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Children’s World AcademY
GLOBE
April 2014
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear CWA Parents,
There are many activities and
events that take place in our school
that bring our community together,
but one of my personal favourites is our annual
Seniors’ luncheon hosted by our grade 5 students.
This annual tradition that has become an
established part of the school culture at CWA
represents a partnership between the students, the
staff of the school, and the families we serve in our
community. This year was no exception, and our
students did a fantastic job again, welcoming their
grandparents and a number of other guests from
the Windhaven Seniors’ residence.
The annual Seniors’ Luncheon really and truly is a
festive occasion. The students and staff work hard
to prepare and organize, planning the meal, and a
program of entertainment that includes many
numbers performed by the students themselves, as
well as those performed by special invited guests.
Leading up to the event, there is a buzz of
excitement among the students. They are all given
special responsibilities to make sure that everything
is ready from adorning the gym with bright
decorations, ensuring that the guests are welcomed
warmly as they arrive, to serving the meal itself.
The event provides an important opportunity to
reinforce some central values of our IB program: It
shows the students the significance of service to
family and to others in the community; it helps
strengthen intergenerational relationships and
foster respect among our students for their elders; it
brings members of our students’ families and the
larger community into the school to participate in
the life of our institution and to share in our mission
to develop “…caring young people…”.
It is not surprising that our students and their
families look forward to this event so much. The
shared happiness, the beaming smiles, the warmth
that comes through from the children and their
grandparents is something that our staff is proud to
be a part of. I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all of the grandparents who attended for
having come, as well as the guests who performed
and helped to make the day a memorable one. I
would like to thank our dedicated staff, and the
many parents who volunteered their time to help
out with this event, and to enable us to continue to
celebrate service, family, and community in this
unique and very meaningful way. Finally, I would
like to thank our grade 5 students, for having made
this event a resounding success again this year.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
David Estok, Directeur
IMPORTANT DATES
May 7-9
Gr 6 at Camp Jouvence
May 7, 17, 21, 28 Good Start Program
May 12
Junglesport begins
May 14
Denim Day
May16
Professional Day
New Kindergarten Orientation
May 19
Victoria Day – no school
May 21
PPO meeting
May 22
Kdg F.T. Ecomuseum
May 25
Hispanic Week begins
May 27
Governing Board
May 28
Gr 4 F.T. Heritage St Bernard
June 3
Volunteer Luncheon
MOVING? WILL YOU NEED THE
SCHOOL BUS ?
If you are moving on/or before July
1st, or if you have moved during the
year and have not informed the
office, please contact Lynn Closs at
the office or [email protected] as soon as
possible.
The School Board is working on bussing for the
2014-2015 school year and will need to know your
address for arranging bus stops. Addresses for
2014-2015 school year MUST to confirmed by May
30th latest in order to receive your bus pass in time.
School bus passes will be mailed to your home
address a week prior to school start. It is extremely
important that you notify the school of any change
in address prior to the end of May in order to have
a designated bus stop at the beginning of next
year. New bus stops will not be guaranteed until
the end of October if the Transportation
Department has not been made aware of a change
in address before they set up the routes. You may
contact them at (514) 422-3001 or
[email protected].
Thank you very much!
RUNNING SHOES
Let’s help keep our school clean
Just a reminder that children should
have two (2) pairs of shoes at school.
Students should change into their outdoor shoes
every time they go outside, this helps keep the mud
out of the classroom. Thank you for your support.
It is excellent that IB promotes lifelong
learning. Provided your brain is healthy, you
can learn anything at any age, even another
language.
3. Global awareness
The IB provides a space for students to get
acquainted with other cultures and develop
a multicultural awareness, which some
might not have at home.
4. Using the fabulous potential of the
human brain
The IB is learning to adapt to developments
in science and technology by reviewing its
programmes annually and embracing
technological advances in the classroom.
*Adapted from IB World magazine, Switch on
brains with science, Grace Lewis, March 2014
Sonia Bouchard
IB Coordinator, [email protected]
Grade 5 Senior’s Lunch
We would like to thank our grade 5
students who did a fantastic job hosting
our annual Senior’s Luncheon held here last Friday.
A big thank you to Terry Clahane, Mary Rutherford,
the grade 5 teachers and all of the staff and parent
volunteers who helped make this important annual
event happen.
Coordinator’s Corner
I have read an article in the IB
World magazine that really spoke
to me and I thought that it could
be of interest to all of you, CWA
parents.
Bruno Della Chiesa has dedicated the
last 15 years to understanding how the
brain learns, especially new languages.
