A Message from the Administrative Team:
~ George Herman (Babe Ruth)"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
We hope everyone had a great long weekend filled with lots of food!
We have a short week but filled with practices for Girls 7/8 slo-pitch and cross country. Go Bessborough!
Just a reminder to parents to call in the school or email our safe arrival prior to 9:00 am if your child will be absent. If your child is participating in a school sporting event you do not need to call in their absence.
Have an incredible week!
~ Ms Broderick and Ms Rosenbloom
This video has been created as a tool to help explain the role that parents/guardians play in supporting student achievement and well-being and emphasizes the importance of parent engagement across our system.
Schools and Parents Working Together for Our Students
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/AboutUs/DirectorofEducation/VisionforLearning.aspx.
Signing Students Out
In order to follow our Caring & Safe School Policy, parents should buzz through the front doors and report to the office to pick up your child. Office staff will call your child and sign them out.
Please pick up your child prior to recess or lunch times to make it easier to locate your child. During these times, staff are the only adults allowed on the playground unless parents have signed in as visitors.
Getting Ready for Google Apps
Many classes are using Google Apps for classroom use to post announcements & homework,
upload assignments, participate in classroom discussions and to share assessments with parents.
You can familiarize yourself as a parent to become familiar with how some of the Google Apps work. Check out some of these videos to help you get started.
Working Google Doc from your drive but can't find it??
Your child's TDSB account is a Google Education account. If your child has a personal gmail account or someone in the household does, they may be working from a different account. See this tutorial on how to manage multiple accounts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnYFZSBmNR4
The Terry Fox National School Run/Walk Day - Thurs. Oct 6th
It was a great day! Thank you Mr. Baker for creating this video!
Winter Clothing Drive
Do you have old winter gear piling up? Want to get rid of it? Have we got the solution for you!
Bessborough is holding a Winter Clothing Drive this coming week! We are requesting, gently-used, clean gear to donate to those less fortunate. Bessborough is pairing up with Rene Gordon Elementary School to provide the latter's students with badly needed clothes for the winter. All sizes are welcome and useful donations include:
- hats
- mittens
- scarves
- winter coats
- snow pants
- winter boots (in high demand!)
Students can bring these clothes to their classroom as of Wednesday, October 12th. Our last day of collection will be Monday, October 17th.
We thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity!
M. Jain and J. Daga
Primary STEMAttention all Grade 1-3 students, are you interested in building structures? Brainstorming solutions to design challenges? Coding with our friendly Dash and Dot robots? Or just have fun learning with your friends?
Primary STEM is back this year on Wednesday, October 12 at 12:10pm. Come and experiment with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Room 16 with Ms. Ho and Mr. King. For more information about our STEM club, please visit our blog: http://bessboroughprimarystem.tumblr.com
Or contact karen.ho@tdsb.on.ca or mark.king@tdsb.on.ca.
Caring & Safe School Committee - Parents WantedWe are looking for 4-5 parents who are interested in participating in this year's committee. This committee involves parents, school staff and students. Meetings will run approx. once every 6-7 weeks during the lunch hour. The committee will reflect on current practices and ways to better create a safe space for our students.
If you are interested in joining our committee please contact caroline.rosenbloom@tdsb.on.ca.
Lunch time Programs
Lunch programs start soon!
There is still time to sign up for one of the amazing
lunch time programs being offered this fall. Explore art, make dinosaur bones, build your dream home or tower, go crazy with Lego, learn chess or guitar or go Mad with Science. Most programs start the week of October 17th so don’t delay.
Mad Science starts this Friday! See the following attachment for room allocation.
Go to our site and sign up today! Any questions? Contact Jacqui Dickens at jacandphil98@hotmail.com or Laura Rumble at laura.rumble10@gmail.com.
Save the Date - Start your Planning Early
Monday October 31st
-Halloween School Parade
-Dance-a-Thon
-Black & Orange Dance - Intermediates
Sunday May 28th
MAYFAIR!
