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 211  Bessborough  Drive,  Toronto,  ON  M4G  3K2      Tel:  416.396.2315    Safe  Arrival:  email  bessborough@tdsb.on.ca  or  phone  416.396.2319  

                               Bessborough  Child  Care:  email  bccc@bellnet.ca  or  phone  416.467.0389  

Principal:    Patricia  Broderick                Vice-­‐Principal:    Caroline  Rosenbloom  Office  Admin:    Tracey  Shannon  &  Gail  Everett        

Head  Caretaker:    Rollington  Williams      Evening  Caretaker:  Bill  Newell  Superintendent:    Kathleen  Garner            Trustee:    Gerri  Gershon  

Week of Apr 11th, 2016 – DAY 3

   

April

12 - Day 3 - H & S General

Meeting - Scientist in the

School (Gr 6 Wong)

13 - Medieval Times trip (Gr 4 Baker)

- Scientist in the School (Gr 6 Miller)

14 - We Stand Together

presentation (gr 4-8) - New Kindergarten

Parent Info Night

15 - PA Day **NEW

18 – 22

- Spirit Week

18 - Mardi Gras Day

19 - School Colours - Scientist in the

School (Gr 1s all day)

- 5/6 Badminton Tournament (Sunnybrook)

20 - Wacky Hair Day

- 7/8 Gauss Math Contest

21 - Beach Day

22 - Freaky Fridays

27 - St. Marie Among the

Hurons trip (Gr 5)

28 - Pizza Lunch - Gr 4-6 Track & Field

Day

A Message from the Administrative team:

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” ~ unknown

It’s been a cold week and still cooler temperatures this week. Please still send kids with boots, hats and mitts for outdoor play. There is a Home & School Meeting and we will be discussing school structures for next year. We have our New Kindergarten Parent Info night this Thursday. If you know parents outside our school who are registering their kids for JK at Bessborough, please let them know. ~ Ms. Broderick and Ms. Rosenbloom

Spring Lunch Programs: MONDAY (starts Apr 4th) 1) Learn to Code with Hatch– Grades 3 to 5 (Computer Lab) 2) Magic Modelling Clay – Grades 1 to 3 (Rm 2-Gamm) 3) Fun with Theme Art – Kindergarten (Rm 6-Phillips) 4) Chess - Grades 1 to 5 (Rm 10-Baker) TUESDAY (starts Mar 29th) 1) Monkeynastics – Kindergarten (Rm 1-Soo) 2) Lego Engineering/Logo Robotics – Grades 1 to 8 (Rm 25-Jain) 3) Lego Robotics – Grades 3 to 8 (Rm 19-Day) MOVED TO RM 25 WEDNESDAY 1) Mixed Martial Arts – Grades 1 to 6 (Library) – starts Apr 13th

2) The Clues to Keyboarding – Gr 4 to 8 (Computer Lab) – starts Mar 30th

THURSDAY (starts Mar 31st) 1) Learn to Code with Hatch– Grades 6 to 8 (Computer Lab) CANCELLED 2) Build Your Dream Doll House – Grades 1 to 5 (Rm 14-Webster) 3) Magic & Science (Spellbinding) - Grades 1 to 6 (Rm 9-Wong) THURSDAY (AFTER SCHOOL) – (starts May 19th) 1) Kids 4 Kids Leadership Program – Gr K to 7 (Big Gym)

May 6th at 7:00pm - Leaside High School Auditorium

It’s ticket time! We had an incredible week of auditions and the final show list is going up Friday morning on the Bessies Board! Parents, Grandparents and friends get your tickets for the big show on our new online system Monday, April 11th, at 9am. Once again, we are offering a limited amount of fabulous reserved seats at $24.00 each. No need to rush and you still get the best seat in the house! General admission is $15.00 and student/ teacher tickets are $10.00 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-bessies-tickets-24383582953 See you there! We still need some parent volunteers to make this awesome fundraiser a success. We cannot do it without you. Please sign-up on the Home and School website or contact natashaseigel@gmail.com

