JUNE 2019 1385 Sherwood Mills Blvd,

Mississauga, On.

L5V 2B8

905-812-8265

Principal:

Ms. M. Patterson

Vice-Principal:

Ms. T. Lai Thom

Office –Manager:

Ms. S. Denney

Superintendent:

Mr. H. Aujla

Trustee:

Mr. R. Crocker

June 10th - Report Card Writing Day

School Closed for Students

June 12th— Dance Extravaganza

June 14th—Jump Rope for Heart Event

June 17th - Pizza Day

June 21st - Kindergarten Assembly

June 25th - Grade 5 Graduation 9am

June 26th - Report Cards go

June 27th - School Spirit Day—Hat Day/Canada Day

Last day of school for Students

June 28th - PD Day

A note from Administration

As the year comes to close, we would like to wish everyone a safe, relaxing summer. We would also like to

say thank you and good bye to a number of staff who are moving on to other schools or completed their

year with us. We would like to wish a fond farewell to Mr. Kerr K1, Ms. Moses K5, Ms. Nasser K6, Ms.

Ambong K7, Ms. Jarajapu 1A, Ms. Love 2B, Ms. Karunaratne 3A, Ms. M. Khan 3B, Ms. Allaster 3C, Ms.

Fortier 3D, Mr. Magas 4D/4A, Ms. MacIntyre 5C, Ms. U. Khan ISSP, and to Ms. Pengelly, Drama &Dance&

Media. We would also like to say farewell to Ms. Lai Thom, our Vice Principal who is transferring to David

Leeder Middle School and to Ms. Deepak, our Office Administrator who recently retired. We wish them all

the best for the upcoming year! Farewell also to all our Grade 5 students graduating this year—best of luck

in Gr. 6.

The office will be open the last week of August this year. The first day of school will be on Tuesday, Sep-

tember 3rd. Bussing Information will be available the last week of August and will be posted on our front

doors on the Thursday, August 29th, 2019.

DON’T FORGET!!!!

Our next PIZZA DAY is on June 11th, 2019.

Sherwood Mills celebrates Pride Month

Pride Month takes place in June to celebrate and recognize the impact the 2SLGBTQ+ community has had on the world, as well as the struggles it has faced and continues to face.

The Pride flag will be raised at all Peel schools throughout June to demonstrate that Peel schools are safe, inclusive and wel-coming environments where students, staff and families who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ are accepted and supported.

Staff and parents from across Peel will participate in a number of activities in June to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians.

Peel celebrates National Indigenous History Month

In 2009, the House of Commons officially recognized June as National Indigenous History Month following a unanimous motion.

The flag of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation will be raised at all Peel schools throughout June to demonstrate that Peel schools are safe, inclusive and welcoming environments where stu-dents, staff and families who identify as Indigenous are accepted and supported.

Staff and parents from across Peel will participate in a number of activities in June to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada.

After 10 years at

Sherwood Mills

PS, we said Good

Bye to Mrs.

Deepak on the

31st of May. We

will miss her in

the Office at

Sherwood Mills!

Thank you so much for your kindness, caring ways and for all your hard work

JUNE 2019

Many thanks to all students and their friends and families for sup-porting this year's Jump Rope for Heart Event to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Together we raised over $5,300.00. Wow! Congratulations to our top four Fundraisers! Thank you parents!

Amayah Nmahendran raised $500.00, Ishan Valsaraj raised $370.00 and both

Lucas Subryan and Colin Sy both raised $300.00—Thank you!!!!

We look forward to our Jump Rope Event on June 14th! Parents please remember hats,

sunscreen and water!

Peel board recognizes Crossing Guard Appreciation Day on June 11

The Peel board will recognize the contribution of school crossing guards on Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, June 11. The board encourages students, parents and staff to take a moment to thank the neighbourhood crossing guards who help to ensure a safe journey to and from school for thousands of students every day.

Mrs. Deepak!

On May 30th, 2019, our

Kindergarten students all

went on a Field Trip to

Downey Farm. All Staff,

Parent Volunteers and

Students had a great

time! They enjoyed going

on a wagon ride, visiting

some farm animals, and

jumping on an enormous

trampoline. Thanks to the

Kindergarten Team for

organizing this trip!

