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Hello Cawthra Park School News

families!
Black History Month at Cawthra Park!
Please read this entire message as it Black History Month has been lled with truly awe-inspiring
contains some important events for students and sta . There are much to many to list
information. o here, but everyone should take some time to review the
Cawthra Park continues to move dedicated calendar linked HERE. Below are just a few
along with a urry of activities and snapshots of the Black History Month events in action! A
events this week. special shout out to Hazel Ann Francis for organizing such a
diverse and rich collection of experiences and learning
School Council Reminder opportunities!
A reminder to parents and
caregivers that the next School
Council is February 26th at
7:00pm in the Library. All are
welcome! For those that would like
to attend virtually, please use this
Microsoft Teams link.

Black Parents Advisory

Council - Ca for Members
Any parents or caregivers of
students that identify as Black,
African, or Afro-Carribean, who are
interested in joining the CPSS Black
Parents’ Advisory Council, should
reply to the email
(steven.keenleyside@peelsb.com).
We will be looking to have our rst
meeting in early March.

Steve Keenleyside
Principal, Cawthra Park SS

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Athletics Update
Swim Team ROPSSAA Results
1st - ROPSSAA CHAMPIONS
• Junior Girls Team
• Junior Girls Medley
Relay
• Senior Girls Medley
Relay
• A. Hincapie (50
Freestyle)
• E. Robinson (50
Breaststroke)
2nd Place
• N. Murdoch (50 Freestyle)
• A. Ziai (50 Breaststroke)
• A. Chen (100 Breaststroke)
• R. Stakel (50 Butter y)
• Junior Girls Freestyle Relay
• Junior Boys Freestyle Relay
• Senior Girls Freestyle Relay
• Senior Boys Freestyle Relay
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3rd Place
• E. Tsotos (50 Freestyle)
• K. Buchanan (50 Freestyle)
In total, 17 swimmers quali ed for OFSAA.
OFSAA Swimming is at the Toronto Pan Am
Centre on March 5 and 6.
More Cawthra results can be found on the
CPSS Athletics website.
Junior Girls Vo eyba (Tournaments
only)
The Grade 9 Girls Volleyball team for placed
rst overall at the Mentor College mini-
tournament on January 17. The girls had a split
set win against Appleby College (25-17, 23-25), a
win against Chinguacousy (25-9, 25-15), and a
split set win against Mentor College (21-25,
25-18).
The Junior Girls played in the T.L. Kennedy
Junior Girls Volleyball Tournament on February
14. The girls had a split loss against St. Martin
and John Fraser and a split win against Notre
Dame in the round robin. The team lost to
Mentor College in the semi- nals, but beat The
Woodlands for bronze. Well done, Panthers!
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Senior Girls Vo eyba (Tier 1) - Division Friday, March 1st. The tournament will be held
at the Brampton Courthouse and will involve
Two Playo s
20 teams from across Peel.

Our team has been preparing since November

and is very excited to compete!

The Senior Girls Volleyball team hosted St.
Francis Xavier on February 20 in the round of
16. The girls played their best, but the Tigers
were too consistent. Best of luck to all of the
Grade 12s: A. Hincapie, C. Sheridan, S. Van
Hoof, T. Kim, T. Hope, & T. Nguyen.
Spring Sports
Spring sports are starting very soon, so don’t
forget to look for announcements posted
outside of gym AB.
Varsity Badminton Tryouts begin on Thu. Feb.
29. Tryout info is on the badminton website.
Mock Trial Team
We have 14 students
headed out to the
Peel Mock Trial
Tournament (a.k.a.
the "Davis Cup") next
Arts Update
Drama:
Former Drama Department graduate, Brandon
Nicoletti has been working with our senior
Drama Majors this week as part of our Guest
Artist Program. He was recently a Production
Assistant on Prime's "The Boys", is a working
playwright and is currently directing a
docuseries about artists during the pandemic.
Brandon has been sharing his expertise in
Directing, Stage Management and Acting with
our students.
Music:
Our students involved with Co-Lab and Dance
Repertoire have been working together in
collaborative projects all year and they are
excited to share their love for the power of
extra-curricular arts with middle schools on
February 27th where they will feature a music
and dance collaboration on a tour of several
feeder schools.

