BOWMORE RD BULLETIN
Friday, March 29, 2024
80 Bowmore Rd Toronto, ON M4L 3J3 Tel: (416) 393-9450
Principal: Georgia Chatzis - Georgia.Chatzis@tdsb.on.ca,
Vice-Principal: Jacquie Neveu - Jacqueline.Neveu@tdsb.on.ca
Vice-Principal: Kosta Flegas - Konstantinos.Flegas@tdsb.on.ca
Dear Bowmore Families,
We would like to extend Happy Easter this weekend to our families celebrating. May this joyful season of Easter be filled with renewed hope, love and peace.
EQAO Parent and Caregiver Webinars
All Grade 3 and 6 English and French students will be writing the Provincial EQAO test between May and June this year. Parents and/or caregivers can register for upcoming EQAO Webinars. Click here for the link to the EQAO parent webinar registration page: Webinar Registration - Zoom
Upcoming Elementary Parent/Caregiver webinars are scheduled for: April 3 and April 10.
School Council Meeting
Dear Bowmore Families,
Please find below the invitation to our next school council meeting. These meetings are a great way to learn about what's going on in the school community, to connect and to ask questions. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
We are pleased to offer this meeting in a hybrid format - both in person and online. Please indicate your preferred attendance on the RSVP link. Only those who RSVP that they are attending online will receive the link to join.
If you are attending in person and require child care please indicate that on the form as well. We will provide cheese pizza for kids onsite. Please send them with their water bottles.
DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Bowmore Road PS, staff room, 2nd floor or virtually
Please click here to RSVP by Monday, April 8th at noon so that we can plan accordingly.
Hope to see you there!
Leah
Council Chair
Bowmore Carnival is back: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Save the date and, even better, Volunteer!
Carnival is a highlight of the year, bringing together our community for an afternoon of fun-filled activities, games, food, and entertainment. It is also a core fundraiser for the Parent Council supporting various supplemental activities and resources ranging from STEM to the arts, enriching the student experience at Bowmore.
We are trying to do as much of the upfront planning and organizing before the end of this school year. And, to make this event a success, we need volunteers like you. Currently we are looking for volunteers to lead specific stations:
Interested in leading a station? Email bowmorecarnival@gmail.com by Friday April 12th
Silent Auction: 2-3 people
- Solicit donations from Bowmore Community and surrounding businesses (contact list exists)
- Arrange pick up / drop off and packaging of donated prizing
- Organize signage and auction set up
- Oversee the auction at the event with a team of volunteers
- Close out the auction at the event – collecting payment and distributing prizing
- Oversee teardown at end of event
Sponsorship: 1-3 people
- Solicit sponsorship from businesses including In-kind and Financial support (contact list exists)
- Connect with previous sponsors to coordinate 2024 involvement
Book Nook: 1-2 people
- Solicit parent donations of gently used books
- Create a Book Nook ‘Store’ at the event
- Create a cozy reading zone
- Set up station and oversee the team of volunteers day of
- Oversee teardown at end of event
Carnival Games 1-2 people
- Create a plan for simple Carnival games i.e. Corn Hole
- Arrange for prizing
- Set up station and oversee the team of volunteers day of
Photobooth 1-2 people
- Design 1-2 photobooth opportunities
- Set up station and oversee the team of volunteers day of
IF you do not see your favourite activity on this list from the previous carnival, it is because we already have a volunteer station lead. Thanks to everyone that has already volunteered – you know who you are 😊
If you have a NEW idea that we haven't done before and that you are willing to run as a station lead, we would love to hear from you!
Thanks,
The Carnival Planning Committee
bowmorecarnival@gmail.com
Please note that this email is checked periodically, so responses may be slow.
If your matter is urgent, please reach out to: BowmoreSC@gmail.com and someone from the School Council will get back to you.
Bowmore Olympics
Bowmore Olympics is still happening with a new, hopefully not-so-snowy date! Our dates are Monday, May 13th, with a rain date of May 15th. If you are able to volunteer for the full day or part of the day, please email bowmoresc@gmail.com.
Yearbook Order
Last Chance to Order Yearbooks! Yearbook orders are open and can be placed through School Cash Online. Please note that this is your last opportunity to purchase a yearbook, there will NOT be extra copies available for purchase in June.
The 96 page, hardcover yearbook will include students in Grades K-8. The pages will include school events, K-8 classes, staff, clubs and teams, candids, a grad section and more.
Please pre-order before FRIDAY APRIL 12! The yearbooks will be distributed to the students in June.
Yearbooks are $35. Financial support is available, please contact Vice Principal, Kosta Flegas (Konstantinos.Flegas@tdsb.on.ca or 416-393-9450), to place your order.
Click here to sign in and place your order: PLACE MY YEARBOOK ORDER
To arrange for cash payment or to order without a Cash Online account please email bowmoreyearbook2024@gmail.com.
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Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse Resources for Parents, Caregivers, Guardians, Staff and Youth
· TDSB’s website Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse has information for parents, caregivers, guardians, staff, children and youth which includes tips, identity affirming community agency contacts, and where one can seek supports for youth substance use, misuse and abuse.
Resources to Address Inappropriate Social Media and A.I. Images For Staff, Parents, Caregivers, Guardians, Children and Youth
Welcome to our latest online resource, Resources to Address Inappropriate Social Media Images and AI. dedicated to helping Parents, Caregivers, Guardians, Staff, Children and Youth on navigating the digital safety world safely.
· Explore preventative measures and intervention strategies for inappropriate social media content, sextortion, and sexting.
