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Important Dates
April 24– Grad Photos, Pizza Day May 6-8– Grade 8 Grad trip to Ottawa May 12– Grade 7 Trip to the Red Maple Awards May 13– Grade 2-8 Track and Field Meet May 14– Junior Girls Soccer Tournament May 21– FDK Trip to the Zoo May 22– Pizza Day, Kindergarten Orientation (New Sept 2015 JKs) May 29– Backwards Day
BROCK BULLETIN April 2015
School Website: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/brock Library Blog/Website: www.BooksAtBrock. weebly.com Follow us on Twitter: @TDSB_BrockPS Victor Tran Principal Tammy Correira/ Rita Matsumoto Office Administrators Melissa Mohomed Liza Grindlay Parent Council Co-Chairs Curtis Ennis WR7 Superintendent Marit Stiles Trustee, Ward 9
Brock Safe and Caring Schools Reminders
The North and South doors are locked during the day. Parents and guardians MUST use the main doors on Margueretta St. Students know they are not to open the side doors for anyone.
If you are planning to move/change schools, please inform the
office immediately.
Brock STEM and Environmental Summer Program!
Applications Due May 1!
Brock is again hosting our summer
school program! It will run from June
30 to July 24 for K-8 students. Students
will learn about the environment,
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Math), cooking, art, and much more. We are planning
fun activities with FoodShare. Students will also have the oppor-
tunity to attend field trip(s) to learn more about nature and the
environment. All classes will be actively involved with caring for
and learning about our rooftop garden. New technology is also
being purchased.
Visit our website, http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/brock, for more
information and to download a registration form. You can also
pick one up in the office. We hope to see you this summer!
March Character Recognition Assembly
By: Brent
On March 31, the character recognition assembly took
place. Mr. Basanti’s class made a presentation about Hon-
esty. Each student wrote what they thought Honesty
meant to them and read it to the school. The winners for
the character recognition awards are: Ms. Bettencourt’s
class: Sasha, Olive; Ms. Christian’s class: Eli, Max; Ms.
Pringle’s class: Jahmar, Quinn; Mr. Cheong’s class: Ma-
son, Ray; Ms. Papel’s class: Veronica, Kian; Mr. Crifo’s
class: Jett, Jerry; Mr. Hong’s class: Omar, Sowarima; Ms.
da Silva’s class: Sophia, Annie; Mr. Basanti’s class: Dar-
win, Nathan; Mr. Malolos’ class: Jahliyah, Johnny;
French: Mario, Liam. Congratulations to all of you!
April Birthdays
By : Tarrick and Paul
On behalf of Brock Public School we would like to say happy birthday to
all the students that were born in April.
We’d like to say happy birthday to Nehal, Anick and Nicholas in grade 8. Brent, Amir, Annie and Joyce in grade 7. Cathy in grade 5. Alex and Clement in grade 4. Michael in grade 3. Taytum and Kian in grade 2. Raul, Thomas, and Richard in grade 1. Last but not least Amiya, Aliyah, Joelle, Jasikan, and Jasmiga in kindergarten. We hope you all
have a great birthday this month!
April’s Theme:
Cooperation
By Vanessa and Jahliyah
cooperation is : When people work
together in harmony.
Quotes: Cooperate more, compete
less– unknown
The only thing that will
redeem mankind is coopera-
tion– Bertrand Russell
Cooperation is a higher
moral principle than compe-
tition—Bryant Mcgil
Coming together is a begin-
ning, keeping together is
progress, working together
is success.– Henry Ford.
Teamwork divides the task
and multiplies the success–
Unknown
It is through cooperation,
rather than conflict, that
your greatest successes will
be derived– Ralph Charell
Junior Ice Hockey Game on March 10
By Paul and Tarrick
The team got to play against Glen Long Park. Ms Paufler took them to this game.
They won their first game 5-3. They did great in the game and showed lots of team-
work. Myles did amazing and saved most of the shots at the net. After their game
they got to do a skills competition and they got to meet P.K’s dad. They also met
Wayne Primeau. They got to drink free cocoa for their great season. They played
games with lots of team work and they played amazingly.
The team had fun and enjoyed playing for the season this
year. Thanks to Ms. Samuel and Officer Eric for helping
the team get prepared for their season. The team is lucky
and happy for the opportunity to have Officer Eric help
coach the team.
The team had a successful season showing sportsmanship
and responsibility and commitment to the team by show-
ing up for the games and practices. The team will be hop-
ing to have another great season next year.
