Wellness Week
Thanks to all the parents, staff and students for a very eventful Wellness Week. We had so many activities this week that will no doubt continue to be part of our program and classroom conversations. A special thank you to all the parents who came out to share their expertise and experience, it's always great to connect the classroom learning to careers and real world experience. The staff did an amazing job in helping to coordinate and schedule the events for their students. Overall a very successful week with many learning opportunities - thanks everyone!
Spring Fling
Thursday June 21st from 4:00-7:30
Volunteer Sign-up: www.owenpublicschool.ca/fling/
Early Bird NOW available until Friday June
8th through Cash Online: https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com/
For sponsorship opportunities contact: helenmsgeorgiou@gmail.com
Grad Group Photo
Edge Imaging will be in on Monday, May 14 after lunch for the Grade 5 and 6 group photo. Casual clothing is fine.
French Review
With over 90,000 students in Core French and another 28,000 students in French Immersion/Extended French programs come system successes and challenges. We are proud of the Board’s successes in retention rate, inclusion of students with special education needs as well as accessibility and transportation. At the same time, challenges include multiple entry points, equity of access, and transportation.
As part of the Director’s Response to the Enhanced Equity Task Force Report, a review of all French Programs will begin in Spring 2018. In collaboration with the TDSB Research Department, this review will focus on the current status of all French Programs, including the structure, content of the teaching and learning, and policies and procedures related to French. We look forward to receiving feedback about the successes and challenges of the various French Programs through face-to-face consultation with parents/guardians, Trustees, staff, students and community members and an online survey (available soon!).
View last year's report here: Annual Report: Enrolment, Successes, Challenges of French Programs.
You are invited to join any of the consultation meetings available throughout May 2018. All meetings will be led by TDSB staff and held in the school cafeteria from 7 to 9 p.m.
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LOCATION
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Tuesday, May 1
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Danforth CTI (800 Greenwood Avenue)
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Thursday, May 3
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Etobicoke CI (86 Montgomery Road)
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Tuesday, May 15
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Birchmount Park CI (3663 Danforth Avenue)
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Thursday, May 17
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Northview Heights SS (550 Finch Avenue W)
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Thursday, May 24
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Advisory Committees Consultation
(5050 Yonge Street - Committee Room A) |
Wednesday, May 30
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John Polanyi CI (640 Lawrence Avenue W)
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Questions?
For more information, please contact:
SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS IS AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL THAT TAKES SCIENCE OUT OF THE LAB AND ONTO THE STREET!
Science Rendezvous is Full STEAM Ahead! Saturday, May 12, 2018, and you are invited to event sites across the country as we showcase the Art in Science. This FREE kick-off festival for Science Odyssey week will be the most fun your family will have with science all year!
Science Rendezvous takes science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) research and innovation out of the lab and onto the street for you to discover and experience. Stage shows, robotics, virtual reality, INVENTours, large-scales experiments and demonstrations, science buskers and Science Chase races are designed to delight and excite the young and the young at heart. Hands on experiments, make-and-take projects, and demonstrations will allow you and your family to participate, and really get in the action. Slime, liquid nitrogen ice-cream, fire tornados, walking on water, and explosions are some of our favourite activities!
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