Preparing for the summer sun Excessive exposure to the sun can lead to health concerns such as sunburn and skin cancer. As summer approaches and the weather gets warmer, it is necessary to apply sunscreen to protect ourselves from too much sun damage and burns.

In summer, we are exposed to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) rays. This exposure is a risk factor for developing skin cancer and cataracts later in life. The UV index is the measure commonly used in Canada to assess the strength of the sun’s UV rays risk on a given day.

What is the UV Index?

The index scale ranges from 0 to 10. The higher the value, the more intense ultraviolet rays. The UV index is calculated daily by Environment Canada using ozone and weather information. It can vary from day to day with changes in the ozone layer – the thinner the ozone layer, the higher the index reading.

How to protect your family from the sun?

Wear a hat (preferably with a broad brim), sunglasses and protective clothing on sunny days.

Use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or greater whenever you're outdoors.

~ From the Library Shelves ~

It is that time of year where we begin closing procedures in our Library Learning Commons. All library books are due back NO LATER than Friday, June 7th. Any books returned after this date may be subject to over-due fines. Payments for lost books will start being processed shortly.

Our PROVINCIAL winners for the Forest of Reading programs have been announced. The following are the

official award winning book titles for 2019:

Blue Spruce Award Winner: Barnaby Never Forgets by Pierre Collet-Derby

Silver Birch Non-Fiction (Factual) Award Winner: Carey Price: How a First Nations Kid Became a Super-

star Goaltender by Catherine Rondina

Silver Birch Fiction Award Winner: Chase by Linwood Barclay

Silver Birch Express Award Winner: Meet Viola Desmond by Elizabeth MacLeod and Mike Deas

Congratulations to all of these award winners!

A special thanks to all Library Leaders for their efforts in helping to shelf books during energy breaks through-out the school year. We couldn’t have had such a well organized library without them. Thank you to: Aanya, Aayush, Aizah, Aleeza, Anthony, Anushka, Arman, Aydan, Dhavani, Haya, Khaviyaa, Khushi, Kinda, Mattea, Maria, Maya, Meera, Sahana, Sherry, Sohun, Romaisa, Rummanah, Pariwish, Umayma and Vincy.

We are always looking for parent-volunteers to help out in our Library Learning Commons throughout

the year. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Ms Haynes at 905.812.8265, ext. 217.

Don’t forget to follow our LLC on Twitter @SMPSLibrary for important updates and information.

Thank you for another successful year of reading and learning in the library. Students and families are encouraged to visit the Mississauga public libraries, over the summer holidays, to participate in reading programs and activities. Be sure to also check out books to read.

Have a safe and fun summer and we’ll see you in September.

Keep reading, sharks!

June 2019

After learning all about Metamorphosis and the life cycle of butterflies, Kindergarten

students watched in awe as they saw eggs develop into caterpillars, the caterpillars

transform into crystallises and then finally, they watched beautiful butterflies emerge.

K6 caught the release of their butterflies into nature on camera (seen above).

Promoting Wellbeing in Your Children This Summer:

The Importance of Structure From the PDSB Mental Health Resource Team

Summer vacation is almost here! Children can barely wait to put away their backpacks and spend their days free. Although this might be true for many, children and parents rely on structure to help guide the day, even in the summer. Structure holds kids and allows them to feel safe, knowing what to expect throughout the day and the week. Although it is crucial for children to have unstructured, free time each day, it is important for there to be some routine and structure (however you define it) to help children manage their emotions. Parents and children should sit down and discuss the sum-mer plans, whether it is camp every day or multiple weeks off in a row, kids need to know what to expect.

Things to consider:

Know your child. Is your child someone who does better with structure or unstructured time? How do they respond during school year vacations and summers past? Think ahead about summer plans based on who they are.

Create structure somewhere and communicate it. Children do better when they know what to expect and understand the overall plan.

Structure doesn’t have to mean committing to camps or organized activities but it can include doing expectable activities like reading in the afternoon, attending regular events (story hour at the li-brary on Wednesdays), and having regular days to play with friends.

Although not vital, many children do best when they participate in some organized activity.

