May 1 - Junior Assembly
May 3 - Popcorn Day and Kindergarten Night
May 13 - Drummers to Ottawa
May 17 - Primary Musical - 7:00 p.m.
May 18 - Backwards Day and Gr. 8 Mardi Gras
May 23-25 - Grade 8's to Ottawa, Grade 3 EQAO
May 29-31 - Grade 6 EQAO
May 31 - Primary Sharing Assembly

Please come and enjoy a wonderful night at our first annual Bogart Fun Fair!  The event will take place on Thursday, June 7 from 4:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m.  It will include a BBQ, face painting, jumping castles, games, prizes and lots of other fun activities.  It will be a great opportunity for our students, staff and families to enjoy an evening of fun and to celebrate another successful year at Bogart!

Volunteers needed - the organizers are looking for parent volunteers to come in and help the day of the fun fair.  Please contact Ms. Sousa at Bogart for more details.  Thank you!

Thank you to Ms. Jones and all the students, staff and teachers who helped make the musical production of Fee Fi Fo Fum such a great success!! 

From People for Education - Helping your child succeed in school is as easy as 1,2,3,4…
In August 2011, People for Education released a report, Doing what matters most: How parents can help their children succeed in school. We reviewed 30 years of research about what has the greatest impact on student achievement, and the evidence is clear: Parents make a difference!

And it’s what you do at home that counts most:

1. Have high expectations for your children. Let them know that you think it is important that they do well in school.
2. Talk about school. Talk with your children every day about their school activities and programs.
3. Help your children develop a positive attitude and good work habits. You can help your children succeed by helping shape your children’s attitude, their sense of personal competence and work habits, including persistence, seeking help and planning.
4. Read together (in any language). Reading is one of the foundations of all education, and you can make a big difference by reading and talking about books and stories with your children. 

Among the things that don’t make a difference? Nagging about homework, making kids “sound out the words” when you’re reading to them or doing that grade 6 project.

Volunteers are always needed at Bogart.  Thank you to all our countless volunteers who come into the school to help make Bogart a fabulous place for our students to grow, learn and have fun!  Without you, we would not be the great school that we are.  Thank you!