Spirit Day - Friday October 14

Tomorrow will be a Blue Jays Spirit Day. Please dress in blue and show your support of our Toronto Blue Jays

Mathletics 2016

Parents who are interested in having their child/children participate in this event are encouraged to follow the information and registration details provided below. This is an individual event. Parents provide supervision for their child.

Community Ambassador

The YRDSB is partnering again this year, with Family Service Association of York Region to provide Community Ambassador Training for parents in our Richmond Hill schools. We successfully piloted this project in Richmond Hill 2 years ago and have since taken it to Markham and Vaughan. The Regional Municipality of York has seen the benefits of supporting parents to take a more active role in both their schools and communities and have decided to provide funding for this initiative. We will be running the program out of CEC Central for 8 Fridays beginning on November 4th and running until the end of January. If you are interested in this opportunity, please read the information flyer below and contact Leena directly.

International Baccalaureate Program Information Evening

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is student-centred with a focus on developing intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills for students who live, learn and work in a rapidly changing world. The program emphasizes critical, compassionate thinking, community involvement and intercultural understanding. It is founded on international standards and assessment. Students who complete the program earn both an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and an IB Diploma.

We are pleased to announce the expansion of York Region District School Board’s IB Program offerings. In addition to Bayview Secondary School’s IB Program, YRDSB has four candidate school sites for the Diploma Program:

• Alexander Mackenzie High School
• Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School
• Maple High School
• Milliken Mills High School

Current Grade 8 and Grade 9 students and families interested in YRDSB’s IB Program are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the program and application process. No registration is needed.

IB Information Evening – Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Location: Le Parc 

8432 Leslie Street, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7M6

Hall: to be announced

Times: Families living EAST of Yonge St. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Students eligible for Grade 9 and Grade 10 in September 2017 may apply.

Assessment Dates – Saturday, November 19 or Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Admission to the York Region District School Board IB programs includes an assessment. At the time of application, students will select to write in either the a.m. or p.m. on Saturday, November 19 or in the evening on Tuesday, November 22.

There is a $35 fee to apply to this program.

For additional information, please visit www.yrdsb.ca/IB.

Bayview Hill ES 2015-2016 EQAO Results

	Percentage of Grade 3 students at or above the Provincial Standard	Percentage of Grade 6 students at or above the Provincial Standard
Reading	School: 86	School: 82
	Board: 79	Board: 87
	Province: 72	Province: 81
Writing	School: 93	School: 86
	Board: 83	Board: 88
	Province: 74	Province: 80
Math	School: 88	School:80
	Board: 76	Board: 65
	Province: 63	Province: 50

We are extremely pleased with our overall 2015-2016 EQAO results as they are an indication of the commitment and dedication to learning that students, parents and teachers have put forth. As the above chart shows, we are above the Board and Province in Primary Reading, Writing, Math and Junior Math. We are above the Province and below the Board in Junior Reading and Writing. We look forward to contextualizing these results and integrating them into the development of our School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (SIPSA). Mathematics is currently a focus area for the Province, YRDSB, and therefore our school.

School Council 2016-2017

At the first school council meeting on September 19, 2016, a new team was formed to represent the parent community. Please welcome the 2016-2017 School Council members:

Mercede Manavi
Karim Jessani
Fatima Jafri
Anabela Costa
Sahar Amini
Lise Tang (Co-chair)
Joanna Yu
Karen Gow (Secretary)
Rajesh Sharma
Michel Bordeleau
Murad Bhimani (Treasurer)
Wendy Steinberg (Co-chair)
Wendy Tan
Paul Yip
Catherine Han
Helen Shin

Patricia Kitagawa (Community member)

You are invited to our 2nd School Council meeting on October 24th at 7:00p.m. in the school Staff Room, a few doors down from the office.

Our subcommittees will be introduced and there will be opportunities for parents to participate.

If you are unable to attend the meeting and are interested in joining one of the subcommittees please email steinbergw@gmail.com

We are looking forward to a fun and memorable school year!

Meet the Teacher Night

Bayview Hill Elementary School is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Meet the Teacher Event on:

Thursday, October 13^th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The format for the evening will be casual. Families are encouraged to drop in to their child’s class, see some of the work they have done, and take a moment to meet the homeroom teacher. If you want a longer meeting with your child’s teacher, please contact them to schedule a meeting at another time.

A limited supply of snacks and drinks will be made available in the front hall should families wish to purchase them. The funds raised will be used to support student-lead school initiatives.