Bronco Bulletin

Website Address: http://byg.scdsb.on.ca

Principal: Mae Senick

239 William Street Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 (705) 428-2245

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IMPORTANT DATES:

November 5 - Junior Girls Basketball - CCI (Snow Date: Nov. 7th) November 6—Junior Boys - Basketball - CCI - (Snow Date: Nov.8th) November 7 - Dental Screen-ing - JK, SK, 2 and 4 November 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly - 10:55AM - Glee’s first performance November 16—Progress Reports go home, SK-6 November 19-23 - Student Led Conferences November 23—PA Day

November 30—Superhero Day

November 30—Spirit Assem-bly 11:45am

December 3 - School Council Meeting - 6pm

December 17 to 21 - Carol Sing

December 21—Red & Green Day Assembly @ 11:45AM

November 2018

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Thanks to the generosity and caring nature of the staff at Byng Public School, we are able to offer

our students many extracurricular activities throughout the school year. As a staff we are all focused on developing the leadership qualities of our students. It is exciting to see so many of our Broncos involved in the wide variety of clubs and teams being offered. Clubs and teams give students an

opportunity to work together for a common goal. Belonging to a team or club also gives students an opportunity to strengthen their leadership skills.

Progress Reports will be sent home with SK-6 students on November 16th.

Parents/Guardians are encouraged to discuss this report with their child. Learning Skills are an es-pecially important part, as these are the skills that help students learn.

On behalf of Byng’s school community, I would like to thank the parents, guardians and community members who dedicated their time to support the 2017-2018 school council: Janet Forster and Dan-

ielle Allen, Co-Chairs, Kerry Dowdall, Secretary/Treasurer, Marion Spellman, Community Repre-sentative, and Janine Newell and Ali Bucknell, Council Members.

Mae Senick

School Council

The Byng School Council met on October 1, 2018 at 6:30pm. Election of Positions was conducted.

Rachel Brooks and Christine Tjeerdsma were voted in as Co-Chairs, Kerry Dowdall as Secretary,

and Jessica Henderson as Treasurer.

Council has approved the following distribution of funds to support student experiences:

Each FTE teaching staff will receive $100 for purchasing classroom materials. Donations

of classroom materials are also welcome – please connect with your child’s classroom

teacher to ask about necessary supplies.

$2000 will be put toward a school-wide Climbing Program. All students will be able to

participate, regardless of age or ability. More details coming soon!

$2000 will be spent on much-needed gym equipment and outdoor equipment. Future Council meetings scheduled for 6pm on December 3, March 4, May 6, and June 3. We

welcome all to attend!

IWALK Day – Thanks to all who participated on October 3 by walking, wheeling or taking the

school bus. The event was a success! The Stayner School Travel Planning Committee continues to

meet monthly, working on various activities to promote more active travel to and from school.

Parents/guardians are welcome to join this committee – please contact Mrs. Senick if you are

interested.

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Bus cancellation information reminder All information regarding cancelled buses in

Simcoe County is posted on the Simcoe

County Student Transportation Consortium’s

bus information website at

www.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca. Our school

is in the WEST zone. When buses are can-

celled, schools remain open for student

learning, unless otherwise noted.

The Consortium and bus operators try to

make the decision to can-

cel school buses before 6

a.m. and make every effort

to post announcements

before 7 a.m. Inclement

weather cancellations are

effective for the whole day and buses can-

celled in the morning will not run at the end

of the day. You can follow the Consortium on

Twitter @SCSTC_SchoolBus for bus cancel-

lations and other information. You can also

subscribe to receive bus delay notifications

here: https://scstc.ca/Subscriptions

For school event cancellations in case of in-

clement weather, listen to your local radio

station for event cancellation information.

Student Pick Up Arrangements

If an emergency arises and you need to change your child’s pick up routine, contact the office before 2:00 pm. This is to allow enough time to make sure your child is aware of the change.

Treaties Recognition Week takes place

Nov. 5 to 9

Did you know we are ALL treaty people?

Treaties Recognition Week is the first week of

November every year - this year it’s Nov. 5 to

9. The Simcoe County District School Board

is located on territory covered by several pre-

confederation treaties - Treaty 5, 16, 18, 19

and 82, as well as the 1923 William’s Treaty.

Treaties Recognition Week was introduced in

2016 to honour the importance of treaties and

to help Ontarians learn more about treaty

rights and treaty relationships. Take some

time this week to learn about the treaty in your

area. To learn more about the treaties and

how we can honour them, visit

www.ontario.ca/page/treaties.

Remembrance Day - November 9th On Friday, November 9th, the staff and students of Byng will be participating in a Remembrance Day assembly at 10:55 AM in our school gym. Glee will make their first appear-ance at this assembly. Please consider sending a small donation to school with your child to support our veter-ans.

Student Led Conferences Conferences will take place during the week of November 19th. If you haven’t already done so, please come into the main office or contact Mrs. Eskra to book an appointment.

These conferences should include your child who will share samples of their schoolwork. Please plan to visit all of your child’s teachers including French, planning time, special edu-cation, and/or teacher librarian.

We look forward to this opportunity to meeting with you and discussing your child’s academic achievement and learning skills.

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SCI Grade 8 Information Night Mark Thursday, November 29, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm on your calendars for the Stayner Collegiate Institute In-quiry Learning Showcase. Come see what makes SCI a great place for your grade 9 - 12 education. Check out our industry standard greenhouse. SCI is the only school in the region for students to take Green Industries and prepare for environment related careers with an Enviro Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM). That is but one of the exciting programs at Stayner Collegiate. SCI offers families the personal touch as well -- we know ALL of our students and take the time to work with every one as they work toward success. See you on the 29th!

Safe water in our school

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, along with the Ministry of the Environment, Con-servation and Parks, works with local school boards in their efforts to ensure children are pro-tected from unnecessary exposure to lead from drinking water. All schools are required to flush their plumbing regularly and sample their water to test for lead. Samples must be collected at every tap that provides drinking water or that is used to prepare food or drink for children under the age of 18. Schools are required to test both standing (water that has been sitting in the distribution lines) and flushed water (water which has run through the lines) for lead on a regular basis (e.g. annual-ly). Flushing has been shown to reduce lead levels in water and is a recognized lead reduction strategy. If a school’s drinking water test result is above the provincial drinking water standard for lead, the schools communicate these results to the local Medical Officer of Health and the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks to ensure corrective actions are carried out and the problem is re-solved.

DENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Oral Health team will be at our

school on Wednesday November 7th , 2018 to conduct dental screenings. A

dental screening is a quick look in the mouth using a sterilized tooth mirror.

Don’t forget to look for the information letter from the health unit, which will

be coming home with your child.