Winnipeg Jets Skills Competition!

Thank you to the True North Foundation for providing transportation and tickets for over 35 staff and students from Bruce to the 2014 Skills Competition!

Bruce Athletic Clothing Orders

If you'd like to order Bruce Athletic clothing please complete the order form.

Orders must be paid by cheque - Made Payable to Bruce Middle School

Orders must be in by Thursday 18th,  9:00am

Order will arrive in January

Sizes are availble to try on at school

Rock Paper Scissors Tournament

The divisional Rock Paper Scissors tournament is fast approaching, so Bruce will be hosting our tournament on Thursday (tomorrow) to raise money and non perishable food items for Sam’s Christmas and Winnipeg Harvest. The more money or food that you bring in, the better the chance you have to be one of the top five finishers moving on to the divisional tournament. Bring in non-perishable food donations and money to your BLAST teacher. One dollar, or two food items will buy you one life in our tournament. Bring in your donations, Bearcats!!  We day kids, $6.00 or 12 food donations gets you a permission slip to go to Divisional! 

3rd Annual BMS White Elephant Sale

Grade 7 Vision Screening Program

Grade Seven Vision Screening Program

December 15, 16, 17

Vision Screening Programs can lead to the identification and prevention of student vision difficulties.  In that regard, our school will be conducting a Vision Screening Program for students in grade seven during the above-noted dates.  Please be aware that this should not be considered a thorough vision examination.

Only parents/guardians of students identified as “at risk” will receive a follow-up letter indicating the area of difficulty and a letter suggesting the need for an appointment with an eye care practitioner.

Students who are currently wearing glasses will not be screened.  If your child  has had a recent vision examination, or if you require further information, please contact our Resource Teacher, Ms Carlson.

Middle School Parents Still Make the Difference

Click here to view the Middle School Parents Still Make the Difference.

Click here to view the Middle School Parents December Calendar

Farm To School Fundraiser!

What $1290.00 worth of vegetables looks like for our Farm to School fundraiser. 

Thank you for your support!

City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide & City of Winnipeg Priceless Fun

City of Winnipeg Leisure Guide

The City of Winnipeg is proud to provide a wide variety of recreation and leisure opportunities that contribute to the overall well-being of our community.  The Leisure Guide is published three times per year and is filled with fun and exciting programs for everyone.

For more information on leisure, sport and fitness programs, please pick up a copy of the Leisure Guide, call 311 or visit Winnipeg.ca.  Guides are available for pick up at civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres, and at a number of retail locations including Safeway, 7-Eleven and Mac’s. 

Watch for the Winter 2015 Leisure Guide at the beginning of December!  Registration for swimming lessons only will begin on December 16 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration for all other programs will begin on December 17 at 8:00 a.m.  Registration will be ongoing after these start dates. 

City of Winnipeg Priceless Fun

Winnipeggers now have easy access to information about free recreation, leisure and library programs with the free programming guide, Priceless Fun.

The winter edition of Priceless Fun, available at the end of December, provides information about the free programs for children and youth being offered by the City of Winnipeg throughout the city, all in one convenient guide.

Hard copies of Priceless Fun are available for pick up at all civic indoor pools, libraries and leisure centres. You can view the current edition of Priceless Fun online at: Winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/leisureguide.stm. Information about programs is also available by calling 311.

Dr. Math Session Cancelled

Please be advised that due to poor weather conditions causing travel delays, our presenter Dr. Math will not arrive in time for the session tonight. The session originally scheduled for this evening at Jameswood Alternate School has been cancelled. We will post more news here should a future session be scheduled.

BMS United Way Cookie Bake-off

Thank you to everyone who baked and judged cookies for the BMS United Way cookie Bake-off today. Student winners are: 1) Mariah 2) Cully 3) Mylo. Staff winners are: 1) Ms Ames 2) Ms. Acorn 3) Ms. Matthewman. Cookies go on sale Tuesday at lunch and at the Portfolio Cafe for $1/cookie or $5 for 7 cookies.

Change in School Bus Cancellation Policy

Metro Winnipeg School Superintendents have made a change in the policy for cancellation of school bus service due to cold weather.

The new policy will use the temperature reading at The Forks instead of the Airport.

