IT’S OUR PLACE TO LEARN AND GROW

Ms J. Kempe, Principal Ted Byers, Superintendent Kathy McDonald, Trustee

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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER, 2015

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK…

January has been a cold month! Due to the cold weather, we have had many indoor recesses. This is often challenging for students, as they enjoy recess as an opportunity to interact and socialize with their friends. Please take a few extra minutes in the morning to make sure that your child arrives at school with snow pants, boots, a hat, mitts (an extra pair is always a good idea) and scarves. Our Grade 4’s and 5’s are currently working with Ms.

Gilliland and the Giant Floor Mat in the gym. This wonderful learning opportunity allows for our Junior students to explore the natural resources of Canada in a

unique way. If you have a Grade 4 or 5 student, be sure to ask them about the giant floor map. During the third week of February (Feb. 17th) McHugh students will be involved in grade appropriate safety and antibullying presentations hosted by our community police officer. We are looking forward to the students participating in these presentations and the opportunity to enhance their social skills in a positive and respectful manner. Our School Council is actively organizing our Dance-

a-thon, which will be on Friday, March 6. The Kick-Off assembly will occur in the afternoon on Wednesday, February 25th. We hope that all of our families will support our Dance-a-thon!

First Term Report Cards (Grade 1 – 5) were sent home Friday, February 6th. Teachers will be in contact with families if an interview is to be scheduled.

Our Kindergarten Registration, for students born in 2011, is scheduled for February 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Registration forms can be downloaded from our school website and may be filled out at home and brought completed to the school on the registration date. We look forward to our Kindergarten registration days and working with the new families joining the McHugh Learning community. February 16th is Family Day and there is no school that day. We hope that you are able to set aside some time to enjoy with your family. Enjoy a wonderful long weekend together!!! Looking forward into March, our March Break is March 16 – 20, inclusive. Ms.Kempe

Principal, McHugh PS

MUSIC NOTES

Hello McHugh families! I wanted to let you know that our grade 1 and 2 choir will be doing an encore performance of the Chinese New Year Song that they performed at the Winter Concert. They will be singing during the February assembly on Friday, February 27 a 9:00 am.

In Song, Ms. Ross

McHugh News

McHUGH STUDENTS HARD AT WORK

Ms.Sergeeva’s Grade 4 Students showcase their creativity while exploring different habitats!

MORE CREATIVITY FROM OUR GRADE 4’S!

FROM THE BOOK SHELF

The McHugh Library Learning Commons is now on Twitter! When visiting the library, students will have the opportunity to learn about the appropriate uses of social media in a small group, guided setting. Using our library Twitter account, students can now contact authors of books they enjoy, write short reviews of books, write tweets promoting stewardship, and participate in a conversation about Blue Spruce and Silver Birch books with other school libraries in Peel. They will learn how to use Twitter safely and begin to understand how to use it as a communication tool.

Our twitter account will also share events organized by the library, such as our upcoming Giant Floor Map learning sessions. Students will continue to practice effective digital citizenship such as choosing photos

carefully, choosing words wisely, and not publishing their name or photo. Please feel free to follow us at @McHughLib and check out some of the neat things we’re doing at McHugh!

Thank you, Ms.Gilliland

McHUGH AWARDS

Congratulations to our January Award Winners!

KARATE KIDS!

Congratulations to all of McHugh’s Karate Kid Graduates! We convinced some of these Martial Arts experts to pose for a candid photo…

CELEBRATING FAITH AND CULTURE

February 2015

February Buxwlaks Aboriginal Spirituality

February 1 or 2 Imbolc Wicca

February 3 Setsubun-sai Shinto

February 3 Magha Puja Buddhism

Sunset of Tu b’Shevat February 3 to 4 Judaism

February 7 to 26 Month of Mulk Bahá’í

February 15 National Flag Day Canada

February 15 Nirvana Day Buddhism

February 16 Heritage Day Canada

February 16 Family Day Ontario

February 17 Mahashivratri Hinduism

February 18 Ash Wednesday Christianity

February 19 Lunar New Year/ Maitreya Bodhisattva’s Birthday Buddhism

February 23 Clean Monday (J) Christianity

February 26 to Intercalary Days March 1 Bahá'í