Year at a Glance, Math Corner

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Free Parent Presentation on Reflective Listening to Your Child

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Monthly Wellness Tips from our Partners at the Regional Municipality of York

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March 2020

Dr. M. Richmon Principal

Ms. R. Yeates Administrative Assistant

Ms. F. Iacovetta Secretary

Phone: 905-889-2448 Fax: 905-889-2578

BGPS Blog: www.bayviewglenps.com

Instagram & Twitter: @bayviewglenps1

Mr. B. Barrett Lead Caretaker

Mr. J. Somerville Caretaker

Mr. David Sherman Trustee

Ms. G. Gibbons Superintendent CEC West

905-764-6830

Ms. V. Kladis and Ms. M. Langer

2019- 2020 School Council Co-chairs

Inside This Issue…..

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

… but he needs your help! At Bayview Glen P.S. we emphasize the importance of our students demonstrating good character in their classrooms, the school, and the community at large. Our school is filled with citizens of good character. Every day we see students demonstrating respect, responsibility, honesty, empathy, fairness, initia-tive, perseverance, integrity, courage, and optimism. We also have students adopting growth mindsets –positive attitudes about themselves as learners, which recognizes the importance of dedication, learning from mistakes, and hard work which nurture a love of learning and resiliency that contribute to their success. When our students do great things, it makes Leo the lion wants to let out a Royal Roar! We like to acknowledge our students demonstrating good character by sharing a Royal Roar in our school displays and on our daily announcements. We’d like your help, too! We only see what our students do at school, but we would like to extend our emphasis on positive behaviours and attitudes beyond the school, recognizing our students’ good character at home and in the community. Is there something you know of that would make Leo want to let out a Royal Roar for your son or daughter? Please send in your own Royal Roar messages to be read on the announcements or dis-played throughout the school by email-ing roar@bayviewglenps.com.

Leo Wants to Keep Roaring!

Administrator’s Message February was a great month, with many memorable events hosted at the school, including the Junior Achievement pro-gram focused on financial literacy in our Grades 4 to 6 classes, an amazing ‘Skate with the School’ Community event and the first of a series of evening parent presentations hosted at the school. The highlight of February though was our School Council’s annual fundraiser —Winter Wonderland—and we sincere-ly thank our community for its incredible support and generosity. Students were very enthusiastic all month long and had a great time at the Winter Wonderland dance. School fundraising makes a real difference for our students, and enables us to invest in a wide range of tablets, laptops, computers, robotics, and pro-gram enhancements that enrich learn-ing for our students. As always, we thank our School Council, and we want-

ed to remind our community that every-one is welcome (and encouraged!) to become involved in School Council. The next School Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. Spring is probably the busiest time for the school! Aside from planning for the 2020-2021 school year (please keep us informed of any changes to your children’s enrollment for next year!) we have many plans underway across a variety of programs and supports within the schools including a student-led Games Club, student learning around Mental Health and Wellness, and new leadership opportunities for our stu-dents to contribute their voice to the school! We wish everyone in the Bayview Glen P.S. community a wonderful month ahead … and an safe and enjoyable March Break.

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Year at a Glance Mar 5, 2020—Parent Presentation: Reflective Listening Mar 13, 2020—Spirit Day* Mar 16, 2020-Mar 20, 2020—March Break Mar 26, 2020—School Council Meeting 7 p.m. April 10, 2020—Good Friday April 13, 2020—Easter Monday April 30, 2020—School Council Meeting 7 p.m. May 18, 2020—Victoria Day May 28, 2020—School Council Meeting 7 p.m. June 1, 2020—P.A. Day June 11, 2020—Fun Fair Event* June 23, 2020—Grade 6 Final Farewell* June 26, 2020—P.A. Day

*tentative date, details forthcoming

The most comprehensive and up-to-date list of important dates is maintained on the Bayview Glen P.S. Blog. It can be found on the right side-bar widget of the web-site.

How do you react when you see a math problem? Do your palms start to sweat, does your mind go blank, do you start to feel physically ill? Approximately one third of children feel anxious when doing math - and the worrisome part is, this anxiety has been found in children as young as 5 years old! We need to help children see that math is more than just right and wrong answers or sets of facts and rules, so they can find the joy and beauty in it.

Here are some tips for how you can help your child develop a positive relationship with math:

Watch how you talk about math at home - when children hear adults talking about how hard math is or that they do not like math, they adopt these feelings and these can be really large obstacles to overcome

Help your child see that math is an important part of everyday live

Play games that promote math learning (see Resource for Supporting your Child http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/Math/Pages/default.aspx)

Encourage curiosity

Avoid math tasks that involve time constraints (e.g., Mad Math Minutes)

Help your child see that mistakes in math are not bad but are opportunities to learn

Ask them questions that focus on processes and that do not necessarily have a single right answer

Activity:

Look at this picture with your child and discuss the following questions:

What do you notice?

What do you wonder?

From there, choose one question that they want to know the answer to, and work together to solve it. To find out what your child will learn in math this year or to find other fun activities that you can do together as a family, please visit http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/Math/Pages/default.aspx. Be sure to also try our Problem of the Month.

Math Corner

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Monthly Wellness Tip

We want to especially mindful of germs this Winter (and all year round!) We continually rein-force practices to minimize the transmission of germs and keep everyone in the school com-munity healthy. Let’s work together to stop the spread of germs and keep everyone healthy through the Spring season! This month’s Wellness Tip focuses on ...

Handwashing Children share many items throughout the school day and at home including books, toys, computers, puzzles, sports equipment and many other objects they come into contact with. Sharing can spread germs that can cause sickness, especially during cold and flu season. Correct handwashing is the best way to prevent the spread of infection. Follow these simple steps to help stay healthy: Sneeze into the bend of your arm rather than into hands Wash hands before eating and after using the bathroom, nose blowing, sneezing, handling

garbage, touching animals, playing outdoors and visiting someone who is sick Wash hands whenever they look or feel dirty. Together we can take simple steps to help stop the spread of infection! We’ll continue to encourage our students wash their hands properly at school! Read more about preventing infections and proper handwashing at York.ca/infectionprevention

This material has been provided by York Region Public Health. Visit york.ca to learn more