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Newsletter www.pembinatrails.ca/school Mission Statement: École Bonnycastle School is committed to building an educational community that inspires academic and personal excellence in a safe and caring environment. Dear École Bonnycastle School Families, Spring is in the air. The weather is starting to show promise and the students will soon enjoy recess on a dryer field. École Bonnycastle School will be launching its new website soon. Please stay tuned for its unveil- ing this month. April is Nutrition Month! All students will participate in a healthy, nutritious snack each Thursday during the month of April in order to learn about healthy eating choices. Our students will be working on a divisional project to celebrate Canada 150 during the month of April and May. Please follow our divisional link for details. https://ewww.pembinatrails.ca/AboutUs/SpecialEvents/ Pages/Our-Pembina-Trails-Canada-150-Project.aspx The last part of the 2016–2017 school year is full of great activities. Drop-In Gym, Running Club, and our Music Clubs, Makerspace, Chess club, Robotics, Coding, Design projects - just to mention a few. These are enjoyed by many of our students. A reminder with the changing weather, please provide outerwear and footwear that will protect the children from getting wet. Thank you to all the parents, staff, students and volunteers who make our school so special and exciting. Your ongoing commitment to our children and to all the wonderful learning opportunities at Bonnycastle is admirable. Caterina Romeo-Mzakar Cara Zurzolo Principal / Directrice Vice Principal / Directrice-adjointe April

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Newsletter

www.pembinatrails.ca/school

Mission Statement:

École Bonnycastle School is committed to building an educational community that inspires academic and personal excellence in a

safe and caring environment.

Dear École Bonnycastle School Families,

Spring is in the air. The weather is starting to show promise and the students will soon enjoy recess on a

dryer field. École Bonnycastle School will be launching its new website soon. Please stay tuned for its unveil-

ing this month.

April is Nutrition Month! All students will participate in a healthy, nutritious snack each Thursday during the

month of April in order to learn about healthy eating choices.

Our students will be working on a divisional project to celebrate Canada 150 during the month of April and

May. Please follow our divisional link for details. https://ewww.pembinatrails.ca/AboutUs/SpecialEvents/

Pages/Our-Pembina-Trails-Canada-150-Project.aspx

The last part of the 2016–2017 school year is full of great activities. Drop-In Gym, Running Club, and our

Music Clubs, Makerspace, Chess club, Robotics, Coding, Design projects - just to mention a few. These are

enjoyed by many of our students.

A reminder with the changing weather, please provide outerwear and footwear that will protect the children

from getting wet.

Thank you to all the parents, staff, students and volunteers who make our school so special and exciting. Your ongoing commitment to our children and to all the wonderful learning opportunities at Bonnycastle is admirable. Caterina Romeo-Mzakar Cara Zurzolo Principal / Directrice Vice Principal / Directrice-adjointe

April

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Important Information

Absentees: If your child will be absent, please

call the school at 204-261-9400.

Late Arrivals: Students who are late MUST re-

port to the office upon arrival.

Illness: If your child becomes ill at school, you

will be contacted. Please make sure to notify the

office of any changes to your home or cell phone

numbers.

Visitors to the School: All visitors to the school are expected to report to

the office, sign in and get a visitor tag. On the occa-

sion that a lunch, homework or gym clothes need to

be delivered during the day, we ask that in order to

refrain from interrupting instruction time, please

drop these items at the office and we will be happy

to ensure your child gets these items.

Daily Schedule

8:45 a.m. Entry to School

11:40-12:40 p.m. Lunch

12:40 p.m. Entry to School

3:30 p.m. Dismissal

Community Bulletin Board

Please follow the link below to see what’s posted on

our Community Bulletin Board. You will find items

such as: After school programs, community events,

...etc. You can also access this information by going

to the school website (https://

ebonnycastles.squarespace.com/), under the Par-

ent tab.

http://ebsenew.pbworks.com/w/page/84664135/

Bonnycastle%20Community%20Bulletin%20Board

IMPORTANT DATES 2016-2017

Monday, April 3rd First day back to classes

Friday, April 14th Good Friday – No Classes

Friday, April 21st PD Day – No Classes

Monday, May 22nd Victoria Day – No Classes

Friday, June 16th Admin Day – No Classes

Thursday, June 29th Last Day of Classes!

