NOVEMBER 2015
BOWMORE ROAD JR. & SR. P.S. | 80 Bowmore Road Jr. & Sr. P.S. | phone 416-393-9450 | fax (416)393-9448
BOWMORE ROAD P.S.. NEWS LETTER
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WELCOME PARENT COUNCIL 2015/2016
Who are we? We are you? Bowmore School Council is
made up of parent volunteers who represent the interests of
parents, guardians and students at Bowmore Rd Jr & Sr School.
We advise the principal on a variety of issues and activities
affecting our school. We also fundraise for activities that enrich
the learning experiences of Bowmore students. Remember:
ALL parents at Bowmore have an equal voice & vote at School
Council meetings, which are open to all parents and interested
community members. Please plan to attend and share your
ideas!
Thank you to all who submitted self-nomination forms
for Bowmore School Council in September. We had an excellent
response and are pleased to share the list of the Executive
Members resulting from that process.
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Grundon, Viviana Kohon
Treasurer: Martin Haardt
Secretary: Michelle Aarts
QSP Team: Jennifer Petursson, Kate Somers, Carrie Moody
Ward 16 Representative: Andrea Dunsmuir
Communications Team: Kathleen Sandusky, Rebecca Jones,
Monica Curtis, Ruth Lee, Cindy McGlynn
Fundraising and Event Coordination: Lori Sears-Makik
Carnival Chair: Sharon Donaldson
Pizza Lunch Coordinator: Elizabeth Grundon
Pizza Lunch Volunteer Coordinator: Fiona Luck
Pizza Lunch Volunteer: Lesley VanWynsberghe
FDK Playground Fundraising/Grant Lead: Ruth Lee
Multi-Cultural Potluck Coordinator: Shelly Baboolall
Eco Team Lead: Jennifer Petursson
Eco Team: Tim Machin, Jamie Camp, Jason Kenemy, Andrea
Brown
Movie Night Lead: Krista Nolan
Movie Night: Caroline Vanderghem, Adrian Perpaul
Make-it Fair Chair: Andrew Duff
Lice Check Coordinator: Nancy Botelho
Lego Club Coordinator: Connie Crane
Parent Outreach Coordinator: Martelle Rodriguez
Bake Sale Lead: Lina Chakrabarty
Bake Sale Team: Abby Smallwood
Volunteer Coordinator: Mercedes Lee. Meagan Yhip
Scholastic Book Fair Lead: Cheryl Ball
Grant Writing Team: Susana Molinolo
Caring and Safe Schools Committee: Mohammed Ariful Haque,
Paul Wernick
Members at Large: Kamal Gill, Sarah Cabott, Aster Gebrehiwet
November 2 - French Immersion Registration Opens November 4 - Picture Retake in the am November 10 - FDK French Immersion Information Night November 11 - Remembrance Day Assembly November 13 – PA Day November 15 - 21 Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week November 17 - Parent Council Meeting November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 26 - Aboriginal Month Activities Gr. 4 - 6
UPCOMING EVENTS/DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE
Lori McKay - Principal Linda Taillefer - Vice Principal Ryan Naidoo - Vice Principal Lucy Giannotta - Superintendent Sheila Cary-Meagher, Trustee Email: [email protected] School Website: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/bowmore Toronto District School Board Website:
http://www.tdsb.on.ca
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BOWMORE ROAD JR. & SR. P.S. | 80 Bowmore Road Jr. & Sr. P.S. | phone 416-393-9450 | fax (416)393-9448
NOVEMBER 2015PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE IN NOVEMBER
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The Power of Teamwork
I am thrilled to be able to say that our primary FDK room on the first floor in the south building is looking fantastic. It is amazing
what can happen when TDSB staff and the Bowmore community come together to provide students with an enriched classroom
environment. We now have a bathroom within the classroom. An archway was built between the classroom and the neighbouring space
where there was already an existing washroom. Walls have been painted, and both a drinking fountain and new teacher sink/cabinet were
installed in the foyer of the bathroom. A new child sink was also installed in the existing bathroom. In addition, we have purchased new
resources that reflect the FDK inquiry based learning curriculum. It is wonderful to see the power of teamwork when working towards a
common goal.
