Owen Online - Oct. 30 - Nov. 3

Fall l'Affaire

Fall L'Affaire is fast approaching. Tickets go fast, so get yours early at  http://www.owenpublicschool.ca/fall/

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Student Safety

Owen is a busy, active school with events each and every day. Lately we have been having issues with parents in the building during instructional time in the hallways and visiting the classrooms. We would like to remind parents to begin their school visit in the office and connect with our office staff before moving through the building.

Some key considerations are as follows:

• Daycare entrance/exit is separate from the school - please use the appropriate door for pick up/drop off
• After school programs are dismissed at 4:30pm to the front door or west doors, please pick up at these exit doors
• All visitors must first visit the office
• Should you wish to have a conversation with your child's teacher, please contact the teacher in advance to select a time outside of our instructional day

We truly appreciate the effort and involvement of our parent community and your support in this matter.

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Hot Lunch - Kids Kitchen

Starting on November 1st, Kids Kitchen will be available to students every day, Monday through Friday. More info at http://www.owenpublicschool.ca/lunch/

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Adithan (Grade 6 FI), Sandana (Gr 4FI) and Achuthan (Gr 2FI)

Have put a story to music

It is called

The Story of Three Fish

An Odyssey of Sight and Sound

Their Goal: Adithan wants to generate $200 towards Owen’s athletic team and $200 towards grade 6 graduation fund, and Sandana $200 towards buying a few copies of Beastly Tales: From Here and There and other books for the library.

            Where: The Recital Hal (2^nd Floor), Briton House, 720 Mount Pleasant Road

            When: Saturday, November 4, 2017, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Tickets: $15 each. The tickets are available at the door. Should you wish to purchase the tickets in advance (this is a much better option) you can do so by contacting Joy Jeyarajah at 416-301-5175

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STEM Club

Does your child like to BUILD and CREATE? Does your child like to make SOMETHING out of NOTHING? Then STEM CLUB is a perfect fit. Grade 1-3 are welcome every Thursday between 12pm -12:30pm in room 127 Library Room. Your child will eat first and then join us. The STEM Club will start on Thursday, November 9th, 2017.

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Police Background Checks

Parents and community members who wish to volunteer must, like all TDSB employees, complete a Police Reference Check (which will include a vulnerable sector screening) and be cleared before they can tutor/mentor in any TDSB location or participate in activities with our students. We can provide the Police Reference Check forms in the office.

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Pizza Lunch

Reminder that we have opened the school cash online this week for any last minute pizza orders. It will close on Sat. Oct. 28.

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Early French Immersion (Senior Kindergarten (SK)  Entry)

Applications to the Early French Immersion program are made the year your child is in Junior Kindergarten (or is of Junior Kindergarten age) for entry in Senior Kindergarten. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars.

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select the Early Immersion Program (SK) from the drop-down menu, and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be ongoing throughout the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, October 30, 2017

Deadline for applications: Thursday, November 30 2017

Please note:

·     While every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area French Immersion school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the SK year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

Junior Extended French (JEF) (Grade 4 Entry)

Applications to the Junior Extended French program may be submitted, on behalf of students in the English program, the year the child is in Grade 3 for entry in September of Grade 4. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select Junior Extended French from the drop-down menu and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be on-going through the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, January 8, 2018

Deadline for applications: Thursday, February 8, 2018

Please note:

·     while every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area JEF school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the Grade 4 year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

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School Clubs

Many staff have dedicated their time to provide opportunities for students to be leaders, have an impact at the school or community. Please see the schedule below for the clubs and times these are available.  If you would like more information, contact the teacher in charge of the club.

Name of Club	Teachers Involved	Student Grade/Division Applicable	Location	Day of the Week & Time of Day
Chorale Francaise	A. Bourassa Wilson A. Ching	Gr 1-6 FI	Room 108	Wednesdays 12:00 noon Begins after Thanksgiving
Eco-Club	J. MacArthur C. Lam S. Payne	Gr 1-6	Rm 113	Tuesdays 11:30 AM
First Lego League Robotics Team	J. Alexandre and C. Smyth	Gr. 4-6	Conference Room	Two days a week after school until tournament is held in early December. We will work out which days after lunchtime tryouts.
Ukulele Club	J. Alexandre	Gr 4-6	Room 110	Once a week at lunch after the winter break.
Graffiti Club	S. Price O. Gonzalez	3-6	Rm 116	Thursdays at lunch, 11:30--12:30
Chess Club	I. Kiriazopoulos	Gr 1-6	Library	Monday at lunch
Drama club	C. Bromley	6	Room 115	Once a week after thanksgiving 12:00-12:30
Maths Club	D. Balaban M. Antoniou	Gr. 4-6	Room 117	Monday after school 15:30-16:30 Starts September 25

Owen Online Week of Oct. 23-27

Fall l'Affaire

Fall L'Affaire is fast approaching. Tickets go fast, so get yours early at http://www.owenpublicschool.ca/fall/

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Rose Reisman/Kids Kitchen Update

OSAC has decided that due to the small number of families ordering from Rose Reisman that they will no longer be a provider for hot lunches starting in November. We will continue to use Kids Kitchen throughout the school year.

