December - Week 1

Pizza Lunch Change

Please note that Pizza Lunch will be on Wed. Dec. 12th and Wed. Dec. 19th due to field trips.

Mom's Only Volleyball - Wed. Dec. 5th

Come out and join us for an hour of volleyball from 5pm - 6pm in our gym with other moms. All skill levels are welcome! We will start with a few minutes of skills before we enjoy a friendly game of volleyball. Please pass the evite onto anyone you think would be interested in playing.
*This is a moms only event :)

Pick up after school

Just a reminder to parents/caregivers to pick up students at 3:15 pm at their outside door or by the Kindergarten yard only. Our after school routines are quite busy and for safety for all students, parents should not be wondering the halls unless they have signed in the office and have a meeting with the teacher after school.

If your child has an appointment in the afternoon, please pick them up before 2:45 pm to minimize the disruption to the class’ instructional time. We will not be disturbing classes between 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm.

If your pick up plans have changed, call the office prior to 2:45 pm especially if students normally take the bus. Once the buses are loaded, it is very difficult to catch the students.

Holiday Hampers – The Five Days of Giving Donation Suggestions

Monday, December 3rd will kick off Owen Public School's annual Holiday Hampers Gift Drive. Once again, we are asking for your help. Each class has been assigned one family who would greatly benefit from our support. Please see the donation schedule and list of suggestions below.

Date	Theme	Gift Ideas
Mon. Dec. 3rd	Hygiene	Toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, deodorant, lotion, diapers, razors, shaving cream, hair accessories, mouth wash, laundry detergent, toilet paper, tissues, baby wipes, etc.
Tues. Dec. 4th	New Clothes	t-shirts, track pants, jeans, sweaters, socks, underwear, pyjamas, mitts, hats, scarves, gloves, slippers, etc.
Wed. Dec. 5th	Teenagers and Adults	Makeup, books, hand cream, nail file, music, magazine, jewellery, school supplies, basketball, baseball glove, notepads, oven mitts, picture frame, perfume, DVD’s, household items, cleaning supplies, holiday decorations, travel mug, etc.
Thurs. Dec. 6th	New Toys and Games	unwrapped toy, puzzles, board game, etc.
Mon. Dec. 10th	Gift Cards	Please note that Wal-Mart, No Frills and McDonald’s are in the immediate area where most of our families live.

Traffic Safety & Parking

This is a friendly reminder that there is absolutely NO PARKING in the circular driveways at Owen PS. The front loop is for quick drop off and the back driveway is for buses only. Thanks to our amazing volunteers who keep our children safe each morning! The safety of Owen students is our first priority. 

Police will be helping our parent volunteers during morning drop off starting next week. The following information was shared by an Officer at 32 Division.

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

Fail to stop for a school bus

$490.00 - 6 points

Fail to stop at crossover (crosswalk)/Fail to yield to a pedestrian 

$180.00 - 3 points

Pass stopped vehicle at crosswalk

$180.00 - 3 points

Disobey sign

$110.00 - 2 points

PARKING TICKETS

Stop within 15 metres of Pedestrian crosswalk

$60.00

Stop in school bus loading zone

$60.00

Parking in a fire route (see picture below)

$250.00 

ONLINE REPORTING

https://www.torontopolice.on.ca/core/driving_complaint.php

If we have a license plate and/or description of the driver we can lay charges for moving violations, if the complainant is willing to go to court and can identify the driver.

If the complainant is not willing to go to court, we will send a letter to the registered owner about traffic safety.

                                                                                                                              

Looking for Parent Speaker

Owen’s First Lego League is looking for someone who is knowledgeable in the field of Space Exploration to come in and speak with us.
If any parents have experience or connections in this field please contact myria.antoniou@tdsb.on.ca. Thank you for your ongoing support.

                                                                                                                              

Parents' Speaker Series

We have several presentations available for parents to attend.  Feel free to come to all or some of the presentations.  Registration information will be sent out soon.

                                                                                                                              

Winter Concert - Thursday December 13th @ 6:00 pm

Grades 1-5 students are preparing to share their talents at our Winter Concert.  We are looking forward to a festive event.  Stay tuned for more information!

                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                              

Dress for Weather!

Winter is here with lots of snow and wet grounds.  Recess and lunch times are excellent opportunities for students to get fresh air and exercise outside.

Students are expected to be outside unless they are involved in an activity or have a doctor's note stating they need to stay indoors.

Please help your child prepare for the winter weather with a warm jacket, boots, mitts and hat.  Indoor shoes are also required to change into during class to help keep our classrooms and school clean.

Lunch Milk Program  You can purchase tickets for milk at   http://www.schoolcashonline.ca The tickets will be available for sale on a monthly basis.  · November tickets – on sale now until – Nov 7, delivered Nov 9 · December tickets – on sale Nov 23 – 29, delivered Dec 3rd  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

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

                                                                                                                                                       

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.

Name of Club	Teachers Involved	Student Grade/Division Applicable	Location (Rm number)	Day of the Week & Time of Day
FLL Club	Ms Smyth Ms Antoniou Mme Vezina Mme Hammond	Grades 4-5	TBD	(Fall 2018)
FLL Jr. Club	Ms Smyth Ms Antoniou	Grade 3	TBD	(Spring 2019)
Eco Club	M. McArthur, Ms. Lam & Ms. Payne	Grades 1-5	111	Tuesdays - 12:00 PM all year.
Maths Club	Mme Balaban Mme Ching	Grades 3-5	110	Thursday -12 pm, October-April
French Choir	Mme Bourassa- Wilson Mme Ching	FI grades 1-5	108-109	Wednesdays October - March
Chess Club	Ms Coutts	Grades 2-5	Upstairs room	Nov - March, Mondays Tournament is in March
Graffiti Club	M. Price Ms. Montemurro	Grades 2-5	116	Thursdays at lunch October-June
Poetry Club (for submission to Urban Voices)	Ms. Burchell	Grades 3-5	113	December-January
Dance Club	Mme. Hammond	Grades 1-5	TBD	January - April Thursdays @ Lunch
Recorder Club	Ms. Jagger	Grades 3-5	E.S.L. room	(October 11, 2018) Thursdays @ Lunch
Spirit Council	Mr. Miles	Gr. 4/5	Library	TBA

                                                                                                                                                       

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