A Message from the Administrative Team:
"Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together."
~ Paul Ryan
~ Paul Ryan
Grade 3-6 students will be participating in EQAO this week. Students will be writing in the morning and the afternoon will be with their homeroom teachers for some activity time. Please schedule any appointments you have after lunch.
As we enter our last month of school please help us maintain our school routines. Students who are late need to report to the office before going to class. All visitors must report to the office. Students who are being signed out will meet their parents in the office to avoid visitors roaming the hallways and disruptions to instructional time. Late lunches can be dropped off at the table near the office. Please let Christina know
Don't forget to search the hallways and entrances for any lost & found items. You might want them for the summer!
Have an amazing week!
~ Ms Broderick and Ms Rosenbloom
Did you know...
... this weekend marks the start of Ramadan (month of fasting). Some of our students at Bessborough will be fasting from about 3:45 am - 9:00 pm (no food and water during this time) for the next 30 days. Teachers will be keeping a close eye on these students especially on those hot/muggy days.
Mr Baker will have his room open at lunch (starting this Wednesday) for any students fasting that would like to stay away from the sun and the lunchroom.
Thank you Mr Baker!
Thank you Home & School!
We would like to send a big thank you to all the parents who provided treats for staff last week during Staff Appreciation week. With all the activities happening recently, these treats were a great pick me up for all staff. Thank you!
Bike Donation:
Thank you to those who dropped off bikes at Mayfair!
Bikes will be donated to help
support the Thorncliffe community.
If you didn't get a chance to drop
off your gently used bike, you can still
drop them off Monday.
For more information about the Bike Drive,
contact Andrew at
andrew@informationpackaging.ca.
Kilometer Club:
It’s Back... KILOMETER CLUB 2017!
This is a non-competitive activity for ALL Bessborough students to participate in!
WHEN: Every morning for 9 days starting Monday May 29th to THURSDAY June 8th 2017
TIME: 8:10 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. (20 minutes)
WHERE: Bessborough South Yard
What to do? Run or walk around the south schoolyard field and collect one popsicle stick for each lap they complete. Goal is to run/walk as many laps as possible & collect one charm for your bracelet after you are finished running. A bracelet will be provided on the first day of Kilometer Club for all runners.
ATTENDANCE: Participate as many mornings as you can to collect ONE charm per day! After the run, check in at the attendance table with your teacher’s name and how many popsicle sticks you collected that day; at the end of the two weeks we will total all the popsicle sticks collected by all runners to see how far Bessborough students have run across Canada (each stick will equal approx. 200m). Students can run as many laps as they would like during the 20 minutes, in fact, it’s encouraged! The class with the most KM’s run at the end of Kilometer Club will be awarded a prize.
COST: It is free! Thanks to Home and School funding
Why Participate? To promote fitness, well-being and to have fun!
***PLEASE NOTE that Kilometer Club is a volunteer parent based club with as a staff sponsor. Therefore parents/guardians of the child(ren) must stay or make arrangements with another parent to supervise. We will need lots of parents to hand out popsicle sticks to the runners
Bessborough Child Care Centre Students: please ensure you drop off your children by 8AM to allow one of the BCCC staff to bring them out all together and accounted for.
FINAL NOTES:
*IF it is raining there will be NO Kilometer Club that day
*REMEMBER to eat a healthy breakfast before KC and bring a healthy snack /water for afterwards!
**Look for the Map of Canada posted in the main hallway to check on our school’s progress as we run across Canada for 8 days!
*** A prize will be awarded to the class that has the most participants over the 9 days!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Triina Forbell: tforbell@hotmail.com
How far can we get? … join in and find out!
One More Chance to Order a Yearbook:
If you haven’t ordered your yearbook yet, you have one more chance!
Order your Yearbook to commemorate the 2016-17 school year at Bessborough with the attached order form.
Just drop it off with a cheque to the office, or to your child’s teacher by June 6th. Yearbooks must be pre-ordered from the printer, so don’t miss out!!
Athletic Club:
Because there was such a great turnout this past week, the Athletic Council had decided to continue grade 3-4 intramurals! Both grade 3s and 4s will be Wednesday at lunch. Please be prepared!
