Wear It Out: Project Recycled Runway 2014

It was an evening of glitz, glamour and sustainability! The Project Recycled Runway 2014 fashion show was a huge success as students, parents, staff and community members came out to enjoy a performance that shared the story of the design process and the finished products of months of student work. Excellent work by all involved and a special thank you to Ms. Nowosad who put in countless hours to offer such a unique

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Bruce Concert Choir Performs For The Stars on Juno Week!

The Bruce Concert Choir performed a selection of songs at the airport on Thursday March 27th, 2014 to welcome the musical artists and special guests as they arrived in Winnipeg for Juno Week!

2014 Spaghetti Bridge Competition

Congratulations to all who took part in the 2014 Spaghetti Bridge Competition on March 15, 2014 at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. Based on the bridges that all the students built, the combined weight held was 15,618lbs. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM) donated that amount at $1/lb to Winnipeg Harvest who can turn it around 20x with their buying power. With matching donations from Peak of the Market and Canada Safeway, Winnipeg Harvest received a donation of over 343,500 lbs of food based on the bridges built by all the students across the province!

St. James Scholarship Foundation Annual General Meeting

The St. James Scholarship Foundation will be holding its first public Annual General Meeting:

What: St. James Scholarship Foundation Public AGM

When: Thursday, May 8, 2014 @ 6:30 pm

Where: Board Room, St. James-Assiniboia School Division Board Office

2574 Portage Avenue

Who/What is the St. James Scholarship Foundation?

 
The St. James Scholarship Foundation is a not-for profit organization that was founded in 1938 for the purpose of giving encouragement to and awards for outstanding merit, scholarship and character development. This tradition carries on today with approximately $17,000 being disbursed every year in awards. The Board is comprised of Volunteers, 2 Board office representatives, 1 School Board Trustee and 1 School Principal Representative.

Measles Information for Manitoba Parents/Guardians

Click here to view important information on Measles for Manitoba Parents/Guardians

Snack-a-Torium

   Due to increasing food costs, the Bruce “Snack-a-Torium” will be raising prices after spring break.  The canteen would like to continue to offer students a variety of nut-free, healthy lunch and snack items, and will do its best to keep costs for students as low as possible.  Chocolate milk will increase to $2.00 and most $1.00 snacks will increase to $1.50.  As well sandwiches will increase to $4.00 and the meal deal to $6.00. Click here for a complete list of Canteen prices.

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Pie Your Teacher Fundraiser!

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How many of you have ever wanted to throw pies at your teachers? Here’s your big chance!

For only $2.00 a ticket, 2 food donations or 2 clothing donations, you can get a ticket to pie your favourite teacher!

Here are your teacher choices:

Mr. Harland

Mr. Weber

Mrs. Acorn

Mrs. Wall

Ms. Wold

Mr. Dempster

Mrs. Matthewman

Mr. Lipinski

Mr. Lister

Mrs. Nowosad

Mrs. Parker

Mrs. Goetz

Mr. Kostiuk

Mrs. Johnson

Don’t worry teachers, we didn’t forget about you! For the same donations, you could throw a pie at:

Mel E.

Dechlan W.

Riley P.

Sabah A.

Fiona M.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, March 17 at break and lunch.

The “pieing” will take place on Tuesday, March during period 8.

Just a reminder that buying a ticket only gets you a chance at pieing your favourite teacher, so the more tickets you buy, the better your chances!

Donations will be going towards supporting Winnipeg Harvest and Osborne House.

Middle Years Parent Community Survey 2014

The Bruce Middle School Parent Community Survey is now available on-line until March 23rd 2014.  This survey is conducted every two years to gather parent feedback to help in our planning.  We value your feedback to assist in making Bruce Middle School the best school it can be.  Click here to complete the Parent Survey 2014.   Thank you.

Bridge Building and Testing!

The grade 7 students in Mrs. Sproll's science classes are busy this week testing their bridges for their final project and assessment of the unit forces and structures. Students designed a blueprint and created their bridge using materials of their choice. Students calculated the structural efficiency based on the mass of the load and structure. The winners of the best structural efficiency are yet to be determined. Thank you to Mr. Harland for helping out!