DECEMBER 2017 NEWSLETTER

Peel District School Board

Dolphin Senior Public School 18 Brookside Drive, Mississauga, ON L5M 1H3

TEL: 905-826-4247 FAX: 905-826-9931

http://schools.peelschools.org/1553

“Our Mission is making a difference for all students.”

P. Wilson Principal C. Yorrick Vice-Principal T. Maxwell Office Manager G. Solomon-Henry Superintendent of Schools 905-366-8800 R. Williams Trustee, Ward 5 905-814-6180 R. Crocker Trustee, Ward 6/11 416-528-1312 N. Dakroub Baig Trustee, Ward 9/10 647-707-7320 Transportation www.stopr.ca 905-890-6000 Attendance Check 1-855-209-6155 SafeArrival Parent Portal at pdsb.schoolconnects.com

Dear Dolphin Community,

I hope this newsletter finds you doing well as we approach the holiday

season. The next few weeks is a time to celebrate a variety of cultural

celebrations and a time to reflect on all the wonderful cultures that make

up our Dolphin community. At Dolphin, it is also a time of giving and

sharing, and students have already started to give to our Annual Mitten

Tree and Food Drive! Thank you for making a difference in our community!

As you know we will be having our Winter Concert on Wednesday

December 13th at 7:00p.m. Our Winter Concert is one of the highlights of

our school year as we get to witness first hand the success of our

students! We have very limited parking at our school so it would be a

good idea to walk to Dolphin or park in the community in areas that allow

parking.

From time to time, I like to remind you of the four Keys to Academic

Success at Dolphin: Achievement, Attendance, Attitude and Behaviour.

Today, I want to speak about Achievement as one of our goals is to

ensure that students reach their academic potential. Recently, your child

received his/her Progress Report and you participated in an interview with

your child’s teacher. This is a great time in the school year to work with

your child to set a few academic goals. Using the information in the

Progress Report and insight from the teacher, you can look at what next

steps you can do as a parent to ensure your child is on the right path to

academic growth.

Peace,

Phil Wilson

Principal

Principal’s Message

twitter.com/DolphinSeniorPS

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WINTER CONCERT

Dolphin's musicians are working hard to prepare for the upcoming Winter Concert which will take place Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 7p.m. in the gym. Admission for families is free, however, we will be collecting non-perishable items for the Eden Food Bank, new outdoor gear for our school's "mitten tree", or cash donations to benefit Dolphin's music program. We look forward to seeing many parents, family and friends in the audience!

Concert Week Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 12

Concert rehearsal in gym

8:45a.m. - 2:30p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 13

Evening concert for families 7p.m.

(performers to arrive for 6:30p.m.)

Thursday, Dec. 14

Morning concert for Dolphin staff and students (9:45a.m.)

Attire: Students who own a blue "Dolphin Music" shirt should wear that shirt with black pants/skirt, black socks or tights, and black shoes. Grade 6 students and those who are new to our school and haven't been able to buy a music shirt should wear a plain white dress shirt, and ‘black, black’ on the bottom.

After the Thursday morning concert all bands and choirs will take a break from rehearsals until January.

INCLEMENT WEATHER AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Please keep in mind that if school buses are cancelled due to weather conditions, Dolphin's morning extra-curricular activities will also be cancelled. Please do not drive your child to school for a practice session if school buses are not running.

PLEASE GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED!

Dolphin’s Annual Holiday Mitten Tree Drive is being

held from Monday, Dec 4th to

Friday, Dec. 15th. Families are

invited to decorate our tree with

new mittens, socks, scarves and

hats. We are also collecting food

items. All of the warm clothes and food items will

be donated to the Salvation Army and Eden Food

Bank to help those in need who are living in our

community. Thank you in advance for your kind

generosity.

SKATING TRIPS

As the colder weather approaches, what better way to keep active than to go skating?

In the new year, each grade level will be going to the Vic Johnston Arena to enjoy the winter sport. The dates and times will be shared at a later date.

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NEWS FROM GUIDANCE

Our students had the opportunity to participate in a

Canadian Red Cross First Aid Course for Kids and the

Kids Safety First: At Home All By Myself. Both

programs were taught through interactive

activities. These programs helped students

understand how to handle emergencies, and also

how to recognize unsafe situations. The topics

covered in the First Aid courses were: What’s in a

First Aid kit, Calling Emergency Medical Services,

Know the steps to care for scrapes, cuts, wounds,

nose bleeds, heat burns, choking and allergies. The

‘At Home All By Myself ’ course taught participants

how the rules may have to change when home

alone, and to know the things that children should

and should not do when home alone! The lessons

were taught by a Canadian Red Cross First Aid

Instructor.

