Week 10 - Nov 6 to 10

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…

Family Skate Night

School Council will be distributing an information flyer in the next few days, but I thought I would let families know in advance of an upcoming Family Skate Night. School Council has reserved the ice at Angus Glen Community Centre, 3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2^nd. As a reminder, approved CSA helmets are strongly encouraged, and families must remain on site directly supervising their children. Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for the information flyer.

Movie Night

School Council will be hosting a Family Movie Night on Thursday, December 7^th. An information flyer will be sent home soon, but we wanted you to know it was upcoming so you could mark your calendars. Hope to see you there!

Toy Drive

Student Council is once again sponsoring a Holiday Toy Drive in support of students from YRDSB schools. This is the third year that they have sponsored the Toy Drive, and each year it gets better and better. This is due to the generosity and compassion of the Bayview Hill families. We thank you in advance for your support of this year’s Holiday Toy Drive. The students will be organizing the event, and have arranged for the period of December 4^th to 11^th for families to bring a donation to the school. Collection boxes will be delivered to each classroom. We are asking that each family give what they can in order to assist those local families who are struggling to provide for their children. In the spirit of giving, and the joy that it brings to us all, please donate new toys, gift cards, movie passes, sports memorabilia, sports equipment, hair accessories, board games, crafts, markers, books etc. Also, in an effort to ensure there are gifts for children of all ages we ask that families consider donating according to their child’s current grade. For example, if your child is a boy in grade 1 donate something a grade 1 boy would like, or if your child is a grade 8 girl donate something a grade 8 girl would like. Gift cards are a good choice if you are not sure what to give. Donations will be accepted until Monday December 11^th.

Casual Lunch Assistants Needed

BHES is currently looking for Casual Lunch Assistants to help with supervising our students at lunchtime. The commitment for a Casual Lunch Assistant is usually once or twice a week to fill in for a regular Lunch Assistant.

Details:

Hours: 12:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Pay: $12.11/hour plus 4% vacation pay

Required: Must provide current Police Vulnerable Sector Screening/Police check for YRDSB

Please pick up package with other documents required in school office.

CBC Music Class Contest

For the second year in a row, the BHES Choir has entered the CBC music class contest. Please go to https://youtu.be/RrtZvZvykP8 to view this year's submission.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews are being held on Thursday, November 23^rd in the evening, and Friday November 24^th during the day. Information will be coming home next week.

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, November 13th
Tuesday, November 14th	Photo Retake Day 9:00-12:00 – Visitors from The Netherlands
Wednesday, November 15th
Thursday, November 16th
Friday, November 17th

On-going Events…

Go Girls

Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball

CIA

First Lego League

Eco-Club

Week 9 - Oct 30 to Nov 3

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…

 

On Monday, October 30^th, the Kindergarten classes visited Whittamore’s Farm. They learned about pumpkins, went on a wagon ride and walked through a corn maze, saw farm animals and enjoyed playing in the park! Thank you to Mrs. Tremblay for organizing this field trip and thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to join the classes. It was a great experience for the kids!

We Scare Hunger

Thank you to all to families that donated to our We Scare Hunger food drive for the Richmond Hill Food Bank. Also, thanks to our Student Council for volunteering their time to gather, organize, pack and deliver the donations.

Ring of Peace

On Thursday, November 2^nd, 6 members of Bayview Hill’s Children in Action group (CIA) along with Ms. Bowman attended the YRDSB’s Ring of Peace unity rally. In the last few months, various sites across York Region including some YRDSB schools, have been vandalized with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti. National and global incidents of discrimination and hate have continued to affect our students, staff and communities. In light of this, York Region District School Board hosted a unity rally, Ring of Peace: Inspire Learning, Inspire Action!, to show support for safe, inclusionary spaces free from discrimination and hate for all learners in York Region.

Flu Season

Flu season is nearly here. Be prepared by getting the flu shot as early as possible.

The first and best step to preventing influenza (the flu), is to get the flu shot every year. Influenza spreads quickly and easily from an infected person to others. Please refer to the poster below for more information.

