G L O B E Children’s World AcademY April 2014
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G L O B E Children’s World AcademY April 2014
Children’s World AcademY GLOBE April 2014 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear CWA Parents, There are many activities and events that take place in our school that bring our community together, but one of my personal favourites is our annual Seniors’ luncheon hosted by our grade 5 students. This annual tradition that has become an established part of the school culture at CWA represents a partnership between the students, the staff of the school, and the families we serve in our community. This year was no exception, and our students did a fantastic job again, welcoming their grandparents and a number of other guests from the Windhaven Seniors’ residence. The annual Seniors’ Luncheon really and truly is a festive occasion. The students and staff work hard to prepare and organize, planning the meal, and a program of entertainment that includes many numbers performed by the students themselves, as well as those performed by special invited guests. Leading up to the event, there is a buzz of excitement among the students. They are all given special responsibilities to make sure that everything is ready from adorning the gym with bright decorations, ensuring that the guests are welcomed warmly as they arrive, to serving the meal itself. The event provides an important opportunity to reinforce some central values of our IB program: It shows the students the significance of service to family and to others in the community; it helps strengthen intergenerational relationships and foster respect among our students for their elders; it brings members of our students’ families and the larger community into the school to participate in the life of our institution and to share in our mission to develop “…caring young people…”. It is not surprising that our students and their families look forward to this event so much. The shared happiness, the beaming smiles, the warmth that comes through from the children and their grandparents is something that our staff is proud to be a part of. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the grandparents who attended for having come, as well as the guests who performed and helped to make the day a memorable one. I would like to thank our dedicated staff, and the many parents who volunteered their time to help out with this event, and to enable us to continue to celebrate service, family, and community in this unique and very meaningful way. Finally, I would like to thank our grade 5 students, for having made this event a resounding success again this year. As always, thank you for your continued support. David Estok, Directeur IMPORTANT DATES May 7-9 Gr 6 at Camp Jouvence May 7, 17, 21, 28 Good Start Program May 12 Junglesport begins May 14 Denim Day May16 Professional Day New Kindergarten Orientation May 19 Victoria Day – no school May 21 PPO meeting May 22 Kdg F.T. Ecomuseum May 25 Hispanic Week begins May 27 Governing Board May 28 Gr 4 F.T. Heritage St Bernard June 3 Volunteer Luncheon MOVING? WILL YOU NEED THE SCHOOL BUS ? If you are moving on/or before July 1st, or if you have moved during the year and have not informed the office, please contact Lynn Closs at the office or [email protected] as soon as possible. The School Board is working on bussing for the 2014-2015 school year and will need to know your address for arranging bus stops. Addresses for 2014-2015 school year MUST to confirmed by May 30th latest in order to receive your bus pass in time. School bus passes will be mailed to your home address a week prior to school start. It is extremely important that you notify the school of any change in address prior to the end of May in order to have a designated bus stop at the beginning of next year. New bus stops will not be guaranteed until the end of October if the Transportation Department has not been made aware of a change in address before they set up the routes. You may contact them at (514) 422-3001 or [email protected]. Thank you very much! RUNNING SHOES Let’s help keep our school clean Just a reminder that children should have two (2) pairs of shoes at school. Students should change into their outdoor shoes every time they go outside, this helps keep the mud out of the classroom. Thank you for your support. It is excellent that IB promotes lifelong learning. Provided your brain is healthy, you can learn anything at any age, even another language. 3. Global awareness The IB provides a space for students to get acquainted with other cultures and develop a multicultural awareness, which some might not have at home. 4. Using the fabulous potential of the human brain The IB is learning to adapt to developments in science and technology by reviewing its programmes annually and embracing technological advances in the classroom. *Adapted from IB World magazine, Switch on brains with science, Grace Lewis, March 2014 Sonia Bouchard IB Coordinator, [email protected] Grade 5 Senior’s Lunch We would like to thank our grade 5 students who did a fantastic job hosting our annual Senior’s Luncheon held here last Friday. A big thank you to Terry Clahane, Mary Rutherford, the grade 5 teachers and all of the staff and parent volunteers who helped make this important annual event happen. Coordinator’s Corner I have read an article in the IB World magazine that really spoke to me and I thought that it could be of interest to all of you, CWA parents. Bruno Della Chiesa has dedicated the last 15 years to understanding how the brain learns, especially new languages. He believes that the IB philosophy and neuroscience Intersect in four key ways. Here is a summary of the article. 