Library Update
Patricia Lore Memorial Library Fund
Our school is fortunate to receive a wide variety
of books each year from the Patricia Lore
Memorial Library Fund. Patricia Lore was a
former teacher at Brandon Gate and her husband set up a
Memorial Library Fund that donates new books to our school as
well as several other schools each year. We would like to extend
our continued gratitude for this kindness. We also truly
appreciate all of the books we have received. We look forward
to students and staff reading and enjoying all of the new books
for years to come.
The Peel District School Board is hosting its annual parent
conference on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Rick Hansen
Secondary School in Mississauga. Once again, the conference
will focus on numeracy—26 out of 61 workshops help with
math. Parents will still have the opportunity to attend
workshops on other topics, including literacy, special
education and science.
This free learning event is open to Peel parents of students at
all grade levels.
Registration closes March 18.
Tumblebooks
Brandon Gate P.S. continues to subscribe to Tumblebooks online.
We would like to encourage you to take advantage of this great
website and spend some time with your child listening to and
reading books. The information to access this site will be sent
home with your students this week.
The Energy Hog is in Town!
The Energy Hog is at Brandon Gate PS, and is
looking for anyone who is ‘hogging’ energy!
Don’t be the class that leaves on computer
screens, classroom lights, projectors, or puts
garbage in the recycling bin. The energy hog may
look cute, but he will come and visit you and
make you aware of how you are wasting energy!
Parents beware! The students at Brandon Gate are getting good
at saving energy! Lets help them continue practicing by bringing
the energy hog rules to your home! Try to shut lights off when
you leave the room, put garage and recycling in the correct bins,
and talk to your families about how you can save energy in your
home. Maybe you will start a home composting system.
Bus Delays, Cancellation Information
Available on STOPR Website
At the Peel District School Board, we are
committed to providing safe and efficient
transportation services for our students to and
from school every day. Transportation staff do their best to
ensure that buses arrive and leave on time, but sometimes, delays
happen.
Information about delays may not always be available through
the school, especially if they happen outside of the school day.
The best place for find information about bus delays and
cancellations, as they happen, is the Student Transportation of
Peel Region (STOPR) website at www.storpr.ca. To find
information specific to your child's bus, you will need the bus
route number.
Brandon Gate Newsletter
MARCH 2016
CONFERENCE HELPS PARENTS
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
NUMERACY AND BEYOND
Stay up-to-date!
For more information, look out for the conference flyer at
your child's school or visit
www.peelschools.org/parents/conference
March Break Maple Syrup Days at the
Jack Smythe Field Centre
Wednesday, March 16 to Saturday,
March 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature as
Spring blossoms. Jack Smythe Field Centre
offers an exceptional family experience with
a visit to its maple syrup bush. Join in on an
authentic Canadian tradition.
For a number of years the Peel Field Centres have invited the
public for an awe-inspiring visit to our outstanding Maple
Sugar Bush during the March Break. Individuals and families
are invited to get involved as Spring comes to life. Help
empty sap buckets, tap trees or sample some freshly made
maple syrup as we celebrate the new syrup season. Take a
hike along our tranquil trails and feed the friendly chickadees
by hand.
A teepee and early settler site will also be set up to show how
syrup was collected and produced in centuries past. Use
pioneer tools or listen to an Aboriginal tale around the
campfires. No visit would be complete without a trip to the
sugar shack where the sap is boiling and clouds of sweet
smelling steam billow out of the chimney. Learn how modern
day syrup operations are conducted with an industrial
evaporator and tap line system. Have a taste of the freshly
made syrup. It's going to be sweet!
The cost is $5/adult and $4/child 12 and under. Lunch will be
available for purchase. It will include: hot chocolate, cookies
and hotdogs for you to roast over an open fire. For more
information, please contact the Jack Smythe Field Centre at
1-905-877-7771. Directions to Jack Smythe Field Centre,
14592 Winston Churchill Blvd., Terra Cotta: North on
Mississauga Rd, Left on King Street (You will see Credit View
P.S. on your left), Right on Winston Churchill Blvd (You will
pass the Terra Cotta Conservation Area on your left) to the
top of the hill and left into the Jack Smythe site.