Blood Donor Clinic: April 12th 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Northlea E& MS 305 Rumsey Road North Gym

New Kindergarten Parent Information Night: Thurs Apr 14th 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Join Kindergarten teachers and admin to find out more about Bessborough and the Kindergarten program. If you are interested, please register at http://bit.ly/NewKindieParentInfoNight-April14

New Kindergarten Parent

Information Night

Walking Wednesdays – April 13th Last week in the Globe and Mail there was an article about the benefits of students walking school in their neighbourhood. The benefits included getting exercise from walking and feeling ready to start a day of learning. While walking to school students can connect with their community members and other students. Walking to school reduces the number of cars being driven around the neighbourhood, which helps the environment and traffic congestion.

LETS GET WALKING BESSBOROUGH! Safety Tip: When crossing the street, stop, look both ways and make eye contact with the driver before crossing the street.

Math Resources for Parents: • Mathies Online Supports - http://oame.on.ca/mathies/ • Mathematics: A Parent’s Guide -

https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideNum.html • Online Homework Help - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/homework.html

Do you have photos for the yearbook? Keep Sending Us Your Photos!

• The 2015/16 Bessborough Yearbook is looking for photos such as Halloween, classroom parties,sports teams, field trips, etc. Instructions for sending them are below. If you have any questions, please contact Corey Ferguson at c.ginou@sympatico.ca or Susan Thurow atsusan.thurow@tdsb.on.ca

Uploading Yearbook Photos: **Please send “Actual Size” or largest file size possible** 1) From your cell phone or tablet, email photos to: bessboroughyearbook@gmail.com 2) From your computer, click on this link and upload your photos: http://www.mediafire.com/filedrop/filedrop_hosted.php?drop=06c5b4ce1cabd3f1a4b99a81a97ce90f1f2551b6f5089bd8ab66d6a7e3809d7f  

Spirit Week: April 18th – 22nd HEY BESSBOROUGH!! Get READY FOR SPIRIT WEEK! Every day next week from April 18-22 will be a theme so get ready and show us your spirit!! Monday: Mardi Gras Monday Tuesday: School Colours (Red and White) Wednesday: Wacky Hair Wednesday Thursday: Beach Day Friday: Freaky Friday (trade places with your friend and become them for the day)

Parents as Partners Conference: April 16th Parents as Partners Conference 2016 is a FREE conference. Whether your child is just beginning on their educational journey in elementary school or closer to graduation and planning for the future, there are informative and empowering sessions for parents/guardians and caregivers of students of all ages and all stages of education. For more information and to register, visit http://www.ParentsAsPartners.ca

Sports at Bessborough: At the start of the year students could participate in x-country plus one of football or slopitch (fall sports), two of volleyball, basketball or badminton (winter sports), and track plus one of ultimate or soccer (spring sports). When we added hockey to the list of winter sports we decided to allow three of the four winter sports. A significant factor in this decision was due to the fact that some coaches were finding it difficult to get enough kids to form a team. Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions please contact ritch.couper@tdsb.on.ca .

Day of the

Week

Club / Activity Time & Location

Mon      

-­‐  Gr  2-­‐4  Primary  Girls  Club  (Ms  Wong/Ms  Thurow)  -­‐  Gr  5/6  Junior  Girls  Club  (Ms  Angheloni/Ms  Surdivall)  

Rm  9  @  lunch  Rm  9/Library  @  lunch  

Tues        

-­‐  Primary  STEM  (Ms  Wong/Mr  Chong)  -­‐  Junior  STEM  (Mr  Baker,  Ms  Ho,  Ms  Surdivall)  -­‐  BessJam!  (Mr  Miller/Mr  McMillan)  -­‐  Folk  Fest  Club  (Ms  Poulimenakos,  Ms  Cook,  Ms  Willoughby)  -­‐  Lego  Robotics  (Mr  Casey/Mr.  Day/Ms  Connor)    

