Week 7 – Oct 19 to 20 2017
Please take the time to share this information with your
child/children.
It is a good way for families to connect with the school.
School Council Meets on the third Monday of each month.
All parents are welcome to attend.
The Week in Review…
Land Acknowledgement
The Land Acknowledgement is an important message that will be part of how we
interact with each other. It was shared for the first time with school staff at
the beginning of our October 20th PA Day meeting:
We would like to start by acknowledging that we are on the
traditional territories of the Wendat,
the Haudenosaunee, and
the Anishinaabe peoples,
whose presence here continues to this day. We would also like to acknowledge
the land we are on is at the meeting place of two treaties, the lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit and those of the First
Nations of the Williams
Treaty. We would to thank them and other Indigenous peoples for sharing
this land with us. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
as our closest Indigenous community and our partners in education. We
acknowledge this land and the people because the first step to reconciliation
is recognizing the existence of Indigenous people. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada Calls to Action (numbers 62-63) speak to the significance
of education as the key to reconciliation. A shared understanding of how our
collective past brought us to where we are today will help us walk together
into a better future.
Equity and Inclusivity
Our ongoing work with equity and inclusivity as a Board and
as a school took a big step forward on October 20th. We took our first
look at our School Climate data for the Spring 2017 survey, but did it in a
different and more meaningful way by considering social identities and their
intersectionality. At the core, and as a Board, we recognize significant gaps
in achievement and disparity in well-being and inclusion as an ongoing
challenge. Some of those challenges and opportunities include:- Various data suggest that students of certain marginalized identities are over-represented within these outcomes.
- We have a collective responsibility to undertake actions to close this gap through explicit and deliberate actions grounded in human rights and the principles of equity and inclusive education.
- Developing critical consciousness and using both an anti-oppression lens and social justice framework will assist us in identifying and removing systemic barriers, intentionally interrupt the status quo and change our practices to improve outcomes for all students.
- We know that this vital work will take time, ongoing learning, committed leadership and intentional action at both the system and school levels.
Diversity is our strength, Equity our
commitment, Inclusion our goal.
Cross-Country
On October 17th, ten members of the BHES Cross
Country team participated in the YRDSB Regional Cross Country Meet. It was a beautiful
day, that saw our runners compete on a challenging course with hundreds of
other athletes. We are proud of all of our student athletes. We had 3 runners
finish in the top 20 with one runner finishing 6th overall. Great
Job, Bengals!The Week Ahead…
Date
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Event/Activity
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Monday, October 23rd
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12:50pm to 1:15pm – Go Girls (Room
130)
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Tuesday, October 24th
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Wednesday, October 25th
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10:40am to 11:10am – CIA
Meeting
Jnana Panchami
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Thursday, October 26th
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Friday, October 27th
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School Yard Clean Up
10:40am to 11:10am – Eco Club
Meeting
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On-going Events…
October is Islamic Heritage month
Go Girls
Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball
Choir - rehearses each Day 1 and 2 until early November
First Lego League