He believes that the IB philosophy and
neuroscience
Intersect in four key ways. Here is a summary of
the article.
1. Learning other languages
He believes that learning a second
language changes the way the individual
perceives and analyses the world. It unlocks
one’s ability to develop cultural awareness.
2. Lifelong learning
Learner Profile Attribute for this month:
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Melodies, sing a song for us. The CWA band
played and three or our grade 5 students: Luca
Montemarano (on violin), Venezia Santiago, and
Jenna Coverini (on piano) entertained. Guest
performers included the Blue Haven Cloggers,
Francis Baddley and Miss Evie. The luncheon
ended with a lovely performance by Christine
Forget. Mr. Clahane tells us this that many positive
comments were received this year from our guests
about our school and students. The grandparents
certainly seemed very happy. Mr. Clahane and Mrs.
Rutherford say a big thank you to all the parents
who sent in the cold drinks and delicious desserts
and who volunteered!
Reported by: Olivia Mazzuca and Kalea Shannon
Kindergarten Irish Celebration
The Seniors’ luncheon!
The seniors’ luncheon was a great success! All the
grade 5 students participated and did such a great
job on serving the food, pouring the drinks,
decorating the gym and welcoming the seniors and
checking their coats. We welcomed over 200
grandparents and other seniors to our school. To
start the luncheon some of the grade 5 students
served drinks while others served the chicken
dinners and our 2 DJ’s played wonderful music. To
finish our luncheon the DJ’s introduced our
entertainers. We had the grade 5 students sing “Be
Our Guests” and “Je Chante Avec Toi Liberte”.
Next we had CWA’s own acapella group, Mixed
During March the kindergarten students were
particularly enthusiastic about their Irish
experience- part of a yearlong unit on celebrations.
Mr. Clahane and our guest, Miss Christine Forget,
shared music and stories, displayed artifacts and
demonstrated how to make Irish soda bread.
Everyone got a chance to do an Irish jig and the
experience ended with a bread tasting,
accompanied by leprechaun milk.
Junglesport is back!
Forms and information letter
were sent out last week!
Please sign form and return
to your child's homeroom teacher ASAP! Please
also include $12 to cover the costs. Each of our
students will get 4 sessions of instruction on the
Junglesport structure.
Please check out the following link for more info!!
www.junglesport.com
Thanks
PE Department
Pictures:
Help Needed! Look Out for Palm Oil!
Did you know that the production of palm oil has
disastrous effect on animals, the environment and
human health?
We will present the case of Indonesia, who is the
biggest producer of palm oil.
https://worldwildlife.org/stories/protecting-elephanttiger-and-orangutan-habitat-in-sumatra
In order to create a big area of palm trees,
corporation owners are burning down the original
forest, killing many endangered animals in the
process, as well as their home and food. All the
trees that were burnt down will only be replaced by
palm trees, which mean a big lost for the
biodiversity. The pollution generated when the
forests are burning is also a cause of distress for
animals and the environment.
Did you know that half Indonesian forests have
been destructed in the last 50 years?
Did you know that a big portion of orang-utan live in
Indonesian forest? Orang-utans are an
endangered species. Their population, estimated
to 50 000, is extremely threatened by the
destruction of Indonesian and Malayan forests.
How can you help?
If we buy fewer products with palm oil, the agroindustries might reconsider the use and production
of palm oil. Palm oil is a saturated oil that may
cause health problems when consumed frequently
(see info below). Please, look at the ingredients on
the packages. You could be surprised. Here are
some products containing palm oil: crackers,
chocolate, cereals, cakes. Please check the list of
ingredients.
Jade, Nathaniel, Matteo, Bianca, Michel,
Mme Beauchemin et Mme Moreau au nom
du groupe Roots and Shoots.
Pour en savoir plus
Condamnation historique : bit.ly/1cLcS2Z
GreenPalm : bit.ly/1tZ0Trr
Vidéos:
ourangs outangs menacés : bit.ly/QY5BX7
La vérité sur l’huile de palme : bit.ly/1mVeGvd
http://nutella-tpe.e-monsite.com/pages/lesecologistes-reagissent-face-a-l-huile-de-palmecontenue-dans-le-nutella.html
Pourquoi produire autant d’huile de palme?
Les industries agroalimentaires transforment l’huile de
palme pour en faire une matière grasse qui demeure à
l’état solide à l’air ambiant. Il est donc facile de l’utiliser
dans la préparation de produits de boulangerie et de plats
prêt à manger. De plus, cette matière grasse transformée
et raffinée, permet de donner un goût savoureux aux
aliments, de les conserver longtemps et de leur attribuer
une texture moelleuse ou croustillante.
