Bendale Junior Public SchoolADDRESS: 61 Benshire Dr, Scarborough, ON

M1H 1M4PHONE NUMBER: (416) 396-6045EMAIL ADDRESS: Bendale.PS@tdsb.on.caWEBSITE: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/bendalejr/Home.aspxGRADE RANGE: JK to 6

Who We Are.....At Bendale Junior weconsider ourselves aneffective school. Wehave a clear andfocused mission,operate in a safe andorderly environment,have developed positivehome schoolrelations, function in aclimate of highexpectations for ourlearners, monitor ourstudents' progressfrequently and provideour students with manyopportunities to learn.All staff areengaged in instructionalleadership. We believein teamwork,partnership,collaboration andcooperation. We are also lookingforward to our all daylearning kindergartenprogram in 2010-2011.  

Whatever It Takes!

Our School Motto is, "Whatever It Takes!", Our Kids Are WorthIt. Bendale Junior Public School is a caring community of staff,students, and parents.  We are committed to promoting academicexcellence in a culturally diverse setting.  We adhere to thephilosophy that all students can learn, by providing our studentswith bridges to success, supports and interventions.  Weencourage our children to become socially responsible citizensand, as such, two of our students have recently won the City ofToronto's ECO Awards. We are equally proud of ourachievements in EQAO and credit our exemplary staff and theirdedication to our success by truly believing in "Whatever It Takes"for our students to experience success.

Our CommunityBendale Junior Public School, acaring community school, opened in1957. It is historically linked to theearliest settlements in the area. It is atwo-storey building that containsfifteen classrooms. The facility alsoincludes a computer lab and staffresource room. At present, we areanticipating growth in our populationdue to the announcement of BendaleJunior as an All Day Kindergarten site. More than 60% of ourstudents speak English as a second language. Languagesspoken at home include Cantonese, Mandarin, Tamil, Farsi, Urdu,Arabic, Vietnamese, Japanese and Russian. Our currentpopulation is 330 as compared to 185 seven years ago.

More Information about Bendale Junior Public School

Our School FocusOur School's Focus is to embed our school's motto of "Whatever ItTakes" into all aspects of our school's operation. We are committedto promoting academic excellence by continuously building andimproving our Numeracy and Literacy achievement throughevidenced based instructional strategies and constructing andcommunicating knowledge from a variety of sources.

Safe and Caring CommunityAt Bendale Junior we believe that it is essential to provide a safe,secure, respectful environment for all students. Our learningenvironment is characterized as one that is conducive to learningand our focus is on developing the presence of desirable behavioursthrough character education, social justice initiatives, cooperativelearning, student leadership and TRIBES.

Social & Ecological ResponsibilityBendale Junior is committed to creating a better future for all of our culturally diverse students and we seek to inspire, ignite, influenceand support collective, social and ecological responsibility. We dofund raising for Childhood Cancer, MS Society, Terry Fox, andGlobal Natural Disasters. We promote Litterless Lunches, SchoolsOn the Move and  Nature Clubs.  

Assessment and School ImprovementAt Bendale Junior we believe that the primary purpose ofassessment is to improve learning. Through the use of obtainedassessment information, teachers plan instruction and tasks toaddress the learning needs of all of our students. We engage indifferentiated instruction and provide intervention and supportstargeted to at-risk students achieving below their potential.

Additional Features● Early Learning Program● Reading Recovery● Roots of Empathy● ECO School

● Sick Kids' Empower Reading Program● Early Reading Intervention Program● Toronto School on the Move● Welcome to Kindergarten

For a list of all programs that are also offered visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Findyour/Schools.aspx?schno=4330&schoolId=1108

Student Life - Where You Belong

Student life at Bendale is always buzzing! We offer a widerange of co-curricular activities throughout the year - bothacademic and athletic. We are a Fit for Life school andpromote healthy active lifestyles for both students and staff. Other activities include, but are not limited to, basketball,volleyball, soccer, baseball, hockey, cross-country, track andfield, winter carnival, spirit days, play days, craft club, natureclub and eco club. We have student leadership initiativessuch as morning announcers, office, library andkindergarten helpers, playground pals, house leaguecaptains, etc. Our school choir performs for corporateevents. We also believe in providing expanded and experientiallearning opportunities for our students such as school tripsto the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Marlies, RoyalWinter Fair, Royal Ontario Museum, Zoo, Science Centreand Hillside Outdoor Education Centre. This year we brought digital animation to theclassrooms with Director's Cut, an animation and filmproduction multimedia literacy experience. Our studentsused cutting edge technology to create their ownmini-movies and claymation videos.

What Sets Us Apart

Bendale Junior Public School, a dynamic and inclusiveschool, is unique in its character not just because we are ahigh achieving, effective school but because we truly live upto our motto: "Whatever It Takes". We truly know ourstudents' strengths and weaknesses and provide a variety ofsupports and interventions designed to ensure that everystudent is working to his/her potential. The rich, cultural diversity of our staff and students isacknowledged and celebrated. We embrace the anti-racistapproach to education. We develop programs that supportthe physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of thestudents in our care. We also emphasize the importance of social and globalresponsibilities in order to accentuate  Character Educationprograms, ecological responsibility to the planet, fund raisingevents following global disasters and we address needs inour own community.

Parent and Community Engagement

Bendale has officially become a Community School and is now inthe seventh year of its partnership with the Bendale ParkCommunity Association and the Parks and Recreation Department.Bendale participates actively in the co-op student program fromCentennial and Seneca Colleges, York University'sFaculty of Education Program, OISE Masters of Teaching programas well as food drives at Christmas and Thanksgiving, etc. Our school council has active parent members. Parent volunteersassist in the classrooms and are trained in reading strategies toassist our children. Parents also provide additional supervision onfield trips and at special events. Parents are highly involved inorganizing events, hot dog/pizza luncheons, book fairs and festiveevents. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto have also partneredwith us to provide mentoring opportunities for our students.

Imagine a TDSB where all schools share a common core set of characteristics. They arecommunity-driven and focused on teaching and learning. Students and parents have a wide variety ofopportunities and there are enough students in every school to increase program choices. Imagine there is a clear focus on achieving student success and every student is engaged, has a voice,access to a caring adult and the opportunity to develop their full potential. Here at the TDSB our focus is on student achievement, parent and community engagement and financialstability.

Contact Information

SCHOOL NAME: Bendale Junior Public SchoolADDRESS: 61 Benshire Dr, Scarborough, ON

M1H 1M4TELEPHONE: (416) 396-6045EMAIL: Bendale.PS@tdsb.on.ca