School bussing will be cancelled if the wind-chill reading is -45 or colder at 6:00 a.m. at The Forks according to Environment Canada.

Notice of school bus cancellations will be provided to media outlets and posted on school division websites as soon as the 6:00 a.m. reading is posted by Environment Canada.

Scholastic Book Fair

Bruce Middle School Library’s annual Scholastic Book Fair is almost here!!  This is an opportunity for students to purchase quality books for both pleasure reading and information. Money raised by the fair will be reinvested into purchasing new books for the Library and Classroom Libraries.   Methods of payment include cash, cheques, Visa, Mastercard and debit cards.

LOCATION:  LIBRARY

November 17^th

9:00 am – 3:45 pm (closed during the lunch hour)

November 18^th 

(Special hours for Bruce Portfolio Café)

9:00 am- 7:30 pm (closed during the lunch/supper hours)

November 19th

    9:00 am - 4:00 pm – Last chance shopping!

Parenting Today 2014-15

Workshops will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. at Educational Support Services – Jameswood School, 1 Braintree Crescent (off Olive & Ness).  Free pizza supper will be offered from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. and session will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  To register, please call Arlie Williams-Taylor at 885-9555 or email ptregistrations@sjsd.net

Tuesday November 18, 2014

K-8 Fun With Math

Presented by: Rachel McAnallen Known simply as “Ms. Math” to children across the country, Rachel McAnallen has devoted her life to sharing the joy and beauty of mathematics with learners of all ages. A professional educator for over half a century, Rachel travels the world teaching her subject at every grade level. In addition to her experience in the classroom, Rachel has served as a department chair, a school board member, and a high school administrator.

Rachel has a passion for teaching, golf, and mathematical modular origami, though not always in that order. As a life-long learner, Rachel has completed her PhD at the University of Connecticut at age 75. Rachel approaches the world around her with a boundless curiosity and a playful sense of humor that is reflected in her teaching style.

Pancakes & Portfolios!

Pancakes & Portfolios

November 18th, 2014

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday November 18th,
Bruce Middle School will be hosting a Pancakes & Portfolios Evening! Your child will lead you through a portfolio collection of their learning. They will present artifacts that represent their learning and they will also perform some live tasks, including making pancakes for you to enjoy! This will be done in the place of traditional parent-teacher interviews to place a greater emphasis on student learning. Teachers will also be available in the gym during this time to speak with you about your child's learning.

We hope that you will find this casual format both inviting and informative, as your child leads you through examples of their learning. Should there be a reason that you need a private face-to-face conversation with any teacher, we will have meeting rooms available upon request.

If you have questions about this evening, please contact us at the school and we will be happy to help.

Sincerely,

Walt Lipinski

Principal

Bruce Middle School

204-888-1990

WJHA Santa Clause Parade Information

There will be 20 Bruce WJHA students walking with the Winnipeg Jets Float in the Santa Claus Parade this Saturday November 15th. The parade route and details are in the documents below:

Santa Claus Parade Times & Bussing Details

Parade Route

2nd Annual BMS Cookie Bake off

The 2nd annual BMS Cookie Bake-off is on Monday, November 17. Bring in 1 dozen nut free cookies that you baked at home and have your cookies judged at lunch in the foods room by our special guest judges! Want to be a student judge? For $1, enter your name in a draw to be the student judge - you will have to taste every cookie!! Cookies will go on sale on Tuesday to support the United Way.

Winter Camp at Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive

Slide into Winter Camp at Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre December 29, 30 and January 2!

Come and join us for a frosty good time at one or all of our Winter Day Camps. Activities may include snowshoeing, bannock baking, cool crafts, winter games and more. Camp runs daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs 24$ for members & 30$ for non-members. Camp is for children ages 6 to 9. For more information or to register a camper please visit: http://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca or call (204) 467-3300.

Remembrance Day Service

Please join us on November 7th at 9 am for our Remembrance Day Service.

Click here to view the November Middle School Parents still make the difference.

Parenting Today K-8 Fun with Math

Dr. Rachel Macnallen  November 18, 2014

All early and middle school parents are invited to attend the "Parenting Today Seminar" focused on supporting children at home in the area of mathematics. This is a special session that has been created to discuss concerns and identify strategies to support students in our division.

