BOWMORE ROAD JR. & SR. P.S. | 80 Bowmore Road Jr. & Sr. P.S. | phone 416-393-9450 | fax (416)393-9448

Vice Principal’s corner

Mme L. Taillefer

Creating an Equitable School Environment

Equity is a word that is often discussed between home

and school. There are many different interpretations of the

meaning of equity. We are taking this opportunity to provide

greater understanding of what the depth & breadth of equity

looks like in a school environment.

To best support the teachers, administration and the

parent community, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

put together a tool to assist all parties involved in exploring and

deconstructing this very sensitive and challenging topic.

The goal is to create a more equitable and inclusive

environment for ALL to learn. In order to create positive school

experience it is suggested that we look at the following 7 areas of

equitable practices:

1) Classroom Climate and Instruction

2) School Climate

3) Student Voice and Space

4) Family/Caregiver-School Relations

5) School Leadership

6) Community Connections

7) Culture of Professional Development

What does this all mean? It tells us that we need to

move away from the concept of “one size fits all” and address the

issues that are relevant to one’s own school. Let’s take a look at

all our stakeholders and address their concerns and their needs.

To sum it up “We must look at issues that challenge

us; ask difficult questions; and allow for divergent opinions to

create a better environment for those students whom the

current system has failed.” (P. 7 Centre for Urban Schooling)

Our goal at Bowmore is to ensure that we look at our

strengths and area of growth. Then we collectively discuss

prioritise and implement solutions. Already we can comfortably

say that we have brought awareness to Bowmore by introducing

Positive Space to our staff, executed two Aboriginal Rotations

Day, bought books that reflect our student body, provided

Student Voice via Student Leadership Council and that our

bulletin boards display social justice.

Our Equity Committee will resume in January 2016.

Our first meeting will take place Monday, January 11th

, 2016 in

the conference room. All are welcomed!

December 1 – World Aids Day December 2 – International Day of Abolition of Slavery December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women December 7 –14 – Hanukkah December 10 – Report Cards go Home December 10 – Human Rights Day January 11 – Equity Committee Meeting at 3:15 - all are welcomed December 15 – Holiday Concert for Intermediates – 6:30 - 7:30 December 16 – FDK 5:00 to 6:00 & Primary 6:30 to 7:30 Holiday Concert December 18 – Last day of school December 25 – Christmas December 26 – Kwanzaa December 26 – Boxing Day January 4 - First day of school January 12 – Grade 7 English & Grade 7 EF - Open House

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UPCOMING EVENTS/DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Lori McKay, Principal Linda Taillefer, Vice Principal Ryan Naidoo, Vice Principal Lucy Giannotta, Superintendent Sheila Cary-Meagher, Trustee Email: bowmore@tdsb.on.ca School Website: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/bowmore Toronto District School Board Website:

http://www.tdsb.on.ca

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NEWSLETTER BOWMORE P.S. December 2015

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DECEMBER 2015 PARENT COUNCIL INFO

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QSP FUNDRAISER Calling all Volunteers!

FDK – UPDATE Bowmore staff has been working with TDSB Design,

Facilities, and Bowmore parents to improve our two Kindergarten yards.

We are delighted to announce that Bowmore is the

recipient of a $75,000 grant. This grant must be applied to the south

Kindergarten yard because it is an area shared by the school, daycare, and the community. The aim is to fix the drainage and update the wood play structure to modern safety standards. The landscape architects are designing the area and we will update you once there are plans that we can share!

We continue to work on improving the east yard. Mulch was laid mid-November. Parent Lesley Van Wynsberghe sourced and put us in contact with a mural artist who will paint three panels for the center of the brick wall.

Are you a good baker? Do you like cold

calling sponsors? Can you put pizza on a plate? Or maybe you

are a terrific organizer? 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 bowmoresc@gmail.com with the subject

line VOLUNTEER with your Name, Contact

Information, and Volunteer Skills/Preferences.

Pass the Tissues, Please!

We are in the middle of cold season and extra boxes of

Kleenex would be appreciated! Please send a box or two to

school with your kids and they will then give them to their

homeroom teachers.

Where to Find Us:

Visit our Facebook Page: Facebook.com/BowmoreSC

Visit our Website: BowmoreSC.com

Email us: BowmoreSC@gmail.com

To receive an email update when a post is created on

the web site, go to BowmoreSC.com and click

Subscribe Now! It`s a great way to stay informed,

especially if you do not use Facebook.

Pizza Lunch is Back in 2016:

Mark Your Calendars!

Pizza lunch will be resuming in January and we will

also be adding two Subway lunches. Envelopes will

be coming home in backpacks very soon. (Please

note: There will be one envelope for Pizza and a

separate one for Subway.)

