Community Newsletter

Week of March 21st

Engage Inspire Empower

Mission
We will provide continuous learning and improvement in order to
ensure equitable experiences, opportunities and outcomes in student
achievement and well-being for all.

As committed educators, we need to ensure the same

proportional outcome, equitable experiences, and achievement
levels for all students. Students who experience marginalization
should, and will, perform proportionally the same as the total
Colonel JE Farewell Public school population.
 Message from Mrs. Mandal and Mr. Mauceri
Welcome back to Farewell! We hope everyone had a restful and relaxing March Break. We are looking
forward to reconnecting with all students and families.

As you are aware the province of Ontario has announced updates to health and safety measures,
including the education sector. These changes are part of an overall objective to have schools move
toward operations that were in place prior to the pandemic. These updated public health measures for
schools will also be in alignment with the measures found within the broader community. Below is a
summary of the key changes effective March 21, 2022:
● The Durham District School Board will continue to support a mask/PPE friendly environment where
individual choice for students and staff is respected.
● Cohorting and distancing measures will no longer be required.
● Shared spaces, such as libraries and music rooms can be fully utilized without distancing
● The Ontario School Screening Tool has been updated to align with the COVID-19 Integrated Testing
& Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance: Omicron Surge

We will continue to monitor changes to Covid-19 protocols and communicate them in a timely manner. We
are looking forward to welcoming our students back to school tomorrow.

-Mrs. Mandal and Mr. Mauceri

 Masking at School
Colonel Farewell PS is a Mask-Friendly
Environment. Although the masking requirement
has been removed in schools, we want to remind
everyone that here at Farewell, we are a
mask-friendly environment. Anyone (staff, students,
parents/guardians etc.) can choose whether they
want to wear a mask based on their comfort level
and personal risk assessment. We ask that
everyone be kind, considerate, and respectful to one
another and the choices that individuals make on
wearing a mask. Thank you for making our school a
welcoming and inclusive environment for all.
 Farewell Parking Lot

This is a reminder that the parking lot at Colonel Farewell is reserved for staff
and buses only from 8:30 a.m.-3:35 p.m. unless you have an accessible parking
permit.

It is important that parents/guardians are using designated parking on side

streets to park and walk students to or from school. We appreciate
everybody's cooperation as student safety is important to us.
Click Here to Order
Your Popcorn On
School Cash
Online NOW!
Don’t Miss Order for our 2nd Popcorn Day - April
20th (order through Cash Online Starting March
23rd)
 SCC Pizza Lunch Ordering Information
● Pizza Lunches are back!

● Visit https://healthyhunger.ca/ to pre order and make payments. Each slice is $2.50

● Here are the Pizza Lunch Dates and the deadline date for ordering:

Pizza Lunch Date Payment and Order Deadline Date

April 13 April 9

May 11 May 7

June 8 June 4
Procedural Items
 Our Week at a Glance
Monday, March 21st- Day 4
-wear colourful socks to support global Down Syndrome Awareness Day
-Intermediate 3 on 3 basketball starts this week
-Grade 8 course planners emailed to students today

Tuesday, March 22nd - Day 5

-Covid-19 Vaccination clinic at Farewell for dose 1 and 2 for those who have permission forms submitted

Wednesday, March 23rd - Day 1

- Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

Thursday, March 24th - Day 2

- DDSB Safe Schools Officer - Dan Hogan presents Healthy Relationship seminar to R. Wood and C.
Driver’s Intermediate classes

Friday, March 25th - Day 3

 Pictures of The Week

Grade 1/2 students provide

FDK student proudly shows
descriptive feedback through
his Lego model of a cow in a
a “glow” and a “grow” of a Primary students use guided
pasture eating food and
classmates journal entry. instruction to improve their reading
drinking water.
fluency and comprehension skills.
Our Students Learning About Influential Black
Canadians through Learning Centres
All participants must pre-register
by March 24, 2022, for this event.

Please click here to register now

 Farewell’s Next Virtual SCC Meeting
All parents/guardians are welcome

Date: Wednesday April 6, 2022

Time: 6:30 p.m.

In order to get the link please email: coloneljefarewellps@ddsb.ca

 Family Engagement…

A Virtual Family Dance Night (in May)!

Please fill in the following online survey by March 25, 2022:
https://forms.gle/bRaJ6dSVtnYXB4vk8

This survey will help the SCC select the type of dance we will all be
participating in during our family dance evening.

