Bowmore Road Public School 80 Bowmore Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3J2

T:416.393.9450 F:416.393.9448

Thelma Sambrook , Principal

Peppi Kondilis-Minos, Vice-Principal

Roula Anastasakos, 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

Principal’s Message

Although a short month, December has been filled with a number of wonderful

community building activities. A big thank you to the School Advisory Council for

organizing an amazing Community Pot Luck filled with wonderful food and music

from around the world. Flags from around the world were proudly displayed in the

senior cafeteria as a huge number of families came out to enjoy a lovely festive meal

together. There was lots of excitement as well with beautiful thematic Dream Baskets

being raffled off to support enrichment activities for Bowmore students. Well done to

everyone involved!

A special thank you to all our families, staff members and friends that supported our

male staff for the November initiative Movember. A total of $2625.00 was donated to

cancer research under the team name Bowmore 7 Up. The fundraising continued as

the Grade 4 students of Room 24 held a fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane

Sandy. With the help of parent volunteers and a donation from Merchants of Green

Coffee, the students served freshly baked goods, hot chocolate and coffee to families

before the start of the school day. The response from the community was so positive

that the students were able to raise $250.00 to give to the Red Cross. Their teacher

Mr. Robert Comendador is incredibly proud of his students’ efforts, ideas and

goodwill to others. The school fundraising efforts were highlighted in our local

Beaches Mirror.

Thank you to everyone that attended our beautiful primary holiday concert. A special

thank you goes to Mr. Butters, who organized the school event and coordinated the

musical performances. The coordinated efforts of all Bowmore staff allowed for our

students to shine and enjoy their moment in the spotlight.

This is the last week of school before the holiday break. We hope that each of you

have the opportunity to spend time with family and friends over the next two weeks.

Our school will be closed from December 22nd

to January 6th

, inclusive. Students are

welcomed back to school on Monday, January 7th

, 2013.

With the wonderful diversity of our school community there have been many

festivals of light taking place for our students and their families to honour their

religion and heritage. Where some religious holidays are now coming to an end, some

are just beginning. On behalf of all our staff at Bowmore Road, Ms. Minos and I

would like to wish those families about to celebrate Christmas, a very Merry

Christmas, and wish everyone a truly wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year filled with peace, love and good health.

December 2012

Calendar of Events

January 2013

14-Dec | Luke Anderson presentation

20-Dec and 21- Carol Singing

24-Dec – Jan 4 | Winter Break

10- 11 Jan | Lice Check - Nit Pickers

15 Jan | Grade 6 Parent Information

Night, 6:00-7:00 in the Senior Gym

15 Jan | Grade 8 IPRC Reviews

16 Jan | Grade 8 IPRC Reviews

16 Jan | Grade 8 Trip to Malvern CI

17 Jan | Grade 8 Trip to Northern CI

18 Jan | Grade 8 Trip to Riverdale CI

23 Jan | Safe and Caring Committee

Meeting 3:30-4:30

Parent Council Meeting 6pm

25 Jan | PA DAY

30 Jan | Prologue Presentation :

Ballet Creole (Gr. 7 & 8)

Happy Holidays!

Guidance Dept.

Claude Watson School for the Arts

Each year students audition for admission to the school. There are 60

places available in the grade four year. Auditions for vacancies in grades

5-8 will also be held. The audition process for students is a series of

studio experiences in dance, drama, visual arts and music. Auditions are

conducted by a team of adjudicators, both professional artists and

teachers.

The school will be holding two information evenings at the Claude

Watson School for the Arts, 130 Doris Ave. on Tuesday, October 23,

2012 and Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. School parking is

limited so families should leave sufficient time to find street parking.

These meetings are to inform parents of the school's program, to review

the application process and to provide parents with an opportunity to ask

questions. Application forms will be available during the meeting, from

the school website, or at the school as of the second week of October.

They have set a deadline of Friday, December 14, 2012 at 4 p.m. for all

applications to be handed in to Claude Watson School for the Arts, 130

Doris Ave. All necessary paperwork required for applying to the program

can be found on their website.

They would be more than pleased to further acquaint you with the Claude

Watson program or to answer any questions you may have regarding the

audition process. Parents are invited to contact the school at 395-3180

(press #2) if you would like further information.