Primary Floor Hockey
By Sophia
“What a game between the Maple Leafs and the Senators.” That’s right, the primary floor hockey season has started! The grades ones, twos and threes are divided up into four teams: the Maple Leafs, Flames, Senators and Canadians. They will be playing their games through-out March and April. The two teams that win the semi-finals will be playing against each other in the finals. These were held on Wednesday, April 8th.
Astrid in grade 3 really enjoyed being part of Primary Floor Hockey. She was on the Canadians. Astrid said “I liked it because we got into the finals. It was fun but we lost.” Congratulations to all team members, and to the Ma-ple Leafs who won the tournament!
Special thanks to Mr.Crifo for running these teams. Thanks also to the grade eight helpers and Ms. Samuel for helping out when Mr. Crifo was away. What a wonderful opportunity to play floor hockey this year!
Sports Awards Assembly
By Annie and Joyce
On March 13, the school held a sports assembly. Ms. Samuel started the assembly with some winter sports haikus. Ms. Christian and Ms. Dixon created a winter slideshow, featuring the sports teams, Carnaval, and field trips. Ms. Samuel and special helpers presented new Brock jer-seys. Lastly, Ms. Samuel and Officer Eric presented the hockey awards to the junior and intermedi-
ate teams. They were presented with medals donated by Officer Eric. The intermediate team was gifted new hockey sticks also donated by Officer Eric. We would like to say a big thank you to all the coaches, Mr. Tran, Ms. Rita, parent volunteers, and Officer Eric for such a great sports season! GO BROCK GO!
Cole’s Swim Meet
By Paul and Tarrick
This year, Ms. Samuel helped create Brock’s first ever swim team! Cole in grade 8 was its only awe-some member. He does competitive swimming al-ready. Cole placed 1st in two races. At the meet, they started off with warm up dives and drills. Everyone would get out of the water and then the announcer would call out the events. Cole did 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle, and 50m backstrokes. They would sit out until they heard the call out for their races. Cole did well overall in the races. The races were hard and it’s just like track and field because it’s similar to the sprint races. He was super excited and rep-resented Brock really well. Great job, Cole!
Grade 6 Boys Basketball Tournament
By Amir and Vic
We asked the grade 6s and Mr. Hong about their basketball games. Mr. Hong is always busy coaching so unfortunately he can’t take pictures. The team played a great Bas-ketball tournament at Essex Public School. They won 2 games and lost 1. In the end, they all had lots of fun and they displayed good teamwork. They played against Essex, OOPS, and Suri.
Jump Rope for Heart
By Vanessa and Jahliyah
On March 12, Brock Public School held an assem-
bly to inform the school about the Heart and
Stroke Foundation. For the assembly a woman
came in to tell us all about the charity foundation,
and how we could contribute to their cause. For
the people who didn’t know what it was, she told
us that the foundation was created to help raise
money for people with heart conditions, and to
raise awareness about heart heath before prob-
lems occurred. To
help encourage stu-
dents to donate, priz-
es were introduced as
a reward for donat-
ing. But fundraising
isn’t the only thing
happening ! During
gym, we are now do-
ing skipping activities to
help promote heart
health. Remember, exer-
cise and keep your heart
healthy. Thanks to Ms.
Samuel for organizing
this important event.
Movie Night
By Michelle and Alisha
Lights, camera, action…
On March, 5, 2015 it was Movie Night at Brock.
The Students Council worked hard with Ms. Bettencourt, Ms. Christian,
Ms. Papel, and Ms. da Silva to organize this fun event. Movie Night was
a great fundraiser for the school. In the end, the students decided to
watch Big Hero 6. Lots of excited students
came to the gym that night...some even had on their pajamas! It was fun be-
cause there were comfy mats on the floor to sit on and most people brought
blankets as well. Before the movie, families were able to buy water and pop-
corn. This was a huge success because we sold out of popcorn and almost all
the water.
Everybody had a great time and we hope that the next Movie Night will be
just as successful! Gavin in kindergarten said “ I
really liked when they were bot-fighting and Hero
won the fight.” Quinn in kindergarten said ” My
favourite character is Hero and Baymax.”
Special thanks to the Student Council, all the teachers involved, the grade 7
Student Council members for coming to help sell the snacks, and everyone who
participated in Movie Night. We raised about $300 for the school. See you next
time!
World Water Day
By Joyce and Annie
On March 22, it was World Water Day. On World Water Day, you try to
raise awareness and save more water for the future. In one day, a Ca-
nadian uses 329L of water. We use a lot of water compared to other
countries such as Cambodia. One Cambodian uses 15L of water a day!