Dance-a-thon is just around the corner - Monday, October 31st
A dance is in your horror-scope! That’s right, this year our kids will get to dance in costume with a professional DJ and their peers on Halloween day! Pledge forms will be sent home next week and tax receipts are available for donations over $25. Students who raise $25 or more will also receive a glow ring at the dance! If you are interested in helping out with our ghosts, goblins, ninjas and Josh Donaldsons as they move and groove, please email Stacey Niman at staceyniman@gmail.com.
Men with Axes - Don’t Miss Out!
There are just a few tickets left for the much anticipated guys night out THIS Friday October 14th. Come support our school, throw some axes, see old friends and make some new ones. You can buy tickets at www.menwithaxes.com
Lunch Programs
There is still time to sign up for one of the amazing lunch time programs being offered this fall. Explore art, make dinosaur bones, build your dream home or tower, go crazy with Lego, learn chess or guitar or go Mad with Science. Most programs start the week of October 17th so don’t delay. Go to our site and sign up today! Any questions? Contact Jacqui Dickens at jacandphil98@hotmail.com or Laura Rumble at laura.rumble10@gmail.com.
Kindie Cocktails!
Book your babysitters! Sorry, this night out is for Kindie parents only. Enjoy cocktails and conversation outside of the yard! The Kindergarten Welcome Night is on Thursday October 27th from 7:30-10:30pm. This is a wonderful chance to chat with other parents and Bessborough staff over a few drinks and great food in a relaxing environment. Kindly hosted by Alison and Cameron Steinman, 80 Cameron Crescent.
Pizza Lunch Orders
Last chance to put your orders in! Forms are available on our website. They should be handed in with a cheque made out to Bessborough Home & School to the office by October 14th. Don’t miss out! The first Pizza Lunch of the year is on Thursday October 27th.
Lost & Found
As Lost & Found items start to pile up in the school, we are going to display items just inside the Bessborough Drive entry doors for easy viewing. Please check the racks for anything your kids may have left behind. Any questions about Lost & Found please contact Sue Jamieson at Sjamieson66@yahoo.ca or Leila Baghdadi at Baghdadi.Leila@gmail.com.
It’s Easy being Green
Bessborough wants to go more green! We are looking for parent volunteers to be part of the Eco Schools Initiative. This is a board mandated group of teachers, kids and parents who will meet on occasion and determine, initiate and support activities to make our school more environmentally friendly. Contact Stacey Niman at staceyniman@gmail.com if you’re interested.
Fundraising Committee Brainstorming
Are you addicted to Pinterest or HGTV? Love planning your family & friends’ events? Have you ever attended an event and thought to yourself…if only they did ‘this’? If you answered YES to any of these questions, come out on Tuesday, October 18th to brainstorm fundraising ideas for our school. The Fundraising Committee is looking for some new perspective and ideas from our community. New to our school? Come for an hour, meet our creative parents and share your ideas. If you are interested in attending, please email Jennifer O’Donnell at jodonnell@curacomm.net to confirm.
Gobble, Gobble!
Congratulations to Ms. Jain who won this year’s Staff Appreciation Turkey Draw! Once again, this was a huge hit with staff and students! Lots of anticipation as everyone waited to see which staff member would be the last one standing and going home with a turkey for Thanksgiving. Thanks to our Appreciation Chairs Suzanne Sharples and Elvira Chew for spearheading this initiative. Click here to check out the creative way they did the draw.
Appreciation Corner
A huge THANK YOU to Jacqui Dickens and Laura Rumble who have taken over the position of Lunch Program Coordinators and have already done an amazing job of getting everything in order! Thanks also to Celine Smith for doing this role last year and for helping set up the fall programs before passing the torch!
Another big thanks goes out to the Bessborough Child Care Centre for funding last week’s Lice Check and to our lice check volunteers Liz Speller, Jackie Lincoln, Janet Embir and Suzanne Sharples.
Visit www.bessboroughhomeandschool.com now for details on all of this and more!
