Join us for a fun and informative hands-on session for parents/guardians to look at:
- higher level questions
- strategies for computation and
- ways to help your child at home.
It's a great opportunity to see different types of questions, have discussions about the math curriculum and experience the math processes in your child's shoes.
Date: Wednesday October 24th 2018
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Owen Library
To help us prepare for the evening we would like to get a sense of the number of parents attending and if child minding is required. Please fill out the form at http://bit.ly/owenmathnight2018
Cookie Sales!!!
It's that scary time of year again!
OSAC will be selling freshly made, huge and delicious individually wrapped 4”
nut-free Halloween themed Mr. Cookies during lunch on Tuesday October 23rd
& Thursday October 25th for only $2 per cookie!
All proceeds are going towards Owen t-shirts for all students. Don't miss out! Quantities
are limited so get them before they sell out!
Happy Halloween!
OSAC
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Dear Owen
families,
It is that
time of year again...Fall l’Affaire 2018!
Owen’s adult
only evening of fun, food and friendship.
This
fundraiser event includes hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, live art auction (art
made by Owens’ students), sweet table and cash bar.
It will be
held on Thursday November 8th, 7 to 11pm at McLean House - Estates of
Sunnybrook,135 Armistice Dr, North York M4N 1J8
You can
support Owen in a number of ways:
- Come out and enjoy the evening with other Owen
families. Tickets are $50/person and can be purchased at: https://www.owenpublicschool.ca/fall/
- Make a cash sponsorship to the school. Please refer to
the 2018 Fall l’Affaire Sponsorship Form for the various sponsorship
levels (see attachment).
- Donate items for the Silent Auction, such as sporting event tickets,
golf gift certificates, theatre tickets, restaurant gift certificates,
music, sports or art lessons, gift Baskets, electronics, and so on. Your
company name and logo will appear on the bid sheet along with a minimum
bid value to start the ball rolling (see attachment).
We hope to
see you all at this great fundraising event! If you have any questions
regarding the event or how to make your contribution, please contact me
directly at: helenmsgeorgiou@gmail.com
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Food
Allergy Canada is a nationally registered charity committed to educating,
supporting, and advocating for the more than 2.6 million Canadians with
food allergy.
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NEW! Be the first to listen to the "Shine a
light" song
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Kyle Dine, world famous musician (in food allergy circles!)
and food allergy advocate, has recorded a brand new song titled
"Shine a light" in support of our Halloween campaign.
The catchy and upbeat song highlights how shining a teal
light this Halloween will show kids with food allergies and their
families that your house is allergy aware and prepared with non-food
treats.
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Photo
credit: kyledine.com
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Give "Shine a Light" a listen and share it with
your friends and family to spread food allergy awareness. Download it
from iTunes here. #ShineATealLight
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NEW BOOKS WANTED FOR OUR LIBRARY!
Hello Owen families! Below you will find a link to our Owen Public School book donation registry. Please consider purchasing a new book to help enrich our school library. Thank you for your support! You can also find our registry by visiting the Indigo website, clicking on registry and search for registry Owen Public School.
Click here to go to our school page
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Wear Purple on October 24!
On Wednesday, October 24 the TDSB will join with our community partners, child welfare agencies and the police to raise awareness about the rights of children and youth to safety and well-being in all aspects of their lives by wearing something PURPLE! This year’s theme is The Community that Cares for Kids.
It is important that children know they have a right to safety and that as caring adults we will help them. The Child, Youth and Family Act states that it is everyone’s responsibility to focus on the safety of children and youth under the age of 18. It is a legal obligation to report to a child welfare agency any disclosures of abuse, things we witness or reasonable suspicions that a child is being harmed. You are not alone. Every school has an assigned social worker who can answer your questions, provide counselling to students and training to staff and parents.
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Early French Immersion Program:
The application process for the Early French Immersion program opens on Oct. 29 and the deadline is Nov. 26. Applications are made the year a child is in Junior Kindergarten (or is of Junior Kindergarten age) for entry in Senior Kindergarten. It is an entirely online process.
Information Nights have been scheduled and can be viewed here
Your Monthly Parent Engagement Tips | It's time to
Dream BIG Again!
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Parents
Engaged in Education | October 2018
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We
invite you to Dream Big with us again!
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Welcome to the October issue of our School Council
newsletter. This month we provide an outline of topics that you
may wish to cover at this month's school council meeting. Along
with this article, we have included a template for your school
council and principal to use and fill out to get to know your
school better. This template is an excellent stepping stone as it
will provide a snapshot of the whole school. This will easily
allow members to be better informed as they provide advice
and make decisions on how they can support the educational
experience of every student in the school. I hope that you will
find this tool of great use and valuable to your school council.
November 3rd is the fourth Annual DREAM BIG School
Council Training Symposium where council members learn, share and
network with others. In addition, we offer a great Lunch!
Throughout the lunch period, a variety of vendors will be
available to meet with council members. This is a worthwhile opportunity
to make connections with companies that service the education
community in Ontario. It definitely is worth the trip to Toronto!