Although reorganization presented some challenges, I want to thank staff, families, and facilities staff for their timely, proactive
support and patience during that time. Reorganization is never an easy process, but when everyone works together it results in positive
outcomes. Teachers prepared students for the change and made the transitions as smooth as possible by taking them to visit their new
teachers and classmates in advance of the actual transition day. Teachers made arrangements to welcome their new students in different
ways. Activities included: welcome packages, classroom celebrations of welcome, individual and small group discussions. I am very
pleased and proud to share that our first day of transitioning was incredibly successful due to a strong home school partnership, trust in the
school that children will be well supported through the process of change, and the belief that students come first.
At our last council meeting, there was a concern raised about safety in our building. As I mentioned at this meeting, I have been
working with facilities since I started last September around making sure our building was safe. Recently, I walked around with a Toronto
Police Services expert to ensure that our building met his safety standards. He was pleased with the measures we put in place and was
satisfied that our building was safe. We also had Police Constable Germaine participate in our first lock down drill to provide feedback
about suggestions for improvement. In addition, I have consulted with the Fire Marshall regarding safety of the building. We are
constantly trying to balance a warm, welcoming community based environment with the measures necessary to ensure student safety. We
will continue to work with our community partners to provide the most secure and welcoming environment possible for students, staff,
and families.
I understand that these are challenging times in our schools. Bowmore administration, teachers and staff, continue to work
together to provide your children with quality programming and a safe environment. Please continue to monitor the Bowmore School
Council website and TDSB website for the most up to date information about job action.
BOWMORE ROAD P.S. NOVEMBER 2015
The Spirit of the Blue Jays was well in the air at
Bowmore!
BASEBALL MANIA!
Way to go Bowmore!
Girls Rock! Grade 7/8
Conference Finalists!
Girls you made Bowmore proud!
Congrats Boys!
Conference Finalists!
Grade 4 – 6
Bowmore Boys
Grade 7 – 8
Quarter Finalists!
Boys you were great!
Grade 4 – 6 Girls! Best Spirit of all!
BOWMORE ROAD JR. & SR. P.S. | 80 Bowmore Road Jr. & Sr. P.S. | phone 416-393-9450 | fax (416)393-9448
Safety Alert!
Parent pick-up/drop-off
This is a kind reminder that parent pick-up and
drop-off before and after school must be done in
front of the pathway located on Wrenson Ave on
the south side of the school and west of the parking
lot.
We have approximately 50 cars that come in and
out of the parking lot thus making it dangerous
when dropping off children. The Bowmore parking
lot is solely used by staff and visitors.
Let’s work together to ensure that our students
remain safe by making safety our # 1 objective.
Attention all
Visitors!
In order to ensure continued safety at
Bowmore we ask that all visitors sign in
at the office. We appreciate your
continued cooperation.
Thank you on
behalf of the
Bowmore Road Staff!
NOVEMBER 2015 BOWMORE ROAD P.S.
AttentionParents /
Guardians / Visitors
Remembrance Day Assembly 11
th, 2015
FDK to Gr. 3 – Junior Gym- 10:45 to 11:15
Gr. 4 to 8 – Senior Gym- 10:45 to 11:15
Students are asked to wear black and red
Picture Retake Day
November 4th
, 2015
With Remembrance Day fast approaching, we are asking once again for support
from the Bowmore community. We are creating a slide show of pictures of Veterans or
Current Service personnel who are related to Bowmore Staff and Students. We are asking
families for help by submitting any photos they wish to share.
Photos must be submitted in digital form as a jpg picture file and include the name
of the veteran/service person along with the student/staff name to [email protected]
Additional information, such as years of service, branch of service (Navy, Army, Airforce,
Merchant Marines, etc) location of service, may be included. Please submit all photos by
November 4th.
The assembly will be held on November 11th
at 10:45am. Students are asked to wear
black and red clothing. Parents, guardians and veterans are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, November 10th
, 2015
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Presented by:
Mme Linda Taillefer (Vice Principal)
Room 21
Agenda
Registration Process
Classroom Routines
French Immersion Policies and Procedures
Transportation
Hope to see you all there!
