New Slogan for Benson School!

Congratulations to Mackenzie in 6M!! She designed and created the artwork for the winning slogan poster in our recent poster contest. "Benson Bobcats Stand Above the Rest!"

It was a very difficult decision for the Benson staff to choose a winner. Take a look at some of the other awesome slogans and posters created by 5/6V and 6M.

Literacy Day at Benson

Benson families celebrated Literacy Day today. In the morning, parents visited classrooms to engage in literacy activities with their children. Hundreds of new library books were displayed in the school library. The new Ontario Early Years Centre made a great debut this morning. This afternoon students participated in a school wide Read A Thon. Guest readers visited the classrooms and students were invited to the library to borrow some of the exciting new resources.
Way to read Benson!

Staff and students enjoying the new library books purchased with the Ministry Library Resource Initiative grant.

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We Love Literacy!

Thursday, May 7 - All Families Welcome!

AM - Family Literacy Morning

Classroom Open House - 9:15 - 10:45 AM
You are invited to work together with your child and teachers in a variety of literacy and numeracy activities. Learn tips to help your child learn! Visit the library where hundreds of new books and other resources will be on display.
Ontario Early Years Open House - 9:15 - 10:45 AM
Take a tour of the future site of our Ontario Early Years Centre. Food and child care will be provided.
Q & A Session - School Social Services Team - 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Parents, come and learn about accessing basic needs support at 221WindsorEssex.ca

PM - Read A Thon
Students will participate in a school wide read a thon in the afternoon. Remember to collect those pledges and return your pledge forms by Monday, May 11. All proceeds from the readathon go directly to the classroom.

Fairy Tale Day

Once Upon A Time.....Miss Moffat and Mrs. Gelinas celebrated with their classes at a Fairy Tale Celebration. Students dressed as fairy tale characters, performed a very elegant waltz and shared a potluck lunch! ...and they lived happily ever after!
BubbleShare: Share photos - Play some Online Games.

Bobcat Blab #1

The Grade 7 media class has been working with Mr. Kennedy to create a bi-weekly podcast reflecting their own interest. The first Bobcat Blab podcast was created by Izaya, Yehya, Jessica, Dania, Writtick and Don and feature a poetry corner, riddles and "did you know?". Listen up!

School Spelling Bee

Ready, Set, Spell!
Congratulations to the students pictured below who represented their classes at the annual Benson School Spelling Bee this month.



Special thanks to Mrs. Hillman, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Champagne for judging the competition which was organized by Mrs. Laberi.

The competition at the spelling bee was fierce!! Ultimately Nhi (8C) spelled her way to victory by correctly spelling the word, 'elite'. Katilyn (7/8K) ran a close second, but was tripped up by the word 'stoic'. Nhi will be representing our school March 1 at the Regional Spelling Bee held at St. Thomas of Villanova Festival Theatre. Good luck Nhi!

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