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