We have had parents from all over Ontario make the trip and they
have told me they aim to attend again! Every member of your
council will benefit from this symposium. Remember to bring your
whole team! I can't wait to meet you at the DREAM BIG symposium!
I know many of you are receiving our e-newsletter
for the very first time.Our goal is to increase parent engagement
in our schools and everyday lives. I encourage you to visit our website and
share our blogs with
other parents. We have built a great resource of information for
parents, teachers and school councils and will continue to do so.
As always remember to
DREAM BIG - TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE!!!
Theresa Pastore
Executive Director
Parents Engaged in Education
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October
School Council Topics
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October is an important month for your School
Council. Your new School Council will be introducing themselves
to the school community as well as having your first meeting
together. I am sure you are all eager to address the needs,
issues, wants and hopes for this upcoming school year.
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First 100 registrants will
receive a USB with all symposium resources downloaded on it.
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Our
DREAM BIG School Council Training Symposium is almost here!
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The 4th in our series of DREAM BIG parent
symposiums is taking place on
Saturday, November 3rd, 2018.
This symposium is focused on best practices for
school council executive and members. In addition, we will offer
workshops on social media, fundraising, principal partnerships
and much more.
Last year 19 school boards were represented by
parent leaders!! This year we hope to increase this to 30.
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Paul's
Safety Corner
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This month, safety specialist Paul Davis shares
his tips for parents on what to know before children download
apps on their smartphone or tablet.
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More great
articles can be found on our website
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Read & Write Gold @ Home
Read and Write Gold is designed to provide literacy support for students. It supports a Universal Design of Learning model which aids students in accessing the curriculum and completing reading, writing and research assignments. When used in conjunction with other applications, Read & Write allows students to experience greater independence and promotes inclusive classroom practices. This software incorporates the functionality of many pieces of software. As a result, it eliminates the need for students to train on multiple technologies.
Some features of Read & Write Gold include;
- Speech Feedback
- Research Tools and Graphic Organizer
- Word Prediction / Phonetic Spell Checker
- Talking Dictionary / Homonym Support
- Audio File Creation
- French Translator
- Calculator: Standard and Scientific
- Scanning Capabilities
Need to replace your skates or helmets for the next season? If so, why not donate your gently used skates and helmets to help others learn to skate.
Grenoble Public School has a vibrant skating program for it's students. Over many, many years, used skates and helmets were donated and many applications for grant money were completed. The result is a vibrant program where students go skating at the Angela James Arena. For many, it is their first time on the ice. These skates and helmets are lent out to community families over the weekend as well, so that they can continue to participate in the free skate time at the arena with their children. It is such an incredible initiative.
Let's get Owen involved to help Grenoble replenish some of the skates and helmets that are now beyond their expiry date. Please bring any used skates and helmets to school and we will collect them in the office for a delivery to Grenoble PS.
Hot Lunch Program
TDSB Updates
- Provincial Consultation on Education Reform: Parents, students, educators and community members are invited to provide feedback on several areas of the province’s education system, including updating the Health and Physical Education curriculum and improving student performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Closing date is Dec. 15, 2018. To learn more and how you can participate, visit fortheparents.ca.
- New Ward Boundaries: On Dec. 1, 2018, new ward electoral boundaries will come into effect for the Toronto District School Board. Please note that the new ward boundaries relate to political representation and do not impact your local school administration. These changes do not affect where students attend school, access to school programs, optional attendance, busing routes or school boundaries. To view the new map and to see which schools belong to each ward, please visit New Ward Boundaries on tdsb.on.ca.
- School Board Election: The next municipal election will be held on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. This includes election for the office of school board trustee. Learn more about the election and the role of a school board trustee, and view the list of trustee candidates
- TDSB Update: Sign up for TDSB Update and stay informed about recent Board decisions and district-wide news.
Lunch Milk Program
Did you know that your student can get milk at lunch? The milk program is going to start on Tuesday, September 18th. You can purchase tickets for milk at http://www.schoolcashonline.ca The tickets will be available for sale on a monthly basis.
- September tickets - on sale now - Sept 13, delivered Sept 17th
- October tickets - on sale Sept 28 - Oct 4, delivered Oct 8th
- November tickets – on sale Oct 26 – Nov 1, delivered Nov 5th
- December tickets – on sale Nov 23 – 29, delivered Dec 3rd
Would you consider helping with the milk program? We need two more adult volunteers to share the supervisory duties. We are looking for adults to fill the following spots:
- alternating Tuesdays 11:20-12:00 or
- alternating Thursdays 11:20-12:00
If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to owenmilkprogram@outlook.com and please include your child's name, grade and teacher.
Thank you,
The milk team
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School Clubs and Committees:
Extra curricular activities are offered by teachers outside instructional time to enhance students' learning and to create opportunities for leadership and community building. Student clubs and committees are offered throughout the year. This chart will be kept up to date of any new clubs/committees added throughout the year.
Trustee Update
(the PDF version can be accessed here)
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