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Friday, March 1st, the Senior Concert Band,
Junior Concert Band and Guitar Ensemble
will be attending the Golden Horseshoe
Music Festival in Ancaster, where they will
be working with celebrated ensemble
clinicians.
Dance:
The Dance Department went on a eld trip
this week to see an immersive piece of dance
theatre with the Transcendance Project at
the Great Hall in Toronto. The Eve of St.
George is an immersive recreation of Bram
Stoker's chilling tale of Dracula, scored by
award-winning Canadian composer Owen
Belton. Upon arrival, guests don masks and
are set free to roam the four levels of the
The Great Hall, re-imagined as a gothic
Victorian setting for the stories of 16
characters to unfold. Described by the
Toronto Star as "a wonderful, disorienting,
ethereal evening of immersive dance
theatre". Eve of St. George is similar to
NYC's acclaimed Sleep No More (albeit a
tamed down version for the matinee groups
of arts high school students that attended!)
Visual Arts:
This past week, the Grade 9 Cawthra Visual
Arts welcomed Kal Honey as an Artist In the
Classroom. Kal is a previous Graphic
Designer and now an instructor-
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independently and with Neilson Park
Creative Centre and Visual Arts Mississauga.
"In my recent collage work, I have been
remixing contemporary mainstream fashion
imagery to investigate notions of identity,
beauty, and evolving social norms. How do
we present ourselves to the world? How do
outside pressures alter our self-expression?
What feels safe? Dangerous? Beautiful?
These nascent themes connect to and
expand upon my previous works that
attempt to support our personal growth,
creativity and humanity by subverting
authority and o ering resistance to our
limiting beliefs."
Kal is helping the students to prepare for the
upcoming Creative Hub InSitu Multi-Arts
Festival: The Lost Edition. The Grade 9's are
individually creating artwork with umbrellas
and participating in the Lost Umbrellas
portion. Heather Snell, mother of two
Cawthra alumni Colleen Snell and Noelle
Hamlyn, is one of the curators for this
exhibition. Our beloved Jill Hollingsworth, is
the other curator for this immersive
installation and performance event. The
Festival will run from March 21 -23 with
doors opening at 6:30 pm and closing at
11:00 pm. They are eager to welcome the
community, families and friends of
participating students to what will be an
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evening of art, performance, and community
building.
The Grade 12 Visual Arts students are working
on time-based projects that will be installed in
Mississauga's Small Arms Building as part of
The Lakeview Village InSitu Multi-Arts
Festival: The Lost Edition. Working with artist
Noelle Hamlyn, the students are creating
pendulums that will be part of the Museum of
Lost Time. The works will be on display
between March 21-24.
On March 9, Grade 9 Visual Arts Student
Ryan Ren will be attending the OSSTF
Student Achievement Awards as he is one of
the provincial winners. He created a
sophisticated drawing inspired by this year's
theme of This Hits Di erent: The Power of
Language.
Guidance Update
Summer School Reminder!
PDSB Summer School Registration opens next
week. Students are encouraged to submit
their completed registration forms to the
guidance o ce as soon as possible to avoid
disappointment - in the past, many courses
reached capacity.
PDSB Student We ness and Counse ing
Groups:
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Gen Express is a virtual, 5 session weekly
open support group for middle school
students who identify as trans, non-binary,
and/or gender non-conforming. This group
aims to provide gender-diverse students in
grades 6-8 with a safer space to explore their
unique identities and lived experiences.
Weekly topics may include navigating
transition and discrimination, race and being
trans/gender diverse, dealing with family issues
etc., and will incorporate open discussion,
education, and the sharing of coping
strategies. The group also provides students
with an opportunity to nd a community and
connect with other students who share their
identity.
The group will run on Thursdays during school
day and will run from April 18-May 23, 2024
For more information and registration, check
out the FLYER:
CALMM - COPING, ACCEPTING,
LETTING GO, MOVING ON-
MINDFULLY is a virtual, 8 session,
counseling group for high school students
(grades 9-12) who struggle with managing
di cult emotions which might lead to making
poor or impulsive decisions, to problematic
behaviors and interpersonal di culties. The
purpose of this group is to help students
deepen their understanding of emotions and
learn to manage them more e ectively.
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Participants will have an opportunity to ask a trusted person for assistance with
learn and practice: mindfulness, emotion completing the registration form.
regulation and distress tolerance skills,
For more information and registration,
healthy ways of coping with di cult or
check out the FLYER:
intense emotions and practical skills to use
while in emotional distress.
Black History Month
The group will run from April 4th to May Community Collaboration
23rd, on Thursdays from 4pm-5pm.

For more information and registration, see
the attached FLYER
Let’s Talk Be Well Series – High School
Students
"Let’s Talk Be Well" is a series of virtual
sessions for PDSB Gr. 9-12 students, running
on Wednesdays from 4pm-5pm from March
20th - May 1st, 2024.
Hosted by the Mental Health Resource
Team, each virtual session focuses on a
unique topic related to mental health, where
students gain tips, strategies, ask questions,
and engage in discussions and interactive
activities. Gr. 9-12 students may self-register
for one or all sessions by clicking the topic/
date from the yer or by scanning the QR
code which takes them to PDSB'S BeWell
student mental health site: "What's
Happening" where registration links are also
provided. Please note that registration is
based on self-referral, however students may
A Community Event hosted by Citizens
for the Advancement of Community
Development
As mentioned in the recent mid-week
update, Cawthra Park is thrilled to be
hosting CACD’s very special evening on
February 28. I encourage all students and
families to consider attending — it promises
to be an outstanding experience!
Here's a brief overview of the activities
planned:
• Documentary Screening and Q&A with
The Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine: Dive into
an inspiring journey as we screen
"Steadfast: The Messenger and the
Message," followed by a captivating (in-
person Q&A session with the
Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine.
• Keynote Address by Harriet Thornhill,
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Chancellor of Tyndale University: jubilant spirit of our city's 50th-

Enriching perspectives and profound anniversary celebration.
insights from our distinguished
• Engaging Presentations: Live
keynote speaker, Harriet Thornhill, as
performances, cultural dances, poetry
she honours the shared journey and
recitals, and presentations by
diverse contributions of Black
dignitaries celebrating the resilience
Canadians.
and creativity of the Black community.
• Master of Ceremonies (MCEE): Mr.
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and infectious charm. at 3:00 PM

• Achievement Showcase: Our talented

and creative students from various
schools will showcase their projects
and artwork, paying tribute to
in uential Black individuals.

• Networking, Cultural Food Sampling,

and Resources: Enriching dialogues,
forging connections with community
entities, and exploring invaluable
resources displayed by community
groups while savouring delectable
cultural delights from the Black
Community.

• Commemorative Banner Unveiling:

Experience unveiling a stunning
commemorative banner, symbolizing
unity and progress, re ecting the

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Coming Events
*denotes a resource or provocation for staff to use in possible classroom activities in recognition of Black
History Month.
Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 29 Mar 1

Intercalary Days (Baha’i) Baha’i Fast (Baha’i)

Thornton and Lucie Esie Mensah* Black History Black History Early Release Day
Blackburn* Month Food Month Guest (11:30am
Celebration & Speaker: Stacey dismissal)
William Peyton Flag Day Martin
Hubbard*
Performance: Trey Anthony*
Olga Zayas
Rumberos Quentin Vercetty*
Drumming
Ensemble

School Council BSA & Gr. 9 Visual Pink Shirt Day Cawthra Theatre Jr., Sr. Concert
(7:00pm) Arts at Aga Khan Festival Rehearsals Band and Guitar
Museum Ensemble @
Golden Horseshoe
Music Fest

Co-Lab Jazz Band Wes Hall* Student club: Mock Trial Team at
and Dance Wellness Warriors Brampton
Repertoire Middle serving free hot Courthouse
School Tour Siphesihle chocolate in the
November* front foyer at 11:15

ROPSSAA Table Pascal/Cayley/

Tennis Qualifying Fermat Math
Tournament Contests

Cawthra Theatre CACD Black

Festival Rehearsals History Month
Event with Dr.
Jean Augustine
(3:00pm)
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Coming Events
Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8

Baha’i Fast (Baha’i)

SHSM Certi cation OFSSAA Swim Championships Bandamonium Mahashivratri

with Centauri Arts (Hinduism)

Wellness Warriors International

Event Women’s Day

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