BOWMORE RD BULLETIN
Friday, April 12, 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 Families,
April is living up to its reputation as a wet month with interchangeable weather conditions. Please send your children to school with a raincoat and other rain gear on those rainy days. We recommend that you explore various TDSB summer programs that are open for registration at the TDSB. Programs include:
Elementary Summer School
Special Education and Inclusion Summer Program
Summer Music & Art Camps
The focus of the 2023 Elementary Literacy and Numeracy Summer School Program is to continue student engagement through July. Programs, embedded in Literacy and Numeracy, are developed by the summer school principal to reflect the local school focus.
Programs are offered in person to students in K to Grade 8, from July 4 to July 28, 2023. This year, one remote program will also be available. For more information, including a list of schools and online registration forms, visit our summer school program page.
Weekly Highlights (see below for more details)
Tuesday: School Council Meeting (6 pm)
Thursday: Grade 7 & 8 Vaccination Clinic
Friday: Pizza lunch
Indigenous Education
Last week our staff engaged in professional development in Truth and Reconciliation and explored how to connect stories and art to understandings of the land.
Dental Screening
Toronto Public Health (TPH) offers students a screening program to identify children with oral health problems, in accordance with the Ontario Ministry of Health requirements for mandatory health programs.
The screening is an assessment by an oral health staff member using a separate sterilized mouth mirror for each child. The oral health staff member will assess the need for topical fluoride, scaling, sealant and any other obvious dental needs.
As a follow-up to the screening, only parents whose children were screened will be notified, and a note to that effect will be sent home with their child for your information and action. You may also receive a phone call from TPH dental staff to assist you in accessing care.
Please be advised that this screening assessment does not replace the dental examination done by a dentist. Bowmore Rd has been scheduled for April 25 - May 9, 2024: If you do not wish your child/ren to be screened, please inform the school staff and the classroom teacher.
For additional information, please visit us at http://www.toronto.ca/health/dental/children_youth.htm Please note that all personal health information (PHI) collected during the screening process will be protected under the provincial Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA).
Final Grade 7 & 8 Vaccination Clinic
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Your final vaccination clinic is scheduled on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 9 am- 2:45 pm
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The following vaccines will be given:
• Second dose of hepatitis B and human papillomavirus vaccines to Grade 7 students
• Hepatitis B, meningococcal, and human papillomavirus vaccines to Grade 7 & 8 students who missed the 1st clinic.
If parents have any questions related to immunization, they should be directed to call Toronto Health Connection at 416-338-7600, press option 2.
School Council Meeting
Dear Bowmore Families,
Please find below the invitation to our next school council meeting. Please note that the meeting date has been changed to Tuesday, April 16. 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: Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: Bowmore Road PS, staff room, 2nd floor or virtually
Please click here to RSVP by Friday, April 12th at noon so that we can plan accordingly.
Hope to see you there!
Leah
Council Chair
Bowmore School Council
www.bowmoresc.com
facebook.com/BowmoreSC/
Track and Field News
Track and Field: Track and Field tryouts have begun. For all Bowmore students grades 4 to 8 only. We are sorry for the confusion on the EMA form. EMA says all grades, it means any grade from 4-8. We will be continuing tryouts next week. If your child has signed EMA and is interested in Long distance runs and throwing events, tryouts are Monday and Wednesday. If your child is interested in short distances and relay, tryouts are Tuesday and Thursday. Please note if rain is falling from the sky, practice is CANCELED.
Pizza Lunch
FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH IS PIZZA LUNCH!
School Cash Online (https://www.schoolcashonline.com) is now available to order Pizza Lunch. Ordering is closed on Sunday, April 14th, at noon. Please remember! The only way to get pizza for lunch is through School Cash Online. We do not accept cash or late orders.
Cost: $3 per cheese slice, with all money raised going to fundraising for the Parent Council. Dairy-free and Gluten-Free options are available.
Registering for School Cash Online - First-Time Users Only
STEP 1:
· Go to: https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com/.
· Click the Register option.
· You'll be redirected to the User Registration page
· Fill in the User Registration form.
o Tip: Your password must contain at least 8 characters, one upper case letter, one lower case letter, and one number. Note: A red x indicates an error with the information entered. Edit all fields that do not have a blue and white check mark on the right-hand side.
· Select Continue.
· You'll be redirected to the Confirmation Email page.
STEP 2:
· Check your email inbox for an email from noreply@schoolcashonline.com.
· Click on the Registration Confirmation link.
· A new tab will open, advising you that your registration was successful.
Bowmore Nutrition Menu Week of April 15, 2024
Monday - Goldfish
Tues - Cheese, Melba
Wed - Crackers, Bananas/Tangerines
Thursday - Yogurt, Apples
Friday - Rice Cakes
Week at a glance
Monday, April 15
Latin American & Sikh Heritage Month
(7:45 am): Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball Practice
(8:30 am): Grade 7/8 Volleyball Team 1 semi-finals at Glen Ames
(12 pm): Intermediate Young Women’s Movement
(1:00 pm): Grade 7/8 Co-Ed Badminton Team Quarter Finals at DA Morrison
(3:45 pm): Jr. Girls’ Slo Pitch Tryouts
Days of Significance: Baisakhi, Mesha Sankranti (Solar New Year), Sinhalese New Year, Tamil New Year
Tuesday, April 16 - Day 2
Sr. Swim Team Meet
(3:30 pm-4:15 pm): Gr. 8 CoEd badminton Team practice & Gr. 6-8 Swim team practice
Wednesday, April 17 - Day 3
(8:00 am): Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball Practice
(11:45 am): D & D lunch
(3:30 pm) Gr. 6-8 Swim team practice
Days of Significance: Sri/Rama Navami
Thursday, April 18 - Day 4
VACCINATION CLINIC SR.GYM
(8:00 am): Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball Practice
(8:15 am): Concert Band
(11:45 am): QSA lunch
Grade 4-6 Swim Team Meet
Friday, April 19 - Day 5
PIZZA LUNCH
(8:00 am): Grade 8 Co-Ed Volleyball practice
Curiosity Cube at Bowmore
Sincerely,
Georgia, Kosta and Jacquie