Please share the attachment "Parenting Today" with parents/guardians and staff.

Workshops will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. at Educational Support Services – Jameswood School, 1 Braintree Crescent (off Olive & Ness).  Free pizza supper will be offered from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. and session will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

To register please contact Arlie Williams-Taylor at 885-9555 or email [ mailto:ptregistrations@sjsd.net ]ptregistrations@sjsd.net

Please Note: FREE CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED FOR SESSIONS.  When registering please indicate for how many children and their ages.

FARM TO SCHOOL VEGETABLE PICK UP

The Farm to School vegetables will be delivered on Thursday, November 6. Please ensure you make arrangements to have someone help you bring the vegetables home. Vegetables can be picked up until 4:30 on Thursday. Congratulations on making this a very successful fundraiser this year. We raised $645.00 for Bruce Middle School! Thank you for your support with this initiative.

Halloween JDRF Fundraiser!

Please bring in as much candy by next Wednesday November 5th as you can to support the JDRF! 

All  Candy Can be dropped off at the offices of Athlone School, Bruce Middle School or 

College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate.

See the poster and video for more details!

Band News

The Grade 8 Concert Band is preparing for its first performance of the year at the Remembrance Day Service, Friday, November 7^th at 9:00 am.  Grade 8 Band students are asked to wear their band shirt with black pants or skirt unless they are otherwise in uniform.  Set up for the assembly will take place periods 1 & 2 Thursday, November 6^th and dress rehearsal will be periods 5 & 6.  If your child cannot attend the dress rehearsal please notify Mrs. Johnson at tjohnson@sjsd.net as soon as possible.  

Grade 7 & 8 Band students start planning now for our Band Trip to the International Music Camp (IMC) at the Peace Gardens May 27-29!  It is always a great time filled with wonderful musical experiences.  Students get to go with their friends from Bruce and other middle schools in the division.   They return home with improved musical skills, more confidence, and lasting memories to prepare them for high school.  The cost to attend this world-renowned camp is $200.  Please mark this trip on your calendar and make it a priority.  The first payment of $80 will be due in February.

Important Dates to Remember:

November 7, 2014 - Remembrance Day Ceremony performance (Grade 8 Band)

January 14, 2014 - Winter Concert (All Bands)  **CHANGE OF DATE**

February 24-27, 2015 - Optimist Band Festival (Grade 7 & 8 Band)

March 19, 2015 - Brandon Jazz Festival (Jazz Band)

April 14-17, 2015 - Level One Band Festival (Grade 6 Band)

May 20, 2015 - Spring Concert (All Bands)

May 27-29, 2015 - IMC Band Camp (Grade 7 & 8 Band)

We Day!

The We Day team had a wonderful day at MTS centre to celebrate the International We Day Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 29. This year's theme was Empowerment and students heard from speakers and musicians from across the globe to share in this message. The event inspired and "empowered" the We Day team to carry out various activities throughout this year in the areas of Social Justice and Community.

Band Notes

The Grade 8 Concert Band is preparing for its first performance of the year at the Remembrance Day Service, Friday, November 7^th at 9:00 am.  Grade 8 Band students are asked to wear their band shirt with black pants or skirt unless they are otherwise in uniform.  Set up for the assembly will take place periods 1 & 2 Thursday, November 6^th and dress rehearsal will be periods 5 & 6.  If your child cannot attend the dress rehearsal please notify Mrs. Johnson at tjohnson@sjsd.net as soon as possible.  

Grade 7 & 8 Band students start planning now for our Band Trip to the International Music Camp (IMC) at the Peace Gardens May 27-29!  It is always a great time filled with wonderful musical experiences.  Students get to go with their friends from Bruce and other middle schools in the division.   They return home with improved musical skills, more confidence, and lasting memories to prepare them for high school.  The cost to attend this world-renowned camp is $200.  Please mark this trip on your calendar and make it a priority.  The first payment of $80 will be due in February.

