We hope the students enjoyed the programs! The last sessions will be as follows:
Glee Club - Monday, June 17th
Video Game Creator - Tuesday, June 11th
Cheerleading - Wednesday, June 12th
Mad Science - Wednesday, June 12th
Clay - Thursday, June 13th
GREAT TEACHER AWARD - VOTE FOR MME LEGGE!
Our very own Mme Diane Legge is a finalist for the Canadian Family Great Teacher Award. Mme Legge (Grade 2 French Immersion) was put forward by Brown School parents and has been chosen by a panel of education specialists as one of 12 Canadian Great Teacher finalists.
Please vote every day at www.canadianfamily.ca/teacherawards until June 28 to support Mme Legge and help her win $2,500 to donate to Brown School for programs and supplies. The winners will be announced on August 2, 2013 online and in Canadian Family magazine’s September issue. You can vote once per day per browser (e.g., Chrome, Explorer, Firefox). Please vote as many times as you can to support Mme Legge and Brown School!
THE BROWN SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR 2013
From the moment we came together this year, it was clear to everyone involved that this year would be no exception and the BSJC 2013 was going to be something to behold. The Spring Sing performance was terrific with the choir being accompanied by both The Strings and The Band!
As I write this, the choir is preparing for its final show of the season, Song Sung Brown; as you read this, some of you will already know what a terrific showcase of the amazing talent at Brown it was! A special thank-you must go out to our grade 6 members for helping to make this season of music so enjoyable for everyone and we all wish you good luck and good music in your future.
It is with a heavy heart that I say good-bye to Brown School. The students, my colleagues and the Brown School community have been a very important part of my life for a very long time, but now it is time for a new adventure. I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the Brown family for the kindness, friendship and unwavering support you have given me. I will forever cherish the memory of my time here.
Mr. Ellis
NEW FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
The Fundraising Committee has been busy in our inaugural year! Our mandate in our first year as an oversight committee was to review all of the fundraising activities that raise money for Brown School and make recommendations on how we can best engage you to support Brown financially. The money you donate goes towards curriculum enrichment, extracurriculars, and technology for our children at Brown. We will be presenting our recommendations to the Parent Council at the next Parent Council meeting on June 13th. Here are just some of the initiatives that were underway through out the school year to help us make the fundraising recommendations:
* Fundraising Committee members attended Educational Fundraising training
* Collaborated with neighbouring schools on successful fundraising strategies
* Fundraising Brown Parent Focus Group
* Parent Fundraising Survey
We hope to see you at the Parent Council meeting on June 13th. If you have any questions or suggestions please contact us at either kellyahernshaw@gmail.com or at amanda_levey@yahoo.ca.
Kelly and Amanda
Co-chairs Fundraising Committee
ECO-NEWS
The Eco-Club has had a busy spring, planting seeds, learning about vermi-composting and helping the Earth Rangers to raise awareness and funds to help protect the habitats of 4 endangered Canadian animals. The eco-kids sold buttons during recess, raising a total of $1,502.79. Many Brown students also chose to fundraise online, raising hundreds more. What an amazing effort by all! Thank you for your support!!
FALL FLING - NOVEMBER 7, 2013
With the 2012-2013 school year not yet over, we know it is hard to believe planning is already started for the 2013-2014 school year, but the Fall Fling Committee is already starting to form so that next year’s Fall Fling will be the best ever!
For those of you not familiar with the Fall Fling, it is a very fun evening featuring a silent auction full of hot items donated by local vendors, the community, parents, teachers and even students. It is also a great opportunity to meet parents and staff. All money raised from the event goes directly towards fulfilling the needs of the school.
If you would like to find out more about the Fling or ways you might be able to help out with the Fling, do not hesitate to contact us at mccall.marthe@gmail.com. Be sure to mark Thursday, November 7, 2013 in your calendars so you can attend Brown’s major fundraiser – The Fall Fling!
LIBRARY NEWS
Freeze DNA came to our school on June 4th, teaching our students the fundamentals of drawing comic art through a 45-minute interactive workshop designed after their popular book series titled “Learn To Draw Comic Art”. The kids really enjoyed the pace and the content of the workshop.
Also, it is now time to return all the books that have been borrowed this school year. The deadline was June 10th for all TDSB schools.
Don't miss The TD Summer Reading Club
A free program for kids, that runs at libraries all across Canada every year. Kids who join the club get a special sticker for every book they read during the summer. There are nine to collect, so see if you can get them all! There will be awesome prizes, great free programs, cool crafts and lots of other neat things to see, read and do. This website is also going to be full of lots of amazing stuff, including secret content, just for club members.
The adventure starts in June. Happy reading.
