French Review When learning a second lan- guage, it is important to prac- tise daily, at school and at home. The following web- site www.duolingo.com is in game format, so it is fun and attractive to children learning French. Children are encour- aged to practise 5-10 minutes daily - it's so fun, they will like- ly play longer! The website offers a free app, which can be downloaded onto a phone or tablet. Mme Zadra Remembrance Day Please join us on Friday, No- vember 11th, in the gym at 10:05 a.m. as we remember those brave individuals who fought for peace and freedom throughout the world. Stu- dents will be given a poppy, and donations will be accepted. Acknowledgement of Traditional Territories Each morning we join our first nations in recognizing our use of traditional terri- tories. In keeping with indigenous customs, we acknowledge that our school is situated upon traditional territories. We also recognize that Aboriginal peoples still live on this land. This is a traditional first nations way to start a gathering. NOVEMBER 2017 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 3 B RIARCREST BANNER Family Holidays/ Perfect Attendance Parents are encouraged to book their holidays to coin- cide with the school breaks. Regular attendance at school is a necessity both for academic success and for students to feel part of the school community. We acknowledge perfect attend- ance in December, March and June. Parent Council Update: Thank-you to all families who participated in our fall Chocolate fundraiser. We were able to raise enough money to fund the following: Library books to run the Forest of Reading program Scientest in the School for every classroom Graduation photos for each grade 5 student Field trip supplement for each student Briarcrest Bulldogs team shorts Through other fundraising efforts, the Parent Council has also committed to purchase 10 new Chromebooks and a set of Dash & Dot robots to be used by the entire school this year. A special shout out to the small team of dedicated parents who’ve volun- teered their time to help make fundraising at Briarcrest a success. We could- n’t have done it without you! More volunteers are always needed. If you can spare as little as 1 hour before/during/after school, please email us at [email protected]During the October Parent Council meeting, parents were given a sneak peak into how coding is being integrated into the gym, computer lab, and class rooms. Thank-you to Mr. Persaud (TDSB teaching coach), Ms. Grace, and Mrs. Reilly for the Dash & Dot demonstration. Next Parent Council meeting is Tuesday, November 28 th in the school li- brary. All parents are welcome. Free babysitting for Briarcrest students & light refreshments are provided. Come on out and HAVE YOUR SAY in shaping your child’s educational experience! Julie and Lorraine Math is Everywhere! Please hold the evening of November 23rd for our Family Math Night.
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French Review
When learning a second lan-guage, it is important to prac-tise daily, at school and at home. The following web-site www.duolingo.com is in game format, so it is fun and attractive to children learning French. Children are encour-aged to practise 5-10 minutes daily - it's so fun, they will like-ly play longer! The website offers a free app, which can be downloaded onto a phone or tablet. Mme Zadra
Remembrance Day
Please join us on Friday, No-vember 11th, in the gym at 10:05 a.m. as we remember those brave individuals who fought for peace and freedom throughout the world. Stu-dents will be given a poppy, and donations will be accepted.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Territories
Each morning we join our first nations in recognizing our use of traditional terri-tories. In keeping with indigenous customs, we acknowledge that our school is situated upon traditional territories. We also recognize that Aboriginal peoples still live on this land. This is a traditional first nations way to start a gathering.
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BRIARCREST BANNER
Family Holidays/Perfect Attendance
Parents are encouraged to book their holidays to coin-cide with the school breaks. Regular attendance at school is a necessity both for academic success and for students to feel part of the school community. We acknowledge perfect attend-ance in December, March and June.
Parent Council Update:
Thank-you to all families who participated in our fall Chocolate fundraiser. We were able to raise enough money to fund the following:
Library books to run the Forest of Reading program
Scientest in the School for every classroom
Graduation photos for each grade 5 student
Field trip supplement for each student
Briarcrest Bulldogs team shorts
Through other fundraising efforts, the Parent Council has also committed to purchase 10 new Chromebooks and a set of Dash & Dot robots to be used by the entire school this year.
A special shout out to the small team of dedicated parents who’ve volun-teered their time to help make fundraising at Briarcrest a success. We could-n’t have done it without you! More volunteers are always needed. If you can spare as little as 1 hour before/during/after school, please email us at [email protected]
During the October Parent Council meeting, parents were given a sneak peak into how coding is being integrated into the gym, computer lab, and class rooms. Thank-you to Mr. Persaud (TDSB teaching coach), Ms. Grace, and Mrs. Reilly for the Dash & Dot demonstration.
Next Parent Council meeting is Tuesday, November 28th in the school li-brary. All parents are welcome. Free babysitting for Briarcrest students & light refreshments are provided. Come on out and HAVE YOUR SAY in shaping your child’s educational experience!
Julie and Lorraine
Math is Everywhere!
Please hold the evening of November 23rd for our Family Math Night.
