PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

February 2019

Bridlewood J.P.S.

60 Bridlewood Blvd

Scarborough, ON

M1T 1P7

Telephone: 416-396-6080

Fax: 416-396-6082

Principal:

Rhonda Cohen-Pierobon

Office Administrator:

Diane Jones

Superintendent:

Ian Allison

School Trustee:

Manna Wong

School Council:

Chair:

Yota Skederidis

We hope that everyone weathered the recent winter

storms and enjoyed our rare ‘Snow Day’. Throughout

the month of February, our students took part in a

variety of special Heritage Month events. We

celebrated the Lunar New Year; ‘100’ days of school;

Valentine’s Day; and Black Heritage Month. On the

court, we continued to experience excitement in athletics with: boys’

basketball; co-ed floor hockey and girls’ volleyball where our

Bridlewood athletes took part in various system-wide tournaments.

The athletes represented our school as true ‘Bronco ambassadors’. A

big thank you goes out to all our coaches for offering these extra cur-

ricular activities, and for accompanying our athletes to the various

games.

Add to this, student leadership training; Deaf and Hard of hearing

awareness presentation; ‘Find your Magic’ bullying presentation;

recognition assembly; twins and triplets spirit day; Eco focus; and a

multitude of musical excursions and you can see why February has

been a fun filled and exciting month at our school.

Our school improvement continues to center around sessions that

guide us through the ‘ Professional Learning Communities’ model.

This month, our staff met to complete a school reading continuum;

and to create experiential mathematics activities for our students. In

addition, we have added additional resources to help raise curriculum

standards. As always, our work focuses on equity, well being and

student voice.

It was a pleasure to see many families at the school during our

annual term one ‘Parent– Teacher’ interview days and to meet new

families and students during Kindergarten Registration.

We wish to remind you that school will be closed for the

March break from Monday March 11th to Friday

March 15th. Classes will resume on Monday

March 18th.

Wishing everyone a Happy March Break!

Rhonda Cohen-Pierobon Principal

Follow me on Twitter @ Rhonda Cohen –Pierobon

Upcoming March Dates –Fairness

March 1 Pizza lunch

March 8 International Women’s Day

March 8 Pasta lunch

March 10 Day light savings (clocks springs forward 1 hr.)

March 11-15 MARCH BREAK

March 18 SAC 6:30

March 20 Spring Arrives!

March 20 KGT trip to Jack and the Beanstalk Chinese Cultural Centre

March 22 Burger lunch

March 22 Earth Hour 2:00- 3:00

March 23 Earth Hour 8:00 – 9:00

March 26 Purple Day Epilepsy

March 29 Pizza lunch

March 29 9:00 a.m. Recognition Assembly; Spirit Day: crazy Hair Day

Please Save the Date…... Please join us for:

Bridlewood School Council

Meeting

April 8, 2019 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Everyone Welcome!

The Garden club and ECO team are

looking for 4" plant pots and a working

blender (for paper making). If you have

any of these items that you would be will-

ing to donate please send them to

Mrs. Hough

Upcoming Friday Lunches

March April May June

Friday 1st

Pizza

Friday 5th

Pasta

Friday 3rd

Burger

Thursday 6th

Pasta

Friday 8th

Pasta

Friday 12th

Souvlaki

Friday 10th

Pizza

Friday

22nd

Burger

Thursday

18th

Pizza

Friday 17th

Pasta

Friday 29th

Pizza

Friday 26th

Pasta

Friday 24th

Souvlaki

Friday 31st

Pizza

THE GARDEN CLUB IS LOOKING

FOR DONATIONS

In the Classroom

Students in Mr. Kuran’s class had an amazing day of learning about pulleys and gears lead

by Scientist Donna from Scientists in the School. They learned about pulleys and gears,

how pulleys and gears can make every day tasks easier and how machines in our everyday

world and environment use pulleys and gears to function efficiently. Students even had a

challenge of figuring out how these systems can be used to move things much bigger than

themselves. We sure learned a lot about the world of engineering and science and how

these tools can help us! By: Mr. Kuran

Mrs. Sing’s & Ms. Davies‘

grade 3 /4 class joined Mrs.

Arhitektonidis and Mrs.

Thistle’s grade 5/ 6 class to

celebrate Chinese New

Year with a story and mu-

sic during their weekly

Orff music class.

Character Development

ECO SCHOOL UPDATE

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

Clara, a slave becomes a

seamstress for the Big

House and makes a quilt

leading others to freedom

using the Underground

Railroad .

Abigail's Wish

Abigail, is excited about

spring and wants a new

dress. Shows life in

Birchtown, Nova Scotia

for Black Loyal-

ist ..families.