Pizza and Subway Lunch Dates for 2016:

Friday, January 15 – Pizza

Friday, February 5 – Subway

Friday, February 19 – Pizza

Friday, March 11 – Pizza

Friday, April 15 – Pizza

Friday, May 6 – Subway

Friday, May 20 – Pizza

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DECEMBER 2015

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Holiday Concert!

Ms. Simone is looking for a volunteer accompanist to play piano at the FDK holiday concert. Please call Ms. Simone if interested. (416)393-9450 ______________________________________

HOLIDAY CONCERT DATES

DECEMBER 15

INTERMEDIATE HOLIDAY CONCERT!

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

LOCATION: SENIOR GYM

DECEMBER 16

FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN HOLIDAY CONCERT!

5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SENIOR GYM

DECEMBER 16

PRIMARY HOLIDAY CONCERT!

GRADE 1 – GRADE 3

6:30 PM – 7:30PM

LOCATION: SENIOR GYM

PARKING

PLEASE REMEMBER TO RESPECT OUR COMMUNITY

MEMBERS AND DO NOT BLOCK THEIR DRIVEWAYS!

Drop-off & Pick-up Instructions: Please drop-off your child to the designated room listed below at 4:40 p.m. At the end of the concert, please wait until classes are brought back to their designated rooms before picking up your child. Thank you! (Senior Building): Rm. 203 – Mr. Seater/Ms. Hollywood (Rm. 2)

Rm. 205 – Mme Riddle/Mme Alahiane (Rm.9) Mme Hui/Mme Zhou (Rm. 13)

Rm. 206 – Ms. Korimsek (Rm. 12) Ms. Lee/Ms. V (Rm. 1-B)

Rm. 207 – Ms. Mallette/Ms. Zhu (Rm. 4) Ms. Paufler/Ms. Ali (Rm.14)

BOWMORE GIVES BACK!

Room 21 In conjunction with Edgewood P.S. and as a

classroom "The Grade 4's in room 21 & the Grade 7s in EF will be managing a

'Winter Clothes Drive' to collect gently used cold weather gear for

local families in need. This week, the students will start informing

the school during morning announcements. They will also create a

poster about the drive that will hang in each classroom outlining the

information for the students.

The drive will run from November 30th until December 11th.

Students can bring in their gently used coats, snow pants, gloves, hats, boots, etc. directly to their teachers.

Clothing will be washed, sorted, and boxed before bringing them to

Edgewood P.S. Any parents wishing to help Ms. Varga with this task are asked to contact her at the school.

Lastly, if you have any cardboard boxes (ones that can be closed

up) to donate, room 21 would greatly appreciate them!"

Ms. Varga & Mr. Sekdorian’s

Classes

WINTER CLOTHES DRIVE

Girls Club is holding a Food Drive... November 23-Decemer 11

The Jr. and Sr. Bowmore Girls clubs are running a food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Our goal is to surpass what we raised last year (534 pounds) and want to bring in 600 pounds of food. Please send in canned goods, pastas, rice, beans, peanut butter, baby formula etc. Classes will be tracking how many items they bring in. Thank you for supporting this important effort and for helping families in our community.

Ms. Jarvis, Ms. Cahill and Ms. Mansour

GRADE 6 GIRLS CLUB

FOOD DRIVE

Bowmore Student Council Fundraiser

BOWMORE GEAR FOR SALE

$ 25 for both

Student Leadership Council is selling hats and

water bottles for a GREAT cause!

All proceeds go to Arts initiatives at Bowmore.

$15 $12

BOWMORE CHRISTMAS TREE!

Thank Thanks you once again to the Toronto Beaches

Lions Club for their generous donation of a beautiful

Christmas tree. It proudly stands in the Bowmore foyer

and will soon be decorated with ornaments that reflect

the diversity of our school.

Many Thanks!

OPEN HOUSE

INFORMATION

Location: Senior Gym

Day: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 Time: @ 7:00pm to 8:00

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Important Dates December 3th – last day to register December 6th – January 31st last day of roll out of the acceptance letters Process for registration Once you have accepted a spot in French Immersion you will be invited to come in and register. Registration will begin on March 23rd, 2016. The following documents are required upon registration:

1) Birth certificate 2) 2 proofs of address 3) Immunization Card 4) Health Card

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Extended French Immersion Information Session

Acceptance to FDK

FRENCH CORNER

Parents, Guardian & Students please make your way to the

lost and found before Wednesday! Clothes will be donated

if not retrieved. Many thanks for your cooperation!

Did you lose something!

Let’s ALL skate!

Bowmore Public School volunteers and staff are in the

process of organizing skating activities to enhance the

physical education curriculum and healthy lifestyle for

our students during the winter season. The activities

will begin in January! Keep an eye out for more

information from your child’s homeroom teacher.

BOWMORE P.S. DECEMBER 2015