Bridlewood Community Elementary School

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**Bridlewood Community Elementary School**
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School type	Public
Affiliation	OCDSB
District	Ottawa-Carleton
Grades	JK-8
Principal	Mrs. McKenna-Upshaw
Staff	Approx 50
Students	Approx. 500
Athletics	Soccer, basketball, volleyball, touch football, tennis, lacrosse, bordenball etc.
Colors	Brown, black, white
Mascot	Bronco
Location	63 Bluegrass Dr. in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Postal Code: K2M 1G2
Website	http://www.bces.ca

Bridlewood Community Elementary School is a Canadian elementary and middle school located on 63 Bluegrass Drive, in Kanata, Ontario. It is situated in the ward of Kanata South (Ward 23), in the Bridlewood neighbourhood. It has many classes, ranging from junior kindergarten to grade 8. There are also two core French classes, a computer lab, and a library with a collection of over 15,000 books. There are also six intermediate classes, including a gifted grade 7/8 class. Bridlewood Community Elementary School also supports a Special Support Unit, and a Dual Diagnosis class. The school, operated by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, currently has a student attendance of about 500 students and 50 staff members (including non-teaching staff). The principal of Bridlewood C.E.S is Mrs. McKenna-Upshaw, and its acting vice-principal is Mr. Jeff Gervais.

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3 Teachers
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[edit] Band

The school is especially notable for its excellent band. The band is led by grade 7/8 music teacher, Mr. Williamson. Since 1994, the Senior band (consisting mostly of grade 8 students, with the exeption of a few extremely talented grade 7 students) has made an annual trip to Toronto. The focus of this three day trip has included competitive performances at Canada's Wonderland and Ontario Place, and going to tourist attractions such as Niagra Falls, Marineland, Ontario, and Clifton Hill.

[edit] Sports

The school is also famous for its performance in local sports tournaments, especially basketball tones. For example, last year, the school won two gold medals in local tournaments and one silver in the famous Glashan Tournament. The school also has outstanding soccer, volleyball and bordenball teams.