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!
School Council Member Self-Nominations Now Open!
School Council is looking for parents and caregivers interested in serving as one of the 24 parent/caregiver members on School Council this year.
It is the role of the parent/caregiver members to attend School Council meetings, to vote on various School Council matters, and to participate in planning School Council events and on School Council committees.
School Council meetings are open to every parent and caregiver of children attending Bowmore, and all parents and caregivers are welcome to volunteer for various events at the school without being elected representatives of the School Council. Those parents/caregivers wishing to serve as a representative on School Council are those who are interested in making a regular commitment to the School Council throughout the school year.
If you are interested in serving as a member of School Council, please complete the self-nomination form HERE. Forms are due by 4pm on Monday, September 15. Late forms cannot be accepted.
If more than 24 self-nominations are received, an election to select the parent/caregiver members will be held. Notice of the election date and procedure will be shared after the September 15 self-nomination form submission deadline.
If you would like to learn more about our School Council, please visit our website at Bowmore School Council or reach out at bowmoresc@gmail.com.
Back to School!
On behalf of the Bowmore School Council, welcome to all of the new families joining our community and welcome back to our returning families!
Bowmore School Council is made up of parent and caregiver volunteers who work together with the school administration to enhance student achievement and well-being, promote equity and inclusion, and advise on school budget and improvement priorities. School Council also organizes a number of school-wide fundraising activities throughout the school year to help support student learning through funding for extra science in the classroom, theater performances, author visits, support for clubs, sports teams and music programming, among other initiatives. School Council is open to all members of the Bowmore community, and we welcome all to get involved!
Please watch for our weekly School Council messages in the Bowmore Bulletin, including the dates for our upcoming Council elections and our first Council meeting of the year.
We also look forward to meeting our school community at our annual Fall Carnival on Thursday, September 25!
In the meantime, to learn more about our School Council, please visit our website at http://www.bowmoreschoolcouncil.ca or reach out by email to bowmoresc@gmail.com.
Wishing all of our students a wonderful 2025-26 school year!
THANK YOU!
Thank You From Pizza Lunch!
A heartfelt thank you to our entire community for their support of our pizza lunch program this year! We have sorted and delivered over 15,000 slices of pizza this year and raised over $12,000 for our school council budget next year. These funds will be used to support many initiatives throughout the school, including extra science programming in the classrooms, author visits for all grades, and many of our school’s clubs and sports teams.
An extra thank you to the team of parent and caregiver volunteers who carried all those pizzas into the school and sorted them all by class, and to our grade 8 students who helped to deliver the pizzas to our 40 homerooms, and all in under 30 minutes each time! Without you pizza lunch would not be possible.
Daily Physical Activity Bag Drive - Our Last Big Push!
Dear Bowmore Community,
A BIG thank you to all the families that donated gently used sporting goods for our DPA (Daily Physical Activity) Bag Drive earlier this Spring! Thanks to your generosity (and Spring cleaning!), we were able to cut our financial need for this project by 50% and give your items a new purpose, reducing our environmental impact.
School Council is asking for your help one more time before the end of the year. We still need to fundraise $5000 in order to provide an age appropriate Daily Physical Activity Bag for EACH CLASSROOM when they return to school in September.
The TDSB mandates that students receive 20 minutes of outdoor designated physical activity (DPA) on days where they don't have scheduled gym class or swimming. This time allows for necessary brain and body breaks while promoting physical fitness. Currently, we do not have enough sports and outdoor activity equipment for each class to support teamwork, collaboration and fitness during this time.
You can donate enough to cover a skipping rope, a basketball or a bundle of sports equipment. Truly, any amount helps! Please donate TODAY via cash on line!
Questions? Email bowmoresc@gmail.com
Grade 8 Grad - Clap Out
The School Council Grade 8 Grad Committee is pleased to confirm that we will have another graduating class clap-out this year.
When is it: Tuesday June 24th
Where/When: Bowmore School paved area/Field @ Senior Dismissal approx. 3:10pm
Here’s the plan: At 3:10 PM, all Grade 8 classes, led by their teachers, will begin a walk through the school, exiting to the pavement and onto the field. The rest of the school will line the hallways and gather outside to cheer them on as they make their final walk through Bowmore. We’re excited to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all of our grads, and give them the send off they all deserve!
Last Pizza Lunch of the Year!
Reminder: Final Pizza Lunch Fundraiser Friday, June 20
Our final pizza lunch fundraiser this year is on Friday, June 20. Ordering is open now on Lunchbox and will close at noon on Sunday, June 15.
Please be sure to cross reference your calendars for field trips or other events scheduled for your student(s) on June 20. We are not able to cancel pizza orders on your behalf when your student is away. Orders can be cancelled through your Lunchbox account for a credit until noon on Wednesday, June 18.
Yearbooks - Last Day to Order
Yearbook purchases are due today (June 6) at noon!
You can purchase them via SchoolCashOnline.
The yearbook is only available for grade 7s and 8s this year. If you have further questions, please let me know.
Thank you!