April 8 Meeting Details
Thank you to those of you that have already RSVPd to our School Council meeting tonight! As you know it is taking place 6:00pm to 7:30pm and all parents, caregivers and members of our school community are warmly invited to attend. There is still time to RSVP here if you are able to attend, either in person or virtually.
We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting in a hybrid format and the meeting can be accessed via this link.via this link at 6pm tonight.
The Meeting agenda is below:
Bowmore School Council Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Staffroom (2nd Floor, Junior Building)
1. Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
2. Approval of the February 25, 2026 School Council Meeting Minutes
3. Grade 8 Graduation Committee Update (Andrea Maugham and Lisa Perelman)
4. Brave Education Update (Andrea Maugham)
Classroom based workshops: April 28 and 29, 2026
Save the Date for our Parent Workshop: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
5. Heart and Stroke Foundation Fundraisers in support of Mr. Cabaluna
Hockey game and community event - Thursday, May 28, 2026
Staff are walking this month as “Team Cabby”
Jump Rope For Heart - June 3, 2026
6. Cards for Kindness Update and Call for Volunteers
7. Earth Day Globe Walk Event - East Lynn Park
8. Administration Updates:
Bowmore Cares
School Improvement Plan (“SIP”) Committee
Equity Committee
Safe & Caring Schools Committee
Hallway Cameras
Thank you and see you at our next meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026
School Council Meeting - April 8
Our next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. All parents, caregivers and members of our school community are warmly invited to attend.
We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting in a hybrid format, with both in person and virtual attendance options. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend, either in person or virtually.
If you are able to attend in person, the meeting will be held in the staffroom (2nd floor of the junior building). The doors will open early at 5:30pm for pizza, drinks and time to socialize before the start of the meeting. Childcare is available, with cheese pizza offered for the kids.
If you aren't able to join us in person, we will offer a virtual attendance option via Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared in advance of the meeting with those who RSVP to request a link.
A full agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting to those who RSVP.
Please reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com or follow our Instagram page at @bowmoresc if you have any questions about the meeting or any of our other Council initiatives.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Join Bowmore in Supporting Capes for Kids!
Bowmore is Feeling Generous!
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital believes in a world where all children belong and provides services to several Bowmore students. Since a number of classes (and families) at the school are thinking deeply about inclusion and accessibility, their Capes for Kids fundraiser seemed like a great cause to get behind.
Our Bowmore School Team has already begun fundraising and we could use your help! Go to Capes for Kids and register as a fundraiser. If you are able to raise $50 then your child will have a cape sent to them! We’ll be wearing our capes March 6th to 13th during Capes Week! If you aren’t looking for a cape you can simply make a donation to the Bowmore School Team. We’re already in 4th place and we’d love to get even higher!
We think this is a great fundraiser and a way to bring our community together for a wonderful cause. If you have any questions please email graham.seater@tdsb.on.ca or check out the below instructions. Register today!
- The Capes for Kids Committee
School Council Meeting - February 25
Our next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 25, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. All parents, caregivers and members of our school community are warmly invited to attend.
We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting in a hybrid format, with both in person and virtual attendance options. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend, either in person or virtually.
If you are able to attend in person, the meeting will be held in the staffroom (2nd floor of the junior building). The doors will open early at 5:30pm for pizza, drinks and time to socialize before the start of the meeting. Childcare is available, with cheese pizza offered for the kids.
If you aren't able to join us in person, we will offer a virtual attendance option via Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared in advance of the meeting with those who RSVP to request a link.
A full agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting to those who RSVP.
Please reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com or follow our Instagram page at @bowmoresc if you have any questions about the meeting or any of our other Council initiatives.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Bowmore Yearbooks available for Preorder!
Thank you to the amazing yearbook committee!
The yearbook will be a hardcover, 80+ page yearbook and will contain all K-8 classroom photos and all teachers & staff will be in the yearbook, as well as all the extra curricular teams and clubs. The Grade 8s will have a dedicated section to celebrate their final year - but it will still be a keepsake for other grades because all students will be in it at least once with their classroom.
Order by February 6 via School CashOnline to get the Early Bird price of $32
There will be another opportunity to order in the spring, but the price will go up… so order now!
