A Message from the Administrative Team:
~ Vincent Price"It's as much fun to scare as to be scared."
It will be a great day for our Halloween Parade on Monday. Please see below for the Halloween schedule. K-6 students are participating their a Dance-a-thon in the morning and Grades 7/8 students will have their Halloween dance in the afternoon. We look forward to a very fun day!
Just a reminder to parents to ensure that Halloween costumes are comfortable and don't pose any safety issues for your child. Costumes should be respectful and weapon like accessories are not to be brought to school. Teachers will hold onto these items and return them to students at the end of the day. Students dressed inappropriately will be asked to change.
Some classes will be having parties in the afternoon. Healthy, nut free treats are always welcomed.
Have a safe Halloween evening! For some safety tips, see below.
Have a spooktacular week!
~ Ms Broderick and Ms Rosenbloom
We look forward seeing our students be creative with their costumes. Please see below for our dance and parade schedule.
Schedule of the day:
Kindies
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9:00 am –
9:30 am
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Grades 1-3
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9:30 am –
10:30 am
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RECESS
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Grades 4-6
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11:00 am –
12:00 pm
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LUNCH
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Hallowe'en
Parade
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1:00 pm – 1:30
pm (students will be preparing after lunch)
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Grades 7-8
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1:30 pm – 3:20
pm
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Parents are welcome to join us for the parade. Classes will be called at 12:50 pm with the kindies leading.
- classes will walk outside through the kindie yard and outside the gate
- they will turn right on Bessborough and continue walking on the sidewalk
- they will turn right on Sharon and continue walking on the sidewalk
- then turn right on Hanna and continue walking and then go through the
south yard pavement
- then continue walking through the school yard and out by the bike racks
- they will turn right on Bessborough and go through the kindie yard and through the front doors to go back into the school.
- Kindies will continue towards the North yard for their musical gathering.
Hallowe'en provides an opportunity for parents and children to spend time together creating costumes, carving pumpkins, planning trick or treat activities and participating in family parties. Hallowe'en is a big event at schools and provides opportunities for parties, creative activities, art programs and impromptu history lessons. Hallowe'en is also a time for students, parents, and schools to take extra care to ensure safety and security.
TRICK OR TREAT SAFETY
If parents are concerned about trick or treating, here are some basic safety rules to follow:
• Children should NEVER eat any treats until parents have had a chance to go through them and inspect them. Parents should look for tampering of packages and discard any they believe to be unsafe or unknown.
• Have your child carry a flashlight.
• NEVER go into a stranger's house.
• NEVER trick or treat with people you do not know.
• Trick or treat only at homes you know.
• Children should always stay in groups if no parent is present.
• Younger children should ALWAYS be accompanied by an older person.
• Accompany your child when trick or treating.
• If you can not accompany your child then know the route your child will take.
• Flame resistant (retardant) costumes are in order. Keep costumes short and remind children to stay away from pumpkins with candles in them.
• Remind children to stay away from pets they do not know.
• Remind children of road safety rules. Cross only at corners. Do not criss-cross the road. Go up one side of the road and down the other side. Never cross between parked cars. Walk facing on-coming traffic if there is no sidewalk
• If adults are driving their children, drive slowly, with lights on and be cautious when pulling to the side of the road.
• Children should wear their own shoes when trick or treating. Wearing costume shoes/boots can be dangerous and uncomfortable.
• Remind children that not everyone celebrates Hallowe'en, and to avoid any homes that have no lights on. Also remind children not to run through neighbours yards or gardens.
• With older children, be sure to know what other events (such as parties) they plan on attending.
• Set time limits when children should return home.
Junior Boys Volleyball
Winter season is now here! This is a call out to all Grade 5 and 6 boys interested in playing volleyball this year. Tryouts will be happening this week: Tuesday and Thursday after school and Friday morning (7:45am).
~ Mr Baker
The Boys Club is back...and BETTER THAN EVER! With MOVEMBER fast approaching, the boys club will be starting this week. Meetings will take place every Thursday at the beginning of lunch in Room 11 with Mr. Baker.
The club provides leadership opportunities for all boys in Grades 4-6. Some of the activities this year include: Campaigns such as Movember and Pink Day, Free Gym Days, Cooking classes, and lots more!
Do you know a child in Grades 4, 5, or 6? If so, you'll want to tell them about entering Genworth Canada's Meaning of Home National Writing Contest? See the attachment for more information.
To all of our parent volunteers this cross country season,
On behalf of all the participants and teachers we wanted to say a big thank you for all your help and for making this another blockbuster cross country season. A special thank you to Pam Horwood for her continued leadership throughout the season!
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From
The Bessborough staff
Bessborough Choir PracticeChoir will take place on Wednesday Mornings, beginning at 8:00am in the Music Room.
All grades welcome!
~ Mr Day & Ms Reid
Please join us for an evening of fun and have your say in how fundraising monies are allocated to different parts of the school programs.
Part 1) Parents Only Math Night - Learning Computational Skills
(6:45 pm - 8:15 pm)
Do you ever look at the math your child brings home and say, “How do I do this?” or “What is this for?” or “The math looks different from when I learned it?”. Join us for an interactive session to learn about strategies to develop computational skills. We will use different math manipulatives and technology to help demonstrate our thinking. Learn ways to use guiding questions to help develop a deeper understanding of mathematics.
Part 2) Home & School Meeting on the 2016/2017 Enhancement Budget Vote
(8:15 pm - 8:45 pm)
Home & School members will have an opportunity to hear about how fundraising monies are allocated to different parts of the school programs and will be able to vote on these enhancements.
Please complete the following form to register for the session.
http://bit.ly/ParentsMathNightAndBudgetVote
Part 1) Parents Only Math Night - Learning Computational Skills
(6:45 pm - 8:15 pm)
Do you ever look at the math your child brings home and say, “How do I do this?” or “What is this for?” or “The math looks different from when I learned it?”. Join us for an interactive session to learn about strategies to develop computational skills. We will use different math manipulatives and technology to help demonstrate our thinking. Learn ways to use guiding questions to help develop a deeper understanding of mathematics.
Part 2) Home & School Meeting on the 2016/2017 Enhancement Budget Vote
(8:15 pm - 8:45 pm)
Home & School members will have an opportunity to hear about how fundraising monies are allocated to different parts of the school programs and will be able to vote on these enhancements.
Please complete the following form to register for the session.
http://bit.ly/ParentsMathNightAndBudgetVote
Frightfully Fun!
This year’s spooktacular Dance-a-Thon is THIS Monday October 31st, Halloween day! If you forgot to get your pledge forms in, you can send them to school on Monday. Remember if you raise $25 you get a glow ring at the dance and the class who returns the most forms gets to pick the first song for their division. It’s going to be a wicked day!
Make your Vote Count!
Our next Home & School Meeting is on Tuesday, November 8th right after the Math Curriculum Night. The evening is open to all parents. We will be voting on where to allocate dollars raised through H&S events and activities (such as Dance-a-Thon, Men with Axes and the Street Crawl) that allow us to enhance school spirit and strengthen community relationships. In the past, funds have helped pay for: library books; reading, drama and dance programs; art supplies; school athletic team jerseys; wellness and guidance initiatives and; technology tools and student workshops.
You MUST be a H&S member to vote. If you don’t have your membership yet, you can get the form by clicking here or go to the H&S website under the tab ‘Who We Are’. Please submit with a $20 cheque to the office. Or, you can bring them to the meeting on November 8th. Don’t miss your chance to have a say in where our money gets spent in the school and don’t forget to bring your phone - you need it to vote!
Babysitting will be provided in the mini-gym.
Appreciation Corner
Thank you to kindie reps Alison Steinman and Andrea Jeffery for organizing the Kindergarten Welcome Night and to Alison and Cameron Steinman for hosting the event.
Big shout out also goes out Lisa Jones and her entire Pizza Lunch crew for pulling off a great first Pizza Party of the year!
Visit www.bessboroughhomeandschool.com now for details on all of this and more!
