Clifford Bowey PS

BOWEY BULLETIN

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It’s hard to believe the end of January is almost here and we’re well into the New Year. We hope you and your families enjoyed a restful and happy Winter Break.

At Clifford Bowey, we have a tradition of welcoming Santa to our school the week before the Winter Break and this year was no exception. Santa brought smiles to many students and shared his good cheer with all of us. We had lots of fun at our annual holiday concert which featured many student and staff performances. It was lovely to see the smiles of students, family members, and staff in the audience.

With all this cold weather, we’d like to remind you that keeping track of snow pants, hats, scarves and mittens for over 100 students can be challenging. Thank you for helping us by making sure that items are labelled with your child’s name.

And did you know …. that because of increased risks related to ice and snow, and to ensure student safety during the winter months, our playground equipment is not in use. We look forward to warmer days ahead and the reopening of our playground equipment in April.

Christine and Amanda

School Learning Plan

This year our School Learning Plan is focusing on self-regulation. Self-regulation is what helps adults control their own behaviour. It has two important parts – the ability to control our impulses and stop doing something, and the capacity to do something even if we do not want to do it.

Teaching teams are working closely with our Speech Language Pathologists on how to help our students improve their self-regulation

Parent/Guardian Workshop on Self-regulation

On Thursday, February 28^th from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm at Clifford Bowey, our two Speech Language Pathologists will hold a workshop on self-regulation. Please save the date.

Illness Policy

A reminder that if your child shows signs of illness while at school, it’s our policy that you receive a phone call from our office. Should it be necessary for your child to leave school, you’ll be asked to come to the school to pick up him or her. Since your child is likely not comfortable when ill, and in order to reduce the risk of others becoming ill, we ask that you co-operate with our policy. Please make sure your contact information is up to date with our office and that a plan is in place should you be asked to pick up your child from school.

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January 2019

1300 Kitchener Ave.

Ottawa, Ontario

K1V 6W2

Phone: 613-737-4401

Fax: 613-737-7548

Principal: Christine Kessler

Vice Principal: Amanda Pruner

Office Administrator: Jean Neidy

Office Assistant: Sandra McPhee

Chief Custodian: Jeff Brouse

Superintendent of Instruction:

Nadia Towaij

Area Trustee for Zone 11: Mark Fisher

Dates to Remember

February 4^th – Swim-A-Thon Week

February 5^th – Winter Fun Day

February 11^th – Spirit Week

February 14^th – Report Cards and Term 2 IEPs sent home

February 15^th – Professional Activity Day (no school for students)

February 18^th – Family Day Holiday (no school for students)

School Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 5 , 2019

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the school’s Staff Room

All parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to connect with other parents/guardians and to learn more about our school community