Yearbooks must be pre-ordered, there will not be extras available for purchase in June
Distributed to students in June
Any questions, or to arrange for cash payment please email bowmoreyearbook2026@gmail.com.
Meeting Minutes - January 14
Thank you to all of you who were able to attend our January meeting.
Meeting minutes are now live and available here
Additionally - feel free to review the School Council bylaws that were officially adopted this year.
We appreciate your continued support of School Council and of Bowmore.
School Council Meeting - January 14
Our next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 14, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. All parents, caregivers and members of our school community are warmly invited to attend.
We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting in a hybrid format, with both in person and virtual attendance options. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend, either in person or virtually.
If you are able to attend in person, the meeting will be held in the staffroom (2nd floor of the junior building). The doors will open early at 5:30pm for pizza, drinks and time to socialize before the start of the meeting. Childcare is available, with cheese pizza offered for the kids.
If you aren't able to join us in person, we will offer a virtual attendance option via Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared in advance of the meeting with those who RSVP to request a link.
This meeting will be focused on safety in our school.
A full agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting.
Please reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com or follow our Instagram page at @bowmoresc if you have any questions about the meeting or any of our other Council initiatives.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Classroom Reps…
In another attempt to make sure as many caregivers as possible have all of the information about the goings on of our school, we are hoping to introduce the concept of classroom reps.
With a minimum of one parent/caregiver volunteer per room we can ensure that all pertinent news about the school makes to as many stakeholders as possible… the workload will be light - just passing along a few key messages via existing channels (or coordinating with teachers to send out the few key messages as needed).
Please send a message to bowmoresc@gmail.com if you’re interested in participating.
Caregiver Feedback Form
We are introducing a new “Caregiver Connection Form” hosted here on the School Council website.
It’s a fast, easy way to get in touch with us with a few clicks of a button.
Have a question? Have a concern? Want to send thanks to faculty and staff? The good, the bad, the excellent - we want to hear from you.
Your responses are confidential and will only be viewed by School Council Executive for the purposes of supporting community engagement.
On larger school related issues, understanding more about patterns and keeping good records can help us get the resourcing and attention the school may need. We’ll do our best to work with administration and other stakeholders to get issues brought to light.
Please remember, any urgent or sensitive concerns should be reported directly to the administration or TDSB in accordance with board policies.
Access the form here.
Information on Bill 33
As discussed at the meeting this evening, Bill 33 will have a direct impact on how education in our province. If you’re interested in more information please click on the image below to walk through the presentation prepared by parent advocates for education. If you have trouble clicking through the presentation is also available here.
School Council Meeting - November 19, 6-7:30pm
Our next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. All parents, caregivers and members of our school community are warmly invited to attend. We are pleased to be able to offer this meeting in a hybrid format, with both in person and virtual attendance options. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend, either in person or virtually.
If you are able to attend in person, the meeting will be held in the staffroom (2nd floor of the junior building). The doors will open early at 5:30pm for pizza, drinks and time to socialize before the start of the meeting. Childcare is available, with cheese pizza offered for the kids.
If you aren't able to join us in person, we will offer a virtual attendance option via Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared in advance of the meeting with those who RSVP to request a link.
Topics to be discussed at the meeting include:
1. Safe & Caring Schools Committee Update
2. Presentation on Bill 33 and other school funding topics.
3. Presentation on Bowmore Cares Fund
4. Update on Central Student Interest Program applications for grade 9
5. Other committee and admin team updates
A full agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting.
Please reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com or follow our Instagram page at @bowmoresc if you have any questions about the meeting or any of our other Council initiatives.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Classroom DPA Bags Update and Thank You!
On Friday, October 31st, the School Council Trick or Treated each classroom with a DPA (Designated Physical Activity) Bag full of sports and play equipment tailored to each division (Kindergarten, grades 1-3, grades 4-6 and grades 7-8). From mud kitchen supplies and outdoor blocks, to hula hoops and skipping ropes, to soccer, basketballs rugby and footballs (& more!) we were able to put the Activity in DPA.
Thank you to the generous Bowmore Community for your donations of gently used sports equipment and financial support for this initiative. And a HUGE shoutout to Veronica Logue for spearheading this initiative - it was a massive lift and will be so appreciated by all staff and students!
