February 2016 Terry Fox Website - http://schools.peelschools.org/1471

Lucy Fields - Principal Mark Haarmann - Superintendent (905) 451-2862 Kristina Morgan - Vice Principal Jane Zaffino - Office Manager Suzanne Nurse - Trustee (905) 495-3423 Angela Longstreet - Office Assistant

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Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp where they lay their eggs. They have three stages: the egg (nit), the nymph and the adult. Head lice do not spread diseases and cannot be spread between animals or pets and hu-mans, only through direct contact between people.

Head lice spread easily, especially where peo-ple are in close contact. They are very common among school-aged children or children attending child care, where they spread through direct hair-to-hair contact or directly by sharing things like hats, combs, hairbrushes or headphones.

One of the first signs of head lice is an itchy scalp. However, children can have head lice for several weeks with no symptoms. If you think your child has head lice, check their hair for nits right away, then again after one week and after two weeks.

What to do if your child has lice

Parents are advised to keep their child at home until they have been treated for lice. Students may only return to school if they are “nit-free.” If your child has live lice, ensure that they avoid head-to-head contact with other chil-dren until the lice are gone. Children should not share combs, hairbrushes, caps, hats or hair ornaments. You should also check all fami-ly members for head lice. Be sensitive to your child’s feelings and let them know that having head lice does not mean they are not clean.

Head lice can be treated with the following approved insecticides: pyrethrin (found in R&C Shampoo + Condi-

tioner) permethrin (Nix Creme Rinse or Kwellada-

P Creme Rinse) lindane (Hexit Shampoo or PMS-Lindane

Shampoo).

Head Lice Parents play an important role in the development and

education of their children and in the success of the school

community. At Terry Fox P.S., we welcome and encourage

the participation of parents and community members, and

are grateful for the countless hours our volunteers

contribute throughout the school year.

To volunteer at our school, you must complete a short inter-

view and a criminal record check. A criminal record check is

required for all school volunteers in Ontario. Even if you

want to accompany your child on a field trip, you need this

record check.

Once you have completed the process, you are on file with

the Peel District School Board as being a school volunteer.

All returning volunteers will be mailed an Offence Declara-

tion Form that must be filled out and returned to the board

office each year. You will not be able to volunteer with the

Peel board if you do not return this form. Forms will be

mailed home in February.

As a result of labour settlements with various federa-tions and employee groups, the Ministry of Education has directed all school boards to create an additional Professional Activity Day this year and for each school year going forward.

For the 2015-16 school year, the additional PA Day for the Peel District School Board will be April 11, 2016. All Peel board elementary and secondary schools will be closed to students on this day. The next day, April 12, will remain Day 4 for students.

Offence Declaration

School closed for PA Day on April 11, 2016

School Council News

Thank you to all families who are supporting the chocolate fundraiser. Part of the proceeds will be set aside to complete the play structure. The top selling family will receive a weekend getaway to Niagara Falls. Second and third top selling families will receive family passes to Legoland. All money collected for the sale of chocolate and all unsold chocolates must be returned by February 23, 2016. Join us for our upcoming meeting on February 3 at 6:30 p.m. Babysitting is provided.

Give what you can on United Way Giving Day – Feb. 9, 2016

At the Peel District School Board, our mission is to inspire success, confidence and hope in each student – each and

every day. Yet we know that there are many needs in our community that we can’t address on our own, like providing

food for families that may go without or supporting communities after a crisis. That’s why we are holding a board-

wide giving day in support of United Way of Peel Region, a key partner and supporter of Peel families.

This year, the Peel board has declared Feb. 9 as United Way Giving Day to raise much needed funds for United Way

of Peel Region and the network of social service agencies it supports. Whether it’s providing shelter for a mother and

her children in Brampton, matching a child who is at risk with a mentor in Caledon, or funding a breakfast program in

Mississauga for youth that would otherwise go hungry, United Way of Peel Region offers hope and possibility to

thousands in our community.

A donation of:

$2 may go towards a warm winter coat for a child.

$10 supports a child with interactive, recreational outings for one year, including healthy

snacks and transportation,

to help them build their social skills and self-esteem.

$25 matches a teen with a caring adult mentor who will meet with him or her several times each month for fun

activities.

This is a completely voluntary campaign and any contributions are welcome. Whether you send a loonie, toonie or

cheque made out to your child’s school, your contribution will make a difference. Pledges of $25 or more will auto-

matically receive a tax receipt from United Way of Peel Region. To receive a receipt, you must fill out the pledge

form on the back and send it to school with your donation by March 29, 2016.

Thank you for lending a helping hand to those who need it most. Together, we can Inspire Possibility!

Do you know an adult that is interested in improving their English language skills for work, study or daily life? Through the Continuing &

Adult Education department, the Peel District School Board offers a wide variety of English language classes that help parents experience

success in Canadian English in both listening/speaking and reading/writing. Courses are designed for a range of basic, intermediate and

advanced English (Levels 1 to 7) as well as the more experienced learner needing to prepare for an IELTS exam.

Winter courses begin February 8, 2016.

All learners that complete a session will earn a certificate of learning from the Peel District School Board.