Important Dates to Remember:

November 7, 2014 - Remembrance Day Ceremony performance (Grade 8 Band)

January 14, 2014 - Winter Concert (All Bands)  **CHANGE OF DATE**

February 24-27, 2015 - Optimist Band Festival (Grade 7 & 8 Band)

March 19, 2015 - Brandon Jazz Festival (Jazz Band)

April 14-17, 2015 - Level One Band Festival (Grade 6 Band)

May 20, 2015 - Spring Concert (All Bands)

May 27-29, 2015 - IMC Band Camp (Grade 7 & 8 Band)

Bruce Joins CoCoRAHS Team!

Photo By A. Mukhi

Bruce students have officially joined the CoCoRAHS team! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, or CoCoRAHS, is a non-profit, community-based network of volunteers working to measure and map precipitation across Canada and the United States.

In mid October, Tiffiny Talyor, Program Coordinator for CoCoRaHS Manitoba, visited Bruce Middle School to introduce the program to Mr. Fisher-Smith’s Grade 8 science classes.  Using chocolate chip cookies as an analogy, Ms. Taylor showed how the chocolate chips are similar to weather stations – the more chocolate chips the better!

Doing their part to support the precipitation monitoring, the BMS Grade 8 students set up their very own precipitation gauge and made their first of many precipitation measurements on October 29, 2014 observing that 0.2 mm of rain had fallen in the previous 24-hour period at station number: CAN-MB-198 (Winnipeg 9.8 W –BruceMdlSchool).

You can follow the school’s precipitation monitoring at http://data.cocorahs.org/cocorahs/maps/?country=can

To join the CoCoRAHS program or for more information please visit http://cocorahs.org/Canada.aspx or email Tiffiny Taylor at tiffiny.taylor@fbcpublishing.com or manitoba@cocorahs.org.

Choral News

Upcoming Choir Performances:

Bruce Middle School Concert Choir will perform on Friday, November 7th at our school's Remembrance Day Service at 9:00 a.m. We will be singing 'Wavin' Flag' and 'Freedom is Coming'. Students are reminded to wear their Bruce music shirt and black pants or skirt.

The Concert Choir will also be performing at Choralfest on Wednesday, November 26th at 10:30 a.m. We will be walking to Sturgeon Creek United Church, leaving the school at 9:00 a.m. We will return to school around 12:00 p.m. Once again, students are reminded to wear their Bruce music shirt and black pants or skirt. Please bring in your field trip forms to Mrs. Neufeld as soon as possible.

Upcoming Vocal Vibe Performance:
Vocal Vibe will be performing at Choralfest on Tuesday, November 25th at 3:30 p.m. at CMU. We will be leaving the school at 1:30 p.m. And will return by 4:45 p.m. I am looking for one parent to assist with driving students to and from this performance. Please let Mrs. Neufeld if you are available to drive.

Singers are asked to wear black shirts and black pants or skirt. I will provide singers with a green scarf or tie. Students are reminded to bring in their field trip forms as soon as possible. Thank you!

WINTER CONCERT DATE CHANGE

Please note the date for the Winter Concert has been changed to January 14th 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.

Lifetouch Picture Retakes

Lifetouch picture retakes will be held on Thursday, October 30th (am)

2015 Low Cost Bike Helmet Program

Once again Manitoba Healthy  Schools will be offering bicycle helmets for only $15.00 including taxes, shipping and handling.  Order forms have been sent home and are to be returned to the school along with payment by November 7th 2014.  Helmets will be delivered to the school by March 2015. 

25 Year of Terry Fox!

This year marks our 25th Anniversary of participation and fundraising for the Terry Fox Run. At our October Assembly, Brenda Kreuger, a representative from the foundation accepted our fundraising cheque and surprised us with a 25 year banner to hang proudly in our school. With our very impressive fundraising total this year of $8, 457.30, Bruce Middle school has now raised over $114,000 towards Cancer research. A huge thank you goes out to all students, parents and community members who have continually supported this cause throughout the years! Great Job Bearcats!

Change in Atomic Volleyball Schedules/Locations

Please be aware that there has been a slight change in Atomic Volleyball Schedules/Locations.

Atomic Tournaments will take place on:

Oct 15th - PM
Oct 29th - PM
Nov 12th - PM

Students will be leaving the school at approx. 12:00 and returning by approx. 3:15.

Locations:
Boys @ Ness
Girls @ Lincoln (Lincoln, Ness and Hedges)
Girls @ George Waters ( Golden Gate, Bruce and George Waters)

We Day Applications!

