8 Teacher
Boys
Classroom:
- grey pants
- white turtleneck school
name
- full sleeve sweater with
school logo
- black or navy blue socks
- black dress shoes
Girls
Classroom:
Yoga/Gym:
- grey skirt/jumper/or pants
- white turtleneck school
name
- full sleeve sweater with
school logo
- black or navy blue tights,
or socks for pants
- black dress shoes
Yoga/Gym:
- navy blue jogging pants
- white mock-neck with
school name
- navy blue sweatshirt with
school logo
- white socks
- gym shoes (properly fitted)
- navy blue jogging pants
- white mock-neck with
school name
- navy blue sweatshirt with
school logo
- white socks
- gym shoes (properly fitted)
LABELS, Please…
Accessories and uniform items are easily lost or
misplaced by children, so we strongly encourage you to
print or sew your child’s initials on the labels of all
clothing items so they can be returned when brought to
the lost-and-found.
This year, the Sathya Sai School will be having their
FIRST SCHOOL-WIDE ART COMPETITION.
The themes are according to grades: JK & SK – love;
Grades 1-3 – magical trees; Grades 4-6 – nature is the
best teacher; Grades 7 & 8 – hope.
Media and Technique Requirements:
Any of the following may be used:
- Paint (Water colour, tempera, poster, acrylic, oil etc.
- Drawing materials (Pencil, charcoal, coloured chalk,
pastels, colour pencils, markers, crayons etc.)
- Collage materials (cut and glued papers such as
construction paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper,
aluminum foil etc.)
- Sculpting materials (clay, play dough etc.)
- Photography
Judging and Judging Criteria:
A panel of judges will review the entries by grade level.
A finalist will be selected from each grade.
A selection committee will review artwork submissions
based on the following criteria:
- Interpretation of the theme
- Technical Skills
- Originality
- Creativity
The artwork submitted will be judged based on the
following elements of artistic expression:
- Interpretation and clarity
- Creativity and originality
- Quality of artistic composition and overall design
- Overall impression of the art
- The entries will be judged according to the following
criteria weighted equally:
- Technique
- Personal Expression
- Theme Connection
Copyright Law:
Any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be
rejected. Each entry must be original in concept, design
and execution.
Multiple entries: One entry per student only.
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Raptors Superfan:
Changing Perceptions
– Nav Bhatia
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Sathya Sai School had
the good fortune to be visited by Mr. Nav Bhatia, known
throughout the GTA as the Raptors Superfan.
Mr. Bhatia had come to donate a large number of
basketballs and to speak to the students. He is a very
large-hearted man who loves to share his passion for
basketball, together with his passion for creating a
better society.
His story of coming to Canada was not an unfamiliar one
to the students and adults present. Being a Sikh and
wearing a turban and beard, jobs in his field (mechanical
engineering) were hard to get and he had to face a lot
of discrimination and name-calling.
Finally, he became a car salesman in Rexdale and set a
record of 127 car sales in his first three months and was
called the Super Salesman. As time passed, he became
an assistant manager and then manager of a dealership.
Mr. Bhatia stressed to the students several times that
his success was “all because of God’s grace and his
parents’ blessings. We work hard, respect our parents,
and are grateful to the Almighty.”
…his success was “all because of God’s grace and
his parents’ blessings. We work hard, respect our
parents, and are grateful to the Almighty.”
One day a number of years later, his cell phone was not
working, so he went to the phone centre to get it fixed.
As he entered, he heard one of the agents there saying
to his wife on the phone, “My cab is here,” as he saw
Mr. Bhatia enter. Mr. Bhatia thought, “Because I am a
Sikh, he thought that I was driving a cab.” He was
shocked by the stereotype, not because there is
anything wrong in driving a cab – he stressed that he
believes in the “dignity of labour, as long as you work
hard and do not cheat anyone.” Rather, he was upset
that the community leaders had not yet broken this
stereotype. Mr. Bhatia continued his story, “On that day
I thought, ‘We are being painted by the same brush. So
I decided we might be wearing different colours, but
deep inside we are all the same.’” He decided then to
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bring change to the perception of Sikhs in the
mainstream.
“On that day I thought, ‘We are being painted by
the same brush. So I decided we might be
wearing different colours, but deep inside we are
all the same. All religions believe in loving each
other.’” He decided then to bring change to the
perception of Sikhs in the mainstream.
Currently, Mr. Bhatia owns the #1 Hyundai dealership in
Canada. This is important because it has given him “the
opportunity and resources to reach out to the younger
generation of this country.” And he does this through
basketball. Having earned the title “Raptors Superfan”
from the team, Mr. Bhatia buys thousands of tickets and
distributes them to the underprivileged children, to
children of all races and religions, so that they can
integrate with each other at a young age and not have
to face discrimination.
He also gives away many Superfan basketballs to
children so that they will be healthy and confident, and
become responsible members of society. He tells
children, “You have to stay fit, stay focused, live a clean
life, and take the blessings of God every morning.”
