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…
CIA
The Children in
Action club is hosting our very first charity event of the year!
On Friday, December
8th, join us in our “Change for change” read-a-thon to raise money to buy goats
in Kenya! During the Read-a-thon you may select any book of your choice and
read for as long as your teacher allows. The class that raises the most funds
will win a hot chocolate party!
Our goal is to
raise 75 goats, costing $50 each for families in developing communities.
But why goats? Why
not cows, or sheep? Those definitely sound more useful than a goat! Goats
produce more milk and meat than cows do. As well, they provide opportunity for
families to start their own businesses raising goats.
Did you know that
10% of the world still lives on less than $1.90 a day, meaning when we give a
goat, we give a gift that keeps on giving instead of giving money that can be
used once, and stops being useful?
Remember that even small change makes a big difference!
Social Media
From time to time, we experience issues with regards to
students accessing Social Media in inappropriate ways, with Cyberbullying being
the biggest problem we face. There are many ways parents can help with reducing
issues around Cyberbullying, and one of them is understanding that these
platforms have minimum age requirements. The minimum age to use Instagram,
Twitter and Snapchat is 13. YouTube's minimum age to have an account is 18, but
they can open an account with parent permission at 13.
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 one or twice a week to fill
in for a regular Lunch Assistant.
Details:
Hours: 12:45pm-2:00 pm
Pay: $12.11/hour plus 4% vacation
pay
Required: Must provide current
Police Vulnerable Sector Screening/Police check for YRDSB
Yarn
The Learning Commons will be
running an activity in the month of December that requires the use of yarn. Any
families that have spare yarn at home that they would like to donate, we would
happily accept it! Donations can be dropped off in the front office.
Field Closures
On a yearly basis, it is
necessary for us to close the grass fields due to freezing and thawing of the
ground. Our grass is very vulnerable during those times of the year, and we all
need to work to protect this valuable ecological resource. At this time of the
year we are balancing rainfall and freeze up. The rain softens to the soil and 700+
children running across it makes it easier for the grass to be killed. Once the
ground is frozen, the field will be re-opened. We appreciate your support of
this need. When the fields are closed, we have “tarmac only recesses”. During
these times, we ask that students refrain from throwing or kicking balls as we
have too many students in such a small area. Bouncing a ball under control is
fine, but shooting basketballs, kicking soccer balls and throwing tennis balls
has led to a number of head and face injuries. I know this is a challenge for
everyone, but we need to be diligent to keep students safe.
The Week Ahead…
Date
|
Event/Activity
|
Monday, December 4th
|
Holiday Toy Drive
Change for Change
|
Tuesday, December 5th
|
Holiday Toy Drive
Change for Change
|
Wednesday, December 6th
|
Holiday Toy Drive
Change for Change
|
Thursday, December 7th
|
Holiday Toy Drive
Change for Change
9:00am to 3:00pm – Grade 3’s to
Crawford Lake Conservation Area
|
Friday, December 8th
|
Change for Change – Read-a-thon
11:30am to 3:30pm – Hour of
Code for Grade 8’s (Learning Commons)
|
On-going Events…
Change for Change
Holiday Toy Drive
Family Skate Night – Saturday, December 2nd –
Sold out
Family Movie Night – Thursday, December 7th (Boss
Baby – Free tickets available on School Cash on-line)
Go Girls
CIA
First Lego League
Eco-Club
We had our first Inclement Weather day on Friday, December
22nd. When the Board determines that buses will be cancelled in the
morning it means they are also cancelled in the afternoon. If a family chooses
to drive their bus eligible child to school in the morning, they need to make
plans ahead of time to ensure their child gets picked up at 3:30. If a family
makes the decision to keep their child at home for the day, they must call the school
to report the absence.
