THE BEDFORD BLUES October 13 – October 17, 2014 Safe Arrival Phone # 416-393-0967 Monday 13 ~~ Happy Tha nksgiving! ~~ (No School) Tuesday 14 Day 5 Wednesday 15 Day 1 Thursday 16 Day 2 Friday 17 Day 3 8:00 Grade 7/8 Girls Basketball Tryout 2:30 Grade 7/8 Girls Football Team leaves for game @ SAM 3:25 Grade 7/8 Boys Volleyball Tryout 8:00 Grade 3-8 Cross Country Practice at Wanless Park 11:35 Chess Club – Grade 1 – Rooms: 14 & 15 and Grade 2 – Rooms: 2 & 12 2:30 Grade 7/8 Girls Football Team leaves for game @ LHMS 3:00 Grade 7/8 Boys Football Team leaves for game @ Jesse Ketchum 8:00 Grade 7/8 Girls Basketball Tryout 11:35 Chess Club – Grades 4-7 – Rooms: 2 & 12 2:30 Grade 7/8 Boys Football Team leaves for game @ Don Valley Cross Country Meet #2 for the Grade 3-8’s for those who qualified 3:25 Grade 7/8 Boys Volleyball Tryout Mark your Calendar: Fri Oct 17th – Cross-Country Meet (for qualifying students) Tues Oct 21st – Pizza Lunch Tues Oct 28 – Parent council @ 7:00 in P3 Thurs Oct 30th – Grade 7/8 Halloween Dance – 4:30-6:30 Tues Nov 4th – Grade 8 Grad Trip Meeting at 6:30 in Room29 Tues Nov 11th – Progress Reports come home – Grades 1 to 8 Fri Nov 14th – PD Day – Parent Teacher Interviews Fri Dec 5th – PD Day Parking and Entry Door Reminders If you are dropping off your child at Ranleigh Rascals please remember that east doors (portable side) and front doors are open in the morning. The west doors (parking lot) are not open and should not be used for morning drop offs. Please do not use the staff parking lot to do drop offs in the morning. If you are picking up your child after 4:00 and the parking lot has available spots please you are welcome to use it then. As you may be aware our staff has increased steadily over the past several years and the large lot already overflows with staff cars. Please do not use the large parking lot in the morning, during the school day or immediately afterschool. At the end of the day (after 3:30) the front doors are open as well as the portable and parking lot doors. For children who do not attend the daycare please make sure you drop off your child before the entry bell at their line up spot. Please do not bring your child to their classroom or wait by the classroom door with your child prior to school. We can not operate a system where children with their parents can bypass the basic routines of the school while children whose parents are not present are required to follow them. CHESS CLUB Grades 1 and 2 students will have Chess Club every Wednesday starting Wednesday October 15th with grade 1’s in rooms 14 & 15 and grade 2’s in rooms 2 & 12. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday Grade 3 students will be every Monday beginning th th on October 20 in rooms 14 & 15. Grades 4-7 will be every Thursday starting Thursday October 16 in rooms 2 & 12. st Classes will run 8 weeks; grades 1, 2 and 4-7 will end the week of December 1 and the grade 3 students will have their final class on Monday December 8th. THE BEDFORD BLUES October 13 – October 17, 2014 Safe Arrival Phone # 416-393-0967 WEAR BEDFORD Bedford apparel is now ready to order!! We have Bedford hoodies, jerseys and toques! CLICK HERE for the order form. All payments are payable to ‘Bedford Park Parents Association’. For questions please contact bedfordwear@gmail.com. GLEE CLUB Glee Club is coming. Do you love to sing and dance? Glee Club is open to all students in grades 3-6. We will meet on Wednesdays at lunch. If you are at all interested or curious, come try it out on October 22 and October 29th. After that, we will ask you to make a commitment to the club and confirm your weekly Wednesday participation. Meet Mrs. Kennedy in the gym at 11:55. CALLING PARENT VOLUNTEERS "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." — Dr. Seuss Bedford Park is looking for volunteers to take part in a daily reading program with our primary students. The program will run Monday to Friday from 2:45pm-3:20pm beginning in November. Volunteers will be given a specific day or number of days, depending on personal availability, to work with students each week. Your role in the program will be to read with individual or small groups of children working on simple reading strategies or sparking conversations about story themes. If you are interested in taking part or have questions about the program please email Ms. Blight (Allison.blight@tdsb.on.ca). Also, please include which day(s) of the week you are available to be a part of the program. BEDFORD PARK 2014/2015 STUDENT COUNCIL Thank you to all those students that applied for the 2014/2015 Student Council. Your efforts and dedication were greatly appreciated. Congratulations to this year's representatives. Our first meeting will take place on Tues Oct 21 at 11:35am in Rm. 29 - please bring your lunch. A MESSAGE FROM OUR GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR…Bianca Angheloni I am the returning Guidance Counsellor for Bedford Park P.S. My role is to provide assistance to students in areas such as: goal setting, dealing with transitions, managing emotions, decision making etc. I am also able to assist you with community referrals, understanding the Grade 8 to 9 transition process and exploring ways of helping your child succeed in school. You're the most important people in your child's life. To help stay connected and informed with the most current information please follow me on twitter @guidanceBBN. Blues Submissions? Just email Beth Lauer: selauer70@gmail.com by 7:30pm Wednesdays please… Thank You!