October Meeting Minutes are live!
If you were unable to join us at the October 8 School Council meeting, our minutes from that meeting are now live on the site (and accessible on the Bowmore website as well).
Click here to read through.
And as always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns you want to see addressed at the next meeting.
Pizza Lunch is back!
School Council is pleased to announce that pizza lunch dates for this year are now open for ordering through Lunchbox!
Our first pizza lunch is next Friday, October 24. Ordering is open now and will close at noon on Sunday, October 19.
Your Lunchbox account is accessed through your School Cash Online account.
If you are new to Bowmore or new to Lunchbox, please see our Pizza Lunch FAQ HERE for instructions on how to set up your account and other information about pizza lunch.
Please mark your calendars with our full pizza lunch schedule:
Friday, October 24
Thursday, November 13
Friday, December 5
Friday, January 23
Thursday, February 12
Friday, March 6
Friday, March 27
Friday, April 17
Friday, May 8
Friday, May 29
Friday, June 19
Pizza lunch is a School Council fundraiser. All work is done by volunteers and all proceeds go to benefit our kids. Funds raised are used to pay for items such as science enrichment in the classroom, literacy supports and events, school clubs and teams, music and theatre performances, and so much more.
If you are interested in volunteering to help with pizza lunch, please email us at bowmoresc@gmail.com. The time commitment is approximately 45 minutes from 11:15am to 12:00pm on pizza day.
If you need support in ensuring your kids have access to pizza lunch, please reach out to Principal Flegas at <konstantinos.flegas@tdsb.on.ca>
Accessibility Committee
As mentioned at our last School Council meeting, we're pleased to provide more information here about a new parent-led initiative at Bowmore... the Accessibility Committee.
Open to all stakeholders in the Bowmore Community the Committee is currently run through a What's App group chat. Please email us to be added to the group.
The Accessibility Committee will highlight and address educational barriers (I.e physical, attitudinal, intellectual, etc.) working towards increasing access to education for all children in the Bowmore community. The co-learning model will guide decision-making processes ensuring a unified approach while pursuing our community centred goals. The committee will provide the following services:
Contact for accessibility needs
Community consultation
Support for parents, teachers and administrators
Reviewing current accessibility challenges at least twice per year in collaboration with school administration
Offer recommendations for resources, speakers, tools, etc. as needed
Survey Bowmore staff to identify potential accessibility gaps and gather requests for resources
Thank you to all the amazing parents, teachers and caregivers who are already working together to increase access to education for all children in the Bowmore community!
School Council Meeting - Oct 8
School Council Meeting - Oct 8 at 6:00pm
A friendly reminder that our next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday October 8 from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the school staffroom. Doors will open early at 5:30pm for pizza, drinks and time to socialize. Childcare is available on site and pizza is also provided for the children. Please bring your own water bottles. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend so that we can be sure to have enough pizza for everyone. We will be discussing the 7/8 curriculum changes, the 2025/26 Council Executive and other updates from administration and Council committees.
Click here to RSVP!
Carnival Parent Volunteers Needed!
Bowmore’s Carnival is Thursday, September 25th from 4-7pm. Rain or shine!
*** WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS ***
This is our biggest community gathering and fundraiser of the year and we still need volunteers to make this a success. We need more parent volunteers (we have a lot of students) so we can run ALL of the inflatables. If we don’t have enough parent volunteers, we will have to cancel some of the inflatables.
If you can commit to one hour (or more!) between 2pm and 8pm it would make all the difference. Please reach out to bowmorecarnival@gmail.com with your availability.
A quick reminder that pre-purchasing for Carnival tickets will close on Sunday, September 21 at 11:59 PM.
After that time, tickets will only be available for purchase at the event. Pre-ordering is the best way to avoid lines and make sure your family is ready for all the fun! You can purchase tickets through cashonline here!
Thank you for your support!
The Carnival Team
Bowmore Carnival
SAVE THE DATE! The Bwmore PS Fun Fair is taking place THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24 @ 4-7pm
Funds raised support various initiatitves that enrich the student experience.
Information on ticket prices below. Buy your wristbands and tickets in advance on School Cash Online to avoid line ups on the day!