Neighbourhood Watch Groups

The Bayview Hill community has established Neighbourhood Watch Groups to help protect the entire Bayview Hill community from crime, particularly break-ins. Please refer to the poster below for more information:

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, November 6th	Holocaust Education Week (Monday – Thursday) Treaty Week (Monday – Friday)
Tuesday, November 7th
Wednesday, November 8th
Thursday, November 9th	Remembrance Day Assembly practice
Friday, November 10th	Remembrance Day Assembly

On-going Events…

Go Girls

Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball

Choir - rehearses each Day1 and Day 2 until November 10^th

First Lego League

Eco-Club

Week 8 - Oct 23 to 27

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 in the Staff room or Learning Commons.

All parents are welcome to attend.

The Week in Review…

Halloween Food Drive

The BHES Student Council is organizing a Food Drive in support of the Richmond Hill Food Bank. Food Banks are always in need of community support, and we applaud our School Council for recognizing this time of the year as one where need may be high.

Halloween Costumes

For some members of our community, Halloween brings memories of dress-up parades, costume and pumpkin carving competitions, and classroom parties whereas for others it bears a very different meaning. As with each of our traditions and ways of doing things, it is valuable to revisit our practices to ensure that they are both equitable and inclusive. Together, we need to ensure that these practices are reflective of the values and realities of all our students. It is important for us to recognize that not all families celebrate and participate in Halloween, for many reasons including cultural, religious, socioeconomic and personal reasons. Teachers were asked to keep this in mind when planning Halloween activities.

Students celebrating this occasion in costume at our school must comply with the Safe School’s policy. Costume accessories including, but not limited to, weapons or replica weapons such as toy guns, knives, axes, swords, clubs, etc. are not in compliance with York Region District School Board’s Safe Schools Policy #668.0 and MUST be left at home. This policy applies to all students at all levels, including Kindergarten. Additionally, face masks are considered unsafe at school because they limit a child’s ability to see, and school staff are not able to recognize the wearer of a mask and may not know if the individual is a member of the school community. If you send your child with a mask, they will be asked to either carry it or wear it on the top of their head for safety.

Treaty Week

During the week of November 6-10, 2017, we will be recognizing the importance of treaties in the lives of all Ontarians. To bring awareness to the treaty relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the province, legislation was passed in 2016 declaring the first week of November Treaties Recognition Week. As the first legislation of its kind in Canada, Treaties Recognition Week provides a recurring opportunity for teachers to co-plan learning activities about treaties during the school year, and will help promote awareness of these agreements in the broader public sector. 

Glass Containers

Over the last few weeks we have had several incidents where a student has brought a glass container to school and the container has broken. In one case a student cut their finger and required First Aid. The clean-up of broken glass can be difficult if the glass is on the grass or in carpeting. We are requesting that students, parents and staff do not to bring glass containers to school.

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, October 30th	Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Tuesday, October 31st	Halloween 1:50-3:30 – HPV and Hep B Clinic for Grade 7s 1:50-2:30 – Primary Halloween Costume Parade
Wednesday, November 1st	4:00-8:00 – Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball Tournament
Thursday, November 2nd	10:30-Noon – Ring of Peace ceremony for Children in Action
Friday, November 3rd

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

Week 7 - Oct 16 to 20

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 20^th 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 20^th. 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 17^th, 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 6^th overall. Great Job, Bengals!

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, October 23rd	12:50pm to 1:15pm – Go Girls (Room 130)
Tuesday, October 24th
Wednesday, October 25th	10:40am to 11:10am – CIA Meeting Jnana Panchami
Thursday, October 26th
Friday, October 27th	School Yard Clean Up 10:40am to 11:10am – Eco Club Meeting

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

Week 6 – Oct 9 to 13

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.

Council has 4 positions available for the current year.

Please consider joining us to take an active role in Council

All parents are welcome to attend.

The Week in Review…

Routinely, our Board reviews they policies and procedures. All working document policies on which feedback is currently being collected are posted on the Policies and Procedures for Comment page of the Board’s public website.  Due dates for input/feedback are identified.

The Board welcomes questions, comments and suggestions. Input and dialogue is an important component of the review process.