COUNTING ON YOU

Dolphin will be starting a Counting On You (COY)

Numeracy program for grade 7 and 8 students

beginning January 9 to March 8. Students in the

program will receive small group instruction,

intensive support through tasks that will target and

develop their skills. If you are interested in enrolling

your child in Counting On You, please speak to your

child’s homeroom teacher or Mr. Jaworski in

Guidance. The program will run after school on

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30—4:00pm.

DOLPHIN CAREER FAIR

A career fair is being planned for all Dolphin students on Friday April 27th, 2018 from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in presenting to our students about your career, please contact

Mr. Jaworski at paul.jaworski@peelsb.com or Mr. Vanellis at chris.vanellis@peelsb.com.

BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

Once again, our Dolphin community celebrated

Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, which

took place from November 20-24th. Through

morning announcements, classroom discussions

and a school wide activity, Dolphin students and

staff took the pledge to “Don’t Go There,

#ChooseACTION” to be Inclusive. When next you

are visiting our school, please take a moment to

view our community pledges that are on display

around our school!'

WINTER BUS SAFETY

On very rare occasions, buses are late because of

weather conditions or mechanical problems. Talk to

your child about what to do if the bus is late.

Here are some suggestions:

When possible, wait with your child for the bus.

Make sure your child knows a phone number

where he can reach you or another trusted

adult.

Teach your child how and where to get help.

Talk to your child about who

is a "safe" stranger.

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180 FUSE

On November 11th, 180:Fuse event held their

second event of the school year and it was our

Giant Games Night! We had around 90 students

participating in life sized version of games such as

Angry Birds, Giant Matching and ultimately our 4-

Way Jousting competition! Our next event is

scheduled for Saturday, December 9th and it’s our

Winter Carnival! We’ll have free cotton candy,

carnival games, prize giveaways and lots of fun! We

will see you all on December 9th at Dolphin.

VOLLEYBALL NEWS Jr. Girls Volleyball

Our students took part in several volleyball

tournaments over the past few weeks. On

November 29th, the Jr. Girls team participated in a

tournament at Bristol Road MS. Following some

ups and downs, the girls finished 3rd in the round

robin matches. In the finals, the girls battled hard

but came up a bit short. Congratulations to our Jr.

Girls for their 2nd place finish, and for showing

excellent sportsmanship and teamwork.

Jr. Boys Volleyball

The Jr. boys team played an exciting tournament

and were undefeated at the end of the round robin

matches. In the finals, they played very well, and

placed second overall. Kudos to all the players, you

were enthusiastic and very supportive to each

other. Special thanks to David Jinadu and Valmick

Rao for their assistance with coaching and

refereeing during the tournament.

Snr. Girls Volleyball

Our Sr. Girls team joined 35 other teams at the

Provincial Cup played on Fri Nov. 3 & Sat. Nov. 4th.

The girls played hard and always supported each

other whether they won or lost. Congratulations

girls on your team spirit!

Volunteer Criminal Record Checks to cost $33 as of January 1, 2018

Peel Regional Police have advised us that, as of

January 1, 2018, Criminal Record Checks –

Vulnerable Sector Check for adults, including those

for volunteers, will cost $33; students and seniors

will remain at the current cost of $25. Processing of

CRCs for volunteers is free until the end of

December 2017, with Form A provided by the

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school.

CRC application forms are available in the lobby of

Peel Regional Police Headquarters, and at the

Square One Community Station, or online by

accessing the link on the Peel Regional Police

website: https://www.peelpolice.ca/en/services/

vulnerablesectorcheck.asp

PAY SCHOOL FEES ONLINE—register today!

The Peel District School Board is excited to

announce that your child’s school now offers a new

preferred method of payment for all school fees.

School Cash Online is a safe and secure form of

online payment that allows you to pay for your

child’s school items, like field trips and pizza days,

from your computer or smartphone using eCheck,

Visa or MasterCard.

Register now

By registering, you’ll have the ability to:

Keep track of your children’s school items and

activity fees

Check account history

Print or view receipts

Make donations to school fundraisers online

and instantly receive a tax receipt

Pay for school fees with the click of a button

For more information and to register, visit https://

peelschools.schoolcashonline.com.

If you have any questions,

please contact Dolphin Sr.

directly.

Train More. Rehearse More. Learn More.

Peel District School Board program offers flexible school options for student athletes, artists

Does your child/teen have an intense sports or arts

training and competition schedule that makes it

difficult to attend school regularly? The Peel District

School Board’s Peel Region High Performers

Program will offer flexible timetabling to

accommodate student athletes and artists with

demanding practice, competition, rehearsal and/or

performance schedules.

The Peel Region High Performers Program is

available to students in grades 4 to 12 at Britannia

Public School, Dolphin Senior Public School and

Mississauga Secondary School.