3800 Brandon Gate Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4T 3V9
Phone # (905) 677-9679
http://schools.peelschools.org/1106
Principal: Nik Papaioannou
Staffing Changes at Brandon Gate.
After March Break, we will have a few changes to our staffing here at
Brandon Gate.
We will be saying good-bye to Ms Dabass who is on an LTO assignment in
Grade 3. Ms Scarafile will be returning to us after the March Break.
Also, we will be saying good-bye to Ms Ricketts and Ms King from our
Administration Team. They will both be moving on to different schools
after the March Break.
Please join us in thanking these staff for all their contributions and helping
to make Brandon Gate a very special place to learn and work. We wish
them best of luck as they continue their educational journey.
Beginning March 29th our new Vice-Principal, Ms Moonsammy, will be
joining us. If you have the opportunity, please drop in for a quick visit to
say ‘hi’ and welcome her to our Brandon Gate community.
Vice-Principal: Datress Ricketts
Trustee: Rick Williams, Ward 5
(905) 814-6180
Superintendent: Patrika Daws
(905) 451-2862
School Council Chair: Tahir Bhatti
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Black History Month Reflection
In honour of Black History Month, our students
participated in several types of activities to reflect
on the achievement of famous Black Canadians.
During the month our students read daily
inspirational quotes that encouraged us to follow
our dreams. Teachers also read African themed
stories to educate students about traditional activities that are popular
within the Black community.
On February 29th we had an assembly to further celebrate Black culture.
Students performed popular songs from Reggae icon, Robert Nesta
Marley. It was a lovely treat for us to have our very own Mr. Savone share
an excerpt from the “I Have a Dream Speech”. Poems and quotes written
by famous black Canadians and Americans were among items that were
shared at the assembly. It was a pleasure to welcome our 2016 Dance
Crew to the stage. The students represented the school well. As we wrap
up Black History Month celebration, we want to thank everyone for
contributing to a month long celebration.
Punctuality
Punctuality is a life skill that we want our students to
develop. This will have an impact of every aspect of their
lives, including keeping a job. It is very important for
students to be here between 8:30 am and 8:40 am each
day. This ensures students will not miss the beginning of the instructional
day. Please remember that Daylight Savings Time begins on March 13,
2016 at 2:00 a.m. so your clock will go forward by an hour. With nicer
spring weather coming, we hope to see more of our students arriving here
at school, on time, and ready to learn.
Mar 4 - Earth Rangers Assembly
Mar 24 - Grade 5s to Kortright Centre
Mar 31 - PGL, JGL & Com classes to
Ontario Science Centre
Mar 31 - Grade 3s to Kortright Centre
Mar 14 - 18 - Spring Break
Mar 25 - Good Friday - No School for
Students
Mar 28 - Easter Monday - No School
for Students
Apr 11 - Professional Development Day
(No School for Students)
Indoor Soccer
On February 4th,
our students
participated in an
Indoor Soccer
tournament at the Malton
Community Centre along with
all the other public schools in
our area. Our boys and girls
competed well, demonstrated
great sportsmanship and really
enjoyed this whole day event.
Congratulations Gators!
Highlighting Students’ Work
Math Journal Writing
Math is like so many animals but if I had to
choose it would be a monkey and a cat. It
would be a monkey because if you keep
getting a math question wrong, it would likely
drive you bananas like a monkey and you
would probably want to keep swinging away from
it because it causes frustration. I chose a cat because math is
very easy sometimes just like a cat. It’s very easy to get a cat
to sit in your lap, get it to come to you or just hold your cat
in the air with both hands without it biting you. That is why
math is like a monkey and a cat.
~Mariam P, Grade 4
If math was an animal, it would be a zebra. I
think it would be a zebra because a zebra has
its own pattern of stripes just like math has
equations. I can multiply, divide and subtract
its stripes. When I see black or white strips on
a zebra it reminds me of time because of how
long it takes a zebra to run away from its predators so it does
not become lunch. These are the reasons why I think math
would be a zebra.
~Nalayah, Grade 4
Class Precepts – Grade 5
Life is a long ride, enjoy it while it lasts. No matter how much you
beg, you’ll never get it back. ~Harini
The world is 50% water, but my world is 100% love. ~Teshai
Be the person who can smile to the world. ~ Haneet
People say you can buy anything and everything with money,
but you cannot buy love, happiness, or family. ~Gursimar
Yesterday
Yesterday I was surprised because there was snow. I went out
to feel it. It felt cold. It froze my hand, my nose and my mouth
too.
