Bells Corners PS

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Our BCPS talent show has returned and it was an exciting event enjoyed by students and families. Thank you to Mr. Richmond for organizing and encouraging our many BCPS students to share their expertise and interests with our community of students! Swim to Survive for our grade 3 students has also started this week where students in grade 3 are learning about vital water safety skills. Our grade 3 and grade 6 students completed two days each of EQAO. Junior Track Day BCPS discusses having an attitude of gratitude and this month we want to say a huge thank you to our School Council! School Council has worked alongside Admin, educators and upholds supporting students in achieving their learning goals. Fundraisers are one aspect of the school council but more importantly, bringing our BCPS community together in creating events for families and students to meet. We have many roles available for the coming school year 2024-2025 and if you would like an explanation to see how you can become a member/volunteer, please contact: [email protected].

It is hard to believe that we are entering the month of June! BCPS students have engaged in many instructional activities that are developing key learning and character building skills that will support them as they move forward in any grade. Our annual BCPS assembly took place this week and it was clear that students are celebrating their achievements in all areas of the curriculum, leadership development and well-being. In the upcoming month, parents will be invited to the school for a variety of events that signify this acquisition of many skills in your child’s development! Information will be shared in advance as events occur.

Kindness matters at BCPS! Our students from Kindergarten to grade 6 engaged in creating a kindness rock garden for Mental Health Awareness Week. Every student designed a rock for our garden with the guidance of our Kindness leaders. This week our students from various grades were invited to watch a play performed by our very own primary students. Our students who are in the core french program were able to demonstrate their French language skills and what they have acquired this year! Another school wide initiative was our luv 2 groove performance, which allowed students to demonstrate their enjoyment of the Arts, in the area of dance. The final performance was exciting for our students to share their skill development with families last Friday. We appreciate our parent community supporting our many initiatives at BCPS!

SafeArrival is a system for managing student absences. Families can report absences in advance using a mobile app, website, or toll-free phone line. These options are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

It is hard to believe that we are in the month of May! Students are engaging in many Arts initiatives at BCPS this month! Our Luv 2 Groove dance classes have resumed this week. The classes combine active movement with many skills that students have developed in physical education class. Parents will have an opportunity on May 10th to see a performance by our BCPS students. Students will also be engaging in another Kindness initiative this month by painting a river rock to add to our very own Kindness Rocks Garden.

Please be aware that Bells Corners PS is a fragrance/scent-safe work and learning environment. This applies to all staff, students, parents, visitors, and volunteers who work or visit the school

What an exciting month of April we are having! Students are attending a number of great nutrition time clubs working on collaboration and building a number of skills (chess, craft, coding, just to name a few). We are preparing to welcome Luv2Groove at our school at the beginning of May. This ties in well to our Arts program - the Dance curriculum. On May 10th, we will be inviting families in grade 1-6 to come and watch the final performance

It is hard to believe that we are in the month of April! The last few weeks, students have been engaging in extracurricular activities. The clubs are in abundance and it is an opportunity for students to take on leadership roles or simply explore an area of interest. Educators supervise the sessions and student leaders in grades 3 to 6 have asked to lead many of the clubs. The clubs that are currently taking place are kindness squad, rainbow loom, arts and crafts, choir, guitar, chess, colouring, knitting, basketball and coding club. The development of well-being, social responsibility and character development are at the forefront for our BCPS students’ growth

Our school’s Multicultural Liaison Officer (MLO) supports newcomer students and families with settlement services, navigating the school system, language interpretation, and more.

It is hard to believe that it is March! Pink Shirt Day was honoured on February 28th. Students wore pink to show their commitment to our BCPS community of care where there is no place for bullying. Our students developed a presentation to inform students how to identify bullying and ways to stop bullying behaviour. Kindness and lifting others up was a theme of the week.

Our primary classes celebrated BCPS’s 100th day of school! Classes organized activities throughout the day that focused on numeracy skills and problem solving! This week students are preparing for Kindness week. Activities will be provided through our daily announcements and students will consider how to lift each other up! Our daily announcements has a standing message called “Daily Dose Of Kindness” where students read scenarios and situations and understand what decisions foster a positive resolution and foster understanding. More information will be shared in the coming weeks on how students consolidated their learning. Term 1 Report Card emails were sent to families on February 14th. If you did not receive an email, then email the office. Parents will need their child’s OEN number (which has been provided) to access report cards. Term 1 report cards provide an assessment to date of how your child is achieving in the area of learning skills and all subject areas. If you have specific questions, please take time to email your child’s educator to ask any questions.

Is your child turning 4 in 2024? Register now for Kindergarten at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, where every child is welcome - regardless of faith, race, language, gender or background.

All students entering grade 4 are eligible for enrolment in the Middle French Immersion Program • French Immersion Programs in the OCDSB are designed specifically for students whose mother tongue is not French.

Congratulations to Mr. Richmond and our junior choir for their entry into the Canadian Music Class Challenge 2023. The annual competition is an opportunity for schools across the country to showcase their talent and engage with Canadian music. We are so proud of their accomplishment! Go Bulldogs Go!

Remembrance Day preparations and Kindness Week have been the focus over the past two weeks at BCPS. Our educators and students have been working on capturing their wishes for peace and understanding how to foster a community of kindness. Our Kindness squad put together activities for classrooms to engage in throughout the week. Junior students are organizing anti-bullying and cooperation based presentations that will be showcased at our school monthly assembly for the month of November. BCPS Bulldogs are learning that they can impact change while understanding how to be kind and caring. Parents are encouraged to take the opportunity to book an interview with their student(s) classroom teacher. Interviews are in person, however if you would like a virtual interview, this is an option as well. Elysa and Sadhana look forward to welcoming you into the school during interviews on November 23rd and 24th.

What a great first week of school! Educators and students were excited to get the school year started. Educators have been working on creating community within their classrooms and throughout the school. The most important aspect of the first few weeks of school is establishing routines, understanding expectations, and enjoying the space they will be spending the next 10 months in. This week in our daily announcements, the theme has been about “new beginnings”. A new school year brings on new goals and a fresh start to shine. Many of our walls in our halls share positive messages to our students about this year being “their year”.