Malheureusement, l’huile de palme ainsi transformée
s’avère être un très mauvais gras pour notre santé.
Plusieurs produits alimentaires transformés en
contiennent.
Pour en savoir plus :
Entretien avec un docteur : bit.ly/1hwXbyP
Vidéo : bit.ly/1foIwIE
Cycle 3 We Are Silent Day
On April 17th, grade 6 students participated in the
We are Silent campaign to stand in solidarity with
children who are silenced and denied their basic
human rights. Students used their creativity and
made beautiful items that will be sold on Tuesday,
May 6th for Mother’s Day (items vary from $2 to
$8). All proceeds will go towards our grade 5 and 6
adopt a village project in helping Nicaragua with a
better education system.
Library Corner
Hockey fever!! Watch our team win the
cup and read one of many new hockey
books in the library. There are story
books and information books for all levels. Try
Hockey Shapes, Hockey ABC or We are the
Goalies- the top netminders of the NHL. There are
also great chapter books such as ‘La Magie de la
coupe Stanley or Pirate Power Play! Go Habs Go!!
Wendy Andrews, Librarian
CWA Peer Mediation
We would like to give a huge
THANK YOU to the grade 6 conflict
managers who have been
volunteering during recess all year.
Also, congratulations to the new
CWA grade 5 conflict managers who will start
recess duty May 1st.
MAY BOOK FAIR
Scholastic Book Fairs Once again this
year we will be receiving 60% of the
total sales in books.
Location – In the front lobby
Wednesday, May 14th
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for students
2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public
Thursday, May 15th
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for students
2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public
Friday, May 16th
7:30 to 11:30 New Kdg Orientation
CWA Art Project
This past week we welcomed Quebec
artist Nicole Tremblay, who started a
special stained glass project with our
students in grades 4-6. Mme. Tremblay
and our students are working on a
special mural that will eventually be
displayed in the school. A big thank you
to our Art Specialist, Laura Stulginskis
and the many parents who are
volunteering to help out with this project.
NATIONAL DENIM DAY
Again this year Children’s World Academy
students will be joining the fight against
breast cancer on National Denim Day we
will be celebrating on Wednesday, May
14th.
At the cost of $1.00 or $2.00, you are welcome to
dress down in denim and help a worthy cause.
Please note only students who donate $1.00 or
more will be permitted to wear jeans.
Student’s who donate $5.00 will receive
a pink ribbon. Thank you for your
support!
Please you are available to volunteer please send
an e-mail to Patricia O’Malley at
[email protected] stating the SPECIFIC
times you wish to volunteer and what you would
like to do, for example: Wednesday, from 8:00 to
11:15 at the cash or tidying books. Thank you!
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Another thing that we can do is to help
identify negative portrayals of minority groups that
we see in the media or popular culture. Our
children are shaped by the society in which they
live, and the media can have a powerful effect. We
need to monitor what they are watching and
listening to so that we can point out intolerance and
show them a different path to follow.
It's also important, starting in children's early
years, that we have open discussions with them
about the differences in people and that we answer
their questions as honestly as possible. America
has not always been a fully tolerant society and we
need to acknowledge that, but that doesn't mean
that we cannot be a better society today and into
the future.
Tolerance does not mean that we have to
accept inappropriate actions or behaviors, but it
does mean that everyone deserves a measure of
respect. Children who learn to respect themselves
first will have an easier time respecting and
accepting others. Perhaps the greatest lesson we
can pass on to our children is to help them learn
tolerance and to fully accept the other side of the
story.
Keep Strong Emotions Out of Email
Tolerance: The Other Side of the Story
Ralph W. Sockman, the great American
pastor, writer, and broadcaster, once said "The test
of courage comes when we are in the minority. The
test of tolerance comes when we are in the
majority."
Tolerance is not about giving up any of your
own beliefs, but accepting differences in others. It's
about seeing the other side to every story. Parents
and teachers have an opportunity to teach
tolerance to our children and to let them see for
themselves that difference is not a bad thing and
that when we celebrate our religious, cultural, or
other differences, we are much stronger as
individuals and as a community.
There are many ways we can teach
tolerance, but perhaps the most important way is to
be aware of our own attitudes and subtle prejudices
against others who aren't the same as us. Children
learn by imitating the adults in their lives. If we
practice fairness and tolerance, they will try to be
fair and tolerant. If, however, we reinforce
stereotypes and intolerance, children will pick up
that behavior as well.