~Micheal, PGLD
Character Focus
Brandon Gate’s Character Development focus for the last month was on – Honesty. Honesty means fairness
and straightforwardness of conduct. It is also an adherence to the facts; sincerity. For the month of March
our character focus will be Co-operation. Co-operation means working together with others for one goal. Students show they are co-operating when they:
 Follow the rules established by the group
 Value the contributions of others
The staff recognized the following students who consistently demonstrated Honesty last month:
Grade Three
Ms. Dabass - Shayla, Rudra
Ms. Taylor - Tavleen, Faizan
Mr. Khattra - Gabriel, Maggie, Japjot
Ms. Litwin/Constantineau - Bryan
Kindergarten
Ms. Gibson/Budwal/Vassell – Ayden, Sibghatullah
Ms. Walker/ Par - Divyansha, Kavin, Jayden
Ms. Afroze/Yue/Burke - Harjap, Jaliyah, Sarem, Arianna
Ms. Anania/Naeem - Armaan, Afraz
Ms. Shaikh/Flaugnatti/Inneo/Mansur - Hope, Yasin
Apple
It is red
It is bumpy
It has seeds in it
It is big
The apple is tasty
~Dylon, PGLD
I Have a Dream Too
I have a dream that everyone will be treated equally
I have a dream that people will stop cutting down trees
I have a dream that I will be able to give food, clothes and a
home to people in need
I have a dream that I get a box of chocolates
This is my dream, what’s yours?
Grade Four
Ms. Kaur - Dilnoor, Nazirah
Ms. Van - Nicholas, Gurbaaj
Ms. Feldman/Varley - Saima
Ms. Kang - Eva, Jason
Madam Gabryel - Nazirah, Ishraj
Grade One
Ms. Sidhu/Silva - Jayden, Jegaathev
Ms. Newell - Karishma, Imaanjot
Ms. Szymanski - Krish
Grade Five
Ms. Mathieson - Kariann, Zaid
Ms. Silva - Preetagam, Shafaa
Mr. Savone - Faiqa, Amrit
Ms. Feldman/Varley - Sukhraj
Madam Gabryel - Lilliann, Afraz, Amrit
Grade Two
Ms. Lundy - Mohammed, Meerab
Ms. Taylor - Abdulalim, Rayyan
Ms. Szymanski - Harinder
~Abdullah, Grade 3
I have a dream that the whole
world will be at peace
We won’t fight or say bad words
We show everyone respect
We help others and work as one
We won’t judge others based on
looks
We treat others as friends
~Jaysri, Grade 3
Negative attitudes will not get you into the good books. ~ Aditya
Family is better than fame. ~Sean
Why the White Parents Were
Mad at Ruby Bridges?
The white parents were mad when
Ruby Bridges came to their school.
They were mad because they wanted
Black and white people separated.
They wanted white people to have better things. They
were also mad because Ruby Bridges was Black. They
were also mad because Ruby Bridges was the first Black
person to go to William Frantz school. They were afraid
because maybe they thought she was going to do
something. These are reasons why the white parents were
mad.
~Abdulalim, Grade 2
Ruby Bridges Went to School
Ruby Bridges was the first Black person to go to the white
school. In the USA Black and white people did not go to the
same school. Ruby’s mom wanted her to go to the white people’s school. Ruby’s dad was scared. He was scared the white
parents would hurt her. This was about Ruby Bridges.
~ Rayyan, Grade 2
Why Ruby Bridges is So Important
Ruby Bridges changed the whole world by making black and
white people go to the same school. Ruby’s dad was scared
that the parents who would hurt her. She helped Black people
be treated fairly. Back then Black people were treated unfairly
but Ruby helped the Black people. These are some reasons
why Ruby Bridges is so important!
~Sharanpreet, Grade 2
Now It’s Your Turn:
At Brandon Gate School, we are always interested in feedback from the community. You are invited to return this portion of the
newsletter with your comments whether they be expressions of praise or suggestions for improvement. Each month we will do a
random draw to award small prizes to a few of those who have returned this form.
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