Happy Friday Bayside!
Today, members of the basketball team at Lakeshore School provided a basketball clinic for our grade 5 students. Thank you to Ms. Cassan and the Lakeshore team for this awesome opportunity to connect with our community and also to improve our students skills. Ms. McCune has also started grade 4 and 5 choir club during the lunch hour and has a great cohort of eager musicians! We are so fortunate to have amazing specialists at Bayside who provide excellent curricular programs as well as enhance our students' school experience.
Updates and Reminders:
Staffing Update: As our school community continues to grow, we have seen a significant rise in the number of students at the Grade 4 and 5 levels. After finalizing our September student funding, we have been able to add a fifth Grade 4 classroom and a fourth grade 5 classroom at Bayside School.
We would like to welcome Ms. Kelly Moore to our grade 4 team and Ms. Ravneet Singh to our grade 5 team. Both teachers come to us with a variety of experiences teaching in CBE classrooms from Kindergarten- grade 6. They are excited to join our Bayside community and will be reaching out to families next week to welcome students to their classes.
Lunchroom Registration Reminder: Please ensure you have registered your child in lunchroom through your MyCBE Account.
Terry Fox Foundation: Bayside surpassed our fundraising goal to raise $1200 for the Terry Fox Foundation. We raised $1701 with Ms. Pokolinski’s class being our top fundraising class at $234! Thank you Bayside community for your generosity. Students were particularly motivated as we agreed to have Ms. Prestayko and Ms. McAsey do a tricycle race if we met our goal. Weather permitting, we will be racing next weekJ
Fire Drills: This week we practiced our second fire drill of the year with students. Our students did an excellent job of listening to their teachers and exiting the building quickly and quietly. Well done Bayside!
Remembrance Day Assembly: Staff and students will be participating in our official Remembrance Day assembly on Wednesday Nov. 7, prior to fall break. Due to limited gym capacity, we are unable to invite parents and community members to attend. Students who are members of uniformed organizations such as Scouts, Brownies, or Cadets are invited to wear their uniforms on this day.
Grade Team Sharing Assemblies: We are always looking for ways to connect our community at Bayside. This year, each grade team will be hosting a sharing assembly where they will share their learning with other grades as well as with their parents. On November 1, our grade 5 team will be hosting our first one and grade 5 parents are invited to join us. Details will be shared with parents soon!
School Council and BSFA Updates:
Halloween Dance: It’s here! Bayside’s first Halloween Dance is happening this evening from 6-9:00 PM in the gym. Come if you dare! Click here to purchase tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Thanks for Volunteers: We would like to thank the volunteers who came this week to help with Healthy Hunger and Picture day! It is because of your generosity that we are able to have these activities run smoothly. We appreciate you!
Coming Up:
Wednesday Oct. 23 First full day for our new grade 4 & 5 classes
Thursday Oct. 31 Halloween Day, Costumes welcome (see guidelines)
Friday Nov. 1 Grade 5 Sharing Assembly
Thursday Nov. 7 Remembrance Day Assembly
Friday Nov. 8 System Indigenous Professional Learning Day, No school for students
Nov. 9-13 Fall Break, No School
Have a wonderful weekend!
Darby and Vanessa