E-mail has become the standard
for communication in the
workplace. It works beautifully for
messages, memos, notices,
announcements, and so forth--but
email is not the place to express anger or other
strong emotions.
The danger in email is the quick convenience of the
"send" button. With one stroke of a finger, the
message is on its way. This is handy and fast, but
sometimes it may be too fast for your own good.
It's a good practice never to email when you are
emotional about a subject. If you receive an email
that causes strong emotions, wait for a while before
responding. If the issue is immediate, consider
handling it in person rather than typing biting words
onto a page, which then becomes a record of your
wrath.
The other problem with email is that it is
permanent. Words spoken in anger can never be
retracted, but at least they only exist in memory,
which will fade in time. Words written in anger on
an email can be printed and reprinted forever, and
can easily come back to haunt you.
If you feel you must vent your anger in writing, type
the email and store it before sending it. Return to
your computer once you have cooled off.
Generally, when you read the message again you
will see the error of your ways and delete the
memo. When anger is involved, conflicts are better
handled in person. Try to work things out face to
face, rather than through the impersonal lines of
email.
Remember, email makes communication easier, as
long as strong emotions are not involved. Just
think twice before you hit the "send" button in
anger.
Good Manners:
Little Actions with Big Results
Good manners will never go out of style--they are
something we need to teach to our children and
learn for ourselves. People who practice good
manners are better liked, better able to work
through confrontation and disagreement, and better
able to command respect.
On the other hand, lapses in etiquette can result in
damage to personal relationships and may even
lead to adversarial relationships between adults
and children. As leaders, if we do not take the time
to teach manners, children may be rude without
realizing it, which can lead to trouble in the
classroom and elsewhere.
To build a foundation for quality relationships in the
classroom and with parents and colleagues,
consider developing a planned program of good
manners. This isn’t to say you should ask your
children to memorize outdated rules of etiquette-there are still plenty of people out there who know
which fork to use for the salad, but display bad
manners when it comes to everyday interaction.
Rather, explain to your children that good manners
can simply mean making people feel easy and
comfortable with each other and with themselves.
Manners are about respect for everyone--teachers,
children, parents, custodians, secretaries, cooks,
bus drivers--and learning how to benefit from them
makes a great goal for everyone to work toward
together. And of course, the Golden Rule is still as
fine a model for living as we will ever find.
Each and every day children have opportunities to
use good manners. Set the example for them and
you’ll build a foundation for positive relationships to
develop in the classroom, at home, and beyond
The long and curious history of
Mother's Day
What is Mother's Day? And why is it celebrated
on different dates around the world?
MOTHER'S DAY, or Mothering Sunday as it is
known in the UK, is celebrated all over the world,
but at different times of the year. In Canada, the
annual celebration of "moms" takes place on the
second Sunday of May, but in Britain it is held on
the fourth Sunday of Lent.
Where did it come from?
The modern version of Mother's Day has its origins
in the US and dates back to the creation of
mother's groups, whose sons had fought in the Civil
War. The American date was formalized in 1914 by
President Woodrow Wilson. It was chosen after a
campaign by a woman named Anna Jarvis, whose
own mother died in May, 1907.
The origins of the British date are a little more
complicated. Some believe that Mothering Sunday
may have originally derived from a 16th-century
practice of visiting the 'mother church' - the main
church in the region - on Laetare Sunday, the fourth
Sunday of Lent. Historically, this was also a time
when domestic servants were given time off to visit
their families.
Mother's Day in its modern incarnation was brought
back by a 20th-century British woman named
Constance Smith, who was inspired by the
campaign Jarvis had led in the US.
In 1920, Smith published a booklet entitled The
Revival of Mothering Sunday, under the
pseudonym C Penswick Smith. Things snowballed
from there and by 1938, "Mothering Sunday was
celebrated in every parish in Britain and in every
country of the Empire", Cordelia Moyse, a historian
of the international Christian charity, the Mothers'
Union. Today, it is more commonly known in the
UK as Mother's Day.
Where else is it celebrated?
A version of Mother's Day is celebrated in many
countries around the world, usually in spring, but
dates vary from country to country. In Greece it is
celebrated in February; in Argentina it occurs in
October. Many former communist countries
celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March
instead of Mother's Da.
Traditions
In Britain it is traditional for people to cook their
mother a simnel cake – a type of light fruit cake
with two layers of marzipan, one in the middle and
one on the top.
Simnel cakes, which are also associated with
Easter, traditionally feature 11 balls of marzipan
icing representing 11 of the 12 disciples (Judas is
usually left out, except in extraordinarily forgiving
Christian households). Today gifts of flowers or
chocolates are more usual.