“You have to stay fit, stay focused, live a clean
life, and take the blessings of God every
morning.”
Recently, Mr. Bhatia’s enthusiasm for basketball earned
him a second name, the South Asian Ambassador for
Basketball, given by the NBA.
Canada has provided so many wonderful opportunities
to people and Mr. Bhatia stated “If there is a heaven on
this Earth, Canada is the heaven.”
He told the students to “applaud your school for being
#1 in the province and give your teachers a big hand –
they don’t get enough credit.” He promised to come
again to visit and ended with the wise words:
“Keep fit and play lots of basketball!”
Sathya Sai School is most grateful to Mr. Bhatia for his
inspiring talk and the gift of basketballs. The game will
certainly be much enjoyed when we move soon into the
school’s permanent premises.
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Chancellor Sri Sathya Sai
Baba to Students
Mould yourself into an excellent student
Ethical behavior, virtuous reasoning adherence
to truth, devotion, discipline,
performing one’s duty meticulously;
Education is that which teaches all these,
And the student should strive to acquire
such learning.
Your life is a four-storey building. If the building has
to be safe, the foundation should be very strong.
Many people see the building, they see its full glory
and beauty; it attracts people. But, the foundation
has no beauty, and it does not attract anyone. Yet,
the security of the building depends upon the
invisible foundation. The dome or any part of the
mansion has its own beauty. But, the foundation
never exhibits pride that the building depends
upon it. It is not moved by praise or blame, and
maintains equanimity.
It is very important to lay a strong foundation. The
security of the mansion of life depends upon the
four virtues of humility, obedience, character and
morality.
Human Value for Nov/Dec
PEACE
He who conquers himself is
the mightiest warrior.
~ CONFUCIUS
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PEACE
SelfControl
Patience
Discipline
Happiness
- Sathya Sai Baba, ‘My Dear Students, Vol.1, p.3-4.
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SK: Learning about the senses
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Grades 1, 2, 3:
Enjoying Nature
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Our Field Trip to the Ontario
Science Centre
By Viona Vanaki, Grade 4
On Monday October 26 2015, the grade 4s and the
grade 5s went on a field trip to the Ontario Science
Centre. The grade 4s and 5s went to different studios
where they learned about their current units in science.
Grade 4 learned about
Awesome Earth. The
grade 5s learned Fun
with Chemistry. We had
loads of fun. We learned
energy is needed to live,
and
learned
about
hydrogen and animals.
We also learned about
water. My brave classmates got to carry a Sea
urchin, Brittle star and a
Sea star. I volunteered to
pedal on the bike to
create enough energy to
heat up a piece of pizza.
It turned out with the speed of my pedaling I had to
pedal for 2 minutes straight at the same speed. One of
my classmates did the
pedaling like me but to
dry clothes. He would
have to keep pedaling for
26 hours. That is a lot of
work. We learned ways to
save water. We used
clickers and we got to
touch a Shark's Jaw bone.
I want to tell you about
my favorite part. My
favorite part was the
IMAX Theatre. For those
of you who want to know,
it is a dome shaped
theatre. The projector
covers walls and some parts of the dome's roof. Each
speaker uses 1300 watts per second. We watched the
movie Hubble. Hubble is a telescope meant to travel the
universe. But a few years later it met some technical
difficulties. So NASA sends a team of astronauts on this
life changing, risky challenge. It is a life or death battle
for Hubble. The astronauts must save Hubble or we
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might never be able to see what might happen in our
universe. The movie was filled with thrill, chill,
excitement and danger but with a very happy ending.
That is what we did on our OSC field trip. It was fun.
Thank you teachers for
planning it. It was very
fun.
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Ontario Science Centre
By: Nayana Anantharajah, Grade 5
The trip to the Ontario Science Centre was a great
experience. The most remarkable part of the trip was
the workshop. We saw and tried many impressive and
interesting experiments. As soon as we walked into the
workshop, we greeted the instructor, Ms. Andrea, and
then we started the workshop.
Ms. Andrea then placed three lemons on the table. She
injected one of the lemons with a mixture of pink
lemonade and hydrogen peroxide. She moved the
lemons around rapidly and asked us to choose the
lemon that was injected. When we cut open all the
lemons, we discovered that none of
them were pink
inside! This is
because the mixture injected will
turn clear when
combined
with
acid.
For another experiment, Ms. Andrea
mixed
hydrogen
peroxide,
dishwashing
soap,
yeast, and food
colouring to make
an
interesting
substance that started rising rapidly out of the tube in
the form of foam! This foam is nicknamed “Elephant’s
toothpaste”!
Ms. Andrea took out an ordinary bucket filled with liquid
nitrogen, then took out a spoon and scooped up some
nitrogen. The liquid nitrogen dropped to the floor and
briskly turned into gas. We all gasped in amazement! If
you put your hand in liquid nitrogen, it will freeze and
crack. Our instructor demonstrated this using a glove. A
glove is gentle and smooth like skin. When she put the
glove in nitrogen, it reacted the same way skin would.
