Balmoral Drive Senior Public School
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Balmoral Drive Senior Public School is a Middle school
located on Balmoral Dr. in Brampton
, Ontario
. The school opened on June 01st in 1964. The current principle
is Heather Marlborough and vice principle is Simone Johnson.
The School operates under the Peel District School Board
.
is of 708 students and 79 permanent staff
members. 178 students take the bus
. There are no French immersion students.
The library is located in the main hallway.
The Balmoral Library has an online catalogue for students and their parents to visit. The Students can
The School chose a few students from the school to be peer leaders in the WIN program. These Student attended a few meetings in June and also came for some training one day before the WIN program. “The students will be working closely with peer leaders who support the program. The peer leaders speak a variety of languages and help to explain various school routines, while relating to the students by making them feel comfortable, as they were once newcomers themselves” said Nala Moorthy,a MSEP facilitator.
Activities included, demonstration of lockers and daily physical education routines as well as familiarization with washrooms and change rooms. Students also learned about extracurricular activities offered through the school and student resources.
Parents learned about the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, communication expectations, the school agenda, inclement weather routines and graduation requirements for their children.
There was an Article in the School Newsletter about the WIN program written by Daud Kumar, a balmoral Grade 8 Student. A former student who used to write some articles for the newsletter and the new's about W.I.N was his last. The article was written about what the WIN program is and how it went.
Student Commitments
Parent Commitments
Middle school
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located on Balmoral Dr. in Brampton
Brampton
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, Ontario
Ontario
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. The school opened on June 01st in 1964. The current principle
Principle
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is Heather Marlborough and vice principle is Simone Johnson.
The School operates under the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
.
Population
The schools populationPopulation
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is of 708 students and 79 permanent staff
Employment
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members. 178 students take the bus
Bus
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. There are no French immersion students.
School Library
The Balmoral school library has a huge selection of fiction and nonfiction books and multimedia resources for students.The library is located in the main hallway.
Online catalogue
The Balmoral Library has an online catalogue for students and their parents to visit. The Students can
- search the books, DVDs, videos, CD-ROMs and other resources available in our library
- enter your child's student number to view items your child has on loan from our library
- use the "digital library" to do research
- view suggested reading lists and award-winning books available in our library
WIN Program
The Welcome and Information for Newcomers (WIN) program was a one-day orientation specifically designed for newcomer middle school students and their parents. WIN was offered to students in grades 6, 7 and 8 at Balmoral on Sept 1, 2009. The program was funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and provided in partnership with the Multicultural Settlement and Education Partnership (MSEP).Peer Leaders
The School chose a few students from the school to be peer leaders in the WIN program. These Student attended a few meetings in June and also came for some training one day before the WIN program. “The students will be working closely with peer leaders who support the program. The peer leaders speak a variety of languages and help to explain various school routines, while relating to the students by making them feel comfortable, as they were once newcomers themselves” said Nala Moorthy,a MSEP facilitator.
Activities
Activities included, demonstration of lockers and daily physical education routines as well as familiarization with washrooms and change rooms. Students also learned about extracurricular activities offered through the school and student resources.
Parents learned about the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, communication expectations, the school agenda, inclement weather routines and graduation requirements for their children.
WIN in the School Newsletter
There was an Article in the School Newsletter about the WIN program written by Daud Kumar, a balmoral Grade 8 Student. A former student who used to write some articles for the newsletter and the new's about W.I.N was his last. The article was written about what the WIN program is and how it went.
School Commitments
Staff Commitments- promoting and modelling consistently respectful behavior
- promoting and modelling consistently responsible behavior
- honouring and supporting student success through collaboration and partnerships
- developing respectful and responsible world citizens
Student Commitments
- consistently demonstrating respectful behavior
- consistently demonstrating responsible behavior
- partnering with home and school to promote student success
Parent Commitments
- promoting consistently respectful behavior for all members of the learning community
- promoting consistently responsible behavior for all members of the learning community
- working collaboratively with the school to support student success