Our school motto is Rising to Excellence. Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School is located in a residential community in the North-West quadrant of the city. The school opened in 1959 as a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school. From 1970 until 1984, the school operated from Kindergarten to Grade 5. After 1984 it reverted to a full elementary program. The school draws from a very rich and diverse community with Punjabi being the language most spoken in our school. There are 42 different languages spoken by members of the Beaumonde Heights community. We have an enrolment of approximately 653 students.
Our School Improvement Plan
Our professional learning team has prepared a plan to focus on the four pillars of the Toronto District School Board incorporating the correlates of effective schools that form the foundation for schools to improve. These include Safe and Caring Schools, high expectations, instructional leadership, clear and focused mission, opportunity to learn and student time on task, frequent monitoring of student progress and home school relations.
School Improvement Teams
Our Literacy Team created a plan to focus on the Writing strand of the Language curriculum this year in conjunction with the Family of Schools focus. A schedule was established with the staff in June as to the different genres of writing which become a part of our Teaching Learning Critical Pathway. All grade levels from Kindergarten to Grade 8 is focusing on these genres at the same time. To monitor our students' progress, writing samples are gathered on regular basis and kept in a binder for easy access. Mathematics has become a focus of our school with extensive Professional Development provided to our teachers in-house.
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Special Education Programs
A variety of special education programs and services are offered to meet the needs of all students, including students with exceptionalities, such as behavioural, communication, and intellectual disabilities. Students' exceptionalities are identified through a formal review process undertaken by an identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC).
Character Education
Character Education is an important part of the culture of Beaumonde Heights. We distribute certificates at our monthly assembly to which the families and caregivers of our students are invited and attend in high numbers. We aim to embed the attributes identified by the Toronto District School Board into all aspects of the curriculum.
EcoSchool
Certificates are presented to students who work diligently to reduce their carbon footprints at our monthly assemblies. Teachers are provided with ample Professional Development and resources to assist them with embedding environmental literacy in their Literacy, Social Studies and Science curriculum.
Equity
Our mission at Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School is to provide each student with the skills they need to succeed. We select our learning resources carefully to reflect our community. Staff is also selected to reflect the community.
Student Life - Where You Belong
Students at Beaumonde Heights are encouraged to assume leadership roles. The Beaumonde Action Committee engages students in Grades 6, 7 & 8 in activities which serve to build staff and student morale, contribute to the efficient running of the school and provide role models for the younger students. Our older students along with their teachers also work in partnerships with younger students and their teachers to deepen their learning and understanding in various areas of the curriculum. Some of the activities that these children may be seen to engage in include being reading buddies, math problem-solving, art and information technology. Our senior students assist with the implementing of some of our school-wide activities such as the Terry Fox Run, Jump Rope for Heart, Electives, our Spring Mix, and our Character Education and other assemblies. Each year we have what we have named our Extravaganzas which highlight different areas of the curriculum. In the last few years the areas highlighted have been Literacy, Numeracy, Physical Health and Wellness and Science and the Environment. These events would not be possible without the contribution of our older students.
What Sets Us Apart
The entire Beaumonde Heights community values learning and strives for excellence. Our students are the focus of our school and we address their success with an extremely high degree of intentionality. Our classrooms are all student-centred in which rich activities are consistently provided with a focus on higher-order thinking skills. Student voices are evident throughout our school. We value curricular and co-curricular activities to enrich the lives of our students and to provide them with opportunities that they may not have outside of the school environment. We work collaboratively to share effective teaching strategies in Professional Learning Communities. Our students are encouraged to discover and explore their learning styles and our teachers use this to meet their individual needs. Beaumonde Heights is a warm and pleasant environment in which to teach and learn.
Parent and Community Engagement
- Model Schools for Inner Cities
- 23 Police Division
- Seneca College
- Rexdale Women's Centre
- York University
- Thistletown Collegiate, West Humber Collegiate, North Albion Collegiate Institute
- Regular communication between school and families. Student Planners, school and class newsletters, Individual Education Plans, and report cards
- Parent volunteers
- Beaumonde Heights School Advisory Council
- Workshops for parents and a Settlement Worker for newcomer families
- Student Council
- Multicultural events and programs, including Talent Show, Cultural Day, Festivals, holidays, and Days of Significance
- Interaction with community-based support services for children, e.g., CAS, Daycare Agencies, Public Health, Etobicoke Children's Centre, George Hull Centre, Geneva Centre and Itinerant Resource Support Program
- Safety and Anti-Bullying Workshops for all students