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Music News

Spring has sprung in the music room. Students will be learning different songs about Springtime and all the beautiful sounds that go with this season. Younger grades are starting to explore new instruments, while the older students are working on new compositions.

Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30 pm will be our Café Night, with performances from our Grade 3 Choir, Grade 4 Choir and

Grade 4 Orff Club. Everyone is welcome. These students have been working very hard to put on this special performance for you.

K. Richard & A. Neufeld

Congratulations to Ms. Meena Upadhyay and her family who became Canadian citizens in March. Ms. Meena works as an

educational assistant in our school. Her daughter attended Bonnycastle School previously and is continuing to study in

Pembina Trails. Ms. Meena models citizenship and respectful kindness to our students and staff. We are proud to call her

Canadian!

We have had a successful year in the Lunch Program. We provide a safe and caring space for students to

eat lunch, socialize and enjoy some outdoor play time with their friends. École Bonnycastle School is an

allergy aware environment. You are asked to provide lunches and snacks free of nuts to help create a safe

environment for children with this food allergy.

We are looking forward to having fun in the sunshine as the weather gets warmer. We want to say a spe-

cial thank you to all of our lunch supervisors. We appreciate all the care and support they provide our stu-

dents!

Reminders:

Parents please be sure to pay lunch program fees on time.

Fees can be submitted to the main office or sent along with your child and given to the classroom teacher.

Lunch Program

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Physical Education News

March was a busy month in the gym. Grade 3 and 4 Skipping Club had almost 90 boys and girls taking part

in various events. Weekly skipping club involved students learning skills such as single rope, partner, long

rope and double dutch tricks. Each week students were challenged to skip continuously without missing for

one to five minutes. Congratulations to the students who reached these milestones. On March 3rd these stu-

dents took part in our Jump Rope for Heart event where they skipped for over an hour at twelve different sta-

tions. Fund raising was optional but we managed to surpass our goal of $2300. The exact amount will be

mentioned in our next newsletter. Congratulations to all the students who helped fundraise for this worthy

cause. Grade 4 students had the chance to show their skipping skills to the school at the annual Skipping

Assembly on March 23rd. Students did an amazing job putting together routines to music. A big thank you to

Mme. Bourbounnais, Ms. Valcourt and Mr. Osipa for their assistance with skipping club.

Members of grade 3 skipping club were: Emily, Aubree, Kailee, Scarlette, Siena, Shayne, Bella, Anni-

ka, Uloma, Nmesoma, Ellie, Addison, Ameedat, Amanda, Serena, Areeza, Elizabeth, Gurneet, Aaidah, Kea-

ton, Mikkel, David, Milan, Lucas, James, Cohen, Kenneth, Mariam, Praise, Tamilore, Tessa, Kavita, Laelle,

Megan, Yomna, Rimple, Tavleen, Alaa, Rumeha, Anureet, Namanjot, Tricia, Sophia, Fikayo, Neth, Su-

myyah, Fatiha and Kenana

Members of grade 4 skipping club were: Cami, Juliana, Alyssa, Haniya, Luca, Phillip, Bryce, AJ, Kait, Ini,

Abigail, Angela C, Kirsten, Chloe, Nicole, Riya, Moada, Lekan, Joshua, Afnaan, Zarif, Krishna, Janvi, Ben,

Amer, Angela L, Harin, Caheyoung, Golivia, Dolapo, Khali, Robin, Hala, Aseel and Rusul.

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Physical Education News

Track Club

Grade 4 students practiced different track and field events once a week since the beginning

of November and had the opportunity to take part in two track meets at the Max Bell Centre

at the University of Manitoba. At the first meet, the Boeing Games, on March 2nd the grade

4 boy’s team managed a bronze medal in the shot put relay. The girls’ team won silver medals in the 4x100m re-

lay and the 8x40m shuttle relay. They also received a bronze medal and fifth place ribbons in the long jump relay.

The grade 4 girls were declared Provincial Champions and took home the gold medal in the shot put relay. Great

job everyone!

One of the reasons we were successful this year was due to all the coaches who helped out over the lunch hour

practices. A big thank you to Mr. Osipa, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Armstrong, and Mme Bourbonnais, Mme El Gayar and

Mrs. Shaw for all their help.

