Our School Flowers Are Blooming!

Dear Graham Bruce Families,

Here we are on the last day of school before the Spring Break! We have almost completed two-thirds of the 2023-2024 school year! We are proud of our students and continue to support them to be open-minded, respectful and engaged learners. My gratitude to our Bruce Community: Parents/Guardians, Bruce Staff and Community Partners for another amazing trimester!

We wish you a happy, healthy and restful Spring Break. School will be closed on March 18th to April 1st and will reopen on Tuesday, April 2nd. Enjoy your Spring Break! This year, Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere will be on Tuesday, March 19th at 8:06pm, marking the beginning of a new season. Happy Spring to you all! 

In addition to the renewal of nature, Spring is full of cultural and spiritual festivities and celebrations. One example is Norouz or Nowruz, meaning New Day. Norouz is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranians, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups. Norouz has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin and the Balkans, and by Parsis in the Indian subcontinent. Countries that have Nowruz as a public holiday include: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kazkhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan-Öglii, Tajikistan, Turkeminstan and Uzbekistan. The Parliament of Canada on March 30th 2009, by unanimous consent, passed a bill to add Nowruz to the national calendar of Canada (Information retrieved from Wikipedia). This is a time to clear our soul and heart from negativity, sadness and darkness and welcome positivity, joy and brightness!

Upcoming Events @Bruce

We are working on many events and activities for the last trimester of the school year 2023-2024, such as Body Science workshops by Saleema Noon for students and parents, Tennis for K-7 students, Badminton for Gr. 6/7 students, Gymnastics for K-7 students, Sports Day, Internet Safety and Social Media Awareness workshop for Gr. 5-7 students, and many more. Information will be shared with you closer to each event.

Upcoming Dates

March 18-April 1: Spring Break

Tuesday, April 2: Return to School After Spring Break

Monday, April 22: Professional Development Day - School closed for students

Thursday, April 25: Graham Bruce Elementary Craft Fair - 4:00-6:00pm in the gym