Here's the website for more info: www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca (French www.clubdelecturetd.ca)
Happy summer! Bon été !
Marie-France Gagnon
Teacher-Librarian
WORLD CHANGERS UPDATE
World Changers had the opportunity to support one of our own Brown students this month. Anwar Boutahar spoke to all students about his experience living with Type 1 diabetes in an effort to raise awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. World Changers' bake sales raised over $1,000 to support Anwar's team in the Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes in Toronto on June 9, 2013. Way to go Anwar and great support Brown!
World Changers have had a productive year - learning about hunger both locally and globally, about the need for clean water in developing communities, about aboriginal issues in Canada, and about type 1 diabetes amongst other topics. They have organized and promoted food drives, bake sales, warm clothing drives, amazing holiday hampers for families in need and fund raising campaigns. We are so grateful to the Brown School community for all of your contributions and a huge thank you to Michele Breslin and Anne-Marie Sulymko for making World Changers happen! You are amazing!
SAMPLE STUDENT WORK from Mr. Paré's class
The Grade 4/5 Boys Soccer Tournament 2013 (French version below)
Mr. McNeilly organized 18 boys for the school soccer team to play in a round robin tournament to decide whether we would move on to the quarter finals or if we would end our season short.
We qualified for the quarters after losing 3-2 to Palmerston, beating Sprucecourt 5-1 and beating Winchester 7-1. Then we had to face Kew Beach. It was a tie game until late into the first half when Ewan scored a cross from Owen in the corner. The other team got some chances but we didn’t budge and we ended up winning the game 1-0 to qualify for the semi finals! We arrived at East York Collegiate to play Chester in the big game. On the other field it was Palmerston and Diefenbaker playing for the other semi final. We came out strong and stayed strong the entire game but we shot the ball at their goalie too much and didn’t shoot the ball into the corners of the net so we went to overtime. They committed a foul a bit above the 18 yard box and Matthew took the free kick right into the top shelf of the net so we went to the conference finals!
Diefenbaker beat Palmerston 5-1 so it was a Diefenbaker vs Brown in the final. Diefenbaker had strong fast players but their technique was to boot the ball up to their fastest player who would try to run the ball and score. That’s how they scored their first goal, which put them in the lead 1-0. We tried to bounce back before the end of the 1st half but nothing went in except for their goal. A couple of minutes into the 2nd half they scored a goal that was potentially offside but it was still ruled a goal. With only 2 minutes left in the game, Owen scored from the very edge of the field so there was still some hope of victory. We almost scored again but we couldn’t quite put the ball into their net so they beat us 2-1 and we got a conference finalist banner and they got a conference champions banner and also moved on to the city finals.
Special thanks to Mr. McNeilly for his great coaching!
The End
French version
Mr. McNeilly a organisé 18 garçons pour l’équipe de soccer de Brown qui a participé dans un tournois qui allait décider si on irait aux finales ou pas.
On a perdu contre Palmerston 3-2, et on a gagné contre Sprucecourt (5-1) et Winchester (7-1). Après on a joué contre Kew Beach. C’était à égalité jusqu’à la fin de la première demi puis Ewan a marqué un but avec l’aide de Owen. L’autre équipe avait des chances mais on ne les a pas laissé marquer un but et on a gagné 1-0 pour ensuite aller à la demi-finale! On est arrivé à East York Collegiate pour jouer contre Chester dans le grand match. Sur l’autre terrain c’était Palmerston contre Diefenbaker. Ils jouaient l’autre demi-finale. On a bien commencé et on a bien joué pendant tout le match mais on a envoyé la balle à leur gardien de but trop souvent et non pas dans les coins du filet. En prolongation, ils se sont mérité une pénalité et Matthew a pris un coup franc qui nous a lancé dans la finale!
Diefenbaker a gagné contre Palmerston 5-1 alors c’était Diefenbaker contre Brown. Nos adversaires étaient rapides et forts mais leur technique était de prendre la balle, la passer à leur joueur le plus rapide et il essaie de compter un but. Ça c’est comment ils ont marqué leur premier but, alors c’était 1-0 Diefenbaker. On a essayé d’amener le match à l’égalité avant la fin de la première demi mais on ne pouvait pas. Quelques minutes après le début de la deuxième demi, ils ont marqué un deuxième but qui était peut-être hors-jeu mais qui a compté quand-même. Avec seulement deux minutes qui restaient dans le match Owen a marqué un but du côté du terrain alors il y avait encore une chance pour gagner. Malheureusement, ils ont gagné le match 2-1 donc on a reçu une bannière de finaliste de la conference et Diefenbaker a reçu une bannière des champions et ils ont aussi participé aux finales pour la ville.
Merci à Mr. McNeilly pour son entraînement!
La Fin
