J. J. Bowlen Bridge

Faith

Truth

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Growth

Integrity

November 2016

Dear Parent and Guardians Being November we are a long ways from the Thanksgiving weekend but I

am still thankful for many things, one of them being the many volunteers

who assisted at our School Council Casino over the long weekend. We at

the school truly appreciate the time and efforts given by our parents and

friends of J. J. Bowlen on Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8. At

our next School Council meeting we will be discussing where some of the

funds will be distributed to. Our meeting will be held Monday, November

7th

, at 6:00 PM in the Library. All parents and guardians are welcome

to join us.

I remind you that we have ‘Paperless’ Report Cards at J. J. Bowlen. The

report cards will be the same as you have seen in the past but you will find

them on the parent PowerSchool account. You have the opportunity to see

them and print them yourself at home. It is important that the parent logs

on to PowerSchool to check the report card. That is the only way for

us to ensure that the parent has seen the report card. If you do not

know how to access the report card or have any issues with PowerSchool

please contact Mrs. Rattray (780 475 – 3730) at J. J. Bowlen school office

to assist you. The Report Cards will be visible for parents and students to

see from November 25 – December 9, 2016.

Our Celebration of Learning will take place on Thursday, December 1 from

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm in our gymnasium. Parents and

the student come in and meet with any of your child’s teacher as we dis-

cuss their educational future.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact myself or

the school.

Don Andrews Mr. Don Andrews Principal

Visit us @ www.jjbowlen.ecsd.net Or contact us:

780-475-3730 8200web@ecsd.net 6110 - 144 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5A 1K5

NOVEMBER 8th-HAT ON FOR

MOVEMBER Bring a loonie or toonie donation to school on

November 8th, get a stamp, break the rule and

wear a hat for the day!!!

All money collected will be donated to

Prostate Cancer Research

Student Absences

If your son/daughter is going

to be absent for any reason,

please report the absence

at 475-3730. Please keep in

mind it is your responsibility to

advise the school of an

absence before school

begins.

Going on Vacation?

Please have your child

complete a Leave Request

form at least one week prior

to your departure. Forms are

available at the office.

Accidents and Illnesses

First aid will be given to any

student who is injured on the

premises or on the school

grounds. If the parent cannot

be reached, we will contact

the person who is listed as an

emergency contact on our

Student Information Records. It

is extremely important that we

have accurate contact

information from parents.

If a phone number changes,

please let us know right away!

Yellow Bus

Cancellations

Most radio stations will carry

announcements with

respect to transportation

cancellations due to

inclement weather

conditions.

Bits & Bites

LAST YEAR’S

2015-2016 YEARBOOK

We have limited number of

yearbooks left to purchase from last

year, if you are interested in a

yearbook….Please come to the

office with 35.00 cash/check/interac

and purchase it today!!

Bits & Bites

Scholastic

Book Fair

Nov 29-Dec 1 Mark your calendars so you will not

miss our Scholastic Book Fair. It is a

special time for our entire school.

The Scholastic Book Fair gives our

school the opportunity to bring

families, teachers, students and books

together.

It is the ultimate book event!

It will be held in the Library on

Monday, November 29th to Thursday,

December 1st. All students will have

access to the fair during the week.

Parents, please plan to attend our

special Family Event, scheduled for

Thursday, December 1 in

conjunction with the Parent-Student

Celebration of Learning. It’s a

perfect time to explore the

affordable books and products

available through Scholastic, plus

proceeds from this event directly

benefit our school library. Parent

Volunteer Needed – If you are able to

help out with the fair during the

Celebration of learning, Please call

Mrs. Belec at 780-475-3730.

Don’t forget to enter to win $50

worth of books - $25 for your family

and $25 for your homeroom

classroom! We encourage you to take

time for this special literary event.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Thank you!

Ms. Belec

PARKING Please remember to choose

safety over convenience

while in the school area. DO

NOT park in bus zones or

cross walks. The Staff parking

lot is not a drop off zone.

