January 17, 2020

Due to the current job action, the Monday Parent Council meeting will be cancelled.  The next meeting will take place on February 11th from 9:00 am – 10:30 am in the Owen Staffroom.

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Parent Speaker Series

Liz Pearson – Food and Mental Health Presentation

Just a reminder that our presentation with Liz Pearson on Food and Mental Health will continue on Wednesday January 22^nd from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.  Childminding will be provided.  Please register at http://bit.ly/LizPearson .

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Kindergarten Registration

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/EarlyYears/KindergartenMonth

Registration for all TDSB Kindergarten programs begins in February. We look forward to welcoming you and your child! You may choose to register in person at your local school or by using our new online registration system.

Children who will be four by December 31, 2020, can start Junior Kindergarten in September 2020.

Please note:

Only parents or legal guardians can register a child for TDSB programs. There is a separate process to apply for optional attendance. If you wish to register your child at an elementary alternative school or elementary academy, please contact the school directly for more information about requirements and the registration process.

Learn more about Before- and After-School Programs and Extended Day Programs.

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            Owen Maths Club News           

Dear Parents,

Owen Public School is delighted to continue the Math Club, a club that promotes excellency skills for students who would like to challenge themselves for the spring math contests. By now, our students already solved the latest preparatory tests for Mathematica Centrum and, during the month of February and March, will practice a few versions of the Canadian Math Kangaroo.  

Due to the low number of active student members, the Math Club WILL NOT register the students for the spring math contest this year. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Students and parents who are interested in registering for the math contests may use the following links to set up accounts:

The Mathematica Centrum Contest will be on April 22th, 2020. This contest is only in English.

https://mathematica.ca/eng/registrations.htm

The next Math Kangaroo Contest will be on Saturday,  March 22th, 2020, at University of Toronto, St. Geroge Campus.  The registration for the contest is now open. Please click on ‘Sign up’ if you are new to this contest. You may choose to enter either English or French version of this competition.

https://mathkangaroo.ca/registration/en 

Keep solving math problems,

Mme Balaban and Mme Ching

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MILK PROGRAM

Milk tickets will be on sale at https://schoolcashonline.com/
starting Monday Jan 20, 2020.

Ticket sales will cut off on Jan 29 and tickets will be delivered to the students by Feb 3rd. Next milk ticket delivery will be in March if you miss this window :-)

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Holiday Concert DVD

We have received our DVD's and they will be handed out to students next week.

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Heritage Month Displays

We’ve had wonderful feedback on the Heritage Month displays we have at the front of the schools set up by parents.  We are still looking for parents to who would like to share information for Tamil Heritage Month for January in our front hall display case.  If you would like to, please let the office know.

We are also looking ahead at February for any parents interested in creating displays for African Heritage Month and Chinese Heritage Month.  Please let us know if you are interested.

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Junior Extended French 

(Gr. 4 Entry) Parent/Guardian Information Sessions

This year, there will be two virtual (online webchat) information sessions for parents/guardians interested in the Junior Extended French (Gr. 4 entry) application process.

Please note the following dates/times of the Virtual Information sessions below:

Session	Date	Time
Virtual (online webchat) Information Session	January 16th, 2020	7:00-8:00pm
Virtual (online webchat) Information Session	January 28th, 2020	10:00-11:00am

For more information, please contact:

FSL Program Coordinator, Kirsten Johnston at kirsten.johnston@tdsb.on.ca Centrally Assigned Principal, Angela Caccamo at angela.caccamo@tdsb.on.ca

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Club Schedule

Name of Club	Teachers Involved	Student Grade/Division Applicable	Location (Rm number)	Day of the Week & Time of Day
Eco Club	M. McArthur, Ms. Lam	Grades 1-5	Library	Tuesdays - 12:00 PM all year.
Maths Club	Mme Balaban Mme Ching	Grades 3-5	110	Wed. Lunch, October-April
French Choir	Mme Bourassa- Wilson Mme Ching	FI grades 1-5	121	Tuesdays October - March
Drama Club	Ms Bromley	Portable 2	Monday	All Year
Graffiti Club	M. Price	Grades 2-5	116	Thursdays at lunch October-June
Dance Club	Mme. Hammond	Gr. 1-5	Library	Jan- April Thursday Lunch
Spirit Council	Kuzic	Gr. 4/5	Library/GYM	Monthly

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