Sports Scholarships- Update

As the snow is melting away, many of us are thinking ahead to summer and all that lies ahead. Summer time is the perfect time for students to work on their skills through various athletic camps. At Bruce, we have scholarships available to help pay for a portion of the camp for students in grade 6-7. If funds are available, grade 8 students will be considered for scholarships as well. All parents and students need to do is contact Mrs. Sproll to apply for a scholarship. Proof of camp registration is required in order to qualify. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Sproll at 204-888-1990 or ksproll@sjsd.net.

Some popular camps are listed below:
http://athletesinaction.com/summer-sport-camps/
http://www.legionathleticcamp.com/article/july-17--august-13-2016-1.asp
http://www.gobisons.ca/sports/2015/1/10/summerhpcamp2016.aspx
http://www.providenceuc.ca/athletics/sports_camps/

Pastries & Portfolios

 

 

Pastries & Portfolios

March 16^th 2016

Session 1: 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Session 2: 5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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On March 16^th 2016, Bruce Middle School will be hosting a Term 2, Pastries & Portfolios Evening!

For parents that have participated in one of our past portfolio evenings, term 2 portfolios may look a bit different from what you have seen before.  Please join us for our **New and Improved**version of the Bruce portfolio.  The focus of our term 2 portfolios is to provide each child with an opportunity to highlight and tell their story about their life at Bruce Middle School.  We have encouraged students to be creative, descriptive and authentic in telling their story.  Some ideas that students will be sharing may include: favourite friends, extra-curricular activities, volunteer work, books they like to read, academic areas they are proud of, academic areas they need to improve on, things they are looking forward to, interests, etc. 

Your child will take the time to share their story with you during one of the evening sessions. There will also be opportunities for students to perform some live tasks, and of course they will be serving pastries/cookies for you to enjoy!

Portfolio sharing will be done in the place of traditional parent-teacher interviews so that students can place a greater emphasis on their learning and the many amazing school experiences that Bruce Middle School offers to them. 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.

Please indicate which session you will be attending.  Registration is available on our blog or visit the sites indicated below.  In the event that you do not have access to internet, please feel free to contact Luann at Bruce Middle School 204-888-1990 to register.  Please register on or before March 15^th 2016.

Click here for Session 1

Click here for Session 2

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

 

 

Walt Lipinski

Principal

Bruce Middle School

204-888-1990

Congratulations to the Bruce Middle School Grade 8 Band

Congratulations to the Bruce Middle School Grade 8 Band on earning a 
5 Star Superior Performance, Trophy and invitation to
Nationals at the International Optimist Festival. 

Camp Manitou is offering a Spring Break Camp

 

 

 

Are you looking for activities for your child while they are off school for a week?  Do you want them to have fun and stay active?  Camp Manitou is excited to offer a Spring Break Camp for children 6-12 years of age, March 28-April 1!  Visit www.campmanitou.mb.ca to register them for a week of adventure and outdoor fun at Camp Manitou!

Summer Camp dates have been announced!

 

New Summer, New Adventures! Visit our website to register today.

www.campmanitou.mb.ca

 

 

The Spring/Summer 2016 Leisure Guide

Spring/Summer 2016 Activity

Registration begins 8:00am March 15 & March 16 

 

The Spring/Summer 2016 Leisure Guide is now available at all civic pools, libraries, and leisure centres, and will be available Saturday at a number of retail locations. Winnipeg Free Press subscribers will receive a copy in today's edition of the paper.

 

Click here to view Spring/Summer 2016 Recreation and Leisure activities.

Swim lesson activity numbers are available in Swimming for All Ages. 

 

Register 

Tuesday, March 15 at 8 am - Swimming registration begins.

Wednesday, March 16 at 8 am - Registration for all other activities begins and registration for swimming continues.

Tuesday, March 22 at 8 am - Registration for all activities for non-residents begins. More information on non-resident registration. 

 

 

For your convenience, the City offers a number of ways to register:

Click for How to Register options and information.