Bowmore Road P.S. Staff Raise Funds for Movember

When it comes to putting the 'fun' into fundraising the staff at Bowmore Road P.S. are definite role models for their young students. This month eleven of Bowmore's staff members came together to sprout their 'staches for Movember. Although their team was a diverse one made up of teachers, caretakers, educational assistants and lifeguards, their mission was clear to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer. Like the clear drink they named their team Bowmore 7 Up, believing that good things rise to the top. The team pulled the school community together and raised a total of $2, 625.00.

They celebrated their efforts by crowning their lead 'fun'raiser Head Caretaker Randy Langlois (raised $700.00) with a Mr. Movember top hat and scarf, while enthusiastic runner up Music Teacher Paul Butters (raised $500.00) was given a Movember t-shirt and razor to shave off his moustache first.

The Bowmore School community is thrilled with the staff's efforts to work together to

raise awareness for men's health and to make a difference.

Bowmore’ Students Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser On the morning of November 30, 2012, the Grade 4 students of Room 24 at Bowmore Public School got up early to hold a fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey. With the help of parent volunteers and a donation from Merchants of Green Coffee, the students served freshly baked goods, hot chocolate and coffee to families before the start of the school day. The response from the community was so positive that the students were able to raise $250.00 to give to the Red Cross and their efforts in New Jersey. Their teacher Mr. Robert Comendador is incredibly proud of his students efforts, ideas and good will to others. Empathy was this month’s character trait and Mr. Comendador feels his students embodied the very essence that defines this word.

FIRST LEGO League Robotics

A big congratulations to the students

in Ms. Gatt's class on the 1-800s

Team. They and their coach Ms. Davis won the Research Award at

the First Lego League Robotics TDSB

Final on December 1st at Runnymede Collegiate. A big

congratulations as well to the students in Ms. Partridge and Mr.

Freeman's classes on Team Tech Royalty. Coached by Mr.

Easterbrook, they won the

Programming Award. Team Tech Royalty also placed third overall

and has secured the opportunity to compete in the First Lego Provincial

Final on January 12, 2013. Both

teams represented Bowmore well and the coaches were thrilled with

the results. A big thank you to the parents that came out to support

the students.

Thanks Parent Council!

New Library TV

by

Graydon Beddington Rm 24

I enjoyed the new TV set-up because

the TV was very visible. The light

wasn’t shining on the TV screen. Also

the TV screen was facing down the

middle so most people had the same

view I had. I also liked it because the

TV was flat screen TV and it’s a great

size for the classroom. The volume

was good enough to hear and the

DVD was very good. But the thing I

like the most about it is that it is very

big. I think this would benefit the

classroom because most of the people

liked the TV better than the projector.

A TV is also a new way to watch

films in the classroom. It also is a new

way to benefit the classroom because

it there is writing on the chalkboard

and you use the projector the writing

will show up when you are watching

the film. When you use the TV that

doesn’t happen, that is why I like the

TV better than the projector.

Holiday Reading to Enjoy!!

JK-SK

Jan Brett The Three Dassies

Oliver Jeffers Up and Down

Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny Free

Chris Riddell The Emperor of Absurdia

Liz Scanlon All the World

George Elliot The Boy Who Loved Bananas

Tom Rath How Full is Your Bucket?

Jane

O’Connor

Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous

Fashion Boutique

Nancy

Tillman Wherever You Are

Melanie Watt Scaredy Squirrel Makes a

Friend

PRIMARY Grades 1-3

Sarah

Thomson Imagine a Day

Tania Stenlik Violet

Lane Smith It’s a Book

Daniel Kirk Library Mouse, A World to

Explore

Audrey Penn Chester Raccoon and the Acorn

Full of Memories

K. Jovanovic The King Has Goat Ears

Frieda

Wishinsky You’re Mean, Lily Jean

Kate

DiCamillo Bink and Gollie

Jean Okimote Winston of Churchill

Doreen

Cronin

Diary of a Worm (Spider and

Fly)

JUNIOR Grades 4-6

Robert

Weston Zorgamazoo

Jeff Kinny Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The

Ugly Truth)

Kate

Dicamillo The Tale of Despereaux

Rick Riordan The Percy Jackson and the

Olympians

Karen Levine Hana’s Suitcase

Trenton

Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict

Society

Blue Balliett Chasing Vermeer

Brian

Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Kenneth

Oppel Airborn

Carl Hiaasen Scat

Please encourage and cultivate a love of books

by reading with your child daily over the holidays.