Members of the grade 4 track club were: Abigail, Kait, Kirsten, Shaniyah, Cami, Khali, Riya, Ini, Brooklyn, Juliana,

Angela C, Claire, Angela L, Harin, Krishna, Alyssa, Raghed, Nicole, Chaeyoung, Prabhleen, Cheyenne, Diya,

Adeola, Tulsi, Hala, Divya, Haniya, Sezal, Moada, Baljit, Dolapo, Crystal, Robin, Rusul, Golivia, Jorgen, Lakon,

Raymond, Rodmehr, Owen, Moaaid, Denys, Luca, Zarif, Naman, Phillip, Joshua, Bryce, Afnaan, Silas, Michael,

AJ, Lolufe, Mofe, Ben and Nicholas

Activities in April include grade 4 Running Club which will take place Wednesday mornings at 8:00 am and Fri-

days and Mondays at 11:40 am. Students will need a lunch for Monday and Friday practices. The purpose of Run-

ning Club is to give students an opportunity to improve their fitness and get ready for their school track meet held

on May 19th. Students also have the opportunity to get ready for the Manitoba Marathon held on June 19th. Stu-

dents take part in the 2.6 mile Super Run and may register with the school. A permission letter with more infor-

mation will be sent home in April.

Drop in gyms for grade 3 and 4 students will again be held at 12:00 pm and a 3:30 pm. Check the April calendar

for times.

Zumba club for grade 3 and 4 students will continue every Wednesday from 3:30 pm-4:15 pm except the first

Wednesday of the month.

Grade 3 and 4 Yoga club will continue once every alternating week either Tuesday or Thursday at 11:40 am.

Check the calendar for times.

The Physical Education Staff

K. Gusdal & D. Lother

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News from the Library Learning Commons

Spring has sprung, tiny plants are beginning to poke their heads out of the ground and it is time for all things to become new again. So we have been celebrating by filling our shelves with new books! Here is a very small selection of all things new. We display our new books so the students know what we have. Mme Critch and Mrs. Schwarz have also been busy reorganizing some of our collection into buckets and baskets, so that students can more easily find princesses, superheroes, Spirit Animals, Pokemon & Fly Guy (to name a few!). In other words, students can independently seek and find a great read all by themselves! April is also Healthy Living Month here at Bonnycastle and we have been ‘Jumping Around the Library’ at recess time.

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News from the Library Learning Commons

Chess Club We continue to have tons of fun learning and playing chess on Mondays at 12:05 pm. All students who already know how to play chess and students who would like to learn are welcome. The Manitoba Scholastic Chess Association holds regular chess tournaments for interested students from Kindergarten to grade 12. The next two tournaments are April 9 and April 30 at the University of Manitoba. Please follow the link below for further details and registration: www.scholasticchess.mb.ca/upcomingtournaments.php?sitelang=en Grade 3 & 4 Math Club

Wow! Our students gave it all they had at our latest Caribou Math contest!

Twenty Three of our Grade 3 and 4 rockstars participated and puzzled to-

gether and one of our students came 2nd

in the province! Congratulations to

go Abby S., Kait Y. Rodmehr F., Baljit P., Dolapo A., Zarif T., Prabhleen G.,

William B., Golivia H., Fatiha A., Elizabeth O., David O., Juliana B., Praise

O., Angela C., Ajay B., Scarlett S., Michael A., Mikel J., Aaidah N., Mariam

A., Ameedat B., Kaylee M.

Grade 3 & 4 MakerSpace Club

Recently we were inspired by Spring in our MakerSpace creation. Here is some of the fun that can be

had here at MakerSpace Club. We meet on Tuesdays at 12:05 in the library.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 Day 5 4 Day 6 5 Day 1 6 Day 2 7 Day 3 8

First Day Back to Classes

12:05 - Chess Club K-4

12:00 - Gr. 4 Orff Club

12:05 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

(3A & 3Ve)

12:05 - Makerspace Grade 3&4

3:30 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gum

8:00 - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:00 - Gr. 4 Choir

11:40 - Gr. 4 Yoga Club

12:00 - Gr. 3 Choir

3:30 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

11:40 - Fun Lunch - Pizza

11:40 - Gr. 4 Running Club

9 10 Day 4 11 Day 5 12 Day 6 13 Day 1 14 15

11:40 - Gr. 4 Running Clun

12:05 - Chess Club K-4

6:30 pm - PAC Meeting

12:00 - Gr. 4 Orff Club

12:05 - Gr. 3 Yoga Club

12:05 - Makerspace Gr. 3&4

3:30 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gym

8:00am - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:00 - Gr. 4 Choir

3:30 - Gr. 3&4 Zumba

12:00 - Gr. 3 Choir

12:05 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gym

(4Var, 4Val, 4W)