 

If you are planning to register for Spring/Summer 2016 Leisure Guide activities using leisureonline, please ensure that you are able to successfully log in to your online account BEFORE registration starts.  If you are having difficulty accessing your account, please call 311. More information on accessing or creating your account.

 

Call 311: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

In-Person: visit any of our In-Person Locations

 

Registration Centres open March 15 and March 16 only:

Central Registration Centre - 999 Sargent Ave. (8:00am - 8:00pm)
South-East Registration Centre - 1168 Dakota St. (8:00am - 1:00pm)

Pan Am Registration Centre - 25 Poseison Bay (8:00am - 8:30pm)

 

 

Did you know?
The City of Winnipeg's Community Services Department offers a fee subsidy program to help expand access to recreation opportunities and experiences for Winnipeggers, regardless of family income. More information on the Fee Subsidy Program. 

 
 

 


 
  

 










 

 

   

Rafiki Chains for sale

The We Day team are selling Rafiki Chains. $10 each. They will be for sale Thursday, Feb. 25 at break and lunch, or directly from Ms. McGowan after Feb. 25

What is a Rafiki you ask? In Swahili, the word friend is 'rafiki'. Each of these hand made pieces is lovingly crafted by a mama in Kenya. Cost is $10 each, and there are two varieties to choose from, each supporting a noble cause.

 

The Health Rafiki is Red. This Empower Collection Health Rafiki Friend Chain supports a health program in a Free the Children community overseas. By purchasing it, you give one year of health care to one child. This rafifki enables children to live active, full lives by providing then with health education and preventative care.

This Food Rafiki is Green. This Empower Collection Food Rafiki Friend Chain supports a an agriculture and food security program in a Free the Children community overseas. By purchasing it, you give one month of healthy meals to one child. This rafiki supports innovative farming techniques and water management projects to help developing communities access self-sustaining food sources.

Thank you for your support from the We Day team.

Bruce Middle School

Camp Manitou Spring Break Camp

Are you looking for activities for your child while they are off school for a week?  Do you want them to have fun and stay active?  Camp Manitou is excited to offer a Spring Break Camp for children 6-12 years of age, March 28-April 1!  Visit http://www.campmanitou.mb.ca  to register them for a week of adventure and outdoor fun at Camp Manitou!

 

Summer Camp dates have been announced!

New Summer, New Adventures! Visit our website to register today.

http://www.campmanitou.mb.ca

Leisure Guide

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.  The Spring/Summer 2016 edition features spring skating lessons and a number of exciting camps to keep the kids busy this summer, including a new full-day format for our “L’il Critters” preschool camps! 

 

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 pools, libraries and leisure centres, and at a number of retail locations including Safeway, 7-Eleven and Mac’s. 

 

Watch for the Spring/Summer 2016 Leisure Guide at the beginning of March!  Registration for swimming lessons only will begin on March 15 at 8:00 am.  Registration for all other programs will begin on March 16 at 8:00 am. 

 

Register for any 2016 City of Winnipeg summer camp by April 22 and you could win your camp for FREE!

 

 

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 Spring/Summer edition of Priceless Fun, available in March, 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. Click here to view the current edition of Priceless Fun Information about programs.  Information is also available by calling 311.

Optimist Band Festival

Hello, Band Parents.

The Optimist Band Festival is this Wednesday, February 24th. Please make sure your child has his/her instrument and music. As well, your child needs to wear his/her band uniform (band shirt, black pants, dark socks and shoes) to school that day and bring money for lunch at Polo Park or a bag lunch. We load the bus at 8:35am and leave the school at 8:45am. We are in need of a parent to transport some instruments to the Convention Centre and back. Please let me know if you are able to help in this way. 

 

The students have been working hard in preparation for this event and would love to have a supportive audience there to cheer them on! The Bruce Band plays at 9:50am at the Convention Centre, Main Floor, Room 4.

