Carberry Chronicle February 2017

Carberry Public School

(905) 458-6771 Principal: Ruth Wedderburn-

Shelton

Vice Principal: Sumeeta Chhina

Superintendent: Pat Noble

905-451-2862

School Trustee: Harkirat Singh

416-659-0813

Carberry is now on

Twitter! Follow us

at @Carberry _PS

February is Black History Month In December 1995, the House of Commons

officially recognized February as Black

History Month, following a motion

introduced by the first black Canadian

woman elected to Parliament, the

Honourable Jean Augustine.

During Black History Month, students,

staff and parents from across Peel will par-

ticipate in a number of activities that

promote the understanding of the many

contributions made by black Canadians.

Here is a list of events happening at

Carberry Public School

Register now for kindergarten! If your child was born in 2013, he or she can start kindergarten in September 2017

We inspire success, confidence and hope in each student…and it all starts in kindergarten! Peel schools will hold a Kindergarten Registration Week with special registration activities during Feb. 6 to 9, 2017. Visit Carberry from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 6, 7, 8 and 9 and from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 9.

If you can’t make one of these times, no problem! You can register your child at any time during regular school hours.

Physical Education — Mr. Mahy & Mr. Walton Games focusing on teamwork - collaboration, positive attitudes, leadership, and strategizing, while further developing movement skills is what students can expect in their Phys Ed classes. On February 27, we will be welcoming Ms. Twinney from Massey P.S. to join our Phys Ed classes, as Mr. Walton takes over her classes. A learning experience for all involved! See what's happening in the gym—follow us on Twitter @CarberryCougars Intramurals — Mr. Walton & Mr. Mahy Students in grades 3-5 are having fun playing European Handball (modified rules). If you're not on a team and want to be, simply come see Mr. Walton or Mr. Mahy in the Phys Ed office, and you'll be added to a team. Come out, be active, play safe, and have fun! Interschool Teams — Mr. Mahy & Mr. Walton Congratulations! The first ever Carberry handball team has joined past Carberry school teams with another display of perseverance at the Springdale P.S. Tournament, placing fourth overall after a nail-biting, sudden death overtime for third place. Our male keeper, Jaskirat, brought home an MVP prize, while our female keeper, Priyal, was the only keeper to shut-out an oppos-ing team. What a feat for a usually high scoring game. Basketball tryouts have begun! Another fantastic turn-out by the students at Carberry. We're an-ticipating about 100 students to try-out out for 12 spots on the co-ed team. Health Education — Mr. Mahy In term two, parents can expect an information letter regarding a rough timeline of when the Human Health and Sexual Development units will begin in their children's classes. There are still some rumours and myths around these units, and some of them are quite outrageous. Please don't fall for rumours, or be sucked into the myths, get your facts from the source—expectations are public knowledge and posted on the Ministry of Educations website, http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/. Lacrosse Clinic — Mr. Mahy Bruce Codd, NLL assistant coach to the Toronto Rock, will be visiting the K-5 students on February 14 & 15 to share a brief history of Canada's national sport, lacrosse, and to share his knowledge of the game, while the students get active.

Safe Arrival Reminder Please phone the Attendance Check phone number at 1 855 2096 155 if your child is going to be absent from school. The answering machine is available 24 hours. Please leave your child’s name, teacher’s name and the reason for absence. If your child is away more than 3 days, an explanatory note should be sent to the school.

Family Day

This is a reminder to parents that Monday, February 20, 2016 is designated as Family Day.

There will be no classes for students on that day.

March Break

Our break this year takes place from March 13th to March 17th. Classes will

resume on Monday, March 20th. Please note that Friday,

PD DAY A new PD Day has been issued for Feb. 17h, 2017

Pizza Days at Carberry!

This month pizza days will occur on February 3rd 10th, 17th and 24th.

Pizza will be sold at $2.50 a slice. Pizza will arrive for consumption during

second nutrition break, so please pack snacks and drinks for your child that day. Thank You!

Fundraising at Carberry

Fundraising at Carberry is used in many ways that help support our students.

We have used funds from our fundraising to support many class trips. Fundraising has also as-sisted with student support in both literacy and numeracy. We have also been fortunate to use our fundraising to allow each child at Carberry to have access to Raz kids. We thank the com-munity always for their efforts in supporting our students at Carberry.

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