Camp Wahanowin By Julie Frynta - 76 I had a fantastic time at Wahanowin! It was a wonderful experience because I got to know other students in grade seven, that I didn't know. I had the opportunity to experience some activities that you can't do in your house, or in Toronto. So I enjoyed every single thing at camp. First of all the cabins were awesome because all of the girls in my cabin slept in one room, and before we'd go to sleep we would talk about different subjects... One of the things Ms. Prince told us was that the food was great. She was right! At every meal except breakfast, there was a delicious salad bar... Most of what I enjoyed were the activities. We did High Ropes! They were one of my favourites because I am not afraid of heights and I enjoy obstacles. On the way down off the high ropes, I did the Spiderman! I went upside down putting my feet around the rope! We played some team games, where we had to use our thinking skills and teamwork skills. When I think of Camp Wahanowin, I remember my favourite memory, which is very random but fun to do! Can you guess? It's getting wet from the pouring rain! Not only did we get wet, but we did activities during the pouring rain! It was fun, because in the city we try to stay warm, dry and clean. But on an outdoor trip I enjoyed doing the opposite of what I do in the city sometimes!

Camp was awesome! It was a beautiful experience that I won't forget, and I will take advantage of the experiences as I take a step forward in life. I realized how some people do live like we did in the cold!

Thank you Bowmore Staff for the opportunity.

UNICEF Thank you to all families that participated in UNICEF collections this year. There is still time to make an on line donation, contact unicef.ca/oct31 Library Monitors Thank you to the many students who completed applications for positions of Library Monitor. In November, these students are participating in training sessions during morning recess. At this time, the monitors are assisting in the Library during morning recesses. Thank you to Kyla (Rm 19) and Spencer (Rm 201) for assisting with the training. I really appreciate the leadership opportunity that all of our monitors have chosen. Visit from Gerrard Ashdale Public Librarian Debby Ng, Children's Librarian from Gerrard Ashdale, Toronto Public Library visited Bowmore. She spoke to students in our six JK / SK classes. Ms. Ng reminded the students that the Public Library is a place for everyone. Library cards are free and all Bowmore families are encouraged to visit their local public library. Forest of Reading Books Blue Spruce, Silver Birch and Red Maple books are arriving in the Library now. The primary division will start to use the Blue Spruce books in December. Some Junior/ Senior classes are making plans for the Silver Birch / Red Maple books for the new year. Voting on our favourite Forest of Reading book will be in April 2013. Parent Volunteers A special thank you to the parents who are volunteering in the Library this year. Please contact Ms. Polgrain if you would like to join our team of Parent Volunteers!

Library News

BOWMORE SCHOOL COUNCIL

Thanks to all the amazing families at Bowmore, we have been able to continue providing amazing enrichment opportunities for all students from JK – grade 8! Thank you for your generosity of spirit, time, and funds!

NEXT SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013, 6PM

Votes may be taken, your participation matters; every parent that attends has the right to

vote. Come join us, make your voice heard.

NEW TO THE SCHOOL?

We want you to know that at all School Council meetings free child care is always available,

and we provide pizza for everyone; both are paid for by the Ministry of Education.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE

Hello everybody, What a great fundraiser we had! Everybody had a great time and we sold a ton of tickets! The event leads, Lori, Joanne and Viviana, would like to thank everyone who came out and helped. Thank you so much for an amazing, stress-free fundraising event! A special shout out goes to our designer extraordinaire Monica Curtis who designed all the pamphlets and coined the phrase "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something". The totals are as follows: $720.00 sold at potluck $388.85 sold at Concert #1 $492.00 sold at Concert #2 ---------------------------------------- $1,600.85 Grand total. Great numbers! Especially considering that we didn't have any sales from a bake sale this year. BOWMORE ROCKS ADULT RETRO DANCE PARTY

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 20TH

HELP WANTED - Bowmore Rocks Silent Auction Co-ordinator

Co-ordinator(s) will be required from January to end of April.

Excellent way to become involved in the parent council.