22 people in Cambodia can live off one Canadian citizen’s water sup-
ply. We are fortunate enough to have clean water
that is easy to access. Sadly, we abuse the right for
water, while others have dirty water to drink or
have to walk miles carrying heavy jugs .
Try reducing the amount of water you use. Take short showers instead
of baths. Wash your pet on the lawn to water the lawn as well. Leave
a large pitcher/container outside so when it rains you can use that
water. Try using these tips or create your own! Remember, just be-
cause World Water Day passed, doesn't mean you should stop con-
serving water! Every drop counts!
Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Papel
By Hemali and Talena
Congratulations
to Ms. Papel, for
being April's
teacher spotlight!
Ms. Papel is the
grade 2/3 teach-
er. Her favourite
part about teach-
ing is sharing the
love of learning
with her students.
She enjoys work-
ing with her stu-
dents on writing stories, math problems, and
learning about science with fun hands on
experiments. This term, Ms. Papel’s class is
working on exploring different communities
and the world for their social studies project.
Ms. Papel also really enjoys playing sports,
and is looking forward to coaching our Jun-
ior and Senior soccer teams this spring!
Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Basanti
By Vic and Amir We interviewed Mr. Basanti about his teaching career
and why he likes teaching. He had a lot to say. Mr.
Basanti said “I taught at Amesbury Middle School and I
was a Phys Ed teacher and a boys and girls coach for
basketball, volleyball, badminton, hockey, soccer, cricket,
track and field, cross country and softball.”
“I love teaching because we have the ability to shape
your future and to provide you with the opportunity and
point you in the right direction and to be a small part of
your origins as a student. When I see success it’s a very
great feeling.”
“I don’t have a favorite memory at Brock but I love com-
ing to work at Brock. There are so many exciting things
that’s happening at Brock and there are lots of great
teachers at Brock that make it great.”
Earth Hour
By Hemali and Talena
On March 28,
people around
the world turned
off their lights
from 8:30pm to
9:30pm. They did
this because they wanted to conserve electrici-
ty. At Brock, we celebrated from 2:00-3:00pm
on March 27. In room 21, the grade 7’s cele-
brated by turning off all the lights. They also
turned off all electrical devices such as: lap-
tops, computers, cellphones, iPods, and even
the smart board! It was a little weird without
any technology, but it was nice and peaceful.
Ms. Pringle’s, Ms. Papel’s, and Mr. Crifo’s classes
won the Green Team’s Earth Hour award be-
cause they did earth activities such as making
pledges to help the environment and learning
about energy.It’s important to conserve elec-
tricity to protect the
earth for a better fu-
ture, so be sure to al-
ways turn of extra lights
you don’t need.
Primary Trip to Young
People’s Theatre
By Isabella and Le
Rong
The primary classes went to Young People’s Theater on
March the 10th to watch the play Pinoc-chio. They had a great time. Jahmar said his favorite part was when Pinocchio's nose grew and when this guy was trying to open a window and kept failing. Ami-na said that her favorite part was watch-ing Pinocchio climb out of the window. Everyone enjoyed themselves at the thea-tre. They can’t wait to see another play.
Math Problems of the Month
By: Michelle and Alisha
Can you solve these challenging math questions?
1. Kelly had $24.
She spent 5/6 of her money on a
book. How much money did Kelly have left?
2. 40% of Monica's coins are dimes. The rest are nickels. She has 36 more nickels than dimes. How many coins does Monica have altogether?
Great Big Crunch
By Talena and Hemali
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
On March 12th,
2015 the grades 2-3
classes attended an
event called the
Great Big Crunch at
FoodShare. They
learned a lot about ap-
ples and did different
fun activities like com-
posting and tasting.
They also got to sing the Great Big Crunch
song with a musician.
I liked it! There
were lots of big
sweet apples! -Jett
We learned
how to make
apple sauce!
-Molly
Grade 2/3 Trip to Warren Park
By Isabella and Le Rong
On March 23rd the grade 2/3 class went on a trip to Warren Park, which is a nature school in the TDSB. There they got to go to different stations and did many activities. They did a mini scavenger hunt where they had to find things in nature. Aroon from Ms. Papel’s class said his favorite part was taking pictures of dif-ferent things in nature. When we asked Ava she said “There were real stuffed animals that we got to pet.” Overall they had a great time!
Puzzles
By Sophia
Easter
Across
1. The Easter bunny ________ the eggs
3. What most eggs are made out of
4. Easter is lots of ________
5. Delivers the Easter eggs
Down
1. Children _______ for the eggs
2. What holds the Easter eggs
3. Sweet, sour, tasty treats
5. Children hunt for ______________