March Break Basketball-Camp I Can
MARCH 15, 16, 17(**still spots available**) LOTS OF
SPACES AVAILABLE. CONTACT MR. DYCK FOR
DETAILS.
Three cheers for the B-Town drummers! In February, they
knocked down two amazing performances at Chingoucousy
Secondary School. The first event was a fundraiser for
cancer between the Chinguacousy Chiefs and Peel Police.
The drummers brought lots of energy and were later seen on
City TV and Rogers Cable.
It was also and honour to play at Ching's Black History Month
celebrations, where the reception was overwhelming.
Congratulations to the B-Town drummers for once again
representing our school with enthusiasm and character. A special
thanks goes out to our special guests, Nick, James and Praga for
helping us out at the basketball game.
We are also looking forward to a spring concert for parents that will
include all our fabulous Calderstone performers. Date to follow and
we hope to see everyone there
The Character in Motion
movie night on March 11th
March 10th is the last day for father and
son reading club.
Thunder Dancers!
Congratulations to the Thunder Dancers on
their awesome community presentations during
the month of February. The group of
enthusiatic dancers entertained spectators at
the CTV sponsored basketball game
between The Peel Police and the
Chinguacousy Chiefs on February 8. They
also joined in the Black History celebrations at the Lancaster Public
School on February 18. Awesome job guys! Looking forward to
your So You tHink You Can Dance competition in April and
the Performing Arts Spring for parents at a date to be announced!
EcoSchools Update:
Litterless Lunch: Litterless Lunch Wednesdays are
coming to Calderstone. According to statistics, every
school child creates an average of 30kg of garbage per year. That’s a
lot of garbage every day that can easily be avoided. A litterless lunch
includes a reuseable lunch bag, reuseable lunch and snack
containers and reuseable drink containers. Items to avoid include
disposable drink containers like Kool-Aid Jammers or disposable
lunch containers.
- Bottled Water Free Day March 11 - Did you know that more than
25% of bottled water originates from municipal tap water? Did you
know that it takes more than 17 million barrels of oil to produce the
bottled water containers that we consume annually? On March 11,
schools and communities across Canada will be mobilising to take
action to ban the water bottle and reclaim public water. Make sure
your child brings a reuseable water container on Thursday March 11.
- Earth Hour 2010 is Friday March 26 at Calderstone Middle School
. This is a day when we shut our lights off for one hour to make a
stand against Climate Change and think about the importance of our
planet and how it sustains us.
Peel Police - Peel Police’s Cyber Academy
Peel – Peel Regional Police’s Crime Prevention Services is once
again offering the highly successful Cyber Academy* for residents of
Peel. The Academy is delivered over four consecutive Thursday
nights (April 8, 15, 22 and 29) and teaches parents, educators and
other professionals how to identify and avoid being victimized by
identity theft, on-line luring and a host of other topics. While the
Academy is offered free of charge, space is limited to forty (40) seats,
on a first-come/first-served basis. Lectures include:
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Computer Safety; passwords, firewalls, viruses, spam,
phishing.
Technological Crime; wireless routers, latest technological
developments, emerging trends and risks.
Child Exploitation; child pornography, on-line luring, social
networking, cyberdating.
"...at the click of a mouse..."; cyber-bullying using digital
mediums.
"Unlocking the Secrets" cyber-fraud; how identities are
stolen.
"Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" can you trust the
internet? How cyber-paedophiles target/identify/track young
victims on-line.
Due to some of the subject matter, this academy is available
only to those who are eighteen years of age or older.
WHAT:
Peel Regional Police’s Cyber Academy
WHERE:
Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence, 180 Derry
Road East, Mississauga
Community Room
WHEN:
April 8, 15, 22 and 29
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
* Please note that it is required that participants attend all four (4)
sessions to receive a certificate.
For more information, or to register, please visit our website at
www.peelpolice.ca. Select “Crime Prevention”, then “Crime
Prevention Academy”, followed by “Cyber Academy”.
For additional information, please contact Constable Chris Christidis
at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4017 or email [email protected]
For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Media Relations
Officer at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4027.
The Social Planning Council of Peel
Parent Information Meeting
What parents need to know about recent amendments
to the
Education Act related to Safe Schools, including:
 What happens when unsafe
behaviour occurs
 Dealing with bullying
 Suspensions/expulsions
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Harold M. Brathwaite S.S.
415 Great Lakes Drive
Brampton, ON L6R 2ZA
Refreshments will be served.
Please contact Andre Lyn-647-226-1965-to confirm your attendance.
March 2010 Celebrations
The Peel District School Board is a mosaic of many cultures and faiths from all over the
world. To commemorate this diversity, the board recognises special faith and culture days
of our communities. March 2010 has several special faith and culture days to celebrate
and remember:
Celebrating Faith and Culture
March 2010
CELEBRATION
FAITH AND CULTURE
Xsaak
Alá (Fasting month)
Hola Mohalla
Mehergan
World Day of Prayer
New Year
Ghambar Hamaspath-meadem
New Year's Day
Vasant Navaratri
St. Patrick's Day
Lady Day (Ostara)
Shunki-sorei-sai
Spring Ohigon
Eid e-Navroz
Naw Ruz
Ramanavmi
Khordad Saal
Mahavira-jayanti
Palm Sunday
Holy Week
Pesach (Passover)
Aboriginal Spirituality
Bahá'í
Sikhism
Zorastrianism
Christianity
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Hinduism
Christianity
Wicca
Shinto
Buddhism
Islam
Zoroastrianism and Bahá'í
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Jainism
Christianity
Christianity
Judaism
DATE
March
Sunset March 1 to 20
March 1
March 2
March 5
March 14
March 15 to 20
March 16 and April 14 or 15
March 16
March 17
March 20
March 20
March 20
March 21
March 21
March 24
March 26
Mar 28
March 28
March 29 to April 2 or 4
Sunset of March 29 – Apr 6
If you have a colleague who celebrates one of these days, don't forget to offer them best
wishes! If you have students in your school who are followers of any of the listed
religions:
- Make sure the dates are included on your school calendar
- Have your principal announce the day over the PA system
- Hold an assembly to talk with students about the importance of these days
- Include a mention of these days in your school newsletter
- Include information on your school website
- Display student artwork announcing these days or depicting their ideas about these days
- Invite a member of a local faith group to come in and discuss the significance of this
day with students
- Have class discussions about these days
- Ask some of your students who celebrate certain holidays to write a short essay on how
they celebrate this day at home. Have them read it to the class to share this celebration
with the other students.
- Have parents offer a cultural session
Questions?:
If you would like any more information on how to celebrate these days, please call
Varsha Naik, Community Liaison Coordinator at 905-890-1010, ext. 2573 or e-mail her
[email protected]