Rm  5/9  @  lunch  Computer  Lab  @  lunch  

Rm  8  @  lunch  Big  Gym  

Rm  30  @  after  school  

Wed   -­‐  Int  Girls’  Breakfast  Club  (Ms  Angheloni/Ms  Surdivall  /Ms  Nia)  -­‐  Intermediate  STEM  (Mr  Baker)    

Staffroom  Computer  Lab  @  lunch  

 Thurs   -­‐  Library  Ambassadors  (Ms  Surdivall)  

-­‐  Int.  Concert  Band  (Mr  McMillan)  -­‐  Junior  BessBro’s  Club  (Mr  Baker)  -­‐  Lego  Robotics  (Mr  Casey/Mr.  Day/Ms  Connor)  -­‐  Gr  3  Cooperative  Games  (Ms  Jain)  –  till  April  21st    

Library  @  lunch  Rm  8  @  8:00  am  Rm  10  @  lunch  

Rm  30  @  after  school  Big  Gym  

 Fri    

-­‐  Me  to  We  (Ms  Pilgrim/Ms  Ciobanu)   Rm  31  @  lunch  

Days  vary  

-­‐  Tech  Team  (Ms  Surdivall/Ms  Rosenbloom)   Office/Library      

 **  All  Clubs  running  at  lunch  begin  at  12:00  pm  unless  the  teacher  has  indicated  a  different  time.  

Secondary School Survival Kit: Thurs Apr 30th 9:30 am – 1:30 pm This exhibit fair is for secondary families with students Grades 7-12. To register go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/secondaryeventapril30 Please see attached for more information.

Thank you and have an amazing week!

Bessboroughhomeandschool.com

Yearbooks for Sale! You have another chance to buy a Yearbook to commemorate the 2015-16 school year at Bessborough! You can purchase on our website through Munch A Lunch (munchalunch.com/schools/bessborough). Don’t remember if you bought one? Just log onto your Munch A Lunch account to check. Deadline is fast approaching! Don’t miss out on this special keepsake! Hungry to Help? In case you missed the memo from your class parent, we need your help to keep a well-loved tradition going! The Pizza Lunch chairs are hanging up their aprons after more than 3 years of service and that means we need a new team to take over this role for next year. It is an easy to run fundraiser and is a highlight every month for students. We need 2 co-chairs and 3 other helpers. The commitment is 6 lunches plus time at the beginning of the year to set up the program. For more info, please contact Allison Rands at allisonallaster@hotmail.com or Corey Ginou at c.ginou@sympatico.ca. We can’t do this without you! Since we’re asking for help…. We are still looking for volunteers to host 2 Social Series Events: Bessborough at Sky Zone - 3 volunteers to host the event. It typically requires 4 hours of work and the event will take place in June. Bessborough Pub Crawl - 3 houses to host the event. The event will take place late September 2016. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please email Remy at remy404@hotmail.com or Cabrina at cabrina.skillen@hotspex.com. H&S Meeting - Class & Staffing Models to be Presented A final reminder that our next H&S meeting is this Tuesday April 12th at 7pm in the library. You can find the agenda on our website. Ms. Broderick will be presenting the 2016-17 class and staffing models and some teachers will be presenting cool learning activities in their classrooms that our H&S funds are supporting. As always, there will be free babysitting in the mini-gym. Hope to see you there! Bessborough has Talent! We had a great week of auditions and the final Bessies list has now been posted. So now it’s time to get your tickets for the Big Show! Tickets go on sale online this Monday April 11th at 9am. Once again, we are offering a limited number of reserved tickets so act fast! There is also general admission and special pricing for students and teachers. Follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-bessies-tickets-24383582953 Appreciation Corner A big THANK YOU to the Bessies Committee - Natasha Seigel, Marina Stoeva, Jen Comish and Angie Robb - for all their hard work putting this much-loved event together. Everyone is excited to see the final result! Visit www.bessboroughhomeandschool.com now for details on all of this and more!