NEWSLETTER – April 2016
March was yet again another exciting month. We enjoyed
a week for Spring break and lost an hour to our annual time
change and we still managed to fill every day with instructive,
fun and stimulating activities. I would like to extend a special
note of appreciation to all the teachers who are holding
enriching, educational and “fun” lunch hour activities for all
of Bancroft’s students; and I would like to thank the many
parents who are volunteering in our classrooms alongside
our teachers.
SCHOOL PLAY
Preparations for our annual
musical are in high gear! And
this year the production of The
Lion King Jr. promises to be
spectacular. Children are practicing their songs and dance
moves and “flocks” of parents are painting, sewing and
crafting this year’s costumes and stage set up. Our Saturday
play painting blitz allowed us to set the scene(s)! Please
reserve your seats, both for our spectacular dinner theatre
and/or show well in advance, as this production promises to
be a SOLD OUT event!!! Play dates are April 19th and 21st.
STORYTELLING
We hosted our very own Storytelling Festival/Competition at
Bancroft on March 30th. Cycle 3
students performed their English and
French stories for a panel of guest
judges and Bancroft students. The
judges selected two winners, Meva
Doyen and Griphon Hobby-Ivanovici, and two runners up,
Konstantinos Floros and Meva Doyen, to represent
Bancroft at the Annual EMSB Storytelling Festival held on
April 5th at Sinclair Laird School. We wish them well!
ROBOTICS
The students, as part of their ‘Science et technologie’
program, have started their fabulous journey
into the world of Robotics. They have learned
how to build and program moving robots, and
this year some of our cycle 2 & 3 students will
be participating and competing in the Junior
Robotics Competition scheduled for April 29th and 30th at
Vanier College. A big thank you to Mr. Charles for getting
our team ready! And a big thank you to all parent volunteers.
Please come out to the competition and support and cheer
our students on!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Our annual book fair took place on March 17th,
18th and the evening of the 21st. We would like
to thank our hard-working and dedicated
teachers and parents who made this year’s
event an enormous success! A Big thank you goes out to
Mrs. Steiner and Ms. Carla, and an equally a big thank
you to our parent volunteers: Katherine Quintana,
Stephanie Keating, Nancy De Melo, Rosemary Wagner,
Annamaria Szeles, Danielle Michel, Amy Killian and
Marian Jazvac who kept a constant vigil and reported an
amazing $3833 in sales. Congratulations and thank you to
all our community for making this our best book fair to date!
DANCE-O-THON WINNERS!
Congratulations to:
Junior Winner:
Samuel Bates (Class1B)
Senior Winner:
Jamila Said (Class 3 /4)
CAREER DAYS
Our Cycle 3 students are enjoying learning about different
career options during our career days. Our visit with Mr. Rob
Brown was delightful! This month Ms. Candace Amarante
Ph.D. and children’s book author, will be sharing her career
journey and then sharing her new book with the cycle 1
students which will include an art activity with the book’s
illustrator form the art museum. We are all looking forward
to enjoying her new story!
GRADE 6 GRADUATING TRIP
Our graduating class will be leaving
on their overnight trip to L’Auberge
du Mont in Saint-Gabriel-de-Val
Cartier the morning of April 7th .
They will be enjoying two days of
snowshoeing, survival skills and
other outdoor activities. They will surely return with fun-filled
memories of a very special time spent with their friends and
teachers. Thank You Mrs. Steiner, Mme. Geneviève, Mr.
Charles, Mr. Ronnie and Mr. Rubens for accompanying the
students on a trip they will never forget.
IMPACT SOCCER TICKETS
EMSB Montreal Impact Night will take
place on Wednesday, June 8th at 7:30
p.m. at Saputo Stadium. If you would
like to attend this game, tickets can be
purchased online at: www.emsb.qc.ca/impact. Tickets
normally sold at $24 each will be available for only $13 each.
Tickets will be delivered to the school one week before the
game and they will be sent home via the children.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The end of the year is quickly approaching, and that
means the culmination of our studies with End-of-Cycle
Exams. Please note that our Grade 2, 4 and 6 students
will be writing compulsory MELS End-of-Cycle Exams in
English, français, and Mathematics scheduled to begin
the last week of April.
A FORMAL AND FINAL SCHEDULE WILL FOLLOW
SHORTLY AND IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON OUR
WEBSITE. ALL EXAMS ARE COMPULSORY and
ATTENDANCE and PUNCTUALITY ARE A MUST. An
absence during a ministerial examination will require a
doctor’s note. Time lost by lateness or absence will
impede success!
REPORT ON FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
Our fundraisers have been very busy. Here is what we have
accomplished so far:
PPO Profits from PIZZA days:
$ 5794.00
Lollypop-o-grams
$ 448.00
Dance-a-thon:
$ 2442.45
Dorothy Ostrowicz