Bessborough Bulletin School  website:  http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/bessborough    

 211  Bessborough  Drive,  Toronto,  ON  M4G  3K2      Tel:  416.396.2315    

Principal:    Patricia  Broderick                Vice-­‐Principal:    Caroline  Rosenbloom  Office  Admin:    Renee  Cronier  &  Gail  Everett      Head  Caretaker:    Rollington  Williams  

Superintendent:    Kathleen  Garner            Trustee:    Gerri  Gershon  

Week of October 27th, 2014

October: 27 - Lice check 28 – Share a Break breakfast for Gr 7 & 8 girls - 8B Geotechnologies in Action trip 29 – 8C Geotechnologies in Action trip 30 – 8A Geotechnologies in Action trip

- Pizza lunch

31 - Halloween November: 3 - Gr 6 (Ms Gamm) McMichael Art Gallery

- Duffle Bag Theatre (K-2)

- C.O.C. (gr 3-8) 4 - Parents Math Night 6 – Photo retake

- Artist visit (am) Gr 4 Robertson, (pm) Gr 1 Wong

10 – Progress Reports go home 12 - Grade 5/6 Girls basketball tournament 11-14 – Parent/teacher Interviews

A Message from the Administrative team:

“Learning is not a spectator sport.” ~D. Blocher It’s been was an exciting week with a kangaroo hopping around our classroom, songs with Cadence, some sports coming to a close and Grade 6 students coding in Python with U of T Engineering. CBC was also present filming their documentary on STEM for the National. Don’t worry, we’ll post the airing! Lots more STEM activities in this bulletin! We want to remind everyone that our School Calendar, Weekly Bulletin and Tweets can be found on our school website at http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/bessborough. You can always get the link at the top of each bulletin. A reminder that Halloween is a fun and exciting time for students to dress up as their favourite characters. Students can be dressed up all day but will need to be dressed appropriately for Physed and outdoor play. Happy Halloween! ~ Ms. Broderick and Ms. Rosenbloom

Days of Significance (2014)

October: Woman’s History Month / Islamic Heritage Month 31 All Hallow’s Eve (Christianity) November: Aboriginal Education Month 1 Samhain-Litha* (Wicca/Pagan) 5 Ashura* ** (Islam) 6 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Shahib (Sikhism) 11 Remembrance Day (Canada) 12 Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) 14 World Diabetes Day (WHO) 15-25 Winter Lent (Orthodox Christian) 16 Louis Riel Day (First Nations, Inuit, & Metis) 16-22 Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

We are looking for students in Grade 1-3 who love to build, explore and design! The focus of Primary STEM club is to encourage students to think critically about their world. Each month we will focus on a particular structure, explore its properties and overcome weekly building challenges. We will explore what elements are important to these structures/objects and discover how we can design those items using a mix of everyday, recyclable, as well as conventional building items.

To determine the best time to offer this program, please complete the survey at http://bit.ly/PrimarySTEMclub by Thursday October 30th, 2014.

Kids Learning Code (ages 9-12) Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Is the kid in your life interested in making new connections? This workshop will introduce key concepts of electricity and circuits, how physical switches work, and the basics of Arduino and programming for interactivity. Using a variety of materials combined with Makey Makey, kids will be introduced to advanced concepts of microcontrollers and designing physical interfaces. Through hands-on circuit building, and creative investigations of conductivity, each kid will gain the understanding and practical knowledge of physical computing needed to continue learning on their own and at advanced workshops. If your child in interested, you can register at http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kids-learning-code-ages-9-12-circuits-and-code-toronto-tickets-12772293273?aff=erelexporg

Lice Checks We are fortunate to have the Bessborough Child Care Centre fund two lice checks a year for our students. The first check will be on Monday October 27th. The second check will be determined at a later date.

iPad apps As we continue to grow in the area of technology, we will share some of the apps that we currently use and have installed in our iPads. Different apps will be used for different grades and different subjects based on what students are doing, what type of product we want to see, and how we want students to share their thinking. Here are just a few to get you started. Take a look in iTunes to learn more about these apps. Some of these may be available on Google Play as well.

Thank you and Happy Halloween!

Share a Break Girls’ Breakfast Grade 7 & 8 girls are invited to a breakfast and sharing session on Tuesday October 28th at 8:00 am in the staffroom. This will be an opportunity for girls to discuss topics around identity, trust and empowerment. Students can sign up in front of the guidance room.

Parents Math Night Tues Nov 4th, 2014 Join us for a parents-only math night to learn, experience and discuss math that your child is learning. Ms Rosenbloom and teachers from each division will take you through the problem solving, hands-on experience. Get tips on how to help your child with math and see how technology can be used to enhance learning. Registration will be sent later this week.

Gr 7 & 8 Lego League Team Are you interested in joining our First Lego League team this year? Are you looking for something that will challenge you but is also a lot of fun? Are you looking for a project where you collaboratively work together to create something special? Well look no further! Apply for the Lego League Team This year’s team will consist of 10 students and Mr. Day and Mr. Casey will be your coaches. In order to be chosen for the team, you must submit a proposal (written/video/presentation...etc) before 9pm on Thursday, Oct 30th. The theme this year is WORLD CLASS QUESTIONS. Please have a look at our Bessborough Challenge tab and the Success Criteria required to be fulfilled. All updates will be posted on http://bessboroughlego.weebly.com/ so please check it regularly! Good Luck! Mr. Casey and Mr. Day