Responsiblities include:

Main accurate record of donated items

communicating/updating event co-chairs

packaging & presentation of auction items

management of volunteers during event

management of set up and tear down

assist treasurer with cash out

working with part of a fun and dynamic team

This role will be supported by the three co-chairs of this event: Viviana

Kohon, Melanie Kaye and Lori Sears-Malik.

This can certainly be a shared position.

Participant must be organized.

Bowmore School Council www.bowmoresc.com

Congratulatons to everyone! This was simply amazing work by all. A fantastic potluck and family fun activities. Thank you for your efforts to provide a positive enriching learning environment for all our students...and have a little bit of community fun too! Attached are a couple of lovely photos I took of students collecting their Dream Baskets today.

By Ms. Sambrook

A special thank you to Orla

Kipling for the donation of $500

through an RBC grant. The money

will be going to the purchasing of

new recess equipment to support

healthy daily physical activities.

PIZZA LUNCH COMMITTEE UPDATE

Pizza lunch is now available for students from grade 1 to grade 8!

Upcoming Pizza Lunch Dates:

Friday, Jan 18 - still time to submit order form for this lunch date

If you did not get an order form and would like to order for the remaining

available dates, you can download the form at www.bowmoresc.com (click

on “forms”) or get one in the school office.

Volunteering on pizza lunch days is a fast & fun way to spend time with our

appreciative pizza loving kids. The shift is from 11:20-12. Please send us an

email if you can help: bowmoresc@gmail.com

QSP COMMITTEE UPDATE

Thanks to all the Bowmore families, students and staff for making our

QSP magazine fundraiser a huge success! You can continue to order

all year long at qsp.ca and Bowmore will continue to receive a portion

of the sales.

ECO TEAM UPDATE

IT'S WINTER! DON'T HIBERNATE — WALK TO SCHOOL AND CELEBRATE

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 is Winter Walk Day across Canada! Walk to school or walk at school for daily physical activity, a healthier

environment, safer streets, making friends and ... having fun!

We had such a great time seeing you all in the iWalk Fall event and this

time we hope to grow it even bigger to include an iwalk bus and of course there will be hot chocolate waiting for you at the school when you arrive.

DONATE NATURALLY FUNDRAISING PROGRAM The Eco-Team is pleased to announce the addition of a “green” fundraising initiative! Donate Naturally http://www.donatenaturally.com/ is an online grocery store, your purchases are delivered right to your front door - for free! Each purchase generates a 15% donation to Bowmore, without charging any additional fees to the consumer. Please spread the word to friends and family. It’s simple: 1. Visit Donate Naturally 2. Set up an Account using the My Account link (top right) 3. Choose ‘Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School’ as your Donation Recipient from the drop-down list in the review and submit order screen during checkout (final step).

Prologue Presentation – Duffle

Bag Performance

In the last week of November,

Dufflebag Theatre came to visit

Bowmore to put on a bilingual

performance of Little Red Riding Hood

(Petit Chaperon Rouge) for the Junior

division. This performance involved a

great deal of audience participation and

response which resulted in many

laughs and high student engagement.

Two students were chosen from the

audience, by the Dufflebag actors, to

perform with them. Mireille played

Little Red Riding Hood and Spencer

played the Woodsman ( le Bucheron).

Both of our students participated with

great aplomb. Spencer with much

gusto and Mireille with character

appropriate charm.

We would like to send a huge thank

you to the School Council for funding

this performance for us. The Junior

students truly enjoyed the performance,

learned a little French, and had a lot of

fun.

On December 13, 2012, a group of Bowmore grade 8 students performed some terrific tunes for the Annual Holiday Family Open House at Gerrard Ashdale Public Library. The seven students played songs in groups and individually. As a full group, this band performed " Eye of the Tiger" and "Thriller". The audience sang, danced and applauded with much holiday cheer. Congratulations to these seven students. Liam, Victoria, Billy Alegra, Emerson, Julia, and Rowan. Many thanks to Ms. Sambrook for transporting the instruments and Ms. Evron for supporting this musical group.