· Find tips for parents, caregivers, guardians, staff, children, and youth on preventing and addressing inappropriate online content.
· Watch a short video from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, offering essential insights into protecting children online.
As part of our commitment to combating sex trafficking, TDSB’s anti-sex trafficking professional development resources and learnings, in alignment with the TDSB Anti-Sex Trafficking Policy P099, are below. Review the TDSB Anti-Sex Trafficking Resource Webpage
Ø Video #1: Victim Services of Toronto-Learning about AST
Ø Video #2: Victim Services of Toronto-AST and Stigma
Ø Video #1: Relationships
Ø Video #2: Emotions & Boundaries
Ø Video #3: Relationships & Abuse
Latin-America History Month at the TDSB: April 2024
The month of April is proudly recognized as Latin–America History Month at the Toronto District School Board. This year the focus and theme of 2024 is: "Weaving Our Legacies: Return to Our Collective Path Enlazar Nuestres Legados: Volver a Nuestre Camino Colectivo."
The “e” in Nuestres was purposefully chosen to disrupt the dominant and default patriarchal binary gender grammar system of the colonial language of Spanish. The intentional use of the letter “e” as gender inclusive was created by LGBTQIA+, gender non-binary, and feminist communities in what is recognized today as Latin-America.
Sources: https://callmelatine.wordpress.com/
Since the creation of the Latin-America History Month Volunteer Planning Committee in 2016, the membership, which is comprised of educators, community organizers, parents/caregivers and TDSB staff and alumni, continues to ensure that we are reflective of all intersectional differences within our communities of Latin-America / Abya Yala / Pachamama and its diaspora, including those right here at the TDSB.
In alignment with this year's theme, we are centering weaving individual and collective legacies of resistance, struggles, joy, love, and healing as peoples of the Latin-America / Abya Yala / Pachamama and its diaspora. While also focusing on the communal purpose of raising consciousness and moving towards reclaiming our whole authentic selves and a (re)commitment to reciprocal relations, solidarity, and action towards a just world.
During the month of April, several activities are being planned for TDSB students, staff, and community members.
Students from all grade levels across the TDSB were invited to participate in a Poster Showcase to capture images that display this year’s theme. The posters that most embodied this year’s theme will be shared soon!
All students will be provided with the opportunity to (un)learn about the connections across what’s called the continent of the Americas through the Condor and Eagle Prophecy. Students will have the chance to learn through the storytelling of collective resistances, struggles and joy through the uplifting of Afro-Indigenous roots; what it means to “volver” to our legacies and ourselves as a healing process; and the current realities through Afro-Indigenous Colombian music.
Additionally, there will be a powerful interactive virtual workshop with Ruben Beny Esguerra, a Canadian musical artist and poet based in Toronto. Esguerra has been nominated for two JUNO Awards― (World Music Album of the Year(2018) and the Global Music Album of the Year (2022).
We’re also extremely excited to have award-winning author Leonarda Carranza read her recent picture book, Abuelita and Me in English and Spanish, to all TDSB elementary school students and lead us through a discussion in alignment with this year’s theme.
Sikh Heritage Month at the TDSB – April 2024
Sikh Heritage Month has been proudly recognized at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) since 2016 as the Board of Trustees voted to designate April of each year as Sikh Heritage Month making the TDSB the first school board in Canada to do so. Sikh Heritage Month is recognized nationally across Canada.
This year’s the Sikh Heritage Month’s theme is Chardi Kala (The Positive and Uplifted State of Mind). According to Sikh beliefs, Chardi Kala is a state of mind that radiates positive energy, optimistic attitude, strong confidence, and virtuosity. With true belief in the supreme power of the Almighty and the oneness of humanity, this state of mind can pave a way for the well-being and happiness of all.
Lastly, during the month of April, Sikh Canadians recognize Vaisakhi, also known as Khalsa Day, which celebrates the Sikh New Year across Ontario. This year Khalsa Day will be celebrated on Sunday, April 28 in downtown Toronto at Exhibition Place This celebration is the third largest parade in Canada with thousands of individuals joining in the festivities!
Bowmore Nutrition Menu Week of April 2-5, 2024
Monday - Easter Monday
Tues - Nutrigrain Bars
Wed - Banana Oat Bars, Bananas/Tangerines
Thursday - Yogurt, Apples
Friday - Jungle Crackers
Week at a glance
Monday April 1st - Easter Monday- Latin-America History and Sikh Heritage Month
Tuesday April 2nd - Day 7
-(11:45 am): YEP meets with Grade 8 social justice board game
- (3:30 pm) Gr. 8 Coed Badminton Team Practice & Gr. 6-8 Swim team practice
Days of Significance: Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival – Akitu & World Autism Awareness Day
Wednesday April 3rd - Day 8
-(8:00 am): Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball Practice
-(12:00 pm-12:45 pm): Bowmore Jr Choir-Room 1B
-(3:30 pm-4:15 pm): Gr. 6-8 Swim team practice & Swim Team practice Gr. 6-8
Thursday April 4th - Day 9
(8:00 am -9:00 am): Gr.6-8 Swim team practice & Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball practice
(8:15 am): Concert Band
(8:15am-4:15)-Gr.7/8 Coed Badminton Tournament
Friday April 5th- Day 10
(8:00am-9:00am)- Coed Badminton Practice
Days of Significance: Jumu’atul-Wida & Layat al-Qadr (Night Power)
Monday April 8th- PA DAY- (Solar Eclipse)
Sincerely,
Georgia, Kosta and Jacquie