MARCH 2015
FRENCH IMMERSION
FDK INFORMATION NIGHT
BOWMORE ROAD P.S. PARENT COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2015
QSP UPDATE
SUPPORT BOWMORE BY SUBSCRIBING TO YOUR FAVOURITE MAGAZINES!
Each year we hold our school's annual QSP magazine fundraiser to raise money to benefit our students. With your enthusiasm, last year we raised enough
money to support our enrichment programs at Bowmore! This year is different from other years because of the work-to-rule situation in the TDSB, which
means we will not be making announcements or issuing reminders through the school. Also, there will be no QSP prizes for the children.
We still need to raise funds for our children's enrichment programs and supporting the QSP program is one way for us to achieve this goal. So SHOP
NOW! It's easy and all your favourite magazines can be found online. There are FRENCH magazines available too !
This year, ORDER ONLINE or BY PHONE:
For online purchases, visit www.qsp.ca site and click on the SHOP NOW icon. Our school's GROUP ID is 3720844.
To shop by phone, call 1.800.667.2536. Our school's GROUP ID is 3720844.
There is no start or end date to this campaign. Purchases made through www.qsp.ca will be directed to Bowmore Parent Council all year long.
The NEW magazine brochures are available in the main school foyer. There will be a QSP poster with our school's GROUP ID 3720844. If you have any
questions about this campaign, please post questions to the Bowmore Council Facebook page: facebook.com/BowmoreSC. THANK YOU to the families
and friends of Bowmore who have already supported the 2015/2016 campaign. We will start a Bowmore thank you wall to show you our appreciation.
Thank you,
QSP Team
Ward 16 Representative: Andrea Dunsmuir Communications Team: Kathleen Sandusky, Rebecca Jones, Monica Curtis, Ruth Lee, Cindy McGlynn Fundraising and Event Coordination: Lori Sears-Makik Carnival Chair: Sharon Donaldson Pizza Lunch Coordinator: Elizabeth Grundon Pizza Lunch Volunteer Coordinator: Fiona Luck Pizza Lunch Volunteer: Lesley VanWynsberghe FDK Playground Fundraising/Grant Lead: Ruth Lee Multi-Cultural Potluck Coordinator: Shelly Baboolall Eco Team Lead: Jennifer Petursson Eco Team: Tim Machin, Jamie Camp, Jason Kenemy, Andrea Brown Movie Night Lead: Krista Nolan Movie Night: Caroline Vanderghem, Adrian Perpaul Make-it Fair Chair: Andrew Duff Lice Check Coordinator: Nancy Botelho Lego Club Coordinator: Connie Crane Parent Outreach Coordinator: Martelle Rodriguez
Calling all Volunteers!
Are you a good baker? Do you like cold-
calling sponsors? Are you organized? Can you stand in a
spot for 30 minutes hand out hula hoops? Whatever your
talents, Bowmore School Council needs you! We're
looking for volunteer helpers of all shapes, stripes, and
abilities to help make Bowmore great! Putting your name
forward is the only commitment we require at this point!
The bigger the pool of volunteers, the better for
everyone! Many hands make light work. Plus,
volunteering is fun! Let's do this!
Whatever your skills, please email
[email protected] with the subject
line VOLUNTEER with your Name, Contact
Information, and Volunteer Skills/Preferences.
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Achoo!
We are in the middle of cold season and extra boxes of
Kleenex would be appreciated! Send a box or two to
school with your kids, or drop them off at the front office
with your kids' classroom number attached.
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Next Bowmore School Council Meeting
Tuesday, November 17, 6pm
Our next Bowmore School Council meeting will be
held on Tuesday, November 17 at 6pm. Location will
be confirmed closer to the date. Pizza and care-giving
will be available. Hope to see you there! Remember:
Every parent has a vote at Bowmore and all parents
and welcome at School Council meetings.
Stay in Touch with Bowmore School Council!
Here's How:
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● Website: BowmoreSC.com
● Email: [email protected]
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