SCHOOL FEES An invoice for fees was

emailed or given to your

child during the first weeks of

school. Fees are payable on

receipt. If you need to make

arrangements for alternative

payments please call the

school, 780-475-3730.

HOURS OF OPERATION 8:00 Call In

8:15 Registration

8:21 -9:07 Block 1

9:09 -9:55 Block 2

Locker Break

10:00 -10:46 Block 3

10:48 -11:34 Block 4

11:34 -12:17 Lunch

12;22 Registration

12:24 - 1:10 Block 5

1:12 - 1:58 Block 6

2:00 - 2:46 Block 7

Thursday Bell Times

8:20 -8:40 Homeroom

8:45 -9:40 GIFT 1

9:45 -10:40 GIFT 2

10:45 -11:40 GIFT 3

11:34–11:48 Homeroom

Office Hours

8:00am - 3:30pm

Bits & Bites

Personal Property Students are encouraged to

not bring valuable or

unnecessary items to school.

The school is not responsible

should these items be lost,

damaged or stolen.

Personal Electronic

Devices Students may bring their own

devices to school for

educational purposes during

class time and under direct

teacher supervision only. No

school pictures or videos of

any kind may be posted on

any social media or personal

sites. Teachers and

administrators have the right to

search the device if there is

reason to believe there is

something on it of concern.

Students will work from the

cloud and follow the same

internet safety precautions

and sites as if they were wired

in a lab. No texting, listening

to music, watching videos,

gaming or social networking of

any kind unless it is directed by

the teacher as part of the

educational program.

Devices should be fully

powered prior to using them at

school to avoid loss of time,

management issues and

overloading of electrical

outlets. Students who do not

follow the procedures may

result in loss of privilege,

confiscation or other sanctions

deemed appropriate to the

circumstance. Owning a

device is NOT a requirement.

The school is not responsible

for lost or damaged items. No

technical support will be given

to personal devices.

Student Leadership

students were lucky enough to

be attending the WE Day in Calgary on

October 26th. They Experienced many

inspirational speakers and learned how

they can make a difference in the world

and in their community.

REPORT CARDS

we Are continuing to go paperless

with report cards.

Report cards will be available to

view & print online through your

PowerSchool accounts.

What you will need to be prepared

for this rollout, is your parent

PowerSchool account. If you need

assistance in setting up your ac-

count or resetting passwords,

please Call the school today and we

will be happy to assist!!!

STUDENT LEADERSHIP FUNDRAISING

Well J.J., it’s that time of year again…Movember!!!

Prostate Cancer is the second-leading cause of

cancer deaths in Canadian men. It has no

known causes or prevention but detection and

treatment in its earliest stages provides the best

chance for a complete cure. With that, please

help raise money, and support our male teachers

growing mustaches, to raise money for pros-

tate cancer research!

Check out the posters around the school for

upcoming bake sales and wear tie days!

Bits & Bites

JJ Bowlen is now on Twitter!

Follow us @JJBowlenGiants

to keep up to date with all the exciting events taking

place at the school! We are using twitter to

encourage positive digital citizenship from students by having

them tweeting and retweeting things about the school, building

school spirit, building parent awareness and keeping connec-

tions to past Giants!

GRADE 9 Take Your Child To Work Day!!

November 2nd This is not a “day off” for grade 9’s. If they will be attending work with a parent for the day, it is the students responsibly to catch up on missed assignments as well as parents should be calling in to excuse them from classes for the day. If your child is not able to go to work, they are expected to be at school in class for the day.

November presentations November 3-Self Image 7C/7D

November 17-Boundaries & Assertiveness 8A/8B/8C

November 17-Political Cartooning-ALL Grade 9’s November 24-Boundaries & Assertiveness 8D/8E

TECH CLUB

Teacher: Mrs. McKee

This year the club is taking on new challenges, into the

digital world. Look forward to the adventures with the

following student that have joined the

2016-2017 Tech Club.