1. Learning other languages He believes that learning a second language changes the way the individual perceives and analyses the world. It unlocks one’s ability to develop cultural awareness. 2. Lifelong learning Learner Profile Attribute for this month: “Communicator” Simone S Giulia F Tadhg M Cassidy R Luca K D Tristan S Alessia M Dezryn B Nyia G Damien A Mia L Vanessa M Alfonso D F Luke R Ayla M Jomara F Leo P Micah B Antonio D Emma S Thomas O d Z Luca B Luca D R Anna M Enya B Sienna F Kian T B Adriano I K011 K011 K011 K022 K022 K022 K033 K033 K033 K033 K044 K044 K044 K044 101 101 101 102 102 103 103 103 104 104 201 201 201 202 Nicolas R Vanessa K Arianna B Sofia J Jasmine K Christophe L Evelyn D Matteo F Alexa D Adrianna D L Ukiah B Gemma T Bianca D Max I Madeleine K Luca D Max B Tatiana T Joseph R Léane L Max V L William W Leila D T Cristina A Dario M Jake M Ava G Jahia B A D Alexandre S Sofia S Gemma W Christopher D Cassidy S Jonathan P Luca R Sabrina V 202 202 202 203 203 203 204 204 301 301 302 302 303 303 303 401 401 402 402 402 403 403 403 403 501 501 502 502 503 503 601 601 602 602 603 603 Melodies, sing a song for us. The CWA band played and three or our grade 5 students: Luca Montemarano (on violin), Venezia Santiago, and Jenna Coverini (on piano) entertained. Guest performers included the Blue Haven Cloggers, Francis Baddley and Miss Evie. The luncheon ended with a lovely performance by Christine Forget. Mr. Clahane tells us this that many positive comments were received this year from our guests about our school and students. The grandparents certainly seemed very happy. Mr. Clahane and Mrs. Rutherford say a big thank you to all the parents who sent in the cold drinks and delicious desserts and who volunteered! Reported by: Olivia Mazzuca and Kalea Shannon Kindergarten Irish Celebration The Seniors’ luncheon! The seniors’ luncheon was a great success! All the grade 5 students participated and did such a great job on serving the food, pouring the drinks, decorating the gym and welcoming the seniors and checking their coats. We welcomed over 200 grandparents and other seniors to our school. To start the luncheon some of the grade 5 students served drinks while others served the chicken dinners and our 2 DJ’s played wonderful music. To finish our luncheon the DJ’s introduced our entertainers. We had the grade 5 students sing “Be Our Guests” and “Je Chante Avec Toi Liberte”. Next we had CWA’s own acapella group, Mixed During March the kindergarten students were particularly enthusiastic about their Irish experience- part of a yearlong unit on celebrations. Mr. Clahane and our guest, Miss Christine Forget, shared music and stories, displayed artifacts and demonstrated how to make Irish soda bread. Everyone got a chance to do an Irish jig and the experience ended with a bread tasting, accompanied by leprechaun milk. Junglesport is back! Forms and information letter were sent out last week! Please sign form and return to your child's homeroom teacher ASAP! Please also include $12 to cover the costs. Each of our students will get 4 sessions of instruction on the Junglesport structure. Please check out the following link for more info!! www.junglesport.com Thanks PE Department Pictures: Help Needed! Look Out for Palm Oil! Did you know that the production of palm oil has disastrous effect on animals, the environment and human health? We will present the case of Indonesia, who is the biggest producer of palm oil. https://worldwildlife.org/stories/protecting-elephanttiger-and-orangutan-habitat-in-sumatra In order to create a big area of palm trees, corporation owners are burning down the original forest, killing many endangered animals in the process, as well as their home and food. All the trees that were burnt down will only be replaced by palm trees, which mean a big lost for the biodiversity. The pollution generated when the forests are burning is also a cause of distress for animals and the environment. Did you know that half Indonesian forests have been destructed in the last 50 years? Did you know that a big portion of orang-utan live in Indonesian forest? Orang-utans are an endangered species. Their population, estimated to 50 000, is extremely threatened by the destruction of Indonesian and Malayan forests. How can you help? If we buy fewer products with palm oil, the agroindustries might reconsider the use and production of palm oil. Palm oil is a saturated oil that may cause health problems when consumed frequently (see info below). Please, look at the ingredients on the packages. You could be surprised. Here are some products containing palm oil: crackers, chocolate, cereals, cakes. Please check the list of ingredients. Jade, Nathaniel, Matteo, Bianca, Michel, Mme Beauchemin et Mme Moreau au nom du groupe Roots and Shoots. Pour en savoir plus Condamnation historique : bit.ly/1cLcS2Z GreenPalm : bit.ly/1tZ0Trr Vidéos: ourangs outangs menacés : bit.ly/QY5BX7 La vérité sur l’huile de palme : bit.ly/1mVeGvd http://nutella-tpe.e-monsite.com/pages/lesecologistes-reagissent-face-a-l-huile-de-palmecontenue-dans-le-nutella.html Pourquoi produire autant d’huile de palme? Les industries agroalimentaires transforment l’huile de palme pour en faire une matière grasse qui demeure à l’état solide à l’air ambiant. Il est donc facile de l’utiliser dans la préparation de produits de boulangerie et de plats prêt à manger. De plus, cette matière grasse transformée et raffinée, permet de donner un goût savoureux aux aliments, de les conserver longtemps et de leur attribuer une texture moelleuse ou croustillante. Malheureusement, l’huile de palme ainsi transformée s’avère être un très mauvais gras pour notre santé. Plusieurs produits alimentaires transformés en contiennent. Pour en savoir plus : Entretien avec un docteur : bit.ly/1hwXbyP Vidéo : bit.ly/1foIwIE Cycle 3 We Are Silent Day On April 17th, grade 6 students participated in the We are Silent campaign to stand in solidarity with children who are silenced and denied their basic human rights. Students used their creativity and made beautiful items that will be sold on Tuesday, May 6th for Mother’s Day (items vary from $2 to $8). All proceeds will go towards our grade 5 and 6 adopt a village project in helping Nicaragua with a better education system. Library Corner Hockey fever!! Watch our team win the cup and read one of many new hockey books in the library. There are story books and information books for all levels. Try Hockey Shapes, Hockey ABC or We are the Goalies- the top netminders of the NHL. There are also great chapter books such as ‘La Magie de la coupe Stanley or Pirate Power Play! Go Habs Go!! Wendy Andrews, Librarian CWA Peer Mediation We would like to give a huge THANK YOU to the grade 6 conflict managers who have been volunteering during recess all year. Also, congratulations to the new CWA grade 5 conflict managers who will start recess duty May 1st. MAY BOOK FAIR Scholastic Book Fairs Once again this year we will be receiving 60% of the total sales in books. Location – In the front lobby Wednesday, May 14th 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for students 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public Thursday, May 15th 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for students 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public Friday, May 16th 7:30 to 11:30 New Kdg Orientation CWA Art Project This past week we welcomed Quebec artist Nicole Tremblay, who started a special stained glass project with our students in grades 4-6. Mme. Tremblay and our students are working on a special mural that will eventually be displayed in the school. A big thank you to our Art Specialist, Laura Stulginskis and the many parents who are volunteering to help out with this project. NATIONAL DENIM DAY Again this year Children’s World Academy students will be joining the fight against breast cancer on National Denim Day we will be celebrating on Wednesday, May 14th. At the cost of $1.00 or $2.00, you are welcome to dress down in denim and help a worthy cause. Please note only students who donate $1.00 or more will be permitted to wear jeans. Student’s who donate $5.00 will receive a pink ribbon. Thank you for your support! Please you are available to volunteer please send an e-mail to Patricia O’Malley at [email protected] stating the SPECIFIC times you wish to volunteer and what you would like to do, for example: Wednesday, from 8:00 to 11:15 at the cash or tidying books. Thank you! April Kim B Olivia S James S Sarah V F Trystin L D Daniel C Erika C Marina HG Olivia D R Sofia G Nicolas M Haley N Luca T Nicolas J Joshua P Sabrina V 104 102 101 303 102 103 103 602 202 302 201 402 602 503 301 603 April 1 April 1 April 2 April 2 April 2 April 3 April 3 April 3 April 4 April 3 April 4 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 10 Vinay P Ashton S W Joseph R Alexia M Mathilda J Arianna D R Kassandra M Sofia V Alexander F Gemma T Thomas R Zachary D Caitlin N Ariana M Randy B Devin N Alemia K Tristan N Jonathan D Isabella D Tanya B Emily T A Alessandro F 102 102 402 501 102 403 501 603 K011 302 403 303 503 101 603 601 K044 104 603 402 502 603 503 April 10 April 11 April 11 April 12 April 12 April 13 April 13 April 13 April 15 April 15 April 15 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 20 April 22 April 23 April 25 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 Another thing that we can do is to help identify negative portrayals of minority groups that we see in the media or popular culture. Our children are shaped by the society in which they live, and the media can have a powerful effect. We need to monitor what they are watching and listening to so that we can point out intolerance and show them a different path to follow. It's also important, starting in children's early years, that we have open discussions with them about the differences in people and that we answer their questions as honestly as possible. America has not always been a fully tolerant society and we need to acknowledge that, but that doesn't mean that we cannot be a better society today and into the future. Tolerance does not mean that we have to accept inappropriate actions or behaviors, but it does mean that everyone deserves a measure of respect. Children who learn to respect themselves first will have an easier time respecting and accepting others. Perhaps the greatest lesson we can pass on to our children is to help them learn tolerance and to fully accept the other side of the story. Keep Strong Emotions Out of Email Tolerance: The Other Side of the Story Ralph W. Sockman, the great American pastor, writer, and broadcaster, once said "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." Tolerance is not about giving up any of your own beliefs, but accepting differences in others. It's about seeing the other side to every story. Parents and teachers have an opportunity to teach tolerance to our children and to let them see for themselves that difference is not a bad thing and that when we celebrate our religious, cultural, or other differences, we are much stronger as individuals and as a community. There are many ways we can teach tolerance, but perhaps the most important way is to be aware of our own attitudes and subtle prejudices against others who aren't the same as us. Children learn by imitating the adults in their lives. If we practice fairness and tolerance, they will try to be fair and tolerant. If, however, we reinforce stereotypes and intolerance, children