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J. Phillips-Long Superintendent Office Administrators

P. Gough Trustee- Ward 3 D. Iancovici, K. Pogosian

This newsletter can be viewed at www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/schoolasp.asp?schoolno=2072

JSB Science Fair

In celebration of Education Week this

year, the Gr.7 and 8 students showcased

their inquiry skills in an amazing science

fair on May 2nd. They displayed over 40

projects in the gym. The topics varied

from evolution to placebo effects. The

fair generated much interest among the

younger students who interviewed the

exhibitors. They are now eagerly looking

forward in trying their hands on doing

science fair at their level next year.

A big thank you to Ms. Yu and her team

for organizing the successful fair, and to

parents for their support. Well done,

Gr.7 and 8 students. You set a high bar

and modelled well for the younger

students.

EQAO Postponed

Given the ongoing job action (work-to-

rule) by elementary teachers across the

province, the Education Quality and

Assessment Office (EQAO) will not be

sending out assessment materials.

As a result, EQAO testing for Grade 3

and Grade 6 students will be postponed

until further notice.

We will provide an update to parents

/guardians should more information

become available.

Track and Field Qualifiers

The JSB Track and Field Team achieved

outstanding results at the West

Conference Qualifier on May 14th at

Centennial Park. We sent over 100

student athletes to participate. Out of

the 78 grades 4 to 8 students who

participated and are able to move on to

the Conference Finals (our grades 2 and 3

students only participated in the one

meet), 62 are moving on to the Finals.

Congratulations to all of our athletes and

a big thank you to the coaches for all of

your work and dedication and to our

parent drivers!!!

Soccer Success

The Senior Girls Soccer

Team won both their

games on May 15th to qualify for the

West Quarter Final. Well done, and

thank you, Coach Ms. Baron.

Congratulations to the Senior Boys

Soccer Team for their tournament at

John English on May 20th. The boys

went undefeated and conducted

themselves with great sportsmanship on

the pitch. Solid defence and crisp

movement led JSB to victory. Thank you,

Coach Mr. Kobe and Coach Mr. Blaziak!

Frisbee Fun

Spring time is frisbee

time. The Junior

Ultimate Frisbee Team had a great time

throwing and catching at a tourney at

Smithfield MS. Special shout out to

captain Sarah M. Coach Mr. McShane felt

super proud to lead the awesome team.

TDSB Spring Concert

On May 7th five JSB students performed

at the TDSB Spring Concert Festival at

Massey Hall. Congratulations to Ethan P.,

Beth, Bronwyn, Zenon and Kyunha. Their

practice and dedication led them to be

selected from many student musicians

throughout the city to rehearse, perform

and represent JSB in the citywide band,

strings or orchestra.

JSB Spring Concert On May 20th, the middle school

instrumental music students held their

annual spring concert. They offered their

families, friends and community members

an memorable evening of lovely music. The

highlight was the drumming performance

created by students themselves. Congrats

to all, and a special thank you to Mr.

Jansen and Ms. Kundakcioglu.

Print Making Art

Ms. Leis's Grade 2/3 and Ms. Chard's

Grade 3 visited the AGO. They started

with a tour of the gallery. The students

looked at various pieces that used found

materials in interesting ways to create

works of art. After the tour the students

selected various textured paper and

corrugated cardboard materials to create

their own unique print template. They

inked their templates and created

wonderful figurative or abstract prints

that now hang in JSB.

Rolled Magazine Collages

Ms. Spence's Gr.7 and Gr.8 students

created rolled magazine collages. They

rolled magazine strips with a wooden

skewer, then used the rolled strips to

cover a design. The effect was stunning.

Samples are on display in front of the

office.

Pink Tulip for Diversity

The theme for the 2015 Mimico Tulip

Festival was International Day of Pink. A

group of talented Gr.8 students (Beatrice,

Cam, Isa, Kyunha, Sahara, Yaila), with Ms.

Spence's guidance, created an elegant

pink tulip lined on the edge with

individually designed figures to symbolize

friendship and diversity. Even the JSB

Tiger was drawn free hand. Impressive!

In case you missed the display on Royal

York Road, here are the images.

Mental Health Awareness

Each year, Ontarians mark the first full

week of May as Children's Mental Health

Week. This year our Child Youth Workers,

Ms. Pacheco and Ms. Monlouis, organized a

"wear green" day on May 6th and a month-

long green ribbon bulletin board to

promote acceptance of individual

differences and to encourage students to

talk about their feelings. Thank you, Ms. P

and Ms. M, for spreading awareness of this

important cause.

Salmon Release and

BelFountain Trip

It was a beautiful day in Caledon when

class 6A and 6B went to Humber River to

release the 88 salmon that Mr. McShane’s

Fishing Club had raised. Each student

released 2 salmon. After that, we were

on our way to the Belfountain

Conservation Area to fish and go hiking.

But what we discovered was much more

than just that.

When we arrived, we ate our lunches, then

we went to explore and little did we

know… what we found was a long

suspension bridge! We were wondering

where it would lead to, so we walked

across it. The dam below was really loud.

On the other end we discovered

something mind-blowing - a nice, cold cave.

The cave looked like a jail in the dungeon

from medieval times. The top of the cave

led to two trails.

The first trail we did was the Pond Loop.

We saw clay, dragonflies and mini streams

while we walked around the pond. The

second trail we did was the Gorge

Loop which looked like a Hobbit scene. We

did tree rubbings, then we headed back to

go fishing. Alison was very close to

catching a fish but it left her line. Some

of us put our feet in the water and just

enjoyed nature.

We had a great time at Belfountain and

would go again if we could.

(selected from Aibhlin, Alison and Beth’s

journal entries, May 26th)

Shrub Planting

On May 27th, Ms. Mok's Gr.4/5/6 class

had an exciting day learning about the

importance of planting trees to help

conserve portion of a wetland, the

resurfaced Jackson Creek at 29th St.

The Gr.4/5 students wrote: Today we went

to Laburham Park on 29th St. north of

Lakeshore. We planted bushes called

shrubs. There were helpers from the

Toronto Region Conservation Area to show

us how to do it. We were in 3 groups of 5.

We used shovels to dig out the dirt, and a

mallet to hammer down the staples on a

fibre mat that covers the plant base. We

planted 50 shrubs all together. It was

hard work! Justin said, "I liked planting

the saplings so they can survive just like

us!” We'd like to go back next year to

see "our trees".

Character Trait for June:

Perseverance

During the month of June students will be

learning what it means to persevere.

Perseverance can be defined as

steadfastness in seeking a goal.

Some important actions that help

students to persevere are:

Setting realistic goals

Creating a plan to meet our goals

Solving problems when difficulties

arise

Surrounding ourselves with people

who encourage and support us

Committing to continue to strive

toward a goal and not give up

Since perseverance is an important

character trait both at school and home,

we ask that you discuss with your child

their goals. Talk about how he/she can

persevere and eventually achieve their

goals. Recognize and praise his/her

efforts when they work toward or meet a

goal. Help him/her to recognize that

meeting challenges is a normal part of

working toward a goal. Finally, share

stories about how it felt to meet your own

goals through perseverance.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Day 1

Senior Ultimate

Frisbee, Centennial

am/pm

2 Day 2

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3 Day 3

West Conference

Track & Field,

Centennial Park

4 Day 4

Sr. Girls Soccer

Finals (TBC)

5 Day 0

PA Day, no school

6

7 8 Day 5

Police talk Gr.8,

Gr.4, am

9 Day 1

City Track & Field

Championship,

Birchmount

10 Day 2

6A, 6B to St. Law-

rence Market

11 Day 3

JK-5 Singing in the

Round, gym

12 Day 4

45A, 45B field trip

JK/SK Play Day, am

Gr.6-8, Dance

13

14 15 Day 5

Gt.7,8 third vac-

cination, am

16 Day 1

Gr.1-5 Play Day

17 Day 2

Social Justice Club

Food Bank trip

18 Day 3

Scientiest in School,

JK/SK

Gr.6-8 speech com-

petition, gym, pm

19 Day 4

Scientiest in

School cont’

JK/SK

6A, 6B trip

20

21

22 Day 5

Gr.7 to Mono Cliff

23 Day 1

Gr.7 at Mono Cliff

24 Day 3

Graduation, 10 am

Gr.7 returning from

Mono Cliff

25 Day 5

Terrific Tiger As-

sembly 9:20 am

Last day of school

26 Day

PA Day, no school

27

28 29

Summer Holiday

begins

30

Have a safe holiday

James S. Bell June 2015