Date and time to be announced later (an evening in May)

SCC-SPRING
FLING
RAFFLE
Tickets available…
March 23rd
through
April 5th at 11:59pm

through
CashOnline
 #1
Family Night OUT

$180 VALUE!
$100 to Next Door or SMASH
Kitchen & Bar Family of
restaurants

$80 value in Belle Vie Gift

cards for:
1 Dozen Cookies
4 Assorted Croissants
4 Assorted Danishes
 #3
Family Night IN

$215 VALUE!
Starbucks Colour-Changing
Cups (12)
Let’s Make Art Paint Kits (2)
Tabletop Board Games
CrockaDoodle Mug $5 Credit
$65 in Movie Snacks
courtesy of Joe’s No Frills
(Popcorn, chips, candy,
chocolate, cookies etc.)
 #2
The Hungry Cougar

$230 VALUE!!
▪ $50 Gift Card OFF THE
CLEVER
▪ $50 PC Gift Card
▪ $25 PC Wood Cutting Board
▪ $55 Cobs Bread Treat card
▪ $50 STARR AVE BURGER
 #4
Making Memories

$315 VALUE!!!
*Two haircuts at Valentino’s
Salon
*Mens Beard Trim, cut, and
Youth Haircuts at Six Thirty
Barbers
*Mini family Photo Shoot
courtesy of
Take Two Photography
15 minute session with 10
digitally edited image files
 #5
Get Active

$500 VALUE!!!!!
❖ Jays Fan Pack
❖ 4 Jump Passes to Flying
Squirrel
❖ 4 Tickets to Putting Edg
❖ One Month Unlimited @ Moda
Yoga
❖ One Month Youth
membership @ F45
❖ Two Weeks Unlimited Adult
@ F45
Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Meningococcal
Conjugate Immunization Clinics for Grade 7 & 8 Students
● The Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) will be offering community immunization
clinics for eligible Grade 7-12 students in April, May, and June.

● These clinics are for Grade 7 to 12 students who may have missed the opportunity to receive
school-based immunization including Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and
Meningococcal Conjugate ACYW135 vaccines at their school due to COVID-19.

● The clinics will be held in Oshawa Sears and Pickering Recreation Centre community
immunization clinic locations and one clinic in both Uxbridge Secondary School and Brock
High School. Students will also be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at these sites if
requested.

Visit www.durham.ca/immunizationclinics for updates regarding further information.

This website will have the appointment booking link available in the next few weeks.
 Dates of Significance This Week
March 20
Spring Equinox
In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox (aka spring equinox or vernal equinox) occurs when
the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north in the sky. This event marks the start of spring in the
northern half of the globe. After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the
Sun, resulting in increasing daylight hours and warming temperatures. (In the Southern Hemisphere,
it’s the opposite: the March equinox marks the start of autumn, as the Southern Hemisphere begins to
be tilted away from the Sun.)

March 20
Eostre (Wicca)
Eostre:Today, Ostara is one of the eight major holidays, sabbats or festivals of Wicca. It is celebrated
on the Spring Equinox, which in the northern hemisphere is around the 20th or 21st of March and in the
southern hemisphere around the 23rd of September. Its modern revival is linked to some of the oldest
traditions of mankind.

March 20
Shunki-Sorei-Sai (Shinto)
Shunki-Sorei-Sai:The “time of the spring” memorial service commemorates when ancestors’ spirits are
revered at home altars and when gravesites are cleaned and purified.
 Dates of Significance This Week
March 21
Nowruz
“Today, we join Persian, Afghan, Kurdish, Zoroastrian, Bahá’í, Central Asian, and Ismaili communities
in Canada and around the world to celebrate Nowruz, the first day of spring and the beginning of the
New Year in the Persian calendar. “Nowruz is a time of spiritual renewal, and a chance to show
gratitude for our blessings and share aspirations of hope and optimism for the year ahead. It is also a
chance for all Canadians to recognize the important contributions the many communities that observe
Nowruz make to our country.”

March 21
World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially
observed by the United Nations since 2012. Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a common
genetic condition where a person’s cells have an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are packaging
structures for our genetic information, and typically people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One
chromosome from each pair comes from the female, and the corresponding chromosomes come from
the male. Because chromosomes contain genetic information, having too many or too few can cause
differences in growth and development. In cases of Down syndrome, the individual has three copies of
chromosome 21.
 Dates of Significance This Week

March 21
United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism
1960 - Sharpeville, South Africa. A group of mainly racialized anti-apartheid activists marched to their
local police station to protest against the country's “pass law” that was enacted in the 1800's to curtail
movement of non-white citizens. The “pass law” required all Black Africans and racialized people to
carry a “pass card” in order to travel within the country. As the activists marched, police opened fire
and killed 69 people, including eight women and 10 children. An additional 180 people were injured.
In 1966, the United Nations declared March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination and as a way to commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre. In 1986, as South Africa
moved towards the dismantling of apartheid and the “pass card” requirement was lifted, South Africa
held its first democratic election in 1994 and elected Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela as president. 59
years later, the world continues to be shaken by many forms of racial discrimination that occurs on a
daily basis around the world. In Canada, we are collectively acknowledging decades of discrimination
faced by First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) peoples of Canada, Muslim Canadians, immigrants both
past and present and refugees seeking a safe harbour within our borders. Activist and organizations
like Black Lives Matter and Murdered and Missing Women are calling for the eradication of
discrimination based on race.
 Dates of Significance This Week

March 25th
International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic
transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Every year on 25 March, the
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers
the opportunity to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal
slavery system. The International Day also aims to raise awareness about the dangers of racism
and prejudice today.
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