This Monday will be the first day for the Kilometer Club. Movement Matters will come to an end and resume again next year.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
School ClubsMany 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
|
Teachers Involved
|
Student Grade/Division Applicable
|
Location
|
Day of the Week
&
Time of Day
|
Tech Committee
|
Ms Surdivall
Ms Collins
Ms Rosenbloom
|
5-8
|
Rm 10
|
All year - lunch (Mondays)
|
Smoothie Chat (Aka Girls’ Group)
|
Ms Angheloni
Ms Ho
|
7&8
|
Staff Room
|
Wed All year- before school
|
Movie Making Club
|
Mr King
Ms Reid
|
6-8
|
Library
|
Wednesday after school starting in January
|
Yearbook
|
Ms Thurow
|
6-8
|
Rm 17
|
Wednesdays after school
|
We Club
|
Ms Ciobanu
Ms Angheloni
|
5-8
|
Rm 31
|
Every Friday at lunch
|
Folkfest
|
Ms Cook
Ms Willoughby
|
3-6
|
Gym
|
Tues lunch Feb - May
|
Primary STEM
|
Ms Ho
Mr King
|
1-3
|
Rm 1
|
Wed October-May
|
Library ambassadors
|
Ms Surdivall
|
5-8
|
Library/
Rm 10
|
Tuesday, all year, lunch
Thursdays, all year, lunch
|
Junior Boys Club
|
Mr Baker
|
4-6
|
Rm 11
|
Thursdays @ beginning of lunch
|
ECO club
|
Ms Gamm
Ms Pornaras
|
1-8
|
Rm 2
|
Thursday @ lunch Jan-May
|
Concert Band
|
Mr McMillan
Ms Collins
|
7-8
|
Music Room
|
Thursdays after school (3:25-4:25), all year
|
Student Engagement
|
Ms Angheloni
Ms Ciobanu
Ms Wong
|
6 to 8
|
Rm 31
|
Thursday @ Lunch
|
Wellness Group
|
Ms Buksner
|
3-8
|
Rm 9
|
Wednesdays, Lunch
(November-June)
|
Junior Girls Club
|
Ms Wong
Ms Azodi
|
5/6
|
Rm 12
|
Tuesdays @ Lunch - 12 pm start
|
Kilometer Club is ON!
Start your day off with some fitness and fun! Kilometer Club starts THIS Monday May 29th and runs for 9 days until Thursday June 8th. Meet in the south yard - the fun run goes from 8:10-8:30am. See the attached doc for all the info!
Lawn Bowling Social
Last chance to buy tickets to this year’s Lawn Bowling Social! It’s happening THIS Saturday June 3rd from 5:00-9:30pm at the Leaside Lawn Bowling Club. Get decked out in red & white and show your Canadian pride on the bowling green. Your $60 ticket includes dinner and snacks, games and lessons and drinks! Contact Cabrina at cabrina.skillen@hotspex.com for tickets.
Also, if your child is signed up for the Junior or Intermediate Student vs Teacher Dodgeball events they are happening this Monday and Tuesday respectively at lunch time. The Origami Creations event is also happening Monday at lunch.
Appreciation Corner
A HUGE shout out to Jennifer O’Donnell and Kristine Locklin and their entire Mayfair committee for organizing the biggest event of the year at Bessborough!
We would also like to recognize Kristie Obright and Alison Steinman for all their help, the Leaside Pub and volunteer Marcus Rudy for the BBQ, Nancy Maycher & Janet Schoel for coordinating all the volunteers, Lauren Morgan who took care of sponsorships, Cabrina Skillen for organizing all the amazing Social Series events, Corey Ferguson for designing the poster, Rebecca Handford for taking charge of all the finances and Lindsay Blakely on communications. Thanks also goes out to all the staff and parents who volunteered their time and donated silent auction items.
The day was a huge success - everyone had fun and lots of money was raised for the school!
Visit www.bessboroughhomeandschool.com now for details on all of this and more!
Trustee Gerri Gershon
Community Coffee
These meetings are held in the mornings in a local restaurant (often Longo's on Laird). They are attended by the Supervisory Officers for our area, parents and community members. There may be a report from the Board but there is no Agenda and attendees raise issues they would like to discuss.
These meetings are held in the mornings in a local restaurant (often Longo's on Laird). They are attended by the Supervisory Officers for our area, parents and community members. There may be a report from the Board but there is no Agenda and attendees raise issues they would like to discuss.
- Next one: Friday, June 16th, 2017
