November - Week 4

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 

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

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

                                                                                                                                                       

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