Classes operate from six locations in Brampton and Mississauga with three specially designed adult centres at:

Bramalea - Adult Education Centre - 25 Kings Cross Road, Unit 3 Brampton - Adult Education Centre - #300 - 7700 Hurontario Street Mississauga - Adult Education Centre - 100 Elm Drive West, Room 117

To learn more or to register, call 905-270-6000. Also visit www.peelschools.org/adulteducation or follow us on Twitter: @PDSBLearnESL

Register today for Adult ESL or LINC classes

We inspire success, confidence and hope in each stu-

dent…and it all starts in kindergarten! If your child was

born in 2012, he or she can start kindergarten in Septem-

ber 2016. You can register your child at any time during

regular school hours—just visit the school he/she will be

attending to register.

Peel schools will also hold a Kindergarten Registration

Week with special registration activities during Feb. 1 to

4, 2016. Visit Terry Fox Public School from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. on Feb. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 4.

There’s been a lot of information and misinformation circulating

about the revised HPE curriculum. At the Peel District School Board,

we want our families to make an informed choice based on facts.

That’s why we created a neutral, fact-based parent guide that out-

lines:

the curriculum is not new and has been taught since 1998

our professional staff teach in a sensitive, age-appropriate man-ner

parents will get advance notice of lessons

teaching of human development and sexual health delayed to spring 2016

there will be only two to five lessons per year

the material that will be covered in each grade

parents play a vital role in supporting the curriculum

To read the full parent guide and learn more, visit

www.peelschools.org/HPE

The guide is available in English and the top languages spoken by

Peel families:

During the winter months, we may need to cancel buses or close schools because of inclement weather. Information regarding details of cancellations or closures will be announced on radio and television stations listed below and posted at www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca. Infor-mation will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Face-book at www.facebook.com/peelschools or by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146. VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9 CHUM AM1050 CFTR AM680 CFNY FM102.1/AM640 CJCL AM590 CHFI FM98.1 CFRB AM1010 EZ ROCK FM97.3 CJBC (FR) AM860 FM Z103.5 FM93.1 FM Q107 CHIN FM100.7/AM1540 CBC99.1 CTV CITYPULSE GLOBAL NEWS One of the following messages will be announced (highlighted text only): Peel District School Board buses are cancelled. This means that schools remain open for students and staff, but buses are cancelled. Bus cancellations could occur in all or parts of municipalities. Buses will remain cancelled all day. All activities that require bussing will also be cancelled. Permits, night school classes, child care and other activities in schools will operate as usual. All Peel District School Board schools and board offices are closed. This means that all schools and Board offices are closed to students and staff. All activities in schools and board offices are also cancelled, including child care, night school and per-mits. All evening programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed. All weekend programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled. This means that all activities in schools and Board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

IT’S TIME TO REGISTER CHILDREN

BORN IN 2012 FOR KINDERGARTEN Closing schools due to bad weather

Understanding the revised Health and Physical

Education (HPE) curriculum

Black History Month

During the month of February, students will be in-

volved in research and daily quizzes during the an-

nouncements about the achievements of Black Canadi-

ans. Coco Laraine, story teller, will visit on February 11. There will

be 2 performances for Primary and Junior students.

Winter Activity Day

We are delighted to host our first winter Carnaval on

Friday, February 19 during school hours. All Students

will have a choice of indoor and outdoor activities. Hot

chocolate will be available for $1, and we anticipate the

appearance of BONHOMME at this event. Please en-

sure that students are dressed appropriately for this cele-

bration of winter as they will be expected to go outdoors for an ex-

tended period of time.

Winter door dress up

The deadline is fast approaching for the judging of

classroom door decorating competition. Parents in our

community will judge the best

Door decorated for each grade level and students will

receive prizes compliments of the school’s administrative team.

Everyone is a math teacher, parents included Parents and other adults in our students' lives are important partners in children's mathematics educa-tion. By engaging your children in thinking and talk-ing about mathematics, you help support their nu-meracy success.

To help you with this, one great resource is the Min-istry of Education's Doing Mathemathics With Your Child. You can find this guide for parents of children in kindergarten to grade online at www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideNumEn.pdf. For more math tips and tools for parents of kindergarten to grade 12 stu-dents, visit ABC 123 at www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/tips/ and the Peel District School Board’s Math Help site at www.peelschools.org/parents/

Upcoming Events At Terry Fox PS CELEBRATING FAITH & CULTURE

FEBRUARY 2016

February 1 or 2

Imbolc Wicca

February 3 Setsubun-sai Shinto

February 7 to 26 month of Mulk Bahá’í February 8 Lunar New Year/

Maitreya Bodhi-sattva’s Birthday

Buddhism

February 10 Ash Wednesday Christianity

February 12 Vasant Panchami Hinduism

February 15 National Flag Day Canada

February 15 Family Day Ontario

February 22 Lantern Festival/Magha Puja

Buddhism

February 26 to February 29

Intercalary Days Bahá'í

PARENT CONFERENCE 2016

Insπre. Gr23ness. 2gether.

REGISTER TODAY Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rick Hansen Secondary School, Mississauga

Plan to attend our annual, free conference for Peel District School Board parents on Saturday, April 2, 2016.

Take one day to enjoy: I. a powerful keynote presentation focused on math suc-cess II. your choice of 61 practical workshops facilitated by Peel board staff III. a display area with educational exhibits from local or-ganizations IV. free lunch and an opportunity to meet Peel parents. This year, a large number of morning workshops will pro-vide parents with strategies to help you support math suc-cess at home. Flyers are being sent home with Peel students now—look for yours. Register today at www.peelschools.org/parents/conference.