"A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. "
~ Steve Maraboli
We hope you enjoyed the weekend and are preparing for the snowfall we will have this Monday! Please remind your child to have boots, hats and gloves. Roads will also be slippery. Make sure you ask your child to check both ways before crossing the street.
For severe weather, Communications and Public Affairs will inform the media of the decision by 6:00 a.m. to be shared with the public by 6:30 a.m. You can find out by checking the following.
We look forward to our holiday concerts this week. Please see below for more information.
~ Ms Broderick and Ms Rosenbloom
Dec 19 - 23The Student Engagement Committee is introducing Spirit Week from December 19 to 23. Mark these dates!
Dec 19 - Mimic Monday- Come dressed as someone else, it could be a teacher, friend, relative or a celebrity
Dec 20 - Vibrant Tuesday- wear your brightest colours that make you shine and don't forget your sunglasses
Dec 21- Wacky Winter Day- wear your wackiest winter outfit to celebrate the first day of winter.
Dec. 22 - Zoom to the Future- Dress like you're a hundred years old
Dec 23 - Jammy Day- Last Day for Winter break- wear your most comfortable jammies and don't forget your winter stuffy
Covenant House
Dear Bessborough Drive Community ,
As you know winter is almost here and snow
is not far behind. There are many youths
who have no place to call home. There is
an estimation of 1000 to 2000 youths looking for shelter on our Toronto streets
daily. Covenant House is a non profit
organization that offers shelter for youth, aged 16 to 24, unfortunately
many are fleeing homes due to abuse and
neglect.
Bessborough Drive would like to do their
part in helping this worthy initiative by conducting a "Spirit of
Caring" benefit. From Monday December
12 to Wednesday December 21 home room
classes will be collecting TTC tokens,
wallets (male and female), chapsticks, along with $5 and $10 denomination cards
to Subway/Walmart, Tim Hortons and Shoppers. For our upcoming school Holiday
Concerts, chapstick(lip balms) will also be collected at the Leaside Auditorium
doors. Student ambassadors will be
showing videos that they have created to continue to raise awareness. In addition, homeroom teachers will also be
having rich conversations surrounding our TDSB’s character traits of kindness
and caring. We know that our students
can help make a difference in this worthy cause.
We appreciate your support.
Dec 5 - 14th
A reminder that the following High School Information sessions will be taking place:
December 14 - North Toronto - 6:30 pm
Check out www.ulmann-canada.com for items to purchase. You can view the attachment for more information.
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Kindergarten Concert - Wed Dec 14th @6:30 pm.
Bessborough Large Gym
Please bring kindergarten students to their classrooms between 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm.
Grades 1-8 Concert - Thurs Dec 15th @6:45 pm.
Leaside High School Auditorium
Students are to arrive at 6:15 at Leaside (front doors by the auditorium) on Thursday. Once kids start to arrive, teachers can walk them to their holding classrooms (listed below). Grade 8 student helpers will be there as well to help out. We will have signs up as well.
Bessborough Large Gym
Please bring kindergarten students to their classrooms between 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm.
Grades 1-8 Concert - Thurs Dec 15th @6:45 pm.
Leaside High School Auditorium
Students are to arrive at 6:15 at Leaside (front doors by the auditorium) on Thursday. Once kids start to arrive, teachers can walk them to their holding classrooms (listed below). Grade 8 student helpers will be there as well to help out. We will have signs up as well.
The concert starts at 6:45 pm. Grade 8s will be coming to the holding rooms to pick up the classes and take them to the backstage area about 10 minutes before their performance. The holding rooms are as follows...
Grade 1 Ms. Gamm and Mr. Chong (Room 212)
Grade 2 Ms. Thurow and Ms. Ho (Room 213)
Grade 3 Ms. Jain and Ms. Dominique (Room 214)
Grade 4 Mr. Kahn and Ms. Millan (Room 215)
Grade 5 Mr. Baker (Room 226)
Grade 6 Ms. Buksner and Ms. Azodi (Room 227)
Grade 7 Ms. Robertson, Mr. Day, Ms. Surdivall (Room 301 and 304 - there won't be all of the 7s, just a group of them)
Grade 8 (most of the ones attending will be runners, the rest will be in the backstage room and in band)
Hour of Code @ Bessborough
We will continue our Hour of Code this week. Please see the following links for your child to try.
TDSB Hour of Code Site Activities
https://sites.google.com/a/tdsb.on.ca/hour-of-code-starter-kit/find-an-activity- Lots of activities for all grades that can be filtered. Great place to start.
Code.org
https://code.org/learn
- Probably the easiest and most popular site to use >> lots of great activities here!
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/go?utm_source=twitter
- Activities to get started with Scratch
Khan Academy Hour of Code Resources
https://www.khanacademy.org/hourofcode
- Instructional videos on how to code.
