Parent Only Math Night
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!!!
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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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:
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
Some features of Read & Write Gold include;
Information Nights have been scheduled and can be viewed here
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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
To access it at home, instructions can be found here: https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/tdsbat/read-write/read-and-write-installs-at-home-for-ios-mac-and-windows-machines
Skate Drive
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
Kids Kitchen will be providing lunches this year. To order lunches click here: http://www.owenpublicschool.ca/lunch/
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.
(the PDF version can be accessed here)
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