THINK RECYCLE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM Do you have lots of e-waste at home or work? Donate it to us! You will be thrilled to know that right after the winter break, Bowmore Public School, will begin participation in the Think Recycle Fundraising Program. Think Recycle is an environmental fundraising program that educates our students on the importance of recycling electronics while, at the same time, raising much needed funds for important school initiatives. This year we have a goal of raising money towards outdoor classrooms at the school. How can you help? Start collecting unwanted cell phones, laptops, ink/toner cartridges and cameras over the holidays. Every item earns our school money. Even an old broken cell phone is worth $0.50 and some working ones are worth as much as $150.00! Laptops are worth at least $5.00 and many are worth much, much more. So, ask your friends and neighbours; ask at work and at the businesses that you frequent for donations of their e-waste. Most people welcome the opportunity to dispose of these unwanted items in a safe, socially responsible manner. Your doing them a favour! Not only will we raise money for our school we will be planting trees in the process. Think Recycle has teamed up with Tree Canada and American Forests, a tree is planted for every 24 qualifying products donated! In January, school council will do a full launch of this program and you will be able to deposit these items in Think Recycle donation boxes that will be located in the school. Please don't donate the following:

BOWMORE SCHOOL COUNCIL – KEEP IN TOUCH!

Email: bowmoresc@gmail.com

Web: http://www.bowmoresc.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bowmoresc

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BowmoreSC

Place a note in the School Council Mailbox, located in School Office

Call the office and leave a message for us: 416-393-9450

Bowmore School Council regularly sends out useful e-blasts about

upcoming Bowmore events and news. Joining the email list is a great

way to be informed in advance of upcoming school events, movie nights,

and School Council activities. We also distribute the monthly school e-

newsletter. If you are not currently on the list and would like to be added,

please email us at bowmoresc@gmail.com, or click the email link at

www.bowmoresc.com

WARD 16 UPDATES

Ward 16 Council Meeting Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Gledhill Jr PS 2 Gledhill Avenue Parent Involvement Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m. TDSB Offices 5050 Yonge Street, Boardroom French as a Second Language Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 12, 2013 TDSB Offices 5050 Yonge Street, Committee Room A

FAIRMOUNT PARK

COMMUNITY CENTRE OPEN

SWIM SCHEDULE: Lane Swim Wed & Fri 7:45pm-

8:45pm, Sat 3:30-4:30

Family Swim Sat 1:30-2:30

Leisure Swim Wed & Fri 6:30-7:30,

Sat 2:30-3:30

VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES

From pizza lunch, to bake sales, to

movie nights, to helping with

administration, fundraising and

policy research, there are endless

ways to help out. Please send us an

email: bowmoresc@gmail.com and

let us know what wonderful skills

you would like to share.

Not everyone can do everything, but everyone can do something.

Cancellation of Busses During Severe Weather

Severe weather conditions may require the TDSB to cancel transportation or, in extreme

conditions, close schools. The decision to close schools is made by the director of education. In the event transportation is cancelled or schools are closed, the local

media will be informed before the beginning of the school day. Tune

in to your radio and television news stations for the latest

information or visit www.tdsb.on.ca.

If weather conditions become extreme after students are in school, a decision to close

schools will be made by 11:00am and broadcast by noon. In this case, elementary students will

remain in the school until they are picked up by a parent or parent

designate. If there is no announcement about school closing by noon, schools will

remain open for the day.

Celebrate Winter Solstice on

December 21st

, 2012

People from many different cultures have

held solstice celebrations for thousands

of years. For our distant ancestors,

dependent on hunting, gathering, and

growing, the seasons and the weather

played a central role in their lives.

In the northern hemisphere, passing the

winter solstice meant the return of the

sun, which seemed to be disappearing.

Many religious and cultural traditions

celebrated the re-birth of sunlight after

this dark period.

The solstice is important to Mayan

people, but this year especially holds

special significance. Their calendar is

ending. It is the end of the Long Count –

a 5,125-year period, which began on Aug

11, 3114 B.C. and will end on a winter

solstice.

Flu season is here again. In Canada, flu season tends to run between October and April. The Ontario government is encouraging Ontarians to avoid getting sick this flu season by getting their annual flu shot. Toronto Public Health is recommending that whenever students and staff experience flu-like symptoms, they are sent home and do not return to school until they are no longer infectious to others. Therefore, ill students and staff must be symptom-free (especially from vomiting and diarrhea) for at least 48 hours before returning to school. The primary concern is for the health and safety of all students and staff. Please note that no special measures are required when there is a case of influenza in a school or daycare. However, everyone should do their part to stop the spread of the flu. As parents, you can also assist by: • reminding children to wash their hands often especially after using the washroom and before and after eating; • reminding children to cover their sneeze and cough; • watching for symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and/or high fever; • informing the school if your child is ill; • keeping your child at home when he/she is ill. For more information, please visit the Toronto Public Health website www.toronto.ca/health, contact your family doctor, or Telehealth Ontario. 1-866-797-0000.