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Police Checks

A reminder to parents that it is a requirement of the TDSB that all parent volunteers complete a police background check. It takes about 4-6 weeks and must be completed before parent volunteers can work in the school/class or attend class trips. It only needs to be done once with an annual online renewal. We do this for the safety of all the children in the school.  If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Caroline Rosenbloom.

Police Check forms can be found in the main office. 

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Pizza Lunch

Pizza Lunch is once again open on the school Cash Online system for one week starting Monday for anyone who missed the opportunity to buy pizza lunch for the year.

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Early French Immersion (Senior Kindergarten (SK)  Entry)

Applications to the Early French Immersion program are made the year your child is in Junior Kindergarten (or is of Junior Kindergarten age) for entry in Senior Kindergarten. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars.

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select the Early Immersion Program (SK) from the drop-down menu, and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be ongoing throughout the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, October 30, 2017

Deadline for applications: Thursday, November 30 2017

Please note:

·     While every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area French Immersion school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the SK year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

Junior Extended French (JEF) (Grade 4 Entry)

Applications to the Junior Extended French program may be submitted, on behalf of students in the English program, the year the child is in Grade 3 for entry in September of Grade 4. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select Junior Extended French from the drop-down menu and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be on-going through the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, January 8, 2018

Deadline for applications: Thursday, February 8, 2018

Please note:

·     while every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area JEF school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the Grade 4 year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

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Week of Oct. 16-20

Friday, October 20, 2017. 

Bring your best smiles!

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Camp Muskoka Parent Information Night - Grade 6 Students

Join us for an information night for all you need to know about sending your child on our exciting Camp Muskoka trip this year. The information night will be held on Monday, October 16th at 7pm in our library. The trip is from Monday, Nov. 6-8. Hope to see you there!

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Great Pumpkin Sale

Mon Oct 16th and Tue Oct 17th - Owen Front Doors - Morning Drop off, Lunch, and Afternoon Pickup

OSAC will be offering pumpkins for a min. donation of $5. (* More info here)

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Join the Conversation - OSAC Facebook Group

Wondering how to get involved in OSAC? Want to learn a little more? Get the latest on the Parent Advisory Council and participate in the discussion. We post information about events, proposals for allocating our budget, and we want to hear from you. Join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/owenschoolac/

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Hot Lunch - Rose Reisman and Kids Kitchen

Hot lunch is available at Owen. We have two providers, Rose Reisman ( Mon, Thurs ) and Kids Kitchen ( Tues, Wed, Fri ). Get more info at http://www.owenpublicschool.ca/lunch/

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Parent Email List - We need your help!

We are generating our parent email list to ensure all families receive our online school communication both from teachers and the office.

If you know of parents who have not yet signed up, please direct them to http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/owen/School-Communication to complete the online form.  The sooner we have emails, the quicker information gets out to the community.

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Pizza Lunch

As part of our school fundraising initiatives, the Owen School Advisory Council is once again organizing pizza lunches for students. Full-day Kindergarten students are also able to participate. Please visit the school cash website to order Pizza Lunch today.https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com

Volunteers are needed on each pizza lunch day from 11:15am to 12:00pm. Please consider signing up for a classroom to help serve pizza to the students at Owen. We couldn’t do it without all our amazing parent volunteers. If you would like to help, please visit our signup sheet to add your name to the classroom of your choice. http://signup.com/go/pEJLQAK

Don't forget to check our school calendar for our pizza dates.  First day is Wednesday October 4th!

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Bus Information

We send updates on late buses and cancellations via an app called Remind. Please sign up to receive our regular updates. https://www.remind.com/join/buscont
OR text @buscont to (647) 496-4359

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Owen Milk Program

Please be advised that starting in October, milk tickets will be available for sale on a monthly basis as opposed to weekly. 

Tickets sales for October will be available for purchase the week of October 2nd to 8th. The tickets orders will be filled the following Monday, October 9th and distributed through the teachers. 

Please consider ordering the tickets under the eldest child's name and feel free to order more than 1 bundle at a time, as the tickets are good for the whole year. 