Intro to Coding HypeDoc (Grades 3+)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_HGfr3ldtkWWAAOTX1T0hxxq8Apf4UlhMdoVzUOG34/edit#slide=id.g1986a458c9_0_534
- Use in Present Mode and click on the links to try. This can be shared directly with students.
Tynker
https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/
- Activities for K-6+. Site allows you to learn to Code, build Cool Games, & collect Certificates!!
Lightbox
http://lightbot.com/hocflash.html
- Program Lightbot to light up all of the blue squares!
Apps
Here are a few apps that can be used on the iPad. Go into the catalogue on the iPads to download.
Scratch Jr
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Kodable
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The Foos
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Tynker
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Tickle
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Hour of Code @ Bessborough - Share what you are doing!
Twitter
If you are sharing tweets of your participation in the Hour of Code on Twitter, please use the hashtag #BessHOC so that we can curate those tweets together.
School Clubs
Many staff have dedicated their time to provide opportunities for students to be leaders, have an impact at the school or community. Please see the schedule below for the clubs and times these are available.
Many staff have dedicated their time to provide opportunities for students to be leaders, have an impact at the school or community. Please see the schedule below for the clubs and times these are available.
Name of Club
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Teachers Involved
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Student Grade/Division Applicable
|
Location
|
Day of the Week
&
Time of Day
|
Tech Committee
|
Tina S & Caroline
|
5-8
|
library
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All year - lunch (Mondays)
|
Smoothie Chat (Aka Girls’ Group)
|
Bianca & Karen H.
|
7&8
|
Staff Room
|
Wed All year- before school
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Movie Making Club
|
Mark K & Tina R
|
6-8
|
Library
|
Wednesday after school starting in January
|
Yearbook
|
Sue .
|
6-8
|
Room 17
|
Wednesdays after school
|
We Club
|
Mirela & Bianca
|
5-8
|
Room 31
|
Every Friday at lunch
|
Folkfest
|
Heather & Nancy
|
3-6
|
Gym
|
Tues lunch Feb - May
|
Primary STEM
|
Karen H. & Mark
|
1-3
|
1
|
Wed October-May
|
Library ambassadors
|
Tina S
|
5-8
|
Library
Room 10
|
Tuesday, all year, lunch
Thursdays, all year, lunch
|
Junior Boys Club
|
Mubarak
|
4-6
|
11
|
Thursdays @ beginning of lunch
|
ECO club
|
Steph G & Kelly
|
1-8
|
Room 2
|
Thursday @ lunch Jan-May
|
Concert Band
|
Justin & Laura
|
7-8
|
Music Room
|
Thursdays after school (3:25-4:25), all year
|
Student Engagement
|
Bianca,Stephanie W& Mirela
|
6 to 8
|
Library
|
Thursday @ Lunch
|
Wellness Group
|
Sarah
|
3-8
|
Library
|
Wednesdays, Lunch
(November-June)
|
Lego Robotics
|
Neil, Ryan, Laura, Jeff
|
6-8
|
Rm 30
|
Tuesdays @ lunch (now-Jan)
|
Junior Girls Club
|
Steph & Melika
|
5/6
|
Rm. 12
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Tuesdays @ Lunch - 12 pm start
|
Choir
|
Tina R & Ryan D
|
3-8
|
Music Room
|
Wednesday morning
(8:00 am - 8:30 am)
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Trustee Gerri Gerson - Update
For more information visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/ward13.
Lunch Programs - Register Now!
You may not be ready for winter, but we are! At least when it comes to lunch programs at school. From Lego, Coding and Chess, to Mad Science and Monkeynastics, there are lots of fun things for your kids to do at lunch time next term. Pawsitively Pets is also back by popular demand and we have a new sewing program and a mixed martial arts program being offered. All the details are on our site and registration is OPEN! Don’t delay, these will fill up fast!
Kindergarten Playground
In November, the H&S membership voted on a number of exciting initiatives for Bessborough students to which H&S fundraising dollars will be allocated. One of those was a re-design of the Kindergarten playground. Since that meeting, the TDSB has provided a final cost that is higher than the initial quote, so we must conduct another vote to ensure H&S membership is still in agreement with us funding this project.
Click here for updated information on the re-design, pictures, and the cost changes.
We will conduct the secondary vote on Thursday December 15th at the Holiday Concert. As you arrive into the school, H&S members will be able to submit a ballot. If you are not yet a member, please go to our site to get a form. Thank you very much for your continued support.
Appreciation Corner
A big THANK YOU to Laura Rumble and Jacqui Dickens for organizing all the amazing lunch programs for the Winter term. It’s a big job making sure our kids are kept entertained and active over the lunch hour so THANK YOU!