Questions about the content of Board policies and/or procedures should first be raised with the principal, manager or supervisor, where applicable.  If additional clarification is required, principals, managers and supervisors may contact the lead superintendent and/or subject matter expert outlined in the executive summary.

Feedback on policies and/or procedures may be submitted through the school council, principal, manager or superintendent, where applicable, and should include the following;

• identification of the specific section(s) of the policy and/or procedure that you would like to see addressed,
• specific, alternate wording to reflect your position, and
• a rationale for the concerns.

Input should be forwarded by email to policy.committee@yrdsb.ca, via fax at 905-727-3984 or by mail to the education Center Aurora.

Questions about the policy and procedure review process can be directed to Corporate Secretariat and Trustee Services at policy.committee@yrdsb.ca or at the Education Centre Aurora at extension 2217.

Student Council

Ms. Ali is in the process of reviewing applications from grade 7 and 8 students to form our Student Council. Student Council works to organize events and to raise funds or collect food and toy items throughout the year.

Bus Safety

Our students recently participated in our annual Bus Safety program. Students were reminded of all aspects of safety in and around our buses. As a reminder to students, please be aware of the Bus Danger Zone: The school bus danger zone is a 3.06 metre (10 ft.) wide area on the front and sides and 3.66 metre (12 ft.) wide area at the back of a school bus. This is the area that most people are in danger of being hit. Any person who enters the school bus danger zone should obtain permission from the driver before proceeding.

Eco-Club

Ms. Bowman will be running an Eco-club for interested students in grades 2 and 3. Stewardship of the environment is an important responsibility that all people need to think about. We look forward to the work they will do.

CASL

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation prevent us from sending out electronic information of a commercial nature without your permission. If you want to receive information from the school regarding activities or events such as pizza days or after school programs, please go to the school website and look for the sign-up box on the opening page. It looks like the box below.

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, October 16th	7:00 – School Council Meeting in the Staff Room. All parents are welcome
Tuesday, October 17th	Picture Day
Wednesday, October 18th	Diwali Mahavira Nirvana
Thursday, October 19th
Friday, October 20th	P.A. Day – No school for students Skanda Shashti Vratham begins

On-going Events…

Go Girls

Cross Country – Regional Runners are still training

Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball

Choir - rehearses each Day 1 and 2 until early November

First Lego League

Week 5 - October 2 to 6

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.

Council has 4 positions available for the current year.

Please consider joining us to take an active role in Council

All parents are welcome to attend.

The Week in Review…

Islamic Heritage Month Workshop

Discovering Islamic Art with Your Child

Workshop Description: In recognition of Islamic Heritage Month, parents/guardians and children grades 1 to 8 are invited to participate in a free Art History Workshop facilitated by the Aga Khan Museum. This workshop will consist of an introduction to the Aga Khan Museum and an understanding of the diversity and pluralism in Islam through museum artifacts. Families will explore patterns from the art and architectures of the museum. Each participant will create and take home their own clay tile designs.

Registration form available from: shila.mahdavi@yrdsb.ca or 905-884-2046 ex.265

Workshop Location:

HG Bernard Public School

245 Bernard Ave, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1E1

Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 6:00 -7:30 p.m.

Registration will be confirmed via email from Inclusive School and Community Services.

Parking Lot Reminder

Student safety is our biggest priority, and we are asking parents to help us out. We have a number of authorized school vehicles, buses, vans and taxis, that pick students up at the end of the day. As a result, our entire parking lot is devoted to this purpose at the end of the day. We respectfully ask parents to say out of the parking lot and bus loop from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Please park your vehicle on the street and walk into the school if needed.

Go Girls
Go Girls began this week. Go Girls is facilitated from Big Brothers Big Sisters. It is to provide girls with information and support to make informed choices about active living, balanced eating and feeling good. The girls will participate in fun, educational games and activities that encouraged relationship- building as well as self- reflection and group discussions.

Camp Muskoka

Our Grade 7 students travelled to beautiful Muskoka to spend three days at Camp Muskoka. There they worked on team building and personal challenge skills. The Aerial Park, a ropes and ladder course, was a big hit with the students. It provided them with the opportunity to challenge themselves physically and mentally as they worked towards the chance to run zip line. Thank you to our staff who volunteered their time to make sure our students were safe.

