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1 MAY ISSUE7 VOLUME3 YEAR2014 BLAKE BEAT Calling All Artists Pg. 11 Storytellers Pg. 5 Focus On Fujian China Pg. 7 Kids Corner Pg Character Traits Pg. 2 Science Centre Trip Pg. 4 Open Door Summer Arts Camp Pg. 4 Arts and Crafts Club Love Your Lunch Pg. 6 Fun Fair Volunteers Needed Pg. 3 Morning Meal Plan, May Calendar Pg BLAKESTREETPUBLICSCHOOL 21BoultbeeAve,Toronto,ONM4J1A7 Phone#: Fax#: blakeschoolcouncil.tdsb@gmail.com 1

2 CHARACTER TRAITS ThecharactertraitforMayisintegrity.

youcanteachintegritywithexamples:whenyour momisoutsideandyoutakeamomenttojumponallthebeds inthehousebecauseyouknowshewon tcatchyou thatisnot livingwithintegrity.

thingtodo. Keepplanswithafriend,evenifsomethingcomesalong thatyouwouldratherdo. Standupforafriendifothersaregossipingabouthim.

CongratulaonstothewinnersoftheAprilCooperaonAward: Ms.Church sclass: LilyBoyd SavannahCutler ElleMacrae Mr.Stoch sclass: K.J.

2 2 CHARACTER TRAITS ThecharactertraitforMayisintegrity.Integrityishardto define,butifyoualreadyhavetheothercharactertraitsof honesty,caring,andrespect,thenyouprobablyalreadyshow integrity.youcanteachintegritywithexamples:whenyour momisoutsideandyoutakeamomenttojumponallthebeds inthehousebecauseyouknowshewon tcatchyou thatisnot livingwithintegrity.whenyoupickuplierthatblewoutof yourbackpackontotheplayground that'sintegrity. Havingintegritymeans: Doingtherightthing, evenifnooneiswatching. Tellingthetruth,even whenitisdicult. Youshowintegritywhenyou: Behavejustaswellandworkjustashardifyourteacher leavestheroom,orifyouhaveasupplyteacher Pickuptrash notforanyotherreasonexceptitistheright thingtodo. Keepplanswithafriend,evenifsomethingcomesalong thatyouwouldratherdo. Standupforafriendifothersaregossipingabouthim. Donotwatchaninappropriatemovieorgamejustbecause othersaredoingit. Readsomebooksinwhichcharacterslearntoactwithintegrity. CongratulaonstothewinnersoftheAprilCooperaonAward: Ms.Church sclass: LilyBoyd SavannahCutler ElleMacrae Mr.Stoch sclass: K.J.Williamson AletziaPiedrasantaFaori JimmyWu Ms.Vlahos class: DavidKoe Ms.Kiil sclass: GabrielWhite ZuhairNaeem SaraRoss Ms.Barr sclass: AlexEvers JonahLosell CarmiaNimrodSolomon Ms.Yoannou sclass: Mr.Tsai sclass: NiomiCoultman MariaFoussias JusnSturge Cameron sclass: ZoolnadHaque KandeelIikhar Ms.Paton sclass: AydenMason JordellGregg JingHan KevonNembhard StevenCantave Ms.Tsue sclass: MaggieZheng AdilAzmi Ms.Thorne sclass: CodyNorton MaryamaGuirreh. Mr.Milburn sclass: AishaIbrahim Ms.Ho sclass: KyleMandamin TristonLewis TonyDeng MarkquesMyersJohnson AmanHoque WaheedSalihi ParsaAnayatGostar ZubedaBhayat BismahNaeem

FUN FAIR IS COMING!!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

all-day FUN! BUT we need your help to make it a successful event!

volunteer to help set up and run the event.

3 FUN FAIR IS COMING!!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Blake s Fun Fair is Saturday June 7th, from 11am - 3pm, so get ready for some all-day FUN! BUT we need your help to make it a successful event! We need volunteers on the day of the event: parents, friends, and extended family to volunteer to help set up and run the event. Please contact the Fun Fair Committee at blakefunfair@gmail.com or sign-up on the Fun Fair sign-up sheets on the School Council bulletin board (in the front hall outside the school s office). 3

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ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB Ms. Aberdeen runs the Arts and Crafts Club every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 12 to 12:30pm. Here is the photo of their first completed project!

duringbrishcolonialruleofindia,thiswordwas adoptedandanglicizedinto curry,andwasusedlooselytodescribe anydishthatwasmadewithanarrayofspices.