 

Hope to see you Wednesday! :)

 

Musically yours,

Mrs. Tara Johnson, Band Director
Bruce Middle School
Band Website: www.sjsd.net/~tjohnson

NOTICE to Grade 7 Parents:

This week, our grade 7 students will be taking part in the ADSI survey to support students at-risk.  Please see the attached letter, a copy is being sent home on Monday, February 22, 2016 as well.  Please contact the school as soon as possible if you have any questions or concerns, or if you DO NOT wish for your child to participate in the longitudinal study.

Trafficking and Human Exploitation

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Trafficking and Human Exploitation

 

 

This session will look at the root causes of what makes our youth so vulnerable, as well as the laws, policies and programs that are currently in place to combat this issue.  Community-based advocates who are on the 'front lines' on a daily basis will join the presentation to give their perspectives and expertise.

 

 

 

Once registered for any session, IF YOU CANNOT attend, please be sure to cancel by contacting Arlie Williams-Taylor at 885-9555 or email at ptregistrations@sjsd.net

 

 

 

Wear It Out Recycled Runway Fashion Show

Thank you to The Parent Council

The staff would like to send out a huge thank you to the Bruce Middle School Parent Council and all of the families that contributed towards a fabulous week of treats. Thank you to the following families that donated towards the daily dinner draws, the Wednesday soup luncheon, coffee, candy bar and gift certificates. 


Deidre Sagert
Tiina Winton
Paula Ellis Hunt
Correna Peck
The Howie Family
Janet McLeod
Tara Davidson
Di Beggs
Roxanne Burton
Alanna Wharf
Amy McGregor
Amanda Wylie

Grade 8 parents:
All grade 8 students received their high school registration forms on Friday, February 12th.  THESE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OVERDUE!   Please get your registration in to Bruce as soon as possible.

Grade 8 Field Trip to Manitoba Museum

On January 29, the grade 8's went to the Manitoba Museum where they explored various components of museum's vast offerings. Students took part in a hands-on Mummies Workshop where they learned about and explored the history and process of ancient Egyptian Mummification rituals. They also explored the National Geographic Earth Explorers Exhibit, complete with interactive App on their iPads to enhance their understanding of the jobs scientists and photographers experience while researching animals within their natural habitats around the globe.

Any field trip to the museum would not be complete without a tour of the galleries, including Earth History, Boreal Forest, Nonsuch, Parklands/Grasslands, Métis, and Urban galleries. Students participated in a scavenger hunt activity as they explored on a self-guided tour.

The next Grade 8 filed trip will be on February 19 to the Festival du Voyageur.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE BRUCE PARENT COUNCIL

 

 

 

Hello Bruce Families. Bruce Staff Appreciation Week is February 8-12. We are looking for families to contribute something to help celebrate the great staff at Bruce!

 

There is a daily dinner draw. We ask that a complete meal be donated. Each day the dinner is raffled off and a lucky staff goes home that night with a meal that only requires heating up. We are looking for two more dinners. 

 

Also, Wednesday, a soup lunch will be provided for the Bruce staff along with dessert. We have enough soup but are still looking for dessert donations. They will either be served at the lunch on Wednesday or they will be added to the daily dinner draws (if we get too many.) 

 

If you are able to contribute to this staff appreciation in any way, please contact Janet McLeod at janetlarrymcleod@mymts.net or Tara Davidson at tnb@mymts.net.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Bruce Parent Council

Congratulations to Mr.Harland!!!

Congratulations to Mr. Harland who was recently inducted into the Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame!  

Thank you Mr. Harland for bringing your expertise to Bruce Middle School and providing the opportunity for our students to learn the game.

Vision Screening for grade 7 students

February 1-10

　

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, Mrs. Goetz.

Parent Winter Camp Meeting

A reminder about the parent meeting of grade 7 Winter Camp students in the theatre at 7pm, Wednesday, Jan. 20th

Concert Choir

The Concert Choir will be going to watch a performance of the Divisional Musical Theatre production, 'The Lion King' on Wednesday, February 2nd at 1:00 p.m. at Westwood Collegiate.