January - Teamwork

February - Fairness

March - Honesty

April - Co-Operation

It is exciting to see the battery box filling up

so quickly. Thank you for supporting this

initiative. Students should bring the batteries

to Mrs. Hough so they can be taped/bagged as

need be. This is to prevent fires and deal

with any leaking batteries. Part of this is to

teach students safety when dealing with

these items. Thank you. Mrs. Hough

Brothers from the 6: Role Models in my

Community/Sisters from the 6 (flipbook)

Shows differ-

ent .occupations

featuring Black

Canadians in careers

with a Toronto

backdrop.

Oscar Lives Next Door

(inspired Story of Oscar

Peterson's childhood)

Overcoming childhood

tuberculosis with weak

lungs, Oscar can't play

his favourite instru-

ment. He takes up pi-

Out of many we are

one: Across differences

our commonalities uplift

our African heritage,

culture and people.

French Toast

Phoebe is

half

Jamaican,

half French

-Canadian)

she hates her school nick-

name of "French toast". Her

grandma, who is blind, hears

a classmate shout it out at

Phoebe. Phoebe has to

describe the colour of her

skin to her grandma who

has never seen it.

ECO team planning their next presentation. As

well, Bridlewood has saved over 6 kg of mark-

ers, mechanical pencils and pens from going in

the garbage. These items will be given a new

life when they are recycled.

COCO WITH

MS. COHEN

Black Heritage Month

Our Winter tradition

of having Hot chocolate

together is off to a great

start. 4 classes enjoyed a

sweet break this month.

BECAUSE READING

IS SWEET…

We read stories and share

“Knock, Knock Jokes” during our

hot chocolate break!

Mr. Kuran’s

grade 4 class

After reading Martin's Big Words, the

children in room 29 picked a favourite

quote/message of Martin Luther King

Jr's, and wrote what those words mean to

them. Ms. Tessier

As part of the Social Studies Unit on Canadian

Communities, Past and Present, the Grade 6 class

has been learning about immigration to Canada

and the multicultural fabric

of our country. They have

learned about Black Loyal-

ists in the 1800s and how

they escaped slavery to

Canada using the under-

ground railroad and settled

all over Canada. The

students show entry points,

time of immigration, and

other interesting facts on

their Immigration to

Canada Maps that they cre-

ated. By Mr. Kenno

Mr. Kenno’s

grade 4 class

Tea with the P will

be back after

The March Break!

Mrs. Monte & Mrs. Chan’s

KGT class Mr. Beer & Mrs. Rathy’s

KGT class

Our Guest Presenters Support Student Voice

Peter Stelmacovich and his Dog Emma presented “On being Hard of Hearing”

Mr. Stelmacovich educated us on the devices that a person who is hard of hearing wears; how

his dog Emma helps him; the importance of having service dogs to

assist with sight, hearing, mobility, dia-

betes, autism, seizures and alerts; and

the training he did through the Lion’s

Magicians Brent and Sarah brought their “Find Your Magic” show to our school! Using magic,

and entertainment, the show addressed

Character Building and Bullying Prevention!

Weather Dressing Tips from

Green Communities Canada:

Message From OTIP

Winter Activities for the Outdoor Enthusiast

One of the many things that makes Canada such a great place to live is its array of beautiful

natural landscapes and the outdoor activities that they offer. Just because it’s winter doesn’t

mean that you can’t enjoy them. In fact, there are many outdoor activities that are still possi-

ble (if not better!) in the winter months. Since Canadian winters can seem to drag on forever,

there’s really only one thing left to do: bundle up and embrace the great outdoors.

To learn more, visit www.otipinsurance.com/article34

Keep your heart beating strong

February is heart health month, making it the perfect time to learn more about heart disease

and how you can help prevent it by living a healthier life.

What is heart disease?

Heart disease is a buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries that can lead to a heart attack,

heart failure or death. Approximately 1 out of 12 (or 2.4 million) Canadians live with heart

disease. However, as of 2013, the rate of Canadians diagnosed with heart disease began de-

creasing.

To learn more, visit www.otipinsurance.com/article33

Participaction….. Girls’ Volleyball On Thursday February

7th,the girls volleyball

team went to Glamorgan

and played three other

teams. We won two

games and the last game

we lost to Glamorgan but

we still came in second

place. Now we are pre-

paring to play the quarter

finals. By: Amy and Ke’ala

Boys’

Basketball On February 14th our

team attended a

tournament. In the

first game we played

the home team David

Louis and lost 48-39

and in the second

game we won against

Beverly Glen 26-17!