6 ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB Ms. Aberdeen runs the Arts and Crafts Club every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 12 to 12:30pm. Here is the photo of their first completed project! LOVE YOUR LUNCH CashewChickenCurry Therearemanytheoriesabouttheoriginofthewordcurry.Themost likelyisthatitderivesfromthetamilword kari,whichsimplymeans sauceorgravy.duringbrishcolonialruleofindia,thiswordwas adoptedandanglicizedinto curry,andwasusedlooselytodescribe anydishthatwasmadewithanarrayofspices. Thedishknownas curry isnowextremelyvariedandwidespread acrosstheglobe.regionalvariaonscanbefoundalloversouthand SouthEastAsia,Africa,thePacific,andtheCaribbean. ThisrecipeoriginatesfromNorthernIndia.Itismild,deliciouslycreamy, withahintofsweetnessmakingitverychildfriendly. Ingredients 2onions,quartered 1/3cupcashewnuts 1½tsp.garammasala 1tsp.crushedgarlic 1tsp.chilipowder 1Tbsp.lemonjuice ¼tsp.groundturmeric 1tsp.seasalt 1Tbsp.plainyogurt 2Tbsp.oliveorgrapeseedoil 1Tbsp.choppedfreshcilantro, plusextraforgarnish 1Tbsp.raisins(oponal) 1lb.ofskinless,bonelesschickenbreastcutintochunks 1¼cupwater Didyouknow? Notonlydospicesaddfantascflavourtodishes,butthey alsohaveamazingmedicinalproperes.theycanboost immunity,aiddigeson,decreaseinflammaon,control bloodsugar,increasecirculaon,andmuchmore. Method 1. Placeonionquartersinafoodprocessorandpulsefor1minute. 2. Addthetomatopaste,cashewnuts,garammasala,garlic,chilipowder, lemonjuice,turmeric,salt,andyogurttotheonionsandpulseunlsmooth 3. Inalargepan,heattheoilonamediumheatandpourintheonionand spicemixture,frygently,srringfrequentlyforabout2minutes,loweringthe heatifnecessary. 4. Addthefreshcilantro,raisins,andchickentothepanandconnuetosr fryforanotherminute. 5. Addthewaterandbringtoasimmer. 6. Coverthepanandcookoverlowheatforabout10minutesorunlthe chickeniscookedthroughandthesauceisthickened Servewithriceandgarnishwithremainingcilantro Timesavingp Thecashewsaucecanbemadeaheadofmeandfrozen.Foraquick dinnerjustdefrost,addwaterandchickenandsimmerunlchickenis cookedthrough. LucyFrankel,ParentandHoliscNutrionist 6

FOCUS ON FUJIAN CHINA ChinaisahugecountryontheconnentofAsiaandhasover 1.35billionpeoplelivinginit.Itisoneofthebiggestcountries intheworldbyarea.ithasbeenthehomeofcivilizaonsfor thousandsofyears.

therearemanylarge ciesinchinaandsomeofthebestknownarebeijing,the naonalcapital,xian,wheretheterracoawarriorswere discovered,shanghai,whichisaverylargebusinesscity,and

PengFei,astudentatBlake,isfromFujian.Heremembers: IamfromtheprovinceofFujian,onthesoutheastcoastof China.IlivedjustoutsidethecityofFuzhou.Someplacesin Fujianhaveexistedforoverathousandyears.

