Reminder: PA DAY Monday Feb 2
Just a reminder that it is a professional activity day on Monday Feb 2 2015 and there is NO SCHOOL for our students.
Religious Accommodations
For many students and staff in York Region
public schools, there are a number of situations in which the practice of their
religion will result in requests for
accommodations on the part of the school and/or the Board. These situations may
include:
• Religious holidays and celebrations
• School opening or closing exercises
• Prayer
• Dietary requirements
• Fasting
• Religious attire
• Modesty requirements
• Participation in daily activities and
curriculum
When concerns related to beliefs and
practices arise in schools, collaboration among school, student, family, and
religious
community is often needed in order to
develop appropriate accommodations. Building trust and mutual respect is an
important
aspect of accommodation. Administrators and
teachers are to ensure fairness and respect for the diverse
religious beliefs and practices of students
and staff in the school system. However, school administrators and teachers
should
not be placed in positions of monitoring a
child’s compliance with a religious obligation.
D.3 Prayer
Schools should make every reasonable
effort to accommodate the requirement for daily prayer by providing an
appropriate
location within the building for prayer.
This may mean a quiet space in the library or an empty room, or wherever it is
mutually
satisfactory for the school and the
student or staff member.
Some accommodation for late school
arrival or early school departure may be necessary. For some religions, the
time for
prayer changes with the seasons or lunar calendar.
At Bayview Hill ES, we have designated a room in our school for students, staff and/or occasional staff to accommodate their need for prayer. Parents, please encourage your child to go to the office at the time that a space is needed, and we will provide access to the room. If you have any questions, please speak to Admin Carol Takagi or Jen Branch in the office.
Kids in Motion Lunchtime programs
Flyers went home on Friday (one per household). Programs offered include Taekwon-do, Basketball, Badminton, and Cartooning for students in grades 1 to 6. If for some reason, your family did not receive one and you are interested in the programs available, please see our school website http://bayviewhill.es.yrdsb.ca/ for more information and/or pick up a copy of the flyer available in the office.
Richmond Hill Extra Curricular programs at BHES
Today, a KIDS in MOTION flyer went home with our students in grades 1 through 6 (1 per household). These are programs offered through the Town of Richmond Hill at lunchtime and after school. Registration opens on Wednesday January 28 and closes on Wednesday February 4. Programs begin the week of February 9.
A Sampling of Visual Arts in Primary
Visual Arts in Primary Classes: One activity was using black crayon and water colours to
explore different lines in art, another was inspired by Piet Mondrian
when learning about primary colours and snow "people" were a theme as well.
Bing Bing and New Day Foster Home
As you know, every year our school hosts a Bake Sale in the Spring to raise funds for the New Day Foster Home, a charity that supports an orphanage in China for children with special needs. In addition, this year, the New Day Foster Home has asked that our school pick an English name for a little girl. Each class in our school is contributing 3 names for this little girl that means perseverance and strength. Once the names are collected, there will be tally taken and classes will pick the top 2 names.
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