Ms.M. Hamid, Principal
Follow us on Twitter:@BrooksidePSTDSBMr. M. Murphy, Vice-Principal
March, 2016
Dear Families,
It is hard to believe that the year has passed by as quickly as it has! The level of excellence that is consistently demonstrated by students and staff is truly inspiring – both Mr. Murphy and I feel very blessed to be a part of this wonderful community.
“Dream the impossible, seek the unknown, and achieve greatness.”
- Unknown
On the daily, the staff at Brookside work tirelessly to provide meaningful educational opportunities to all of our students. Most recently, some of our Intermediate classes went to visit the Design Exchange, where they were immersed in learning around Black History Month, as well as getting to experience all that the St. Lawrence Market has to offer. If you were to walk into classrooms on any given day, you would see students engaged in a variety of learning experiences; walking through the halls, you would find countless examples of student greatness.
With the March Break only a couple of weeks away, we are starting to shift into high gear for the final push toward the end of the school year. There are many exciting things that Bulldog Nation will get to experience over the last few months of school. We cannot wait to continue on this journey of learning together.
Sincerely,
Ms.HamidMr. Murphy
French Pizza Unit
Bonjour, Je m’appelle Natasha et je suis en 5ième année à la classe de Mme. Woodside
During the months of December and January, Mrs. Woodside’s, Mr. Lee’s, and Ms. Wood/Ms. Penman’s classes, have been working on a French pizza unit. During this time, we learned how to say and spell words such as pizza toppings, types of pizza, etc in French. My favourite pizza is la pizza simple. La pizza simple is la pâte (dough), le fromage (cheese), and la sauce tomate (tomato sauce). On Monday, February 8th and Tuesday, February 9th, all classes that were listed above made pizzas. On behalf of these three classes, we would like to thank Mme. Seaborn, monsieur Papa, our teachers for being flexible with the day schedule to accommodate us and all the parents’ volunteer that helped along the way.
Bon Appétit!
Hillside Field Trip
On Monday, January 25, 2016 my class, my teacher and I went to Hillside Conservation Centre because we are learning about Early Settlers and First Nations.
When we first arrived we saw so many animal furs and animals that had been alive but were now stuffed and on display. Then our Hillside guide showed us four sticks that would represent the things we were going to be learning. One stick had cotton on it, the next one had a maple leaf, a third had sumac berries and the last one had birch bark. We all made predictions about what they could mean.
Next we travelled to Lynde shores and fed chickadees out of our hands and skipped rocks in Lake Ontario. After that, we went back to Hillside and ate our lunch. We were given a little free time outside and we slid down this big hill. It was awesome!!!
Finally, we worked at three different activities. The first activity was making candles with real hot beeswax. I didn’t like the smell! The next was writing on Birch Bark with charcoal. The third activity was roasting Bannock over a fire and then dipping it in maple syrup. It was delicious! Then, we took the bus back to Brookside. It was the best trip ever!
By Nathan P. – Mrs. Scorrano’s Gr.3 Class
2016 Brookside Public School
STEM Fair Winners
Junior Division – Grades 4-6
1st Place – Do You Want to Conserve Energy? SeeronSivashankar
2nd Place – Get Rid of the Flood, KesavanThusyanthan, NishokAnandaraja, Nishil Patel, Piyush Patel
3rd Place –Will It Dissolve? TrishanaRammohan
Intermediate Division – Grades 7-8
1st Place –Solving Global Warming with Carbon Scrubbers, Swetaa Suresh
2nd Place – Arctic Plunge, KeerthihaBaskaran, Mackenzie Kaufman
2nd Place – The Effect of Video Games on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate, Waheed Khan
3rd Place – A Basic Solution! NiroshanSelvanesan
3rd Place – Does Gender Affect Memory? DensikaRavindiralingam
All of these projects will be representing Brookside P.S. at the
Toronto Science Fair on April 2, 2016!
We Create Change
This month, the Global Citizens will be ‘creating change’ with a fun activity - a jar guess! Students may view the jars in the front hallway display cabinet all month. Draw guess tickets will be sold in the foyer March 21-24. Guess how many items in the jar and you could win it! Make as many guesses as you like, just $1 each guess.
Tickets will be on sale at recess or after school. If your guess is the closest, you could win the jar! The winners will be announced and presented with their winning jar at the Assembly on Mar 31.
The money we raise in this event will go to our adopted village in Rural China, with the goal to help send children that don’t have access to an education to school. Help us create change this month!
The Walking School Bus
Route A- Staines Rd. / Route B- Oasis Blvd.March 2 / March 23
May 14 and 18 / April 6and 20
May 11 and 25 / April 13 and 27
Pick Ups / Pick Ups
Rivett Place / 7:55 am / 197 Raponi Circle / 8:10 am
Starry Crescent / 8:10 am / 161 Raponi Circle / 8:13 am
Boudlerbrook Drive / 8:15 am / 101 Raponi Circle / 8:15 am
Seasons Drive / 8:20 am / Oasis and Grackle / 8:20 am
Grosbeak Crescent / 8:25 am / Oasis and Hummingbird / 8:25 am
Oasis and Pinoak / 8:30 am
The Walking School Bus will not operate on rainy days.
Brookside Fun Fair
When: Saturday May 28th, 2016, 11:00am-3:00 pm
Where: Behind the school RAIN OR SHINE!!!
We are looking for parent volunteers, as well as students from grade 6 & up. The fair is split into 2 shifts: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
If you would like to volunteer please come into the office and sign up.
If you are able to make a donation or get a donation for our fun fair please come into the office and get a donation form.
We are having a final fun fair meeting on Thursday March 10th @5:30 pm; which will be followed by a Parent Council meeting @ 6:30pm.
We will be selling:
-chips
-cookies
-trail mix
-cake
-popcorn
-cupcakes