7 FOCUS ON FUJIAN CHINA ChinaisahugecountryontheconnentofAsiaandhasover 1.35billionpeoplelivinginit.Itisoneofthebiggestcountries intheworldbyarea.ithasbeenthehomeofcivilizaonsfor thousandsofyears.chinahasastrongcultureand,inthe West,Chinesewringisfamousbecauseitisnotbasedonan alphabetbutonpicturesorcharacters.therearemanylarge ciesinchinaandsomeofthebestknownarebeijing,the naonalcapital,xian,wheretheterracoawarriorswere discovered,shanghai,whichisaverylargebusinesscity,and HongKong,whichrejoinedChinainthe1990s.Becauseofthe sizeofchina,thefocusonarcleswilllookatparcular provincesandciesinthislargeandcomplexnaon.thisfirst arcleisaboutfujian,aprovinceinthesouthofchina. PengFei,astudentatBlake,isfromFujian.Heremembers: IamfromtheprovinceofFujian,onthesoutheastcoastof China.IlivedjustoutsidethecityofFuzhou.Someplacesin Fujianhaveexistedforoverathousandyears.Therearesome ancientciesthere. Togettoschool,wewalkedforhalfanhourandtookalong bridgeovertheminriver.therewerenocarsinthispartof thecitybecausetheroadswerenarrow.somechildren bicycledtoschool.inchinawehadalotofhomework.weall wenthomeforlunch.somemeswewoulddoourhomework atlunchme.guangsubing,asweetbun,wasafavourite snackilikedtogetonmywayhomefromschool. Insummer,Chinawasveryhot.WhereIliveditneversnowed. Thereweremountainstoclimbclosetomyhome.Ittookfive minutesonbicycletogetthere.halfanhourawaytherewere biggermountainstohike.wecouldseethewaterreservoirfor ourcity sdrinkingwaterthere.theoceanwaterfromthe SouthChinaSeawasbeaufulwhenyousawitfromthe mountains.whenilearnedaboutcanadathisyear,the mountainsinbrishcolumbiaremindedmeofthemountains infujian. WewanttolearnmoreaboutYOURcultureand heritage!pleasesendusyourfocusonarcles/ideas (wrienbyadultsorkids orjointly andwewill happilyincludethemintheblakebeat. 7

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12 12 Newsletter Submissions Thisnewsleerwasnotpossiblewithoutthehardworkofthe manyhandswhovolunteeredtheirme. We dlovetohearfromyou! Ifyouhaveanewsleersubmission,pleasesendan addressedtoblakeschoolcouncil: Forthenewsleer beforethe20thofthemonth. ArclesshouldbesentinMicrosoWordformat. THEAPRILNEWSLETTERTEAM PengFei LucyFrankel JamieGillingham KateGreen DarcyLosell WillieMacrae EricNovakovics JeaneeRees LoriRoss Ms.Aberdeen Ms.Barr Ms.Dyment Mrs.Ellis Ms.Karailiadis Mr.Tsai Ms.Yoannou AtBlake,ourmissionistoprovideacaring,safe,andbullyfree environmentthatmeetstheintellectual,physical,social,andemoonal needsofourstudents. Withtheassistanceofourfamiliesandgreaterschoolcommunity,we arecommiedtosupporngourstudentsandleadbyexamplesothat theyreachtheirfullpotenal. Ourcodeofconductclearlystatesthatallstudentshavetherighttobe heardandvalued,mustrespectthemselvesandeachother,andare responsibleforfollowingstadirecons. Principal:KikiKarailiadis SchoolCouncilChair(s):LoriRoss,NicoleNovakovics Superintendent:MikeGallagher Trustee:CathyDandy Mission Statement and Philosophy SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE HereisasummaryoftheApril24 th SchoolCouncilmeeng: Principal'sReport(Kiki) Stangandstudentnumbersupdate:270kidsisproposedenrolmentfornextyear, including40studentsinskfrenchimmersion;teacherallotmentsarebeingfinalized thisweek. Paulthepoeryarsthasbeencomingintoteachahalfdayforallclasses(anhour forkindergartenclasses);sessionshavebeenverywellreceivedsofar! RighttoPlayeventhappeningonMay8thforthewholeschool;thisshouldbeafun eventwithafantascorganizaon. WelcometoKindergarten nightforparentsandkidsisonmay22ndat6:30pm. DaycaremeengforprospecveparentsonApril29that6pm. WelcomeWeekforFrenchImmersionparentsMay1216th;tourscanbearranged between12:30and3:30pm. EarthDaycleanupoccurredonApril25thwithenthusiascsupportfromall students. PreparaonsforEASTgrad,Grade6grad,andSKgradareongoinglotshappening thisspring. TeacherUpdate(Ms.Barr) AerschoolsportsonMondaysandWednesdays:basketball,badmintonand ulmatefrisbee(mr.pace) EcoClubaimingforGoldCerficaon(Ms.Kiil) ArtsandCrasClubTues/Thurs/Friaerschool(Ms.Aberdeen) Beybladegames(Mr.Jamieson) GardeningClub(Elin)isongoing. KilometreClubMondaytoThursdaybeforeschoolandduringfirstrecess(Ms. Dyment/Ms.Barr/Mr.Tsai) ChessClub(Mr.Jen)hasbecomeverypopular Treasurer'sReport AllfinancesareinorderandgearingupforthebigFunFair! Newsleer(Kate) Pleasepassalongphotosofclasstrips,events,acvies FamilyFitness(Darcy) Yoganightwasagreatsuccess;weintroducedanewformof'loudandwild'yoga Lookingforadanceorhiphopleaderforthenextsession,contactSchoolCouncil withanyideas MovieNight(Valerie) TheMovieNightfeaturing Frozen wasahugesuccesswitharecordturnout;it wassogreattohearallthekidssingingalongwiththeirfavouritesongs!thiswas alsoanimportantfundraiserforschoolcounciliniaves. BlakeSchoolClothing(Marie) Veryexcingthatwe'regoingtobeorderingtshirts,hoodedsweatshirts,hatsand waterboleswiththeblakebobcatslogoonthem! Hopefullythiswillbeagreatwaytoshowoyourschoolspiritandlookgreatat thesameme.orderformswillbegoingoutinfridayfilesonfridaymay2nd,and sampleswillbeavailableintheschoolocetotryon;clothingwillalsobeavailable forpurchaseatthefunfair. PRO(Parent'sReachingOut)Grantfornextyear(Mike) Anapplicaonisbeingsubmiedtofundamusic/dramaprogramfocussed oncelebrangdierentcultures;shouldbeagreatiniavefornextyear. FunFair(Eric) Lotsofcashandproductdonaonssofar,butsllneedmorefortheraeand silentaucon. NeedvolunteersforallacviespleasesignuponthelistsontheSchoolCouncil bullengboard StaAppreciaonPotluck(Emma) PleaseletSchoolCouncilknowifyou'dliketocontributetothiseventonMay22 nd. ParentCouncilupdates LoriRossisgoingonmaternityleavesothiswasherlastSchoolCouncilmeengas Cochair;LoriandNicolehavedoneanabsolutelyincrediblejobasCoChairs;the Councilisinaterrificposionthankstoalloftheirrelesseorts EmmaBrejakandSeanNeebhaveagreedtotakeontheroleofCoChairsfornext year;weareallconfidenttheywilldoagreatjob(despitethebigshoestofill!)