Make sure your child is getting plenty of time to eat, sleep, read, and play - with peers, with family, alone, and outside.

What to look out for:

Loneliness. Often, when children lose the structure of school, they can become socially isolated and lonely, which can lead to poor mental health. Stay tuned in to whether your child is maintaining regular, healthy social contact with peers.

Increased anxiety. Many people (especially children) experience increased anxiety when structure is lost. Look for symptoms of irritability, excessive worry, preoccupation, trouble sleeping, change in appetite (more or less), change in energy (more or less), trouble concentrating, and physical symptoms (belly aches, headaches, etc.).

Increased screen time. Often children turn to the screen (television, computer, or video games) to help manage boredom over the summer. Although this moderate screen time is reasonable, ex-cessive screen time can create other psychological and physical issues.

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 for all STOP signs

no riding at night

Actions that cause injuries

driveway ride out—not stopping and looking both ways before entering the street

running the stop sign

turning without warning

cycling in the dark

Register today for Adult ESL or LINC classes

Do you know an adult who 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 that help adult learners experience success in Canadian English in both listening/speaking and reading/writing. Courses are designed for a range of basic, intermedi-ate and advanced English (Levels 1 to 8) as well as the more experienced learner needing to pre-pare for an IELTS exam.

Classes are ongoing - Register anytime. All learners who complete a session will earn a certificate of learning from the Peel District School Board. Certificates of completion at Canadian Language Benchmark level 4 and greater can be sub-mitted as proof of language proficiency for Canadian Citizenship applications.

Classes operate from six locations in Brampton and Mississauga with three specially designed adult centres at:

Bramalea - Adult Education Centre – Bramalea Secondary School, 510 Balmoral Dr, Bramp-

ton, Door #33

Brampton - Adult Education Centre - #300 - 7700 Hurontario Street, Brampton

Mississauga - Adult Education Centre - 100 Elm Drive West, Mississauga, Room 117

To learn more or to register, call 905-270-6000, then press 2

Also visit www.peelschools.org/adulteducation or follow us on Twitter: @PDSBLearnESL

Summer activities that boost learning

Kindergarten to grade 4 Sorting and stacking – Teach classification skills with dinnerware. Ask your child to match and stack dishes of similar sizes and shapes. Also have your child sort flatware – forks with forks, spoons with spoons. This is like recognizing the shapes of letters and numbers.

Comic strip writing – Use comic strips to help with writing. Cut the segments of a comic strip apart and ask your child to arrange them in order. Then ask your child to fill in the words of the characters (orally or in writing).

Float and sink – Encourage hypothesizing (guessing). Use several objects – soap, a dry sock, a bottle of shampoo, a wet sponge, an empty bottle. Ask your child which objects will float when dropped into water in a sink or bathtub. Then drop the objects in the water, one by one, to see what happens.

Grades 5 to 8

Follow the news – As a family, choose an important news event to follow for a day or two. Ask each person to find as much information on the topic as possible – read newspapers, look at online news webpages, listen to the radio and watch TV news. Then talk about what everyone learned.

Pro and con: what do you think? – Make a family game of discussing a special issue. For exam-ple, "Teenagers should be allowed to vote," or "There should never be any homework." Ask your children to think of all the reasons they can to support their views. Then ask them to think of reasons opposing their views. Which views are most convincing? For variety, assign family members to teams and have them prepare their arguments pro and con.

Stretch, run, walk – Ask your child to do at least one kind of exercise every day. For example, run or walk briskly for 10 minutes. Walk, when possible, instead of driving, for any distance less than a mile. Have your child make a week-long exercise plan. Try to think of a modest reward for sticking to the plan and exercise with your child.

Let your voice be heard – Promote good citizenship. Help your child write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper about an issue affecting children – for example, suggest that a bike path be built near the school or that a city event be planned for youngsters. Children are citizens, and their ideas are worth hearing.

These are some

Pictures from the Grade

4 trip to Mountsberg

Conservation Park on

June 3rd, to explore ani-

mal habitats. Thank you

to Ms. Lemmond for or-

ganizing this amazing

trip. Students, staff and

volunteers all had a

fantastic time learning

and engaging in the

natural environment.