will pick up that behavior as well. E-mail has become the standard for communication in the workplace. It works beautifully for messages, memos, notices, announcements, and so forth--but email is not the place to express anger or other strong emotions. The danger in email is the quick convenience of the "send" button. With one stroke of a finger, the message is on its way. This is handy and fast, but sometimes it may be too fast for your own good. It's a good practice never to email when you are emotional about a subject. If you receive an email that causes strong emotions, wait for a while before responding. If the issue is immediate, consider handling it in person rather than typing biting words onto a page, which then becomes a record of your wrath. The other problem with email is that it is permanent. Words spoken in anger can never be retracted, but at least they only exist in memory, which will fade in time. Words written in anger on an email can be printed and reprinted forever, and can easily come back to haunt you. If you feel you must vent your anger in writing, type the email and store it before sending it. Return to your computer once you have cooled off. Generally, when you read the message again you will see the error of your ways and delete the memo. When anger is involved, conflicts are better handled in person. Try to work things out face to face, rather than through the impersonal lines of email. Remember, email makes communication easier, as long as strong emotions are not involved. Just think twice before you hit the "send" button in anger. Good Manners: Little Actions with Big Results Good manners will never go out of style--they are something we need to teach to our children and learn for ourselves. People who practice good manners are better liked, better able to work through confrontation and disagreement, and better able to command respect. On the other hand, lapses in etiquette can result in damage to personal relationships and may even lead to adversarial relationships between adults and children. As leaders, if we do not take the time to teach manners, children may be rude without realizing it, which can lead to trouble in the classroom and elsewhere. To build a foundation for quality relationships in the classroom and with parents and colleagues, consider developing a planned program of good manners. This isn’t to say you should ask your children to memorize outdated rules of etiquette-there are still plenty of people out there who know which fork to use for the salad, but display bad manners when it comes to everyday interaction. Rather, explain to your children that good manners can simply mean making people feel easy and comfortable with each other and with themselves. Manners are about respect for everyone--teachers, children, parents, custodians, secretaries, cooks, bus drivers--and learning how to benefit from them makes a great goal for everyone to work toward together. And of course, the Golden Rule is still as fine a model for living as we will ever find. Each and every day children have opportunities to use good manners. Set the example for them and you’ll build a foundation for positive relationships to develop in the classroom, at home, and beyond The long and curious history of Mother's Day What is Mother's Day? And why is it celebrated on different dates around the world? MOTHER'S DAY, or Mothering Sunday as it is known in the UK, is celebrated all over the world, but at different times of the year. In Canada, the annual celebration of "moms" takes place on the second Sunday of May, but in Britain it is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Where did it come from? The modern version of Mother's Day has its origins in the US and dates back to the creation of mother's groups, whose sons had fought in the Civil War. The American date was formalized in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. It was chosen after a campaign by a woman named Anna Jarvis, whose own mother died in May, 1907. The origins of the British date are a little more complicated. Some believe that Mothering Sunday may have originally derived from a 16th-century practice of visiting the 'mother church' - the main church in the region - on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. Historically, this was also a time when domestic servants were given time off to visit their families. Mother's Day in its modern incarnation was brought back by a 20th-century British woman named Constance Smith, who was inspired by the campaign Jarvis had led in the US. In 1920, Smith published a booklet entitled The Revival of Mothering Sunday, under the pseudonym C Penswick Smith. Things snowballed from there and by 1938, "Mothering Sunday was celebrated in every parish in Britain and in every country of the Empire", Cordelia Moyse, a historian of the international Christian charity, the Mothers' Union. Today, it is more commonly known in the UK as Mother's Day. Where else is it celebrated? A version of Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, usually in spring, but dates vary from country to country. In Greece it is celebrated in February; in Argentina it occurs in October. Many former communist countries celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March instead of Mother's Da. Traditions In Britain it is traditional for people to cook their mother a simnel cake – a type of light fruit cake with two layers of marzipan, one in the middle and one on the top. Simnel cakes, which are also associated with Easter, traditionally feature 11 balls of marzipan icing representing 11 of the 12 disciples (Judas is usually left out, except in extraordinarily forgiving Christian households). Today gifts of flowers or chocolates are more usual.