J. Chiang C. Dos Santos J. Reed

C. Kuntscher A. Maurits L. McOnie

K. Merkosky E. Mulders D. Ozdemir

N. Riddell B. Scheelar B. Walsh

HONOR BAND CLUB

Teacher: Mr. McGonigal Another year…. Another group of talented musicians!! I look

forward to guiding the following students to reach their full

potential. Make sure to take in one of our band concerts

throughout this school year, and watch these rock stars perform.

J. Alcantara B. Aldana J. Biro A. Camacho

S. Castillo A. Chiang N. Colmer Q. Contado

A. Coro J. Damasco J. Davidson C. Dos Santos

M. Encila M. Ennis W. Huynh P. Kessler

H. Lail A. Lebrudo B. Ly A. Macipura

K. Maipid K. Merkosky A. Mola A. Moser

T. Nanista D. Nguyen E. Nguyen J. Nguyen-Vu

G. Nickols D. Ozdemir E. Pereira M. Principe

J. Quilala M. Quinn N. Riddell M. Rodriguez

N. Sadiq A. Sarich K. Souribio J. Taino

ART CLUB

Teacher: Mrs. Primiani-Hackman

This year is going to be an exciting year for the Art Club,

with a new teacher brings new creative juices!! The

following students are part of this years club:

A. Maurits B. Scheelar V. Manna

A. Chiang L. Tomkow L. Yost

M. Encila T. Gray A. Siddiqui

N. Riddell M. Nguyen I. Oxales

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Teachers: Mrs. Primiani-Hackman

Mrs. Anastacio & Mr. Waselenak The 2016-2017 student leadership club will be led by an enthusiastic

group of JJ Giants!! The following students make up this year’s

team:

Grade 8

B. Scheeler, J. Toro-Barrera, A. Arop, K. Kay

Grade 9

N. Riddell, M. Encila, K. Rettschlag, S. Robinson, T. Perez, K. Pham,

L. Yost, N. Kontek, C. Kuntscher, K. Merkosky, A. Getachew,

N. Bains, B. Gomes, T. Mebude, T. Mebude, J. Acar, L. Williams,

L. Enniful

LET US NOT FORGET

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard among the guns below. We are the dead, short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe;

To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

Sports

JUNIOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM 2016-2017 Coaches: Mr Pankiw & Mrs. Trufyn

The following boys have been chosen to represent JJ Bowlen!! Thank you

to all that tried out, we hope to see you all at next years tryouts!!

G. Williams N. Etana

M. Caputo M. Meier

S. Viveiros E. Richard

D. Muir K. Lowther

E. Gomms E. Figueroa

H. Hodgess

JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

TEAM 2016-2017 Coaches: Mr Cole & Mr. Borges

Thank you to all the girls who tried out for this years team, it made for

some difficult choices. We hope to see all of you trying out for next years

team!! Congrats to the following students who made the cut!!

C. Anderson K. Ongaro G. Wratch

M. Maximo A. Javonillo A. Leskiw

M. Mcintrye G. Nickols K. Poplawski

J. Januszczak Q. Contado B. Brian

S. Ayaa K. Pierce

FITNESS CLUB

COACHES: Mrs. Blythe & Ms. Graen Don’t be shy….. Come find out how to be fit!!

Join the Fitness club, it will be starting up October 19th and we hope

to see everyone there.

Fitness club always runs Monday & Wednesday’s only.

After school from 3:00-3:45. After school transportation must be

arranged with parents/guardians.

November 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Grade 9

“Take your

kids to work

day”

3 Picture

Retake

4

LAST DAY

BUS PASS

SALES

5

6 7 PAC

Meeting

6:00 pm

8 HAT DAY

FOR

MOVEMBER

9 10 Remembrance

Day Celebration

11 NO

SCHOOL

12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24

Elementary

School

Volleyball

Tournament

25 Report Cards

(Online)

Junior

Volleyball

Exhibition

26

27 28 29 30

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

November 28 –December 1st

(Runs during celebration of learning on December 1st)

CELEBRATION

OF LEARNING

DECEMBR 1st

1:30-4:30

5:30-7:30