MORNING MEAL PLAN FOR MAY 2014 *Fruits/vegetablessubjecttochangeduetosupply checktheblakewebsiteunder NutrionPrograms forthemostuptodatemenu **allbreadproductsarewholewheatwithaminimumof3gfibre

Hummous Carrots&Peppers Juice/Water Red&GreenGrapes 2%ChocolateMilk Carrots&Celery MondayMay12 TuesdayMay13 WednesdayMay14 ThursdayMay15 FridayMay16 Bagel/Englishmun 1slicebakedgoods Bun/EnglishMun

ThursdayMay22 FridayMay23 Nutfreegranola/cereal Crackers/Bun 1sliceBakedgoods Bagel/EnglishMun VictoriaDay noschool Strawberryyogurt Carrots&Broccoli Marble/Mozzarella Cheese Melon 2%ChocolateMilk

13 MORNING MEAL PLAN FOR MAY 2014 *Fruits/vegetablessubjecttochangeduetosupply checktheblakewebsiteunder NutrionPrograms forthemostuptodatemenu **allbreadproductsarewholewheatwithaminimumof3gfibre MondayMay5 TuesdayMay6 WednesdayMay7 ThursdayMay8 FridayMay9 Nutfreegranola/cereal Crackers/Bun Torlla/pita 1slicebakedgoods Bun/EnglishMun Vanillayogurt Bananas Marble/Mozzarella Cheese Oranges Hummous Carrots&Peppers Juice/Water Red&GreenGrapes 2%ChocolateMilk Carrots&Celery MondayMay12 TuesdayMay13 WednesdayMay14 ThursdayMay15 FridayMay16 Bagel/Englishmun 1slicebakedgoods Bun/EnglishMun Pita/Torlla Crackers/Bun Yogurttube Apple 2%WhiteMilk Carrots&Cucumbers CreamCheese Melon Hummous Red&GreenPeppers Marble/Mozzarella Cheese Oranges MondayMay19 TuesdayMay20 WednesdayMay21 ThursdayMay22 FridayMay23 Nutfreegranola/cereal Crackers/Bun 1sliceBakedgoods Bagel/EnglishMun VictoriaDay noschool Strawberryyogurt Carrots&Broccoli Marble/Mozzarella Cheese Melon 2%ChocolateMilk Tomatoes&Peppers Vanillayogourt Bananas MondayMay26 TuesdayMay27 WednesdayMay28 ThursdayMay29 FridayMay30 Bun/EnglishMun 2%WhiteMilk Broccoli&Carrots 1sliceBakedGoods YogurtTube Melon Torlla/pita Hummous Tomatoes&Cucumbers Crackers/Bun Marble/Mozzarella Cheese Apple Bun/EnglishMun CreamCheese Carrots&Celery 13

14 14 Character Trait for May: Integrity MAY Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 11 12KMClub AerSchoolClub Riverdalestudents volunteerinourlibrary HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) 13KMClub HomeworkClub ChessInstrucon: Mr.Milburn&Ms.Ho ArtofStorytelling (Mr.Millburn sclass) OperaonKids:Opera (Ms.Yoannou) ArtsandCrasClub 14KMClub AerSchoolClub EcoClub ChessClub(Ms.Barr) Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) ArtsandCrasClub 15KMClub HomeworkClub HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 SchoolCouncilMeeng ArtsandCrasClub 16 (Grades13) LightsOut910am KMClub AerSchoolClub Riverdalestudents volunteerinourlibrary HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) 20KMClub HomeworkClub ChessInstrucon: Mr.Milburn&Ms.Ho ArtofStorytelling (Mr.Millburn sclass) OperaonKids:Opera (Ms.Yoannou) ArtsandCrasClub 21KMClub AerSchoolClub(inour library) EcoClub ChessClub(Ms.Barr) Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) ArtsandCrasClub 22KMClub HomeworkClub HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 ArtsandCrasClub StaAppreciaonPotluck WelcometoKindergarten Night 23 (Grades13) LightsOut910am KMClub AerSchoolClub Riverdalestudents volunteerinourlibrary HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 Basketball&Badminton (Mr.Pace) 27KMClub HomeworkClub ChessInstrucon: Mr.Milburn&Ms.Ho ArtofStorytelling (Mr.Millburn sclass) OperaonKids:Opera (Ms.Yoannou) ArtsandCrasClub 28KMClub AerSchoolClub EcoClub ChessClub(Ms.Barr) Basketball&Badminton (Mr.Pace) ArtsandCrasClub 29KMClub HomeworkClub HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 ArtsandCrasClub 30 Grades13 LightsOut910am KMClub AerSchoolClub(inour library) Riverdalestudents volunteerinourlibrary HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) 6KMClub HomeworkClub(runby EastviewC.C.) ChessInstrucon: Mr.Milburn&Ms.Ho ArtofStorytelling (Mr.Millburn sclass) OperaonKids:Opera (Ms.Yoannou) ArtsandCrasClub 7KMClub AerSchoolClub(inour library) EcoClub ChessClub(Ms.Barr) Basketball,Badminton& Frisbee(Mr.Pace) ArtsandCrasClub 8KMClub HomeworkClub(runby EastviewC.C.) HouseLeagueBasketball: Grades4&5 ArtsandCrasClub RightToPlayEvent 9 KarateKids@12:00pm (Grades13) LightsOut910am 10 CHARACTERTRAITSBYMONTH September:Respect October:Responsibility November:Empathy December:Kindness&Caring January:Teamwork February:Fairness March:Honesty April:Cooperaon May:Integrity June:Perseverance

St. Pete Beach enews. The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach. October 17, 2014

St. Pete Beach enews. The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach. October 17, 2014 St. Pete Beach enews The Official Electronic Newsletter of St. Pete Beach October 17, 2014 MARK YOUR CALENDAR October concert series Tonight Southside Bulldogs Oct 24 4NR2 Activities start at 6 p @ Horan