Farm to School Fundraiser

Forms for the Farm to School fundraiser are going home with students today. Forms and funds are due back on Thursday, October 23. Vegetables are scheduled for delivery on Thursday, Nov. 6th. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to support the grade 7 winter camp.

Change in Atomic Volleyball Practice Schedule

Atomic Volleyball Practices will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  No Friday practices.  The locations will stay the same for all 3 tournaments on the afternoons of Oct. 15th, Oct. 29th and Nov. 12th.

Boys - Ness
Girls Split between Lincoln and George Waters
Lincoln, Ness and Hedges are playing at Lincoln
Golden Gate, Bruce and George Waters will play at George Waters

Help For Apple Lane

As you know, several families residing at Apple Lane experienced a traumatic loss of their homes and

property this week. We at St. James-Assiniboia School Division are the home schools to two of the families

who have lost all of their belongings. We would like to extend a call out to help these families recoup some

of their losses.

The following items would be most helpful and appreciated to try and get back to these families in their time

of need:

• Clothing for young girls (Youth size 9-10, shoe size 4 and Youth size 7-8, shoe size youth 13)

• Women’s clothing (Size 12, shoe size 9)

• Men’s clothing (36/34 shirts, size XXL, shoe size 14)

• Toys for young girls (age 7 and age 9 - Polly pockets, Barbies, stuffed animals)

• Books and crafts appropriate for girls ages 7 and 9.

• Gift cards for any of the following:

o Groceries

o Restaurants and Food

o Clothing/shoe stores

o Toy stores

o Electronics stores (Best Buy, Future Shop)

o Household stores (Home Depot, RONA)

• Cash donations

Please drop off donations at any of the following schools anytime, ideally before Friday, October 3, 2014:

• Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate: 2665 Ness Avenue

• Bruce Middle School: 333 Booth Drive

• École Golden Gate Middle School: 330 Bruce Avenue

• Athlone School: 110 Athlone Drive

• École Bannatyne School: 363 Thompson Drive

• Heritage School: 47 Heritage Boulevard

• Strathmillan School: 339 Strathmillan Road

Bruce Middle School (right behind the Grace Hospital) will also

be accepting donations on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from

11:00am-1:00pm

Thank you for your help and support!

- Staff of St. James-Assiniboia School Division

8th Annual SJASD Youth Forum

Students at the 8th annual youth forum (#youthforum8) were getting inspired by the good work being done by philanthropic leaders in our province.  We will be bringing our enthusiasm back to Bruce in order to tackle the global and local actions that we want to be a part of.  Students were treated to exciting and energizing talks by Ace Burpee (pictured above) and  Kevin Lamoureux today who reminded our students to "Believe in each other.  Be kind to each other.  There is always hope."

BMS BLAST & Ice Bucket Challenge!

On Friday September 19th, the students and staff of BMS were treated to our first BLAST of the year! Events included a shin-cracker relay, a conveyor belt relay, a stinky shoe relay and Mr. Dempster kidnapping Mr. Harland's keys! The afternoon was awesome as students and staff had a chance to bond with their house teams! Congratulations to the Hurricanes who came out on top!

The highlight of the afternoon was the end of the BLAST where we drew student names for the right to dump ice on over 20 staff members including Constable Shannon Fedoruk, our community resource officer!

We sold ballots over 5 days and our Bearcats raised over $160 for ALS Research! Go Bearcats Go!

Special Thanks go out to Ness McDonald's for donating all of the ice for the event!

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SHOW & SAVE DUE DATE EXTENDED

The Show & Save deadline has been extended to Friday, September 26th.  Please drop off all orders to the office prior to Friday.  The draw for the headphones will take place on Friday, September 26th.

Spirit Week

SPIRIT WEEK!!!!

LAZY DAY Monday

Wear your Pajamas and rock your bedhead!!

GO TEAM Tuesday!!!

Wear your sports wear and team merchandise to show your hometown pride.

BLACK AND WHITE Wednesday

Lets make Bruce look like a black and white movie by wearing ONLY black and white clothing items.

THROWBACK Thursday

Turn back the clock by wearing clothing from your favourite past decade! #TBT

 BLAST-TASTIC Friday