The glove was frozen and when she tapped the frozen
glove, it cracked! Ms. Andrea then dipped a balloon into
the nitrogen and it shrunk slowly. But when she took the
balloon out of the nitrogen, it started expanding rapidly.
Next, she put a balloon filed with hydrogen into the
nitrogen. It shrunk quickly, but expanded very slowly
when it was pulled out.
For the next experiment, Ms. Andrea took three cups,
but only filled one with water. She moved the cups
around and asked us to pick the one with the water. We
soon discovered that none of the cups had water in
them! Ms. Andrea had put a special powder in the cup
before she poured the water. As she moved the cups
around, the water and powder had mixed together and
hardened into a clear solid!
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For
the
final
experiment,
Ms.
Andrea had a
balloon that was
filled with helium
and another balloon that was filled
with hydrogen. She
took out a lighter
and lit the helium
balloon. It made a
loud noise! Then
she lit the balloon
with hydrogen. It
made an extremely
loud noise and we
saw a huge flame
arise! We were
very surprised!
The workshop was so interesting and exciting! I learned
so much about matter and chemistry from these
experiments! I really enjoyed this trip!
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Our Trip to the Ontario Science Centre
By: Lishita Chen, Grade 5
humid in there, as there were tropical pants, trees, a
waterfall, and a pond with a bridge across it!
On Monday, October 26, our class, along with the grade
four class, went to the Ontario Science Centre. In the
morning, we went for a workshop. We did lots of cool
experiments on states of matter in the workshop with
our guide, Ms. Andrea. I got to be Ms. Andrea’s assistant
for one of the experiments, which was very exciting!
Our last activity at the Science Centre was to watch an
IMAX film while sitting in slanted seats that faced a
dome-shaped screen. The movie was called “Hubble”. It
was about a telescope called Hubble that was launched
into space many years back and how it sends pictures of
space back to Earth! The movie showed us how
astronauts had been sent into space to repair Hubble
several times.
On this field trip I learned many new things: helium is a
stable gas, but hydrogen is unstable; dish detergent
added to hydrogen peroxide makes bubbles and foam;
the meaning of sublimation; how to make paper; and
much more! I also learned new things about the
universe. I learned about star nurseries, other galaxies,
Hubble, and how astronauts train to and eventually fix
things in space!
I learned so many new things on this trip and had a lot
of fun doing it! I hope to go there again soon!
In the afternoon, we got to explore the exhibits! My
group and I first went to the experiment station. At the
entrance, there was a shaft of air, along with papers to
fold into certain shapes to put into the air shaft. We
folded the paper and put them into the shaft. The paper
went up the shaft and then floated down on us! This
was a lot of fun. In this experiment station, there were
also other experiments, like optical illusions, inclined
plane experiments, as well as crafts. The next station we
visited was about the human body. This station included
activities such as rock climbing, dancing, and places
where you could learn more about how the human
body works. In the third station, we learned about
rocks, minerals, and fabric. In this station, we got to
make our own handmade paper with the help of a
guide! We were allowed to take the paper we made
home, along with instructions on how to make it at
home! Finally, we visited a biology station where there
was an indoor rainforest! It was extremely hot and
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Grades 6, 7, 8:
Bringing Halloween
Cheer to Seniors
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Halloween Parade
By: Mr. Vaughn Mac Donald, French Teacher
This year’s Halloween parade was coordinated by Mr.
Gandhi with the stage set up in the middle of the gym.
Meera Bungaroo and Jatan Jeyachandren emceed the
event. They did a great job interviewing each costumed
student and told jokes between each grade’s
presentation. They also gave safety rules about trick or
treating. Great job Meera and Jatan!
Grade six to grade one walked the catwalk and
displayed their costumes starting with the grade sixes.
There were cats, secret agents, superheroes, Harry
Potter, ninjas, Things, a nature girl, soccer players,
princesses, a police officer, a peacock, Mother
Nature, Tinkerbell, a fireman, a disco diva, and many
others.
A special round of applause for those students who
made homemade costumes out of household
recycled materials.
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Multi-Faith Festivals
around the world
Nov 1
All Saints Day (Christian)
Nov 11
Deepavali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)
Nov 12
Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
Important Dates:
November 2015
Oct6-Nov6 Halloween Food Drive
Nov 2
Progress Reports, Science Fair
Topics go home
Nov 2&3 Winter Uniform Purchase
Nov 4
Picture Retakes
New Year (Jain)
Nov 4
Trustee-Parent Meeting
Nov 15
Nov 6
P.D. Day (No Classes)
Nativity Fast begins (Orthodox Christian)
Nov 6
Parent-Teacher Interviews all day
Nov 11
Remembrance Day
(School Open)
Nov 12
Monthly Uniform
Purchase Days
Please note that this month the dates for uniform
purchases are Monday, Nov 2nd and Tuesday, Nov
3rd, from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Next purchase dates: Nov 2 & 3
Dec 1 & 2
Newsletter # 4 October 30 2015
Yours truly,
Ms. Recht, Admin. Asst.
Dr. Revathi, Principal