Cross Country

The Bengals ran hard and proud on at this year’s cross country event at Richmond Green. All runners represented the school with sportsmanship and athleticism. 9 runners qualified to run at the Regional Cross Country event later in the month. Well done, Bengals!

The Week Ahead…

Date	Event/Activity
Monday, October 9th	Thanksgiving Holiday
Tuesday, October 10th	Bus Safety all day 12:50-1:15 – Go Girls in room 130
Wednesday, October 11th	Bus Safety
Thursday, October 12th	Shemini Atzeret 10:40-11:40 – Eco-Club for grade 2 and 3 in room 232
Friday, October 13th	Simchat Torah

On-going Events…

Go Girls

Cross Country – Regional Runners are still training

Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball

Choir - rehearses each Day 1 and 2 until early November

First Lego League

Week 4 - September 25 to 29

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.

Council has 4 positions available for the current year.

Please consider joining us to take an active role in Council

All parents are welcome to attend.

The Week in Review…

We Day

On September 28^th, Ms. Bowman and 9 intermediate students attended the We Day conference in Toronto. The philosophy behind this charity is “to empower people to transform local and global communities by shifting from “me” thinking to “we” acting.” The day became even more exciting as Prince Harry made a surprise visit. Our delegates from grade 8 will be helping our school community as we continue our shift from “me” to “we”.

Grade 8 News

While our grade 8 students are working hard to meet grade 8 learning expectations, they are also getting ready to transition to High School. Below are a few events that grade 8 parents need to be aware of:

• Take our Kids to High School – November 1 in the morning
• IB Info Night at Bayview SS and Alexander Makenzie SS – Tuesday, October 17 at 7pm
• IB Registration for Test – Opens from October 20 to November 8
• IB Assessment Dates at Bayview SS – Saturday, November 18 from 9:00-11:30am and Tuesday, November 21 from 6:00-8:30pm
• Grade 8 Parents Night – January 23 in the evening

IB Programme

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme is student-centered 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 and compassionate thinking, community involvement, and intercultural understanding. It is founded on international standards and assessment. Students who complete the Programme earn both an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and an IB Diploma.

Bill Crothers Secondary School

Bill Crothers Secondary School (BCSS) is a system-wide school with a focus on healthy active living and sport. The school is open for Grade 9 to 12 students. Students and parents from across the region are invited to attend an information evening. Information will be shared regarding the vision, mission, schedule, programs, the transfer policy, and application process.

Information Night

Bill Crothers Secondary School, 44 Main Street, Unionville, Ontario.

Thursday October 12^th, 2017 – Students in the West and Central area of Region

Information session will be from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the school cafeteria and/or Gym A

Applications will be available from the Bill Crothers' school website: Friday, October 13^th, 2017

Applications are due: Friday, November 3^rd, 2017

Values, Influences and Peers Program

York Regional Police offers the Values, Influences and Peers (VIP) program to students in Grades 6, 7 and 8. The program was created to assist youth in making positive and informed decisions when confronted with the challenges they face during adolescence. The grade 6 sessions will be taking place on the following dates: Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2, 23

Meet the Teacher Night

Thank you to all the families who took the time to support their children’s learning by coming to the school on Thursday, September 28^th for Meet the Teacher Night. It was a great opportunity to introduce yourself to your child’s teacher, and visit their classroom learning environment. Also, thank you to our staff for volunteering their time.

The Week Ahead…

Date	Up-coming event/activity
Saturday, September 30	Yom Kippur
Sunday, October 1	Ashura World Communion Sunday
Monday, October 2
Tuesday, October 3
Wednesday, October 4	Grade 7s to Camp Muskoka Area Cross Country Meet
Thursday, October 5	Grade 7s to Camp Muskoka Rain Date for Area Cross Country Meet Grade 6 VIP
Friday, October 6	Grade 7s return from Camp Muskoka
Monday, October 9	Thanksgiving Holiday

On-going Events...

Cross Country
Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Volleyball
Choir - rehearses each Day 1 and 2 until early November
Band - pick up your Band music in the music room
First Lego League