3:30 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

16 17 Day 2 18 Day 3 19 Day 4 20 Day 5 21 Day 6 22

11:40 - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:05 - Chess Club K-4

12:00 - Gr. 4 Orff Club

12:05 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

12:05 - Makerspace Gr. 3&4

3:30 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gym

8:00am - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:00 - Gr. 4 Choir

3:30 - Gr. 3&4 Zumba

11:40 - Gr. 4 Yoga Club

12:00 - Gr. 3 Choir

3:30 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

Metro Common Day -

NO SCHOOL

23 24 Day 1 25 Day 2 26 Day 3 27 Day 4 28 Day 5 29

11:40 - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:05 - Chess Club K-4

11:40 - Gr. 3 Yoga Club

12:00 - Gr. 4 Orff Club

12:05 - Makerspace Gr. 3&4

3:30 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gym

8:00am - Gr. 4 Running Club

12:00 - Gr. 4 Choir

2:35 - Assembly - Celebra-

tion of Learning

3:30 - Gr. 3&4 Zumba

12:00 - Gr. 3 Choir

12:05 - Gr. 4 Drop In Gym

(4Gin, 4B)

3:30 - Gr. 3 Drop In Gym

11:40 - Gr. 4 Running Club

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

May 5 - Fun Lunch - Pizza Pizza

May 8 - PAC Meeting (6:30 pm)

May 16 - Field Trip Stonewall Quarry Park (4B, 4W, 4V, 3/4V)

May 19 - Gr. 4 Track and Field Meet

May 22 - Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL

May 23 - Field Trip Lower Fort Garry (3V, 3A)

May 30 - Divisional Track Meet

May 31 - Assembly - Celebration of Learning (10:45am)

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Community News

Residents/Members of the Fort Garry Community Centre, It is that time again in the yearly cycle of the Centre when the AGM occurs and elections happen for the Board of Directors. The date for this year’s AGM is April 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. This year is an ‘odd’ year for elections as explained in our Bylaws and the following positions are to be elected: 1) President 2) Vice President (House and Grounds) 3) Treasurer 4) Director 5) Director 6) Director 7) Member(s) at Large We have a number of current Board Members who have been serving in various capacities for quite a number of years now and some of them have indicated they will not be returning to the Board of Directors. To ensure we have adequate guidance from the community on the operation of the Centre, I am asking you to consider volunteering as a member of the Board in one of the posi-tions in the list above or in one of the several positions that are currently vacant such as Secretary and Vice President – House & Grounds. These positions on the Board of Directors are not onerous by any means but serve a critical purpose to the Centre’s existence and its operations. The time commitment is minimal and will ensure the Centre provides the necessary guidance required to facilitate ongoing programs, activities and sports for our community. Thank you for your favourable consideration of this valuable aspect of living within the Fort Garry Community Centre area. Regards, Harald Larsen, Past President

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Community News

ADVANTAGE TENNIS & SPORTS CAMP

July & August

Ages 3-16 yrs. old

Camp is available for half days (9-noon), or full days (9-4:00 p.m.)

SESSION 1 July 3-14

SESSION 2 July 17-28

SESSION 3 July 31-Aug.11

Early drop off and late pick up are available.

TINY TOTS (ages 4-6 yrs. old) (9-noon)

SESSION 1 July 10-14

SESSION 2 July 24-28

SESSION 3 Aug. 8-11

For more information call Marcie (204-489-1152)

[email protected]

Free English Classes (Drop-In) *No Registration Needed*

English Basics Wednesday Evenings: 7:00-8:30pm *Childcare available Who: All ages, all levels of English, all who need help are welcome. IELTS Preparation Classes Monday & Thursday Evenings 6:30-8:30PM Start: Monday, March 27th End: Thursday, April 27th ***Special Event: Free Employment Workshop Saturday, April 1st 2:00-5:00PM *Preparing a Resume Saturday, April 8th 2:00-5:00PM *Job Interview *Childcare available Contact: Kendra Phone: (204) 794-7864 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.churchoftherock.ca/eal

Where: Church of the Rock: 1397 Buffalo Place Room: MPR (Multi-Purpose Room)