Orders for milk tickets must be placed on the http://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to owenmilkprogram@outlook.comand please include your child's name, grade and teacher. 

Also, we are still looking for a parent volunteer to help with milk on alternating Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:00-12:30.  

Thank you, 
The Milk Team

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Spaces available at Owen Community Learning FDK Before and After Care Program.  You may call Cheryl or Ida at 416-730-8948 for more information. 

Thanks,

Cheryl Oliver-Linton, RECE

Executive Director,

Owen Community Learning Centre

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Early French Immersion (Senior Kindergarten (SK)  Entry)

Applications to the Early French Immersion program are made the year your child is in Junior Kindergarten (or is of Junior Kindergarten age) for entry in Senior Kindergarten. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars.

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select the Early Immersion Program (SK) from the drop-down menu, and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be ongoing throughout the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, October 30, 2017

Deadline for applications: Thursday, November 30 2017

Please note:

·     While every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area French Immersion school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the SK year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

Junior Extended French (JEF) (Grade 4 Entry)

Applications to the Junior Extended French program may be submitted, on behalf of students in the English program, the year the child is in Grade 3 for entry in September of Grade 4. It is an entirely online process. All communication will be sent via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders.

Please visit the application site www.tdsb.on.ca/pars

·     You will need your child’s date of birth and OEN. The OEN is a 9-digit number found on any report card from the TDSB.

·     For non-TDSB students, please select the “Non-TDSB Student” option and follow the steps to generate an identification number. You must then return to the PARS site and follow the application procedure with this number.

·     Please select Junior Extended French from the drop-down menu and complete the application process.

On-time applicants will be offered a placement online via the email address you have provided. You MUST take action to accept this placement by the deadline requested when you are offered a placement.

Offers of placement will be on-going through the weeks and months following the close of the application period. Please check your email regularly, including junk mail folders, and follow any instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application process opens: Monday, January 8, 2018

Deadline for applications: Thursday, February 8, 2018

Please note:

·     while every effort will be made to place students in the school identified as their area JEF school, this is not always possible. In cases where the number of applications in a given area is greater than the number of spaces in the school, students may be redirected to schools with available space.

·     Placements are made based on the address you provide prior to the application deadline. If your address changes between the application deadline and the fall of the Grade 4 year, there is no guarantee of placement in your new area.

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Old iPhone’s at Home???

Our school has Virtual Reality goggles that can be used to integrate curriculum in so many interesting and exciting ways. However, we need smartphones or ipods to make them work. 

If you have an old, undamaged smartphone that you would like to donate to the school, please erase it and send it in with your child. We will connect it to our internet and download apps required to make the VR goggles work. Thanks for your help!!!

For more information contact stephen.miles@tdsb.on.ca. 

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School Clubs

Many staff have dedicated their time to provide opportunities for students to be leaders, have an impact at the school or community. Please see the schedule below for the clubs and times these are available.  If you would like more information, contact the teacher in charge of the club.

Name of Club	Teachers Involved	Student Grade/Division Applicable	Location	Day of the Week & Time of Day
Chorale Francaise	A. Bourassa Wilson A. Ching	Gr 1-6 FI	Room 108	Wednesdays 12:00 noon Begins after Thanksgiving
Eco-Club	J. MacArthur C. Lam S. Payne	Gr 1-6	Rm 113	Tuesdays 11:30 AM
First Lego League Robotics Team	J. Alexandre and C. Smyth	Gr. 4-6	Conference Room	Two days a week after school until tournament is held in early December. We will work out which days after lunchtime tryouts.
Ukulele Club	J. Alexandre	Gr 4-6	Room 110	Once a week at lunch after the winter break.
Graffiti Club	S. Price O. Gonzalez	3-6	Rm 116	Thursdays at lunch, 11:30--12:30
Chess Club	I. Kiriazopoulos	Gr 1-6	Library	Monday at lunch
Drama club	C. Bromley	6	Room 115	Once a week after thanksgiving 12:00-12:30
Maths Club	D. Balaban M. Antoniou	Gr. 4-6	Room 117	Monday after school 15:30-16:30 Starts September 25

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Trustee 
Gerri Gershon

We are fortunate to have Gerri Gershon as our Trustee.  To stay informed with Gerri, please sign up for her e-newsletter at www.tdsb.on.ca/gershon and read her Newsletters - Quick Communicator. Follow her on Twitter  @gerrigershon, for all sorts of useful information about education. For system wide news about the TDSB, visit www.tdsb.on.ca/TDSBupdate.

Join Gerri at the Ward Forums and Community Coffee Meetings on the following dates: