Woodlands School Council

Peel Police’s Cyber Academy 

 Peel Regional Police’s Crime Prevention Services is once again offering the highly successful Cyber Academy* for residents of Peel. The Academy is delivered over four consecutive Thursday nights (April 8, 15, 22 and 29) and teaches parents, educators and other professionals how to identify and avoid being victimized by identity theft, on-line luring and a host of other topics. While the Academy is offered free of charge, space is limited to forty (40) seats, on a first-come/first-served basis. Lectures include:

• Computer Safety; passwords, firewalls, viruses, spam, phishing.
• Technological Crime; wireless routers, latest technological developments, emerging trends and risks.
• Child Exploitation; child pornography, on-line luring, social networking, cyberdating.
• "...at the click of a mouse..."; cyber-bullying using digital mediums. 
• "Unlocking the Secrets" cyber-fraud; how identities are stolen.  
• "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" can you trust the internet? How cyber-paedophiles target/identify/track young victims on-line.

Due to some of the subject matter, this academy is available only to those who are eighteen years of age or older.

WHAT:          Peel Regional Police’s Cyber Academy

WHERE:       Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence, 180 Derry Road East, Mississauga, Community Room

WHEN:          April 8, 15, 22 and 29

                    7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

* Please note that it is required that participants attend all four (4) sessions to receive a certificate.

For more information, or to register, please visit our website at www.peelpolice.ca. Select “Crime Prevention”, then “Crime Prevention Academy”, followed by “Cyber Academy”. 

For additional information, please contact Constable Chris Christidis at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4017 or email cyberproofed@peelpolice.ca

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Media Relations Officer at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4027. 

The Senior Repertoire Class has been invited to perform with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra and four other high schools in a concert conducted by American composer, Frank Ticheli on Friday, March 5th.  The students will work with Mr. Ticheli in rehearsal at 2:30 p.m.  There will be a another brief rehearsal and the students will be dismissed for a dinner break until 5:30 p.m.  Following dinner, pictures will be taken of the ensemble and the groups performing in Europe in May.

Students will be leaving the school by bus at 11:45 to go to the Toronto Centre for the Arts and a bus will return following the concert at 10:30 pm.  The performance begins at 8 p.m in the Weston Concert Hall which has one of the finest acoustics in the city of Toronto.

Only 50 tickets are available to Woodlands family and friends at a discounted price of $15 each.  Since discounted tickets are limited they will be sold on a first come, first served basis.  Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!  Once they run out, standard-priced tickets can be purchased from the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts at $25 for adults and $15 for students.  The cost of the transportation is $5 and students are asked to return the signed permission form with the bus money by Tuesday, March 2nd.

It is a privilege for the Senior Concer Band to be included in this concert and a fabulous opportunity for the students to play some of their restival repertoire in this wonderful concert hall. 

The Prefect student organizaton is proud to announce that the students at the Woodlands raised over $2500 during the Loonie drive for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The money was sent to the Canadian Red Cross which will help provide the required aid for families to recover from this natural disaster.

The Mississauga News has published an article on our School Council's efforts to promote community involvement in schools and the leadership presentation:

 http://www.mississauga.com/community/article/507745--seminar-develops-future-leaders

A reminder to all students planning to apply to university next fall that you can pick up your OUAC PIN number in Student Services.  This number is required for you to create an application.

A note from Mr. Dutton

I'd just like to say thank you for supporting our evening at Chapters last night.  I hope those of you who attended enjoyed the various performances and talks by students and staff as well as the social aspect of the event.

I'd also like to pass on special thanks to those staff and students who were directly involved in organizing performances and/or presenting and/or assisting with the evening.  Without your participation there would be no event as such.  I'm sure that all who were present last night were very impressed with the talent and spirit of our ambassadors.  I would ask that the teachers pass on special thanks to all the students involved.

I'll send an email regarding what funds we raised when I receive the information from Deirdre at Chapters.  For those of you who are curious, the approximately $500 that we raised back in March was used to purchase books for our library.  The books purchased came from a wish list of titles submitted by students.

It would be great if the funds we raised from the event last night come close to that from back in March.  But, independent of whatever the funds turn out to be, we all shared an enjoyable time.

Kick start your holiday season by joining us at our second annual Chapters Night.  It is a night of fun for the entire family.  The evening will feature some short music performances, dramatic presentations, books/literacy talks by students and teachers.  10% of all purchases made that evening can be directed toward the Woodlands fund raising event.  (IRewards cannot be used toward this event).  Please join us for an evening of entertainment and fundraising.

Sign up for the grad pictures on November 18th during lunch hour.  Edge imaging will be in the school so don't miss out - sign yourself up!

Theatre Shorts are back.  It is a night of drama, laughter and more!  Come watch the shows on November 27th and 28th at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are on sale in the cafetaria during periods 2, 3 and 4.  Also, students will have the opportunity to enter a contest to win tickets to one of the night of shows.  For details please contact one of the members of the drama club.  Winners for the contest will be announed on Friday, November 20th.

Deepa Mehta and Geoff Pevere visit The Woodlands as The Woodlands students experience Canadian cinema: REEL Canada Film Festival

Tuesday, November 24   - submitted by Ms. Alexander

The Woodlands School was selected by REEL Canada to host a Canadian film festival on Nov. 24. Grade 7 to 12 students and staff will participate in the day-long event with separate screenings in the morning and afternoon. Secondary students and staff will view six films chosen by two senior media classes, and grade 7 and 8 students and staff will view four. A facilitator from the film industry will lead a post-film discussion at each secondary session.

In attendance will be Deepa Mehta, director, Bollywood/Hollywood and Geoff Pevere, movie critic from the Toronto Star, to facilitate discussions following the screening of Bollywood/Hollywood and RIP.

"Our students have chosen an assortment of films that reflect the diversity of our school and showcase innovative Canadian filmmakers," says Jeanne Gray, principal. "Students will be exposed to and learn about Canadian media in a way that they have never experienced before."

Secondary students and staff will have three film venues set up in the school. The two gymnasiums and a large classroom will be turned into movie theatres with screens, projectors, lights and sound equipment provided by REEL Canada.

REEL Canada Day has been welcomed unanimously by staff as an outstanding educational experience. We expect that all students will be in attendance to take full advantage of this great opportunity on November 24th.