Our boys basketball

team advanced to the

next round! By:

Christopher and

Alexander

Co-Ed

Floor Hockey

On February 21, the

Bridlewood Broncos

played North

Bridlewood and won

11-2. They won 4-4 in

the Round-Robin and

made it to the finals.

Sadly they lost to

Beverly Glen with

the score of 4-3.

By: John and

Matthew

Happy Valentine’s Day Top 10 things We Love about Bridlewood

10) Community involvement; SAC, Parent volunteers, Friday

lunches, movie night fundraising

9) The welcoming and inviting atmosphere; Smiles and laughter

permeating the building

8) Staff socials after school and especially our holiday

lunches

7) Awesome extra-curricular involvement:

Student council; office helpers and announcers; band,

strings & choir; kindie helpers; safety patrollers; Dance

Club; Beyblades; sports teams … and the list goes on…

6) Our Bridlewood Broncos are the best; with or without

pennants, as participants you are all winners in our hearts

5) Head Caretaker of the century. Thanks to Mr. Hart, our school

is always clean & shiny…our home away from home

4) Our magnificent and lovely Office Administrator Mrs. Jones, we

thank you for your support, you are our front liner…oh ya, you

couldn’t do it without the P, so thank you Ms. Cohen

3) Best staff ever…not only are you great with the kids, we love

your sense of humour, dedication and hard work…and how

much you love us…hahaha, the feeling is mutual

2) We look forward to our awesome treat days on Thursdays

Drum roll please…………………………………..

1) And the number one reason we love Bridlewood ……………

Bridlewood kids, big and small, young and old, you are all

Superstars!!!

Twins and Multiples Spirit Day

Nicoletta and Khloe In the

Cayman Islands! Nicoletta

was really excited about

twin-day and wouldn’t stop

talking about how she was

going to miss the event.

Mom and dad decided to

send this picture of these

two sisters, in matching

outfits.

Leaf Triplets Sister Twins in

the sun Quadruplet beauties

Twin mug shots Bridlewood Quintuplets

Fashionista

Triplets Football twins

Sister Twins Hockey

Twins

Congratulations to

Gr. 2 student

Cindy Qiao on

receiving first and

second place

awards at the

Kiwanis Festival

and CCC Toronto

Piano and Violin

Competition!

Congratulations to Gr. 3

Ashlyn Tan on receiving

second place with

Distinction at the Kiwanis

Music Festival. Children

across Toronto compete in

various categories such as

strings; band, chamber

orchestras; voice; piano;

music theatre; etc.

Lunar New Year

100th Day of School

Beyblades Club A HUGE thank you to Noah, Demetri and Andreas for

organizing the Beyblades tournament. It was a huge

success! Congratulations goes out

to Martin for being the Beyblades

Champion! The last day of Beyblades

Club was held on February 27. Mrs.

Arhitektonidis

From Trustee Wong Eco Fair 2019

Hosted by Trustee Manna Wong

Saturday, April 6, 2019, L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute

Poster and Multimedia Challenge

Instructions for Students

How do I help create a Plastic Free World?

If plastic pollution was bagged up and arranged across all of the world’s shorelines, we

could build a plastic wall around every shoreline and the sea. Plastics wash up on beach-

es and can be found in the stomachs of more than half the world’s sea turtles and nearly

all of its marine birds. Plastics litter our cities and oceans, and growing evidence shows

how they contribute to health problems in humans and animals. By 2050, there will be

more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans! This is a problem we can help solve by

cleaning up plastic trash, drastically reducing the amount of plastic used and recycling

100 percent of the rest. How do you limit your use of single use plastic?

Elementary and Secondary students are invited to display their creativity and to share

with us the ways in which they can work towards “Building a Single-Use Plastics

Free World”. What do YOU think is the best way to limit the use of single use plastic

items? All entries will be displayed on-site at Eco Fair 2019

and will also receive a certificate of participation.

Poster & Multimedia Challenge Specifications

Deadline: Wednesday March 22, 2019

Poster Submissions must be:

White paper (no larger than 11” by 17” no smaller than

8.5” X 14”)

Good use of space – not a lot of blank/empty space

No spelling mistakes

Clear message relating to environmental stewardship (Building a Single-Use Plastic

Free World)

Multimedia Submissions must be:

A form of multimedia that can be displayed at the Fair (e.g. photos, paintings, video

clips, mini-movies); be creative; must be original work

Good use of colour and appropriate pictures/visuals/graphics

Creative and clear message relating to environmental stewardship (Building a Single-

Use Plastics Free World)

Note: All submissions can be sent via TDSB courier to: Serita Lawson, EcoSchools

Certification Specialist Sustainability, School Operations, Toronto District School

Board, NE 24, 416-396-3464 | serita.lawson@tdsb.on.ca