BHES BLOG

School Council

Throughout the year the Student Council at Bayview Hill has dedicated many hours to help organize a variety of events and to raise money for various charities. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the BHES community for your support during these initiatives. We could not have done it without you. We are proud to share with you some of our accomplishments for the 2015-2016 school year.

In December, we hosted our school's first ever Holiday Toy Drive for those less fortunate.

In February our Valentine Cookie Gram Sales raised over $1000 for The Yellow Brick House.

In April $500 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society as a result of Daffodil pins and stickers that were sold.

Most recently in May, the Annual Basket Raffle raised over $2000 for the Red Cross in support of Fort McMurray.

We would like to thank all members of the Student Council for their hard work, initiative, and dedication to helping others and parents for always being supportive to our causes. Congratulations to the Core members as well as the class reps for a job well done.

Best wishes for a safe and happy summer break.

P. Harricharan, J. Ong and C. Ali

Health and Physical Education

In Ontario, the curriculum identifies what knowledge and skills a student should be able to demonstrate by the end of each grade. Recently, the Health and Physical Education curriculum was updated. The curriculum supports student to:

· Understand themselves and others;

· Think critically, make and promote healthy choices;

· Develop and maintain relationships;

· Be safe, physically and emotionally; and

· Be physically active for life and thrive.

During the next few weeks, there will be a focus on the Human Development and Sexual Health topics.

Education is most effective when parents, schools and the community work together. For your information, copies of the full Health and Physical Education curriculum and parent guides (including translated material) can be found at www.yrdsb.ca.

Additional information can be found by clicking the following links which will take you to Ministry of Education resources:

Ministry of Education – Health and Physical Education Grade by Grade overviews

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/health.html#display

Grade 1

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade1hpe.pdf

Grade 2

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade2hpe.pdf

Grade 3

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade3hpe.pdf

Grade 4

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade4hpe.pdf

Grade 5

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade5hpe.pdf

Grade 6

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade6hpe.pdf

Grade 7

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade7hpe.pdf

Grade 8

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade8hpe.pdf

If you have additional questions and wish to discuss the implementation of the curriculum, please contact your child's teacher or the school principal or Vice-Principal

Spring Dance - A Tribute to the Stars

This is a reminder to Families that the School Council will be hosting a Spring Dance for students on Friday, April 15^th. Each grade will be called to the gym to dance with their classmates. A professional DJ and “Dance Helpers” will be working with students to help encourage full participation. This year’s theme is “A Tribute to the Stars”. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite celebrity or Disney character (Please consider the school dress code when selecting costumes). Student Council will be selling snacks and drinks. The proceeds will be used to support their charity initiatives.

Inclement Weather Day - March 24, 2016

Due to the freezing rain, YRDSB school buses have been cancelled, toady.

If buses are cancelled in the morning, they are also cancelled for the afternoon.

For safety reasons, you may choose whether or not to send your child to school; however, if you keep him/her home and your child is NOT bused, you MUST call the school and report the absence.

Our Safe Arrival Program dictates that we know where all absent students are – if we cannot reach you, we will contact your emergency contact person. If we cannot reach that person, we are obligated to contact the police.

There may be a modified program in your child’s class due to numbers of students attending and absences of some teachers. If your child does not attend school on a day that buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, your child will not face attendance related repercussions.

Once students arrive, they are expected to stay. You can, however, make arrangements ahead of time to pick up your child at lunch.

When buses are cancelled – there are:

· NO Lunch Service Arrangements or Special Lunches.

· NO Special Events days or field trips.

· Please send a lunch with your child.

Please note:

Dress for the weather – bus cancellation does not mean automatic indoor recesses or early entry into the school.

Information regarding bus cancellations is posted at www.schoolbuscity.com, conveyed to GTA radio/television stations, and available on the Board’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/#!/YRDSB.

Pizza for Gr 7 and 8

This is a reminder to families of students in Grade 7 and 8 that you pizza day was changed to Thursday, February 25th. Please bring a lunch to school today.

Ski Trip Cancelled Due to Weather

Regular School Buses have been cancelled today, Wednesday, February 24, 2016, as a result of the predicted weather event for today. When regular school buses are cancelled, so are charter buses for field trips. As a result, the ski trip is cancelled for today. Please send your child to school today expecting a regular school day in class.

Morning Kiss and Ride/Afternoon Bus Loop/Fire Truck Access Route

This is a reminder that the morning Kiss and Ride and afternoon Bus Loop at the front of the school is also our Fire Truck Access Route. This is a no parking zone. Leaving your car unattended fro any reason could result in a hefty fine if the Town of Richmond Hill Parking Authority is on site.