Riste A. All ran their hearts out. They sure gave it their all. Congratulations go out to Kai and Breazzlyn who repre-sented Briarcrest with dogged determination at the TDESAA City Finals on October 26th. Way to go Bulldogs!
Halloween Activities
Our Halloween Parade took place right at 8:45, followed by our Future Aces Assembly.
Social Justice Club
The Social Justice Club is fundraising for an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. We are collecting new and small toys, sporting equipment, children's underwear and t-shirts, and school supplies. Items will be brought over by Madame Bryson's family so must fit in two large suitcases! All addition-al items will be donated to a Women's Shelter.
Thank you for your support!
Islamic Heritage Club
On October 26, students were invited to the library to learn about Islamic Culture. All ac-tivities were student run and student created. Thank you to all the presenters and to the teacher-leaders, Mme Badaloo and Mrs. Rao.
Superflex Has your child told you about Superflex?
He’s a super-hero who fights “unthinkables” like Rock Brain (who gets stuck on an idea and won’t be flexible), or
DOF “Destroyer of Fun” (who gets too com-petitive and ruins the fun), or Brain Eater (who gets easily distracted), or
Energy Hare-y (who has too much energy) or Glass Man (who has huge reactions).
This is a social thinking program that we are using
at Briarcrest to help students develop a better understand-ing of their own reactions—and to give strategies on how to fight these “unthinkables” which effect our relationships and our learning.
Cross Country
The Briarcrest Bulldogs Cross Country team ran their hearts out this fall! We had over 100 students participate on the team. Congratulations goes to our Cross Country Bulldogs who qualified for the West Region Champion-ships. Daniella F, Breazlynn T, Kai S, Jessica B, Ivy W and
Parents and guardians picking up children from the kindergar-ten area are asked to be diligent about keeping the gate closed.
Kiss and Ride:
A reminder that there is a Kiss and Ride on Rangoon right behind the bus loading zone every morning from 8:10 to 8:25 and
after school between 3:00 and 3:10. Parents are encouraged to make use of this to help ease the congestion at morning drop-off.
Front Door Drop Off:
Student drop off and pick up should be at the back of the school. It is the safest place to collect and drop off. We ask that you refrain from dropping off your child at the front door in the morn-ing, or after lunch, unless
they are late. If your child is late, they must stop in at the office to sign in.
Islamic Heritage Presentation
Girls and Boys Soccer
Congratulations to the Girls and Boys soccer teams for very suc-cessful seasons. The Girls won all three games in their initial tour-nament without even allowing a single goal! In the semi-final game of the Western conference, the girls lost a close 1-0 decision to the eventual Western champions Millwood.
The Boys also had a stel-lar first tournament, winning 2 of their 3 games and advancing to the Western quarter finals where they lost to Tumpane School 2-0.
Both teams showed great sportsmanship, grit, and determination. They really gave it their all, and made Briarcrest proud.
Special thanks to all the parents who came out and supported the team, especially those who drove the students to tournaments and friendly games.
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November 23rd: Family Math Night
Please join us on November 23rd for family math night. Families will be invited to a keynote on the importance of encouraging and modelling a growth mindset in math, and have the opportunity to visit three workshops/activities in the classrooms. The evening will begin at 6:00 and end by 7:35.
A detailed program of all of the activities will be sent home in the week prior to the evening.
Dear Parents and Students,
As your Trustee, I wanted to write this letter to let you know of my current situation and aspirations. As well as being a TDSB Trustee, I sit on the Toronto Board of Health as its education representative. The Board includes several city councillors including Mike Layton – Jack’s son. Last summer, Mike called me and said the NDP was looking for nominees for the Spadina-Fort York riding for the next provincial election. I had moved downtown about a year ago to be closer to the University of Toronto where I am pursuing doc-toral studies. After some consideration, I have decided to seek the nomination to be a candidate. My hope is to be a candidate in the June 7th provincial election and to advocate for communities at Queen’s Park. I will continue to serve our schools as your Trustee, as I have done for the past seven years. I will continue to answer your calls and respond to your emails. I will also continue to work on nine initiatives for this year: 1) Paid employment for people with intellectual disabilities 2) Addressing community violence 3) Advocating for a community centre for Etobicoke Centre 4) Improving bike safety by reducing “dooring” incidents 5) Developing partnerships to improve the condition of school fields 6) Rolling out keyboarding for grade 3 students 7) Rejuvenating Kipling Collegiate 8) Developing partnerships for community programming at Central Etobicoke High School 9) Finding the Richview Bell Having the Richview Bell displayed at Richview CI! As always it is a great honour to serve as your Trustee. I will continue to work hard for our students and our schools. Also, I wish to express my gratitude to all of those who helped in the search for the Richview Bell (please see the story in the Etobicoke Guardian). Yours sincerely,