Making the Best of Winter Weather at our School Fresh air and exercise are important for children. It keeps them physically fit, and helps them stay alert all through the school day. Parents can help by making sure their children come to school prepared to spend time outdoors. Hats, mitts, boots and a warm jacket are important to keep students comfortable during lunch and recess. But extreme cold can be dangerous, and parents want to know that their children will be safe. When the temperature is predicted to drop below -15C, the City of Toronto may declare a cold weather alert. Schools are very sensitive to the needs of our students and pay close attention to the weather, especially when the windchill is below -20 C. The TDSB Severe Weather Protocol is flexible, so that every principal can make a decision that meets the needs of his or her school. It sets guidelines for when to allow students outside for recess, when to make out-door breaks shorter, and when to keep students inside altogether. Canadian winters can be wonderful but when the weather is cold, school staff keep one eye on the thermometer and the other on the needs of our students – a perfect balance of fun and safety.

Find out more at www.tdsb.on.ca/communications/severeweather.htm

Your Community

Health & Wellness

First Aid Training

A dozen staff members participated in First Aid

Training on the PA Day – Dec 7th

, 2012 here at Bowmore. We

wanted to update our certification to ensure we are able to

address our student’s health and emergency situations. We

were happy to hear about how to assist students with allergic

reactions, anaphylaxis, cuts, bites, bruises, concussions, etc.

We continue to inform ourselves about diabetes, and

heart conditions to mention a few that affect our students.

Enviro-Health Presentation – Stewardship Ontario – Liz Rice

Natural Island School news coming next month!!

I joined the second group

from Bowmore to the

Island School on Wed.,

Dec. 12th, and got to visit

with the first group as

they were getting ready to

depart. I took a few

pictures just to give you a

look at what our students

witnessed and explored in

nature when we got there.

The students were SO

excited.

More photos to come.

Scary stories were heard

in the lighthouse.

By Mrs. Minos

Bowmore’s Eco-Corner Our eco-heroes are:

Sarah B. Rm 21

Roshnik S. Rm 21

Megan H. Rm 19

Welela L. Rm 21

For tracking lights out

in each classroom.

Enviro-Health Presentation – Stewardship Ontario – Liz Rice We saw a presentation by Liz Rice. She taught us how to recycle

properly. We shouldn’t recycle dirty paper products. We should

check the waste wizard online if we are not sure about what to

throw out.

For more information you can check the Toronto Waste Wizard

at: http://app.toronto.ca/wes/winfo/search.do

Isabella Room 10, Grade 3

Arts Junktion at Bowmore We are so fortunate to have started our own Arts Junktion. It is similar to the Arts Junktion available through the TDSB. Arts Junktion is a depot for receiving and distributing donated materials and supplies. These items are FREE to our staff, daycare and parenting centres. The purpose is to recycle material that can be used to enrich classroom projects, in-school creations, visual arts classes, and to support students in the delivery of curriculum using creativity and innovation. Our staff through parental support, are housing the recycled materials in rm 203. This way we have our own in-house depot for using recycled materials and supporting eco-practices. If you have any materials to donate, please drop them off in Rm 9 with Ms Kalogris or Rm 10 with Ms Varga. Thanks for recycling reusable items.

The Dove Presentations

A couple of weeks ago, The Dove Project visited our classes. They taught us about body image and self-esteem. During their visit, they showed us videos and photos about how different people look in magazines than real life. They showed us this so we would stop comparing ourselves to people on T.V. and in magazines. We learned that boys and girls are equally self-conscious. We learned ways to boost our self-esteem, including ways to ignore put-downs. Lastly, we each had to write something positive about a fellow peer. All in all, it was a great presentation.

By:

Alyanna R. and Evelyn L.

Bowmore Parenting and Family Literacy Centre celebrates the holiday season with a potluck!

The parenting centre is open

Monday to Thursday from 9am to 1pm for Parents or

Caregivers with children from birth to 6 years old.

Happy Holidays!