Applications close January 12, 2018

For more information and applications, visit

www.peelschools.org/HighPerformers.

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Scholastic Book Fair

Coming to Dolphin!

The Scholastic Book Fair is returning to the Dolphin Library

Learning Commons from December 11-15. The fair will be open

from Monday to Thursday (11:20-2:30 pm), Friday from 11:20-

12:00pm, and before our Winter Concert on Wednesday,

December 13 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Students will have the

opportunity to enter for each of 4 draws for $15 worth of

merchandise, as well as a Family Event draw valued at $50 in

merchandise (with half going to the winner’s homeroom class).

Check out featured books such as Swing It Sunny, Disappeared,

Refugee, and Don’t Cosplay With My Heart, and get a jump on

holiday shopping with lots of gift ideas too! Watch for brochures

and details over the next week, and get ready to ‘saddle up and

read’ at the book fair!

Book Fair flyer available at: http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/images/2017-fall/news/BR_Sr_News_ComeToOurBF_Fall17-LR_09-17.pdf. Also check out book talks about some of the featured books at: http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/teen.php & http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/dvd1.php

Storytelling and Coding

in the Dolphin Makerspace Dolphin students have been busy writing storylines and coding

in Ozoblockly in the Dolphin Library LC Makerspace. Ozobots are

small ‘bots’ that can read colour codes and download codes

from the app. Expect to see more of these little bots in the

Forest of Reading Makerspace coming soon!

Dolphin Library Learning Commons: https://sites.google.com/a/pdsb.net/dolphin-library-lc/home; Phone: 905-826-4247, x106; E-mail: P0072222@pdsb.org; Twitter: @DolphinSeniorPS

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Dolphin Lego Wall Lights Up for the Holidays! The Dolphin Library Lego Wall is being lit up for the holidays, thanks to Crazy Circuits from Brown Dog

Gadgets! Come check out our latest Lego Wall Challenge, and show off your musical talent on the Makey

Makey Jingle Bells keyboard while you are here! Come and deck the ‘walls’ at the Dolphin Library Learning

Commons!

Forest of Reading 2018 The Forest of Reading program is underway at Dolphin! We are running three programs at Dolphin: Silver

Birch Fiction (grade 6); Red Maple Fiction (grades 7-8); and Blue Spruce (class 678); with featured authors

including Gordon Korman, Svetlana Chmokova, Gord Downie, and Allan Stratton. Students have from now

until the end of April to read 5 books in their category to be eligible to vote for their favourite. Also starting

in January will be Dolphin’s third annual Forest of Reading Makerspace with lots of student-run activities

including green screen photo shoots, Ozobot mazes, Makey Makey electric guitars, and much more! Listen

for announcements in January and get ready to celebrate reading! For more details, see the OLA website at

http://www.accessola.org/web and click on the Forest of Reading!

Dolphin Library Learning Commons: https://sites.google.com/a/pdsb.net/dolphin-library-lc/home; Phone: 905-826-4247, x106 E-mail: P0072222@pdsb.org; Twitter: @DolphinSeniorPS

Bus cancellation & closing schools due to bad weather

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 will also be available on Twitter @Peelschools, Facebook at www.facebook.com/peelschools, www.peelschools.org and www.stopr.ca or by calling 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146.

VIRGIN RADIOFM99.9 BREAKFAST TELEVISION NEWS AM680

CFNY FM102.1/AM640 CJCL AM590 CHFI FM98.1

NEWSTALK1010 AM EZ ROCK FM97.3 CJBC (FR) AM860

FM Z103.5 FM93.1 FM Q107

CHIN FM100.7/AM1540 CBC99.1 CITYPULSE

GLOBAL NEWS CITY NEWS CTV

CFRB – (Bell Media)

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 busing 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 Peel board offices are closed to students and staff. All activities in schools and board offices are also cancelled, including child care, night school and permits.

All evening programs and permits at the Peel District School Board are cancelled

This means that all activities in schools and Peel 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 Peel board offices are cancelled, including continuing education courses and events. The buildings will be closed.

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Winter Break - December 25th to January 5th (Inclusive)

Return to School January 8, 2017

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Pizza Day

Pizza Day

Winter Concert For students 9:45 am Winter Concert

7pm

Dolphin’s Annual Warm

Clothing & Food Drive

Recognition Assembly

12:30 p.m.

180:Fuse

6:30-8:30 pm

Pizza Day

Scholastic Book Fair 11:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. St. Timothy

Intermediate Hockey Tournament

**Reminder to all parents:

If you are taking extra

school days for vacation

time, please send a note

to the office and call the

Safe Arrival line. Thank

you and happy holidays!